In the 40th year of the Republic of China, in June, in response to Zhang Mingyu's call, the North China Theater was dominated by the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army of the Second Theater [***] launched various attacks on the surrounding army, among which the Ninth Army was extremely strong in combat, under the leadership of General Guo Jiqiao, the officers and men of the Ninth Army fought bravely to kill the enemy, and regarded death as home!

In Xingtang and other places, the two divisions of the Yue Army were dragged to the death, so that they had no time to look west.

The various units of the Fourth Group Army also burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, and the officers and men of the [***] who had high fighting spirit showed great unity at this moment, and the various units cooperated closely with each other and waged a desperate struggle against several times their own number of cowards.

Under the leadership of division commander Ling Tianbao, the Second Infantry Division of the Reading Army was full of morale and marched all the way, with its sophisticated equipment, it shook the two major infantry divisions of the Yue Army, and with the full assistance of the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army and the people, the Second Infantry Division fought hard against hard and fist against fist in the positional battle, and the two master regiments of the Yue Army attacked in turn, and the two sides fought fiercely for several hours, and the position of the Second Infantry Division stood still!

The corpses were piled up in front of the entire position, and the blood flowed like a river, but the blood of the soldiers was not shed in vain.

At the same time, Zhang Biao's first division and the two main regiments also completed the encirclement of the eighth division! The only thing that surprised Zhang Mingyu was that the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army rushed hundreds of miles from Taihang Mountain to support.

The commanders of these three regiments were Li Yunlong, who had several face-to-face friends with Zhang Mingyu in Datong back then, and Li Yunlong had already been promoted to the commander of the Reading Brigade of the Northern Hebei Branch of the Eighth Route Army.

Zhang Mingyu heard that the Eighth Route Army was coming, and hurriedly walked out of the headquarters to greet him.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the headquarters, Zhang Mingyu saw from a distance that two middle-aged men about 30 years old and dressed in earth-gray military uniforms were walking towards him under the leadership of Chief of Staff Liu Cheng.

Zhang Mingyu really saw that the person on the left had not seen Li Yunlong in the past two years, and Li Yunlong's skin at this time was darker than before, but his body also looked stronger.

Zhang Mingyu hurriedly greeted him, and when Li Yunlong and the others saw Zhang Mingyu coming, they hurriedly stood up and saluted: "General Zhang!" Li was ordered by the head of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters to lead troops to reinforcements! Sir Zhang, I'm late, right? Li Yunlong laughed as he spoke.

"Brother Yunlong, where are you talking! Mingyu was besieged, the situation was critical, Brother Yunlong could still rush to help him, Mingyu was grateful! Zhang Mingyu also saluted and responded.

After speaking, Zhang Mingyu asked again: "Brother Yunlong, who is this?" ”

"Oh! This is my political commissar Zhao Gang! The original commissar was killed in a battle. Li Yunlong began to introduce. A trace of sadness flashed in his eyes as he spoke.

"Oh!" Zhang Mingyu also nodded solemnly, he observed Zhao Gang, only to see that this person had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and there was a bookish anger all over his body, but there was a wisdom and heroism between his eyebrows, which scholars did not have.

This person must be extraordinary, otherwise he would not be able to become the political commissar of the Reading Brigade at a young age.

Liu Cheng introduced with a smile: "Junzao, this time Brother Yunlong has brought nearly 5,000 people from the three main regiments!" ”

"Oh?" Zhang Mingyu looked at Li Yunlong with some confusion.

Li Yunlong smiled slightly and said: "That's the case, Lao Li was promoted to the commander of the Reading Brigade of the Northern Hebei Military Region half a year ago!" ”

"Then congratulations to Brother Yunlong! Let's go, please go to the headquarters. Zhang Mingyu said with a smile.

"Huh! Brother Mingyu was polite. Please! Li Yunlong also smiled and said.

Soon, the group entered the headquarters.

After sitting down, Zhang Mingyu said with a solemn expression: "Brother Yunlong, Brother Zhao!" Originally, the younger brother still wanted to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the two brothers, but now that the war situation is urgent, let's invite the two of them to have a light meal here! I've already arranged for the room to be prepared. ”

Zhao Gang opened his mouth at this time: "General Zhang, when Zhao Gang was in school, I heard that General Zhang led the army to gallop on the battlefield, which made the enemy frightened. In addition, you and I are both Chinese people, at this time when the nation is dying, when the country is in danger, the first responsibility is to go to the front line to kill the enemy and serve the country! ”

"Good! Brother Zhao said it well! Then we will have a simple meal, and after eating, we will discuss the military situation.! ~" Zhang Mingyu said happily.

Soon, there were soldiers from the cooking squad serving thin rice porridge and some side dishes.

Lian said that he was trapped, and the food storage of the Reading Force had reached the point where the oil was almost exhausted, so at this time, military commanders like Zhang Mingyu could only drink some thin rice porridge to satisfy their hunger.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang didn't feel that there was anything wrong, their Eighth Route Army had suffered losses and suffered, especially when Li Yunlong crossed the grassland and stepped on the snowy mountains, not to mention the thin rice porridge, not even a grain of rice.

So this kind of meal is already good for them.

Soon everyone finished their dinner, and the soldiers of the cooking squad stepped forward to clean up and remove all the utensils, and the combat staff officers laid out a large combat map.

At this time, the sky was already slightly dark, and Liu Cheng ordered the guards to light two kerosene lamps to serve as lighting tools.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others immediately surrounded them, and Zhang Mingyu said to Liu Cheng: "Chief of Staff, you come to introduce the current situation of the enemy and us to Brother Yunlong and Brother Zhao." ”

"Yes!" Liu Cheng hurriedly stood upright, and immediately used a pencil as a command rod, pointed to the map and said: "The current situation is like this...............

Soon, Liu Cheng fully revealed Zhang Mingyu's plan, including the plan to encircle and annihilate the Eighth Division.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang nodded again and again when they heard this, and finally Li Yunlong said with some hesitation: "Mingyu, your plan is feasible, but the risk you take is also extremely big. In particular, the garrison force of the Western Front is also a little too weak, even if the combat effectiveness of this battalion is strong, it is impossible to block the onslaught of tens of thousands of troops in turn, once the Western Front is lost, then your situation will be dangerous. ”

"Hmmm! I naturally know this, but I really don't have any extra troops in my hands, so I would like to ask Brother Yunlong to lead your Reading Brigade into Qingdu County. As the second line of defense, if the guard battalion is defeated, then the safety of Qingdu County will fall on your shoulders, Brother Yunlong! Zhang Mingyu looked at Li Yunlong with an inquiring gaze.

"With our Lao Li, we will definitely not lose the county seat of Baoqing!" Li Yunlong met Zhang Mingyu's gaze and replied firmly.

"Good! Mingyu thanked tens of thousands of Qingdu people and tens of thousands of our army soldiers! Saying that, Zhang Mingyu snapped and gave a standard military salute.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang hurriedly returned the salute at the same time, and said in unison: "They are both Chinese [***] people, so they don't need to see each other!" With that, he turned around and arranged his troops.

After Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang left, Liu Cheng asked puzzledly: "Junzao, why don't you let the Eighth Route Army go directly to the front line to reinforce the guard battalion?" Instead, hand over the county seat of Qingdu to them for defense? If we fail to defend it, then our carefully built tunnel network and fortifications will be in vain. ”

"Chief of Staff, you only know one and you don't know the other." Zhang Mingyu said indifferently.

"Oh? I want to hear about it! Liu Cheng's eyes lit up.

"The 18th Route Army is a force under the leadership of [***], although it is now the cooperation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and it belongs to the same [***] battle sequence, but after all, it is a difference of faith, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are only forced to cooperate due to the current situation, and both sides have their own agendas.

The Eighth Route Army has traveled hundreds of miles over a long distance, and its physical strength must have dropped greatly, and you and I know the current situation better than anyone else, Chairman Chiang did not send troops to reinforce us, and the other Central Armies regarded us as a thorn in the flesh and wanted to deal with it quickly. But knowing that the situation was critical, the Eighth Route Army still came to help alone, which is enough to show everything.

How can we deploy them at the forefront to act as cannon fodder, as for defending the city, then you are underestimating the strength of the Eighth Route Army, and they are the originator masters of street battles and tunnel battles! Speaking of this, Zhang Mingyu paused and said: "Therefore, by handing over the county seat of Qingdu to them, we will have a stable rear, so that we can concentrate all our efforts to encircle and annihilate the Eighth Division!" ”

Liu Cheng wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end. What he wanted to say was, but in this way, the guard battalion was bound to be destroyed.

In fact, Zhang Mingyu knew better than anyone else in his heart, but the current situation was like this, and he couldn't help but think more, only by letting the guard battalion consume enough of the sharp energy of the army, so that the Eighth Route Army could have a chance to hold the county seat of Qingdu steadily.

Zhang Mingyu walked out of the headquarters, looked at the sky from afar, and couldn't help but sigh.

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To the north of Qingdu, the Second Infantry Wing of the Yue Army was stationed, and at this time a large army gathered.

The main artillery wing and cavalry wing of the 14th Division were all in place, plus the two main infantry wings of the 27th Infantry Brigade, and the total strength of the Yue army gathered opposite the guard camp had reached more than 20,000 at this time. This, of course, includes artillery units and logistics personnel.

However, despite this, the strength of the combat troops of the Yue army was still as high as more than 15,000, and the overall strength was 10 times that of the guard battalion.

Occupying an overwhelming advantage, the headquarters of the Second Infantry Wing can now be renamed the headquarters of the 14th Division, and the military commanders at all levels of the army are gathered together.

The entire headquarters was crowded with people, and it seemed a little crowded, and Lieutenant General Seiichi Kita, the current commander of the 14th Division, strode into the headquarters surrounded by Chief of Staff Sano Daisa and several others.

The headquarters that was originally noisy like a vegetable market fell into silence, and I saw Kita Makoto wearing a straight military uniform and carrying the emperor's imperial treasure sword at his waist, and walked into the headquarters heroically.

After walking to the first place and sitting down, Kita Cheng raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and after everyone sat down, Kita Chengyi's cold front gaze swept over every officer present.

All the officers chuckled in their hearts, fearing that something would go wrong with them, and that they would be judged by the high-ranking officer in front of him, who was known for his strict military law.

After Xi Duocheng's eyes swept over everyone, he nodded with satisfaction and said: "According to the order of the General Headquarters of the Group Army, before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, we must take the position of the opposite Zhina, break through their defenses, and seize the county seat of Qingdu!" Therefore, I ordered the 27th Infantry Brigade to be the main force, and the artillery wing and cavalry wing to help each other with all their might, and launch an attack on the position of the Chinese people on time at five o'clock in the morning! It is necessary to break through the defenses of the Shina before it gets dark! Got it?! The last sentence of Seiichi Kita was almost shouted.

The officers present responded in unison: "Hai! ”

(To be continued)