In the suffocating wait, about 1,000 Japanese soldiers lined up in a straggler line and flooded up from the bottom of the hill to the halfway up the mountain.

"Camp, the devil is coming up!" Behind a boulder, a lookout turned his head and shouted at Liang Yilu.

"All ready to fight!" Liang Yilu pulled out his matching gun and shouted coldly.

For a while, the mixed army in the trenches raised the steel guns in their hands and aimed at their targets, and with the sound of Liang Yiyu's gunshot, the soldiers pulled the trigger almost at the same time, and in an instant, the dense gunfire resounded throughout the mountains.

"Bang bang bang...... Da Da Da Da ...... "Dozens of general-purpose machine guns attached to the officers and soldiers of the former special operations battalion also began to roar one after another, and the scorching tongues of fire flew towards the devil's head like deadly scythes.

Although the veterans of the special operations battalion had accurate marksmanship, the devils could easily evade them because of the woods and rocks on the hillside, and the hit rate was extremely low.

In the first wave of shooting, there were very few ghost soldiers who were shot and fell to the ground.

After being attacked, the devil soldiers also began to shoot back, and they quickly rushed upwards while leaning on the trees and boulders around them to shoot back at the mountainside.

Similarly, most of the devils' shots have lost their accuracy, although most of the devil soldiers are well-trained and accurate marksmanship, but in such a strange rocky battlefield with steep slopes, the devil's accuracy is bound to decline.

After being silent for I don't know how many years, for a time, the gunfire was loud, pistols, rifles, machine guns, mortars, mountain artillery, field artillery, guns and cannons of various calibers were heard, and the deafening sound of guns and cannons could be heard clearly for more than ten miles.

All kinds of birds, birds and beasts that originally inhabited the calf gang were frightened and scattered, flapping their wings and flying away from this habitat.

………………………………………………………………………… At the same time, a large number of anti-Japanese armed forces also emerged in Zaozhuang, Lincheng and other places, and these anti-Japanese armed forces launched attacks on the bunkers and strongholds set up by the devils in various transportation arteries, which not only paralyzed the traffic of the devils, but also cut off the back road of the more than 100,000 Yue troops who fled from the Xuzhou battlefield to retreat to the northwest through Zaozhuang and Lincheng.

It directly supported the Tiger Ben Army and other [***] units in the campaign to pursue and annihilate the Yue Army.

Especially in the vicinity of Weishan Lake, tens of thousands of Yue troops were blocked on the south bank of the Grand Canal, and behind them, the main force of the first division of the Tiger Ben Army, with the assistance of the local anti-Japanese armed forces and the people, launched a fierce pursuit of the devils like ducks.

The panicked devils scattered and fled, the entire battlefield situation quickly got out of control, the command system of the devils at all levels directly lost their effectiveness, the squad leader could not find the squadron leader, the squadron leader could not find the squadron leader, and the brigade headquarters lost contact with the wing headquarters.

Tens of thousands of troops were like scattered sand, caught in a dangerous situation of fighting on their own and without a leader.

The devils fled and were in chaos, and [***] were also chased, and most of the commanders of the various units lost contact with the grassroots troops.

The entire battlefield on the south bank of the canal is staggered, and the scope of the battlefield is constantly expanding as the army continues to break and flee.

……………………………… Xuzhou City, the headquarters of the Tiger Army.

Qiao Anbang, supported by Liang Jiahan and others, was at the gate of the headquarters compound to greet Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater, Xu Zuyi, chief of staff, and Bai Chongxi, the current chief of staff of the National Revolutionary Army, who rushed from Kaifeng.

As the commander of the Fifth Theater, Li Zongren naturally wanted to come to Xuzhou, because he also had to command the troops of the Fifth Theater in the next battle.

In addition, there is another important reason, that is, regarding the reorganization of the former 11th Group Army, some time ago, when the Tiger Army and the former 11th Group Army were reorganized, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi adopted an attitude of waiting and waiting for changes.

Fortunately, Qiao Anbang did not take the action of replacing the 48th and 31st armies of the original Gui Department, but still reused Wei Yunsong and Zhang Yichun and others, in addition to Qiao Anbang also kept Li Pinxian, these actions made Li Bai and the others quite satisfied.

In their opinion, as long as Qiao Anbang does not do anything, as long as Li Pinxian, Wei Yunsong, Zhang Yichun and others are still in their positions, then the actual control of the original 11th Group Army is still in the hands of their Gui family.

In addition, the pursuit of Xuzhou was imminent, and the two of them took the national righteousness and national interests as the mainstay, took into account the overall situation, and temporarily acquiesced to the existence of the new 11th Group Army.

And now, in the battle of Xuzhou, victory is already a sure thing, and the next thing is to expand the results, so it is time for Li Zongren to discuss with Qiao Anbang about the reorganization of several divisions of his Gui department and other related matters.

Qiao Anbang was pacing back and forth at the gate of the headquarters compound with one hand on his back and a cigarette in the other, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps in the headquarters compound behind him.

Looking back, Yali ran over at a trotting brisk, and as soon as she stepped out of the threshold, she saluted Qiao Anbang and said, "General seat, the special operations battalion and the first infantry division are in an emergency." ”

"Oh? Read! Qiao Anbang turned around and waved his hand.

"The special operations battalion is in an emergency, they have stopped more than 6,000 elite troops of the Yue army in the area of Baoqigang, and they are currently struggling to block it, but the offensive of the Yue army is rapid and the combat power is tenacious, Liang Yi Battalion Commander asked the general seat to send reinforcements as soon as possible!" Yali said.

"More than 6,000 people?" Qiao Anbang was obviously surprised, he didn't know what scale Liang Yilu's special operations battalion had developed to now, but he was sure that these six thousand devils were definitely not ordinary devil troops, and it was very likely that there were more devils in their rear.

Therefore, the special operations battalion alone will absolutely not be able to stop the Yue army, and coupled with the current battlefield situation, it is not easy to eat 6,000 devils in one bite, because more than 100,000 devils are scattered and retreated, and even if the strength of the [***] team is ten times higher than that of the Yue army, it is impossible to stop them all.

There are 6,000 devils still gathered together under such circumstances, and there is only one possibility, what important person they are defending, it is likely to be the supreme commander of the army in this battle, and the minimum must be the division commander of a certain division.

Thinking of these, Qiao Anbang immediately decided: "Immediately order the Second Division to quickly advance to the Baoqian Gang, and in addition, order the Air Force to immediately dispatch fighters to help the Baoqian Gang!" ”

Yali nodded silently, and said, "Boss, there is an urgent message from the First Step Division here!" As the army was so scattered and our pursuing troops were scattered, the communication between the troops at all levels had been cut off. ”

"Messed up?" Qiao Anbang frowned, paused and said: "Call Li Yifeng back and inform the whole division that the troops are based on company platoons and squads, fighting separately, not too much scruples, give me a reassuring chase, the devil escapes there, just chase me there, in short, there is only one, that is, at all costs, pursue and annihilate the enemy in front of you, and all departments should carry forward the spirit of our revolutionary soldiers to die and serve the country, and go all out to pursue and annihilate the main force of the army." ”

"Yes!" Yali hurriedly straightened her chest and turned and walked into the headquarters compound.

As Yali departed, the roar of a car prompted Joan Bang to withdraw his gaze.

Turning around, Qiao Anbang saw three military cars speeding from the west at a glance, and soon, the three military cars were roaring from far and near.

The three cars came to a halt, and a group of heavily armed elites [***] quickly jumped out from behind the compartments of the two trucks in front and behind, and then quickly scattered in all directions, guarding the car in three steps and one post.

Immediately afterwards, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Xu Zuyi, who were sitting in the military jeep in the middle, pushed the door and walked down one after another.

Qiao Anbang hurriedly greeted him with a smile, and after facing each other, the two sides saluted each other almost at the same time, and Qiao Anbang said: "The two chiefs have worked hard. ”

"General Qiao is really hard, Xuzhou is a great victory, General Qiao is indispensable!" Bai Chongxi smiled indifferently.

"Jiansheng is right, the great victory in Xuzhou is a turning point in my country's war of resistance against China, and with this battle alone, General Qiao is enough to go down in history!" Li Zongren nodded in agreement.

"The two chiefs have praised it!" Qiao Anbang smiled, immediately turned around and said, "Please!" ”

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were not polite, and immediately walked towards the headquarters.

But Xu Zuyi deliberately lagged behind Qiao Anbang, although nominally, Xu Zuyi was the chief of staff of the theater command, and his official position was still above Qiao Anbang.

But in fact, this is not the case, Xu Zuyi's military rank at this time is still a lieutenant general, and Qiao Anbang is already a second-level army general of the national political axe, only in terms of military rank, there are not many people in the whole of China who can be compared with it.

And Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, the two heads of the Gui family, the current veteran figures of the national political axe, are higher than Qiao Anbang in terms of qualifications and military ranks, so they can naturally walk in front of Qiao Anbang.

Therefore, it can be seen that Xu Zuyi is well versed in the way of officialdom and knows more about advance and retreat.

After the group walked into the compound one after another, they walked straight towards the headquarters, and after entering the house, Qiao Anbang did not beckon Li Zongren and the others to sit down, but directly led them to the giant map hanging on the wall of the headquarters.

Walking into their own theater headquarters, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and others inevitably felt a little strange in their hearts.

But before they could think about it, Qiao Anbang's voice pulled them back to reality: "Two chiefs, please look at ......"

………………………………………………………… On the south bank of the Grand Canal, in a small village.

In a small courtyard, Li Yifeng, commander of the First Infantry Division of the Tiger Ben Army, was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back in the courtyard, frowning, and because the battlefield situation had changed, he had basically lost contact with his grassroots troops at all levels, and only those regiment commanders could be contacted.

He couldn't pay attention for a while, and hurriedly asked Qiao Anbang for advice, after all, such a chaotic battle had not been encountered by Li Yifeng since he was in the army.

In fact, not only Li Yifeng, but even generals like Zhang Yichun and Wei Yunsong, who have been crisscrossing the battlefield for decades, have never fought such a chaotic pursuit battle.

Because at this time, the tactical command of many [***] generals in China was still very dull and backward.

The reason why several division commanders of the Tiger Ben Army were able to grow rapidly from a grass man to the commander of a division or a regiment was because of the advanced ideas and concepts of Qiao Anbang, a commander from later generations, to influence and change them.

Getting back to the point, just when Li Yifeng was very anxious, Sun Hai, who is currently the chief of staff of the 1st Infantry Division, quickly walked out of the house with a telegram in his hand.

Before he could stand upright, Sun Hai said to Li Yifeng: "Master, the head seat has called back!" ”

"Oh? What does the head seat say? Hearing this, Li Yifeng hurriedly stopped, turned around and asked urgently.

"The headquarters ordered us to take the company platoon as a unit, so that the grassroots troops can pursue on their own, without worrying too much, and pursue and destroy all the enemies in front of us at all costs!" Sun Haidao.

"Hmm!" Li Yifeng nodded silently when he heard this, then raised his head and said solemnly: "Chief of Staff, immediately let the communications company do everything possible to convey this order to all regiments and battalions, and let them then convey the order to the grassroots units such as the company platoon and platoon!" ”

"Yes!" Sun Hai snapped forward and responded, and immediately turned around and walked towards the house ps: I've been busy all this time, don't complain, I have time today, plus I stole time to write a few days ago, and I got this big chapter, let's watch it first.

August 12, it is expected that everything will be stable on August 16, and then it will be able to update stably and quickly.

The mother-in-law will be back in two days, hoping to pass the customs smoothly, God willing......

(To be continued)