After the sky was bright, the squadron launched a fierce counterattack, under the cover of the whistling planes in the sky, the 49th Division and the 119th Division of the 68th Army launched an attack from both flanks, the smoke covered the sky, the stumps splashed by the bombs were wrapped in mud and took off, the air was filled with the smell of sulfur, and the soldiers in gray military uniforms rushed forward like a tide, a wave in front was pressed down, and another layer surged up in the back. /。 qВ５、cOm/

The entire outer layer of the circular bridgehead was in fierce battles, every inch of land was being fought for, and the fighting would not stop until one side was dead, the bloodshed became more and more intense, and by the afternoon the fierce fighting began to tilt in favor of the Chinese. The effective support of the squadron caused a great setback to the subsequent Japanese army's crossing of the river, and the two brigades in the bridgehead suffered heavy casualties, and gradually could not support it, and slowly retreated to the river, and were compressed just one step away from the river before dark.

"This battle is related to the survival of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in our theater, why did the Japanese army easily smuggle in, the commander of the 297th Regiment shot him on the spot, immediately counterattacked, and drove the Japanese army down the river, if the defense line of the river is lost, all officers above the division commander will be court-martialed, and I hope that you will do it yourself!!."

Zhuang Jihua was very angry when he learned that the Japanese army had successfully smuggled across the river, and a harshly worded telegram was immediately sent to Li Pinxian's southern front headquarters, and Li Pinxian immediately turned around the armies on the front line of the river, and the commander of the 297th Regiment of the 143rd Division of the 68th Army was shot, and the whole army was shaken, and no longer dared to slack off.

When night fell, the squadron did not stop, Liu Ruming, commander of the 69th Army, personally went to the front, and the battalion directly under the general and the death squad selected from the 143rd Division formed a group and continued to attack, hundreds of big men braved the rain of bullets to open a gap and rushed into the Japanese position, and the commander of the 143rd Division, Li Zengzhi, personally led the second echelon to follow and rush into the Japanese position.

Brutal white-knuckle battles unfolded everywhere in the position, and the broadsword flew in the enemy group with a terrible cold light, and there was no scream, only the sword light flying everywhere, and the heads rolling everywhere. Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army fell into a total chaos, the 119th Division and the 49th Division also entered the Japanese position, and after a bitter battle in the middle of the night, the Japanese army finally collapsed, and the remnants of the Japanese army fled in all directions, and before dawn, all of them were annihilated.

"In this battle, we annihilated nearly 2,000 Japanese troops, and the smuggling Japanese troops were all annihilated by us, which is a great victory." Li Pinxian took the telegram from the front and proudly read it to the reporters.

"General, I heard that the Japanese army is attacking Mengcheng, how is the battle situation there?" Webber Young asked.

"The Japanese army's attack on Mengcheng has been stopped by us, and Mengcheng is safe and sound." Li Pinxian smiled and nodded his white arm again.

"General, what are the casualties of our army? If the Japanese army is attacking, can the defense line of the Xianghe River still hold? Ye Sufei stood up and asked, her face full of worry.

"The casualties of our army are not small, but it doesn't matter, our army is fully manned, there are several rivers from Bengbu to Suxian, we have deployed heavy troops behind each river, and the 23rd Group Army can cross the Lan River at any time to reinforce the Wei River. Ladies and gentlemen, this is General Deng Jinkang, commander of the 23rd Group Army. Li Pinxian smiled and introduced the generals around him to everyone.

Deng Xihou saluted the reporters of the press corps with a smile, and then retreated to the side, he was very tired in his heart, he stayed well at the headquarters of Shuangqiao, but Zhuang Jihua ordered him to be transferred to Suxian to meet some reporters, and also transferred nine companies from each division and brigade of the 20th Army to form a regiment to come here. He didn't know what medicine Zhuang Jihua was selling in his gourd.

The press conference was not long, and Li Pinxian immediately answered a few questions before announcing the dismissal of the meeting, and Deng Xihou also bid him farewell and prepared to return to the troops outside the city.

"General Deng, General Deng,"

Deng Xihou turned his head and saw that it was the more active female reporter just now, and she and the foreign reporter stopped Deng Xihou together.

Ye Sufei was wearing a linen-colored cotton cheongsam, a white scarf around her neck, and her pretty face was slightly red: "General Deng, I am Ye Sufei, a reporter from the word Linxi Daily, I heard that your army is stationed in Su County, but according to my observation, the defense of Su County is relaxed, once the Japanese army arrives, can your army defend Su County?" ”

Deng Xihou smiled slightly: "Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that those who are good at attacking move above the nine heavens, and those who are good at defending are hiding under the nine earths; If even you could see it, the Japanese spies would have seen it a long time ago. What's more, the non-defensive area of our department is from the Luhe River to Su County, and at present only part of our army's troops are outside the city. ”

"General Deng, the Japanese army has invested heavily in the southern section of Jinpu Road this time, what do you think about the prospects of the war?" Webb then asked.

"Obviously, Japan will suffer the same defeat as last time." The surrounding reporters also gathered around at this time, and Deng Xihou shouted to the surrounding reporters when he saw this: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Japanese army was also menacing and arrogant last time, but what was the result? Everyone saw it, and the result was the same this time. ”

"General Deng, the last time I held the southern front was because the Japanese army was insufficient, this time the Japanese army is bound to pay attention to their flanks, may I ask the general, will this time be like Nanjing, win the victory, and then withdraw from Xuzhou." Charles asked suddenly, in the midst of the crowd.

"Whether it is the Nanjing way or the last way, what I mean by victory is the destruction of the enemy, just like Commander Zhuang said when he was in Nanjing, if the Japanese are willing to give 102,000 people in exchange, it doesn't hurt to give them Xuzhou." Deng Xihou's words made the reporters uproar.

Seeing this, Deng Xihou hurriedly added: "As far as we know, it is difficult for the Japanese army to replenish its strength now, and after the last defeat, the Japanese army's supplementary soldiers actually have sixteen or seventeen-year-old children. The confidence of its people will be hit by the eyes, and our army will become stronger and stronger, and it is our established policy to persist in a protracted war and avoid a decisive battle. ”

"What do you think of the Eighth Route Army's loss of Jizhong?" Webb interjected again.

"Although the Japanese army occupied Jizhong, the main force of our anti-Japanese army in Jizhong was not eliminated, but jumped out of the encirclement of the Japanese army. Deng Xihou talked eloquently and analyzed the prospects of the War of Resistance in North China after the fall of Jizhong as a reporter.

"Although Jizhong was lost, I think Japan's attempt to stabilize North China will not succeed, and the Eighth Route Army on Taihang Mountain can attack Jizhong at any time, and the Japanese have to leave a large number of troops to garrison here."

Deng Xihou did not notice that on the periphery of the reporters, a young officer was always looking at him coldly, and soon after he left, he announced to the reporters that he would go to the barracks in the afternoon, and at the same time announced that all news reports must be reviewed before they are sent out, and military secrets must not be leaked. Then the officer walked into Li Pinxian's office and asked to warn Deng Xihou, who leaked too many military secrets in his speech, and Li Pinxian nodded in agreement.

In the afternoon, the reporters visited three military camps stationed around Suxian and interviewed some officers and men from various divisions of the 20 th Army.

Back at the hostel, after Weber finished writing today's interview report, he was about to rest, Ye Sufei knocked on the door and came in, her face was a little dull, Weber was a little strange when he saw this.

"Miss Ye, you seem to be unhappy, what is the reason for your beautiful face to be sad?" Weber looked like a western knight, asked Ye Sufei to sit down, and then took out a small bottle and shook it at her: "Look, what is this?" I bought the coffee from Shanghai. ”

Ye Sufei smiled reluctantly, and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Mr. Weber, I have a bad feeling in my heart, is there too few people in the military camp we went to today, only more than 100 people." ”

"Miss Ye, this is normal, they won't let us go in a crowded place." Weber made a joke and put a cup of coffee in front of Ye Sufei, Ye Sufei bowed slightly to express his gratitude, and Weber sat down opposite her: "I also encountered the same situation when I was interviewing in the United States and Europe, generals are always like this, and it will not matter to you." ”

Ye Sufei's eyes were a little confused, she instinctively felt that there was a problem, but she didn't know what the problem was, so she wanted to test Weber and see what he thought.

The two chatted for a while, and Charles came over, and as soon as he entered the door, he inhaled sharply with his nose, and could not help but exclaim, "Coffee, ah, Mr. Webb, you are very undeserved, such a delicious thing should be shared with friends." ”

"Hehe, there aren't many things, my friend only brought a bottle of coffee beans, since you bumped into it, let's come together." Webb didn't say anything, got up and poured him a glass. After taking a sip, Charles closed his eyes exaggeratedly and savored the fragrance carefully.

"Real Cuban coffee, it's hard to find, Webb, where did you get it."

"In Chinese parlance, the secret of heaven cannot be leaked." Webb smirked.

"Mr. Charles," Ye Sufei didn't want to discuss coffee with them, and pulled the topic to her concern: "What do you think about today's events?" ”

"What's the matter?" Charles asked rhetorically.

"The barracks we visited today, last time, they blocked the southern front, but this time they invited us to come to the southern front, is there any problem here?" Ye Sufei said.

"Well, Miss Ye's eyes are very keen," Charles smiled, and then said steadily: "I also think there is a problem, I think they have little confidence in holding Xuzhou, the Japanese have invested more troops in this attack than last time, the north and south lines combined are close to 400,000, and the strength of the five theaters has not increased significantly, and the Chinese side is afraid that they will give up Xuzhou." ”

"Give up Xuzhou? This..., is this possible? Ye Sufei's eyes widened in surprise, Charles's conclusion was really hard to accept.

"Actually, General Deng Jinkang's words have revealed such information," Charles analyzed: "With the strength of the squadron, it is impossible to resist the attack of the Japanese army, so I think that the best possibility for the squadron is to win a victory like Nanjing, and then abandon Xuzhou and continue to insist on what they call a protracted war." ”

"The purpose of their coming to us is to calm people's hearts, I remember, General Zhuang Wenge did the same thing in Nanjing, before abandoning the city, he was frequently interviewed by reporters, and through the reporter's pen, the whole people had a preparation in their hearts, and when Nanjing was really lost, the impact at home and abroad had become very small."

Ye Sufei was suddenly shocked in her heart, yes, that's it, this is the real purpose of inviting their reporters to the southern front, the ** army can't resist the imperial army, and the ** general is going to repeat the old trick again.

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