Look at Zhang Tianhai again.
After the conflict with Huo Qiming on December 27, the two shook hands and made peace. The relationship is quite close, at least people who don't know think they are old friends who have known each other for many years.
As for Zhang Tianhai leading his troops to rob Yishantang, Huo Qiming also behaved quite openly. During the conversation, he did not mention it at all, and regarded the six to seven hundred oceans as a free gift to the former.
Well, it was impossible to get it back anyway. Besides, I don’t know what channel Huo Qiming used to get a batch of diesel for Zhang Tianhai. The key is that he didn’t take any money.
At this point, Zhang Tianhai felt that Huo Qiming was quite capable. He was definitely not a simple person.
Of course, Huo Qiming is not a simple person. Is Zhang Tianhai just a simple person? You still have to take what you deserve, and at worst the favor will have to be returned later.
So, after a night's rest and recuperation, Zhang Tianhai took his troops and set off again, heading straight to Xuzhou.
Different from other times, Zhang Tianhai issued an emergency march order this time and must rush to Xuzhou quickly. According to the remaining memories of his previous life, he vaguely remembered that the 12th and 27th was the day when Han Fuqu retreated without a fight and abandoned Jinan. , it was precisely because of Han Fuqu's retreat without a fight that the Battle of Xuzhou was slowly beginning.
It was already December 28th. If nothing unexpected happened, Li Zongren, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, would ask the central dignitaries for guns and troops because of the tight fighting situation on the front line.
Since he needed men, guns and troops, how could he miss his direct regiment?
Zhang Tianhai also had numerous ideas as to why Commander Tang Shengzhi transferred his regiment directly under the Third Theater Command to Xuzhou, but in the end he felt that only two were the most reliable - first, to transfer to Xuzhou and transfer to Wuhan; second, they This was packaged as a gift by Tang Shengzhi and sent directly to Li Zongren, the commander-in-chief of the fifth theater.
Of course, Zhang Tianhai is leaning towards the latter. Otherwise, why not let them go directly to Wuhan, or just go back to build the third theater, and why not go all the way around to Xuzhou? !
Zhang Tianhai saw this very clearly, but he must not say anything. After all, he wanted to follow Li Zongren and Chief Li to fight in Xuzhou, whether it was the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Battle of Linyi, or a bloody battle Regardless of Teng County, he hopes to fight in Xuzhou.
During the Nanjing breakout battle, Zhang Tianhai was very frustrated when the Japanese troops were chased and beaten. He led more than 3,500 defeated troops and more than 3,000 civilians to escape. It was quite good to escape.
Compared with the embarrassment during the Nanjing breakout war, when Zhang Yulin returns to the Zhiyi Regiment, everything will be greatly changed!
When he was in Nanjing, he only had 3,500 defeated troops, and there were 3,000 civilians to drag him down. But it was different when he arrived in Xuzhou - his Zhiyi Regiment was at the time when the troops were strong, and with the troops he brought back If these 400 veterans of the rest of their lives go back and reorganize them, their combat effectiveness will definitely increase!
At that time, there will be more than 3,500 armored men in the regiment. If there are artillery battalions and other troops to strengthen, and all the German weapons and equipment, it will be a joke.
It's time for the sword of Zhiyi Tuan to be shown to the world, and for the Japanese army to see the sharpness of this "unsheathed sword"!
Jiashan County is not far from Xuzhou, only two to three hundred kilometers. In addition, there are many plains in this area, so the progress is quite smooth.
After a day and night of emergency march, Zhang Tianhai and others finally arrived in Xuzhou.
Xuzhou is a big city. As the junction point of East China, North China, and Central China, its strategic location is undoubtedly very important.
As long as Xuzhou can be captured, the Japanese troops in North China and Central China can form a line and launch a fierce attack on Wuhan along the Ping-Han Railway!
This is the plan that the Japanese army has set!
Cars were coming and going in Xuzhou City, and local troops wearing various military uniforms were coming and going, but the uniforms of the Central Army were not seen.
As a result, Zhang Tianhai's troops, wearing dirty uniforms of the Central Army, suddenly became the focus of the audience.
"Hey, brothers, have you ever seen a Central Army unit with the designation of the First Regiment of the Third War Zone outside Xuzhou City?" Zhang Tianhai dismounted directly and then pulled over a local army unit wearing blue and gray military uniforms. the lieutenant asked.
The tall lieutenant whose clothes had been ripped off was stunned for a moment. He was originally ready to get angry, but when he saw that the other party's military rank was that of colonel, his expression suddenly changed. He stood at attention and saluted: "Sir, we are also newly arrived with the commander of the unit." From Xuzhou, the troops are about to leave now."
"Which army are you from?" Zhang Tianhai asked with a frown.
"Sir, we are from the 30th Army of the Northwest Army." The lieutenant reported truthfully.
Hearing the title of the Forty-ninth Army, Zhang Tianhai really felt a little familiar. He suddenly remembered that it seemed to be the unit that won the Battle of Linyi with Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army!
Zhang Tianhai thought for a while and asked, "Is your commander Pang Bingxun, Commander Pang?"
"Our commander is Commander Pang Bingxun." The lieutenant said truthfully. After all, they are all members of the national army and there is nothing to hide.
Zhang Tianhai nodded and said, "Okay, I won't bother you. Let's go into the city and search for it on our own!"
"Okay, goodbye, sir." The lieutenant gave a military salute and then led the troops away.
A soldier wearing uniforms like Zhang Tianhai can tell at a glance that he has just experienced a fierce battle. Now he can still fight to the level of a fierce battle. In addition to fighting the Japanese, what other troops will he fight with? !
The civil war has not been fought since 1937.
Everyone has long concluded that there are no heroes in a civil war.
Those who can fight the Japanese war are true heroes. That military salute is in honor of these troops who broke out from Nanjing.
Which of these troops did not fight tooth and nail with the Japanese army to break out?
Looking at the departing figures of the Northwest Army troops, Zhang Tianhai had mixed feelings in his heart. He didn't know when his troops would arrive.
"It would be great if I had a mobile phone at this time..." Zhang Tianhai sighed in his heart.
At this moment, a troop wearing yellow-green military uniforms appeared at the end of the distant horizon. It looked like a troop of the Central Army.
It's just that this unit is moving extremely slowly, and it seems to be suspected of working hard?
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PS: The second update is here.
Thanks to Qidian book friend Fisherman 502 and four monthly tickets for cooking without rice!
Thanks to Qidian book friend Yeying Qianfeng and wage earner Huang Ge for giving me two monthly tickets each!
