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The north of Nanguan County is less than 150 kilometers away from Xuzhou. It is adjacent to the Tianjin-Shanghai Railway.
Two days ago, the Fifth War Zone had dispatched the No.20 Second Army to Teng County to stop the Japanese troops going south.
Guarding Teng County is the Sichuan Army, the commander-in-chief was Deng Xihou at the beginning, and he has two armies under his jurisdiction, the 41st Army and the 45th Army.
Zong Yao and Bai Wenqing were not worried about the defense of Teng County, because they had already deployed troops to defend, and the main concern was Nanguan County.
The strength of the guards in Nanguan County is only the 53rd Army of the Sichuan Army, with a total strength of less than 15000.
The establishment of the second-class troops of the Sichuan Army is different from that of the Central Army. Each army has only two divisions, and the staffing of each division is not complete.
The weapons and equipment of the Sichuan army are very old. The main weapons are Sichuan-made seven-nine rifles, broadswords, grenades, and a small number of earth-made light and heavy machine guns and mortars.
To guard such an important county with such an incomplete unit and lack of weapons and equipment, the commanders of the war zone are also helpless defensive strategies.
Chapter 3 can be of great use
() When it comes to weapons and equipment, the Sichuan Army is definitely the most crude. However, the Sichuan Army is definitely one of the most daring troops to fight against foreign invaders on the battlefield.
Li Zongyao, the commander of the war zone, liked the fighting style of the Sichuan Army who was dedicated to fighting and fighting, so he entrusted such an important guard task to the three armies of the Sichuan Army.
At present, a brigade of the 101th Division of the Japanese Army and an infantry regiment of the [-]st Division are detouring along the northern section of the Jinpu Line, forming an encirclement of Nanguan County.
It is absolutely impossible for the 53rd Army of the Sichuan Army to stop more than 1 Japanese troops.
The two troops of the Japanese army came fiercely. For this reason, Li Zongyao, the commander of the theater, was worried about this matter, and did not know which troops to send to help Nanguan County.
"Brother Wenqing, the 37th Brigade of the 101th Division of the Japanese Army, and the 53rd Regiment of the 53st Division, the two Japanese armies are eyeing Nanguan County. With the combat effectiveness of the [-]rd Army of the Sichuan Army, it may be difficult to hold on to Nanguan County." Li Zongyao Shaking his head helplessly with a deep expression, he said with great concern.
Teng County and Nanguan County are very important. These two places are the most important strategic places, and no county can be lost.
Although there are many troops from various military departments in the fifth theater, there are really not many troops that are good at attacking and defending and fighting tough battles. Most of the troops do not obey the deployment of the theater at all.
Take the elite Central Army units as an example, their generals basically only obey President Jiang's orders, and orders from the theater are really hard to follow.
Therefore, it is not that there are no soldiers to send in the theater, and no one is available. The key is that Li Zongyao is worried that the generals of the troops he sent will violate the law and delay the fighter.
As the resourceful little Zhuge, Bai Wenqing naturally knew what Li Zongyao was worried about at the moment.
After careful consideration for a moment, Bai Wenqing said rigorously: "Brother Zongyao, I think this Li Hong can be of great use, and the security team must be the one to help Nanguan County."
"Li Hong?"
Li Zongyao hesitated for a few seconds, then said slowly: "This Li Hong is a direct descendant of Wei Boru, and this security regiment is also part of the battle order of the Central Army. It is a fierce battle to defend Nanguan County. This Li Hong will resist the Japanese army without reservation." Consume elite troops?"
Li Zongyao is not worried about the combat effectiveness of Li Hong's security regiment. If the security regiment goes all out to defend Nanguan County with the 53rd Army, then Nanguan County will have no worries.
However, as the supreme commander of the war zone, Li Zongyao had to consider all consequences in advance. If Li Hong's security team fired a few shots and ran away in order to preserve their strength, Nanguan County would be captured by the Japanese army in a short time.
"Brother Zong Yao, you don't need to be suspicious, and you don't need to be suspicious when you employ someone."
Bai Wenqing insisted on reusing Li Hong. Immediately, he explained to Li Zongyao: "Before, Li Hong was in the World War II zone. I studied this person. Li Hong has gone through more than a dozen battles, big and small. He is very brave, righteous and bold, and loyal to the country, and his counterattack started today, and it has become a good story."
After listening, Li Zongyao nodded heavily and decided to reuse Li Hong.
"Brother Wenqing, before reusing Li Hong, should we meet this person first?" Li Zongyao looked at Bai Wenqing beside him.
"It's better to meet people than to be famous, and that's exactly what I mean."
Bai Wenqing also agreed to meet Li Hong first, after all, only face to face can he understand a person better.
Subsequently, Li Zongyao used the theater command to notify the security team by power generation.
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During this period of time, Li Hong came down from Beigu Town for repairs, and now the security team is stationed in a village [-] kilometers north of Xuzhou City.
Ten minutes ago, the signal corps received a telegram from the theater command.
The communications soldier took the telegram and found Li Hong who was patrolling the station.
"Reporting to the regiment, the theater command is urgent!"
The communications soldier reported, and then informed Li Hong of the contents of the telegram.
After listening to the telegram from the war zone, Li Hong felt a little strange. There was no combat mission in this war zone, so why did he send him to the headquarters?
The telegram told him to leave immediately and rush to the headquarters, so Li Hong didn't think too much about it. After arranging the things in the regiment, he rushed to the theater headquarters without stopping.
Before setting off, Li Hong only brought guards and messengers with him.
A group of them left the station and galloped along the main road towards Xuzhou.
On the way to Xuzhou City, Li Hong encountered several mobilized troops, including the Sichuan Army, the Guangxi Army, and the Central Army.
The Xuzhou area mobilizes troops so frequently, presumably there is some kind of military war.
More than two hours later, Li Hong rushed to Xuzhou city.
There are not many guard troops stationed in Xuzhou City, and most of the troops are stationed in various towns and areas near Xuzhou.
Entering the city, the group of them quickly found the theater headquarters building.
The entrance of the headquarters building was heavily guarded, dozens of soldiers guarded the gate, and sentries patrolled back and forth.
Li Hongliang showed his ID card and explained his purpose to the sentinel at the door.
Instead, the guarding soldiers ran into the sentry box and called Li Zongyao's adjutant.
After a while, a lieutenant colonel officer strode out, and he asked the guard at the door to let him go.
"Quick, let Captain Li come in!"
Li Hong handed over the weapon on his body to the guard at the door, and then followed the lieutenant colonel into the headquarters building.
The lieutenant colonel led Li Hong to the second floor, and soon entered the war room of the headquarters.
"Report, Chief Li, Chief Bai, Captain Li is here!"
The lieutenant colonel walked into the war room, and he reported to Li Zongyao and Bai Wenqing.
When Li Zongyao and Bai Wenqing heard that Li Hong was coming, they immediately turned around and looked at Li Hong at the door.
"Officer Li, Officer Bai, the humble Li Hong was ordered to report!" Li Hong walked up to the two of them and saluted.
Li Zongyao and Bai Wenqing's eyes fell on Li Hong and examined him, then they looked at each other and laughed.
Bai Wenqing took the lead and said: "Commander Li is famous in the World War II zone, and he has made great achievements in the Fifth War Zone. He has repeatedly defeated the Japanese army and wiped out a large number of enemies. I didn't expect that Commander Li is so young. It's better to meet him than to be famous!"