Seeing the communication staff officer on duty nodding, Okamura Ninji was furious: "Yaga! There are 4,000 defenders stationed in Guzhen, how can it be lost? ”

The reason why Okamura Ninji was so angry and anxious was because he understood the importance of Guzhen, and if this place was lost, it would mean that the Jinpu Railway could be cut off at any time.

And once the Tianjin-Pudong railway is cut off, then the contact between the Japanese army in North China and the Japanese army in Central China will also be cut off.

The transportation of troops and materials will become a big problem.

This is absolutely not allowed to happen to the Japanese army!

Moreover, in addition to Guzhen, Lingbi, Dingyuan and other places were also captured by the Tiger Ben Regiment one after another.

The appearance of this situation has already made Okamura Ningji a little confused, and he is not sure which of these enemy troops is led by Yang Chen himself.

And can't kill Yang Chen, for the Japanese side, no matter how much China is annihilated. The army, too, will not be able to achieve their strategic goals!

The chief of staff of the devil, who came together with the staff officer on duty, pondered for a moment, and then analyzed with a sad face: "Your Excellency Commander, it seems that our previous judgment may have been wrong!"

The Chinese Tiger Regiment that we surrounded in the area from Dingyuan to Mingguang was probably not the troops led by Yang Chen.

Judging from his humble duties, the one who captured Guzhen tonight was more like the army led by Yang Chen himself.

Only Yang Chen has the possibility of capturing a heavily defended solid town so easily! ”

Okamura Ninji was noncommittal on the surface, but in his heart he agreed with the judgment of his subordinates.

At least he didn't dare to put all his energy on the encirclement and suppression campaign from Dingyuan to Mingguang.

Because, he doesn't dare to gamble, and he can't afford to lose!

If Yang Chen wasn't here, then even if he wiped out all this group of enemy troops, he would lose completely!

At the same time, with the capture of Dingyuan, Guzhen and other places by the Tiger Bentuan, the occupied areas of the Japanese army in the Jianghuai area were greatly damaged and cut.

This is extremely detrimental to the control of the imperial army!

Either way, it is unlikely that Okamura will sit idly by and watch the situation continue to deteriorate.

The Central China Front Command, as well as the Tokyo base camp, will never allow such a thing to happen!

Therefore, Okamura Ninji had to transfer troops to recapture Guzhen in order to restore the smooth flow of the Jinpu Railway.

Only then can we continue to encircle and suppress all the Tiger Regiments and other Chinese troops that have revealed their whereabouts.

After pondering for a moment, Okamura Ninji immediately changed his previous combat deployment and instructed the chief of staff: "Chief of staff! Immediately ordered the main force of the 28th Division to stop the encirclement and suppression of Mingguang and Chuzhou, leave part of the troops, change to siege, and ensure the safety of Chuzhou, as well as Mingguang and other places!

It will never be allowed, and the loss of Guzhen will be staged again!

The rest of the main forces were all transferred north, first recovering Dingyuan County, and then stationed in Bengbu!

The troops of the 28th Division, which has already moved north, quickly crossed the Huai River, and must recapture Guzhen as quickly as possible, restore and ensure the smooth flow of the Tianjin-Pudong railway! ”

After a pause, Gangcun Ningci continued: "In addition, I ordered the 3rd Division and the 6th Division to speed up, and the 3rd Division crossed the Huai River to the north as the main force, preparing to encircle and suppress China north of the Huai River. Army.

The 6th Division remained on the south bank of the Huai River and continued to advance eastward, preparing to encircle and suppress China in the Mingguang and Chuzhou areas. Army! ”

"Haya!" The chief of staff of the devil hurriedly bowed his head and quickly took the saber and led away.

With Okamura Ningji's order conveyed, the 20,000 Japanese troops who were already in place were withdrawn in an instant, leaving only seven or eight thousand devils, plus some puppet troops, and the attack on Yang Chen's department was also changed to a siege.

They tried to besiege Yang Chen and them in the area east of Dingyuan, north of Chuzhou, and west of Mingguang, and waited for the 6th Division to wait for the arrival of follow-up reinforcements, and then encircled and suppressed.

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Yang Chen naturally couldn't sit still and follow the little devil's wish.

When the news of Guzhen's recovery came, he already knew the good news that Chen Ming was not dead.

In addition, the purpose of attracting the devil to divide the troops was achieved, and he was in a good mood, and before it was dark, he led the troops to break through in the direction of Mingguang.

I'm going to go in the waters around Hongze Lake!

At this time, the individual forces of the devils outside the encirclement no longer have such a high advantage compared with Yang Chen's department.

Yang Chen took Duan Peng, Guan Sanliu, Li Jiufu, Zhang Dali, Ou Yangming, and Xiang Wenbin to command more than 1,000 elite soldiers, and easily broke through the blockade of the devils and the puppet army.

All the way to the direction of Mingguang!

So far, the operation of the Tiger Regiment in the entire Jianghuai region has achieved initial results, and Yang Chen's goal of mobilizing the Japanese army and waiting for an opportunity to annihilate the enemy has been achieved.

It's just that what Yang Chen doesn't know is that a bigger conspiracy is slowly unfolding.

Of course, the object of this conspiracy is not against his tiger group, but against the whole of China!

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After Yang Chen led his troops to jump out of the blockade of the Japanese army, Liu Zheping, Xu Ming, Li Da and others also led more than 3,000 soldiers to evacuate from Dingyuan and rushed to Bengbu at a speed of 30 miles per hour.

I plan to do something here before the Japanese army reacts.

It's just that Guzhen was attacked, which made Okamura Ninji very angry.

Within the jurisdiction, all key towns have strengthened their precautions.

After Liu Zheping, Xu Ming and others evaluated and discussed, they finally gave up their plan to attack Bengbu.

After sending a telegram asking for instructions from Yang Chen, the regimental seat, they marched east together and went to the regiment to converge.

And Wang Gui and Xu Hailang also received orders from Yang Chen.

After wreaking havoc, he immediately abandoned Guzhen and moved east from the north of the Huai River to the area of Wuhe and Sihong.

With the initiative of all walks of life in the Tiger Ben Regiment to give up, the Japanese puppet army reoccupied Dingyuan, Guzhen and other areas in just two or three days.

At this time, Yang Chen had already led his troops to the area of Mingguang Nushan Lake, and Liu Zheping, Xu Ming and Li Da also led their troops to arrive.

Four troops combined in one place, with more than 4,000 troops!

Just when Yang Chen estimated that he would do a big job, capture Mingguang, use it as a base, and then continue to advance to the east and Hongze Lake.

The special operations brigade in charge of the rear of the palace found a Japanese cavalry unit with a size of 1,000 people.

It turned out that this devil cavalry was the 28th Cavalry Wing belonging to the 28th Division of the Japanese Army, and on the orders of the commander of the Japanese division, Suzuki Shigeyasu, rushed to the Mingguang area to strengthen the defense of this area!

And with the superior mobility of the cavalry, it can track, reconnoitre, and pursue the traces of the Tiger Ben Regiment at any time!

The devil cavalry horses are fast, so they almost arrived one after the other with the Tiger Ben regiment.

After receiving the report, Yang Chen immediately summoned everyone to discuss countermeasures.

After listening to the information from the special operations team, Liu Zheping held his chin with one hand, and pondered for a moment to analyze: "Tuanzuo, this devil cavalry should be coming for us!"

It's just that they haven't detected our specific whereabouts yet! ”

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