After listening to Wang Haitao's questioning, Tang Renxin said: "Military seat, the 14th Army of the Japanese Army landed from Qinzhou Bay, the commander is Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, under the jurisdiction of the 16th Division, the 48th Division, the Taiwan Mixed Brigade and the Independent Mixed 55th Brigade, and a chariot wing, an independent field heavy artillery wing, with a strength of more than 70,000 troops. On the Vietnamese side was the 16th Army of the Japanese Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Imamura Jun, under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Division, which was independently mixed into the 56th Brigade. The number of people is more than 30,000. ”

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Wang Haitao, and then said: "As for the Gui family's reluctance to join forces with us to fight against the Japanese army, this is because he doesn't want to provoke the fire!" After speaking, he took out a piece of paper from his side and handed it to Wang Haitao. Wang Haitao took it and looked at it, it turned out to be a public telegram signed by Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, commander of the 14th Army of the Japanese Army, and looked at Wang Haitao and couldn't help but sneer.

It turned out that this public telegram read: "In the process of the Imperial Japanese Army establishing the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Wang Haitao, commander of the 90th Army in the Chinese Army, and the 90th Army have always opposed the Imperial Japanese Army and have repeatedly caused heavy losses to the Imperial Japanese Army. If other Chinese armies do not help the 90th Army to fight against the Imperial Japanese Army, the Imperial Japanese Army will not attack them, and those who help the Imperial Japanese Army will definitely be rewarded. Otherwise, it will be wiped out by the Imperial Japanese Army along with this 90th Army. ”

After Wang Haitao read it, he threw the telegram on the table and said: "Bullshit, such a simple strategy of differentiation, can the Gui family still see it? They can even believe the nonsense of little Japan? This is too mentally retarded!" Su Zuxin also said angrily: "Military seat, as soon as the Japanese army landed, I went to Nanning to contact the 16th Group Army, but General Xia Wei replied that the matter was very important, and I must consult Li and Bai before making a decision." "I don't want to say much.

Wang Haitao sneered again and said, "Don't care about the Gui department, there will be times when they regret it." Now tell me about the armament. Tang Renxin replied: "Report to the military seat, in the direction of Vietnam, the 93rd Division has been fully prepared in Pingxiang, and I have arranged the reserve division in the rear of Pingxiang City, using the mountains to build complete fortifications, the Japanese army has only more than 30,000 people, and it is difficult to capture our position without the help of heavy artillery." Longzhou City is a military guard brigade in full defense. Chongzuo City is garrisoned by the 211th Division, between Zongzuo City and Longzhou County, the 90th Division is deployed, the 210th Division went out to the front line of Shangsi County, and used the Shangsi County and the surrounding mountains and mountains to arrange the defense line. ”

Wang Haitao has been in Longzhou City for many years, and he knows the terrain near Longzhou very well, so he can draw the specific location of each unit in his mind without a map at all, according to the situation reported by Tang Renxin. After waiting for a while, Wang Haitao asked, "Where are the heavy artillery brigades and armored brigades?" Tang Renxin replied: "I have reinforced the 105* artillery regiment of the heavy artillery brigade in the direction of the 93rd Division, and the other three heavy artillery regiments are deployed in Xiangshui Town. The light armored vehicle regiment of the armored brigade is in Chongzuo City, the heavy armored vehicle regiment is in Xiangshui Town, and the two tank regiments are still in Longzhou City. ”

Wang Haitao thought about it repeatedly, and Tang Renxin, who didn't realize it, had no loopholes in his arrangement, and said: "Order all the reconnaissance brigades to be dispatched to conduct detailed reconnaissance of the movements of the Japanese army, and I want to know the daily actions of each unit of the Japanese army." Tang Renxin replied: "Tang Xiaoshan personally led the reconnaissance brigade, and when the little Japanese first launched an attack, they were all dispatched, and I immediately contacted him to convey the order of the military seat to him. ”

At this point, Wang Haitao made up his mind, the dishes on the table were already cold, Tang Renxin called his buddy, and it was reheated, and everyone ate and drank. The next day, Wang Haitao first inspected Chongzuo City, and the 211th Division had already built a number of defensive lines in the direction of Qinzhou City outside the city. From Qinzhou City to Chongzuo City, there is only one major road that can pass through automobiles, and this road is also built in the winding mountains and mountains, and there are many places where the defense line can be established, and in some places, as long as the strength of the last company is arranged, and there are a few light and heavy machine guns, the Japanese army will have to make great efforts to attack it.

The 211th Division has grown up after several battles, the positions of each line of defense are good, the allocation of troops and the distribution of firepower are also very reasonable, and even the picky Wang Haitao basically did not find faults. After inspecting the position, Wang Haitao couldn't help but praise his brother-in-law for the first few words. Hearing Wang Haitao's praise, Tang Longzai was also very excited, he had followed this brother-in-law for so many years, and he had officially been awarded by his brother-in-law in public.

Wang Haitao couldn't take care of the 93rd Division for the time being, and he now focused his energy on the side of Zhengzuo City. On this side, the Japanese army had two main divisions and two independent mixed brigades, with more than 70,000 troops. Even if you have the advantage of the terrain, it will not be easy to stop the Japanese attack. The day after inspecting the defense situation of Chongzuo City, Wang Haitao was going to Shangsi County to inspect the situation of the 210th Division.

Tang Renxin originally wanted Wang Haitao to rush back to Longzhou City as soon as possible to take command, but Wang Haitao couldn't be sure if he didn't go to Shangsi County to take a look, so Tang Renxin only sent a guard battalion of the 211th Division and a light armored car company of the armored brigade to accompany Wang Haitao to Shangsi County. From the map, it is 60 kilometers from Zhengzuo City to Shangsi County, but the 60 kilometers of mountain roads twist and turn in the mountains, which is extremely difficult to walk.

It took Wang Haitao's team a morning to reach Shangsi County, where Tang Hongming, commander of the 210th Division, and Tang Xiaoshan, commander of the reconnaissance brigade, who had received the news outside the county seat of Shangsi County, were all waiting for Wang Haitao's arrival. The two were also very excited when they saw Wang Haitao get out of the jeep. Tang Hongming stepped forward, stood up and saluted, and said: "The military seat is good! It's great that the military seat can rush back, and now these brothers under his command will have the backbone!"

Tang Xiaoshan also came up to stand up and salute, shouting: "The military seat is good!" Wang Haitao replied to the military salute and said: "Hongming, Xiaoshan, you have worked hard! Especially Hongming, your division is at the front, how is it, are you ready?" Tang Hongming replied after standing upright: "Report to the military seat, the entire division of the 210th Division is ready for battle, please inspect the military seat." ”

Wang Haitao nodded and said, "Okay! My Wang Haitao's troops will not be afraid of Little Japan, Hongming, you take me to the position to have a look." At this time, Tang Xiaoshan said: "Junzuo, it's already noon, how about the Junzuo go to the city to eat and then go to the position to inspect it?" Wang Haitao looked at his watch, it was already more than twelve o'clock at noon, and he smiled and said: "It's more than twelve o'clock, I'm also a little anxious, go into the city to eat, and then go to the position after eating." ”

After speaking, Wang Haitao walked towards the city with Tang Hongming and Tang Xiaoshan, and the officers and soldiers who came with him also arranged for their own meals and rests. After a simple lunch, Wang Haitao, accompanied by Tang Hongming and Tang Xiaoshan, inspected the defense of the 210th Division. The 210th Division is an all-German mechanized division, and the main forces of the troops are the armored regiment and the heavy artillery regiment, and the armored regiment and heavy artillery regiment of the 210th Division are the strongest among several divisions, and even the 90th Division is slightly inferior.

Tang Hongming placed the division headquarters, the 871st Regiment and the Armored Regiment of the 460th Brigade in Shangsi County, while the Heavy Artillery Regiment established an artillery position in a valley outside the city. However, the main force of the heavy artillery regiment, the fifty self-propelled 105 caliber* guns, are very mobile, and can be moved to support several defensive lines at any time. Shangsi County was less than five kilometers from the main road from Qinzhou to Chongzuo, and this road could be blocked with mortars in the city, so the Japanese army had to take Shangsi County if they wanted to pass through this road smoothly.

Shangsi county town is not big, behind the city is a small lake, left and right are mountains, and the highway is quite flat, but there is an east-west Mingjiang River in the middle, this Shangsi county town can really be said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is a bridge on the Ming River that can be passed by truck. On the south side of the bridge against the county seat of Shangsi, the 872nd Regiment and the 873rd Regiment of the 460th Brigade had repaired their defensive positions.

Wang Haitao and the others left Shangsi County, followed the highway in the direction of Qinzhou, and only walked less than five kilometers forward, and began to enter the mountains again. Wang Haitao and the others walked for 20 kilometers until they came to a place called Bazhaigou, where the first line of defense of the 210th Division was located. This Bazhaigou is a ravine sandwiched between two mountains, and the highway uses this ravine to pass between the two mountains.

The narrowest point between the two mountains was less than 100 meters, and the two battalions of the 874th Regiment of the 461st Brigade were ambushed on the slopes of the mountains on both sides of the road. From the hillsides on both sides, it was enough to block the road with machine guns and mortars. The firepower of these two battalions was sufficient to complete the task of blocking the road.

Wang Haitao was very satisfied with the defense line here, and reminded Tang Hongming to prepare enough ammunition for the two battalions and pay attention to imitating the Japanese heavy artillery, and then walked to the next line of defense. Along the way, Wang Haitao inspected six lines of defense, each of which was located in an excellent place, and the strength of each position varied, with two battalions placed on some positions and only one company on one position. But they all have one thing in common, that is, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It was already night after inspecting the defense line, and Wang Haitao decided to spend the night in Shangsi County. It just so happens that I can talk to Tang Hongming and them more in the evening. After dinner, Wang Haitao, Tang Hongming, Tang Xiaoshan, Wei Bin, commander of the 460th Brigade, Wei Shaofeng, commander of the 871st Regiment, Chen Dian, commander of the 872nd Regiment, and Tang Yu, commander of the 873rd Regiment, sat together and listened to Wang Haitao talk about his trip to northern Shaanxi.

When Wang Haitao was talking about reporting on the exercise, there was a report at the door, and after Tang Hongming asked someone to come in, everyone saw that it was Wei Changxing, commander of the first regiment of the reconnaissance brigade. After Wei Changxing came in, he saluted everyone and said, "Report to the military seat, the reconnaissance unit in front has sent an urgent telegram." Tang Xiaoshan took the telegram first, and then immediately handed it to Wang Haitao.