Age of Rebirth

Chapter 550 Get Into Your Pocket

In the morning, Rensuke Isoya, who had not slept all night, had bloodshot eyes, a tired face, and dark stubble, which grew luxuriant overnight. The staff members knew that the Commander was in a bad mood, so they hid Far away, even if they entered and exited, they tiptoed, and no one came to touch the bad luck. A colleague who didn't have long eyes had already been punished to feed the horse.

The Japanese shelling started again. This time, it was more violent than every time, and lasted much longer. All the artillery kept pouring out their cannons, as if they wanted to wipe out the fear and resentment of the past two days. When the vent was released, the howling artillery almost turned Shangqiu City upside down, the gunpowder smoke filled the air, the smoke and dust rose everywhere, the artillery fire extended, and the Japanese army's ferocious charge began.

It went very smoothly, without encountering resistance, the Japanese army successfully occupied the position, and the situation was the same as that encountered in Kaifeng City, except for the pits everywhere, the buildings with lingering smoke, and the choking smell of gunpowder smoke, there was not even a single person. .

After receiving the report, Rensuke Isotani wished to slap himself a few times with remorse. Six or seven hours were wasted like this. If he had been bolder, the troops had already reached the outskirts of Xuzhou, and the battle had reached this point. For the sake of it, he also understood that Tang Qiuli did everything possible to stop him on the way, at any cost, but it could only explain one problem. In the direction of Xuzhou, the Chinese army was empty, and he was fighting for time to mobilize troops. [

After thinking about this, Isotani Rensuke was even more annoyed. Both Kaifeng and Shangqiu fell into this kind of trick, wasting more than a day in vain. The commanders of the Chinese devils are not simple. In different locations, using the same tactics, a sneak attack disrupted the deployment of the imperial army, and then the entire army withdrew.

Isotani Rensuke immediately ordered the troops to advance at full speed. At 21 o'clock tonight, they must reach the city of Xuzhou and attack the city overnight. It is now the morning of December [-], although they were blocked by Tang Qiuli's troops for more than five days. , the suddenness of the campaign has been lost, he still wants to take Xuzhou in the shortest possible time, and open the door to the south for the troops who have no retreat. Only in this way can the First Army get rid of the fate of being surrounded.

The remaining less than [-] Japanese soldiers, fearing the bloody battles of the past few days, dragged their tired bodies, rolled up smoke and dust, passed through the almost ruined Shangqiu, and rushed towards Xuzhou. What was waiting for them ahead was As fate would have it, Li Zongren mobilized an army and set up a pocket formation outside Xuzhou, waiting for Rensuke Isotani to rush to his death.

At 20:14 p.m. on December [-], Tang Qiuli received a telegram from Li Zongren, the commander of the Xuzhou theater, stating that the main force in the Xuzhou battle, the No. [-] First Army of Liao Lei of the Gui Army with [-] troops, had all arrived at the designated position. Now it is being launched on the front lines of Yanglou and Jiahezhai.

If at this time Isoya Rensuke gave up his plan to capture Xuzhou, transferred from Shangqiu to Heze, and tried his best to join the Japanese army in Cangzhou, the Japanese army in Cangzhou would pull him again, which may not be a way out. However, whether it is the Japanese army base camp or himself, They are all obsessed with Xuzhou, as if the occupation of Xuzhou and the war in Songhu can be ended satisfactorily according to the wishes of the Japanese.

The eight main divisions of the Sichuan Army can also arrive at the designated location at [-] o'clock that night. Vice Chairman Tang's blocking force only needs to complete the blocking task according to the original plan, and the rest will be handed over to the Xuzhou Theater and deployed in Xiao County Whether the troops of Deputy Division Commander Tang in the area will participate in the Xuzhou Battle on the spot, or Vice Chairman Tang has other arrangements.

Tang Qiuli was quite hesitant. Judging from the deployment of troops under the command of Li Zongren, he wanted to give the Japanese First Army a hundred pocket formations, and put all the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops in it. Liao Lei's No.20 First Army As the main force, they lay in ambush on both sides of the only road from Shangqiu to Xuzhou. Most of the Sichuan army was deployed in the Huangkou area to tie up the pocket mouth.

Judging from Li Zongren's campaign concept, it is not impossible to wipe out Isoya Rensuke's first army. He has 24 troops in his hand, which is more than twice the Japanese army. He has the capital to imagine this way, plus the current Japanese first army As the lone army goes deep into the situation, the Japanese army that is most likely to be reinforced can only come from the direction of Cangzhou, Hebei. Where there is Liu Tiehan's nearly 30 troops, it is impossible to let the Japanese army go. Lian Jie was exhausted.

As soon as the battle in Xuzhou started, Liu Tiehan's troops would send aid in the north of Xuzhou. Li Zongren's troops could safely encircle and annihilate the Japanese First Army. Tang Qiusheng's troops stayed in the Xiaoxian area, which was of no great use. Li Zongren's intention to call , Tang Qiuli grasped it very clearly. In the battle of Xuzhou, the Xuzhou theater can fight by itself. As for your Vice Chairman Tang's troops, there is no need to participate anymore, right?

Looking at the telegram, Tang Qiuli shook his head naively. This leader of the Xingui faction has organized troops and has a big appetite. He recruited troops from the Independent Division to help him, but he wanted to monopolize the battle of Xuzhou Why didn't he mention Tang Qiusheng's troops in Xiao County before his troops were in place?Forget it, not taking the credit with him would be tantamount to fulfilling his wish, but whether he should go north to Cangzhou or go west to the Taihang Mountains, he couldn't make up his mind.

What Tang Qiuli considered was that once the battle of Xuzhou started, the Japanese army in North China would definitely not sit back and watch Rensuke Isotani's first army be encircled and wiped out by the Chinese army. Only the Japanese army in Cangzhou was the closest to Isoya Rensuke. The Japanese army was desperate, and Liu Tiehan was under great pressure. Tang Qiusheng's troops could be transferred to the Taihang Mountains to join the battle to wipe out the Japanese army under Yamaguchi. Of course it would be best, but Once Cangzhou is tight, there will be no troops to reinforce.

This made Tang Qiuli in trouble, constantly weighing the pros and cons, without more than [-] troops in hand, killing Yamaguchi is empty talk, what he wants is annihilation, not defeat, and the direction of Cangzhou makes him feel uncomfortable, so he can't help but sigh: " There are still few soldiers!" If the other military leaders in the country heard these words, they would roll their eyes in anger.

You, Vice Chairman Tang, now have more than 110 powerful soldiers, which is still less. Compared with you, we are like beggars. In fact, some people have criticized this for a long time. One-third of the armed forces, but they did not see that the Yellow River theater was facing more than [-] million Japanese troops in the entire north. When the war started, Tang Qiuli was stretched everywhere, and the use of troops repeatedly reached the limit.

If they were to face so many Japanese troops, wouldn't it be strange if they weren't frightened?Tang Qiuli shook his head, trying to get rid of these unpleasant things, concentrating on the things in front of him, when suddenly an elegant fragrance came to his nostrils, it was a familiar fragrance, he raised his head in surprise.

A flowery smiling face was looking at him blissfully. In the bright eyes like autumn water, there was an uncontrollable passion. Was it Mei Ting or someone else, Tang Qiuli was even more surprised, why did his wife come here suddenly?

Mei Ting's complexion has returned to her usual rosy complexion, but it is slightly clearer, but it has a little more charming charm, with a small smug smile.It seemed that she was very satisfied with the surprise that she suddenly appeared in front of Tang Qiuli and caused him. Looking at her husband who was like a goose, Mei Ting's face flushed. She noticed that the translator in the room And the staff, seeing the teacher's appearance, couldn't help covering their mouths and giggling.

After a month or so, Tang Qiuli dreamed of his wife's figure countless times. After waking up, he found that he missed her more and more. He got used to the days when Mei Ting was by his side. When he had a little leisure time, It is unavoidable to be a little lonely, and it is said that "love between children in troubled times" is a kind of lovesickness and parting, but in Tang Qiuli's view, it is the fine wine in the cellar, the long-term concern, and the sweet lovesickness in longing.

Surprised that his wife recovered so quickly, and even more surprised that Mei Ting came suddenly. With such an arrangement, it was Shan Hu, a lovely guy. Seeing that he was always depressed because of Su Jingfeng's death, and he had a lot of depression in his heart, he arranged The capable men rushed to Huangyadong to take Mei Ting to the division headquarters in Guxian, Shanxi.

Now, this great hero seems to be okay, Tang Qiuli secretly gave him a thumbs up. Those who know me, Shan Hu also, in fact, Mei Ting's injury did not heal, but she was picked up by the special guards When the soldiers said this, they were anxious. She knew her husband very well and was a very emotional person. Su Jingfeng's death must have hit him hard. [

At this time, he needed his own comfort and company. He begged the doctor for a long time, but the doctor didn't dare to be careless. I haven't seen you for many days, and I miss you very much.

Seeing that his wife's body hadn't fully recovered, Tang Qiuli was so distressed that he didn't know what to say. He asked Mei Ting to go to the bedroom to rest. He took a few guards and walked around the mountain. After returning some wild game, I went to the cooking class to cook myself, and cooked a delicious and nourishing meal for Mei Ting.

He went to ask Mei Ting to have dinner, and when he entered the bedroom, he saw Mei Ting wrinkling her cute little nose and holding the dirty clothes he had changed with one hand, not knowing where to put them. Tang Qiuli was agitated by this situation Couldn't help laughing, Mei Ting glared at him reproachfully, "I don't know how to take care of myself, haven't I showered for a few days?" Tang Qiuli rubbed his head in embarrassment, he didn't know, he smelled sour anyway .

During the meal, Tang Qiu couldn't help filling Mei Ting with soup and vegetables. Mei Ting saw her husband in a happy mood and had a big appetite, and she gave him a sweet smile from time to time. Chen Feng, the director of communications, took a telegram, When I entered the door and saw the sweetness of the young couple, I couldn't bear to disturb them, so I lingered outside the door for a long time.

Just when Shan Hu came over, he saw Chen Feng spinning around like a millstone, and held him strangely. When he saw the telegram in Chen Feng's hand, Shan Hu also changed his face. The telegram detailed the process of General Zhang Zizhong's death, the loss of troops and the current state, and asked for instructions on the next step.

(To be continued)