The next day, the 8th Brigade of the Reading Force Mixed Brigade of the Yue Army still dispatched the strength of an infantry brigade and launched a fierce attack on the 5th and 6th Readings Regiment of the Baoshan Brigade temporarily led by Cao Xinglong and Lu Xiufeng.

In the fierce battle, the army was unable to break through the position of the 5th Regiment.

Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the artillery and aviation units of the Yue Army, the 5th and 6th regiments suffered heavy casualties and were forced to retreat, but that night, the 15th and 16th Readings led by Chi Chengfeng and Li Qinglong attacked the Yueli Army at night and recaptured their positions.

On the fourth day, the army was angry and dispatched two infantry brigades, and the 7th and 8th regiments were reduced by half and abandoned the defense.

On the seventh day, after nine days of fierce fighting, the 8th Brigade of the Reading Force of the Yue Army finally hit the city of Qinghe County after paying the price of more than 1,000 casualties, but it was already exhausted.

At the same time, Li Yulong's Reading Force, Niu Dagen's Artillery Battalion, Liu Fengsheng's Cavalry Battalion, as well as the Baoshan Brigade's special service team, communications team, and health team also rushed to Qinghe County from Lunan Province.

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However, just when the Baoshan Brigade was gearing up to annihilate the reading power of the Yue Army and mix it into the 8th Brigade, the Central Plains battlefield was suddenly changing!

On June 25, the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938), the heavy army groups of the Central Plains Battlefield, which had already shrunk on the whole front, suddenly turned into a counteroffensive, and the 5th Division of the Third Army was even more alone in the deep penetration from Xuchang to Ruxian.

Suddenly, the Xue Yue Corps, which was inserted into Zhengzhou from the north of Ru County, became a lone army in front of the rush!

Once Ruxian County is lost, the nearly 100,000 elites of Xue Yue's corps will be surrounded by more than a dozen field divisions of the third, fifth, and seventh armies of the Yue Army, and the annihilation of the entire army will be an inevitable end!

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Zhengzhou, the headquarters of the Third Army of the Army.

Surrounded by Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe, commander of the Central China Front Army, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe, commander of the Fifth Army, Lieutenant General Tsukihiko Higashikuernomiya, commander of the Seventh Army, Lieutenant General Okamura Ninji, commander of the Tenth Army, Lieutenant General Heisuke Yanagakawa, commander of the Tenth Army, and Lieutenant General Tada Jun, commander of the Eleventh Army, strode into the war room.

Major General Teng Tianzhi, chief of staff of the Third Army, strode to the sand table, first suddenly straightened his feet, saluted several commanders, and then picked up the command pole and pointed to the sand table and explained: "Your Excellency, the 5th Division of our Third Army has been directly inserted from Xuchang to Ruxian, and the 13th Division of the Seventh Army stationed in Luoyang has also entered Ruyang. ”

After saying this, Teng Tianzhi drew a big circle on the sand table again, and Sen Ran said: "Once the 5th Division and the 13th Division realize the meeting in Ruxian, the 3rd, 5th, and 7th armies will be able to form an encirclement of the Xue Yue Corps of the Zhina Army that has left Zhengzhou!" Once Xue Yue's corps is annihilated, the Chinese army will inevitably be shaken and the whole line will be defeated! ”

"Yo Si." General Shunliu Hata nodded happily and said, "Which branch of the army is stationed in Ru County?" ”

The command pole in the hand of Major General Teng Tianzhi paused on the sand table and replied: "It is the 57th Division of the 74th Army, known as the 'Tiger Division' in the Chinese Army, the division commander Yu Chengwan, a student of the first phase of Huangpu, this person is a rare highly educated Confucian general in the Chinese Army, and he was promoted to major general and brigade commander at the age of 25. ”

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Wuhan, War Room of the General Staff.

Chairman Jiang walked in surrounded by a large group of high-ranking generals, and Chairman Jiang at this time had already lost the vigor of the previous few days, a pair of thick eyebrows were frowning tightly, and his already extremely thin face was even thinner.

The situation on the battlefield has changed abruptly, and reality has ruthlessly given Chairman Chiang a heart-wrenching blow.

The senior generals who followed Chairman Chiang into the war room also looked gloomy, including General Li and General Bai, all of them looked worried and uncertain, although Li Bai and the others had a lot of criticism of Chairman Chiang in their hearts, but at this time when the country was in danger, the two of them also knew that now was not the time to complain.

At that moment, Deputy Chief Bai picked up the command pole and pointed to the map and explained: "Last night, the 5th Division of the Yue Army suddenly inserted into Ru County from Xuchang, and at the same time, the Seventh Army stationed in Ningci, Okamura, Luoyang, also sent the 13th Division south to Ruyang. ”

"What is he doing with this idiot?" Chairman Jiang was furious and said hoarsely, "Isn't his 20th Corps already encircling Xuchang's Third Army?" How did Xiao Yueben's 5th Division come to a detour? Yes? Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on? ”

At this moment, Chairman Jiang really had the heart to kill Tang Enbo.

Deputy Chief Bai snorted lightly and said angrily: "Because the Huang Jie Division stationed in Yu County collapsed without a fight, there was a huge gap in the encirclement of the 20th Corps, and the 5th Division was able to calmly come out. ”

Chairman Jiang was dumbfounded, Huang Jie's division was a descendant of the Central Army, and Huang Jie was even more highly expected by Chairman Jiang, but Chairman Jiang never expected that it was the protégé of the descendant who he had high hopes for, and the Central Army of the descendant who he had high hopes for, to make such an unforgivable mistake at this juncture.

Seeing that Chairman Jiang was silent, Vice President Bai said again: "Huang Jie escaped from the battle, and he must be severely punished!" ”

"Okay, let's talk about this later, now let's talk about how to save the situation!" In fact, the reason why Huang Jieshi fled without a fight was entirely caused by Chairman Jiang, because in order to save the descendant troops, Chairman Chiang had secretly issued a secret order to Huang Jie and other generals of the Central Army.

The so-called camera action is to let the local miscellaneous armies charge ahead, and the central army needs to preserve its strength.

Admiral Li sighed and said, "The most important thing at the moment is to hold Ruxian County and keep the only way for Xue Yue's corps to retreat!" As long as Xue Yue's corps can retreat in its entirety, the situation in Henan is still promising, and the battle of Wuhan can still be held, on the contrary, if Xue Yue's corps cannot break through, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Chairman Chiang's face suddenly became more and more gloomy, and General Li's words stung him deeply, because it was not someone else who sent Xue Yue's corps into danger, but Chairman Chiang himself. How could Xue Yue's regiment fall into such a dangerous and desperate situation?

Taking a deep breath of cold air, Chairman Jiang tried his best to suppress the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart, and asked in a deep voice, "Which army is stationed in Ruxian County right now?" ”

Admiral He hurriedly said: "It's Yu Chengwan's 57th Division." ”

"57th Division?" Chairman Jiang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said urgently, "Tiger Master? ”

Seeing that General He nodded, Chairman Jiang suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief, and said happily: "With the Tiger Ben Division, Ruxian County should not be lost, and Xue Yue's corps should be fine." ”

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Qinghe County, Baoshan Brigade Department.

Liu Yi patted the map and said to Yue Weihan: "Brigade seat, after nine days and nine nights of fierce fighting, the Sechuan brigade has consumed a lot, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the end of the strong crossbow, right now, all the regiments of our brigade have entered the attack position, the artillery battalion has also built an artillery position, and the Segawa brigade is already in a catastrophe!" ”

Yue Weihan nodded, and Sen Ran said: "Don't rush into a general attack first, let the regiments take turns to attack and train!" ”

"Understood." Liu Yi nodded happily, at this time, the Sechuan Brigade was exhausted, but its strength still existed, it was the most suitable training object for each regiment of the Baoshan Brigade, and the current time was also the best time for actual combat training, if this opportunity was missed, it would be difficult to find such a suitable object and timing in the future.

Major Liu Xin suddenly walked in and said, "Brigade seat, the commander's department has an urgent war briefing." ”

"Huh? Urgent briefing? Liu Yi's face changed slightly, and he immediately reached out and took the message.

After reading it in a hurry, Liu Yi's face suddenly changed greatly, and he said to Yue Weihan: "Brigade seat, something has happened, the situation on the battlefield in Henan has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and Xue Yue's army is alone in depth, and there is a danger of being completely annihilated by the army!" ”

Yue Weihan's face sank in an instant, this is really the more afraid of something, the more something comes!

Xue Yue's corps is [***] elite, once Xue Yue's corps is completely annihilated, the [***] of the Central Plains battlefield will definitely collapse instantly, and in this way, the defeat of the Battle of Wuhan is inevitable! Once the Battle of Wuhan is lost, once the main force of the Wuhan battlefield is completely annihilated, then no matter how beautifully the Baoshan Brigade fights in the southern Hebei battlefield, it will be meaningless.

After all, the troops of a single brigade are not enough to change the situation of the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and after all, it is not enough to save the fate of a nation.

However, the matter has come to this point, there is nothing to think about, the only thing Yue Weihan can do now is to do his best and obey the fate of heaven, and immediately turned back to Liu Yi and said: "Chief of Staff, order all regiments to assemble urgently, and the artillery battalion will launch an artillery bombardment on the Sechuan Brigade in half an hour, and in half an hour, it will launch a final general attack on the Sechuan Brigade!" ”

"What?" Liu Yi changed color and said, "Brigade seat, will you attack tonight?" ”

"That's right, we'll attack tonight." Yue Weihan sighed, his tone was quite regretful.

Liu Yi said hesitantly: "But Brigade, now is not the best time for a general attack?" ”

"Of course I know that, but we don't have time anymore." Yue Weihan muttered, "Xue Yue's corps is in danger, the Central Plains battlefield is in danger, we must solve the Sechuan brigade as soon as possible, and then take Shijiazhuang directly, and cut off the Pinghan Railway as quickly as possible, only in this way can we give the [***] main force of the Central Plains battlefield as much support as possible." ”

"Understood." Liu Yi nodded and said solemnly, "Let's arrange it." ”

(To be continued)