Putting down his thoughts, Nakajima stood on the side of the road and waited, and Lucao quickly jumped off his horse not far from him, and then walked quickly in front of him and saluted: "Your Excellency, I'm back." The whole book laughed after speaking: "The ** people must have been frightened, we fought outside the city all night, and the ** people in the city did not dare to go out of the city at all, so we were allowed to gallop outside the city." ”

"Lucao-kun, well done, let's rest now." Nakajima said with concern that Lucao and the soldiers around him looked very tired, several soldiers could only stand firm by pulling the reins, and the horses were a little listless.

Within three days, Lucao's cavalry galloped back and forth for hundreds of miles, and there was still a non-stop battle, both horses and manpower had reached their limits, and they were no longer able to fight. Although Lucao was no longer sent to fight, Nakajima still did not slow down the pace of his march, and the strikers did not fight that night, and the defenders abandoned the city and fled.

The next day, Nakajima abandoned Zhongmu and attacked Kaifeng.

"I can't see clearly, what is this Nakajima going to do?" Zhuang Jihua did not slack off after receiving Li Zongren's telegram, and immediately found out the route of Nakajima on the map, his finger pointed at Dingtao, this should be the destination of Nakajima, but only seven or eight thousand people want to relieve the siege for this room, which is too much to put the more than 100,000 squadrons around Heze in his eyes, Zhuang Jihua does not believe that this Nakajima will be so naïve, if it is in Nanjing and Xuzhou before the two wars, it is possible.

"They have no follow-up troops, no ammunition replenishment, how long can the offensive last?" Gong Chu was also puzzled that after Xu Zuyi left, he temporarily played the role of chief of staff, which made him feel a lot of satisfaction in his heart.

Zhuang Jihua hummed softly, this is exactly what he can't see clearly, the blitzkrieg of the German army in the previous life was also carried out under the condition of ensuring logistics supply, like this, completely ignoring logistics, regardless of the support and response, only the Communist Party has done it, but he is fighting at home, and he can get the support of the people everywhere.

Zhuang Jihua stared blankly at the unexpected wind and snow outside the window, feeling a little depressed, the weather has become worse, the air force can not be counted on, and the Japanese army must take advantage of this God-given opportunity to repair the airport, after the snow stops, the air force may no longer have the previous advantage, sighed softly: "Telegraph to Chief of Staff Xu, let him station a brigade in Dingtao, and speed up the offensive to annihilate Honma as soon as possible." Telegraphed to Commander Li of the First Theater of Operations, please keep you informed of Nakajima's whereabouts. ”

The wind and snow are blowing, the earth is once again covered with a layer of snow white, the streets of Xuzhou are bustling, the first team on the south bank of the Yellow River makes the citizens of Xuzhou feel that victory will come again, the firecrackers to welcome the spring are exploded in advance on the street, and some citizens can't wait to post a festive blessing on the doors and windows, adding a bit of festivity to the war clouds of Xuzhou.

The most sensitive to the changes in the war situation are the journalists, but most of the reporters' sense of smell stays in the five war zones, and the connection to the first war zone is only possessed by a few keen reporters, Webb and Logan are obviously two of these few.

Logan arrived in Xuzhou half a month ago, after he went to Japan and missed the battle of Xuzhou, and rushed to Xuzhou non-stop to meet Charles, forming the Xuzhou war correspondent station of The Times.

"Webb, they must be hiding something," the peer is the enemy, but for a handful of smart journalists, it is the opposite, and Logan is clearly such a person: "The air in the theater command is abnormal. ”

Webber gently stirred the spoon in his hand, and looked at the far northwest, as if to see through the true face of the concealment, he agreed with Logan's judgment, but he didn't know what was going on. Contrary to the optimism of his Chinese counterparts in the "press room," he does not believe that the current situation is favorable to China. Although the battle situation released by the five theaters is still so encouraging, the squadrons on the eastern and southern fronts are retreating step by step, and for several days, no major changes have been reported in the direction of Juancheng, indicating that Honma has withstood the offensive of the squadron, and if the counterattack is resisted, then the situation in Xuzhou has become very bad. He really wanted to go to Heze, but the theater command adopted the method of the southern front last time, prohibiting anyone from going anywhere.

Weber suddenly saw Ye Sufei kissing goodbye to an officer at the door of the hall, this action is very bold in conservative China, Weber smiled slightly in his heart, he understands this kind of thing very well, the professional characteristics of reporters make it easy for them to meet some outstanding characters, and it is easy to fall into emotional entanglements.

After Ye Sufei sent Xu Changming away, he was about to go upstairs, when he suddenly saw Webb and Logan in the "release hall", hesitated, and then turned around and walked towards them.

After greeting Weber Logan with a smile, Ye Sufei sat next to the two, these foreign reporters and Ye Sufei and Mei Youlan formed a strange small circle, this small circle is very capable, they can get the interview card that others can't get, and they can get the news that others can't get, and many reporters want to enter this small circle but can't do it.

"Miss Ye, looking at your excited appearance, is there any important clue?" Logan quipped.

Ye Sufei's face was slightly red, and she scolded in her heart, but she nodded again and sighed softly: "There is something, it has not been announced yet, Tai'an has been lost, Sun Lianzhong has retreated to the south of the Dawen River, Zhang Zizhong has retreated to Xintai, and Tang Enbo has also given up Juxian, the only good news is probably that Sun Liren is still holding on to Linshu, in general, our army has retreated fifty to eighty miles on the Eastern Front, and the battle situation is not optimistic." ”

When Ye Sufei said this, she glanced at the reporters who were happily talking about Heze's counterattack, and there was a hint of contempt in her eyes.

"It seems that my hunch is correct, and the situation is developing in a direction that is not favorable to China." Logan lit a cigarette and took a slow and gentle puff, the smoke drifting out with his words: "Has anything changed on the southern front?" ”

"Yes," Ye Sufei was very generous today, revealing the news he got from Xu Changming: "The two new divisions of the Japanese army have arrived at the front line, the defense line of the Lihe River has been fully broken through, and our army has retreated to the north bank of the Hun River. In another incident, the Jiangsu Security Brigade exchanged fire with a guerrilla unit of the New Fourth Army near Xuyi, and a regiment under the Security Brigade was routed. Commander Zhuang is afraid that he will have another headache. ”

Zhuang Jihua's ambiguity with the Communist Party of China is obvious to all in the war zone, and the last time Guan Linzheng and Tang Enbo were dealt with is proof that when the war situation is so tense, such a thing happened again, I am afraid it is not only a headache, but also took advantage last time, and this time it is a loss, and I am afraid that it is not only Zhuang Jihua who is angry, but even Chiang Kai-shek in Wuhan.

Webber paused: "Near Xuyi? How did the New Fourth Army get there? ”

"Who knows?" Ye Sufei shook her head and said: "They always run around, and they go there when they are empty, but the banner is anti-Japanese." ”

"But there are no Japanese troops in Xuyi." Webb said.

Ye Sufei nodded slightly, the dispute between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is what the Japanese are willing to see, this is not enough, it is best to fight in an all-round way.

"Where's the direction of Heze?" After thinking about it, Weber felt that it was a news clue and could be interviewed, but it was not the most important at the moment, and the most important thing was Heze.

"I don't know about that." Ye Sufei regretted that Xu Changming came back from the southern line and knew more about the situation on the southern and eastern fronts, but he didn't know much about the direction of Heze, which was personally controlled by Wang Geng.

Webb and Rogan showed regretful expressions at the same time, Ye Sufei said for a long time, the only valuable clue for them is the news of Xuyi, and everyone will know tomorrow that Weber is now interested in why Xuzhou is still so calm, is it another Nanjing-style retreat.

Ye Sufei did not disclose all the information she obtained, the squadron had plans to retreat, and Xu Changming revealed that the materials near Xuzhou began to gradually move westward, but the magnitude was not large, but this was enough, indicating that Zhuang Jihua began to take precautions, and his confidence in winning had begun to waver. She suddenly thought, was the retreat on the Eastern Front deliberately arranged by Zhuang Jihua? As soon as this question arises, it immediately bites her heart like a poisonous snake.

However, the retreat of the eastern front was not Zhuang Jihua's initiative to seek change, but as a last resort, the Japanese army intensified its offensive on the southern front, two new divisions rushed to the front line of the Lihe River, the 110th Division and the 11th Division formed the Western Front Attack Corps, attacking in the direction of Luoji in the upper reaches of the Luhe River, and the flanks of the 58th Army and the 45th Army that blocked Gu Shoufu were seriously threatened, and they had to retreat to the Linyang Qijiaji line for a long distance.

The rapid deterioration of the southern front made Zhuang Jihua have to shrink the defense line of the eastern front, otherwise once the Japanese army broke through on the southern front and captured Yongcheng. The entire Eastern Front was in danger of being surrounded. The squadron began to fight and retreat on the eastern front.

In order to save the crisis on the southern front, Zhuang Jihua ordered Liao Lei to increase the Dingyuan offensive and forced Haneda to transfer troops from the front line to defend himself.

"You don't have to attack the city, you can divide it into several routes, use one to monitor the third division and the 106th division, and the main force will go all out to attack the southern section of the Jinpu line, cut off the transportation of the southern section of the Jinpu line, and force Nishio Shouzo to transfer troops back to the defense, reduce the frontal pressure, and whether the southern line can be successfully blocked depends on whether your offensive is effective."

Zhuang Jihua's telegram revealed the anxiety that Liao Lei was a little frightened, after the third division withdrew to Dingyuan, he pursued with Li Yannian, but he led the main force of the 21st Group Army to the south and surrounded the 106th Division with Li Xianzhou, but Matsuura Junrokuro moved quickly, and after getting the news of the withdrawal of the third division, he immediately slipped away to Dingyuan. Liao Lei and Li Xianzhou caught up in Gaoji, and after a bloody battle, one of their wings was annihilated, and Matsuura Junrokuro led the remaining troops to flee into Dingyuan.

Liao Lei commanded the three armies to slowly surround Dingyuan, Fujita advanced frequently urgent, but Nishio Shouzo was unmoved, Nishio Shouzao firmly believed that although Fujita's attack was insufficient, there should be no problem in defending, and Liao Lei could not eat the third division.

After Liao Lei received Zhuang Jihua's telegram, he immediately changed his tactics and used the 21st Group Army to monitor Dingyuan, and Li Yannian's Second Army immediately moved south, crossed the Chi River, and attacked and advanced towards Chuzhou; Li Xianzhou's 92nd Army went northeast and attacked the Jinpu line.

As soon as the tactics changed, both Nanjing's Nishio Shouzo and Haneda on the front line immediately felt the pressure, the squadron did not attack the city at all, Li Yannian bypassed Chuzhou, conquered the south of Chuzhou, and the small station on the Jinpu line cut off the transportation of the Jinpu line in one fell swoop; Song Yunfei blew up the iron bridge near Mingguang, and then ambushed a Japanese convoy at Gaobeidian in Linhuai Pass, blowing up 30 military vehicles, and a squadron of Japanese soldiers escorting the vehicles was killed; Li Xianzhou swept across the Three Realms to the Japanese strongholds along the way to Guandian, demolished all the railways along the line, and burned the railroad sleepers.

"Eight grids!" After receiving the report, Nishio Shouzo angrily split the coffee table in front of him into two sections, and the squadron adopted the same tactics twice, but he couldn't help it, unless he increased his troops again, but where did the troops come from? After the two divisions went north, even Nanjing was very empty, and the Chinese guerrillas on the Beijing-Shanghai line were unprecedentedly active, and some of the guerrillas even penetrated deep into the suburbs of Shanghai.

"Order Fujita to leave the 106th Division to guard Dingyuan, and the 3rd Division to immediately withdraw the Jinpu line, sweep the ** army along the line, and ensure the smooth flow of military transportation." Nishio Shouzo gritted his teeth and insisted, refusing to transfer troops back from the front line.

Fujita Jin was very helpless after receiving the telegram, this is simply an impossible task, the current tactics adopted by the squadron are not to fight you at all, if one of his divisions is scattered, it will be eaten one bite at a time, and if it is gathered together, it will not be able to take care of the entire railway at all. Fujita Susumu decided to explain to Nishio Shouzo that a division would simply not be able to guarantee military transport in such a situation. Unexpectedly, he was severely reprimanded by Nishio Shouzo, and he was almost removed from his position as the commander of the division.

"There is no choice but to carry out this ridiculous order." Nishio Shouzo had no choice but to say to Matsuura Junrokuro that Matsuura could only smile bitterly, after the third division left, he only had less than one wing of troops left, and if the squadron outside the city launched an attack, it would be difficult for him to hold Dingyuan.

After Fujita Jin left Dingyuan, Liao Lei immediately felt that the fighter plane was coming, and he made a posture of attacking Dingyuan with a division, but he secretly led the main force to follow Fujita Jin, and at the same time secretly ordered Li Yannian to leave a group to continue to threaten Pukou, and the main force died down and bypassed Chuzhou to the north.

Fujita Jin was confused by the activity of the ** team in the outer part of Dingyuan, and did not notice Liao Lei who was following behind, he was currently deciding whether to go south or north, to go south to find Li Yannian, and to go north to deal with Li Xianzhou; After thinking about it again and again, Fujita Jin decided to go south, because Li Xianzhou was a guerrilla and his strength was definitely not strong, but Li Yannian was attacking in an open fire, and he was obviously one of the main forces of the squadron.

The road became muddy under the wind and snow, the heavy leather boots were stained with mud and became heavier, the gun wagons were stuck in mud puddles of thin ice, the soldiers pushed hard behind, the sparse trees and weeds on both sides shivered in the cold wind, and the morale was as frightening as the cold weather.

Fujita Jin grabbed the reins, stood on the side of the road, watched the team walk in front of him, and felt a little emotion in his heart, when he first landed in Shanghai, how high his morale was, compared to now, it was like being in another world, the soldiers were singing songs and rushing to the enemy's defense line, but now? Most of the soldiers who sang and rushed to the enemy are now buried in Jiangnan, China.

"Sing a song, that's the kind of emotion..."

Before Fujita's words could be heard, a cannonball exploded not far ahead.

I've been running to the hospital for the past two days, and the update that was delayed yesterday will be made up later.

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