I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 229 Move to Suzhong ([-])

Lin Baoguo turned to look at Xu Qingfeng in surprise when he heard the words: "Tuan Zuo, what should we do?"

Xu Qingfeng said disapprovingly, "Easy? Keep the radio silent from now on, and the whole group will continue to move east."

"Is this okay?" Lin Baoguo was born in Huangpu after all, and felt a little inappropriate.

Xu Qingfeng said calmly: "The Japanese and puppet troops and a large amount of military supplies in Chuzhou City have been annihilated and destroyed by me!
The railway lines in the south and north of the city have also been damaged a lot by us, even if we withdraw now.

In less than three to five days, the devil would never even think about repairing it.

It will take at least a week to redeploy materials and restore the smooth flow of logistics supply lines.

We have achieved our strategic goal of cutting off the enemy's logistical supply line and luring the enemy to send troops back for reinforcements.

Why are you still here waiting for the devil to take revenge? "

"But, but..." Lin Baoguo also understood that Xu Qingfeng's analysis was reasonable, but this was a disobedience to the orders of his superiors, especially the orders of the principal.

Xu Qingfeng looked at the fire: "There is nothing to worry about, since the strategic goal has been achieved, unless we have brain twitches.

Otherwise, I will never let my brothers stick to Chuzhou and be bombed passively! "

After finishing speaking, Xu Qingfeng was afraid that Lin Baoguo would be overwhelmed, so he explained earnestly: "Think about it, brother, the devil has suffered such a big loss, so it is impossible for him to let it go.

It may take some time for its ground troops to assemble, but I can guarantee that the enemy's air strikes will arrive at dawn!

We don't have anti-aircraft weapons, so don't we stay in Chuzhou and wait for the devils to bomb us?
Therefore, sticking to Chuzhou is the worst policy, and only the stinky chess basket of Principal Chang will order us to take this step. "

Lin Baoguo suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Qingfeng, thinking, good boy, you are too rebellious.

Xu Qingfeng didn't take it seriously at all, and continued to explain: "On the contrary, we voluntarily withdraw from Chuzhou at this time, not only can we avoid the Japanese army's air strike retaliation and encirclement counterattack.

It is also possible to change from passive to active, and continue to harass and contain the main force of the Japanese army in Central China, so as to support the main force of our army on the north bank of the Huaihe River and the friendly forces on the Xuzhou North Front to the greatest extent. "

Having said this, Lin Baoguo was completely convinced.

Because Xu Qingfeng's analysis was clear and logical, which made him irrefutable.

As long as he is not stupid or has malicious intentions, there is no reason to object.

So, he nodded his head as he agreed to Xu Qingfeng's deployment, after Liu Bohui took the order to leave.

He glanced around and saw no one was too close, so he lowered his voice and said to Xu Qingfeng: "Old Xu, why have you changed now?"

Xu Qingfeng asked knowingly, "What changed?"

Lin Baoguo looked around again, and said with a serious expression: "You used to admire our principal the most, and even said that the Whampoa soldiers would swear to follow and be loyal to the principal."

"Why now..."

Before Lin Baoguo finished speaking, Xu Qingfeng knew what he wanted to say next.

Deliberately asked: "What now?"

Lin Baoguo paused for a moment, then plucked up the courage and said, "You don't look like the National Army now, more like the Red Army. You should be the Eighth Route Army now."

After hearing this, Xu Qingfeng laughed loudly and said: "Old Lin, to tell you the truth, I really thought I was on the Eighth Route Army now, but it's a pity that I'm not."

"You are young and poor." Lin Baoguo said: "I don't quite understand why it has only been half a year, and you seem to be a different person. What have you experienced during my absence?"

Xu Qingfeng said: "Old Lin, I don't actually dislike our principal, I just dislike him for wanting to command beyond his level.

This was the case in the Battle of Songhu. If he hadn't changed his orders overnight, our army might not have suffered so many casualties, and we would have been more confident in defending Nanjing. At least the losses would not have been so heavy!

This is the case again now, do you think I am obedient and loyal, or do I proceed from reality and put the lives of the brothers in the whole regiment as the most important thing? "

Lin Baoguo obviously didn't think of this, so he was shocked by Xu Qingfeng's words, and slowly digested in silence.

Xu Qingfeng continued: "As commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, you only need to formulate a big strategic policy, and leave the rest to the frontline generals.

How can a commander-in-chief give orders directly to an infantry regiment at every turn?
Besides, even if your command ability is outstanding, but you are thousands of miles away, you don't know the actual situation on the front line at all.

Leapfrog command at this time will only interrupt the deployment of front-line generals and cause extremely adverse reactions.

In addition, there is an even worse effect, that is, the frontline generals are afraid that they will go against their wishes, and their hands and feet will be tied up, so that they will not be able to exert their command ability.

What's more, our principal's command ability is quite average, and it would be difficult for him to command a regiment. "

Lin Baoguo was horrified when he heard this. He quickly looked around and reminded Xu Qingfeng: "Brother, be careful what you say."

"Harmful." Xu Qingfeng said disapprovingly: "We are surrounded by disciples of my Huben Regiment, no outsiders."

After a pause, Xu Qingfeng continued: "So, in order to continue to contribute to the war of resistance as much as possible, eliminate more devils.

The first thing I have to do is how to exchange for the greatest victory with the smallest loss.

Try to keep the thousands of soldiers of my Huben Regiment as much as possible, instead of blindly obeying.

That is irresponsible to the thousands of officers and soldiers of the whole regiment! "

When Lin Baoguo heard this, his ideas finally changed.

He nodded and said, "Old Xu, there is some truth in what you said, and you have also proved that you are right with the actual battle results."

Just as Xu Qingfeng was about to speak, Lin Baoguo jumped ahead of him, looked straight at him and said in a stern voice, "Old Xu, tell me the truth, are you already a member of the Eighth Route?"

Xu Qingfeng didn't answer but asked instead: "Old Lin, is this important? Now is the period when the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are cooperating and unanimously foreign. Whether I am the Eighth Route Army or the National Army, it will not delay my fight against devils, right?"

Lin Baoguo said: "Just tell me yes or no."

"If I were the Eighth Route Army, would you part ways with me?"

Xu Qingfeng asked again.

Lin Baoguo shook his head and said, "No!"

"Then it's no problem." Xu Qingfeng said: "To tell you the truth, if there is a suitable opportunity, I don't mind joining Eighth Route."

"Why?" Lin Baoguo said: "The Eighth Route Army is so weak, how can it be better to stay in the national army."

Xu Qingfeng said: "The eight roads are clean and honest, and they are sincere in resisting Japan!"

Lin Baoguo said: "But, the main force resisting the Japanese army now is our national army."

Xu Qingfeng said: "The national government controls almost all the financial and material resources in China, and the national army, as a regular army, undertakes the main task of resisting aggression. This is our bounden duty and mission!
Under the current situation, you can't let the Eighth Route Army with tens of thousands of people take on the task of defending against the enemy on frontal battlefields like Songhu and Xinkou, right?
What's more, although the troops of the Eighth Route Army are not many, they fought a victorious battle like Pingxingguan Great Victory.

Think about Chengde, the provincial capital of Rehe, which was lightly captured by 128 Japanese cavalry on the battlefield in North China, and think about the Battle of Xinkou, which was swept away by Seishiro Itagaki with half a division.

Hundreds of thousands of troops threw away their helmets and armor. They were invincible, lost cities and lost ground, and even failed to keep Taiyuan.

Let's judge, right? "

Lin Baoguo was speechless, because since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the performance of the national army has really not been satisfactory.

Especially in the North China battlefield, it was like a thousand miles away, and they fled.

Compared with the three-month fierce battle between the main force of the national army and the Japanese army in Songhu, the performance in the North China battlefield is simply unsightly.

Xu Qingfeng continued: "And this is just the beginning, after the Eighth Route Army has established a firm foothold in all parts of North China and developed stronger.

They will undertake 60.00% of the mission of defending against the enemy on the battlefield behind the enemy, and will contain more than [-]% of the Japanese invaders. "

Lin Baoguo said suspiciously: "How can the eighth road be so strong?"

"Let's wait and see!" Xu Qingfeng said: "Time is the best proof, and when you really come into contact with the Eight Routes, you will understand why they can defeat the strong with the weak, and the more they fight, the stronger they become."

"Okay, I'll wait and see if your judgment, Lao Xu, is accurate."

Lin Baoguo was also aroused by Xu Qingfeng's words.

At this time, violent explosions sounded one after another in the south of Chuzhou City.

It was the troops of the First and Second Battalions, conducting a new round of blasting on the Japanese railway lines, bridges and other transportation points.

Therefore, around one o'clock in the morning, all units of the Tiger Regiment withdrew from Chuzhou City overnight.

They also blew up many Japanese railways and railway bridges in both the north and south directions of Chuzhou.

The entire Chuzhou section of the railway line was basically completely paralyzed.

At six o'clock the next morning, Xu Qingfeng led the various departments of the Huben Regiment and moved eastward to the Zhimaling area in the northeast of Lai'an County.

This is a mountainous area, more than [-] kilometers away from Chuzhou City.

In less than six hours, they marched [-] kilometers in a hurry. Except for the tank battalion and cavalry company, the officers and soldiers of all battalions and companies in the regiment were already very tired.

Therefore, Xu Qingfeng ordered the cavalry company to serve as a guard, and the battalions of the whole regiment hid in the dense forest in the northwest of Zhimaling to rest.

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At the same time, the retaliatory air strikes by the Japanese army began to be dispatched as Xu Qingfeng judged.

Dozens of Japanese fighter jets, reconnaissance planes, and bombers stationed at Jinling Airport took off one after another.

Passing over Jinling City and the Yangtze River, it soon flew over Chuzhou and launched a retaliatory air raid on the city.

Fortunately, most of the people in the city have been persuaded by the Huben group to flee.

The devil's air strike did not cause too many casualties.

In addition to air raids and retaliation, the Yingsen detachment in the direction of Hefei also quickly moved out, leaving Hefei City and rushing towards Chuzhou.

At about the same time, Dizhou Libing and others stationed in Bengbu also urgently dispatched a mixed brigade along the southern line of the Jinpu Railway.

Advance hand in hand with the Yingsen detachment and counterattack towards Chuzhou.

It is worth mentioning that on the battlefield on the north bank of the Huaihe River, after a night of bloody fighting, the various ministries of the national army finally broke through the interception of the Japanese army before dawn.

With hand-to-hand fighting, they defeated the Japanese army and regained all the previously lost positions.

However, in addition to the fierce counterattack on the frontal battlefield.

There are also two armies of national troops, respectively, from the upper and lower reaches of the Huaihe River, attacking Bengbu, Dingyuan, and Linhuaiguan in a roundabout way.

The 13th Division was forced to withdraw its main force from the front line and retreat to Bengbu and Linhuaiguan.

So far, the national army has restored all the lost lines of defense on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and the two sides have once again fallen into a situation of confrontation across the river.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, more than 200 cavalry of the Japanese mixed brigade from Bengbu arrived at Chuzhou City first.

Finding that no one was defending the city, they took advantage of the situation and recaptured Chuzhou City.

By noon, the main force of the Yingsen detachment and the mixed brigade arrived one after another.

At this point, the Japanese army occupied Chuzhou again, but the Jinpu Railway and the Japanese army's logistics supply line could not be restored.

Shunroku Hata, the commander of the Japanese army in Central China who was far away in Nanjing, and the Ogizhou soldiers in Bengbu learned that the railway line in the Chuzhou section had been completely destroyed.

After the Chinese troops who attacked Chuzhou disappeared, they were all very angry.

In particular, Hata Shunroku got the latest information from the special high school department at this time, which proved that the troops that succeeded in attacking Chuzhou were the Huben regiment who had a deep hatred with the imperial army.

The old devil almost jumped up in anger, and immediately ordered the Yingsen detachment and the mixed brigade from Bengbu to be unified under the command of Yingsenling.

In addition to leaving some engineering troops to repair damaged railways and bridges.

The main force assembled quickly, and sent scouts and planes to find the Huben Regiment and annihilate it.

Zhimaling, the temporary base of the Huben Regiment.

The Japanese army went crazy and sent out a large number of reconnaissance planes and ground reconnaissance cavalry to search for traces of the Tiger Regiment.

Xu Qingfeng, Zhou Weiguo and the others, after taking a nap, got together and were busy discussing the next marching route.

At this time, most of the central Jiangsu area had not yet been lost and was still a Kuomintang-controlled area.

Therefore, there are now two routes for the Huben Regiment. The first is to go north from Zhimaling, looking for an opportunity to cross the Huaihe River north and join the 11th Army and other troops on the north bank.

Second, transfer to the Xuzhou area via the central Jiangsu area, and go north to participate in the Xuzhou battle.

"Weiguo, Chief of Staff Liang, Lao Lin, where do you think we should go?"

Xu Qingfeng took a puff of cigarette, looked at Zhou Weiguo, Liang Shan, Lin Baoguo and others in front of him, and asked for their opinions.

Before a few people answered, a rush of horseshoes came from far and near.

Xu Qingfeng and several others stood up at the same time, turned their heads to look at the sound, and saw two cavalrymen from their own side galloping towards them.

Soon, he rode his horse to the front, and one of the cavalry platoon leaders immediately reined in his horse, got off his horse, and saluted Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo: "Report to the regiment, Mr. Zhou, a large number of Japanese troops have been found in the west, and they have passed Lai'an." The county seat is rushing towards Zhimaling!"

"Approximately how many people are there? How about the types of arms and firepower?" Xu Qingfeng asked.

"We found about 4000 to [-] people, with a small number of cavalry and tanks. The rest were mainly infantry. We didn't see artillery." The cavalry platoon leader replied.

Lin Baoguo couldn't help but said, "Could it be that the devil discovered our whereabouts so quickly?"

"The hurried retreat last night and the rapid march overnight made it difficult not to leave traces."

Xu Qingfeng said: "The devil found that our approximate retreat direction is also normal."

"Then what should we do?" Liang Shan asked.

"Since the enemy dares to catch up, they must have come prepared. Moreover, it is daytime, and the devils can get air support, which is not conducive to our fighting with them."

Xu Qingfeng muttered: "Pass my order, the entire regiment disperses and evacuates, and continues to move eastward!"

"Why do you want to disperse and retreat? If the troops are scattered, wouldn't it be more dangerous if the devils catch up?"

Lin Baoguo couldn't keep up with Xu Qingfeng's train of thought.

Xu Qingfeng said: "If you don't break out and break out, gather together. If you are overtaken by the Japanese air fleet, it will be dangerous!"

(End of this chapter)