In the afternoon, Gao Jiu, Deputy Chief of Staff Feng and the Operations Director took a car to the outside of the city. After passing through an industrial area, rice fields appeared in front. At this time, there were no rice planted in this area, and it was full of mud.

On the edge of a large rice field, there were several trucks and many special forces. Next to the rice field, there were some Japanese-style 92 infantry cannons and many ammunition boxes.

Tian Chuan, Li Chengwu and others were already waiting here. When they saw Gao Jiu and others coming, they came forward.

Tianchuan said: "Mr. Jiu, everything is ready."

Gao Jiu said, "Then let's start."

After conveying the order, a group of special forces unloaded many door panels from the truck and began to lay them in the rice fields. Soon after, a road was paved in the rice fields. The special forces pushed the Type 92 infantry cannon onto the door panel, and the team members carried ammunition boxes and walked on them.

Seeing this, Deputy Chief of Staff Feng and the Chief of Operations changed their expressions. They now knew that they had indeed underestimated the Japanese army, and there were serious loopholes in their combat plans.

In order to test the traffic capacity of the road paved by the door panel, the special forces team members led war horses with a lot of supplies on them and were able to walk on the door panel.

What's even more outrageous is that they actually arrived at the carriage, which carried a lot of supplies and drove past the door panel.

The Operations Director said with emotion: "Thanks to your reminder, otherwise our army will suffer a great loss."

After returning to the city, Deputy Chief of Staff Feng and the Chief of Operations sent a telegram to report to the Chief Office of the Fifth War Zone.

The Chief of Staff replied the telegram and expressed his gratitude to Gao Jiu. On behalf of the Chief Office, he invited Gao Jiu to the Fifth War Zone to guide the progress of the Hunan-Guangxi Campaign.

The fifth war zone also invested a lot this time, and promised to give Gao Jiu two million oceans and industrial raw materials worth 3 million. He hoped that Gao Jiu could send an air commando to participate in the battle.

Fighting the Japanese was Gao Jiu’s favorite thing to do. Seeing that the Japanese were about to fade, I didn’t take the opportunity to teach them a lesson, and there would be no store after passing through this village.

He readily agreed that not only that, he also agreed to dispatch the Air Force to assist in the Fifth War Zone operations.

On that day, Gao Jiu, accompanied by Deputy Chief of Staff Feng and the Operations Director, came to Guilin City on a transport plane and was warmly entertained by the Chief of Staff and others.

After the banquet, the Chief of Staff invited Gao Jiu to the combat room of the Chief Command to discuss the combat plan for the Hunan-Guangdong Campaign.

The Chief of Staff said: "Mr. Gao, we have sent someone to verify the information on the mobilization of Japanese troops you provided, and it is completely correct. We believe that your judgment on the Japanese offensive line is also correct. Therefore, all the combat plans we have formulated before must be overturned and re-formed. We also hope that Mr. Gao can make your suggestions."

Gao Jiu said: "Don't change the combat plan you originally formulated. Your intelligence work is also very good. The mobilization of the Japanese army has basically been mastered. My opinion is to deploy according to the original combat plan. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to judge the Japanese army's next march route."

The Chief of Staff nodded and said, "It makes sense. So how should we make adjustments?"

Gao Jiu said: "Let's just follow the plan. The army's forces are still deployed on the front of Zhennan Pass. After the battle begins, we must act firmly to resist, and then we are unable to dodge and are forced to open the passage to Zhennan Pass.

When the main force of the Japanese army entered the water net rice field, they concentrated at least two armies to equip a large number of artillery, and kept in hiding and waiting around Zhennan Pass.

After the Japanese army entered the water net rice fields, they quickly rushed to the battlefield and surrounded it in this muddy area. The Japanese army was slow to move and could not get support in a short period of time. At the same time, they could not obtain weapons, ammunition and supplies, so that we could encircle and annihilate the Japanese army with our superior forces."

The Chief of Staff said happily: "What a good idea. I think it's a good idea. I can readjust the combat plan according to Mr. Gao's opinion."

The Japanese army has also been observing the mobilization of troops in the Fifth War Zone. Based on the information they have mastered, they have basically figured out the combat deployment of the Fifth War Zone.

When the Japanese army saw that the Fifth War Zone had placed a military force on the front of Zhennan Pass, they immediately launched an attack on the troops of the Fifth War Zone from the left, middle and right according to the original combat plan.

In order to paralyze the troops in the Fifth War Zone, the middle and right sides attacked with great fanfare to attract the attention of the main forces in the Fifth War Zone. The Japanese army on the left quietly appeared in front of the defending positions of the Fruit Army at night and then launched a sneak attack.

The defenders of the Guo Army did not seem to have expected that the Japanese army would put the main attack direction here. They fought hastily and were very passive. Despite organizing tenacious resistance, they still could not resist the Japanese attack.

After three hours of fierce fighting, the Guo army's troops were forced to evacuate.

After the Japanese army drove away the Guo army troops, the engineers immediately opened the road in front and laid a large number of door panels stolen from the people's homes in the rice fields, and approached the Zhennan Pass.

The Fifth War Zone Chief’s Office War Room.

News kept coming, and when everyone saw the development of the battle situation, they were very happy and full of respect for Gao Jiu.

According to the combat plan formulated in advance, the chief officer mobilized the troops of two armies hidden in Zhennan Pass and attacked the 16th Division of the Japanese army deep into the water net rice field from the left and right routes. The troops of the previous retreat cut off the Japanese army's retreat route, and the troops of the three armies surrounded the Japanese army in the water net rice field.

After receiving a telegram from the 16th Division, the Japanese Southern Front Command immediately ordered the troops of a division in the middle and a brigade troops from Shaoguan to reinforce the 16th Division.

The Taohua Mountain guerrillas immediately dispatched the air force to bomb the reinforcements, and cooperated with the Guo army's troops to block the Japanese reinforcements in the middle.

Li Chengwu led an air commando to the railway line between Shaoguan and Zhennan Pass, preparing to intercept Japanese reinforcements coming out of Shaoguan.

The Japanese army was marching on a special train. Suddenly, a railway bridge on the way exploded violently and collapsed. More than a dozen carriages fell into the rolling river water below, directly causing casualties of thousands of Japanese officers and soldiers.

Just when the Japanese army was in great chaos, a huge roar came from the sky, and dozens of armed helicopters flew towards the Japanese army, and then launched strafing.

The Japanese army lacked air defense weapons and basically only had to be beaten. Faced with terrifying strikes from the air, the Japanese army fled in scattered and had no ability to support the surrounded 16th Division.

After defeating the Japanese reinforcements, Gao Jiu dispatched a large number of air forces to launch violent bombardment of the 16th Japanese Division surrounded by the mud.

The troops of the three armies in the Fifth War Zone also launched a fierce attack on the 16th Division.

After a day and night of fierce fighting, the Fifth War Zone wiped out the 16th Japanese Division.

After the 16th Division was destroyed, the rest of the Japanese army had no desire to fight and retreated across the board.

The troops in the Fifth War Zone took the opportunity to pursue the pursuing. The Japanese army retreated for more than 50 kilometers before they stabilized their positions. The Fifth War Zone took the opportunity to recover large areas of fruit soil.

The Fifth War Zone achieved a major victory, expressed its gratitude to Gao Jiu, and provided Gao Jiu with 2 million oceans and industrial raw materials worth 3 million oceans as agreed.

The Chief of Staff said: "Mr. Gao, I am so grateful. With your guidance, our army not only avoided major casualties, but also achieved a major victory in annihilation of a complete enemy division.

You see what else you have to ask for, even if we ask, we will try our best to meet it."

Gao Jiu said, "Then I'm not polite." After that, he made a request.

The head of the Fifth War Zone was very surprised by Gao Jiu's request, but he still met his request.

During the Hunan-Guangxi Battle, the troops participating in the battle included the Gui Army, Zhongyang Army, and some of the Sichuan Army's troops. The Sichuan Army's troops were mainly the newly formed 88th Army. Although this unit is known as one army, its actual force is only 10,000, and its equipment is very backward. Many soldiers wear straw sandals.

They lacked funds, and before going to the battlefield, the funds were collected by their army commander who sold part of their own property.

It was under such circumstances that the 88th Army fought very tenaciously, and with its weak force, it blocked the attack of a whole division of the Japanese army and completed the task of blocking the Japanese army.

The commander of the 88th Army and General Yang are friends from fellow townsmen. General Yang told Gao Jiu that he would take care of the 88th Army if he had the opportunity.

Taking advantage of this great victory, the chiefs of the Fifth War Zone Chief Office were happy, Gao Jiu proposed to provide weapons, ammunition and material supplies to the 88th Army, as well as part of the military expenditure.

For Gao Jiu's sake, the chief officer agreed.

The generals of the 88th Army never dreamed that the chief officer would suddenly show great mercy and supplement them.

When they learned the real reason, they rushed to the chief officer's office and invited Gao Jiu to visit the 88th Army.

Gao Jiu agreed happily and came to the headquarters of the 88th Army of the Sichuan Army.

Commander Fan of the 88th Army is the prototype of Fan Tianxi in the TV series. He is a famous anti-Japanese general. He and Commander Yang have a common feature, that is, he has many wives and concubines.

At the banquet, he held Gao Jiu's hand and said, "Brother Gao, you are really a friend. Brother, I don't know how to thank you. Brother, I'm very poor, have no money, and have no weapons and equipment, so I can't give you any good things. But there are many beautiful Sichuan girls in my brother. If you like it, my brother will ask them to accompany you to the Golden Triangle."

Deputy Chief Feng, who came with Gao Jiu, heard this and hurriedly said, "Captain Fan, we have not heard what you said just now. Don't say it again in the future."

Deputy Chief of Staff Feng knew that Gao Jiu's women were hard to mess with. Fan Jun came up with such an idea, which was purely uncomfortable.

Commander Fan hadn't figured out the situation at first, but when he figured it out, he was so scared that he stretched out his tongue and said, "Brother, I'm talking nonsense. You have such a high vision, I won't get involved in your affairs."

Unable to express his feelings to Gao Jiu, Commander Fan always felt sorry for him. Later, he took out a inkstone that Su Dongpo had used from his home and forced Gao Jiu to accept it. Then he gave up.

The reason why Gao Jiu came to the 88th Army of the Sichuan Army this time was that on the one hand, he was really curious about this commander Fan and wanted to see what the legendary Fan Tianxi looked like.

On the other hand, he came to find Commander Fan and had another important thing to remind him.

Gao Jiu met with Commander Fan alone, and he said, "General Fan, the 88th Army is the soldiers you brought from Sichuan, and it is also the capital for you to settle down. It is best to try to keep the 88th Army."

Commander Fan was very surprised when he heard Gao Jiu say this. He asked, "Brother Gao, why did I leave the 88th Army? Did you hear any rumors?"

Gao Jiu knew the direction of history. After the end of this battle, someone on the top saw that the 88th Army was so capable and was very jealous. He wanted to bring this army under his command, but he looked down on Commander Fan. Moreover, Commander Fan had a great influence in this army. If he didn't get him away, he would not be able to achieve his goal. The top gave him a promotion and secret relegation, and promoted him to the deputy commander of a corps in the Ninth War Zone.

From then on, Commander Fan stayed away from his troops and lost control of the 88th Army, which was equivalent to ruining a famous anti-Japanese general.

After Commander Fan was transferred from the 88th Army, he was unwilling to fight a civil war after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, so he simply resigned and went to Hong Kong.

To avoid such a thing, Gao Jiu came to remind him, and he said, "Someone above didn't like you. After this battle, you will be transferred to the Ninth War Zone as the deputy commander of the Corps. It is obvious that you will be promoted and descended secretly, so that you can stay away from the 88th Army. In the future, you will only be a nameless commander."

Commander Fan has been struggling in the officialdom for decades. Gao Jiu immediately understood this reminder. He thought that when he brought the 88th Army to Sichuan to fight against Japan, no one paid any attention to him. He could not get a gun or a bullet to supplement him without a penny of military pay.

Now that the 88th Army has made a name for itself, some people are jealous and are coming to annex his 88th Army. Commander Fan said angrily: "Glauzi, I want to annex my 88th Army, and Laozi and them are endless."

Gao Jiu is not a person from the Guofu. All he can do is to remind Commander Fan. As for what the final outcome is, he cannot control it.

After finishing what he should do, Gao Jiu said goodbye and left.

After returning to the head of the Ninth War Zone, Gao Jiu made an appointment with Deputy Chief of Staff Feng and reminded him that the Japanese army had just suffered a failure, and the head of the Fifth War Zone could concentrate its forces to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.

If the Fifth War Zone had this meaning, he would be willing to continue to cooperate with the Fifth War Zone and would no longer charge additional fees.

Deputy Chief Feng was very embarrassed and said, "Mr. Gao, I understand your kindness, but the commanders do not intend to fight against the Japanese army now.

Let me tell you this, the sirs want to preserve their strength and are unwilling to fight with the Japanese army again."

Seeing that there was nothing to do in the fifth war zone, Gao Jiu planned to leave.
Chapter completed!