After learning about the change in the direction of the Japanese army in Shangqiu, Zheng Weiguo did not say it explicitly, but he was very nervous in his heart. Because in his memory, the Battle of Lanfeng was defeated because of the loss of Shangqiu. What worries him even more is that the Japanese army moved significantly faster than in history, two days earlier, is this a punishment for his wanton change of history?

"Junzao, why is your face so ugly?" Duan Shuanghu rushed in in a rage, and when he saw Zheng Weiguo with a black face, he immediately shouted.

Zheng Weiguo scolded with a smile: "Less fart, I'm not more handsome than you?" ”

Duan Shuanghu smiled and said, "Who saw the score!" In Xiao Lili's eyes, I am the most handsome in the world! "Xiaoli is the object of Duan Shuanghu, she used to be a confidential member supported by the Eighth Route Army, and she originally planned to get married within the year, but the army has been fighting outside and can't spare time.

After he farted for a while, he asked in a low voice, "Junza, what happened?" ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said: "The latest military intelligence report sent by the theater said that the Japanese army in Shangqiu had an abnormal movement, and it was very likely that it was going west to reinforce the 14th Division. ”

Duan Shuanghu said: "Ahem, what should I do? Isn't there an Eighth Army blocking over there? "When the First Theater formulated a plan to encircle and annihilate the 14th Division, it had long expected that the Japanese army would send reinforcements. Therefore, when they learned that the Japanese army had moved, the national army, including Chang Kaishen, did not feel nervous.

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "It seems that you haven't realized the seriousness of the matter yet. ”

Duan Shuanghu hurriedly said: "Please advise the military seat!" ”

Zheng Weiguo couldn't help but say: "Don't you think the speed of the Japanese army's reinforcements is too fast? ”

Duan Shuanghu was stunned and said with a smile: "Military seat." How can you feel fast? The destruction of the 14th Division is imminent, and the little devils can only collect the corpses for Tufeiyuan without reinforcements! ”

In the time and space without Zheng Weiguo, the 14th Division not only occupied the crossing of the Yellow River, but also received a large amount of supplies. The north bank of the Yellow River was also firmly controlled by the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade, which not only ensured the supply line of the Tufei Plain, but also left a way for them to retreat.

But now the Japanese army's supplies have been destroyed, the retreat route has been cut off, the reinforcements have been destroyed, and there is a strong opponent with nearly 30,000 troops - the 97th Army of the National Revolutionary Army.

So. The days of Tu Feiyuan are much more miserable than the original history. In particular, supplies did not arrive. The lack of fuel in vehicles and ammunition in heavy artillery led to a sharp shrinkage of combat effectiveness. In such a grim situation, how could Shouichi Terauchi still sit still?

If it's the same as in history. Shouichi Terauchi may also deliberately delay the rescue. Let the Kazuki Kiyoji and Tu Hihara, who don't listen to the greetings, suffer more. But now the 14th Division is about to be cornered. If something really happens, even he will be implicated.

After this change, it is not surprising that the Japanese army reinforced two days in advance. "It's the butterfly effect. Or is it historical inertia? Thinking of this, Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly and shook his head. If his appearance led to the earlier occurrence of the levee tragedy, then he would have become a national sinner, and he would have become a laughing stock in the world.

"Is Chief Zheng here?" While he was in trouble, a hearty voice came in from outside the door.

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly shouted: "Is it Chief Zhang?" I'm here, you can just come in! As soon as he heard it, he knew that Lu Dao was Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang in the war zone. After these days of contact, he felt that Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang was a very good person, so he had a deep relationship and got along more casually on weekdays.

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang pushed the door in and said, "Chief Zheng, yo, Deputy Division Commander Duan is also here!" ”

Duan Shuanghu hurriedly saluted and said, "Hello, sir! ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang said with a smile: "No formality, no formality!" ”

As mentioned above, the position of chief of staff in the national army is very embarrassing, basically the role of a senior staff member, not to mention any power, and like a rat in a bellows, he is often angry between the commander of the army and the subordinate military director. It is rare for someone to respect him so much, and Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang is naturally very happy in his heart.

Duan Shuanghu hadn't figured out the twists and turns in this, and said in a daze: "Chief Zhang, do you have an important matter to discuss with the military seat, then you will resign first." ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang smiled: "No, no!" I came back to introduce a colleague to Chief Zheng, and it just so happened that Deputy Division Commander Duan was also there, so let's get to know each other together. In the future, it is better to kill the enemy side by side and serve the party-state. ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Oh, I don't know which colleague it is? ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang said: "Brother Zheng, do you still remember what Brother Yu said last time about the local security forces in northern Henan? ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Of course I remember." Brother Zhang, what's the matter, this matter is already eyebrow-raising? ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang smiled: "Not bad! Otherwise, how dare the foolish brother come to the door with a cheeky face? He laughed proudly a few times, and then continued: "Don't hide it from my brother, this time I invited Zhang Qiaoling, the guerrilla commander in northern Henan. ”

Zheng Weiguo was very happy, although the security forces are a little weaker, they are still soldiers, aren't they? The 97th Army fought hard again and again, and the consumption of soldiers was so great that many units at the battalion and company level could not be put together. Zheng Huzi doesn't care about picking three or four now, and those who can get it are good soldiers!

Duan Shuanghu was also very happy when he heard this, slapped the table, and shouted, "Great! Chief Zhang, why didn't you bring him for an interview? ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, in my opinion, it's best for Brother Zheng to go in person." ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Thank you Brother Zhang for reminding me, they are sincerely here to vote, and I should welcome them in person!" ”

A guerrilla commander in northern Henan is only at the level of a division commander or even a brigade commander, and now he is assigned to the 97th Army, so he should come to the headquarters to meet the commander. But now the situation is special, and Zheng Weiguo is not allowed to put down the shelf.

First, it is now the 97th Army that has a request for the security forces of northern Henan, not the other way around; Second, the security forces in northern Henan have no contact with the 97th Army, and Zheng Weiguo cannot intervene at all in terms of personnel and funds, nor can he clamp it down; Third, although Zhang Qiaoling, the guerrilla commander in northern Henan, was not well-known in later generations, he was a well-known No. 1 person in those years, and his seniority was very old, so he may not have bought Zheng Weiguo's account.

Of course, even if there are no of the above reasons. A large army of four or five thousand people is also worthy of Zheng Weiguo's personal trip, with the addition of these fresh blood, the 97th Army can quickly recover its combat strength, otherwise it will basically be a soy sauce role in the next battle.

Not to mention that Zheng Weiguo went to woo Zhang Qiaoling, and then go back and talk about the situation of the various units of the national army on the south bank of the Yellow River. Knowing that the Japanese army intended to reinforce the 14th Division, the Nationalist Army quickly exerted its strength, intending to destroy the 14th Division before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.

Everyone knew that Chairman Lu Dao was not a person who could sit still, and as soon as he was free, he began to call the commanders of various armies. The first call went to Gui Yongqing, commander of the 27th Army. Xiao Guizi knew that the old man was really here this time, so he was so frightened that he didn't dare to answer the phone, so he personally picked up a submachine gun and took the guard battalion to the front line to supervise the battle.

However, the firepower of the national army was indeed inferior to that of the Japanese army. Because it was impossible to suppress the Japanese artillery fire. The troops rushed into the city three times in a row, but they were driven out by the Japanese army, and they did not even occupy a piece of territory.

At a critical moment, Song Xilian, the commander of the 71st Army, used the cover of the troop charge to secretly push two field guns to the vicinity of the Lanfeng city wall.

Don't look at this trick is overused. But it works really well. At once, the Lan Seal City was blasted out of several gaps. The officers and soldiers of the country once again stormed the city. After fierce fighting until dusk, they finally rushed into the city wall through three gaps, and the 87th and 88th divisions each attacked the city.

Meanwhile. Qiu Maniac's tank troops and the Nationalist Air Force also rushed to reinforce them. The commander of the 2nd Wing of the Japanese Army, Shizuo Yokoyama, led his troops to resist desperately and stubbornly, suffering heavy casualties, not only failed to regain the position, but was attacked by the 87th Division and lost the east gate. At this moment, the Lanfeng defense line completely collapsed, and most of the national army poured into the city together.

In history, Shizuo Yokoyama also led his troops to counterattack, but now it is different, his shells and fuel are almost exhausted, and his troops have been siphoned off a lot by Takashi Sakai.

However, this pillar of high incense was not fired in the end. Under the strict orders of Tu Feiyuan, Yokoyama Shizuo led his troops to fight with the officers and soldiers of the 71st Army until late at night.

Song Xilian commanded the troops to take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, defeated the Japanese army's palace troops in one fell swoop, and captured a lot of Japanese baggage. Song Xilian also used a captured Japanese foreign horse as a mount, and named it Tufeiyuan (true, not apocryphal).

At this time, the call came to Gui Yongqing again, and he dared to answer.

The chairman of the committee was still angry, and scolded again: "Why did it take two and a half days for you to occupy Lanfeng in two days?" ”

Gui Yongqing was sweating profusely and reluctantly replied: "Principal, the students have done their best. In order to defeat Lanfeng, our 27th Army suffered heavy casualties, the brigade commander of the 46th Division of the main attack Li Liangrong was killed and wounded, the regiment commander suffered two casualties, the battalion commander was killed and wounded, and the officers and men below the company suffered more than 5,000 casualties, and we have done our best to ......" (Note: The casualties should be real, but the battle was really poor, and its performance was far inferior to that of the 71st Army)

The chairman didn't seem to hear Xiao Guizi's answer clearly, and still angrily reprimanded: "You said it yourself, how did you fight this battle!" Then he threw down the phone again.

After that, the chairman of the committee issued a punishment order, removing Gui Yongqing from his post as commander of the 27th Army, and escorting Long Muhan, commander of the 88th Division, back to Wuhan to be executed. He was also the first high-ranking officer of the Central Army to be executed.

The unfavorable frontline of defense of the Yellow River crossing led to the demotion of Li Liangrong, commander of the 46th Division, who had lost his positions one after another, to the rank of colonel. Li Liangrong lost the opportunity to lead the troops for a long time, and it was not until the battle of Kinmen that he became popular (but the credit was taken away by a certain general, and Li left the army from then on).

After talking about the east road, let's talk about the west road. Long before the Eastern Route National Army took Lanfeng City, the Western Route National Army also made breakthroughs. After the Japanese army was forced to abandon Luowang Station, its main forces retreated to Luowang Village, and Tufeiyuan once set up the division headquarters here.

The person in charge of attacking Luowangzhai was General Li Hanxun, the commander of the 29th Army and the commander of the 64th Army, and his method was the same as that of Song Xilian - the artillery of the Guangdong Army and the artillery battalion reinforced by Hu Zongnan were concentrated at dusk, and the Japanese army position was forced 1,000 meters away, and then shelled fiercely into the house.

Is this tactic very similar to the bayonet tactic on the artillery of the People's Liberation Army later? It is said that the artillery of the national army later became a lot stronger in terms of skills, and they also learned to fight cattle across the mountains, but they no longer had the bloody nature of the bayonets on the cannons during the Anti-Japanese War.

To get back to the point, this Luowangzhai was originally a dirt enclosure, and the Japanese army reinforced it after occupying it, but no matter how it was reinforced, it couldn't stop the heavy artillery from approaching and firing. In addition, the heavy artillery of the Japanese army has been dumb fire, and it can no longer suppress the artillery of the national army, and the armored car has become a legless king, which can only be used as a battery.

When General Li Hansoul saw that the fighter plane had arrived, he immediately ordered a charge. The main forces of the 64th Army and the 74th Army took advantage of the situation to enter the wall, and the Japanese army left a large number of corpses and supplies to flee after a little resistance.

Why don't you resist as stubbornly as other positions? It turned out that General Li Hanxun's attack came too suddenly, and Tufeiyuan and the headquarters of the 14th Division were also trapped in Luowangzhai. If the Japanese army continues to resist stubbornly, the division headquarters may be dumpled. In desperation, Tu Feiyuan had to abandon his position and flee in embarrassment.

After the capture of Luowangzhai, the Nationalist army seized a large number of documents and baggage left behind by the Japanese army, and even found a katana from Kenji Dohihara. It is estimated that due to the critical situation, he was forced to urgently transfer the command center, and he was so panicked that he even forgot to take his saber with him.

According to General Lee Han-hun's recollections, the katana of Tsuchihara was a first-rate work of Japanese swords, and it was extremely sharp. He once used copper coins commonly used in Henan Province as an experiment to split 20 copper coins at once. Uh, the knife is good, and the strength is not small!

The national armies of the east and west roads attacked the city and pulled out the villages, and the 97th Army on the north road was naturally not far behind. After receiving reinforcements from a main division in the south of Huzong (the famous 1st Division), he quickly launched a fierce attack on Sakai Takabu.

Sakai Takasho's division did have a large number of troops, including an engineer wing, a baggage wing, a cavalry wing, and some artillery units, as well as two infantry brigades. However, they did not have a reliable and stable position, and were stuck on the river beach on the south bank by the 33rd, 34th and 36th Brigades.

After the 14th Cavalry Brigade and Hu Zongnan's 1st Division arrived one after another, the decline of the Japanese army became even more obvious. After that, Lan Fengcheng and Luowangzhai were in a hurry, and Tufeiyuan was destroyed again and again, and Sakai Takashi had to give up a group of troops and cover the main force to flee into Quxingji.

At this point, the main force of the Japanese army was divided and surrounded into two large parts, one is Quxingji, and the other is Sanyiji, each with thousands of troops, but they are all remnants of the defeated generals, and there is a shortage of food and ammunition, which is just around the corner! (To be continued......)

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