Yali had been reading information to Qiao Anbang, so Qiao Anbang didn't need to send a message to her at all, just walked out and went around and turned around and returned to the headquarters.

It didn't take long for Yali to rush to the front line in Xuzhou with the flying machine, and a large number of German-style flamethrowers were continuously produced from the aircraft, and Qiao Anbang immediately instructed Liang Yilu to lead the special operations battalion to collect the flamethrowers.

When the special operations battalion arrived, Yali taught the flamethrower to the soldiers of the special operations battalion, all of whom were top soldiers, and their learning ability was also very strong, and the flamethrower was not too difficult, so soon, most of the special operations battalion soldiers mastered how to use it.

After some preliminary experiments, Liang Yilu took the special operations battalion to open up, and the soldiers of the special operations battalion entered the city in groups of three to assist other troops in encircling and annihilating the remnants of the Japanese army in the city.

In the city, in the courtyard of a large mansion, three soldiers of the special operations battalion covered each other in a zigzag shape, and entered the compound vigilantly, followed by six or seven ordinary soldiers, and suddenly at the window of a side room with the door closed, a black hole muzzle stretched out, and immediately began to roar.

As soon as the gunshots rang out, the three special combat team members dodged to the sides, and the dense bullets suddenly rained down on the six or seven fighters behind them.

Three fighters were shot on the spot and fell to the ground, and the other three fighters were frightened and quickly hid aside.

"Dada...... Da Da Da Da ...... "The shot was a crooked light machine gun, after hitting the three Tiger Army soldiers, the devil machine gunner began to fire continuously, suppressing the six Tiger Army soldiers with firepower, because the distance was very close, the three special combat team members and ordinary soldiers could only lean closely behind the wall battlement, the slightest movement, they could be hit by bullets.

Feeling the bullets whizzing past his ears, the senior soldier with the flamethrower on his back quietly gestured to the other two companions, signaling them to prepare for fire.

The crooked machine gun roared for a while, and suddenly stopped, and the three special combat team members just wanted to get up and fight back, when the gunfire started again: "Bang bang...... Bang bang bang ......"

The senior soldier's face changed, and he said sharply: "Don't be afraid, it's their deputy shooter, this is a pistol, Lao Yang, Sanlengzi, you two cover me, I'll burn them!" ”

"Hmm!" The other two special combat team members named Lao Yang and Sanlenzi nodded at the same time, and then the three of them got up at the same time, and the two MP38 submachine guns were aimed at the side room where the devil was hiding, and the senior soldier was carrying a flamethrower on his back and firing at the devil's machine gun.

A scarlet and dazzling tongue of fire roared out from the jet mouth, and the scorching flames suddenly drilled into the room from the window, and the two devil machine gunners inside suddenly began to howl bitterly, and several soldiers stopped shooting, looking at the devil who was burned by the fire in front of them, their eyes were full of pleasure and excitement.

It took two or three minutes for the two devils to be burned alive, and the charred corpses that had not yet been extinguished fell into the house.

The senior soldier spat at the mouth, turned his head and shouted, "Go!" He immediately took the lead and walked out of the yard.

With the addition of the special operations battalion, the progress of the encirclement and suppression of the Tiger Ben Army was greatly accelerated, and an hour later, basically all the devils in the city were completely annihilated, and the garrison headquarters of the army in the city was surrounded, and after a fierce battle, more than 100 devils stationed in the headquarters were completely annihilated, and its garrison commander Inoue Shudazuo was burned alive by a flamethrower.

After capturing Xuzhou, Qiao Anbang immediately led the guard regiment into the city, and at the same time ordered the Reading Force Garrison Brigade to guard the north of the city to block the Yue army from Zaozhuang and other directions, the first division and the second regiment were stationed in the position of the railway station in the west of the city, preparing to resist the reinforcements of the Yue army returning from the front line of Xiangcheng, and the special operations battalion was responsible for searching for and suppressing the possible remnants of devils in the city. The 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Armored Brigade and other units were temporarily resting, and Qiao Anbang was going to use them to attack the army on its own initiative.

Located in the center of the city, on the roof of the former Fifth Theater Commander's Headquarters, a dazzling blue sky and white flag is rising, and its rise indicates that this thousand-year-old city that has fallen for less than a month has finally been recovered.

At the same time, it also announced that this has become the general headquarters of Qiao Anbang.

In the headquarters, some logistics personnel were arranging the facilities in the headquarters in groups of three or five, Qiao Anbang strode in, accompanied by Xie Jinyuan and others, and after everyone saw Qiao Anbang saluting one by one, they continued their work.

Qiao Anbang walked to the war room of the former Fifth Theater Commander's Headquarters, looked at the broken walls, muttered for a moment, and suddenly turned to Liang Jiahan and said: "Adjutant Liang, immediately send a telegram to the Fifth Theater Commander's Department in my name, saying that Anbang has led the Tiger Ben Army to recover Xuzhou, and the 100,000 army has become a turtle in the urn. ”

"Yes!" Liang Jiahan happily responded, and immediately turned around and left quickly.

After Liang Jiahan left, Qiao Anbang asked Li Yifeng behind him: "Yifeng, how are the casualties of our army and the city this time?" ”

"Back to the military seat, the casualties of our army are okay, but because many devils have penetrated into the homes of the people, and during the battle, they use the people as meat shields, so the casualties of the people are quite large, according to preliminary statistics, the casualties in the city are at least no less than 30,000 people, and the number of direct deaths may exceed 10,000!" Li Yifeng said with a heavy face.

"More than 30,000 casualties?" Qiao Anbang couldn't help but feel sad when he heard this, and Xie Jinyuan on the side hurriedly persuaded when he saw this: "Military seat, these casualties are also inevitable, please mourn." ”

"Pass my order, immediately organize manpower, collect the corpses of the sacrificed people in the city, and wait for the end of this battle, and then put them into the ground for peace, and make every effort to rescue the wounded, how much can be saved, how much can be saved, where there are orphans and widows in Xuzhou City, after this battle, they will be taken back to the base area, and we will support them." Qiao Anbang said with a heavy expression.

"Yes!" Li Yifeng stepped forward and responded.

Just when Li Yifeng just wanted to turn around and leave, Liang Jiahan went and returned, walked quickly to Qiao Anbang, stood up and saluted and reported: "Military seat, the second regiment reports, it is said that a wing of the army's forward has arrived at the railway station on the outskirts of the west of the city, and the second regiment is currently engaged in battle. ”

"A wing? It seems that the devil has not been able to react yet! Qiao Anbang thought for a while and said: "Take advantage of the fact that the main force of the devil has not arrived, eat them, 100,000 troops, how many can be eliminated, how many can be eliminated!" ”

"Throne, let's get on the armored brigade." Zhang Xudong stepped forward.

"Well, outflank me with two armored regiments left and right, and cooperate with the second regiment to eat this devil wing for me!" Qiao Anbang nodded and said, "Remember, you must be fast!" ”

"Yes, I understand." Zhang Xudong stood up and saluted, and immediately turned around and left.

After Zhang Xudong left, Qiao Anbang turned his head to Chi Fengcheng, Li Yifeng and the others: "The other troops should hurry up and recuperate, replenish ammunition, and there will be a fierce battle to fight next!" ”

"Yes!" Everyone stood up and responded.

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Kaifeng, the headquarters of the commander of the 5th theater of operations.

After the loss of Xuzhou, the pursuit troops of the army pursued and fought fiercely, and the menacing attack, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, in order to prevent accidents, withdrew their headquarters from the front line to Kaifeng, and commanded the operation from a distance.

The Tiger Ben Army quietly ate the two divisions of the Yue Army, and went north to counterattack Xuzhou, taking the lead in blowing the horn of the counterattack, Li Bai and the others were shocked, and immediately ordered their troops to take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack against the Yue Army that had planned to retreat.

After a scuffle, although both sides suffered casualties, they dragged the 14th and 10th divisions and two mixed brigades of the Yue Army, effectively and indirectly supporting the battle of the Tiger Ben Army to attack Xuzhou.

In the headquarters, Li Zongren was discussing the military situation with Bai Chongxi and others, and suddenly, in a rush of footsteps, Chief of Staff Xu Zuyi strode in.

When they arrived, Xu Zuyi saluted the two and said: "General seat, Chief Bai, the Tiger Ben Army is calling, they have recovered Xuzhou and cut off the way for the army to retreat!" ”

"Xuzhou has taken it?" Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi glanced at each other when they heard this, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Yes, take it, Qiao Anbang also said in the telegram that now, the 100,000 army has become a turtle in the urn, and he invited the general seat to hunt in Xuzhou with him and join hands to eat the 100,000 army!" Xu Zuyi nodded and replied.

"Eat 100,000 troops?" Li Zongren gasped when he heard this, and said in a heavy tone: "It's worthy of Qiao Anbang, what a big appetite, I want to eat these 100,000 troops in one go." ”

"General seat, the Tiger Ben Army is well-equipped and has strong combat power, and it has annihilated the three main divisions of the Yue Army in Huainan with its own strength, and now with our Fifth War Zone, it should not be a problem to eat the 100,000 Yue Army that has become a turtle in an urn." Xu Zu said.

"Chief of Staff Xu, do you know, at the beginning of the Huainan War, Qiao Anbang concentrated all the elites in his hands, and took night attacks, one by one, there was a certain element of luck in it, and now the situation is different, first of all, his Tiger Army, at least half of the troops were contained in Huainan, and the 100,000 troops we are facing are the main force of the North China Front, of which the 14th and Fifth Divisions are the elite of the elite of the army, if they form a group to fight with all their might, even if they add our fifth theater, I am afraid they will not be able to eat it." Li Zongren said worriedly.

"Degong is more worried, according to my analysis, at this time Qiao Anbang gathered in Xuzhou troops of no less than twenty or thirty thousand people, and should be the elite troops under his command, in the direction of Xiangcheng, Zhang Zizhong and Liu Ruming two departments set up nearly 20,000 people, and they are also equipped with advanced weapons and equipment of the Tiger Army, combat effectiveness is not what it used to be, the most important thing is that the Tiger Army has a strong air force, we only need to besiege the army in the south of Xuzhou, north of Xiangcheng in this area, said to bomb and strafe by aircraft, and wait for them to run out of ammunition, and then launch a full-scale attack, it will definitely be able to annihilate it in one fell swoop. Bai Chongxi pondered for a moment and said.

"Are you willing to sit still?" Xu Zuyi suddenly asked.

"Of course not." Li Zongren continued: "Not only will they not sit idly by, but they will also concentrate all their forces and attack Xuzhou with all their strength in order to break through. ”

"Therefore, whether this battle can be won depends on whether the Tiger Ben Army can block the attack of the Yue Army." Bai Chongxi said thoughtfully.

(To be continued)