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But what followed was a very different mood, the New Seventh Army thundered with joy and rushed more bravely, and the mortar crews that dodged the planes were also carried out of their shelters and bombarded the enemy fiercely; The morale of the Japanese puppet army dropped sharply, and they no longer had the courage to be talented.

As the sun sets, the battlefield is red.

Masao Yamashima's face was also red, and his eyes were also red, but the result seemed to be irreversible, and his attempt to break through the opponent's position in one fell swoop came to naught, and the Japanese puppet army was retreating in embarrassment. Artillery shells, grenades, light and heavy machine guns, rifles, the enemy is chasing with all kinds of weapons, leaving the path of defeat littered with corpses and screaming wounded.

One is prosperous, two are declining, and three are exhausted. Masao Yamashima knew that today's attack was here, although the casualties were not small, and the night was coming, but the most important thing was a psychological blow. If you want to resume the offensive, you can't rectify and recover in a short period of time.

Masao Yamashima ordered to retreat and temporarily disengage. But retreat is not retreat, and his feint containment mission has not yet been completed. However, after this heavy setback, Yamashima Masao began to reassess the enemy's strength and decided not to adopt such a hard attack tactic. As for whether to continue the roundabout outflanking or to pin down the enemy in a skirmish, Masao Yamashima has not yet decided.

"Damn*, if you want to break through Lao Tzu's position, go dream!" Lu Peng's face was covered with gunsmoke and dust, and he spat fiercely at the devils who were retreating farther and farther away.

However, the onslaught of the Japanese puppet army, the bombardment of artillery, and the bombing and strafing of aircraft still brought great casualties to the troops. The situation was critical just now, and the enemy and us had already started hand-to-hand combat on the position, forcing Lu Peng to put in reserves, and the third regiment of the Eighth Cavalry Division was about to enter the position for reinforcements.

Of course, the loss of the defense line does not mean the final defeat, Lu Peng can also order the troops to retreat into the town and continue to resist in street fighting, but this is not the result he hoped for after all. And asking for reinforcements from the Second Regiment of the Eighth Cavalry Division, which was more than ten miles away, made him feel a little embarrassed.

However, the enemy suffered even more heavy casualties, and many of the corpses of the devils in front of the position were missing a hand or an arm. The defeated devils didn't even have time to carry away the corpses, so they could only return to the arms of Aunt Dazhao in this way.

"Telegram from the military seat, inquire about the state of the war." A staff officer, with a bandage on his head, trotted over to report.

How many times has this been? Lu Peng shook his head, he couldn't remember it clearly.

"Call back to the military seat, the enemy is repulsed, and Long Kang is still in our grasp." Chief of Staff Gao Rongli pondered for a moment and continued: "Please send reinforcements from the military seat, as long as there is one more regiment, we have the confidence to hold on to the end." ”

Lu Peng glanced at Gao Rongli and opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say a different opinion. After all, Gao Rongli is thinking about the problem from the perspective of just in case, not like himself, and has a good face.

"The plane was invited by the military seat, right?" Lu Peng is still a little unsure, there are very few people who know this kind of high-level secret, but Yang Tianfeng pays special attention to secrecy.

"Shall we?" Gao Rongli was also very hesitant, searching for his memory, "That, in Huaiyang, didn't come out of nowhere." But it doesn't look like this! ”

"It's certainly not like this." Lu Peng was very sure this time, "I can see it quite clearly, it doesn't look like a devil's plane at all." Moreover, it is even more powerful, and the devil has no ability to fight back at all. ”

Gao Rongli nodded, he knew that Lu Peng seemed to be rough and good-looking, but his heart was not rough, and his observation and judgment were unique.

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After receiving the last information from the reconnaissance plane today and learning that the enemy had retreated to Yanji, Yang Tianfeng could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that the enemy would break through Long Kang, and he was afraid that the devil would retreat to Huaiyuan. It can be said that advancing too deep and retreating too far is not what Yang Tianfeng hopes. Now, the enemy is in a posture of being surrounded and annihilated in a roundabout way.

Huaiyuan's devils lack experience in fighting the New Seventh Army, and they have always been arrogant and underestimate the enemy, otherwise they would not have been successfully attacked by the Eighth Cavalry Division in history. Just more than 50 elite soldiers, they mixed into Huaiyuan, turned the world upside down, fought fiercely with the enemy for several hours, burned down the city's heavy warehouse, and captured seven devil prisoners, which is really a bit surprising.

Besides, the devil also has a stubborn problem. The task of feint attack and containment was not completed, and the Japanese army in Xiao County had just begun to dispatch, and Yamashima Masao wanted to retreat for the time being, but he could still pose a threat to Long Kang and form pressure.

If Miyamoto hadn't been punished, he would definitely have reminded him and issued a warning. Yang Tianfeng wanted to intersperse in a roundabout way, and the plan to gather and annihilate the enemy from afar did not dare to say that it would fail, but it would definitely not be completed too smoothly.

You must know that Longkang Town is less than 50 kilometers away from Huaiyuan County, and Huaiyuan County is less than 10 kilometers away from Bengbu. In the eyes of devils with cars, reinforcements are very fast. For the New Seventh Army, which wants to encircle and annihilate the enemy, it is necessary to fight a quick battle, or have enough troops to block and reinforce, or have a way to contain the enemy in Huaiyuan.

Based on the historical information in his mind, Yang Tianfeng chose two methods: a quick battle and a quick victory and containing Huaiyuan to defend the enemy. When he learned that Long Kang was safe for the time being, he immediately sent a telegram to Ma Biao, asking him to join the second regiment, make a roundabout way around the enemy overnight, and join forces with the first regiment to block the enemy's retreat.

At the same time, he led the Independent Brigade to speed up its march and arrived at the town of Longkang at about 8 p.m.

At this point, there were already more than 3,000 independent brigades and more than 8,000 cavalry divisions on the Longkang battlefield, which was almost twice as large as the enemy in terms of troop strength alone. If you remove the more than 1,000 devils with strong combat power, the puppet army is not very much in the eyes of Yang Tianfeng.

Yang Tianfeng sent a telegram to the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 8th Cavalry Division to inquire about the situation of the roundabouts and intersperses, and estimated the time for the general attack to be 3 o'clock in the morning.

On the map, you can see the importance of Longkang Town, from Bengbu, Huaiyuan to attack Mengcheng, almost can only advance along this narrow area between the Beiqi River and the Vortex River, but Longkang Town is at the throat. To break through Longkang Town, the inability to fully deploy forces is the biggest flaw. In addition to the front, only the Guanmiao in the north can break through in a roundabout way.

Similarly, Yanji, where the enemy retreated, was only less than ten miles away from Longkang, and was also in the middle of the confrontation between the Beiqi River and the Vortex River, which gave Yang Tianfeng a greater certainty of annihilating the enemy.

"Yanji has its back to the Vortex River, which invisibly cuts off the enemy's westward retreat; If the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 8th Cavalry Division were able to cross the river and block the attack from the area around Hetao Town and Xianghe Township, the enemy's retreat route to the southeast would also be cut off. The corners of Yang Tianfeng's mouth pursed, with a hint of a sneer, and said: "The Independent Brigade marched along the river, launched a strong attack from the north, and fought to connect with the Eighth Cavalry Division, and pressed westward-" Pointing at Lu Peng, Gao Rongli, and Li Zengyin, he continued: "After the hard fighting during the day, how many men and horses can you still draw out to participate in the battle?" ”

"There are still nearly 1,000 people in our regiment." Lu Peng straightened his waist.

"There are still more than 1,500 people in our regiment, please give an order from Chief Yang, and our regiment will definitely complete the task." Li Zengyin replied immediately.

Yang Tianfeng nodded with a smile and said, "The independent brigade is the main attack, and you two regiments are the reserves." ”

"In addition—" Yang Tianfeng paused and said, "For this enemy, we must fight quickly and win neatly." Although you are tired from fighting for a long time, you must overcome difficulties and participate in the battle to destroy the enemy. ”

"Guaranteed to get the job done." Lu Peng and the others stood up and saluted.

Yang Tianfeng pressed his hand with his lower hand, his eyes swept over the officers present, and his voice was stern and full of murderous aura, "Suddenly, after the enemy's outer position, all units participating in the battle must bravely rush and kill, and use battalions and companies as units to detour, infiltrate, and penetrate the enemy's depth. Don't be afraid of chaotic battles, don't be afraid of going deep alone, don't be afraid of being surrounded locally, as long as you fight, as long as you persist, you can achieve victory. ”

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The night was dark, the cold wind was blowing, and the earth was slaughtered.

The ferry port in Longkang Town is brightly lit, the figures are shaking, and it is very busy.

Dozens of large and small ships docked in turn, and according to the size of the boats, the 60 mortar group, machine gun group, and assault group carried weapons and ammunition to board the boat, and then sailed to the river formation.

Yanji was only more than two miles away from the Vortex River, and Yang Tianfeng wanted to take advantage of this characteristic to launch a rapid artillery attack on the enemy from the river. More than 20 60 mortars are enough for a devil to drink a pot.

"Throne." Yu Yanong, the commander of the Independent Brigade, stretched out his hand to stop Yang Tianfeng and persuaded: "As the commander of the first army, you don't have to go to the battlefield in person, stay behind and command, it is in line with your identity." ”

Yang Tianfeng hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "Okay, it's up to you this time." Actually, I'm not much better than you in command, so I'm just going to have a good time. ”

Fun?! Yu Yanong couldn't help laughing and said: "If you join in the fun, the devil will suffer a big loss, if they know, how heartwarming it will be." ”

"If you fight a war of annihilation, you will have more time for the base areas to develop steadily." Yang Tianfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Although I really want to hide my strength, the situation has to be like this. This battle is won, there is no threat in the direction of Bengbu for the time being, let's attack Suxian and Jinpu lines to force the enemy to end the sweep. ”

"Wai Wei to save Zhao?" Yu Yanong nodded, paused, and said, "After smashing the sweep of the devils, I want to go to the government affairs special training class to study." When you are older, give up this position to young people, I think Lu Peng is very good. ”

After pondering for a while, Yang Tianfeng agreed, "The army has expanded, and local government affairs are very important. Ensuring political clarity, ensuring military salaries and materials, ensuring the people's livelihood, and working tiring and offending people is no better than the army! ”

"I'm not afraid to offend people." Yu Yanong glanced at Yang Tianfeng meaningfully, and said with a smile: "Anyway, there is a military seat to carry around, and there is a gun to support it." ”

"Well, if you have this mentality, you won't be afraid of not doing a good job." Yang Tianfeng said: "During the Anti-Japanese War, if you still have to stick to the old ways and do nothing, I will not agree to it first. Shangqiu, an important place in eastern Henan, I will hand it over to you. ”

"The military seat is heavy, and Yanon dares not to do his best." Yu Yanong is a self-aware person, and his age is one reason, and he feels that his limited military talent is another reason, and changing from the military to politics seems to be the choice to show his strengths.

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The night was dark, and Yanji was dark and silent, except for the lights in Yamashima Masao's residence.

"I have to say that I neglected this military operation, resulting in a setback in the first battle, and the loss of troops ...... generals" Yamashima Masao finished the review, paused, and continued to write: "The strength of the opponent of the New Seventh Army should be re-evaluated and judged, not only the speed of clearing the wilderness and retreating the people, but also the strength of the combat effectiveness. Judging by the fire from medium and close ranges, the enemy is not weaker than our troops, and there are signs of going beyond. Its defense is very orderly, the fortifications are firm and ingenious, the fighting will of the officers and men is also very tenacious, and the skills of the artillery are relatively skilled. Especially the shells, which are somewhat weird......"

After a long thought, Masao Yamashima wrote again: "The most serious psychological blow still comes from the air, although there is no bombing and strafing, but the sky has always been occupied by locust armies, once the belief is subverted, it is really shocking and demoralizing. Perhaps, in the future, unescorted ground attacks should be put an end to. In my opinion, to deal with the New Seventh Army, we should mobilize heavy artillery and give full play to air superiority to crush the ...... with a thunderous force."

Some things have been reported upwards, and some things can only be written in a journal for the time being. Masao Yamashima put away his pen and slowly closed the diary, revealing a wry smile.

Do you have to experience it first-hand to change your mindset? Masao Yamashima didn't know some information about the New Seventh Army before, but like most people, he always didn't believe in what was written, always thought that he was better than others, and always liked to compare secretly. "If it were me, I would definitely not make such a low-level mistake", "If it were me in command, how and how".

Up to now, Masao Yamashima felt that not only did he underestimate the enemy, but also the brigade command in Bengbu had made the same mistake.

A few tanks, a few 75mm field guns, a locust army of one and a half brigades, plus a few planes, and five or six thousand imperial troops, no matter how you look at it, it is also a force that cannot be underestimated. Isn't it too conservative to feint and contain? It is precisely this psychology that Masao Yamashima launched an onslaught, so he also suffered a big loss.

The locust army suffered more than two squadrons of casualties, and the Imperial Allied Army even reimbursed almost a thousand-man regiment. Masao Yamashima remembered the casualty statistics he had seen again, and his wry smile turned into a sigh.

I hope that Bengbu will pay attention to his suggestion, transfer more or more powerful artillery as soon as possible, and send planes to help the battle.

With complex emotions such as chagrin, remorse, unwillingness, and anticipation, Masao Yamashima put away his diary, folded his clothes and lay down, and fell asleep for a long time.

And on this night when the enemy was sleeping soundly and the wind was cold, thousands of troops and horses were trekking and hurrying forward, and they were surrounded by Yanji.

Phew, Ma Biao rode his horse to a mound by the side of the road and strangled the horse's head. On the way, the sound of horses' hooves was dull and strange because of the thick cloth wrapped, but the continuous cavalry still showed its might.

Crossing the vortex river in Xiangnan Township, more than 20 miles southwest of Yanji, the cavalry of the two large regiments finally joined together, firmly cutting off the enemy's retreat. (To be continued.) )