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When He Zhengdao led the new 67th Army to encircle and annihilate the 10th Division that advanced to Xinyang from the direction of Funan. The Japanese army, which was www.biquge.info the main attack of the 16th Division, also launched an attack on the blocking forces of the Central Army.

Compared with He Zhengdao, who launched an attack at night, the Fujin Mountain position defended by the 71st Army during the day had already withstood the fierce attack of Japanese aircraft and heavy artillery. Fortunately, the 71st Army fought very tenaciously, and the Japanese army also did not take advantage of it.

Although it was already night, the officers and men of the 71st Army, who could be deployed on Fujin Mountain, also did not dare to slack off in the slightest. Repair the fortifications and bunkers that were blown up during the day, and be equally vigilant against the possible attack of the Japanese army at any time.

In the face of the blocked defense area that had been tried, the 16th Division of the Japanese Army also knew that if they wanted to enter Guyang and go straight to Xinyang, they must first break through the blocking position of the 71st Army. Otherwise, they will not be able to move on.

Fortunately, the Japanese army, which planned to march into Wuhan this time, also hoped to find the elite Central Army for a decisive battle. In the eyes of the Japanese army, the only way to bring the Nationalist Government to its knees was to eliminate the elite units of the Central Army, which the Nationalist Government relied on.

Only Lao Jiang can still preserve these elite troops of the Central Army. It was almost impossible for the Japanese army to force the Nationalist government to surrender. In this case, they don't want to fight and must fight.

On the first day of fighting, the Japanese army still adopted the method of increasing aircraft and artillery in turn, constantly depleting the 71st Army's will to fight. As for the several ground offensives launched, they were more used to test the blocking firepower of the 71st Army.

Seeing that night fell, the commander of the 16th Division, Keisuke Fujie, also ordered the troops to stop the attack. Even in order to avoid a night attack by the Central Army, he also ordered his troops to set up defensive blocking positions on the periphery of the garrison.

Convening the division and brigade commander to discuss the matter, Fujie Keisuke said with a somewhat solemn expression: "It can be seen from our tentative attack during the day that it should be the 71st Army of the Central Army that is responsible for blocking us this time.

They are also the elite troops of the Central Army, and if they want to break through their defensive lines, it seems that this time we will be ready for a hard battle. Your Excellency the Commander has also sent a telegram earlier, telling us to inflict heavy damage on this enemy who is standing in front of us.

In view of this situation, I have specially summoned you here tonight to discuss the matter in the hope of coming up with a practical solution. As long as we break through their line of defense, I believe that our next road to Wuhan will be much easier. ”

Listening to what Fujie Keisuke said, a brigade commander said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, judging from the situation that we sent infantry to test the attack during the day, they have built a lot of strong blocking fortifications in this area.

Although we have an air force to cooperate with the artillery, if we attack head-on, I am afraid that our casualties will not be too small. In this case, can we propose to the command to send a force to the flank and attack them? ”

Faced with the words of the brigade commander, Fujie Keisuke thought for a while and said, "Our 10th Division has now arrived in Huaibin. At this time, they believe that they have successfully taken Huaibin City. Next, they will directly attack the Huangchuan area.

If all goes well, it is believed that the 10th Division will be able to reach Huangchuan and launch an attack on the defenders there in three days. As long as Huangchuan is taken in one fell swoop, our two divisions will be able to flank the 71st Army stationed here in front and rear.

It's just that in the past three days, we need to hold off the 71st Army that is blocking us, and we can't let them escape. Therefore, in the next three days of offensive operations, all units must work hard to create fighters for the encirclement of our two divisions.

If we can defeat the 71st Army that blocked us in one fell swoop this time, then the next enemies we need to face will be the ragtag army of the Nationalist Government. Of course, there is also the 77th Army, which we must resolutely eliminate.

Judging from the current battle situation, whether Huangchuan can win smoothly is also the key to this battle. And now stationed in Huangchuan is also the target of our empire's killing, the independent division of the Eighth Route Army from northern Shaanxi.

Fortunately, our air force had already carried out a sudden air attack on the department before, causing them to suffer a lot of losses. As long as the 10th Division can defeat them, victory in this battle to Wuhan will definitely belong to us. ”

In Keisuke Fujie's view, their next attack still needs to be grasped in terms of strength. If there is a chance to break through the blocking position of the 71st Army, then they will naturally not miss such an opportunity.

If you can't break through, you must also preserve your living strength as much as possible and not die with the 71st Army. In the final analysis, they want to annihilate the elite troops of the Central Army as much as possible, why doesn't the Central Army want to annihilate their elite division?

It's a pity that after their night meeting, they were looking forward to the next victory. Looking at Yoshio Shinozuka, who had stopped breathing after being fished out of the river, Zhu Fei, who was staying aside, also felt very regretful.

'Damn, I still want to catch a live, but I let the Dragon Lord take the lead. ’

As soon as the words came out, the members of the Saber Special Combat Team also thought it was funny. In fact, the task of the saber trip has undoubtedly been well accomplished. Although it was said that a bridge was blown up, this battle achievement was still very great.

A Japanese lieutenant general, a Japanese major general, including the guards in charge of the guard of the division headquarters, were all annihilated by sabers at the bridgehead. The corpses in that place can already tell a lot.

Just when Zhu Fei ordered the team members to clean up the battlefield, the telegraph operator who accompanied the battle also said in a timely manner: "Captain, the commander calls back!" Let's take the loot and return where we are. The reconnaissance regiment has already taken out the blocking force of the little devils. ”

'Good! However, make sure to have the tanks and armored vehicles that fell into the river picked up later. The rest of the tank was driven back to the headquarters along with the armored car. Hopefully, this time, we'll be able to equip an armored detachment as well. ’

'Yes, Captain! ’

It was learned that the headquarters of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army had been terminated, and the division commander and chief of staff had also been killed. He Zhengdao was happy and quickly said: "Order the blocking troops, keep a certain number of troops stationed in place, and the rest of the troops will begin to encircle." ”

Listening to He Zhengdao's order, Chief of Staff Luo Ruiqing also said happily: "This battle is so beautiful!" A division of the little devils was so easily annihilated by us. When this news spreads, you're afraid you're going to be famous again! ”

'It's okay! I still like this kind of name. It's just that the news of this victory will be hidden for a while. After the battle was over, a main regiment was dispatched to change into the uniforms of the Japanese army and let them move in the direction of Huangchuan.

As for here, the people of the Huaibin Garrison Brigade were also asked to change into Japanese military uniforms and stay around to exercise. Be sure to create the illusion that the Japanese army is still attacking Huaibin City. The rest of the main forces began to advance covertly towards Guyang.

I hope we can block the retreat of the little devils before the Japanese army reacts. They've been chasing and fighting all the way, and now it's our turn to fight back. As long as we defeat them, we will be more than half of our mission.

By the way, regarding the battle situation this time, the central government and the headquarters can report in the form of a secret telegram according to the actual situation. A telegram to the Fifth Theater of Operations could have given us a little higher a higher rate of battle damage.

Those who have extra people can also be assigned to the base area one after another. That way, when the war is over, we will have an excuse to recruit and rebuild our troops. We can't afford to miss such a good development opportunity. ’

'Well, I know, I'll just take care of that!' ’

When the new 67th Army was expanded, many people felt a little puzzled. I don't understand He Zhengdao and why the reorganization of the troops should be completed in the base area. As soon as the troop is full, it will naturally be difficult to recruit troops when they arrive here.

However, in He Zhengdao's view, there are many advantages to pulling the troops here at full strength, at least to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the troops is complete. The newly expanded troops will also be tempered in the future and enhance their combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

Every time you fight with the Japanese army, there will inevitably be a certain amount of battle damage. If there is a battle loss, it means that the troops need to be re-recruited. On the other hand, He Zhengdao also had reason to ask the Central Army for compensation and corresponding war damage supplies.

In fact, with the help of exaggerated battle losses, He Zhengdao successively filled the veteran units that had been trained into the guerrilla units formed in various parts of the Dabie Mountains, thus increasing the combat strength of the troops in the entire Dabie Mountain base area.

At the same time, it can also greatly reduce the vigilance of the Central Army against them. After all, if their battle losses with the Japanese army were much smaller than those of the Central Army, Lao Chiang's suspicions would presumably be more vigilant against them.

Now that he is exaggerating the big war losses, seeing that He Zhengdao has brought so many elite losses, Lao Jiang will also feel relieved. They would even think that their plan to send He Zhengdao to fight south and consume the strength of the Eighth Route Army had been realized.

This plan of secretly crossing Chen Cang was approved by the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters when He Zhengdao led the troops to the expedition. In Mr. Zhu's words, he hoped that the 67th Army's expedition would reorganize the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base areas.

Even in the words of Mao Taizu, if He Zhengdao can expand the army to 100,000 in the Dabie Mountain area. Then they will be able to form the Central China Military Division, and when they are here, they will also have a certain right to speak and military strength.

With such a unit here, as long as the strategic passage from Hebei to Shaanxi is opened at that time, the Central Army will want to encircle and suppress the Central China Military Region in the Dabie Mountains, but I am afraid it will not be an easy task.

Moreover, another advantage of the establishment of the Central China Military Region is that it can be connected with the base areas of the New Fourth Army as much as possible. If this strategic vision can be realized, it is believed that it will also play a vital role for the Eighth Route Army in the future.

It's just that the rice has to be eaten one bite at a time, and He Zhengdao will not be too anxious. At this time, the most important thing is to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the battle and continuously lay a solid foundation for the base troops.

Of course, another crucial point is to rebuild the rural base areas of the Eighth Route Army. It must win the support and recognition of the broad masses of rural people in the Dabie Mountain area, and the Central China Military Region, which may be established ahead of schedule in the future, will be able to survive here.

In such a place, if there is no recognition and support from the people. He Zhengdao also felt that no matter how many troops he had at hand, he believed that it would be a castle in the air, and such a base would not last long! (To be continued.) )