Although Tang Enbo went to the battlefield, he took on the task of blocking Itagaki Seishiro's return and ensuring the safety of the Hedong battlefield.

However, Tang Enbo was not a person who was willing to be lonely, he carefully observed the situation on the battlefield, and found that the battle in Lijiawan was very tangled, and Tang Enbo decided to attack from the flank of the Japanese army to solve this stalemate.

Tang Enbo's confidence was in the 27th Brigade of the Reinforced Brigade under his command, Wang Yunpeng's Division. Tang Enbo ordered Wang Yunpeng to smuggle across the Yi River that night, and at this time on the battlefield in the north of the city, Seishiro Itagaki was already extremely sad. Only two infantry wings, an artillery wing, an engineer wing, a thoma brigade, and even some doctors from the field hospital, remained in the 5th Division, which was under the command of the 21st Brigade.

The persistence of the Independent Army and the successive attacks of the 20th Army Corps on the battlefield have hollowed out most of Itagaki Seishiro's strength, and for the Hedong region, Itagaki Seishiro really has no strength to care about him.

Wang Yunpeng's sneak attack must have been successful, and after successfully smuggling across the river, Wang Yunpeng was surprised to find that the Japanese army had not set up any defenses on the Yi River. And he couldn't find any trace of the Japanese army at all.

He immediately launched an attack on the Japanese army Zhangjiadun, and after entering the village, the common people actually told him that the Japanese army had already withdrawn.

He attacked Xisheng Town again, and there were no Japanese troops, which made Wang Yunpeng very distressed and depressed, and finally received the task, but there was no Japanese army, what is the matter.

However, when Tang Enbo received Wang Yunpeng's telegram, he was really surprised, and then he was overjoyed. He immediately ordered Wang Yunpeng to concentrate his main forces and continue to advance. At the same time, he sent a telegram to Liu Yuan, asking Yu Chengwan to switch from defense to offense, forcing Itagaki Seishiro to fight on two fronts. Strive to make the battlefield more active.

Tang Enbo's telegram made Liu Yuan very moved. He confidently weighed the entire battlefield that the destruction of the Ninth Brigade and the Mixed Mechanized Brigade was a foregone conclusion.

Although Sun Liren and Wang Zhonglian failed to completely annihilate their opponents, they are in pursuit, and they will definitely be able to achieve a big victory. In the northern part of the city, the 16th Division of the Japanese army was already weak.

If the battlefield can be divided and the connection between Itagaki Seishiro and the 16th Division of the Japanese Army can be cut off, then it will be possible to completely annihilate the Itagaki Division and add a perfect stroke to the War of Resistance against Japan.

At the same time, it broke the balance of the entire battlefield, and made earth-shattering changes in the entire Linyi and even the Xuzhou battlefield. But Liu Yuan, who attacked calmly, hesitated again, feeling that he could not make a rash move to attack Wuhu, and the Japanese army's surrounded brigade was able to escape in the end because of insufficient troops. At this time, although Itagaki only had a brigade under his hands, Itagaki's ability to fight well was not blown out.

Moreover, the 21st Brigade of Banyuan is definitely stronger than the Japanese divisions and regiments that were surrounded in the Wuhu counterattack, and the troops surrounding Itagaki add up to only five or six brigades.

"Telegraphed to Commander Tang Enbo, the strength of our army in the Wuhu Campaign was bearish at this time, and it was not yet possible to destroy a brigade of the Japanese army, and now our army is very tired, and the timing of eliminating the Japanese army is not perfect, and although Itagaki Seishiro has tended to be weak, they are still in an offensive posture, don't let Wang Yunpeng go too deep." Liu Yuan sent a telegram to Tang Enbo.

When more and more Chinese troops appeared on the battlefield in Linyi, Itagaki Seishiro already realized that his large-scale offensive had no follow-up strength.

At this time, the most important thing he should consider is his own safety, Liu Yuan's arrangement of the troops is dazzling, but Itagaki does not sit still.

He ordered the Nakajima Division of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army to immediately move closer to him, and at the same time sent two brigades to block the attack of Yu Chengwan's division, the 32nd Wing built a defensive line on the bank of the Yi River, and the cavalry wing kept harassing Yu Chengwan's flank.

The Fifth Division, known as the Steel Army in Japan, is in a difficult situation, but it does not mean that they have no combat effectiveness, on the contrary, the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Division is very strong.

Tang Enbo did not follow Liu Yuan's orders, but let Wang Yunpeng's troops continue to go deeper, and finally met the Japanese army in Nanpu City.

The Japanese army organized a truly large-scale blocking battle, and Wang Yunpeng led the troops to launch a powerful assault and hard work against the Japanese army.

The Japanese Fujino squadron held the front line, making it difficult for Wang Yunpeng to advance. In Xisheng Town, the Japanese army's Koizumi Brigade and the 57th Brigade under Tang Enbo were inseparable.

Tang Enbo personally braved the rain of bullets and bullets to supervise the battle, and he desperately hoped that the 57th Brigade would bring honor to the 20th Army Corps, especially him.

But the Japanese army just didn't retreat, and the dead Japanese even filled the trenches, and the Japanese just didn't have the idea of taking a step back.

After the front line stabilized, Itagaki Seishiro dispatched a brigade to prepare to eat the crazy Chinese troops in front of him and extinguish the prestige of General Liu Yuan.

As soon as the weather was cold, Seishiro Itagaki ordered his wing commander, Kumanbu Kaba, to launch an attack on the 57th Brigade led by Tang Enbo.

"Itagaki Seishiro's name as a mad dog really deserves its name, and it was surrounded by the commander, and he even wanted to fight back against us." After Townenburg received a telegram from the front. Although he still laughed at Seishiro Itagaki in his mouth, he had to admire Seishiro Itagaki in his heart, this is a real man.

After a whole night of fighting, except for Wang Yunpeng, who made a little progress, the other troops did not gain anything, including himself, and Liu Yuan's initial opposition was not wrong at all.

However, Tang Enbo knows very well that although Itagaki is arrogant and domineering, he has also reached the end of his strong crossbow, and now it depends on who lasts longer.

"The commander dares to use himself as bait, and I Tang Enbo also dares, since we are resisting Japan, life and death must be looked down upon, and I ordered the troops to hold on to the spot to attract the main force of the Japanese army, and at the same time ordered Wang Yunpeng's troops to increase the intensity of the attack on the Japanese army, and ordered the remaining ten thousand troops to strengthen the offensive and put pressure on the Japanese army." Towneburgh quickly decided on his tactical course.

With the issuance of Tang Enbo's order, the entire northern part of Linyi City was completely plunged into a fierce battle, and the Japanese commander commanded two brigades and three squadrons to launch a strong attack on Tang Enbo.

Tang Enbo chose to hold his ground and engaged in a large-scale fierce battle with the Japanese army Koizumi Daisa.

The 16th Division of the Japanese Army, the Nakajima Division, finally gave up the attack on the Hu Chain Division and advanced with all their might towards Seishiro Itagaki.

After Hu Lian succeeded in the counterattack against the Japanese army, he naturally did not let go of the Japanese army, and quickly attacked the flank of the Japanese army, and at the same time, Liao Yaoxiang also fought out of the battlefield and launched a fierce battle with the 29th Brigade of the Japanese army.

At this point in the war, the two sides have completely become a melee, and the grassroots commanders on both sides, whether they are meritorious or defending, within a radius of 100 miles, there are melee battles everywhere, and there are flames of war everywhere.

The changes in Linyi, Shandong Province not only affected Itagaki Seishiro, but also affected the Japanese army generals, Terauchi Shouichi and Itagaki Seishiro, and how well the war was carried out, which had a great impact on his future.

At this time, almost all the Japanese commanders in the Japanese command believed that there was nothing wrong with Itagaki Seishiro's disposition. They were completely deluded by Seishiro Itagaki with a number of victories in the northern Chinese theater.

And at this time, Matsui Ishone, who had been completely abandoned, scolded, and hated by the Japanese, sent a telegram.

"Do you know the truth? The commander of our militia brigade, General Matsui Ishine, sent a telegram. Terauchi Shouichi's arrogant laughter echoed in the headquarters, and he, even a coward, dared to teach me a lesson in the telegram.

At this time, Ishihara Wan'er, who was next to Matsui Shigen, was also dissuading him, "Matsui-kun, General Terauchi Shouichi is a famous general of the empire, and General Seishiro Itagaki is also known as the Steel Army, and we are just a small character who is not well known, how can they think that their deployment is wrong, they will think that we are self-righteous." Ishihara's smile was bitter.

"Ishihara-kun, you have changed, you are no longer that hot-blooded young man, although I failed, but I have always cared about the orders of the empire, you know that I am the same as you, we all think that it is a huge mistake to continue to expand the war, but as a soldier of the empire, although I am only a militia now, but I also need to perform my duties, just like the Chinese militia, they have no salary, but on the battlefield, they have to fight, and they have to fight hard, I respect them very much." Matsui Ishone responded to Ishihara.

The commanders and fighters of the Terauchi Shouichi Headquarters looked at Terauchi Shouichi holding a telegram in his hand, and looked at Terauchi Shouichi who was almost smiling and bent over, and everyone laughed.

Terauchi Shouichi stroked his mustache, rolled his eyes and said, "Do we want to see what huge discovery the militia who disgraced our empire on the battlefield of Songhu actually sent a telegram to me." ”

"The militia, though of average opinion, at least shows his loyalty to the Empire, and this behavior should be commendable." The chief of staff said with a smile to Shouichi Terauchi.

"Your Excellency General Terauchi Shouichi, I am Matsui Ishone, a defeated general under the Great General Liu Yuan, a joke in the mouth of the entire Great Japanese Empire, when you see my telegram, you even think that you are laughing at me, but it doesn't matter, because I love the Great Japanese Empire.

During this period of time, although I was not in command of the battle in China, I have been observing the situation on the battlefield in Xuzhou, and I found that the empire has already had a predicament, and if Terauchi-kun does not deal with it in time, then it is likely that the Wuhu predicament will recur again. ”

Thinking of this, Shouichi Terauchi scolded the damned militia fiercely, he actually really educated me in the telegram.

He is something, but Matsui Ishone's words are full of confidence and sincerity towards the empire, so that Terauchi Shouichi has to watch it, as if he really found that the empire will be dangerous if it continues.

"According to the plan of the base camp, we have formulated a strategic plan to fight along the Jinpu Road in China, open up the lifeline between the north and the south, and annihilate the large forces in the Xuzhou battlefield in China. And let General Liu Yuan easily mobilize troops to fight against the North China Front Army in the Xuzhou battlefield. Strategically, we can say that we have lost. ”