The dreary and oppressive atmosphere in the conference room spread like a contagious disease, but the huge space was silent, and even the smoke and miasma caused by the clouds and fog of these high-ranking officers during the usual meetings were gone.

Lao Jiang stood still, standing on his armchair, and his eyes scanned the generals sitting around the table. finally fell on Cheng Qian, and asked in a slow tone: "Song Gong, what do you think?" Let's talk, let's talk. ”

Cheng Qian was not in a hurry to express his position. As soon as Lao Jiang arrived in Zhengzhou, he understood that the chairman of the committee was going to take command again this time. He is too familiar with this habit of Lao Chiang, and at the right moment, he will appear in the supreme headquarters in the way, and it is likely that he will inexplicably make one of your troops disappear. Hey, there is no doubt about the use of soldiers, when will Lao Jiang understand this. At this time, Cheng Qian was very envious of Li Zongren.

I think that Li Zongren and Feng Yizhong led their troops to Xuzhou. Before leaving, Li Zongren, who knew that Chiang Kai-shek had this habit, did not forget to ask Chiang Kai-shek: "The chairman asked me to guard Xuzhou this time, can you let me fight a battle without interfering in the command of the Fifth Theater?" ”

Chiang Kai-shek had a request for Li Zongren at this time, and the mess in Xuzhou was not easy to clean up, so he said with a red face and a smile: "Don't interfere, don't interfere, you can do it yourself!"

But today's situation is not as bad as it was at the beginning, and the chairman of the committee will naturally not let go of this opportunity to intervene, not to mention that he brought Gui Yongqing's 27th Army with two tank battalions. Before the battle was fought, Cheng Qian had a sense of foreboding. At this time, seeing Chiang Kai-shek staring at himself and asking, Cheng Qian thought for a while, turned to Chiang Kai-shek and said:

"Tufei was originally a two-way attack on the Longhai line, and now it has the intention of joining forces in one place. However, it seems premature to assert that the Japanese army discovered our attack attempt. Perhaps Tu Feiyuan is more interested in detouring from the south of the Longhai Line than to the north. But in any case, in general, the situation has not changed much, and the 20,000 people in Tufeiyuan have shrunk between Lanfeng, Neihuang, Minquan, and Kaocheng, and they are still in a situation of encirclement by us, so we can consider launching an attack and encircling and annihilating them. ”

Lao Jiang nodded frequently, and the generals let go a lot at this time, and began to talk about it. At this time, Lao Jiang remembered the protagonist of this scene, Xue Yue. "Boling, you are in front of you, what do you think?" Xue Yue stood up suddenly, and Lao Jiang hurriedly spoke: "Sit down and say, sit down and say." ”

"Chairman, I agree with Chief Cheng. Since Tufeiyuan dared to cross the Yellow River by force, and the laborers sent it to the door, I also dared to open the net and accept it all. This time, since the Japanese dared to put on such a rare formation in the history of war, they obviously didn't take me seriously. If you don't return the color, how can you suppress its arrogance. Our Corps has been fully prepared for several days, and it is waiting for the chairman to make a decision. Xue Yue said passionately in an official dialect with a bit of Cantonese flavor.

"Okay, okay." Lao Jiang swept everyone and said firmly, "Now, the main force of Xuzhou has broken through separately and has basically gotten rid of the Japanese invaders." The battle situation in the Central Plains is gradually becoming clearer. The Military Commission has decided to launch the Battle of Lanfeng to wipe out the 14th Division, the arrogant enemy that is outstanding and adventurous, in the Lanfeng area in one fell swoop. Chief Li can make a great victory in Taierzhuang, and I believe that the First War Zone can also have today's brilliant move, completely annihilating Tufeiyuan, a division of the first division. ”

Sun Yumin kept watching the conversation between the teacher and the student coldly, even if everyone present began to talk in a whisper, he didn't say anything. In fact, among the people present, he was very qualified to speak, after all, from Jining to Heze, he and the 14th Division of Tufeiyuan united and fought several battles.

Gui Yongqing, Wang Hui, Wuwu and several other generals who led troops all knew about this layer, and when they saw that Sun Yumin did not speak, and the chairman of the committee did not open his mouth to ask, several of them did not say anything, but quietly listened to the singing and harmony of Lao Jiang and Xue Yue.

How could Lao Jiang see through this, his face was red, his emotions were excited, and Venus was shining on his straight uniform. Whenever he attended military meetings, he attached great importance to speech and demeanor and military appearance, and he knew that this was a good opportunity to set an example for his subordinates.

Seeing that the generals at the venue were in high spirits, he was also quite infected, and at this time, he wanted to light a fire and burn the generals' momentum to destroy Tufeiyuan even more. Thinking of this, he changed his words and asked, "Do you know this soil and fertilizer plain?" The generals were stunned for a moment. In fact, Tu Feiyuan is notorious in China, and everyone here knows a little about it. It's just that Lao Jiang suddenly asked at this time, and everyone was puzzled, and no one was willing to speak rashly.

Seeing that no one spoke, Lao Jiang waved his hand and said viciously: "Tu Feiyuan is the Japanese soldier with the worst deeds on the battlefield in China, and he is even more hateful than Matsui Shigen. The reason why Northeast China and North China have today is all related to him. He was the mastermind of the '918' incident, he was the one who took Pu Yi hostage to the northeast, and it was also his idea to disturb the autonomy of North China. To say that he is a soldier is better to say that he is a conspirator, a political clown. If he doesn't get rid of such a guy today, he will still have to come up with some tricks in the future. I heard that some Westerners call him 'Lawrence of the East', I don't care if he is Eastern or Western, and today I want you to eliminate him as 'Lawrence'. ”

Lao Jiang gritted his teeth, the table was banging, and he was bent on destroying Tufeiyuan, and he also had this meaning when he went to Zhengzhou in person this time. He Li Zongren can be majestic in Taierzhuang, why can't I, Jiang someone, shake the majesty in Lanfeng. For this, he even brought his chariot troops, which were equipped with expensive dollars. He was to personally command the troops and destroy an entire division of the Japanese. Zhengzhou in May is full of spring, and Lao Jiang is in a particularly good mood except for being a little nervous and excited. He is confident that he will be able to achieve this victory.

On the night of the 20th, in the former enemy headquarters of the first war zone in Kaifeng City, Xue Yue gradually calmed down. After several days of intense deployment and preparation, he didn't dare to close his eyes, and turned around for several days. It was the first time that he commanded six armies to carry out a large-scale war of annihilation, and he encountered the chairman himself in command, so it was inevitable that he was a little nervous. But as various preparations were implemented one after another, he gradually calmed down. He was still satisfied with his encirclement and annihilation deployment. There are 3 reinforced divisions under the command of Li Hansoul on the east road, and several small strongholds in Yejigang and Hecun have been taken, and he thinks that he is absolutely sure; The west road is more than 4 divisions commanded by Gui Yongqing, all of which are the Central Army of Lao Jiang's descendants, and there are also two chariot battalions of Qiu Qingquan, attacking Yifeng, Neihuang, and Mawangzhai, which also have a great chance of winning; There are 9 divisions of Sun Yumin and Shang Zhen on the north road, cutting off the enemy's retreat and attacking south, it should be said that there is no burden. In this way, the Tufeiyuan Division, which was compressed in only a few hundred square kilometers between Lanfeng, Neihuang, Minquan, and Kaocheng, would not become a turtle in an urn.

Xue Yue went through the sieve in his mind over and over again, what he wanted was absolute certainty, he was going crazy when he waited for this day. As soon as dawn broke on the 21st, the tranquility of the early morning on Longhai Road was awakened by the earth-shattering sound of cannons. Xue Yue commanded 100,000 squadrons to attack the 14th Division of the Japanese Army. However, the attack did not go as smoothly as Xue Yue imagined. After the Japanese army, who had been in a state of attack, was awakened by the sound of artillery, they suddenly found that there were squadrons all around, and they were a little at a loss for a while.

In a large compound in Xiaoli Village, southwest of Yifeng, Tu Feiyuan peeked out of Xue Yue's intentions from an urgent report. The squadron finally counterattacked, and he was not surprised by this. When he was first given the task, the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Nishio Shouzo, narrowed his small eyes and stared at his face for a full minute before pointing to the map and saying to him: "Tufeiyuan-kun, you will lead your division to cross the Yellow River from Pucheng, first go down to Heze, and then go straight to the Longhai line." Prevent the Chinese army in Kaifeng and Zhengzhou from advancing eastward to reinforce Xuzhou. ”

With that, Nishio raised his head. At this time, he clearly saw some doubts on Tu Feiyuan's face. Dropping the pencil, Nishio slowly paced a few steps around the room. Tu Feiyuan's waist pole is straight, his broad chest is tall, and his eyes move with the west tail. "You must know that the purpose of this time when the two armies of the imperial army in North China and Central China are advancing north and south is to gather and annihilate the main force of the 600,000 armies in Xuzhou. There are not enough troops! Therefore, the task of cutting off the Longhai line can only be undertaken by your division alone. As long as you can hold back Cheng Qian's 100,000 troops, the 16th Division Rapid Column in Nakajima will come to your aid in time. Your action is a matter of overall concern, and although it is risky, the significance is immeasurable, please. ”

Nishio spoke earnestly, looked at Tu Feiyuan, and even bowed his head and saluted. "Hey! Our division and regiment will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire, please rest assured, commander. Tohihara replied busily. After finishing speaking, he also hurriedly bowed to Nishio and returned the salute.

Back at the division headquarters, Tu Feiyuan did not feel as heroic as when he received the task. What is the way, it was forced for Nishio at that time. He knew in his heart that his 20,000 horses would definitely be attacked if they rushed into the more than 100,000 squadrons. Although he had never looked at the combat effectiveness of the squadron, he knew that today's opponent was by no means the Northeast Army of 7 years ago, otherwise how could the Isogu Division suffer such a catastrophe in Taierzhuang. He is not as invincible as some Japanese generals, he is more like a cunning fox with extremely sensitive reactions, and even if he succeeds a hundred times, he is cautious. He has a clear mind that one failure can ruin everything. A few days ago, he had ordered the commander of the Fengming Brigade to move closer to his division, and he was afraid that he would be broken by each of them.

Kenji Dohihara is indeed not an ordinary man. Kenji Dohihara, who was hailed by the Japanese military circles as the head of the "Three Great China Experts," not only could speak Mandarin more authentic than Lao Chiang, but also had a clear understanding of the various units of the Chinese Kuomintang Army. He is a genius, not only in terms of language, but also knows how to get along with the people around him, and knows how to find a breakthrough from the small clues to realize one bold conspiracy after another. His huge head was not white, and as long as he narrowed his small, bloated eyes and furrowed his two vicious eyebrows, tricks would pour out one after another. He seized the opportunity of Japan's eagerness to realize the dream of empire, and captured China, a good goal for realizing the dream, and began his brilliant career of intrigue and intrigues.

The "918" incident led to the fall of Northeast China, and he was the mastermind. The establishment of "Manchukuo" by holding Pu Yi hostage is his masterpiece. In 1935, he forced Qin Dechun, chairman of Chahar Province, to sign the "Qin-Tu Agreement", and then it was he who instigated the autonomy of North China.

He haunts the land of China like an indissoluble ghost. Wherever he went, it became an area that made old Jiang uneasy, and old Jiang hated him so much that he gritted his teeth loudly. However, Dohihara became the emperor's favorite, and in just four years from 1932 to 1936, he was promoted from an ordinary spy to a lieutenant general. His cunning, his vision, and his shrewdness made even the Western counterintelligence agencies impressed, and gave him the apt nickname, "Lawrence of the East" (Lawrence is a spy known in the West).

In the military, Tu Feiyuan is not a layman, the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, the Army University, he also came step by step, coupled with his sensitive reaction and developed brain, he is also invincible when he enters the Chinese battlefield. Therefore, when he smelled the breath of Xue Yue's attack, Tu Feiyuan did not dare to slack off, and with an order, the Japanese troops from all walks of life turned from attack to defense, occupied the stronghold of the village, and resisted desperately with strong firepower. He wants to try the attack power of the Chinese first. On the 21st, the squadron attacked for a day, with little progress, but many casualties.

In Kaifeng City, Xue Yue's eyes were red. He really understood that the hard bone in front of him is not easy to gnaw. He knew too well in his heart that at the moment, the squadron was in the inner line and the outer line, if the Tufeiyuan Division could not be decided for a long time, then the Japanese army in the Xuzhou area would withdraw from the army and go west, and all the efforts and sacrifices to encircle and annihilate Tufeiyuan would be in vain. He didn't want to miss out on this great opportunity to make his dream come true. Xue Yue sent a telegram to all armies and divisions that they must not slack off and intensify their attacks overnight.

On the 23rd, the stalemate was broken. After filling in the strength of two regiments, Li Hansoul's 64th Army on the East Road broke through the outlying positions of the Japanese army, and had joined forces with the 71st Army of Song Xilian on the West Road, and captured the key areas of Neihuang and Yejigang, and the Tufeiyuan Division had all fallen into heavy encirclement.

Xue Yue's anxious heart calmed down a little at this time, and a smile appeared on his tense face. At present, the Japanese army in Xuzhou has not moved, and the Tufeiyuan Division has been forced into several large villages to concentrate, and it seems that the solution of Tufeiyuan has been eighty percent certain. At this time, Xue Yue seemed to feel that the proud results of annihilating an entire division of the Japanese army had fallen heavily into his pocket, and he sent a report on the battle situation to Lao Jiang and Cheng Qian in Zhengzhou overnight.

Cheng Qian was very pleased to receive the report. "Well done, Boling!" Lao Jiang received the report, read it several times, and walked to the map again and pointed for a while, and then showed a satisfied smile. Instructed Chen Bui: "Telegraph to Xue Boling." All the troops of the front, including Gui Yongqing's 27th Army, were handed over to him. Eliminate the soil and fertilizer in a limited time. Chen Bui was about to leave the house, and Jiang stretched out his hand to stop him, "Slow, slow." Tell Gui Yongqing that when the power of the chariot battalion is being exerted, you should be willing to use it, and don't fall behind, I watched him in Zhengzhou. ”

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Fighting the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, Sun Yumin actually had the most right to speak, and after He Ze fought with them head-on, he immediately became wary of this army.

The combat effectiveness of the 10th Division of Ryosuke Isoya was obviously lagging behind that of Kenji Dohihara's 14th Division, not to mention the equipment and source of troops, but the military quality and cautious style of these devil commanders alone were far stronger than the commanders of the 10th Division.

Although the strength of Sun Yumin's 20th Division in the ** is not as good as the new 46th Division of Gui Yongqing's 27th Army, nor is it as good as the descendant of the 74th Army formed by Wang Yaowu's 51st Division, it can be regarded as the elite of the Central Army, but it has a few battles with the 14th Division of Tufeiyuan, and it has not taken any advantage.

Chen Bui also saw that in the past few days of the meeting in Zhengzhou, Sun Yumin was snubbed by Lao Jiang, and he didn't feel good in his heart. But fortunately, Gui Yongqing, Wang Yaowu and other generals still treat him very well, and Sun Yumin will not be too embarrassed.

As soon as the combat plan was decided, everyone was about to return to the unit for deployment. Before leaving, Gui Yongqing pulled Sun Yumin and said: "Yumin, you also came out of my teaching corps, the 46th Division and even the 27th Army can be regarded as your mother's home, if there is any accident during the war, whether you have received an order or not, you must come to the rescue!" In other words, if your 20th Division is in trouble, our 27th Army will never stand idly by. ”

Hearing this, Sun Yumin was very excited, he stood up and made a standard military salute, and said emotionally: "Captain, as long as you, Deputy General Zhou and Brother Ma Weilong are in the 27th Army for a day, my 20th Division will treat the 27th Army as a mother's home for a day." ”。

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