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The battle was fierce but not fierce, the absolute superiority of the troops, the swift and powerful blows, and half an hour later, the roads were full of burning cars and corpses of devils.

The gunfire on this side thinned out, and the guns in the distance rang out again, and the main battalion that served as a blocker started a battle with the devils who rushed to reinforce after hearing the news.

The guerrillas had already rushed to the road, packed up their guns and ammunition, rummaged through the remnants of supplies, and quickly left the battlefield.

The burning car exploded behind him, and the broken parts flew into the air, and the fire burned even more violently.

The team successfully made it into the forest, and when they turned around, they could see the black smoke from the burning cars behind them and hear the faint sound of explosions. Despite the heavy burden on their bodies, the guerrillas were overjoyed and talked about the successful ambush as they walked.

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In the vicinity of Xiao County and Su County, the guerrillas infiltrated more and more violently, and landmines, ambushes, and attacks were continuous. The forward position of the 1st Regiment of the 8th Cavalry Division had been changed to Shuangdui Market Town, and taking advantage of the superiority of maneuverability, it attacked the railway twice at night, posing a great threat to the Jinpu line.

Although most of the New Seventh Army temporarily entered to rest, these small-scale actions contained the enemy in Xiao and Su counties. The two joint defenses were stationed in the county town, and they not only had to face the threat of the main force of the New Seventh Army and the Eighth Cavalry Division, but also had to deal with frequent guerrilla raids. The defenders of Jinpu Road from Xiao County to Su County and Su County to Guzhen County also felt that their troops were insufficient and kept asking for more troops.

At this point, the deployment of the devil's winter sweep has been completely disrupted. The two infantry wings of the 17th Xuzhou Division, which had planned to participate in the sweep, had been completely contained, and while holding on to the county seat, they had to divide their troops by railway to ensure the safety of the communication line.

In view of this situation, the Japanese army had to change its deployment, and the sweep changed from a two-way combined attack to a one-way assault. The 12th and 13th Independent Mixed Brigades and Regiments mobilized by the 13th Army were successively assembled in Xuzhou, where they joined up with the 23rd Field Artillery Wing and the 17th Engineer Wing of the 17th Division, and reluctantly formed a division-sized sweeping force and headed for Xiao County.

It's November 23rd, and it's really winter. Moreover, the winter counteroffensive that the government is about to launch will start in just over ten days.

Although the intensity and timing of the counteroffensive launched by each theater varied, after all, this was the first planned nationwide counteroffensive operation of the Chinese army since the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1937.

Therefore, before the outbreak of this great counteroffensive, Yang Tianfeng was not too afraid of the devil's winter sweep, and concluded that it could not last.

"The commander of the theater guard wants us to send strong troops to participate in the counteroffensive in western Henan, and the target of the counteroffensive is Xinxiang, so as to connect the occupied areas of our army in western Henan and northern Henan, and break the Pinghan line and advance to Anyang ......"

"Liao Lei, commander of the 21st Group Army, sent a telegram, hoping that our army could move south from Mengcheng with a forceful force, attack Huainan with friendly forces in Yingshang and Shouxian, contain the Japanese army in Bengbu, and facilitate the main force of the group army to attack the Japanese army in Hefei......"

Yang Tianfeng listened to the staff officer reading the telegram, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. The New Seventh Army has obviously become a strong army, a fragrant bait, valued by the theater of war, and favored by friendly forces, which feels good!

"Returning to the commander of the guard, the Japanese army has gathered heavy troops in Xuzhou and is marching towards Xiao County, intending to attack our army. This situation has been reported, and the commander of the guard is requested to send reinforcements, and only after our army has repelled the Japanese invaders can we draw troops to carry out the commander's order. ”

After Yang Tianfeng dictated the telegram, he thought about it again and said, "Call Commander Liao back, the content is almost fine." But the tone should be tactful, don't talk to death, and hope that Commander Liao can postpone the counterattack time a little more. ”

Judging from the current situation, the Japanese army's winter sweep is already very reluctant, and with some help, the Japanese army can be forced to adjust its deployment again, so as to avoid this battle and win several months of precious development time.

Including the spread of military industry, coal chemical and other industries, as well as the implementation of the conscription policy, the New Seventh Army is already on the verge of great development and large-scale explosion, and a few months of peace is really very, very important for Yang Tianfeng.

Although it was based on stopping and delaying the sweep of the devils, it did not relax militarily, and the preparations for the fight were also very adequate.

As for the counteroffensive of the First Theater and the 21st Group Army, Yang Tianfeng could not but consider it. If the devil's sweep is successfully stopped and the New Seventh Army has no losses, then he is still very willing to participate in the winter counteroffensive and deal a greater blow to the devil.

Looking at the map and analyzing the strength of the two sides, Yang Tianfeng studied the success of the westward counterattack on Xinxiang and the southward attack on Huainan.

There are nearly 10,000 devils in Xinxiang, and the national * army in western Henan can dispatch about six divisions, plus Pang Bingxun's troops in the Lingchuan and Linxian areas, they have a great advantage in terms of troops. However, the gap between the Chinese and Japanese armies in terms of equipment and combat strength is an unavoidable problem, and without the help of the New Seventh Army, it is really impossible to achieve the operational objectives.

What's more, the devils also have railways and roads, which can quickly reinforce Xinxiang, which increases the variables of the battle.

Going south to assist Huainan seems to be simpler and easier. As for how much the 21st Group Army wants to attack the surrounding areas of Hefei and achieve great results, Yang Tianfeng is beyond his strength.

Although it seems trivial to transfer troops to help the war, Yang Tianfeng, who is familiar with history, sees far and thinks deeply. Moreover, this also involves the strategic development direction of the New Seventh Army in the future.

Going north, south, and east, the geographical location of the New Seventh Army determined that it could only develop in these three directions. For Yang Tianfeng, eastward expansion has been denied, and the only roads left are northbound and southbound.

To the east is Xuzhou and Bengbu, which is the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, which is a place where the devils are heavily defended and protected. The 17th Division in Xuzhou and the 5th Brigade of the 3rd Division in Bengbu would have to fight alone. But since the devil will never give up this important military land, reinforcements are the biggest difficulty.

Therefore, for the New Seventh Army, the current situation on the Eastern Front has reached its goal. It not only poses a threat to the Jinpu line, but can contain the Japanese troops of Xu and Beng, but does not completely cut off to attract the devils to counterattack.

As for whether to go north or south, although Yang Tianfeng had a tendency in his heart, he did not make a final decision.

Throughout the War of Resistance Against Japan, several major theaters and millions of national* troops were suppressed by the Japanese Eleventh Army stationed in the Wuhan area, and nothing was done until the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan.

It is undeniable that the strength of the 11th Army has always remained above 100,000, and at its strongest, the strength of the attached troops reached more than 150,000. Moreover, the vehicle is also equipped with aircraft, tanks, armored vehicles, mountain artillery, field artillery, and other heavy weapons, and is a super-large field army with strategic offensive capabilities. (To be continued.) )