With the completion of Xue Yue's deployment of the inverted eight-character pocket tactics, the Japanese army successively launched attacks in the areas of Jinguanqiao, Xingzi, Huanglaomen, and Ruichang. Xue Yue also tried to evolve tactics, luring some adventurous enemies into his pockets, encircling them, and concentrating his forces to annihilate them, and the Japanese 101st and 106th Divisions drilled into the pockets in the area of East and West Guling and fell into the encirclement.

After learning that the Japanese 101st Division entered the battlefield, almost all of his original 89th Regiment Zhuyuanling was killed or wounded in this division, although the 89th Regiment also achieved brilliant results, but Lin Junxiong still had a deep hatred in his heart, and he begged Xue Yue to transfer his troops to participate in the battle against the 101st Division, and Xue Yue readily agreed.

Xue Yue liked Lin Junxiong's unyielding strength very much, and in his strategic deployment, Lin Junxiong was defined as a mobile force used to reinforce and annihilate the Japanese army.

Xue Yue ordered another unit to block the Japanese 106th Division at Mahuiling, cut off the connection with the 101st Division, and create favorable conditions for the heavy damage to the 101st Division.

When General Lin Junxiong's troops were going to participate in the annihilation of the Japanese 101st Division, the officers and soldiers were even more screaming, now most of the officers of the 45th Brigade are the original 89th Regiment members who survived in Zhuyuanling, and they still remember the sacrifice of their brothers and the heroic scene before Pan Zhiyang's death.

In Lin Junxiong's heart, revenge for the dead brother of Zhuyuanling is of course also the main thing, and at the same time, this 101st Division should be a famous battle in his War of Resistance against Japan, if there is a chance to annihilate the 101st Division, it will undoubtedly be another touch of color in his War of Resistance against Japan.

Lin Junxiong and his troops rushed to Dongguling and Xiguling in two days, and he quickly got in touch with nearby troops to discuss how to annihilate the 101st Division.

The 101st Division was surrounded by the 90th Division of the 4th Army of the National Army and the 58th Division of the 74th Army. Feng Zhansong, commander of the 90th Division, briefly introduced the situation, and then shook his head and said: "This 101st Division is very cunning, we have attacked several times and have been repelled by them, the Japanese army's weapons and equipment advantages are too great, blindly attacking, our army has too many casualties, and it may not be able to annihilate this division." ”

"Is there an attempt to retreat, to attract them to chase them out of the favorable terrain they are now occupying?"

Jiang Yueheng, commander of the 58th Division of the 74th Army, also shook his head and said: "This Ito Masaki is scheming, we tried to retreat, but he just didn't come out, as if he was waiting for the arrival of the 106th Division." The 101st Division is very unfavorable to us to hold on like this, the Japanese planes continue to bomb our positions, and our troops have suffered a lot of casualties. ”

Lin Junxiong replied to the two division commanders: "The two division commanders smiled, Junxiong just happened to meet by chance, luck, and I hope the two division commanders will give me more advice." ”

Lin Junxiong looked at the map carefully, pointed to the east and west between Guling and Mahuiling and asked, "Senior Commander Feng, is this the defense range of your division?" ”

"Well, yes, it's strange to say, the 101st Division has only tentatively launched two attacks here, and has not attacked in other directions."

"They're not trying to break through from that direction, they're trying to break through here."

Feng Zhansong was taken aback, and then said, "Northwest direction? It's impossible, 10 kilometers from there is the range of defense of the 4th Army, didn't they throw themselves into the net when they rushed over? ”

"Then what if we break out of the encirclement, advance another two kilometers and follow this road to the east, flank the national troops blocking the 106th Division, and then join up with the 106th Division?"

Jiang Yueheng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, he only sent a battalion to defend in that direction, if it was really expected by Lin Junxiong, it should not be difficult for the Japanese army to break through, he stammered and said: "This possibility does exist, but why is there no movement?" ”

"I guess they will increase their efforts to break through in several other directions next, paralyzing us, if we concentrate our forces on defending in other directions, they will break through from the northwest, and they are waiting, waiting for the response of the 106th Division, I think the northwest direction of Mahuiling will soon become the main direction of attack of the Japanese army."

"The sword goes sideways, giving up the southeast direction that can be shorter and narrower with the 106th Division, and the northwest direction where the attack seems to be the most unfavorable, I still think"

"Report to the division commander, the Japanese army suddenly stormed the southeast and southwest directions, and there are signs of desperately breaking through."

"Two division commanders, I will take the 45th Brigade to the northwest to set up an ambush, and if the Japanese army breaks through from the northwest direction, you must quickly follow up and plug other gaps."

After Lin Junxiong left with the troops, Jiang Yueheng said to Feng Zhansong: "Division Commander Feng, do you agree with his idea, should we adjust the deployment?" ”

"Hmph, little hairy boy, it's all his conjecture, I still think that the Japanese army will break through from the southeast, as long as the breakthrough is successful, and the front is all plains, it can shorten the distance with the 106th Division. I won't make adjustments, Master Jiang, you can make your own decisions. ”

"Hehe, I have the same opinion as you, let's go back and organize the defense, let him toss, as long as we don't go against him, who is called Xue Yue to cover him."

The Japanese onslaught in the southeast and southwest directions for an hour before stopping, and after another while, the Japanese launched a fierce attack on the southeast and due east directions at the same time, which made Jiang Yueheng and Feng Zhansong even more sure that the Japanese army wanted to break through from the southeast or due east direction, and they immediately concentrated their troops in these two directions to defend. When the two division commanders completed the defensive deployment in both directions, the Japanese army stopped the attack, and after waiting for two hours, the Japanese broke through in the northwest direction after a fierce artillery bombardment in the northwest direction.

Just as Jiang Yueheng and Feng Zhansong guessed that the Japanese army must be confusing them, the soldiers reported that the northwest direction was lost and the Japanese army was fleeing from the northwest direction. Jiang Yueheng and Feng Zhansong both shook their heads in disbelief, and only after repeated confirmation did they order the troops to pursue, but when they waited for the troops to depart, more than half an hour had passed, and they were also helpless, they didn't believe Lin Junxiong's judgment at all, and transferred the troops to the other two directions, and now it took a lot of time to gather the troops to adjust the deployment.

Lin Junxiong knew that Jiang Yueheng and Feng Zhansong would not trust their judgment, he just hoped that they would be able to pursue faster.

Nishiyama Masao looked at the map, after the front of the mountain is flat, the speed of the troops' march can be greatly improved, he saw that there is no shadow of the pursuers behind him, and said to Ito Masaki: "Your Excellency Lieutenant General is really expecting the enemy like a god, the stupid Kuomintang army is slow to react, has not yet caught up, as long as we cross the mountain range in front, we can follow this road within two hours to reach Mahuiling and join the 106th Division." ”

Masaki Ito looked at the mountains in front of him with a telescope and said, "Order the troops to pass quickly." ”

While giving this order, Masao Nishiyama heard the sound of explosions coming from behind, and a smug look appeared on his face. It's just that when he also remembered the explosion in front of him, he couldn't be happy.

The density of Japanese troops in the narrow space was very large, and when the 45th Brigade occupied favorable terrain to launch an attack, they were panicked, and the officers could not organize an effective counterattack for a while.

Due to the concentration of the Japanese troops in low-lying areas, the role of machine guns was greatly reduced, while the 45 Brigade occupied a favorable terrain in high places, and machine guns played a huge role, although the Japanese troops were scattered, but the organized attack was unable to break through the blockade.

After an hour of fierce fighting, nearly a third of Ito's troops were killed, but fortunately they found a passage on the left, Ito ordered Nishiyama Masao to lead his wing to pin down the Nationalist forces in front, and the rest of the troops quickly broke through from the left passage.

Lin Junxiong stood on a high place, he found out about the Japanese army's attempt, he was anxious but could not do anything, the breakthrough site chosen by the Japanese army was nearly a kilometer away from the place where he blocked, and now it was too late to make up for the defense, and Jiang Yueheng and Feng Zhansong's troops had not yet seen a shadow.

Jiang Yueheng and Feng Zhansong led the troops to chase frantically behind, but every other distance would be blocked by grenade traps arranged by the Japanese army, the troops marched very slowly, and when they heard the sound of guns in front, the two regretted that they did not listen to Lin Junxiong's words, and they had prepared early, and they would not have thought of being so passive now.

Hayashi ordered the shadow team to use the cover of firepower to shoot Japanese officers and grenadiers as they approached, so as to confuse Nishiyama Masao's troops and be able to defeat their blockade as soon as possible.

Another hour passed in Lin Junxiong's anxiety, Jiang Yueheng and Feng Zhansong finally came late, and Nishiyama Masao's troops were quickly routed and began to retreat along the channel where the Japanese advance retreat on the left side. Lin Junxiong didn't care about cleaning up the battlefield, and led his troops over the mountains to block the Japanese troops who had fled earlier.

It's just that when he came to the road, Ito Masaki had already withdrawn with the Japanese army, Lin Junxiong was very angry, and when he met Jiang Yueheng and Feng Zhansong, two pig-like allies, he led his troops to annihilate the remnants of Nishiyama Masao, and Nishiyama Masao was executed by him personally, and all of Nishiyama Masao's wing was destroyed, avenging the revenge of the Zhuyuanling brothers, which was the only comfort for Lin Junxiong in this annihilation war.

Seeing Jiang Yueheng and Feng Zhansong coming over apologetically, Lin Junxiong turned around, he didn't want to pay attention to these two idiots, if he listened to his own words, set up ambushes on the left and right sides of the northwest direction, and eliminated the remnants of the fleeing Japanese army at the last checkpoint, the 101st Division of the Japanese army was very likely to be wiped out in the East and West Guling, and now although most of the 101st Division has been annihilated, the vitality is still there, and it can make a comeback after a period of rest.

Lin Junxiong also knew that the two of them didn't really want to apologize to him, but he was afraid that he would sue them in Xue Yue, so he sighed and shook his head towards the two.

"This siege and annihilation battle is a failure, but don't worry, I won't say anything to Commander Xue, I, Lin Junxiong, am not a villain who chews the root of my tongue behind my back, take care of the two, there will be no time in the future!"

Lin Junxiong left after speaking, he felt very unhappy about losing this excellent opportunity to annihilate the 101st Division, but there was no need to vent anything to these two people.

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