According to the established retreat plan, the first police registrar began to withdraw back to Jijia Village overnight.

After a night of chasing, the quiet Jijia Village became lively again at dawn.

This battle was so hard that the officers and soldiers of the First Police Corps did not rest for several days, so many people fell asleep lying directly on the village road of Jijia Village.

It was not dawn, and there was a lot of snoring on the village road in Jijia Village.

At this time, it was the early morning of July 28, 1938.

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It was only after dawn that Zhang Tianhai returned to Jijia Village.

Those who came back with him were Guo Qiliang, Li Yinglun and others. You should know that this was transferred with the regiment headquarters.

Back at the familiar Jijia Village, Zhang Tianhai was staring at the surroundings. He was already exhausted and found that his comrades around him were also yawning.

"Let the brothers of the fifth battalion be responsible for the alert work, and the other brothers should take a day off first!" Zhang Tianhai made his own decision. He was the leader of the regiment, and he was the biggest in the police group.

"I'm afraid it's not right? Are you not afraid of the enemy coming to attack at this time?" Guo Qiliang frowned and said.

"No, the enemy was killed or injured. If there was any news, it would definitely be the first to be the 48th Brigade. Don't worry, just rest. There will be a big battle to fight later!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice.

"Okay, I'll obey the order." After Guo Qiliang finished speaking, he couldn't help but yawn.

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Until ten o'clock in the morning, there was still no movement in Jiujiang County. The 48th Brigade headquarters, under the command of its brigade commander Xu Jiyuan, began to gradually withdraw from Jiujiang County and reported the news to the Second Corps Commander.

A small town in the mountains of Jinjiaguanqiao, the headquarters of the Second Corps.

Commander-in-chief Zhang Fakui took the retreat report from the 48th Brigade and the information about the main force of the Japanese 101st Division entering Hukou Town, and his brows frowned deeply.

"Brother Zhen, it seems that the Japanese Matsuura Division has decided to go all the way to the dark. The situation in De'an is probably not very good." Zhang Fakui sighed.

"There are troops of the 11th Division and the 64th Army guarding De'an, and the 106th Division of the Japanese army will not be able to take it for a while. The commander-in-chief does not have to worry too much," said Chen Baocang.

"Actually, theoretically, my Second Corps should have the obligation to rescue De'an, and then according to Chairman Jiang and Chen Cheng's intention, we are going to let our Second Corps guard the bridgehead in northern Jiangxi. As for the development of the situation later, there has not been a clear instruction from above. It's hard for us..." As he said that, Zhang Fakui sighed.

"I heard that Xue Yue's troops are rushing here." Chen Baocang said a key word.

"Chen Cheng's troops?" Zhang Fakui frowned.

"Yes, both the 74th Army and the 8th Army are old-fashioned Central Army, and the 64th Army also followed the 1st Corps to our Second Corps from Lanfeng. Now the 64th Army is also there. These three armies are transferred to the Nanchang front line. What does this mean? It means that the main force of the 1st Corps is rushing towards us..." Chen Baocang analyzed.

"It seems that the battle on the front line of De'an and Nanchang was fought by Xue Yue and the First Corps. In this way, I passed the orders and ordered Wu Qiwei's Fourth Army and Li Jue's 70th Army to move closer to De'an and surround the Japanese army's retreat at any time." Zhang Fakui was always a courageous commander. Even if the main force of the 101st Division of the Japanese army arrived in Jiujiang, he could still block it with the troops of several armies of the Second Corps.

Don’t forget that the current Second Corps is not bad. Even if three armies are transferred to Nanchang and De'an, the Second Corps also has the 25th Army of Wang Jingjiu, Sun Tongxuan’s Third Army and Huo Kuizhang’s Fifth Army.

As for Zhang Tianhai's police group, it is not a big deal in front of these big-name troops. It can only be said that it can be used only, and it is still useful to use it properly in a small battlefield.

However, in this decisive battle of hundreds of thousands of people, the strength of five or six thousand people is too much or too little, and it can only be just barely maintaining one's own protection.

"But, if the commander-in-chief is the 70th Army, the 64th Army, and the 4th Army are all allocated to the First Corps, then our situation is not good..." Chen Baocang persuaded Zhang Fakui, because he knew that once these troops were too close to Nanchang and De'an, they could not be fully protected when the battle situation changed.

"So, you need to change your thoughts. Now is the full war of resistance. It is no longer the period of separatist rule during the Central Plains War. We do not need to preserve our strength. We only hope that we can win the war of resistance earlier. Even if all three armies are placed under Xue Yue's command, our Second Corps has the 25th Army, the Third Army, the Fifth Fourth Army, and the First War Zone Guard Regiment, the troops here are already nearly 90,000. It is enough to resist the advancement of the Japanese invaders." Zhang Fakui said seriously.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I have received the teachings." Chen Baocang responded. His words were also said from the bottom of his heart, not the kind that he said casually.

"Now the Japanese army is coming in full force. They want to conquer Wuhan and force our great China to surrender. If they open up the Nanxun Railway and then attack from Hunan to Hubei, our situation will become more passive." Zhang Fakui sighed.

"The Commander-in-Chief does not have to be too pessimistic. Since the troops of the First Corps have arrived, the decisive battle on Nanxun Road is about to begin. With Commander-in-Chief Xue Yue and Xue fighting there, we must not suffer any loss." Chen Baocang analyzed, hoping that Commander-in-Chief Zhang Fakui and Zhang would not be too pessimistic.

"Hope! None of us knows what the future will be like." Zhang Fakui sighed, and then he changed his subject: "By the way, are the troops that are ready to stick to Lushan for a long time? It's best to be guerrillas, and the scale of this army cannot be small."

"It is already in the preparation stage, and it should be possible to enter the Lushan area soon." Chen Baocang reported, "By the way, Commander-in-Chief, there is still something unknown about the humble position, which is why the guerrillas must be allowed to defend Lushan. Isn't this very difficult? If the police force is stationed, it can be safe in Lushan."

"Brother Zhen, don't pretend to be crazy with me. This is not your style. Want to let a brigade with such elite equipment guard a Lushan Mountain? Isn't this a big deal?" Zhang Fakui said with a wry smile.

"Commander-in-Chief, I still don't understand what you said, Beizhi is a little confused. Please tell me clearly." Chen Baocang said bluntly, "In Beizhi's view, if the police group guards Lushan, they can go out to Lushan at any time and cut off the Japanese army's retreat. Why did the commander-in-chief insist on transferring the police group from Lushan?"

Chen Baocang is not stupid. Why did he let the guerrillas enter Lushan? He undoubtedly wanted to transfer a police force.

"The reason is very simple. The first police 1 regiment is well equipped, and Zhang Yulin is also a fierce man. We must make good use of the first police 1 regiment. After the decisive battle in Nanxun begins, it will definitely be better than those who are trapped in Lushan, depending on the opportunity," Zhang Fakui said bluntly.

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PS: The first update is delivered, and the second update is waiting for twelve:30!
Chapter completed!