After a fierce ideological struggle, Zhang Mingyu made up his mind that he could not retreat! It can't be withdrawn! As the spiritual pillar and pacesetter of the whole [***] people's resistance, he should lead his invincible iron army to fight to the end.

Even if you fight to the last soldier, you will not hesitate! As a Chinese [***] person, you must not be greedy for life and afraid of death! As a high-ranking general of a unit, it is even more impossible to escape from the battle.

Thinking about the defense of Nanjing, didn't he once angrily reprimand Tang Shengzhi who wanted to escape? At the beginning, hundreds of thousands of elites besieged the city of Nanjing, in order to protect the lives of 700,000 villagers and elders in Nanjing, he Zhang Mingyu dared to resolutely lead the remnants and invaders several times his own to fight to the end.

Is that heroic feeling, that kind of blood gone? The answer, of course, is no! Although he is in a predicament now, the situation is much better than the original defense of Nanjing.

First of all, his own strength is about the same as that of the Yue Army, and in the case of sufficient ammunition, his two divisions are fully capable of blocking the attack of the Yue Army, although it will be detrimental to the 42nd Army if it drags on for a long time, and if he can hold back the elite of more than 80,000 devils here, then the great counteroffensive in Central China will achieve fruitful results.

General Xue Yue's Ninth War Zone and General Gu Zhutong's Third War Zone will both recover a large area of land in Central China, East China and South China! In other words, even if his two divisions are exhausted, these devil divisions on the opposite side will have to shed their skin if they don't die. And in terms of the big strategy, the record of [***] is extremely brilliant.

Thinking of this, a trace of determination flashed in Zhang Mingyu's eyes, and he suddenly turned around and said loudly to the regiment headquarters compound: "Communication soldiers!" ”

"Yes!" A captain signal soldier quickly ran in and said uprightly: "Signal soldier Wang Xiaohai, sir, please instruct!" ”

"Captain Wang! Send electricity to the Military Commission! Zhang Mingyu paused and said: "Zhang Mingyu of the post department was ordered to lead another regiment of the second and third infantry divisions of the 42nd Group Army to cross the Yellow River south to attack Zheng County, in order to deal with the brother troops of our third theater. After a night of bloody battles, the various units of our 42nd Group Army recovered the periphery of Zheng County, and were about to capture the city of Zheng County in one go, but the main force of the army going south suddenly took a train to help today! The ships of the Third Fleet of the Army were even more on the surface of the Chenbing River, so as to cut off the way for our troops to retreat.

After thinking about it again and again, Mingyu decided to lead the whole army to garrison on the spot and fight in the field along the river! Attract the main force of the army to the death, win time for the brother troops in our [***] theaters, and quickly order the generals of the theaters to attack and annihilate as much as possible to recover the lost territory!

Mingyu is determined to lead the rest of the troops to fight to the end! Fight to the last moment! Serve the nation! September 29, the 30th year of the Republic of China. ”

Wang Xiaohai, a communications soldier, quickly finished recording the message, then snapped the notepad in his hand shut, stood upright, and then turned around and walked away quickly.

Seeing Wang Xiaohai leave quickly, Zhang Mingyu said to Xu Wen with an awe-inspiring expression: "Captain Xu! ”

"Yes!" Xu Wen stiffened up and said with a firm gaze.

"Go and inform the 3rd Division to immediately stop the offensive and push to the right flank in front of Huayuankou to build field fortifications, and order the 2nd Division to build fortifications on the left flank in front of Huayuankou." After Zhang Mingyu finished speaking with a cold expression, he picked up the steel helmet on the table and put it on, and strode out.

Xu Wen stood upright, answered "yes", and followed Zhang Mingyu and strode out of the regiment headquarters.

……….

The official residence of the leader of Yucheng.

After General Bai and General Chen reported through Wang Shihe and the chief of the guard, they entered together, and after they entered the room, they saw Chairman Jiang sitting at his desk reviewing the documents.

Seeing everyone come in, Chairman Jiang took off his glasses, stood up and said, "You are all here!" What's the big deal? ”

"Take a seat! Zhang Mingyu of the 42nd Group Army sent an urgent telegram! Chief Bai said and took out a telegram from the document bag.

"Huh? Zhang Mingyu of the 42nd Group Army? Could it be that they took Zheng County? Chairman Jiang asked suspiciously.

Chief Bai shook his head and said: "No, the main force of the Yue Army went south and suddenly returned to help, encircling two infantry divisions and one infantry regiment of the 42nd Group Army in the narrow area of Zhengzhou 100 south of the Yellow River, which is less than 10 miles defended. ”

"What? The 42nd Army was surrounded by himself? Niang Xipi, what does he Zhang Mingyu eat? To make such a low-level mistake! Chairman Chiang was obviously a little unconvinced.

Commander Bai felt a burst of disdain in his heart when he heard this, who made Yan order the 42nd Group Army to cross the river at all costs? In the final analysis, the reason why the 42nd Group Army is in its current predicament is that Chairman Chiang has an unshirkable responsibility, because after all, the 42nd Group Army is acting on orders.

Zhang Mingyu was negligent, but the main responsibility was still with Chairman Chiang, if it weren't for the fact that he was afraid that his troops in the Third Theater would suffer losses, how could he have given such a dead order to the 42nd Group Army.

"What did Zhang Mingyu say?" Chairman Jiang complained for a few words and felt that it was a little inappropriate, and asked again.

Zhang Mingyu said that he had ordered the troops to build fortifications along the river and prepare to fight against the water! Contain the main force of the army as much as possible, and buy time for our [***] counterattack in each theater! In the telegram, Zhang Mingyu also said: Please strictly order the officers and men of all departments to attack with all their might, and annihilate as many living forces as possible! He will lead the 42nd Group Army to fight to the end and fight to the last moment! Serve the country! Chief Bai said with a majestic expression. The change from serving the nation to serving the country shows that General Bai has a very clear understanding of Chairman Chiang's thoughts.

"Hmm!" Chairman Jiang nodded happily when he heard this, pondered for a while, and then turned to Chief Bai and said, "Jiansheng, immediately notify the whole army!" The officers and men of all units should emulate the courageous fighting spirit of the 42nd Group Army of the Revolutionary Committee of the People's Republic of China! Carry forward the spirit of our army Whampoa! Fight to the end! Reconquest! In the telegram to commend the 42nd Group Army, that is, the 42nd Group Army infantry divisions were given official numbers!

Except for the first division formed by the original Reading Regiment, which is still the Reading Division, the rest of the Second Infantry Division was renumbered as the 201st Division of the National Revolutionary People's Army, the Third Infantry Division was reorganized into the 202nd Division of the National Revolutionary People's Army, and the Fourth Infantry Division was reorganized into the 203rd Division! The provisional reading division was reorganized into the 204th Division of the National Revolutionary Army! The numbers of the above divisions will come into effect immediately, and all divisions will be under the unified command of the 42nd Group Army! ”

"Yes!" Mr. Bai stiffened upright, and then turned around and walked away quickly.

General Chen and General He did not leave, but chose to stay, after General Bai walked out, General Chen asked puzzledly: "Commission, why do you want to give the 42nd Group Army divisions official numbers at this time?" If this battle is really as Zhang Mingyu said, leading his troops to fight to the death, I am afraid that the 42nd Group Army will be annihilated. ”

"Rhetoric! It is precisely because the 42nd Army is about to fight an unprecedented bloody battle! It is also necessary to give them a reward to motivate the front-line soldiers to fight bravely against the enemy! Chairman Chiang looked at Admiral Chen meaningfully.

General Chen nodded as if he understood or not, in fact, Chairman Jiang had already pointed to him, the meaning was very obvious, this time the 42nd Group Army was in trouble, and Zhang Mingyu took the initiative to ask for help, Chairman Jiang was also happy to be a favor, although he was given an official number, but if this battle is fought, how many people will the 42nd Group Army still be alive?

In doing so, Chairman Chiang was fierce among the middle and lower-ranking officers and soldiers of the 42nd Group Army, and even announced to the outside world the news that the 42nd Group Army was about to fight a desperate battle, so that even if Zhang Mingyu wanted to temporarily regret it, I am afraid that he would not be able to regret it.

Although General He next to him did not speak, he also frowned, thinking that Chairman Jiang really killed two birds with one stone this time, but it was Zhang Mingyu who made him wonder why he made this decision, he could completely spread his troops out to fight guerrilla warfare with devils in the Central Henan Plain, and with the combat effectiveness of the 42nd Group Army, even if he fought guerrillas, it was enough to contain a large part of the army.

This just gave Chairman Chiang a chance to fall into the ground, and Chairman Chiang had already had the idea of getting rid of the 42 nd Group Army, a force that was no longer under his control, but he had never had a chance.

Now it is good, not only can I win the hearts of the people, but I can also use my own hands to get rid of the 42nd Group Army, and I can also take the opportunity to recover a large part of the country.

But after thinking about it, General He really admired Zhang Mingyu's courage and determination, if it wasn't for fame, then he Zhang Mingyu really wanted to fight for the country and the nation! As Zhang Mingyu said at the beginning, he vowed to drive the Japanese and overseas in his lifetime, and refused to keep strong enemies out of the country!

I will not give up if I don't destroy the Japanese Koukou! What an exciting slogan. If all the [***] generals can be like him, why be afraid of the Oriental pirates!

Thinking of this, General He sighed and stood up, and said to Chairman Jiang: "Seat, at present, the 42nd Group Army has decided to start a desperate and bloody battle with the Yue army on the bank of the Yellow River, and no matter whether this battle is won or lost, it will definitely be able to attract the troops of the Kaifeng side of Zheng County of the Yue Army, and now is a good opportunity for us to launch a large-scale counterattack!" He was willing to go to the Third War Zone to assist Gu Mosan in commanding the troops to counterattack the army!

In order to recover more lost territory and destroy more of the army! In this way, the sacrifice made by Zhang Mingyu and the 42nd Group Army for the overall strategic situation will be in vain! ”

"Hmm!" Chairman Jiang glanced at General He, then nodded and said, "I agree, you and Mo San will command the battle together!" So the best! I hope you can unite sincerely and work together to make contributions to the party and the state! ”

"Yes!" Admiral He snapped to the ground and straightened up, and then quickly turned around and left.

……….

After General He left, General Bai had already held a simple press conference to release the news of the 42nd Group Army's bloody battle on the Yellow River, and in the name of the Chief of the General Staff, he telegraphed the whole army to give the regular army numbers of the four infantry divisions under the 42nd Group Army!

He also called on the whole [***] people to mobilize and carry out an armed counterattack to drive the people out of the country.

As soon as the news was issued, all the [***] people and all walks of life were in an uproar, and the morale of all troops in the [***] theater south of the Yellow River was suddenly high! All the troops have actively asked their superiors to fight!!

………

North of Zheng County, Huayuankou Town.

General Headquarters of the 42nd Army.

Zhang Mingyu had just returned from inspecting the troops, and the Third and Second Divisions had all entered the predetermined positions and began to build field fortifications.

Zhang Mingyu had just taken off his helmet, and before he had time to sit down, Wang Xiaohai, a communications soldier, had already strode in, Wang Xiaohai strode up to Zhang Mingyu and stood up and said: "General seat, the Military Commission will generate electricity and commend the power!" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Mingyu said with an awe-inspiring expression: "Commendation power-up? Read! ”

"It's U!" Wang Xiaohai snapped open the telegram and read: "The telegram of the Military Commission, in view of the loyalty and courage of your unit, has been discussed and decided by the Military Commission to give the official numbers to all divisions under the jurisdiction of the 42nd Group Army!" In addition to the original Reading Regiment reorganized into the 1st Division and still the Reading Division, the 2nd Infantry Division was reorganized into the 201st Division of the National Revolutionary, and the 3rd Infantry Division was reorganized into the 202nd Division of the National Revolutionary Army! The Fourth Infantry Division was reorganized into the 203rd Division of the National Revolutionary Army, and the Provisional Reading Division was reorganized into the 204th Division of the National Revolutionary Army! The numbers of the above troops will come into effect immediately! ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Mingyu was stunned at first when he heard this, but then he thought about it and was relieved, this is Chairman Jiang's consistent style, and he is going to start a bloody battle of life and death with himself, and he will neither give guns nor artillery, let alone give himself reinforcements. At this time, he gave his troops a few so-called regular numbers, and to put it mildly, it was useless.

If this battle is not fought well, and he and his two main divisions are gone, he wants these numbers to have a hairy use.

To put it bluntly, Chairman Chiang just wanted to use this to inspire the officers and men at the front line and raise the combat effectiveness and morale of the officers and men on the front line in the next step.

Anyway, if you hang up after this battle, give yourself the title of hero and martyr, and build a martyr's monument.

However, these numbers given by Chairman Chiang can indeed inspire people, and at least they still have a certain effect on the officers and men at the middle and grassroots levels, because their own units always have no regular numbers, and all regiments and brigades are called first and second, which is indeed a bit irregular.

Well, every unit will have a regular establishment from the division level to the regimental level, and the common point is that it has a name and a surname.

Thinking of this, Zhang Mingyu stood up and said to Wang Xiaohai: "Captain Wang, you immediately inform all divisions of this telegram!" Let the staff of each division draw up the official establishment of each regiment, and then report it to the Military Commission for approval! ”

"Yes! Go for it now! Wang Xiaohai snapped up and straightened, and then quickly turned around and left.

As soon as the communication soldiers walked out quickly, Xu Wen, the head of the guard regiment, strode in with his head held high, and came to Zhang Mingyu, Xu Wen stopped his steps and stood upright and said: "General seat, the devil's reinforcements have been reached, and the total strength should be more than three divisions, and the strength is definitely not less than 60,000 as the previous scouts reconnoitred." ”

"Are they ready to attack us?" Zhang Mingyu was most worried about this, because now the field fortifications of the Third and Second Divisions were only half constructed, and if the devils attacked, the officers and men of the two divisions would have to fight with the devils with bayonets.

"Nope! As soon as the devil reinforcements arrived, they immediately began to divide their troops, except for some of them entering the city, the rest of the main forces were already moving towards our two flanks, and they were also building field fortifications. Xu Wen shook his head and said.

"Oh! It seems that the devils are also afraid that we will suddenly disperse and break through! That's good, let's have a real decisive battle with the little devil here. Zhang Mingyu nodded.

Immediately changed color and said: "In ancient times, the overlord of Chu broke the cauldron and fought against the water!" Back then, the overlord led 30,000 Jiangdong soldiers to defeat hundreds of thousands of Qin troops in one fell swoop, and achieved a glorious victory in ancient times, thus destroying the powerful Qin Dynasty in one fell swoop. Today, I, Zhang Mingyu, will also follow the example of the overlord and fight against the water! Go to the forefront! ”

"Yes!" Xu Wen was also infected by Zhang Mingyu's soaring arrogance, and couldn't help but open his voice and respond loudly. immediately followed Zhang Mingyu and strode out.

The forward position was not far from the former enemy's general headquarters of the 42nd Group Army, so Zhang Mingyu and Xu Wen quickly came to the front line surrounded by guards.

Seeing that the soldiers who were pouting their butts and wielding shovels were digging trenches in a nervous and orderly manner, Zhang Mingyu cleared his throat and said loudly: "Brothers, stop first, don't do it yet!" Listen to me! ”

When everyone heard this, they turned around, and when they saw Zhang Mingyu, they immediately surrounded them with admiration on their faces, and soon the entire position was surrounded by a large area.

Zhang Mingyu looked around, then nodded secretly, and said to everyone: "Brothers! First of all, I have good news for you! The Central Military Commission has given us the name of the regular army, and from today onwards, each and every one of you will be a regular army of our Kuomintang Revolutionary Army with a name and a surname.

However, I also have bad news! At present, more than 80,000 people from the four divisions of the Chinese army have been spread out on our periphery, surrounding our regiments! ”

Before Zhang Mingyu's words fell, a veteran company commander said impatiently: "Boss, the little devil is afraid of a ball, you can take the brothers to kill it!" ”

"Yes! I can take you out! But after the killing, we will face the dilemma of no supplies, no logistics, and no medicine, and our wounded soldiers will die because they do not have even the medical care. Our troops will soon have to hide in the mountains and forests due to lack of ammunition, and start a guerrilla war with the devils that we are most reluctant to engage in!

Just like the Eighth Route Army in North China, if there is a little way, who wants to be scolded as a guerrilla but not attacked? Isn't it forced by ammunition? If they have enough ammo, they can also have a decent head-to-head duel with the Kou.

Because they are also Chinese, and the blood flowing on their bodies is also the blood of our Yanhuang descendants! They are as patriotic as we are!

The most important thing is that we will not be able to break through, and if we break out, the main forces of the army surrounding us will be free to deal with our brother troops in other theaters! More [***] brothers will die, and the entire counteroffensive will fail! In serious cases, the whole of China may be wiped out.

So we must win this battle! Even if the whole army is destroyed, it will not hesitate! Behind us is the Yellow River, the army and navy have blocked the river, and we have no way to retreat! We have only one last stand! So this battle is either you die or I die! Brothers! Give me the strength of a wild wolf, and let the little devil know that our 42nd Army is not easy to mess with! Use the bayonets in your hands to tell the little devils that none of us are the sick men of East Asia! Use the bayonets in your hands to tell the little devils that they dare to fight us! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Before Zhang Mingyu finished speaking, the soldiers were already roaring with enthusiasm.

"Good! Remember! From now on, every inch of land will be fought for and will not retreat! Shed the last drop of blood, although death is still glorious! My Chinese man would rather die standing than live on his knees! Long live the Chinese nation! Long live China! Zhang Mingyu said excitedly, raised his right fist and yelled.

"Please rest assured! Fight to the death! Death Battle....!! The crowd roared in unison, and the loud sound shook people's hearts.

……………

Zheng County, known as the Army Garrison Headquarters.

Muto Akira, Nakajima Kawaji and others had already gathered together, Suzuki Ichichi straightened up and stood up and said to Muto Akira: "Muto-kun, I have offended many people in my previous humble position, please forgive me!" Only now did I realize that Muto-kun deserves to be the excellent commander of my imperial army. ”

"Suzuki-kun, you are too polite, you and I both serve His Majesty the Emperor, regardless of each other!" Muto Zhang waved his hand, and then turned his head to Nakajima Kawaji and said, "Nakajima-kun, have the divisions entered the predetermined position?" ”

"Hay! The divisions have been ordered to enter the predetermined position, the 101st Division has been stationed in the Huiji area northwest of Zheng County, and began to build field fortifications to prevent the Chinese from breaking through, and the main forces of the 17th Division and the 6th Division have all been stationed in Zheng County and deployed in the center. Take on the main mission.

The 21st Division was on our right flank and was responsible for blocking the eastward escape route of the Chinese people. In addition, reinforcements from Kaifeng and Luoyang are each being deployed. Nakajima Kawaji bowed his head abruptly.

"Yo Xi! As long as the divisions and regiments can be in place in time, the 42nd Group Army will not even think about running if it wants to. Muto Zhang nodded with satisfaction when he heard this.

"General, from the very beginning, the 42nd Army of the Chinese Army did not want to escape, on the contrary, they were also actively building field fortifications, and it seems that they wanted to fight us to the death." Nakajima Kawaji frowned and said, "I don't know, the commander of the 42nd Group Army, Zhang Mingyu, is crazy or what kind of conspiracy is brewing." ”

"Nakajima-kun, you don't know this, Zhang Mingyu is the best at winning more with less, he must still want to rely on his outstanding personal charm this time, lead his subordinates to fight against the water, and want to defeat us from the front in one fell swoop. Hmph, I'm afraid he will miscalculate this time, his two infantry divisions crossing the river did not carry heavy equipment, so this time we say that the imperial army will have an absolute advantage in terms of strength and heavy firepower.

Even if we don't attack, we can trap them if we are trapped! If we surround them and only encircle them and do not attack them, then within seven days his two divisions will lose half of their combat strength because of the shortage of supplies, if they lose 70 or even 80 percent of their combat strength in 10 days, and if they do not attack them in half a month, then their two divisions will all starve to death. Muto Akira began to look up and laugh as he spoke, and Muto Akira couldn't help but get a little carried away at the thought that China's god of war and one of its strongest and most elite troops were about to be buried in his hands.

"General! However, if we don't attack for half a month, and spend half a month with the 42nd Group Army of the Zhina Army here, then the other Zhina Army will frantically attack the security area of the Imperial Army, and will the gains outweigh the losses at that time? Nakajima Kawaji said worriedly.

"Nope! I will soon propose to Chief Tada a battle plan to shrink my forces for focused defense! As long as the imperial army gives up some areas that are not very important, and let the people of China taste some sweetness, they will definitely be paralyzed and even give up the attack, even if they attack again, we have gathered absolutely superior forces, and it is impossible for them to break through the defense line of the imperial army. As long as we destroy this 42nd Group Army, we will be able to immediately free up 100,000 troops to carry out a full-scale counterattack against the Chinese people, and if the war situation is smooth, the imperial army can attack Sichuan with all its strength and wipe out the resistance center of the Chinese people in one fell swoop! So as to destroy the whole of China and complete the sacred mission of greater East Asia co-prosperity.! Muto Akira said confidently, as if he had seen that day coming.

"Hay! Muto-kun! You are truly the best commander in the Empire, and if you were to command this war, you might end up in the unexpected! Nakajima Kawaji hurriedly patted his ass and said, because he knew that once this battle was really as Muto Akira envisioned, then Muto Akira would definitely be the first hero, and His Majesty the Emperor would at least reward him with a Minister of War!

So at this time, it is still very necessary to pat the back on the back.

"Yo Xi! 1 Nakajima-kun, from now on, order all front-line wings to be vigilant, and must not give the people of China an opportunity to take advantage of, Zhang Mingyu is especially good at counterattacking! Especially at night, be sure to strengthen the garrison and sentry! Don't give the people of China any chance. Muto Akira nodded happily.

"Yes! Let's arrange it right away! Nakajima Kawaji bowed his head abruptly.

………

On the north bank of the Yellow River, Laotianan Station.

At the headquarters of the Fourth Division, Wang Tiehan was anxiously walking back and forth in the headquarters with his hands behind his back, and Wang Tiehan was very anxious since he learned that the naval ships of the Yue Army had blocked the river.

Although the brothers of the Second and Third Divisions carried a large amount of ammunition, they could only last five days at most with food and food, and after five days, they would run out of food.

The combat effectiveness of the troops is strong, how can the officers and soldiers fight without eating? You can't let the soldiers go hungry and fight with the little devils, right?

Just when Wang Tiehan was so anxious that he stomped his feet back and forth, he didn't know what to do for a while. The signal soldier had already walked in quickly, snapped his feet and stood upright: "Division, the head seat is calling!" ”

"Huh? What does the head seat say? Wang Tiehan asked anxiously.

"The Commander-in-Chief orders us to stay put!" The communications soldier replied with his head held high.

"Huh? Standing still? That's it? Wang Tiehan asked with some disbelieving.

"That's right! That's it! The Signal Soldier nodded in reply.

"That's it! I see, you go first! Wang Tiehan waved his hand in disappointment.

"Yes!" The signal soldier snapped to the ground and quickly turned to leave.

At this moment, his chief of staff, Wei Hao, walked in quickly with glasses, and Wang Tiehan immediately asked when he saw Wei Hao: "I said Old Wei, when has this been, where did you go?" The retreat of the main seat and the second and third divisions has been cut off by the naval ships of the little devils! Do you know this? ”

"Know! Moreover, the main force of the army turned back when it went south, and surrounded the main seat. Wei Hao said casually.

"Are you still in the mood to hang around here?" Wang Tiehan was obviously a little angry, his chief of staff had nothing to do all day long, and he really couldn't understand how the general seat could send a nerd to be his chief of staff, he really couldn't figure it out.

"Master, if we don't sit here, will we be able to fly across the Yellow River?" Wei Hao asked.

"I said, my chief of staff, could you please not say cool things here? At present, the head seat and tens of thousands of brothers are in deep danger, and we, as subordinate brothers, should find a way to save them as soon as possible!! Wang Tiehan looked a little anxious and said.

"Hey, hey! Master, don't worry! To tell you the truth, I just went out to inquire about the people in the neighborhood. Wei Hao saw that Wang Tiehan was already a little angry, and hurriedly said.

"Oh? What did you find out? Wang Tiehan asked in surprise.

"Master! Now there is a way for our 4th Division to cross the Yellow River and go to reinforce the commander-in-chief! I just don't know if you have faith? Wei Hao said seriously.

"Yes! Of course! Even if it is up the knife mountain and down the oil pot, our old king is not afraid! Whoever wants to frown is a grandson! Wang Tiehan immediately said with an awe-inspiring expression.

"Good! That's what I've been waiting for! I inquired from the local villagers that there is a ferry port two hundred and eighty miles west of here, where you can cross the Yellow River by boat! Division, you can lead the main force of my fourth division to set off in a truck! They crossed the Yellow River, then marched eastward along the Yellow River and rushed to Zheng County to support them. Wei Hao said.

"Good! I'll get ready right away! Wang Tiehan said and was about to turn around and leave.

Wei Hao immediately stopped him and said: "Master, you can take a truck to the north bank, two hundred and eighty miles is nothing, but you must run with your feet for two hundred and eighty miles on the south bank, and you must arrive within two days!" Otherwise, they won't be able to hold on. ”

"Okay! There is no problem, let alone two hundred and eighty miles, it is three hundred and eighty miles, in order to save the general seat and tens of thousands of brothers, we also have to fight, even if we break our legs, we have to run to the place! But Chief of Staff, what should I do when I'm gone? Wang Tiehan suddenly said a little worried.

"Master, don't worry! Here you leave me a regiment, I promise to keep Laotianan and keep Xinxiang! Just you have to hurry! Because it will take you at least a day to cross the Yellow River from here to the ferry, plus two days of marching, the time is very short. Wei Hao said with a worried face.

"Good! Then I'm relieved! Wang Tiehan said and suddenly got up, and then prepared to leave.

Wei Hao also stood up at this time and said from behind: "Master, you must come back alive!" ”

Wang Tiehan was stunned for a moment and said, "Don't worry, as long as the head seat is alive, our old king will definitely come back alive!" Without looking back, he strode out.

…………….

On the south bank of the Yellow River, in the afternoon of the same day, Muto Akira personally commanded two infantry wings to launch an attack on the forward positions of the 3rd and 2nd Divisions respectively.

Before the attack, the army was still the same as before, first using artillery to launch a series of fierce artillery bombardments on the forward positions of the 3rd and 2nd Divisions. After that, the two infantry wings, under the cover of tanks, launched an attack on the forward positions of the 42nd Army.

Inside the headquarters of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Division.

Brigade commander Lai Changqing lay behind the bunker of the headquarters and looked at the front line with a telescope, only to see about two squadrons of devil soldiers under the cover of five tank vehicles began to attack his own regiment of positions.

I saw the devil's bright bayonets and hideous faces. Lai Changqing only felt that an inexplicable hot blood in his body began to heat up.

Now he has an urge to rush out with a knife to chop a few little devils alive, and when he saw that the devils had entered the firing range, he immediately picked up the microphone next to him and yelled at the telephone: "A mess? Hit me hard! these dogs! Let them taste our awesomeness! ”

"Yes!" The regimental commander hung up the phone with a snap, immediately picked up the submachine gun on the table, put on a steel helmet for himself, strode out of the command headquarters and shouted: "Brothers, give me a hard beating!" Let these dog-called Oriental devils taste our awesomeness. ”

"Hit!" As soon as the officers at all levels gave the order, the various firepower points and soldiers that had been prepared opened fire one after another! Suddenly, dense tongues of fire instantly enveloped the entire front of the formation.

The ghost soldiers who were charging were suddenly swept down by the dense rain of bullets, and at this time, a ghost commander waved his command knife and said in a bird whisper: "Combat convoy!" Charge! Kill the heavy machine gun fire point of the Chi Na man! ”

At the same time, on the position of a regiment, the commander of a regiment saw that the devil's tank was already adjusting the position of the barrel, and he immediately opened his throat and shouted: "Shoot the mortar directly, give it to Lao Tzu!" Kill these dogs' Iron King Ba! Fast! ”

"Yes!" The artillerymen carried the mortars and quickly moved to the front through the communication ditch, one artilleryman knelt down on one knee and took the mortar off his shoulder, and the other artilleryman put the bracket early, and the mortar was all erected with a quick door.

Several of the main gunners immediately took the shells from their deputies, and then quickly reloaded, and with the order of an artillery company commander, the six mortars that had already been aimed at the Japanese tanks immediately opened fire.

"Tom tom..."Several rumbling cannons rang out, and several scarlet fireballs suddenly rose into the air, and the strong recoil shook the bracket into the ground for an inch.

The heavy tail smoke smoked the main gunner into Africans, but the sacrifice of the main gunner was not in vain, and the six shells accurately hit the three devil tanks 600 meters away, and the three tanks caught fire instantly, and a devil's thin-skinned tank was suddenly blown up.

In a burning tank, a ghost soldier with a whole body of fire jumped out and kept rolling on the ground to extinguish the burning flames on his body, but he was already covered with gasoline, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't extinguish the flames on his body, and finally he didn't stop struggling until the flames burned him alive.

Although the direct-fire mortars accurately hit the three devil tanks in the first round, they leaked themselves and were quickly retaliated by the devils.

Two of the artillery squads were directly hit by mortar shells from the devils, and two direct-fire mortars and six artillerymen died heroically.

After a short exchange of artillery on both sides, the devil's infantry also began the final charge, because they had lost the cover of the tank vehicles, and the two tank vehicles were obviously not enough to provide them with sufficient cover, and they could not suppress the fierce fire of the opposite squadron.

"Da Da Da...! Suddenly....bangbang...."A crisp gunfire rang out non-stop, and the fierce battle between the two sides soon became white-hot.

By the end of the evening, the 1st Regiment had repelled seven fierce attacks by the devils in a row, during which the two sides had a tragic white-knuckle battle.

The officers and men of the 42nd Group, who were determined to die, regarded death as home, and with bayonets in their hands, they told the little devils how powerful they were.

The corpses scattered all over the ground in front of the position are enough to illustrate the fierceness of the fierce battle.

The Second Division also engaged in an afternoon of fierce fighting with the devils, and the two sides also entered a white-hot battle at the beginning, and the devils' six attacks were repelled again and again by the officers and men of the Second Division.

……….

Zheng County, known as the Army Garrison Headquarters.

Nakajima Kawaji strode in with a somewhat heavy face, and suddenly retracted his feet and said: "Muto-kun, the 101st Division and the 21st Division launched several attacks on the forward positions on both flanks of the Shina Army at the same time this afternoon!" The result ended in failure, and according to the report of the forward commanders, the fighting power of the Chinese army opposite us was very strong, and we fought a white-knuckle battle with the same strength, and we said that our imperial army could not defeat them. It's incredible. ”

"Huh! Nakajima-kun, there's nothing incredible about this! We are facing one of the most combat-effective units in the entire Chinese army, and they are not below the imperial army in terms of tactical coordination or individual combat quality, and at this time they are in the stage of morale like a rainbow, and their morale is booming, and it is natural that the imperial army failed in the offensive on the first day.

If we win in one battle, it will be incredible, and if they are so vulnerable, then we don't need to go through so much trouble to annihilate them. Muto Akira smiled slightly.

As if everything was under his grasp, yes.

"Muto-kun, what good idea do you have? If we can attack and deal with them, we will finally use the fastest way, otherwise we will not have too many dreams at night! "Nakajima River 2do.

"Today's attack is just a temptation! Tomorrow, tomorrow the battle will really begin! Muto Zhang said thoughtfully: "Zhang Mingyu, I'm looking forward to fighting with you, I hope you won't be too weak." ”

………

Inside the former enemy headquarters of the 42nd Army.

Lai San and Ling Tianbao had already gathered together with Peng Bo and others, although it was night, the weather in Henan was still a little hot, and the entire headquarters seemed a little stuffy.

Zhang Mingyu looked at everyone: "Today, I had the first firefight with the devil, how do you feel?" ”

"Hey! It's no different, if you want me to say that these devils are better than the Rido detachment! It's far from the Fifth Division that we fought on the edge of the Yellow River! Lai San said with disdain on his face.

"Yes! Although these devils are not afraid of death like other devils, their tactical cooperation and individual combat ability are slightly inferior! Ling Tianbao also nodded in agreement.

"Don't be careless! This is just the beginning, the real battle is probably coming tomorrow! Zhang Mingyu said thoughtfully.

(To be continued)