It was night, the night was pervasive, and the pitch-black night enveloped the entire Three Realms Town, and the already depressed and desolate Three Realms Town seemed even more silent, as if the entire land had fallen into a deep sleep.

In the station, the two searchlights were particularly dazzling in the dark night, and in the fortifications under the searchlights, several devil soldiers were gathering together to chat, and only two devils in charge of the searchlights were on duty.

In the fields outside the town, more than 100 soldiers of the New Fourth Army were quietly approaching the Three Realms Town Station under the cover of night.

Every time the devil's searchlight shone on the moment, these soldiers of the New Fourth Army were all vigilantly lying on their stomachs in the knee-deep wheat field, and when the snowy beam of light from the searchlight had passed, they quietly got up again, and continued to approach forward with their waists bent.

In the crowd, the commander of this unit, Lin Sihai and the squadron instructor Wu Kun, with several machine gunners carrying the MG34 general-purpose machine gun given to them by the Tiger Army, were quietly following up, and Lin Sihai was holding a twenty rounds in his right hand and looking around at the surrounding terrain.

When Lin Sihai and the others approached a hundred meters or so from the station, everyone stopped, and they were about to rush out of the field any further, and without the cover of the wheat field, they had to rush up in one go.

In a dense wheat field, Lin Sihai and Wu Kun squatted down at the same time, looking at the dark station from afar, Wu Kun took the lead and said: "Captain Lin, this 100-meter distance is the distance we charge, what should we do?" ”

Lin Sihai looked at the station and the two snow-white lights shining back and forth, shook his head and said: "You can't charge, now that most of the devils have fallen asleep, we must not wake them all up, otherwise this battle will be difficult to fight." ”

"What then?" Wu Kun asked in a low voice.

"In this way, Lao Wu, you take the machine gunner to set up the machine gun, I will take someone to quietly touch the station, as close as you can get, if the devil finds that he is accelerating the charge to carry out a strong attack, then you will order the machine gun to fire and suppress, as long as the charging distance is shortened, we will definitely be able to rush into the devil's fortifications, and then use grenades and white-knuckle combat to solve those devils in the barracks." Lin Sihai paused.

"No, Captain Lin, you are the commander, I will lead the charge, and you will stay in command." Lao Wu immediately objected.

"Old Wu, now is not the time to worry about these, obey orders, you stay, I'll take someone up!" Lin Sihai was resolute and unyielding.

"But ......" Wu Kun was a little worried.

"Nothing, don't worry." Lin Sihai patted Wu Kun's shoulder, immediately waved his hand violently at the surrounding soldiers, and then took the lead towards the devil station.

The soldiers of the New Fourth Army hidden in the wheat field got up one after another and cautiously followed Lin Sihai.

"Quick, set up the machine gun, give me the fortifications to aim the muzzle at the devil." Seeing Lin Sihai disappear into the night, Wu Kun immediately whispered to the three machine gunners behind him.

The three machine gunners immediately responded to the order, and soon set up the MG34 general-purpose machine gun, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the direction of the military fortifications.

It is said that Lin Sihai took more than 100 soldiers and quietly approached the military fortifications under the cover of night, when the distance was less than 60 meters, the devil still found the unobstructed soldiers of the New Fourth Army with the help of the searchlight, and the devil soldier immediately shouted bitterly: "Enemy attack, enemy attack, quickly drop ......"

"Bang" A gunshot rang out, and the shouting of the devil who was shouting stopped abruptly with the gunshot, and he lay straight on the searchlight.

The sound of gunfire was an order, and more than 100 soldiers of the New Fourth Army quickened their pace in vain, and rushed towards the devil's fortifications with a deafening shout of killing.

Several devil soldiers guarding the fortifications hurriedly got up, picked up three crooked light machine guns and began to fire, but before they could fire a few bullets, a dense row of bullets whistled in, and two of the three machine gunners fell.

The rest of the devils picked up the corpses of their companions, and just as they wanted to continue shooting, a piercing gunfire that tore the tarpaulin rang out in vain, and in the dark night, a dazzling tongue of fire roared out from the field a hundred meters away.

"Bang Bang ......Bang" The dense rain-like machine gun bullets instantly enveloped several devil machine gun shooters and the crooked sub-machine gun, and in just an instant, several people were beaten into blood sieves.

"Brothers, rush!" Lin Sihai saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and raised his right hand and waved it forward, and shouted loudly.

"Rush, kill!" More than 100 soldiers of the New Fourth Army roared angrily and rushed towards the station.

The sleeping devil soldiers were awakened one after another, but as soon as they rushed out of the barracks, a dense row of bullets whistled in, and the few devils who rushed to the front immediately fell to the ground, followed by a burst of green smoke grenades whistling and flying.

"Boom, boom...... Boom ......" A dull loud bang accompanied by scarlet fire sounded in vain, and the devil was blocked in the barracks.

With the addition of the MG34 general-purpose machine gun, this night attack has become a one-sided massacre without suspense, and the 7.92mm bullets issued by the MG34 are as dense as water, not only sealing the exit of the devil's barracks, but also penetrating the wooden door of the barracks, and the devils hiding inside suddenly fell one after another.

All the soldiers of the New Fourth Army were shocked by the power of the MG34 machine gun, the piercing sound of tearing tarpaulins filled their ears all the time, and a hot and dazzling tongue of fire composed of bullets continued to shoot at the devil's barracks, and after a few minutes, the MG34's 200 rounds of ammunition were finally consumed.

When the gunfire stopped, more than a dozen soldiers of the New Fourth Army immediately rushed into the devil's barracks, but they were deeply shocked by the scene inside the barracks.

The whole barracks was littered with the corpses of devils, the walls around it were full of bullet marks, and some items in the barracks were also swept away by the dense bullets.

After Lin Sihai, Wu Kun and the others strode into the devil's barracks, they couldn't help but gasp, is this still a fucking machine gun? It's a rapid-fire gun.

"Captain Lin, the power of this general-purpose machine gun is strong!" Wu Kun looked at the dilapidated barracks with a shocked face, and said awe-inspiringly.

"Well, the Tiger Ben Army has such a powerful weapon, no wonder the little devils who can fight lose their armor and bleed like a river!" Lin Sihai was not extremely surprised in his heart, and after nodding, he immediately turned around and said, "Order the troops to clean up the battlefield immediately, take away everything that can be taken here, and blow up the station for me!" ”

"Yes!" Wu Kun hurriedly stepped forward and immediately led people out of the barracks.

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Sixty miles, the headquarters of the third division of the army.

Chief of Staff Takato Tachio Dazuo strode into the division headquarters with a solemn expression, came to the division commander Fujita Jin, suddenly closed his feet and saluted: "General, the humble post has already called to inquire, and the logistics supplies of the other divisions and regiments have not been delivered on time. ”

"Baga Yalu, what the hell is going on? Immediately sent a telegram to the Central China Command to ask what had happened to the convoy. Fujita Jin was furious when he heard this, and roared angrily.

"General, the humble post has sent a telegram to inquire, and the reply given by the headquarters is that the air force of the China Army has been dispatched continuously, not only bombing the transport ships of the Imperial Army at the lower seki wharf, but also bombing our transport convoys along the way, and in the past few days, there are many small groups of Chinese troops who have been constantly destroying roads and railways and attacking our transport troops, not only the materials of several of our divisions have not been delivered, but the material transport teams of the Sixth Division and the 114th Division have also been bombed and attacked to varying degrees." Tian Jiu Lixiong bowed his head with a solemn face.

"Yaga, what the hell is going on? What are those little branches? How dare you go against the Imperial Army? Fujita Jin was extremely angry, and it must be known that the entire Huainan army had been captured, and the [***] forces had already retreated to Huaibei.

"General, they are the New Fourth Army led by [***]!" Tatsuo replied.

"What? New fourth army? Fujita said with a slight surprise.

"Yes! It's the New Fourth Army! Takutoshi replied with a sudden bow.

"Bagaya Road, immediately contact all divisions and regiments, send troops along the way to protect the logistics line of the imperial army, and be responsible for exterminating the New Fourth Army in Huainan! Anyone who dares to go against the Imperial Army is all dead, dead! Fujita roared angrily.

"Hay!" Takasu Lixiong bowed his head sharply again, and then left with his saber on his shoulder.

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Pheasant and set, Tiger Ben Army Longshan Barracks.

Qiao Anbang led the armored brigade from the Yingzhou front line to return to the Longshan military camp at night, after returning to the Longshan military camp, Qiao Anbang stopped for a while and led the guard regiment and the armored brigade directly north to Xuzhou, although he did not have many troops at hand, but the armored brigade is also an armored assault force that cannot be underestimated, although it is not said whether it can turn the tide again and turn the tide of the battle in Xuzhou, but at least it can increase some chances of victory for the fifth theater.

After Qiao Anbang led the guard regiment and armored brigade north to Xuzhou, only Xie Jinyuan's Reading Garrison Brigade was left in the Longshan Military Camp.

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Fengyang, the joint command headquarters of the 6th Division and the 114th Division of the Army.

In order to attack Huaibei, the Sixth Division and the 114th Division formed a joint command headquarters at the behest of the Central China Front, and the commander of the Sixth Division, Gu Shoufu, commanded the two divisions to fight. The new commander of the 114th Division naturally did not dare to have any objections to this, because he could not compare with Gu Shoufu, the veteran division commander, in terms of seniority or combat exploits.

In the headquarters, Gu Shoufu angrily threw a telegram in his hand on the table in front of him, and slammed the table and said, "Baga! Who dared to attack the station of the Imperial Army and sabotage our railway line! ”

"General, according to intelligence, it should be the New Fourth Army of China operating in the area of Mingguang and Chuzhou!" Chief of Staff Shimono Kazuho hurriedly replied.

"The New Fourth Army, the army of [***]?" Gu Shoufu asked.

"Yes!" Shimono Yihuo nodded indifferently.

"Eight Geya Road, immediately send troops to exterminate them, and repair the Jinpu line, this railway is the lifeline of our department, and there is absolutely no room for loss!" Gu Shoufu roared angrily.

"Hai, let's do it right away. Still, General, can we launch an attack on the northern shore? Shimono Yihuo suddenly lowered his head and asked cautiously.

Gu Shoufu shook his head with a somewhat ugly face and said: "The offensive matter is suspended, now our department does not have much ammunition and supply reserves, you must know that our opponent is a very strong combat force [***], without sufficient ammunition, it is difficult to defeat such a powerful opponent." In fact, Gu Shoufu understands that as long as they can contain the Tiger Ben Army and make it unable to divide their troops to the north to reinforce the Xuzhou battlefield, their strategic purpose will be great, as long as the North China Front defeats Li Zongren's troops in the Fifth Theater and captures Xuzhou, then they will be able to flank the Tiger Ben Army on both sides, and that is the best time to solve the Tiger Ben Army.

However, now the New Fourth Army dares to repeatedly launch attacks in their rear, sabotage railways and highways, and attack the logistics supply lines of the Sixth Division and the 114th Division.

"Hay!" Shimono Kazuho bowed his head again suddenly, and then turned to leave.

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On the battlefield of Xuzhou, on the Eastern Front, these days, the offensive of the Yue army in North China has been rapid, and tens of thousands of soldiers of the Lu Han Division of the Yunnan Army, the 20th Group Army of the Sichuan Army and Sun Lianzhong's Second Group Army have fought bloodily, although they have temporarily blocked the frontal attack of the Yue army, but they have also paid heavy casualties.

On the Western Front, Tang Enbo's troops also suffered heavy losses under the onslaught of the 10th and 14th Divisions of the Chinese Army, and they were defeated and retreated, but fortunately, they received timely reinforcements from the 21st Group Army from Huainan to stabilize the front.

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Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front Army.

The current commander of the army, Terauchi Shouichi, stood in front of the giant map with a blue face and stared at it for a long time, and with a sound of footsteps, the chief of staff, Okabe Naosaburo, slowly walked in, and Terauchi Shouichi asked without looking back: "Okabe-kun, has the 20th Division left?" ”

"Your Excellency General, the 20th Division set off last night, and it is estimated that it will be able to arrive in Haizhou today." (Note: Haizhou, that is, Lianyungang City in the future) Naosaburo Okabe bowed his head respectfully.

"Yo Xi, this time I must completely take Xuzhou and completely annihilate the [***] main force of Li Zongren's Fifth War Zone!" Shouichi Terauchi nodded proudly.

It turned out that as soon as Terauchi Shou saw that the frontal attack from the land had been delayed in defeating the Fifth Theater's squadron, he dispatched the 20th Division from Qingdao to take a naval ship from Qingdao to set off from the sea and attack Haizhou, which was the same tactic as the landing of the 10th Army in Hangzhou Bay during the Battle of Songhu.

At the beginning, all the elites were put into the Songhu battlefield, and the defensive forces around Hangzhou Bay were very empty, and the landing of the 10th Army directly made the situation in the Battle of Songhu deteriorate sharply.

At this time, under the pressure of the frontal battlefield in Xuzhou, Li Zongren also placed most of his troops on the frontal battlefield, although he also left a certain garrison in Haizhou, but obviously could not stop the assault of the entire division of the 20th Division of the Yue Army.

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Xuzhou City, the headquarters of the commander of the fifth theater.

In the headquarters, the high-power radio station was ticking non-stop, some staff officers and communications personnel were shuttling back and forth in an endless stream, all of them had solemn faces, and the atmosphere in the entire headquarters seemed very depressed and tense.

In the war room on the left side of the headquarters, Li Zongrenzheng, commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations, and Bai Chongxi, Xu Zuyi and others gathered together to discuss the military situation.

"Duke De, at present, with the arrival of Pang Bingxun and Zhang Zizhong, the Linyi front is temporarily stable, but the casualties of Lu Han and Sun Lianzhong's troops are too great, if they are not replenished in time, I think it will be difficult for the eastern front to resist for too long." Bai Chongxi pointed to the map.

"Well, if necessary, put Li Pinxian's 11th Army on top!" Li Zongren nodded with a slight frown.

"Degong, have you thought about it, now that more than 100,000 elites of the army are taking turns to attack our forward troops under the cover of the air force, and our army will suffer more and more casualties every time. This kind of refueling tactic is a taboo for soldiers! Bai Chongxi said with a worried face.

"Of course I know that, but what can I do now? I also know that in such a large-scale battle, our army cannot defend to the death, and should be supplemented by mobile operations with peripheral forces, but the key problem is that we now lack the troops that can fight on the periphery mobile, and Li Pinxian's troops can only be counted as the last reserves. Li Zongren frowned and nodded.

"Hey, it would be nice if the Tiger Ben Army was here, with the Tiger Ben Army's fully mechanized marching speed and strong armored assault ability, it can definitely be placed on the periphery to deal with the overall situation of the campaign, if there is a Tiger Ben Army in the periphery, we will not be so passive in this battle." Bai Chongxi sighed and said.

"Yes, what Brother Jiansheng said is very true, but the situation of the Tiger Ben Army is probably not optimistic, according to intelligence, the Central China Army is also the elite, and now the pressure on the Tiger Ben Army is not lower than ours, and his divisions are going to regret nearly 200,000 troops, and the pressure is conceivable." Xu Zuyi, chief of staff of the Fifth Theater of Operations, spoke up.

Just when the three of them were sighing, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and the three of them looked back, only to see a communications staff officer hurriedly walking in with a telegram in his hand, and before he arrived, he stood up and saluted the three of them: "General seat, Sensit, Chief Bai, Haizhou emergency telegram." ”

"Huh?" Li Zongren and the three of them changed color when they heard this, looked at each other, and then raised their hands and said, "Read." ”

"The Haizhou defenders are in an emergency, half an hour ago, our coastal defense troops discovered the naval fleet of the Yue Army, and at present, the Yue Army is entering the beach and landing under the cover of naval vessels, and under the fire of the Han Army's navy and air force, our coastal defense troops have suffered heavy losses, and Haizhou is in an emergency!" The communications staff officer said quickly with a heavy face.

ps: I stayed up a little late with my wife last night, and I got up a little late today, and my back and legs hurt. I've written an outline of a few chapters, and the speed will be faster tomorrow, so I'll update five thousand today, let's watch it first.

In addition, I would like to give special thanks to some of the "growth of the rich" with a big reward of 100,000 yuan, congratulations to you for becoming the fifth leader of the alliance in this book, the leader of the alliance is mighty, and the growth of the rich man is mighty! Plus starts tomorrow.

(To be continued)