On May 22, the 14th Division, which had been recuperated, rapidly advanced eastward, and its troops reached Luowang Station, a key stronghold on the Longhai Line. The Nationalist troops who had just retreated to this place last night turned in one after another without firing a single shot, giving up this point to Tu Feiyuan.

From Luowang Station to the north of Chenliukou, a total of only more than 20 miles, it can be said that victory is in sight. Tu Feiyuan said proudly: "Let the departments not stay, go north immediately, Major General Kawamura Dong is still waiting for us in Guantai!" ”

The chief of staff of the 14th Division, Tadashi Sano, hurriedly said: "Hai! Your Excellency, Division Commander, can you send a division to continue the attack to the west? ”

According to intelligence, it was very likely that Hu Zongnan's First Army would be encountered to the west, and they were hurrying from the direction of Shaanxi. It's a strong team, and it's very dangerous to send only one.

Tu Feiyuan said suspiciously, "Nani? But then he suddenly realized and smiled: "Yo Xi! Sano-kun, are you trying to scare the Empire's Horse Breeder? ”

After failing to study at the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, the chairman of the committee served in the Japanese army for a period of time, and it is said that his specific job was to take care of the horses, and he was a companion to the Monkey King. Tu Feiyuan was born in intelligence work, and similar lace anecdotes are naturally very clear, so he often makes fun of the chairman.

Sano Tadayoshi Osadai smiled and said, "Yes, Your Excellency. And I think that this will confuse the high command of China, so that they will not be able to find out the intentions of our army for a while. ”

Tu Feiyuan nodded and said, "Yo Xi! Sano-kun, just do as you say! ”

So a reconnaissance force of armored vehicles, trucks, and some cavalry continued westward, as if they were in a no-man's land. It has been advanced to Xinglongji, which is only 20 kilometers away from Kaifeng City. This move shocked all the departments of the national army, and even the headquarters of the commander of the first war zone in Kaifeng was also panicked.

The fourteenth main force continued to move north and rushed towards Quxingji. The 46th and 106th Divisions of the Nationalist Army, which had just been transferred here, turned into the wind again, leaving the Japanese troops in trucks in the dust. It is only more than ten miles away from Quxingji to Chenliukou. Tu Feiyuan didn't expect the process to be so smooth, and under great joy, he hurriedly ordered a department to quickly rush to the ferry!

At the same time, another wing of Japanese troops attacked Sanyiji, east of Quxingji. A cavalry unit of the 142nd Division of the Shangzhen Division of the National Army, which had just arrived from the northern front for reinforcements, also quickly fled. From Sanyiji, you can go around to the north of Lanfeng City to reach another important ferry port, Lanfengkou. This ferry port is not far from Guantai Village and can be used as a supplement to Chen Liukou.

From the 21st, it's only a day or two. The elite units of the six divisions of the National Army on the Western Front were dashed by the 14th Division. The loss of the initiative in the war also frustrated Zheng Huzi's idea of counting on friendly troops to help hold back the enemy army. At present, only they can save the 97th Army, and if the 14th Division is allowed to obtain supplies on the north bank of the Yellow River, the consequences will be unimaginable!

The north bank of the Yellow River. The main force of the 97th Army, which had just finished resting, was rapidly advancing towards Guantai Village. Chief of Staff Zhou stood on the side of the road and personally coordinated the various departments. From time to time, they are urged to speed up.

The fighters forced their march for several days in a row. Yesterday I fought another day and a night, and I was already exhausted, and I was gritting my teeth at this time. Many fighters with poor physical strength suddenly fell to the ground while running.

Li Mujing, vice president of the field hospital, hurried to the headquarters and directly found Zheng Huzi and said: "Junzao, we can't go on like this, twenty-seven soldiers have died suddenly on the march!" ”

Because of staying up all night, Zheng Weiguo's eyes were red and swollen, and his beard was piled up on his face like weeds. He said in a hoarse voice: "Mu Jing, I can't help it now, if I don't work hard, more people will die!" ”

Li Mujing's face was flushed with anxiety, and he said: "But the military seat, many soldiers have no combat effectiveness even if they go to the front line, and they will only die in vain!" I propose to leave a group of people to rest on the spot and then serve as reserves. ”

Director Xiong shook his head and said, "Although your idea is good, it is difficult to realize. Now everyone is tired and gritting their teeth and persevering, who do you let down and rest? ”

Li Mujing hurriedly said: "Seat down, you can take some medical personnel to set up a checkpoint to intercept the soldiers who are obviously in trouble." And emphasized: "If we don't, they will soon die of exhaustion!" ”

The 97th Army is quite good compared with other national armies, at least it has not deducted the rations of the soldiers, but many new soldiers have not undergone such cruel training, and it is difficult to survive.

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "What is the approximate proportion of such soldiers?" ”

Li Mujing said: "At least one out of ten! ”

One-tenth of the non-combat attrition was something Zheng Weiguo could not afford, and he hurriedly said: "Okay, you go and execute it immediately." Director Xiong, you also go, these soldiers can't herd sheep, do a rest first, as long as they can move, wait a while or send them to the front line! ”

Director Xiong and Vice President Li hurriedly said: "Yes, Junza!" The two left in a hurry, set up a card at the front of the team, and Li Mujing personally checked it, and all the soldiers who saw obvious physical exhaustion were forced to stay and rest. Commissioner Xiong reorganized them into a company.

Of course, due to time constraints, there were still many soldiers who could not be intercepted in advance, so that they fell on the march. There is no way to do this, there must be sacrifices in a war!

Compared with the 97th Army, the physical fitness of the Japanese soldiers was significantly higher. They also marched all day and fought all night, but they could still keep moving at full speed when they broke through.

Hecun Dong led the remnants all the way to Caogang Township, southeast of Fengqiu County, and after that, there was Lizhuang Township, where Guantai Village was located.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was suddenly heard in the distance. Staff Officer Qingtian's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly said: "Your Excellency the brigade commander, it must be the cavalry of the branch that is chasing after you, and there is at least one cavalry wing listening to the voice!" ”

Major General Kawamura Dong was shocked and angry, and hurriedly said to Gentian Shaozuo: "Gentian-kun, your troops will rush to Guantai Village immediately!" As he spoke, he commanded the remnants of the Fourth Brigade to defend on the spot.

Gentian Shaozo hurriedly said: "Hai! Then quickly direct the soldiers of the third brigade to move forward.

Da Da Da ...... At this moment, a dense burst of machine guns suddenly came from the front. The Japanese search troops, who rushed to the front, fell to the ground in rows like wheat harvesters.

Genda Shaoza shouted hysterically: "Pass the order." After fighting this battle, you can move freely for a week, and you will be given a few presses! "Freedom of movement means that the Japanese army is allowed to burn, kill, and plunder in the occupied areas at will, without restraint.

The Japanese soldiers were overjoyed when they heard this, and shouted wildly: "Onboard! And rushed forward frantically.

Guarding the front were the 6th Battalion of the 33rd Brigade personally led by Brigade Commander Zhao Yunxiang and some of the brigade's artillery. Although the Sixth Battalion has not participated in the battle, it has been running around for several days, and in addition, there are the most new recruits in the team, the equipment is the worst, and the combat effectiveness is much weaker than that of other battalions. Brigade Commander Zhao felt very uneasy, so he personally rushed to command.

"Hit!" With Brigade Commander Zhao's order, the light and heavy machine guns of the six battalions opened fire together. The dense rain of bullets quickly swept down a large area of Japanese troops.

Not to be outdone, the attacking Japanese 3rd Brigade. While firing back, they quickly approached the position of the 6th Battalion. The marksmanship of the Japanese soldiers was excellent, even shooting on the march, and soon caused heavy casualties among the soldiers. Many companies suffered heavy casualties. Before the Japanese rushed up. The line of defense was already crumbling.

One of the company commanders was terrified. If you fall, you have to run away. Bang! Brigade Commander Zhao didn't say a word, raised his hand and shot him to the ground, and shouted angrily: "Brothers. The time has come to be faithful to the country. Who the fuck dares to escape, this is the end! ”

Relying on this iron-fisted method, the morale of the military was finally stabilized, but the overall situation is still not optimistic. Under the onslaught of the Japanese army, the 6th Battalion was unable to fight back and was already in a situation of being passively beaten. Many of the recruits were already overwhelmed with fear, and they only knew how to fire indiscriminately.

Poof, poof, poof, as soon as they entered the range of two hundred meters, the Japanese began to bombard the 6th Battalion violently with grenadiers. A grenade flew towards the trenches of the 6th Battalion like eyes, killing and wounding many soldiers.

The grenadier can hit five or six hundred meters with a special grenade, but the accuracy is not flattering, and the maximum power is still within two hundred meters. Brigade Commander Zhao also gave the order to open fire from a distance of 200 meters for this reason, but he did not expect the Japanese army to rush in quickly.

Brigade Commander Zhao was furious and personally picked up a light machine gun and fired wildly at the Japanese army. Poof, a grenade landed right next to Brigadier Zhao Yunxiang, and a loud bang knocked him to the ground.

The commander of the sixth battalion hurriedly ran over and said, "Brigade, brigade, how are you?" ”

Brigade Commander Zhao gritted his teeth and sat up and said, "I'm fine!" You go on command, leave me alone! ”

When the sixth battalion commander looked at it, he saw that Brigade Commander Zhao's legs had been dyed red a lot, and exclaimed: "Brigade seat, you are injured!" As he spoke, he opened his mouth to call the hygienist.

Brigade Commander Zhao hurriedly said: "Don't fucking shout, so as not to make the brothers panic!" ”

The commander of the sixth battalion had no choice but to take a first-aid kit for him, probably because of the panic, his hands trembled with fright, and he didn't tie it several times in a row.

Brigade Commander Zhao thought he was troublesome, so he bandaged it himself, and cold sweat soon broke out on his forehead. He stood up and shouted, "Brothers, don't fucking be a soft egg, and drive all the little devils back to Lao Tzu!" ”

Seeing that the brigade commander was fine, the soldiers were relieved and quickly launched a counterattack. Like the Japanese army, the 6th Battalion was also equipped with a lot of grenadiers, and their shooting skills were a little rougher, but they could still maintain a high accuracy within 100 meters. In addition, there were also guns and grenades and flying thunder cannons to help, which made the Japanese army suffer a big loss by surprise.

Boom, boom, boom, the mortar platoon of the 6th Battalion also quickly returned fire. Compared with grenadiers, mortars are undoubtedly more powerful, and their range and accuracy are also much higher, and the only regret is that the number of mortars under the battalion is too small to completely suppress the Japanese army.

The 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army attacked desperately, and the 6th Battalion fought to the death, and the battle soon entered a white-hot ......

While Zhao Yunxiang led the 6th Battalion to fight a bloody battle with the enemy, Duan Shuanghu once again gathered his troops and launched a fierce attack on the remnants of the 5th Brigade of the Japanese Army in Guantai Village. The battalions even organized death squads, which picked up explosives bags and rushed into the village. The artillery units also pushed the artillery to the front and bombarded the Japanese fortifications......

When the battle was at its most intense, Duan Shuanghu personally went into battle, and under his encouragement, officers at all levels also took the lead in the charge. The tiny village of Guantai was soon sprinkled with the blood of the martyrs!

"Vice-seat!" An officer finally found Duan Shuanghu on the front line, only to see that he was already covered in blood, and he didn't know whether the Dao was his own or left by the enemy.

Duan Shuanghu roared: "Lao Tzu is not free now, I have something to find Deputy Brigade Commander Huang!" Then he led the brothers in a charge.

The officer was in a hurry, so he hurriedly stopped him and said, "No, the second seat!" The 14th Division has already reached the opposite ferry! ”

Duan Shuanghu's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly said, "What ...... you say?"

Boom Boom Boom ...... He was only halfway through his sentence when he was interrupted by the sudden sound of artillery fire. The loud explosion came from the direction of the ferry!

The officer said loudly: "Deputy seat, Tu Feiyuan is about to come over, you go back to command quickly!" Before Duan Shuanghu could answer, he suddenly pounced and pushed Duan Shuanghu aside.

Da Da Da ...... A shuttle of bullets passed through where they had just been, startling Duan Shuanghu into a cold sweat. He struggled to his feet, and was about to thank him, only to find that the officer who had reported the news had collapsed in a pool of blood...... (To be continued......)

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