The fire lit up everyone's faces. In the night illuminated by the raging fire, the 1st Guard Regiment of the 9th Theater District and the 2nd Guard Regiment of the 9th Theater District evacuated Changsha. The difference was that the former was by water and the latter was by land.
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"Farewell, Wuhan, wait until next time when you come back. This place will belong to China again!"
The river surged and hit the shore with a "swishing" sound. Zhang Tianhai looked at Wuhan gradually going away, with a lot of thoughts in his heart.
"Woo~~~"
The huge sound woke up everything around him. As the last group of people to board the ship, Zhang Tianhai felt a lot of reluctance to leave this place.
"Commander, let's go! If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave if the fire reaches this place." Xu Xun, as Zhang Tianhai's adjutant, naturally followed him to retreat.
"Yes." Zhang Tianhai nodded, then boarded the small steamer and headed to Yueyang, which he had just visited a few days ago.
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Two days later, Yueyang Pier.
At this time, Yueyang Pier was still noisy, mainly because of the arrival of the troops, which made it several times more lively than usual.
Of course, although Wuhan had fallen at this time, the direction of Yueyang people's escape was obviously not in the direction of the Yangtze River. After all, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River were occupied by the Japanese.
Walking onto the Yueyang Pier, where things and people had changed, Zhang Tianhai was filled with emotions. Now his troops were much stronger than when they set out from here. However, they were retreated back at this time.
If it weren't for this reason, maybe he wouldn't have much chance of setting foot on the same dock again.
"Have all the troops withdrawn?" Zhang Tianhai asked Xu Xun next to him.
"Regiment leader, all the troops in front have moved in according to your instructions." Xu Xun said seriously.
"Just move in. After we take a short rest, we will go directly to Changsha." Zhang Tianhai said solemnly. He also knew that after Wuhan fell, Yueyang would become very dangerous.
No matter what aspect they consider, it is impossible for the Japanese army to let go of the bridgehead of Yueyang - as long as they occupy Yueyang on the Yangtze River, they will have a dock, and their troops can take warships and continuously lower them from the Yueyang dock. .
It's not that Zhang Tianhai doesn't want to defend here, but because the current First Guard Regiment can no longer afford it. The top brass of the national army have no plan to guard Yueyang. Even if their First Guard Regiment is completely exhausted, the final Yueyang It would still fall, and his elite troops should not be placed on the Yangtze River to resist the Japanese naval bombardment.
Out of his charity to the people of Yueyang, Zhang Tianhai urgently met with Yueyang County Magistrate Zhang Zhihe and Yueyang City Defense Commander Zhang Zhihua.
"County Magistrate Zhang, Commander Zhang, long time no see." Zhang Tianhai saw the two of them in the county magistrate's office.
"How long has it been? It's only been more than a week. We are finally looking forward to the stars and the moon, and we are looking forward to your return, Chief Zhang." Zhang Zhihe had a smile on his face, as if he was seeing his closest relative.
"The situation on the front line this time is very bad. I hope you are mentally prepared." Zhang Tianhai said directly.
"Very bad?!" Zhang Zhihua was a little surprised. He also believed that it must not be an easy thing to say this word from the mouth of a person like Zhang Tianhai.
"Yes, it is very bad. Now hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops have occupied Wuhan, and our main force in the theater has now evacuated towards Changsha. The next goal of the Japanese army must be to capture Changsha, and Yueyang is the bridgehead of the Japanese attack. "Zhang Tianhai said bluntly. He felt that if he didn't tell the actual situation, the two guys in front of him might not realize how serious the problem was.
Sure enough, when Zhang Tianhai's words came out, the faces of the two people became a little pale. As the eldest brother, Zhang Zhihe said: "Don't the national army intend to defend Yueyang?"
"We want to protect Yueyang and are willing to keep all our personnel here to fight the Japanese army to the death, but the terrain here is really unsuitable for fighting, especially since the Japanese naval guns can hit our position. This is not possible. ." After saying that, Zhang Tianhai shook his head.
"Then what should we do now? Is it true that no one is willing to defend our Yueyang?" Zhang Zhihua murmured, just enough for three people to hear.
"If possible, I hope you will abandon Yueyang City. Even if you fight guerrillas with Little Japan, it doesn't matter. If you stay in Yueyang, even if all our troops die here, we will not be able to defend Yueyang, but if If we fight guerrillas, we can effectively kill the Japanese army, and when the national army launches a major counterattack, we can take back this place." Zhang Tianhai said very seriously, giving people a feeling of trust, rather than trying to make a big deal.
"Abandoning Yueyang, our families have to evacuate somewhere..." Zhang Zhihua wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Zhang Zhihe: "Okay, Chief Zhang, I listen to you, Zhang Zhihe is from one place Parents, the place can be lost and regained, but if a person's life is lost, it is really lost. I believe the national army can fight it back."
"Thank you for your trust, County Magistrate Zhang." Zhang Tianhai nodded, "If possible, organize the evacuation of the entire city as soon as possible! It's best to bring whatever you can with you. The Japanese army will occupy this place soon. By then, Everything you own will help the enemy, and I can’t guarantee whether our national army will burn this place down when we evacuate. I hope you can pay attention to the fact that the lives of the people under our command are the real country."
"I understand, thank you, Chief Zhang." Zhang Zhihe held down Zhang Zhihua who was about to say something.
"County Magistrate Zhang and Commander Zhang, let me tell you that our first guard regiment will leave Yueyang and rush to Changsha in the near future. You must be mentally prepared." Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice.
"I would like to ask, Chief Zhang, how long did you say not to be?" Zhang Zhihe asked seriously.
"No more than two days at most, so that's why I want you to be mentally prepared. Tomorrow morning our vanguard will set off across the Xinqiang River and Miluo River to Changsha. I'm not sure how long it will take for the Japanese army to arrive. . All I can say is that we should act as soon as possible and stop delaying." After saying that, Zhang Tianhai left gracefully.
Looking at Zhang Tianhai leaving, Zhang Zhihe and Zhang Zhihua looked at each other. They had already made some decisions.
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After leaving, Zhang Tianhai returned to his regiment headquarters. The vanguard he mentioned was naturally the cavalry battalion. Only the cavalry battalion could go to Changsha so quickly.
As for the pressure on the logistics troops, Zhang Tianhai very wisely assigned it to the main infantry battalion.
Yes, for Zhang Tianhai, he believed that this operation was also an exercise - he wanted to exercise the discipline and obedience of his troops, and more importantly, their combat effectiveness.
Zhang Tianhai believes that sharing the logistical pressure this time can be regarded as a long-distance training.
Well...for the cavalry battalion too...
For the exercise of the cavalry battalion. It is to exercise their running ability and quick reaction ability. In short, it is all to improve their combat effectiveness.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
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PS: I’ve been very busy at work these days. There are a lot of big inspectors and tasks going to the countryside. Let’s keep up the update first!
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