Traveling through 1942 with space

After dealing with these people, Hengyang should be quiet for a while. Hou Xiaoge did not stay any longer and flew directly back to Henan Province.

It can be said that Hou Xiaoge had a great time this time. It was a real fight with real guns and swords, which was much more exciting than the previous times when he bombed the docks.

However, while some were happy and some were worried, the Kuomintang government and the Japanese devils could not be happy at all at this time.

The Nationalist government was unhappy because such an air force did not belong to them.

The Japanese were unhappy because they suffered heavy losses in the attack on Hengyang.

The siege of Hengyang lasted for more than a month, and the loss of 60,000 to 70,000 lives was heartbreaking enough. Today's disturbance resulted in the loss of more than 10,000 more troops, and the air force was almost wiped out. The Japanese leader was so heartbroken that he almost committed suicide.

Moreover, with the bombing of the air force, the Kuomintang's support team successfully reached Hengyang, and one of the Kuomintang's armies was less than two kilometers away from Hengyang City.

Hengyang is located on a major transportation route and is known as the Little Devil's City. It is the gateway to the southwest, and the Japanese are unwilling to give it up.

But if we fight, there will be greater losses, which will be a real headache for the Japanese.

Just the day after Hou Xiaoge left, the Kuomintang support troops successfully broke into Hengyang under the cover of the air force and joined up with the defending troops.

The population of Hengyang City before the war was over 300,000. After the evacuation, the remaining military and civilians now total no more than 30,000.

The National Government's Tenth Army lost nearly 80% of its troops. Faced with the ruins of Hengyang, it was no longer able to defend it and prepared to break out.

However, among the 30,000 soldiers and civilians, nearly 10,000 were still injured and could not leave without treatment.

"Commander, we can't escape with our broken bodies. Let us cover you and your brothers as they break through!" said a battalion commander with a broken leg, leaning on a crutch.

"Yes, Commander, let us cover you!"

"Just burn some paper for me when the time comes!"

"Tell my dad that I am not a coward."

When the seriously wounded soldiers in the wounded camp heard the news of the breakout, they refused to leave.

"salute!"

In the end, the total number of soldiers and civilians who retreated was less than 20,000. They abandoned all their baggage and broke through with light equipment.

Hou Xiaoge stayed in Henan Province for a day, and returned to Hengyang as the soldiers who went to dig up his father's bones had not returned yet.

Hou Xiaoge also knew yesterday that Hengyang could not be defended. It had become a ruin and street fighting had already begun.

Since I have threatened these officers and they refuse to surrender, I have no choice but to take another approach, which is to break out.

Now that we have reinforcements, as long as we cooperate properly, many people can break out.

Since we have helped, we must help to the end. Hou Xiaoge is ready to provide cover.

Return to Yunnan Province and contact the Air Force Branch of the Self-Rescue Army, asking them to contact high-level government officials to determine the time for a breakout.

"Haha! With more than a dozen planes of the Self-Rescue Army and more than twenty of our own planes, a total of more than thirty planes, the chances of breaking through are very high." The generals in Hengyang City were very excited after hearing the news.

On August 11, Hengyang residents began to break out, and the self-rescue army began to bombard the Japanese encirclement on a large scale, preparing to blast a gap.

At this time, the Japanese knew that the Hengyang army and civilians were preparing to break out and no longer defend the city. They were not particularly crazy anymore and intentionally or unintentionally made way for gaps.

At this time, the 24th Army of the 74th Army Group was supporting near Jiwo Mountain. Facing the Hengyang military and civilians who were breaking out, they quickly provided support with a large number of heavy artillery.

The 24th Group Army is the ace army of the Central Army, and the 74th Army is the ace among aces. The later famous 74th Division was a reduction of this army.

The wounded soldiers who could no longer leave also fought desperately on the western front, not caring about the casualties at all.

As the saying goes, an army in despair will win. These nearly 10,000 wounded soldiers are not afraid of death at all, and each of them is like a madman.

"Baga! Are these Chinese crazy?" The Japanese were also stunned by the madness of the wounded soldiers.

After nearly a day of fighting, only less than 3,000 of the more than 20,000 soldiers and civilians were killed, and the rest all retreated.

The wounded soldiers were still resisting stubbornly in the city. General Ge, who was standing on a distant mountain, couldn't help but burst into tears as he watched the soldiers fall one after another.

(In real history, they surrendered in the end and did not break out.)

After changing the fate of the military and civilians in Hengyang, Hou Xiaoge returned to Henan Province with satisfaction.

Whenever Hou Xiaoge saw Japanese positions or armored vehicles along the way, he would throw bombs along the way, causing considerable damage to the Japanese.

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"Brother Hou, you have been very busy today! Your father's remains were brought back yesterday." Captain Wang was excited when he saw Hou Xiaoge coming back.

"Thank you, Brother Wang!" As soon as Hou Xiaoge came back, Captain Wang greeted him excitedly.

When he came to the remains, Hou Xiaoge suddenly felt a thrill in his heart. It was confirmed that it was the original body's father.

Hou Xiaoge kowtowed three times to the box containing the bones as a sign of respect for the blood connection.

By retrieving his father's body, Hou Xiaoge has successfully completed the purpose of this trip.

However, Hou Xiaoge did not plan to keep his father's body in his hometown, but planned to take it to Yunnan Province.

The villagers, children, and wife are all in Yunnan Province, and burying my father’s body in Yunnan Province also makes it feel close.

Before leaving, Hou Xiaoge learned that the soldier who retrieved his father's body was injured, so he took another regiment of ammunition and sent it to the base.

Now the advance team suddenly has four more regiments of weapons, plus its own army, tens of thousands of people can show their strength in Henan Province.

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"Heiwa, what is the wooden box in your hand for?" When we returned to the village entrance, the villagers asked enthusiastically.

"It's my father's body!" Hou Xiaoge said directly.

"What? Minsheng's corpse." The villagers were shocked.

Wang Maimiao, who was weeding in the field, heard the news about her husband. She burst into tears and rushed home as fast as she could.

"Alas! Minsheng has a bad fate and has not enjoyed any happiness."

"Yes! Heiwa's family is well-off, but it's a pity that his father didn't enjoy the good life.

The body stayed at home for three days. Heiwa held a banquet and then buried his father on a small hill behind the village.

"Heiwa, your father is gone and your mother is useless. You have to take care of your sisters for her in the future." Wang Maimiao looked at Hou Xiaoge with anticipation.

"Mom, why do you say that? We are sisters. It's only natural that I should take care of you or not." Hou Xiaoge said with a wry smile.

Because of his father's death, Hou Xiaoge stayed at home for half a month before he felt at ease to leave.

At this time, the Japanese in Dianmian had been completely driven out by the Allied forces. This time, Hou Xiaoge went there intending to let the self-rescue army completely occupy the eastern part of Dianmian.

"Brother Zhou, we have a lot more manpower now, you have purchased a lot of machinery and tools, and the warehouse has accumulated nearly 8,000 tons of jadeite raw stones.

In addition, the quality jade raw stones collected in China during this period totaled about 1,000 tons, and there were also more than 30 meteorites. "Knowing that Hou Xiaoge attached great importance to jade and meteorites, Wen Jun reported it immediately.

"Keep collecting. I have to go out in a few days and will go over to check next month.

Wenjun, jade and raw stones are related to several special materials in the alliance and are very important.

Especially the special meteorite I told you about, you can even take out the refreshing cigarette and several kinds of precious pills. "Hou Xiaoge nodded and reminded.

"Yes! I will ask each hall to pay special attention to meteorites." It was the first time that Wen Jun heard that raw stones, meteorites and the special materials in the alliance were related, and he was also surprised.

It turned out that Wenjun was also a little puzzled as to why Hou Xiaoge spent tens of millions of dollars every year on these things. It was such a waste of money. Now he finally understood.

Jade has been endowed with spiritual power in the hearts of Chinese people since ancient times. As for meteorites, they are too foreign and are even more mysterious.

She has personally used several special supplies in the alliance, such as the Spirit-Refreshing Cigarette, Bone-Strengthening Pills, Tonic Pills, Blood-Replenishing Pills, and Emperor Huang Pills, all of which have extremely amazing effects.

Wenjun originally thought that this was some kind of secret recipe, but now he has figured it out. It turns out that it is related to jade, and now he can imagine why.

After his thoughts raced wildly in his brain, Wen Jun nodded cautiously.

"Let's talk about industrial issues. Has the steel mill started production now? What about the gun production line and gunpowder factory?" Hou Xiaoge asked directly.

"At the steel mill, because we have prepared enough skilled workers in advance, the two steelmaking furnaces in the alliance have officially started production, and the daily output of crude steel has reached 100 tons.

As for supporting factories such as the steel rolling mill, forging plant, steel pipe plant, and gunpowder plant, construction has been completed and small-scale trial production has begun.

By the beginning of next month at the latest, these factories will be able to mass-produce our own seamless steel pipes and barrels for small-caliber cannons.

The two official sets are similar to ours and have already started production, but they are short of raw materials and can only produce around 30 tons per day.

Due to insufficient equipment, other supporting facilities only allowed the opening of a few farm tool factories to produce farm tools.

As for the equipment for sale, the factory building has just been built and it is estimated that it will take at least two months for it to be put into production.

Anyway, since the Japanese left Burma, our self-help army's jurisdiction has been rebuilt and prosperous." Wen Jun said with a happy look on his face.

After listening to the report, Hou Xiaoge was quite satisfied with the data just now, but since the business has just started, he still needs to remind his subordinates from time to time.

"Wenjun, agriculture and industry are the foundation of a country. The agricultural population is small, so we can slow down for now, but industry requires long-term nurturing and cultivation.

I have brought back the embroidery needles and thread for you. You must inform all the halls and ask the companies under them to show the Chinese spirit of not fearing hardship and strive to improve the basic industries in Myanmar as soon as possible.

When the situation in Dian-Myanmar stabilizes, the alliance will reward outstanding leaders with certain shares." Hou Xiaoge made a big promise.

"Brother Zhou, the salary the alliance offers everyone now is much better than many other companies. If they give you more stock rewards, they will probably have to set up a memorial tablet for you." Wen Jun joked with a smile.

"That's not possible. You girl, you just talk nonsense all day long." Hou Xiaoge said with a straight face.

"Whee!"

"Okay, let's organize a meeting with other parties tomorrow. It's time for the Chinese in Southeast Asia to make their voices heard." Hou Xiaoge said softly while looking at the sky in the distance.