After the Danshui victory, the Eastern Expedition Army was as powerful as a bamboo shoot to conquer Pingshan, and Baimanghua; Hong Zhaolin and Yin Ji wanted to use the terrain conditions of Baimanghua to block the Eastern Expedition Army, but the army had no fighting spirit and was depressed. They were by the Guangdong Army Zhang Mingda Division and attacked him, so Hong Yin's two troops fled one after another. Yin Ji's troops completely collapsed. Hong Zhaolin only led more than 3,000 people to flee to Chaoshan area. At this point, the enemy troops on the southern front had almost no resistance.

After conquering Baimanghua, the headquarters of the Eastern Expedition Army held a meeting in Baimanghua. Xu Chongzhi, Chiang Kai-shek, and other senior front-line generals participated to discuss the next battle direction.

At this time, looking at the entire battle situation, the main force of the Yunnan Army on the northern front confronted Lin Hu in Heyuan and the area north of Boluo, Tan Yankai's troops and Chen Jiongguang's troops were in a stalemate in Lianping, and the entire northern front was in a stalemate; the Gui Army on the central front was Hu Sishun, the third army of the Yunnan Army, and Chen Mingshu Brigade of the Guangdong Army surrounded Huizhou; the southern front troops composed of the school army and the Guangdong Army won consecutive battles, and Chen Jiongming's hometown Haifeng was already under the knife.

The morale of the troops on the southern front is corresponding to the high-ranking generals but are very calm. The news brought by Xu Chongzhi shows that the Yunnan Army and Lin Hu on the Northern Front are fighting a "sitting-sitting" war. Both sides tacitly maintain the defensive. What is even more worrying is that Yang Ximin and Liu Zhenhuan recently issued a telegram to advocate peace talks between the north and the south to achieve domestic peace. Then Yang Ximin actually left his troops and went to Hong Kong. Lin Hu still did not launch an attack. The hidden information in this is thought-provoking.

There are two roads in front of the Eastern Expedition Army. One is to attack Huizhou from the north; the other is to attack Hailufeng and Chaoshan areas from the east. The advantage of the former is that Huizhou is the support point of Chen Jiongming's army. Pulling out this nail will help completely destroy Chen Jiongming's power in Dongjiang. The disadvantage is that Huizhou is high and thick, and the Chen army has long operated a strict defense system. The Yunnan-Gui army once besieged for several months. If Huizhou is taken for a long time, it will definitely give Chen a breather. Moreover, Yang Ximin's dynamics are suspicious. Once Yunnan is

If the Gui army changes, not only will the current achievements be lost, but the Eastern Expedition Army stationed under the strong city will be attacked by the enemy on both sides. The advantage of advancing eastward is that the enemy Hong Zhaolin's troops, who are facing each other, are no longer able to fight again, and the enemy's troops are empty. You can take advantage of the uncertain attitude of Yang Ximin to take down Chaoshan and annihilate Hong Zhaolin's troops or drive them to Fujian. The disadvantage is that advancing eastward is that the supply line is lonely and the supply line is at least 400 miles from Guangzhou to the front line. Moreover, once Yang Ximin changes, the rear path may be completely cut off.

The two plans have their pros and cons. The generals of the various armies who attended the meeting were fiercely debated. However, Zhang Mingda strongly advocated advancing eastward, Xu Chongzhi and Chiang Kai-shek were a little hesitant, while Xu Ji strongly advocated advancing northward to capture Huizhou. He believed that the current Eastern Expedition Army had a high troop consumption after a series of battles, and the risk of continuing to advance eastward was very high. If he advanced eastward, he asked for a rest to supplement the troops.

Gallon expressed his objection. Now the enemy is a frightened bird. If we rest and recuperate the enemy, we will take a breath. After rest and recuperate the enemy, the enemy's rectification will be completed. At that time, the difficulty of attacking will be several times higher than that of the present.

Gallon's words did not convince Xu Ji, but Chiang Kai-shek made up his mind. He decided to advance eastward. His decision affected Xu Chongzhi. Xu Chongzhi decided to transfer the Guangdong Army Chen Mingshu Brigade to join the southern front war. At the same time, he asked the base camp to add Wu Tiecheng's guards to join the southern front war. Chiang Kai-shek was still the commander-in-chief of the southern front.

The specific deployment was that the entire army was divided into two groups, with Chiang Kai-shek leading the school army out of Meilongxu to attack Haifeng; the right wing was led by Xu Chongzhi personally to attack Haifeng along the left bank of Xizhijiang River.

The defeat on the southern line made Chen Jiongming shocked and angry. He had never expected that the southern line would be defeated so quickly and thoroughly. With only two regiments of Huangpu Army, Xu Chongzhi's Guangdong Army had changed so much. He couldn't figure it out, so he attributed the reason to his subordinates' disobedience. If Hong Zhaolin could be dispatched two days earlier, Tamsui would not have been attacked by others. Lin Hu held his troops on the northern line and did not attack Tan Yankai's flank according to the order. Chen Jiongming felt that his control over his subordinates had dropped a lot this time. These people have struggled to survive in the Dongjiang River for two years, and the conflicts accumulated between them broke out in this battle. However, he felt that there was still a chance.

Ye Yuanqiu was discussing with Yang Ximin in Hong Kong, and Deng Benyin's attitude also relaxed. As long as he could win a battle, these forces swaying in the middle would be turned to him and the whole situation could be turned over. Chen Jiongming calmed down and sent Lin Hu a long telegram: He had reached a secret agreement with the Yunnan army, and he would not attack me, so he would leave a small amount of troops to monitor it. The main force went south from Heyuan, and attacked the flanks of the Guangdong army on the southern line through Zijin, Hepo, and Jinhu, and annihilated them in one fell swoop. Finally, Chen Jiongming told Lin Hu in a sad tone that this battle was related to the survival of the entire army. Only you can turn the tide. If you fail, the army will no longer exist.

Zhuang Jihua caught up with the troops in Haifeng. The troops were progressing too fast. The front team had already tried their best and failed to catch up with the troops in Pingshan. Hong Zhaolin received support from the Ma Xiongtao Brigade transferred from the northern line in Sanzhuduo, but was attacked by Zhang Mingda Division and Xu Ji Brigade that night. The entire army collapsed again. Most of Ma Xiongtao's troops surrendered. Hong Zhaolin led more than 2,000 remaining troops to give up Haifeng and Lufeng, and retreated all the way to Chaoshan. The left-wing army led by Chiang Kai-shek did not suffer any resistance, but arrived in Haifeng after the Second Division of the Guangdong Army.

Zhuang Jihua led the 7th Company and the front team into Haifeng, and went to the Military Control Department to handle the task of handing over to the Military Control Director. Even if he was completed, when passing by the city gate, he saw Gong Xiuhua and Lark Aying spread the word there to a group of farmers, and there were a few people dressed in peasants wearing red ribbons next to him.

He turned his head and left. Unexpectedly, Gong Xiuhua saw him after he had just finished it. Their people were too eye-catching. The carts were full of supplies and all kinds of clothes were worn by carts. However, Gong Xiuhua still had a good eye and found him among the crowd.

She squeezed out of the crowd and ran towards Zhuang Jihua, shouting as she ran: "Company Commander Zhuang, Zhuang Wenge."

Zhuang Jihua stood helplessly. He didn't like this kind of girl who likes to participate in politics very much, let alone her tendency to gcd. Gong Xiuhua ran to him, her face flushed and her chest was slightly undulating. Zhuang Jihua couldn't help but say, "Xuhua is a very elegant name, I didn't expect..."

"I didn't expect anything, I didn't expect me to be very wild, like a boy, did I?" Gong Xiuhua glanced at him.

"I just think this name is not worthy of you." Zhuang Jihua didn't want to cause unnecessary debate. He also asked where the Military Control Commission was, and there was no need to waste time here.

"My parents just want me to stay at home and learn to embroider flowers and grass. In the future, I will not be as good as they wish." Gong Xiuhua snorted coldly.

"Then if you don't do your publicity, what do you want me to do?" Zhuang Jihua had seen such a rebellious girl in his previous life. He always wanted to break free from the constraints of his family and walk his own way, but most of them were soon scared back by difficulties, and only a few people persevered; of course, the former may not be a bad thing.
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