At seven o'clock in the evening of the 13th, the official residence of Luojia Mountain.

"Sir, Chief Li requests that the 20th Army Corps, which is being reorganized and trained in eastern Henan, be transferred to the Fifth War Zone, as the general reserve of the war zone, and reinforce Teng County at any time?"

"Send a telegram to Tang Keqin, and ask him to lead the Twentieth Army to report to the Fifth War Zone as soon as possible!" Lao Jiang did not hesitate, this was discussed in advance, once the war started, the 20th Army Corps would be placed under the command of the Fifth Theater of Operations.

"Yes!" Lin Wei nodded.

Xuzhou, the headquarters of the commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations.

Although the "April Fool's Day" plan was the foundation, Li Delin was not willing to let go of a chance to annihilate the enemy, and he could not always wait to lure the enemy to Taierzhuang to fight again, but first set back the Japanese army's spirit.

In addition to the order to hold out for at least three days, the General Staff also began to formulate a battle plan to see if it could eliminate a part of the Japanese army's living forces in the Tengxian area.

Of course, he had to wait until the arrival of the 85th Army of the Tang Army.

From Henan to Xuzhou, it will take two days to arrive at the earliest, and the next two days are the most difficult two days for the 22nd Army.

Luring the enemy deep is not the same as letting the enemy come in directly, which will directly break down the entire defense line, as a battlefield veteran, Li Delin knows this truth very well.

It is necessary to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army, so as to convince the enemy that the victory they have won is not due to the opponent's deliberate release of water to create good conditions for the annihilation of the enemy below.

"The casualties of the 45th Army today are not small, small 2,000 people, the Japanese casualties are only less than a quarter of ours, although we repelled the Japanese attack, but our fortifications are seriously damaged, only the frontal position, today the Japanese army fired almost 5,000 shells, more than 170 aircraft sorties, bombing in turn, most of the casualties occurred in the shelling and bombing!" In the war room, Chief of Staff Xu Yanmou said.

"Didn't you let them dig more anti-artillery holes in advance?"

"The effect is not very good, most of the heavy howitzers of the Japanese army, the shells are powerful, the anti-artillery holes they dug are a little shallow, there is no reinforced concrete support, they collapse as soon as they explode, and many soldiers are buried alive like this."

"Didn't the materials for the fortifications be allocated to them?"

"Such a long fortification, a drop in the bucket!" Xu Yanmou sighed.

Li Delin reached out and took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table, lit it, and took two puffs.

Although this Japanese army is arrogant, this combat effectiveness is really terrifying.

"Send a telegram to the Tang Corps that the 22nd Group Army has few inferior weapons, a weak front, and empty wings, and it may be difficult to resist the enemy, so I have sent a telegram to the commission to agree to transfer the 1st Organized Division of the 85th Army of your Army to Shangqiu, and transport it by train to the vicinity of Teng County as the general reserve of the 22nd Group Army."

"Yes!"

Li Delin was very worried, the Tang Army was the descendant of the old Jiang, although this time the old Jiang proceeded from the overall situation and did not have any difficulties, and agreed to transfer the powerful 20th Army Corps to the Fifth Theater to fight.

But he himself knows Tang Keqin to some extent, and he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to command this Whampoa descendant.

No matter what, since Lao Jiang has given the order, Tang is afraid that he doesn't want to come, but he has to come, and if he doesn't obey, he has to obey, this is the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War.

Xuchang, where the headquarters of the Tang Army is located.

One connected to the two telegrams of Lao Jiang and Li Delin, which obviously urged him to report to the Fifth War Zone as soon as possible.

In the battle of Nankou, Tang Keqin's reputation gradually grew, and he was a little arrogant, which made him breed some arrogance, among the descendants, the troops and strength under his jurisdiction were the strongest, the 20th Army Corps was known as 100,000 horses, although it was a bit exaggerated, but there were always 70,000 or 80,000.

Tang Keqin looked down on anyone, and he only obeyed Lao Jiang, so he was a little dissatisfied with letting him go to the Fifth War Zone to accept the command of a local warlord.

After thinking about it again, he summoned the adjutant and sent a telegram to Lao Jiang asking for instructions.

"I beg that this army will be ordered to return to the jurisdiction system to clarify its duties!"

Lao Jiang was really a little angry when he received this telegram, but he also knew that he was a henchman, and he was unwilling to accept Li Delin's command.

But at this time, it is not a battle between the local government and the central government, but a battle for the survival of the country and the nation.

Lao Chiang then sent a stern telegram, asking him to immediately send the 85th Army into action, and made it clear that the 20th Army was now part of the Fifth Theater.

However, Lao Jiang didn't know that after Tang sent him a telegram asking for instructions, he sent a telegram to Li Delin in the Fifth War Zone.

When Li Delin saw the contents of the telegram, he was immediately angry.

"I implore that all this legion be transferred to Jinpu Road to break the attack, and avoid fragmentation and fragmentation, so as to benefit the battle situation and prevent dispersion, or worthless consumption!"

This is a high-sounding statement, but the real intention is not to let his troops accept the command of his Li Delin?

"Bastard, this Tang Keqin, what does he want to do?"

"Duke De, dissipate your anger, this Tang Keqin is already relatively arrogant, and he has always regarded himself as the first person in the lineage, but now he has a heavy army, and he is even more invincible, I think only Mr. Jiang can command it!" Xu Yan said.

"Then send a telegram to Chairman Chiang." At this time, Li Delin can only deal with it like this, and everything is based on the overall situation.

This back-and-forth request consumed at least half a day, coupled with Tang's deliberate delay, and wasted a lot of time, which was like fighting a fire.

Tang delayed the dispatch of troops under such an excuse, which completely annoyed Li Delin, and he told Tang Keqin in a telegram to Lao Jiang.

By the afternoon of the 14th, Tang Keqin ordered that the 1st Division of the 4th Division of the 85th Army stationed in Shangqiu waited for the train to Xuzhou under the leadership of division commander Chen Daqing.

At this time, the Sichuan army had been fighting fiercely on the outskirts of Tengxian for a day and a half.

The next day, the Japanese army did not adopt a roundabout tactic, but concentrated its forces on continuing to launch a fierce attack on the main position on the outskirts of Teng County.

After a. During the night's rush repairs, some fortifications were restored, and in the morning attack, almost all were lost.

The fortifications can be repaired again, as long as there is time, but the casualties are irreparable.

The war burned the sky red, and also burned the blood of the Sichuan army, and the man was determined to kill the enemy and protect his hometown!

A group of heroic Sichuan officers and soldiers fell on the battlefield, and the blood stained the earth, and they will sleep forever in this land they swore to defend.

The 127th Division's position on Puyang Mountain.

Guarding this position was the 373rd Regiment of the 745th Brigade.

The new round of artillery preparations of the Japanese army, this time it was even more crazy, it lasted for half an hour, Puyang Mountain was not high, and this artillery bombardment cut off at least half of the mountain.

The surface fortifications of the 745th Regiment were completely destroyed, and taking advantage of the artillery bombardment, the charging Japanese occupied most of the hill.

The war situation is in crisis!

If the enemy is allowed to occupy Shouyang Mountain, then the right flank will be tantamount to being pierced by the enemy to a hole, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

"All the horses are all for Lao Tzu to stop shooting, stop shooting!" The regiment commander Yao Chaolun was red-eyed, and when the Japanese bombardment just now, he did not stop counterattacking, and the only few mortars in the regiment headquarters were almost all beaten into scrap metal by the little devils.

Ammunition is also somewhat insufficient.

In the face of the Japanese army rushing up like locusts, the brave and resourceful Commander Yao ordered to stop shooting!

"Tuanza, what are you doing, don't fight?"

"Don't fight, who said that Lao Tzu won't fight, listen to Lao Tzu, put the little devil within 20 meters and then greet him, save some bullets, use grenades, do you understand!"

"Got it!"

The gunfire stopped suddenly, and the Japanese squadron leader who led the attack waved his command knife excitedly: "Warriors of the empire, charge, the people of China have no bullets!" ”

“…… (The little devil charge is too ugly, the ellipsis indicates)"

"Prepare the grenades!"

One by one, the grenades were screwed on the back covers, and the fuses were pulled out, and all the officers and soldiers of the 745th Regiment stared fiercely at the jackals in front of them who invaded their homeland with hatred.

If you want to get past here, you have to at least step over their corpses!

The white-knuckle battle has been fought, and the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Legion are no longer so afraid of letting the devils enter a distance of twenty meters, and some people have long forgotten what fear is, in the face of these jackal-like enemies, they even have a faint excitement, kill these jackals, and the family will be saved.

"Throw!"

Grenades fell from the sky, and hundreds of grenades were thrown out in one go, although they could not compare to the power of 150 mm caliber howitzers, but the lethality of falling into the dense charging Japanese troops could not be ignored.

"Kill!"

In order to save ammunition, Yao Chaolun picked up the big blade and jumped out of the trench and rushed down.

Behind him, the broadsword platoon, which had been prepared long ago, let out an earth-shattering roar and pounced on the charging Japanese army.

Furong Shaozuo, who commanded this battle, saw through the telescope that his troops were actually beaten back again and again by the opponent, and it took so many shells to finally rush forward, and as a result, he threw hundreds of grenades at people, and pulled them down with a large blade.

"Stupid pig, stupid pig......"

Three infantry squadrons charged repeatedly, and there was artillery support, and they actually fought for a long time, but they still failed to take the position, which is simply a shame for the 63rd Wing!

The tragic hand-to-hand combat unfolded on the mountainside, the broadswords in the hands of the Sichuan officers and soldiers collided with the bayonets in the hands of the devils, the flying sparks, the steel moths. Rubbing the sharp sound, the big knife slashed at the bone, the bayonet pierced into the flesh. muffled voice.

"Turtle son, day. You immortal banbanban......" typical Sichuan people's scolding, screams caused by severe pain, and the wails of death...... The various sounds are mixed together, and it is creepy.

The Japanese army retreated, leaving behind hundreds of corpses, and the 745th Regiment also paid a huge price in casualties, they held Puyang Mountain, and also played the dignity of the Sichuan Army.

The signs of Hankou, the garrison headquarters, and the headquarters of the 1st Division of Honor have been done, but because the troops are not in place, the signs have not yet been hung up.

However, the appointment of Leng Feng as commander of the Hankow garrison has already been issued, and it is a formal appointment of the military council, which is mainly responsible for the defense and security work in Hankow and the Hanyang area, supervising law and order, and countering the enemy.

At the same time, the Hankou Garrison Command was under the jurisdiction of the Wuhan Garrison Commander's Department, and his current immediate boss was replaced by Chen Cixiu, who was known as the "little chairman."

However, this is all his public position on the surface, in fact, he is still subordinate to the Fifth War Zone, and has been appointed as the deputy chief of the General Staff of the Fifth War Zone, ranking only after Xu Yanmou.

Chen Cixiu was probably the one who knew the inside story, so he didn't ask Leng Feng to report to him, but just made a phone call to congratulate him.

Leng Feng did not despise this "little chairman", he was very polite and respectful in his words, and thanked him for the official residence he had prepared for himself.

Lao Jiang is surrounded by the two major forces of the Huangpu Department, He Jingzhi and Chen Cixiu, He Jingzhi is pro-Japanese, Leng Feng naturally doesn't like it, not to mention the many small dirty things before, so he naturally dislikes it even more, Chen Cixiu's civil engineering department is relatively honest and self-disciplined, and relatively speaking, it can still be approached.

He doesn't fall for any faction, but it doesn't stop him from making friends.

Leng Feng wasn't stupid enough to make enemies everywhere.

(To be continued.) )