Chapter 424: The Two Corners of Despair
"Tuanza, there is a devil officer here, and he will not surrender even if he dies!"
"Where?" In this battle, Qiao Guoliang not only personally commanded, but also personally led the charge and rushed to the front.
Braving the rain of bullets, taking the lead, and desperately killing the enemy, he won the recognition and respect of all the officers and soldiers of the regiment!
At the same time, Qiao Guoliang also completed the transformation from a scholar to an iron-blooded soldier on the battlefield.
A Japanese officer, whose rank was already unclear, was blinded in one eye and was still wrapped in gauze, presumably in the previous battle.
Gripping the handle of the katana in his hand, he had only one eye left, staring at the officers and soldiers of the 37th Brigade and 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of Honor who were surrounded.
"Put down your knife and surrender!"
In the face of angry shouts from all directions, the Japanese officer turned a deaf ear, leaned back against a damaged heavy machine gun, slowly supported his body, and stood up.
"The samurai of the Great Japanese Empire will not surrender, ah......"
Bang!
Qiao Guoliang quickly took out his gun and killed the Japanese officer: "Pass my order, if you encounter such a thing, shoot it directly, pay attention to the devil in the dead body, if you are not dead, make up a shot." ”
"Yes!"
"Report to the brigade immediately, and say that the first regiment has taken Suogou, and the time is, 11:47 on the night of the 19th." Qiao Guoliang exchanged for a communication soldier and gave an order.
Taking Suogou, the possibility of the Japanese army breaking through on the eastern front is completely impossible, and the new 37th Brigade will withdraw from the battlefield and rush to help, so that the strength in Liao Sen's hands will at least double.
"In less than two hours, he took Suogou, Qiao Guoliang fought well, how about the casualties?"
"Two hundred, that's right, 500 Japanese troops were wiped out, and 200 casualties were inflicted, I'll write down this credit first, and when I finish fighting the two corners of the wing, I'll be rewarded for my meritorious deeds."
Leng Feng was very happy, and Suogou fought. The elimination of more than 500 Japanese troops greatly weakened the strength of the two corners of the wing, and liberated the 37th Brigade, and the battle situation developed in a direction favorable to the 1st Honor Division.
"Boss. Now the Japanese army is entrenched in four or five villages centered on Wanhua Village, and they still have more than 1,500 people, and there is not much food and ammunition......
"Can you take a picture of the reconnaissance team entering and feeling the situation of the Japanese army?"
"This has been done again, and the Japanese army is very well guarded. Not very close. Long Yingqin said.
"The focus is on the command of the Japanese army, the hospital and ammunition and fuel depots." Leng Feng said.
"Boss, according to the previous reconnaissance, the command of the Japanese army should be here, Xiaoguanzhuang." Guo Weiquan held a wooden stick in his hand and said a little on a village west of Wanhua Village.
"Tell me your reasoning?"
"The terrain of Xiaoguanzhuang is more complicated, a big road in the east of the village leads directly to the main road, there is a river in the south, which belongs to the branch of the Chuhe River, and the west is Xiaosi to the north, and the only road leading to Quanjiao passes through Xiaosi. To the south is Tangquan Town, where our temporary arsenal is located......"
"You mean, the direction of the Japanese breakthrough should be southwest?"
"If I were a two-cornered worker, I wouldn't choose to break through from the west front, and it would be easiest to choose to break through from the junction of the two armies." Guo Weiquan nodded.
"Why not the Northwest?"
"The northwest is mountainous, the terrain is complicated, and it is far away from the troops they are receiving it, and in the southwest, they can withdraw directly from the river, at least with the current capabilities of the Japanese army. It can still be done. Guo Weiquan analyzed.
"That makes sense, Master, look, do you want to remind XSJ?"
"Yes!" Leng Feng nodded. The junction is the weakest, and if the Japanese army wants to break through, it is the norm to open an opening from the junction.
"But the northwest mountainous area also has to be guarded, if the Japanese sword goes sideways, then we will be in trouble." Leng Feng said again.
"Understood."
Report. The new 40th Brigade reported that Liang Dong had led his troops back to Mingguang, and Chihe was officially taken over by the 136th Brigade of the 46th Division. ”
"Okay, I got it."
"The 59th Army has reached the front line of Mengcheng and Guzhen, and cooperated with the 51st Army and the 48th Army to launch an attack on the north bank of the Huai River against the Japanese army, and the Japanese 13th Division has contracted its defense on the whole line and stuck to the south line of the Huai River."
"In this way, it is no longer possible for the main force of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army to go south?" Leng Feng said.
"Yes, Liao Lei's 7th Army has also begun to move towards the Luqiao and Dingyuan lines, and Liu Shiyi's 31st Army and the Dingyuan Japanese army have exchanged fire."
"It seems that Commander Li's speed is not slow!"
"Xuzhou, Commander Li of the Fifth Theater is calling!"
"Read!"
"Honorary Commander of the First Division Leng Feng, the second phase of the wolf capture plan has been launched, I hope that Jun can hold back the Japanese army in Yangzhou, and must prevent it from going north for reinforcements, and there is also reliable information, the Japanese army base camp intends to increase troops in Central China, please pay attention. Li Delin, February 19, 27th year of the Republic of China. ”
"The Japanese army increased its troops in Central China?" Leng Feng was stunned for a moment, but didn't think it was strange, the Japanese army would not admit defeat easily, this nation, this country is terrible in this place.
Li Delin was reminding him that there are times when he should give up, and now is not yet the time for a decisive battle with the Japanese army, and the huge disparity in national strength between China and Japan cannot be made up for by winning one or two wars.
"Call back, thank you Commander Li for reminding me that the task is clear, and the headquarters will definitely hold back the Japanese army in Yangzhou and prevent it from going north to reinforce the 13th Division."
"Yes."
"Master, are we going to give up Pukou?"
"It's just that I'm ready to give up, it seems that the Japanese are determined to win the southern line of Jinpu Road, our forces can hold on for a while, and it will be sooner or later to evacuate, and I have long been mentally prepared for this." Leng Feng nodded.
"So many brothers, bloody fighting, in the end they still have to ......"
"Wei Quan, you have to remember that the resistance against Japan is not an overnight thing, our war with Japan is not a gain or loss of one city or one place, it is the war potential, it depends on whose war potential is released first, do you understand?"
"War potential?"
"That's right, in the long run, Japan's war potential is inferior to ours, but at this stage, their national strength and strength are stronger than ours, and in terms of the art of war, when encountering a strong enemy, we must always avoid its edge, wait for the opportunity, accumulate strength, and strike another fatal blow, and our war with Japan is a long-term war of attrition. In the end, it depends on who consumes first, and then who retains the most vitality, so that in the future competition, we can occupy the initiative. Leng Feng said.
"Where are we going to retreat?"
"At this stage. North of the Chi River. Leng Feng pointed to Chihe's location on the map and said.
"So we still have to give up all the territory we occupy now to the Japanese?" Guo Weiquan was surprised.
"Jean, do you think I'll let the Japanese get it easily? Without paying a little price, it is impossible for the Japanese army to get these places from us. Leng Feng sneered, he was not Han Xiangfang. Without firing a single shot, let the Japanese occupy half of Shandong.
"Yes!"
"Okay, you all go down and rest, the Japanese army will break through in the second half of the night, early in the morning, there will be no rest for a day, go down and sleep for two hours." Leng Feng commanded.
"Well, let's go down and rest first."
Wuhan, Luojia Mountain, Jiang Mansion.
Lao Jiang has not rested yet. Huainan is brewing a big battle, which Lao Jiang did not expect, and the Japanese did not expect, all because of Leng Feng and his honorary first division.
If the Japanese army can be severely damaged in Huainan, this will not only buy time for the Wuhan War, but also buy time for the relocation of factories and schools and production.
In three months, 500,000 to 700,000 troops could be trained, and in the two battles of Songhu and Nanjing, most of the elite of the national government was lost, in order to make up for such a big loss. Naturally, it will take time.
"Report!"
"Come in!"
"Sir, this is the latest battle report of the Honorary First Division, according to your orders, it will be delivered as soon as possible." Confidential secretary Mao Qingxiang walked in from outside.
"I don't look. Pick up the important ones and talk about them. Lao Jiang was still looking down at the official documents, if he had to see everything himself, then he would have nothing else to do all day.
"At 7:46 p.m. on the 19th, the Japanese Iizuka detachment ...... At 9:20, the Japanese army advanced to the ** county and was repulsed by our defenders...... Around 11:50 a.m. The 37th Brigade of our department surrounded and annihilated the Japanese army, about 500 people, and the remaining 1,500 people of the Japanese Liangjiao Wing have been besieged by our regiment in a four-kilometer radius centered on Wanhua Village, judging that the enemy is very likely to break through to the southwest, our department is determined to completely destroy this Japanese army, in order to repay the countrymen, Leng Feng, in the early morning of February 20, the 27th year of the Republic of China. ”
"I know, tell Leng Feng to annihilate the two corners of the United and report again!"
"Yes!"
"Wait a minute, let the Military Command Department issue a commendation, and the meritorious personnel of the 37th Brigade and the First Regiment will report their merits once." Lao Jiang thought for a moment and commanded.
"Yes, sir."
"Sir, the party department has sent a sample of tomorrow's "Central Daily", would you like to take a look?" Lin Wei walked in.
"I don't look at it, just watch it, Mr. Bray can watch it."
"Mr. Taudemann, the German ambassador to China, is going to have a meeting with you tomorrow afternoon, what time do you think it will be arranged?"
"After 3 p.m., it's only half an hour."
"Okay."
"The Fifth Theater of Operations in Xuzhou reported that the second phase of the wolf capture plan has begun, in order to completely annihilate the main force of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army in the Huainan area."
"Is Li Delin sure of this?"
"If the 1st Division of Honor can prevent the Japanese army from reinforcing from Yangzhou, there will be no problem in completely annihilating the main force of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army."
"Now Li Delin is going to be in the limelight." Old Jiang said sourly.
"The wolf capture plan was put forward by the Military Commission at the beginning, and it is specifically divided into two stages, the first stage is implemented by the Honor First Division, the target is the main force of the Japanese army south of the Chihe River, mainly based on the 65th Wing, and now there is a 104th Wing, which can be said to exceed the goal, although the second stage is said to be the main force of the troops in the Fifth Theater, but it also needs the Honor Division to cooperate with the reinforcements, so that it is actually the Honor Division that has the greatest contribution and the greatest credit, and the Honor Division belongs to the Central Committee, and the greatest credit should be Mr. You." Lin Wei said busily.
"Don't talk about that now, we'll talk about it when the battle is over." Saying this, Lao Jiang felt much more comfortable, "I heard that Leng Feng got involved with Jiangbei's XSJ, what's going on?" ”
"Because of the Japanese raid on Pukou, the strength of the 1st Division of Honor was insufficient, at this time, XSJ took the initiative to come to the door and asked for cooperation, Leng Feng weighed it, agreed to fight with them, and gave them the task of defending the Western Front."
"It's okay to cooperate, such a thing must be reported in the future."
(To be continued.) )