The plan was decided, and Li Yunlong immediately ordered all troops to act according to the plan!

Fortunately, at this time, the main force of the Japanese cavalry under the command of Ishida Torataro was still more than forty minutes away from Taikang Castle, and because it was already night, and it was foggy during the day, the visibility at night was very low.

Therefore, although relying on the detailed maps of the Japanese army itself, the speed of the more than 6,000 Japanese troops under Ishida Torataro was actually not very fast.

Therefore, Ishida Torataro's cavalry troops were still forty minutes away from Taikang Castle, not twenty minutes as judged by Li Yunlong and others.

However, after about forty minutes, Li Yunlong and the others were not clear.

However, after conquering Taikang City, twenty minutes is enough time to adjust the response deployment. And even if the devils in the direction of Fugou, Huaiyang, and Xihua were to surround Taikang at this time, it would take two hours.

This is a big loophole for the Japanese army. Unless the main force of the Japanese cavalry under the command post of Ishida Torotaro arrived outside Taikang City, it was only a confrontation with the main cavalry force that contained Li Yunlong.

However, Li Yunlong didn't care whether the Japanese cavalry under Ishida would launch an offensive against them at that time, but Li Yunlong and the others had already decided to fight a decisive battle first and deal with the two devil cavalry brigades from the south.

And at this time, in Kaifeng City, the headquarters of the 35th Division of the devil!

The atmosphere was solemn, and after learning that the last telegram from Namura Jiro could be said to be a farewell emergency, Genguchi Yixin's face was already gloomy, frost was like snow, and the chief of staff of the division, Aoto Jitaro, who was looking at it coldly, did not dare to speak.

"Division commander, this is already the best effort of the Taikang defenders. The enemy cavalry has more than 15,000 people, and the combat quality is super strong, all of them are a few elite troops under Li Yunlong's command! And they have a lot of artillery fire, and the Taikang defenders have done their best. Seeing this, Aoto Jitaro finally persuaded Genguchi to say.

The old devil heard the words wholeheartedly, and his eyes were cold, but he would not lose his temper with the chief of staff of his division and regiment.

To be honest, Genguchi knew that Taikang's devils would not be able to defend the city, but he didn't expect it to be lost so quickly.

"Qingtengjun, now that Taikang has been lost, it is impossible for the troops of Fugou, Xihua, and Huaiyang to rush to Taikang City within half an hour. In this way, will the main cavalry of Li Yunlong's army, which has lost the containment of the Taikang defenders, withdraw from Taikang City after learning of the cavalry of the imperial army commanded by General Ishida who is heading south? Pointing to the map, he returned to the source of his thoughts and said in a condensed voice to Jitaro Aoto.

Seeing this, Aoto Jitaro knew that Genguchi had regained his strength, so he spoke up: "Judging from the recent attack activities of Li Yunlong's cavalry, it seems that the other party is not attacking and harassing the area of the Longhai Line in eastern Henan!" Rather, it is to the west of the Pinghan line! I thought that it was possible that Li Yunlong's cavalry would evacuate Taikang and advance westward and attack Fugou directly! ”。

"Signal Soldiers!" Looking at the map, Genguchi suddenly waved his hand to signal the communications soldier to step forward.

The communication soldier of the Devil Division Headquarters stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency the Division Commander! ”。

"Immediately send a report to Xu Tong, Changge and other garrisons close to Fugou City, ordering them to reinforce Fugou! Order the imperial army left behind in the city to strengthen the defenses! Send a telegram to General Ishida to inform him of the news of the loss of Taikang, and ask him to speed up his attack to the south and try to hold off the main force of the enemy's cavalry. Genguchi gave a few orders in one breath.

The devil messenger said heavily: "Hai, Your Excellency the division commander! Then he hurried away to send a report.

Seeing this, Aoto Jitaro said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, there is another possibility, what about the other party's headquarters that does not evacuate Taikang City and wait for General Ishida to go south?" ”。

"So, if that's the case!"

Genguchi snorted coldly: "General Ishida Torotaro is the most brave and warlike cavalry general in the empire, and he has a wealth of cavalry combat tactics!" Moreover, the open space outside the north gate of Taikang is huge, enough for 100,000 cavalry. Once the main force of Li Yunlong's cavalry meets the imperial cavalry commanded by our General Ishida in Taikang, it will be self-defeating. ”。

"Don't underestimate this cavalry army of Li Yunlong's troops who are heading south, they now have fourteen or five thousand people, and they also have artillery!" Jitaro Aoto reminded Genguchi and said.

Yuankou waved his hand and said in a condensed voice: "I have already given General Ishida the general situation of the cavalry army of Li Yunlong's army, plus the firepower of the enemy army when the Taikang defenders attacked the city several times. The combat effectiveness and weaponry of the two cavalry brigades under the command of General Ishida should be able to annihilate at least half of the enemy's main cavalry force. And once more than half of the enemy is annihilated, the morale of the opponent will be greatly affected. For us, even if we can't annihilate all the enemy cavalry, we just need to eat most of them, or half of them. When the time comes, the threat of their cavalry attack will be greatly reduced to us, you see, Qing Teng-kun. ”。

Hearing this, Aoto Jitaro suddenly realized and said: "I'm afraid that the other party will withdraw from Taikang City and not fight a decisive battle with the main cavalry force commanded by General Ishida." ”。

"Not bad!"

Genguchi said wholeheartedly: "So, I hope to have a decisive battle with the opponent's fourteen or five thousand enemy cavalry as soon as possible. Otherwise, with the flat terrain in eastern and southern Henan, it is too suitable for the opponent's cavalry, and for us, we can only encircle and chase and intercept at that time, but we can't block the opponent's cavalry, which is even more troublesome. It's better to have a decisive battle between the cavalry of the two armies than if the other side is not on our chessboard! Qingteng-kun! ”。

"Hay, you've been taught! Division Commander! Jitaro Aoto couldn't help but pause.

"Now, it's up to the other party to make a move!" Yuankou looked at the map intently and said in a condensed voice.

And Genguchi hoped that when the Japanese cavalry under Ishida and the main cavalry under the command of Li Yunlong would fight a decisive battle outside Taikang City, the two devil cavalry brigades commanded by Ishida Torotaro were still about forty minutes away from Taikang City.

Due to the bad weather, the rain and fog were heavy at night, which obscured the sight of the devil cavalry galloping vertically and horizontally.

And once the line of sight is greatly affected, the speed of the cavalry is simply not able to come quickly. Although the cavalry of Tomataro Ishida's command post marched along the road, the road was still very flat, after all, it was a road for cars and other means of transportation.

The cavalry galloped south along the road, and if the weather was good, it stands to reason that the devil cavalry troops under the command of Ishida Torotaro would be able to kill Taikang City before Li Yunlong and others captured Taikang.

When the time comes, the situation of the war will change dramatically!

At this time, Ishida Torotaro was upset, but he didn't expect that the more he went south, the rain and fog were strangely more, and the visibility was extremely low.

As a result, the speed of the cavalry under Ishida was slowed down, and there were still forty minutes to go before Taikang Castle.

"General, General Yuankou called and informed us that Taikang had been lost!" At this time, Chief of Staff Kato Karo rushed to the side of Ishida Torotaro and handed the old devil a freshly baked message.