Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 540 Sun Dianying surrenders to the enemy

The sky was bright, and the more than [-] officers and soldiers of the New Fifth Army deployed on the front line were about to collapse in the face of the offensive of the Japanese and puppet troops. Although they did not cause too many casualties in the battle, they ran around like headless chickens.

Even though some officers tried to organize troops to block the Japanese offensive, the defense line was broken up by the rout of the Japanese army before the Japanese army arrived, and the soldiers under their command were also coerced and fled backwards.

After the Japanese army broke through the two lines of defense, they were not in a hurry to continue their fierce offensive. Instead, the large army hung behind the defeated army, and several small units mixed in and interspersed, deliberately driving the defeated army away from Lingchuan County.

"Mr. Heben, before dark today, the imperial army's sun flag will definitely be raised in Lingchuan City. Looking at all the imperial army troops, only our flag was able to win, which is really a great achievement!" Zhang Lanfeng, the chief of the puppet army, rode On the tall horse, he complimented the captain of the Japanese army on the side.

Zhang Lanfeng had been to Japan before the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance, and he was well connected with both the military and political circles of Japan. Now he even bears the title of envoy of eastern Henan conferred by the temporary political commissar of Peking. He has 3 armies and 9 divisions under his command. 2 detachments, with more than 6 horses, known as the "10 army", stationed in 12 counties in Henan and Anhui provinces, and set up 8 military-controlled counties.

Sun Liangcheng, who had just defected to the Japanese, could only be regarded as a younger brother in front of Zhang Lanfeng, and even the Japanese had to treat him a little less.

Ichiro Kawamoto, the captain of the 220th Regiment of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army, nodded after hearing this, with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhang, the envoy sent by Sun Dianying should have returned to Lingchuan County at this time. , our troops only need to encircle and not attack, and we can defeat others without fighting!"

At this time, a Japanese officer came to report: "Sir, only a small part of Sun's defeated army fled into the city. Our department has completed the encirclement of Lingchuan County!"

"Yo Xi, notify the various ministries to exert appropriate pressure, and Sun Dianying must not be allowed to successfully break through!"

"Hi!"

In Lingchuan County, Sun Dianying was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. The news of the defeat on the front line was even faster than the return of the envoy. The speed of the defeat of the New Five Army was far beyond Sun Dianying's expectations.

"Brother Tongming, my brother has been surrounded by the Japanese army in Lingchuan County. I beg you to move closer to me immediately. There are only thirty miles between us. You can rescue me with a single charge!"

"Brother, I beg you!" Sun Dianying held up the phone and pleaded to the commander of the Thirteenth Army.

Unexpectedly, the next second the phone was hung up.

Listening to the blind voice coming from the phone, Sun Dianying was furious: "Damn, I really want to die!"

"Army seat, I'm afraid there is only one way to go at this time!" said Feng Yangtian, the chief of staff at the side.

After Zhang Xuezhong hung up the phone at the Thirteenth Army Headquarters on the other end of the phone, he looked stern and paced around the room with his hands behind his back, trying to pick up the phone several times.

"Junzuo, it's the time when the fire is imminent, why are you still hesitating? Could it be that you only have Mr. Tang in your eyes and no principal, and the old man will be furious at that time. Do you really think that he, Mr. Tang, can keep you! "

"The defeat of the New Fifth Army is a trivial matter, but if it affects the entire Changzhi area, then you cannot escape the blame!" said the director of the political training department of the Thirteenth Army.

After hearing this, Zhang Xuezhong's expression changed several times, and finally made up his mind, and dialed the phone: "Hello, what about the 89th Division?"

"I ordered the 89th Division to move forward to Lingchuan immediately to meet the New Fifth Army. Remember, if you lose the enemy, retreat immediately. Don't love to fight. I will order the 110th Division to respond later!"

The conversation was divided into two parts. Xing Zhaotang, deputy commander of the New Fifth Army, contacted our comrades in the city overnight, and went out of the city with him to Lin County.

Our comrades who communicate with Xing Zhaotang on weekdays do not belong to the Tainan Military Region or the prefectural government, but are organized in the United Front Work Department directly under the Northern Bureau.

After some contact, Zhou Weihan knew the importance of Lingchuan, and immediately ordered Linnan's 280 regiment to go south to stop the enemy.

Lingchuan and Linxian counties are bordering each other. Yang Han led the 280th Regiment and marched all the way. When they rushed to the border of the two counties, they suddenly encountered a large group of defeated soldiers. He asked about the situation of Lingchuan.

Yang Han immediately ordered to stop the march, and then said: "After all, it's still a step too late. I didn't expect the little devil to start so fast. Old Fu, what should we do now?"

Fu Weisheng is the deputy head of the 280th Regiment, but he actually serves as the political commissar. Fu Weisheng said, "Mr. Xing, you know the situation in Lingchuan County best. Let me see if the defenders in the city can last until our reinforcements catch up." arrive?"

After hearing this, Xing Zhaotang hesitated a little, but he also knew that this was not the time to cover up: "According to the current situation, the six regiments on the front line have already been defeated, and the three independent regiments deployed outside the city should have withdrawn into the city if there is no accident. In addition to the secret service regiment stationed in the city and the troops directly under the military headquarters, there are at least [-] troops!"

"How can we keep it for a day? If so, we will have room to maneuver!" Fu Weisheng said.

"However, Sun Dianying's attitude is vacillating. Now that the New Five Armies have lost troops one after another, it is hard to guarantee that Sun Dianying will join the Japanese in order to preserve his strength. This is why I am anxious to ask your army for help!"

Yang Han and Fu Weisheng looked at each other and fell silent. The current situation is a bit complicated. If Sun Dianying defends the city to the death, it will attract the main force of the Japanese army to attack the city.

However, if Sun Dianying surrendered to the enemy, the three battalions brought by Yang Han and more than 2000 people from an artillery company would be trapped in the tiger's mouth.

"Why don't you ask your superiors?" Yang Han asked.

"The superiors haven't understood the situation in Lingchuan before us, so we should be constantly interrupted, and we will be disturbed by it. Since we are here, we can't go back in despair!"

"In this way, we will send more scouts out and spread them farther away. Commander Xing, although the New Fifth Army has been defeated, we can't let the team collapse like this. We still need to gather the routs along the way!" Fu Weisheng suggested.

The three of them discussed and decided to move on.

At [-] o'clock in the morning that day, more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops surrounded Lingchuan County with water, and issued a final notice to Sun Dianying to leave the city and surrender before [-] o'clock.

With the sound of shells exploding in the city, Sun Dianying's heart became more and more burdened. Several regiment leaders looked at Sun Dianying, waiting for him to make the final decision.

"Everyone, only by keeping a useful body can we plan for great things. Saving the country with curves is a strategy to turn around!"

As soon as Sun Dianying finished speaking, one of the regiment leaders present stood up and said, "The 89th Division and other reinforcements have come to reinforce us. Our strength is still there. It will not be a problem to hold on until the reinforcements arrive. Why bother to be a traitor to the little devil!"

Faced with the collision of his subordinates, Sun Dianying immediately reprimanded: "Shut up, our officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and we really shouldn't do unnecessary casualties!"

　It's the last day, and the brothers who still have stock in hand are voting

　　
　
(End of this chapter)