At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Ouyang Jian hurried to a mountain col southwest of Nanning. According to the order of the commander of the theater of operations, all the officers and men of the 5th Army have been on standby in this col for more than a month. In a dense forest, Army Commander Du Yuming saw Ouyang Jian and said excitedly: "General Ouyang, I can look forward to you." During this time, we didn't dare to report for fear of exposing the target, and we didn't know anything about what was going on outside. The whole army has asked for battle, it's time for us to attack! ”

"As the commander-in-chief, you can't hold your breath, how to command thousands of troops. At present, the time is ripe for a counterattack, and the Japanese 5th Division is being dragged under the city of Nanning, whether or not you can eat this tiger and wolf division depends on your 5th Army. "General Ouyang, we have been holding back our strength for a long time, so you can give an order!" "Don't worry, I want to make the situation clear, before coming, Commander Bai had ordered the 16th Army to launch a large-scale attack to drag the Japanese 38th Division to the greatest extent."

Ouyang Jian walked to the military map and continued: "You see, the New Sixth Army has begun to outflank in the east, and the 99th Army has also outflanked from the northwest. The task of your army is to insert and cut off and outflank the 5th and 38th divisions of the Japanese army. Zheng Dongguo! "Here!" "Your Rongyi Division uses all its trucks, and you must arrive at Fengting in the early morning of tomorrow, build a defensive position, and block the Japanese 38th Division from going north for reinforcements, and never allow the Japanese army to cross Fengting a step." "Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Zheng Dongguo stood upright.

"Qiu Qingquan!" "Here! Your division will occupy Fusui County before 10 o'clock tomorrow and outflank it from the southwest, and be sure to get in touch with the 99th Army to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through to the southwest! "Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! "Dianlan!" "Here!" Dai Anlan was in high spirits, and his body was full of fighting passion. "Your unit will be inserted into Dawangtan tomorrow morning, the 1st and 2nd tank regiments, and the armored fighting vehicle brigade will take the lead in attacking northward, and the infantry regiment will follow."

Ouyang Jian turned to Du Yuming and said, "Commander Du, in order to ensure the total annihilation of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, I will follow the chariot regiment, and you will lead the military headquarters and directly subordinate troops to follow the 22nd Division." "General Ouyang, the chariot regiment is charging into battle, it is very dangerous, I will follow the chariot regiment to act!" You lead the military headquarters in full command! "Okay, don't fight, this is an order from the theater command. The key to how to do a good job in encirclement and annihilation operations lies in moving in unison. The departments were ready immediately and set off in an hour! ”

Du Yuming looked at Ouyang Jian's resolute face, raised his hands to salute the army, and all the generals raised their hands to salute. Ouyang Jian, as the commander of the theater of operations, actually took the lead in righteousness, which made all the generals moved and admired. In order to effectively intercept the Japanese 38th Division from going north for reinforcements, the 200th and 22nd Divisions supplemented the regiments and requisitioned the Rong 1st Division to strengthen its combat strength and ensure the smooth implementation of the blocking operation on the southern front.

The Rongyi Division was the first to set out, and because of the limited number of trucks and the fact that the trucks had to be loaded with combat materials, half of the officers and men of the Rongyi Division sat in cars and half on foot. The mighty army drove towards the southeast, watching the Rong 1st Division leave. Ouyang Jian shook hands with Du Yuming, "See you in victory!" "See you in victory!" Without any extra words, Ouyang Jian put on a steel helmet, and the guard Xiao Wang carried Ouyang Jian's special sniper rifle and got into an armored car with a few guards, and Dai Anlan got into another armored car.

The motor roars and the iron flows. The 1st and 2nd tank regiments and armored fighting vehicle regiments of the 5th Army have 85 Soviet-style tanks and 110 German-style armored fighting vehicles. These equipment were all purchased with blood, and the original historical foreign aid has undergone significant changes due to Ouyang Jian's butterfly effect. In particular, the aid of Soviet Russia turned into purchases. Even if you spend money to buy them, you will no longer be able to get Soviet Russian weapons under the current circumstances. The butterfly effect prompted Soviet Russia to fornicate with Japan in advance, perhaps this was a causal effect.

At present, the total strength of the tank regiment is about 3,000 people, and the 598th Regiment, 599th Regiment, and 600th Regiment of the 200th Division (the 1st Division of the Supplementary Regiment is recruited and transferred), including the troops directly under the division, have a total strength of about 8,000 people. Dai Anlan ordered the 598th Regiment, which was all equipped with submachine guns, to follow the armored troops, and at this time, a strange landscape appeared, all tanks were crawling with soldiers, and all armored combat vehicles were carrying soldiers inside and out. Tanks drove the way in front, trucks loaded with ammunition and fuel in the middle, armored fighting vehicles in the back, and two infantry regiments marching on foot in the rear.

At about 10 p.m., the troops arrived at the designated position. Ouyang Jian ordered the armored troops to rest for 3 hours, and in a military tent, Ouyang Jian, Dai Anlan and other generals studied the battle plan. "Ladies and gentlemen, the armored forces are moving at 1 o'clock in the morning. According to intelligence, a logistics wing of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army is stationed in Dawangtan, and it is required that Dawangtan be taken by noon tomorrow and that the logistics wing of the Japanese army be completely annihilated. "Got it!"

"Master Dai!" "Here!" "You command the 599th Regiment and the 600th Regiment to advance north along Highway 12 on the left flank, and you must occupy Xitang before noon tomorrow!" "Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! "This time to encircle and annihilate the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, the Ministry of National Defense mobilized all air forces to participate in the battle, and more than 50 fighters have been stationed at Guilin Airport, in addition to the front-line airfields in Hunan will also provide full air support. Whether or not the 5th Division of the Japanese Army can be eaten is whether the attack of the 200th Division is sharp. ”

"Please rest assured General Ouyang, all the officers and men of the 200th Division will never let the Japanese 5th Division escape." Dianlan assured. "Okay, there are still 2 hours before the operation, everyone hurry up and get some sleep." "General Ouyang, the 599th Regiment and the 600th Regiment will arrive in another hour, I'll go and arrange it." "After the 599th Regiment and the 600th Regiment arrive, we must seize the time to rest, and we can start moving at 6 o'clock in the morning tomorrow!" "Understood!" Walking out of the military tent, Dai Anlan said to the chief of staff.

"After three years of fighting, it wasn't a scary time. However, this combat operation was the most unified, the most well-planned, and the most confident. In particular, General Ouyang personally commanded the city, forming an atmosphere of unity. From the ancient road: one general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies, but fortunately General Ouyang is with us. "Yes! Ouyang Jianjun is thoughtful and resolute. The officers and soldiers are so informative, General Ouyang is the Dinghai Divine Needle! The chief of staff was impressed.

After dark, in a natural cave, Xia Wei, commander of the 16th Group Army, reported with a telegram in his hand: "The Theater Command issued the No. 1 operational order to launch a large-scale attack on the Japanese 38th Division, and it is necessary to delay the 38th Division to ensure that the main force encircles and annihilates the Japanese 5th Division." Finally, the day came, and the telegraph ordered all the troops to fight bravely and attack freely. "The radio waves flew in all directions, and most of the troops left in the Japanese area were battalion-level units, so as not to expose the target and facilitate concealment.

That night, a large-scale attack suddenly broke out in a vast area north and south of Qinzhou. The news quickly reached the Guangzhou command. During this time, the 5th Division was dragged under the city of Nanning, and the commander Guzhuang Ganlang realized that the troops were far from enough. According to intelligence, the enemy army continued to invest troops on the front line in Nanning, presumably in a decisive battle in Nanning. Since the 38th Division was responsible for the security of the rear of the 5th Division, it was unable to support the operation. For this reason, Furujo Kanro asked the base camp to increase the number of troops.

According to the situation reported by Guzhuang Ganlang, the base camp believed that if the elite troops of the Chinese army were eliminated on the front line of Nanning, it would be easy to attack Hunan in the next step. For this reason, the base camp quickly requisitioned the 58th Division of the Kwantung Army and rushed south, and now the 58th Division of the Kwantung Army has arrived in Guangzhou. According to the itinerary, the 58th Division of the Japanese Army landed in Fangchenggang and put into operation, which will take at least 7 days. While the Japanese army was deploying troops, the 38th Division suddenly came under a large-scale attack, which was obviously a planned attack.

"The attack shows that the enemy troops on the front line of Nanning are to gain time to increase reinforcements, and it can be judged that Nanning's defense is under great pressure. The 55th Division will soon arrive at Fangchenggang, and the 38th Division will be ordered to send 2 infantry wings north to support the 5th Division! Continue to intensify the attack. "Guzhuang Ganlang decisively gave the order." The general is very keen, and the large-scale attack of the enemy army is worried that the 38th Division will go north for reinforcements, and the enemy is disrupting our vision, and the result is that the intention is exposed. ”

"Order Tadayoshi Sanono to destroy the attacking enemy forces as soon as possible, and be sure to ensure the safety of the rear." The 38th Division of the Japanese Army did not have a brigade, but a wing. The division is composed of: the 38th Infantry Regiment, the 228th, 229th, and 230th Infantry Wings, the 38th Search Wing, the Field Artillery Wing, the Engineer Wing, and the Light and Heavy Infantry Wing, including the division's subordinate units, with a total strength of 25,000 people. For the large-scale attack of the 38 division, the Japanese command made a miscalculation. The 38th Division dispatched two wings to the north to support, and this deployment was understandable.

However, where did the Japanese army think that a tiger and wolf division had already quietly arrived in Fengting, cutting off the connection between the 5th Division and the 38th Division. The Japanese army did not even think that the enemy's purpose was to eat the 5th Division, and the Japanese army was not psychologically prepared for the strategic deception carried out for this. At this time, the atmosphere in the Japanese headquarters was peaceful, and the commander Guzhuang Ganlang was not aware of the danger at all, and he was thinking about how to destroy the enemy's heavy troops on the Nanning front line in the next step.

At 4 o'clock in the morning, the concealed heavy artillery located in Nanning City removed its disguise to reveal a terrifying face. The 5th Army Heavy Artillery Regiment has a total of 24 155-mm heavy guns, and the New 6th Army Heavy Artillery Battalion has 8 155-mm heavy guns, for a total of 32 heavy guns. The goal was all aimed at the Japanese heavy artillery wing, and the purpose could not be clearer, to concentrate on destroying the Japanese heavy artillery and clearing the way for counterattack operations.