The storm was as dark as the city of Caozhou, the 14th Division Command.

The night is as cool as water, under the dilapidated window pillars.

Kenji Doihara stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, his figure slightly hunched, his eyes sometimes clear and sometimes confused. The situation in the 14th Division today was caused by him.

"Teacher Commander, you have a bad heart, don't catch a cold."

"Sano Jun, I'm intent." Kenji Doihara sighed, turned around, looked at Chief of Staff Tadao Yoshino, and a trace of fatigue flashed in his eyes.

"Ishiguro is back, right outside, do you want to see him?"

"Forget it, let him go down and rest first. I don't want to see him now." Kenji Doihara waved slightly.

"OK."

Tadao Yoshino could understand Kenji Doihara's current mood. The battle situation was like this, and every step was extremely difficult. If it were him, it would be difficult to make a decision.

Kenji Doihara knew very well that if he went south, the 14th Division would be worse than now. This is why Colonel Ishiguro Sadazo retreated directly from Hiroo. Not only did he not punish him, he encouraged him a lot.

Once the Ishiguro United loses in the Gianto world, it will inevitably weaken the combat effectiveness of the 14th Division. What he needs to do now is to keep the basics rather than attack everywhere.

Although the 14th Division still has an absolute advantage in the face of the Western Shandong Corps, his shortcomings have been completely exposed.

logistics!

Kenji Doihara knows how much control a heavy mechanized corps is in logistics, so he knows more than anyone else. Without logistics, the mechanized corps is scrap iron.

But if there is enough logistical support, the heavy mechanized corps will be an invincible corps.

The front enemy is that the opponent has no effective means of restraint.

If the first division had not been eyed by the honor, Kenji Doihara would not have so many concerns. He had already led his troops south to cut off the Longhai Road and implemented his ideas at the same time.

But now, he couldn't move and was very frustrated.

However, the order from the base camp and North China was to limit him to go south to cut off the Longhai line within three days to prevent the Chinese team J in Xuzhou from retreating west.

This is not an easy thing for Doihira.

He calculated that unless he led the main force to go south, he could not defeat the Chinese in a short time and cut off the Longhai line. If he divided his troops, it would only be a military merit to the Chinese.

If the main force goes south, Leng Feng, who is in Yuncheng, will definitely attack Sakai Detachment and cut off his logistics supply line.

Leng Feng was indeed preparing to attack Sakai Detachment, and he summoned Sun Zhongren and the others to Yuncheng for this purpose.

If he hadn't had enough strength in his hands, he would have been unable to hold it in his hands.

Now that the new 36th Brigade is here, he naturally has to seize this opportunity to take action.

If Dohihara was not afraid of this before, but now, he would not have to worry. He learned from Ishiguro Sadato that a Chinese J came to Hiroo, with unknown number, but well-equipped, with at least one division.

The elite Chinese J of a division is obviously here to help Leng Feng. With such a reinforcement army in hand, the Sakai Detachment may not be able to block Leng Feng's troops.

The Xigang Brigade fell into the hands of this army, and they came from the direction of Dangshan.

Before finding out the details of this army, Kenji Doihara dared not act rashly. He did not want his troops to suffer unnecessary losses.

Just as Kenji Doihara was worried, his adjutant rushed in from outside and whispered a few words in his ear. An excited blush suddenly appeared on his pale face: "Hurry, invite someone in."

"Hayi!"

"General, we meet again."

"Yes, I didn't expect to see you here, Takahashi." Doihara was quite excited when he saw this young officer, "I heard that one of our small troops went deep into the Chinese defense zone and blew up the Tangshan Railway Bridge. I guessed that you did it."

Hiroshi Takahashi reached out and touched the knife on his cheek with four-inch marks and said, "Takahashi is very ashamed. He has not been able to meet with the General in Jiangning Town."

"It's okay, it's not that easy for Chinese people to catch me." Kenji Doihara said confidently, "You must have brought me good news this time, right?"

"There is news, but it may not be good news."

"How do you say it?" Kenji Doihara's face condensed.

"The Honorary First Division has formed a new brigade, and the brigade commander is Sun Zhongren. You are not unfamiliar with this person, right?" Takahashi Hiroshi said slowly.

"Sun Zhongren?" Kenji Doihara narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a hint of horror, "But Sun Zhongren, who defeated me and forced me to cross the Suzhou River seven times in the Battle of Songhu?"

“That’s right.”

"No wonder, I said where the reinforcements from Hiroye came from? So that's what it is. I'm in trouble now." A trace of depressedness flashed in Kenji Doihara's eyes.

"General, I have a mission to see you." Takahashi Hiroshi said.

"Task?"

"Yes, our commander is very clear about the predicament of Your Excellency General. The Honorary First Division is not only the enemy of Your Excellency General, but also our enemy, so this time we have to join forces with the two armies." Takahashi Hiroshi said.

"What are your plans?" Kenji Doihara's heart moved and asked quickly.

"General, look, this is Dangshan. The Chinese J stationed here is their newly reorganized army. The number is the 27th Army and the commander is Gui Yongqing. Although this army has more than 20,000 people, it has only the 46th Division with real combat effectiveness. The commander Qiu Qingquan..." Hiroshi Takahashi took out a military map and said.

"Takahashi, tell me the truth. Although my main force has not suffered much loss, my tanks, cars and heavy artillery can't move now. Do you understand?"

"Are the general worried about oil and ammunition supply?"

"Yes, if my troops go straight to Dangshan, the oil required is not enough. This is why I delayed for a whole week in western Shandong." Kenji Doihara said.

“Isn’t there a batch of oil supplies?”

"I asked Leng Feng to plot. He sent an elite force into our defense zone and robbed my convoy that transported the fuel. All of the forty trucks of fuel fell into his hands." Kenji Doihara sighed.

"How is this possible?" Hiroshi Takahashi exclaimed.

"For this oil delivery, I carefully designed and arranged an intelligence team from the Military Control Commission that I had discovered before and asked them to send false information back. In this way, I was still worried. I did not build a plank road and secretly traveled to Chencang according to the scheduled transportation route. As a result, I was still discovered."

"It's incredible, how did he do it?"

"I don't know. If there is no fuel supply, my tanks and cars cannot move. How can I fight this battle?" Kenji Doihara sighed.

"General, what should I do now?"

"Wait, I can only wait for the next batch of oil supplies to be delivered." Kenji Doihara said.

"When will we wait for the next batch of oil?"

"I don't know this, it's not something I can control."

"General, I need to report this situation to Nanjing immediately?"

"Yes, Takahashikun, I hope our friendship will not be alienated because of this incident." Kenji Doihara said solemnly.

"Please rest assured, General."

"Adminton, send Takahashi to rest."

After Hiroshi Takahashi left, a major general of the Japanese army walked out of it. He was Major General Toshima Yataro, the commander of the 27th Brigade.

"Secretary Commander, why didn't you agree to him?"

"Hashi Shunruo thought that I would help him take Xuzhou easily, but this is a job of taking Ji from the fire. If I agree, if he can't break through the Chinese defense line and I will be surrounded by the Chinese J, it will not be worth the loss." Kenji Doihara shook his head slightly and said.

"But if we go south, Dangshan is also one of the targets?"

"Didn't you notice that the Chinese have set up a formation on the Longhai Line and waited for us to go?" Kenji Doihara said, "With our current military strength, even if we can cut off the Longhai Line, we will be surrounded by more than 100,000 Chinese troops. I don't want to repeat the mistakes of Isotani."

"Then what should we do? You can't do anything. The order of the general in the temple is very clear. We are limited to three days to go south to Guide and cut off the Longhai line." Major General Toshima Yataro said.

"If our army goes south now, the cold front of the Honorary First Division will definitely cut off our supply line. At that time, even if we can occupy Guide, we may not be able to support it. By that time, there will be another Taierzhuang."

When Toshima Yataro's expression changed, his expression changed. He felt that Kenji Doihara was a little cautious, and he was also overestimating his opponent.

It is undeniable that Leng Feng, the commander of the China J Honorary First Division, is indeed extraordinary, but it will not be so powerful. Besides, with the strength in his hands, it may not be easy to eat Sakai's troops in one bite and cut off the supply line of the 14th Division.

Contradiction and entanglement, Doihara was very anxious and even a little confused at this moment.

He was a little scared, even afraid of failure. Once he failed, he would have no chance to turn around. Therefore, he was too much and he was reluctant to make up his mind.

Time is very precious to him.

Didida...

"Xiaoxia, is it raining outside?" Leng Feng looked at the documents under the light and heard the sound of rain hitting the leaves outside and asked.

"Master, your ears are just right, it's raining outside." Xiao Xia walked in, smiled, and added a hot water channel to Leng Feng's teacup.

"You guys are getting more and more flattering."

Rain has a lot of impact on GJ, but it has a greater impact on the mechanized Japanese army. For the current road conditions in China, once it rains, the car wheels may not be as good as two legs.

Of course, this will also delay Leng Feng's plan, and there is no way. He cannot interfere with God's actions.

The guns and cannons stopped. It was raining now, and it was night again, which was quite unfavorable to the Japanese army attacking one side. Sakai Takashi was not a fool. If he had to attack at this time, it would be a waste of energy.

"Master's seat?"

"Xue Ping is here, what's going on?"

"The Witch sent a telegram from Hankou. The German weapons merchant finally agreed to contact us, but at this stage, we may not be able to buy enough weapons."

"Weapons are not important. What we need is equipment. Now the Germans and Russians can provide us with equipment are not considered by Britain, the United States and France. They are afraid that their interests will be damaged and dare not sell them to us." Leng Feng put down the file in his hand and said.

"How should I go back?"

"The Germans actually have no good feelings for the Japanese, but it is just a combination of interests. As long as there are sufficient interests, the Germans may not take the Japanese seriously, especially those arsenals in Germany. They also need to survive and develop, and they also need to eliminate old equipment."

"The teacher is right. Westerners are profit-oriented, and this is something we can use."

"Tell Wu Xiaoyun that he can contact small European countries such as Belgium and the Czech Republic. The light weapons manufacturing in these countries are pretty good. If one or two production lines can be introduced, it will be worth it even if it costs a little money." Leng Feng said.

"Yes, I understand."

"Is there any news from Master Yang?"

"The Wushu has already found several candidates. Should I send them out?"

"The candidates who go to the Soviet Union must be reliable. This is the most important thing. Ability comes second. This matter must be kept strictly secrets." Leng Feng said seriously, "If you think it is OK, please send it over. What we need most now is time."

"yes."

You must get things you want to get back before the Japanese army headed south to occupy Guangzhou and blockade China's last estuary. Otherwise, once the estuary is blocked, it will be difficult for these things to come in.

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!