Zhang Quming received Zhang Cheng's order and was just about to leave, Zhang Sandong hurriedly returned to the army. [Full text reading. Seeing Zhang Sandong, Zhang Quming said anxiously: "Why don't you take a break in the hospital, what are you running out for?" ”

Zhang Sandong smiled and said: "The brothers are working hard in the front, and I am sleeping alone in a safe place in the back, I am not used to it!" Saying that, Zhang Sandong took the AK-47 submachine gun handed over by the guard next to him and said, "Okay, now let's not waste time here!" Let's go! ”

Zhang Quming nodded, holding a Czech light machine gun and walking forward with his soldiers. After walking out of the tunnel, Zhang Sandong and Zhang Quming and Dong Yeyang commanded the troops to immediately build temporary fortifications. As soon as it was built, the Japanese attacking forces were all within range.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Quming pulled the bolt of the gun and took the lead in pulling the trigger on the Japanese army. As Zhang Quming's gunshot rang out, Zhang Sandong threw out a grenade and shouted: "Brothers, the time has come for us to make meritorious contributions, give me a fight!" ”

Hearing Zhang Sandong's shouting, the soldiers on the position pulled the trigger of the weapon in their hands on the Japanese soldiers who rushed up. In the blink of an eye, the fifty meters in front of the outer position became an impassable place of death. Seeing that the continuous attack of the soldiers was hindered, the head of the Kunisaki detachment, Noboru Kunisaki, said to the heralds beside him: "Order artillery support!" ”

"Hey!" As he spoke, the herald immediately conveyed the order. After receiving the order, the artillerymen loaded the shells into the artillery and fired at the defensive positions of the squadron.

As the shells fell, Zhang Quming said, "Retreat immediately!" Hearing Zhang Quming's order, Zhang Sandong and Dong Yeyang withdrew with their troops without saying a word.

Half an hour later, the shelling stopped, and the head of the Kunisaki detachment, Noboru Kunisaki, immediately called the commander of the 39th Wing to his side and said, "Ono-kun, you have seen the attack of the 40th Wing just now, right?!" ”

Kazuo Ono nodded seriously and replied, "Yes!" I saw it clearly! If it was my 39th Wing, I would have taken Chaohu Lake by now! Noboru Kunisaki heard Ono's words and said with a smile, "Okay! Nagano-kun, I'll give you this chance! I hope you don't disappoint me and the division commander! ”

When Ono Kazuo heard Noboru Kunisaki's words, he shouted excitedly: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency the detachment leader!" My troops will definitely take the position of the Chinese army between noon and let the imperial flag fly on the tower of Chaohu Lake! After saying that, Ono Kazuo left quickly.

More than ten minutes later, Kazuo Ono led his troops to cross the first outer line of positions with murderous vigour. Noboru Kunisaki, who was commanding the troops in the back, saw that Kazuo Ono was progressing very well, and seeing this, Noboru Kunisaki immediately sent the 40th Wing that had just been transferred down.

About half an hour or so, the street fighting began. The Japanese troops who attacked the city were immediately hit by the crossfire in the city, and they could not form an effective attack at all. Seeing the chaotic appearance of his troops, Ono Kazuo immediately said to his chief of staff: "You immediately organize a forward team to cover the retreat of the troops!" ”

"Hey!" As he spoke, the chief of staff drew his command knife and stopped the squadron in confusion and said, "You guys resist me!" Our reinforcements are coming soon! In desperation, Jiro Koizumi waved his command knife and cut down two soldiers who did not obey the order, and shouted: "Continue to attack me!" ”

Under the obscenity of Jiro Koizumi, the Japanese soldiers reluctantly reorganized themselves and shot indiscriminately at various buildings in the city. Half an hour later, the Japanese troops of the two wings that had entered the city reluctantly withdrew from Chaohu Lake after leaving behind hundreds of corpses.

Kunizaki Noboru, who originally saw the troops entering Chaohu and was about to ask for credit, was stunned when he saw the soldiers who suddenly retreated. After a while, Noboru Kunisaki, who came back to his senses, immediately said to the herald beside him, "Go and call Kazuo Ono for me!" ”

"Hey!" Saying that, the herald hurriedly ran towards the troops who withdrew from Chaohu not far away. Twenty-nine minutes later, Kazuo Ono, who received the order, walked in front of Noboru Kunisaki. Noboru Kunisaki looked at the grizzled Ono Kazuo and asked, "What the hell is going on?!" ”

Kazuo Ono replied seriously: "Your Excellency the detachment leader! We have completely fallen for the tricks of the Shina people! The people of China have turned the entire Chaohu Lake into a fortress! We didn't see any soldiers of the Shina Army when we entered the city, but every minute and every second our Imperial warriors were falling! ”

Hearing Ono's words, Noboru Kunisaki thought for a while and looked at Jiro Koizumi. Izumi Jiro nodded when he saw Noboru Kunisaki's eyes and said, "Your Excellency the detachment leader!" If our large forces are under full siege as they did just now, we will still be defeated! Therefore, I suggest that we take advantage of the night and adopt the method of infiltration by small troops, and fight with the Chinese army house by house! In this way, we can occupy Chaohu Lake as soon as possible! ”

"I want the West!" When Noboru Kunisaki heard Izumijiro's words, he thought for a while and nodded, "You two will return to your troops immediately, reintegrate the troops for me, and wait for my orders!" After saying that, Noboru Kunizaki hurriedly ran to Yoshizumi Ryosuke's command post with the guards and the chief of staff.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke, who was eating sushi and drinking sake, saw Kunisaki Noboru, put down the wine glass in his hand and said, "Kunisaki-kun, your troops have obviously attacked Chaohu, why did the troops retreat?!" For this matter, I want you to give me a reasonable explanation! ”

Hearing Yoshizumi Ryosuke's words, Kunisaki Noboru thought about it and told Yoshizumi Ryosuke what he knew. Yoshizumi Ryosuke heard Noboru Kunisaki's narration, and immediately frowned and said, "The Shina army is really cunning! Saying that, another question arose in Yoshizumi Ryosuke's heart: "If what Kunisaki Noboru said is the truth, why didn't the eyes and ears of Tegaoke lurking in Chaohu Lake find out about the changes in Chaohu?" Thinking about it, Yoshizumi Ryosuke slowly came out of his mind.

At the same time at the command of the 5th theater of operations in Xuzhou. Li Zongren looked at the map and said lightly: "Jiansheng, facing the Japanese army, there are a full 30,000 devils who surround Chaohu Lake like an iron wall, do you think Zhang Cheng can hold on?!" ”

Bai Chongxi shook his head and said: "Delin, I dare to assert anyone, even Zhang Cheng, this kid I have no bottom in my heart!" He's a guy who doesn't play his cards according to common sense, and we can only take one step at a time! Saying that, Bai Chongxi looked at the secretary beside him and asked, "What is the reaction of the Japanese Yamada detachment now?!" ”

The confidential secretary immediately opened the folder, looked at it and said, "The Japanese Yamada detachment has suddenly stopped the Chaohu attack!" And there are signs of movement in the direction of Xuzhou! ”

"What?!" When Bai Chongxi heard the confidential secretary's words, he immediately walked to the map, looked at the map and said, "Delin! If this information is accurate, I estimate that Yamada is the same! Isn't it going to sneak up on us! ”

When Li Zongren heard Bai Chongxi's words, he lit a cigarette, took two puffs and coughed and said: "Now I'm not worried about anything else, I'm worried about Hefei, if someone in Chongqing commands the Third War Zone and causes Hefei to fall, then we will be passive!" Bai Chongxi smiled and said, "Delin, I think we still don't have to wait for Lao Jiang to ask about the situation in Chaohu, or we should report it ourselves!" At the same time, we attach our advice, and even if something goes wrong, the board will not hit us on the head! ”

Li Zongren thought about it and nodded and said, "Okay! Just do as you say! More than ten minutes later, Chiang Kai-shek's attendant walked up to Chiang Kai-shek with a telegram sent by Li Zongren and said: "Take a seat! The telegram just sent by Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations! ”

When Chiang Kai-shek heard the words of his attendant, he immediately put down the document in his hand, took the telegram seriously, looked at it seriously, frowned, and said, "You go and invite Chief He over for me!" ”

"Yes!" Saying that, Chiang Kai-shek's attendant walked out of Chiang Kai-shek's office quickly, and five minutes later, He Yingqin walked into Chiang Kai-shek's office and asked, "Commission, what do you command?!" Chiang Kai-shek handed the telegram he had just received to He Yingqin and said, "Look at it! This is a telegram that has just been sent from the Fifth War Zone! ”

He Yingqin took the telegram handed over by Chiang Kai-shek, looked at it seriously, and said: "Commission, if it is really as Li Zongren said in the telegram, it is recommended that Commander Gu of the Third Theater be transferred troops to assist in the defense of Hefei!" Saying that, Chiang Kai-shek stood up, walked back and forth in his office twice, and said: "Send Zhang Cheng electricity!" Ask him what he needs! ”

"Yes! Do it right away! After speaking, He Yingqin walked out of Chiang Kai-shek's office quickly. It didn't take long for Gao Zhisong to walk up to Zhang Cheng with a telegram and say, "Shizao, I just received a telegram from Chongqing!" Ask us what we need! ”

Zhang Cheng took the telegram and looked at it, smiled bitterly twice and said: "Call back, we don't need anything in terms of materials for the time being, and now our department urgently needs information, especially the movements of the 16th Division and the 18th Division!" At this time, Zhao Ziqing walked up to Zhang Cheng with a telegram and said, "Master! The Fifth War Zone Emergency! ”

Zhang Cheng thought for a while and said, "Read! Zhao Ziqing immediately opened the folder and read seriously: "The 16th Division of the Japanese Army has abandoned the outer positions of Xuzhou, and now its whereabouts are unknown, so make all preparations for your department!" The Fifth Theater Commander's Department, Li Zongren! ”

Hearing Zhao Ziqing's words, Zhang Cheng looked at the map and said to himself: "It seems that the little devil is eyeing us!" Now that the 16th Division is here, then we don't have to pretend to be polite anymore! Saying that, Zhang Cheng calmly ordered: "Send electricity to the special operations team!" Let them immediately secretly transport the captured heavy artillery into Chaohu! ”

After recording the contents of the telegram, Zhao Ziqing quickly handed the telegram to Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng signed his name after passing it, threw the telegram to Zhao Ziqing, and then said to Gao Zhisong: "Now I am very worried about them!" If they win the whole pepper, then the final victory will be ours! If we can't take it, we can only give up Chaohu! ”

Gao Zhisong heard Zhang Cheng's words, smiled and said, "Master sit, don't think I don't know!" In fact, you are ready to exchange a Chaohu for a division of the Japanese army, or even more, don't you say?! Zhang Cheng, who was exposed to the truth, looked left and right and said softly: "Lao Gao, you are really amazing!" ”