Zheng Weiguo strode to the map and said strangely: "What, Takashi Sakai is still planning to fight back at this time?" ”

The Japanese army failed to defeat the river-crossing troops in the first place, and the fighters were lost. If it continues to be entangled like this, what role can it play in addition to wasting troops and delaying time? Even if the little devil is a tendon, there is no need for such a shaft!

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled slightly and said, "Of course it's not a counterattack, but an escape!" ”

Zheng Weiguo was stunned for a moment and said, "Escape? He suddenly came to his senses and said excitedly: "The 36th Brigade has blocked the devil's retreat?" That's a big net! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled bitterly: "The fish is a big fish, I'm afraid that our nets won't be able to catch it!" ”

The annihilation of nearly 10,000 Japanese invaders in World War I is really crazy. Although most of Sakai's troops were sappers and baggage soldiers, they were not easy to mess with, and their individual combat ability was not much worse than that of infantry. With the strength of four brigades, I am afraid that the fish will not be caught, but the net will be torn to pieces.

Chief of Staff Zhou came up with an idea and said: "Military seat, I suggest that I report to the First War Zone, that is, our army has trapped tens of thousands of enemy troops in the vicinity of the ferry, and I request that the war zone send reinforcements. ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Where are there reinforcements?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "I have thought about it, Chief Hu's First Army can contain the enemy of Quxingji with part of its forces, and the main force can directly attack the right flank of Sakai Takabu (Sakai Takabu is now retreating south, and the right flank is the west), and Gui Yongqing's 27th Army can also attack Sakai Takashi's left flank from bypassing Lanfeng County." ”

Deputy Commander Wang snorted coldly and said, "Don't count on it!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou was a little embarrassed. His face flushed slightly, and he said, "Why not give it a try?" If the theater can send reinforcements, it is good, if not, then it is none of our business for the enemy to flee. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said helplessly: "Okay, it's up to you to negotiate with the war zone." It's best if the war zone can send reinforcements, and if you can't, you should send us some supplies. ”

Since the southward movement, the chairman of the committee and the First War Zone have drawn a lot of pies for Zheng Weiguo, like what the Soviet Armament Army and the division management area (that is, the territory under the jurisdiction of the army. can be drawn to collect taxes), and the rank of official is promoted...... But none of it was delivered. Zheng Weiguo can also understand the difficulties in the war zone. But it couldn't be harder. Logistics supplies must be sent a little bit! If it hadn't been for the Japanese army's military station in Xinxiang, the 97th Army would have run out of food by now.

Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly said: "Yes, military seat, I will go to the communications battalion." When he was about to leave the door, he asked again, "Military seat." And what about the South Shore? ”

Zheng Weiguo looked south worriedly. He didn't speak for a moment.

Just as they spoke. The fighting on the South Bank has heated up. After confirming the situation of Takashi Sakai's troops, Dohihara also panicked, and did not hesitate to expend a large number of heavy artillery shells to bombard the position of the 36th Brigade in an attempt to open a passage for Takashi Sakai's remnants to be defeated.

Boom Boom Boom ...... Field heavy artillery let out a hysterical roar. The explosion made the earth tremble. Takaya Sakai glared at his reddened eyes and personally commanded the charge on the front line. He had a premonition that if he could not join the large army, today next year would be his death day, and the Yellow River beach would become a place for him to bury his bones.

Under this frenzied attack, the 36th Brigade remained in danger and firmly controlled several communication arteries with the help of fortifications that had already been built. The Japanese wanted to go south, they could, but they had to rush through the crossfire of heavy machine guns.

Takashi Sakai probably didn't expect the 36th Brigade to be so difficult, and soon fell into a dilemma. If you attack, you will suffer huge casualties, but you can't attack without attacking, and the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Japanese army.

The 36th Brigade was able to play this effect, which not only shocked the Japanese army, but also made Zheng Weiguo and the top management of the 97th Army shine. To be honest, everyone was not optimistic about the 36th Brigade before, because they were born in the Jin Sui Army, and the combat effectiveness of the Jin Sui Army was really too scum. In fact, the individual training of the Jin Sui army is still good, the difference is mainly in tactics and command, now that the tactics are in place, the command is strong, and it is not surprising that the salted fish turned over.

Dohihara personally called Takashi Sakai and reprimanded angrily: "Sakai-kun, why haven't you been able to break through the siege until now, where is your usual martial arts!" ”

Takashi Sakai said aggrievedly: "Your Excellency, the Shina army that came out of nowhere is very tenacious in defense. The current retreat of our department has all been blocked by the Chinese people. ”

Tu Feiyuan was taken aback, and suddenly thought of a question, and said: "Wait a minute, don't use the field phone, the line may be monitored." ”

Although Takashi Sakai was a little unimpressed, he still said, "Hay! Then he pleaded, "Your Excellency, please send another reinforcement." ”

Tu Feiyuan almost vomited blood when he heard this, and said angrily: "There will never be reinforcements, you can do it yourself!" ”

The 14th Division's current situation is indeed not good, the 87th Division is storming Xulou, and the 59th Wing stationed there has been chased and fought by the national army for so long, it has long been exhausted, and if it were not for the strict order of Tufeiyuan, it would have abandoned its position long ago.

Rumble! With a loud bang, the wall of Xu Lou Zhai under continuous bombardment finally collapsed. The officers and men of the 87th Division took advantage of the situation and rushed in from the gap. The Japanese troops in the village had no desire to fight, so they took the opportunity to abandon their positions and flee in the direction of Sanyiji.

Major General Toshima Botaro, commander of the 27th Brigade, was the chief general of the Japanese right column, and he tremblingly reported the battle situation to Tohihara, saying that his troops had suffered too many casualties and were unable to recapture their positions, so he blocked Tohihara's mouth in advance. Before Tu Feiyuan had time to get angry, there was bad news again.

On another battlefield, the 64th Army and the 74th Army were storming Luowang Station. Originally, they rushed into the station on the night of the 25th, but they accidentally suffered from the Japanese poison gas. Now that the Japanese army's cards have been revealed, the situation is gradually becoming favorable to the national army.

At the same time, the national army also had good news - considering the importance of Luowang Station, Hu Zongnan reinforced a regiment (468th Regiment of the 78th Division) and an artillery battalion to cooperate in the attack on Luowang Station from west to east. That regiment aside, the artillery battalion is a good thing.

With this strong reinforcement, the 64th Army once again launched a fierce attack on Luowang Station. During the battle, General Li Hanhun personally rushed to the front line to command and selected a close-range firing position for the heavy artillery. Under the alternating attack of superior forces and artillery fire. The Japanese army finally couldn't bear it anymore, and the original tight defense line was loosened. The officers and men of the 64th Army took the opportunity to enter the station and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.

The combat effectiveness of the Cantonese army was very poor, especially not good at hand-to-hand combat, but this time their performance was really remarkable, and they fought with the remnants of the enemy in the station for a full 3 hours, and finally annihilated the enemy.

Although Luowang Station is only a medium-sized station on the Longhai Railway, it is an important stronghold for the Japanese army to cut off this railway. The Nationalist army recaptured Luowang Station, and before that, Lanfeng Station, clearing the Japanese army's control of this section of the railway.

After the temporary resumption of the railway, the 42 trains that had been cut off east of Lanfeng and the large quantities of materials they carried were withdrawn and opened west to Zhengzhou one after another. Don't underestimate these 42 trains of supplies. It was extremely valuable for the national army at that time. This batch of supplies was able to successfully retreat to the rear. It also played an extremely important role in the subsequent anti-Japanese war.

After occupying Luowang Station, General Li Hanxun commanded his troops to besiege Luowang Village, and the 15th Wing of the Japanese Army stationed here resisted stubbornly with the walled city and outer trenches.

On the East Road, after taking the Xu Building. General Song Xilian commanded the 87th and 88th Divisions to launch an attack on Lanfengcheng. The 2nd Wing, stationed in the city, was already feeling the pressure.

In this case. Dohihara no longer cares about holding Major General Toshima Botaro accountable for giving up Xu Lou without authorization. If he can't break the predicament, his fate will definitely be worse than that of Toshima Botaro.

Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano suggested: "Your Excellency, the situation is so critical. The efforts of the 14th Division alone are no longer able to return to the sky! ”

Tu Feiyuan stared at him deadly, and a cold fire appeared in his eyes from time to time. He snorted coldly, his voice was hoarse, and he said fiercely, "Yaga, do you mean that we are going to be finished?" ”

Sano Tadayi was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, Division Commander, you misunderstood. I mean you have to ask for tactical guidance from your superiors, otherwise you ......"

Tu Feiyuan said angrily: "Otherwise, what? ”

Sano Tadayoshi's face turned pale, but he still insisted on saying it: "Otherwise, our army is in danger of annihilation!" ”

When Tu Feiyuan heard this, he sat on the chair like a deflated ball. As an elite who graduated from Lu University, he did not expect that he would come to the end of his life on the battlefield. But the current situation is like this, if the reinforcements do not arrive in time, he and his subordinates will definitely be dead.

Just when Tu Feiyuan was frightened, there were two people who were more anxious than him. One was General Terauchi Toshiichi, the commander of the Japanese Northern Branch in Beijing, and the other was Lieutenant General Kazuki Kiyoji, the commander of the First Army in Shijiazhuang.

Long before the 14th Division captured Lanfeng, Kazuki Seiji felt that something was wrong, and asked Terauchi Shouichi for support, otherwise the 14th Division would be withdrawn to the north bank of the Yellow River. However, the 97th Army came out of nowhere and annihilated the independent mixed 4th Brigade on the north bank in one fell swoop, not only cutting off the supply line of the Tufei Plain, but also blocking its retreat.

The Japanese army then occupied Lanfeng but was surrounded on all sides by the Nationalist army, which made Lieutenant General Kazuki Kiyoji extremely nervous. He was like an ant on a hot pan and couldn't sit still anymore. In the recent Battle of Southeastern Jin, the 108th Division suffered heavy losses, and as the commander of the 1st Army and the commander of the campaign, Kazuki Kiyoshi almost went to a military court.

As a permanent horse-pulling division, the status of the 14th Division is far from being comparable to that of the 108th Division. If such a force suffers heavy losses or is even annihilated, let alone Seiji Kazuki, I am afraid that General Terauchi Shouichi himself will be unlucky, and even General Sugimoto, the Japanese land minister, will step down.

In view of this critical situation, Kiyoji Kazuki repeatedly asked Terauchi for urgent support despite his personal grudges (he had a personal grudge with Terauchi).

Terauchi Shouichi knew this very well, and after studying with Chief of Staff Okabe Naosaburo, he decided on May 26 (two days earlier than in history due to the butterfly effect) that the 2nd Army had already pursued the 16th and 10th Divisions of the Nationalist Army in pursuit of Xuzhou in the west, and that the 3rd and 13th Brigades should be mixed into the 3rd and 13th Brigades and immediately abandon the existing operational plan. The whole army no longer cared about the retreating national army in Xuzhou, but immediately ignored the casualties and hurried to the direction of Lanfeng for reinforcements.

Cheng Qian, commander of the First Theater of Operations, was taken aback when he learned the information, and hurriedly ordered Huang Jie, commander of the 8th Army, to defend Shangqiu, and clearly pointed out that he must not give up until the enemy in the Lanfeng area is annihilated.

Zheng Weiguo casually threw aside the war report sent by the war zone, and said depressedly: "If Huang Jie can't hold Shangqiu, it won't be easy to annihilate Tufeiyuan!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou advised: "Commander Huang is the chairman of the committee, and he is also a hero of the Great Wall War of Resistance, and he will definitely not disappoint the people." He took another telegram and said: "This is a warrant issued by the theater of operations, asking all units to step up their offensive and be sure to eliminate the Tohihara Department before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements!" (To be continued......)

PS: I recommend a book to friends who are short of books - "Official Morality". Yesterday, I was destined to say that I would be excited from today, but I accidentally saw this book, and the time of the day was wasted, and I still didn't get excited in the end, hehe!