Zhao Zhiguo firmly believed that he would definitely be able to see Zhao Ziming again, but he didn't know how the two brothers would meet.

But Zhao Zhiguo believed that as time went on, his chances of finding Zhao Ziming became increasingly slim.

Zhao Ziming has been away from Pingcheng for five months. Maybe they encountered some trouble, which prevented Zhao Ziming from learning about Pingcheng at all.

In this five-month period, Zhao Zhiguo and his regiment were completely divided into two. They were nominally one regiment, but Cai Maoyun had his own exclusive regiment headquarters and a full staff, and the two battalions of the Jinsui Army also

It has completely escaped Zhao Zhiguo's control.

Sometimes orders from the division headquarters could not even reach Zhao Zhiguo. Zhao Zhiguo also asked Cai Maoyun why he was not informed of the orders.

Cai Maoyun's answer was simple and crude. I can handle the orders, so I won't bother the regimental leader who is busy all day long.

Now that Cai Maoyun decided to split with Zhao Zhiguo, Zhao Zhiguo also knew that if he reported the matter to the division headquarters, he would definitely not get support, especially Lu Ziming who wished that Zhao Zhiguo would be ignored like him.

The forward positions were all taken over by Cai Maoyun and his troops, and even guard posts were set up to prevent Zhao Zhiguo from approaching the positions. Cai Maoyun believed that Zhao Zhiguo could hold the road with one battalion, and with two battalions in his hand, he would definitely be able to hold on longer than Zhao Zhiguo.

Long.

If the Japanese army invades again, as long as he can repel the Japanese army, all the credit will be his.

How to get promoted the fastest? It is obvious that Zhao Zhiguo was promoted from a private to the regiment commander by virtue of his military merit. Cai Maoyun stayed in the position of deputy regiment commander for five years. If he could successfully repel the Japanese army once, he would soon be able to become the regiment commander.

, get out of this damn place.

However, Cai Maoyun had too many thoughts in his mind. He had no intention of fighting at all. First, the Japanese army offered him an olive branch and gave him the position of brigade commander of the puppet army. Secondly, he wanted to squeeze out Zhao Zhiguo and become the real regiment leader. Wanted

The more you gain, the more you lose.

But he didn't care about frontline defense at all. The two battalion commanders of the Shanxi-Sui Army were only focused on currying favor with Cai Maoyun and never took the initiative to investigate the situation on the Japanese side.

None of them were as familiar with the Japanese troops in the direction of Heyun County as Zhao Zhiguo.

Although Zhao Zhiguo no longer interfered with frontline defense matters, he never stopped understanding the Japanese army. After more than five months, the Japanese army had already recovered its strength.

From Wu Gaoshi's intelligence, Zhao Zhiguo could learn that the arsenal in Heyun County was sufficient. Not only were the Japanese troops on the front line fully replenished, but even the puppet army in Guanghai was supplemented in strength.

In the entire direction of Heyun County, the Japanese army dispatched two additional puppet army brigades, but the number of puppet troops was only about 10,000.

Having learned the lesson from the last failure, the Japs never launched an attack easily again, but continued to scout the positions of the Chinese army.

The little devil's intelligence system penetrated into the Jinsui Army, and they soon learned that although the road still belonged to Zhao Zhiguo's defense zone, the commander on the position had been changed.

Moreover, after the last attack, the Japanese army was very familiar with the terrain on both sides of the highway.

Masao Murano has not been idle for more than five months. He is also working hard to find a way to open the road. He even has a bold plan.

Commander Liu, on the other hand, was only thinking about making money. He didn't care at all about the defense of the Hutong area. Although the Hutong area was the gateway from the north to the Jinyang area, he firmly believed that his troops could completely defend Jinyang.

Yang area.

With the help of Lu Ziming, a large amount of war resources such as grain and cotton from the Hutong area were continuously sent to Jinyang.

Lu Ziming had no time to care about the frontline defenses. Since becoming a division commander, Lu Ziming had never even left Pingcheng except for meetings in Jinyang.

Under the leadership of Qian Kangbo, Lu Ziming also indulged in drinking and sex all day long. Like Zhao Zhiguo, he had been ignored and spent a huge price in exchange for a teacher with no real power. He could only find a way to entertain himself to relieve his inner worries.

depressed.

The division commander is obsessed with wine and sex all day long. How can the troops defending Pingcheng be any better?

As for the situation of the Chinese defenders in Pingcheng, Murano Masao was aware of it. He was waiting for the Chinese army to make a mistake. As long as he seized this opportunity, he could take Pingcheng into his pocket at any time.

As long as they control Pingcheng, they can divide the Hutong area into two halves. Whether they go south or west, the little devils will have absolute initiative.

Even if the war is unfavorable, the Japanese army can still rely on Pingcheng defense!

Despite such a good geographical location in Pingcheng, Commander Liu did not want to defend at all, but only wanted to collect money.

In midsummer, the Japanese army once again assembled a large-scale force on the front line. Both in terms of materials and troops, the Japanese army was fully prepared.

The humid air was filled with the smell of gunpowder on the eve of the war. Zhao Zhiguo warned the division headquarters many times that the Japanese army had intentions of attacking in the near future.

Lu Ziming didn't care about this matter at all. He even made an agreement with Qian Kangbo that as long as the Japanese army conquered Pingcheng, the two of them would join hands and escape happily.

The person who reacted the most to this was Cai Maoyun. He believed that his opportunity had finally come. As long as he held his position, he could become the biggest winner in this battle.

Commander Liu's intelligence system is quite good. Although he is far away in Jinyang, he understands the recent movements of the Japanese army better than Lu Ziming.

But at this time, he had an even more whimsical idea than Masao Murano.

During this period of time, Masao Murano's plan was already quite bold. Commander Liu's plan is quite feasible, and if it is executed well, it might be able to prevent the Japanese army from doing anything to Pingcheng for two years.

idea.

However, Commander Liu picked the wrong person for his plan, which made his plan look whimsical.

Since taking Lu Ziming under his command, Lu Ziming has indeed collected a lot of money for him, so he also wanted to give Lu Ziming a chance to prove himself, that is, to clear up the rumors that Lu Ziming grabbed military honors last time.

As long as Pingcheng can be defended this time, then the talk of seizing Zhao Zhiguo's military glory last time will be self-defeating.

Commander Liu reported his plan to Yan Laoxi, and with Yan Laoxi's consent, he secretly mobilized five divisions and a cavalry regiment. As long as they waited for the Japanese attack, these troops would enter the Hutong area at any time.

Five days later, the battle broke out. This time the Japanese army changed the direction of their main attack. Within one day, they broke through many lines of defense defended by the Jinsui Army.

Lu Ziming was listening to the battle report while holding a woman in his arms, as if the battle situation on the front line had nothing to do with him.
Chapter completed!