1938, early February.

In order to open up the Jinpu line, communicate the two battlefields in the north and south, and then cut off the Longhai Road and threaten the side of the Pinghan Road, as a preparation for attacking Wuhan, it was also inevitable for Xuzhou.

In order to seize Xuzhou, the Japanese army successively mobilized 8 divisions, 3 brigades, and 2 detachments (equivalent to brigades) of about 240,000 people.

These Japanese forces consisted of the Central China Dispatch Army and the North China Front Army, and the commanders were Shunkazu Hata, commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, and Toshiichi Terauchi, commander of the North China Front.

The Japanese army divided into two routes, carried out the north and south together, and first captured Xuzhou, a strategic place in East China.

Xuzhou is located between the Yellow River and the Huai River, according to the four provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui, and is an important hub of the Jinpu and Longhai railways.

Xuzhou is a strategic point that must be defended, and the Chinese army, with Chief Li, commander of the Fifth Theater, as the commander-in-chief of the theater, has mobilized about 600,000 people from 64 divisions and three brigades.

The main force of the Chinese army was concentrated in the area north of Xuzhou to resist the southern attack of the Japanese army on the northern front, and a part of the force was deployed on the southern section of the Jinpu Railway to prevent the Japanese army from advancing north on the southern line to secure Xuzhou.

Not long ago, a number of battles broke out between the Chinese army and the Japanese army in the area south of Xuzhou, and the large-scale battle of Xuzhou kicked off......

Just yesterday, Li Hong really received an appointment document from the Commander's Department of the Second War Zone.

The order was issued, and the security regiment was mobilized within three days to reinforce the Xuzhou area.

From the moment he received the order, Li Hong began to rectify military discipline, replenish military supplies in advance to prepare for war, and prepare for the Xuzhou battlefield.

In order to consolidate the garrison defense of the base area, Li Hong decided to leave a part of his troops for defense.

He has been thinking about which combat units to lead to reinforce the Xuzhou area for the past two days.

After careful consideration, Li Hong decided at the military meeting at the regimental headquarters that he would personally lead two companies, including the first battalion, the cavalry battalion, the third battalion, the fifth battalion, the artillery battalion, and a squad of special forces, while the rest of the troops and reserves would remain in the garrison to ensure the safety of the base area.

In addition, Li Hong recruited another 2,000 recruits and put them into the reserve team for training, so as to ensure that the security regiment was reduced and could replenish the new force at any time.

"Alright, adjourn!"

At the end of the military meeting, the military commanders left the conference room of the regiment headquarters one after another.

Li Hong was sitting in the conference room thinking about things, and suddenly, Chen Lin came over and lit a cigarette for him.

"Chen Lin, you kid has nothing to do, don't think I don't know what you want to do."

"Brother-in-law, you have all gone to the battlefield in Xuzhou, there is no reason why my armored battalion does not go, right? Now the armored battalion is the most combat-ready unit in the whole regiment. Chen Lin took the initiative to ask Li Hong to go to the front line in Xuzhou to fight.

Li Hong extinguished the cigarette and said coldly: "Tell you, it's no fun!" ”

"Brother-in-law, it's not like I'm going to follow you, my sister said, but I have to take a good look at you, maybe you loosen your belt and go to the kiln to have a good time......"

As soon as Li Hong heard that he moved out of Chen Shujun to talk about things, he slapped him angrily.

"You kid, you're just a two-faced person, I can't take you with you like a spy."

He let Chen Lin's armored battalion stay, mainly because of many considerations.

The armored battalion and the flying squadron are indeed the most combat-effective units of the security regiment now, and it is precisely because of this that Li Hong cannot transfer all the elites of the security regiment.

If the little devils invade the base area, and the security regiment base area does not have the main force on the ground, what can they use to defend against the enemy?

Also, the aircraft base is a big problem, and if the flight squadron is transferred there rashly, if the airfield is not hidden enough, it may be bombed by imp bombers.

If the flight squadron is left behind, if there is any shortage of strategic materials or weapons and ammunition in the future, the transport aircraft of the flight squadron can be airdropped remotely.

Chen Lin was grinding hard with Li Hong at the command headquarters, so he finally moved Li Hong.

"Brother-in-law, you can take me to Xuzhou with you, even if I am the head squad leader."

Li Hong agreed, thought about it carefully, and decided to let the elite of the armored battalion stay, and only let Chen Lin lead a battalion of reserve infantry.

"Okay, then you will lead a battalion reserve to follow me to Xuzhou, if I don't agree to you kid, I guess you can annoy me to death."

"Thanks, brother-in-law!" Chen Lin had a bright smile on his face.

"Alright, alright, get out, get out!"

Li Hong waved his hand impatiently and blasted him out.

……

In the afternoon of the next day, the troops of the security regiment, who received the order to leave, began to prepare for the opening work.

Before the start, Li Hong held a swearing-in meeting for the whole group.

Thousands of officers and men of the security regiment stood on the colonel's field, and the soldiers wore M35 steel helmets, carried field backpacks, and carried German and American weapons and equipment.

Li Hong was fully armed, standing on a high platform like a javelin, holding a megaphone in his hand, shouting loudly.

"Brothers, not long ago, the devil soldiers in North China and Central China attacked the Xuzhou area in two ways, in a vain attempt to annex our land in the north and south, and the Second War Zone and the Supreme Military Commission decided to send our security regiment to the Xuzhou battlefield!"

The officers and soldiers present lined up in a strict line, listening carefully to Li Hong's words, and the soldiers showed solemn faces one by one, revealing a mighty momentum all over their bodies.

"Since the establishment of our security regiment, 4,113 officers and soldiers have been sacrificed, this time they went to Xuzhou, and the brutal casualties on the battlefield are inevitable, and even some brothers can only bury their bones when they fall, brothers of the security regiment, are you afraid?!"

"The security group, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, fearless-"

"The security regiment is invincible, invincible—"

"Expelle the Japanese and return my rivers and mountains—"

The officers and men had the same slogan, their morale was high, and their momentum shook the sky like a group of tigers and wolves ready to fight.

The current security corps is all elite, and there is no need to talk too much nonsense to boost morale.

"All the people present are there, and the troops are pulling out and rushing to Xuzhou to !!"

Li Hong waved his hand vigorously and shouted loudly.

Hearing the order to set off, the soldiers boarded the military trucks as quickly and vigorously as they could.

Immediately, Li Hong opened the door of the military Humvee and boarded the passenger seat of the Humvee.

"Boom, boom—"

The engines of the vehicles were activated, and the roar of the vehicles stationed at the Security Corps was incessant.

The cavalry battalion acted as the vanguard and marched at the front of the ranks on horseback.

More than 100 military trucks were loaded with soldiers of the security regiment, and all kinds of artillery pieces were towed behind the vehicles, all of which were covered with camouflage nets.

Soon, the long line of cars drove out of the security regiment station.

Li Hong was sitting on a Humvee, and the car had just left the gate of the station, when suddenly, a woman's eager shouts came from a distance.

"Li Hong, Li Hong, you wait !!"

Chen Shujun hurriedly ran over, she called out to Li Hong loudly, and desperately chased after the car.