Although Wang Haitao is ready to withdraw the main force to Longzhou, there are still a lot of things to deal with here in Hengyang. After transporting the weapons, ammunition, and military supplies promised to the CCP to Hengnan County, there are still a large number of seizures that need to be transported to Longzhou. Wang Haitao already felt that the trucks in his hands were not enough, so he could only use the horses and carts of the captured Japanese soldiers.

The 210th Division, which remained to prepare to continue the attack on Nanchang, could not be dispatched immediately, and the weapons and ammunition consumed needed to be replenished, and the casualties and soldiers also needed to be replenished. The 461st Brigade of the 210th Division fought very hard in the defense battle of Youxian this time, and the reduction of the entire brigade reached one-third, and the 210th Division was a German armament division, and after the new recruits came in, it would take a long period of training before it could form combat effectiveness, so Tang Hongming directly dismantled the 876th Regiment after reorganizing the 461st Brigade, and all the officers of the regiment returned to Hengyang with the 460th Brigade.

While waiting for the arrival of new recruits, Wang Haitao sent all the officers of the 876th Regiment to Hengnan County to help Wang Weikuan reorganize and train the troops. Considering that the 210th Division would fight alone, Tang Longzai asked Wang Haitao to leave the 463rd Brigade of the 211th Division, which had only two regiments, to Tang Hongming's command. In addition, Wang Haitao also thought that in the following battle, the 210th Division would encounter a fortified city like Nanchang City, but he gave the 210th Division the support of the captured 24 Japanese field heavy artillery.

After almost all the affairs on the Hengyang side were handled, Wang Haitao decided to return to Longzhou, and the 210th Division basically recovered its vitality after more than ten days of rest, and waited for the Longzhou side to deliver weapons, ammunition, oil and other military supplies, and then it could start to continue the attack on Jiangxi. In addition to the 122nd Howitzer and Artillery Regiment of the Heavy Artillery Brigade, there is also a mixed armored regiment that will act together with the 210th Division.

Wang Haitao was quite relieved about the troops that continued to attack, the 210th Division had five regiments, the 463rd Brigade had two regiments, and the strength reached 20,000 troops, and the armored force was not only the armored regiment of the 210th Division, but also a mixed armored regiment of the armored brigade. In terms of artillery, in addition to the artillery regiment of the 210th Division, there is also a 122 howitzer and artillery regiment, as well as a Japanese-style field heavy artillery brigade. Such a force would not suffer even if it met two divisions of the Japanese army.

After Wang Haitao and Wang Weikuan and others said goodbye again, they led the troops on the way home. The loot and seriously wounded captured before have been transferred back to Longzhou, and now Wang Haitao and his team are walking quite easily, but there are fewer vehicles, and most of the officers and soldiers can only walk, which also affects the speed of the return journey. After walking for three days, Wang Haitao led his troops from Yongzhou into Guangxi.

As soon as he entered Guangxi, Wang Haitao received an urgent telegram from Longzhou, in which Tang Renxin telegraphed Wang Haitao that a delegation sent by the Viet Cong had arrived in Longzhou, and the head of the regiment was Vo Nguyen Giap, commander-in-chief of the Viet Cong's Independent Army. The other side asked our department to send troops to Vietnam as soon as possible, but they were excused by themselves on the grounds that the commander was not there and could not call the shots. Now Commander Wu Yuanjia has repeatedly asked to see the commander as soon as possible.

After reading Tang Renxin's telegram, Wang Haitao understood that the life of the Viet Cong was very sad, otherwise Ho Chi Minh would not have sent Vu Nguyen Giap, a close confidant, to Long Chau in person to ask for help. As for how much benefit he should ask for from the Viet Cong, Wang Haitao has not yet thought about it, but Haiphong Port will definitely be grasped this time. As for other places, I'm afraid Ho Chi Minh won't hand it over at all.

Thinking that his retreat is so big that it is fixed in the Golden Triangle region, then the Golden Triangle is too far away from Haiphong Port, and in addition to the inconvenient transportation from Haiphong Port to the Golden Triangle, and it is very inconvenient to pass through Vietnam and Laos, Wang Haitao thinks that it is also a good idea to fight for a piece of land in the northwest corner of Vietnam.

Wang Haitao decided to rush back to Longzhou as soon as possible to meet this commander Wu Yuanjia. So Wang Haitao ordered the first regiment of the guard brigade to follow him and rush back to Longzhou by car, and the rest of the troops led by Su Zuxin and Tang Longzai continued to advance towards Longzhou. From Yongzhou through Guilin, Liuzhou, Nanning to Chongzuo, Wang Haitao and his entourage galloped all the way non-stop, and it took six days to finally rush back.

At present, the 16th Group Army of the Gui system has withdrawn north to the border with Guizhou due to the Japanese attack on Nanning, which has actually been occupied by Wang Haitao's troops, but the center of the 91st Group Army is still in the Chongzuo area, and only one independent division is deployed from Nanning to Qinzhou. The Sixteenth Group Army was already preparing to return to Nanning, and for this reason, Bai Zhengxi and Li Zongren also personally sent a telegram to Wang Haitao to discuss the matter.

Wang Haitao did not want to monopolize Guangxi Province, Li and Bai have been operating in Guangxi for many years, and their confidence is not comparable to Wang Haitao, Wang Haitao only hopes to occupy Chongzuo and let his more than 100,000 troops have a place to survive. Li and Bai agreed to Wang Haitao's request, and repeatedly told Wang Haitao that they would definitely ask Lao Jiang for Wang Haitao to defend Guangxi and defeat the Japanese army.

There is no hope for Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Haitao at all, with his relationship with the CCP, Lao Chiang did not send troops to eliminate himself because he was jealous of his own strength, and it would be naïve to think that Lao Chiang could trust and reuse himself again. It's just that Wang Haitao still hopes to be valued by General Chen Cheng, after all, General Chen Cheng will be the commander-in-chief of the second expedition to Burma, and with his attention, he can lay a foundation for the second war in Burma.

Although the headquarters of the 91st Group Army is still in Longzhou, Longzhou City is too small to let go of so many troops, and important organs have begun to move to Chongzuo City. Wang Haitao went to Chongzuo City and sent a telegram to Tang Renxin, asking Tang Renxin, Tang Renli, and Li Yuanhong to secretly come to Zhenzuo City to meet.

In the evening of the next day, the three rushed to Chongzuo City, and met Wang Haitao at Wang Haitao's residence. After greeting each other, Wang Haitao briefly described the situation of the Hengyang Battle to the three of them, and then the three began to report to Wang Haitao separately. First of all, Tang Renli, the big butler, began to report to Wang Haitao.

Wang Haitao won a great victory in the Battle of Hengyang, but there was not much left of Longzhou's family background, and Tang Renli came up and vomited bitterness to Wang Haitao. Due to the serious shortage of raw materials, the production of guns and artillery in the arsenal has almost stopped, except for bullets and consumables such as grenades, bullets, and shells. Fortunately, the independent division has already completed the replacement of new weapons, and the reorganized troops can only be equipped with Japanese-style weapons.

Wang Haitao could only comfort Tang Renli, under the complete blockade of the sea by the Japanese army, it was almost impossible to obtain a large amount of raw materials, and it was impossible for all kinds of metals produced in American factories to be transported to his hands. Fortunately, in several battles, he captured a lot, and the damaged weapons were sent to the arsenal to be used as raw materials, so that the arsenal could maintain the production of bullets and shells.

After Tang Renli finished his report, Li Yuanhong then began to report, the 93rd Division was already fully equipped after this period of rest, and the current 93rd Division was responsible for the defense from Zhennan Pass to Longzhou City, and the 93rd Division was also responsible for the defense of the entire Zhenzuo area. However, the defense tasks in Longzhou City and Chongzuo City were mainly handled by the newly established police department and some internal security units, which made the pressure on the 93rd Division much less.

In the end, Tang Renxin reported to Wang Haitao, and after Wang Haitao left Longzhou, all military and political affairs were handed over to Tang Renxin to be responsible, and Tang Renxin can now be said to be the second leader of the 91st Group Army. Tang Renxin's report to Wang Haitao was not just on a certain aspect, but on a comprehensive basis, including the situation of a newly recruited division, the situation of the independent division, the situation of the 91st Group Army and the Chongqing side, and the situation of civil affairs in the Chongzuo area.

It took more than two hours for the three of them to report, and by the time they finished their report, it was already more than seven o'clock in the evening. Wang Haitao saw that the three of them were in a hurry from Longzhou, and hurriedly asked Tangshan Leopard to arrange dinner, Tangshan Leopard did not wait for Wang Haitao to tell him to arrange it in advance, so Wang Haitao went to the hotel with Tangshan Leopard and Tang Renxin.

During the meal, Wang Haitao told him about the fact that the Chinese Communists had found him in Hengyang, and then asked: "What do you think about helping the Viet Cong? Li Yuanhong was the first to say: "I listen to the commander, I will do what the commander says, and I promise not to drop the chain for the commander!" Li Yuanhong's words made everyone laugh.

Tang Renli continued: "Commander, in my opinion, even if the Viet Cong does not help, little Japan only dares to show off its military might on the territory of Vietnam, and does not dare to approach Zhennan Pass at all, let alone provoke us. Tang Renli's words were not unreasonable, and Wang Haitao also thought about it.

At this time, Tang Renxin looked at Wang Haitao's expression, he knew that Wang Haitao and the CCP must have an extremely important relationship, otherwise Wang Haitao would not risk the consequences of offending Chongqing to help the CCP in this way. As for what kind of relationship Wang Haitao has with the CCP, Tang Renxin doesn't know, and he doesn't want to know, he only knows that Wang Haitao will not betray them for profit.

Considering that the CCP came to the door again this time, Tang Renxin cautiously said to Wang Haitao: "Commander, in my opinion, it is not impossible to help the Viet Cong, but there should still be a limit, I think as long as the captured Japanese-style weapons and equipment are supported by a part of the Viet Cong, so that the CCP commander can also have an explanation." ”

Wang Haitao smiled and said: "Don't worry, I am not stupid enough to help the Viet Cong in vain just because of a request from the CCP, this time even if we help the Viet Cong, we have to make conditions, as for what conditions to offer, it is I who called you from Longzhou to discuss with you." Before we deliberate, I have an idea to tell you, this is not the place to talk about this, and I will talk to you about it when I get back from dinner. ”

Wang Haitao's words made Tang Renli and Tang Ren confident, and the three of them were anxious to know what Wang Haitao would say to them, so everyone ate in a hurry for dinner, and just after eating, the three of them urged Wang Haitao to return to the station. When they arrived at the station, Tangshan Leopard was about to withdraw after making tea for them, Wang Haitao said: "Mountain Leopard, you can also stay and listen!" Tangshan Leopard also sat in the house after arranging the guard.