Beacon starts from the departure of a strong man

Chapter 520 The battle of self-redemption
Li Delin pondered for a moment and said, "Old Deng!"

"Is there really no need to discuss this matter?"

On the other end of the phone, Deng Xihou said: "Old Li, it's not that I won't help you!"

"But my 22nd Army really hasn't rested well yet."

"Moreover, it will also take some time for the 22nd Group Army in the Ninth Theater to move northward to the Fifth Theater."

"Currently, the closest unit to the fifth theater is the 29th Group Army of our Second Route Army of the Sichuan Army."

"This group army is led by Wang Zanxu!"

Hear this!

Li Delin thought for a moment: "Old Deng!"

"The Japanese army will launch a strong offensive against our fifth theater. I don't have many elite troops at my disposal!"

"In the previous Hundred Divisions War, we caused a big impact on the Japanese army."

"This time, I think the little devil will definitely not let go of my fifth theater easily."

"The 22nd Army under your command has gone through several large-scale battles and achieved many brilliant achievements."

"I need them right now!"

"With them, our fifth theater can create another battle similar to the great victory of Taierzhuang!"

At this point, Li Delin paused: "Wang Zanxu's 29th Group Army is also a Sichuan Army unit."

"However, after all, they have just fought against the Japanese army and are not yet familiar with the Japanese army's routines."

"In addition, during the Battle of Nanchang, the 29th Group Army was also crippled by the Japanese army."

"Old Deng, what I need now are elite soldiers!"

Li Delin's tone was also a little lower.

The weapons and equipment of the Guangxi troops under his command are now one level behind the Sichuan army.

Li Delin sincerely hopes that Deng Xihou can send the 22nd Army northward now!
In the fifth theater, he has an elite force in his hands, which is Tang Enbo's 31st Army.

Tang Enbo is a direct member of Principal Chang's army, and he is also a direct member of the direct line, with first-class equipment.

However, this Tang Enbo doesn't like to obey orders very much!
In the last battle of Xuzhou, Li Delin was not satisfied with Tang Enbo.

If he hadn't put pressure on Principal Chang and prepared to engage him in military law, this Tang Enbo would really be unable to command.

Deng Xihou pondered for a moment: "Old Li, how about this!"

"For this battle, I transferred my adjutant to the 29th Army."

"The Sichuan Army's battle is still like the last battle in Xuzhou. We are responsible for it ourselves, and the theater has no right to interfere."

"Our Sichuan Army can guarantee that we will still achieve results like the Battle of Xuzhou and severely inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army!"

"how do you feel?!"

In the headquarters of the fifth theater.

After Li Delin heard Deng Xihou's proposal, he thought for more than ten seconds and then nodded in agreement.

"it is good!"

"Just do it your way!"

Li Delin still knew a little about Deng Xihou's adjutants.

In the last battle of Xuzhou, the Sichuan Army achieved amazing results, coupled with a series of previous results achieved by the Sichuan Army.

This adjutant is among them. The Sichuan Army was not very strong at the beginning.

In the Songhu area, one can become famous in one battle, which shows that the commander's ability is very important.

Seeing Li Delin agree, Deng Xihou added: "Old Li!"

"You mentioned just now that the 29th Army was crippled in the Battle of Nanchang."

"I integrated Fan Shaozeng's troops into the 29th Group Army."

"In this way, the combat effectiveness of Wang Zanxu's 29th Army will not be reduced."

"That's great!" Li Delin smiled brightly: "Old Deng, our Gui Army and Sichuan Army will work together to achieve an amazing result this time."

Immediately, Deng Xihou and Li Delin chatted a few more words.

After the call between Deng Xihou and Li Delin ended, he got in touch with Fan Shaozeng.

Lao Deng asked Fan Shaozeng to integrate the remnants of the 88th Army into Wang Zanxu's 29th Army.

Some backbones of his 88th Army were left behind, and they would be added to the 88th Army after the security forces trained by Sichuan Province left Sichuan.

Fan Shaozeng agreed to Deng Xihou's plan!

He went to Wang Zanxu and explained the situation.

Li Delin hung up the phone and looked at a middle-aged man next to him: "Old Zhang!"

"The Sichuan Army heading north this time is not the 22nd Army."

"Deng Xihou has transferred Wang Zanxu's 29th Army."

"I will arrange this army group at your place, do you think it will work!?"

Zhang Zizhong saluted Li Delin: "It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders."

"Chief Li, you can put the 29th Army under my command."

Since the Sichuan Army's 29th Group Army operates independently, if Li Delin placed it under other commanders, he would be afraid of other people's opinions.

However, Li Delin still knew Zhang Zizhong.

Since the Battle of Xuzhou began, Zhang Zizhong has been following Li Delin in fighting in the fifth theater.

In the entire fifth theater, Li Delin and Bai Zhuge are the first echelon;

Zhang Zizhong is Li Delin's favorite subordinate. He and Tang Enbo belong to the second echelon.

Zhang Zizhong was promoted from division commander to corps commander many times due to his military merits, then from corps commander to corps commander, and then from corps commander to commander-in-chief of the group army.

Every time he works so hard, he just wants to wash away his reputation as a "traitor"!
Because, during the July 7th Incident, Zhang Zizhong helped his old chief Song Zheyuan clean up various affairs in Peiping and deal with the Japanese army in Peiping.

He was labeled a "traitor" by the Chinese people!

Although Zhang Zizhong finally escaped from Peiping with the help of foreigners, the label of "traitor" has been firmly pinned on Zhang Zizhong's head.

Because the voice of public opinion was too strong, Zhang Zizhong was dismissed from the position of commander of the 38th Division by the National Government, and was then investigated by the Military Commission.

Later, due to the serious loss of military division-level officers in the front-line troops, the front line was in urgent need of generals to lead troops to fight against the Japanese army.

With the help of the old commander Song Zheyuan, Zhang Zizhong returned to the army and served as the commander of the 59th Army.

The moment he returned to the army, Zhang Zizhong had already thought about his destiny, which was to fight "self-redemption" until the last drop of his blood was shed.

Li Delin patted Zhang Zizhong on the shoulder: "Old Zhang, if others don't know about you, don't I know about you?"

"Have I watched all these years of fighting?"

"You, Lao Zhang, will never do anything like a 'traitor'!"

"In this battle, please don't charge on the front line yourself. You must stay in the headquarters for me."

"You were so reckless last time, it was too dangerous!"

After hearing Li Delin's words, Zhang Zizhong did not speak, but nodded slightly.

After arriving in the fifth theater, Zhang Zizhong could truly feel that Li Delin was very kind to him!
The supplies, soldiers, and weapons and equipment between his troops and those of the Guangxi faction are almost the same, and there is no big difference.

Now he has become the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Theater Right Wing Corps, with 150,000 people under his command! ! Zhang Zizhong looked towards the sky. The blue sky and white clouds outside were very beautiful.

However, no one knew that at this time, Zhang Zizhong felt some unspeakable pain in his heart.

At this time, Yu Hua also took a ship and went to the fifth theater.

After Yu Hua and Deng Xihou returned to Sichuan Province, all the supplies purchased from abroad were settled.

He also personally drank with a group of foreigners and helped entertain them before he dared to leave Sichuan Province.

When leaving, Yu Hua also handed over his own handwritten letters to Walter and Mark to these foreigners.

Let them transfer it to express the Sichuan Army's hope to continue to cooperate with Walter, Mark and others!
On the ship!

Yu Hua is also observing the situation map of the fifth theater. He tries his best to make a detailed combat plan for the Sichuan army!

Since Wuhan was occupied by the Japanese army, Yu Hua changed to a car halfway and headed to the fifth theater!

While passing by the Ninth War Zone, Wang Zanxu, the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army's 29th Group Army, approached Yu Hua.

When Wang Zanxu learned that his group army would be transferred to the fifth theater, Yu Hua would partner with him.

He is very happy inside!
Adjutant Yu is the little god of wealth of the Sichuan Army!
As soon as the two met, Wang Zanxu came up and hugged Yu Hua: "Brother Yu!"

"Brother, I've been waiting for you!"

"You don't know, brother, I lost the battle the first time I came out of Sichuan."

"This is not honorable at all for our Sichuan Army!"

"How can I, Wang Zanxu, gain a foothold in the Sichuan Army?"

"How do the folks in Sichuan Province view me, the commander of the group army?"

"So, bro!"

"This time you have to help my 29th Army earn face!"

Yu Hua looked at Wang Zanxu: "Brother Wang."

"This time when we go to fight in the fifth theater, I will definitely help our Sichuan Army come up with a perfect strategy so that we can make a turnaround again!"

"Okay, okay!" Wang Zanxu clapped his hands: "With your words, brother, I am relieved."

"By the way, brother, our army group is under Zhang Zizhong's command!"

Speaking of this, Wang Zanxu looked at Yu Hua: "Brother, what is Zhang Zizhong like?"

"Is our Sichuan Army worthy of close friendship?!"

Since the Sichuan Army left Sichuan, the generals of each army group have been very united.

When they contact some generals from other armies, they will also ask Yu Hua for his opinion whether this general is worthy of close friendship.

If you fight him yourself, can your back be safely left to friendly forces?

Don't let the Japanese army make dumplings when the friendly forces evacuate and you don't know the situation yet! !

Zhang Zizhong's famous name is like thunder to Hua's ears!
Because, in the original time and space, he was the highest general among the Allied Powers who died in battle, and he was also the highest general among China who died in battle.

"Brother Wang!"

"This Zhang Zizhong is worthy of our deep friendship. He is one of the few good people and deserves our Sichuan Army's efforts to build a good relationship!"

With Yu Hua's words, Wang Zanxu smiled happily and said, "Well, when we fight the Japanese this time, I will have more contact with Zhang Zizhong."

"Build a good relationship with him!"

While the car was driving, Yu Hua also chatted a lot with Wang Zanxu, and then the two took a special train to the fifth theater.

Wang Zanxu's troops, one of the divisions, have arrived in the fifth theater in advance.

it's here!
Zhang Zizhong came, and he was going to take a look at the Sichuan troops.

Because in the years since the Anti-Japanese War began, the Sichuan Army's reputation has been very good.

Wang Zanzan was also a confidant of Marshal Liu, and his troops were also good among Marshal Liu's troops.

at the train station!

Zhang Zizhong saw the uniform pace of the vanguard of the 29th Group Army, their energetic appearance, and the weapons carried by the troops.

He could tell that the momentum of this army was very good, similar to the 38th Division he led back then.

Seeing the appearance of the Sichuan Army, Zhang Zizhong immediately thought of some of the problems currently occurring in his army!
Although he served as the commander-in-chief of the right wing corps of the fifth theater, many units were not very effective in combat.

Among them, the only one who can stand out is the 33rd Army under his command.

The 33rd Army was formed from the old 29th Army of Song Zheyuan.

However, after the Battle of Peking and Tianjin, as well as several other battles, the 33rd Group Army now has big internal problems.

The courage and determination of some army commanders and division commanders to fight are no longer what they used to be!

Among them, Feng Zhian, commander of the 77th Army, was under Zhang Zizhong's jurisdiction.

Among the old 29th Army, only Liu Ruming and Feng Zhian's troops were not very good in terms of combat effectiveness or military discipline.

As the commander of the old 29th Army, Song Zheyuan was sometimes looked down upon by Feng Zhi'an.

Not to mention Zhang Zizhong, who was eating at the old 29th Army at the same time as him!
Therefore, within the 33rd Army, Feng Zhian likes to oppose Zhang Zizhong the most!

After Zhang Zizhong contacted the forward troops of the 29th Sichuan Army, he asked when Wang Zanxu would arrive.

Knowing that Wang Zanxu would arrive five days later, Zhang Zizhong planned to sort out the current situation in the near future.

Then when Wang Zanzan arrives, the two parties will discuss it!
After all, although the Sichuan Army is in his name, the 29th Group Army has great independent combat power.

Five days from now!

Zhang Zizhong finally waited for Wang Zanxu!
After the two met, Wang Zanxu also introduced Yu Hua to Zhang Zizhong.

After the meeting between the two parties, Lao Zhang personally treated the guests and found a restaurant to give Wang Zanxu a refreshment.

Zhang Zizhong also brought Feng Zhian over to drink and chat with Wang Zanxu.

Inside the restaurant.

Zhang Zizhong introduced Feng Zhian to Yu Hua and Wang Zanxu!
After hearing Feng Zhian's name, Yu Hua's eyes flashed with chills.

He looked carefully at the middle-aged man in front of him. Feng Zhian's appearance was that of a sly look.

In the Battle of Suizao in the original time and space, the two main divisions on Zhang Zizhong's right-wing defense line were Feng Zhi'an's people.

After the Japanese 13th Division occupied Zaoyang, the second line of defense established in the Fifth Theater was in danger.

In order to stabilize the defense line, Zhang Zizhong called Feng Zhi'an, hoping that he would come forward to supervise the battle and direct the battle of the two main divisions.

However, Feng Zhi'an himself and the two main division commanders on the right wing saw that the situation was not good, and they disappeared.

Zhang Zizhong had no choice but to go to Hedong to supervise the battle in person, command the army to fight, and ensure that the war situation would not worsen!

Zhang Zizhong personally led the 38th Division of his direct troops to counterattack the Japanese army in Hedong!

With Zhang Zizhong's command, Hedong's defense line was temporarily stabilized. The headquarters he set up was very close to the front-line positions!

Even the Soviet military advisers who followed Zhang Zizhong suggested to Zhang Zizhong that he should re-establish a command headquarters.

After all, as the commander of a group army, he is also the commander of the right wing corps of the fifth theater.

His command has already entered the firing range of the Japanese Type 41 mountain artillery. As the supreme commander of the right-wing defense line;

The Soviet military adviser felt that Zhang Zizhong's approach was very risky!
Because Zhang Zizhong's troops fought tenaciously, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on him;
If it were not for the absence of these two divisions, Zhang Zizhong probably would not have died for his country.

Yu Hua really didn't want to see Feng Zhi'an!

(End of this chapter)