The Japanese army carried out a very powerful counterattack against Wang Mingzhang in the direction of Wanshou Palace and Phoenix Terrace, and Wang Mingzhang's troops rushed into Phoenix Terrace three times, but were finally beaten back by the Japanese army.

As soon as the sky was slightly bright, Wang Mingzhang ordered the troops to attack the Japanese army again, and he surrounded Fenghuangtai with two brigades of elite troops, and then another brigade was inserted to the southwest of Fenghuangtai to block the Japanese reinforcements.

In Wang Mingzhang's view, in the face of absolute strength, all strategies are worthless, so he adopted the method of reducing ten meetings with one force.

With the troops of three brigades, with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, they strengthened the attack on Fenghuangtai, preparing to take the devil by surprise and take Fenghuangtai at once.

After Naozo Okawa explained the route of attack of the Chinese troops, he immediately divided the troops into two parts, supported Wanshougong with a brigade, and personally led the other troops to counterattack Fenghuangtai.

At the same time, feeling the pressure caused by the Chinese troops, he personally sent a telegram to Xia Yuan Xiongmi, suggesting that he abandon the attack on Jining and temporarily stabilize the battlefield.

As soon as the Chinese troops moved, they were like thunder, which startled the Japanese army.

When Kuami Shimoto received the report, it was not too early, and through feedback from various regions, he realized the strength of the Chinese army's counterattack and the approximate strength of the force.

Not enough for Xia Yuan to understand why China took such care of the northern front, judging from the front line, this unit with the number of the 10th division is too strong in combat.

Hardly any troops were able to stop their attack, and the troops along the way were swept away by this force like a garbage sweeper.

The direction of their attack was to the east, and to the east they avoided the defense of the Yamamoto Brigade, and another unit also appeared in the direction of the Yamamoto Brigade, did they want to break through the Yamamoto Brigade first, and then make a detour from the northern battlefield, and finally choose to flank the division in front and rear?

Xia Yuan knew very well that the Chinese troops on the other side of the canal were part or all of the 35th Group Army of the famous Southwest Army, and he dared to have the slightest idea of underestimating it.

After thinking for a while, he asked the chief of staff behind him, Suzuki Toshiyuki, "Your Excellency Suzuki, the actions of the Shina troops are a little strange, I don't know if you have any opinions." ”

"Ming repairs the plank road, and secretly crosses Chencang. Personally, I think the intention of the Chinese forces is clearly to attract our attention and then save the Chinese troops in Jining. ”

Toshiyuki Suzuki has long had his own opinions, but he is not like those young people, who like to shout and show off in front of their superiors.

"There is some truth to it, but we can't make that decision." Suzuki-kun, come and see, said Lieutenant General Shimoto pulled the chief of staff to the map and said, "Do you see if the Chinese troops will want to attack us front and rear, you see from here, several Chinese troops have appeared in different directions, most of them are divisional or even army-level scale, they seem to be very interested in the Yamamoto brigade, and Okawa Daisa also reported that he encountered two division-sized troops, so we are facing the 35th Group Army, but according to our intelligence, There are still some units of the 35th Army in the southwest that have not been put into the battlefield, so where are these troops hidden by their commanders? ”

Pan Wenhua's plan was to let Zhang Lingfu go to the weak area of the Japanese army, so Zhang Lingfu traveled unhindered all the way, so they couldn't figure out the strength of the 10th Division at all.

They also don't know which unit the 10th Division of Ludao is, because the Kuomintang Central Army also has the name of the 10th Division, and the Gui Army seems to also have this number. Even Yan Xishan has it.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, do you think our opponent will hide the rest of his troops in Jining City?" Toshiyuki Suzuki asked with some concern.

"I feel like it's possible. I'm not a bastard like Seishiro Itagaki who thinks he's the most powerful in the world," Shimoto Kumaya hid around the headquarters with his hands behind his back, his heart was very heavy.

"If we approach the northern front, then if these two troops come out of Jinan, then we will be passive, the generals of this branch are real and false, and they are really powerful. Therefore, until the situation is understood, the main forces of our division cannot be easily moved.

In this way, I ordered the Yamamoto Brigade to shrink the defense area, ordered Dahe Daisa to help the troops in the Fenghuangtai area break through, retreat to the Yangzhen area, establish a defensive line, and ordered the main force of the division to temporarily stop the attack, and make the illusion that the whole army would attack to the north. ”

"Your Excellency is a good plan." Toshiyuki Suzuki praised it, thinking that as long as the Shina troops came out of Jining, then they could inflict heavy losses on them.

Yamamoto didn't have much intention of entanglement with the Chinese troops, and as soon as Xia Yuan gave him an order, he immediately chose to retreat. And although Dahe also wanted to leave the battlefield quickly, General Wang Mingzhang of China did not agree and wanted to break through and see our opinion.

"General, the Japanese army in Fenghuangtai is stubbornly waiting for reinforcements, and the Japanese army on the periphery has begun to prepare for support, General Wang Mingzhang and General Zhao Yiman are not having a very good time, do you want to think of a way." Pan Wenhua held the battle report in his hand, looked at He Long and said.

He Long has always been very wild, his coat was casually draped over his shoulders, with a hint of oil on it, he knocked down the pipe in his hand, put it in his mouth, and took Pan Wenhua's telegram.

General He Long has a very explosive temper, and when he fights, he is similar to Liu Yuan, and when he opens his mouth, he scolds the street, and he can scold the major general who leads the troops to cry.

Even if it is Liu Yuan, if he makes a mistake, he will dare to scold Liu Yuan in the command center. However, this time he led the army alone and served as the commander of the group army, He Long's fiery temper received a lot.

Now that there are more troops, the officers are not all old brothers brought out in Hunan back then, and they may not understand it when they are scolding the street, and now the officer diplomas under his command are also high, and scolding them is easy to hurt their self-esteem. In particular, the party representatives, when they scolded, wrote to the commander and reported themselves.

General He Long put the battle report on the table, a puff of smoke slowly flowed out of his nostrils, and said calmly, "Don't worry, this war, I'm afraid of being anxious, now that Fuguo is no longer around, we have to rely on ourselves to do things." ”

Pan Wenhua saw He Long's calm look, and asked very incomprehensibly, "General Zhang Lingfu has basically completed the task, Song Xilian and Pan Wenhua have also completed the occupation, and now Wang Mingzhang and Zhao Yiman are left, and now the 19th Brigade has begun to retreat, if we can't take the Phoenix Terrace, it will be difficult for us to complete the division of the Japanese army." ”

"This Xia Yuan is good, at least he doesn't want to be a messy brain like Itagaki, but he can understand our intentions so easily." He Long smiled slightly and said, "This little devil has relied on a lot of morale since the beginning of the war, and now that the morale is basically gone, the little devil will not be able to do it." ”

Pan Wenhua saw General He Long who was shaking his head and pretending to be 13 there, and laughed secretly in his heart, if Liu Yuan and General He Long, in addition to their temper, have the biggest similarity, it is their contempt for the Japanese army.

"But I feel that at this time, it is a very good choice for Xia Yuan to shrink the defensive line." Pan Wenhua lay on the map and said.

He Long said helplessly, "Don't blame the auxiliary country for not letting you lead a force alone, it seems that there is a certain reason, if it is the auxiliary country, he will definitely not think this to you." ”

Pan Wenhua didn't expect that his own Xiangda would make General He Long categorically think that he was not suitable for leading the army alone, which made Pan Wenhua feel a little unhappy.

Seeing Pan Wenhua's unconvinced look, He Long remembered his subordinate Zhang Yunyi back then.

He Long pushed the window to let in fresh air, and said, "Many times, it takes talent to do anything, Xiang Fuguo is the kind of person, he is born to be a commander, Hu Lian is born a cunning general, but you are different, deal with things, analyze problems, you can, but let you in the process of the battlefield, look for the enemy's loopholes, you can't, that is, you lack that sensitivity, so you can only be a dog-headed military advisor." ”

As a new generation general of the southwest department, if he were someone else, Pan Wenhua would have been angry if he said this, but as Liu Yuan's valued general, He Long said that Pan Wenhua had no temper at all.

"I'm a straight-tempered guy, you can't be angry." He Long still attaches great importance to this general who is a few years older than himself.

Pan Wenhua smiled and signaled that there was nothing wrong.

"Actually, I'm average, I envy politicians the most, they all say that the military is an extension of politics, and it can be said that the relationship between military and politics and people and weapons. We are powerful, but it is just a weapon, and the auxiliary country has long risen to the realm of people, who would have thought that a student in Huangpu back then could do so much to pave the way for the War of Resistance. ”