Tang Renli sent a telegram from Longzhou to Wang Haitao to report that supplies were now seriously insufficient, that ammunition could barely be supplied, and that the output of artillery shells was only one-third of what it was usual. The most serious thing is that the supply of fuel is not available, which also means that Wang Haitao's most important force, the armored force will soon be unable to participate in the battle, which makes Wang Haitao have a headache.

Wang Haitao's troops were able to fight more with less, so that little Japan completely lost its prestige, which completely depended on the way of fighting with the supremacy of firepower. After covering the opponent with powerful artillery fire, the sortie of the tank is the key. The Japanese army can not only charge into battle, but also minimize their own casualties, this way of doing war has formed a fixed pattern, without the help of the chariot, it is like tying hands to fight, and it will definitely suffer.

The shortage of oil is also expected by Wang Haitao, but he didn't expect that there would be no oil so soon. The base camp could not produce oil at all, and most of the gasoline captured in the battle was used by trucks, and the combat vehicles, especially the heavy tanks of later generations, were all used with diesel, and gasoline could not be used. If it weren't for the fact that a batch of marine diesel fuel was obtained from the Japanese army's oil depot after the Battle of Qinzhou, I am afraid that we would not even be able to hold on to it now.

As for the lack of ammunition, although it has a certain impact, it is not critical. This time, a large number of Japanese weapons and ammunition were captured, and Wang Haitao couldn't look down on the Type 38 rifle, and light and heavy machine guns and mortars could be used. However, it is very difficult to attack Nanchang City again, the number of soldiers and ammunition are insufficient, especially the chariots cannot cooperate in combat, and it is not realistic to fight Nanchang City completely by human life, and Wang Haitao will not do so.

Tang Renli's telegram was put aside, and Tang Renxin's telegram made Wang Haitao pay more attention. On the telegram, Tang Renxin reported to Wang Haitao that now the troops had once again attacked under the city of Hanoi, and although the newly formed 38th Army of the Japanese army resisted the attack of the Chinese army all the way, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great.

However, at this time, the leadership of the troops headed by Tang Renxin clashed with the Viet Cong, whose own strength was extremely poor, but they were jealous of the Chinese side's achievements and captured booty, and repeatedly asked Tang Renxin for the booty. Tang Renxin fought hard and categorically refused the Viet Cong's demand, but the Viet Cong side instigated the soldiers to seize it, and in the battle, the Chinese side shot and killed more than a dozen Viet Cong soldiers who took the lead in looting the spoils.

Wang Haitao was originally unwilling to fall out with the Viet Cong, but in the future, Wang Haitao had plans to develop in Haiphong Port and the Golden Triangle, and the days of dealing with the Viet Cong were still ahead, and now the Viet Cong was not strong enough to ignore them, but it would be difficult to take root in Haiphong Port after doing so. If it weren't for the rescue of Zhangshu City, Wang Haitao would definitely personally lead the troops to attack Vietnam, maybe Wang Haitao would be much better off.

Now there is little chance of attacking Nanchang, Wang Haitao feels that there is no need to stay in Zhangshu City, and he should rush to Vietnam immediately, in order to have a foothold in the future, it is necessary to handle relations with the Viet Cong. But he can't just leave, the battle here in Zhangshu has just ended, and there are a lot of things waiting to be dealt with by himself. Wang Haitao carefully calculated, and he was afraid that it would be a month before he arrived in Vietnam.

Wang Haitao called Tang Renxin back, telling him that he would rush to him in a month, and before he arrived, he would first stabilize the Viet Cong side, and it would be okay to stop the attack on Hanoi City, but to prevent the Japanese counterattack. After the telegram was sent, Wang Haitao sent a telegram back to Tang Renli, asking Tang Renli to give priority to replenishing military supplies and ammunition to the Vietnamese side.

Arrangements were made in both Vietnam and Longzhou, and Wang Haitao refocused his energies on dealing with post-war affairs. Wang Haitao thought for a long time in the office, and finally thought of the tactical arrangements for the future, and the next morning Wang Haitao asked his subordinates to notify all departments, and in the evening at the headquarters held a meeting of officers above the regiment level to arrange the next combat mission.

At about 10 p.m., most of the officers above the regimental level rushed to the headquarters, and even the two regimental commanders, who were slightly wounded, also rushed over. Everyone sat together and talked about the next combat mission that was about to be arranged. The victory in this battle made many people full of confidence, and they all guessed that the commander must have arranged the task of attacking Nanchang City.

Just as everyone was talking about it, the guards at the door of the conference room shouted: "Commander Wang has arrived!" This voice made the room quiet for a while, and everyone turned their eager eyes to the gate. At the gate, Wang Haitao walked in in a straight national army general's uniform, and behind him were Tang Longzai in a lieutenant general's uniform and Li Changwu in a major general's uniform.

Facing the eager eyes of everyone in the room, Wang Haitao nodded to everyone and came to the main seat of the conference table. Everyone in the room also stood up next to their seats. Wang Haitao pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, and after everyone sat down, Wang Haitao said: "Everyone, with everyone's concerted efforts and the heroic struggle of the soldiers, our army once again won the victory against the Japanese army. I would like to thank you all for your continued hard work!"

When Wang Haitao said this, everyone applauded warmly. Wang Haitao waited for a while before pressing his hand again, and the conference room was quiet again. Wang Haitao continued: "In this battle, many troops and soldiers have made meritorious contributions, and we will reward these meritorious troops and soldiers later. However, there are also a small number of officers who are not in good command, and I will also punish these people. ”

Wang Haitao's words made most people smile, and also made a few people's faces ugly. Wang Haitao glanced around, and everyone's expressions fell into his eyes. Wang Haitao continued calmly: "Whether it is meritorious or passed, it is up to someone to evaluate, and now I want to talk about the next action plan of the troops. The next move of our army is to focus on defense, and while doing a good job of resting, we must hold the front line of Zhangshu and maintain pressure on the Japanese army in Nanchang City. ”

These few words were said, but the whole thing was beyond everyone's expectations, and everyone below began to talk about it one after another. After a pause, Wang Haitao continued: "Now that the attrition of our army is relatively serious, the existing soldiers of each brigade will be merged into a full regiment, and the merged regiment will participate in the battle as the main regiment. Vacancies can be recruited from the locality, and the main regiment should send backbone forces to conduct retraining of the recruits.

The new regiments all use Japanese-style firearms, and the number of machine guns and mortars should be increased to ensure the intensity of firepower. I gave the new regiment three months, and after three months, the new regiment should have a certain combat effectiveness. Each brigade headquarters is responsible for the appointment of junior officers of the recruit corps, and the appointment of officers below the company level does not need to be reported to the headquarters. ”

Later, Wang Haitao still talked to everyone about the reason for turning the offensive task into a defensive mission, which is also to reassure everyone. After Wang Fanhaitao explained, everyone understood what was going on, and some people were unconvinced that even without the assistance of the chariot, they would not lose to Little Japan, and they could still take Nanchang City, but such a discussion was immediately refuted.

After the meeting, Wang Haitao specially called Huang Guizhong and the four regiment commanders of the Jurong Independent Brigade to his office. After Wang Haitao sat down a few people, he said to Huang Guizhong: "Lao Huang, your Jurong Independent Brigade fought very well in this battle, and made great contributions to our army's victory over the Japanese army. Now, I would like to ask you for your opinions, whether you would like to go back to Jurong, or would you like to stay here?

If you reply to Jurong, I will give you the name of an independent division and appoint Huang Guizhong as the commander of the independent division. The independent division is the same as the regular division, with the second brigade and six regiments under its jurisdiction and the troops directly under the division, but no heavy artillery has been transferred to you. If you stay, I will merge you into the 271st Brigade of the 90th Division, Huang Guizhong will be the deputy brigade commander, and the four of you may become the deputy regiment commander. ”

Wang Haitao's words made several people fall silent. The benefits of Huijurong are obvious, everyone can be promoted to the next level. But a few people know that the 90th Division is a unit that started as a commander, and if it is merged into the 90th Division, it will become a subordinate unit of the commander, which is a good thing that many people can't ask for, not to mention that the officer is demoted by half a level, even if he is only a battalion commander, there are too many people who are willing to do it.

The four regiment commanders all set their eyes on Huang Guizhong's body, and Huang Guizhong replied after thinking for a long time: "Commander, I pulled out more than half of Jurong's family this time, and we can't ask for it if we can stay with the commander, but I'm still worried that Jurong is there, once we stay, it will be bad if Jurong changes." ”

What Huang Guizhong said was exactly what Wang Haitao was worried about, in this battle, he not only had close contact with Jurong there by telegram, but also asked Huang Guizhong to lead the main force to the expedition, if these movements were detected by the little Japanese, it was inevitable that they would take action against the Jurong base. The existence of a Jurong base is a nail in the heart of the Japanese army, and it will definitely come in handy in the future. Therefore, Huang Guizhong is willing to return to the Jurong base, and Wang Haitao will not object.

So Wang Haitao said: "Okay, Lao Huang." Since you want to go back to Jurong, I will not force you to stay, and in Jurong you will be my Wang Haitao's soldiers! I will now appoint Huang Guizhong as the commander of the Second Independent Division of the 90 th Group Army, and the next level of officers will be appointed by the division commander Huang himself, and it is okay to report to the headquarters. After you go back, you must do a good job of expansion, and at the same time defend the Jurong base, and I will send you important tasks in the future. ”

Huang Guizhong excitedly thanked Wang Haitao and several of his regiment commanders to leave, he will hand over the garrison defense to the brother troops in the near future, and then lead the team back to Jurong. Huang Guizhong and the others had just left, and a guard came in to report that Wang Weikuan from the Chinese Communist Party outside the headquarters asked to see the commander. Hearing that Wang Weikuan was coming, Wang Haitao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly got up and went to greet him in person.