The Battle of Tengxian County blocked the main force of the Japanese Tenth Division for three and a half days, which bought favorable time for the Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Taierzhuang after the Fifth War Zone, and at the same time laid the foundation for the victory of Taierzhuang.

And the construction of this foundation also paid a high price, and the Sichuan army in Tengxian County, from the division commander Wang Mingzhang, down to the ordinary soldiers, and Lu Tingfeng's independent brigade were all martyred.

…… On March 20, 1938, the Japanese Isogu Division led an army of 40,000 with the help of aircraft and artillery to Taierzhuang with the help of aircraft and artillery, in an attempt to capture Xuzhou in one fell swoop.

Li Zongren held Taierzhuang with the commander-in-chief of the Second Group Army, and Feng Yizhong, chief of staff of the 20th Army Corps Tang Enbo, led his troops to let the front of the Tianjin-Pujing Railway turn into Lanling and the northwest Yungu area, lure the enemy into depth, and wait for battle.

On the Japanese side, in order to respond to the Itagaki Division, the Isoya Division moved the main force eastward, and the lone army went deeper, and at the same time attacked Zaozhuang, Yixian, Taierzhuang and other places.

On March 23, Lai Guqi, commander of the 33rd Brigade of the Isogu Division, led more than 1,000 people to begin an attack on Taierzhuang, but was wiped out by Chi Fengcheng, the commander of the 31st Division of Sun Lianzhong's Division.

After that, the main force of more than 30,000 people of the Isogu Division successively arrived at the outskirts of Taierzhuang, and with the support of 80 tanks, more than 100 field artillery, heavy artillery, and aircraft, they engaged in fierce battles with the three divisions of Sun Lianzhong's division.

On April 3, the Isogu Division was successfully lured by Li Zongren to capture the eastern half of Taierzhuang.

At this time, Li Zongren seized the opportunity and immediately made a decision, ordering Tang Enbo's 20th Army to go south to the east of Taierzhuang, and Sun Tongxuan's Third Army to enter the north of Zaozhuang, forming an encirclement of the Japanese army in Taierzhuang.

On April 6, Li Zongren ordered the national army to launch a counteroffensive on all fronts, and destroyed the gunpowder depot of the Japanese army in Zhuangbei, the devils were defeated to the north, Li Zongren ordered to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and by April 7, the national army had annihilated more than 8,000 devils and won a great victory in the Battle of Taierzhuang.

At that time, the Central News Agency commented: The Battle of Taierzhuang was the greatest victory won by the Chinese army since the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and it greatly encouraged the determination and confidence of the people of the whole country to resist Japan.

And Li Zongren, as the supreme commander, became famous for a while.

But the victory of Taierzhuang did not overwhelm Li Zongren's mind, he still clearly remembered Han Xin's words, the battle of Xuzhou will end in defeat.

And then it is true, although Li Zongren tried his best to command, but after several divisions of the devil continued to increase troops to Taierzhuang, in the face of the encirclement of more than 300,000 troops of 13 divisions and regiments of the Japanese army in the north and south, the hundreds of thousands of troops in Xuzhou were in danger of being wiped out in an instant.

Although Li Zongren was reluctant in his heart, he finally gave the order to retreat on all fronts.

On May 19, the Japanese army occupied Xuzhou, and on June 6, they occupied Kaifeng in an attempt to take Zhengzhou.

On June 9, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the commander of the New Eighth Division to blow up the Yellow River embankment at Huayuankou, north of Zhengzhou, in Zhenzhen to prevent the Japanese army from advancing westward with floods.

But Lao Jiang's move is obviously a palliative but not a cure, and even brings even more terrible consequences:

The water of the Yellow River caused the Yellow River to flood in Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, resulting in 890,000 deaths, more than 12 million people displaced, and property losses were converted into more than 950 million yuan of silver coins at that time.

At this point, the Battle of Xuzhou is over!

The Battle of Xuzhou ended in failure, but to Li Zongren's surprise, everything was as Han Xin predicted.

The victory of Taierzhuang almost completely overshadowed the defeat of the Battle of Xuzhou. When Li Zongren, who was supposed to be a defeated division, returned, it ushered in unprecedented cheers and support.

Li Zongren himself has been raised to an unprecedented new height, and even faintly became the first of the top ten generals of the national army.

"Come on, bring me Han Xin's latest situation report!"

After returning to the command headquarters, Li Zongren spoke immediately.

When the reinforcements arrived, all the Sichuan troops in Tengxian County were killed, and Li Zongren was also worried about Han Xin in Tengxian for a while, but he was busy commanding the Battle of Taierzhuang, so he couldn't be idle.

Later, I heard that Han Xin broke through, but he was seriously injured just to cover the people and had been sent to the hospital, so Li Zongren's hanging heart was relaxed.

At this moment, Han Xin is in Li Zongren's eyes, and he is a military talent that has not been met in a thousand years.

And during the time when Han Xin was in a coma, a series of dark waves were also surging among the senior officers between the fifth and second war zones.

Li Zongren directly telegraphed Yan Xishan, and his words were very simple, only one sentence: "No matter what your plan is, Han Xin, I want it." ”

Yan Xishan was naturally not afraid of Li Zongren, and even more sneered at his words, not caring at all.

However, Li Zongren's attention to Han Xin reminded Yan Xishan, and he immediately called Yang Xiaoou, the commander of the Second Army.

Yan Xishan: Xiaoou, how is the development between Yiling's girl and Han Xin?

Yang Xiaoou: Commander, I really don't know if it's right or wrong to send my daughter over now, Yiling followed Han Xin's kid, and he almost didn't die in the hands of the devil!

Yan Xishan comforted Yang Xiaoou for a few words, and then continued: "Okay, okay, isn't the girl back well!"

By the way, it's still the same sentence, how is the relationship between these two young people developing? ”

When it came to his daughter's marriage and future happiness, Yang Xiaoou didn't dare to be careless, thought about it for a while, and replied:

"I watched a play, before they were born and died, Han Xin, this kid was seriously injured, and Yiling Nan Nizi is still in the hospital with him day and night!

I don't know what's wrong with this bastard boy, my precious daughter will actually take a fancy to him! Yang Xiaoou was indignant.

Yan Xishan smiled: "I think this may be a good thing!"

By the way, we can start our plan as well, of course, I want to use the best strategy...... However, if he really doesn't know how to lift, then he can only use the worst solution! ”

"Yes, Commander, don't worry!" Yang Xiaoou assured.

After the call between Yang Xiaoou and Yan Xishan ended, Yang Xiaoou picked up the phone again and dialed the phone of the hospital where Han Xin was.

Yang Xiaoou: Is it Dean Lu?

Lu Tong: Yes, I don't know who you are?

"I am Yang Xiaoou, commander of the Second Army of the Second World War Zone!"

"Hello sir!" Lu Tong's respectful voice came from the other end of the phone.

Yang Xiaoou did not delay, and said bluntly: "Dean Lu, I want to ask you about the patient's situation, Han Wei ......"

"Commander of the 388th Regiment, Commander Han Wei, right, sir!"

"That's right, it's him, how do you know?" Yang Xiaoou was obviously stunned.

Lu Tong smiled bitterly: "Sir, you don't know, the number of phone calls I have made recently almost tortured me to death, and the strangest thing is that all the people I asked are the head of this Han Wei regiment.

I'm very curious, what is the identity of this head of Han? ”

Yang Xiaoou didn't answer Lu Tong's words, but asked suspiciously, "Who are the people who came to ask Han Wei?" ”

Lu Tong said truthfully: "For example, there is Commander Li Zongren of the Fifth Theater, Commander Yang Sen of the Sichuan Army, Commander of the 88th Division, and Commander of the 616th Brigade......

"Okay, I see, let me ask you, how is Han Wei's condition?" Yang Xiaoou interrupted Lu Tong's words.

"Captain Han himself is in excellent physical condition, and after our treatment, he is out of danger, and he should wake up soon!"

"Can it be transferred?"

"Yes!"

"Okay, then I will send troops to transfer Commander Han to the hospital where I went in World War II, Dean Lu, please cooperate." Yang Xiaoou Dao.

"Yes!" Lu Tong agreed without hesitation.

(To be continued)