On March 31, 1938, Mengyin and Feixian fell. The 3rd Army suffered heavy losses and retreated to Tengzhou and Shanting areas.
A few days ago, on March 28, Liu Yuan, Zhang Chu and Zhou Wenguo and others met. At this time, more than ten people in Zhou Weiguo's remnant were injured. Immediately, Liu Yuan, Zhang Chu and others led Zhou Weiguo and others all the way west to near Mengyin.
A village called Dayuzhuang is a place for rest and recuperation.
During this period, Liu Yuan and Zhang Chu also found out what happened in Linyi. Although they were angry, they were helpless.
"Weiguo, don't be sad. This is not your responsibility. It's the Japanese who are too cruel. Believe me, we will drive the Japanese out one day." Liu Yuan said to Zhou Weiguo who was lying down.
"Brother, I'm fine." Zhou Weiguo smiled reluctantly and said, "When I get some rest, I will take the soldiers to find the army. I want to rebuild the independent division and avenge my brothers."
"Hmm. That's good." Liu Yuansong said. He was really afraid that Zhou Weiguo would collapse, and then said, "You and the soldiers have a rest first. Zhang Chu and I will contact our superiors and find a radio station. We must tell the leaders about your current situation."
Zhou Weiguo nodded, then closed his eyes to rest.
Liu Yuan walked out of the room and said to Xiao Ya, "Xiao Ya, I will ask you to take care of Weiguo."
"Brother, Wei Guo and I are husband and wife, so we should take care of him." Xiao Ya replied, "Fortunately, brother, you are here, and Wei Guo is now calmer."
"Xiao Ya, Zhang Chu and I are leaving for a few days to contact organizations and help Weiguo clear his name." Liu Yuandao, "Now the Japanese are slandering Weiguo, saying that Weiguo is a rat, abandoning the troops, and trying to slander Weiguo in the minds of the people.
We must help Weiguo clear his name and not let the Japanese plot succeed."
"Okay, brother, you should be careful on the road." Xiao Ya frowned, "I will take good care of Weiguo."
On April 1, Liu Yuan and Zhang Chu went out together.
At this time, Mengyin had fallen, and the Japanese army was heading west. A Japanese squad passed by Dayuzhuang and was annihilated by Zhou Weiguo's troops, which attracted the attention of the Japanese army. Later, in order to avoid the pursuit of the Japanese army, Zhou Weiguo's troops left people's homes and entered nearby areas.
Take shelter in the mountains and forests.
In order to track down the whereabouts of Zhou Weiguo and others, the Japanese army massacred the people of Dayuzhuang. Finally, someone told the Japanese army the whereabouts of Zhou Weiguo and others, despite the Japanese army's hypocritical lies and not killing his children.
Zhou Weiguo's troops were immediately chased by the Japanese army. They lost nearly 30 people along the way before they escaped the pursuit of the Japanese troops. At this time, Zhou Weiguo's troops arrived in the hinterland of Yimeng Mountain. Mengshan, formerly known as "Dongmeng",
"Dongshan" is located in the northwest of Linyi City, Shandong Province, with a total area of 1,125 square kilometers. The main peak, Guimengding, is 1,156 meters above sea level. It is the largest mountain and the second highest peak in Shandong. It is also known as "Yadai" because of its towering peaks and water entangled clouds.
Surrounded by forests, the forest coverage rate is over 98% and the area is rich in animal and plant resources.
"Weiguo, we must rest and recuperate. Now we only have more than 30 people left, and there are more than a dozen brothers who are injured. We must recover from our injuries before leaving." Fang Shengli said to Zhou Weiguo.
Zhou Weiguo nodded and immediately arranged for someone to find a suitable campsite.
Looking at the injured Zhang Ruikuan, Gan Xinda, Gan Ding, Wang Zhi and several others, Zhou Weiguo exchanged a medicine box for Xiao Ya, which contained surgical instruments, some first aid supplies and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Xiao Ya was already used to seeing Zhou Weiguo conjure things out of thin air.
Zhou Weiguo no longer cares about exposing the system. The remaining brothers are all close friends. Any one of them is willing to sacrifice for Zhou Weiguo. Therefore, what else can Zhou Weiguo hide from them.
"Weiguo, where did you get the medicine box from?" Fang Shengli saw Zhou Weiguo conjuring a medicine box out of thin air, "Could it be that you can do magic tricks?"
After hearing what Fang Shengli said, everyone also looked at Zhou Weiguo.
Even Liu San, who often hangs out in the martial arts world, has a curious look on his face.
Zhou Weiguo then smiled and said, "I said this is an immortal method, that is, a magic spell. Do you believe it?"
Liu San nodded and then looked at the others.
Fang Shengli also nodded, and then looked at the remaining people.
Then, everyone else nodded.
Zhou Weiguo smiled happily. He knew that some people must still be confused, but it is not wrong to say that his system is an immortal method. "My immortal method can create anything, but it requires a price."
"What price?" Zhang Ruikuan asked.
"The fate of the Japanese." Zhou Weiguo grinned, "But because of Linyi, more than 100,000 people and more than 10,000 of our brothers died. My mana is not enough now. I am only a few thousandths of what I was before."
No, there are only more than 200 points now." The more than 200 points were slowly added up from 100 points after killing dozens of Japs along the way.
"Is it because of the loss of merit?" Zhao Sheng said silently.
Zhou Weiguo nodded, "Yes, it can be said that more than 100,000 people in Linyi died because of me, and more than 10,000 brothers in our division can also be said to have died because of me, so they suffered a backlash."
Everyone was silent, digesting Zhou Weiguo's words.
Those who believe believe it very much, while those who don’t believe it, such as Fang Shengli, actually believe it.
After all, it is really impossible to explain by common sense that so many things were conjured out of thin air.
Immediately, Zhou Weiguo exchanged some compressed biscuits and cans and distributed them to everyone. After all, they still had to eat. But because of this, everyone was more convinced of Zhou Weiguo.
Xiao Ya immediately treated the wounds of the injured soldiers. Zhou Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "The fact that I know magic is only known to the 33 of us. It is not allowed to be spread."
"Yes, master." Except for Fang Shengli, everyone else saluted Zhou Weiguo and promised to keep it secret.
Zhou Weiguo shook his head helplessly. He was still very weak in the past two days, but seeing Xiao Ya busy, Zhou Weiguo felt very guilty. Then he stood up, picked up the disinfectant, walked to Zhang Ruikuan, and treated Zhang Ruikuan's wound.
"Captain." Zhang Ruikuan blushed and his voice was a little nasal.
"Don't be afraid of pain for a while." Zhou Weiguo smiled, then tore off the clothes on Zhang Ruikuan's arms and disinfected him.
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On April 4, 1938, with the roar of artillery in the north of Taierzhuang, Tang Enbo's army appeared behind the Japanese army. The Japanese army was unable to retreat and fell into a tight siege. The Taierzhuang defenders launched an all-out attack, and the sound of killing was loud. The bloody battle lasted for ten days.
Escaped. Except for some who broke through and stayed in Yi County waiting for help, Japanese corpses were everywhere, more than 30 tanks were destroyed, and various abandoned vehicles, ammunition, and horses were everywhere. In the battle of Taierzhuang and the battlefields in the north and south of Xuzhou, more than 10,000 Japanese troops were wiped out.
.Referred to in history as the Great Victory of Taierzhuang.
On April 9, 1938, Linshu fell, and the 38th Division of the 59th Army almost lost its combat effectiveness and retreated to Donghai County.
Near Xuzhou, the Japanese army used part of its forces to contain the opponent from the front, and the main force circled westward in an attempt to surround Xuzhou from the side and rear and annihilate the main force of the fifth theater. The Japanese 3rd Mixed Brigade, 5th Mixed Brigade, and 16th Division respectively started from
Yicheng, Shandong Province (now part of Zaozhuang) and the Yitang area in the northwest of Linyi moved southward and carried out diversionary attacks against the defending 2nd Group Army, the 20th and 3rd Army Corps and the 27th Army and 59th Army. The defenders resisted tenaciously until the end of the month.
, blocking the Japanese army at the front line of Hanzhuang, Pi County (today's Pizhou) and Tancheng. The Japanese army began to encircle the west side of Xuzhou from the north and south. In the south, the Japanese 9th Division came from the Bengbu area along the Beifei River and Wohe River respectively.
Marching north on the west bank, on the 13th, after falling into Mengcheng and Yongcheng (belonging to Henan), they attacked Xiaoxian and Dangshan, Jiangsu (both now belong to Anhui); the 3rd Division entered the Dayingji area from Bengbu and attacked Suxian (nowadays Anhui)
Suzhou) attack. In the north, the 16th Division crossed the canal from Jining, Shandong. By the 14th, it captured Yuncheng, Shanxian, Jinxiang, and Yutai, and then advanced to Fengxian and Dangshan, Jiangsu; the 14th Division crossed south from Puyang, Henan.
The Yellow River sinks into Heze, Shandong, and after Caoxian County, it goes straight into Lanfeng (today's Lankao), Henan.
In mid-May 1938, increasingly tragic battle reports from the front continued to reach the Kuomintang Military Commission in Wuchang before Chiang Kai-shek's case. The serious crisis Xuzhou suddenly faced calmed down his brain, which was a little dizzy due to the victory in Taierzhuang.
Chiang Kai-shek suddenly realized that the Japanese army's intention was to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Chinese army in Xuzhou. Chiang Kai-shek immediately called He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng, Feng Yizhong and others to study and plan together. The Japanese army's intention had been exposed, and it was no longer realistic to defend Xuzhou. He Yingqin
Others also advocated a quick breakout of the encirclement and decided to abandon Xuzhou. Chiang Kai-shek dictated a telegram to Li Zongren, instructing his troops to avoid a decisive battle, evacuate Xuzhou, and break out of the encirclement quickly.
On the 16th, the Fifth War Zone ordered all the troops to break through the mountainous areas on the border between Henan and Anhui. The Chinese army fought and retreated, and the formation was not disordered. They retreated step by step to the west and south. The Japanese army blocked one place, and the Chinese army rushed to another place.
Undefeatable, the army gathered in southern Henan and northern Hubei, and all the troops broke out of the encirclement one after another. In order to avoid a war of attrition with the superior enemy, when the enemy troops from all walks of life were encircling Xuzhou step by step, Li Zongren ordered his troops to defend each road.
After a brief resistance, Li Zongren withdrew to the mountains, lakes and swamps, carried out guerrilla warfare, and struggled with the enemy for more than a month. Li Zongren and the officers and soldiers of the chief minister's department, a total of more than 700 people, passed through the county at night.
, Mengcheng, crossed the enemy's encirclement and moved to Huangchuan. Liu Ruming's troops who stayed in Xuzhou City ambushed the Japanese 9th Division in the Xiaoxian area, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese army. Seeing that most of the Chinese army had left, the Japanese army attempted to encircle and annihilate Xuzhou City.
Liu Ruming's Ministry. Liu Ruming's Ministry pretended to defend to the death, and when all the troops were withdrawn, according to Chiang Kai-shek's order, they abandoned Xuzhou City, cleverly jumped out of the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, and moved safely. The enemy not only failed to defeat Liu Ruming's Ministry, but even
Not even a captain was captured. The 13th Division of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army came all the way and found that Li Zongren had staged an empty city strategy. This also greatly frustrated the North China Front Army, which was bent on winning glory. The Japanese army suffered more than 10,000 casualties.
, got an empty city. Xuzhou fell.
Outside Xuzhou City
After resting for more than a month to recover from their injuries and traveling for more than ten days, Zhou Weiguo and others looked at the Japanese at the city gate.
"Master, why are all the Japanese in Xuzhou City?" Zhang Ruikuan wondered, "Aren't the troops going to fight the Japanese in Xuzhou?"
"Master, what should we do?" Xu Hu asked, "Should we go west?"
Zhou Weiguo looked at Xiao Ya, Fang Shengli, Liu San and the remaining 30 or so soldiers, sighed and said, "There are many of us, and the goal of entering the city is too big, so let's take a detour."