The National Revolutionary Army (NRA) garrison on Zhanggu Mountain also rushed down the mountain tonight, with a steady stream of troops following behind.

As the Second War Area issued the general offensive order, all the teams surrounding the 106th Division launched attacks on the Japanese devils.

Annai Shiryosuke, Kikukawa Ryunosuke, and the other Japanese devils had a new squad leader to command them this afternoon.

Before this new squad leader, named Omasa Yu, could lead them to attack Zhanggu Mountain, it was already getting dark.

Then, they were subjected to fierce artillery bombardment, and now they saw that NRA soldiers had actually stormed up.

Squad Leader Omasa Yu could only lead these Japanese devils to establish a defensive line on the flat ground, futilely trying to stop the frantically attacking NRA troops.

These demoralized Japanese devils, even fighting for their own lives, had no will to fight. They knew clearly that tonight was their death date.

The Japanese devils, lacking any fighting spirit, soon died or were wounded, finally fulfilling their thought: death sooner or later, it will be death sooner or later anyway.

From 6:00 PM on the 9th, when the Second War Area's teams launched artillery bombardment, to 7:00 PM when the infantry began their attack, the defensive line of the Japanese 106th Division collapsed completely after three hours.

They could only retreat to an area of less than five square kilometers, including Leiminggu Liu, Shima Keng Liu, Tonghan Fu, and Songshu Xiong, to hold out for reinforcements.

At this time, Division Commander Matsuura Junroku had no expectations for these Japanese devils without any fighting spirit. He could only keep sending telegrams to Okamura Neiji, reporting that the entire 106th Division was in imminent danger, that the NRA had begun its final offensive, and that the entire 106th Division would be annihilated tonight.

Now, Okamura Neiji had no choice. He directly ordered several divisions commanded by Yan Junliu to rescue the 106th Division. The 101st Division, which was running the fastest, was not far from Wanjialing.

He could only continue to urge the teams, ordering the emergency rescue Japanese devils to speed up their movements day and night to meet them.

The Japanese 101st Infantry Division first took cars from Ruichang to the area east of Wanjialing, the closest point to the Japanese 106th Division, before starting their attack into Wanjialing.

The NRA had placed defensive teams on the outskirts of Wanjialing, specifically to block the Japanese devils coming to rescue the 106th Division.

Under these circumstances, the order received by the Japanese 101st Division was: no matter the cost, the 106th Division must be rescued.

That night, they also desperately attacked, trying to carve out an escape route for the Japanese 106th Infantry Division.

At this time, the various teams of the Second War Area participating in the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese devils had also suffered heavy casualties. The rescue teams sent by the Japanese devils from the outside were not only the 101st Division, but also the Japanese devils of the 9th Division and the 27th Division, who had all accelerated their speed and successively arrived on the outskirts of the Wanjialing mountainous area.

The soldiers of Ning Hezhi's regiment charged from Dajin Mountain all the way inside, taking advantage of the darkness to engage in bayonet combat with the completely demoralized Japanese devils.

The command post of the Japanese 106th Division was now located in a small village behind Wanjialing. Kawashima Takuma, the commander of the 113th Regiment of the Japanese devils, nervously guarded Wanjialing. He had already seen the fighting on Dajin Mountain and Xiaojin Mountain come to a halt.

He didn't know how the battle ahead was going, but he had already clashed with the NRA attacking teams at Wanjialing.

Ning Hezhi sent a team to hold up the Japanese devils on Wanjialing, while also sending the Second and Third Companies to bypass Wanjialing and continue advancing deeper.

This team of three hundred soldiers advanced rapidly all the way, hacking at Japanese devils and killing them in the darkness.

Many Japanese devils retreated to this area after the defensive line was breached, putting a lot of pressure on the two companies led by Tan Cheng-tian and Guan Qinghua, and also causing them considerable casualties.

Division Commander Matsuura Junroku, hearing the sounds of fighting and killing coming from not far away, had to order all the logistics soldiers and cooks of the entire division headquarters to take up weapons and prepare for battle.

He himself also drew his pistol, nervously guarding the entrance of the command post. He didn't dare to light any lamps inside his command post now, for fear of attracting the attention of NRA soldiers.

The two company commanders, Tan Cheng-tian and Guan Qinghua, led more than three hundred soldiers and had already charged to within a hundred meters of the command post of the 106th Division Commander.

Division Commander Matsuura Junroku was trembling with fear, hiding at the entrance of the command post, not daring to move. The entire command post didn't even dare to turn on the radio, let alone light torches.

More than a hundred Japanese devils didn't dare to say a word, waiting for fate to judge them in the darkness. Unable to see clearly in the dark, these Japanese devils hid in the shadows, nervously listening to the sounds of fighting and killing coming from not far away.

They listened as the sounds of killing gradually faded away. Division Commander Matsuura Junroku sat weakly on the ground, his palms covered in sweat.

He inserted the pistol several times before putting it back in its holster. He breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that his entire body was soaked in sweat, and the night wind made him feel a little chilly.

Just as the more than one hundred Japanese devils in the command post of the 106th Division were relaxing, the sounds of killing and footsteps that had just passed returned.

They didn't know what kind of team was coming to kill them. The Japanese devils began to feel nervous again, and Division Commander Matsuura Junroku tremblingly took out his pistol again with difficulty.

His pistol was not for fighting, but for suicide. As soon as NRA soldiers stormed into the command post, Division Commander Matsuura Junroku would immediately commit suicide.

As such, NRA soldiers charged back and forth around the command post of the Japanese 106th Division three times.

The two company commanders, Tan Cheng-tian and Guan Qing-tian, never discovered the command post of the Japanese devils. An hour after they led their teams to retreat.

Division Commander Matsuura Junroku dared to order the radio to be turned on. At 3:30 AM on the 10th, he finally received good news: the reinforcement team sent by the Japanese 101st Division had captured Nantianpu, and Commander Okamura Neiji ordered him to immediately lead the remaining Japanese devils to break through towards Nantianpu under the cover of aircraft.

Tonight, the radio station of the 106th Division had been out of contact for three hours, which scared Commander Okamura Neiji to death. He thought that the command post of the Japanese 106th Division had been taken over by the NRA.

In order to cover Division Commander Matsuura Junroku's escape, the Japanese 11th Army sent all the aircraft from Jiujiang Airport.

Dedicated transport planes dropped flares to light the way, guiding these defeated soldiers towards Nantianpu.

The Japanese devils in other directions, seeing the flares that suddenly lit up half the sky, all surged towards this direction. The two companies on Dajin Mountain and Xiaojin Mountain immediately set up their mortars and bombed the Japanese devils in the light.

The two companies had a total of ten mortars. During the artillery bombardment, a Japanese plane was actually hit by a mortar shell and exploded in the air.

It immediately made tens of thousands of NRA soldiers on the battlefield cheer. They were clearing out the remaining Japanese devils everywhere on the battlefield.

The entire Wanjialing mountainous area now had several battlefields. The Japanese devils in the innermost area had completely collapsed, and the soldiers of the Second War Area had rushed in, beginning to clear out the remaining Japanese devils.

However, it was night now, and visibility was low. The operation to clear out the Japanese devils could not be carried out without missing a single one. In reality, many Japanese devils were now hiding in the mountains and forests, inside houses, without making a sound or firing a gun.

These Japanese devils hid trembling in the shadows, just hoping that dawn would come soon so they could escape.

On the outskirts of the Wanjialing mountainous area, the Japanese 101st Division had already occupied Nantianpu. Japanese planes in the air had been covering the retreating 106th Division headquarters.

The planes dropped flares in the air to guide the direction for the 106th Division headquarters, and also launched attacks on the NRA forces besieging them.

Even though a fighter plane had been accidentally destroyed by a mortar shell, these planes did not change their strategy.

Tonight, not only was Commander Okamura Neiji paying attention to this battle, but Commander Yan Junliu of the Central China Expeditionary Army in Nanjing was also constantly asking about Matsuura Junroku's situation, fearing that he would die or be captured.

It was not until Division Commander Matsuura Junroku joined up with the forward teams of the 101st Division that Commander Yan Junliu was relieved. He ordered that after dawn, Division Commander Matsuura Junroku and the surviving Japanese devils of the 106th Division be immediately sent to Jiujiang to be protected.

The news that the Japanese 106th Division had joined up with the 101st Division spread within the Japanese ranks, and the Japanese reinforcement teams that were still desperately attacking immediately retreated.

Their organized offensives were all using the lives of Japanese devils to fill the bullets of the Second War Area's outer blocking teams. During this period from the night of the 9th to 5:00 AM on the 10th, the Japanese devils suffered extremely heavy casualties.

The casualties of the various reinforcement teams were too great. After hearing that Division Commander Matsuura Junroku had been rescued, these teams were no longer willing to continue attacking.

The Japanese devils' reinforcements from the other divisions stopped their attacks, and the firefight on the Wanjialing battlefield gradually ceased.

The Japanese planes in the air also all withdrew, and the flares that had been dropped all night were no longer launched. The Second War Area's combat teams on the Wanjialing battlefield also withdrew to their starting points.

As the various Japanese reinforcement teams approached rapidly, some teams had already clashed with the Second War Area's outer guard teams. Only the Hota Detachment in the direction of Mahui Ridge had no movement all night. They simply did not dare to move in front of the Special Brigade.

The current situation was also very unfavorable for these combat teams of the Second War Area. If the teams of the Second War Area fighting in the Wanjialing area did not retreat, they were at risk of being surrounded by Japanese devils. Commander Xue Yue believed that the strategic objective had been achieved and ordered the teams to retreat in an orderly manner.

After a night of fierce fighting, the various units of the Second War Area began to withdraw from the Wanjialing mountainous area. As they retreated, the Japanese devils who came to reinforce did not dare to enter Wanjialing again.

They stationed themselves in place to rest. The Japanese 101st Division truly went all out in order to rush into Wanjialing to meet the 106th Division.

In last night's battle, they had been using the "Banzai charge" tactic, directly using the lives of Japanese devils to push the Second War Area's blocking line. The defensive line was broken through by the Japanese devils, but the Japanese devils of the 101st Division suffered heavy casualties.

As a result, they watched the teams of the Second War Area slowly retreat, but did not dare to pursue.

The Second War Area had completed its mission in the Wanjialing mountainous area, and they retreated. The Special Brigade stationed in the direction of Mahui Ridge became an isolated force. If they did not retreat quickly, they would be deeply surrounded by Japanese devils.

Lin Fan also received a retreat order: abandon the current defensive line, abandon Mahui Ridge, and retreat directly back to De'an. When Lin Fan and his men came, they had traveled through the mountains and forests. This time, there was still a train to take back.

The Second War Area was very confident in the Special Brigade, so the railway line had always been kept open. Now that the Special Brigade was to retreat, it was of course necessary to follow Commander Xue Yue's order: completely destroy the railway line.

When he issued the order, he had no idea of the extent to which the Special Brigade would carry it out:

The train drove a thousand meters on the railway and stopped to wait. The officers and soldiers of the Special Brigade began to dismantle the rails and sleepers, which were to be loaded onto the train and transported back.

On both sides of the railway, there were stone retaining walls. Lin Fan also sent people to remove these stones and put them on the train. These stones were the best material for building trenches and fortresses.

Lin Fan also sent people to place explosives in dangerous locations, blasting down the retaining walls and rocks. After the Special Brigade's destruction, the railway was not only impossible to drive on, but even walking was very difficult.

At every location where there was a bridge, all usable steel was removed, and all foundation stones were removed.

When the Second War Area Headquarters received the spoils sent back by the Special Brigade, they would have suspected that they had made a mistake if they had not seen so many weapons and ammunition in the carriages.

Rails, sleepers, bolts, nuts, and stones were all transported back. This didn't look like a combat team, but more like a demolition team or scrap collectors.

According to the logistics soldiers who returned with the train: when the Special Brigade cleaned up the battlefield, they even cleaned up every shell casing and shrapnel.

When these words reached Commander Xue Yue's ears, he couldn't help but smile: "No wonder they get richer and richer as they fight! This Lin Fan really doesn't waste a single resource."

Hearing that Lin Fan and his men had even moved stones back, Xue Yue was relieved: At least it would take the Japanese devils a lot of time to repair this railway. The Second War Area could have more time to set up a defensive line.

Even though the Special Brigade had been gone for three days, the Hota Detachment still did not dare to move forward. During these days, even Commander Okamura Neiji did not give the Hota Detachment any additional burdens.

He knew that the Hota Detachment's two infantry regiments and one artillery regiment were finished. This was not something that could be recovered from in a short time.

However, Detachment Commander Hota Juichi did not think so. He was not only the detachment commander, but also the highest commander stationed in Taiwan. On the first day of suffering losses, Detachment Commander Hota, after recovering his senses, had already sent a telegram back, saying that he would recruit soldiers in Taiwan this time.

On the one hand, he would receive replacement soldiers from the 11th Army, and on the other hand, he would prepare to receive the soldiers he had recruited. In any case, Hota Juichi Detachment wanted to restore its strength.

Commander Okamura Neiji led the 11th Army in the Battle of Wuhan for four months, but still failed to occupy Wuhan.

The Japanese headquarters saw this and were anxious. They had originally planned to attack Guangzhou in July, but in June, they accidentally bombed Western merchant ships and warships, and feared causing a strong reaction from Western countries, so they had to temporarily halt military operations against Guangzhou.

The teams that were prepared to attack Guangzhou were sent to the front lines of Wuhan. Now, in order to cut off the NRA's lines of military aid from the sea, the Japanese devils reorganized the 21st Army, and dispatched the 5th Division, the 18th Division, the 104th Division, and the 4th Air Regiment, and also ordered the 5th Fleet of the Navy to cooperate with the actions of the 21st Army.

On October 8, Western military intelligence agencies also conveyed the news to Guangdong that the Japanese devils were about to attack Guangzhou.

When this news was reported to Chiang Kai-shek, he was still unwilling to believe that this would really happen. He believed that this was just a propaganda war launched by the Japanese devils, a smokescreen to disrupt the NRA's confidence in the war and military deployments.

He believed that Guangzhou was the earliest port for trade. Western countries had invested and operated here for decades. Western countries had huge interests here, especially the British Empire, the world's leading power, which still had Hong Kong in its hands.

If the Japanese devils attacked Guangzhou, wouldn't that be infringing on the interests of the British Empire? The Western countries would not agree.

The British Empire, on whom Chiang Kai-shek pinned his hopes, was ineffective in its intervention. They would then pass on the information they had gathered to Guangdong, believing that this reminder would make the NRA pay attention.

As a result, Chiang Kai-shek, who had been hoping to use barbarians to control barbarians, completely ignored it. He still insisted that Western countries had huge economic interests in Guangzhou, and that the Japanese devils' attack on Guangzhou would certainly cause strong interference from Western countries.

After all, since the beginning of the war of resistance, all of the NRA's foreign aid had landed in Guangzhou, and even these military supplies had made Western countries a fortune.

For the sake of profit, Western countries would certainly interfere! Not only did Chiang Kai-shek think so, but Yu Hanmou, the commander of the 12th Army of the 4th War Area, who was defending Guangzhou, also did not believe that the Japanese devils would dare to attack Guangzhou.

In July, he was nervous for a while: just when the Japanese devils had gathered heavy troops and were about to attack, they suddenly feinted and withdrew.

This time, Yu Hanmou believed that the Japanese devils were using the same strategy, so the NRA officers in Guangzhou continued as before: dancing, horse racing, and doing business as usual.

Yu Hanmou was stationed in Guangdong, and the biggest characteristic of the army was that it was rich. Guangzhou was an important trading port, and all officers above the rank of regimental commander in the 12th Army stationed here had cars and foreign-style houses.

This team, which was known as the "Iron Army" during the Northern Expedition, had rusted! They had not fought a hard battle in a long time, and they simply did not know their own strength.

The wealthy army also had the best equipment. The German-equipped army was better equipped than Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army. This was also the reason why Yu Hanmou believed that the Japanese devils would not dare to attack.

Another reason was that during the Battle of Songhu in August last year, the Japanese devils sent a fleet to attack Humen twice, but were repelled by the NRA.

With the precedent of winning in the past, plus the elite troops and good weapons and equipment, Yu Hanmou was of course not worried about the Japanese devils' attack.

Even so, on October 10, Yu Hanmou still received the news that the Japanese devils' fleet attacking Guangzhou had set off. At this time, he could not help but believe it.

In order to recall his troops, he immediately picked up the phone and called the managers of various cinemas in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, asking them to immediately display a notice at the bottom of the screen, ordering all officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army to return to their units immediately.

Intelligence had indicated that the Japanese devils were about to attack, but it was not until now that Yu Hanmou began to summon officers to discuss plans to deal with the Japanese devils' attack.

What he did not expect was that the Japanese devils had learned from the tactics of the Battle of Songhu, where they landed at Jinshanwei to open up the situation. The Fourth War Area had no contingency plan for what to do if the Japanese devils landed elsewhere.

All of their plans were based on the assumption that the Japanese devils would attack Guangzhou directly from the sea through the Pearl River, because there was the Humen Fortress on this route, where the cannons were powerful and could stop the Japanese devils.

As for why the Japanese devils had to attack from here, no one even asked such a question.

The Japanese devils set off from Makung Island on October 9 and arrived at Daya Bay two days later. They did not follow the plan formulated by the Fourth War Area to attack Guangzhou directly, but instead prepared to detour from two hundred miles away.

Gu Zhaoganlang, the commander of the Japanese 21st Army, who had just arrived at Daya Bay, ordered the Japanese devils to land immediately according to the planned plan, despite the fact that it was night.

The 21st Army now had a total of 70,000 Japanese devils and 2,700 horses. All of these Japanese devils were transported by the Fifth Fleet, which cooperated with their operations.

The Japanese 5th Fleet was led by the heavy cruiser Myōkō as its flagship, leading the 8th Squadron, the 9th Squadron, and the 10th Squadron, these three main squadrons.

It was equipped with the 2nd Mine Warfare Squadron, the 5th Mine Warfare Squadron, the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, and the 1st Gunboat Squadron to act together.

The Japanese 5th Fleet also had the 1st Air Squadron, the 2nd Air Squadron, the 2nd Base Unit, the 14th Air Unit, and the Kaohsiung Air Unit.

In addition, there were two warships: the Chitose, carrying eight seaplanes, and the Kamikawa Maru, carrying eight seaplanes.

The entire Fifth Fleet had more than 40 large warships, more than 50 small warships, and more than 180 aircraft.

In order to attack Guangzhou, the 21st Army was also equipped with the 4th Air Regiment.

The 4th Air Regiment: two fighter squadrons with 24 aircraft, three light aircraft squadrons with 27 aircraft. One support aircraft team with four aircraft, for a total of 55 aircraft.

Two airport battalions, one airport squadron, and one field airport construction team.

After receiving the landing order, Fifth Fleet Commander Shiozawa Koichi first sent the twelve gunboats of the First Gunboat Fleet to scout the coast of Daya Bay.

Captain Aitosawa Hayato of the Japanese First Gunboat Squadron immediately took the gunboats to examine the front of Daya Bay at Xiayong. In fact, the Japanese devils had drawn detailed maps of these places more than a decade ago.

Last month, Japanese devil spies had also come to these places to conduct field surveys. They were fully aware that these places were suitable for them to land.

Captain Aitosawa Hayato and his Japanese devils were only there to see if there were any NRA soldiers' defensive lines in this area.

To Captain Aitosawa Hayato's delight, they did not find any NRA shadows on the sea or on the shore at dawn.

This group of Japanese devils then went to check the situation at Yanzaobei on the other side. Everything was normal. Then they went to check the glass factory. These places were all landing points that the Japanese devils had planned long ago.

It was already 3:00 AM when it was determined that there were no NRA defensive works at all landing points. At this time, the Japanese 5th Fleet began to land the 55th Regiment of the 18th Division, commanded by Division Commander Kuno Seichi, on the front of Daya Bay at Xiayong Autou.

The Fifth Division, commanded by Division Commander Ando Rikichi, landed at Yanzaobei, and the 104th Division landed at Liulichang.

After Captain Kito Yohei of the First Battalion of the Japanese 55th Regiment went ashore, he immediately ordered the team to attack Danshui Town.

It was only ten kilometers from their landing point to Danshui. These Japanese devils, who had been floating at sea for two days, were now in high spirits. After a ten-kilometer march, they were not only not tired.

At this time, it seemed as if they had just loosened their muscles and bones. The infantry of these Japanese devils did not immediately begin to charge. There were more than a dozen planes bombing Danshui above their heads.

Japanese artillery was also constantly bombing the defensive line of Jing Huachi's battalion. Such fierce artillery bombardment caused heavy casualties to these NRA soldiers.

"Battalion Commander! The Japanese devils' firepower is too fierce. We haven't even met the Japanese devils, and more than half of our brothers have been killed or wounded." Company Commander Jiang Zhi ran to Battalion Commander Jing and advised.

"Wait a little longer, we have to fight the Japanese devils before we leave. We have lost hundreds of brothers, and we have to kill a few Japanese devils before we leave." Battalion Commander Jing Huachi was still holding his breath.

After the Japanese devils' bombing ended, the Kito Yohei Battalion sent a company to launch a charge. Company Commander Nakaoka Ryo commanded more than 100 Japanese devils, and arrived in front of the defensive line established by Battalion Commander Jing in just one charge.

These NRA soldiers, who finally saw the Japanese devil infantry, immediately opened fire. Battalion Commander Jing also had more than a dozen machine guns in his hand, and at this time, the firepower was also dense.

The infantry guns and mortars of the Kito Yohei Battalion also opened fire. Company Commander Nakaoka Ryo immediately commanded the Japanese grenadiers to launch an attack on the NRA firepower points that were still resisting.

More than a dozen machine guns were the focus of the Japanese devils' attack. In less than 20 minutes, only three machine guns were still firing. "How can we fight this battle?" Battalion Commander Jing was also stunned.

Looking at the way the Japanese devils were charging up, he felt the Japanese devils' fighting spirit. Battalion Commander Jing Huachi immediately led the team to retreat.

That night, it was not only his battalion that was retreating. At Pingwan, the most prominent position in Daya Bay, the security regiment guarding this mountain also retreated at the first touch.

Faced with the Japanese devils' attack, these defensive teams were simply unable to resist.

They retreated, and the Japanese devils simply did not stop. They landed on the 12th, and the 56th Regiment of the 18th Division immediately advanced towards Huizhou after landing.

The 104th Division occupied Pinghai on the 12th. This place was defended by the security regiment. When they saw the Japanese devils landing, they ran without firing a shot.

The 151st Division had defensive lines established on the line of Fanhe, Renshan, Pingshan, and Danshui. On the 12th, Danshui and Pinghai fell.

Chiang Kai-shek, who had never believed that the Japanese devils would attack Guangzhou, was immediately terrified when he heard the news that the Japanese devils had landed in Daya Bay. Just two days before, he had ordered Yu Hanmou to transfer another division from the Fourth War Area to Wuhan to participate in the war.

Since the Battle of Songhu, Chiang Kai-shek had transferred four armies from Yu Hanmou to participate in various battles.

Because he had always placed his hopes for the defense of Guangzhou on the intervention of Westerners, he was once again disappointed. The Western countries, apart from condemnation, were still condemnation. Their attitude was very clear: talking is okay, but using troops is not okay!

The Special Brigade retreated all the way, following the Second War Area all the way to Yongxiu for rest. In this Battle of Wanjialing, the name of the Special Brigade was never mentioned once in public reports.

However, all the participating divisions of the Second War Area were clear that the Special Brigade had made the greatest contribution to the entire Battle of Wanjialing.

First, they broke the Japanese devils' fantasy of the 106th Division joining up with the 27th Division, forcing the Japanese devils' 27th Division to change their target of attack.

They also provided the Second War Area with the equipment of two heavy artillery regiments. These two heavy artillery regiments played a very important role in the general offensive against the Japanese devils' 106th Division.

It can be said that without the addition of these two heavy artillery regiments, the casualties of the NRA in encircling and annihilating the Japanese devils' 106th Division would have increased by at least several thousand people, and they might not have been successful.

In addition, the Special Brigade's attack on Mahui Ridge and the looting of a large amount of supplies and ammunition also allowed the Second War Area to no longer worry about food shortages and lack of ammunition during the battle.

Most importantly, the Special Brigade blocked the Japanese devils' Hota Detachment at Jiantou Mountain, preventing them from crossing the line.

The Second War Area was able to concentrate all its efforts to encircle and annihilate the 106th Division precisely because the Special Brigade played such a big role in this battle that they were able to achieve such great results.

The Japanese devils landed in Daya Bay and advanced rapidly. The NRA in Wuhan was shaken. Chiang Kai-shek immediately ordered Shi Yezhao's 66th Army to return to Guangzhou to defend.

Although the Special Brigade's military achievements were not reported to the outside world, Chiang Kai-shek was aware of their actual movements. This time, the Japanese devils began to attack Guangzhou. If they succeeded in attacking Guangzhou, it would cut off the NRA's access to international aid from the sea.

Chiang Kai-shek ordered: "Immediately transfer the Special Brigade to Guangzhou, under the command of the Fourth War Area."

When he received the order, Lin Fan had just led the team to retreat from Mahui Ridge to Xiushui for rest. The Special Brigade had just stopped when they received this task.

From Xiushui to Guangzhou, the fastest route at this time was only the Yuehan Railway. Even if they took this route, it would be 1,500 miles, and the 66th Army, which was originally the Yue Army, would have priority to board the train.

Lin Fan could only wait with the Special Brigade in Xiushui, resting and waiting for the railway arrangements.

The Japanese devils' purpose in attacking Guangzhou was to cut off the NRA's channel for obtaining aid from overseas. These aided supplies were transported via the Yuehan Railway.

Therefore, the planes of the Japanese 5th Fleet and the 21st Army made the bombing of the Yuehan Railway a top priority.

This made the 66th Army's return to Guangzhou from Xiushui very slow. Lin Fan was also thinking about how to bring some heavy weapons to Guangzhou.

The two infantry regiments under his command had no heavy weapons. Although Battalion Commander Feng Junya of the 8th Artillery Regiment had been following him, the equipment of the 8th Regiment had not been transported over.

Now he began to make requests. Lin Fan's only request was to transport his artillery regiment over. This request was not an impossible task for the NRA.

Tang Enbo's 31st Army, Chiang Kai-shek's direct line of elite troops, had quietly transferred from the south bank of the Yangtze River to the north bank during this period.

This gave Lin Fan the idea of sending his heavy artillery regiment over as well. The strategic position of Guangzhou was simply too important.

When Chiang Kai-shek heard the request made by Lin Fan, he thought about Lin Fan's intentions in doing so, thinking that Lin Fan was only transferring an artillery regiment from the north bank of the Yangtze River this time, and not asking to take a regiment away from his newly formed heavy artillery brigade.

He immediately allowed it! When the 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment had just been transferred back from Mahui Ridge, Chiang Kai-shek had ordered Xu Jingshi to secretly return to Wuhan once.

He had deliberately gone to the artillery school to learn about the Special Brigade's combat effectiveness from the director of the education department. In particular, he wanted to know the actual situation when they blocked the Japanese devils' Hota Detachment at Jiantou Ridge.

From this conversation, Chiang Kai-shek learned that the Special Brigade's infantry regiments were far better at operating heavy artillery than the students from the artillery school in the 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment.

In addition to being even more wary of Lin Fan, he was also extremely envious of the combat effectiveness of this team. At that time, he was wondering what the Special Brigade's artillery regiment would be like?

Lin Fan received a definite answer: the NRA would assist the Special Brigade in transporting the artillery regiment from Jiangbei. The current 8th Regiment had 48 150mm howitzers, 24 105mm cannons, 24 75mm cannons, and 36 88mm anti-aircraft guns, with 7,500 soldiers.

If such a large artillery regiment were to come over, the infantry in Lin Fan's hands would simply not be enough. In order to facilitate the use, Lin Fan ordered only 24 150mm Krupp cannons and 24 88mm anti-aircraft guns to be transferred over. This time, Lin Fan had Chen Sichuan equip a reinforced infantry battalion specifically to protect this artillery team.

Thus, the 8th Regiment reported to Wuhan was a team of 4,000 people. Such a regiment had long exceeded the establishment of the NRA artillery regiment.

Chiang Kai-shek's newly formed heavy artillery brigade in the Second War Area only had 24 150mm howitzers.

The Special Brigade was indeed rich and powerful, with 24 150mm Krupp howitzers. When the NRA went to war with the Japanese devils, there were only 12 of these cannons in total, and only 20 88mm anti-aircraft guns in total.

Now, one artillery regiment of the Special Brigade had exceeded all of the Central Army at that time. And this was just one artillery regiment of the Special Brigade!

This time, the 8th Regiment was led by Company Commander Shi Honghua, with all the first to fifth companies dispatched, and five infantry companies were also equipped.

They set off from Qianshan, and followed the Fifth War Area's team, traveling along various rural highways, detouring all the way to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Only then, under the arrangement of the NRA, did they cross the river. Company Commander Shi Honghua led five artillery companies and five infantry companies, and had just crossed the Yangtze River and arrived at Xiantao when they were stopped by a retreating NRA force.

This NRA team without a number blocked the middle of the road, hindering the movement of the artillery vehicles. Company Commander Shi saw that the soldiers of the NRA team were burly, their eyes full of energy, but they were dressed in tatters.

However, there was a light machine gun in every squad in their team. No matter how you looked at it, this team did not look like a defeated army.

Seeing that these defeated soldiers were all drilling into the middle of their artillery vehicle team. Company Commander Shi ordered: "Open fire to warn them. If the warning is ineffective, immediately open fire on all soldiers who drill into the artillery vehicle team."

With the company commander's order, the soldiers sitting in the tractor immediately opened fire: "Da da da! Da da da!" The sound of gunfire rang out.

Cheng Ying, the company commander of the first infantry company who was clearing the way in the front, immediately knew that there was a problem with the artillery when he heard the gunfire. This was considered the rear, and the gunfire just now was from the Special Brigade's machine guns.

He immediately ordered: "Clear the road and establish a defensive line!" The NRA soldiers who had been vying for the road with them just now were also somewhat stunned when they heard the gunfire.

They did not expect that this team would actually dare to open fire, and the actions of these people were really fast!

In the blink of an eye, machine guns and heavy machine guns were pointed at these people, forcing them to give way, and several small teams had already rushed towards the nearby high ground.

The first company clearing the way in the front responded quickly, and the several companies following behind also reacted quickly, clearing the road while seizing the high ground.

This sudden situation made Brigade Commander Jia Daijun, who was mixed in with the NRA team, unable to sit still. In just a short while, some of his soldiers had been injured.

These were the soldiers who were unwilling to retreat from the road, and were directly greeted with bayonets by the Special Brigade soldiers on the road. Although they were not directly stabbed in the chest and throat, the bayonet stabbed in the leg was also very painful!

In particular, these Special Brigade soldiers did not show any mercy at all. They were all one knife and two holes. Brigade Commander Jia Daijun could no longer bear it, and he was about to send out an attack signal.

His team's appearance on this road today was not accidental. He had received a secret order: to know that