"Bang" a teacup was thrown to the ground again, but because of what happened last time, the guards had a better idea, and now all the teacups on the table for Agent Jiang were replaced with steel teacups, so they were not afraid of falling.
"What did you say? That bastard went to Lan Feng?" Jiang Jie said angrily with his eyes widened.
Dai Li lowered his head and smiled bitterly and said, "The young master left overnight that night, and none of our people noticed. That's when something went wrong. We only found out that the young master actually went to Lanfeng just after we received the return from Jiangxi and the telegram from Hu Lian."
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"That's unreasonable. I'm going to break my mother-in-law's legs." Agent Jiang waved his scepter like crazy.
Dai Li didn't dare to think about whether Agent Jiang had scolded him as well, and asked, "Principal, what should I do?"
Agent Jiang turned around and shouted, "Tell someone to bring him back to me. What else can I do?"
At this time, Chen Brai hurriedly knocked on the door and came in and said, "Commissioner, something big has happened."
Jiang Jie was still angry. When he heard this, he frowned and said, "What happened again?"
Chen Bulei took the telegram and said, "The Japanese 14th Division suddenly captured Minquan County and is now heading north towards Lanfeng. It is exactly as the master expected."
Agent Jiang blinked his eyes, touched his ears and said with a smile, "I'm probably mad. Bray, tell me again, what did the 14th Division do?"
Chen Bulei said no more, but handed the telegram to Jiang's agent.
Agent Jiang looked at the telegram, and his eyes grew bigger again. Dai Li next to him was filled with admiration. No wonder he can be the chairman of the committee. He is really extraordinary. How did his eyes become so big?
Agent Jiang took a deep breath and suddenly laughed, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, the Japanese army would make such a stupid move, and our hundreds of thousands of troops were safe. Well, that guy was right."
, However, in this case, it may be more difficult to get him to come back, that’s all, it’s not a bad thing, Bray.”
Chen Brai stood at attention and said, "My subordinate is here."
Chiang's intermediary returned the telegram to Chen Brai and said, "Prepare the plane. I am going to Kaifeng to supervise the war."
Chen Builei was full of energy and said, "Follow your orders."
--Minquan County
Minquan County is a small town located between Guide and Lanfeng. At this time, the plaster flag of the Japanese army has been planted here.
It only took less than half a day for the mechanized troops of the 14th Division to capture this small town. Xiangyue Qingsi could then choose to go north to Germany or south to Lanfeng.
"Your Excellency, Commander, what should we do next?" Kenji Doihara asked, looking at the surrounding plains.
The soil on the plains is yellow, which is left over from the flooding of the Yellow River. In April and May, the earth is already lush and full of life.
"How long can our fuel and ammunition last?" asked Seiji Kozuki.
"If we keep fighting at this intensity, we can support it for a week." Kenji Doihara replied.
"Well, it's too short. Let's carry out our original plan and attack Lanfeng. Who are the defenders of Lanfeng?" Xiangyue Qingji made up his mind and asked.
"It is said that he is a young general named Hu Lian, who led the 24th Division, the most elite of the former National Army. However, this division has been attacked by our Zhimin, and now most of them are new soldiers." Doihara Kenji replied, "
This person has performed well in Taierzhuang and is a commander who is good at defense. In addition, there is a local division guarding Maji Town on the way, but the combat effectiveness of that division is even less worth mentioning. Well, there are
The ferry we need also has a division of troops. It is said that those are militiamen and we can destroy them with one brigade."
Xiangyue Qingji laughed and said, "Good at defense? I want to see if he can defend against my heavy artillery. He ordered the troops to drive to Lanfeng in three hours. Just leave a squadron here. Once there are nationals
The army immediately notified the main force of the division."
——Majizhen
This is a town that prospered along the railway. Guarding here is the 46th Division of the Henan Local Division, with a total of only four to five thousand people.
And the fortifications here are just simple fortifications such as trenches. After all, everyone thinks that the real battle is in Guide. When it reaches here, the National Army will be defeated and the defense will be in vain.
The commander of the 46th Division, Li Liangrong, was born in the first phase of Huangpu, but he left the army because he was dissatisfied with the purge of the party by Chiang Kai-shek. However, it was not because he sympathized with the Red Party, but because he sympathized with the White Party who were unjustly killed. After all, in April 12th, he
At that time, the number of people killed by the White Party was ten times greater than that by the Red Party.
Later, Li Liangrong was persuaded to return by Jiang Jie, and participated in several encirclement and suppression campaigns, but he could no longer gain the complete trust of Jiang Jie, and he never led the main force.
Li Liangrong looked at the smoke in his eyes, swallowed his saliva, and a drop of cold sweat remained. "Where do these Japanese come from? Why are there so many tanks?"
The communication soldier next to him took off his earphones and said loudly, "Report, there is a call from the headquarters. The troops in front of us are the Japanese 14th Division. They have just taken Minquan County in a surprise attack. Due to their high degree of mechanization, they are the last to arrive and are ahead of us."
The defeated army came quickly."
Li Liangrong cursed angrily, "Are all military commanders just doing it for a living? The Japanese have been beaten to the doorstep, and they are just telling us now. A division has 20,000 to 30,000 people, how can I be beaten like this with such little wealth?"
"Master, the Japanese are attacking." A soldier shouted.
Li Liangrong quickly stepped forward to take a look, only to see hundreds of tanks divided into three rows, forming a mighty front line one kilometer wide and heading towards Li Liangrong's defensive position.
"How to fight this? Go back to the headquarters and ask for reinforcements!!" Li Liangrong didn't need to calculate at all. You must know that since it is a second-line force, the entire 46th Division only has five mortars, a dozen light and heavy machine guns, and nothing else.
There is no hope.
"Yes!" The communications soldier also knew that the situation was urgent and reported quickly.
——Guide
When Cheng Qian of Guide received the sudden appearance of the Japanese army behind him, he almost fainted with Tang Enbo. If he was surrounded, an army of five to six million people would have to stay in this small Guide, but
When he saw that there was only one 14th Division heading north towards Lanfeng, Cheng Qian let out a long breath.
"Damn, I was scared to death. I thought the entire First Army was here, but it turned out to be just one division and they were heading north. I looked at Xiangyue Qingji, and his brain must have been caught in the door." Tang Enbo laughed loudly,
A look of disapproval.
"Humph, he just wants to open the seal and forget about righteousness for small profits. This is really a common trait of the Japanese." Cheng Qian chuckled.
"In this way, our troops can withdraw smoothly. The strategic goal is achieved. Now that the 14th Division has arrived, we can't help but take it." Tang Enbo was trying to find some credit for the defeat in Xuzhou.
To deal with old Chiang Kai-shek, the 14th Division can be used just in time.
Cheng Qian knew it well and said, "Let's do this. I will let the 71st Army and the 72nd Army pursue them first. General Tang's troops have just withdrawn, so I will repair them now and then follow them. In addition, I will
Let the 36th, 61st and 106th Divisions go to Lanfeng to assist in the defense and strive to completely capture the 14th Division."
Although Tang Enbo wanted to take credit, he didn't dare to say anything in front of Cheng Qian. After all, Cheng Qian was the man who conquered the world with Huang Xing back then. In front of him, Tang Enbo was a complete junior.
At this time, an officer came in and saluted, "Sir Cheng, Xue Yue reported that there is an urgent military situation."
Cheng Qian asked strangely, "What urgent military situation made you, a dignified lieutenant general, come to work as a communications soldier?"
Xue Yue said with a helpless smile, "Look, the old man's son has gone crazy and ran to Lanfeng. This is the direction of the Japs' current attack. The old man is about to jump up. No, the old man is calling. Let's
You command the front line in Guide, and I will lead people to pursue the 14th Division."
Cheng Qian frowned and looked at the telegram and asked, "What's going on? Why did Jianfeng go to Lanfeng?"
Xue Yue said in a low voice, "I heard from Wuhan that the young master had judged a few days ago that the 14th Division would attack Lan Feng, so he ran over there, but the Japanese were attacking the city a lot. Why didn't I see him in such a hurry?
What exactly does Lan Feng have?"
An idea flashed in Cheng Qian's mind. Xue Yue didn't know some things because he was still at a low level. However, he knew that there was nothing in Lan Feng, but Kaifeng next to him had an important plan, which was to protect Zhengzhou that he proposed in 1935.
The plan was drawn up by him personally, and its core was to use water instead of troops.
"Does he know about this? It shouldn't be. Even Chen Guofu and others have only heard about this plan. Well, no wonder the chairman is getting anxious. If it really comes to this step, what is Jianfeng doing here?
To open or not to open?" Cheng Qian thought secretly in his mind and said, "Then lead your troops immediately and make sure to eat up this Japanese army."
——Lan Feng
Hu Lian followed behind the policeman with an expression that showed he had suffered eight bad lucks for eight lifetimes. He could see Zhang Yaruo smiling sweetly next to him.
"I said, General Hu, don't accompany us anymore. The Japs are coming soon. You should hurry up and arrange defenses." ****** held a grenade in his hand and a matchlock in the other.
said.
"Sir, please spare me. If you have any shortcomings, I, Hu Lian, won't be able to kill you even if I have eight heads. What on earth are you going to do? Can you put down the grenade?" Hu Lian
He said with a sigh.
"No! If I put it down, you will knock me out immediately and pull me away. I don't know you yet." ****** shook his head and said.
"Sir, there is a letter from the commissioner." Wang Sheng walked in from outside, holding a piece of paper in his hand.
****** said with some fear, "Just read it."
Wang Sheng wiped the sweat with his sleeve and said, "Come back."
****** blinked and asked "What?"
Wang Sheng continued, "Just three words, come back."
****** said angrily, "I won't go back. I really have something to do. I will never leave until the battle of Lanfeng is over."
Wang Sheng then took out the second piece of paper and said, "The committee has told me to read this letter before you come back."
****** turned around and asked, "What is this letter?"
Wang Sheng thought, "Come to Kaifeng to see me."
**** thought that Huayuankou happened to be in Kaifeng, so he could go there, so he nodded and said, "Father's orders must not be violated, let's go to Kaifeng."
Hu Lian watched the Japanese convoy and the first company of soldiers leave, then took off his hat and said, "Damn it, the young master is finally gone. Okay, brothers, get ready. The Japanese are coming soon.
Be smart about it."
A soldier smiled and said, "Master, how many Japs are there this time?"
Hu Lian laughed loudly and said, "I heard there are 40,000 to 50,000 people, but ah, there are 4 to 50,000 of our troops behind them. As long as we block them, we can eat another division of theirs."
And if Li Liangrong, who was in the civil rights group, heard what Hu Lian said, he would definitely ask his junior brother to come over and take a good look at the battlefield. At this time, the National Army positions had been beaten to pieces. Hundreds of battlefield vehicles and thousands of Japanese troops were attacking.
It only took an hour to break through Li Liangrong's two lines of defense and reach the core position.
"Master, we can't beat him. Let's retreat quickly." An officer covered in blood stumbled in and pulled Li Liangrong and said.
"I rely on your whole family. You can't hold a regiment for half an hour. How do you lead the troops?" Li Liangrong said angrily. After speaking, he took the rifle next to him and shouted, "Damn it, bring it with you."
Leave everything to me."
"Boom!!!" A huge explosion sounded next to Li Liangrong's headquarters. A large crater with a diameter of seven or eight meters appeared in front of everyone. A short leg flew high and landed just in front of Li Liangrong.
Then, as if the entire earth had been awakened, countless fireballs appeared on the core position, and as many as 50 heavy artillery pieces easily smashed Li Liangrong's core position to pieces.
"Damn it, retreat, everyone retreat, retreat to Lanfeng!!" Li Liangrong knew that there was nothing he could do, so he could only order a retreat. At this point, Lanfeng's door was wide open.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we have received a secret message. Chiang Kai-shek's son is now in Lanfeng City." Kenji Doihara shouted excitedly to Seiji Kozuki.
"So what? Do you think you can catch us? The National Army should have already reacted. Guide will soon send troops to attack us. Instead of attacking Lan Feng, bypass Lan Feng and seize the Yellow River ferry behind Lan Feng first.
Next, wait for our logistics line to be connected, and then attack Lan Feng. There is a brigade left here. Let's go." Xiangyue Qingji rejected Tohi Kenjiro's opinion. He was not optimistic about capturing *** alive on the battlefield.
***, if he is killed by mistake and the agent Chiang refuses to surrender, then he will be unlucky. It is better to let *** run away, so he is ready to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger to make *** leave Lanfeng.
The Yellow River ferry mentioned by Xiangyue Qingsi is called Chenliukou. The 195th Division is stationed here. Most of this division is militia. The difference in combat effectiveness can be imagined.
Li Liangrong ran all the way back to Lanfeng and happened to meet Hu Lian who was setting up defense outside the city.
"Mr. Hu, don't set up any more defenses outside the city. We can't defend it." Li Liangrong said out of breath.
Hu Lian looked at the ragged Li Liangrong and the sparse team of less than a hundred people behind him, looked at the sun, and said, "Mr. Li, how long have you been here? How did it become like this?"
Li Liangrong took the water handed over by the person next to him, drank a few sips and said, "The Japanese are so bullying. You didn't see it. There are hundreds of tanks and hundreds of heavy artillery. It's impossible to fight them."
We should just defend the city and abandon all the positions outside. When their tanks rush in, we will only increase our casualties."
Hu Lian asked in disbelief, "Hundreds of tanks? Doesn't he only have one division?"
Li Liangrong stamped his feet and cursed, "How do I know? Would I lie to you? We are all from Huangpu. Come into the city quickly, they are coming soon. Ouch, call the commissioners to send reinforcements."
Hu Lian nodded and said, "Okay, let's go in together and discuss what to do."
