Compared with the Eighth Route Army and Li Zongren, who were awakened early by a telegram, Minoru Higashi, who still set up his headquarters in Lu'an, also did not have much rest all night. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info The reason is that the 10th Division is always in a state of disconnection.

When they got up early in the morning and learned that the 10th Division had not yet been contacted, Minoru Higashikunomiya immediately contacted the air force, hoping that they would send reconnaissance planes to the direction of Huaibin as soon as possible to conduct reconnaissance.

At this time, He Zhengdao led two divisions to leave Huaibin. After marching a certain distance, the two divisions were also ordered to rest by He Zhengdao. At the same time, the Third Division commanded by Xiao Jinguang had already set off from Huangchuan.

Looking at the planes flying overhead from time to time, He Zhengdao also knew that the little devil was looking for the whereabouts of the 10th Division. At present, there is a regiment of the Huaibin Garrison Brigade, which has all changed into Japanese military uniforms and has begun to attack and feint outside the city.

At the same time, the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which drove out from the direction of Huangchuan, also changed into the military uniform of the little devil and was in action. Of course, at this moment, in the direction of Gushi, there is also a unit wearing a Japanese military uniform in action.

This kind of situation, which also made the Japanese reconnaissance plane a little confused, reported to Minoru Higashikurenomiya here. Minoru Higashikuremiya also felt confused, not understanding what was going on.

According to the reconnaissance of the air force, there were our troops outside the city of Huaibin, and on the road to Huangchuan, one of our troops was also found. In addition to this, there is another unit that is rushing to the Gushi direction.

From the situation detected by the Air Force, it can be roughly judged that this should be three infantry wings of the 10th Division. Outside Huaibin City, the chariot units attached to the 10th Division were also found, but there were also chariots that were destroyed.

Except for Huaibin City, where there are still gunshots that have not subsided, the actions of the other two troops are somewhat incomprehensible. And most importantly, why haven't they been in contact with us on the radio? ’

Looking at the situation marked on the map about the reconnaissance plane, Minoru Higashikurenomiya also felt confused. I really don't know what happened to the 10th Division in making such a division of troops.

And at this moment, a staff officer said: "General, could these troops be impersonated?" ”

'Yaga! Impersonation, how to impersonate? Do you think that in that place in Huaibin, someone will be able to defeat the 10th Division in one night? Moreover, is there such a division of troops to pretend? ’

Minoru Higashikuremiya, who reprimanded the staff officer, still found it difficult to accept the possibility that the 10th Division would be completely annihilated. At least in his opinion, the loss of contact with the 10th Division is most likely due to some accident.

According to his analysis, the Japanese army still in Huaibin may be the main force of the 10th Division. The troops that were heading for Huangchuan but marching slowly should have been heading towards the Eighth Route Army that had driven out of Huangchuan before.

As for the wing that was marching in the direction of Gushi at this moment, it should have come to join their front-line troops. It is even possible that this wing intends to sneak attack the defenders of Gushi from the rear, and cooperate with the 16th Division to flank the Central Army on both sides.

It's a pity that it's all their guesses. Before getting the exact news, Minoru Higashikunomiya was also confused by the smoke bombs deliberately created by He Zhengdao.

After discussing for a long time, Minoru Higashikurenomiya finally said: "Order the 16th Division and ask them to send a cavalry brigade to make a detour to the place where the reconnaissance plane found it and join the troops there."

When the cavalry brigade set out, bring the radio and let them be vigilant. If that unit is not the infantry wing of the 10th Division, the news must be reported as soon as possible.

In addition, let the garrison of Funan send a force to the direction of Huaibin to conduct reconnaissance. Send a telegram to the special high school and let them enter the Huaibin area to carry out reconnaissance. Look at what is there, is it the troops of the 10th Division. ”

'Hey! ’

In the opinion of Minoru Higashikunomiya, a two-pronged investigation is carried out, and I believe that this mystery will soon be solved. And the next situation reported by the special high class also made Minoru Higashikurenomiya feel a little surprised.

'General, I just received a telegram from the front that the Eighth Route Army stationed in Huangchuan has a main division rushing to the direction of the mall overnight. The exact whereabouts of the destination cannot be confirmed at the moment. ’

Hearing that the Eighth Route Army stationed in Huangchuan actually sent a division to reinforce the direction of the mall. Minoru Higashikurenomiya also thinks that what is the purpose of such a troop arrangement? After all, their troops haven't advanced there yet?

'Besides, is there any news on the extra high class?' ’

'Report, not yet! ’

Since He Zhengdao arrived on the Xinyang battlefield, he has always maintained a low-key combat strategy. In addition, when the troops marched and stationed in the camp, a very strict secrecy system was implemented. Most of the spies who spying on the military intelligence were arrested.

As for the liaison with the Fifth War Zone, Ho Zhengdao also suggested that Li Zongren use a separate radio station and frequency to communicate with them. In this way, even if there are Japanese spies who have infiltrated the Fifth Theater, it will be difficult to receive information about the Eighth Route Army.

Under such circumstances, even Li Zongren has also increased his control over the secrecy of the military situation on the front line. At the same time, he also warned all units on the front line, and even those on the military command, not to spy on the military operations of the Eighth Route Army at will.

If the intelligence officer of the military command is caught by the Eighth Route Army as a spy again, he will not ransom people again. In this case, the military commander did not dare to show too much, and he was also afraid that he would be caught by the Eighth Route Army.

If that is the case, then the direction of military reunification will be protested by the Eighth Route Army's representative office in Chongqing again. At this time, if there is news that the military commander is spying on the military intelligence of the Eighth Route Army, the military commander should not think too well.

In order to understand the situation in Huaibin as soon as possible, the Japanese army instructed the direction of the special high school to verify. The reconnaissance teams dispatched to various traffic arteries also quickly targeted these people who suddenly appeared.

At this time, as long as the people have a little brain, they will not go to Huaibin City. Staying away from the area of engagement is the most basic common sense. Even if some people look very similar to ordinary people, the reconnaissance team will always arrest them first.

As long as these people do not come up with a suitable reason, they will be temporarily detained. And the reconnaissance team is also pretending to be bandits who rob homes and houses. In this case, many little devil intelligence agents have been deceived out of their identities.

As for a cavalry brigade drawn from the 16th Division, it made a detour to meet up with the Japanese troops who were pretending to be on the other side. The troops of the reconnaissance brigade, which had set off in advance, quickly reported the situation.

As a result, it was natural that this cavalry unit was also blocked by the garrison Gushi Central Army on the way to Huaibin. Although the losses were not large, this kind of resistance also delayed their time, and they could not meet the Japanese troops of the army on time.

At the same time, Li Zongren, who rushed all the way to Gushi, saw that the Japanese army had not yet found the news that the 10th Division had been completely annihilated. Again, this is good news for them.

In fact, the news about the total annihilation of the 10th Division was deliberately controlled at this moment. Even in the Fifth War Zone, many people thought that the 67th Army was still stationed in Huangchuan to ensure their retreat.

And Li Zongren transferred a main division from Huangchuan to strengthen the defense in the direction of the mall, which was also to ensure the safety of the front-line troops. Such a platoon seems reasonable.

The 16th Division of the Japanese Army, which also knew that the 10th Division was missing, also fought with restraint when attacking Fujin Mountain. This situation made the 71st Army, which was sticking to Fujin Mountain, also feel a little relieved.

It's just that Song Xilian, who is the commander of the army, is still a little puzzled and said: "What the hell is the little devil doing?" We had several frontal positions, and they all feinted and retreated. What is the intention of fighting like this? ”

'Throne, no matter what the little devil may do, at least the current situation is still very favorable to us. It's just that according to the feedback of our reconnaissance troops, it seems that the little devils have also sent quite a few small troops to infiltrate the periphery of our blocking position.

For the sake of safety, would you like to tell Commander Li to transfer some troops from the rear to cooperate with us in blockading the surrounding areas? Even if the little devil didn't attack, our casualties in the past two days were not small! ’

Although the 16th Division, did not launch a large-scale ground offensive. However, the Japanese planes and artillery also carried out bombing and shelling at intervals. Several frontal positions of the 71st Army were undoubtedly the focus of Japanese artillery bombardment and bombardment.

And the Japanese army never launched a frontal assault, and these commanders of the 71st Army also guessed whether the little devils had any conspiracy. In this case, they are also worried about being attacked on the flanks and even infiltrated into the rear by the little devils.

Faced with the suggestion of his staff officers, Song Xilian thought for a while and said, "I will mention this situation to Chief Li." But from the information provided by our reconnaissance troops, the main force of the little devil's division has not moved. What can be done by infiltrating only small detachments?

By the way, wait a telegram to Chief Li and ask the little devil's 13th Division where it is at the moment. Although I also hope that the little devils will not attack our position all the time, but if they don't attack, I still feel a little uneasy! ”

has fought with the Japanese army several times, and Song Xilian also knows that when the little devil fights, he doesn't like to see too many casualties in the troops. In this case, the arrangement of the commanders of the two sides seems to be very important.

At least in Song Xilian's opinion, if the little devil really thought that with artillery and bombing, he wanted to break through the blocking position of the 71st Army, it was simply impossible. I believe that the Japanese army also knows about this situation.

Since the 16th Division of the little devils has not moved much in front of them. Then what needs to be worried about is undoubtedly the remaining two divisions of the little devils. Leaving aside the 10th Division, there is still a constant distance from them.

Then the only thing that needs to be vigilant is the 13th Division that I heard about being disabled a while ago. If this half-crippled division really got into the air, it might also lead to the complete collapse of their defense line in Fujin Mountain.

In this case, we have to guard against it! (To be continued.) )