Linyi; After obtaining the approval and authorization of the Front Army Headquarters, Itako Seishiro immediately mobilized the 44th and 45th Mixed Brigades stationed in and around Linyi and began to set out from Linyi and advance to the area of Quanyuan and Miaozhuang, where the Sakamoto detachment was located.

Judging from the map, Linyi is less than ninety miles away from the location of Sakamoto's detachment, and Qiao Anbang's tiger army is still a hundred miles away from Tancheng at the moment, and it is nearly one hundred and thirty miles away from Quanyuan and Miaozhuang.

Normally, Banheng Zhengshiro's headquarters should have arrived an hour earlier than the Tiger Army, but the Tiger Army is a fully mechanized team, much faster than the semi-mechanized and half-mule march of the two mixed brigades of the devil, and under Qiao Anbang's strict orders, the entire Tiger Ben Army regiments are marching at the limit speed, and the distance gap of nearly 20 kilometers is virtually offset.

…………………… About two hours later, more than 20,000 troops of the Tiger Army crossed Yishui and reached Tancheng, Qiao Anbang led the guard regiment and army headquarters into Tancheng, and the armored brigade and various divisions went straight to the front line of Quanyuan and Miaozhuang.

The maximum speed of the No. 4 tank was 30 kilometers per hour, that is, 60 miles away, and more than two hours was enough for the armored brigade to reach Tancheng, which was more than 50 kilometers away.

When the 1st, 3rd, and 2nd Divisions of the Tiger Army, one regiment of infantry, one artillery regiment each, and three regiments of the armored brigade (one tank battalion owed) rushed to the positions of Quanyuan and Miaozhuang [***], the two mixed brigades led by Heng Seishiro also arrived with nearly 20,000 troops.

Neither side took the initiative to attack, the Tiger Army fought continuously, the ammunition consumption was huge, the artillery needed to build positions, and the infantry also needed some rest. And the purpose of Itako Seishiro was to meet the Sakamoto detachment, and seeing that the main force of the Tiger Army had arrived, he naturally lost the courage to attack, and had the intention of retreating.

At the same time that Qiao Anbang was extracting ammunition supplies from the aircraft in Tancheng, at the request of Ban Heng Zheng Shilang, dozens of fighters and bombers of the aviation regiment under the North China Front gathered in the sky above Quanyuan and Miaozhuang to start an air attack on the Tiger Ben Army and the 59th and 40th armies, so as to cover the retreat of Ban Heng Zhengshilang's headquarters to Linyi.

"Commander, forward report, the army is beginning to retreat?" As soon as Qiao Anbang returned to the city with Yali from the dense forest outside the city, Wang Gensheng, the head of the guard regiment, hurriedly greeted him and reported to Qiao Anbang.

"Huh? Retreated? Qiao Anbang was surprised when he heard this.

"The devils dispatched a large number of planes to bomb and attack our army's positions, and their ground troops took the opportunity to start retreating. Wang Gensheng explained.

"What else can I do, the whole army will attack, and the devil must not be allowed to escape! Tell all divisions that as long as they engage the army together, the devil's plane will retreat without a fight, and in this battle, with our Tiger Ben Army as the main force, we will immediately distribute a large amount of Japanese-style equipment captured in Huainan to General Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army and General Pang Bingxun's 40th Army, and ask them to assist us in attacking. Qiao Anbang immediately instructed that the 9th, 13th, and 114th divisions of the Yue Army were annihilated in Huainan last time, and a large number of weapons and equipment were captured, and when they left Huainan, they gave a part of Li Pinxian's department.

Later, due to the urgency of the Battle of Xuzhou, Qiao Anbang did not have the opportunity to find the New Fourth Army and send them weapons and equipment, so he led his troops to pull out, and most of the captured weapons and equipment were carried with the army to participate in the Battle of Taierzhuang, and the Battle of Zaozhuang successively annihilated the two main brigades of the 10th Division of the Yue Army, and all the captured weapons and equipment were given to Sun Lianzhong and Tang Enbo.

Therefore, these weapons and equipment captured from Huainan are still in the hands of the Tiger Ben Army.

It's not that Qiao Anbang doesn't want to equip Zhang Zizhong and Pang Bingxun's subordinates with more advanced German and American-style equipment, it's too late to have time, and now Zhang and Pang have not joined the Tiger Army, and rashly equipping them with a large number of advanced weapons is not good for the Tiger Army.

"Yes!" Wang Gensheng stepped forward in response, and then turned around and walked away quickly.

…………………… the front line of springs and temples; After receiving Qiao Anbang's order, the armored brigade and the regiments of the Tiger Army, which had already been ready, took the lead in setting off, and the remaining orderlies also began to lead the officers and men of the 59th Army and the 40th Army to receive weapons and equipment.

When the officers and men of the 59th Army and the 40th Army saw the mountains of 38 big covers, crooked handles, Type 92 heavy machine guns, grenadiers, mortars and even Type 92 infantry guns, they couldn't help but salivate one by one, and stepped forward to grab them wildly, and the scene was even more spectacular than a group of perverts seeing a group of naked beauties.

After receiving the equipment, General Zhang Zizhong and General Pang Bingxun became more confident, and immediately ordered the officers and men of the whole army to charge, and chased after the Huben army.

Although the devil planes desperately strafed and bombed, tens of thousands of [***] soldiers were still fearless to death, and under the guidance of the armored brigade tank armored group, they pursued towards the Sakamoto detachment and the 44th and 45th mixed brigades.

The cunning Itayo Seishiro drew an infantry brigade from each of the 44th and 45th mixed brigades to resist the pursuit of [***], and led the main force to continue to retreat sharply in the direction of Linyi.

However, Itachi Seishiro obviously underestimated the assault ability of the Tiger Ben Army's armored cluster this time, and the two devil brigades responsible for blocking the rear of the palace were hastily formed in the direction of the impact under the assault of the tank armored group, and were immediately defeated by the main force of the Tiger Ben Army that followed up, and fled in a hurry.

Breaking through the devil's blockade, the armored brigade began a full-speed assault and soon caught up with the army.

The large and heavily armored No. 4 tank group rushed into the crowd of soldiers like steel giants, rampage, tank guns and machine guns opened fire one after another, and the devil soldiers who could not dodge fell one after another.

After being caught up by the armored brigade, the devil's movement speed was suddenly blocked, and then he was caught up by the pursuing army of the Tiger Ben Army, and a fierce melee broke out.

Nearly 100,000 troops on both sides engaged in a fierce exchange of fire on the narrow Yishu Plain, but the Tiger Ben Army, equipped with semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns, obviously had an absolute advantage in firepower, coupled with the superiority of troops and the assistance of the powerful armored cluster of the armored brigade, it soon formed an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield.

In the field, both sides were unobstructed, and the tanks and armored vehicles, as well as the submachine guns and general-purpose machine guns equipped with the Tiger Army, were able to be fully utilized. After about an hour, under the powerful armor and infantry fire of the Tiger Army, the Yue army, which suffered heavy casualties, finally began to rout.

Itako Seishiro even led his Sakamoto detachment all the way and took the lead in escaping, while the 44th and 45th brigades obviously became the scapegoats of the Sakamoto detachment, and more than 10,000 devils were chased by the Tiger Ben Army and the tens of thousands of troops of Zhang and Pang.

The combined army composed of the Huben Army and the 59th and 40th armies pursued all the way, directly drove the Fifth Division through Linyi, and successfully recovered Linyi, Linshu and other important towns in southern Lunan.

Ban Heng Zhengshiro, the commander of the Fifth Division, led his troops to retreat all the way across Surabaya and retreat to Yishui, Juxian and other places.

Although the Sakamoto detachment was able to escape, the two mixed brigades that followed Itako Seishiro to meet the Sakamoto detachment were almost wiped out.

The combined forces annihilated nearly 15,000 enemies, captured tens of thousands of weapons and equipment, and countless bullets, grenades and other ammunition, and successfully recovered Linyi City, which had been lost for less than half a month.

…………………… Xuzhou, Fifth Theater Command.

Lieutenant General Xu Zuyi, the current chief of staff of the Fifth Theater of Operations, walked into the headquarters with a telegram in his hand and said to Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren, who were discussing the military situation together: "The general seat, Commander Bai, and the Tiger Ben Army report that they have defeated the Yue army in Tancheng together with Zhang Zizhong and Pang Bingxun, obtained 15,000 enemy annihilations, and recovered Linyi, Linshu and other important towns in southern Lunan for an unprecedented victory. ”

Xu Zuyi had cooperated with Bai Chongxi and others as early as the Central Plains War, and Li Bai and Li Bai were also old acquaintances, and this time he was ordered to serve as the chief of staff of the Fifth War Zone, and he cooperated with Li Zongren without gaps, plus Bai Chongxi and the three of them can be regarded as very suitable partners.

"Good! It is worthy of the Tiger Army, and it really lives up to expectations! Li Zongren was in awe when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Well done!" The Battle of Xuzhou was decided by this battle! Xuzhou has been saved, and the Central Plains has also been saved! ”

"Degong, it's time to send a telegram to Chairman Jiang." Bai Chongxi also reminded with joy.

"Hmm." Li Zongren nodded, and then said to Xu Zuyi: "Chief of Staff, immediately prepare a good report on the process and results of the battle of Xuzhou, and report the victory to Wuhan!" ”

"Yes!" Xu Zuyi immediately stepped forward to respond, and immediately turned around and strode away.

………………………………………… Wuhan, the leader of the line.

In the evening, Chairman Chiang had just returned from the war room and was about to have dinner, when he had just entered the line when a sedan drove outside, and the chief of the guard, Wang Shihe, and several guards hurriedly stepped forward vigilantly, only to see the car door open, and General Chen Cheng and Chen walked out of the car, striding towards Chairman Chiang in a big stride.

"Resignation, what's the matter?" Seeing that it was Chen Cheng, Chairman Jiang immediately turned around and asked.

"Commission, great victory, great victory in Lunan!" Chen Cheng said excitedly.

"Lunan victory?" Chairman Jiang was slightly moved when he heard this.

"Yes, the Fifth Theater Command has just sent a good news, they have successively won the great victory of Zaozhuang and Lincheng, and have completely annihilated the two main brigades of the 10th Division of the Yue Army, inflicted heavy losses on the Fifth Division of the Yue Army, annihilated more than 50,000 enemies, captured countless people, and successfully recovered Zaozhuang, Yicheng, Linyi, Linshu and other vast lands in southern Lunan!" Chen Cheng nodded again and again.

(To be continued)