The shadow of a man's name. Gao Jiu's reputation is so great that even the officers and soldiers of the Guangxi clan admire Gao Jiu very much. This was the first time Han Changgeng met Gao Jiu. Gao Jiu's tall and powerful look was very consistent with his image.

Gao Jiu had already put on the military uniform of the National Army Colonel, looking even more grand. He saluted Han Changgeng and shook hands with him to show his closeness.

Subsequently, accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the 58th Division, Gao Jiu inspected the officers and soldiers of the 58th Division Guard Battalion who was about to follow him to fight.

Most of the soldiers in Guangxi are like Han Changgeng, looking short and thin, but they exudes a sense of energy.

The combat effectiveness of the Gui army is very famous in history, and the officers and soldiers of the Gui army are also very strong. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, dozens of generals of the National Army surrendered to the Japanese invaders, but none of the generals in Guangxi surrendered to the Japanese invaders.

The Guangxi soldiers were good at fighting bad wars and tough battles, and the Japanese invaders were also very afraid of the Guangxi soldiers. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Guangxi soldiers made many achievements.

Even our army's marshal, General Peng, praised the Guangxi soldiers, saying that "the Gui army was as fierce as a tiger when fighting, and as evil as a wolf." The famous American general Stilwell also admitted that "the Guangxi soldiers are the best soldiers in the world."

The Guangxi soldiers were very good at fighting, and they also respected heroes and heroes. The rear often promoted Gao Jiu's deeds. The officers and soldiers of the Guangxi clan were familiar with Gao Jiu's legend. When they saw Gao Jiu himself, the officers and soldiers were all very excited.

After Gao Jiu inspected the troops, Han Changgeng said, "Master Jiu, please give me a lecture to my brothers."

Gao Jiu nodded. He stood in front of the team, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion felt very friendly.

Guangxi's dialect is the most common in China, with 14 main languages. Although the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion come from different ethnic groups, they also speak Guangxi's Mandarin. Guangxi's Mandarin, also known as Southwest Mandarin, commonly known as Guiliu dialect.

Gao Jiu said in Guiliu dialect: "The brothers in the Guard Camp have strong people in Guangxi and have always had soldiers who dared to fight! I won't talk about the far-reaching history. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that swept the Chinese peasant uprising. Hong Xiuquan initially relied on a "peasant militia" composed of more than 20,000 men, women, and young and old. From Jintian in Guangxi, he rushed to Nanjing, Jiangsu, and almost overthrew the Qing Dynasty's rule. But in the end, the "old brothers" in Guangxi were exhausted, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also headed for the final defeat.

During the civil war, a word of mouth among the Red Army soldiers was, "The Guizhou Army had two sheep, and the Hunan Army was a wolf; the Guangxi monkey was the Guizhou Army, as fierce as a tiger and as evil as a wolf!" This sentence is a true portrayal of the combat effectiveness of the Kuomintang local warlords.

When the nation was in danger and defending its country, the Gui army had always been extremely strong. From the late Qing Dynasty, the famous general Feng Zicai led his troops to Zhennanguan to fight against France, to the time of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Gui army participated in the battles of Songhu, Xuzhou, Guiliu and other places, and annihilated the Japanese army in Taierzhuang, and achieved military prestige and national prestige.

Today, Gao Jiu, I, was honored to fight side by side with my brothers. Please accept my respect for the soldiers of Guangxi.”

After saying that, Gao Jiu gave a standard military salute to the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers of Guangxi, including the Chief of Staff of the 58th Division, have heard others praise them before, but these words come from the famous hero Gao Jiu, and the officers and soldiers feel very helpful.

Gao Jiu's speech won warm applause from the officers and soldiers.

Han Changgeng was very excited, and he took the lead and shouted, "Jiu Ye is mighty."

The soldiers also shouted together.

After a good start, Gao Jiu became more confident in the next battle.

Gao Jiu and others bid farewell to the Chief of Staff of the 58th Division, left the Nanchang Military Field Airport in a car, and headed towards Xinfeng River.

Yudong County, the 62nd Division.

Wang Wenxue, chief of staff of the 62nd Division, said to the division commander Wu Tianming: "Second, what does the War Zone Command mean? How did you transfer Guan Lie's supplementary regiment away? You added another regiment of Hunan soldiers to us, and canceled the mission of our 60th Division to attack the Xinfenghe Bridge. Isn't this obviously distrust of us?"

Wu Tianming said: "It doesn't matter. Attacking the Xinfeng River Bridge is obviously an unfinished task. I am worried about how to speak when reporting to the theater command. It's a waste of trouble. Isn't this better?"

Wang Wenxue said: "The result is of course very good, and it is most beneficial to us. But I always feel that something is wrong. The theater command suddenly canceled our command over Guan Lie's supplementary regiment. What are they going to do? Is it not to invest in the Xinfeng River Bridge? Or is there any other purpose?"

Wu Tianming said: "You just eat salty radish and worry about it. As long as we don't let us complete the task of blowing up the Xinfeng River Bridge, what do they like to do? It has nothing to do with us.

However, there are some reasons why you are considering, and they may be conspiring and tricking. Just keep some thoughts and ask someone to inquire at the War Zone Command."

Wang Wenxue said: "Well, then okay! I'll call my fellow countryman, the deputy director of the Operations Department, to see what they are doing?!"

"Golden swords and iron horses, fight on the battlefield for hundreds of battles, and be a pioneer in the internal and foreign wars.

Sweeping, reviving China, being invincible and making great contributions."

The officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment lined up in neat rows and continued to march while singing songs. They were about to go to the battlefield, and the young officers and soldiers were still excited. Although their voices were already a little hoarse, they still sang the song with high morale and walked forward.

In the field in the distance, two Japanese scouts wearing hats and dressed up as peasants saw the national army marching on the country road, and discussed in a low voice. One of them stayed in place, and the other ran towards the distance. He ran across a melon field, untied the war horse tied to the melon shed, led the horse onto the field path, and turned the horse on the horse running southeast.

It's exactly 4 pm.

"Stop moving forward!" Guan Lie rode a high-headed horse and gave the order to stop moving forward. Then, he turned over and dismounted.

Wang Guimin, the combat staff officer of the 62nd Division who was parallel to him, also got off his horse and squatted on the roadside with Guan Lie and several major officers of the supplementary regiment. He took out the military map, spread the map on the ground, pointed to a small dot on the map, and said, "The Xinfeng River Bridge is 15 miles ahead."

After discussing, several people decided to bury the pot and make rice in advance, approach the enemy at 6 o'clock, and launch an attack on the Japanese bridge guards at 6:30 pm.

The reason why they did not choose to launch an attack at night was because the training time of the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment was too short, the troops were not familiar with each other, and there was also a lack of running-in between the officers and soldiers. If they took action at night, it was very likely that the soldiers could not find the generals, the generals could not find the soldiers, and then they would become a mess. In the chaos of the battlefield, it would be difficult for the officers to gather the troops, and maybe even if they fought themselves.

As the combat staff officer of the 62nd Division, Wang Guimin did not know that the supplementary regiment had been assigned to the theater training headquarters, and he did not carry a radio station.

Commander Wu Tianming and Chief of Staff Wang Wenxue and others were using the supplementary regiment as cannon fodder at all. They didn't want to hear the news of the supplementary regiment asking for help, otherwise they would likely have a bad reputation of not being able to save them. Therefore, the division did not have the idea of ​​equip them with radio stations, and Wang Guimin was not notified. The machine gun platoon and engineer platoon of the 62nd Division who came with him also became part of the cannon fodder.

Wang Guimin was not optimistic about the battle against Xinfenghe Bridge. While he was burying the pot to make rice, he tried his best to explain to Guan Lie and others the possible problems and corresponding countermeasures in the next battle. He intentionally or unintentionally explained the problems that might be encountered during retreat and corresponding countermeasures.

At 5:00 pm, the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment finished their supper and continued to march towards the Xinfeng River Bridge.

At 5:50 pm, the officers and soldiers of the replenishment regiment arrived in a hilly area, where the terrain gradually rose, and the Xinfeng River was 3 kilometers ahead.

Suddenly, the reflection of the Japanese helmet appeared on the hillside in front, and then many Japanese officers and soldiers appeared, and they opened fire violently at the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment.

The first row of bullets flew over, Guan Lie's war horse was hit, and he was lifted off the horse. The deputy commander and chief of staff were killed on the spot, and the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment were in chaos.

Guan Lie lay on the ground and shouted loudly: "Brothers! All are lying down! Leave down quickly!"

For new recruits like the supplementary regiment, the best way to respond when attacked is to let the officers and soldiers lie down first. On the one hand, it can reduce casualties, and on the other hand, it can prevent the officers and soldiers from running around and chasing the entire army, thus leading to the collapse of the entire army.

The officers and soldiers lay on the ground in a mess, and some panicked officers and soldiers ran around the battlefield and were knocked to the ground one by one by one by one by one. With the officers' desperate shouts, the entire officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment finally lay on the ground, temporarily stopping the chaos.

Guan Lie and Wang Guimin lay on the ground, raised their telescopes to observe the enemy situation in front of them.

There were Japanese troops in front and on the hillsides on both sides. They kept firing at the national army, but did not launch an attack.

Guan Lie had no experience, so he asked, "Staff Officer Wang, what do you think should you do?"

Wang Guimin has rich combat experience, so he quickly made a judgment on the situation on the battlefield. He said: "Captain Guan, our combat intention has been exposed. The defenders of Xinfeng River Bridge have been prepared for defense. This mission cannot be completed. The most urgent task is to remove the troops safely.

The Japanese army ambushed our army, but they did not take the opportunity to launch a charge, which shows that their troops were insufficient. They immediately ordered the troops to change to the front team and return on the same route."

Guan Lie turned his head and shouted to the officers and soldiers lying behind: "Send the order, the back team will become the front team, and retreat immediately!

The soldiers of the panicked replenishment regiment rushed to the back. At the beginning, there was still order. Not long after, the soldiers in charge of the order woke up and knew that the troops were about to retreat, they simply jumped up and ran backwards.

The officers and soldiers lying behind saw that someone in the front troops had fled. They didn't have to wait until the orders in front were passed down, so they simply got up and fled directly to the direction they came.

Wang Guimin and Guan Lie were helpless. Not to mention that other combat deployments could not be implemented, even retreating could not be carried out calmly and orderly.

Regarding the retreat, Wang Guimin repeatedly emphasized that an orderly retreat must be carried out. However, they could not control the troops at all, so they had to follow the rioters to run towards the road.

When the Japanese officers and soldiers who were ambushing saw the Kuomintang soldiers fleeing, they stood up and chased the Kuomintang troops with guns.

Guan Lie and others ran about 1 kilometer and saw that there were not many Japanese troops chasing behind, only about a hundred people, so they began to calm down. They desperately shouted at the officers, asking them to gather their troops and fight back against the chasing Japanese troops.

At this moment, Japanese cavalry suddenly appeared on both sides of the supplementary regiment. About hundreds of people could be seen. They did not rush to attack, but instead encircled the way the supplementary regiment came.

Where did these Japanese troops come from?

It turned out that the Japanese army stationed in this area was part of the Japanese Third Division, including those Japanese troops stationed at the Xinfeng River Bridge.

After the Japanese scouts discovered the whereabouts of the supplementary regiment, they ran to the Xinfeng River Bridge and reported to their superiors using the phone there. The Japanese army was worried that the Xinfeng River Bridge would be attacked and decided to send troops to reinforce.

It took time to assemble the troops, so the Japanese army sent their cavalry units to support them first. The Japanese strengthening squadron guarding the bridge drew half of their troops to ambush the replenishment regiment on the hillside. Because they had few troops, they took a frontal ambush and divided the cavalry troops coming to reinforce into two parts. As suspicious soldiers, they dragged the national army to attack and gain time for the arrival of the main force.

Although there were less than 200 Japanese troops who arrived at the battlefield at this time, in a hurry, the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment could not judge the actual strength of the enemy.

The appearance of the Japanese cavalry unit made the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment even more panicked. The officers ordered them to lie down and fight back, but the officers and soldiers were worried about being surrounded and did not listen to the officers' greetings. They ran forward desperately. Many people lost their shoes and hats, and their backpacks were thrown on the ground. Many people even threw guns. Later, all the weight-weighted things on their bodies were thrown away.

Seeing the national army in such chaos, the Japanese cavalry decisively seized the fighter plane and launched a charge at the supplementary regiment.

The Japanese cavalrymen charged and shot with carriage guns. When they arrived more than 100 meters away from the officers and soldiers of the National Army, they carried carriage guns, drew out their shiny sabers, and rushed up whistling.

The officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment collapsed, and they panicked and fled in scattered.

Seeing the situation critical, Wang Guimin commanded the machine gun platoon that strengthened the supplementary regiment and launched a counterattack on the Japanese cavalry. The engineer platoon was also veterans, and they also followed the machine gun platoon to shoot at the Japanese army!
Chapter completed!