It is said that Tu Feiyuan, who was trapped in Lanfeng, learned that there was no hope for reinforcements and that the grain and grass were running out, and he knew that he could not hold on, so he simply took his men and horses to break through again. Tu Feiyuan was familiar with Chinese classics, was an authentic Chinese expert, and knew the truth that "mourning soldiers must win", so when mobilizing before the war, he truthfully informed the soldiers of the situation, and learned the lessons of the failure of the last breakthrough, and concentrated all his forces in one direction to break through.

Sure enough, after the soldiers learned that they had a glimmer of life only by fighting to the death, they really burst out with great combat effectiveness, and they almost broke through successfully, and the friendly troops besieging Lanfeng immediately mobilized troops and Qiu Qingquan's armored troops to reinforce them, which was able to stabilize the situation.

Qiu Qingquan's armored troops had captured a number of Japanese tanks and armored vehicles last time, and now they were considered to be strong, and they did not show any cowardice in the face of the Japanese army's all-out counterattack. Since the Japanese tanks and artillery were stationary, it didn't take long for the Japanese tanks and artillery to be almost wiped out on the edge of the ravine.

Without fire support, the thousands of Japanese soldiers who rushed through the trench were completely desperate in the face of the layers of encirclement by the squadron. I don't know who took the lead, but one by one they rushed into the pile of defenders desperately, and then detonated the grenades on their bodies one after another, and died with the defenders.

The Japanese army's desperate style of fighting caused a lot of casualties to the Chinese defenders in a short period of time.

Qiu Qingquan's heart was on fire when he saw it, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to drive all the tanks and armored vehicles over, and ran through thousands of Japanese soldiers, crushing back and forth, forcing the little devils to run around with their heads in their hands, and the Japanese soldiers were constantly hit and crushed to death, and the bloody scene looked very infiltrating.

The breakthrough operation of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army ended in failure, and by 2 o'clock in the morning, the battle was over, and the Japanese troops who broke through were completely annihilated. The tracks of Qiu Qingquan's armored troops were full of stumps and broken flesh, and the blood almost stained the body red, and I don't know how many people were crushed to death.

At this point, the entire 14th Division was completely annihilated, but because it was night, it was difficult to count the number and losses of the enemy in all aspects, and the enemy chieftain Hihara Kenji had not yet been found, and the former enemy commander Xue Yue simply did not report the news to the central government in time, but discussed with Cheng Qian, the commander of the First Theater, and suggested that a batch of pork and rice and white flour should be mobilized from the rear and sent to the front line to reward the soldiers. Cheng Qian was also very happy at this time, as the commander of the First Theater of Operations, this operation was in his defense area, and the previous deployment of troops and generals also contributed a lot, and the victory naturally had a lot of glory for him.

Therefore, Cheng Qian immediately agreed without saying a word, and organized a train to transport materials overnight, and before dawn, the materials had already been transported to Lanfeng City. After the Chinese defenders near Lanfeng learned the news, they were happy not to want it, and immediately organized people to go to collect it, and then they planted a pot in the field to make rice, cook meat and stew, and at 6 o'clock in the morning, the whole Lanfeng and along the railway line, the air was full of the fragrance of broth and laughter.

At this time, all aspects of the Lanfeng Battle have been counted clearly, and the commander of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, Kenji Dohihara, was also found in a ravine, his body was mutilated, both legs were blown up waist-high, and he was wearing the clothes of an ordinary Chinese citizen, probably trying to escape from the chaos, but unexpectedly stepped on a mine planted by the defenders. This old devil has plagued China for decades, and he can be regarded as getting the retribution he deserves.

Xue Yue, Cheng Qian and others immediately telegraphed the news of the victory to the central government, and Lin Wei, the director of the attendant room, received the telegram and did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent it to the ****** office.

After hearing the news, he was very excited, and said again and again: "Niang Xipi, good fight, good fight!" ”

He immediately asked the Central News Agency to announce to the outside world the news of the victories won in the past few days, including the news that the 16th Division of the Japanese Army had been repulsed and that there were more than 10,000 casualties, as well as the news of the total annihilation of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army. At the same time, all the troops participating in the Battle of Lanfeng were given an additional month of salary, and the meritorious soldiers were given another reward.

While discussing with Lin Wei, Chen Cheng walked into ****** office with a document.

happily said to him: "Cixiu, have you heard of Lan Feng's great victory?" ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "Commission, just now the Ministry of Military Affairs also received a telegram from Xue Yue and Cheng Qian, I have already read it. Speaking of this Bai Zhenyu is really not simple, the situation in Lanfeng was already in danger before, but unexpectedly, he was sent to supervise the army, which greatly changed the situation, not only repelled the menacing Japanese 16th Division, but also came up with the idea of besieging the Japanese army, using the wide ditch and deep trench to trap the enemy tanks in an inch, completely losing mobility. Now not only has the 14th Division been completely annihilated, but also many intact tanks and armored vehicles have been captured, and I heard that Qiu Qingquan's armored troops have now greatly increased in strength, and the number of combat vehicles alone has reached nearly 80, which can really be said to have not only destroyed the enemy, but also strengthened themselves, which is really gratifying! ”

Very happy, he said: "You are right, Zhenyu has indeed contributed to this battle." Rhetoric, think for me how to reward him. ”

Chen Cheng knew that ****** Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, so he said: "Zhenyu is still young now, and he is already a major general, if he is promoted again, it will not be conducive to his future development, I suggest that his rank of major general be increased, and a Gancheng Medal will be awarded, which is enough to show his merits." ”

Chen Cheng's words were very much in line with ****** wishes, so he said to Lin Wei: "Since this is the case, it will be implemented in accordance with the suggestions of the resignation, and the rest of the meritorious soldiers will be reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs for discussion before making a decision." ”

"Yes!" Lin Wei nodded and left.

Tacitly acknowledging with Chen Cheng, ****** asked, "Cixiu, what are you talking about?" ”

Chen Cheng immediately handed the document in his hand to ******, and said: "Chair, there is a secret telegram from the Japanese hidden personnel that the 5th Fleet of the Japanese Navy has been moving frequently recently, and there is a plan to attack Guangzhou. ”

"Oh?" Frowning, he read the document and asked, "What do you guys think?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "The people in the staff department discussed and deduced it and thought it was very likely. At present, many of our supplies are dependent on imports, and after the fall of Shanghai, Qingdao and other places in the east, Guangzhou has become the most important port, if the Japanese army occupies Guangzhou, then China's maritime communication will be completely cut off. ”

sighed and said: "Although we know that this is very likely to become a reality, but the most important thing for us at the moment is here in Wuhan, we can only hope that the battle of Wuhan can defeat the Japanese army, and then send troops south to defend ...... Hopefully we can wait for that day. Inform Yu Hanmou and ask him to step up his precautions, and if the Japanese army attack, he will have to delay it for two months anyway. ”

After thinking about it for a while, I felt very annoyed, so I simply stopped going to Guangzhou, and said to Chen Cheng: "Resignation, the Anqing defense line is the first line of defense in the east of the Wuhan battle, but now I am a little worried about Yang Sen, and I plan to choose another person to stabilize the situation, but there is no good candidate for the time being, what do you suggest?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "It's a joke, if there is a good candidate, you are in Guide, why bother thinking about it?" ”

His eyes lit up and he burst out laughing.