Jin Zhao gushed everything he knew about Xie Jinyuan and Zhang Junsong, and the two of them were dumbfounded. After Jin Zhao finished speaking, he raised his hand and looked at his watch, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. So Jin Zhao decisively gave the order to attack.

Boom, with the roar of motors, thirty-two T26 tanks took the lead in rushing towards the position of the thirty-sixth division. At this time, the positions of the 36th Division had been bombed beyond recognition, and all kinds of fortifications had been destroyed. Moreover, the current 36th Division has not yet been reorganized into a German armor division for later generations, and its combat effectiveness is much worse! And there are no anti-tank weapons at all, and there is no surprise in hitting tanks! As a result, under the charge of the tank battalion, the defense line of the 36th Division was torn open in an instant, and the soldiers who followed behind the tank rushed to the position of the 36th Division like a surging tide.

After Song Xilian learned the news that the 83rd Division was almost wiped out, he knew that Jin Zhao was not easy to mess with! Therefore, as soon as he heard that Jin Zhao had arrived with his troops, he immediately ordered his troops to shrink the defensive line. At the same time, a telegram was sent to Fuzhou for help, and Fuzhou immediately sent the 87th Division to support the 36th Division. Song Xilian originally thought that when the reinforcements of the 87th Division arrived, the concentration of two divisions would definitely be able to defeat Jin Zhao's department! But seeing that the two lines of defense he had hastily arranged were broken through in an instant, Song Xilian knew that the 36th Division had been defeated! If this continues, they will not hold out at all for reinforcements.

"! Liu Jian is a bastard! The rebels have tanks, there are planes! Such important information, why didn't he report it! I'm going to sue him at the Military Commission! Song Xilian scolded angrily in the command center.

Xiang Xianju persuaded on the side, "Master! Now is not the time to get angry! After three days of hard fighting, our army was already exhausted, but now after a burst of wild bombardment by the rebel army, the morale has been lost, the morale of the army is confused, and if we do not retreat, before the 87th Division arrives, our 36th Division will be in danger of being annihilated! I suggest that you should retreat immediately! ”

Song Xilian sighed helplessly, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Inform the troops to cover the retreat alternately!" ”

But what Song Xilian didn't expect was that the officers and soldiers of the 36th Division, who were originally unstable, suddenly became a mess after receiving the retreat order! The officers and men of various units rushed along the Fuquan Highway in the direction of Fuzhou. The troops who were ordered to stay behind to block the attack were even more unwilling to fight, and often as soon as they saw the shadow of the tank battalion, they took the initiative to abandon their positions and run away.

The rout crowded the road, further delaying the retreat of the 36th Division. And Song Xilian also made a fatal mistake, that is, retreating along the road, no matter how fast he runs, the two-legged one can't outrun the tank! Jin Zhao immediately seized the opportunity and ordered the tank battalion to pursue with all his might, and at the same time ordered the Fourth Army in Putian, along with the Reading Division and the Third Division, to launch a counterattack to pursue and annihilate the defeated 36th Division.

The officers and men of the Fourth Army were chased and fought by the 36th Division for three days and three nights, and they had already held back a fire in their hearts, so they naturally would not let go of this opportunity to beat the water dogs. The 36th Division routed along the Fuquan Highway and routed all the way, running out for more than 100 miles in one company. And Jin Zhao led his troops to chase more than 100 miles behind. It was not until dawn the next day that the rout of the 36th Division and the vanguard of the 88th Division rushed to support converge, and the pursuit was declared over. Jin Zhao immediately led his troops back to Putian.

And Wang Jingjiu, the commander of the 87th Division, saw that the 36th Division had been defeated, and did not dare to pursue rashly. At this time, Song Xilian, who had been running all night, had time to count the people, and listening to the numbers reported by the staff officer, Song Xilian's tears fell. Of the more than 10,000 people in the 36th Division, less than 2,000 people ran back in the end, and tens of thousands of people were lost, and 1,000 of them were lost in one day yesterday. Under Wang Jingjiu's persuasion, Song Xilian stopped his tears, and finally the two of them temporarily withdrew to Fuzhou.

On the same day that the 36th Division was defeated, that is, on the 19th, Liu Heding led the army to rescue Jian'ou, but was ambushed outside Jian'ou City! As soon as the battle began, hundreds of bandits who had infiltrated the 56th Division before turned against each other and took the initiative to surrender to the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division, and even took the initiative to launch a surprise attack on the 56th Division. The 56th Division was in chaos, and the battle lasted for less than half a day, most of the 56th Division was completely annihilated, and Liu Heding escaped with only a dozen guards.

Liu Heding led more than a dozen guards like lost dogs, rushed into the mountains, ran wildly for several miles, and only stopped listening to the sound of gunfire getting farther away. Liu Heding grabbed the adjutant beside him, gasped violently and said, "No more!" I can't run! Let's take a break! ”

The adjutant frowned and said, "Okay! We can only rest for half an hour, and if you can't run, we will carry you on our backs! After the Min Mutiny, in order to win over Liu Heding, Lao Jiang appointed Liu Heding as the commander of the 39th Army and the commander of the 56th Division, but there was only one 56th Division under the 39th Army.

Liu Heding nodded gratefully, and then sat down on the dry grass on the side of the road. More than a dozen guards who followed Liu Heding also sat down one after another. The adjutant glanced at Liu Heding, who was sitting on the ground, and a subtle sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After a while, three bird calls suddenly sounded in the mountains and forests, and the adjutant's eyes lit up, and then he stood up and walked to Liu Heding's side and said, "Military seat!" Let's go! If those bandits catch up, it's going to be in trouble! ”

Liu Heding panted and said, "My legs are sore, I really can't run!" ”

The adjutant frowned and said, "Then I'll carry the military seat and go!" One more delay here increases the danger, and we must get out of here quickly. ”

Liu Heding said gratefully, "In this way, there will be Brother Lao, and when I go back, I will definitely reward you heavily!" ”

The adjutant hurriedly said, "In this case, I will thank the military seat in advance." After speaking, he picked up Liu Heding and left, and the guards behind him also got up and followed.

The adjutant walked out about a mile with Liu Heding on his back, and just turned around the foot of a mountain, Liu Heding suddenly found that there were several bandits standing on the road in front of him, blocking the way, and at this moment, hundreds of bandits with guns suddenly rushed out of the mountains and forests on both sides, surrounding Liu Heding and others.

Liu Heding was shocked and struggled to get off the adjutant's back, but at this time, the adjutant said coldly, "Junzao, I advise you not to move, there are at least a dozen guns aimed at your head now," the adjutant said as he walked casually towards the bandits in front of him.

Liu Heding suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, stared at the adjutant and said, "Who are you?" ”

The adjutant just said three words coldly, "Wuyi Mountain!" ”

Liu Heding's body stiffened instantly, Liu Heding never dreamed that this adjutant who had followed him for more than a year and was loyal to him, and the adjutant who had saved his life on the battlefield one after another, turned out to be a bandit from Wuyi Mountain. Of course, Liu Heding didn't know that the reason why this adjutant was able to save Liu Heding's two lives successively was arranged in advance. (To be continued.) )