"Teacher Commander, Takasuke Sakai!"

"Why!"

After reading the telegram, Kenji Doihara looked very bad. He knew that if he had no rescue, Leng Feng would definitely use thunderous means to deal with Takashi Sakai in the shortest time.

With Takashi Sakai's current strength, unless you break through immediately, there will be only one final outcome.

"Second Commander..." Tadao Yoshi Sano couldn't help but remind him that Kenji Doihara hadn't spoken for three minutes since he received the telegram.

"Order Takasakai to find an opportunity to break through."

"Second Commander, now?" Sano Tadaoyi's eyes were filled with a hint of incredibleness. Wasn't he going to let Sakai Takashi hold Leng Feng's honorary first division in Juancheng?

"The Chinese army is willing to fight at night to attack the city. Haven't you seen anything?" asked Kenji Doihara.

"Night battle." Tadao Yoshihide Sano murmured to himself, and suddenly a chill came up from the bottom of his heart, and his face turned pale in an instant.

"Sano, we have no way out." Kenji Doihara said slowly.

Yes, there is no way out. Although there is a mistake in Doihara Kenji's judgment in this situation, if the opponent was not too powerful, it would not have caused this situation today.

"Report to the division commander, the troops are assembled!"

“Go off now!”

"Hayi!"

In the current situation, even if it is time to stop, change its strategy, and devote all its strength to help Takashi Sakai, it will be too late. Judging from the help message sent by Takashi Sakai, he will not be able to hold on for long.

Even if you send troops immediately, it will take at least four hours. If the opponent still arranges a blocking attack on the road, four hours will definitely not be there.

With Kenji Doihara's research and understanding of Leng Feng, his opponent will discover that as soon as he moves, his opponent will find out. After all, this is on the Chinese territory.

However, he was confident that Leng Feng could not calculate this action, and he would bet so wildly.

This not only bet on his wealth and life, but also on the future and destiny of the 14th Division. This is a bet with no way out, and he must win!

Kindness is not in charge of the army!

He left behind both the brigade commanders of Sakai Takashima and Toshima Yataro, who had the purpose of confusing Leng Feng, and also hoped that they could delay for a longer time.

Now Sakura Takashi was obviously not able to do it. Out of a hint of pity in his heart, he did not give orders to Sakura Takashi, but asked him to break through at the right time.

This may save his life. In the dark, Kenji Doihara felt that he should do this.

He had no choice but to give up Sakai Takashi.

The deterioration of local battle situations is simply unimaginable. Meijiro Umezu, who had just arrived as commander of the 1st Army, found that he had picked up a hot potato. The dismissed Katsuki Kiyoshi might be staying at home and having dinner leisurely at this moment.

Although he might have to go to the military headquarters for questioning and may eventually retire from active service, he is considered to be out of the sea of ​​suffering and no need to worry about the life and death of the Doihara Division.

Naosaburo Okabu patted his butt and left. He was the chief of staff of the Front Army, not the chief of staff of the 1st Army, and could not replace Doihira, so he naturally had to go back.

But Mejiro Umezu could not do this, he had to continue to serve as the commander of his 1st Army. The original three divisions of the 1st Army were transferred to Nanjing. After being crippled, they returned to the local area to rebuild. Although they are now rushing back to the battlefield in China, they are not under his control.

The 20th Division must guard such a large territory and cannot move.

Only the independent Fourth Brigade and the second-line garrison troops sent from the country were left, and they could not move. Once they moved, the backyard would definitely catch fire. The guerrillas had already started to make trouble and were unable to maintain the rule of the occupied area.

Those puppet troops who were incorporated were okay to maintain public order and wanted to send them to fight "our own people". That was simply a meat bun to beat dogs, and there was no return.

Meijiro Umezu became angry and thought about it. After thinking about it, he could only think of his friend. General Kenyoshi Ueda, the commander of the Kanto Army, asked for help. At this moment, it might be the only thing that the East Army could draw out a unit to rescue Doihara Division.

However, even if General Ueda Kenyoshi draws out a unit and enters the country, it will take at least three days, and it will take at least two days to arrive in western Henan. It will take a week to start fighting.

This is because something happened in the middle of the road, and it would be even longer.

Kenji Doihara had already reported his plan to Mijiro Umezu. Umezu quickly summoned Chief of Staff Yoko Iida and Chief of Operations Division Tomomi Miharu to him.

The three of them discussed behind closed doors for more than two hours, and finally decided to support Kenji Doihara, who would definitely lose if he didn't bet. General Tsouichi Teruchi was already very dissatisfied with the repeated disobeying his orders by the 1st Army, and now it is even more impossible to draw down his troops to support them.

Although the 2nd Army lost the Taierzhuang Battle, the 5th Division and the 16th Division, which landed in the East China Sea, made great progress, and continued to compress the living space of the Chinese army in Xuzhou. The strategic concept of occupying Xuzhou was about to be achieved.

At this time, what Teraunuchi was thinking was not to encircle and annihilate the elite Chinese army in Xuzhou. He wanted to put a perfect end to his military career as the commander of the North China Bureau.

This may be his capital to advance to the marshal, so he will definitely use all his strength on this.

As for Tada Jung in central China, he also wanted to be able to occupy Xuzhou first, but his troops were not slow in the early stage, but when they reached the surrounding area of ​​Xuzhou, they were blocked and there was almost no progress. Moreover, his troops seemed to be counterattacked by the Chinese army that retreated in an orderly manner.

It is obvious that the Chinese military's strategy has changed, and it is no longer a one-man defender, targeting the enemy he wants to attack to ensure that his strategy can proceed smoothly.

The Chinese army was retreating, but in fact they took the initiative in the battlefield.

This is the behavior of a skilled strategist.

Kenji Doihara's risky behavior will not be supported by Soichi Desouchi, and even the base camp expressly prohibited it, which is a cross-line behavior.

The defeat of the 10th Division actually caused Kenji Doihara. If he had not crossed the Yellow River at that time, he would have been able to pull out, but he had already intervened. If he had pulled out and left, it would not be so easy.

Whether it is its own pressure, or the pressure from the North China Front Army and domestic pressure, Kenji Doihara has to move forward and will not look back without hitting the south wall.

At least the battle situation was not as bad and dangerous as it is now.

Meijiro Umezu began to withdraw reinforcements, collect supplies, and prepare to support Dohihara Division at any time. After receiving the support of Umezumi Mijiro, Kenji Dohihara had a little more hope for success.

"Master, this is too dangerous. Why did you go to clear the mines personally? If you have a few mistakes here, how could I explain to the tens of thousands of brothers in the entire master..."

"Okay, Yang Rui, I'm fine. Do you have any food here? Get some for me." Leng Feng asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I have pancakes and green onions, which are just cold. I wonder if you mind?"

"I don't mind, I'll give me two pieces, and if there is any sauce, add more peppers." Leng Feng really felt hungry. The battle just now consumed a lot of physical energy and needed supplementation urgently.

Besides, in your own army, you don’t need to be polite.

“Come now.”

"By the way, let the kitchen team have a small cooking and give some noodles to the female soldiers of Zhou Xuezhou and the others. They are not used to the pancake rolls and green onions." Leng Feng called Yang Rui and instructed carefully.

"I understand, I told the people below to do it. After pulling out four bunkers, this floating bridge was completely controlled by us. The Japanese lost the boat bridge troops, and it would not be easy to retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River through the Yellow River."

Leng Feng nodded. The Yellow River water was in this season, and it was flood season. Not only did the river water surge, the water also became turbulent. Ordinary small boats could not cross the Yellow River. Although the Japanese army had some hovercraft, the number was not enough to support the large army to cross the river, and heavy equipment could not be passed.

Otherwise, Kenji Doihara would not have been abandoned and he would have made such a steel pontoon bridge, and those tanks, cars and other equipment drove from the north shore.

"Sister Zhou, are you okay?"

"Cross Zhou, how are you..."

"Cross Zhou, you are so awesome. We are all worried about you. Fortunately, our teacher will come to help you."

"Cross Zhou..."

"Stop, are you finished?" Zhou Xue was annoyed by the several subordinates who were surrounded by her, and made a crossing gesture with her hands, "Feiyan came here to bandage me."

"Sister Zhou is injured?"

"It's okay, a small injury, the shrapnel rubbed a little skin." Zhou Xue endured the pain and said with a smile.

"Come with me!"

Asked for a separate tent, Zhou Xue took off her coat and exposed her back as smooth as jade. On her left shoulder, a shrapnel was embedded in it, and the blood had solidified.

"When did this hurt?"

"I don't know either. I just discovered it when I came back." Zhou Xue said.

"I have to help you pull out the shrapnel, otherwise the wound will be inflamed and it will be troublesome." Zhao Feiyan handed Zhou Xue a rolled up towel and said solemnly.

"It's okay, come on." Zhou Xue walked over and lay on the stool, opened her mouth and bit the towel.

"Sister Zhou, I'm here."

"Come on, talk nonsense." Zhou Xue answered vaguely.

Zhao Feiyan pinched the shrapnel outside the skin with two fingers, and exerted force suddenly, pulling out the shrapnel instantly. Zhou Xue felt a concentrated pain coming from her left shoulder, and her whole upper body was quickly covered with beads of sweat. She forced herself to bite the towel in her mouth and groaned.

"The shrapnel is very deep and is almost at the bone. I must find someone to help you sew the wound." Zhao Feiyan said.

"You're here?"

"Sister Zhou, I won't sew the wound." Zhao Feiyan said.

"You are a common occurrence for being injured. Can you not suture the wound?"

"I will do it, but my sewing is so ugly..." Zhao Feiyan stammered.

"The military doctors here are all men. Do you want them to suture my wounds?"

"Sister Zhou, your wound is on your left shoulder. Besides, the doctor is doing this..." Zhao Feiyan said.

"No, if it wasn't for the injury on the back and shoulders, I wouldn't need your help, I would do it myself." Zhou Xue was anxious. Even if the wound was not on the vital point, if it was very big, it would have to be sutured, otherwise it would not be cured at all.

"I'll go find a master's seat and ask him to send a car to a field hospital where there are female military doctors and nurses. Is it okay to ask them to suture you, right?"

"No need, please help me sew it. Feiyan, you won't even know how to work as a female worker, right?"

"Sister Zhou, it's not that I won't sew it for you. The wound I sewed is crooked and too ugly. You said how beautiful your shoulders are. If you leave an ugly scar, that's so regretful."

"So what can I do if I look good? Isn't it still the same person?"

"Sister Zhou, don't tease me. If you are like this, are you worried that you won't be able to find a good man?"

"Feiyan, you don't understand."
To be continued...