On the Huben League School Field.

After completing the flag-giving of the Dragon Soul Special Warfare Brigade, Yang Jing ordered the troops to be disbanded.

In the following time, he, Long Yun, Bi Yuntao, Chen Lin, Tuoerduo and others, each trained the special operations brigade and conventional troops separately.

Just as Yang Jing and others were training hard in Hefei area and preparing for war, the entire battle situation underwent shocking changes.

After the New Year, the Japanese army in North China suddenly divided their troops and crossed the Yellow River south.

Han Fuqu, then chairman of Shandong Province, who had 80,000 troops, was indeed as in history. In order to preserve his strength, he fled without fighting in the face of the invading Japanese army and easily gave up the natural danger of the Yellow River.

The Japanese army occupied Jinan, the provincial capital, with almost no effort.

Then, the Japanese army divided into two groups, and the reorganized 5th Division entered Zibo and Weifang east along the Jiaozhou Railway.

Finally, he jointly occupied Qingdao with the Marine Corps that landed in advance.

After succeeding, the various units of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army rushed south from Weifang, Qingdao and other places to advance all the way to Rizhao and Linyi.

The 10th Division and other units of the Japanese army marched south along the Jinpu Railway. After breaking through the natural danger of Mount Tai, they continued to take over important towns in Shandong such as Tai'an and Qufu, and advanced together with the 5th Division and other units, trying to capture Tengxian, meet with Taierzhuang, and open the Xuzhou portal.

The National Government realized that the situation was wrong and immediately established the Fifth War Zone, with General Li Delin as the commander-in-chief and General Bai Jiansheng as the deputy commander-in-chief, commanding more than 500,000 troops to resist the Japanese attack.

For a time, the land of Qilu was full of war and wars.

Although the Fifth War Zone has an absolute advantage in military strength, it cannot be compared with the Japanese army, whether it is weapons and equipment or the quality of its soldiers.

Therefore, although the soldiers of all troops fought hard and fought bloody battles, they only delayed the pace of the Japanese army's advancement.

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At the same time, after nearly two months of rest and replenishment, the several divisions that were originally damaged by the Tiger Ben Regiment have also returned to a state of satisfaction with the entire organization.

In order to support the Japanese army in North China, it was also decided to send troops across the river to the north and advance north to the Japanese army in North China along the Jinpu Railway, and attack Xuzhou.

At that time, the commander of the Japanese army in Central China, Shinroku Hata, had just taken office and replaced Matsui Ishien, so he immediately ordered the 16th Japanese Division stationed in Nanjing at that time to cross the river and head north as the vanguard to capture Chuzhou.

The Japanese army in North China went north to build a roadway and occupied a forward base.

At the same time, the 13th Division crossed the river from Zhenjiang and captured Yangzhou.

The two Japanese troops, with more than 50,000 troops, crossed the Yangtze River one after another with the cooperation and assistance of the Navy and Air Force.

They launched fierce attacks on Chuzhou, Yangzhou and other places respectively.

This will make the fifth war zone, which is already in critical condition, even worse.

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It must be mentioned that after the Hu Ben Group evacuated from Yangzhou, Yangzhou had actually become an empty city.

Therefore, the 13th Japanese Division easily captured Yangzhou City without spending almost one soldier and then continued to advance to the Tianchang, Gaodi, Jinhu, and Xuyi.

On the other hand, Chuzhou, as an important station on the Jinpu Railway Line, has a strategic position that is not unimportant.

Once the Japanese army captured Chuzhou, they could march north along the Jinpu Railway line to attack Mingguang and Fuyang, and then directly threaten Suxian and Xuzhou.

Therefore, General Hu Shoushan received the order to die and personally led the 1st Army to defend the city and launched an unprecedented battle with the 16th Japanese Division in Chuzhou.

The 1st Army under Hu Shoushan, as the most elite unit of the Central Army, received plenty of time to rest and replenish personnel after the Battle of Shanghai, and its combat effectiveness had returned to its peak period.

Not only are they well-equipped and well-trained, they also have only a lot more troops than the 16th Division of Nakajima Imao.

If it was really a one-on-one fight, it wouldn't be that easy for Nakajima's 16th Division to defeat Hu Shoushan's troops.

However, the Japanese army had absolute air supremacy and used fighter jets and bombers to continuously bombard the 1st Army positions.

Due to the lack of air defense weapons, Hu Shoushan's troops had no choice but to use Japanese fighter jets and bombers.

He could only let him circle, drop bombs and shoot on his head arrogantly.

After three days and three nights of bloody battle, Hu Shoushan's troops suffered heavy losses under the joint attack of powerful ground and air firepower of the Japanese army.

If General Hu Shoushan had not received the order of death, he would have led his troops to abandon the guard and evacuate.

This battle is really impossible to fight, it’s all about human life!

If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and it will be fully demonstrated in this battle!

Chuzhou was in a hurry, and the 11th Army, which had just been commanded by the Fifth War Zone, was ordered to rush to aid along the Jinpu Railway with the 31st Army and the 51st Army.

The Hu Ben Regiment, which was resting in Hefei, also received a personal notebook order from the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Chairman himself.

The content was basically the same, and they were ordered to lead the Hu Ben Group to leave Hefei and secretly go north to Xuzhou to stand by.

The reason is very simple. General Li Delin, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, personally called the chairman to ask for the ace force of the Tiger Regiment.

At that time, although Yang Jing had been training new recruits, he was always paying attention to the changes in the battle situation in various places.

It was learned that Nakajima's 16th Division was in charge of the 1st Army of General Hu Shoushan and other troops fought fiercely in Chuzhou, and the battle was difficult to solve.

Therefore, Yang Jing decided to lead the guard company and the Dragon Soul Special Forces Brigade to take a detour to Chuzhou to see if there is any chance. If so, it will definitely cause a severe blow to the 16th Division.

If you can't find the opportunity, just harass it so that it can't attack Chuzhou with all its might. Then you will go north along Jinpu Road to Xuzhou.

After all, the Dragon Soul Special Warfare Team has been secretly trained in his hands for so long. As a sharp blade, it is time to unsheath.

So, Yang Jing ordered Chief of Staff Ma Haifeng, Deputy Commander Wang Dali and others to lead the main force of the Hu Ben Regiment to head north from Hefei and rush to Xuzhou first to stand by.

"Room, this time you only have a small team of special forces, this time, be careful of everything! We are waiting for you in Xuzhou!" As we parted, Ma Haifeng couldn't help but instruct Yang Jing.

Yang Jing smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, this time I mainly focus on tempering the special combat brigade and improving their practical experience and overall combat effectiveness!

But he wouldn't be so stupid that he fought against the Japanese with weak soldiers!

But you, the battle situation in Shandong is critical now. If you receive a combat mission before I arrive in Xuzhou, remember to act carefully!

The North China Plain is flat, which is very conducive to the Japanese motorized forces' operations.

Besides, the 5th, 10th, and 14th Divisions are one of the 17 most elite divisions of the Japanese army. They have very strong combat power and must not be underestimated!"

Ma Haifeng said confidently: "Room, don't worry, are there few Japanese A-type divisions that were damaged by my Tiger Ben regiment?

Putting aside the 6th and the 16th Division, the 16th Division will not be said.

Isn’t that Guoqi Detachment belonging to the 5th Division, and has it still been destroyed by us?"

Yang Jing said in a deep voice: "The reason why we were able to kill Guoqi Detachment was entirely because we set a trap in advance and caught them off guard.

Otherwise, if we set up aside the formation and fight, our Hu Ben Group may not be the opponent of the Guoqi Detachment!

If the Japanese were really as easy as you imagined to deal with, then my other friendly troops would not be defeated one after another.

The three eastern provinces, Hebei, Shanxi, and large areas south of the Yangtze River, and even the capital Nanjing, will not fall!”

Ma Haifeng put away his contempt and pointed his head with a serious expression, "Well! I remember it!"

Yang Jing instructed Ma Haifeng, Wang Dali and others again, then turned over and waved his hand to the Dragon Soul Special Forces team members behind him, saying, "Everyone is there, go! This time, we will kill the old Japanese devil of Nakajima Atsugo!

Use his blood and dog head to pay tribute to the brothers in robes who died tragically at his hands!"

Many of the members of the Dragon Soul Special Warfare Team were veterans who survived countless bloody battles in the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Nanjing.

After countless bloody battles, they have already taken life and death lightly. There is only one goal left in their minds, that is, to restore my country! Kill all the hateful invaders and drive them out of the country!

At the same time, the experience of bandit suppression for more than half a month also gave the recruits enough practical training to completely eliminate the fear of war.

Therefore, with the order of Yang Jing, the members of the Dragon Soul Special Forces Team suddenly became excited and were eager to try, wishing to arrive at the Chuzhou battlefield immediately and kill the old Japanese devil of Nakajima Atsuko Nakajima.

So much so that after the march began, the soldiers were all very fast and rushed one by one.

Yang Jing once said that this action should be regarded as an opportunity to temper the Dragon Soul Special Forces Team.

So, this time, in addition to Yang Jing, the regiment commander and two correspondents carrying radio stations, riding horses for transportation.

Others, including deputy captain Long Yun, all 120 members of the Special Forces Brigade marched on foot.

Although this speed is much slower, it can exercise the soldiers' physical fitness, endurance and speed.

If you want to become a truly elite special forces, physical fitness, endurance, and speed are just the foundation.

Fortunately, Hefei is not far from Chuzhou, only about 200 miles. If you travel day and night, you can reach it in one day at the speed of the special operations brigade.

However, special operations are just about the word "strange".

In order to avoid the aerial reconnaissance of the Japanese planes, so as to avoid exposing their whereabouts and lose their tactical suddenness.

Yang Jing led the Special Forces Brigade and the Guard Company to lie down at night, and specially chose to marches in some sparsely populated mountains and forests.

So, it took two nights to arrive in Chuzhou.

However, the two nights of day and night were hiking and traveling overnight, although it was hard, but it was not without value.

At least, no one of the Japanese intelligence agencies knew that such an elite Chinese army had arrived at the Chuzhou battlefield.

Of course, the national and military sides don’t know.

Because Yang Jing was worried that enemy spies leaked the secrets or that the telegrams sent were intercepted by the Japanese army.

Therefore, in this operation, except for several battalion commanders, chief of staff, and deputy commanders of the Huben Regiment, even other soldiers did not know where Yang Jing led the Special Forces Brigade.

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Chuzhou battlefield.
To be continued...