After Qiao Anbang said goodbye to Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, he led his troops to bypass Xuzhou and rush along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal towards Taierzhuang, Xuzhou is about 60 kilometers away from Taierzhuang in a straight line, and the real marching distance is about 70 kilometers.

After more than an hour of rapid marching, Qiao Anbang led the tiger army to Jiawang Town, which is located 40 kilometers northwest of Xuzhou, when the sun had set and night was slowly falling. Facing the light of the sunset, the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army began to get out of the car to rest, and the cooking class began to bury the pot to make rice.

Qiao Anbang, accompanied by Liang Jiahan, stepped out of the armored car and began to inspect the team, and Zhang Xudong, the commander of the armored brigade, asked puzzledly: "General seat, Taierzhuang's military situation is urgent, why don't we continue to advance, but stop?" ”

"Don't worry, judging from the telegram we deciphered the 10th Division, now the 10th Division of the Army has just advanced to Taierzhuang, Sun Lianzhong's Second Group Army was formerly known as General Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army, and the Northwest Army has a fine tradition of being able to fight and endure hardships, especially the knife skills of the officers and men of the Northwest Army, which is the only magic weapon to restrain the devil's bayonet technique, so the devil wants to defeat Sun Lianzhong in a short time and capture Taierzhuang, which is impossible.

Let Sun Lianzhong's troops consume the spirit of the army, and wait until Tang Enbo's troops complete the encirclement task, and then our army will attack in one fell swoop and take the lead in blowing the horn of counterattack! Qiao Anbang said thoughtfully, "What's more, our army has been fighting continuously, and it has marched all the way to this point, whether it is vehicles, fuel, or soldiers, they continue to rest and replenish. ”

"General seat, what if the army captures Taierzhuang before we arrive?" Zhang Xudong said with some worry.

"That's not afraid, Jiawang Town is the only way to attack Xuzhou, even if Taierzhuang is lost, isn't there still my Tiger Army, there are 30,000 elites of our Tiger Army, even if the army has 100,000 troops, it will not be able to take a step forward." After Huainan annihilated 100,000 Yue troops one after another, Qiao Anbang's confidence increased greatly, in fact, he wanted to see Sun Lianzhong, Tang Enbo and other troops fight with the Yue army, which not only consumed the sharp spirit of the devil, but also provided an opportunity for himself to take the opportunity to gather the rout and integrate the remnants of other troops.

"That is, with our Tiger Ben Army, even if we come to the three Tenth Divisions, we are not afraid of him." Zhang Xudong said proudly with confidence.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Nanguan of Taierzhuang Walled City, the headquarters of the 31st Division.

Lieutenant General Chi Fengcheng, the current commander of the 31st Division, was frowning and smoking a cigarette, only one day, the army had only attacked for one day, and he had lost nearly 2,000 men and horses, and if he continued to fight at this pace, his 31st Division would be completely lost in less than five days.

"Commander, you can eat something." Li Dongming, the attendant adjutant, walked into the division headquarters with a bowl of Shandong pancakes and said to Chi Fengcheng.

"I don't eat, how is the situation of the 184th Regiment?" Chi Fengcheng waved his hand and asked a little irritably.

"Back to the division, the 184th Regiment has successfully withstood the last attack of the Yue army, the 185th Regiment and the 183rd Regiment have also repelled the attack of the devils, and the current positions are still in our hands, but the cavalry battalion has suffered heavy losses because of the attack by the armored forces of the Yue Army, and now there are less than 100 people left in the whole battalion, and many of them are wounded." Li Dongming replied.

"Damn, this time it's evil, the little devil's firepower is too fierce, there are heavy artillery and tanks on the ground, and there are planes in the sky, damn we don't even have decent artillery, let alone planes and tank cars, this battle is really fucking heartwarming." The more Chi Fengcheng thought about it, the more angry he became.

In fact, he knew that since the 10th Division had been reinforced by the 14th Division, the 14th Division had taken over the garrison of Jining and other important towns that had been captured, so that the 10th Division was able to pour out of the nest, and the number of artillery and armored troops equipped with the 33rd Brigade was very amazing.

At this time, the combat effectiveness of the Segu Qi Brigade was more than twice as strong as the original history, and if there was no Tiger Ben Army of Qiao Anbang, Taierzhuang would have been lost, and the Battle of Xuzhou would have been defeated.

"Yes, the devil's artillery fire is too fierce, and many of our people died under the devil's artillery fire and aircraft bombardment." Li Dongming also nodded angrily and agreed.

"You go and inform the commanders of all regiments to come to the division headquarters for a meeting, and tonight we will take advantage of the night to launch a counterattack on the Japanese army and regain the positions we lost during the day." After pondering for a while, Chi Fengcheng instructed Li Dongming.

"Yes!" Li Dongming hurriedly responded, then turned around and left quickly.

About half an hour ago, the two brigade commanders of the 31st Division, the four regiment commanders, and the commander of the cavalry battalion directly under the division were ordered to rush to the division headquarters, and the 31st Division was only a B division in the [***] sequence, with poor equipment and a lack of heavy weapons, but all the officers and men of the 31st Division from the Northwest Army were each carrying an iron broadsword.

Chi Fengcheng glanced around at several subordinates with a torch in his eyes, and said directly to the point: "Brothers, as the saying goes, the best defense is to attack, passive defense, and in the end it can only be eaten by the devil in one bite, but during the day, the devil has planes and artillery, and we have to desperately block it, but now at night the devil's plane can't take off, and the artillery has to be blinded, it's time for our 31st Division to attack, I decided that each regiment will form a broadsword death squad to launch a counterattack on the devil at night, Reclaim the positions we lost during the day! ”

"Division, this time the death squad will also let our cavalry battalion participate." Lieutenant Colonel Liu Lanzhai, commander of the cavalry battalion, was still wrapped in gauze on one arm, which was wounded by a machine gun bullet from the devil during the day.

Chi Fengcheng looked at Liu Lanzhai's wounded arm, and thought that the cavalry battalion had suffered heavy losses during the day, so he immediately refused: "Battalion Commander Liu, you are injured, and the cavalry battalion has also suffered heavy casualties, so it is better to stay as a reserve." ”

When Liu Lanzhai heard this, his eyes immediately widened angrily, and he ate the gauze hanging around his neck, and said with tears in his eyes: "When the national disaster is at the head, everyone is brave and brave to resist the enemy, how can our cavalry battalion be left behind?" Isn't it just an arm, I, Liu Lanzhai, can still lift a saber without an arm, and can still hack a few little devils to death, in a battle during the day, more than 300 brothers in my cavalry battalion, two-thirds of them sacrificed their lives for the country, how can I, as a battalion commander, be greedy for life and afraid of death? Please ask for the approval of the division, all the brothers of my cavalry battalion are willing to participate in the battle on foot, cut a few more little devils, and avenge the sacrificed brothers! ”

"Good!" Chi Fengcheng and several other regiment commanders all looked at Liu Lanzhai with admiration, and immediately nodded solemnly and said: "I approve, Battalion Commander Liu, tonight the cavalry battalion will organize a death squad with the 184th Regiment, and I will personally lead you to attack the little devils at night!" Take back our positions! ”

"Thank you for the completion of the master's seat," Liu Lanzhai immediately saluted Chi Fengcheng.

Chi Fengcheng nodded, and then said to several regiment commanders: "You all go back and organize the troops as soon as possible, at ten o'clock in the evening, each regiment will attack the enemy in front of you at the same time, and be sure to recapture the positions lost during the day!" ”

"Yes!" Several brigade and regiment commanders responded one after another, and immediately turned around and left.

Before everyone left, Chi Fengcheng helped Liu Lanzhai re-tie the gauze and patted Liu Lanzhai's shoulder to show respect.

The night was like paint, and the wind was cold.

In the walled city of Taierzhuang, on a street in the position of the 184th Regiment of the 31st Division, 200 infantry and more than 100 cavalry of the cavalry battalion on foot have been assembled, and while the soldiers are waiting, the division commander Chi Fengcheng strode out of the division headquarters surrounded by cavalry battalion commander Liu Lanzhai, attendant adjutant Li Dongming, and 184th regiment commander Wan Zilin.

Facing the cold wind, Chi Fengcheng looked at the more than 300 death squad members with a hideous face, and everywhere he looked, all the officers and soldiers held their heads high. After inspecting back and forth, Chi Fengcheng said loudly with an awe-inspiring expression: "Brothers, Taierzhuang is the last barrier in Xuzhou, if this place is lost, Xuzhou is in danger, Xuzhou is an important town in my Central Plains, and there is no room for loss, so we have to defend Taierzhuang no matter what, during the day, we can only defend passively under the bombardment of the devil's plane and artillery, and we can only defend passively, and we have suffered all the birds, and now the time for revenge has come, all of them!" ”

As Chi Fengcheng's voice fell, more than 300 daredevils stood upright.

"Draw your sword!" Chi Fengcheng shouted loudly, and took the lead in raising his ghost-headed broadsword.

More than 300 daredevils also pulled out the iron broadsword on their backs, following the example of Chifeng City and standing upright, for a time the entire street was as dense as a forest, under the light of the torches, the snow-white blade reflected the seeping cold.

A murderous aura suddenly spread, and Chi Fengcheng was very satisfied with a slight forehead, and immediately said coldly: "Brothers, serve the country tonight!" With your broadswords, join me in cutting off the heads of the pirates and retake our position! If you don't succeed, you will be a benevolent! "Serve the country and regain the position!" More than 300 soldiers lowered their voices and responded in unison: "Swear to trace the master's seat, and if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent!" ”

"Let's go!" Chi Feng Castle broadsword waved in the direction of the north of the city, and ordered loudly. Adjutant Li Dongming, cavalry company commander Liu Lanzhai and others hurriedly followed, more than 300 soldiers also turned around, followed closely with knives, and more than 300 people rushed towards the direction of the army position in the north of the city.

At the same time, the death squads of the 183rd Regiment and the 185th Regiment outside the city were also assembled one after another, and under the leadership of their respective regiment commanders, they launched a night attack on the enemy in front of them.

(To be continued)