On the wharf of Chenqiao River Port, Li Yunlong, who was observing the opposite bank, suddenly saw a signal flare on the opposite bank!

A flare exploded over the opposite shore and quickly disappeared into the darkness of the early morning.

"Good! Duan Peng succeeded, passed my order, and the fleet began to cross the river! ”

Li Yunlong laughed, and with a wave of his hand, he directly ordered the fleet that had already boarded the boat to start crossing the river directly to the opposite bank.

With Li Yunlong's order, more than five hundred ships, most of which were locomotives, began to start their motors, and the sound of clattering resounded over the Yellow River.

At night, with the lights on the opposite shore, the fleet will not deviate from the course and can safely cross the river.

Seeing that the fleet had begun to sail to the opposite shore one by one, Li Yunlong turned his head and said to a staff officer beside him: "Order Wang Chengzhu to leave five artillery pieces as a cover for the fleet's artillery fire." The rest of the artillery will be loaded onto the ship at once! ”。

"Yes, Commander!" The staff officer departed in response.

And Li Yunlong ordered Zhang Dabiao, who was standing beside him: "Da Biao, you can give an order to withdraw a regiment of your First Brigade in Fengqiu, and board a boat to cross the river with the headquarters!" Hurry! ”。

"Understood!"

Zhang Dabiao saluted and stood upright, and then went to deploy.

And Li Yunlong commanded all the troops to board the ship and sail to the south bank, because the devil defenders in the river port on the south bank had been completely wiped out by Duan Peng's special forces, there was no gunfire.

Therefore, at this moment, the devils in Kaifeng did not expect that there was already a large army crossing the Yellow River north of Kaifeng at this time.

The operation of crossing the river lasted nearly thirty-five minutes, after all, an army of 15,000 people, plus the number of war horses supporting the army of 15,000.

Crossing the river completely in such a short period of time is already a no-brainer.

After the river crossing was completed, Li Yunlong had already set foot on the wharf on the south bank of the Yellow River, and Kaifeng was the southwest of the ferry wharf!

However, it is more than ten kilometers away from Kaifeng, so in fact, even if the wharf is fierce, if there is no large number of Japanese troops patrolling and guarding on both sides of the coast, in fact, the devils in Kaifeng don't know that it is still okay.

But Li Yunlong knew that crossing the river was very risky. Otherwise, he would not have ordered Duan Peng to command the special forces and first deal with the enemy forces at the ferry on the south bank!

Otherwise, the defense positions of the Devil's River on the south bank could threaten the boats crossing the river with artillery fire at any time.

And crossing the river in the early morning and night is actually very dangerous. Fortunately, Li Yunlong had already made preparations before he set off, and the soldiers who were familiar with and operated the boats in the concentrated troops could act immediately as soon as they needed to cross the river.

Now it seems that there is no danger!

Li Yunlong commanded the army to cross the river and assemble and prepare for vigilance!

After that, the battle meeting was held on the spot in the tent of the Japanese squadron headquarters at the ferry terminal on the south bank.

Let people put the map open, and under the light of the flashlight, the map is clearly visible!

Li Yunlong pointed to the map and said: "We are now here at the ferry terminal on the other side of Chenqiao River Port, more than ten highways away from Kaifeng in the southwest direction. According to the time, the rapid march can be killed in about an hour to the city of Kaifeng. It's just that according to the information obtained from the interrogation of the enemy soldiers on the south bank captured by Duan Peng, Kaifeng is the location of the division headquarters of the 35th Division of the Devils, and there is a wing of the 35th Division in the city, probably more than 3,000 people, and at least one brigade of more than 5,000 imperial troops. Moreover, after nightfall, all the gates of Kaifeng are strictly guarded, and it is impossible to open the city gates without the separation of devils! Even if we rush to Kaifeng City, according to the current time, it should be dawn. Once dawn comes, the casualties will be very heavy when the city is attacked under Kaifeng. ”。

After a pause, Li Yunlong, who drank his saliva, continued to analyze: "What's more, we are fully cavalry this time, mobile combat. Siege the city, unless it is absolutely necessary, can not attack the enemy army guarding the town! If we all attack the city, our 15,000 men and horses will sooner or later be consumed by the many towns in eastern Henan! ”。

When Zhang Dabiao, Shen Qun and others heard this, they all nodded.

There are many plains in eastern Henan, and the terrain platform is suitable for cavalry combat. The mountains in the western part of Henan are vertical and horizontal, and there are mountains such as Funiu Mountain, Song Mountain, and Bi Mountain, which are not suitable for cavalry vertical and horizontal. What's more, the area in western Henan is already under the threat of devils, and it is the territory controlled by the national army!

So the big guys all understand that the troops are stirring up devils in the eastern Henan region and turning the world upside down!

Zhang Dabiao spoke up first: "Division Commander, we are here now, Kaifeng is estimated to be a big deal now!" But we can't be on the edge of the Yellow River, we have to go south! I think it's better to advance eastward along the Yellow River and attack along the Lanfeng, Neihuang, and Guide railways! ”。

"Far away from the main force of the enemy's 35th Division, attack the eastern section of the Longhai Line, and attract the enemy troops in Kaifeng to the east to pursue and attack?"

Li Yunlong looked at the map and said to Zhang Dabiao.

Zhang Dabiao nodded and said, "Yes, division commander!" In this way, it is bound to be able to make the main force of the Japanese army in Kaifeng leave the fortified city to pursue us! Our advantage is that we are fully cavalry, and our mobility is far superior to that of the devils! Once you can attract the regular army of devils out of the city, you will have the opportunity to eat them in the field at any time. ”。

"Commander, I also agree, this method is good! It's still about an hour before dawn. We still have time to attack the enemy forces in Lanfeng, Neihuang! Although these towns are all on the railway line, it is precisely the case that once the city in the eastern section of the Longhai Railway is attacked by us, it will inevitably cause the devil to shake. The devil's troops in Kaifeng can't sit back and watch the risk of the Longhai Railway being cut off by our department! Ma Wenhai, commander of the Third Brigade, said in a condensed voice.

Shen Qun, Wang Chengzhu, and Duan Peng and several other commanders and fighters on the side all nodded and looked at the map.

"Good! Then march east along the river and attack Lanfeng! The troops are moving at once, and we are going to go at once! Li Yunlong slammed his fist on the map and said in a condensed voice.

"Yes, Commander." The commanders and fighters responded loudly, and then they went out one after another to command the troops to assemble and rush eastward!

And just half an hour after Li Yunlong led the main force of the army to gallop towards Lanfeng, in Kaifeng City, in the division headquarters of the 35th Devil's Division, the Devil's staff officer on duty could not contact the Japanese defenders in Fengqiu and Chenqiao Town.

The devil staff officer on duty thought that the communication was not smooth, but until the phone could not be reached and the radio could not be contacted, the devil staff officer immediately felt that something was wrong, and immediately reported the abnormal situation to the division commander Yuankou Yixin!

You must know that Fengqiu and Chenqiao Town are both barrier places on the north bank of the Yellow River north of Kaifeng.

Now there is no information in the two places, which means that there is an accident in these two places! If the enemy army is coming, it is possible that at this time, it is possible that he has crossed the river from Chenqiao River Port to the south and attacked Kaifeng!

Sure enough, Yuan Kou, the commander of the 35th Division, who was woken up by the staff officer on duty from outside the door, scolded and scolded with all his heart, opened the door of the house and said angrily: "Bageya Road, don't you know it's early in the morning?" What's the matter? ”。

"Your Excellency the division commander, Fengqiu and Chenqiao Town have lost contact with the division and regimental headquarters, it has been an hour! Something could be wrong! The devil on duty staff officer of the 35th Division headquarters reported hesitantly.