Kei Seya's plot fell into the eyes of Qu Shen, the acting chief of staff of the 31st Division.

Qu Shen is a native of Sanyuan, Shaanxi, and Yu Youren is a fellow countryman, funded by Yu Youren to go to the normal school, and later joined the army in Feng Yuxiang's department, and is a resourceful officer.

After the Battle of Taierzhuang began, Qu Shen was assigned by Chifengcheng to form the front enemy headquarters of the 31st Division and specifically command the 31st Division to fight. On the night of the 28th, Qu Shen observed the flashing lights of the military transport convoy in the direction of Liujiahu, and knew that the reinforcements of the army had arrived, and it must be a vicious battle. While reporting to Chi Fengcheng and Sun Lianzhong, he carefully studied the next way of fighting the Yue army. According to the topography of Taierzhuang, Qu Shen judged that the tanks of the army might detour along the canal from the west of Taierzhuang. Therefore, on the morning of the 29th, Qu Shen ordered the anti-aircraft artillery company transferred from the theater to be deployed on the pontoon bridge at Zhuanghe North Station and waited for the arrival of the tanks.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, 12 tanks of the Japanese army really made a detour from the canal. When they approached Taierzhuang, twelve tanks lined up and rushed towards the defenders' positions.

The anti-aircraft artillery company has a 54-centimeter flat-fire gun, towed by a car, and is equipped with five types of shells, including armor-piercing shells, grenades, and tracer shells. When the tank was 200 meters away from our army's position, four anti-aircraft guns suddenly opened fire, and armor-piercing shells and tracer shells were used alternately, causing the tank to be dizzy, and the tankers jumped out of the car one after another to flee for their lives. In a short time, all 12 tanks were destroyed. The infantry of the Yue Army, who were advancing with the tank attack, never imagined that their tanks, which they relied on as steel fortresses and attack weapons, were actually destroyed by the squadron, and they were so frightened that they turned around and ran, followed by the shouts of Chinese soldiers.

The destruction of the tank squadron of the Yue Army is of self-evident significance to the defense of Taierzhuang. But then the all-out attack of the 63rd Wing of Furong Zhenping made the defenders truly appreciate the fierceness of the army, and the army not only occupied the north gate, but also occupied the northwest corner of Taierzhuang, and launched a tragic tug-of-war with the defenders in Taierzhuang.

At this time, the residents of Taierzhuang had basically retreated, and even the young and middle-aged people who had stayed behind to help the troops transport ammunition and the wounded had also retreated. The entire village is either an army or our army, dogs and teeth are staggered, and they are fighting for each house.

At this time, an old lady with her little feet appeared, and no one knew what her surname was and why she didn't retreat. She told the platoon leader who had retreated to her yard that she was willing to help the children go to see what was going on in the yard next door, where she was familiar. said that no matter how bad she is, she is also a human being, and they will not treat her as a lonely old woman.

The soldiers really didn't want the old man to be in danger, but they really wanted to find out the enemy situation in the courtyard next door, and felt that this old lady was old, maybe the little devil wouldn't pay attention to her, so they agreed.

When the old man left, he asked the soldiers for two grenades, asked the soldiers to give her how to use them, unscrewed the lid on the spot, carried it in his arms, and went to the next yard.

After the old man left, he couldn't hear the movement of the yard next door for a long time, until the laughter of the devils came out, and the platoon commander felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly climbed the wall with the soldiers, and when he looked into the yard, his lungs were about to explode. It turned out that a group of little devils were tearing around the gray-haired old lady, and the old lady's clothes were torn, and her mouth kept saying, "So you are really beasts!" ”

As soon as the soldiers pulled the trigger, the old lady pulled the grenade in her arms, and there were two booms, and more than a dozen devils were killed and wounded all over the ground. The few remaining devils were beaten into a hornet's nest by the angry warriors.

By the evening of March 30, the army had occupied half of the area of Taierzhuang, and Seya Kai even happily announced to the war reporters that Taierzhuang had been captured.

Wang Guanwu, the new commander of the 184th Regiment defending Taierzhuang, called Chi Fengcheng and reported that if he did not retreat, the defenders would all be killed.

Where would Chifeng City, who was commanding outside the city, not know the crisis situation in the city at this time, and he himself was tired and vomited blood because he led the death squad to attack Yukou at night, and he had no choice but to have the strict orders of Li Zongren and Sun Lianzhong, so he could only order the crown to defend to the death.

Wang Guanwu was pulled out of the ruins for the fifth time at this time, and when he heard Chi Fengcheng's order, he knew that this Taierzhuang was the grave of the 184th Regiment, so he ordered the regimental headquarters to transfer positions and command the troops to fight to the death with the enemy.

Qu Shen learned from the staff officer's report that Wang Guanwu had asked to retreat, and hurried to see Chi Feng City. At this time, Chi Fengcheng had vomited blood many times, was very weak, sat on the bed, and said to Qu Shen: "What do you say?" If you continue to fight, the troops will be completely finished. ”

What Qu Shen was most afraid of was that Chi Fengcheng was discouraged, and he was busy encouraging us to say that we were in difficulty, and the army was not having a good time. This Taizhuang must not be lost, and it will be over as soon as Xuzhou is lost. That's going to kill your head.

Chi Fengcheng nodded, and asked Qu Shen to report to Sun Lianzhong, and promote Wang Guanwu as the commander of the 91st Brigade and the commander of the 184th Regiment, and be sure to stick to Taierzhuang. He also ordered the 183rd Regiment, which had withdrawn from Nanluo, to be led by Brigade Commander Qi Zibin to set up machine guns on the side of the pontoon bridge.

Qu Shen immediately called Qi Zibin and ordered him to gather the remaining 200 people of the 183rd Regiment to set up a supervision team and enforce battlefield discipline.

Due to the interweaving of enemy and us, it is already difficult for the planes of the Chinese army to play a role. Shangfeng had to abide by the order, and the soldiers went forward without fear of sacrifice, and for a time, the small Taierzhuang became a touchstone to test the will of both sides. It was difficult for the army to attack 100 meters forward.

Liu Yimin, who was far away in the Culai Mountains, although he knew that the victory of Taierzhuang was bound to come, he knew that there were many factions within [***], and it was difficult to unify the command. Historically, although Tang Enbo attacked too late due to the sudden appearance of the Sakamoto detachment, causing excessive casualties to the Second Army, in any case, Tang Enbo, who was sitting on 50,000 elites, was actually pinned down by the Sakamoto detachment, which was really a shame for the Chinese. In particular, when the Sakamoto detachment did not appear, the Seya detachment actually used only one brigade to monitor Tang Enbo, although General Tang was attacking Zaozhuang and fighting Guoliji, and he was also fighting, but his main force was indeed patrolling in the Gupo Mountains. If Tang Enbo had been able to launch it earlier, the Battle of Taierzhuang would have ended a few days earlier, and the Second Army would not have suffered so many casualties.

Think about the bloody battles of the Second Army on the front line of Taierzhuang, with heavy casualties, and how many heroes did not even have a name. But after the victory, Tang Enbo, who delayed the attack, won the Blue Sky and White Medal, and those who hesitated and wavered on the battlefield have also become heroes who have moved the whole country, and those real heroes who carry grenades and wield big knives to fight, how many people can live to see the victory? How many are alive to be rewarded? Not to mention ordinary soldiers, the Second Group Army, which made immortal feats in Taierzhuang in history, was downsized after the war, what is the reason?

The current situation is even more severe than in history, if the Yue army concentrates its forces on attacking Taierzhuang, once the defenders are exhausted in casualties, and the Tang army attacks too late, it may turn from a great victory to a rout. If you take 10,000 steps back, you will win, but once the army comes to its senses and retreats quickly, the results of the great victory of Taierzhuang will also be greatly reduced.

Liu Yimin is by no means willing to let this happen.

On the morning of 31 March, Liu Yimin called Jingjing early in the morning and asked her to record her conversation and send it to the headquarters in the form of a press release, asking the headquarters to immediately forward it to Chairman Chiang, Commander Li of the Fifth Theater of Operations, and Tang Enbo, commander of the 20th Army Corps.

Jingjing asked: "General Liu, as an outstanding young general of our country and our army, what is your evaluation of the current ongoing Taierzhuang War?" ”

Liu Yimin said: "The army went south to Taierzhuang in an attempt to open up the Jinpu line and communicate the connection between the two strategic areas of North China and Central China. This battle is related to the gains and losses of Xuzhou, and I believe that the officers and men of our garrison will be able to resolutely defeat the enemy who invaded the south at any cost. ”

Jingjing asked again: "General Liu, how long do you think the Battle of Taierzhuang will last?" ”

Liu Yimin said: "The Battle of Taierzhuang has been carried out so far, and the situation of encircling and annihilating the Kosegu detachment has been completed, and the initiative is in the hands of our army. To put it more directly, it is in the hands of General Tang Enbo, the commander of the elite 20th Army Corps. General Tang was a protégé of the chairman of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, and since the July 7 Incident, he has led the army to meet the Yue Kou many times, and has made great contributions. I believe that this time, under the command of Chairman Chiang and Commander Li, General Tang will lead the elite 20th Army Corps to deliver another good news. ”

Jingjing thought about it, I don't know what Liu Yimin else to say, if these are a bit sycophant, there is really no need to let herself record.

Seeing Jingjing's questioning face, Liu Yimin changed his words and said: "However, when it comes to Captain Tang, I have some questions, so I borrowed the pen of your reporter to ask Captain Tang for advice." ”

As soon as Jingjing heard it, she knew that the show was coming, and she was busy recording it.

I only heard Liu Yimin say slowly: "Commander Tang is an outstanding talent with extremely high tactical literacy in our army, and the speed of promotion is not second thought among the ordinary instructors of the Whampoa Military Academy. It stands to reason that he should be grateful to the chairman of the committee and point out wherever he wants. However, some time ago, I was extremely inferior to the Sichuan Army, Sun Zhen Group Army, Wang Mingzhang's department was bloodied in Teng County, and Chief Li ordered the commander of the Tang Army to rush to help, but the regiment actually stayed and retreated in a battle with the enemy, resulting in the martyrdom of General Wang Mingzhang. Now the second group army of our group army on the front line of Taierzhuang is fighting fiercely with Kouduo, and the blood of martyrs is sprinkled along the Taierzhuang canal, and it can be said that in the small Taierzhuang, every stone, every piece of shrapnel, every house, and every courtyard are solidified with the blood of our army's loyal and brave soldiers. At this time, the defenders were looking forward to reinforcements like Ganlin. The headquarters of the enemy's Seya detachment is 15 kilometers away from Taierzhuang, and the Tang Corps is 30 kilometers behind the Seya detachment, and the army monitors and blocks the troops of the 50,000 elite Tang Corps, and it is only a brigade, that is, the strength of a reinforced battalion. I would like to ask Commander Tang, did he not receive the attack order from Chief Li, or was he frightened by the devils? Why did the Tang Army, which had chariots, heavy artillery, and cavalry, stay in the Gupo Mountains all the time? ”

After pausing for a while to let Jingjing record clearly, Liu Yimin continued: "Since the start of the war, my [***] people have suffered countless casualties, and they all hate the Yue army. As the leader of the country, Chairman Chiang is not anxious, sad, or worried, and he is always looking forward to our army winning the battle and defeating the Kou as soon as possible. At this time, Commander Tang, who has elite soldiers, should share the worries of the chairman of the committee, contribute to the War of Resistance against Japan, and set an example for the whole army. But until now, on the battlefield of Taierzhuang, I have not seen the role of Commander Tang as an example of a Whampoa soldier. I want to ask Commander Tang, is it because Your Excellency once studied abroad in Yueben and was unwilling to kill the Yue Army, or did you want to follow Han Fuqu's example to preserve your strength? It must be known that the 20th Army Corps is the elite army of the country, and the generals at all levels of the 20th Army Corps are the officers of the state. ”

After Jingjing finished recording, Liu Yimin said again: "Of course, if Commander Tang is really unwilling or afraid to attack, I will suggest that the commander change the general. Our 18th Group Army is full of talents, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai, Division Commander [***], Division Commander Liu Bocheng, Division Commander Xu Xiangqian, and Division Commander He Long are all qualified for the post of commander of the 20th Army Corps. is not talented, but also willing to recommend himself. As long as Chairman Chiang gives an order, I am willing to immediately take over the post of commander of the 20th Army Corps, rush to the 20th Army Corps in the shortest possible time, reorganize the troops, quickly launch an attack, completely annihilate the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, and escort Lieutenant General Ryosuke Isoya to Wuhan for trial. In the future, I will command the elite 20 th Army Corps to crisscross the north and south of the river, so that the army will talk about the tiger's color. ”

After Jingjing finished recording, she raised her head and looked at Liu Yimin suspiciously: "You, are you crazy?" How can you say such a thing, what if Chiang Kai-shek really asks you to go? Will you leave us behind? ”

Liu Yimin smiled: "This is a strategy to force Chiang Kai-shek and Tang Enbo, don't worry, the Twentieth Army is Chiang Kai-shek's heart, how can he be willing to give us command?" If I am really allowed to go, it will be the best, the Twentieth Army will soon become the Eighth Route Army. ”

Jingjing thought about it, and still said: "I also wrote down your last words and sent them to the headquarters, some comrades in the province don't understand." ”

Liu Yimin nodded, and told Jingjing to sort it out immediately, and after finishing it, hand it over to the political commissar Luo to take a look at it, and send it out immediately, and indicate that 100,000 is urgent, and it will be transferred at any time.

This telegram caused an uproar, and after Chiang Kai-shek saw it, he scolded Niang Xipi a few times, and then directly sent a telegram to Li Zongren and Tang Enbo, ordering Tang's army to quickly attack, defeat the enemy in front of him within a time limit, and encircle the army.

After Li Zongren received the telegram, he laughed, took Bai Chongxi's hand and said: "Jiansheng, our son-in-law in Guangxi is amazing, not only has an extremely accurate grasp of the battlefield, but also punches fiercely, fiercely and accurately, much more powerful than my tricks. This time, I don't think Tang Enbo can sit still. ”

Bai Chongxi picked up the telegram and read it again and again, shaking his head while reading, and finally said: "This stinky boy is simply bold, he deceived us back then, and now he is taking Tang Enbo again." However, this trick is good, clever and wonderful. It seems that it is time for us to end this big war. ”

Li Zongren nodded, and then dictated the orders to the troops.

In the order to Tang Enbo's 20th Army, Li Zongren copied three paragraphs from Liu Yimin's telegram, the first paragraph was "I want to ask the commander of the Tang Army, did he not receive the attack order from Chief Li, or was he frightened by the devils?" Why did the Tang Army, which had chariots, heavy artillery, and cavalry, stay in the Gupo Mountains all the time? The second paragraph is, "I want to ask Commander Tang, is it because Your Excellency once studied abroad in Yueben and was unwilling to kill the Yue Army, or did you want to follow Han Fuqu to preserve your strength?" It must be known that the 20th Army Corps is the elite army of the country, and the generals at all levels of the 20th Army Corps are the officers of the state. The third paragraph is, "I am not talented, but I am also willing to recommend myself." As long as Chairman Chiang gives an order, I am willing to immediately take over the post of commander of the 20th Army Corps, rush to the 20th Army Corps in the shortest possible time, reorganize the troops, quickly launch an attack, completely annihilate the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, and escort Lieutenant General Ryosuke Isoya to Wuhan for trial. In the future, I will command the elite 20 th Army Corps to crisscross the north and south of the river, so that the army will talk about the tiger's color. ”

After the excerpt, Li Zongren was not polite, and directly ordered the Tang Army to immediately dispatch to flank the Seya detachment of the army. Otherwise, is military law a fictitious one?

After listening to the content of Li Zongren's dictated telegram, Liu Fei smiled and said: "Duke De, your waist is stiff now!" ”

Li Zongren smiled: "That is, there is Liu Yimin's urging telegram, and there is Lao Jiang's order, Tang Enbo can't do it if he can't think of it." Let's go, let's move the headquarters to the vicinity of Taierzhuang and command from the front. ”

After Tang Enbo received Liu Yimin's telegram from the headquarters of the Eighteenth Group Army, he was so angry that his face turned purple, his two nostrils were snorting hot, and he ripped off his military uniform, and scolded the bastard, the little red bandit, which crotch was torn to reveal you, a harmful spirit, who dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head and bully Lao Tzu.

Seeing that Tang Enbo's scolding was not good, Guan Linzheng, commander of the 52nd Army, said: "Commander of the legion, this Liu Yimin is the godson-in-law of the chairman of the committee, the cousin-in-law of his wife, and he is also a feared hero of the army, and a famous general of our army. If nothing else, just look at his grasp of the situation of the army, that is an absolutely remarkable person. Such a person, I Guan Linzheng admires very much. Isn't it okay for the regiment commander to scold him like this? How do you meet in the future? ”

This made Tang Enbo even more annoyed, and he wanted to rush directly to Guan Linzheng. Just as he was about to open his mouth, a telegram from Chairman Li Zongren arrived.

After reading the telegram with a sigh of rage, Towne sat down in his chair and panted and pondered.

After pondering for a while, I felt that the hostile situation mentioned in Liu Yimin's telegram was really like that. This Segu detachment has been fighting with Sun Lianzhong's department for a few days, and it is estimated that the arrogance has almost worn out, the Jiehe side is dealt with by the Third Army, and the considerable strength of the 40th Wing is to be used to deal with the Third Army and Sun Zhen's remaining three regiments, and the 39th Wing has troops to block and harass all the way from Linyi to Taierzhuang, maybe Li Zongren has already sent troops to set up an ambush circle waiting for them! As long as some troops are sent to monitor the enemy in Yixian, Zaozhuang, and Lincheng, the main force can make an all-out assault and kill the Seya detachment, or at least defeat them.

As a result, the Twentieth Army Corps began its sortie a few days earlier than in history.

(To be continued)