That night, at the position of Sun Dianying's army on the western outskirts of Fengning County.

It was early summer at this time, the night was as dark as ink, and the cool breeze was blowing, which was very cool on people.

The entire position seemed quiet and normal, but in the trenches, groups of soldiers from Sun Dianying's unit were quietly retreating with guns and weapons and ammunition on their backs.

On top of Fengning City, Zhang Zizhong, Feng Zhian and others appeared together.

"Brother Yang, do you think Sun Mazi will retreat?" The speaker was Zhang Zizhong, looking at the dark outside of the city, he turned back and said to Feng Zhi'an.

"If Zhang Xinghan really led his troops into Rehe, Sun Mazi could not have known that he would definitely shrink his troops in order to avoid being attacked from both sides," Feng Zhi'an said.

"The arrival of Zhang Xinghan is 100% true, otherwise Sun Dazi would not have launched an attack today." Zhang Zizhong said.

"What do you mean? Sun Dazi is planning to retreat overnight?" Feng Zhian said.

"Based on the situation during the day, it is very possible." Zhang Zizhong said: "I have sent scouts to closely monitor Sun Jun. If there is any movement, I will report it soon."

As soon as Zhang Zizhong finished speaking, an officer rushed up from the city and reported: "Master's seat, Master's seat, our scouts report that Sun Dianying who is besieging the city is retreating secretly."

"It seems that your judgment is right, Brother Xin Chen. Sun Dazi is really going to retreat." Feng Zhian said with a smile.

"This is also expected. Brother Yang, let's quickly order the troops to pursue us." Zhang Zizhong said.

"Well, I'll make arrangements right away."

"But there is one thing we need to pay attention to. Don't be too greedy for merit. Don't push Sun Mazi into a hurry. In my opinion, we can capture Luanping and drive Sun Mazi back to Chengde. It will depend on the situation in the future." Zhang Zizhong said.

: "Vice Commander Tong should be arriving soon. I will greet him in a moment, and I will leave the pursuit to your command."

"Brother Xin Chen, please rest assured. I will definitely pay attention." Feng Zhi'an saluted. Zhang Zizhong's qualifications and prestige were higher than Feng Zhi'an's, and he was the commander-in-chief of this Fengning defensive battle, so there was no reason to disobey his order.

That night, Feng Zhian and others commanded the troops of two divisions and took the opportunity to launch a counterattack against Sun Dianying's army.

Because Sun's army was about to evacuate, his troops had no fighting spirit and were quickly defeated.

"Chairman, all our frontline troops have been defeated, and the enemy's 29th Army is rapidly attacking Luanping. You'd better evacuate this place as soon as possible." Liu Yueting said nervously to Sun Dianying in the headquarters of Sun Army in Luanping County.

"You damn bastards are just a bunch of losers. How could the 29th Army notice who leaked the news? I'm going to shoot him!" Sun Dianying shouted angrily.

"Oh, my chairman, now is not the time to hold people responsible. You should return to Chengde as soon as possible. As long as the brothers know that you are safe and sound, the scattered troops will surely be able to regroup.

Only in this way can we turn defeat into victory and block the attack of the 29th Army!" Liu Yueting urged earnestly and earnestly.

Although Sun Dianying was uneducated, he was shrewd and cunning, and he was angry. He quickly changed his expression and said to Liu Yueting: "Jingxuan, I will leave it to you to deal with the aftermath. I will go back to Chengde first to take charge of the overall situation.

You must be careful."

"Please rest assured, Chairman. I will go all out to gather the troops and block the pursuit of the 29th Army." Liu Yueting said loyally.

Sun Dianying nodded with great satisfaction, and then took his bodyguard and fled Luanping County by car overnight and fled to Chengde.

Southeast of Chifeng, east bank of Laoha River.

Zhang Xinghan and Jiang Baili were standing on the river bank at this time, watching the tank troops using bridge-building tanks to build the bridge. There were a large number of guards standing behind them.

Zhang Xinghan arrived here with his troops half an hour ago.

The Laoha River was flowing peacefully at night. Listening to the sound of flowing water, Zhang Xinghan couldn't help but sigh: "Chief of Staff, it's only been two years. I didn't expect that we would revisit our old place."

"Yes." Jiang Baili was also sighing, and suddenly asked: "By the way, Commander, across the Laoha River is Chifeng. Now Chifeng is still under Sun Dianying's control. Do we really want to capture it?"

"No, there is no need to attack. I think Sun Dianying will take the initiative to give up Chifeng. He has to give us a place to stay, right?" Zhang Xinghan said with confidence in his smile. This was his confidence in the absolute strength of his troops.

Jiang Baili nodded and said: "I don't know what the current situation in Fengning is like. Will the 29th Army really attack?"

"Let's not worry about it for now. As long as we appear in Chifeng, Sun Dianying will not be able to retreat even if he wants to, and Feng Ning will definitely not dare to surround us anymore.

So since the 29th Army has been suppressed and beaten for so many days, there is no reason not to seize the great opportunity to counterattack." Zhang Xinghan said.

While the two were talking, a sound of footsteps came from behind, and Guo Zhong ran over happily holding a piece of telegram.

"Zhongzi, what happened?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

Guo Zhong couldn't hide the excitement on his face and saluted: "Reporting to the commander and chief of staff, we have just received a telegram from Harbin. Our army's investigation and prosecution operations in various places in northern Manchuria are going very smoothly.

Wu Qingzhong did not lie. We seized millions of kilograms of grain, and unexpectedly obtained information that the other party had a similar organization in southern Manchuria.

The food shortage in southern Manchuria probably has something to do with them."

Zhang Xinghan was very happy when he heard this and said: "Immediately call back to the troops to commend them, and also ask them to quickly interrogate the criminals and Wu Qingzhong captured this time, and be sure to find out the situation about their complicity in the Southern Manchuria area."

Guo Zhong stood up and said, "Yes." He turned and left.

Jiang Baili said with a smile: "Commander, that's great. With this batch of grain, the food crisis can be temporarily alleviated. In a few months, when the summer grain harvest comes, and then we bring Rehe under our control, we should be able to survive this year."

It’s a cold winter, and after next year, we should have enough food to stockpile.”

Zhang Xinghan nodded and said: "Don't worry, after the Rehe problem is solved, I will find ways to import some industrial equipment from foreign countries, prepare to build a number of factories, and find ways to increase grain production in the four northeastern provinces and develop the economy. Everything will slowly get better."

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Two tank regiments quickly built two steel bridges. The tank regiment was the first to cross the river, followed closely by the motorized infantry regiment. Finally, the air defense regiment, Zhang Xinghan and Jiang Baili, led the guard battalion and baggage team across.

At this time, the two tank regiments that were the first to cross the river had arrived at Chifeng City.

A communications officer came in a three-wheeler and asked Zhang Xinghan for instructions: "Commander, our tank division has arrived at Chifeng City. Please give instructions on the next step."

Zhang Xinghan said: "Tell your division commanders, don't rush to attack. If Sun Jun's troops in the city abandon the city and flee, don't intercept them and let them leave."

The communications officer saluted and responded: "Yes"

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At the same time, Sun Dianying was rushing to Chengde in a car with his guards. The guards did not carry a radio, so the telegram for help from the defenders in Chifeng City was sent to Liu Yueting.

After Liu Yueting received the telegram, he wanted to inform Sun Dianying that it was too late. So he immediately gave the order to the Chifeng garrison to withdraw immediately and retreat to Weichang County before the Northeast Frontier Defense Army besieged the city.

The telegram arrived in Chifeng in an instant, and the Chifeng defenders, who were already panicking, immediately carried out the order cleanly and thoroughly.

All the men and horses of a regiment withdrew, and after leaving the city in fear, they found that the Northeastern Border Guards showed no sign of attacking them, so they all fled towards Weichang County.

Zhang Xinghan immediately ordered two motorized infantry regiments, a baggage train and his own guard battalion to garrison Chifeng City. Two tank regiments and an air defense regiment were stationed outside the city to officially take over the city.

After dawn, news came from the agents lurking in Chengde.

Zhang Xinghan came to Jiang Baili and said: "Chief of Staff, according to reliable information, the 29th Army counterattacked at night, Sun Dianying's troops were defeated, Luanping was lost, and Sun Dianying had fled back to Chengde overnight. The situation on the entire Renan battlefield suddenly changed.

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"Really? Then isn't Sun Dianying's department in danger?" Jiang Baili said.

"The situation is still unclear. Our army has no agents in Fengning City. The intelligence from the agents lurking in Chengde shows that there is no sign of the 29th Army marching into Chengde." Zhang Xinghan pondered for a while and then said: "This way

Well, immediately send electricity to Tongliao Airport and ask them to send several reconnaissance planes to fly to the Luanping area to conduct reconnaissance of the 29th Army, and at the same time arrange for scouts and special agents to conduct reconnaissance as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll do it right away." Jiang Baili nodded in agreement, turned and left.

Chengde City, Sun Dianying’s presidential palace.

Sun Dianying was answering the phone with a livid face, and a man's slightly crying voice came from the phone:

"Commander, I couldn't contact you last night, so Vice Chairman Liu ordered me to abandon Chifeng. Now Chifeng has fallen into the hands of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force."

"Are there many casualties among the troops?" Sun Dianying asked, suppressing his anger.

On the other end of the phone: "There were no casualties. The Northeast Border Guards did not attack our regiment when we evacuated."

Sun Dianying wiped the top of his head and said: "What the hell is Zhang Xinghan singing? Listen to me, guard the besieged county and send more spies to closely monitor the movements of the Northeastern New Army."

, report to me quickly if there is any trouble."

After saying that, Sun Dianying hung up the phone. At that moment, there was a burst of rapid footsteps outside.

Sun Dianying looked back and saw Liu Yueting walking in in a hurry with a dusty look on his face, one arm still tied with gauze.

"Brother Jingxuan, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that his beloved general was injured, Sun Dianying no longer bothered to question Chifeng, and asked with concern.

Liu Yueting said with a look of shame on his face: "Chairman, last night I humbled my troops and led my troops to defend Luanping County. However, the enemy attacked quickly and fiercely. Most of our main troops collapsed and disappeared. The humble soldiers were outnumbered and outnumbered. They fought bloody battles until midnight."

, was forced to lead his troops to break out of the encirclement, and was shot while retreating."

"Good brother, you don't have to blame yourself, just come back." Sun Dianying reassured.

"By the way, what are the losses of our army?" Sun Dianying asked.

"We don't know yet, but Chairman, you are back in Chengde safe and sound. Once the brothers find out, they will definitely return quickly," Liu Yueting said.

Sun Dianying nodded and said: "Jingxuan, Chifeng has fallen into the hands of Zhang Xinghan."

Liu Yueting's expression changed and he said: "Chairman, the entire responsibility for this matter lies with me.

In his urgent request for help, Commander Niu claimed that the Northeast New Army had arrived with an astonishing number of tanks and artillery units.

In addition, the situation was urgent last night, and I ordered Commander Niu to lead his troops to retreat and abandon Chifeng without having time to contact you."

Sun Dianying patted him on the shoulder: "Jingxuan, you did the right thing. I know you are trying to avoid unnecessary losses, so how can I blame you? It's just that the current situation is critical and we have to find a way to remedy it quickly."

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"Chairman, I think that the Northeastern Border Guards did not attack our Chifeng defenders yesterday, but allowed them to leave smoothly. Is this another sign to us?" Liu Yueting said.

Sun Dianying frowned when he heard this and said: "Yes, given the situation at the time, Zhang Xinghan could have eaten one of our regiments, but he didn't fire a single shot. Why?"

"Maybe he doesn't want to start a war with us at all?" Liu Yueting said.
To be continued...