Just as Qiao Anbang's words fell, Liang Jiahan hurriedly walked over with a telegram in his hand, saluted Qiao Anbang and reported: "Military seat, Xiangcheng is in a hurry, the 20th Division of the Yue Army, which has invaded Sipu, has stopped advancing westward and has instead advanced southward. ”

Before Qiao Anbang could speak, another communication soldier rushed in with a telegram in his hand, and stood up and saluted: "Military seat, the chief of staff of the Fifth Division Liang is urgent!" The army of Nanping Town has retreated to Su County, and Chief of Staff Liang asks for instructions, can he advance and recapture Nanping Town? ”

After listening to the report of the two, Qiao Anbang was in a good mood, and immediately said: "It seems that the 20th Division of the Yue Army has taken the bait, call back to Zhang Zizhong and Liang Haoyao respectively, the 7th Division and the 6th Division only need to stick to the existing positions, as for the 5th Division and the 1st Regiment, they will not move for the time being, and wait for my orders on the spot." ”

"Yes!" The signal soldier hurriedly stepped forward, and immediately turned around and walked away quickly.

Seeing the communication soldiers leaving, Qiao Anbang turned his head to Qiao Anguo and asked, "Big brother, the pheasant and the surrounding people are almost evacuated, right?" ”

"Well, most of them have been evacuated, and we can use the surrounding villages as battlefields, and we don't have to worry about hurting civilians at all!" Qiao Anguo replied immediately.

"Well, if that's the result I want, then we can have no scruples about having a big fight with the army." Qiao Anbang nodded with a heavy face, this time the troops used by the Tiger Army are not superior to the 20th Division of the Army, but they have an absolute advantage in terms of equipment and firepower, especially the Tiger Army has absolute air support! The main thing is that now that the area around Pheasant and Ji has become a no-man's land, he is able to use some powerful weapons such as poison gas.

In the past, the army and [***] in the battle, the favorite use is the poison gas bomb, this time, Qiao Anbang also wants to let them taste the taste of being shrouded in poison gas, although they may be equipped with gas masks, but it does not prevent the tiger army's gas bombs from being effective, just ask all the soldiers can't wear gas masks 24 hours a day, right? They have to eat and drink, and they have to rest.

Therefore, the gas mask only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and in addition, the combination of ground and air of the Tiger Army, and the all-weather firepower is fierce, even if the 20th Division is strong, it will not be able to resist for a few days, and the 20th Division will be killed.

After pondering for a moment, Qiao Anbang did not forget to say to Qiao Anguo: "Big brother, the target of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army this time must be Pheasant and Jixian County, followed by our military camp, so this time we will set up the main defensive position in Pheasant and Ji, and you will personally command it." ”

"Okay, no problem." Qiao Anguo nodded in agreement.

"Also, if the battle situation really reaches the point of no return, no matter what, we must protect our father to break out." Qiao Anbang instructed again.

"Well, don't worry. I'll take action when necessary. Qiao Anguo nodded again and said, "Nothing else, I'll go back to the county seat first, and deploy a defense while the devil hasn't arrived yet." ”

"Hmm!" Qiao Anbang nodded thoughtfully, and then said to Liang Jiahan on the side: "Adjutant Liang, you go and inform the special operations battalion and let Liang Yilu send a platoon and deputy commander to Pheasant and Ji." ”

"Okay." Liang Jiahan happily responded. For the purpose of Qiao Anbang's arrangement, she naturally knew that this special operations platoon could protect Qiao Siyuan and Qiao Anguo from retreating safely in a critical situation.

……………………………………………………………… Xuzhou South, Tongshan County, Guanqiao Town, Headquarters of the 5th Division of the Army.

The commander of the fifth division, Ban Heng Zhengshiro, was borrowing wine to drown his sorrows, these days, because the Xuzhou airport had not been repaired for a long time, he could not continue to attack the Xiangcheng defense line of the Tiger Ben Army, it was noon, Ban Heng Zhengshiro had drunk nearly two bottles of sake in a row, the whole person's face was red, his body was shaking left and right uncontrollably, and he was already drunk.

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps sounded from outside the headquarters, and the current chief of staff of the Fifth Division, Sakurada Takedasa, walked in in a hurry, seeing that Ban Heng Seishiro was drunk, Sakurada Takeshi couldn't help frowning, stepped forward and snatched the wine bottle from Ita Heng Seisaro's hand, and said sharply: "General, you can't drink anymore." ”

Ban Heng Seishiro was hiding the wine bottle, and he couldn't help but be furious, and he didn't ask who it was, and roared angrily: "Baga Yalu, give me back the wine, drop it quickly!" ”

"General, I really can't drink anymore, I have something important to report for my humble position!" Sakurada Takeshi said with a big face.

"What's the matter?" Itachi Seishiro asked drunkenly.

"General, the Xuzhou garrison has called, the airport has been repaired, and General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi of the Reading Force Flying Corps of our North China Front Army has personally led 200 fighters and bombers to be stationed at Xuzhou and Jinan airports, and with Xuzhou airport, even if our fighters can take off from Jinan and Qingdao airports, they can land at Xuzhou airports on the way back, so that we can get strong air support." Takeshi Sakurada hurriedly replied.

"What, the airfield has been repaired?" Itachi Seishiro, who seemed to be drunk and hazy, suddenly felt like someone had splashed cool well water, and Huo Ran, who was completely drunk, got up and asked in surprise.

"Yes." Takeshi Sakurada nodded in reply.

"Great, finally ready to attack." Itachi Seishiro praised fiercely, immediately turned around, and just wanted to give an order to Takeshi Sakurada but found that Takeshi Sakurada's face was a little abnormal, and then asked, "Sakurada-kun, what's wrong with you?" What else? ”

Takeshi Sakurada pondered for a moment, then raised his head and replied: "General, according to reliable information, the 20th Division under the command of General Ushijima Minoru has captured the strategic place heavily defended by the Shina Tiger Army yesterday evening, Suxian!" At present, he has led his troops to advance to the hinterland of the Tiger Ben Army, Pheasant and Ji, and it seems that he wants to take the lead in this battle. ”

"What? Su County? Itatsune Seishiro was shocked when he heard this, and the only trace of drunkenness disappeared in an instant, and he immediately turned around and walked towards the huge combat map hanging on the wall, and Sakurada Takeshi hurriedly followed.

Walking to the map, Banheng Seishiro quickly found the geographical location of Su County on the map, and compared the surrounding areas, and couldn't help but slam his fist on the map angrily and said: "Baga Yalu, why didn't you inform me of this news earlier?" Ushijima Minoru this bastard, since he has already captured Suxian, why don't he attack Xiangcheng? Instead, the lone army went deep to attack the base camp of the Tiger Army? ”

Sakurada Takeshi was confused when he heard this, and immediately said: "General, the reason why the 20th Division attacked the base camp of the Tiger Ben Army is very clear, Ushijima-kun, if you want to be the first to capture Pheasant and Ji, this is a great achievement." Is there something wrong with that? ”

"Ushijima often underestimates our opponents, if we have several divisions under unified command, concentrate superior forces, and advance and retreat together, then Qiao Anbang will definitely be helpless against this, and once our forces are scattered, it is very likely to be broken by each of them, you must know that Qiao Anbang and the Tiger Ben Army under his command are a highly mechanized force, they can gather superior forces in a very short time, and then besiege the scattered imperial army troops.

Now that the 20th Division is not only scattered with us, but also alone, with the ruthlessness of our opponent and the ability to capture fighters, he will definitely not have this golden opportunity. Itachi Seishiro analyzed in a solemn tone.

"But, General, isn't Qiao Anbang's Tiger Army now pinned down by the Imperial Army on the northern and southern fronts? The garrison in the hinterland of their base area should be empty now, right? Do they still have the ability to eat the entire 20th Division? Takeshi Sakurada asked puzzled.

"Never underestimate our opponent, that's an extremely dangerous guy, I suspect that the reason why the 20th Division was able to easily capture Suxian may be a conspiracy trap set by him!" Itako Seishiro said thoughtfully.

"What? Conspiracy traps? Takeshi Sakurada asked.

"Yes, a trap for the 20th Division." Itachi Seishiro nodded.

"General, should we immediately notify the 20th Division and remind them to stop advancing." Takeshi Sakurada asked.

"It's too late, the 20th Division is now an arrow off the string, and there is no turning back when the bow is opened, even if we send a telegram to Ushijima Shitsune, he will not believe us, and even think that we want to rob him of his credit." Itachi Seishiro sighed and shook his head: "What's more, since our opponent has laid such a big trap, it is natural that he will show his efforts to show that he is doing enough, and the current 20th Division can be described as a hooked fish without exaggeration." ”

"So what do we do? Is it just sitting back and watching the 20th Division be eaten by the Chinese army? Sakurada Takeshi said with a big face.

Ban Heng Zhengshiro turned around, took two steps with a deep groan, and said: "With the containment of the 20th Division, the Tiger Army of China is absolutely unable to send troops to reinforce Xiangcheng and the front line in southern Anhui, so that we can take advantage of the situation to launch the most fierce offensive against the Zhina Army in front of us, and take the opportunity to defeat it, as long as we break through the outer defense line of the Tiger Army, even if the 20th Division is eaten by the Tiger Army, it will be useless, and the heavenly scale of victory will definitely tilt towards the side of the Imperial Army of our Great Empire!" ”

"What do you mean by the general, an immediate attack?" Takeshi Sakurada asked tentatively.

"Yes, attack now." Itatsushi Seishiro nodded, and then said: "Sakurada-kun, you immediately go and inform the 108th and 109th Divisions, and then contact General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, and ask them to prepare to cooperate with our troops in the battle, and immediately launch an attack on the south bank of the Xinbian River in an hour!" ”

"Hay!" Sakurada Takeshi suddenly bowed his head in response, and immediately strode away with his saber on his shoulder.

(To be continued)