readx; The sudden withdrawal of the Lanfeng garrison from the county town was unknown, and this unexpected situation raised the vigilance of the always scheming Tu Feiyuan, and all signs showed that the Chinese took the initiative to abandon Lanfeng as a trap, and the purpose was of course to lure him to continue deeper. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 But isn't the purpose of his division crossing the Yellow River and running hundreds of miles to cut off the Longhai Railway and fight the enemy in the Central Plains? He believes that it is precisely because the Chinese know this that they put an empty city in front of him, which is equivalent to a challenge.

Now it's Tohihara's turn to be undecided. The dispatch army was overjoyed to learn of this information, and urged Dohihara to immediately press it on a large scale, and the commander-in-chief of the temple even made such a proud and optimistic analogy: war is a contest of strength, if the trap is set for rabbits, then will the elephant care? The Imperial Army is the invincible elephant that ruthlessly tramples to death the enemies who set traps.

After a brief hesitation, Tu Feiyuan finally made up his mind to go out, which is why it took twenty-four hours for the army to occupy an empty city.

Soon, information came from all walks of life, and the main force of the enemy that had disappeared before really appeared in the Red Temple behind him, and more [***] teams also rushed in from different directions. Aerial reconnaissance showed that Tufeiyuan was facing at least several times as many enemies as he was, and that there were also a large number of squadrons assembled in Luoyang and Wuhan, and they would drive up along the Jinghan and Longhai railways in just 48 hours. At present, what worries Tu Feiyuan the most is that the ammunition supply of the troops will only last for a week at most, and if the fighting is fierce, the shells can be exhausted in two days, and the tanks will be turned into a pile of scrap metal because the gasoline is exhausted, and the officers and men who have run out of ammunition can only fight with the enemy with bayonets. If that happens, the end of the day will come.

A scout disguised as Team [***] captures two prisoners who have fallen behind. According to the confession of the captive, Tu Feiyuan learned that the Lanfeng garrison was the 26th Division, known as the "First Division of the Sichuan Army"!

The 27th Army and the 71st Army, the two main aces with the strongest combat effectiveness in China, were entering the battlefield, and this important piece of information was like a Mount Tai that almost crushed General Yuben's determination to fight. As a spy leader and "China expert", Dohihara once warned his subordinates many times: When you face a hundred Chinese soldiers, as long as you look at death like a real samurai, they will immediately turn around and flee. But if your enemy is a Whampoa soldier, then you have only one choice, either kill him or be killed by him. Ten months after the landing in North China, the 14th Division swept away all the local miscellaneous armies that were on the verge of collapse with low combat effectiveness, and now he finally had to face a real strong enemy:

China's ace descendant troops!

Tu Feiyuan issued an operational order to the chief of staff: the 28th Brigade was to hold the county seat and railway station of Lanfeng until the dispatch army arrived. In addition, the troops directly under the division and the 27th Brigade rushed to reinforce the Luowangzhai Railway Station, and the division headquarters was set up in that small village named Luowangzhai.

Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano was speechless in surprise on the spot.

The chief of staff of the professional soldier and many officers privately did not look down on the commander of the Tohihara Division, who was a secret agent, and they regarded the general as more like a "ronin" who did not understand the rules, and often acted on his own and did not follow the military guidelines to direct operations. For example, at the moment of the great enemy, he had already made the first common sense mistake of dispersing his troops, that is, to disperse the two brigades and regiments to fight. His second mistake was even more incredible, not to put the division headquarters in a more strategically important position in Lanfeng County, but to go out to the narrow Luowangzhai Railway Station, not to mention that the division commander himself was also determined to go to the front line to take risks, such a tactic is really unheard of. In fact, the results of the later battles proved that Tu Feiyuan made the fatal mistake of a non-professional soldier and was defeated, and even he himself almost became the turtle in the urn of the [***] team. However, the usually self-righteous Tu Feiyuan ignored the fierce opposition and protests of the chief of staff, and said coldly: This is the commander's order, please carry it out.

At this point, the 14th Division of the Yue Army was divided into two and entered Lanfeng County and Luowangzhai Railway Station respectively. The Chinese army then swarmed and surrounded the enemy.

When Chiang Kai-shek woke up, he was shocked to receive a report that he had occupied the county seat of Lanfeng, and that he was at odds with the Luowangzhai railway station, which had been successfully attacked before. According to the plan of the base camp, the Chinese army should use Lanfeng County as a base, like a magnet to attract the Tufeiyuan Division to attack, and then encircle and annihilate it in one fell swoop. However, Xue Yue actually did not carry out the order and threw the strategically important Lanfeng to the enemy without authorization, wouldn't this change from active to passive?

However, Commander-in-Chief Xue Yue on the Kaifeng front shouted loudly, and he called Wuhan to complain that Gui Yongqing did not listen to the order and took it upon himself to abandon Lanfeng County. Chiang Kai-shek added fuel to the fire, he reprimanded and said that you are the commander-in-chief, why don't you report to me?

Xue Yue complained about his suffering, saying that the 27th Army believed in itself as the boss of the ace and did not take the former enemy's command in his eyes, and suggested that part of its powers be reduced and the 26th Division should be reassigned to the 71st Army, so that the two main forces could restrain each other and cooperate in the battle.

Chiang Kai-shek was immediately alert, and he sniffed the familiar smell of factional struggle from the displeasure of Commander-in-Chief Xue Yue. Xue Yue had a close relationship with He Yingqin, and of course he would not be happy to see Gui Yongqing of the "Chen Cheng Gang" sit big. Chiang Kai-shek interrupted Xue Yue and said: Tell me, where is Gui Yongqing now? Where is Long Muhan? What countermeasures does our army take against the enemy?

Xue Yue replied one by one.

Chiang Kai-shek carefully examined the map, and he saw that although Tufeiyuan occupied Lanfeng and gained a foothold, on the surface, it seemed that the strategic purpose of cutting off the Longhai Railway was temporarily achieved, but in this way, its main force was completely exposed to the attack range of our army. The main force of Gui Yongqing's 27th Army has all arrived at the Lanfeng front, especially the 26th Division's seizure of the Hongmiao position is a quite resolute action, cutting off the enemy's retreat and forming an encirclement posture of closing the door and fighting dogs. In addition, our army has the advantage of the two major railways of Jinghan and Longhai, and is constantly transporting reinforcements and heavy weapons to the front line, I believe that this is Gui Yongqing's confidence in daring to take the initiative to lure the enemy into depth and force the enemy to fight a decisive battle.

Chiang Kai-shek was slightly relieved.

Originally, the situation on the battlefield was changing, and since ancient times, there were no definite rules for winning battles, and how to arrange troops and deploy troops, whether to attack or defend, whether to fight positionally or to move forward, whether to give up or hold on to the city, which part to give up, and which part to hold on, and so on, should all be decided by the front-line commanders themselves, and the commanders should not interfere too much. As a matter of fact, any strategy and tactics can be integrated and flexibly applied, and it is difficult to say which tactics must be clever, and only winning battles is the last word.

But Chiang Kai-shek still could not completely eliminate the anger in his heart.

Although the Huangpu family members were all his cronies and students, he couldn't tolerate that no one was self-righteous in their eyes, and Gui Yongqing didn't even report to him such a major action as giving up Lanfeng, wouldn't he even take him as the principal in the long run? As the leader of China, Chiang Kai-shek knew very well how to govern people, that is, he must knock down his subordinates at any time, so that they will be in awe and tremble, and dare not have the slightest arrogance.

Chiang Kai-shek called the headquarters of the 27th Army.

The headmaster's voice sounded smooth and relaxed, with no hint of anger. It's just that after inquiring about the enemy's situation and listening to the report, he suddenly changed his words, and said to Gui Yongqing very angrily: By the way, I called Long Muhan to guard Lanfeng County for me, why did he go to the Red Temple, you tell him, hurry up and recover the lost territory for me, and I will be punished, otherwise I will be punished according to military law.

Gui Yongqing immediately sweated profusely.

The headmaster's anger was not only directed at Long Muhan, but also drove him to the precipice, and unless they won a big victory, they would not escape the court-martial.

As the weather became hotter, the rumors of war in the north became tense for a while, and all kinds of rumors and gossip flew in the sky over Wuhan, a metropolis in central China with a population of several million. At present, the question that people are concerned about is not what battles they have won on the front line and how many devils have been eliminated, but when they will come to Wuhan.

The news of the principal's anger was like a thunderbolt, which stunned Long Muhan on the front line of Lanfeng.

What made him difficult to distinguish was that the transfer of positions was obviously ordered by the army commander, and the subordinates obeyed the superiors, but the principal hit him with the board, which made him feel extremely aggrieved. Didn't the principal know that if there was no order from his superiors, the student Long Muhan would not dare to give up Lan Feng even if he had a thousand dares? As long as the principal gives an order, he will not give up even if he goes to the soup and crushes his bones, so why should the principal misunderstand the loyalty of the students?

The commander himself came to explain.

Gui Yongqing is two years younger than Long Muhan, and he looks polite and talented, not much like a military general charging into battle, but like a well-mannered diplomat. The commander apologized frankly and said: I'm sorry Brother Hanchen, I have wronged you, I will definitely explain this matter to the principal, and I will take full responsibility. Please rest assured, I won't let you carry this black pot no matter what.

Long Muhan himself had no contradiction with Gui Yongqing, he didn't expect the high-ranking military commander to be so straightforward and frank and generous, so he was grateful to the previous suspicions. He reviewed himself again and again and said: Commander Gui, there are many things wrong with my brothers, which makes the principal angry. The town guard Lanfeng was an order personally issued by the principal, and he should have explained the situation to the military commander in time, but my brother and I were so confused for a while that the military commander was affected, so please do a lot of Haihan.

After the commander left, Long Mu Han thought about it and quietly went to see his old superior, Song Xilian. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Commander Song said: You don't know the temper of the principal, he is an old man who has insight into everything, how can he not know the tactics of luring the enemy into depth? I think what worries the principal now is that Gui Yongqing took it upon himself to put the enemy into Lanfeng City, but in the end he couldn't move, wouldn't it be equivalent to losing his wife and soldiers? even made the situation out of control, delaying his old man's strategic plan. So he wants to put a tight spell on Gui Yongqing first to motivate the three armies, and this tight spell is you.

Long Muhan said sullenly: "The transfer of positions is obviously an order from Gui Yongqing, why should I accept it on behalf of others?" ”

Commander Song patiently dialed his subordinates and said, "In the principal's place, it is up to him to decide who is right and who is wrong, and we as students can only obey absolutely. Last year, the capital city of Nanjing fell, two of my brigade commanders were killed, the troops were exhausted, and the entire battlefield collapsed on all fronts. Is it that Song Xilian didn't do his best? Definitely. But if the student is not wrong, isn't it the same as the principal is wrong, you remember, the principal is not a judge, he is not based on right or wrong, but according to need, and no one can change this. ”

Long Muhan sighed and said, "Gui Yongqing promised me that he would explain all this to the principal. ”

Commander Song was silent for a long time, then nodded and sighed: "This is exactly what Gui Yongqing is so clever about. If this battle is won, I am afraid that you will never be able to return my 71st Army again. ”

Long Muhan finally realized that officialdom is as deep as the sea, and no one can control their own destiny, just like you can't decide your own life and death. He stood up, bowed deeply to the former commander and said: "Commander Song, now I can only fight to the death in the land of death, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and if I don't succeed, I will become benevolent." ”

The battle to recover Lanfeng has started in full swing.

Gao Jingyuan, the new platoon commander of the 26th Division, was ordered to serve as the captain of the decisive team, and his task was to attack the outer positions of the Lanfeng Railway Station and clear the obstacles for the main force to open up the Longhai Railway. In addition to being equipped with rifles and grenades, a prominent sign is that each of them carries a snow-bright broadsword that makes the enemy fearful, and looks majestic and looks like death.

The enemy, surrounded by our army, put on a posture of holding on and waiting for reinforcements, using various buildings and houses to set up fire points, and rushing to repair bunker fortifications overnight, trying to turn Lanfeng City into an impregnable steel fortress. The army also built a chain of defensive bunkers at the railway crossing into the Lanfeng Railway Station, which became a roadblock to the advance of our army.

After fire reconnaissance, the platoon commander Gao found that the bunker group was not only equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns and grenadiers, but also could be supported by the enemy's artillery fire in the city.

On the eve of the war, the people of eastern Henan automatically carried pigs and sheep to reward the troops, encouraging officers and soldiers to bravely kill the enemy and recover the country. The superiors prepared a sumptuous feast for the death squad, also known as the "Zhuangxing Meal", showing the heroic courage and determination of the strong man to kill the enemy forever. However, on this day, as soon as the platoon commander Gao picked up the wine bowl, he saw the division commander Long Muhan coming straight to the position, and he was shocked and the wine was spilled on the ground.

Usually in broad daylight, senior generals will not easily penetrate into the forward position, because the enemy snipers are very active, and if they do not do it well, it will cause irreparable losses. Gao Fei walked straight to the members of the death team, Gao Jingyuan hurriedly touched his heel and reported his name and position loudly. Goofy, apparently remembering the small platoon commander who destroyed the enemy tank, asked, "Are the death squads ready?" ”

"It's ready, please check it, sir."

"Do you understand your mission?"

"Destroy enemy fire strongholds and open the way forward for the main forces."

Gao Fei nodded with satisfaction, he pointed to the Lanfeng Railway Station hidden in the faint mist and said: "The death squad is the sharp knife of my 26th Division, as the saying goes, good steel is used on the blade, today I will add another sharp blade to you, in the words of the ancients, it is like a tiger with wings." ”

It was only then discovered that Gao Fei was accompanied by a silent group of flamethrowers, armed with a swarthy iron pipe-like stranger, which turned out to be an advanced weapon and nemesis for enemy bunkers.

Goofy picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, he smashed the wine bowl and said:

"I'm here to tell the soldiers, Brother Jiang, Chairman Jiang has given a death order, the Longhai Railway must be opened, and the Tufeiyuan Division must be wiped out, you listen, I will stand at the forefront to supervise the battle, this battle is not won, I, Long Muhan, are the same as you, even if the horse leather shroud will not give up. The commanders of all brigades and regiments also fought together with the troops, and they were only allowed to advance, not retreat, and those who violated the order were engaged in military law! ”

As soon as the battle began, it was extremely fierce, with heavy artillery bombardment, light and heavy machine gun fire, the captain taking the lead in the charge, and the deceased team members bravely killing the enemy, and everyone never flinched. In the past, the firepower of the [***] team was weak, especially the lack of attacking weapons, and the enemy had no way to do it once the fortifications were strong, even if there were many people, they could not defeat it.

But this time it was different, the superior artillery fire of the [***] team suppressed the enemy for the first time, greatly weakening the enemy's firepower, and the flamethrower was very effective, and the long fire dragon shot out unexpectedly, burning several enemy bunkers one after another. The morale of the deceased team was greatly boosted, and they were about to break through the enemy's position, when the company commander rushed forward.

He brandished a shell gun and yelled at the platoon commander: "You are limited to half an hour to destroy the enemy, and after that time, you go to be a soldier, and I will be the captain of the death team." ”

Gao Jingyuan didn't understand, he asked strangely: "Even if I am a soldier, you are still the company commander." ”

Lian Chang was furious: "Why the fuck don't you understand human language?" The regiment commander is limited to me for one hour, I am limited to you for half an hour, and after that time, you and I have to go to the army. ”

On the battlefield, no one doubts that the commander's order is only a threat, and the key to war is to gamble with his life and turn the impossible into reality. The high platoon commander, who had no way to retreat, led the death squad to attack the enemy's position, and after fierce hand-to-hand combat, the stubborn devils were all wiped out. The 26th Division cleared the outer obstacles of the railway, cut off the railway station from the county seat, and isolated the enemy inside the station.

On the eve of the end of the battle, the company commander was unfortunately killed by an enemy sniper shot in the head. Gao Fei announced that Gao Jingyuan would be promoted to company commander, and he would report to the military department for a great meritorious service, and the whole company would be rewarded with one month's military salary.

The blood-red sunset was sinking into the horizon, and both sides were exhausted.

At the Luowangzhai Railway Station outside Kaifeng, the fierce battle also reached a white-hot level.

According to the analysis of the Chinese command, Tufeiyuan is likely to concentrate the main force of the division to fight a decisive battle in Lanfeng, and the Luowangzhai Railway Station is only a containment position and will not invest too many troops.

Therefore, the [***] team successively invested two main divisions to participate in the battle, trying to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop and regain the lost territory!

According to the analysis of the Chinese command, Tufeiyuan is likely to concentrate the main force of the division to fight a decisive battle in Lanfeng, and the Luowangzhai Railway Station is only a containment position and will not invest too many troops. Therefore, the [***] team successively threw two main divisions into the battle, trying to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop and regain the lost territory.

(To be continued)