"Isn't this guy the most bureaucratic? How is this virtuous! "Brigadier Chen and Hu Zongnan are both figures of the first phase of Huangpu, in order to avoid leaking the news, they didn't show up just now. At this time, he secretly looked at it, and saw Hu Zongnan leave in despair, and then swaggered out.

Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly: "Ahem, a bad news that can't be worse - Huang Jie, the commander of the Eighth Army, gave up Shangqiu without authorization, and we are afraid that it will be difficult to annihilate the 14th Division!" ”

He felt very bitter inside. How much did the brothers of the 97th Army pay and how much sacrifice did they make in order not to repeat the tragedy in history? But in the end, it was still a waste! If so many people have died and still can't stop the wheel of history, then what's the point of his crossing?

Brigadier Chen was shocked when he heard this, but he was quickly relieved, and deliberately made a look of understanding, and jokingly said: "I knew that Huang Jie's kid was unreliable!" ”

Zheng Weiguo was a little dissatisfied, and said: "You just don't say a few cool words, do you have any good ideas?" ”

Brigade Commander Chen waved his hand and said, "What can I do!" First Gui Yongqing, Long Muhan, Li Liangrong, and now Huang Jie, one by one, fled one by one, with such generals, even if there are 100,000 reinforcements, what can they do? ”

Duan Shuanghu was also unhappy, and scolded angrily: "This Huang Jie really deserves a thousand cuts!" Even if you can't hold it, you can delay it for a while! The devil has not yet arrived, how can we reinforce? It's too too late to please God! ”

Several other officers also complained, but none of them could come up with a valid opinion. But they can't be blamed. In the face of this situation, even Zheng Weiguo was helpless.

"Military seat, war zone emergency!" Everyone was scolding, and the communications staff officer brought a telegram.

Zheng Weiguo took it and looked at it, and it was another warrant forwarded by the war zone. The chairman of the committee was very dissatisfied with the failure of the troops in eastern Henan to attack and destroy the enemy near Lanfeng and the deployment of the first theater within the time limit, so the wording of this warrant was very strong.

"The enemy near Lanfeng is no more than five or six thousand, and I can't overcome it with the strength of the 14th Division, not only the troops are complicated, but they also pass the buck to each other. Defeat is at risk; Even if conquered. It is also a laughing stock in the history of war. ”

"Please be resolute and determined, quickly draw more than 6 divisions to make reserves in the flank and rear, and designate Li Tiejun, Li Hanxun, Yu Jishi, and Zheng Weiguo to be responsible for clearing the remnants of the enemy in front of you. Even if it is broken through a few points, it is out of the encirclement. I can fight with it. is more calculated. ”

"At this time, the enemy army on the eastern route will advance rapidly to the west in two or three days. From Zhoukou straight out of Xuchang and Zhengzhou, the rear is in Kanyu. If our army had not planned earlier, such a large number of troops would have been concentrated in a small area. And the left limit of the Yellow River, annihilation is very easy. Wu Xi immediately made a decision, that is, to implement it today, while sorting out the battle line, and on the other hand, mobilizing troops in case of emergency. And with this intention, Xue Boling (Xue Yue) and Hu Zongnan are determined to obey it, and do not delay it a little! ”

(Note: The content of the above telegram is basically the original historical text, with only a few changes.) Judging from the telegrams, the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee still has quite a lot of views on military affairs. ）

Chief of Staff Zhou's face changed and said, "Is the chairman planning to forcibly eat Tufeiyuan before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements?" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Judging from the message, this is indeed the case, now let's see how the war zone is deployed!" He and his brothers have done everything they can, and the rest of the matter depends on how the chairman decides, and as for the future, we can only take one step at a time.

As expected, the First War Zone soon sent another telegram, the content of which was mainly the new measures promulgated by the War Zone in accordance with the instructions of the chairman, and the specific content was:

(1) Investigate the enemy in front of you, after our fierce attack for several days, the momentum has been exhausted, and it will be completely resolved within a few days. In order to plan and deal with the enemy's plan to advance westward, Brother Boling drew out four divisions of 87, 88, 155 and 61 in the Eastern Route Army today, under the command of Commander Li Han Soul, and transferred to Qixian and Taikang in the starry night as the general reserve, and contacted Huang Jie, Sun Tongxuan, Liu Ruming, and Li Xianzhou to attack the enemy attacking from the west.

(2) The army divisions attacking Quxingji and Sanyiji were under the unified command of Commander-in-Chief Xue Boling, sorted out the battle line, and left a strong part of the army to hold the defense fortifications near Lanfeng and prepare for the war to the east.

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Not long after, Xue Yue issued another combat order, appointing Hu Zongnan as the commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, responsible for the battle in the direction of Quxingji, and unified command of the 1st Army and the 97th Army participating in the battle. At the same time, Yu Jishi was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army, responsible for the battle in the direction of Sanyiji, and commanding the 27th Army and the 74th Army in a unified manner. As for the 64th and 71st armies, they were transferred to serve as reserves.

After receiving the order, Hu Zongnan immediately notified the 97th Army to launch a strong attack on Quxingji, and said that he would send the heavy artillery battalion of his headquarters to participate in the battle.

Chief of Staff Zhou asked in a low voice, "Military seat, do you want to fight?" "When you ask if you want to fight, you don't want to fight, otherwise you should ask how to fight, not whether you want to fight.

Like the chief of staff, several other officers were at a loss. In their hearts, the battle of Lanfeng has already been lost, they can't attack it, they can't hold it, can this situation be salvageable? If it can't be recovered, why waste the lives of the brothers? What if our army fights here, but the friendly army runs away? After experiencing the escape of the defenders of Lanfeng and Shangqiu in a row, who would dare to hand over their backs to friendly troops?

Zheng Weiguo knew everyone's thoughts, and couldn't help but sigh. In the battle of the large corps, the successive escapes are the most demoralizing, and even if the battle is won steadily, it will be defeated and lost because of this. For example, in the Battle of Songshan, which determined the luck of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, took the lead in escaping in the dark, and the soldiers of Ma Ke and Wu Sangui also rushed to lead the army to escape to Xingshan. The Qing army took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, blocking and chasing, the Ming army panicked up and down, and tens of thousands of troops suddenly collapsed......

Thinking of this, Zheng Weiguo's eyes gradually became firm. He snapped, "Hit! Most of the little devils think that when the reinforcements arrive, we won't dare to fight, I want them to taste the power of our 97th Army! ”

Duan Shuanghu, a militant, was originally drooping, but when he heard the word "hit", he immediately became energetic. He stood up excitedly and said loudly: "Military seat, let the humble post be the commander-in-chief of this siege, I promise you that you will definitely crack this turtle shell!" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded. Say, "Good! But I'll only give you half a day, whether you can fight or not, you have to withdraw your troops! "Since the Japanese reinforcements have occupied Shangqiu, they will soon be able to reach Lanfeng. If the 27th could not take the Japanese position, it would be in danger if it was delayed any longer.

Duan Shuanghu was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses and said, "Yes, Junzao." Mission completion guaranteed! ”

The 34th and 36th Brigades quickly entered the attack position under the command of Duan Shuanghu. There was a dead silence on the Japanese positions on the opposite side, and they were not blocked by artillery fire.

Brigadier Chen put down the binoculars and said strangely: "The little devil has no shells?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said lightly: "Maybe I want to wait until the critical time to use it!" ”

As he spoke. The 33 Brigade also caught up. Zhao Yunxiang saw that the attacking troops had already entered the position. Busy said: "Military seat, when will our brigade be on board?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "It depends on the situation! You rest on the sidelines first. "If the 34th Brigade and the 36th Brigade can successfully attack the wall, then it is still necessary to send the 33rd Brigade to rush in and kill for a while. After all, they can fight hand-to-hand and can go to the roof of the house. The ability to fight street battles is much stronger than that of the 34th and 36th brigades.

But if the attack doesn't go well. Zheng Weiguo didn't plan to waste his troops in vain. It's only right to get back to the North Shore as soon as possible. The chairman of the committee did not dare to compliment his military level, but he said in the telegram that "if our army had not acted earlier, such a large number of troops would have been concentrated in a small area." And the left limit of the Yellow River, it is very easy to annihilate" Zheng Weiguo very much agreed.

At present, all units in the First Theater are panicked and will have no fighting spirit, and the 97th Army alone will never be able to turn the tide. As for whether it will be as rout as in history, so that it is beyond Zheng Weiguo's power to decide the Yellow River.

Boom...... Boom...... The mountain artillery unit of the 97th Army suddenly opened fire, and the fierce artillery fire suddenly enveloped the entire stockade. Brigade Commander Chen was surprised and said, "These cannons belong to your troops?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled slightly and said, "Envy!" ”

Brigade Commander Chen deliberately twisted his neck halfway and said, "Cut, what is there to envy, just this thing, the Eighth Route Army doesn't know how much it has captured, and our brigade will be able to match it sooner or later." ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Come on, you better match the mortars of each battalion first!" ”

Brigade Commander Chen rolled his eyes in anger, suddenly changed his face, and said flatteringly: "Let's not mention this first, do you still have the small radio station and field telephone exchange you got back last time?" ”

Zheng Weiguoqi said: "Didn't I give you a set?" You're expanding too fast, aren't you? "After returning from Tianjin, Zheng Weiguo sent the communication equipment of a compendium division to the 386 Brigade.

Brigade Commander Chen sighed, saw that there was no one left and right, and said in a low voice: "What kind of expansion, you just sent the equipment that day, I don't know which bastard secretly told Mr. Peng." As soon as the old man came, he confiscated it from us without saying a word. ”

Zheng Weiguo was surprised and amused, and said, "No! Aren't you amazing? Why don't you dare to fight with Mr. Peng? ”

Brigade Commander Chen said depressedly: "Who dares to fight with him, his temper is ......" He looked around, made a gesture of cutting off his head, and said in a low voice: "Start a fire, you want to cut off your head!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Now that you really don't have any hands, you still have to find a way to get some back from Mr. Peng!" How many troops does the Eighth Route Army have now, can't we take them all for you, right? ”

Brigade Commander Chen said helplessly: "There are not many troops, but they are also needed locally!" Now that everything has been divided, how can you get it back? ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Then I can't help it!" Do you think these equipment are cabbage, and you can have as much as you want? ”

Rumble! Another loud bang was heard, interrupting their conversation.

Brigade Commander Chen hurriedly picked up the binoculars and looked at the opposite side, and said in surprise: "The 75 caliber field artillery is not so powerful, right?" You've captured a 150mm gun! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Look away!" "That moment was caused by the bombardment of the Flying Thunder Cannon. Don't look at the bombing point, just listening to the sound really wants to be a heavy artillery shell.

After a test firing, the Flying Thunder Artillery Regiment began to wield. One by one, giant blasting canisters (i.e., canistical packets of explosives for the Thunder Cannon) flew towards the Japanese positions. The successive explosions suddenly drowned out all the sounds of the battlefield.

Brigadier Chen said enviously: "Heh, you are really broad!" Where did you get it? ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Do you want it? If you want to go to a medical oxygen cylinder, I'll help you modify a few for free, but it's slightly less powerful. ”

Brigade Commander Chen closed his mouth happily and said, "Then dare to be kind, let's just say it!" ”

After a few hard blows, the Japanese artillery finally counterattacked. They originally wanted to take advantage of the 97th Army's charge to kill them again, so that the results would be great and they could save shells. Historically, this is how they held their positions and held out until reinforcements arrived.

But now the 97th Army has made it clear that it wants to bombard Quxingji, and if they hide the cannons, they can only go to see Aunt Amaterasu together. Takashi Sakai was forced to have no choice, even though there were not many shells, he had to fight against the 97th Army.

The Japanese army's position was now very small, and there was no place for the field artillery, so it could only be erected on top of the fortifications. This has its advantages, but the drawbacks are also quite obvious - it is easy to move, and once exposed, it is a live target!

Sure enough, only two artillery shots were fired, and the field artillery battalion of the 97th Army, which had been waiting for an opportunity for a long time, finally became powerful. Two Type 38 75-mm field guns opened fire at the same time, and in one fell swoop the Japanese artillery position was the last artillery position.

After eliminating this threat, the two mounted cannons that had already been sneaking in and approaching also opened fire one after another. To put it bluntly, the captured Japanese cavalry cannon was a field gun that reduced its weight, and it was very powerful when firing at close range. One shot can knock a big hole in the wall. After a few bombardments, the Japanese army finally couldn't bear it anymore and had to give up this section of the fortification.

As soon as the Japanese withdrew, the Flying Thunder Artillery Regiment immediately advanced, and then again exerted its might. Under such a high-intensity bombardment, this section of the Japanese defense line finally collapsed.

Duan Shuanghu excitedly untied the wind and discipline buckle and shouted: "Inform the 34th Brigade and the 36th Brigade to prepare to launch a general attack!" (To be continued......)

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