In the command post of the East Henan Corps, General Xue Yue was tossing and turning because the whereabouts of the main force of the Japanese army were unknown. He knew well that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and he also understood the old man's thoughts. Now they urgently needed a hearty victory to retaliate against those doubts.
Now the more than 100,000 elites of the Central Army under his command have surrounded tens of thousands of elites of the Dofeiyuan Division in the Lanfeng area. Neihuang City and Yifeng City have been recaptured by them one after another. Now that the Dofeiyuan Division has become a trapped beast, what they have to do
The only thing is to play steadily and win is already within your grasp.
But General Xue Yue also knew in his heart that his opponent was the insidious and cunning Doihara Kenji. This China expert had been engaged in espionage work on Chinese soil for many years. He did not dare to be careless in the slightest, fearing that this exposed person would
The fanged beast bit back.
"Have you figured out where the enemy's main force is going?" Xue Wen raised his bloodshot eyes and asked the combat staff.
The combat staff officer shook his head and said: "We have issued investigation orders to all frontline units, but there is no feedback yet."
Xue Yue was obviously not satisfied with this answer. After a pause, he continued to ask: "Are there any signs of enemy troops gathering in the direction of Lanfeng City?"
The combat staff replied: "When it got dark yesterday, Commander Gui reported that no enemy was found and they were advancing steadily."
Xue Yue still felt uneasy. He walked around in the small command post and looked out the window. The sky in the distance had turned fish belly white. He turned around and ordered: "Call again and ask. I think the Dofeiyuan Division is very good."
It is possible to break through to the west as Deputy Commander Yang of the 74th Army judged."
"Ding ding ding..." Just as the combat staff was about to call to inquire, the phone suddenly rang rapidly.
"Hello, this is the headquarters..." The combat staff picked up the phone.
"What, the Japanese army captured Lanfeng City last night?!"
When General Xue Yue heard this, he also lost his usual composure. He hurriedly grabbed the phone and asked about the situation. The call was from the 102nd Division of the 8th Army guarding Dangshan. They were pouring in from the direction of Lanfeng.
They are under fierce attack.
"Where is Gui Yongqing's 27th Army!? How could they lose Lanfeng?" General Xue Yue almost roared, because he knew what the loss of Lanfeng meant.
There was almost a cry from the other side of the phone: "Mr. Xue, the 27th Army may have been completely destroyed or may have been evacuated. The Japanese army is attacking fiercely. I am requesting reinforcements at the Dangshan position!"
Xue Yue calmed down, took a deep breath and said: "Reinforcements will arrive soon. You must guard Dangshan. If you lose Dangshan, come and see us!"
The call was hung up, but General Xue Yue's turbulent mood was difficult to calm down for a long time. In one night, Lan Feng, a well-equipped army guard, was lost. If he said he was wiped out, he would never believe it.
There is only one possibility, and that is Gui Yongqing evacuating without authorization.
"Immediately send a telegram to all ministries to stop the attack and stay put. Order the 8th Army to send people to quickly reinforce Dangshan. Also, quickly find out what happened to Lan Fengcheng and what happened to Gui Yongqing?!"
A chilling atmosphere enveloped the headquarters, the staff officers became busy, messengers came out in all directions, and various orders were quickly sent to various units via radio waves.
Soon the commander, General Xue Yue, figured out the whole story. Gui Yongqing's 27th Army fled without a fight. The 88th Division that stayed behind in Lanfeng also withdrew after suffering heavy losses, causing the Japanese army to capture Lanfeng overnight.
The encirclement that we worked so hard to build was torn open.
"Gui Yongqing deserves to die!" General Xue Yue couldn't help cursing loudly, but thinking that he was the Chairman's favorite disciple, a feeling of powerlessness arose in his heart.
"Send a report to the Wuhan Military Commission, truthfully report the cause and effect of the matter, and how to deal with it in the future. Our Corps is waiting for orders." In the end, General Xue Yue could only ask his staff to report the emergency situation to Wuhan.
The loss of Lanfeng completely disrupted the plan to encircle and annihilate the Dofeiyuan Division. Although Yang Ling made a judgment in advance and reported the situation, he did not receive enough attention from the command post, resulting in the current situation.
The order to stop the attack and stand by was quickly conveyed to all the troops. The troops that were attacking forward had to stop and ask each other what happened. When they learned that Lanfeng had fallen, there was a sudden burst of curses, and countless brothers sacrificed their lives to defeat them.
The great situation was ruined in vain.
Yang Ling was silent for a long time after hearing the news of Lanfeng's fall. If he had recalled the details of the Lanfeng battle earlier, perhaps things like this would not have happened. But now it is irreversible. He just looks forward to the future war.
Be able to recall more details and avoid making the same mistakes again.
The Supreme Military Council in Wuhan paid great attention to the Battle of Lanfeng, but when the news of Lanfeng's fall came back, even the chairman, who had always been quiet about his emotions and anger, couldn't help but curse his mother.
However, the top priority now is how to save the enemy, so the Military Commission soon sent a telegram to Xue Yue, ordering him to organize troops immediately to stop the Dofeiyuan Division that broke through and complete the annihilation.
After all, Lanfeng had been lost, so the Military Commission deployed Hu Zongnan's 17th Army Corps into the battlefield to encircle Lanfeng and Luowangzhai from west to east, while the troops commanded by Xue Yue attacked from east to west to re-form the encirclement.
In view of the precedent of Gui Yongqing's 27th Army evacuating without authorization, the Military Commission issued an order requiring all armies to follow the command of Commander-in-Chief Xue. Anyone who cowers or fails to attack will be severely punished according to law!
Under the great attention of the Military Commission, the somewhat frustrated General Xue Yue had to readjust his subordinates and organize a new attack.
"Instruct the 71st Army to attack Lanfeng and be sure to recapture Lanfeng!"
"Order the 64th Army to capture the Luowangji line!'
"Order the 27th Army and the 74th Army to attack forward, compress the enemy's living space and cut off their supply channels!"
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Orders were issued from Xue Yue's headquarters one after another. The troops that had rested for half a day were like the gears of a machine. They started turning rapidly again, and the battlefield was once again shrouded in gunpowder smoke.
In a sparse forest, the 301st Regiment of the 151st Brigade, which was temporarily staying here for rest, also received combat orders after redeployment.
"The task given to our regiment by the division headquarters is to capture Luowang Station before dawn on the 26th, open up the Longhai Line, and withdraw dozens of military supplies stranded on the railway to Zhengzhou." The regiment leader Zhang Handuo pointed to a small station on the map.
, reading out the combat orders issued by the division headquarters.
"We don't know how many Japs there are at Luowang Station, and we don't know how many Japs we will encounter on the road. Moreover, we only have twenty hours, so you must be mentally prepared."
After hearing the words of the regiment leader, all the battalion and company commanders in the meeting took a breath. This is really an arduous task. It is estimated that it will be very difficult to complete such a task.
"Members of the group, let's not talk about how many Japanese soldiers there are at Luowang Station. After twenty hours of running so far, I'm afraid they'll be exhausted before they even get there. How can we fight this battle?" First Battalion Commander Lu Xing frowned.
Zhang Handuo said with a dark face: "The division has issued a death order, so even if we are exhausted from running, we must run to Luowang Station on time and capture it!"
When Yang Ling saw Zhang Handuo coming back with such a death order, he sighed helplessly and said, "In this case, we can only bite the bullet and go ahead."
"I suggest allocating elite forces to form an assault force, carrying only weapons and ammunition. In this way, we may be able to arrive on time and launch an attack, and the rest will follow up with reinforcements." Yang Ling also put forward his own suggestion.
There are many sick and wounded in the team now. If the entire regiment moves together, it will inevitably affect the speed. In order to complete the task of capturing Luowang Station, we can only go first with the elite and throw away all burdens.
"I agree." The regiment leader Zhang Handuo agreed with Yang Ling's opinion without hesitation. After all, the entire regiment moved together and it was too difficult to arrive on time, let alone capture Luowang Station on time.