General Terauchi Shouichi was furious in the Southern Army Headquarters, if it weren't for the lack of troops at hand, General Terauchi Shouichi would have mobilized heavy troops and first dealt with the 90th Army and Wang Haitao. When General Terauchi Shouichi was angry, Wang Haitao arrived at Nanxiao Town with his troops, and as soon as he arrived in Nanxiao Town, Wang Haitao went to meet Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida, who was imprisoned.

The identity of Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida was placed there, and he surrendered on his own initiative, Tang Longzai did not embarrass him, and detained him alone in a small courtyard, except that he could not be discharged from the hospital, there was no restriction on his freedom, and the supply of daily necessities such as food and drink was also not lacking. Therefore, when Wang Haitao saw Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida, his complexion was not bad, but his spirit was not very good because of the annihilation of the army.

Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida saw a few people walking in from outside the courtyard gate, and the leader was wearing a general's uniform of the national army, so he guessed the identity of the person who came. The other party was with the rank of general, and Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida took the initiative to step forward and salute. Wang Haitao said in Japanese with a calm face: "General Takayuki Uchida, I am Wang Haitao, commander of the 90th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and I have come to see you today because I have some questions to ask you, and I hope you can answer them truthfully." ”

Wang Haitao's fluent Japanese with a standard Tokyo accent surprised Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida, and among the Chinese he came into contact with, there was no one who could speak such fluent Japanese, unless they had studied or lived in Japan. Surprised, Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida also had the consciousness of being a prisoner, and replied, "Your Excellency, I will tell you the truth about what I know." ”

Wang Haitao's question about Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida's defense was naturally about Qinzhou's defense, and Wang Haitao asked very detailed questions and listened very carefully, and some questions were cross-asked many times, also to confirm the authenticity of Uchida's answers. Among the questions raised, Wang Haitao was most concerned about the naval power of the Japanese army in Qinzhou Bay.

Uchida Takayuki didn't hide anything, and he answered all the questions raised by Wang Haitao as much as he could. This question and answer lasted for more than three hours before it ended, and Wang Haitao's inquiry also made Uchida Takayuki tired. After asking these questions, Wang Haitao basically understood the defensive situation of the Japanese army in Qinzhou. This was of great help to him in the next battle of Qinzhou.

Here in Namon Town, when Major General Takasaki Yumasa was hesitating whether to attack again, a telegram from Major General Itada Jiro ordering him to retreat to Qinzhou City arrived. Major General Yumasa Takasaki, who received the telegram, was relieved and immediately ordered the troops to be withdrawn. The 875th Regiment was lying in wait in the trenches and bunkers, waiting for the next artillery bombardment and infantry attack by the Japanese army.

However, the observation post suddenly reported loudly: "Report to the regiment, little Japan has withdrawn!" Zhang Sanli heard this, and hurriedly raised his binoculars to observe the Japanese position. Only after this look did I realize that the Japanese army had changed from the rear to the front, and quickly retreated back to the way they came. The angry Zhang Sanli scolded: "Damn little Japan, Lao Tzu finally got a chance to take the lead, you little Japanese tiger and snake tail, running faster than his mother's rabbit!"

Scolding and scolding, without the orders of the division commander Tang Hongming and the brigade commander Liu Mingde, Zhang Sanli really did not dare to order the troops to pursue. I could only watch the Japanese army run away without a shadow. After Zhang Sanli ordered his subordinates to pay attention to vigilance, he trotted to the brigade commander Liu Mingde. Liu Mingde was using the phone to report the situation of the Japanese army to Tang Hongming, and when he saw Zhang Sanli coming in, he made a gesture to him and continued to speak. As soon as Liu Mingde put down the phone, Zhang Sanli said to Liu Mingde: "Brigade seat, our regiment hasn't started fighting yet, why did this little Japan run away?"

Liu Mingde said with a smile: "I asked the division, and the division said that the 70th Division of the Japanese army had been completely annihilated outside Nanxiao Town, and the division commander, Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida, had also surrendered. Maybe the news was known to Qinzhou, and Qinzhou let this Japanese army withdraw. Zhang Sanli said in surprise: "So soon, a small Japanese division will be finished?"

Liu Mingde replied: "You don't know the strength of the 211th Division, plus a 460th Brigade, it's not easy to destroy a second-rate division in Little Japan?" Zhang Sanli said with a bitter face: "It's a good thing to destroy the 70th Division in Little Japan, but our regiment finally managed to get the first battle this time, but it ended like this, and the soldiers were all aggrieved in their hearts. ”

Liu Mingde scolded with a smile: "I think it's your kid who is aggrieved, right? This time, the main force of the military seat is exhausted, but you are going to the little Japan in Qinzhou, and you are still afraid that there will be no battle with the military seat? You hurry back and let the troops rest and recuperate, I estimate that as soon as the military seat arrives, we will have to go to Qinzhou and fight with the little Japan in Qinzhou!" Zhang Sanli then showed a smile and said: "Brigade seat, you can say it, if there is another battle, you will still have to use our regiment to take the lead." ”

The 461st Brigade waited for Wang Haitao to lead the main force to come over while resting in Nameng Town, and soon the 460th Brigade came first, and the next day Wang Haitao led the 211th Division and the rest of the main forces to arrive at Nameng Town, and for a time Nameng Town brought together the 210th Division and the 211th Division, two main divisions, as well as the 272nd Brigade of the 90th Division, the guard brigade directly under it, the heavy artillery brigade directly under it, and the armored brigade directly under it, with a strength of nearly 70,000 troops.

As soon as Wang Haitao arrived in Nameng Town, he immediately summoned all the officers at and above the brigade level to a meeting. In a temporary conference room, Wang Haitao sat on the main seat, and the two division commanders and nine brigade commanders sat down in turn. Wang Haitao saw that everyone had arrived, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, before leaving Longzhou, our army had just been expanded into the 90th Group Army, under the jurisdiction of the 90th Army and the 91st Army, and under the jurisdiction of independent divisions, heavy artillery divisions, armored divisions, reconnaissance brigades, guard brigades and other units.

Tang Longzai was promoted to commander of the 91st Army, Tang Hongming was promoted to deputy commander of the 91st Army and commander of the 210th Division, Li Changwu was promoted to commander of the 211th Division, and Wei Erxi was promoted to deputy commander of the 211th Division and commander of the 463rd Brigade. Wei Ye was promoted to commander of the 462nd Brigade. This is how officers are appointed, but the reorganization of the troops will not be carried out until Qinzhou is ordered. Regarding the battle to recapture Qinzhou, first of all, I would like to ask the commander of the reconnaissance brigade, Tang Xiaoshan, to talk about the garrison of the Japanese army in Qinzhou. ”

Tang Xiaoshan stood up, first saluted Wang Haitao and everyone, and then said: "Commanders, everyone, our reconnaissance brigade has sent a number of reconnaissance teams to conduct careful reconnaissance of the Japanese army's deployment in Qinzhou in the past few days. The Japanese army in Qinzhou had a city defense headquarters under its jurisdiction, under the jurisdiction of three infantry brigades, an independent military police brigade, as well as an artillery brigade, an engineer brigade, and a baggage brigade, with a total strength of 8,200 troops. In addition, the 17th Brigade of the Japanese Army, which was an independent mixed group, was also under the command of the Qinzhou City Defense Command, and the 17th Brigade suffered considerable losses in the two days of fighting, and now there are only two infantry brigades of about 3,400 men available.

There is also a field airfield of the Japanese army in the southeast outside Qinzhou, with more than 70 planes of various types parked, this airfield belongs to the naval system, and is escorted by marines, and the strength of the escort is about 4,000 people. It is equipped with heavy weapons such as mountain artillery, anti-aircraft guns, heavy mortars, and rapid-fire guns, and its strength is relatively strong. I suggest that this airfield should be taken first, otherwise when our army attacks Qinzhou, it will continue to provide air cover for the defenders of Qinzhou.

Another point to note is that the Japanese army has a naval fleet stationed in Qinzhou Bay, and according to the comparative observation of the scouts, it has found one light cruiser, three destroyers, and six escort guns. The main guns of the light cruisers should be able to hit the northern outskirts of Qinzhou City, and on the Qinjiang River, which runs through Qinzhou City, the escort gunboats can sail. These warships are the first to be dealt with, otherwise they will be detrimental to our army in the event of an attack.

The Japanese army in the outermost north of the defense line of Qinzhou City starts from Datong Town, in Datong Town, there is an infantry squadron of the Japanese army and a regiment of puppet army garrisoned, the Japanese army has 300 people, more than 1,000 puppet soldiers, and there are fortifications outside the town. Behind Datong Town, there are Shamaoling positions, Shiniuling positions, and Maogongling positions, all of which are overall fortifications built by using the mountain range, and the Japanese troops stationed there range from an infantry squadron to an infantry brigade. ”

Tang Xiaoshan spoke for more than half an hour before it ended, and after Wang Haitao compared and analyzed this information with the information confessed by Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida, the two sides were basically the same. Wang Haitao took over and said: "The Japanese army has occupied Qinzhou for almost two years, and it is not surprising that complete fortifications have been built. However, with their strength of more than 10,000 people, I concentrated 70,000 troops to attack, and if I can't fight again, I won't have the face to wear this military uniform again.

Now let me talk about the battle plan, there are two targets that we have to deal with first, one is the Japanese airfield, and the other is the Japanese warship. I was going to attack the airfield by way of night attack, and the Japanese planes could not take off at night, which was a good opportunity to destroy them. To attack the Japanese airfield, I am going to use a brigade of troops, who do you think is appropriate?"

The officers below all showed expectant expressions on their faces, and even Tangshan Leopard was a little eager to try. Wang Haitao glanced at everyone with a smile and said, "Since everyone is embarrassed to rob it, then I have to order it." Wang Haitao was about to general, Tangshan Leopard stood up violently, looked at Wang Haitao with eager eyes and said: "Military seat, our guard brigade is willing to go!"

Wang Haitao originally wanted the 272nd Brigade to go, but as soon as Tangshan Leopard stood up like this, Wang Haitao was a little hesitant. Since the last time the Zhennanguan Guard Brigade suffered a big loss and re-replenished, he has not officially participated in a battle, and Wang Haitao doesn't know how their supplementary training is, but Tangshan Leopard took the initiative to ask for battle, and he didn't let him go, which seemed to be a bit too demoralizing for him.

After thinking for a while, Wang Haitao replied: "Okay! This task will be handed over to your guard brigade! I will then transfer a 152 heavy howitzer and artillery battalion of the heavy artillery brigade and a heavy armored vehicle battalion of the armored brigade to you to command. Tangshan Leopard replied excitedly: "Yes, the military seat! The guard brigade guarantees to complete the task!"