Age of Rebirth

Chapter 550

After reading the telegram sent by Feng Zhi'an, the deputy commander of the Sulu Garrison Corps, Shanhu felt the same as Chen Feng, and couldn't bear to destroy everything beautiful in front of him, but they also knew that such an important situation cannot be delayed. After Tang Enbo lost Henan, Chen Feng felt like an unknown bird, and what he sent to the teacher was probably bad news.

There was no way, Chen Feng pulled Shanhu up, and the two entered Tang Qiuli's bedroom together. When Tang Qiuli saw them coming in, he thought it was because he couldn't resist the temptation of his own cooking skills, so he came to Cengfan and deliberately ignored them , Mei Ting gave him a reproachful look, and quickly got up to greet him, but seeing that their expressions were not quite right, she wisely didn't say anything.

Tang Qiuli received the telegram, and before he finished reading it, his whole body was shocked, his face turned livid in an instant, he sat there blankly, without saying a word, his mind went blank, he couldn't accept this fact, from Kaifeng to Shangqiu , a distance of several hundred kilometers, two of his generals were lost in a row, and more than [-] soldiers were lost. Why did this happen, allowing himself to accept a series of blows.

Why is this happening?Zhang Zizhong's voice and smile are vividly displayed in front of his eyes. After taking over the 29th Army from the hands of the old army commander Song Zheyuan, Zhang Zizhong has always supported himself conditionally, and won his respect and trust with his personality and character. Based on Zhang Zizhong's military With high trust in talent and character, the 29th Army is safely handed over to him, and I believe he can bring out a good army. [

However, he went like this, so that he would not be heartbroken and feel guilty. If he did not fight the Shangqiu blockade, if he let Qiu Sheng lead the troops to fight the blockade, Zhang Zizhong would not be killed. However, everything happened. Within a few days, Tang Qiuli's heart was already numb with pain after two consecutive heavy blows.

Mei Ting clearly felt the pain in her husband's heart, and her heart was in severe pain. She was also familiar with Zhang Zizhong, and had contacts at work. At this moment, there was no words to comfort her husband in grief. Mei Ting could only I can hold Tang Qiuli's hand tightly, feeling that his hand is cold and trembling slightly.

Tang Qiuli raised his head suddenly, and burst out the three words "Tang Enbo" from between his teeth. Yes, all of this was the result of Tang Enbo's escape without a fight and handing over Henan to the Japanese, including Mei Ting. The three people including Tang Qiuli couldn't help shivering. The three words Tang Qiuli said were full of resentment and murderous intent. What kind of emotions were these? If Tang Enbo was right in front of him, these three words would be enough to tear his heart apart. , limp as mud.

Tang Qiuli calmed down, and his expression seemed to return to normal. Only the careful Mei Ting saw the burning flames in her husband's eyes, "Order, Tang Qiusheng of the Sulu Mobile Corps led five brigades in Xiao County to participate Fight in Xuzhou, and independently take charge of the attack mission in one direction." At this moment, he finally made up his mind and dictated orders to Chen Feng.

"Order, General Feng Zhi'an, the deputy commander of the Sulu Garrison Corps, is acting as the commander of the corps. His headquarters is temporarily resting in Haozhou. Please take good care of General Zhang's body. In the near future, I will go to Haozhou in person to pay homage to General Zhang's heroic spirit. The designation of the Sulu Garrison Corps was changed to the 29th Corps of the North China Independent Division of the National Revolutionary Army Army, and all officers remained in their original positions."

"Tang Qiuli, the commander-in-chief of the Yellow River Basin Theater Command, issued a special order that all troops affiliated to our theater shall not accept any form of surrender or peace from the officers and soldiers of the Japanese First Army, nor shall they accept prisoners. "

After dictating the three orders in one breath, Tang Qiuli seemed to have exhausted all her strength and gasped for breath. Mei Ting was frightened and hurried over to give her husband a light tap on the back. In fact, when Tang Qiuli was dictating the order, , he felt that his chest was congested, his blood was surging, and his throat was salty. In order not to worry Mei Ting, he swallowed the breath back abruptly.

After calming down for a while, he gave Chen Feng a special order to notify the whole army by telegram after the start of the Xuzhou battle. All places in our war zone will be posted in the form of notices. I want to let Isoya Rensuke know that he It caused me to lose two generals, which is the reason for my life.

Isoya Liansuke, who was advancing rapidly to Xuzhou, never imagined that Tang Qiuli had already issued a kill order for him and his soldiers. Let go of his reasoning, in short, since he came in through the Anyang entrance, he and his first army have lost 10,000+ lives, so it is enough to explain this.

Tang Qiusheng in Xiao County, after receiving the order, immediately ordered the troops to get out of the way, and according to Li Zongren's order, turned to the Sanbao area in the southeast of Xuzhou, leaving only a small number of troops to monitor the actions of the Japanese army in place, and advanced to Xiao County. The expected blockade by the Japanese army did not happen, which puzzled Isoya Rensuke. Xiao County is the last line of defense west of Xuzhou. There is no reason for the Chinese army not to make the final blockade here. Do they have any conspiracy?

Seeing the neatly built fortifications, Isoya Rensuke's suspicion deepened. The Chinese army definitely did not flee in a hurry.Instead, they evacuated purposefully and experienced the lessons of the bloody battles between Kaifeng and Shangqiu. If anyone talks about the Chinese army and sees the smoke and dust of the Imperial Japanese Army marching, they will flee. big teeth.

Isoya Rensuke ordered the troops to stop advancing. At this time, it was already the afternoon of December 21. The vanguard of the Japanese army had already arrived in Xiao County. It is far away from Xuzhou.

The Liao Lei troops of the Gui Army ambushing on the front line of Yanglou and Jiahezhai did not dare to breathe, for fear that the Japanese army would find themselves, and when they saw the Japanese army stop advancing, they felt that things were going to be troublesome. And in the middle, if the Japanese army's tail rolls over, it will be extremely detrimental to the encircling troops. Moreover, the Japanese army has not yet put all their energy on the attack on Xuzhou City. Attacking at this time will not meet the suddenness and results required by Chief Li. It will definitely be greatly discounted.

Liao Lei, Commander of the No. 20 First Group Army, watched the more than [-] Japanese troops in the hidden department, stretching forward and backward along the road like a long snake, and he could not see the end. He cursed in a low voice: "Damn, Iso Gu Lianjie, the old fox," immediately ordered: "Send the order, the frontline troops, immediately retreat three kilometers, remember, the exposed target, military law!"

Liao Lei's worries were not unreasonable. When the Japanese army was approaching Xuzhou, they suddenly stopped advancing. They must have suspected something. It was impossible for them not to send a small group of troops to search the two wings. ?

At this time, the troops of the Sixth Division of the Sichuan Army who were rushing to Huangkou and Lizhuang, who were about to kill the hole, watched helplessly as the Japanese army drank water and ate dumplings under their noses. Therefore, it is impossible to deploy troops, and all information is reported to Li Zongren who is in Xuzhou.

Li Zongren was very anxious. The entire Xuzhou battle plan was very thorough. All participating troops had made strict deployments, with concealing themselves as the top priority. They must not expose their targets before Xuzhou started. Problems there caused Ji Gulian Suspicious of the intermediary, he can only respond to all changes without changing, ordering the troops to continue to hide themselves, wait for the opportunity, and never attack without authorization. The commander will come to see if the troop exposes the target!

Although the order has been issued, Li Zongren's heart is in his throat. There are 10,000+ troops participating in the war. There are so many traces. If the Japanese army finds the fortifications built in advance on any side, all intentions will be exposed in front of the Japanese army. Whether it is to go north to attack the back of Liu Tiehan's troops of the Independent Division, or to give up capturing Xuzhou and go directly south, this is a chaotic battle that affects the overall situation, and the development of the war cannot be predicted.

Moreover, after planning for many days, two 10,000+ troops gathered in Xuzhou, but the result was that the plan was in vain. Even if they forcibly attacked and had a scuffle with the Japanese army, they would gain very little. Put their own face there, and the Guangxi faction took advantage of this battle to come to the fore. The plan will also fail, and the relationship between several aspects is beyond what I can bear. [

Tang Qiusheng in Sanbao, after receiving a report from the troops monitoring the movements of the Japanese army, immediately realized that something went wrong. Rensuke Isoya discovered the fortifications built by his troops and withdrew without a fight, which aroused the suspicion of the old fox. Fearing that the front is a trap, next, it is time to send troops to search the two wings.

Isotani Rensuke really had great doubts in his heart. Kaifeng and Shangqiu fought so desperately, and they approached Xuzhou, but they were abnormally calm. Those Chinese troops who were desperately blocking him disappeared from time to time. This kind of calm is not normal in itself. , Isotani Rensuke is worthy of being a famous general of the Japanese army in North China. Facing Xuzhou, which is close at hand, he smells uneasiness from the abnormally calm appearance.

He wanted to occupy Xuzhou as soon as possible, even in his dreams, but the abnormal situation in front of him prevented his extreme desire. He first ordered to send troops in units of squadrons, carry radios, and carefully search the two wings with a radius of [-] kilometers. If an abnormal situation is discovered, or if you encounter the Chinese army, immediately disengage and report the information directly to the headquarters.

The troops immediately retreated ten kilometers. A regiment of troops, equipped with [-] tanks, went out to Xuzhou for a tentative attack. If the Chinese defenders in Xuzhou fought back fiercely, the troops immediately broke away from the battle and occupied Xiao County.

Sure enough, as Liao Lei expected, small Japanese troops broke away from the brigade and spread out along both sides of the road to search. Liao Lei secretly complained. The troops only retreated three kilometers. At this speed, it would not take long After a long time, he would find a large number of troops ambushing on both wings. He was sweating anxiously, but there was nothing he could do. At this time, the troops did not dare to move at all.

When the Japanese army of a regiment that was advancing was approaching the outskirts of Xiaoxian County, suddenly, a burst of dense rain came head-on, and a large number of mortar shells fell on the top of the head. The advancing Japanese army was caught off guard and thrown away. After laying down a large piece of corpses, he hurriedly used the terrain to shoot at the Chinese squadron that was blocking them in Xiao County.

Hearing the intense gunfire coming from the direction of Xiao County, Isoya Rensuke, who had a heavy face, suddenly relaxed, with a sarcastic smile on his lips, and finally revealed his true colors, Commander Shina was really playing tricks.

(To be continued)