Taking advantage of the night, the troops of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army took the initiative to abandon their positions and quietly evacuated the Taierzhuang area.

That night, the joint command of the 5th and 10th Divisions of the Japanese Army received a telegram from the 4th Division.

"General Itagaki, General Isoya, the 4th Division is in an emergency!"

Seishiro Itagaki and Ryosuke Isoya received the telegram from the communications soldier, and when they finished reading the contents of the telegram, suddenly, Seishiro Itagaki and Ryosuke Isoya, two old devils, were furious and tore up the telegram.

The two of them did not listen to the advice on the telegram at all, but both kept their faces calm and looked annoyed, and they kept scolding the 4th Division in the headquarters.

Itagaki Seishiro gritted his teeth angrily and said angrily: "Yaga, Yuzaburo Matsui, this coward, the Osaka Division fled without a fight, it's really hateful!" ”

"This Osaka Division, it can't fight at all, and escaping is the first place, it's really a waste division that has not achieved enough and has more than enough defeat!" Ryosuke Isoya sneered and said mockingly.

At the moment, the most anxious is Ryosuke Isoya.

His 33rd Brigade was besieged by the Nationalist troops, and the two sides fought fiercely for several days, and the 33rd Brigade suffered heavy casualties.

As soon as the Japanese 4th Division withdrew, the 33rd Brigade outside Taierzhuang had no reinforcements, and if the 33rd Brigade wanted to rescue the 33rd Brigade, it was necessary to re-send troops to open a breakthrough from the outer defense line of the National Army, so that the 33rd Brigade could escape and ascend to heaven.

The 8th Brigade under the command of the Isoya Division is currently blocked by two divisions of the National Army, and the only one that can save the 33rd Brigade is the 5th Brigade of the 9th Division.

The 5th Brigade of the 9th Division is fully staffed and has very strong combat effectiveness, and it is only a few dozen kilometers away from the 33rd Brigade of the 10th Division.

A few days ago, the 9th Brigade was ordered to reinforce, but was blocked by the troops of the Central Army of the 20th Army Corps, and the 9th Brigade organized several charges, but never broke through the defense line of the Central Army, but suffered more than 1,000 casualties.

Ryosuke Isoya walked up to Seishiro Itagaki and said with a worried expression: "Itagaki-kun, now only your 9th Brigade can save my 33rd Brigade, otherwise, the Laigu Brigade will be all finished......"

Itagaki Seishiro also knew that the situation of the 33rd Brigade was in danger, and if it weren't for the air support, the Laigu Brigade would have been crushed and annihilated by the Nationalist troops outside Taierzhuang.

The 5th Division and the 10th Division are now wearing the same pants, and Seishiro Itagaki naturally will not watch the fire from the other side and let the 33rd Brigade be completely annihilated.

"Isoya-kun, don't worry, I, Seishiro Itagaki are by no means the kind of coward who doesn't save him when he sees death and is afraid of war."

After Seishiro Itagaki finished speaking, he immediately issued an order urging the 9th Brigade to rescue the 33rd Brigade as soon as possible......

An hour later, the Japanese 9th Brigade received an order to organize troops at night and launched a night attack.

The 20th Army Corps, which was blocking the periphery, saw that the little devils launched a night attack, and hurriedly dispatched the 17th Division to block the enemy's reinforcements.

The 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army was very strong in combat, and the devils were good at capturing fighters, and the enemy found the weak points in the defense of the National Army troops and tore a few holes in the defense line of the 17th Division of the Central Army.

The officers and men of the 17th Division fought back and fought fiercely with the devils of the 9th Brigade for several hours, and the two sides launched a white-knuckle battle, and in the end, the officers and men of the 17th Division blocked the enemy's onslaught at the cost of nearly 1,000 people.

The 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army received an order to kill the old devil in Itagaki, and the devil's troops organized troops to attack the 17th Division many times.

……

The next day, at half past two in the morning.

In Taierzhuang City, the headquarters of the security regiment.

Li Hong stayed up all night and waited for news from the scout.

The scouts sent out were tracking the Japanese 4th Division along the road to confirm whether the little devils had really evacuated.

If the Japanese 4th Division really withdraws, then the security regiment guarding the city can counterattack and attack the Japanese 33rd Brigade outside the city.

Li Hong ate a bucket of instant noodles and just lit a cigarette, when suddenly, the communications soldier ran over with a telegram.

"Regimental seat, reconnaissance troop telegram!"

"Read!"

The signal soldier picked up the telegram and said briefly: "Tuanza, according to the report of the reconnaissance unit, the scouts tracked the Japanese 4th Division for more than ten kilometers along the way, and the enemy's logistics baggage was all transferred, and there was no devil on the position......

After listening to the report, Li Hong nodded, it seems that the enemy has indeed retreated.

Immediately, Li Hong ordered the signal corps: "Order the reconnaissance unit to continue to track and reconnoiter the 4th Division of the Japanese Army, and report to the regiment headquarters at any time if there is any situation!" ”

"Yes, Tuanza!"

The communications officer answered, and then went back to send a telegram.

After the communications corps left, the communications squad leader came with a telegram.

At this time, the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army was fighting fiercely with the 17th Division of the Central Army on the outskirts of Taierzhuang.

Li Hong was very aware of the combat effectiveness of the 17th Division, although the 17th Division was the elite unit of the Central Army, but it was very stressful to block the onslaught of the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army.

Moreover, when the time comes, the devils will definitely send a large number of bombers to support.

With the help of bombers, it became easier for the Japanese to break through the outer Central Army defenses.

If the 9th Brigade breaks through the 17th Division's defense, the 9th Brigade can converge with the 33rd Brigade.

If the enemy's two brigades and regiments really unite as one, the tactics of the national army to encircle, divide, encircle and annihilate the enemy will be completely destroyed.

It's past three o'clock in the morning, and it's about three hours before dawn.

Li Hong estimated that with the combat effectiveness of the 17th Division of the Central Army, it should not be a problem to block the 9th Brigade for several hours.

After thinking about it, Li Hong issued combat orders to all departments of the security regiment.

The armored battalion, artillery battalion, and various infantry battalions of the security regiment carried night combat equipment and ammunition, quickly assembled outside the city, and prepared for the battle of encircling and destroying the 33 brigade.

After giving the order to the security regiment, Li Hong sent a telegram to Sun Liancheng and other troops of the 2nd Group Army outside the city.

Li Hong agreed with them that the security regiment would take the lead in the main attack and launch a general attack on the 33rd Brigade of the Devils at half past three......

After deploying all this, Li Hong rushed to the temporary headquarters outside the city with the communication squad.

Outside the city, Li Hong climbed onto a small dirt slope and held a telescope to observe the situation of the 33rd Brigade of the Japanese Army in the distance.

More than ten kilometers away, around the devil's position, corpses could be seen everywhere.

The fighting outside the city was so fierce that the battle was about to break out at any time, and both sides couldn't even bother to take back the corpses.

At this time, the devil soldiers were busy all over the position, some devils were busy repairing fortifications, some devils were busy carrying ammunition, and some devils were gnawing on field rations in the fortifications.

After a while, several signal soldiers came to report.

"Report to the regimental seat, the artillery position has been established, and it can be shelled at any time to the position of the 33rd Brigade of the Devil."

"Report to the regimental seat, the armored battalion has reached the combat position!"

"Report to the regimental seat, and all the infantry battalions have also arrived at the designated offensive position!"

Li Hong put down his binoculars and ordered the signal soldiers: "Order all troops to stand by and wait for the general attack order!" ”。

"Yes, Tuanza!"

The communications soldier left in a hurry.