Another day passed in the blink of an eye, and at noon, Commander-in-Chief Chiang, who had discussed with Bai Chongxi for more than two hours without success, returned to his headquarters in frustration, and Kang Ze hurriedly submitted a report:

First, the deputy division commander of a tutor under Wang Tianpei fled to Bengbu to defect to the commander-in-chief, and presented relevant evidence to confess that Wang Tianpei received a secret telegram from Li Zongren at noon yesterday, and after receiving the secret telegram, Wang Tianpei immediately adjusted his deployment and withdrew all his descendants from the battlefield, but pushed the two instructors from the former Ninth Army and the local armed forces onto the battlefield, and before the enemy suddenly attacked his left flank, he had already begun to retreat to Wuyang in an orderly manner, and planned to lead the three unscathed descendants of the Tenth Army to secretly drive to Wuhu. defected to Li Zongren's department; Second, at 10 a.m., the intelligence group received a telegram from Wuhan Political Axe to the whole country, saying that Wang Tianpei, Lai Shihuang, Fan Shisheng, Wang Pu, Chen Tiaoyuan, Zhou Fengqi, Ye Kaixin, Cao Wanshun, He Yaogu, Tan Shuqing, Hu Zongduo, and Xia Wei were appointed commanders of the 19th Army, and that Hu Zongduo, who was from the Second Division of the Seventh Army, had been appointed commander of the 19th Army.

Commander-in-Chief Chiang slumped into his chair as if struck by lightning, and the report in his hand fell to the ground.

Ge Jingen, who was sweating profusely, staggered in, and reported loudly in a trembling voice: "Total...... At 5:40 a.m. today, An Yi's division fought bravely west of Yaoji, 40 kilometers east of Xuzhou, and defeated Sun Chuanfang's 28th Division and 35th Mixed Brigade in one fell swoop, destroying more than 1,700 enemy troops.

The enemy fled north to the Longhai line in a panic, and An Yi's division followed and attacked in order to prevent the division from entering Xuzhou by rail...... Commander-in-chief, quickly order An Yi to lead his troops to retreat south, otherwise after the enemy is surrounded by three directions, the future of your most beloved student will be worrying! ”

Chiang Kai-shek slowly raised his head in frustration, his eyes were empty, and it took a while for him to suddenly come to his senses, Huo Ran stood up and shouted frantically:

"Quick! Send a telegram to An Yi and let him escape back! Hurry, otherwise it's too late......"

…… The scorching sun was like fire, and the thick smoke of gunpowder came along with the southeast, and the officers and men on the position all felt that the air was hot, and it was difficult to breathe, and the sweat all over their bodies soaked through their uniforms, and they were dried by the heat wave in a short time.

Behind the smoky hillside, An Yi and his generals checked the battle ahead amid the deafening sound of gunfire, attempting to capture the two heights in the southeast in the shortest possible time, and then break up the enemy's defense line and crush the enemy's attempt to build another blocking position behind the formation.

Zhan Huanqi, chief of staff, rushed to An Yi's side with a pale face and panting: "Chief Bai urgently telegraphed that our department should immediately withdraw from the battlefield and move southward, the Xuzhou counteroffensive failed on all fronts, and the area of 20 kilometers south of Xuzhou was completely occupied by the enemy in the morning today, and the rear road of our army was probably cut off." ”

"What? What did you say? ”

An Yi stood up suddenly, snatched the message and read it carefully, and shouted angrily in front of the astonished brothers:

"me! Why is it that more than six hours have passed since the defeat, and not a single telegram has been sent to us? The strong enemy in the southeast of Xuzhou is only 30 kilometers away from our rear station, and even if it is infantry, it only takes five hours to block the road for our army to retreat south, but why is the general headquarters only informing us of the retreat now? ”

Yang Bin also gritted his teeth, but he was still able to stay awake, he grabbed An Yi's shoulder and shouted: "Xiao Yi, withdraw quickly!" With another hour's delay, we will be even more passive after the enemy brings in the artillery! ”

An Yi calmed down, broke free from Yang Bin's big hand, rushed up the hill quickly, looked at the enemy position in the east, and then quickly ran down and ordered loudly: "Lao Ding-"

"Here!"

Ding Zhicheng stepped forward quickly.

"Immediately order you to send the reconnaissance detachments in the west and north directions to report the enemy's situation, you let Dou Fang personally lead a detachment and a company of the teaching brigade to rush to Wangji, the party representative escorted the wounded more than 300 brothers back an hour ago, it is very likely to encounter the enemy's attack, let the teaching company find them, immediately escort them to the south at full speed, and must protect the wounded brothers at all costs." An Yi hurriedly ordered.

"Yes!"

Ding Zhicheng ran quickly to the temporary camp of the reserve team 100 meters behind.

An Yi motioned for Hu Zi and the others to approach, pointed to the map and said loudly: "Hu Zi, no matter what, you must take the two high ground 100 meters apart in the southeast, only by taking these two high ground can you pose a threat to the enemy army in front and force them to retreat back again." We can only evacuate our positions when the enemy army is retreating and chaotic, otherwise the enemy will follow, we will not be able to run far, if the Wangji line in the south is really blocked by the enemy, we will suffer on this open and flat ground! ”

Hu Jialin nodded: "It seems that only concentrated mortar bombardment is enough, after this round, we don't have a few shells left." ”

"It's important to run for your life, what are you doing with the shells when your life is gone? Go for it! An Yi hurriedly ordered, Hu Jialin stood up and led the adjutant to run to the trench in front of the hillside.

"Lao Yang, you go ......"

"Urgent report!"

Zong Xingzhen, deputy of the special brigade, jumped off his horse and rushed in front of An Yi: "The enemy army of about two divisions eight kilometers behind my division is coming quickly, and at this moment it is less than six kilometers away from us, the situation is urgent!" ”

"Report—"

A fast horse rushed quickly, and the captain of the detachment on the horse jumped off his horse and reported loudly: "The enemy's new Third Army has driven to Zhancheng, which is twelve kilometers to the north, and the brigade is crossing the river and heading south. ”

An Yi's face turned pale, his eyes were straight, and he turned around twice in place and stopped: "It's over!" It's all over, we're all over......"

"Xiao Yi, get an idea, which way to break through?"

Yang Bin stepped forward and grabbed An Yi's arm: "I'll go to the reading force regiment on the left flank, wait for the beard to hit the two high grounds, and immediately launch a charge, you must come up with ideas during the time we drive away the enemy, otherwise there will be a danger of annihilation!" ”

After Yang Bin finished speaking, he slapped An Yi on the shoulder heavily, and led the adjutant and guards to rush to the front line.

"Report, Commander-in-Chief Chiang urgently telegraphed ......"

…… Twenty-five kilometers north of the battlefield, Nianzhuang, the front headquarters of the Seventh Army Corps of the Zhilu Allied Army.

Chu Yupu stood up from behind the big table, walked a few steps to the large map hanging on the east wall, and nodded frequently in the direction pointed by the chief of staff: "Very good!" Very good! Where did the Sixth Army go? ”

"I received a report five minutes ago that two divisions of the Sixth Army had arrived at Wangji, the rear of An Yi's division, and the first division had arrived here...... Anji, six kilometers northwest of Suining County, can be said to be within 25 kilometers from the west of Suining to the east of Xuzhou, An Yi's division did not want to break through the southern line.

After the enemy chieftain Bai Chongxi retreated on all fronts, the area north to the east of Suxian was under the control of our army, and the four divisions drawn by Brother Wu (Cheng Guorui) had already captured Lingbi and Sixian in the south, even if An Yi's division broke through the defense line and fled south, it would not want to escape from Lingbi to Sixian.

Wang Dong led the two divisions under his command to give up the good opportunity for you to pursue the victory in the south, and chased at full speed from west to east, precisely to avenge An Yi's division for attacking the train and annihilating the main division under his command. The chief of staff said excitedly.

Chu Yupu nodded with satisfaction, suddenly put away his smile, and asked seriously: "Who is responsible for the containment in the direction of Sihong?" ”

"Yushuai, please rest assured, it's none other than the cavalry brigade of Zhang Chengzhu and Zhang Zhenbei, the elite force under our Zhang Dashuai, Brother Zhenbei once rushed to the aid of our department during the Battle of Wuhe, and finally returned in vain because of the cunning An Yi who blew up the reservoir and flooded the battlefield, and had to withdraw from the Wuhe battlefield with hatred after the divisions were defeated one after another, he was full of resentment about it." Qin Shanhu didn't wait for the chief of staff to speak, and took the initiative to answer first.

Chu Yupu laughed when he heard it: "Okay! This time, I want to see, how did this talented general, who was praised by the whole [***] world as the most outstanding of the young generation, escape from the net of my three-sided army? Ha ha! ”

The chief of staff said with a smile: "The title of 'Flying Fox General' has been thunderous recently!" Newspapers from all over the north and south talked about it one after another, and their subordinates also wanted to see if An Yi had three heads and six arms, or was he really a fox with wings? ”

"When he becomes a prisoner, let's put him in a cage and watch him casually."

Qin Shanhu's words provoked a burst of laughter from the generals, and Chu Yupu stroked his long beard with satisfaction, and ordered the two divisions stationed in Pixian to prepare to go south to encircle.

…… At two o'clock in the afternoon, Yaoji battlefield.

After several rounds of fierce mortar strikes, the officers and men of the Reading Division successfully occupied the two heights in the southeast, and the officers and men of the 2nd Regiment on the heavy hill slopes set up more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns and fired fiercely at the enemy troops 200 meters away, and the officers and men of the Reading Regiment, the 1st Regiment, and the 3rd Regiment roared and rushed in the loud trumpet, crushed the enemy's position in one fell swoop, stepped on the scorched earth and the corpses of the enemy, and bravely attacked, and finally completely defeated the stubborn resistance of Sun Chuanfang's 28th Division and the 35th Mixed Brigade.

The morale of the fleeing enemy was completely disrupted, and more than 8,000 enemy troops fled frantically to the north and east without their lives, and the 6,000 brothers of the three regiments of the Reading Division, under the leadership of their own officers, pursued and fought for three kilometers, causing the enemy's 28th Division and 35th Brigade to lose nearly half of the battle and completely lose their combat effectiveness.

In the temporary headquarters, An Yi and his generals were as anxious as ants on a hot pot in the face of bad news, some advocated making a desperate bet and concentrating all their forces to break through the enemy's encirclement in the south, some advocated speeding to the southeast, rushing out between Sixian and Sihong, and some advocated immediately asking Commander Bai to send reinforcements, flanking from the north and south, and receiving the reading division to break through.

An Yi slowly took out a telegram from his pocket and read it coldly:

"To the reading division, An Yi: The Lingsi front line has been occupied by the enemy, and all units of our Second Route Army have been forced to withdraw from the entire line of Xu Beng under the persecution of the strong enemy. Bai Chongxi. ”

The brothers were silent, An Yi smiled miserably, and asked in a low voice, "Understood, right?" You get it now, right? It was a trap from beginning to end, starting from the Battle of Wuhe, then to Liuquan, then to Pixian, and finally to Yaoji now, we are all in other people's calculations, Lao Tzu is really stupid!

Lao Yang raised doubts at the beginning, but Lao Tzu blamed Lao Yang for being too careful; The beard questioned the contradiction between the belonging and use of our teacher, but Lao Tzu laughed at the beard and did not wake up; Ji Nan said at the beginning that our position and the direction of attack of the various armies were very incoordinated, but Lao Tzu thought that this was impermanence, and thought that Shangfeng's vision was lofty and swallowed mountains and rivers, but in the end, he not only harmed himself, but also affected so many brothers...... Don't say it, don't say it, and besides, the enemy on three sides is coming, I'm sorry brothers! But as long as Lao Tzu has a breath of air, he will lead the brothers to kill them! ”

"Xiao Yi, don't say it, there is a debtor and a debtor, as long as we don't die, we will completely settle this account! Give the order! Brethren are in you! The smoky beard gritted his teeth and said.

"Master, give the order!" The brothers looked at An Yi with grief and indignation.

An Yi gritted his teeth: "Okay!" Since you still trust me in peace, then do as I say, I need absolute obedience, from now until I escape, or until I die in battle, no one can object to my orders, do you agree? ”

"Promise!"

The brothers answered in unison, but were interrupted by the sound of horses' hooves coming in a hurry.

Dou Fang rode on the spotted horse and came quickly, rushing to the generals twenty meters away, the zebra at the end of the strong crossbow suddenly fell and died, throwing Dou Fang on the horseback high, Gu Changfeng ran out of two steps quickly, jumped up, hugged Dou Fang who was falling rapidly, and was still hit by the huge momentum after landing and rolled twice, extremely embarrassed.

Gu Changfeng hugged Dou Fang tightly and got up, seeing that Dou Fang's right chest was covered with blood, he was so frightened that he called out loudly: "Little Bean, what's wrong with you?" Little Bean-"

Dou Fang smiled miserably, spit out boiling blood, and gasped with difficulty:

"Big brother, Wang Ji is surrounded by enemies, let's ...... When they arrived, the wounded more than 300 brothers were shot dead by the enemy...... Surrounded by more than 1,000 enemies, the brothers of the company fought desperately and bitterly, said Lian Elder Pan...... When the enemy was still five miles away, the party representative and Li Zhengming fled on horseback, leaving behind the wounded brothers and the brothers of the baggage company and running away...... It was cavalry, and a detachment of brothers came back to report the news to cover the younger brother, but they were all gone...... Big brother, little brother...... I'm afraid I'm going to ...... in this life I can't be a general......"

"Little Bean—"

Gu Changfeng suddenly tore Dou Fang's clothes, saw his beaten chest, hugged Dou Fang, who was out of breath, and cried.

An Yi rushed to the south like crazy, fell to the ground and got up again to continue running, Shen Fengdao quickly caught up, hugged An Yi who was out of control, An Yi struggled like crazy, and shouted with all his might:

"Liu Shoujiang, fuck your mother...... Fuck you......"

(To be continued)