The sudden change in the sky shocked both the enemy and us who were fighting fiercely on the ground.

But what followed was a very different mood. The New Seventh Army was cheering and thunderous, and the mortar teams that were avoiding the planes were also carried out from the shelter and bombarded the enemy fiercely; the morale of the Japanese and puppet troops suddenly fell and no longer had the courage they had just now.

The sunset is setting, and the battlefield is red.

Masao Yamashima's face was also red and his eyes were red, but the result seemed to be unable to change. The attempt to break through the opponent's position in one go was turned into a bubble, and the Japanese and puppet troops were retreating in a mess. Cannonballs, grenades, light and heavy machine guns, rifles, and the enemy were chasing them with various weapons, causing corpses and screaming wounded people to go everywhere on the way to retreat.

One is prosperous, two is declining, three is exhausted. Masao Yamashima knew that today's attack was over. Although the casualties were quite large, night was about to come, but the most important thing was a psychological blow. If you want to regain the offensive, you cannot rectify and recover in a short period of time.

Masao Yamashima ordered to retreat and temporarily leave contact. But retreating is not retreating, and his feint attack and restraining mission has not been completed. However, after this heavy blow, Masao Yamashima began to re-evaluate the enemy's strength and decided not to adopt such a hard attack tactic. As for whether to continue to encircle or to use small-scale combat to restrain the enemy, Masao Yamashima has not yet thought about it.

"Mom, I want to break through my position, go to dream!" Lu Peng's face was covered in smoke and dust, and he spat at the Japanese who were retreating farther and farther away.

However, the fierce attacks of the Japanese and puppet troops, bombardment of artillery, and bombing of aircraft still caused great casualties to the troops. The situation was critical just now, and the enemy and us had already launched hand-to-hand combat on the position, forcing Lu Peng to join the reserve team, and the Third Regiment of the Eighth Division of the Cavalry was about to enter the position to reinforce.

Of course, the loss of the defense line does not mean a final failure. Lu Peng could also order the troops to retreat into the town to continue to fight the streets, but this was not the result he hoped. Requesting reinforcements from the Second Regiment of the Eighth Knight Division, which was more than ten miles away, made him feel a little embarrassed.

However, the enemy suffered even more casualties, and many Japanese corpses in front of the position lacked one hand or an arm. The retreating Japanese did not even have time to carry the corpses away, so they could only return to Aunt Dazhao's arms in this way.

"A military telegram, inquire about the situation of the war." A staff officer trotted over his head and trotted over to report.

How many times has this been? Lu Peng shook his head, he could no longer remember it.

"Call back to the military captain, the enemy was repelled, and Long Kang is still in our control." Chief of Staff Gao Rongli pondered for a moment and continued: "Please send more reinforcements to the military captain. As long as there is another regiment, we will have the confidence to stick to the end."

Lu Peng glanced at Gao Rongli, opened his mouth, but finally did not express a different opinion. After all, Gao Rongli considered the problem just in case, and was not as good as himself, but he was a little bit of face.

"Is the plane invited by the military troop?" Lu Peng was still a little uncertain. There were very few people who knew about such high-level secrets, and Yang Tianfeng paid special attention to keeping them confidential.

"We have it?" Gao Rongli was also hesitant and searched for his memory. "That, in Huaiyang, didn't appear once. But it didn't look like this!"

"It's definitely not like this." Lu Peng was very sure this time, "I can see clearly that it doesn't look like the Japanese plane at all. Moreover, it's even more powerful, and the Japanese have no ability to fight back at all."

Gao Rongli nodded. He knew that Lu Peng seemed rough and generous, but he was not rough, and he had unique insights in observation and judgment.

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After receiving the last information sent by the reconnaissance plane today, Yang Tianfeng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he learned that the enemy had retreated to Yanji.

He was afraid that the enemy would break through Long Kang, and the Japanese would retreat back to Huaiyuan. It can be said that advancing too deep and retreating too far was not what Yang Tianfeng hoped. Now, the enemy is posing as being surrounded by circles and annihilated.

Huaiyuan's Japanese lacked the experience of fighting with the New Seventh Army, and were always arrogant and underestimated the enemy. Otherwise, they would not have been successfully attacked by the Eighth Cavalry Division in history. With just over fifty elite soldiers, they mingled into Huaiyuan, causing a big upset. They fought fiercely with the enemy for several hours, burned down the city tower and supplies warehouse, and captured seven Japanese prisoners. This was really surprising.

Moreover, the Japanese had a stubborn problem. The task of feinting attack and restraining was not completed. The Japanese army in Xiaoxian had just begun to dispatch, and Masao Yamashima thought of retreating for a while, but it could still pose a threat to Long Kang and form pressure.

If Miyamoto was not punished, he would definitely remind and warn. Yang Tianfeng wanted to interlude and annihilate the enemy in Huaiyuan. He dared not say that the plan to fail would definitely fail, but it would definitely not be completed too smoothly.

You should know that Longkang Town is less than fifty kilometers away from Huaiyuan County, while Huaiyuan County is less than ten kilometers away from Bengbu. In the eyes of the Japanese with cars, reinforcements are very fast. For the New Seventh Army that wants to encircle and annihilate the enemy, they must fight quickly, or have enough troops to block the enemy, or have a way to restrain Huaiyuan from defending the enemy.

Based on the historical information in his mind, Yang Tianfeng chose two methods: quick battle and quick decision and restraining Huaiyuan's defending enemy. When he learned that Long Kang was temporarily at ease, he immediately sent a telegram to Ma Biao, asking him to join the Second Regiment, and circled around the enemy's rear overnight, joined forces with the first regiment to block the enemy's retreat.

At the same time, he led the Independent Brigade to accelerate and arrived in Longkang Town at around 8 p.m.

So far, there were more than 3,000 independent brigades and more than 8,000 cavalry divisions on Longkang's battlefield. Judging from the strength alone, it was almost twice as powerful as the enemy. If more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers with strong combat power were eliminated, the puppet army would not be seen in Yang Tianfeng's eyes.

The troops were ordered to speed up the rest and rectify the order. Yang Tianfeng used telegram to contact the 1st and 2nd Regiment of the Eighth Cavalry Division to inquire about the situation of the detour and interlude. The estimated time for the general attack was tentatively set at 3 a.m.

The importance of Longkang Town can be seen on the map. From Bengbu and Huaiyuan to attack Mengcheng, they can only advance along this narrow area between the Beifei River and the Wohe River. However, Longkang Town is at the important point of the throat. To break through Longkang Town, the failure to fully expand its troops is the biggest flaw. Apart from the front, only Guan Temple in the north can break through indirectly.

Similarly, Yanji, who was retreating to the enemy, was less than ten miles away from Longkang, and was also in the confrontation between the Beifei River and the Wohe River, which gave Yang Tianfeng greater confidence in annihilating the enemy.

"Yan Ji leaned against the Wohe River, and invisibly cut off the enemy's way to retreat westward; if the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Eighth Cavalry Division could cross the river from Heliu Town and the Feihe Township area, the enemy's retreat in the southeast was also cut off." Yang Tianfeng pursed his lips, and said with a hint of sneer, "The Independent Brigade marched along the Feishui River, launched a strong attack from the north, and strived to connect with the Eighth Cavalry Division, and pressed westward-" pointed to Lu Peng, Gao Rongli, and Li Zengyin, and he continued, "How many troops can you two regiments draw after the daytime battle? How many troops can you recruit to participate in the battle?"

"Our group has nearly a thousand people." Lu Peng straightened his back.

"Our group has more than 1,500 people. Please order Chief Yang that our group will complete the task." Li Zengyin stood at the right moment and replied.

Yang Tianfeng nodded with a smile and said, "The Independent Brigade is the main attacker, and you two regiments serve as reserve."

"In addition--" Yang Tianfeng paused for a moment and said, "For this enemy, we must fight quickly and win quickly. Although you are tired of fighting for a long time, you must overcome difficulties and join the battle to annihilate the enemy."

"Please ensure that the task is completed." Lu Peng and others stood attentively and saluted.

Yang Tianfeng pressed his hand with a lower hand, glanced at the officers present, his voice was stern and murderous. "After suddenly the enemy's external positions, all the troops participating in the war must fight bravely, detour, infiltrate, and penetrate the enemy's depths with battalions and companies. Don't be afraid of fighting in chaos, don't be afraid of going deep alone, don't be afraid of being surrounded by local areas, as long as you fight and persist, you can win."

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The night was dark, the cold wind whizzed, and the earth was filled with sternness.

However, the ferry entrance of Longkang Town is brightly lit, the figures are shaking, and they are extremely busy.

Dozens of large and small ships docked in turn, depending on the size of the ship, the 60 mortar group, machine gun group, and assault group boarded the ship with weapons and ammunition, and then sailed to the formation in the river.

Yanji is only two miles away from the Wohe River. Yang Tianfeng wants to take advantage of this feature and launch a rapid artillery attack on the enemy from the river surface. More than 20 60 mortars are enough for the Japanese to drink a pot of it.

"Military Captain." Yu Yanong, the commander of the Independent Brigade, reached out to stop Yang Tianfeng and advised: "As the commander of the army, you don't have to go to the battlefield in person. Staying behind to command will be in line with your identity."

Yang Tianfeng hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "Okay, it depends on you this time. Actually, I am not much better than you in command, I just want to join in the fun."

Join in the fun?! Yu Yanong couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you join in the fun, the Japanese will suffer a great loss. If they know, how infuriating it would be."

"Working an annihilation war will make the base more time to develop smoothly." Yang Tianfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Although I really want to hide my strength, the situation has to be like this. After winning this battle, there will be no threat to the direction of Bengbu for the time being. Let's attack Suxian and Jinpu line, forcing the enemy to end the sweep."

"Bound Wei to save Zhao?" Yu Yanong nodded, paused for a moment, and said, "I want to go to the government special training class to study. I am old and give this position to young people. I think Lu Peng is very good."

After pondering for a while, Yang Tianfeng agreed, "When the army is expanded, local government affairs are very important. Ensuring political clarity, military pay and supplies, and people's lives, work is both tiring and offending, which is not easier than military!"

"I'm not afraid of offending people." Yu Yanong looked at Yang Tianfeng meaningfully and smiled: "Anyway, there are military thrones who are in the back and have guns to support him."

"Okay, if you have this mentality, you won't be afraid of not doing a good job." Yang Tianfeng said seriously: "During the War of Resistance Against Japan, if you have to be conservative and mediocre, I will not agree first. I will leave it to you, a major area in eastern Henan."

"Military seats are important, and Yannong dares not do his best." Yu Yannong is a self-aware person. It is one reason to be older, and it is another reason to think that his military talent is limited. From military to political affairs, it seems that the choice to show his strengths.

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It was already dark and silent in Yanji, but the lights were still on in Masao Yamashima's residence.

"I have to say that I have neglected this military operation, which caused the first battle to be set and the generals were damaged..." Yamashima Masao finished his review, paused for a moment, and continued to write: "The strength of the opponent of the New Seventh Army should be re-evaluated and judged, not only the speed of clearing the fields, the speed of retreating the people, but also the strength of combat effectiveness. Judging from the close firepower, the enemy is not weaker than our army, and there are signs of exceeding it. Its defense is very well organized, the fortifications are firm and clever, the fighting will of the officers and soldiers is also very tenacious, and the artillery skills are relatively skilled. Especially the artillery shells, which are a bit weird..."

After long thought, Masao Yamashima picked up his pen and wrote: "The most serious psychological blow is still from the air. Although there is no bombing and strafing, the sky has always been occupied by the locust army. Once the belief is subverted, it is really shaken and morale is depressed. Perhaps, the attack on the ground without escort in the future should be eliminated. In my opinion, to deal with the New Seventh Army, heavy artillery should be mobilized, and the air superiority should be fully utilized to crush it with a thunderous force..."

Some situations have been reported to the upper level, and some things can only be written into the diary for the time being. Masao Yamashima put away his pen and slowly closed the diary, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Do you have to experience it yourself to change your ideas? Yamashima Masao didn’t know about some of the situations in the New Seventh Army before, but like most people, he always doesn’t believe in things in writing, always thinks he is better than others, and always likes to compare himself secretly. "If it were me, I would definitely not make such a low-level mistake" and "If it were my command, how would it be?"

Until now, Masao Yamashima felt that not only he underestimated the enemy, but the Bengbu brigade command has also made the same mistake.

Several tanks, several 75mm field cannons, a half-group of locust troops, plus a few aircraft, five or six thousand imperial troops, are not underestimated by any means. Feint attacks are not too conservative? It is precisely because of this mentality that Yamashima launched a fierce attack and suffered a great loss.

More than two squadrons of the Locust Army were killed or injured, and the Imperial Army even reimbursed almost a thousand-person regiment. Masao Yamashima remembered the casualties statistics he had seen again, and his wry smile turned into a sigh.

I hope Bengbu can pay attention to its suggestions, transfer more or more powerful artillery as soon as possible, and dispatch planes to assist in the battle.

With complex emotions such as annoyance, regret, unwillingness, and expectation, Masao Yamashima put away his diary, lie down in his clothes, and then fell asleep for a long time.

And on this night when the enemy was sleeping soundly and the cold wind was blew, thousands of troops were trekking, advancing quickly, surrounding Yanji.

So Ma Biao came to a mound next to the road and strangled the horse's head. On the road, the sound of horse hooves seemed dull and weird because of the thick cloth wrapped in it, but the continuous cavalry still showed its might.
Chapter completed!