In the following days, the soldiers of the 99th Army were waiting for the moment when the Japanese army appeared. The reason why the general was established in Liuzhuang Village was very simple, because there was a U-shaped shape here in the Yellow River channel, which happened to be in the U-shaped shape from Liuzhuang Village, and the artillery was set up on the other side of the river, which was only about ten miles away from Lanfeng.

In this position, the entire Lanfeng County can be completely included in the attack range of artillery forces, and it is relatively safe to place the artillery positions on the other side of the river. You only need to be prepared for the Japanese aviation forces. The probability of the army suddenly appearing in the artillery positions is relatively small.

In the past few days, Japanese aviation fighter jets have gradually begun to appear over Lanfeng County, but most of them are just reconnaissance planes. Because they bullied the Chinese army without air defense weapons, the Japanese reconnaissance planes basically flew very low, which caused great inconvenience to the troops' concealment.

It’s easy to say that infantrymen are not just about the lack of trees in this era. If you find a tree, you can hide a few people. Moreover, the poorer you are in the place, the more trees there are. Both sides of the road are full of trees. If you don’t take a little soldiers, you will lie on the farmland. If the Japanese army located at a height of hundreds of meters, it will be difficult to find the soldiers hidden below if you don’t look carefully.

But the problem is that the pontoon bridge built on the Yellow River. Although the army can hide it well, the pontoon bridge cannot be hidden and can only be placed there to be discovered by the Japanese army. Since the pontoon bridge cannot escape the eyes of the Japanese army, it is useless no matter how well the army hides it. After the Japanese aviation army discovered the pontoon bridge here, it will definitely send more bombers to blow the pontoon bridge.

After thinking through this, Su Dao no longer ordered the soldiers to hide. Once they discovered the Japanese reconnaissance plane, they immediately shot down it. Two regiments of hundreds of anti-aircraft guns wanted to shoot down a low-altitude reconnaissance plane. It was really not difficult.

Fortunately, the Japanese reconnaissance plane did not have radio installed, so the reconnaissance planes could only record the things they reconnaissance along the way and report their results when they go back. This also gave Su Dao a good chance. As long as the Japanese army did not know the existence of this floating bridge for a day, Su Dao's chance of winning would be greater.

When the war really began, even if the Japanese army discovered the floating bridge here, it would be useless. When we mobilized air bombers to bomb, our anti-aircraft guns were not vegetarians, so how could you blow them up so easily? Besides, the air defense soldiers who have gone through so many battles have long mastered various skills of hitting planes, and they are becoming more and more proficient in operating anti-aircraft guns.

As June comes, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Somehow, today's weather is much hotter than before. However, for Su Dao, a later generation, this year is quite cooler. Compared with the temperature of the later generations that are almost 40 degrees, this place is simply weak.

The weather is only one aspect, and more importantly, just this morning, the Chinese army began to take the initiative to attack the 14th Division of the Japanese army. For Su Dao, he finally saw the signs of war. He stayed here for several days and waited for several days. If the Japanese army did not show up, wouldn’t he have suffered a huge loss?

Fortunately, the Japanese army did not disappoint him. The 14th Division of Dohihara Kenji was still attacking Lanfeng. During the first day of the battle, the Japanese seemed to be really not good, and they lost many cities one after another. The Chinese army seemed to have a tendency to make a concerted effort, but in the end they were resisted by the Japanese army.

The battles on the second day had gains and losses, but in general, the difference was not much from the first day. However, on the third day, the Japanese army began to exert force. First, they gathered heavy troops to attack Yang Guji and Shuangta areas, and then the positions of the 27th Army were destroyed by the Japanese army. However, what is even more unexpected is that Gui Yongqing suddenly led his troops to retreat to Kaifeng, Qixian and other places.

Before leaving, Gui Yongqing ordered the 88th Division to replace the 106th Division to defend Lanfeng. After Gui Yongqing retreated, Long Muhan, the commander of the 88th Division, also on the night of June 3 (actually May 23, because the protagonist severely damaged the Fifth and 10th Divisions in Linyi and Zaozhuang, the battle was delayed for ten days. Please understand.) He abandoned the city without authorization and fled. At the same time, the 102nd Division of the 8th Army guarding Dangshan, under the fierce attack of the Japanese army, also ordered the division commander Bai Huizhang to give up his position and flee west.

Three days and nights, Su Dao once again held a military division level or above meeting. The previous meeting was just to study a direction, but this meeting was an offensive plan formulated by Su Dao based on changes in the battlefield situation over the past few days. This plan was very different from the previous plan designated by Wu Zhongguo, so Su Dao convened these division level or above officers to re-release the latest combat mission.

"Brothers, we won't say much nonsense. This battle is not as easy as we thought before. Of course, it's not that I don't have the confidence to win this battle in our troops. On the contrary, I am very sure that we can defeat the 14th Division of Kenji Doihara in front of me, but what I am worried about is the 16th Division located in Nakashima, Dangshan. If the vanguard of the 16th Division takes a train and arrives in Lanfeng within a few hours, we will be dragged by the Japanese army. At that time, our friendly forces have retreated and no one can provide support for us. Once they are dragged by the Japanese army, our army may be facing a severely damaged situation." At the beginning of the meeting, Su Dao directly explained the seriousness of the problem.

In the face-to-face battle, Su Dao of Kenji Doihara and Imasato Nakajima's 14th and 16th Divisions were not timid, and it was not a problem to defeat these two divisions. But the problem was that although there were not many Japanese reinforcements in the north, once they successfully surrounded the 99th Army, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Su Dao really wanted to annihilate all the Japanese army, but now is not the time. The 99th Army has not fully formed its combat effectiveness. There are at least 60,000 new recruits and more than 5,000 non-combatants, plus the more than 20,000 officers and soldiers sent to guard the floating bridge. It can be said that the 99th Army can only use about 70,000 people at this moment. The longer the battle is, the more unfavorable it will be for the 99th Army. This combat plan is a bold plan. If successful, the 99th Army will set a record for the Chinese army again and win the world's strong army in one fell swoop. However, once it fails, the 99th Army will face a severe injury or even annihilation, so Su Dao has to pay attention to this battle.
Chapter completed!