Trenches were littered with corpses, and blood soaked the ground. The surviving warriors rested their backs against the trenches and quietly waited for the next battle. The stretcher bearers rushed forward in the face of artillery fire and quickly brought back the bodies of the wounded and martyrs. As for the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, they were piled up in front of the position as sandbags before they stinked.

Deputy Brigade Commander Huang put down the binoculars and said in surprise: "Brigade seat, why did you fight so hard, I haven't been away for long?" ”

Zhao Yunxiang smiled bitterly: "The moment you left, the little devil attacked like crazy. If it weren't for the brothers fighting for their lives, I am afraid that the position would have been lost long ago. ”

Deputy Brigade Commander Huang observed it and found that the battles were concentrated on his own position, so he couldn't help but say, "Brigade seat, I think the tactics you have adopted are still too conservative. When the Japanese attack our position, you should organize a flank attack on the Japanese army, so that the pressure on the frontal defense will be much less, and the killing effect will be better. ”

Zhao Yunxiang glared at him and said angrily, "You think I don't want to?" But the three brigades of little devils are arranged in a zigzag shape, how dare I attack easily? ”

"Three brigades, plus the 34th Brigade, aren't there as many as six? Where did the little devil get so many troops! Besides, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, how can their logistics supply be guaranteed? Deputy Brigade Commander Huang was taken aback when he heard this.

This time, in order to ask for help from the 14th Division, the Japanese army spared no expense, and dispatched two divisions and two independent mixed brigades in one go. However, the more troops there are, the greater the logistical pressure and the more difficult it is to mobilize.

According to common sense, in the current war situation. It is impossible for the Japanese army to penetrate the strength of five or six brigades a hundred miles away overnight, but the facts are in front of them, and they have done it, and they have done it very beautifully. If it weren't for the strength of the officers and men of the 97th Army, the depth of 200 miles from Shangqiu to Sanyiji would have been penetrated overnight. If this is the case, even if the Eastern Route Army can escape, it will be greatly damaged.

Zhao Yunxiang nodded, his face became more and more ugly, and said, "I also think something is wrong, the Japanese army's mobility is stronger than ours." But it is impossible to reach such a perverted level. I have reported the situation to the military headquarters as it is. It's up to the military seat to reply! ”

Deputy Brigade Commander Huang said with a sad face: "If you continue to fight like this, let alone hold your position for three days, even if you hold it for two days, it will become a luxury." ”

"Two days?" Zhao Yunxiang snorted and said, "If the little devil comes to another brigade." The position is going to be lost today. "What he fears most now is an attack by the three Japanese brigades. Another brigade was sent to take the opportunity to bypass the position and intersperse it backwards. If that were the case. The 33rd Brigade had no other way to go but to abandon its position, because if it did not leave, it would be completely surrounded and killed.

Sanyiji direction, 97 Army headquarters. The war room was crowded. Several officers were arguing over the next battle plan.

"Alright, stop arguing!" Chief of Staff Zhou shouted impatiently. In his opinion, if you continue to quarrel like this, you don't want to quarrel for a month. The Japanese army will not give the 97th Army a chance to plan and then move, they are now approaching the city, and they are looking around with their swords, and they may strike a fatal blow at any time.

Seeing that the chief of staff was angry, the officers hurriedly closed their mouths, looked at their noses and noses, and pretended to be good babies, and no one dared to be the first bird.

At this moment, the door of the war room was suddenly pushed open, and an officer from the intelligence section stood outside the door and saluted: "Report, the Air Force airdrops urgent!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and get it!" In order to find out the details of the Japanese army, the 97th Army used a lot of means, but it has not been effective, which makes Chief of Staff Zhou, who is in charge of daily work, feel a lot of pressure.

This urgent item is quite weighty, and when I opened it, I found that in addition to a few text materials, there were also many picture resources. This is very new to everyone.

According to Zheng Weiguo's eyes, the clarity of these aerial photos is too low, and the shooting skills are not in place, but in the eyes of the 97th Army, it is enough to be shocked.

Chief of Staff Zhou first picked up the photo and read it carefully, then read through the attached text materials, and then picked up the photo again for comparison. Finally, he found a few strange places, and his heart was bright for a while, and he quickly figured out the joints, and couldn't help but laugh.

Duan Shuanghu didn't see anything, he was so angry that he rolled his face and said, "Counselor, you have made a new discovery!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said excitedly: "Not bad! The little devil is really cunning, if it weren't for our help, I'm afraid that they would really bluff over. ”

"Bluffing? You mean the little devils are bluffing! Duan Shuanghu quickly understood what the chief of staff meant, but his heart was still full of doubts. No matter how much you bluff, those five or six brigades are not conjured up by tricks! The 33rd Brigade and the 34th Brigade have all fought with devils, and they all believe that they are real devils.

"The chief of staff is right, the Japanese army is bluffing us this time! However, they never thought that we wouldn't eat that set at all! A loud voice suddenly sounded outside the door.

Hearing this, the officers hurriedly stood up and said in unison: "Military seat! ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded, waved his hand and said, "All sit, all sit!" Due to the menacing Japanese army, there was a crisis on all fronts, and he, Deputy Army Commander Wang, and Chief of Staff Zhou had to act separately. Fortunately, after some hard work, I finally stabilized my position.

Duan Shuanghu hurriedly asked, "Junzao, you just said that the little devil is bluffing us, what the hell is going on?" ”

"Yes, Junzao, you can tell everyone!" Quite a few officers below were busy cheering. The war in front of them was somewhat beyond their imagination, which gave them a sense of crisis that they were about to be eliminated.

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "It's very simple, our thinking is shackled, and we always think that how many troops the Japanese army will mobilize will prepare as many logistics materials. But in fact, they were not prepared at all, but did their best to press their forces first. ”

As soon as these words came out, the officers in the room were stunned. From the first day they entered the military academy, the instructor told them that fighting a war is to fight logistics, and how can there be a way of fighting that abandons logistics and ignores it? Anyone who dares to do this is either an idiot or a lunatic!

"Impossible, right? Commander, is this information accurate? Duan Shuanghu said with a puzzled expression. Although he is Zheng Weiguo's die-hard backbone. However, we have never blindly followed military issues. In addition to Duan Shuanghu, the eyes of the other officers were also full of doubts.

At this time, Chief of Staff Zhou came over, handed out the photos he had just gotten to everyone, and said, "Everyone, what the military seat said is right. If you don't believe me, just look at the aerial photos. ”

After all, several officers were young, and they had just picked up aerial photographs to see the excitement, but now they got the guidance of the chief of staff, and finally saw a little bit of the way.

"!" One of the officers couldn't help but curse. My heart is full of resentment at being played by my opponent.

Zheng Weiguo saw it in his eyes. He shook his head with a smile and did not speak. Now that the battle between China and Japan has just begun, everyone's cunning of the Japanese army is still on paper, and they will not be so passive after paying a few more tuition.

Historically. The Japanese army's strong combat effectiveness. Part of it is built on the level of reason. For example, strict training, superb tactics, and reasonable use of weapons; The other part is built on the level of madness. For example, pig assault, meat bomb offensive, suicide planes, and unarmored battleships below the waterline, etc.

This time to reinforce the 14th Division, the Japanese army found that it was difficult to work through conventional means, so they began to go crazy again, and actually let the elite troops of six brigades carry out non-logistics operations in the form of infiltration and raids. This is simply a one-shot deal, which is equivalent to letting the six brigades buy a one-way ticket and give way, without considering any retreat at all. Win or die!

On the surface, this kind of madness is very irrational and even violates basic military principles, but in practical application it has achieved very good results. Beginning last night, the Japanese army quickly interspersed and divided the positions of the Eastern Route Army in large groups, causing the various units to retreat one after another, and causing great panic. After this panic accumulated to a certain extent, the originally well-organized defensive line of the national army collapsed as quickly as a domino was toppled.

Duan Shuanghu suddenly thought of something, and said excitedly: "Junzao, since we have seen through the Japanese army's tricks, why don't we just use the plan to eliminate this group of reinforcements?" ”

After hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they took advantage of the fact that the Japanese army had not yet arrived, and fought a counterattack. Even if these vanguard forces cannot be eliminated, it is a great pleasure to inflict heavy losses on them.

Chief of Staff Zhou shook his head with a wry smile and said, "If you find out about this situation last night, you can still contact all departments to fight to the death." Now that the general trend is gone, where is the chance to turn around? ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said regretfully: "Yes, it's a pity that a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slipped away from us!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou persuaded again: "Junzao, don't worry too much. Anyway, the position was preserved, and the Japanese did not achieve the tactical intentions they wanted. As for the fighters, as long as our 97th Army is still there, there will be no chance. ”

Zheng Weiguo snorted and said, "The chief of staff is right, don't cry and make good preparations." The little devils are all masters who don't shed tears when they don't see the coffin, and maybe they will pounce a few times. ”

Sure enough, as Zheng Weiguo expected, the six Japanese brigades launched several attacks in a row, and there was no sign of running out of ammunition at all. If it weren't for the fact that the 97th Army had discovered their secrets a long time ago, maybe they would have been frightened by them.

The newly formed 35th Division, which was ordered to garrison Lanfeng City, was frightened by the Japanese offensive, and sent several urgent telegrams to the commanders of the war zone and the former enemy, demanding that they evacuate immediately, otherwise there would be a danger of annihilation. Xue Yue was half angry, but he was worried that they would abandon their positions without authorization, so he had to order them to hold on until the evening before withdrawing, and reported the situation to the 97th Army and asked them to prepare accordingly.

"Grandma's, other troops can withdraw if they want to, and we are the most unlucky." When the officers of the 97th Army heard the news, they immediately blew up and angrily scolded the theater and the newly formed 35th Division to express their strong dissatisfaction.

Duan Shuanghu said angrily: "After withdrawing all the other troops, how can we prepare?" Holy shit, what kind of bullshit command is this! ”

Even Chief of Staff Zhou, an honest man, was angry and said, "Junzao, Chief Xue is too unauthentic to do this!" We can appeal to the war zone, if the war zone does not agree, we will also withdraw, whoever cares about this mess will be in charge! ”

Zheng Weiguo knew that this was not the time to be rash, waved his hand, and said depressedly: "Forget it, I didn't expect any help from the friendly army, it's okay to leave!" ”

In the afternoon of the same day, before it was dark, Wang Jinzai, the commander of the newly formed 35th Division, couldn't wait to withdraw westward with his troops, and surrendered Lanfengcheng, which had been recaptured with great difficulty, to the Japanese army. At this moment, the vanguard of the Japanese army, which had been alone in the depths, suddenly had a place to stay, and suddenly turned against the guest. The 97th Army was sandwiched between Sanyiji and Lanfengcheng and became a lone army. What's even worse is that, according to the order of the former enemy command in the theater of operations, they will hold out for two more days. (To be continued......)