When the Japanese army confirmed the news that Bengbu had been recovered, they had been closely investigating the news, and soon sent the Japanese army a news that was enough to shock them. That was the rear of the Fifth Theater of Operations, where a group of Japanese fighters landed.

If the rear of the Fifth Theater is bombed, I believe that the Japanese army will not feel that there is any problem. Now the information fed back by the special high school is that these fighters have landed at the airfield built in the Fifth Theater, and all of them are Japanese fighters.

It is self-evident where these fighters came from. Not to mention the loss of Bengbu, together with the Japanese fighters parked in Bengbu, they were all wiped out. The Japanese generals in Xuzhou and Suzhou instantly felt that they had been slapped countless times.

In addition to the fighter plane parked in Bengbu being captured by the Fifth War Zone, the special high school class, which was repeatedly reprimanded, finally found out the surname of the commander who led the war in northern Anhui. But this information, many Japanese generals felt that it was not credible.

Looking at the information sent by the special high class, the commander of the infantry brigade, who was guiding the war in Suzhou, frowned and said, "Can the news be confirmed?" Zhao Chengwu, a major general and division commander of the Gui department, is this person who commanded the war in northern Anhui? ”

"General, according to the information we have gathered, this is indeed the case. The sneak attack on Haozhou and other cities earlier was closely related to this person's troops. I heard that this person is highly valued by Li and Bai of the Gui Department, and this news should be true! ”

"Yaga! If this battle was commanded by Bai Chongxi of the Gui family, I might still find it credible. With only a major general and division commander, how could he command the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army that appeared on the battlefield? How can these troops cooperate closely? ”

Regarding the situation of the factions of the anti-Japanese war forces, many generals of the Japanese army have heard about it. Now, with only a division commander at the level of a major general who has never heard of him, directing such a large-scale sneak attack war, these generals of the Japanese army naturally feel that it is not credible.

The problem is that regardless of whether the Japanese army believes it or not, the Japanese spy personnel who are lurking in the mountain city side quickly report another piece of information to the special high school. That is the commander of this major general, who was promoted to lieutenant general by the old Jiang Jia.

All the intelligence was gathered together, and it seemed to tell the Japanese army that the war in northern Anhui was indeed in charge of this major general and division commander of Zhao Chengwu. As for why the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army cooperated with them, it is necessary to further investigate.

On the other hand, Zhao Chengwu, who was in Bengbu at the moment, looked at the promotion telegram sent by Shancheng, and said with joy and worry: "This promotion order is really timely!" Look at this frame, I'm going to be pushed to the front as a target! ”

Zhao Chengwu naturally knew the news of Hu Biao's promotion to major general in Shancheng earlier. It's just that Hu Biao's promotion was announced in the form of a secret telegram. And he was promoted to lieutenant general, but the news was a little more public.

In addition, in the telegram of commendation and promotion, it was also clearly informed to the commanders and fighters of the armies that the reason why Zhao Chengwu was promoted was related to his successive recovery of many cities in northern Anhui. This also means that Zhao Chengwu is famous and is also targeted by little devils.

was looking forward to promotion earlier, but as Hu Biao and his entourage took people away, Zhao Chengwu felt great pressure. These cities that have just been recovered, if they are occupied by the little devil in an instant, then the results that await him will not be too good.

Fortunately, Bai Chongxi, who is the chief, seems to be happy to cultivate him. At the same time that Zhao Chengwu was promoted to lieutenant general, he immediately ordered to add a new provisional division to him. With the addition of the previous division, he also has three divisions under his command.

With more troops at hand, Zhao Chengwu was naturally more confident to hold on for a while. In addition, with Hu Biao's operation, Zhao Chengwu also captured and accumulated a batch of materials and ammunition. With sufficient soldiers, weapons, ammunition and supplies, the confidence naturally increases a lot.

Moreover, when Hu Biao left Bengbu, he also clearly informed Zhao Chengwu. Once the Japanese army launched a counterattack, the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army would cooperate with him on the front line of Mengcheng and Wucheng to block the Japanese attack, and would not hold him back.

In general, Zhao Chengwu did not want the Japanese army to fight back, and he would bury the recovered lost territory, and Hu Biao, who planned this series of battles, did not want it. What's more, Hu Biao has already said that the Japanese army should be unable to fight back in the short term.

The reason is very simple, even if Hu Biao has already led his combat troops to leave, he still intends to cause some sabotage in Xuzhou. Once the war is rekindled in Xuzhou, it is believed that the Japanese army will not have time to take care of the war in Bengbu for a short time.

Zhao Chengwu, who took over the command of the front line, immediately gave an order to the troops defending the city under his command: "Order the defenders of all cities, in addition to seizing the time to prepare for war training, build fortifications on the main transportation roads and passes outside the city, and those who are negligent will be engaged in military law!" ”

According to Hu Biao's previous suggestion, Zhao Chengwu's next thing to do is to prepare for training. On the one hand, it is necessary to integrate the troops and improve the combat capability and quality of the troops. The second is to build fortifications and build many positions at the road passes outside the city.

In this case, even if the little devil launches a counterattack and wants to sweep like before, it is impossible to expect the defending troops to surrender. In terms of the will to fight, Hu Biao knew that Gui Jun was still relatively reliable!

Knowing that Hu Biao had left and had returned to the Mengcheng base with a large number of supplies, Sun Weimin still seemed a little regretful. This time, it was ordered to cooperate with the battle, and the independent regiment received a large number of weapons, ammunition and supplies with very few casualties.

It can be said that in terms of the materials and ammunition currently stored by the independent regiment, it is not much of a problem to expand the scale into a division. Fortunately, Sun Weimin also knew that the expansion of the army at this stage was too large, and it was easy to arouse the vigilance of the national army.

Therefore, Sun Weimin also formed a new corps according to the requirements of Hu Biao and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. From the affected people and the captured puppet army, select some warriors who can endure hardships, and then try to slowly expand.

The guerrilla detachment of the New Fourth Army, which was the first to cooperate with Hu Biao, naturally greatly improved its strength after merging with the main force sent by the military department. In addition, there is no shortage of weapons, ammunition and materials, and the scale of its strength has exceeded that of the independent regiment.

It can be said that after this series of battles, the participating troops have shared the benefits. Correspondingly, Hu Biao has also received a lot of benefits. The rescue team located in northern Anhui also began to expand according to Hu Biao's order.

Earlier, most of the rescue teams were company-level units, but now they have all been expanded into battalion-level combat units. It's just that, according to Hu Biao's combat order, the whole battalion is not allowed to fight without the permission of his superiors. Low-key dormancy is what the rescue camp should do.

After leaving Bengbu, the task force still served as the vanguard with the reconnaissance detachment, and the follow-up troops were broken into pieces and began to infiltrate into Suzhou. And at this moment, in Suzhou, there is also a rumor about the Malingshan assault battalion.

After learning that the infantry brigade that had been carrying out the sweeping mission had been completely annihilated, in order to ensure the safety of the railways in the territory, the infantry brigades and regiments that had originally carried out the sweeping mission could only increase their forces on the railways. In addition to this, checkpoints were set up on a number of important highways.

In the eyes of the Japanese army, if a large force really infiltrated the territory of Suzhou, then its whereabouts would inevitably be exposed. Unfortunately, the size of the sabotage force was not large, and with a safe base to hide, it was naturally difficult for the Japanese army to discover its whereabouts.

In addition, Hu Biao had earlier suggested that the Fifth Theater of Operations should begin to transfer troops to move in the direction of Huaibei, and the Japanese army who learned of this news was naturally worried that Huaibei would be captured. The troops that had been assembled in Suzhou earlier were soon dispatched one after another.

What made the commander of the infantry brigade even more helpless was that the Xuzhou side was worried about being raided, and had ordered him to transfer an infantry wing back to Xuzhou. In this way, Xingshi mobilized the crowd to go to Suzhou, and the plan to carry out the sweeping plan in northern Anhui was immediately declared fruitless.

After that, even if the war starts again, it will not be launched until the main force of the applied division arrives. Now that the railroad has been destroyed, it can be imagined that the Japanese army will have to draw a division from other places.

Although the Japanese army had begun to publicize its victory in the Battle of Wuhan, some Japanese generals who knew about the battle were already feeling the pressure. In addition to the shortage of soldiers, the Japanese army was also overwhelmed by the increasing consumption of materials.

While the garrisons were required to maintain local stability, the Japanese army also needed time to adjust and raise more war materials to cope with the counterattack of the national army. This also means that it will be difficult to wait for the requested reinforcements to arrive in a short period of time.

When Hu Biao arrived at the border between Suzhou and Xuzhou, he looked at the officers and soldiers of the assault battalion who had been waiting in the rescue team camp for many days, and shook hands one by one happily and said: "Hard work! ”

"Thank you, sir! Great work, sir! ”

To this day, Hu Biao's identity seems to change every time. There are more and more combat units under his command, and the number of troops under his command is naturally increasing. From beginning to end, Hu Biao did not give the troops an official number.

The titles of captain, captain, and detachment leader no longer seem to be suitable for Hu Biao. Even if some subordinates knew that Hu Biao was promoted to general, Hu Biao still didn't want his subordinates to call him a general, and the title of chief was barely appropriate!

The assault battalion that was ordered to come from Malingshan was all prisoners of war rescued by Hu Biao in Lu Province earlier. Staying in Malingshan for training so far, these prisoners of war are also inscribed with Hu Biao. Many prisoners of war felt that Hu Biao was worth following.

Looking at these old subordinates who hadn't seen him for a while, Hu Biao also said happily: "Brothers, we haven't seen each other for a while since we parted last year. Today's reunion is worth celebrating.

I've asked for a cooking arrangement, and we'll have a good meal in the evening. After a two-day rest, we set off for home. You've been letting you stay in the mountains to train before, so you won't blame me, right? ”

"Hard work, sir!"

Hearing that they could drink wine with a meal, these old subordinates were naturally happy. Naturally, the military quality of the officers and men who are qualified to join the assault battalion is also extremely good. But in normal times, there are really not many opportunities to drink, and the military discipline formulated by Hu Biao is still very strict.

Fortunately, the officers and men of the two armies reunited after a long absence, and with the continuous fighting during this time, it was indeed necessary to take a good rest. For this reason, Hu Biao ordered to add a meal and let his soldiers have a good meal as a reward.

It is still very necessary to relax once in a while. What's more, on the way back to Maling Mountain, I am afraid that there will still be battles. Take a good rest and adjust, it will also be more conducive to continuous combat in the later stage!