"The 85th Army encountered the Japanese army in Yixian, the two sides had a fierce battle, the Japanese army led Yicheng, the 85th Army suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, they planned to secretly break away from the Japanese army tonight, and move to the mountains east of Yixian and Zaozhuang!"

"So many casualties?" In front of the sand table in Li Delin's war room, he frowned slightly.

"The Japanese offensive was quite fierce, they had tanks and planes to help, we responded in a hurry, and there were no strong fortifications, so we ......"

"It seems that the Japanese army has decided to go south to Taierzhuang!" Bai Jiansheng said with a solemn face.

"How is the garrison of Taierzhuang?"

"Garrisoning Taierzhuang is my GJ elite new 38 brigade, this is a strong brigade with equipment that is not lost to the Japanese army, and they also have an armored brigade, if used properly, it may give this arrogant Japanese army a huge surprise."

"Well, the new 38th Brigade has such a strong mobile force, we shouldn't wait for the Japanese to come over, and take the initiative to attack." Bai Jiansheng suggested.

"Taking the initiative to attack, will it scare the Japanese army?"

"No, the Japanese army made it clear this time that they wanted to capture Xuzhou, and they must take Taierzhuang, even if they were frustrated once or twice, they would not easily shake their determination."

"I agree with Deputy Chief Bai's suggestion!"

"I agree!" Liu Weizhang nodded.

"Then we'll give the Japanese army a head-on blow!" Li Delin has made up his mind that he must fight a beautiful counterattack to boost the morale of the entire theater.

"Give me the command of the new 38th Brigade in Taierzhuang!"

"Yes!"

Weishan Island.

"Division, new 38th Brigade telegram."

"Wait a minute." Leng Feng lay on the map, took a magnifying glass to carefully observe each mountain and waterway, and filled in the mountains, rivers and ditches on the map in his mind to form a three-dimensional map.

Guo Weiquan waited on the side for a full ten minutes before Leng Feng put down the magnifying glass in his hand, straightened up, and asked, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

"The Japanese army has occupied Yicheng, and the forward has approached Taierzhuang, and Chief Li ordered the new 38th Brigade to take the initiative to attack and give the Japanese army a head-on blow."

"Well, how does Luo Yufeng want to fight?"

"Brigade Commander Luo said that it is still uncertain when the Japanese army will go south from Yixian County to Taierzhuang, but with the arrogance of the Japanese army, they will definitely choose the shortest road and attack directly along the road."

"Well, Lao Luo's judgment is reasonable, the Japanese army was blocked in Teng County, but in the end it was overcome, and it took Zaozhuang and Yicheng in a row, at this time the arrogance is arrogant, and it will definitely not take our army in his eyes, and the Japanese army has always been arrogant, and it is very forgetful, it is estimated that the lesson of Teng County has long been forgotten now."

"It was the Japanese Seya detachment that attacked Zaozhuang and Yixian, and this Seya Kai performed well in the battle to capture Fuji County, which is much more difficult to deal with than the arrogant man of Ryosuke Isoya." Xie Jiyuan said.

"Well, then it depends on whether Lao Luo's acting is realistic?"

"What does the master mean by luring and destroying?"

"Well, the Japanese army in North China has not fought with us, although they will also have intelligence exchanges, but I think the internal contradictions of the Japanese army are not small, so even if Seya Kai knows in his heart that it is the new 38th Brigade that guards Taierzhuang, he may not take it too seriously." Leng Feng said, "In short, let Lao Luo get ready, and give the Japanese army an appetizer first." ”

"Good!"

Taierzhuang Southwest Corner Railway Station, where the new 38 Brigade Headquarters is located.

Taierzhuang is backed by the canal, the river is very deep, the deepest part of the center is at least three meters, it is basically impossible for personnel to wade through the water, the Japanese are originally short, it is estimated that they will not be able to walk to the center of the river.

On the south bank of the canal, in addition to a few farmhouses, is the field, which is a flat river, there is no danger to defend, as long as the Japanese army comes ashore, with their powerful mechanized corps, Xuzhou is in the bag.

Therefore, Taierzhuang must be guarded.

Before the troops started, Leng Feng deliberately called Luo Yufeng over and gave him a detailed explanation of the terrain and defense strategy of Taierzhuang.

After coming, Luo Yufeng strengthened the city defense of Taierzhuang according to his own understanding, and not only dug countless trenches and traps outside the city, but also minefields.

Luo Yufeng gave him all the defensive measures that could be used, and when Li Delin came to inspect it, he was full of praise and satisfaction with the fortifications built by the new 38 brigade.

Taierzhuang City is not big, Luo Yufeng only put four battalions, the main strength is still placed outside the city, and even the division headquarters is located outside the city, Taierzhuang is different from Teng County.

Luo Yufeng's defense of Taierzhuang is based on fighting, not just blocking or defending, and the city of Taierzhuang itself is small, and the streets in the village are dense and narrow, which is not suitable for large troops to be stationed in defense.

Therefore, most of the troops were placed outside the city, one regiment garrisoned Zhuangdong, one regiment garrisoned Zhuangxi, and one supplementary regiment garrisoned troops on the south bank of the canal.

Originally, the new 38th Brigade still had to strengthen the canal position defense, but as the Second Army retreated from Lincheng came down, Li Delin prevented the 31st Division and the 30th Division from being on the canal position on the east and west banks of Taierzhuang.

In this way, the number of troops guarding Taierzhuang has exceeded 20,000.

In this way, Li Delin set up a pocket array in Taierzhuang, and the bottom of the bag was formed.

This is a vicious battle, Luo Yufeng and Qin Yankun were already prepared for this when they came to Taierzhuang.

"Lao Luo, what do you think of the telegram sent by the commander of the 20th Army Corps Tang Corps?"

"He asked us to stay in Taierzhuang for three days, which is considered to be the completion of the task."

"The plan of the commander's headquarters is that when the Isoya Division goes south to Taierzhuang, the 20th Army Corps will attack from the flank of the Japanese army, pressing the Japanese army on the north bank of the Grand Canal, and then we will launch a counterattack together to annihilate the Japanese Seya detachment on the spot!" Luo Yufeng said.

"Was this plan formulated by the Fifth Theater Commander's Department, or was it Tang Keqin's?"

"There will be no false orders from the Chief's Department." Qin Yankun said, "Didn't you just receive a call from Chief Li, Chief Li personally called us and gave an order, this is a great honor!" ”

"No matter what he does, how to fight, how to fight, as long as he holds Taierzhuang, it will be the victory of my new 38th Brigade." Luo Yufeng gritted his teeth and said, "Is there any news from Lao Leng?" ”

"Not yet, just wait."

"Did you send out scouts?"

"Cao Xingyang personally led the team, there is no big problem." Qin Yankun said.

"Brigade, Eagle (cold front codename) secret telegram!"

"Give it to me!" Luo Yufeng stretched out his hand and snatched the message from the adjutant's hand and read it carefully.

"What did the eagle say?"

"The eagle agreed that we would give the Japanese a head-on blow, but he also reminded us to be careful of Kei Seya, who was very cunning, and the 31st Division almost fell into his trap." Luo Yufeng said.

"As soon as Cao Xingyang comes back, report to me immediately!" Luo Yufeng ordered.

"You're going to use the Scout Battalion?"

"No, there is also a cavalry battalion, forming a mixed search team, let's touch the Japanese army first." Luo Yufeng said, they have fought the 6th Division and the 13th Division, these are all permanent divisions in the Japanese Army, but the combat effectiveness of the permanent divisions is not very strong.

This Seya detachment belongs to the 10th Division and is known as the "Steel Army", and it is definitely not an idle person to receive such a title.

Whether the new 38th Brigade can shake this Japanese army, he is not mentally prepared.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"Brigade seat, a GJ team has come, they claim to be the Sichuan army that broke through from Teng County, and they have arrived in Beiluo." A communications staff officer hurriedly walked in from the outside and announced.

"Oh, the leading general of this Sichuan Army is General Wang Zhizhong, the commander of the 122nd Division of the Sichuan Army?"

"Yes, and General Sun Zhen, acting commander-in-chief of the 22nd Group Army."

"Order the logistics department to kill pigs and sheep, and prepare to reward our brave Sichuan soldiers." Luo Yufeng ordered.

"Yes!"

"Did you make a call to Chief Li, the Sichuan Army has arrived safely in Taierzhuang?" Qin Yankun reminded.

"It's time to give Chief Li a call."

"Okay, very good, Brigade Commander Luo, your news is really good, you don't know, I'm still worried that they will be bitten by the Japanese army and can't withdraw safely."

"The ministry has ordered people to prepare good wine and food, so that the brothers of the Sichuan army can eat and drink enough, and then return to the rear to rest!"

"Brigade Commander Luo, you did a great job, thank you." Li Delin put down the phone, and this hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

The Sichuan Army broke out, this press conference has already been held, and the whole world knows about it, if they are surrounded by the Japanese army again, it will be a joke.

Although it is unlikely, because it was discovered that the Japanese army was moving south, it had already notified the Sichuan Army to immediately evacuate from Zaozhuang to the rear of Xuzhou.

It's just that they have too many wounded and don't have enough means of transportation, so the evacuation speed must not be fast, and the Japanese army marched too fast, and Lincheng and Zaozhuang almost didn't have any resistance, and they fell into the hands of the enemy.

This was also unexpected by the Commander's Department of the Fifth Theater of Operations.

"Has the Sichuan Army arrived in Taierzhuang?"

"Well, Brigade Commander Luo just called, there are more than 2,500 people in the Sichuan Army, most of them are wounded, and there are more than 300 seriously wounded, if they don't rest in Zaozhuang for two days, they may not be able to reach Taierzhuang in such a short time." Guo Weiquan said.

"Now they lack medical care and medicine, many of them are seriously infected, if they are not treated in time, I am afraid that even if many of them can come out of Teng County alive, they may die of serious injuries due to complications." Long Yingqin said regretfully.

"Master, can we ......?"

Leng Feng is also thinking about this problem, these wounded soldiers are all veterans, and veterans are all treasures, not to mention that these veterans are all from the bloody battle in Teng County.

Now the Xuzhou side may not be able to treat these wounded soldiers.

"Wei Quan, do you think we can consider taking these wounded soldiers to Weishan Island for treatment?" Leng Feng walked in place several times, and a cigarette between his index finger and middle finger burned to the end.

"Master, do you want to take them to Weishan Island for treatment?"

"Yes, the divisional field hospital is now fully capable of treating them, and we also have a batch of medicines that can treat them, but if we don't do anything, I really have a troubled conscience." Leng Feng said.

"Can we find a covert way to get them to Weishan Island?"

"Covert way?"

"Shizuo, is it okay to do this, we can announce to the public that we will send them to the rear hospital for treatment, and then quietly pick them up halfway, so that no one knows, a group of wounded soldiers, no one should pay attention." Guo Weiquan suggested.

"Can't you just send them to the rear for treatment?"

"I'm afraid it's too late, some of the seriously injured soldiers' wounds have festered, and they are serious, and they have reached the point of amputating their limbs to save their lives."

"Aren't there enough military trains?"

"Japanese planes have been bombing our railways for several days, and our military trains have not been able to arrive in time, let alone transport the seriously wounded."

"This is just the beginning, how can it be ......"

"In fact, Xuzhou has the ability to treat this group of wounded, but the amount of war readiness medicine stored in Xuzhou is insufficient." Knowing himself and knowing his opponent, Li Delin has long been open to Leng Feng for his family background in the Fifth War Zone, otherwise wouldn't he, the deputy chief of general staff, be a vase and ornament?

"Find a way to accept this batch of seriously wounded Sichuan troops, we can't do nothing now." Leng Feng decided, his eyes were firm, and he snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand.

(To be continued.) )