After several hours of traveling long distances, Zhang Xinghan and others finally arrived at Tianchuan City by car with the main force.

And he stationed himself at the headquarters that Xing Zhan had sent for him early in the morning.

Entering the headquarters, he saw that Xing Zhanqing had arranged everything in an orderly manner. Zhang Xinghan took the kettle handed to him by a remaining guard and was about to drink it to quench his thirst.

Suddenly, he saw Guo Zhong running in excitedly with a piece of telegram in his hand. As soon as he saw Zhang Xinghan, he couldn't help but said excitedly: "Maintain, good news, good news!"

"What's the good news?" Zhang Xinghan put down the kettle and asked curiously.

"Take a look, this is the commendation order and letter of appointment sent to you by all the members of the Military Commission of the Nanjing National Government who have just been transferred by the Chief of Staff from Busan!" Guo Zhong handed the message to Zhang Xinghan (Chairman Chiang Kai-shek) with a look of joy.

He did not know that Zhang Xinghan had already led his troops to conquer Kyushu Island, so the message was sent to Busan)

Zhang Xinghan raised his brows when he heard this, but did not go to answer the telegram. Wang Yizhe, who was next to him, reached out to take it and said: "I am glad to hear that the general led his army to march eastward and defeated the Japanese invaders in the East China Sea. He made countless gains. This battle really enhanced the prestige of our country."

The news of the unique victory spread and the whole country was excited. In recognition of

The general's unparalleled military exploits have been discussed and decided by the Military Committee. The general is hereby appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of China and the vice-chairman of the National Military Commission with immediate effect. He will also continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force. I hope the general will continue his efforts and establish a new chapter for the country and the nation.

achievement!"

After reciting, Wang Yizhe, Zhao Zhenfan and others looked at each other with joy, and all stood up and said in unison: "Congratulations to the chief minister on your promotion!"

Zhang Xinghan was also a little surprised. After the victory message was sent, he thought that the Nationalist Government might give him some insignificant awards.

But what I didn't expect was that Chairman Chiang would be so generous and gave himself the position of deputy commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force, as well as the deputy chairman of the Military Commission.

These two are real positions of power, and looking at the whole of China, apart from Bald Chiang, Chairman Zhang is the biggest.

You must know that Zhang Xinghan is only 27 years old this year. In terms of age and strength, Zhang Xinghan is definitely better than Zhang Hanqing, the former deputy commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force.

After a brief surprise, Zhang Xinghan quickly calmed down and told Guo Zhong: "Immediately call back the Chief of Staff and tell him to reply to Chairman Chiang and other members of the Military Commission in my name. I would like to express my gratitude in private.

Stabilize them and I will take care of other matters after I return to China."

"yes."

Guo Zhong responded and quickly turned around to accept the order and leave.

After watching Guo Zhong leave, Zhang Xinghan turned to ask Zhao Zhenfan: "Brother Guoping, how is the war on the front line?"

"Oh. I just had a phone call with Xing Zhanqing. The whereabouts of the main force of the Japanese army have been under our surveillance. There were no unexpected incidents. Xing Zhanqing even led the tank troops to eat up a Japanese cavalry regiment, which was a great harvest.

"Zhao Zhenfan said with a smile.

Zhang Xinghan turned around and asked Wang Yizhe: "Have all the troops set off?"

"We all set off. The time was tight and all the troops didn't rest. I hurriedly replenished some food and continued to catch up along the road. I think we will catch up with Xing Zhanqing and the others soon." Wang Yizhe replied hurriedly.

"Very good. As long as the main forces of the enemy's 6th and 18th Divisions are eaten, there will no longer be any threatening resistance on the entire Kyushu Island. We must strive to occupy all of Kyushu Island before July and end the war. Before the end of the year

Build two to three air force bases and two naval port bases on the island." Zhang Xinghan nodded happily.

Just as Zhang Xinghan finished speaking, a communications soldier suddenly ran in in a hurry and saluted Zhang Xinghan: "General. Xing Zhanqing sent an urgent message that the Japanese 6th Division and the 18th Division suddenly dispersed and broke through desperately. Our paratrooper brigade and

Although the Pioneer Battalion tried their best to block the attack, they were ultimately unable to prevent the enemy from breaking through due to insufficient strength.

At present, the enemy has dispersed, broke through and fled, and Commander Xing requested to immediately change the combat plan and divide the troops to pursue them."

The signal soldier finished his report. Zhang Xinghan couldn't help but frown. It seemed that the Japanese were aware that the crisis was quietly approaching, so they gave it a try to the death.

This deceived the Japanese. After all, bluffing cannot always frighten the Japanese.

Fortunately, the sky has basically brightened now. Zhang Xinghan thought for a moment and then told the communications soldier: "You call back to Xing Zhanqing immediately and order the tank regiments, paratrooper brigade and vanguard battalion to disperse and pursue them immediately. We must do it at all costs."

Pursue and destroy the main force of the Japanese army as much as possible, and never give them a chance to return to their homeland.

In addition, in my name, I quickly sent a telegram to all air force flying regiments to take off immediately to join the war."

"Yes." The signal soldier agreed in a loud voice, and hurriedly turned around and took the order.

More than thirty kilometers away, the sky was still a bit hazy and gray at this time, but the highway and the wilderness on both sides were already filled with boiling water.

Fierce firefights were taking place everywhere, with countless Japanese soldiers running like a herd of frightened zebras, trying to escape the wolves' pursuit.

More than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the Parachute Brigade and the Pioneer Battalion of the reorganized 6th Division fired desperately to block the attack. More and more Japanese died under their fire net, but they still could not stop all the Japanese soldiers who were fleeing in all directions.

Fortunately, Xing Zhanqing led three tank regiments and nearly 300 Panzer IV tanks arrived in time.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Tank guns fired one after another in vain, and the shells roared into the crowd of Japanese soldiers with dazzling flames, and a violent explosion occurred immediately.

Dozens of Japanese soldiers were blown into the sky, and the vehicle-mounted machine guns also opened fire one after another. A dense rain of bullets poured down like water, and countless Japanese soldiers fell to the ground screaming.

The originally panicked Japanese army was suddenly crushed and fired by an army of tanks, and fell into an even more chaotic situation. At first, some organized breakthroughs quickly turned into fighting independently.

Without unified and effective command, the breakthrough of more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers quickly turned into a rout.

Xing Zhanqing, Wang Longxiang and others each commanded their troops to pursue the pursuit. An hour later, reinforcements from the three main infantry regiments of the reorganized 6th Division arrived first. By now, they had an advantage over the Japanese in terms of strength.

This extremely chaotic pursuit soon developed to an unexpected level.

Not only were the Japanese in disarray, but the reorganized 6th Division of the Northeast Frontier Defense Army and three tank regiments and paratrooper brigade also followed suit. The troops were basically organized into companies, platoons or even squads, and they were constantly chasing and killing everything they could see.

Japanese army.

When the main force of tens of thousands of Northeastern border guards arrived, the entire battlefield situation was already in chaos. After Zhang Xinghan learned about it, he immediately ordered the 3rd Division to march eastward and capture the Kunisaki Peninsula. The 4th Division marched south along the Tianchuan River and captured the Hita area.

Clear the way for the large force to attack Kumamoto and Nagasaki.

Just in case, Zhang Xinghan ordered the 9th Division to provide support for the reorganization of the 6th Division and the tank troops.

The 17th Division and the 107th Division stayed behind in the Kanmon Strait and Kitakyushu Island as a precaution.

This chaotic pursuit battle soon came to an end with the addition of the air force. The main forces of the Japanese 6th Division and 18th Division had been basically wiped out before evening.

Occasionally, some Japanese troops at the squad level were lucky enough not to be eliminated, and were in a dangerous situation of being continued to be pursued by the Northeast Border Guards. Their destruction was only a matter of time.

In Tagawa City, after listening to Zhao Zhenfan's report, Zhang Xinghan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said: "At this point, the Japanese regular army on Kyushu Island has been completely wiped out. We only need to wait for the third batch of landing troops to arrive to sweep the entire island.

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"Chief Commander, now we have more than 120,000 troops. Isn't that enough to capture the entire Kyushu Island?" Wang Yizhe asked puzzledly.

Zhang Xinghan said: "It is easy to capture the entire island, but to truly control the entire Kyushu Island, the 120,000 troops cannot do it right now. There are nearly 10 million Japanese on Kyushu Island. Even if we eliminate their regular army, we can only

It can occupy some important large and medium-sized cities along roads and railways, but it still has no time to take care of the vast remote areas far away from roads and railway lines.

Once that happens, we are likely to fall into a sea of ​​Japanese civilians. After all, there are tens of millions of them, so we can't kill all the Japanese on the island, right?"

"What the commander-in-chief said is that although the Japanese committed all kinds of evil on our land by burning, killing, looting, etc., they were barbaric acts that transcended human morality and were no different from animals. Our Chinese army must not be the same as them." Zhao Zhenfan nodded.

"So, this is why I want to kill their main regular resistance force at all costs. As long as they are eliminated, no matter how many Japanese there are on Kyushu Island, they will not be able to make any big waves.

Once these more than 30,000 little Japanese with combat experience are withdrawn, the Japanese can use them as the basis to expand the resistance force dozens of times.

After killing their core resistance force, we mobilized an absolutely superior force to land on the entire island, wipe out any organization or individual who dares to compete with our Chinese army, and completely defeat the Japanese people's will to resist on the island. Then they will be like a herd of sheep in the future.

Obey our jurisdiction honestly.

Brother Guoping is right, the Japanese are inferior to animals, and we cannot be the same as them, but if someone dares to challenge our Chinese military power, we don't mind giving them some punishment.

From now on, in all areas occupied by our army, if one person joins the resistance against our Chinese army, his whole family will be killed. If more than ten people in a village join the resistance organization, the entire village will be killed.

If you are willing to obey the jurisdiction of our Chinese army, life will continue as usual, and our army will not disturb the people, let alone kill innocent people indiscriminately, and those who disobey orders will be severely punished." Zhang Xinghan said.

Wang Yizhe nodded with deep approval and said: "We pay equal attention to kindness and power, and the president is wise."

"Of course, this is only a preliminary wartime jurisdiction measure. We will discuss in detail how to govern Kyushu Island and resolve various crises that may arise on the island after the war is over." Zhang Xinghan added. (To be continued.
Chapter completed!