As the 51st Army took the lead in attacking the 16th Division that entered the town and was trapped, the rest of the 5th Theater troops that arrived one after another also rushed to the direction of the town in the starry night, hoping to encircle the Japanese army as soon as possible. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Even in one night, it is unlikely that the 16th Division, which is still the main force stationed in the town, will be taken. But as far as Li Zongren is concerned, he has only one requirement for all combat units tonight, and that is to tighten this pocket.

As long as they can tie this pocket tightly, how to get it down as soon as possible is their task. For this reason, the units in the theater that received the order also did not dare to relax in the slightest in this matter.

Lao Jiang, who also learned of this situation, was really a little surprised that the Fifth War Zone was able to surround the 16th Division of the little devils. For this division, Lao Jiang also hated it very much.

The moment he received Li Zongren's report on the battle situation, Lao Jiang said to the attendant: "Telegraph Li Zongren, you must do everything possible to annihilate this Japanese army for me." They are the culprits of the Nanjing Massacre, and not killing them is not enough to anger the people! ”

Listening to Lao Jiang's words, the attendant officer also responded in a timely manner, but said a little cautiously: "Commission, the previous commander of the 71st Army sent a telegram from the commander of the Song Army, and their casualties in the past few days have been not small. And in the next battle, they still seem to be fighting the main attack! ”

'What do you mean?' ’

Lao Jiang, who didn't understand for a while, also asked directly. It's just that for the 71st Army, the descendant of the Central Army, Lao Jiang still cares a lot. After all, this is directly under the orders of his descendants!

Commander Song had sent a telegram saying that they had been fighting hard in the past few days. However, on Chief Li's side, it seems that he intends to let them fight the main attack. Commander Song was afraid that such a battle would be fought, and his troops would suffer huge casualties.

In the past two days, they first fought the resistance of the little devils, and finally took the lead in defeating the Japanese blocking forces. Their remaining two main divisions suffered considerable losses and casualties. If he fights the main attack again, he is afraid that the troops will really hurt their muscles and bones! ’

Compared with the 51st Army and the 77th Army, his family knows his own affairs. They all knew that in the next battle to encircle and annihilate the 16th Division, all they had to do was to act as an assist, and ensure that the little devils did not break through their defensive line.

As for the role of the main attack, I am afraid that it will still be handed over to the 71st Army. Regarding this situation, Song Xilian did seem a little indignant. After all, the cost of casualties caused by such a mission to the troops did make him feel a little heartache.

Even in the battles of the past few days, the 71st Army has fought very well, and I believe that the rewards of the national government will not be less. But Song Xilian knew very well that if he really wanted to fight out the elite of the 71st Army, Lao Jiang would definitely not give him good fruits to eat.

On the one hand, it is Li Zongren's heavy responsibility, and on the other hand, he is worried about the old Jiang Qiuhou settling accounts. Deliberately sending a telegram to complain about grievances, or to tell Lao Jiang in advance, is also very necessary in Song Xilian's opinion.

The attendant officer's explanation made Lao Jiang stunned a little and said, "How many casualties have the 71st Army suffered in the past few days?" ”

In the Lu'an Blockade Battle the previous time, they had a division with more than half of the casualties, and it has just been replenished. However, the number of recruits was still relatively large, and they were used as reserve troops by Commander Song.

The casualties of the remaining two main divisions are not small at present. Although there were no more than half of the casualties, the casualties of the two main divisions in the past two days had approached more than 10,000. Especially in today's offensive battle, they paid nearly 6,000 casualties. ’

'How could there be such a large number of casualties?' ’

As the chairman of the National Government, Lao Jiang naturally led troops, and he knew very well how high the price was. Even if the 71st Army is the main force of the Central Army, each main division is basically compiled.

However, the two main divisions combined had more than 30,000 troops, and the casualties were nearly 6,000, which is equivalent to the loss of one-fifth of the combat effectiveness in one day. Under normal circumstances, more than half of the troops with casualties can basically only rest and wait for battle.

Looking at the frowning old Jiang, the attendant officer also said helplessly: "Commission, the little devils fought very tenaciously in order to ensure the smooth breakthrough of their troops. In addition, during the day, they also had planes to help in the battle, and it was indeed not easy for Commander Song's troops to fight.

It's just that as far as the troops of the Fifth Theater can be seen at present, the combat effectiveness of the 51st Army and the 77th Army is not very good. As for the troops over there, they also seem to be fighting hard. The reinforcements sent by the little devils fought very hard against their blocking troops.

Judging from the current situation, the Japanese army has been sending reinforcements to carry out the rescue. Chief Li should also know about this situation, so he knows that he must solve it quickly. But there are only those troops in the theater, and it is difficult for local troops to be reused to deal with little devils! ”

'Isn't there a main division of the new 67th Army?' Where is their main division now? ’

According to the report of Chief Li, they are currently pressing in the direction of Lu'an. This unit was more of a sideways response, and at the same time attracted the attention of the Japanese troops stationed in Lu'an, so that they did not dare to send troops to support easily.

As for the other main division of the new 67th Army, it is currently engaged in battle with the 13th Division of the Japanese Army. According to the information we have received before, today they are fighting the same fierce battle with the Japanese army, and the casualties are not too small.

Now their troops in the war zone are afraid of less than 10,000 people. And in the past two days, they have also paid a lot of price. In this case, Chief Li was afraid that he wanted to send them, but he was afraid that they would also be powerless. ’

It was clear that Lao Jiang asked the location of the other main division of the 67th Army because he wanted the 67th Army to attack the main attack, and the attendant also explained it in a timely manner. At least in his opinion, he was afraid that this would anger the Eighth Route Army.

And after a pause for a few seconds, the attendant officer said again: "Commission, judging from the humble opinion of the humble position, even if the main division of the new 67th Army is transferred over, in addition to wasting time, I am afraid that it will not be good for us."

This time, the new 67th Army has already fought very well, and the Fifth Theater has been able to turn the tide of the unfavorable battle, and they can also be said to have contributed a lot. If they win the first credit of encircling and annihilating the 16th Division, it will be very unfavorable to our anti-Japanese war propaganda at that time.

If we can take the 16th Division this time, we can also focus on publicizing the achievements of our troops at that time. Even in this way, we can suppress the new 67th Army and encircle and annihilate the achievements of the 10th Division of the little devils! ”

It is clear that as far as the current situation of the Anti-Japanese War is concerned, although the Eighth Route Army is more engaged in the War of Resistance in the northwest. However, the situation in the northwest and north China, as well as the successive victories of the Eighth Route Army after the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, did put tremendous pressure on the Central Army.

After all, some international aid materials and funds are handed over to the national government by various countries. Now the results of the Anti-Japanese War they have achieved are not as big as those of the Eighth Route Army, and many people will feel that they have ideas.

Even after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army gathered heavy troops to attack the Central Army, and the attack on the Eighth Route Army was relatively relaxed. But in any case, the Eighth Route Army, which completely annihilated two divisions of the Japanese army, is a real thing.

It was obviously the main force of the Anti-Japanese War, but it was not as good as the local troops. Such a thing, even the common people will have ideas, not to mention other foreigners who are concerned about this war of resistance. This point, the attendant officer believes that Lao Jiang is also clear.

After saying this, Lao Jiang really looked very entangled. For him, except for the current Eighth Route Army, the rest of the local troops have basically been integrated. This made Lao Jiang feel that he finally had a bit of the taste of a national commander.

And his idea of using the outbreak of this anti-Japanese war to consume the rest of the local troops seems to be realizing step by step. First of all, the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army have almost been defeated in name only, and most of them have been digested and annexed by his Central Army.

The Jin Sui Army, which was strong before, is now struggling with only a few small territories. As for the Gui troops represented by Li Zongren, they also sent some elites to join the battle of the whole people to resist Japan.

It's just that for the current rapid development of the Eighth Route Army, Lao Jiang still has some worries. In addition, the New Fourth Army, which has controlled southern Anhui at this moment, also makes Lao Jiang feel that the Eighth Route Army seems to have become a big problem for him.

Even if he knew in his heart that now was not a good time for infighting. But he still hopes to see the little devil and the Eighth Route Army continue to fight and consume. In this way, after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, he can still occupy an absolute advantage.

Thinking of this, Lao Jiang suddenly changed the topic and said: "How is the situation in North China?" ”

According to the telegram we received earlier, the newly appointed commander of the North China Front has formulated a policy of cage siege and is constantly purging and compressing the forces behind enemy lines of the Eighth Route Army developing in North China, and it seems that certain results have been achieved.

However, the Eighth Route Army also seems to be aware of this, and they have recently moved more frequently in North China, and it seems that they are planning to fight the Japanese army in North China. Come to think of it, they won't sit still. ’

As Lao Jiang's attendant, he also knows some of the battle information and battle reports submitted every day. So much so that many times, Lao Chiang would treat him as a staff officer, and analyze and discuss the situation of the Anti-Japanese War with himself.

All along, Lao Jiang felt that North China was too quiet, and the quietness made him feel uncomfortable. After all, the Japanese army had gathered heavy troops and constantly encroached on the areas under his control, which made Lao Chiang feel very unhappy.

In contrast, the Eighth Route Army is constantly encroaching on the territory seized by the little devils. One is to keep shrinking the control area, and the other is to constantly expand the control area, and it is natural for Lao Jiang to be worried.

Now that he heard that the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army in North China seemed to be preparing to go to war again, Lao Jiang also felt a little comforted. As long as there is a war, I believe that both the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army will inevitably have to pay some costs and casualties.

After thinking for a while, Lao Jiang said: "Telegram Song Xilian, don't worry. This time, I hope he can boost the morale of our Central Army. As long as I can encircle and annihilate the 16th Division, I will reward him heavily after the war. ”

Saying such words, there is no doubt that Lao Jiang feels that the Eighth Route Army should no longer be in the limelight. Even if he knew that after this order was issued, the 71st Army would inevitably suffer huge casualties after the war. But I can't bear the child, I can't trap the wolf! (To be continued.) )