"Cough, cough..."

A series of coughs came out of the low room, like an old woman who had a sick and ointment bone.

"General, if you eat something, you haven't eaten for a day." A hunched body was wearing a Japanese Army Major General's uniform, covering her mouth, coughing constantly, her eyes were sunken, and her eyes were blood-red, like a wounded wild wolf.

"I don't eat, how is the situation outside?"

"Our contact with the Sakamoto Brigade Commander was interrupted. The communications department was calling by radio, but there was no response. The Chinese army had occupied Zaozhuang and completely cut off our and division headquarters." The deputy said.

“Where is the radio?”

"Yes, but we don't have enough power. The generator set has no diesel. Now we can only rely on batteries to barely power the radio station."

"Baga!"

"How many people do we have?"

"Preliminary estimates are that there are 4,000 soldiers who can fight, and there are serious shortages of weapons and ammunition, with less than half a base of ammunition per person, and there are still 3,000 wounded and sick…"

Such a little ammunition would not last long, Setani Kiyoshi knew very well that even if he could get airdrop supplies, the number was limited, and the encirclement was constantly shrinking, and the rope stuck on his neck became tighter and tighter!

The Chinese can actually keep their temper and make decisions to attack themselves when the rear path is likely to be cut off at any time. The commander must be not an ordinary person.

"Telecome to the division commander!"

"Still for three days!" Setani Kei kneaded the telegram into a ball and threw it into the burning fire. If an offensive like today, let alone three days, it is hard to say whether he can hold on until tomorrow dark.

The last time Shun Sakamoto heard news that an elite group of soldiers rushed from Ganlu Temple to the bottom of the Ichi Prefecture. They were well-equipped, as well as tanks and chariots.

When Setani Kiyoshi heard this, he realized that the Chinese chariot troops who had fought with him had returned. But what he didn't understand was how the Chinese people could make this disabled chariot troops restore their combat effectiveness so quickly.

Due to the interruption, he was not very clear about the specific situation on Sakamoto's side.

You can't sit still and wait for death. There is no such thing in Setani Kei's life creed. You have to find a way to save yourself. It's not possible to count on others.

"Convene a meeting of officers above the magistrate to discuss breakthrough strategies!"

"Hayi!"

Now no one can count on it, so he can only save himself.

The Fifth War Zone Command was naturally full of joy. After fighting on this day, the encirclement was almost reduced by half, and it was also said that the Japanese army divided the encirclement.

This starts very well.

"All participating troops fought very well, especially the New 38th Brigade and 85th Army. One of these two troops completely occupied Zaozhuang and drove the Japanese army out of the strong stronghold, and the other was like chasing a dog, driving the Japanese into the county town of Yixian County, eliminating more than 2,000 Japanese troops, and seizing a large number of weapons and equipment."

At the summary meeting, Chief of Staff Xu Yanmou praised Tang Keqin's 85th Army and the New 38th Brigade in public.

"The other troops have also fought very well. I have recorded all the credits. After the meeting, I will report them to the Wuhan Military Commission to reward them one by one!"

"It's not time to reward merits, but today's battle is indeed beautiful. It seems that Chief Li's persistence is right. We are fully capable of eating the Japanese army in the encirclement in a short period of time!" Li Heling said, "However, in Linyi, the Itagaki Division must be guarded against."

"The Japanese Independence Fifth Brigade in Qingcheng has arrived to reinforce the Itagaki Division, and the pressure on Linyi has suddenly increased. However, we have now surrounded the Japanese army in two small spaces east of Zaozhuang, west of Yixian, and in Yixian, and in the two small spaces. The Japanese army on the Jinpu Road do not have to worry about it. They cannot get through the Yanzhou area, even if they go by, they cannot catch up. Only the Sakagaki Division, Zhang and Pang, guarding Linyi, have made great contributions to deploying the annihilation of the Japanese Segaya Detachment and Sakamoto Detachment for us." Bai Jiansheng raised his eyebrows and analyzed objectively.

"Can you transfer the new 38th Brigade to Linyi? The Japanese Seya Detachment and Sakamoto Detachment are already at the end of their strength. There is no need to put so many troops here?"

"The new 38th Brigade has strong mobility and better equipment than us. It is really appropriate to rush to Linyi to help."

"Dong De, this suggestion is good, so you might as well consider it!"

"You are killing the donkey. Seeing that the new 38th Brigade helped you trap the Japanese devils, the battle below was so big, so you came to grab the credit?" Sun Zhen, the commander of the 22nd Army, said angrily.

"Brother Decao, how can you say that? Are there so many people who are capable? Besides, in our fifth theater, the 38th Brigade has the highest level of mechanization, with more tanks and automobiles than me and one army."

"As soon as they went up, they took the person down. Isn't that great?"

"Now the enemy situation has changed, and the new 38th Brigade is the closest to Linyi. It is most appropriate to ask them to reinforce Linyi."

"The nearest one seems to be the 52nd Army of the 20th Army?"

"The 52nd Army deployed defenses in the north of Yi County to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through, and could not move easily..."

"Who will take over the position of the new 38th Brigade?"

"Didn't Commander Lu have a division resting in Taierzhuang?"

"The Pang Bing Regiment has fought hard for more than a month and has suffered heavy losses. It is just right for him to retreat and rest. The old general is really willing to do his best this time."

“…”

Everyone looked at me and said a word, as if the New 38th Brigade did not go to reinforce Linyi, it was a huge sin.

But the final decision is in the hands of Li Delin. If Li Delin disagrees or transfers the 60th Army's division that was resting in Taierzhuang, there is nothing we can do about it.

Li Delin also knew that the transfer of the new 38th Brigade was stronger than the division of the 60th Army in the past. If such a pair of transfers would have a great impact on the Japanese army encircled and annihilated in Yi County, it is hard to say.

Things must be prioritized. In Linyi, although Zhang and Pang have tried their best, at least there is no possibility of collapse.

If reinforcements are obtained, even if Sakagaki has reinforcements joining, he may not be able to break through the Linyi defense line.

"The new 38th Brigade will not move to attack Yi County, and the 184th Division of the 60th Army will reinforce Linyi early tomorrow morning." Li Delin had already made a decision, "Bail Commander Luo Yufeng!"

"Come!" Although Luo Yufeng attended the meeting, he rarely spoke. After all, he was just a junior here, and he would only express his opinions unless Li Delin asked.

"I have no objection to use your car battalion to get the 184th Division?"

"No objection!" Luo Yufeng said solemnly, it was just a little gasoline. This was to fight against Japan and fight against the Japanese. Of course, he had no objection.

Even if Li Delin really took him down, he felt uncomfortable, but he would still obey the orders.

Lu Xiong cast a complimentary look at Luo Yufeng. The new 38th Brigade dared to sacrifice, was brave enough to sacrifice, and was not afraid of sacrifice. It was different from many Huangpu generals he had met, especially his attitude towards local troops. He did not have a arrogant attitude. He helped anyone who could help, and did not care about gains and losses.

This is considered an alien among the Central Army's direct lineage.

Luo Yufeng adheres to a principle that as long as he is a truly anti-Japanese force, whether it is the Central Army or the local army, he can help, and he cannot be petty. Of course, if he obviously bullies others, he will not swallow his anger.

Back at the brigade department, Luo Yufeng told Qin Yankun about the situation at the meeting.

"Tang Keqin is really unwilling to give up and takes away the credit for the Japanese Seya Detachment and Sakamoto Detachment. Fortunately, Chief Li was not fooled by him."

"If Tang Keqin is not capable of taking over it alone, there are the Second Army and the 60th Army. No matter how unruly Tang Keqin is, he wants to eat alone, but he doesn't have the ability."

"Yes, the 20th Legion is known as the elite. If it weren't for the better weapons, its true combat effectiveness would be worse than that of the Yunnan Army." Qin Yankun said.

"How is the situation with Leng Guoguang?"

"I've called it Chief Leng instead."

"Are you promoted again?"

"The appointed by the deputy commander, chief of staff and chairman of the Shandong Corps himself has been decided. Although he has the rank of major general, he has already received the salary of lieutenant general." Qin Yankun said.

"Haha, should we send him a congratulations telegram?"

"Don't, he's also on the surface and has a lot of pressure. This time, the old Japanese devil, Tuohiro, was quite a big deal. He lacked enough troops and couldn't hold on to him." Qin Yankun said.

"Old Qin, let's take a look at how to take down this Yi County?" Luo Yufeng said. It was confirmed at the meeting that the New 38th Brigade was responsible for the task of attacking Yi County.

"The terrain of this Yi County..."

Leng Feng asked Li Delin a problem. He had been in his hands for almost a day, but he still didn't think about it.

The problem is that Leng Feng’s proposal is very good, but he cannot take it into consideration. East Henan is not the jurisdiction of the Fifth War Zone. He wants to reach out. Cheng Songyun may not have any objections, but the one above him will definitely feel uncomfortable.

But the matters between eastern Henan and western Shandong must be resolved together now.

The longer the time delays, the more unfavorable the situation is. Li Delin knew this truth, but he couldn't do it in his fifth battle zone like the Luxi Corps. As long as he agreed, there would be no big problem, and it would involve two war zones, which would be difficult to deal with.

Leng Feng is not a big problem in commanding the Western Shandong Corps. The Third Army is now the one that grandma doesn’t love and the uncle doesn’t love. As long as someone can take care of them, they will naturally lower their posture.

But the troops in the War Zone were all Mr. Jiang's direct descendants. If Leng Feng was above the fourth stage of Huangpu, he was barely qualified. He was a junior of Huangpu's ninth stage.

How to control these arrogant soldiers and generals is still a problem, not to mention that this battle is no smaller than the scale of the Taierzhuang Battle.

Li Delin knew that before this, Leng Feng made a suggestion to Chiang Kai-shek, suggesting that GJ from eastern Henan be unified and a group be formed so as to facilitate unified command to cope with the Japanese attack on eastern Henan.

However, Mr. Jiang did not seem to be interested in this proposal, or he did not care about it at all. However, now it is urgent to establish a unified command organization of the Eastern Henan Corps.

With the continuous dispatch of troops to eastern Henan without a unified command organization, these troops fought against the Japanese army in eastern Henan and were like a leaderless group of troops.

Mr. Jiang was the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy after all, so he couldn't see this problem. Even if he didn't pay attention for a while, all the think tanks under him were just having fun?

He Jingzhi, Chen Cixiu, Zhang Bai, etc., these people are veterans on the battlefield. They can’t see that even if they don’t know what Chiang is, they can’t joke about the future and destiny of the country and the nation!

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!