After listening to Su Rui's words, Li Zongren and others looked at each other and smiled. Xu Zuyi nodded and said: "Of course reinforcements will be given. How can Juichi Terauchi, the commander of the North China Front Army, be relieved if we don't reinforce them? So Zhongxin, you not only need reinforcements this time, but you also have to send reinforcements."
It hurts to be beaten by the Fifth Division, Brigadier Su, can you do it?"
Su Rui saluted solemnly and said loudly: "Sirs, please rest assured that although Su is not sure of success, Chengren is determined. It will be worthwhile to go to Linyi to live up to the expectations of the senior officers."
"Eh……"
Chief Li shook his head angrily and said: "We sent you to Linyi this time to let you win the battle, not to die. When can your unit set off?"
Suri quickly said: "Sir, our department will be able to reach the train station in an hour and can leave at any time."
"Okay, okay!"
Chief Li nodded happily, "The art of war is as fast as the wind and as slow as the forest. It seems that Zhongxin has learned the true meaning of the art of war from his ancestors."
The two chiefs of staff, Xu Zuyi and Wang Hongshao, looked at each other and were secretly surprised. This evaluation was quite high. It seemed that Chief Li really had high hopes for this little fellow.
After Li Zongren finished speaking, he asked again: "Zhongxin, how do you plan to rescue Linyi?"
Su Rui knew that this was Chief Li who was testing himself. He hurriedly pointed to the map and said: "The staff believes that instead of passive defense, it is better to use offense as defense and attack the enemy's flanks to break the siege of Linyi. Our department can
After moving to Liujia Lake, Yatou and Shijiatun, forcefully cross the Yi River and attack the Japanese flanks, the Japanese army will inevitably be in chaos, so the siege of Linyi can be easily solved."
Chief Li thought for a moment and nodded slowly, "Yes, Zhongxin, your idea is very bold and feasible. I basically agree with your idea."
Su Rui thought to himself: "This is something that Chief Zhang has done before. It's strange that it's not feasible."
After a while, Chief Li waved his hand and said, "Okay, now that the mission has been clarified, let's set off quickly. Do you have any other requests before leaving? Do you want the theater headquarters to add some for your department?"
Ammunition supplies?”
Su Rui grinned: "Thank you for your concern, sir. We don't need it for the time being in our Three Hundred Brigade. It's just that the hospital and logistics department left in Xuzhou after the staff department left need sir to pay more attention."
"Um... Got it." After hearing this, Chief Li just nodded, and then lowered his head to look at the map. Su Rui knew that Chief Li was about to see off a guest, so he quickly saluted several officers and strode forward.
walked outside.
When Su Rui walked out of the conference room, Chief of Staff Xu Zuyi couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Sir, although Brigadier Su is young and promising, and is a rare general of our party and country, is his troop strength too small?
, and I’m still a little worried about relying on such a bunch of miscellaneous people to defend Linyi.”
Li Zongren used a pen to draw on the battle map, sometimes blue circles, sometimes red circles. He said without raising his head, what's wrong with the miscellaneous brand? I come from a miscellaneous background, don't we all do better than the real ones, better than the direct lineage? In
In terms of weapons and equipment, the Chinese army is indeed a mixed bag, and the Japanese army is the ace, all equipped with aircraft, artillery, tanks and chariots. But in terms of people's morale, isn't the Chinese army the ace? He laughed as he said it, sweeping away the past few days.
Face full of sadness...
In addition to the theater headquarters, Su Rui quickly returned to the camp. With an order, the entire 300 brigade was mobilized. Except for the logistics department and the brigade hospital, all combat troops were mobilized.
Of course, there are also some disharmonious factors. For example, as Yang Peile is Su Rui's girlfriend and a nurse in the hospital, he is about to go to Linyi with the army, but Su Rui blocks him back. This time, the soldiers in Linyi are in danger.
Su Rui couldn't guarantee her own safety. Even Xu Yaoshan, the chief of the communications department, asked her to stay in Xuzhou, let alone those female nurses.
In this way, in a hurry, Su Rui led more than 6,000 combat troops of 300 brigades and boarded the train bound for Linyi.
The journey from Xuzhou to Linyi is about four hundred miles. The train Su Rui took stopped and went for two days, and it was not until February 28 that it arrived at Liujia Lake, Yatou, and Shijiatun.
The moon quietly climbed up the treetops. In an unknown village in Liujia Lake, a large group of national troops came this evening. After entering the village, they did not disturb the people like ordinary national troops, but just quietly
After the meal, several officers of the army searched for a few villagers from the village and asked about the water level and geographical features of Liujia Lake. After the meal, the rest of the officers and soldiers were cleaning up their guns and cannons.
, looking like he was preparing for a battle.
Some brave children came forward to watch the fun and were given some fruit candies, which made those children smile from ear to ear.
In a hidden low-lying area, Su Rui was wearing a Type 35 combat uniform of the German Wehrmacht like an ordinary soldier, and also had a Type 35 steel helmet on his head. If it weren't for the three triangular yellow stars on the collar, he would not have seen anything at all.
You can't tell that he is a colonel.
Su Rui frowned and asked a communications officer next to him: "Have you not contacted the Third Army yet?"
"Sir, not yet!"
Su Rui and Liang Zhi looked at each other, with a trace of anxiety flashing in their eyes. In another time and space, although Pang Bingxun's troops suffered heavy losses, he had been asking for help from the theater headquarters. However, the theater headquarters did not dispatch until early March.
The 59th Army went to reinforce.
However, in this time and space, Pang Bingxun's troops were unable to hold on after fighting for only a few days, and telegrams for help were sent non-stop. The theater headquarters then sent itself to come for reinforcements, but now even contact has been interrupted. Is this really the case?
Has changed?
Thinking of this, Su Rui couldn't help but feel nervous. This was his first battle after breaking out of Nanjing, and he couldn't make any mistakes.
Thinking of this, Su Rui asked Liang Zhi: "Ziran, the Third Army Corps cannot be contacted. There must be something wrong. What do you think?"
Liang Zhi thought for a while and then said: "There are no more than two reasons for losing contact with the Third Army at this time. One is that their situation has reached the most critical stage, so much so that even the radio station has been destroyed. The other is that they are still there.
They are on the march and cannot contact us. But no matter what the situation is, the situation is not optimistic, so we must be prepared for the worst."
"Be prepared for the worst..."
Su Rui gritted his teeth and thought for a while, then stamped his feet and said at the end: "Well, no matter what the situation is, we can't delay it any longer. After the scouts figure out the movements of the Japanese troops in front, we must deal with it before dawn tomorrow."
The enemy in front of us launches an attack, and there can be no further delay."
While he was talking, there was a sound of footsteps in front of him, and Bai Jingran's figure appeared in everyone's sight, followed by several soldiers in camouflage uniforms behind him.
Bai Jingran, who was dripping with water, wiped the water on his face as he walked and said, "Sir, I'm back."
Su Rui also came forward and asked with concern: "Old Bai, how are you? There is no loss. Have you figured out the situation of the Japanese on the other side?"
Bai Jingran nodded: "It's okay. I have figured out the situation of the Japanese army opposite. The Japanese army opposite is the 11th Regiment of the Fifth Division and a regiment to which Liu Guitang belongs. There are about 6,000 puppet troops. They are preparing to
Tomorrow we will launch a general attack on Pang Bingxun's remaining troops."
Su Rui said in surprise: "Launch a general attack? So Pang Bingxun's troops have already suffered heavy casualties?"
"I guess so!" Bai Jingran's face was also very solemn.
Su Rui slapped his palm fiercely and said: "We can't delay it any longer. Before dawn tomorrow, with the 398th Regiment as the vanguard, we will launch a general attack on the enemy in front of us, break into Linyi and join the Third Army. This battle must be fought against us."
The majesty of the Three Hundred Brigade is coming!"
"yes!"
A low and determined voice sounded in the dark night.
The night was as dark as ink. In the headquarters of the Third Army in the northeast corner of Linyi County, a dim oil lamp illuminated the room flickeringly.
An old man over sixty years old with gray hair was standing anxiously in the room with his hands behind his back, a frown on his face. If you look closely, you can also find that this person is limping when he walks. This person is the third person.
Pang Bingxun, the commander of the legion.
Pang Bingxun, who was born in 1879, is just sixty years old this year. After decades of military career, his hair has already turned gray. Although his third army is nominally a legion, it actually only has five regiments.
More than 3,000 people.
After several days of fighting, his Third Army had been reduced by nearly half. Just today, his headquarters was bombarded by the Japanese army, and his radio station was blown up by the Japanese army. Now his contact with friendly forces was completely cut off. He was so anxious.
Spinning in circles all over the floor.
Qian Ying, his chief of staff, came over and said: "Sir, more than half of our troops have been injured and killed, and we can no longer hold on for a few more days. Now that the radio station has been damaged again, why not order a breakout?"
"Breakout?"
Pang Bingxun stopped and shook his head: "No, the reason why we have been able to support ourselves until now is because of the convenient location. If we were to break through, the brothers who were pursued by the Japanese army would have achieved a good result. If this is the case,
I would rather lead my brothers and fight to the death with this guy Sakagaki."
Seeing that Pang Bingxun had made up his mind, Qian Ying could only retreat.
Looking at the flashes of artillery fire outside the city from time to time, Pang Bingxun sighed and said sadly: "Could this be where my old Pang died?"
No matter what Pang Bingxun thinks, Seishiro Sakagaki, the commander of the Japanese 5th Division who is now surrounding Linyi, is full of joy. Now the 5th Division and Liu Guitang's puppet troops have surrounded Linyi, and they can only wait to launch a general offensive tomorrow to capture it in one fell swoop.
After moving to Linyi, the reputation of his fifth division can be spread to Japan again.
The time at this time has reached 5:03 in the morning, but the energetic Seishiro Sakagaki still has no pajamas. He is still sitting quietly in a tent, looking at the map quietly, waiting for the morning.
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