"What?" The smile on Li Shusen's face suddenly froze.

He Li rushed to take a breath of air, glanced at Li Shusen, gritted his teeth and said: "Order the troops to prepare to meet the enemy!"

"Brother He, I have always heard that the tanks and armored units of the New Northeast Army are invincible, and even the Japanese are no match for them on the plains.

At the moment, we lack preparations and do not have enough anti-tank weapons. In my opinion, it is better to avoid its edge for the time being!" Li Shusen's background as a Qiancavalryman means that he knows how powerful the cavalry is on the plains, not to mention that the defensive power is almost invincible. It is composed of iron lumps. The steel flooded.

"What does Brother Li mean? We have an army of 20,000, how can we escape without fighting?" He Lichong's eyes widened.

"Brother He, this is not about fleeing without a fight. A good man doesn't suffer immediate losses. For more than ten miles, the enemy will arrive in a blink of an eye. We have no time to build defensive fortifications. On such a plain, our military advantage cannot be used.

The loss of the horse is nothing, but the vigor of the troops will be greatly affected, which is extremely detrimental to our next fighting style!" Li Shusen advised: "Brother He, have you forgotten, the Battle of Shenyang and the Battle of Northern Manchuria? In the Battle of Tongliao, the Japanese Kwantung Army suffered a huge loss from the tanks and armored units of the Northeastern New Army. Does Brother He think we are more powerful than the Kwantung Army?"

He Lichong's confidence was shaken and he asked: "Then what should we do now? Where should we retreat?"

"It's only three to five miles away from our current location via Daqing Mountain. There are paths in the mountains that lead directly to Daheishan and Fenghuang Mountains, and to Chaoyang County.

When I led my troops to retreat from Tongliao, I walked through it before." Li Shusen raised his head and looked at Yao, and continued: "My eyes are bright when I look at Yao. Walking on the mountain road can not only get rid of the enemy's tanks, but also prevent them from entering. Their air force bombing kills two birds with one stone!"

He Lichong made a quick decision: "That's it!"

"Signal Corps, pass my order. The 620th Regiment is responsible for blocking the attack and covering the main force entering the mountain. Other troops should immediately start heading towards Daqing Mountain!"

"Yes!" A communications soldier stood at attention, quickly climbed onto his horse, and drove away.

………… About twenty minutes later, Liu Dongqing led the tank regiment to defeat the 620 regiment’s blockade, and then marched 20 miles westward, but found no trace of the Northeastern Army.

He jumped off a tank and said to the accompanying adjutant: "It's strange, why is there no sign of the enemy entering? Didn't the scout say they are less than ten miles away from us?"

The adjutant shook his head in confusion: "I don't know about my humble position. Could it be that he escaped?"

"Escape?" Liu Dongqing lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Immediately send electricity to the division, contact the air force, request reconnaissance aircraft for support, and capture a few prisoners for me to question!"

"Yes!" The adjutant saluted and quickly took the order and left.

…………… On the railway line leading to Jinzhou, Zhang Xinghan is personally leading the main force of Duli’s 4th Division to advance. Behind them, the main force of Duli’s 10th Division has arrived in Jinzhou one after another.

He was following closely behind, heading westward without stopping.

Zhang Xinghan was sitting in the passenger seat of a military truck, closing his eyes and relaxing.

Suddenly, the military truck stopped, and a loud shout came from outside the vehicle: "Commander, urgent military situation!"

"Huh?" Zhang Xinghan opened the door and got out of the car. A communications soldier immediately handed over a piece of telegram with both hands respectfully.

After opening the message and reading it, Zhang Xinghan pondered for a while and said to the communications soldier: "Call back to Liu Dongqing's command and order them to return to defend Chaoyang County immediately. Their mission is to defend Chaoyang, not to annihilate the enemy!"

"Yes!" The signal soldier stood up and saluted, turned around and ran away.

Zhang Xinghan turned the helmet on his head, took out a cigarette and put it on himself, looked up at the sky, saw the rare bright sun, and got into the car again.

The car made a rumble, emitted a burst of black smoke from the rear, started slowly, and continued to move forward.

……………………Yingkou City, Japanese Army Headquarters.

Kentaro Kurotsuchi, Nakashimamura and other officers of the 106th and 114th Divisions including the captain and above were all present.

Okamura Neiji strode out of a bedroom wearing a military uniform, a saber on his waist, and leather boots.

All the Japs officers stood up one after another, all their eyes focused on Okamura Neji.

Okamura Neiji is in a good mood today, which can be seen from his shiny leather boots, neat military uniform, and the vaguely self-satisfied smile at the corner of his mouth.

He waved his hands and signaled to the officers: "Gentlemen, please sit down!"

After sitting down, his eyes glanced back and forth, and Okamura Neiji said energetically: "Gentlemen, I have good news to tell you. The opportunity for the Imperial Army to reverse the situation of the war has appeared. Soon we will turn defeat into victory and completely eliminate it.

The China Army is Zhang Xinghan’s Northeastern New Army.”

Kentaro Kurotsuchi and the others looked sideways upon hearing this and looked at each other in confusion.

"I wonder what Okamura-kun means by timing?" Kentaro Kurotsuchi asked.

"Do you still remember the top-secret telegram from yesterday?" Neji Okamura smiled mysteriously and said, "The content of the telegram is that Zhang Xueliang's Northeastern Army has left the border."

"Nani Zhang's Northeastern Army came out of the border?" Nakajima Village, Kurotsuchi Kentaro and others were all shocked.

"Yes, Zhang Xueliang has reached an agreement with us to jointly deal with the new Northeast China Army!" Okamura Neiji said proudly: "If there are no accidents, Zhang Xueliang's troops have now left the border and are rushing to cut off Zhang Xinghan

On the retreat route of the Northeastern New Army."

"Great. The stupid China Jingran chose to kill each other at this time. Here is the opportunity for the imperial army to avenge its shame." Nakajima Village said excitedly.

"Okamura-kun, what should we do next? Should we launch an immediate counterattack against China?" Kentaro Kurotsuchi asked, suppressing his inner excitement.

"There must be a counterattack, but not now. Bai Yaochina's air force can take off at any time, posing a great threat to the imperial army.

Moreover, according to intelligence, the Chinese Army outside the city should have dispatched a group of Northeastern Army to meet the Northeastern Army coming out of the customs, so I decided to launch a night attack on the Chinese Army outside the city after nightfall tonight.

Even if the enemy cannot be defeated, we must put pressure on them, forcing them to be unable to deploy troops to reinforce the Wafangdian battlefield, so as to reduce the offensive pressure on the main force of the imperial army!" Okamura Neiji spoke eloquently.

Kentaro Kurotsuchi nodded in agreement.

Okamura Neiji took the lead and stood up, and said earnestly: "Everyone, victory is just around the corner. I hope you will continue to work hard, be prepared for a counterattack, and be ready to attack at any time!"

"Hai!" A group of Japanese officers responded with their heads suddenly lowered.

…………Beiping, Zhang Xueliang had been awake almost all night. At this time, the adjutant Chen Dazhang came in and reported to him: "Young Marshal, General Zhang Zuoxiang called back. He has led the main force out of Shanhaiguan. At present, He Lichong and Li Shusen

Er Rui has led two brigades to the Chaoyang area, but..."

"But what?" Zhang Xueliang, who was feeling dizzy, asked impatiently.

"They found traces of the Northeast New Army's tank units. He Lichong reported that the Northeast New Army may have made preparations." Chen Dazhang replied.

"So, the whereabouts of the forward troops' surprise attack on Shenyang have been exposed?" Zhang Xueliang sounded angry.

"Yes, the enemy is prepared, Chaoyang County is not an empty city!" Chen Dazhang lowered his head and did not dare to look Zhang Xiaoliu in the face.

"Damn! Zhang Xinghan, that bastard!" Zhang Xiaoliu was furious, walked back and forth a few steps, and said angrily: "Send He Lichong a message and order him to capture Chaoyang County and attack Shenyang for me no matter what. Let’s see what Zhang Xinghan does to save Shenyang!”

Before Chen Dazhang left, Chief of Staff Rong Jin walked in with a solemn look, saluted Zhang Xiaoliu and said: "Young Marshal, the latest news is that Zhang Xinghan's Northeast New Army Division has evacuated from the direction of Yingkou and rushed to Jinzhou overnight. .”

"Huh?" Zhang Xueliang changed his color slightly and said coldly: "How many horses did he mobilize?"

"According to the report of our agents lurking in Jinzhou, the Northeastern New Army that has arrived in Jinzhou since last night has a maximum strength of 15,000 and not more than 20,000. Including the troops originally stationed in Jinzhou, the total strength is about 30,000 at most!

Oh, by the way, there is another unit that left Jinzhou yesterday, with a strength of about 3,000." Rong Zhen replied seriously: "However, there is only one regiment of the Northeastern New Army in the city now, and the others have all left the west of the city. Come in, it seems they are planning to attack our main force."

Zhang Xueliang's face became extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "So, if you remove one regiment to stay in Jinzhou and one regiment to guard Chaoyang, Zhang Xinghan will have less than 25,000 troops to attack us?"

Rong Jin's heart sank, he lowered his head and said, "Yes."

Zhang Xueliang became furious, kicked a wooden chair to the ground, and roared: "How dare you attack my 100,000-strong army with just over 20,000 people? He, Zhang Xinghan, underestimates my Northeastern Army."

"Prepare the car immediately. I want to go to the front line of Shanhaiguan in person and personally command the troops to fight against this bastard Zhang Xinghan!" Zhang Xueliang has had a smooth journey since joining the army. He has always been conceited. In addition, he hates Zhang Xinghan deeply. The anger and humiliation that had been squeezed out for a moment completely exploded.

"Young Marshal..." Rong Jin still wanted to persuade him.

"Shut up!" Zhang Xueliang interrupted him with red eyes: "I have made up my mind, execute the order!"

"Yes!" Rong Zhen and Chen Dazhang had no choice but to stand up and salute, then turned around and left after being ordered.

……………………Nanjing, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek’s Residence.

"The committee has been clarified. Zhang Xueliang is definitely released." Dai Li, wearing a Chinese tunic suit, holding a black felt hat and wearing leather shoes, bent over and reported to a certain bald man.

"What does Zhang Hanqing mean? What does he want to do?" Chairman Jiang put down the document in his hand and said with a thick Jiangsu and Zhejiang accent.

"Nominally, they want to go out to resist the Japanese and regain lost territory, but according to intelligence, they should take the opportunity to regain Shenyang, and may even attack Zhang Xinghan's Northeastern New Army. You know, his hatred of Zhang Xinghan did not last forever." Dai Li. He lowered his head and said.

"Damn it, Zhang Hanqing doesn't have any good intentions, nor is he afraid that the matter will be exposed and his reputation will be ruined?" Chairman Jiang seemed to be saying to himself.

"How did Zhang Xinghan react to this?" Chairman Jiang suddenly raised his head and asked.

"The latest news came from the Jinzhou Intelligence Station last night. The New Northeast Army has sent more troops to Jinzhou. It seems that Zhang Xinghan has seen through Zhang Xueliang's motives." Dai Li said.

"Hmph, when two tigers fight, one of them will be injured, and Zhang Xinghan is not a fool."

"Commissioner, what should we do?" Dai Li asked.

"No need for the time being, let them engage in a three-way fight with Japan, especially the growing Northeastern New Army. This time Zhang Hanqing leads his troops out of the border, and the two of them will consume and contain each other. It may not be a bad thing." Chairman Chiang pondered.
Chapter completed!