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April 1st Rescue (3)

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    The 33rd Regiment abandoned all its vehicles and artillery, carrying only dozens of mortars that could be dismantled, and drove the mules and horses on the road. The entire regiment was running lightly, following Zhang Xian's designated route.  Heading towards the lower reaches of Chai Wen River.

    Xu Haibo rode on a horse and walked side by side with Zhang Xian. As he walked, he joked: "Axian, I think you are a worry about your life. A good staff officer doesn't stay at the brigade headquarters. Come over here."  Why are you following me to fight? Be careful, bullets don¡¯t have eyes?"

    Zhang Xian looked at him, smiled, and said to him: "Old Xu, I know what you are thinking in your heart. Are you afraid that I will take away your power and your limelight again?"

    Xu Haibo was startled, apparently exposed by Zhang Xian's words, and laughed loudly: "Forget it! I have worked under you for so long, I am used to it, and I still care.  Are you taking credit from me?"

    "You don't say it, but you must be thinking so in your heart!" Zhang Xian did not give him a step, but said seriously: "Old Xu, you are actually good at everything, but you are a little bit narrow-minded. Between the two of us,  Friendship, can I not tolerate you?"

    Xu Haibo's face turned red and white, and he smiled awkwardly and said, "Look, where are you thinking? How can I be that kind of person?"

    Zhang Xian also smiled and told him honestly: "Old Xu, don't worry too much. I'm really anxious. You also know that I spent a long time in the 74th Army, and there are also  Just like here, I have so many good colleagues and brothers. If my brothers are in trouble, how can I sit still!"

    Xu Haibo nodded, suddenly feeling ashamed of his random thoughts just now. In fact, he already knew Zhang Xian very well.  He also knows that he is not a likable person. Among the 11th reorganized division, only Zhang Xian can understand and tolerate him. If it were not for Zhang Xian, he might not be able to join the 33rd regiment.  Head of the group.  But for Zhang Xian, he not only has a feeling of dependence and trust, but also has an inexplicable jealousy deep in his heart.

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    As Zhang Xian guessed, after crossing the river from Baozhuang, the 33rd Regiment did not encounter any resistance from the Communist army. There was only a small team, or at most a platoon, on guard, not even a decent fortification.  No, so the result is predictable. Xu Haibo successfully broke through their defensive position with only one company. The communist platoon had to retreat after leaving several corpses behind.

    At the moment, Zhang Xian urged Xu Haibo to lead the 33rd Regiment, closely following the retreating Communist army, heading straight to Changlu Town in the east. At the west entrance of the town, they encountered a tenacious blockade by the Communist army.  But at this time, it was already a bit late.  Although the blocking Communist army was very tenacious, it could not withstand the 33rd Regiment's overwhelming offensive.  The Communist army obviously neglected the defense on the west, and did not expect that the Nationalist army on the front would cross the river from the west and come in in a roundabout way.  War is so ruthless, even a little carelessness may cause the overall defeat.

    The 33rd Regiment rushed into Changlu Town, but the battle was extremely difficult. It was not until four or five o'clock in the afternoon that the remnants of the Communist troops in the town were cleared and the entire town was captured.

    Precisely because Changlu Town in the rear was captured, the main communist position near Jiyang was in an uproar at this time. They had been attacked on both sides, but they still stood firm.  Zhang Xian could imagine that the commander of this Communist army must be well aware of the importance of this blocking task. If the reorganized 11th Division was allowed to pass, it might cause immeasurable failure to the entire campaign.  The more he thought about this, the more frightened Zhang Xian became. He knew that at this time, time was victory. Only by reorganizing the 11th Division to reach the main battlefield of Meng Lianggu earlier could the tilt of the balance of victory be reversed.

    After capturing Changlu Town, the 33rd Regiment almost made a desperate move. The entire regiment launched wave after wave of charges from south to north against the main Communist position in Jianyang.  On the north front, Brigadier Wang Yuanling personally led another regiment of the 118th Brigade to attack. The communist army that clung to its position suffered heavy casualties. In this section, which was only two or three miles wide from north to south, it was already a vast area.  There were wailing and groaning sounds everywhere. Due to the dense concentration of people, the casualties were particularly heavy under the powerful artillery fire of the national army.  Although the fortifications on the north side are sufficient, there are almost no fortifications on the south side, and they can only rely on a few trenches to defend it desperately.

    This battle is no longer a battle, but a competition of wills.

    The battle lasted until the evening. The 33rd Regiment captured the opponent's last trench. In desperation, the garrisoned Communist troops had to retreat to the mountainous area to the west. However, at this time, the troops had alreadyAfter an hour, there was still no result. Hu Congjun and Zhang Xian couldn't help but become nervous. Their hearts felt cold, and an ominous omen immediately hit their hearts.

    "Let's get through to Chief Ou first!" Zhang Xian suggested.

    Hu Congjun nodded and ordered the telegraph operator to connect the telegram from General Ou Zhen, commander of the Third Corps, but he could not get in touch with him.  Zhang Xian felt that things were very bad, and Hu Congjun also felt something, and immediately ordered the radio operator to contact other friendly forces. Except for Qiu Yuqing's Fifth Army, no other troops were able to contact them.  The Fifth Army had just arrived at Xintai City at this time, and was also working hard to contact the front units.

    "What's going on?" Hu Congjun felt a little uneasy and said it unconsciously.

    Zhang Xian thought for a while and said: "Maybe all the troops are in motion and it is inconvenient to answer the call. Maybe we can contact you later!"

    Hu Congjun nodded. Now, he could only explain in this way and did not dare to think about the worse.

    Brigadier Qin of the 18th Brigade asked whether to go south to Menglianggu as planned. This was really a difficult moment to decide. Hu Congjun was also in a dilemma at this time and asked Zhang Xian and the deputy division commander for their opinions.

    "If there are no special circumstances, we should still act according to Shangfeng's original plan!" This was the deputy division commander's suggestion.

    Hu Congjun asked Zhang Xian again: "What do you think?"

    Zhang Xian thought for a while. At this time, he knew that he had to calm down. If he acted too impulsively, it might lead to the difficulty of the whole division. He immediately said to Hu Congjun: "Sir, our eyes are in the dark now, and we don't know what's ahead."  How is the situation? Although we are all anxious, if we act blindly at this time, I am afraid there will be greater danger!"

    Hu Congjun nodded and asked, "Do you want to wait here for a while?"

    "Yes!" Zhang Xian nodded and said at the same time: "We can't wait here. We must actively send personnel to reconnaissance to the south and east. We must know the situation of both the enemy and ourselves at this time before we can act. Here  Before, I thought we were still stationed in Mengyin City. While we were in contact with the upper peak, we stepped up our guard on all sides and occupied the hills around the city to build fortifications to prevent any unexpected events!"

    "Well! Your suggestion is very good, just do as you say!" Hu Congjun also agreed.

    At the moment, Hu Congjun sent an order, ordering his three brigades to be stationed outside Mengyin City, forming a three-legged stance relying on each other. At the same time, he also sent a search team to conduct search and reconnaissance mainly to the south and east.

    At this time, Zhang Xian was feeling uneasy. There was always a worst-case scenario that he didn't dare to think about or say out loud. However, he thought Hu Congjun must have thought of it, that maybe at this time, the editor  The Seventy-fourth Division has been annihilated by the Communist army!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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