As night fell, the troops were filled with an atmosphere of victory. They took the time to rest and replenish their physical strength. They exhausted their strength by fighting bloody battles during the day. After a hurried dinner, the brothers fell asleep regardless of their appearance. Soon, there was a loud earthquake in the wilderness.
Heaven's purr.
It was already late at night after regimental commanders Zhang Handuo and Yang Ling attended the meeting at the division headquarters. They separately checked the alert status of open and hidden sentries and mobile sentries. After confirming that there were no problems, they fell asleep wrapped in a military blanket.
The 74th Army cooperated with the 71st Army to conquer Neihuang City. The brothers fell asleep in the joy of victory, but General Kenji Doihara, the commander of the Japanese 14th Division, who was surrounded like an iron barrel, could not sleep.
, with red and swollen eyes, he was looking down at the map on the table of the Eight Immortals, frowning.
The tens of thousands of elite troops of the 14th Division led by him made a major detour after crossing the Yellow River, attacking Heze and capturing Yifeng. They were about to cut off the Longhai Line and block hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops in the Xuzhou area.
wipe out.
But who knew that Chen Yaojin would appear on the way and be surrounded by a regiment led by Xue Yue, a little-known Chinese commander, in the Lanfeng area, unable to advance or retreat. And now that Neihuang City and Yifeng City have been lost, it is even more frustrating.
He realized that if he stood still and waited for reinforcements, he would be in danger of annihilating his entire army.
According to Doihara Kenji's original plan, he did not pay attention to the more than 100,000 Chinese troops surrounding his division, even if the opponent was the Central Army, but he seriously complained about the combat effectiveness of these Chinese troops.
In just a few days, their outer defense line was completely destroyed, which put him in a dilemma.
The divisions coming from the periphery for reinforcements in the direction of Lanfeng encountered tenacious resistance from the Chinese blocking troops. In their current state, it was difficult for them to support the arrival of reinforcements, so he no longer dared to hold on and kept his eyes on the map.
, thinking about a breakout strategy.
Kenji Doihara was able to rise from a school-level officer engaged in espionage to the head of the main division in just four years. In addition to possessing solid military skills, his ruthlessness, cunning and keen insight also made him
Many opponents stumbled.
He is a spy and has a strong sense of crisis. He often considers the worst outcome of things. Now, although their 14th Division can still hold on for a while, he has to plan an escape route in advance.
Looking at the densely packed red and blue lines on the map, his brows furrowed and wrinkled. Although bad news came one after another, he still kept himself calm and calm, analyzing and judging calmly.
The troops surrounding the 14th Division are all elite troops of the Central Army. Not only are the soldiers highly qualified, but most of the officers are graduates of the Huangpu Military Academy. They are not lacking in courage and are rich in strategy. The soldiers' weapons and equipment are even better than those of local troops.
A lot taller, and now he regrets his frivolous advance.
The division commander Kenji Doihara's sinister eyes kept wandering on the map. He frowned from time to time as he looked at the marked numbers of the Chinese armies. They were not weak in every direction.
If they fail to break through successfully, then the rest of the troops will smell the scent and pounce on them like wild wolves, tearing their 14th Division to pieces in the movement. As a China expert, Kenji Doihara can guess
to this tragic result.
The best breakout route now is to break out to the east. As long as they break through the defense line of the 74th Army of the Chinese Army, they will be able to get closer to the reinforcements. However, the combat effectiveness of the 74th Army has already begun since they conquered Neihuang City in one day.
If you see the clues, can you open a hole?
Division commander Kenji Doihara shook his head. He really didn't have the confidence to break through the front of the 74th Army. Apart from this worry, what he was most worried about was that he could think of breaking out from the east to approach the friendly forces.
With so many senior staff officers in the Chinese military, they might have been on guard against this trick for a long time.
Under the dim light, the division commander Doihara Kenji put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the narrow room. Finally, he began to look closer at the map. Finally, he set his sights on Lanfeng City in the west.
If their 14th Division breaks through from the east, it can quickly approach the friendly forces and avoid the danger of destruction. However, it must have a prerequisite, that is, it must be able to break through the siege of the Chinese army. If it cannot break through, it will be surrounded in the open plain area.
There was only one way to die, so he didn't dare to take the risk.
However, if we unexpectedly break through from the west, even though we are further away from friendly forces, we may be able to disrupt the Chinese army's subordinates and seize Lanfeng. Even if we cannot break out, we can rely on Lanfeng to hold on and wait for reinforcements.
After this idea popped up in his mind, Kenji Doihara could no longer sit still. He hurriedly called in his staff to conduct a review on the feasibility of this plan, and sent out a reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Lanfeng City.
At daybreak, the reconnaissance force came back and reported that the 27th Army of the Chinese Army in the direction of Lanfeng City had only advanced more than 20 miles in several days. More than 300 of their advance cavalry were destroyed by the enemy's armored vehicles.
After hearing the news, the frown of the division commander Doihara Kenji finally relaxed. He only advanced more than 20 miles in a few days. I am afraid that a snail is faster than them. This exposed a problem, that is, the opponent's command
Officials are either cautious or timid.
Now more than 100,000 Chinese troops surrounded them in the Lanfeng area. The other Central Army units were all fighting hard. Only the 27th Army was dawdling and did not dare to move forward after a battle with their forward cavalry.
Kenji Doihara judged based on his many years of espionage experience that the opponent's commander was probably more likely to be timid.
"Who is their commander?"
Chief of Staff Colonel Tadayoshi Sano replied: "Gui Yongqing, with the rank of Lieutenant General, was the former commander of the China Army Training Corps. After the Battle of Nanjing, the Training Corps was disbanded and reorganized into the 27th Army, so he continued..."
After hearing the answer from the chief of staff, the division commander Doihara Kenji knew a little about Gui Yongqing. He smiled and said: "The teaching corps was beaten in Nanjing and was disorganized. This time we will beat the 27th Army again."
In name only, I wonder what General Gui feels about it?"
Chief of Staff Colonel Tadayoshi Sano also laughed: "If it were me, I would commit suicide."
After the division commander Doihara Kenji smiled, he pointed at Lanfeng City and said: "I am going to attack Lanfeng by surprise and go west. What do you think?"
"I agree. I suggest deploying the 59th Infantry Regiment, the 15th Regiment, the 18th Regiment and the 50th Regiment to attack together. To the west, the Sakai Detachment and the 2nd and 20th Regiments will continue to hold back the Chinese.
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"Then let's do it this way. Let's catch that person by surprise, haha."