"Your Excellency, Division Commander, according to the call from the latest reinforcements, they have almost crossed the Yellow River to the south bank area. In the midst of the assembly, it should be to start going south to Kaifeng, and then we will almost meet us. Jitaro Aoto said.

Genguchi didn't say a word, just looked at the map, his eyes thinking.

"Bang !!"

Suddenly, Yuankou slapped the desktop in front of him with a heart, and said to Aoto Jitaro in a condensed voice: "Send a report to General Ishida Torotaro, the temporary commander of the reinforced cavalry brigade, ordering General Ishida to lead two cavalry brigades to directly bypass Kaifeng and go south, along Chenliu, Qixian, Quji, and Taikang all the way south, and arrive in Huaiyang. ”。

"The commander of the division means that after Li Yunlong's cavalry army captures Luyi, it is possible that it will advance west and attack the Huaiyang area!"

Jitaro Aoto looked at the map in surprise.

Yuankou did not deny it, and said in a condensed voice: "The other party suddenly stopped attacking Bozhou, but attacked Luyi. Is it a false shake? It's simply impossible! ”。

"Luyi to the west is Huaiyang, and as soon as Huaiyang continues to go west, it is Zhoujiakou, Shangshui, and Luohe! When the time comes, it will continue to move westward, which is the area of Funiu Mountain. The terrain is also very large, and the mountains are so vast that they can drag us to death with only two legs! ”

Aoto Jitaro was full of excitement and said, "Then we have to block them halfway, Your Excellency the division commander!" ”。

"That's why I ordered two cavalry reinforcement brigades to go south directly bypassing Kaifeng. Now that the battle situation is urgent, it will be a disaster for the Empire's attacking troops in the Zhongtiao Mountain area to stir up this enemy cavalry army in the southern Henan area, once they suddenly move north from the north of western Henan. If this enemy cavalry reinforces the Nationalist troops in Nakajo Mountain, it will be even more troublesome! At that time, you and I will all be removed from our posts by the Front Command. ”

When Aoto Jitaro heard this, he condensed and said, "I agree with the deployment of the division commander!" ”。

"Yo Xi, the key is that Luyi City must be defended, otherwise the two cavalry brigades are now rushing south, and I am afraid that they will not be able to kill Huaiyang in advance of the other party!" Genguchi said wholeheartedly.

Looking at the map, Aoto Jitaro, who had some judgment, suggested that Genguchi Yixin said: "The division commander, I suggest that the garrisons of Zhoujiakou, Taikang and Weidian be transferred to Huaiyang immediately to strengthen the defense. According to the number of imperial troops in Huaiyang and these cities, there are about 3,000 troops after gathering Huaiyang. The strength of the Imperial Alliance Army is also about seven or eight thousand! This adds up to about 10,000, which is enough to hold Huaiyang for an hour or two. ”。

"In this way, the most important thing now is that the defenders of Luyi should hold Luyi, and it is best to be able to hold off the enemy cavalry attacking Luyi for a few hours." At this time, the importance of the Luyi defenders was so great.

Aoto Jitaro also nodded with his chin head, so Junichiro Mizuta of Luyi must defend Luyi to the death. Hold the opponent's cavalry outside the city, and try to delay the loss of Luyi as much as possible.

Otherwise, the battle behind will not be easy to fight!

"In this way, division commander, send a report to the defenders of Luyi again, and let them hold on to help! I'll send another telegram urging the Bozhou defenders to reinforce! Jitaro Aoto said in a condensed voice.

Yuankou nodded and said, "Yo Xi, it's hard to work hard, Chief of Staff!" ”。

"Hai, it's all for the Empire, for Your Majesty!"

Qing Teng paused heavily, and then walked briskly.

And Genguchi looked at the map with all his heart, his eyes suddenly became solemn, if Luyi fell too quickly, this would be really difficult for Genguchi to fight.

A team of enemy cavalry with super mobility, and the Eighth Route Army of Li Yunlong, who continuously annihilated a large number of imperial elites, Yuan Kou felt it wholeheartedly, and he was probably a little sad in the future.

……

Seven or eight minutes later, the south bank of the Yellow River Chenqiao Ferry!

In the midst of the shouting and neighing, the two devil cavalry brigades that Tian Junliu transferred from Ludi to Yuankou Yixin had all arrived on the bank of the Yellow River north of Kaifeng!

The temporary commander of the two Devil Cavalry Brigades is Devil Lieutenant General Ishida Torotaro, under the jurisdiction of the 15th Cavalry Brigade and the 16th Cavalry Brigade, with a total of more than 6,000 cavalry!

The wind was galloping, it was already night at this time, and the devil cavalry was also holding torches, so it was not lively.

If there are bombers passing by at this time, they can be bombed, but at this time, the sky over the bank of the Yellow River north of Kaifeng is very quiet, and there is no trace of bombers flying!

At this time, Ishida Torotaro had already received an order from the commander of the 35th Division, Genguchi Isshin, and directly commanded the two cavalry brigades that had gone ashore to bypass Kaifeng, along Chenliu, Qixian, Quji, and Taikang all the way south and arrive in Huaiyang.

In addition, regarding the current location and battle situation of Li Yunlong's cavalry army, Lieutenant General Ishida Torotaro was also notified!

I have to say that this old devil received the order very much, and then gathered two cavalry brigades, went all the way south to bypass Kaifeng, and even saved the time to meet with Yuankou Yixin, and led his troops to go south directly along Yuankou Yixin's order, and galloped south towards Huaiyang.

And for Genguchi Isshin, Torataro Ishida's actions made him very satisfied, worthy of being the elite cavalry general of the empire!

Just when the two devil cavalry brigades were heading south along Chenliu Road under the command of Ishida Torotaro, the battle in Luyi City had actually started one after another at this time!

After the first surprise attack on the city failed, Li Yunlong directly ordered Wang Chengzhu to immediately take all the artillery off his horse and assemble it, and immediately launched an artillery bombardment, which carried out a fierce artillery bombardment of the enemy's fire point at the north gate of Luyi for at least five minutes.

At least twenty-five 70 mm caliber infantry guns bombarded the head of the north gate of Luyi, and at night, the head of the north gate of Luyi was on fire!

I have to say that the little devil is really tenacious in defending the city, and he is not afraid of death.

"Boom, boom!!"

The explosion exploded violently directly at the north gate of Luyi, and the imperial army and some devils defending the city at the head of the city were blown up to cry and cry for their mothers, and the screams soon sounded.

Junichiro Mizuta, the captain of the devil brigade of the Luyi defenders, had already retreated to a ten-story roof on the back street of the North Gate Castle under the protection of his adjutant Jun Abe, and condescendingly used it as a temporary headquarters to command the counterattack.

Looking at the location, the head of the north gate of Luyi has been caught in a field of artillery fire.

Hula-la's cannonballs whistled in, directly blasting the city's fire. Especially at night, it's very eye-catching!

"Yagaya deer! The enemy's artillery fire is too fierce, our several Type 92 infantry guns, don't shoot yet! Seeing that the main force of Li Yun's dragoons outside the city had so many artillery attacks, Junichiro Mizuta was already frightened in his heart.

The adjutant on the side, Jun Abe, nodded and said, "Understood, Captain!" ”。

At this time, a signal corps hurriedly came, "Report to the captain, the division commander has called back, I have contacted the Bozhou defenders to send 3,000 troops, and 5,000 imperial troops are hurrying west to reinforce you." The two cavalry brigades sent by the Front Army Headquarters for reinforcements had already moved south from Chenliu to Huaiyang. Let's hold Luyi and hold back the main force of the enemy's cavalry. ”。