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"Report to Dazuo, we have occupied the nearby villages of Shizhai, Xiaotun, Yingfang, Tongtang, etc., and are advancing towards Xingtun, Zhaotang, and Songzhuang, and it is expected that we will reach the city of Juancheng in an hour!"

"Shout, order the troops, move forward quickly, I want to invite the brigade commander and division commander to dinner in Juancheng at noon today!" The commander of the 50th Wing, Nagayama Dengdasa, waved his hand conceitfully and ordered.

"Hay!"

The road was dusty, the yellowish Japanese soldiers, the bayonets on the tip of the guns were holding the military flag, which was a plaster cloth, reflecting the cold light, and it made people feel panicked at a glance.

"Battalion commander, what should I do, whether I fight or not, the little devil is coming soon......"

"Tell the brothers that our task is to reconnoiter and obtain the enemy's information, and blocking the Japanese army is not our main task for the time being, let the brothers pay attention to concealment and be careful of the fire reconnaissance of the little devils!"

"Yes!"

As soon as Guan Shuhong, commander of the reconnaissance battalion directly under the new 37 Brigade, finished speaking, the machine gun of the little devil on the three-wheeled motorcycle at the forefront of the Japanese army swept over with a shuttle.

The dust and grass in front of him were splashed.

In the ranks, a Japanese soldier pointed upwards with his right hand slightly, and a small group of Japanese soldiers broke away from the marching team and came towards the position of Guan Shuhong and others, judging from their movements, it was obvious that they were not found, but their position was the highest place in the area, and the Japanese army naturally wanted to occupy it.

"Retreat!" Guan Shuhong raised his hand slightly, issued an order to retreat, and slowly moved back and quickly retreated.

The Japanese army was outnumbered, and if the fight broke out, the reconnaissance battalion would definitely suffer a loss, and it had to report the situation obtained from the reconnaissance as soon as possible, instead of being bloody and brave for a while.

Retreat to safety.

"Report to the brigade headquarters, the Japanese army has about a reinforced squadron, there are motorcycles, as well as heavy machine guns and mortars, but there are no infantry guns and other heavy weapons, it is observed that the Japanese army is erecting a pontoon bridge on the ferry, according to the current speed, it is expected to be erected in about six hours, we also see a large number of Japanese trucks and heavy artillery assembled on the other side, the Japanese army is definitely a large force this time......

"Battalion commander, how is this happening?" The newspaper operator couldn't keep up with Guan Shuhong's speed.

"Just send it, be fast!"

The operator stopped talking, anyway, whatever the battalion commander said, he would send it.

Juancheng West, Ancient Spring.

Xie Chengrui led the brigade headquarters to Juancheng after dawn, and met with Xue Mingming, the commander of the 131st Regiment of the 66th Brigade of the 22nd Division.

With the arrival of the new 37th Brigade, this Regiment Commander Xue breathed a sigh of relief, the famous Honorary First Division was in charge, so naturally there was no need to be afraid of little devils.

Without saying a word, Regiment Commander Xue handed over the command of the 131st Regiment, and he himself patted his chest. He promised that he would definitely obey Xie Chengrui's command.

Xue regiment originally had 1,500 people, was one of the main regiments of the 66 brigade, participated in the battle to block the Japanese army and attack Jining in January, casualties were not small, withdrawn to rest, was arranged to be deployed in Juancheng, the Japanese army continued to harass, replenish, battle damage, now the entire regiment of Xue regiment strength added up to less than 1,000 people.

Subtracting the troops stationed on the banks of the Yellow River, the total strength of Juancheng is only two battalions, with less than 500 long and short guns, one cavalry platoon, and none of the radio stations, and communications mainly rely on telephone and manual labor.

There is still a telephone between Juancheng and Yuncheng, and the communication is still smooth.

As soon as Xie Chengrui arrived in Juancheng, Leng Feng's order arrived, and as the chief of staff of the Luxi Corps, he ordered Xie Chengrui to serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in Juancheng, and unified command of the 22nd Division of the Third Army and the new 37th Brigade of the Honorary First Division to block the Japanese landing!

The 372nd Regiment, the 373rd Regiment, and most recently the 371st Regiment discovered the Japanese army and engaged the Japanese army, and the situation of the Japanese troops crossing the river gradually appeared on the map.

The total strength of the Japanese landing force was more than 1,000 people, and in addition to some motorcycles, no mechanized equipment such as automobiles had been found for the time being.

Heavy weapons are also relatively few, but compared to the original defenders in the Juancheng area, it is still very powerful, and in the old city, Wuji and other villages and towns, there are defenders guarding and monitoring the Japanese troops on the other side at any time, except for the explosion and gunfire warning from Dongkou, there is no news at all in these two places.

If it weren't for Xie Chengrui's decisive order to let the two regiments of the new 37th Brigade rush over, I am afraid that the enemy situation in these two places would not be discovered until the enemy soldiers approached the city.

Xie Chengrui stared at the map, such an encounter was also the first time he encountered it in actual combat, time was pressing, and it was also a rare fighter for the 37th Brigade in front of him!

The Japanese heavy equipment failed to come, and without heavy equipment and artillery support, on their main battlefield, they were still sure that they could annihilate the Japanese army that had come ashore or drive them down the Yellow River to feed the fish and turtles.

The opportunity is rare, but a dozen will definitely be exposed.

"Send a telegram to the division, report the enemy situation we have reconnoitred, and then report our thoughts to the division, old Han, what do you think?"

"I think it can!"

"Head Xue, what do you think?"

"My idea is to fight, our army now has an absolute advantage, if we don't fight, when the Japanese army sets up a pontoon bridge and heavy equipment comes, it will be difficult for us to fight!" Xue Mingliang said.

"What Captain Xue said makes sense!"

"Okay, let's get ready to fight while waiting for the order of the master!" Xie Chengrui is also a decisive person and made a decision immediately.

"Inform me, and the commanders of each regiment will immediately go to the headquarters for a meeting to study how to eat this Japanese army that has come ashore!"

"Understood!"

"Didi ......"

Xue Mingliang saw that the first division of the Honor Division was equipped with so many radio stations, and when he learned that the radio stations in the First Honor Division were all equipped to the battalion level, his eyes were green with envy.

Xue Mingliang wanted to have a meeting, but if he couldn't get through the phone to notify, he sent someone down to inform, this came and went, I don't know how much time was wasted, compared with others, an order went down, and it was delivered in minutes.

Leng Feng and his party set off from Jining at half past six, with less than 100 people, in addition to two command vehicles, four trucks, and a platoon of cavalry.

The follow-up Engineer Regiment and other units followed.

Leng Feng sat in the first command car, and the radio on the car received radio signals everywhere, so that he could grasp the information from the outside world at any time and make decisions in time.

Although it was a bit bumpy, the command vehicle has been improved and a lot of shock-absorbing measures and means have been added to reduce the discomfort caused by the bump to the equipment and personnel.

"Division, Deputy Brigade Commander Xie telegram!"

"Give it to me!"

With the help of the lights in the carriage, Leng Feng carefully read the telegram sent to him by Xie Chengrui asking for instructions.

He could see from the telegram that Xie Chengrui wanted to strike first, which was also in line with Leng Feng's own intentions, and his original strategic intention was to stop the Tufeiyuan Division on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Now the Japanese army has just crossed the river, its foothold is not stable, and there is no heavy equipment to support it, it is a good opportunity to repel it in one fell swoop!

In a few hours, when the Japanese army's state bridge troops erected the pontoon bridge and crossed the river with heavy equipment, the current 37 Brigade would not be able to stop its troops.

At least the 1st Honor Division now lacks heavy weapons and equipment that can compete with the Tufeiyuan Division, and the 17th Artillery Regiment is still on the way, and it will take two days to arrive at the earliest.

At this time, there can be no hesitation.

No matter what intrigues Kenji Dohihara has, this battle will be fought first.

Leng Feng took out a pen, wrote a few lines on the message, and then handed it to the operator: "Just send this to Deputy Brigade Commander Xie, and tell him that I will go to Yuncheng in person, and contact me at any time if there is anything." ”

"Yes!"

Taierzhuang.

"What, Leng Guoguang went to Yuncheng?" Li Delin was a little surprised when he received the news, but after thinking about it carefully, it was also expected, judging from the second phase of the "April Fool's Day" plan formulated by Leng Feng, he seemed to have such a plan.

His prediction of the Japanese army was too accurate, and if he hadn't been in charge of Luxi, I'm afraid that the Fifth War Zone would have been in chaos at this time.

Mengcheng was lost, and Zhou Yuan, deputy commander of the 173rd Division, covered the commander of the 1033rd Regiment, Ling Yun, to break through, with more than 2,000 people, and only more than 100 escaped in the end.

The Japanese army suffered a lot of losses in Mengcheng, and after occupying Mengcheng, they slaughtered more than 3,000 people in Mengcheng, and for a time Mengcheng was bleeding!

With the loss of Mengcheng, the Japanese army is bound to take advantage of the situation to move north, the target is already quite dangerous, and the 6th Division, which has occupied Bengbu, has also withdrawn its forces and moved up.

Liao Lei and Yu Xiaohou fought unfavorably in Huainan, and more than 100,000 people faced the Japanese army of more than 20,000 people, and they were defeated and retreated.

The only bright spot is Taierzhuang, after seven or eight days of attrition, more than half of the casualties of the Japanese Seya detachment, although after meeting with the Sakamoto detachment, morale has recovered slightly, but it is still besieged in the Taierzhuang area by more than 100,000 GJ.

The news came that the Tufeiyuan Division had smuggled across the Yellow River.

The strategic intention of the Japanese army was already obvious, that is, to cut off the Longhai Road, encircle and eliminate as many as 500,000 GJ troops in the Xuzhou area, and many generals in the Fifth Theater, as well as senior staff officers, are now silent.

Not to mention Leng Feng's arrogance, he is so happy.

Even when Bai Jiansheng came to see Li Delin, his face was a little red, and although he did not have strong support for Leng Feng's criticism, he also had some criticisms.

Especially Leng Feng and some generals of the Gui family still have some small Mo in private. Rub, he naturally stood on his side, and he still had some opinions on Li Delin's preference for Leng Feng.

This Leng Feng was born in Huangpu, Lao Jiang's favorite general, it is impossible to fall to the Gui family, how to promote, take care of it, people may not be able to receive your affection at that time.

Bai Jiansheng advocated that the cold front could be used, but it should not be relied on too much, and the central army would take away the credit, are they too incompetent local troops?

But the fact is that it is a slap in the face, and the local army does not want to die in a war, which must be admitted, but the vision and strategy are really much worse than Leng Guoguang from Huangpu.

If Tu Feiyuan moves quickly and quickly moves south to the Longhai Line, then the entire Fifth War Zone will be in danger of being surrounded.

The Fifth Theater will face a choice, whether to continue to encircle and annihilate the encircled Seya Detachment and Sakamoto Detachment and eliminate them, or to immediately transfer the troops in the Fifth Theater and jump out of the encirclement of the Japanese army to preserve the strength of the War of Resistance.

This is not only the choice faced by Li Delin, the commander of the Fifth Theater, but also the choice faced by Lao Jiang, the president of GMD, and the chairman of the Military Commission of the State Government!

They won't be left with much time to think about it.

(To be continued.) )