The Japanese began to hoard materials in Linyi after the end of the Second Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, and their abundance and variety were beyond the expectations of Guo Da and Huang Haifu. The two divisions had nearly 600 military trucks and more than 200 trucks captured from the little devils, but they were emptied of less than a third. After discussing with Huang Haifu, Guo Da decided to distribute all the remaining civilian supplies to the residents of Linyi, and at the same time encourage them to move inward.

Huang Haifu felt very guilty about the burning of Linyi City at first, but now he feels that it is a good thing. Who would have thought that the little devil's warehouse was so richly stored. Seeing the people sharing the grain, rice and bedding with the help of the soldiers, one by one, they were overjoyed, and they were completely dejected from the previous loss, he smiled and said to Guo Da: "It's a pity, the commander-in-chief is not here, otherwise, we will have a great contribution." ”

Guo Da estimated that even if the people helped to share the burden, one-third of the materials would eventually be left in the warehouse. However, they had to hurry to Teng County, and they didn't have time to carry it repeatedly, otherwise the ammunition stored by the little devils alone would be enough to maintain all the national army troops in the entire Xuzhou battlefield to fight a big battle.

Compared with the power of other warlords in China, the Xuebing Army can be described as a great cause, even so, Ouyang Yun is still very picky in many aspects. Take him himself as an example, his camouflage uniform is almost white, but he still wears it every time he fights and exercises, and many people even joke that the commander-in-chief is afraid of mixing up with others in camouflage uniform, which is unique.

Guo Da smiled: "It's good that he is not here, otherwise, we will not be able to go to Teng County." ”

"What about the rest?"

"It's burning!"

"It's a pity."

"No matter how pity it is, it will be burned, we don't have troops to garrison Linyi. Sooner or later, the little devils will go to Linyi again, and it is better to burn them than to keep them used by the little devils to beat us. ”

"Then burn it."

At about five o'clock in the morning, the fire in Linyi became even more raging because the devil's military warehouse was ignited, and from time to time there were explosions, which were detonated by the high temperature.

After rescuing the people of Linyi from the fire as much as possible, the Xuebing Army retreated in two ways, all the way was trucks, returned to Xiangcheng along the road, and then went to Taierzhuang, after unloading a part of the oil in Taierzhuang, it will drive directly to Xuzhou. There is also a road in addition to tank troops, artillery and reconnaissance troops, and the others will march to Fei County on two legs.

"Commander Zhang is angry!" Huang Haifu said with a smile after reading the telegram that Zhang Zizhong replied.

Guo Da nodded and said, "Without the trucks, our marching speed will definitely be greatly affected, and the plan to severely damage the 10th Division will be frustrated." However, Commander Li and Commander Zhang are too underestimated, and he thinks that we don't know that the 51st Army is just a feint. Hehe, they must not have thought that we had such a good luck to destroy two brigades of devils outside Linyi City, and also killed Quan Benshun. Otherwise, the most we can do in this battle is to destroy the devil's military warehouse! How could such a brilliant result be achieved! ”

The chiefs of staff of the two divisions sat in another armored car. They are now discussing the same question, whether it is necessary to make the fake come true in the first battle of Tengxian.

The Japanese army had 40,000 troops in Teng County, and according to the custom, the Chinese side needed at least 150,000 troops to withstand the enemy if they fought a field battle during the day. This also has to ensure that all the troops involved in the battle can hold out to the last of the day, otherwise if the Japanese army breaks through first, the result will be difficult to say. For example, in the first Battle of Nanjing, it was because the Wufu defense line at that time collapsed in a battle, which caused the little devils to go down in one go, so that the central government was caught off guard and was surrounded in the national capital. As a result, Jiang had to make a series of tricks, and finally sacrificed the advantage of the North China battlefield won by the Scholar Army at a huge cost, which led to the defeat of the Second Great Wall War of Resistance.

Guo Da and Huang Haifu both knew that the commander-in-chief's determination to go north to resist the war this time was resolute, but there was a premise, and it was decided not to allow the incident of Bagua Pass to happen again. That's why he handed over the command of the First Division and the Mountain Division to Zhang Zizhong instead of Li Zongren or other central officials.

What Guo Da said was not bad, the 51st Army's attack on Tengxian County was indeed a feint, in order to firmly hold the 10th Division and prevent the 10th Division from sending the main force to support Linyi. Whether it is Li Zongren or Zhang Zizhong, although they know the strong combat power of the First Division and the Mountain Division, they will definitely not be outside, and they alone can defeat Linyi in a very short period of time and almost completely annihilate the Linyi defending the enemy. Li Zongren conservatively estimated that the Japanese army in Linyi could hold out for at least a week without support, so the task he gave to the two cadet divisions was to severely damage the Japanese army and burn down the military warehouses, not to capture Linyi. In his order to Guo Da and Huang Haifu, there was only one night to fight in Linyi, and no matter whether the pre-war predetermined goal was achieved or not, the two cadet divisions would have to withdraw to Beizhuang. According to his speculation, once the battle of Linyi started, the main force of the Luben detachment north of Fei County would definitely be dispatched to try to outflank the rear of the two cadet divisions. Then, by taking advantage of the high mobility of the two cadet divisions, and cooperating with the 38th and 132nd divisions that were ambushed in Beizhuang in advance, the 57th Army could instead defeat the main force of the detachment with an ambush and counter-encirclement. At that time, whether it is the Japanese army in Linyi City or the 10th Division in Teng County, they will definitely go out of the city to rescue, and if this situation really occurs, the advantages of the number of defenders in Xuzhou and the advantages of layers of fortification will be highlighted. According to the actual situation of each unit from the battlefield, he can uniformly dispatch all troops, inflict heavy losses on these two devils, and force the Japanese troops that have not yet been assembled to enter the Xuzhou battlefield early, disrupt the deployment of the Japanese army, and gain the initiative on the battlefield.

After Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi discussed, they felt that the feasibility of this strategy was still very high, and when they solicited the opinions of Zhang Zizhong, Yu Xuezhong, and others, several army commanders also gave high praise to this plan. Considering that the First Division and the Mountain Division would play the role of bait this time, they would definitely be the key targets of the Japanese army, and the losses would not be small, Li Zongren also specially visited Zhang Zizhong and asked him not to disclose this intensification to Guo and Huang.

Zhang Zizhong proceeded from the overall situation and could only choose to support Li Zongren's decision. However, they didn't expect that Guo Da and Huang Haifu's luck was so good, and the enemy of Linyi was so unbearable, that the two cadet divisions would actually take Linyi down.

Regarding Ouyang Yun's dispatch of such a mountain division as a unit that had not been reorganized by mountain bandits for a short time to come to the battlefield in Xuzhou, when Zhang Zizhong and Zhao Dengyu talked about it in private, they were quite prejudiced, believing that the boss of the anti-Japanese duo was selfish, and he could no longer do anything to resist Japan like he did in North China.

However, the grandeur that was gradually revealed by the mountain division made them realize that Ouyang Yun's move had a profound meaning. It wasn't until they received a telegram from Guo and Huang that they were taken aback and turned to look at the mountain division. Then, seeing the back of the message, seeing that Guo and Huang used all the trucks to transport goods in order to plunder the military funds of the little devils, and let the soldiers advance on foot, Zhang Zizhong became angry.

"Nonsense! This must be Huang Haifu's idea, the bandits' habits will not change! Well, the main force of the detachment will definitely not pass Fei County. It's nothing, at most our two divisions can run for nothing, but what if the 5th Division crosses the river and attacks to the city? We left a security corps in Xiangcheng—" Zhang Zizhong said as he looked at the map, his thick brows furrowed.

Zhao Dengyu leaned over and looked at it, and said: "There is no point in the 51st Army attacking Tengxian again, the Japanese will definitely give up Linyi for the time being." What are we going to do? Return to the city?! ”

"No, we're going to hit the county. If we take Fei County, we will fight Pingyi further north, as long as Pingyi is taken, Ryosuke Isoya is worried about being surrounded, and he will definitely say something. At that time, the main force of the detachment will not be able to go south even if it wants to—in this way, the situation of the battle will still develop in the direction envisaged by the commander. ”

Zhao Dengyu looked at the map carefully and said, "Okay, let's hit Fei County first." What about the first division and the mountain division? The officers and soldiers of their two divisions are all old soldiers, and they can't run, and when they run to Fei County, we are estimated to be in Pingyi. ”

"This is what they asked for, let them come to Fei County. Didn't Linyi run away from some of the devils? Let them follow! ”

Ouyang Yun pays attention to the modernization of the army, which is also the capital of the student army to become a strong army. When the mechanized march of the 1st Division and the Mountain Division to Xuzhou, it caused a sensation. The so-called is not better than not knowing the way, and it is more frightening than it. The 57th Army occupies the light of the Xuebing Army, and among the various troops in Xuzhou, the military appearance and weapons are excellent, but compared with the Xuebing Army, it immediately fell behind. Not to mention anything else, just the military trucks that are all camouflage, the uniforms of camouflage, military boots, and steel helmets are not what ordinary troops can afford. Inquire about people's treatment in private, obediently, it's terrible, the recruits who have just enlisted in the army are five oceans a month, and they eat so well! There is meat at noon, although most of it is canned fish, but this is not something that ordinary troops can enjoy. On the contrary, some of the students who eat tricky mouths are not used to canned fish and meat every day, and the words they say are enough to make people angry: no, now we are also poor, otherwise there is lunch meat, that is better than fish, this fish is too fishy - the student army was taken away by Zhang Zizhong not long after entering Xuzhou, this is Li Zongren's strong request - he is afraid that something will happen, the student army did not stay for two days, and no less than a dozen division commander-level officers came to him to complain, saying that the student army disturbed the morale of the army, and said that as soon as the student army came, the soldiers had no heart to train, I asked all day long whether the student army was still recruiting soldiers. This battle can't be fought.

The Xuebing Army caused public outrage in Xuzhou, and then people with ulterior motives let go: This truck is good, but can you rely on trucks to fight? In my opinion, this truck is useless in all respects except for the fact that it allows soldiers to save some physical strength in normal times. The target of the truck is obvious, as soon as the little devil plane comes, he will definitely take care of these iron bumps first, and then those shameful and high-spirited cadets will have to bear it. For what? Hey, they're used to trucks and old soldiers, so their running ability is definitely not good. Wait and see, for the days of their crying are ahead.

This is naturally nonsense, and generals like Zhang Zizhong and Zhao Dengyu are naturally impossible to listen to, but they are also a little worried, can this student army run? If you can't run and always delay entering the battlefield, it will have a big negative impact on the entire battle situation.

It turns out that the cadets can run. Just kidding, when there is no war, they train for 10 kilometers of cross-country running every day, and in the evening, they have to carry live ammunition for 5 kilometers, and if the students can't run, they will be sent to some farm or factory a long time ago. In the Cadet Army, it is extremely embarrassing to be eliminated because the training can't keep up, no matter what else, anyway, in this life, it is impossible for you to carry a gun and fight devils in the name of the Cadet Army.

So, a scene that made Zhang Zizhong and Zhao Dengyu feel embarrassed appeared, when they arrived in Fei County at three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, the two cadet divisions had already captured Fei County and were taking a lunch break.

Outside a small village about five kilometers southwest of Fei County, Zhang Zizhong met Zhou Tai, who became famous in World War I. At this time, Zhou Tai had been promoted to the commander of the second company of the reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Division.

After so many years of fighting between China and Japan, the casualties of brigade commander-level officers are still in the single digits, which makes Zhang Zizhong particularly fond of the young man in front of him. Zhou Tai was in charge of vigilance, and when he saw his own team, he naturally hurried up to report the situation in Fei County. He has been known for Zhang Zizhong for a long time, and he seems a little shy in the face of this big official. Zhang Zizhong didn't expect that Guo and Huang would take Fei County in front of him, and said in his heart, didn't they let the soldiers rest after they defeated Linyi? Even so, Linyi and Beizhuang are about the same distance from Fei County, and this tired army shouldn't have arrived three hours in front of the 38th and 132nd Divisions, right? You must know that after he decided to attack Fei County, the whole army marched at the fastest speed. Could it be that Guo and Huang's so-called use of trucks to plunder Japanese military supplies is a joke - I don't want to, the more I think about it, the more I don't understand the essentials, but the soldier in front of me, the more I look at it, the more people like it. He patted Zhou Tai on the shoulder and praised: "Good boy, kill the little devil and a brigade commander, it's amazing!" After this battle, you are destined to become famous all over the country! ”

Zhou Tai's face turned even redder, and he snorted, "Report to the chief, I, I'm just lucky." ”

Zhang Zizhong laughed, and it happened that Zhao Dengyu came over, and he said to Zhao Dengyu: "Shun Chen, listen to what this kid said, he was able to kill Benshun just because of good luck and angered himself!" We have been fighting with the little devils for so many years, why didn't we kill a brigade commander and division commander, it turned out that we were unlucky! ”

Zhao Dengyu and the officers and soldiers next to him all smiled, Zhou Tai blushed and saluted Zhao Dengyu: "Hello deputy commander!" ”

Zhao Dengyu returned the military salute, looked at him intently, and said: "The future is terrifying!" Your name is Zhou Tai? ”

"Yes."

"You said that your student army has taken Fei County?"

"Well, it's been almost three hours."

Zhao Dengyu was surprised: "Ah! When did you depart from Linyi? ”

"At six o'clock in the morning, our whole army rushed over after breakfast."

"Run?"

"Yes."

Zhao Dengyu looked at Zhang Zizhong, Zhang Zizhong also looked at him, the two shook their heads, Zhang Zizhong said: "The soldiers have been fighting for so long, can the body be able to eat?" This Guo Da and Huang Haifu are a bit messy! ”

Zhou Tai smiled innocently: "It's okay, our division commander said, the brothers have been resting for a few days, this trip is just to release the accumulated energy, Junza, I'll go back and report to the division." Then without waiting for Zhang Zizhong to reply, he turned around and waved, and ran away with more than a dozen men.

Zhang Zizhong ordered the team to continue to move forward, and said to Zhao Dengyu: "Who said that the student army can't run, people run faster than us!" Hehe, Commander Li's calculation this time was completely wrong. ”

Zhao Dengyu was chewing on Zhou Tai's words just now, and said: "Release the accumulated energy, it seems that the training of the Cadet Army is very strict in peacetime." Hey, I thought that Ouyang Yun sent Huang Haifu's division here to make up the numbers, but now it seems that this is not the case at all, but I am a villain in the belly of a gentleman. ”

Zhang Zizhong groaned and said: "Ouyang Yun does have a set of military training, and there is a very important point, people eat well, and they are not afraid of this temporary physical exertion. Shun Chen, I was suddenly a little worried, do you think Huang Weigang and they will be happy when they go to Guangdong? ! ”

Zhao Dengyu smiled: "Junzuo, you are too worried, Lao Huang and they are not ungrateful people." ”

Zhang Zizhong thought about it, smiled himself, and said, "What if I let them stay?" ”

Zhao Dengyu was shocked: "Military seat?!" ”

"Just talk, get in the car! There's still some way to go. Guo Da and Huang Haifu, they really don't give us face at all. ”

"Throne?!"

"Don't be nervous, I'll just say it, to be honest, I'm glad they can carry out my orders firmly. Now, let's see how the Japanese army responds, do you say that the main force of this detachment will choose to fight with our army in Pingyi? ”

"It depends on when we start attacking, if it is before dark, the Japanese army has aviation support, and it will definitely fight."

"Then fight!"

"But, the warriors have just been running for so long—"

"Shun Chen, do you think I'm Meng Lang's person? I'm creating opportunities for Lao Yu! Hehe, we're heading toward Pingyi on such a scale, and I don't think Ryosuke Isoya will sit idly by - this is a good opportunity to encircle us. By the way, I don't know if they caught up with Aoki Seijiro, didn't Aoki Naijiro run to Pingyi? ”

When the two armies met, Zhang Zizhong praised Guo Da and Huang Haifu, and then listened to them describe the battle process in detail, and couldn't help but sigh that creation made people. This Fu Benshun died unjustly, he was originally a diligent military, but he threw himself into the tiger's mouth, and fulfilled two cadet divisions, and also fulfilled Zhou Tai, a small squad leader.

When Zhang Zizhong, Guo and Huang were answering each other, Zhao Dengyu's eyes swirled around, and he instantly found an interesting scene. The beautiful military boots on the feet of the cadets were gone, replaced by a kind of cloth shoes.

In fact, it is rubber shoes, and it is the liberation brand rubber shoes. Zhao Dengyu pretended not to care and asked Guo Muyi: "The soldiers seem to have changed their shoes?" ”

Guo Muyi replied: "Yes, this kind of rubber shoes is conducive to marching and is our essential military supply, we can get here so quickly, and the liberation brand rubber shoes are indispensable." ”

Zhao Dengyu was very interested and asked: "Are these rubber shoes better than cloth shoes?" ”

"Yes, rubber shoes, as the name suggests, the sole is rubber, very soft and foot protection."

Zhao Dengyu suddenly sighed: "No wonder the student army always wins battles, it turns out that when to wear what shoes are particular, I took it!" ”