In the early hours of May 30, the sky had just dawned. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the vast white fog, on the position of the 87th Division of the ****71st Army in Kaocheng, a sudden vibration broke the calm, and then the vibration became louder and louder, as if something was going to come out underground!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

"Little Japan's tanks are coming......"

The piercing siren sound spread throughout the entire position at once, and the **** position of the entire examination city moved.

"His grandmother's, the little devil is really here, I thought Shangfeng took the wrong medicine......" He Fengwu, deputy commander of the 261st Brigade, scolded and ran out of the command headquarters.

"All into position, quick, fast ......"

Boom, boom......

The Japanese artillery shells had already fallen, the calm of Kaocheng was broken at once, and the battle began, the Japanese artillery fire was very fierce, and dozens of large-caliber artillery pieces bombarded the positions of the national army in Kaocheng.

In an instant, the earth shook.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese army, guided by a tank squadron, two 95 tanks and 10 97 tanks, followed by infantry, launched a fierce charge on the city of Khao Cheng.

The front-line positions on the periphery resisted for less than twenty minutes before the whole line was in a hurry.

"Hey, 261 Regiment of the 521st Brigade? Is it the 521st regiment......"

"Deputy Brigade Commander He, the phone of the 521st Regiment can't be answered." The communications corps was sweating profusely, and after receiving it for a long time, the 521st regiment at the forefront had lost contact.

"Send someone to check the line, immediately report to the division headquarters, and say that we have encountered a fierce attack by the Japanese army, ask for artillery support, ask for artillery support!"

"Yes!"

Yifeng, the 74th Army Defense District, almost at the same time, also encountered a fierce impact from the Japanese army.

Zhou Zhidao Brigade of the 51st Division of the 74th Army exchanged fire with a Japanese army, and the battle did not last long, it entered a white-hot state, the Japanese army used the fog as a cover, quietly approached, and suddenly launched an attack, although the headquarters of the First Corps reminded the front-line troops to pay attention to vigilance, but was still caught off guard.

In the area of Neihuangji, a regiment of Li Bohao's 64th Army encountered the cavalry wing of the Japanese army, and if it hadn't reacted quickly, it would have almost been dumped by the Japanese army.

However, this infantry regiment still lost most of it, and after hearing the news, Li Bohao immediately transferred reinforcements and gathered a cavalry unit to rush over.

Kenji Dohihara brazenly burned the war to eastern Henan, and abandoned the gateway to eastern Henan to return to Germany, and went straight to Lanfeng, and the news reached Wuhan, and the whole country was shocked.

At this time, Kenji Dohihara still dared to gamble like this, it was simply a lifeless act, with his current strength, he had some deal with the tough resistance to the Luxi Corps, and he was going to provoke Xue Laohu?

Eastern Henan has arranged a heavy defense, and the central plus local army has more than ten divisions, and the strength is at least four or five times that of Tufeiyuan, even if it is inferior to the other side in heavy firepower, but the defense is more than enough.

Kaifeng, the headquarters of the First Corps in eastern Henan.

"Chief Xue, Chief Shang is here."

"Brother Qiyu!"

"Brother Boling, my troops are now deployed along the Yellow River along the Lanfeng River in Kaocheng, what do you command, just say it." Shang Qiyu said as soon as he came in.

"Thank you Brother Qiyu, Kenji Tuhihara attacked Lanfeng, that is, he has been cornered by Leng Guoguang, it is no longer feasible to return to the original way, and it is easier to fall into the encirclement of our army when he goes south to Germany, so he has to make a desperate bet and attack Lanfeng!" Xue Boling said, "What we have to do now is to stop the Japanese army east of Lanfeng, second, to hold the Longhai line, focusing on Neihuangji, Yejigang, and Minquan, and must not let the Japanese army cross the Longhai line, and third, to hold the ferries along the Yellow River, this part of the task is undertaken by the second group army of Qiyu brother, from Dongming to Lanfeng, this section is your defense area, to ensure that the Tufeiyuan division cannot cross the river and retreat north, nor can the reinforcements on the other side be able to go ashore!" ”

"Got it!"

"Kenji Dohihara will definitely ask for reinforcements and supplies from the other side, and if this battle can be won, he must cut off all supplies and soldiers on the ground."

"Please rest assured, Brother Boling, I will never let a devil from the Tufeiyuan Division cross the river, nor will I let a devil on the north bank go ashore." Shang Qiyu said solemnly.

"Then please Brother Qiyu!" Xue Boling arched his hand.

"Farewell!"

"Chief Xue, the two divisions guarding Neihuang are both local armies with weak combat effectiveness, do you want to strengthen them?" Wu Xiqi asked.

"No, send a telegram to Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone, I want him to support one of our cavalry divisions to deal with the Japanese cavalry, on the plains, we can only needle to Maimang." Xue Boling commanded.

"Okay, who is in command of the cavalry division?"

"Under the command of Li Bohao."

"Okay."

Beiping, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front.

"What does Umezu Mijiro want to do, he should ignore the prohibition order demarcated by the base camp and change the battle plan without authorization, what does he want to do?" Terauchi Shouichi was extremely angry, he had just left a Kazuki Seiji, and now there was another Umezu Mijiro, all of whom were in opposition to him, where did he, the Supreme Commander of the Japanese Army in North China, be?

"Your Excellency Commander, this time I went to Taiyuan to learn more about the situation and the thoughts of the 1st Army, and I feel that it makes sense for them to do this." Said the Chief of Staff, Naosaburo Gambu.

"What, you say they do it makes sense?" Terauchi Shouichi was even more angry, he didn't like his subordinates to disobey him, the chief of staff, Naosaburo Kobu, had been doing a good job, but he didn't expect that after going to Taiyuan, he actually began to oppose himself.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander, with the current battle situation, if the 14th Division continues to carry out the southward return to Germany, it will no longer make the slightest sense to cut off the retreat route of the GMD Army retreating in Xuzhou, and moreover, this will cause the 14th Division to fall into a heavy encirclement, but their retreat channel will not affect it at all!"

"Ridiculous!"

"Your Excellency Commander, the GMD Army in the Xuzhou area actually has a retreat channel, that is, to take the waterway, cross Weishan Lake, we cut off the Longhai line, but we can't block a Weishan Lake, the Chinese have a large number of ships, and huge tonnage barges, according to our aerial reconnaissance, they are transporting some machinery and equipment that have not had time to dismantle to the west bank of Weishan Lake by ship, and then through dismantling, trucking to their rear, they now have enough trucks and fuel, We can't stop this from happening, and it will take at least five days for our nearest troops in Xuzhou! "And five days is enough time for them to transfer all of this." ”

"We don't have boats, we can't cross Weishan Lake, even if we have ships, on Weishan Lake, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to confront them, our warships can't drive in at all, and if we transfer the gunboats in Neihu Lake, it will take at least half a month......"

"That's not a reason for them to deliberately disobey military orders!"

"The lowly position believes that they are the only way to win by doing this, to capture Lanfeng, they can also cut off the Longhai Road, and they can also get a steady stream of supplies from the other side, to the west they can occupy Kaifeng, even Zhengzhou, threatening the Pinghan line, to the east they can occupy Guide and occupy the Longhai line, but with the existing strength of the 14th Division, they are only allowed to have a choice, in comparison, the lowly also agrees that they first occupy Lanfeng, and then wait for the opportunity to occupy Kaifeng, threatening the Pinghan line, This will lay a good foundation for us to capture Wuhan in the next step! ”

"What about the GMD army in the Xuzhou area, they are also very important, don't you understand?"

"If the second-hand troops of Tohihara Ken are sufficient, these two things can be carried out at the same time, but now, the troops in his hands are seriously depleted, and he is simply unable to support the two-front battle, and even if he concentrates all his forces to move westward, it is very dangerous, like taking chestnuts in the fire."

"That's because Dohihara is too incompetent, and this commander thinks that this Dohihara Kenji is okay to engage in intelligence, and the command of the war is too far away, and he doesn't have the bravery of a samurai, which is really disappointing." Shouichi Terauchi snorted coldly.

"Your Excellency the Commander......"

"You don't need to say any more, give an order to the 1st Army, order the 14th Division to move east immediately after occupying Lanfeng, occupy Guide, cut off the western retreat of the Chinese army, and those who violate the order will be dealt with by military law!" Terauchi Shouichi heavy road.

Kenji Dohihara was already attacking Lanfeng, and now ordering him to turn the gun is obviously impossible, and he has already made concessions.

After occupying Lanfeng, he must return to the original strategy, otherwise he will not be able to get along with the ban on him and the base camp.

Okabe Naosaburo didn't say anything, and Terauchi Shouichi couldn't say that it was wrong to do this, if the hundreds of thousands of elite Chinese troops in Xuzhou were evacuated safely, then if the Japanese army wanted to capture Wuhan in the future, it would be much more difficult.

No one can say who is important in destroying these Chinese armies, occupying the strategic location of Zhengzhou, and gaining a bridgehead to the south to capture Wuhan.

However, as far as the Chinese side is concerned, the Japanese army must not be allowed to occupy Zhengzhou, and the consequences will be very serious, so that the Japanese army can take Guanzhong directly along the Longhai line, and then enter Shu from Guanzhong, so that Sichuan, the rear of the Anti-Japanese War, will not be guaranteed.

"Division, the main force of the Tufeiyuan Division suddenly appeared in Kaocheng and Yifeng early this morning, it should be divided into two roads, and launched a fierce attack on the GJ position of our garrison in Kaocheng and Yifeng, although our army was prepared, but it was still broken through the defense line by the Japanese army one after another, and it is currently fighting with the Japanese army."

"It seems that this old devil Tu Feiyuan is ruthless this time, and ordered Luo Madman, he can start." Leng Feng sucked his face with cold water, sobered up, and didn't sleep this night.

"Well, the division seat has been laid out for so long, and the net can finally be closed." Long Yingqin and other staff officers also had red circles in their eyes, and stayed up all night with Leng Feng.

"Cong Hu, where are they?"

"A telegram was sent two hours ago, saying that it had already been completed, and it was estimated that according to the time and distance, it should be in Juye now."

"Well, let him be careful of the Japanese planes, the Japanese air attack on Caozhuang failed, and he will definitely not give up, maybe he is looking for an opportunity to retaliate." Leng Feng commanded.

"Yes!"

"Did Takashi Sakai catch it?"

"Not yet, it has been seven hours since Takashi Sakai broke through to now, and we have surrounded the Japanese troops who broke through near Jiazhuang in the northwest of Juancheng, and now the special battalion of the new 36th Brigade and the first regiment and one battalion of the new 40th Brigade are clearing the remnants of the Japanese army, and so far, no trace of Takashi Sakai has been found."

"Is there a picture of Takashi Sakai?"

"No, nothing has been found at this time."

"Strange thing, didn't this Takashi Sakai run away with the breakout troops?" Intelligence staff officer Hu Yanan muttered.

"Did you catch any Japanese prisoners?"

"I caught a few wounded soldiers, but they were of little value, and I didn't ask anything......"

"Are there any older wounded soldiers or strange captive soldiers?" A cold light flashed in Leng Feng's eyes, and he remembered some possibility.

"This ......"

"Jiang Tao!"

"Here!"

"Come here, I'll give you a task, you'll listen......" Leng Feng called Jiang Tao and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Master, this ......"

"Just do it, and you'll understand in a moment."

"Yes!"

(To be continued.) )