Yes, two divisions from the southeast of the Japanese army had already exchanged fire with the Chinese army, which was waiting for battle.

The 5th Division, which was sent by the Japanese North China Front Army, and one unit of the 10th Division, belonging to Isotani Ryosuke, was divided into two groups and came to Xuzhou just like in time and space.

The Japanese army played a big game of chess.

During the Battle of Shanghai a few months ago, the main force of China retreated smoothly due to the obstacles of Songjiang. This time, due to the dispute over transportation lines, the two major Japanese fronts hope to annihilate the 600,000 troops gathered by China with 200,000 troops, thus forming a crushing force on the Chinese side that refuses to compromise, occupy the entire territory of China as soon as possible, and reduce the huge consumption of Japan's local industry and agriculture.

Not to mention the North China and Central China Front Army, even the Japanese Army Base Camp, are also extremely concerned about this battle.

But perhaps only Tang Dao knew that this battle was destined to be unable to achieve their greatest goal for both China and Japan, and China did not completely defend the traffic line as imagined.

However, although the Japanese finally occupied northern Jiangsu after a fierce battle in March, the Japanese army lost more than 10,000 due to the battle between Youteng County and Taierzhuang. This was the first time since the war between China and Japan started, so many Japanese troops were wiped out in a local battle in a large-scale battle, and Chinese soldiers could also leave the battlefield with their heads raised.

Moreover, because the 67th Army participated in the war this time, the 59th Army was more flexible and mobile. Tang Dao was not worried about the outcome of the next Xuzhou War. If it was not done well, the battle of Taierzhuang might make it possible to make it a heart attack like Seishiro Itagaki and Soichi Teraunuchi.

To be honest, compared with Xuzhou hundreds of kilometers away, Tang Dao is more concerned about the war on the front line of Henan Province. It seems that in order to vent the New Year's Eve plane bombing and the New Year's attack, Tang Dao's failure, starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, the Japanese army strengthened its offensive against the First War Zone defense line.

This is probably the main reason why Commander Cheng knew that Tang Dao was injured and hospitalized, but he did not come to visit him in person. The Japanese army mobilized more than 50,000 troops to launch an offensive along the Yellow River.

Tang Dao knew that he had to lead the Sixing Regiment to leave the first war zone quickly, otherwise, once the Japanese army broke through the defense line, the Sixing Regiment would not be able to leave even if he wanted to.

However, before leaving the First War Zone, he had to meet someone.

If his wings of the little butterfly from the future time and space are not so violent, that person is still in Xinxiang.

The four-way group was repaired in the outskirts of Zhengzhou for almost a week. On the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the group was decorated and set off.

It's no secret that Lao Jia brought the Textile Association and three other bosses who had signed a cooperation agreement with Tangdao to see off the Sihang Group.

"Speed ​​up the factory relocation!" This is the advice Tang Dao gave to them before leaving.

It’s not that Zhengzhou, the second largest city in Henan Province, will soon fall. By June, when the Japanese army forced Kaifeng, the man ordered the explosion of the Yellow River Huayuankou section 17 kilometers away from Zhengzhou, turning a small half of Henan Province into a swamp. The Japanese tanks and cannons were unable to move forward, and they had to give up their plan to march into Zhengzhou. It was not until six years later that Zhengzhou really fell.

However, this move of "killing one hundred enemies and losing ten thousand of them" is the prelude to the people of Henan Province going to the abyss. With the years of natural disasters, Henan Province has completely fallen into the abyss.

If these merchants do not evacuate as soon as possible, they may have to put all equipment there for dirt in the next few years, and eventually they will be cheaper for the Japanese.

The Four Lines Regiment, which entered the marching state again, has been well-developed for a week and is much better than a week ago.

All the shoes were replaced with new cloth shoes. Straw sandals had long been thrown away by Tang Dao. It was as cool as sandals in summer, but if it was not a marching state, it would be like a knife scraping on the feet, which would be tolerated by Chinese soldiers of this era.

It’s bitter, and it becomes a habit to taste too much.

No one was worried that their new shoes would be broken after three or five days of marching. The hardworking women in the town and around him spent a week and took a full 12,000 pairs of cloth shoes with their hardworking hands to send them to the four-line group.

Although the Four-Road Group will never let them work for nothing, the 12,000 pairs of cloth shoes, the Four-Road Group is purchased for nearly 5,000 oceans, but this is also a kind of affection, which belongs to the most ordinary working people in China.

Before leaving the Four Army Regiment, the officers and soldiers cleaned the small yard they rented and filled the water tank with water. Some officers and soldiers even bought some snacks and put them in the house as thanks to the owner.

These were not requested by Tang Dao to issue military orders, but after receiving the new shoes, many officers and soldiers of the Four Corps decided independently.

How the people treat soldiers will also give feedback to the people, and vice versa. This is the simple Chinese.

It was in this long-term relationship with the people that the army gradually gained recognition from the working people who occupy the largest population base, and finally established a brand new China.

The Four-Road Group, without deliberate education, was gradually changing to the style of the army because of its harmonious military and civilian relationship.

Tang Dao was very happy about this change that he didn't expect.

Xinxiang is only about 100 kilometers away from Zhengzhou. The repaired four-line regiment will be able to reach it in 3 days at full speed.

However, Tang Dao seemed a little impatient. When he was still forty kilometers away from Xinxiang, he took Lu Sanjiang and a cavalry squad and ten horses to the First Group General Headquarters stationed in Xinxiang.

Some people may be unfamiliar with the First Army, but if we talk about the 29th Army, the predecessor of the First Army, many people may suddenly realize it.

That's right, the First Army is based on the 29th Army, with the 59th Army (expanded from the 38th Division), the 68th Army (expanded from the 143rd Division), and the 77th Army (expanded from the 37th Division and the 132nd Division). After the fall of North China, the newly formed First Army was under the command of the First War Zone.

The commander of his army was naturally the famous General Song, and the person Tang Dao was going to meet during this trip.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The reason why the First Army was in Xinxiang at this time was naturally because the Japanese army was in an urgent manner, and the First Army had to retreat again and again. Xinxiang was their last line of defense before Zhengzhou.

If it is broken again, the First Army will have to retreat to Zhengzhou.

When Tang Dao arrived in Xinxiang, it was already dinner in the evening. In the dark night, the checkpoints were checked in strict detail. Even Tang Dao had a pass covered with the seal of the War Zone Command, and had an officer certificate issued by the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the title of the commander of the Four-Link Regiment. It still took nearly an hour to arrive at the location of the First Army Command.

Perhaps considering the reasons for the bombing of Japanese fighter jets, the First Army Command was not placed in Xinxiang City, but in a relatively calm small village.

However, the villagers were persuaded to leave. The village was like a position, with sandbags built on the passageway and flat roofs. At least one guard battalion was stationed in the village. It is conceivable that there was less infantry regiment on the positions outside the village.

After all, this is the highest command organization that commands nearly 100,000 troops.

Let Lu Sanjiang, Erya and others wait at the fortification office at the entrance of the village. Tang Dao followed a major staff officer who came to lead the way into the village and arrived outside a quiet small courtyard.

Yes, it's quiet.

On this somewhat quiet winter night, except for the dim lanterns hanging around the courtyard, there were no imagined guarding or busyness. Two soldiers with hands on their waists standing at the gate of the courtyard. A dim light came from the crack of the gate of the courtyard. It should have been lit by a special lantern for marching, otherwise the light would not be as weak as it was, and it would be quiet and almost lonely.

There is no such pomp that a general-level army commander should have.

No one came to welcome Tang Dao. The army major who was ordered to come to lead the way smiled apologetically at Tang Dao: "Captain Tang, I am ordered to bring you here, you can go in by yourself!"

Tang Dao slightly rushed to the major who was nearly ten years older than him and expressed his gratitude. He took a deep breath, stepped forward and pushed open the door, and walked into the courtyard.

Maybe it was the cold winter night and the door was closed.

Tang Dao approached, and before he could call for a report, a voice came from inside the room: "It's the Sixing Group Tang Dao! Please come in!"

Tang Dao pushed open the door, and a soldier sitting behind a square table in the room, who was not wearing a military cap and only had a gray hair in his uniform, was looking up at him.

"I am Song Zheyuan!" The soldier who knew that Tang Dao might have never seen him and was not sure, had gray hair first introduced himself.

Tang Da stood at attention with a loud voice and reported: "Tang Dao, the leader of the Four-Second Regiment to the 43rd Army, said hello to General Song on behalf of the Four-Second Regiment!"

"I remember that my First Army and your 43rd Army have no friendship. Is there anything worth your regiment Tang's army to come to see me?" General Song's face was cold, and he also refused to be thousands of miles away in his words.

Tang Dao certainly knew that this time should be the lowest point in his life. Not to mention that the North China Base Camp, which had been in operation for several years, was occupied by the Japanese army, the seemingly powerful 29th Army, which had more than 100,000 troops, was far less powerful than he had imagined. Not only did he lose in North China, but later reorganized the First Army, but also lost repeatedly in the battle between Shanxi and Henan Province, and retreated to this place.

If it were anyone, I might not be in a good mood. It depends on the courtyard where he is now and is not even with the General Staff under the command. I am afraid he is also depressed and wants to calm down at night.

But Tang Dao also knew that this thought that the bottom of his life had not yet arrived. One month later, the Battle of Xinxiang was defeated again. The First Army lost Xinxiang and had to retreat to Zhengzhou. He was forced to resign from his post as the commander of the First Army in the middle of the year as the deputy commander of the First War Zone. He completely lost his command of the army before he could truly fall to the bottom.

From the once most prominent first person in North China to a foreigner in Keshichuan Province, it is probably inseparable from this huge psychological gap.

"Report to Chief, this is a letter that Commander Zhang asked me to bring to you!" Tang Dao was simply, seeing this cold man, he felt that since you had seen me, you had done enough etiquette and went back wherever you came from, and immediately took out a letter from your purse.

That was when Commander Zhang asked him to pass by Yu Sheng to bring him to this person before leaving Xuzhou.

Tang Dao was also quite puzzled at that time. He knew that the initiator of the righteous Commander Zhang who had fallen to the point where everyone shouted and beat him and was called a "traitor". For Commander Zhang, the pain of being betrayed by his brother and comrades was no less than misunderstood by the people.

"Mingxuan is not worthy of me, but after all, he is still the commander of the army and is still leading his troops to fight against the Japanese. He is no longer a brother or a comrade-in-arms. I hope that he understands that the hatred of the country and the nation is above everything else. As long as he continues to fight, I, Mr. Zhang, will be willing to return to his command!" Commander Zhang looked at Tang Dao meaningfully and said his reasons lightly.

Although Tang Dao did not read the content of the letter, he admired Chief Zhang even more. I am afraid that only such a person with such a mind can achieve his future reputation! Not just the general who was above to die.

"That Commander Zhang?" General Song was slightly stunned, obviously not reacting yet.

Then, his face moved slightly and he murmured in a low voice: "You came from northern Jiangsu, except for Xunchen, there must be no second Commander Zhang!"

The eyelids drooped, perhaps because he didn't want Tang Dao to see the suddenness in his eyes: "I thought about many reasons why Tang Dao came to see me before, but I didn't expect that it would be because of my sincere heart. In the past, I was injustice, so how could he contact me again?"

Although the army commander tried his best to maintain a calm expression, Tang Dao could still feel the complexity of his emotions at this moment.

Perhaps, this former "No. 1 man in North China" turned the blame to his friend in order to get rid of his responsibility for defeat, which is actually not unrepentant!

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is human, one thought, one thought, one thought, one thought, hell!

Behind the glamorous life, it is not just rotten and dirty, but seemingly humble and cowardly, there is also a heart like gold.

Human eyes always deceive themselves.

Tang Dao will not make light judgments about the personal grievances between these influential characters, and time will give the final answer.

Or, is the answer important? What matters is, what they have done for this country and nation in the era of life and death.

However, after all, he was a superb figure who had commanded over 100,000 troops. He quickly calmed down and took the envelope from Tang Dao's hand, and waved his hand to signal Tang Dao to sit down while opening it.

"Brother Mingxuan..." The three words on the letter made the general commander unable to help but feel excited and read it in a low voice.

This is naturally an unexpected title for him, even if it's just a polite one.

It's not too long, it's only one page, but this person has read it three or four times, and it takes ten minutes.

After a long time, he gently put the letter paper into an envelope and put it in a file bag, and then looked at Tang Dao.

His face was no longer as cold as before, and his eyes showed a gentleness and a little bit of surprise that could not be concealed. He just looked at Tang Dao quietly.

Tang Dao couldn't help but feel a little furious when he saw it.

His eldest brother Zhang would not have recommended himself to join this First Army in the letter! That was too bad.

Although the First Army is now strong and powerful, even if it cannot defeat the Japanese army, it will not be defeated like ordinary troops and can resist layer by layer. It won’t take long to wait for the general commander in front of you to be dismissed, and the number of the First Army will become history. However, the army under his command has not lost its reputation as the 29th Army and has outstanding performance in the War of Resistance Against Japan.

"Haha! Commander Tang, don't be nervous! Although Xunchen strongly recommends you, the little brother in front of me, it is not because of my First Army." He is worthy of being a former boss, and he immediately sees through Tang Dao's somewhat furious expression.

Then, he stood up gently from his seat and walked slowly to Tang Dao. Shi Potian said in shock: "First of all, I have to thank you!"

Tang Dao...

Let an admiral say thank you, it's better than joining them!

Anyway, with Tang Dao’s life experience, once someone says thank you, there will be no good things in the cliff.

Obviously, he was about to guess it right again.
Chapter completed!