During the battle of Taierzhuang, the Fifth and Tenth Divisions of the Japanese Army were hit by the tenacious Chinese army. When retreating, the retreating Japanese army was beaten up by the Chinese army from all directions, with heavy casualties. According to statistics from the Military Commission, various units of the Chinese army achieved a record of annihilation of more than 16,000 enemies, destroyed and seized more than 30 Japanese tanks, more than 70 artillery pieces, hundreds of machine guns, and more than 10,000 rifles, and seized a large number of other ammunition and military supplies.

The reputation of "Taierzhuang Victory" has spread throughout China from Xuzhou.

There was a jubilation all over the country, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chongqing... In the big cities that have not yet fallen, local military and civilians, regardless of gender, age, are immersed in festive excitement, with cheering crowds everywhere, and grand gatherings and parades everywhere.

In the streets and alleys, the blue sky and white sun flags were hung in front of the doors of every household, and some even hung large portraits of Li Zongren, the commander of the Fifth War Zone, and offered them like door gods. The streets were filled with large horizontal and vertical slogans: "Celebrating the great victory of Taierzhuang", "China will win", "Driving away the Japanese devils!", "Long live China!".

In Wuhan City, the "crackling" sound of firecrackers made the whole city a big bundle of new newspapers with cars, shouting loudly, "Number of the name! Taierzhuang's victory, Japanese soldiers were everywhere!" They spread like flowers on the street.

From time to time, people picked up newspapers with the fragrance of ink on the ground and read the contents loudly to their compatriots around them. People who don’t know how to read will laugh when they hear it.

Various anti-Japanese and national salvation groups rushed to the streets, parades, shouting slogans, singing, improvising speeches, performing operas... A large group of people gathered together, laughter and cheering endlessly.

As the news spread farther and farther, patriotic overseas Chinese also began to take action, and various fundraising flew from all over the world to China like snowflakes, and to the battlefield where they were struggling to support them.

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Jiangsu, Xuzhou.

Since the Taierzhuang war, the first battalion of the secret service regiment has been repaired for more than a month.

Stay away from the battlefield, you cannot hear the deafening cannon sound like thunder, the continuous gunfire, the choking smoke and bloody smell, or the incomplete corpses of comrades or enemies, chew those hard-to-swalking dry food when lying in the pile of dead people, and don’t worry about whether you will become the next member of the pile of corpses.

The veterans finally enjoyed a rare tranquility; the new soldiers also began to get familiar with the life of the military camp; the wounded men who had been lying in the hospital for a long time could no longer bear the loneliness and would occasionally sneak out and go out for a walk.

But as soldiers, their tranquility doesn't seem to last for too long.

The Japanese Command announced shamelessly after the war in Taierzhuang: This was not a defeat, but a small command error by the commander. The remaining troops of the Fifth and Tenth Division of our army did not flee, but made a new strategic transfer.

In fact, the emergency meeting held by the Japanese government had long betrayed their true face of anger. The decision made by the Japanese base camp was as follows: the Japanese government cannot suffer such humiliation, and should quickly increase its troops on a large scale to China, launch a larger attack, and swear to avenge the defeat of Taierzhuang.

In April, the main forces of the Chinese army gathered in the Fifth War Zone near Xuzhou had nearly 50 divisions and more than 600,000 people. Such a huge military group is a delicious cake in the eyes of the Japanese army. If this Chinese army can be surrounded and annihilated, it will not only avenge Taierzhuang's revenge, but also give a huge blow to the Chinese government that is unimaginable.

Therefore, in order to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Fifth War Zone of the Chinese army, the Japanese invaders and the Central China dispatched troops gathered a total of thirteen elite divisions, including about 300,000 troops, carrying a large number of heavy weapons such as tanks, artillery, armored vehicles, etc. Under the cover of hundreds of aircraft, the troops divided into six groups to launch a new attack.

In the northwest of Linyi, a company of Pang Bingxun's troops in the Third Army defended the defensive position.

"Platform Commander He, why do you think this Japanese devil likes shooting artillery so much?" A new recruit buckled his nostrils covered with ashes and nudes at the corporal beside him.

"You have money!" The dusty Platoon Commander He took off his military cap, patted the dust on it, and put it back: "In March, we fought with the Japanese on the edge of Linyi City, and the Japanese cannons almost collapsed the city wall. At that time, our company commander was supervising the battle in front. A shell flew over and bombed the company commander with only one foot left."

"Just like Platoon Leader Lin?"

"Absolutely." Platoon Commander He looked at a black and red object next to the machine gun bunker that had been blown up not far away. That was the previous Platoon Commander Lin.

More than 40 minutes ago, a Japanese shell exploded the machine gun bunker. Later, when the Japanese infantry charged, Platoon Commander Lin picked up a machine gun and lay down next to the ruins of the bunker to suppress it. He was shot straight by a type 92 infantry cannon that approached, and the whole person and the gun were blown into a piece of minced meat.

In this way, the last alive squad leader He on the position became squad leader He.

"Be careful, the Japanese may be going to shoot artillery again." Seeing that the Japanese were repelled from the last attack, there was no movement for a long time, Platoon Commander He tried hard to curl his body into the trench.

The recruit sighed and hid in the way of platoon leader He.

"Bang~swish~"

"boom!"

Sure enough, as soon as Platoon Leader He finished speaking, another round of artillery began.

The recruit squatted in the trench, his mouth closed, his hands tightly covered his ears, and his body trembled slightly with the vibration of the earth.

The new recruits were afraid of artillery, so Platoon Commander He seemed much more indifferent. Although he was curled up in the trench, he was still holding half a cigarette in his mouth. Because sand and soil were blown to his body from time to time, Platoon Commander He had to stretch out one hand to protect his mouth and nose so that he would not be choked by smoke and dust.

"Bang!"

Platoon Leader He felt something hit the back of his butt, and turned around in confusion, but could no longer feel calm.

"I, I, fuck!" Platoon Leader He's hand trembled violently, and half of the cigarette left in his hand fell to the ground, but he didn't notice it at all.

Platoon He was a Japanese 75mm mountain cannon shell inserted diagonally into the trench one step behind. Most of the warhead had been inserted into the soil, and a wisp of blue smoke was slightly emitted from the shell's butt.

What kind of luck is this? He Paochang's scalp became numb, and his two squatting legs couldn't stop trembling. He wanted to stand up and escape a little, but he couldn't use any strength at all.

"Are I being targeted by the King of Hell or is there a Bodhisattva protecting me?" Platoon Commander He thought with a sad face while holding the trench wall and slowly moving towards the distance. He had no courage to turn his head and see if he was far away from the shells.

"Who is the platoon leader! Who is the platoon leader?"
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