It's not that the old devil Nagase didn't perceive the danger, but that his two infantry brigades stationed in Fengcheng were attacked by the 31st Division of the Chinese Fifth Theater of Operations and some reinforcements that were originally stationed in Taierzhuang.

failed to get out in time and was bitten by the 31st Division.

In the end, it was the air force fighters of the Japanese army in North China who arrived in time, and relying on the strong fire support of the air force, the two Japanese infantry brigades got rid of the pursuit of the **** of the 5th theater such as the 31st Division and withdrew to Zaozhuang.

The 10th Wing of Akashiba Yaezo was almost completely wiped out, and only Fukuei Mahei's 63rd Infantry Wing and nearly 100 cavalry who had escaped and some other engineers and baggage troops were left under Kai Nagase, with a total strength of about 4,000 people.

These two infantry brigades were two-thirds of the main force of the 63rd Infantry Wing, and if they could not be withdrawn, his detachment of Kei Nagase would almost become the commander of the light pole.

Therefore, he had to wait for the main forces of the 63rd Infantry Wing to withdraw before retreating.

This delay was delayed for a whole night, and at eight o'clock in the morning, the Segu detachment withdrew from Zaozhuang and officially retreated to Tengxian County.

Kai Nagase took the lead in sending nearly 100 cavalrymen with strong mobility and ordered them to rush to Fuji County to inform the defenders of Fuji County to prepare to meet the main force of the detachment.

It's just that Nagase Valley Kei and the nearly 100 devil cavalry he sent didn't know that Tengxian County had fallen into the hands of the Chinese army, and Qiao Youhua's 600 elites had already set up a formation, waiting for them to go to their deaths.

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At the same time, the Dragon's Tooth Task Force and the 31st Division joined forces to achieve a great victory in Taierzhuang, and the news of the destruction of 6,000 or 7,000 Japanese troops also reached the ears of Chairman Chiang, who had moved the capital to Chongqing.

Naturally, it inevitably passed to the Japanese army's special high class and **** military commander who were searching for Qiao Youhua's traces.

Chongqing, the official residence of Chairman Chiang.

Chairman Jiang put down the telegram sent by Wang Shihe about the good news of the Fifth War Zone, stood up and said: "Qiao Youhua, this bastard, actually ran to Xuzhou, immediately notify Dai Li, immediately dispatch agents of the military command near Xuzhou to arrest Qiao Youhua, and also telegraph to Tang Enbo to fully assist the military commander's action. ”

"Yes." Wang Shihe, who was on standby, hurriedly bowed his waist in response, and then respectfully accepted the order and left.

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Since January 1938, the Japanese base camp has been adjusted and reorganized the Central China Front Army, and it has been changed to the Central China Dispatch Army.

All the members of the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters, the former Central China Front, returned to China, including Matsui Ishine and Tsukada Tsukasaki.

The new Dispatch Army Command was headed by General Shunroku Hahata and Major General Shozo Kawabe as Chief of Staff.

Due to the reshuffling of the top level of the Central China Front, the change of personnel, and the delay in the news of Qiao Youhua and his Dragon Tooth Task Force from the Special High Section, the special forces of Yamashita Fengwu were ordered to return to the North China Front in mid-January on a naval ship.

And cooperated with the North China Front Army to capture Qingdao, Weifang, Yantai and other places on the coast of Jiaodong.

Today, the special forces of Yamashita Fengwu are resting in Qingdao.

Qingdao, the temporary station of the Japanese special forces.

Yamashita Fengwu's personal adjutant suddenly came to the door of his office in a hurry, and saluted: "Report!" ”

"Come in, Koizumi-kun, what's the matter?" Yamashita Fengwu put down the bun jiàn in his hand and asked.

"Sir, there is news about Qiao Youhua's Dragon Tooth Task Force just now, take a look." The adjutant came to him with a telegram in his hand and respectfully placed it on his desk.

"Oh? Qiao Youhua? Yamashita Fengwu's face changed, and he picked up the message and squinted at it.

After a long time, Yamashita Feng Wudao: "Send a telegram to General Terauchi Shouichi, I ask to participate in the battle of Xuzhou, and my special forces will deal with Qiao Youhua's Dragon Tooth Task Force, and they will definitely be able to defeat it!" Remove a henchman from the Imperial Army! ”

"Hay!" The devil adjutant hurriedly bowed his head and answered, and then turned around and took the order.

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On the streets of Taierzhuang, the traces of the war have not yet dispersed, the whole street is very depressed, the shops on both sides are closed, and there are occasionally a few pedestrians, who are also walking in a hurry.

Lin Xian'er walked on the street, feeling much more deserted than the last time she passed by here.

But she didn't care, she came to find Qiao Youhua on the order of her teacher, and when she heard that Qiao Youhua had won another big victory in Taierzhuang, she hurried over.

Unexpectedly, the garrison here had already reached the area of Fengcheng and Zaozhuang, and Qiao Youhua and his Dragon Tooth Task Force had lost their trace again.

After looking for a long time, Lin Xian'er couldn't help but be a little angry.

She stomped her feet like a little girl and snorted coldly: "Damn little lewd thief, you can really hide!" I probably knew that this girl was looking for you again, so she hid it, right? You'd better bless me to find you before the Japanese masters, or you'll be blessed. ”

Suddenly, she noticed that the aura on the two middle-aged men who came in a hurry in front of her was unusual, and she frowned under the black hat, observed it carefully, and said secretly: "Sixth-level ninja? Such a coincidence? It seems that this is the Japanese master who came to kill Qiao Youhua, why are they here? ”

After thinking about it, I was relieved that I had also heard the news.

The two devil high-level ninjas passed by Lin Xian'er, but they didn't realize that Lin Xian'er, who passed by them, was a master, because they alone couldn't discover Lin Xian'er's hidden strength.

Lin Xian'er did not rush to kill the two, but quietly followed them out of Taierzhuang.

In Lin Xian'er's opinion, the Japanese must be easier to find Qiao Youhua than themselves with the assistance of their intelligence organization, so they planned to use them to find Qiao Youhua.

In this way, as long as he follows them, he can not only ensure Qiao Youhua's safety, but also find the little lewd thief, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

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When the undercurrents of forces from all sides were surging, the Dragon Tooth Task Force in the county seat of Tengxian County finally ushered in the first battle of this defensive battle.

Not long after nearly a hundred devil cavalry left Zaozhuang, they were discovered by the dragon's tooth scouts, who rushed back to Teng County as quickly as possible and reported the news to Qiao Youhua.

The speed of the devil's cavalry is still very fast, almost as soon as the dragon's tooth scout arrives on the front foot, nearly a hundred devil cavalry will come on the back foot.

For this group of devil cavalry who rushed to death, of course Qiao Youhua would not be polite.

He personally came to the front-line trenches in the south of the city and said to his subordinates in the trenches: "Brothers, this devil cavalry is the fish that slipped through the net in the battle of Taierzhuang, let them escape last time, don't let them run away again this time!" After a while, he got closer and then beat him hard. ”

"Yes! Please rest assured that you will not let go of a little devil. The officers and soldiers responded in a low voice.

The galloping sound of the devil cavalry and war horses was getting closer and closer, the soldiers lowered their heads, and the cats were in the trenches, clutching the spears in their hands, waiting for Qiao Youhua's order to fire.

The battle is on the verge of breaking out!