"When the battle is over, I'm going to erect a monument here!" Du Yuming took his generals and staff officers to stand on the Kunlun Pass and said. "I really can't imagine that we have defeated the Japanese Fifth Division, known as the Steel Army, and wiped out most of it, even if this Fifth Division replenishes new soldiers, it will not be able to breathe within a year or two!" Qiu Qingquan said. "How many more men are left in your troops?" Du Yuming asked. "There are more than 700 people!" Qiu Qingquan said sadly. "Of the more than 10,000 people, there are only 700 people left, and the victory is like defeat!" Du Yuming sighed. "Yes, although we fought very bravely, this steel army is really not covered, we have only captured less than a hundred prisoners in total, most of them wounded soldiers! All the others died! "Zheng Dongguo's troops also suffered a lot of losses." Report sir, we found a diary from Major General Nakamura Masao of the Japanese Army! A staff officer handed the diary to Du Yuming. This Nakamura Masao is also a character, buried him and built a grave, and let the descendants of the little devils come to see it in the future, and rush to China to spread wild, this is the end! Du Yuming put the notebook on and walked down Kunlun Pass with people! Before getting into the car, Du Yuming looked at Kunlun Pass again.

"Brigade Commander Liu, we have received an order to retreat and recuperate, replenish the troops, your artillery brigade has made great contributions, Chief Du invited you to Chongqing to hold a celebration party!" A military staff officer said. "Yes!" Bangs said. "Ghost Cannon, you take the troops to rest first, and Chief Du and I will go to Chongqing!" After Liu Hai finished explaining, he went to Chongqing with Du Yuming. After arriving in Chongqing, Liu Hai was frightened all the way, even in Kunlun Pass, there was no such feeling, how could he say that he had this feeling when he came to Chongqing! More than a day later, Liu Hai and Du Yuming arrived at the presidential residence in Chongqing and were received by Chiang Kai-shek. "You guys fought well in Kunlun Pass! Playing our military prestige and national prestige, you are all the pillars of the party-state! Chiang Kai-shek said to a group of generals with a smile. Bangs hummed and coped, the feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger, and he wanted to escape from here immediately. "Brigade Commander Liu!" Song Meiling walked over and looked at the bangs. "Hello, ma'am!" Bangs said hurriedly. "I heard that you won the battle at Kunlun Pass, your heavy artillery regiment wiped out the Japanese heavy artillery wing, and killed the captain of the heavy artillery wing, Nobi Saburo, Brigade Commander Liu has such a record at a young age, it can be described as a hero out of a young man!" Song Meiling praised. "Madame has won the award, this is a matter for us and other party-state soldiers!" Bangs said. "I don't know if Brigade Commander Liu is married?" Song Meiling asked with interest. "The Huns have not been destroyed, how can they be home, at this time, the Japanese invaders are rampant, and the subordinates do not have this mind!" Bangs are very strange, why do these people always think about marrying a wife for themselves? "That's a mistake! How can a hero be without a beautiful woman, I have a niece in the family, I don't know if Brigade Commander Liu is interested in meeting him! "Song Meiling is very enthusiastic!

"Darling!" Song Meiling pulled over Chiang Kai-shek and said, "Ruyu has not been married yet, Brigade Commander Liu is a young hero, and there is a talent, if they can be perfectly matched, wouldn't it be great?" "Yes, Ruyu is a good girl, if Brigade Commander Liu is interested, you can meet her, start a family, start a family first and then start a business, and only when you have a family will you decide!" After Chiang Kai-shek finished speaking, he drank with the generals around him. "Mrs. Xie's kindness, if you have the opportunity, you must see Miss Ruyu's face!" Liu Hai saw that Song Meiling was so enthusiastic, and he was embarrassed to refuse. "Good! All right! Hehe! "Song Meiling left satisfied!" Alas! Brigade Commander Liu is going to be the chairman's niece and son-in-law! A Miaoman's voice came, and Liu Hai turned his head to see that it was Sima Hong! I said, how dare you, the Communist Party, come anywhere! Bangs said in a low voice. You come out, I'll talk to you about something! Sima Hong pulled out the bangs. What's the matter? Bangs asked curiously. Sister Yahe is gone! Sima Hong's eyes were red. What did you say? Gone? "Bangs' heart sank!" The Japanese army bombed Chongqing, and Sister Yahe was been, woo! Sima Hong couldn't speak, and cried!

"It can't be! It's impossible! Bangs were like thunder, and he roared violently, "This is impossible!" "It's true! Sister Yahe is gone! Sima Hong also shouted. What about Zhou Yuan, where did Zhou Yuan, the bastard, die, he promised me that I would settle Yahe well! "The bangs are a little out of shape!" I do not know! Sima Hong cried. That's impossible! Bangs turned around and saw Du Yuming. Brigade Commander Liu, the chairman called you! "Du Yuming looked at the bangs and there was something wrong!" Yahe is dead! I promised to marry her, and I said that I would come back to marry her after the Kunlun Pass! Bangs yelled a little frantically! Brigade Commander Liu, calm down! "Du Yuming will know what's going on at a glance!" How do I calm down? I am the god of artillery, I am the brigade commander, I protect my family and defend the country, what do I keep, I can't even protect my own woman! Bangs squatted on the ground and cried. What's going on? "Song Meiling walked out, because he asked Du Yuming to look for bangs, but he didn't come back for a long time!" Madam! Brigadier Liu's girlfriend was blown up by the Japanese! Sima Hong hurriedly came up and said. Oh? Song Meiling looked at the bangs on the ground, beckoned two guards to help the bangs into the lounge!

"Chairman!" After the bangs eased up, he went to Chiang Kai-shek's office. "Brigade Commander Liu, you are a soldier, you should know that we have relatives killed by the Japanese every day, we should hide our tears and do what we should do!" Chiang Kai-shek said. "Yes! Chairman! Bangs said hurriedly. After the last few major battles, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, the battle line was lengthened, and the strength was no longer enough, and in this year's offensive operations, we inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army, and the Battle of Kunlun Pass was only part of the entire winter operation! But the Japanese army was not willing to lose, and had already assembled seven divisions of the Eleventh Army, and two brigades were planning to launch a large-scale attack in northwestern Hubei, and I had already ordered Li Zongren to organize resistance! But Li Zongren's artillery is not very many, plus there is a shortage of artillery commanders, but unfortunately the commander of the Fourth Artillery Brigade Zhou was also martyred in the Battle of Changsha, so now only you go! Chiang Kai-shek said. What the? Brigadier Zhou martyred? Bangs asked in surprise. How do you know? Chiang Kai-shek said. My girlfriend is the sister of Brigade Commander Zhou, and we met in Shanghai! Bangs said sadly. So that's it! Chiang Kai-shek sighed, "Brigade Commander Zhou's father was also killed by the Japanese, a loyal martyr!" Bangs, I hope you can turn your grief into strength, lead your artillery, kill more Japanese, defend the country, and defend the leader! "Yes! Please rest assured, Chairman of the Committee, there is only one thing I can do now, and that is to make more Japanese corpses! Bangs said through gritted teeth. Good! Your task now is to lead your artillery brigade to the front line of Zaoyang to report to Li Zongren, and to carry out the Battle of Zaoyi with him, and once again deal a heavy blow to the Japanese! Chiang Kai-shek said. Be! Liu Haili said.

"We're leaving!" Liu Hai returned to his unit and saw the Ghost Cannon gang standing silently on the playground, after Liu Xiaoshan told them about Liu Hai's girlfriend, the Ghost Cannon gang was already waiting! "Brigade commander, you say, where to fight and how to fight, we have discussed it, and from today on, the whole brigade will avenge my sister-in-law!" Ghost Cannon shouted. "Not only for me, but also for all the Chinese who were killed by the Japanese devils, and those brothers who died in battle, to avenge it!" Bangs shouted. "Revenge! Avenge! "A shout is louder than a shout!" Originally, we could have rested for a period of time after fighting Kunlun Pass, but our Fifth Army suffered heavy casualties at Kunlun Pass and had to be rectified, but our artillery brigade suffered slight losses and could continue to fight, so the chairman ordered us to participate in the Battle of Zaoyi and cooperate with General Zhang Zizhong, commander of the Right Army Group, to carry out the battle, and the specific combat tasks were arranged by General Zhang Zizhong! Liu Hai said, "Prepare now, and leave tomorrow morning!" "But our replenishment shells, convoys, gasoline and other supplies have not yet been delivered!" Ghost Cannon said. "Then tell the logistics department to hurry up!" Liu Hai said, "The military situation is very urgent, and the chairman ordered us to rush to the war zone within two days!" ”

At this time, the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army was Kazuichiro Sonobe, and Kazuichiro Sonobe formulated the "Battle Guidance Policy". Its operational purpose was: "It is planned to defeat the main forces of the enemy's Fifth Theater in the area on both sides of the Han River before the rainy season arrives, further weaken Chiang's army through the victory of the operation, and contribute to the progress of politics and strategy toward China." The guidelines for the battle were: "Prepare for the shortest possible period of time, and probably begin the offensive in early May." First capture the enemy on the left bank of the Han River south of the White River, and then completely destroy the enemy's core force on the right bank of the river near Yichang. Subsequently, the 11th Army of the Japanese Army formulated a more specific outline of the battle plan: the first stage was to attack the main force of the Fifth Theater in the Zaoyang area, and the second stage was to cross the Xianghe River and attack Yichang. The operational policy of the first phase of the offensive plan was to annihilate the main forces of the Fifth Theater in the areas north of Suixian and Xiangyang with a mobile and rapid attack, and then compress and annihilate the Chinese troops west of the Han River in the Yichang area. In view of this plan, in order to be able to annihilate the Chinese army in large numbers, the Japanese army deployed a large number of artillery units this time, and almost every brigade was equipped with a squadron of artillery as support.

"Brigadier Commander! The troops have been assembled, the ammunition and food are ready, and they are ready to go! "Ghost cannon reports to bangs." The speed is okay, now that you are ready, go buy some meat and wine, everyone relax tonight, and set off early tomorrow morning to the east to meet General Zhang Zizhong! ”