Xuzhou, the former enemy headquarters of the Fifth Theater of Operations

Li Zongren's face was unusually grim.

He stood in the general headquarters, his old buddy Bai Chongxi beside him, and at this time both of them looked at a telegram on the table, with a solemn look on their faces.

When the officers and staff officers in the command saw the faces of the two of them, although they didn't know what the reason was, they understood that something big must have happened!

Otherwise, the two commanders of the Fifth War Zone would not have such expressions.

Therefore, they all subconsciously lightened their steps, even their breathing was involuntarily lightened, and their voices could also be lightened, and for a while, in addition to the dripping sound of the radio and the ringing of the telephone, there was no noise in the entire command headquarters at once.

They guessed right, something big has happened! And it's a big deal!

A wing of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army ran out, and so far there is no whereabouts, is this a big deal?

It's so big!

Everyone knows the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Division, it is definitely a terrifying existence, even if it is just a wing running out, Li Zongren will definitely not dare to be careless!

You must know that in the Battle of Songhu not long ago, the Fifth Division defeated more than 30 divisions along the way, who can ignore such a battle?

If this wing is not handled properly, I am afraid that a catastrophe will come, and it may cause a catastrophe at any time.

"Brother Jiansheng, what do you think about this matter?" Li Zongren said to Bai Chongxi beside him with a solemn face.

Hearing this, Bai Chongxi sighed, with a sad look on his face, and said a little helplessly: "The little devil ran out of this wing, there is no trace of it at present, that is to say, what is the purpose of their coming here, we don't know where they are currently going, but the only thing that is certain is that their target must be Taierzhuang!" ”

Hearing this, Li Zongren nodded, then bowed slightly, signaling the other party to continue.

Bai Chongxi said: "If we want to find out his whereabouts, we can't do anything at the moment!" The little devils are in the dark, and we are in the light! The only thing that can be done is to strictly guard against the vicinity of Taierzhuang, and always beware of the sneak attack of this Japanese wing! Secondly, send troops to search for traces of the Japanese army along the way from Linyi to Taierzhuang, and once they find it, they can send fighters to bomb! At the same time, it is really not possible to transfer the nearest superior forces to annihilate them, and they must also be blocked! ”

"All in all, no matter what, we can't let them run to the boundary of Taierzhuang!"

Bai Chongxi said with a solemn face: "Although this wing does not play much role in the entire Battle of Taierzhuang, since the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army is so abnormally desperate and wants to send it out, then there must be their conspiracy, and we have to guard against this!" ”

Hearing Bai Chong's words, Li Zongren also nodded, with a look of approval on his face, and then said, "Not bad! The Fifth Division used the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain to send this wing out at such a cost, if it was just to let them participate in the Battle of Taierzhuang, this is a bit unreasonable! They must have a conspiracy, it's just that we can't know about their conspiracy at the moment! ”

Puzzled, Li Zongren had to say: "That's it! Since we could not guess the intentions of the Japanese army, we should respond to all changes with the same attitude, on the one hand, we should be careful to guard against the Japanese army, and on the other hand, we will continue to search and try to find out their whereabouts...... I'd like to see what this little devil has in mind! ”

Speaking of this, Li Zongren couldn't help but sneer.

He looked at the map, especially the location of Taierzhuang, but the pencil in his hand unconsciously drew a circle on it.

But then he turned his gaze to the Linyi area, Li Zongren's eyes gradually showed a touch of coldness, he said: "A wing of the Japanese army rushed out, and the Fifth Division also paid a lot of price in order to send them out, plus this wing left, the combat effectiveness of its division and regiment will definitely be greatly reduced, and this is a good time for us to counterattack!" ”

"Pass my order to Pang Bingxun and Zhang Zizhong, let them wait for an opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army under the condition of ensuring the safety of the position, and beat the little devil fiercely! Our Fifth War Zone doesn't have the habit of not fighting back just by being beaten! ”

"Yes!" Hearing this, Bai Chongxi nodded in response and conveyed Li Zongren's decision.

Soon after, all the units participating in the Fifth Theater, especially the participating units in Taierzhuang, received the news that a wing of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army had rushed out, and the commanders of all the participating units immediately asked their troops to strengthen their defenses when fighting the Japanese army, and to guard against the possible appearance of a certain wing of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army.

Pang Bingxun and Zhang Zizhong, who were in charge of blocking the Japanese army in the Linyi area, also received a telegram from Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater Command.

In fact, the two of them also have this intention in their hearts.

During this period of time, their two units of 50,000 or 60,000 people served as a division to block the Japanese army, but they have been pressed and beaten by a division of little devils, and they have lost so many people.

If it weren't for the fear of losing their position, they would have wanted to fight the little devils a counterattack and frustrate their limelight.

Now seeing the order of the commander of the theater of operations, it just so happens that the 5th Division of the Japanese Army has left another wing, and it is a good time for them to counterattack!

Pang Bingxun and Zhang Zizhong immediately designated a counterattack plan in the command headquarters, and then led the troops to launch a counterattack against the Japanese Fifth Division.

After receiving the orders of the two commanders, the two units of Pang Bingxun's department and Zhang Zizhong's department, under the leadership of the commanders and fighters of each unit, immediately launched a counteroffensive against the Japanese army from various battlefields.

This wave of counteroffensive was unexpected by the Japanese army, and when the soldiers launched a counteroffensive, the Fifth Division did not expect that the defenders would actually launch a counter-charge against them, and they were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.

Although it was soon reflected under the leadership of the little devil officer, and began to organize a counterattack, at this time the troops of the defenders had all rushed up, and the Japanese army was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, and was unable to resist at all, so they could only temporarily avoid the wind and retreat.

The officers and soldiers of the two armies, fearless of sacrifice, continued to charge the Japanese army, and after five days and five nights of fierce fighting, they finally drove the Japanese Fifth Division back to Juxian.

Along the way, the corpses of Japanese soldiers were everywhere, and there were heavy casualties.