Chapter 45: A Difficult Situation! Seeking Recommendation Tickets!
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Zhang Xinghan settled this relatively troublesome dark whistle after Zhou Wei, didn't stay, and hurried back to reunite with Zhao Desheng and the others.
Seeing Zhang Xinghan return, Zhao Desheng and Sun Siwei et al anxiously asked: "Xinghan, why did you just come back? Ah, how could you just come back."
"Never mind!" Zhang Xinghan wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Sun Siwei, "Old Sun, have you solved your side?"
"Problem solved! How about you?" Sun Siwei nodded and asked back.
"Alright!" Zhang Xinghan nodded and immediately said: "Let's go, we must hurry. Old Sun, you take half of the brothers and pass through the forest on the east side. I'll take De Sheng and the remaining brothers to walk on the west side. We'll meet up ahead."
"Yes! No problem." Sun Siwei responded with a smile, and immediately got up and led seven or eight soldiers to sneak towards the forest in the east.
Zhang Xinghan also led Zhao Desheng and the remaining soldiers to move forward along the eastern thicket. The two Western army soldiers standing in the middle of the open space did not notice anything unusual around them.
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In a mountain valley northwest of Bao Huashan, the headquarters of the Western Army was set up here.
In the command post, the lights were on all night. The current commander of the Instructional General Headquarters, Gui Yongqing, was still studying the map under the light. Although the Instructional General Headquarters was an elite unit that had participated in the Battle of Shanghai, Gui Yongqing, being a cautious person, did not dare to relax at all. On the battlefield, it is necessary to be vigilant against the enemy. The battlefield is like a game of chess, where one cannot afford to be careless. Every battle plan is like a chess piece; if one move goes wrong, it may lead to complete defeat.
The military exercise has been going on for three days, and as an elite force with actual combat experience, the Instructional General Headquarters has not yet won, which makes General Gui Yongqing, apart from being somewhat impressed by the performance of those student soldiers who have not yet graduated on the mountain, also inevitably a little anxious.
So, he spent the whole night devising a specific battle plan, hoping to win in one go. After all, they were facing a group of student soldiers who had never been on the battlefield before. If the teaching team couldn't even take down this group of students, it would be truly embarrassing for them to face the principal.
The night was quiet as a vacuum, in the command post, Gui Yongqing held a cigarette in one hand and gestured on the map with the other. At this moment, the peaceful atmosphere was disrupted by a burst of footsteps.
Gu Yongqing heard the sound and looked up to see a tall and robust colonel walking in with big strides, head held high and chest out. The man was Zhou Zhenqiang, deputy commander of the Training General Headquarters and commander of the 1st Regiment, a graduate of the first class of Huangpu Military Academy, who had served as Chiang Kai-shek's aide-de-camp and deputy officer.
General Gui Yongqing and Zhou Zhenqiang were both from the first batch of Whampoa Military Academy, and they were also both favorites of Chairman Chiang, so their relationship was quite close.
Zhou Zhenqiang walked in and stood up straight, saluting: "Brother Yongqing!"
"Zhenqiang, why so late? Is there something going on?" asked Gui Yongqing. (Note: The courtesy names of Gui Yongqing and Zhou Zhenqiang are Autumn Wind, but I couldn't find any information about it, if anyone knows, please let me know to correct it)
"Oh, it's like that! I just received a confidential telegram from the commander-in-chief, saying he will come in half an hour to personally inspect the progress of the exercise." Zhou Zhenqiang replied.
"What? Now? Why does the old man want to come at this late hour?" Gu Yongqing asked in surprise.
"It's like this, the commander said that the purpose of coming at night is not to let too many people know, so as to avoid the exercise from being conducted in a 100% real combat standard!" Zhou Zhenqiang explained.
"Oh, that's it. Then let's get ready to welcome it!" General Gui Yongqing took two puffs of the cigarette in his hand, threw it on the ground and stepped on it to extinguish it, saying to Zhou Zhenqiang.
"Hold on, before Lord Wei arrives, shouldn't we give him a surprise?" Zhou Zhenqiang said with an ulterior motive.
"Are you saying we launch a surprise attack on Bao Huashan tonight?" Gu Yongqing asked with understanding.
"Right! Not long ago, the three battalions launched a small-scale night raid. Although it failed, it also paralyzed those doll soldiers on the mountain. They must think we've already launched a night raid and won't do it again. So this time, we'll suddenly launch an attack under the cover of artillery fire and definitely win in one battle! Let's give Commander a surprise!" Zhou Zhenqiang said with enthusiasm.
"Good idea! Zhenqiang brother, you immediately go and notify each camp, and the artillery is ready to fight!" Gui Yongqing commanded with considerable approval.
"Yes!" Zhou Zhenqiang stood up straight with a loud "crack", and immediately turned around and left.
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Zhang Xinghan led Zhao Desheng and others to meet with Sun Siwei, then headed north, towards the artillery position estimated by trajectory, roughly in that direction.
To avoid getting lost, the group did not stray too far from the highway, and since mountain guns and field guns are relatively heavy, when building artillery positions, they would also not be too far from the highway.
Sun Siwei took the lead, Zhang Xinghan followed with Zhao Desheng and other soldiers, and they quietly advanced along the roadside grass and forest.
After walking for nearly half an hour, Sun Siwei suddenly stopped and gave Zhang Xinghan and others a warning signal, letting them all lie down.
Zhang Xinghan panted and asked, "Old Sun, what's wrong?"
"It seems like there's some movement up ahead!" Sun Siwei looked at the highway in the distance, but it was pitch black and nothing could be seen.
Zhang Xinghan raised his head and looked out as he was told. At first, he didn't see anything, but after a few minutes, he faintly heard the rumble of cars.
Two beams of dazzling light shone over, Zhang Xinghan and Sun Siwei hastily lowered their heads, immediately followed by two more beams of glaring light, it seemed that there was not just one car.
When the car lights shone for the third time, Zhang Xinghan and Sun Siwei lifted their heads, and saw three cars slowly driving forward on the highway not far away.
"What's with the car coming at this late hour?" Sun Siwei asked in puzzlement.
Zhang Xinghan hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't worry about him first, let's go and wipe out their artillery positions first."
"Hmm!" Before Sun Siwei's words had fallen, the group of people were about to continue advancing when suddenly, deafening shouts and gunfire came from all directions. Immediately after that, a series of thunderous cannon fire could be heard from about two miles away in front of them, and several dazzling fireballs tore through the night sky towards the Bao Hua Shan student soldiers' position.
"It's bad! The Western army is going to launch a large-scale surprise attack!" Zhang Xinghan exclaimed in astonishment.
"Xing Han, what shall we do? The sound of gunfire has gone off, our chance to launch a surprise attack on the Western army's artillery position is lost. What shall we do now?" Sun Siwei also asked anxiously.
"Otherwise, let's go back? They suddenly launched another attack. The brothers who stayed behind will definitely not be able to withstand it!" Zhao Desheng also anxiously said.
"No! With a single gunshot, we won't be able to turn back. This time, the Eastern Army is probably going to lose!" Zhang Xinghan shook his head and said.
"What are we going to do then? Just admit defeat like this?" Sun Siwei said with some reluctance.
"Let me think!" Zhang Xinghan squatted on the ground, furrowed his brow and fell into deep thought.
