After the German raid on Poland, the Anglo-French warnings were ineffective and declared war on Germany.

It was an unprecedented surprise attack, as the Stuka bomber group with a terrifying roar destroyed Poland's rare air force and armored units, and then the German armoured group broke through the Polish border and advanced into the depths.

At this time, the only mobile force that Poland could deploy was the cavalry corps, which had held numerous honors.

The Polish cavalry feared no fear, stepping on their horses, polishing their swords, and shouting high-pitched slogans into enemy lines, but their opponents, the millions of German armored forces, were stronger than any previous enemy.

The German tanks crushed the Polish cavalry with a devastating force, and under the steel artillery fire, countless Polish soldiers were torn to pieces by the artillery fire before they could wield their swords.

This is the last glory of the Polish cavalry, and the cavalry of the whole world!

At the same time, the Soviet Union also used troops against Poland from the Eastern Front, and the two countries soon captured all of Poland, and Poland was declared dead.

Thousands of miles away, a much smaller, but no less fierce battle was going on. In the hinterland of North China, at the junction of Henan and Shandong, Liu Jian, commander-in-chief of the North China Theater, was galloping on a rugged mountain road on a group of red horses.

The mountain road was rugged, the car was not as fast as the horse, and the military situation was urgent and could not allow for the slightest delay, so Liu Jian simply stepped on the war horse again. An hour ago, the front-line military intelligence reported that the three armies of our army in North China plus one infantry division had formed a joint encirclement of the Japanese Fifth Division, and that tens of thousands of troops of the Japanese Fifth Division were surrounded in a place called Xishan.

The Japanese army besieged a dirt mountain at the junction of Yulu and Lu, and at first everyone thought that the Japanese army would break through on the spot, so in order to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through, Liu Jian strictly ordered all departments to strengthen their defense, and resolutely did not let the Japanese army tear the hole.

But after a few days of siege, they found that the Japanese had no intention of breaking through. The brave and combative Fifth Division actually built stubborn fortifications on the spot and prepared to resist to the end.

The commander of the Fifth Division, Jun Imamura, and his generals knew that it was only a few hundred miles away from Puyang at the moment, and as long as the generals went out to make a surprise attack overnight, they could reach it. The occupation of the Puyang oil field was of great significance, and at this time they were unwilling to give up the victory that was about to come.

In addition to the desire for profit, an important reason why Imamura dared to station there was that Commander Okamura Ninji had clearly told him that he had sent two divisions and a brigade from Jinan to the west to help them. Let him hold on, attract the main force of the Chinese army in North China, and when the Chinese army is assembled, he will lead his troops to wipe it out.

With a strong backing, what else does Imamura have to fear? After holding out for six or seven days, reinforcements will arrive, and then they will concentrate their forces on Puyang and take the oil fields overnight, while Governor Okamura Ninji will lead his troops to encircle and destroy the main force of the Chinese army in North China.

Before the march, Imamura Jun had taken into account the problem of logistics and supply, so he carried enough food, grass and ammunition on this trip, although the place where they were located was a dirt mountain, but there were several wells here, the water of the wells was clear and sweet, and the amount of water produced was not small, and the problem of drinking water was solved. Not to mention five or six days, even if he stayed in this place for a month, he had no effort.

As an opponent, Liu Jian naturally knew the real situation of the Fifth Division now, they had sufficient ammunition, food, grass and water were not a problem, and now they had built a ring of strong fortifications, and it was very difficult to capture them. However, Liu Jian had already made up his mind to eat the Fifth Division and cut off Okamura Ningji's finger.

The horses galloped, the wind whistled in their ears, and the team arrived at their destination in less than an hour. Liu Jian turned over and dismounted and hurried over, he dismounted and threw the reins of his horse to a guard on the side, and hurried towards the tent pointed forward.

Although it was already autumn, the autumn tiger was still in play, and the sun was roasting the earth like fire, and the tent was as hot as a stove. A tall man in a shirt and a fan in his hand stood in front of the sand table, discussing something with the generals.

"Su Ye, how is the situation on the front line?" Liu Jian took off the military hat on his head and asked bluntly.

At this time, Su Ye noticed Liu Jian's arrival, he walked over with a pu fan, and said with a thick Hunan accent: "Commander Liu is here, let's take a look, the situation on the front line is not very optimistic." ”

Liu Jian walked over and compared it to the sand table, and Su Ye explained to the sand table.

"The Fifth Division is now in this position, and the heights 705 and 704 on this side are the two commanding heights, and they have stationed fortifications on the spot. It has to be said that the field fortifications of the Fifth Division were indeed well repaired, and from the morning our troops launched an attack, suffering heavy casualties but not breaking through much, and still not being able to break through the enemy's defensive line. These waves of the enemy have already begun to organize counterattacks, and there is a great tendency to carry out counter-encirclement against our troops. ”

Liu Jian nodded: "The Fifth Division wants to 'blossom in the center', and Imamura knows that now nearly 100,000 troops from the two divisions and a brigade on the periphery are moving closer to him, so they want to rely on the advantage of firepower to resist stubbornly, it seems that they want to give us a counter-encirclement." Didn't say it, it had to be eaten! ”

Liu Jian knocked heavily on the map, and Su Ye crossed his hands on his waist and said: "In an hour, the troops will launch another wave of attacks, can the air force coordinate support and blow up all the strong fortifications on the 704 heights, otherwise this nail will be stuck here, and the team will not be able to push in." ”

"Well, I'll coordinate with the Air Force. Before I came, I spoke on the phone with the people of the Air Force, and they said that we would be guaranteed air supremacy on the battlefield and that there would be a squadron of dive bombers to support our attack. Rest assured, the Air Force will help us gnaw away the hard bones, but we can't rely too much on the Air Force. Tell me, how are you going to fight next? ”

Liu Jian moved his gaze to Su Ye, and Su Ye smiled and said: "Next, I am going to concentrate the tanks and armored vehicles, and other troops will attack from all sides, tearing a hole in the front line, no matter what, Imamura-kun's fish has bitten the hook, and I can't let the fish in my hand escape." Ha ha. ”

Liu Jian nodded, he was not worried about the command ability of Su Ye in this campaign, he had been in the army since the Northern Expedition, successively, company commander, regiment commander, division commander and soldier, from soldier to general rose step by step.

In the war against Japan, he showed outstanding military talent, he did not stick to a fixed form of warfare, he always calmly analyzed before the war, if he felt that something was inappropriate, he could even report to the higher authorities the improper deployment above, sometimes the superiors did not agree to the change, he simply refused to carry out the order.

Of course, this made many senior generals dislike him, but Liu Jian had a different view of him. Liu Jian commented on this person, he has many scheming, he uses many soldiers, he is a general if he uses it well, and he is a waste material if he uses it badly.

Obviously, Liu Jian is a good one.

Since the day of the encirclement and annihilation of the Fifth Division not long ago, Liu Jian appointed Su Ye as the commander-in-chief of this campaign, and dispatched three group armies to encircle and annihilate the Fifth Division. Su Ye lived up to expectations, he personally led his troops to lure the enemy into the depths, carried out roundabout maneuvers on both flanks, and finally besieged the Fifth Division here after more than a month of steady fighting, which was obviously the best opportunity to attack.

Liu Jian raised his hand to look at his watch and asked, "It's not early, I'll go and contact the people of the Air Force." You have people docked with them, mark the locations that need to be attacked, and extract those teeth first. ”

"That's great!" Su Ye smiled after hearing this.

An hour later, several dive bombers of the three air forces stationed in Kaifeng rose from the airfield, and after the group rose to a predetermined altitude, they began to fly northeast.

Dozens of minutes later, the bombers flew to the battlefield, and at this time the anti-aircraft artillery fire on the Japanese positions began to fire, and the fifth division was accompanied by an anti-aircraft unit with 12 Type 88 75 mm anti-aircraft guns. The firepower of these artillery pieces should not be underestimated, but because they were scattered over the mountain packs with less vegetation, they had to rely on simple camouflage nets to hide.

But these are child's play hidden in experienced pilots.

After flying to the battlefield, an escort fighter immediately lowered its altitude and flew downward, at which time the hidden Japanese artillery fire began to fire, and clouds of smoke exploded around the fuselage, and the pilot quickly climbed up and detached himself to a safe altitude.

The dive bombers, which had already discovered the hidden position of the Japanese anti-aircraft guns, also began to dive down to attack the Japanese anti-aircraft gun positions, and with a strange roar, the Japanese anti-aircraft gun positions that were still firing suddenly became a sea of fire.

After clearing the ground part of the threat, the group of six aircraft began to dive bombing. The planes swooped down and let out a strange roar, and under this devastating sound, the bomber group began to bomb with precision. Heavy * and * dragged the flames to the Japanese positions that had just been built, those seemingly solid fire points collapsed in an instant, from the air, the ground rose with thick smoke, and the Japanese soldiers in steel helmets covered in fire began to babble out of the trenches, their cries of pain could be heard clearly from miles away.

The Japanese soldiers who were burned all over the body were in agony, and some officers even pulled out their Nanbu 14 pistols from their waists and committed suicide when they were burned by the fire, so as to end this suffering earlier.

And after completing the scheduled air raids, the bomber group circled around the battlefield again before returning home.

The bomber's attack on the other side greatly encouraged our officers and men who were preparing to attack, and many officers and men shouted into the sky. On the other hand, Su Ye, who was sitting in the stuffy tent, after receiving the news from the scouts and the air force, looked at his watch and saw that it was time for the general attack, he walked up to Liu Jian and asked, "Commander, can we conduct a general attack?" ”

Liu Jian nodded, and Su Ye immediately walked quickly to the telephone, shook the phone and said: "I am Su Ye of the front line headquarters, and now I order all troops to launch a general attack on the Fifth Division!" ”