Bingxun walked slowly in the rubble pile at the head of the city, his face was smoked by gunpowder The soldiers were busy repairing the fortifications and rescuing the wounded, he stopped from time to time to look at the wounded soldiers, and the soldiers looked at him respectfully, Pang Bingxun was a famous soldier in the Republic of China, he had followed Sun Yue, Feng Yuxiang, Zhang Xueliang, Chiang Kai-shek, but he was a miscellaneous card in every system, but the cohesion of his troops was super strong, even if the troops were scattered, as long as he heard that he was in,, QВ (5), cOm/

Looking at the scattered soldiers around him, Pang Bingxun felt an irrepressible resentment in his heart, he didn't understand the combat plan of the theater command, why he and Zhang Zizhong partnered, and why only let their two troops block the two divisions of Itagaki . He and Zhang Zizhong formed a personal feud during the Central Plains War, in the later stage of the Central Plains War, Pang Bingxun defected, sent troops to attack Zhang Zizhong's headquarters, Zhang Zizhong was shot twice, almost died in this battle, the two formed a deep enmity, even during the Great Wall War of Resistance, Zhang Zizhong was unwilling to cooperate with Pang Bingxun to fight. Secondly, whether Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army or his Third Army Corps ranked in the top three among the troops in the five theaters, and the Third Army could only shoot a few behind, but in this way, the theater actually let the two of them block the plate division and the 16th division, which are known as the steel army.

The battle that lasted for a month caused the Third Army to suffer great losses, but fortunately, ten days ago, the war zone replenished them with two thousand recruits, these two thousand recruits were recruited in Hunan, Hubei and Anhui, and there were two months of training.

But even with the addition of 2,000 people, now Pang Bingxun also felt unbearable, he put three of the five regiments in the city, two outside the city, to this day, the position outside the city has been lost, the Japanese army launched a continuous onslaught on the county seat, Pang Bingxun only fought for two days and then asked for help from the war zone, the Japanese artillery fire was too fierce, the city wall has been bombarded several times, and several times have been filled, the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles are parked two hundred meters away to bombard the city.

The Theater Commander's Department telegraphed him to send reinforcements to the Tang Enbo Legion in the future, but the Tang Legion, which was scheduled to arrive three days ago, was never seen, and in this case he was forced to ask Zhang Zizhong for help, which proved that he had no choice at all.

In addition to having enmity with him, Zhang Zizhong himself also undertook the attack of the 16th Division, and the pressure was also very great; But Zhang Zizhong still sent him reinforcements, the 13th Cavalry Brigade, although it is a cavalry unit, but after all, it is a new force, and then Zhang Liyuan, the commissioner of the Third Inspector of Shandong, also led the first and second regiments of the security regiment to reinforce, which has supported until now.

Pang Bingxun took a telescope to observe the enemy situation outside the city, the night was falling, according to the law, Banyuan would not attack again today, the position of the Japanese army in the distance was vivid, Pang Bingxun was helpless in his heart, the Japanese army was very arrogant, the firepower points on the position were almost not hidden, and they were not afraid at all when they were placed on the position, not simply bullying them for lack of artillery.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Pang Bingxun looked back and saw that it was Zhang Liyuan, Zhang Liyuan was actually also from the Northwest Army, and defected to Han Fu after the Central Plains War, and was entrusted with the important position of the third inspector.

"Commander, when will reinforcements arrive?" Zhang Liyuan was covered in blood, and his left arm was also wrapped in a bandage, and this afternoon the Japanese army rushed into the west gate, Zhang Liyuan personally led his troops to counterattack, and annihilated all the more than 200 Japanese troops who rushed in, and he himself was slightly wounded.

Even Zhang Liyuan began to look forward to reinforcements, and Pang Bingxun sighed slightly in his heart: "When Tang Enbo will arrive, I'm afraid only he knows." ”

Zhang Liyuan was a little tired, and a layer of worry welled up on his face: "How long can we fight?" It's nothing to be dead. It's a loss. Xuzhou is in danger. ”

Pang Bingxun did not answer. Things are plain. If there are no reinforcements. Within two days. Pro is definitely lost. Now Pang Bingxun's mind is thinking about whether it is time to withdraw the troops. Rather than fight it all here. It is better to save part of the strength. The thought kept swirling in his head. But he couldn't make up his mind. Han Fudi's experience made him not dare to make a decision easily.

"Legion Commander." Pang Bingxun turned his head and saw that it was Chief of Staff Wang Shouwu who was walking over quickly. Wang Shouwu is as his name suggests. Slender and elongated. Dark skin. He walked up to Pang Bingxun and took two breaths before saying, "Commander." A call from the headquarters. General Zhuang Jihua, deputy commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations, was on his way to Lindi. In addition, two divisions were drawn from the 49th Army to reinforce them. Commander Li strictly ordered Lin to defend to the death. Even if you fight to the last soldier, you are not allowed to retreat. ”

Pang Bingxun and Zhang Liyuan don't care about what they say later. Two divisions. It's a long drought.

"When will these two divisions arrive?" Pang Bingxun asked eagerly.

"The new 38th Division has been released. The new 22nd Division will be deployed tonight. It is estimated that it will take at least two days to get here. ”

As soon as Wang Shouwu's words fell, Pang Bingxun's center of the earth fell, two days, or at least two days, and after two days, I am afraid that the reinforcements will only come to collect their bodies.

"When will Deputy Commander Zhuang arrive?" Zhang Liyuan interjected and asked.

"Tonight, I guess." Wang Shouwu said.

"The exclusive officer is coming, let's get ready to greet it." Pang Bingxun's tone was full of mockery: "He won't fight with us to the last soldier." ”

The air between the three of them was a little dull, Pang Bingxun took the lead in walking towards the city, the Japanese army did not encircle Lin, but attacked Lin from the southwest, the north was the combat area between Zhang Zizhong and the 16th Division, and the east was their retreat, Itagaki was playing two for them.

"This deputy commander Zhuang is a proud protégé of the chairman of the committee, and it is said that he is very courageous, and when he retreated from Nanjing, he was the last to leave the city." Zhang Liyuan and Pang Bingxun walked side by side, he saw Pang Bingxun's depression, so he wanted to comfort Pang Bingxun.

"Hmph," Pang Bingxun snorted lightly: "It's just a boast in the newspaper, even if he has that kind of guts, he won't do this, how can a commander of hundreds of thousands of troops be such a child's play." ”

Pang Bingxun's heart was extremely bitter, Zhuang Jihua had a reputation for being good at fighting, but he also had a reputation for being spicy, and when he left Nanjing, he shot Zhou Lan, the deputy chief of staff who had only evacuated a few hours in advance, without even going through a military court trial, and without asking Chiang Kai-shek for instructions; With him coming, it seems that there is only one way to fight.

"Commander, I have an idea," Wang Shouwu, the chief of staff who was walking behind, said thoughtfully, Pang Bingxun stopped and turned to look at him: "Thin five, if you have anything to say, be happy." ”

Pang Bingxun and Wang Shouwu have been friends for more than ten years, Wang Shouwu is his subordinate in the army, and he has never been separated for more than ten years, and the two can be said to have nothing to talk about, so today he is a little surprised by Wang Shouwu.

"When Deputy Commander Zhuang comes, we will report the actual situation to him, and we can hold it for two days at most

It will only take more than three days, please ask him to urge the Tang Army to come to help as soon as possible, they are away from us, and they can arrive in one day. Of course, if the Tang army cannot come to help, we will ask for a retreat and ask him to report to Commander Li. ”

Pang Bingxun nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "Good idea, just do it." ”

But they returned to the headquarters, and the night passed, and when the sky was slightly bright, the air began to tense again, and the smell of gunpowder began to accumulate, and Zhuang Jihua's shadow was not seen.

"The son of a daughter can't sit down, it seems that this deputy commander Zhuang is also a smart person." Pang Bingxun looked up to the sky and sighed, a stone in his heart finally landed, since you protégés of the Son of Heaven dare not come, there is no need for us to stay here, hold on for another day, and Lao Tzu will withdraw.

Pang Bingxun didn't know that in Wanggang Village, forty miles away from him, Zhuang Jihua was fighting against Tang Enbo.

Zhuang Jihua left Xuzhou and rushed to Lin, halfway he felt that it was useless to go to Lin, the new 38th Division and the new 22nd Division would take more than two days to arrive, the news from Pang Bingxun showed that he was almost exhausted, so he rushed to Lin, except to listen to his complaints, urge them to fight to the last soldier, there was no other help, so he temporarily decided to turn to Xiaogang Village, first persuaded Tang Enbo to send troops.

When he arrived at Wanggang Village, it was close to dawn, Tang Enbo was woken up from his sleep, Zhuang Jihua ordered him to immediately convene a ground combat meeting attended only by senior officers, and Guan Linzheng and Wang Zhonglian quickly rushed from the station.

Guan Linzheng and Wang Zhonglian arrived at Wanggang Village almost at the same time, and when they stepped into the war room, they saw Zhuang Jihua sitting on the main seat, and before he could say anything, his face was gloomy, and Tang Enbo was also sitting on the side with a gloomy face, and the atmosphere in the war room was a little tense.

"Everyone is here, let's have a meeting now."

While waiting for Guan Linzheng and Wang Zhonglian, Zhuang Jihua talked to Tang Enbo and asked him why he ignored the orders of the theater command and refused to send troops. Tang Enbo was still the same old-fashioned, pointing to the battle map and saying that the Japanese army had appeared on his flank, and he had to defeat this Japanese army before he could send troops to rescue Lin. The two argued for a long time, and the more they talked, the more angry they became, and Zhuang Jihua finally suppressed the anger in his heart.

"The operational situation on the Jinpu Road is developing in our favor, the Japanese offensive on the southern front has collapsed, and it is currently holding our army across the Huai River. The Japanese army's plan to flank the north and south has gone bankrupt. Zhuang Jihua first introduced the changes in the battle situation on the southern front, and then changed the conversation: "The Japanese soldiers on the northern front are divided into two routes, Alum Valley Liansuke attacks Yanzhou, and Banyuan attacks Lin, and they plan to join Xuzhou; In order to break the Japanese army's battle plan, Commander Li and I formulated a battle plan for the northern front, the core of which was to stop Itagaki to the west of Lin and concentrate our forces to defeat Isoya Ryosuke first. ”

In order to keep it secret, only Li Zongren, Zhuang Jihua, and Xu Zuyi knew the details of this operational concept, and no one else knew about it, and now Zhuang Jihua explained it to the generals present.

"The Third Army and the Fifty-ninth Army have been holding on to Lin for almost half a month, and their strength has been almost exhausted, if you don't send reinforcements, Lin may fall into the hands of Itagaki again, and at that time, the battle situation on Jinpu Road may be irreparable."

"Deputy Commander Zhuang, it's not that I refuse to send troops, but that a Japanese cavalry brigade has appeared behind our army, the number is the Third Cavalry Brigade, which is equipped with two tank brigades." Tang Enbo did not fail to take Zhuang Jihua in his eyes, and Chiang Kai-shek's favor and trust in Zhuang Jihua he had already understood from the mouths of Guan Linzheng and Wang Zhonglian. Guan Linzheng is also an unruly person, very dissatisfied with his war-avoidance behavior, and once sternly warned him that if Zhuang Jihua knew, he would never be spared; And Wang Zhonglian is much better, he once quietly told a lot of Zhuang Jihua's past, so that he fully understood the weight of Zhuang Jihua's land.

But Tang Enbo also had a basis, he went to Wuhan to meet Chiang Kai-shek before coming to the Fifth War Zone, and Chiang Kai-shek once told him that his actions depended on the situation, and there was no need to worry about the Fifth War Zone Commander's Department.

"How many people are in a cavalry brigade? Three thousand or five thousand? Your 20th Army Corps has three corps and one division, with a total strength of nearly 100,000 men, as well as a heavy artillery brigade, and you are frightened by a cavalry brigade in this area. Captain Tang, are you a girl or a soldier. ”

Tang Enbo stood up awkwardly and propped his arms on the table: "Deputy Commander Zhuang, I respect you, and you don't insult me." Although our corps has three corps, it is actually two corps, with a total strength of only 72,000 men, and after Nankou and Zhanghe, the corps has replenished a large number of new soldiers, and its combat effectiveness has declined seriously. As for whether Tang is a soldier or not, Nankou has already proved it. ”

"Is there a way to play absolutely safe on the battlefield?" Not to be outdone, Zhuang Jihua stood up: "Commander Tang, you are responsible for the Twentieth Army Corps, and Commander Li and I are responsible for the entire Fifth War Zone!" ”

"Deputy Commander Zhuang, corps commander, calm down, calm down," Wan Jianfan, chief of staff of the corps, saw that the two were about to clash again, and hurriedly persuaded him: "The two commanders are both the chairman of the committee, if there is anything to discuss, do you want to send a telegram to the chairman and ask him to decide." ”

Zhuang Jihua slapped his palm on the table: "Nonsense! The theater command is your direct superior, and it controls the entire battle situation, and you must obey, and I tell you that Commander Tang, even if the chairman agrees, I will revoke his order, I am the deputy commander of the theater, and I will control the overall situation and take responsibility for the theater. The command is chaotic, there are too many abnormal situations like this, and I ask the chairman for instructions at every turn, Captain Tang, you can contact the chairman, Guan Linzheng, Wang Zhonglian, can you contact the principal? ”

Guan Lin stood up and replied loudly: "Yes, but I have never asked the principal for instructions." ”

Zhuang Jihua's explanation of the entire battle situation just now had already made him understand the importance of Lin to the entire battle situation, and in his opinion, he should immediately reinforce Lin without the slightest delay.

"Commander, the Japanese army that appeared on the flank has only one brigade, and it is more than enough to deal with the eighty-fifth army, and my fifty-second army is willing to undertake the task of reinforcing Lin, if it is lost, I Guan Linzheng will go to see the principal with my head."

Tang Enbo's face was gloomy, and he roared in a low voice: "Commander Guan, you have to pay attention, the legion is a whole!" ”

Of course, Zhuang Jihua would not let Guan Linzheng be suppressed, and he immediately supported: "Commander Tang, as the deputy commander of the theater, I order you to immediately reinforce Lin, immediately, otherwise I will remove you from the post of commander of the army and send you to a military court." ”

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