At the same time that the main force of the North China Army was trying to concentrate all its efforts to break through the encirclement, the Central China Army on the southern front was also making frequent moves, and after the detour of the 3rd Division failed in the battle, Ji Jialiangfu, who had already led his troops to infiltrate the rear of the Tiger Ben Army's Yingzhou defense line, immediately decided to abandon the advance to the depth of the Tiger Ben Army, and instead turned around and launched an attack from the rear of Yingzhou, in an attempt to attack Yingzhou with the main force of the Central China Army.

In Yingzhou County, the direction of the north gate and the west gate is already a loud gunshot, and the sound of cannons is rumbling. Thousands of troops suddenly appeared and launched a fierce assault on the defensive positions outside the city of the 4th Division.

Fortunately, Wang Baoshan, deputy commander of the Fourth Division, mobilized troops in time to resist bravely and temporarily blocked the attack of the devils.

In the city, at the headquarters of the Fourth Division, Wang Baoshan began to paced back and forth restlessly after sending a telegram to Chu Jingming asking for help.

Although the position was not lost, but the second division was suffering heavy casualties, if there is no reinforcement reinforcements, it is very likely to be lost, thirty miles of shop is the barrier of Yingzhou, once lost, then Yingzhou will fall into the front and rear of the army.

Yingzhou, as the southern barrier of the entire northern Anhui base area, is even more important, if Yingzhou is lost, the main force of the Central China Army can drive straight in, capture the base area of the Tiger Ben Army, and cut off the rear road of the Tiger Ben Army.

Without a base area, the Tiger Army will not be able to accomplish its strategic goal of encircling and annihilating the main force of the North China Army, and at that time, the battlefield situation that has just taken a turn for the better may be immediately reversed.

Just when Wang Baoshan was anxious and irritable, an adjutant walked in excitedly, saluted him and said, "The deputy division's seat has arrived." ”

"What?" Wang Baoshan was stunned when he heard this, and asked in disbelief: "What did you say?" ”

"When the military seat arrives, the people are outside." The adjutant repeated.

This time, Wang Baoshan heard it clearly, and immediately said happily: "Go, come with me to meet the military seat!" Before the words fell, the man had already stepped out.

The adjutant didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly chased him out.

When Wang Baoshan and his adjutant had just arrived outside the compound of the division headquarters, they saw Qiao Anbang striding towards him surrounded by two female attendants.

Wang Baoshan hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The military seat is coming, and the humble duty is far away, please forgive the sin!" ”

"Hey, Deputy Division Commander Wang doesn't need to be polite, besides, you don't know, don't blame those who don't know, the war is important, first tell me what the gunfire is in the northwest of the city." Qiao Anbang waved his hand, and then asked as he walked towards the courtyard of the division headquarters.

In order to prevent his whereabouts from being exposed, Qiao Anbang did not inform Wang Baoshan and Chu Jingming before coming, so it was naturally impossible for them to know in advance.

"Hey!" Wang Baoshan nodded hurriedly, followed by Qiao Anbang replied: "An hour ago, our scouts found two armies on the north bank and south bank of the Yinghe River at the same time. ”

"Oh? Have you figured out the number and size of the enemy outside the city? As he spoke, the group had already entered the division headquarters, and Qiao Anbang walked straight to the giant combat map spread out on the conference table and asked.

"The number of the enemy outside the city is unknown, and the strength is about 3,000 people." Wang Baoshan replied respectfully.

Qiao Anbang stared at the map in front of him, and Nan Nan said, "More than three thousand? It seems that it is a partial division of the devil again. ”

"Commander, what are we going to do? Division Commander Cao had already called to say that several divisions and regiments of the Central China Army had launched fierce attacks in turn, and the Second Division had suffered heavy losses, and even Division Commander Cao's guard battalion had been sent to the front. ”

"Huh?" Qiao Anbang frowned when he heard this, it seems that if he comes a little later, maybe Thirty Lipu and even Yingzhou will not be able to hold it.

After pondering for a while, Qiao Anbang raised his head and asked, "Deputy Division Commander Wang, how many troops do we have in the city now?" As long as the number of guns is counted, regardless of the number of men or baggage soldiers. ”

"If you add the signal corps and baggage corps, as well as the cooking squads of each regiment and battalion, the total strength should be more than 6,000 people." Wang Baoshan replied after a rough calculation.

Qiao Anbang nodded with a relieved face, the total strength of the fourth division was originally about 15,000 people, minus a regiment of sacrificed soldiers and the reconnaissance battalion, guard battalion and a regiment taken away by Chu Jingming, and the remaining strength of more than 6,000 people in the city should be a real number.

Just as Qiao Anbang was thinking about how to fight the next battle, Yali next to him suddenly spoke: "Why does our side have more than 6,000 people, while the enemy outside the city only has more than 3,000 people, but it is still only a defense?" We can defeat or even annihilate them with absolute superiority. ”

Liang Jiahan, who was standing next to Yali, was also at a loss, and nodded lightly involuntarily, and the second daughter looked at Wang Baoshan with inquiring eyes at the same time.

Wang Baoshan explained with some embarrassment: "I don't know, my Fourth Infantry Division has just been established, except for the guard battalion and reconnaissance battalion directly under the division headquarters and the veterans of the first infantry regiment, which have already formed a combat unit, most of the remaining two regiments are new recruits, plus the training is insufficient, so although the strength is superior, the combat effectiveness is not dominant at all!" ”

"Oh!" Yali and Liang Jiahan nodded as if they didn't understand, and their eyes turned to Qiao Anbang again.

Qiao Anbang just thought about making a decision, and suddenly, a signal soldier suddenly ran in quickly, panting and saluting Qiao Anbang: "The military seat, the third division, and the third division are in a hurry!" ”

"What?" Qiao Anbang and Wang Baoshan both changed color when they heard this.

"The Sixth Division and the 114th Division of the Army forcibly crossed the Huaihe Bridge, the Third Division was outnumbered and forced to retreat to Huaiyuan County, and now the three divisions' positions along the river have all been lost, and Huaiyuan County has also fallen into the siege of devils, and Li Jupeng's division commander urgently called for help!" The communications soldier did not dare to slack off, and quickly read into the message.

"Sixth Division?!" Qiao Anbang's face turned blue and slammed his fist on the conference table. Just now, he had already drawn up a battle plan, and sent 4,000 officers and men of the fourth division in the city to quickly reinforce the second division, first consolidating the 30-mile position, and at the same time transferring Chu Jingming to lead a reconnaissance battalion and a regiment to quickly return to Yingzhou, and then join forces outside the city to kill the 3,000 troops outside the city, and then go all out to fight against the main force of the Central China Army, which is short of logistical supplies, as long as the Tiger Ben Army can block their attack, after their ammunition, food, and grass are exhausted, the Central China Army will definitely retreat without a fight.

It's just that at the moment, the Huaihe defense line was suddenly broken through by the army, and Huaiyuan was in a hurry, so that the battle plan he had just finalized was in vain before it was implemented.

"Throne, what are we going to do?" Wang Baoshan had no idea at this time, Yingzhou and Huaiyuan were in a hurry at the same time, in his opinion, with the current situation and the troops that the Tiger Ben Army could mobilize, it was really impossible to return to the sky.

Qiao Anbang paced back and forth with a solemn face, muttered for a moment, and then turned to Yali behind him and asked, "Where is the third division and one regiment that was ordered to return to the Pheasant and the set before?" Are you also surrounded by devils in Huaiyuan County? ”

"No, after the crisis of Pheasant and Ji is resolved, the three divisions and one regiment that are about to arrive in Pheasant and Ji will be ordered to return to Huaiyuan, and they should still be halfway at this moment." Yali thought for a moment and replied.

"That's right!" Qiao Anbang thought about it, if it weren't for the main force and the first regiment being transferred back to reinforce Pheasant and Ji, the army wanted to break through the Huai River defense line of the third division, but I was afraid that it would not be so easy.

"It's a bit tricky!" Qiao Anbang turned around and walked to the map, carefully pondered for a long time, patted the map and said, "There is." ”

Wang Baoshan and the others looked at Qiao Anbang with earnest eyes.

Qiao Anbang immediately said: "Deputy Division Commander Wang! "Humble duty!" Wang Baoshan hurriedly stepped forward and responded.

"You immediately mobilize 4,000 men and horses, and you personally lead the second division to help, before I solve the 3,000 devils in the northwest of the city, you and Cao Er must guard 30 miles for me, if there is a difference, military law will be engaged!"

"Yes!" Wang Baoshan replied loudly, and then said with a worried face: "But, military seat, if I take away 4,000 men and horses, there will only be 2,000 people left in the city, and 2,000 people against 3,000 well-trained devils, right...... After all, your safety is important! ”

"Well, you don't have to worry about this, I have my own way." Qiao Anbang waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and go, Thirty Mile Pu is in urgent need of reinforcements!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Baoshan didn't say much, and once again stepped forward and promised: "Please rest assured, even if you fight to the last soldier, the humble rank will never give up an inch of land!" ”

"Go ahead!" Qiao Anbang nodded solemnly.

Wang Baoshan immediately turned around and strode out before walking out.

After seeing Wang Baoshan leave, Qiao Anbang immediately said to the signal soldiers: "Immediately send a telegram to Chu Jingming, let him send a telegram to the first infantry regiment and the reconnaissance battalion directly under the division headquarters to help Huaiyuan County, and send a telegram to Jiang Wei, the commander of the third division and the first regiment, so that he can temporarily stop advancing and garrison in the area of Liulin and Paradise, so as to prevent the army from taking the opportunity to advance to our Mengcheng and Lixin base areas." ”

"Yes!" The signal soldier stepped forward and turned away.

Qiao Anbang hurriedly raised his hand and shouted, "Wait! ”

"Commander, what else do you command?" The communications soldier asked, turning around.

"Then send a telegram to the Guanji Reading Force Garrison Brigade, that is, from now on, the garrison brigade, the guard battalion directly under the division headquarters of the Third Division, and the 4,000 technicians of the Guanji Arsenal will be reorganized into the Temporary Eighth Brigade of the Tiger Army, and Liu Guodong will be promoted to major general and brigade commander, and Ji Changfeng will be promoted to colonel and deputy brigade commander! After the order arrived, Liu Guodong and Ji Changfeng should immediately lead their troops to aid Yingzhou City, and those who violated the order will be severely punished! Qiao Anbang said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The Signal Soldier replied loudly again, and immediately turned and hurried away.

ps: Wow wow, I was called to my mother's house to make dumplings today, I was delayed for a day in vain, and there are still three hours, I will try to code out another nine thousand, and strive to finish it before twelve o'clock! On the first day of the month, all the gods are frantically begging for a monthly pass, and last month's update was not strong, and we don't have the face to open a single chapter, but the cheeky and weak ask for a few monthly passes, purely to encourage me to work hard to code words.

The rest of the story will be very exciting.

(To be continued)