The battle on the second day was extremely intense in the morning, but very dull in the afternoon. Zhang Dali was prepared for a deadly battle, and even organized the officers and soldiers of his brigade to write a suicide note. However, the Japanese did not launch a landing battle.
After Shan Renxiong received the casualty figures of the 43rd Xuexi Brigade reported by General Yun Dian, he was worried that the Japanese army might make a breakthrough from the direction of Haitangwan Town, so he led the troops directly under the military headquarters on a rapid march from Dongshan Ridge to Songhe Reservoir. By the afternoon At two o'clock, the Japanese army never took any ground action. He also felt a little puzzled: "The little devil was sunk a battleship. This is cowardly." He said to Brother Kuang Lai,
Brother Kuang Lai felt completely opposite to him. He said: "Why do I feel like the prelude before the storm arrives?"
The troops directly under the 34th Xuexue Brigade suffered heavy casualties in the morning's air raid. Even the political director Hua Jiao was killed. This made Yun Dian still aching. Hearing the conversation between the two officers, his eyes were shining with revenge. , said: "Then let the storm come more violently. The Japanese will use their ships and artillery to do whatever they want, and we will give him a fatal blow on land."
The fire around Haitang Fort has been extinguished, but the town not far away is still raging. Shan Renxiong thought of a question and asked Brother Kuang: "Have you contacted the local government? How are the fleeing residents arranged? The matter must be resolved. If it were not for us, their houses would not have been targeted. Since we have settled in Hainan, we must be responsible for them."
Brother Kuang Lai said: "I have asked Fu Wen to take people to do it. Military seat, there is no problem at the mine. We have to arrange so many people at once. It doesn't matter how much money it costs. There are so many people and so many people. Don't reveal the secrets there. .”
"Let's talk about this later. We can't watch the people starve to death. You guys are watching here. I'll go get off the phone with Chief of Staff Huang."
Shan Renxiong and Huang Ye were talking on the phone at the Wuzhishan Radar Station. Fang Xueliang and the others made a new discovery.
"One, two, three, station commander, there are three in total." Chen Ermao, the duty officer, said,
Fang Xueliang: "Wait and see what they want to do."
Soon, the three blue dots separated, and then flew toward the southwest, north and northeast. "It should be the reconnaissance plane of the Japs." Chen Ermao judged,
Fang Xueliang picked up the phone and immediately called the headquarters.
At almost the same time, the Dahuajiao radar station also detected a new situation. Station commander Du Xin watched several small cubes quickly leave the Japanese fleet and then headed south. He immediately realized that these should be Japanese Speedboat used for reconnaissance, he said to Wu Wenwen: "Look, the little devil is trying to avoid our sight. Hehe, he has good intentions, but it's a pity that he can't hide it from our eyes."
Soon, his inference was confirmed. After these blocks drove about a hundred kilometers away, they began to drive to the west and northeast. Du Xin did not hesitate anymore and immediately picked up the phone.
Shan Renxiong talked to Huang Ye on the phone, firstly to exchange views on the current war situation, and secondly, he emphasized the importance of telegram detection, "The little devil has suddenly become silent now. This is obviously not that he is scared of us but is brewing something." For big operations, you should keep a close eye on them and not let go of any valuable information."
"Okay, I'll tell the brothers to be more vigilant, Lao Dan."
"Um."
"I heard we lost seven Baijis this morning."
"It's three, and there are four old-fashioned bombers." Mentioning this issue, Shan Renxiong said bitterly. Up to now, the Baiji dolphins owned by the Xuebing Army can only be equipped with two brigades. The commander-in-chief transferred one of the brigades. When they were placed in Hainan, they had repeatedly warned themselves and Chen Ce to preserve them as much as possible. He did indeed do the same, but... they had followed Ouyang Yun for a longer time, and they had a deeper understanding of his temperament and personality. Ouyang Yun is very obsessed with the Baiji Dolphin and the Sky Fortress. In public, he often says that these are the most valuable treasures of the Xuebing Army. If he knew that he had defeated three of them at once, how would he view this matter? As for myself,
"This matter has not been reported to the Commander-in-Chief yet."
"Yes." Shan Renxiong admitted frankly. Huang Ye was not only the chief of staff of the Fifth Army, but also the backbone of the Soldiers Committee. Shan Renxiong had always kept a distance from the Soldiers Committee. At one time, he also thought about joining this organization. , but because he was from the Second Regiment of the Veteran Military Police, he failed to pass the political review. The larger the scale of the Soldiers Committee, the greater the power it has. Now it has begun to supervise front-line officers. Regarding this, many very Although the front-line officers who were members of the Soldiers Committee complained, most of them chose to acquiesce. The original intention of the Soldiers Committee was to ensure Ouyang Yun's control over the Xuebing Army, so many people thought that the boss behind it was Ouyang Yun himself. In this way, even if they are dissatisfied, they dare not show it publicly.
No matter what Ouyang Yun himself thinks, since he has not spoken or acted out of line so far, they seem to have no reason to publicly express their opposition.
Huang Ye knew Shan Renxiong's opinion of him. No one wanted to be under surveillance all the time, no matter whether the surveillance was reasonable and legal or disrespectful. However, when he directly pointed out the matter, he really meant it for Shan Renxiong. Xiong, thinking of following the example of the Fifth Army, said: "It seems that we must win a few battles. Only in this way can the commander-in-chief treat us differently."
This touched Shan Renxiong's heart. Then again, no matter whose position Huang Ye represented, he was actually worthy of communication and trust. He felt warm in his heart and said: "I am the same way. Thinking about it, do you know how the Yamacheng was bombed and sank? It was pilot Xiao Zhu who hit it with a plane. Xiao Zhu, you know, he was the young man in the flying brigade who didn't talk much. He was..."
Huang Ye smiled: "I know, you forgot that we were the ones who deciphered that telegram."
"Oh." Shan Renxiong touched his nose and smiled,
After laughing, Huang Ye said sternly: "Old Dan, we will keep an eye on the Japanese here. Once we have any new gains, we will notify you immediately. I am a little worried. The flying brigade is our sharpest weapon, but they are now After returning in defeat, if the ground troops alone can snipe the Japs, the casualties will definitely be huge. If the Japs keep an eye on Wanning, then the main force of Qiongnan Southwest will have to be transferred back."
"I know this well, don't worry, no matter where the little devils finally choose to land, as long as our main force on the ground is still there, they will not be able to get a good deal.
Before the call with Huang Ye ended, another phone rang, and a staff officer answered the call. He quickly shouted: "Commander-in-Chief, there is something new on the phone at Wuzhishan."
When Dan Renxiong heard this, he immediately ended the call with Huang Ye, and then took another phone call.
Later, a call came from Dahuajiao.
After answering these two phone calls, Shan Renxiong's once anxious state of mind completely relaxed.