Age of Rebirth

Chapter 530 Three Blood Fertile Kaifeng ([-])

Isoya Rensuke, the commander of the First Army of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army, cunningly played the west and hit the east, which surprised Tang Qiuli. Since the direction of the Japanese attack was very clear, that is to take Xuzhou, the use of his troops has already Reaching the limit, he had to ask for help from the Military Commission of the Nanjing State Government.

Seeing Tang Qiuli's telegram, Generalissimo Jiang remained silent for a long time. He knew very well that Xuzhou was the northern gate of Jiangsu. , The Japanese army in the direction of Shanghai and Hangzhou Bay has been aggressively attacking recently, which makes him even more worried.

With Tang Qiuli's personality, he would not ask the government for help unless it was absolutely necessary. Moreover, Xuzhou was not included in the Yellow River Basin theater. Strictly speaking, it belonged to his own defense area, and he couldn't lose it. Tang Enbo, what happened? With 23 troops, he couldn't defend Henan.

The defense line in Henan was breached, and there was no telegram from Tang Enbo explaining the situation, mother Xipi!What the hell is Tang Enbo doing?Lost Henan, scared to hide?In fact, Generalissimo Jiang couldn't contact Tang Enbo at this time. This guy seemed to have evaporated from the world, but Chairman Jiang knew that such a big mistake in his direct troops made the entire direction of the Yellow River crumbling. Nothing was mentioned in the telegram, which made him even more worried. [

Chairman Jiang knew very well about Tang Qiuli's personality that Tang Enbo was going to be unlucky. Therefore, he put his mind on how to transfer troops to Xuzhou.

His direct line troops are in fierce battle with the Japanese army, and they can't withdraw at all. However, he is quite relieved that the Gui army of Guangxi Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi has already left Guangxi and is about to arrive in Anhui. They can go directly to Xuzhou for defense. It is the elite unit of the Gui Army, Liao Lei's No.11 Army, with a strength of 12.

In addition, the Sichuan army of Liu Xiang, the king of Sichuan, also went down the Yangtze River to reach the vicinity of Wuhan, where they could go ashore in Wuhan and march to Xuzhou. The Sichuan army that went north this time is Liu Xiang's housekeeping force, with nine divisions and 10 troops Left and right, in this way, there are 22 troops in the direction of Xuzhou, which is enough to block the 13 Japanese troops in Xuzhou. If the situation is favorable, even greater results can be achieved.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Guangxi Wang Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, and Sichuan Wang Liuxiang were willing to spend their money to pull out the troops. Chairman Jiang nodded frequently, and his satisfaction was beyond words. Issue the order with the fate of the National Government Military Council.

In view of the fact that the Japanese army pointed at Xuzhou, the gateway to northern Jiangsu, this battle was inevitable. In order to unify the military order, the Military Commission Xuzhou Commander Command was specially established, with Li Zongren as the commander and Bai Chongxi as the chief of staff. The nine divisions of the Sichuan Army specialize in the specific matters of the Battle of Xuzhou.

However, it took at least five days for the Gui army and the Sichuan army to reach Xuzhou, while it took at most three days for the Japanese army to leave Zhengzhou to reach Xuzhou. This required Tang Qiuli’s troops to buy time for Li Zongren to arrive in Xuzhou and organize defense. He personally dictated , and sent Tang Qiuli the latest order from the Military Commission, along with specific combat requirements.

After Tang Qiuli received the telegram, he didn't see what he wanted to see. The old man still tried his best to protect Tang Enbo, a bastard. Well, if you don't want to, I will help you. In Tang Qiuli's heart, Tang Enbo has already It's a dead man, but there is no time and no news of him now.

Li Zongren was able to rush to Xuzhou, which relieved him a lot. It seems that the general direction of history has not changed, but the location has been changed to Xuzhou instead of Taierzhuang, and the Japanese troops he faced far exceeded historical records. This king of Guangxi has finally come to the fore. The battle of Xuzhou is destined to make him famous all over the world. This is an inevitable history.

However, Chairman Jiang's order made Tang Qiuli's scalp tingle. With Su Jingfeng's force of less than 3 troops, he stopped the Japanese army for more than five days. What joke?Knowing that it can't be done, is it brave or stupid? Tang Qiuli can't express his feelings at this time. The battle of Kaifeng is inevitable. If Xuzhou is lost, he will not have a good life.

He gave Su Jingfeng a new order to stop the Japanese army for three days in Kaifeng, and then retreated to Xinzheng area in southern Henan to rest, and ordered Zhang Zizhong's troops to form a second blocking line of defense in Shangqiu, Henan. They must stop the Japanese army for two days, and then , the troops withdrew to the Haozhou area in Anhui to rest and reorganize. They ordered the Dezhou Command to deploy four brigades, led by the deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng, and rushed to the Xiaoxian area to deploy defenses to form a third blocking line of defense. If the first two lines of defense, If the specified blocking time is not reached and the Japanese army breaks through, then the third line of defense must ensure that the blocking task is completed.

If the Kaifeng and Shangqiu defense lines complete the blocking task, Tang Qiusheng's troops will leave Xiaoxian County and participate in the Xuzhou battlefield on the spot. They can cooperate with Li Zongren's Xuzhou theater. He has contacted the Military Commission to reissue the letter of appointment and appoint the deputy commander of the independent division. Tang Qiusheng, the commander-in-chief of the Sulu Mobile Corps, also serves as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Theater.

After a series of orders were issued, Tang Qiuli felt very uncomfortable. This was using his own troops to buy time for Li Zongren, and he would have to pay a huge price every second. Secretly begging God, let the Gui army and the Sichuan army arrive in Xuzhou on time, and he can also reduce the loss of some troops, block the attack in sections, and minimize the loss of troops.

He also thought about letting Zhang Zizhong's troops rush to Kaifeng and unite with Su Jingfeng to form the Kaifeng defense line to strengthen the strength and defense depth of the defense line. After hesitating for a while, he gave up this idea and Zhang Zizhong's troops rushed to Kaifeng It would take at least 72 hours. He was afraid that before Zhang Zizhong's troops arrived in Kaifeng, the Japanese army had already broken through Su Jingfeng's defensive position.

This has something to do with the combat effectiveness of Su Jingfeng's troops and the bravery of the soldiers. It is purely due to the comparison of troops. He knows Su Jingfeng very well. He is a general who dares to fight tough battles. Known for his tough battles, he and Su Jingfeng also have a very good personal relationship, and he sincerely likes this straightforward Northeast guy.

It was precisely because he knew Su Jingfeng that he was even more worried. With Su Jingfeng's personality, it is most normal for him to fight to the death without retreating. Therefore, he gave Su Jingfeng the order to stop him for three days, just because he was afraid that he would be in danger if he slapped his red eyes.

Su Jingfeng was the first to call back. Before the division commander's order arrived, the troops had already moved forward to build a position on the periphery of Kaifeng. His style of play was to retreat into Kaifeng city after exhausting the Japanese army's energy on the periphery. For this reason, he has evacuated the citizens of Kaifeng.

Tang Qiuli read Su Jingfeng's telegram, and was really happy. This big man Su not only has a lot of strength, but also uses his brains. His plan is completely correct. The terrain in the city, street fighting with the Japanese army, really has him.

The westerly wind is long, and the yellow sand that rolls up the old course of the Yellow River is flying all over the sky, hitting the face, and the pain is burning. In the western suburbs of Kaifeng, Su Jingfeng overlooking the direction of Zhengzhou is not so relaxed as shown in the telegram to the teacher. The sound of guns and guns in the direction of Xinxiang , has already made him vigilant, and once sent a reconnaissance force to go deep into the Zhengzhou area, and the news brought back made him worried.

After the fall of Zhengzhou, although the Japanese army did not move for the time being, Su Jingfeng still made careful preparations for the war. As a senior general who had fought bloody battles with the Japanese for several years, he was well aware of the combat and attack power of the Japanese soldiers. *, a beast poisoned by the spirit of bushido, coupled with the superior force, he knew what kind of pressure he and the troops would face. After receiving the order from the division commander, he immediately ordered the troops to enter the preset position according to the original deployment. [

At about [-]:[-] am on the [-]th, the reconnaissance unit reported that the vanguard of the Japanese army had arrived near Kaifeng, less than ten kilometers away from the forward position.

Su Jingfeng was taken aback. He didn't expect that the Japanese army would use so many armored assault forces. The frontline troops did not have special anti-tank facilities, and only a dozen anti-tank guns could not stop the Japanese army's hundreds of tanks. Immediately ordered the artillery regiment to change the original shooting plan immediately, and intercepted the shelling on the road where the Japanese tanks were scheduled to advance, requiring the artillery to cover the Japanese tanks and strive to destroy the Japanese assault force.

The Kaifeng blockade was fought amidst fierce artillery fire. The Japanese Yamazaki Chariot Regiment, which was divided into several groups and advanced rapidly, had not encountered any resistance along the way since leaving Zhengzhou. The leader of the regiment, Yamazaki, was full of confidence. Commander Gu strictly ordered that the infantry should not be separated by more than three kilometers. According to his idea, he could almost rush to Shangqiu and have dinner in Xuzhou.

There was a scream in the air, and countless cannons fell from the sky. For a moment, the ground shook and the mountains were shaken, smoke was everywhere, and the cannons blooming everywhere shattered Yamazaki's fantasy. He hurriedly closed the tank hatch and fired a cannon. It exploded nearby, and the flying pieces hit the tank, making a trembling sound of metal impact, and the tank trembled violently, as if it was a boat sitting in a storm.

Yamazaki lay down on the observation hole and felt his scalp tingling. How many artillery pieces did the Chinese army use against him? I saw with my own eyes that one of my tanks was hit by several shells, and a fire ignited soaring into the sky, with thick smoke billowing.

Su Jingfeng made up his mind. He must kill most of the little devil's iron turtles at the first time. Otherwise, these tanks are too much of a threat to the forward positions. He concentrated all the artillery in the army, and this is what he wanted. The smoke and dust caused by the explosion of the artillery filled the battlefield. From time to time, Japanese tanks were hit and caught fire. As soon as the battle started, it became intense.

(To be continued)