Immediately after the great changes in Europe, the United States issued a statement saying that it would resolutely oppose this aggression of Germany, and at the same time hoped that several sides would remain calm and exercise restraint and seek a peaceful solution.

Obviously, the United States is not ready to intervene in the war in Europe. At least they don't think it's a good time to step in right now. Every country will plan for its own benefit.

Naturally, the United States should act in the interests of its own country. A tattered, feeble Europe is not bad news for them. Perhaps this is more conducive to the development of the United States.

"Uncle Chengzhang, have they set off?!" Putting down the telegram, Tu Menghu asked in a deep voice to Su Zongzhen and the others beside him. The latter nodded.

"Commander Shen has already taken the elite of the Navy to the United States, and it is expected to arrive within a month." After a pause, Su Zongzhen smiled and said, "Commander, your trick is not bad. Familiarize yourself with the warship in the United States first, and then sail back to fight. The Japanese estimated that it was not expected. ”

Tu Menghu smiled helplessly when he heard this, put down the telegram in his hand and sighed: "This is also a way to do it. The navy has no way to go out at all now, and last time we relied on the superiority of the air force to hurt them. But in the end, their navy is much stronger than ours. Hard fighting, can only bury the navy ......"

As he spoke, Tu Menghu stood up and walked to the window, looked at the guards and soldiers who were practicing below, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Qiliu...... Do you think the United States is really willing to give us warships?! ”

"How long has it been since that warship was said to be sold?! At the end of the day, they still don't want us to master these technologies. Because it's a huge threat to them. They don't want us to have the power to threaten them. ”

As he spoke, Tu Menghu turned around and smiled at Su Zongzhen and said softly, "But this situation will change soon. When the time comes, they will wish that I have these powers as soon as possible. It even forces us to have these powers. ”

"That's when we really rise......"

Europe is changing dramatically. Henan is in a fierce war. And the Shandong region is not idle.

The North China Front in Texas finally returned, but they faced an even greater dilemma. Although the Wehrmacht troops in Baoding did not pursue them, they had already gone to Shijiazhuang to block their way.

The Wehrmacht offensive in Texas became increasingly fierce, and the fighters in the rear finally ran out of hangars and pilots after several battles with the Wehrmacht. From then on, the whole sky belonged to the warhawks of the Wehrmacht.

As a result, the North China Front was faced with constant heavy artillery bombardment, aircraft bombing, and strafing by the Wehrmacht, who simply regarded the Japanese positions as training grounds.

Infantry Coordination, Air Tank Coordination, Air Strike Call, Heavy Artillery Support and Assistance...... and other tactical means were all used in the positions of the Japanese army.

As a result, the North China Front suffered heavy casualties, and the strength of the more than 240,000-strong troops had dropped to less than 150,000 even with the addition of additional troops.

Under such circumstances, Shouichi Terauchi, as the commander-in-chief of the North China Front, felt an incomparable headache. He was keenly aware that the other party was training the entire North China Front!

Expansion of the Wehrmacht. The problem is that there are too many new recruits and not enough veterans, which has led to a decline in the combat effectiveness of the entire Wehrmacht. In order to compensate for this disadvantage, the commander of the Second Army Corps, Qi Muden, chose to let the troops train on the position.

And Qi Muden, who had also been defeated by the battle, and the coordination of infantry and air support, was keenly aware of the future effect of this tactic, and he did not mind that his Second Army Corps would be the first to become familiar with these tactics.

But the North China Front, as a "sparring partner", was bitter, and they had to face the attack of the Second Army Corps every day. Secondly, it is difficult to replenish in the face of huge material consumption.

Almost all of the North China Front units, which were originally intended to be stationed in the Shandong region, were transferred to block the attack of the Second Army Corps. Now the defense of the whole of Shandong is extremely empty.

"Old man~ How do you see what we're going to do next?!" Qi Muden now said with a flattering smile in front of an old man. And there are only a handful of people in the entire Wehrmacht who can keep him so quiet.

"Hmm...... Waiting for the news from Liang Dashan's kid, Jinan must occupy it in order to block the retreat of Jinzi. But he saw a tall man sitting on a chair, his scalp and chin were bruised.

His eyes were like those of a falcon, and the Wehrmacht uniform on his body was worn by him like a straitjacket. Patches of strong muscles loom under the uniform.

This man is undoubtedly the tiger's own father - Tu Sanpao Cannon Master.

"Blocking their retreat, these fools can only retreat elsewhere. In the end, he could only be forced to break through desperately. The gun master sat on the chair and sneered: "Break through?!" It's a beautiful idea! ”

In fact, the gun master knew that it would be extremely difficult to completely annihilate the nearly 200,000 Japanese troops in front and behind. After all, the North China Front Army is not a vegetarian.

The goal set by his own son for these men. The requirements are actually a bit higher. But Master Pao knew his son's thoughts, and he was nothing more than a knock on these arrogant Wehrmacht generals who were about to lift their eyelids to the sky.

This group of bastards is old, and they haven't lost yet, so they all habitually look at people with their lower eyelids. This annoyed Tiger Tu, and the bastards now looked at almost no one except him and the Wehrmacht veterans.

In particular, the commander of the Second Army Corps, Qi Mudeng, the commander of the First Army Corps, Liang Dashan, and the commander of the Third Army Tian Jixiang, were among the old men of the Wehrmacht. The most bastards are them.

One or two hated to engrave the words "slaughtering the tiger's lineage, never losing the war" on the door of their heads. This led to a mentality that no one looked down upon in the legions under their command.

It's okay now, but this mentality will undoubtedly cause a huge conflict if it merges with other forces in the future. Therefore, Tu Menghu decided to beat this group of arrogant soldiers.

The release of the cage required by the Jinan Campaign. Just to give these guys a bang. With the encirclement of Dezhou by the Second and Fourth Armies from the outlying old city and Lingxian, if the North China Front could not rush out, it could only be said that they themselves should die.

If you rush out. There will no longer be Japanese forces in the entire Shandong region. Even the Japanese marines in Qingdao and other places had to choose to evacuate.

Even the army can't beat the Wehrmacht, and the navy can only be sent to death if it still holds on.

After that, the Wehrmacht will be able to calmly recover the entire Shandong region and threaten the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. At the same time, most of them can go straight from Jinan to the empty Xuzhou. And to support Nanjing.

Pao Ye sensed his son's thoughts, but what Pao Ye wanted was to kill and injure as many of these people as possible. Even if they let them run, they will have to be torn off three catties of flesh.

With this purpose, the gun master came to the front of the battle and became the commander-in-chief.

"Dashan and the Zhu Tang Division of the Third Army have passed through Ningjin and are marching towards Linyi. They can arrive in Jinan by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. Qi Muden paused, and said solemnly to the cannon master: "Old man, when will the second and fourth armies implement a comprehensive encirclement?!" ”

"When the mountains enter the Jinan, let the second and fourth armies immediately carry out a comprehensive encirclement." Master Pao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Tell the brothers." This battle must be fought beautifully! Go back, I'll give them credit! ”

"Yes!!"

In Nanjing, Huo Qingyun and Yan Chenghan were chatting in a small courtyard with a smile. And what is being transported in this small courtyard, and a large number of elites of the Second Army are stationed outside the small courtyard.

They looked around vigilantly, not allowing anyone to come near the small courtyard.

"I said Lao Huo. Do you think this hole was left by the legendary Emperor Jianwen?! Yan Chenghan looked at Huo Qingyun suspiciously: "Otherwise, at this scale, I don't think ordinary people will be able to open it......"

Huo Qingyun shrugged his shoulders and said to Yan Chenghan: "Who knows, we originally planned to dig a passage far away and enter Nanjing City so that we can send supplies to you." But I didn't expect to dig and dig and dig up the stone bricks. ”

"There are people in my team who are from Captain Touch, and they know that there must be something in this place at a glance. After opening it, I saw this passage. outcome

After a pause, it will be you. ”

There was a pause. Huo Qingyun said with a smile: "But according to their judgment, this hole was really made around the middle of the Ming Dynasty." The stone and the way it was built are still in the same way as they were at that time. ”

Yan Chenghan nodded and said with emotion: "Fortunately, there is this hole." Otherwise, we won't be able to make it out. This ammunition is consumed too quickly, and it is impossible to fight without replenishment. I guess the Japanese are also aware of this, and have been attacking fiercely for some time now. If it weren't for your supplies, we wouldn't have been able to fight......"

Huo Qingyun waved his hand. Said: "When you say this, you are all brothers of our defense forces. It's not interesting to say that. My task now is to delay the Japanese attack on you once again. While providing support to you......"

While the two were talking, boxes of bullets and 107 tiger rockets were lifted out of a room in the courtyard. On Duozi Mountain outside Nanjing, a group of people dressed in ordinary people's clothes but with a vigilant expression in a hidden col are constantly transporting things back and forth to the col.

Several villages on the outskirts had fled because of the fighting, and now they were once again full of people. There were young and old, men and women in the crowd. But if you just think that these villages are ordinary villages, then you are very wrong.

"Big-mouthed hooks, three gangs, and a bird...... Hey! In our small villages, it's the most capable army in the entire northern Jiangsu, right?! Huang Bamei looked at the fierce bandits in several nearby villages who were only famous for not meeting each other before, or at most once, and said excitedly.

And Liu Yunjiao beside him only smiled bitterly, this Huang Bamei studied culture very hard and learned a lot of things, but the bandit nature in her bones still can't be changed.

"They are now our anti-Japanese comrades-in-arms, and it's not good to call them nicknames. Eighth sister~ Don't call them that in the future, otherwise they will be angry. ”

"Mmmmmmmm~ I listened to Brother Liu, and I will definitely not call them by their names in the future." Huang Bamei was as good as a stream, nodding at Liu Yunjiao's chick as if pecking rice, but she didn't know how much she listened.

While nodding, Huang Bamei's watery eyes couldn't stop looking at Liu Yunjiao. There is quite a bit of a taste of marrying a husband in it, and Liu Yunjiao is helpless.

Liu Yunjiao is not a fool, how can he not be aware of Huang Bamei's mind at all after so long?! But this general from the side of the slaughtering tiger has his own arrogance.

He was reluctant to mention marriage until he had demonstrated his worth and achieved merit. Although his family had called more than once to inquire about this matter, Liu Yunjiao still held his breath and insisted on his thoughts.

"Eighth sister, this battle of Nanjing is over. If I'm not dead, then I will fulfill your wish......" Liu Yunjiao did not say this. He was just thinking about it in his heart.

On the battlefield, today does not know what will happen tomorrow. He was optimistic about Huang Bamei, believing that under his teaching, this originally illiterate female bandit had reached a level where she could go to the National Defense University for further study.

As long as she continues to work hard, then she may not become the first female general in the Wehrmacht to lead a soldier. And Liu Yunjiao didn't want to delay Huang Bamei.

He could see that if he really married her and there was any accident in the future, this fierce woman might not be discouraged. He didn't want that.

"Eighth sister, do the exercise I gave you today. I'll give you a change in a moment. The corners of Liu Yunjiao's mouth curled slightly, and he said to Huang Bamei, who was blinking and curiously looking at the nearby mountain village.

"If you can't do it well, you are not allowed to eat meat today." Hearing Liu Yunjiao's words, Huang Bamei, who has always been bold and strong-tempered, turned red in her eyes. Pouting, a little woman didn't say a word.

"Go! I've already sent an application report to the commander-in-chief. Next month, you will take Atong and them to the National Defense University for further study. Liu Yun rubbed Huang Bamei's hair dotingly, and said with a smile: "Learn the exercises well, don't embarrass me in the past." ”

Huang Bamei heard this and nodded fiercely. I turned around and went back to my room to do the exercises honestly. These are all the homework arranged for her by Liu Yunjiao, which can be regarded as opening a small stove for tutoring.

And after Huang Bamei went back. Liu Yunjiao took a few men who flashed out of the shadows and began to patrol outside the mountain. This is a daily homework that must be done, and several villages are not affiliated with each other.

The coordination was all up to Huo Qingyun alone, and Huo Qingyun deliberately arranged for them to patrol with each other. They also didn't know how the other party arranged the tour.

In the distance beyond the mountain, you can see the position of the Japanese army encircling the city of Nanjing. The tunnels and trenches densely surrounded the entire city of Nanjing, and countless figures could be faintly seen......

Outside Xuchang, after suffering more than 20 strong attacks by the Japanese Tenth Army, the 17th Army finally waited for the support of Sun Weiru's 17th Army in the early morning of September 26.

At this time, the soldiers who could continue to fight in the entire Xuchang City did not add up to more than 3,000 people. More than 8,000 lightly and seriously wounded were holding their positions. Or treatment in Xuchang City.

The last remnants of the 33rd Army, under the leadership of the army commander Zhou Yuanjian, finally arrived in Xuchang. But the rest of the people were only about 400.

The group was eventually found by the 17th Army and incorporated into its own unit. And two pursuing divisions of the Japanese army. After meeting with the 17th Army, he chose to stop the pursuit and wait for orders.

The 17th Army and the Japanese army confronted each other near Chen Cao, and the 17th Army came from afar. A rapid march also needed to be repaired. Unless the Japanese attacked, they were not willing to go to war directly.

The Japanese pursued the remnants of the 33rd Army for a long time. It also needs to be trimmed. At the same time, in the face of a large army with unknown strength, they were not sure of winning a battle.

The most important thing is that these soldiers are all wearing Wehrmacht uniforms, which makes the two Japanese divisions a little frightened. Hurry up and call Matsui Ishine and ask for tactical guidance.

"Order the 9th Division to retreat from its position and maintain its formation so as not to be pursued by the Jin Sui army in Zhengzhou. The 101st and 3rd divisions were ordered to hold their positions and dig fortifications while taking care to guard against Wehrmacht bombardment and heavy artillery. ”

Matsui Ishone sighed after receiving the telegram from the 101st and 3rd divisions. This high-achieving student who graduated from Lu University in the first place naturally saw that the best opportunity for him to expand his results had been lost.

"The 13th Division was ordered to immediately launch an attack in the direction of Pingdingshan, and the 10th Army sent a division to assist in the attack. It was important to take the Jin Sui army in the Pingdingshan area while maintaining its position. ”

"The Tenth Army stopped its attack on Xuchang and dug fortifications pending new orders."

The adjutant Sha Sha recorded the order, and when he saw that Matsui Shigen no longer spoke, he left without a pause. In a short time, the Japanese troops on the entire front all changed their methods of fighting.

The 101st and 3rd divisions in front of the 17th Army worked tirelessly to dig positions, while the 10th Army outside Xuchang City also stopped its frantic offensive and began to build positions instead.

At the same time, Zhengzhou received an urgent telegram from Pingdingshan: the Japanese army suddenly stepped up its offensive and used heavy artillery to forcibly break through the Pingdingshan position. Yang Chengyuan's 34th Army on the Pingdingshan side urgently requested support from the Zhengzhou side.

Xuchang, the closest to Pingdingshan, suffered heavy casualties and was unable to send support at all. The 17th Army is now more than 80 kilometers away from Pingdingshan in a straight line, and after a rapid march and a large number of Japanese troops, it is impossible to draw troops to support.

In the end, Fu Zuoyi, as the temporary commander-in-chief of the Zhengzhou Campaign, could only order the 34th Army to retreat in the direction of Xuchang. to avoid the fate of being annihilated like the Thirty-Third Army.

On September 29, 1938, the Battle of Zhengzhou came to an end. There was a temporary lull between the two sides.

At this time, except for Zhengzhou and Xuchang, most of the rest of Henan was occupied by the Japanese army in the control of the Jin Sui army. Kaifeng City, which threatened Zhengzhou, fell, and the Pingdingshan position, which was more than 60 kilometers away from Xuchang in a straight line, fell.

One of the Japanese armies was eyeing the city of Xuchang, and two divisions were building fortifications in front of the positions of the 17th Army, which had come to support......

ps: Chapter 1, continue to code words......