The battle on the east bank of the Gan River was not the only one tonight.

As early as half an hour ago. In Tangkou Village, about 10 kilometers southeast of Anyi County, at the confluence of the Luan River and the Beilu River, Zhang Luangong's Xueqi Brigade and Ikeda's 145th Wing were engaged in an exchange of fire. Ikeda Shinzo was ordered by Okamura Ninji to secretly bypass Anyi Prefecture, and then directly attack the empty Fengxin. However, at this time in the Nanchang area, Lu Zhibai and his wolf fangs had long been scattered everywhere in small teams, so Ikeda Shinzo's self-righteous sneak attack had actually been under the surveillance of the wolf fangs.

In Qinghu Township, he targeted the wolf tooth team of Ikedabe, and the team leader was named Chengren. Chengren thought that this devil wanted to sneak attack Anyi at first, so he followed all the way silently, until he followed Dongyang Town, which was across the river from Wanbu, and then concluded that this devil did not want to sneak attack Anyi but had other plans. He quickly got in touch with several wolf tooth squads around him, and roughly grasped the location of several other Japanese troops, so he called Zhang Luangong and told him that he wanted to give him a great credit.

After Zhang Luangong figured out the situation, he was excited, and without hesitation, he personally ordered the men and horses of the two regiments to gallop to Tangkou and set up an ambush.

After an hour and a half of fierce fighting, the 145th Wing lost a brigade, and when Shinzo Ikeda had already discovered his intentions, he had no choice but to report to Okamura that he was unable to reach the designated place at the appointed time because he had been sniped by the superior Cadet Army.

Ikeda's telegram was sent ten minutes earlier than Yamamuro's telegram, and Okamura Ninji had just been told by Yoshimoto Sadaji that the 145th Wing could no longer complete the encirclement of the Takayasu defenders in time, and Yamamuro's telegram arrived. The old devil couldn't hold it anymore, and scolded at the time: "Eight Ge Yalu! Yamamuro is a stupid person, can't he even make up his mind about this kind of thing? So why do you want him as a co-commander? Call back and tell him that if he doesn't feel competent as a joint commander, ask him to let Ken give Joji Yamada well! Eater! A bunch of rice buckets! ”

The main force of the 106th Division led by Nakajima Jingcun had already been in place, and it had already surrounded Gao'an from the southwest and two directions, and it was only necessary to wait for the 145th Wing to launch an attack. If the defenders of Gao'an do not want to be surrounded and annihilated in Gao'an, they can only retreat to the east. But to the east, the main force of Okamura's Western Route Army had already built strong fortifications - originally, Okamura Ningji had calculated everything, and Gao An's student army was a dead end, but now, he hesitated.

Yoshimoto understood Okamura's troubles, and after replying to the telegram according to his will, he came up to him and said, "Your Excellency, let Nakajima-kun continue to launch the offensive as scheduled!" The defenders of Gao'an were not afraid even if they withdrew to Fengxin, and the main force of the 2nd Army of Commander Nishio had already moved south. Let Ikedabu retreat to Lixin, as long as they can defend Lixin, then our army still has hope of completely annihilating the defenders of Gaoan. Moreover, you can also find an opportunity to cut out the enemy army in Yongxiu County and encircle and annihilate it! ”

Okamura thought silently and asked, "However, what if Ouyang Yun's main force cooperates with the Gao'an enemy army to besiege our army on both sides?" ”

"Then it depends on who is stronger, us or the Gao'an enemy army!"

Once Okamura's hypothesis is established, then there will be such a situation on the battlefield from Lion Gate to Takayasu - the main force of Okamura's Western Route Army and the Takaan Academy Army are besieged and the main force of the siege at the same time, and the direction of the battle will be as Yoshimoto Sadaji said, depending on who is stronger.

"We have the advantage of being much more numerous than the enemy forces of Gaoan, and the weakness is the absence of artillery and effective anti-tank weapons. Of course, if we can hold out until daytime, with the support of the aviation force, then the situation will be much better - Your Excellency, in fact, there is another possibility, if the Western Route Army can get out of the current crisis, we can actually form a siege on Ouyang Yun's main force at the same time. Once this possibility is established, it will inevitably lead to an even greater scuffle, because the Chinese still have a mechanized division in Yongxiu. At that time, if the division waits for an opportunity to move, then it will be able to form a counter-encirclement of the Eastern Route Army. Your Excellency, I have a hypothesis—Ouyang Yun has not launched an offensive for a long time, could it be that he is worried about the Eastern Route Army—the Zhina Army that is now attacking the Eastern Route Army is simply a very small force-"

Okamura's eyes narrowed as he listened to Yoshimoto's analysis. He walked to the battle map, looked at it attentively for a while, and suddenly slapped it down, and said: "No matter what, Gao An and An Yi must be taken, only in this way can we completely change the current passive situation." Order: The whole army continued to dig anti-tank trenches, and it was necessary to dig to the extent that it would be difficult for the tanks in China to move. Also, let Nakajima Jingcun attack! Tell him that there is only one purpose of the battle, that is, to completely annihilate the Gao'an defenders! ”

"Hello!"

About ten kilometers away from the headquarters of Okamura, in the temporary headquarters of the Cadet Army on the ruins of Huangxi Township on the east side of the Lion Gate, Ouyang Yun and Jiang Huangyong, as well as a group of staff officers of the General Headquarters, were lying on the combat map, also deliberating about the future direction of the battle.

As soon as Qian Guangming's battle report was sent, Ouyang Yun said to everyone: "Tonight is the key, when it is dawn, I don't know what kind of moth the devil's aviation will come up with!" All combat operations are based on the principle of quick battles, and they all give me the brains to use! ”

Jiang Huangyong: "Little sir, judging from the information we have so far, if we want to make the battle situation clear tonight, the key lies in the second division. As long as the 2nd Division can withstand the onslaught of the Japanese army and firmly hold Gao'an, then the main force of Okamura will definitely not be able to resist our attack! And as long as the main force of the old devil of Okamura is defeated, at that time, the little devil will have to play at our disposal. ”

"Don't worry about the second division, what I'm most worried about now is the eighteenth division. Lu Zhibai sent back the information just now, and the little devils were digging anti-tank trenches between Xishan and Dacheng. It seems that Okamura wants to use human lives to weaken the superiority of our tanks. Give Qian Guangming and Bai Tassel a call, and let them beat the devil's East Route Army hard at any cost. Tell him that when we launch a general offensive in the second half of the night, I don't want a large group of formed devil troops behind me. ”

"Okay, I'll talk to them!"

"What about Menquilli? Ask him how he is ready! Tell him that if it really doesn't work, let my women's army go on! ”

"Yes!"

"What about Arthur? Where did the troops he sent to reinforce Zhang Luan Gong go? Contact Chu Tiange and let him hurry, hurry, hurry! ”

"Yes!"

"You Xiaolian!"

"Here!"

"You pick a battalion, tell the sisters, I am going to use you as wolf teeth tonight, ask them if they have confidence, if not, let Liu Kui's guard regiment!"

"Commander-in-Chief, we are confident!"

"I'm not asking you alone!"

"I'll go!"

Ouyang Yun gave one command after another, and in the process, he never took off his cigarette in his right hand. After You Xiaolian left, Liu Kui approached him and whispered, "Commander-in-chief, let me bring someone up!" Let the women's army go, I always feel too cruel! ”

Ouyang Yun glared at him coldly, didn't reply to his words, and said, "Pick up Zhang Tianquan for me!" ”

"Yes!"