Chapter 539 Farewell, Kaifeng

The battle broke out suddenly, and the Japanese soldiers, who were accustomed to attacking every day, being repulsed, and then attacking, did not expect that their fate would be so impermanent when they were attacked in the early hours of this cold and windy morning.

The three teams of soldiers, like three steel knives, from different directions, directly inserted into the depth of the Japanese position, almost in the hazy Japanese soldiers just reacted, the broadsword has flashed cold light and fell on the neck, and then, fierce gunfire rang out, grenades drew a beautiful arc, accurately fell on the side of the Japanese soldiers, a ball of fire accompanied by explosions, several Japanese soldiers were covered in blood and fell in the cold trench.

The sudden close-range attack caused great confusion to the Japanese army, they didn't know how many enemies came in, there were gunshots everywhere, this kind of melee, all kinds of heavy weapons were useless, automatic weapons and grenades were the best weapons to kill the enemy, Suomi submachine guns roared non-stop, and the tongues of fire reflected the night sky red, even the howling cold wind could not cover the sound of gunfire and explosions.

Ryosuke Isoya, who was full of worries, had just fallen asleep in a hazy sleep, and the sound of gunfire and explosions woke him up suddenly, and before he could understand what was going on, his captain of the guard broke in with a large group of guards, and couldn't help but say, grabbed his coat and put it on His Excellency the Commander, and set him up and walked out, His Excellency the Commander was only wearing a shirt, and when the cold wind blew, coupled with fear, his body trembled uncontrollably, and he completely lost the majesty of a general.

Ryosuke Isoya scolded angrily, and it wasn't until a secluded place that the guards put him down, and Ryosuke Isoya went up and slapped the captain of the guard, touching his hand on his body, seeing that the posture was to give the captain of the guard a bullet, but he was almost framed naked, except for dentures, there was no metal on his body.

He was extremely angry, and scolded himself for being a reckless captain of the guard and these guards, and when he was a little quieter, the captain of the guard had a chance to tell His Excellency the Commander that the troops had been attacked by the Chinese army, and the situation was chaotic and critical, and he was afraid that His Excellency the Commander would be in danger, so he did so.

Ryosuke Isoya was shocked, a sneak attack by the Shina army? As if to verify the captain's statement, gunshots and explosions suddenly rang out at close range, this time, he believed it, but how did the troops of the independent division pass through several positions on the front line and penetrate into the depths?

The fierce gunfire lasted for more than an hour before it gradually subsided, and the light of the fire showed that the fierce battle just now, only occasionally there was a loud noise accompanied by a ball of fire, which instantly reflected the sky, which was the sound of ammunition explosion, and it seemed that the Japanese army's arms concentration was also attacked.

Wang Dongshan, who has been withdrawn to Kaifeng City, looked at the fires in the city, which was the place where three days of blood and fire baptism, and now, finally left, but how many comrades-in-arms stayed here forever, three commandos, followed their own withdrawal from Kaifeng City, but more than 6,000 people, there were more than 3,000 brave soldiers, staying here, in the firelight, Wang Dongshan seemed to see countless figures flying in the air of the ancient city of Kaifeng, the largest of which was his commander General Su Jingfeng.

He was just a survivor, two lines of tears, and finally flowed down Wang Dongshan's face blackened by gunpowder, and behind him, there was a choked cry, and before the counterattack began, the news of the death of General Su Jingfeng, the commander of the corps, was conveyed layer by layer, and every soldier knew about this unfortunate thing.

They almost couldn't believe their ears, but this was what the company commander and platoon commander said personally, and they couldn't help but believe it, Su Jingfeng had an extremely high prestige in the hearts of the soldiers of the Yellow River Henan Garrison Corps, Su Jingfeng, who grew up from an ordinary soldier in the Northeast Army, knew the psychology of ordinary soldiers very well, and he turned around hundreds of companies in the corps, and he was crawling and fighting with ordinary soldiers, eating big stoves together, and the soldiers were familiar with him, and he was also familiar with the soldiers.

The news of his death suddenly ignited the flame of revenge in the hearts of the soldiers, the so-called "mourning soldiers will win", with more than 9,000 people, launched an active attack on hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, which is tantamount to suicide, timid people, trembling when they think about it, but Wang Dongshan took these soldiers and killed them back and forth among the hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers, which cannot but be said to be a miracle.

Wang Dongshan wiped away the tears on his face, and the remaining soldiers had to be brought back safely, he ordered loudly: "All stand upright, face Kaifeng, salute" More than 6,000 men, saluting towards Kaifeng, saluting their commanders and their fallen comrades, in the night, more than 6,000 figures, like a forest rooted in the ground, a momentum of slaughter, rose up, and rushed to the night sky of the Central Plains.

Wang Dongshan took one last look at the ancient city of Kaifeng, where the guns and cannons sounded again, resolutely turned around, and took the soldiers into the night.

Regarding this sudden battle, the Japanese military top brass will never disclose the casualty figures, but when the Japanese soldiers gathered, they found that there were many less companions around them, and when a frenzied artillery fire passed, the enraged Japanese soldiers rushed into the southeast of Kaifeng, which had made them suffer for several days, and there was no longer a single Chinese soldier in sight.

I only saw the silent and speechless expression of Commander Isoya Ryosuke, heard the "crackling" sound when the fire burned, and the Chinese soldiers who had fought to the death for three days withdrew, and when they left, they also stabbed themselves fiercely, Kaifeng finally fell into the hands of the imperial army, and the passage to Xuzhou was completely opened, why did Isoya Ryosuke and a group of senior Japanese generals have no joy of victory?

The Japanese soldiers who experienced this battle, thinking of those Chinese soldiers who did not want to die, as if they were killing gods, still had palpitations on their faces, and made the best summary of this battle in the dark night in one sentence, in their words, "In the early hours of that morning, the Chinese soldiers went crazy"

In Guxian County, Shanxi, Tang Qiuli in the temporary headquarters of the independent division put the most thoughts on the outnumbered Su Jingfeng Corps, he asked the Yellow River Henan Garrison Corps to report the battle situation three times a day, in fact, he wanted to see the name of Su Jingfeng that appeared between the lines, he knew this Su big man too well, as soon as the battle started, his eyes were red, and he always wanted to go into battle in person.

When he was in the Northeast, there were not many troops at the beginning, and even he personally went into battle, but now he is a prince who commands tens of thousands of horses, and he can't help but worry about it, and arranging Wang Dongshan, who is old and serious, to be Su Jingfeng's chief of staff, is also out of this consideration.

With the daily battle report, knowing that although Su Jingfeng and they fought very hard, they were very disciplined, Tang Qiuli also put his mind at ease, he had always had a pimple in his heart, and it was strange and uncomfortable to block it in his heart.

Who is to blame for this? Blame Yan Xishan for that iron abacus? The Japanese army did launch an attack in Wuxiang, but it may not be as powerful as he said, no one can blame it, then he can only blame himself for judging that the Japanese army's movements are unknown, and now it seems that it was a feint, in order to cover the strategic intention of the First Army of Isoya Ryosuke to attack the east to take Xuzhou.

The speed of action of Liao Lei's Thirteenth Group Army and Liu Xiang's eight divisions of the Sichuan Army also worried him that when he arrived in Xuzhou in five days, he had to have at least one day of combat preparation time, and his own troops used the lives of soldiers to earn pockets for the Battle of Xuzhou, grab time, and after the first battle of Kaifeng, Su Da's troops had to be reduced by more than one-third if they were not disabled, Tang Qiuli was prepared in his heart, and ordered Wu Hongtao, commander of the independent division training headquarters, to prepare 15,000 recruits for Su Jingfeng's troops.

He was very dissatisfied with the speed of the march of the Gui army and the Sichuan army, and his troops were desperately trying, and you were still sleeping at night according to the usual slow and orderly Xiaoxing, and if we delayed for one more minute, our troops would suffer even greater losses, so for this reason, he specially sent a telegram to Li Zongren, the new commander of the Xuzhou Theater Command, and in his capacity as vice chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, he ordered him to urge the Gui army and the Sichuan army to immediately speed up their march and arrive in Xuzhou at 7 o'clock in the evening of 20 December.

The Yellow River Garrison Corps of the Independent Division is in Kaifeng, and the Sulu Garrison Corps is in Shangqiu, blocking the Japanese First Army for five days, that is, at twelve o'clock on the night of December 20, this is the limit that my troops can do.

The two have never met, and it is the first time to deal with each other, his Xuzhou theater, guarding the rear of his Texas battlefield, the first army of Isoya Liansuke to defeat Xuzhou, Liu Tiehan They are also uncomfortable, they will suffer the enemy on their backs, Li Zongren quickly called back, he has led the personnel of the newly formed theater commander's department, rushed to Xuzhou in front of the troops, and now regularizes the defense, please rest assured that the two divisions of Liao Lei's vanguard can arrive in Xuzhou tomorrow (that is, December 18).

Li Zongren's reply was also extremely polite, and repeatedly thanked the North China Independent Division for the sacrifice made for the Battle of Xuzhou, which made Tang Qiuli impressed by the Gui general, and the brilliant achievements of Taierzhuang were really extraordinary, a good start, and the basis for continued cooperation.

There is one more thing, that is, Tang Enbo, this bastard seems to have evaporated, the director of the intelligence department, Yu Deshui, used all the systems, until now, there is still no news of Tang Enbo, it has been three or five days, only one clue has been obtained, the scattered troops of the Eighth Army have concentrated in the direction of Xiangfan in Hubei.

In the past few days, Yu Deshui was a little afraid to see the face of the division commander, although the division commander did not say anything, judging from his expression, it was obvious that he was not very satisfied with the work of the intelligence department, after getting the news, Yu Deshui personally led the team to Xiangfan, Hubei, even if he dug three feet into the ground, he had to find out Tang Enbo.

Several things were tangled together, which made Tang Qiuli's mood not very good, at more than ten o'clock this evening, the contact with Su Jingfeng's troops was suddenly interrupted, Tang Qiuli was vaguely worried, and when he waited until more than one o'clock in the morning, there was still no news.

Lying on the bed, Tang Qiuli tossed and turned, it seemed that there were always some bad thoughts, lingering in his heart, before resting, he instructed Chen Feng, the director of communications, to notify himself as soon as there was news of Su Jingfeng.

(To be continued)