The shells whistled down, and the officers and men of the 122nd Regiment dodged the shells under the command of the brigade commander Meng Kailan. On mountain roads, the hit rate and explosion effect of shells are much lower than those on flat ground. The standard helmet of the Cadet Army, of course, is the most beautiful and practical in the current world, and its protective ability is also very strong. So this round of shelling, which lasted for about a quarter of an hour, did not cause too many casualties to the 122nd regiment, but only slowed down their advance.

Meng Kailan and Xiang Yunhai were lying behind a boulder together, and the former said, "It's too close, it seems that the little devil has noticed our actions." ”

Xiang Yunhai said a little worriedly: "Then they must also be aware of the reality of Yanlie Mountain." Brigade seat, will the Japanese take the opportunity to send troops to sneak attack? ”

Meng Kailan had already let go, but at this time he frowned. He thought for a moment and said, "Let's send a telegram to the master." If the Japanese really dare to send troops to attack Yanlie Mountain, then the defense of Jiujiang will inevitably be even more empty, and maybe it is a good time for us to take back Jiujiang. ”

The 34th Brigade, the 35th Brigade, and the 36th Brigade were subordinate to the 12th Division, of which the 34th Brigade was stationed at Hukou and the 35th Brigade was stationed in Duchang.

Where did the 36th Brigade go? There are very few people who know about the Twelfth Division, and because Meng Kailan wants to preside over the defense of Hukou, Ye Zhaocai specially informed him.

After the 123rd Regiment had annihilated nearly three brigades of devils since the 2nd and killed Major General Yamachigaki, the battle report was reported to the General Headquarters. When he was in Nanjing, Ouyang Yun fought with Shan Chi Yuan, and Zhi Lu Dao was quite famous in the history of the past, and was once the backbone of the massacre. This heinous guy actually fell at the mouth of the lake, and Ouyang Yun thought that this might be the result of the butterfly effect radiation, and he was in a better mood. He first ordered the 123rd Regiment to be commended, and then thought of the situation around Jiujiang and Hukou, as well as the current position of the Jiangbei troops, and had an extremely bold plan in his heart. People who are familiar with Ouyang Yun think that this young head of the Cadet Army likes to take risks the most, but in fact, Ouyang Yun himself has never seen it that way. Of course, this time, he was really ready to take the risk.

"123 One regiment annihilated three brigades of devils, whether it is the reason why Shizhong Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is no doubt that the combat effectiveness of the 106th Division is limited," he first discussed this issue with Chen Shichang and He Zhengchuan, "Jiujiang was successfully attacked by Zhongdao Qincun, and now it has become a destabilizing factor affecting the offensive and defensive battles of Madang Fortress. Even if the Japanese could not open the situation from the front, from the downstream, they could fight in a roundabout way from Jiujiang. Forget it, the most terrifying thing is that they directly left Madang to use troops in the upper reaches of the Jiujiang River. I don't know how determined the Nationalist government was to resist this time, but there is no doubt that in the end, they will definitely withdraw to Chongqing. At that time, Madang was fine, and the troops in Jiangbei had really become turtles in the urn, and it was impossible to run. ”

At the beginning, the reason why Chen Shichang and others agreed was simply to consider that the Second Air Corps of the Japanese Army was too much of a deterrent to the chariot troops. However, Xiao Yat accomplished this feat with wolf teeth. Looking back, it seems a little unwise to send troops to Jiangbei. The larger the size of the Scholar Army, the higher Ouyang Yun's prestige, although he thought that nothing had changed, and he was still able to listen to opinions as before, but like Chen Shichang and them, how could they still speak in front of him without scruples like before. Jiangbei's troops now have more than three divisions, and among them, the chariot troops are all dispatched. Not only is the cost of the tank unit high, but its effectiveness in battle is unmatched by other branches of the army. The pure infantry of those three divisions is just that, even if they encounter encirclement, as long as they are reduced to zero, there is still hope of escaping, but those chariots are too big, and if they are surrounded, there is no hope of escaping at all. Forget it, and in case it is captured by the Japanese army and complete information is obtained, it will be absolutely bad news for the student army and for the current China. Sending troops to Jiangbei was originally a risk, but I didn't expect the commander-in-chief to be too much and wanted to take another risk. He Zhengchuan doesn't matter, after all, he is only the commander of the third division, and he is the executive commander and does not bear the responsibility of a staff officer, so Chen Shichang feels uncomfortable. Chen Shichang actually opposed sending troops to Jiangbei, but because no one stood up and was the first to oppose it, he also chose to go along with the crowd. As the chief of staff of the corps, if the troops in Jiangbei really encountered any accidents, or even caused the tragedy of the annihilation of the whole army, he would absolutely not be able to escape his responsibilities. Forget the responsibility, the crux of the problem is to die so many students at one time, which is indeed not something that he Chen Shichang can accept. He had already made a mistake once, but this time, he couldn't do it again - "For the sake of the future, I can choose to echo it for a while, but it is a matter of life and death for the soldiers, and I can't be sorry for my conscience!" ”

As he was thinking like this, Ouyang Yun saw that they were silent, and continued: "Instead of being beaten passively, it is better to take the initiative to attack. If Nakajima continues to storm Hukou, judging from the results of today's day, the 34th Brigade will be able to resist the attack. It's just that the 34th Brigade can't bear it, and there is still the 35th Brigade in Duchang. If Nakajima really continues to attack, then Jiujiang's troops will be insufficient, is this an opportunity for us to take advantage of? What I mean is to let the 36th Brigade bypass the southern line and take the opportunity to recover Jiujiang. Shi Chang, I see that the staff officers of your operations department have been very active in conducting rehearsals recently, so you should take the time to study it and give me a detailed and feasible plan tomorrow morning. ”

Chen Shichang did not object to the previous Jiangbei action plan, and he already felt that he was derelict in his duties, but now that he heard Ouyang Yunxin's risky plan, he no longer dared to agree. He said, "Commander-in-Chief, isn't it too risky. Although the 106th Division is a Class B division, there are about 20,000 people. The Japanese army occupied Jiujiang for the sake of Madang, if Nakajima simply abandoned Jiujiang and went all out to attack Hukou, what would happen then? Once the hukou is lost, Madang's left flank will be completely exposed to the Japanese army, and at that time, the Xiaogushan and Gulangyu positions will have to be abandoned. Once we are forced to shrink our defensive line, then the Japanese may take the opportunity to close in—"

Chen Shichang was able to serve as the chief of staff of the Northbound Army, and he had his own outstanding military qualities, and he analyzed that even if Ouyang Yun was eager to take Jiujiang, he had to think about it carefully. He first asked He Zhengchuan's opinion, and saw that he and Chen Shichang had roughly the same idea, and he really didn't want to give up this only chance to recover Jiujiang, so he suggested contacting Ye Zhao and listening to the opinion of the supreme commander of the front.

Madang and Hukou could only communicate with each other by telegraph, and soon after Madang's secret telegram was sent, there was a call back from Hukou. Ye Zhao's opinion is worth trying. In the latter telegram, he elaborated on the reasons: the existence of Panyang Lake, the topography of Shizhong Mountain and Yanlie Mountain determined that the Japanese army could only increase its troops in echelons; The Japanese army's superiority in strength could not be fully brought into play, and when its attrition reached a certain level, the sneak attack on Jiujiang would be twice the result with half the effort.

With the support of Ye Zhao, the front-line commander, Ouyang Yun's risky plan was approved again, of course, in order to prevent accidents on the Hukou side, Ouyang Yun personally gave Ye Zhao an order, asking him to set the artillery position closer to the front line, and to be able to shoot to the left of Panyang Lake, so as to prevent the Japanese army from blooming in more points, and take advantage of the weakness of the defenders of Hukou to make a point-and-face breakthrough.

The artillery of the Cadet Corps has not yet shown up, and the picture is that if it does not fire, it will be a blockbuster, and if it does not fire, it will be enough, and once the artillery is fired, it will completely smash the Japanese artillery unit, so as to discount the two heavy firepower arms of the Japanese army.

Ye Zhao naturally hoped that he would have the opportunity to sneak attack Jiujiang so as to add some glory to his military career, and he naturally responded to Ouyang Yun's various orders.

It was against this background that the 36th Brigade disappeared from the mouth of the lake out of thin air, and where it went is known to very few people.

In Wuxingli, on the east bank of Daiqiao Lake, about 30 kilometers away from Jiujiang, Ye Zhao, accompanied by several guards, visited the Gao family and the Dong family, a well-known local fisherman. The wars in Jiujiang, Hukou and Madang have had a negative impact on the fishing life of the Gao family and the Dong family. Folklore has it that the Japanese have green faces and fangs, and they don't spit out bones when they eat people, so the elders of the Gao family and the Dong family strictly prohibit the juniors from fishing, for fear that their lives will be in danger when they go out and meet the Japanese.

The uniforms of the Xuebing Army are different from all the current domestic armies, and it is precisely because of this strange military uniform that when the 36th Brigade of Xuebing appeared nearby, people thought that the legendary devils were coming, and they all scattered into the mountains when they landed, or they hid at home and did not dare to show their faces at will.

It's the third day that the 30th Brigade has arrived. And the reason why the troops were driven directly here is that there are more fishing people around, and if these people help, they can suddenly appear on the opposite shore in the form of a strange soldier.

The villagers avoided it, but Ye Zhao didn't care. The group of them arrived at Gao's house first, standing at the gate of Gao's courtyard, Ye Zhao asked staff officer Wang Ning to go up and shout, he ordered: "Report to your home first, and speak softer." ”

Wang Ning nodded, took two steps forward, first knocked on the knocker gently, and then said loudly: "Is anyone at home?" We are the Nationalist Government's student army, and we are here to help the villagers drive away the Japanese devils, if it is convenient, please open the door and let us come in and sit, is it okay? ”

The Gao family compound is divided into two entrances, and at this moment, in the hall where the first one enters, an old man with a white beard and hair of about seventy or eighty years old is sitting firmly on the Taishi chair with a cane, and beside him, there are several young people with nervous expressions standing with their hands down.

These young people originally thought that they were Japanese soldiers, and two of them had daggers hidden on their bodies, but when they heard Wang Ning's shout, the expressions on their faces finally relaxed, and the youngest of them said: "It's the army of the National Government." ”

The other older man was completely relaxed, looked at the old man with white hair and said, "Grandpa, it is a student army, I have heard of this army, and it does not disturb the people." ”

The old man's face was calm, but his heart was also nervous. The old man has seen a lot, and he has already heard some Taoism from the sound of the door just now, and now he heard the eldest grandson say so, he nodded and said, "Since it is our own army, let's open the door!" ”

"Bang!" The gate of the Gao family's compound was finally opened.