Five days later, the main force of the Japanese Inaba Division finally advanced to the vicinity of Hito.

In order to rush for time, the Inaba Division didn't even bother to put on a posture to flank Meizhen, but only left a brigade in Pucheng to protect behind the Inaba Division.

Another is that Wang Yi, who disappeared before, reappeared, and this time, Wang Yi became the major general and brigade commander of the Pucheng Garrison Brigade of the puppet army, and he really became a traitor.

The Inaba Division arrived in Feicheng one day later than Xu Rui expected.

The reason why the little devil arrived a day late was because the road was really difficult to walk.

The recent torrential rains not only made the dirt road connecting Pucheng to Feicheng muddy and difficult to navigate, but also the flash flood also washed away a wooden bridge on the way, which made the Inaba Division stay for half a day.

However, although he rushed to Hito, it is difficult to say that Shiro Inaba is in a good mood.

Because according to the report of the forward troops, the closer they got to Feicheng, the worse the condition of the roads, although they had now advanced to the vicinity of Feidong, and were only less than twenty miles away from Feicheng, but the road conditions became worse and worse, not to mention the heavy equipment, and even the infantry began to march hard.

Shiro Inaba was sitting in his armored command car, thinking about his thoughts with his eyes closed, when he suddenly felt his body crooked, and when he was caught off guard, he hit his head on the wall of the car, and in an instant, he hit a large bag.

"Yaga!" Shiro Inaba was knocked out of the eye, and scolded, "What's the matter? ”

"Your Excellency, the armored vehicle has sunk into a pit." The driver hurriedly reported.

"Yagayalu." Shiro Inaba became more and more furious, "Are you blind? If you find a pit ahead, won't you get around it? Why are you still stupidly running over it? ”

"Your Excellency, the pit is hidden under the surface of the water, and it is invisible." The driver said in a panic.

"Nani, the water?" Inaba Shiro was stunned when he heard this, and immediately opened the car window to look out, and at a glance, Inaba Shiro was immediately dumbfounded, but when he saw that as far as the eye could see, it was all the water surface of the vast soup, where could he still tell which was the highway and which was the field?

"How so?" Shiro Inaba opened the car door and stepped out of the car in a daze.

The commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade, Ushijima Man, got out of the car, looked at the vast water in front of him and said, "Division commander, shouldn't it be the Feihe River that bursts the embankment?" ”

"The Fat River burst?" Shiro Inaba frowned and said, "If the Fat River really breaks its bank at this juncture, it will be really bad news for the Imperial Army, because the flooding of the river will not only hinder the march of the infantry, but also soften the road, making it difficult for heavy equipment to move an inch." ”

Ushijima said: "However, the northbound cluster has fallen into a heavy siege, and there is a possibility of collective jade shattering at any time, so no matter how difficult it is, we must take Feicheng in the shortest possible time and reopen the Feiwu Highway, division commander, our 36th Infantry Brigade will never let you down." ”

"Yo Si." Shiro Inaba finally felt a little better and said, "Then, I'll leave everything to Ushijima-san." ”

"Hello." Ushijima paused, turned around and waved his hand again, his orderly had already led an Oriental horse, and the road ahead was completely flooded by the river, and the armored vehicles could no longer pass, so Ushijima could only ride forward.

Ushijima rode a tall horse, and walked about two kilometers under the protection of the guards before coming to the forward position of the 36th Infantry Brigade, at which the 46th Infantry Wing, which belonged to the 36th Infantry Brigade, had established a rudimentary sortie position on the east bank of the Fei River.

The conditions of the sortie position were really difficult, and even the tents of the headquarters were soaked in water, because the only small hills in the vicinity had to be used to store supplies, and men, horses and equipment could be soaked in water, but food and ammunition could not be soaked in water.

When Ushijima walked into the tent with knee-deep water, Suzuki, the wing commander of the 46th Infantry Wing, was calling a meeting of several of his captains.

Ushijima raised his hand and returned the military salute, and said, "Suzuki-san, no matter how difficult it is for you, you must take the Hito stronghold before dark!" Then, before noon tomorrow, the division commander and I will have tea at the headquarters of the former Feicheng Garrison Brigade to celebrate our achievements. ”

"Hello." Suzuki paused heavily and replied loudly, "Hito must be taken before dark, and then Hiseong must be captured by noon tomorrow!" ”

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Xu Rui hadn't slept for several days, and today he finally seized the opportunity to squint a little for a while, but he was woken up by a rush of footsteps after sleeping for less than half an hour, and then he listened to the thunder outside the office door angrily reprimanding the signal soldier.

"Mother, you belong to a pig, can't you take your steps lightly?"

"Do you know that the head of the regiment hasn't closed his eyes in a few days?"

"I just fell asleep with a hard time, and now I'm going to wake you up again."

Xu Rui was already sleepy, and shouted outside the door: "Leizi, let people in." ”

At the door opening, Lei Xiang walked in with a recruit of the National Army's Anhui Advance Brigade, the recruit Danzi drooped his head, his momentum was completely lost, and there were five extremely eye-catching red fingerprints on his right cheek, obviously just received a big ear bracket from the thunder.

Xu Rui immediately reprimanded: "Leizi, how do you beat people? ”

Lei Xiang scratched his head and said, "Commander, I'm used to this." ”

"Habit doesn't work." Xu Rui said, "Our Communist Party troops are not happy with this system, and I warn you for the last time that you must get rid of this bad habit, otherwise, get out of me as soon as possible." ”

"Don't." Lei Xiangyan's face changed dramatically when he heard this, "Can't I change it?" ”

Xu Rui snorted and said, "First of all, I apologize to this brother." ”

Lei Xiang hurriedly bowed his head and apologized to the recruit.

The rookie Danzi's face looked better at this time, and he said, "Chief Xu, let me report an emergency to you, the little devil has arrived in Feidong." ”

"Really?" Xu Rui's heart sank and asked, "How many people came?" ”

"At least one wing!" Recruit Eggzi said, "And there's something to come." ”

"That should be the main force of the Inaba Division." Xu Rui nodded and said to the recruits, "You go back and tell your group, just say that I already know." ”

"Yes!" The recruit saluted and turned to leave.

As soon as the recruits left, Xu Rui immediately shouted at the communication office next door: "Xiaobai?!" ”

Sai Hongfu was not there, and Xiao Taohong came out of the communication office and asked crisply, "Uncle, is there something?" ”

"Little Pink." Xu Rui said, "Immediately send an urgent telegram to the Commander's Department of the Third War Zone, saying that the main force of the Inaba Division and the Kikuchi Brigade have arrived in Feicheng at the same time, and they are now fighting fiercely with our army, but the devil's offensive is very fierce, and our department may not be able to support it for too long, so let them hurry up for a while." ”

There is a famous comment about the National Army, that is, first-class soldiers, second-rate junior officers, third-rate senior generals, and unpopular commanders! Therefore, Xu Rui never dared to have any illusions about the senior generals of the Third War Zone's Commander's Department.

They must be the first to know the severity of the situation in Feicheng.

Xiao Taohong hurriedly recorded the message dictated by Xu Rui, turned around and went into the communication office to send a report.

Lei Xiang asked in a low voice: "Regiment leader, the Judi Brigade is still blocked by the four detachments near Chao County, when did it arrive in Feicheng?" What's more, the Inaba Division has just arrived, and this hasn't started yet, why is it fighting fiercely, and the offensive is very fierce? ”

"What do you kid know?" Xu Rui said angrily, "If I don't say that, how can those senior generals of the Third War Zone Commander's Department care?" If they don't pay attention, how can they do things honestly? If they refuse to do things honestly, won't our stubbornness be costless? ”

Lei Xiang scratched his head and said, "But this is a lie, didn't you say you can't lie?" ”

"Of course it's not right to lie." Xu Rui paused, and then said, "But there are times when white lies are necessary. ”

Lei Xiang was at a loss when he heard this.

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However, Xu Rui was really hearty this time.

Because, Gu Shutong and Wanxiangyun are more concerned than anyone else, even if Xu Rui does not make a fuss about the grim situation faced by Feicheng, Gu Shutong and Wanxiangyun have sent telegrams to the troops on the front lines of Wuhan Xingying and Fuyang and Mengcheng more than once, claiming that Feicheng is in danger, and let them step up their actions and strive to encircle and annihilate the 9th and 13th divisions trapped in Fuyang and Mengcheng as soon as possible.

As for why Gu Shutong and Wan Xiangyun are so active, the reason is actually very simple, because this battle was initiated by them first, once the campaign intention is achieved, once the 9th Division and the 13th Division of the Japanese Army are really annihilated, then as the initiator, Gu Shutong and Wan Xiangyun have this first achievement, which no one can deprive.

On the whole, the situation in Fuyang and Mengcheng is still quite good.

Wan Xiangyun pointed to the map and said to Gu Shutong: "You see, the 9th Division of the Japanese Army has just organized an attack operation, trying to open the gap in the north, but let Sun Lianzhong's department go back, and Yu Xuezhong's department and Zhang Zizhong's department have also entered the designated position, and now, the troops gathered around Fuyang and Mengcheng have reached eight group armies and two corps, and in terms of strength, our army has occupied a very obvious advantage, but this encirclement is not tight enough." ”

Gu Shutong said: "Then let them hurry up and tighten the encirclement." ”

Wan Xiangyun said: "But the general seat, the troops around Fuyang and Mengcheng are not only our three war zones, but also many troops from the five war zones, but these troops will not listen to our command. ”

Gu Shutong frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Then send a telegram to Wuhan, and let the old man personally give orders to those arrogant generals, so that they must speed up their actions no matter what, Lao Wan, you know, Feicheng can't hold out for long." ”