Lanfeng Change

The three divisions that dealt with the Japanese last time, seized a large amount of equipment and supplies. Meng Xiang has always looked down on the Japanese equipment, but he must fight for his own interests.

Li Zongren was not a stingy person. After a brief discussion between the two families, they decided on the distribution plan.

The Central Army towed away all the weapons and ammunition, while the Pioneer Army received a large amount of supplies left by the Japanese, such as military rations, mules, horses, vehicles, etc., and also received scrapped copper and iron such as waste weapons and parts. As for the gold and silver items hidden by each company during the battle, both sides deliberately ignored them.

Compared with the large number of weapons and equipment seized, the Pioneer Army suffered a little loss. Because the Japanese attacked and attacked the Longhai Line, the Central Army collected and collected evacuated large amounts of materials on the spot in the Huaihe area and could not be transported. As a result, Li Zongren gave it to the Pioneer Army generously. The price difference was provided by the Pioneer Army with some weapons and ammunition.

This transaction directly replenished the corresponding materials on the Pioneer Army's territory. Meng Xiang also saw the advantages and directly ordered Ma Yi to use goods for goods when facing the Central Army. However, the materials traded were limited to agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and other products except for grain.

In Meng Xiang's impression, the food in the Kuomintang-controlled area has always been insufficient to eat. He did not know that the food in the Kuomintang-controlled area will have a bumper harvest this year. He could not bear to seize grain from other people, so the transaction targets he chose became other cash crops and agricultural sidelined skins.

Although the Japanese cut off the retreat route of the Central Army, the three divisions of the 14th, 16th and 10th obviously could not stop the transaction. Although large items such as cotton and wood cannot be transported, cotton, tea, fur and other materials can be transported back and forth while the Japanese are at their disposal. At the same time, a large amount of grain from the enemy-occupied area was also stolen from the air transported by the buyers. At this time, the grain in the special zone of the Pioneer Army can still support the purchase of summer grain, so there is no need to worry too much. When purchasing grain in the enemy-occupied area, you can purchase grain from outside through transactions, and there is no need to worry about the shortage of grain in the enemy-occupied area.

The matches and other items that have resumed production in the Special Administrative Region were also transported directly to various places for sale under the protection of the Pioneer Army escort team. The Pioneer Army produced fine salt tastes good and is cheap. Faced with the market where sea salt is a bit out of stock, it was sold out at once. Faced with the salt sold by the Japanese, the people were still willing to choose the cheap and affordable Pioneer Army salt. The Pioneer Army's salt did not have tax concerns and could face the dumping of the top people calmly.

As for the vanguard army occupying Zaozhuang, Li Zongren still accused him of having complained to some of the generals of the Central Army. Having the vanguard army in the north at least relieved his worries. He now focused all his energy on dealing with the Japanese in the south.

With the help of these seized materials and the liberation of the northern front, the Central Army opened the passage westward and fought with the Japanese on the Huaihe line in the south.

The aircraft of a squadron of the Pioneer Army were also helping to defend the Japanese air force. In addition, the joining of a artillery regiment of the Pioneer Army reduced the advantages of the Japanese in three divisions. The two sides began to confront each other on both sides of the Huai River.

With a safe space, Meng Xiang began to arrange it calmly.

The No. 9 base vehicle set up in Gaomi has begun to be upgraded.

According to the inspiration of the Yanzhou base, Gaomi, which is located in the plain area, chose a large wild forest and stationed a team to circle the surrounding area. The reason for choosing Gaomi was that there were not many coal mines in the Jiaodong area and could not provide enough electricity with geothermal resources. The coal mine in Longkou has already supplied the Zhaoyuan base.

There are no large coal mine resources near Zhucheng and Wulian, and Meng Xiang still has some memory. Even though there are not many coal mines near the power station, Gaomi relies on the Jiaoji Line, and the relatively rich coal mines in Qidu can be transported directly by train.

According to the direct jurisdiction of 100 kilometers, the sub-bases set up in Gaomin can fill up all the defense lines in the east, block the passage of the Shandong Peninsula, and even easily control the entire Qingdao area.

Meng Xiang was still worried that during the harvest, the Japanese suddenly came to sweep the raid. With this sub-base, the safety of the east side of the main base can be guaranteed, the safety of the Weifang area, and the large areas of farmland there.

"It's not bad. There is still a southeast corner missing. You can use the base to complete the defense of the entire special zone!" Meng Xiang looked at the No. 10 base that was about to be produced and couldn't help but smile easily.

In the southeast, the Fifth Division and the 114th Division are still being reorganized, confronting Zhang Zizhong and others in Linyi City, without much movement. Since there were two divisions here, Li Zongren did not dare to take it lightly, nor did he dare to withdraw the 59th Army.

The south was in a stalemate, but the central army in the west was concentrating its superior forces and encircling and annihilating the overly prominent 14th Division.

After blocking the Longhai Line, the 14th Division pointed its finger at Lanfeng again. This action was also very different from the plan formulated by the original base camp, which was also one of the reasons why Xiangyue Qingshi was dismissed. However, the above adjustments did not delay the attack of the 14th Division.

At this time, the Central Army had mobilized five armies including the 8th, 27th, 64th, 71th, 74th Army, as well as the theater-level troops of the 61st and 106th Divisions. Hu Zongnan's First Army was also rushing here. The incomplete 16th and 10th Division Li Zongren held back again. Chiang Kai-shek felt confident of annihilation of the 14th Division, so he ordered an encirclement and attack on the 14th Division on the 19th.

Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army also obtained a lot of artillery from the Pioneer Army, but most of them were 75mm mountain artillery that were convenient for transportation. On the flat eastern Henan plain, facing the heavy artillery group of the 14th Division, they could only be passively bombed.

Although the Japanese planes lost a lot in the battle with the Pioneer Army, there were still many more. This time, they were directly transferred to the 14th Division by Shouyi Seunuchi. One was to rescue the 14th Division, and the other also hoped to open up the situation in the Central Army. Cheng Qian, who knew Chiang Kai-shek's thoughts, declined the Pioneer Air Force's request to participate in the war early, and strived to show the majesty of the Central Army in this battle that was very confident of annihilation of the 14th Division. Therefore, in this battle, the Pioneer Army had only six 12-person medical teams participated.

The statement that Meng Xiang repeatedly reminded that the 14th Division was similar to a mechanized unit was not responded to, and the vanguard army had obtained this information, and the Central Army had known it for a long time. However, they had not fully realized the power of the mechanized army, at least Chiang Kai-shek did not.

Moreover, he did not realize that the powerful boat and bridge troops of the 14th Division could be connected with the troops on the north bank of the Yellow River at any time. They were not alone, but could receive the material and personnel support of the troops on the north bank of the Yellow River at any time.

So in the subsequent battle, the Central Army suffered heavy losses.

With the deal with the Pioneer Army, the Central Army's Air Force sent 20 aircraft this time, but the *** troops dispatched 36 aircraft. After a melee between the two sides, 11 of the Central Army's Air Force were shot down, and 4 were achieved, but the air supremacy was occupied by the Japanese.

With the advantage of the air, Doihara used the strong maneuverability of the mechanized troops to continuously fight on a large scale, directly splitting the Central Army's team. Instead of surrounding him, he annihilated many teams. These elite troops of the Central Army passed through the Battle of Songhu or Nanjing, and were seriously injured and had not yet finished their rest. Many new recruits did not receive good training, so they picked up their guns and went to the battlefield.

Many teams even retreated and fled when they met the Japanese. Long Muhan's elite 88th Division retreated without authorization, causing a series of collapses.

The 14th Division bypassed Lanfeng, which made the Central Army think that they had defeated them, and was very proud of their defeat and fleeing westward. However, this defeat of the 14th Division pointed its target towards Kaifeng. They established a ferry on the Yellow River with their powerful boat bridge troops and quickly received support from the North Shore Force.

After receiving support from the new domestic division, the North China Front Army stabilized a lot. For the dilemma of the 14th Division, Shouichi Seuchi, who also planned to make a breakthrough here, sent people to support him. The 4th Mixed Brigade crossed the Yellow River on the 26th. The 10th Division entangled Li Zongren's assault team to the west, and the 16th Division directly attacked Shangqiu.

After the Japanese adjusted their personnel this time, they arranged a strict plan, and even the radio station changed their passwords, which made the vanguard army, who were trying to crack the new password of the Japanese, not knowing the Japanese's new plan.

The 18th Division and 101st Division of the Central China Expeditionary Army suddenly joined the attack of Lianghuai. The Central Army of Lianghuai immediately became tight and could not support it. The troops of the five divisions were not a joke. For this reason, the Japanese all postponed their offensive plans against Wuhan, and the forces mobilized in China were gradually in place to solve Lianghuai first.

In April, the 22nd Division, which was also newly formed, was also transported to Lianyungang, and together with the Fifth Division and the 114th Division there, attacked Linyi. This time, the 22nd Division was escorted to the Canglong aircraft carrier, which was only completed at the end of last year. More than 60 aircraft on it were targeting the vanguard army.

At the same time, the Kaga aircraft carrier also came south and joined the attack on Linyi. More than 80 carrier-based aircraft above him cooperated with the Flying Dragon to fully compete with the Pioneer Air Force.

Faced with the Japanese's approaching, Meng Xiang had to fight. The southeast corner lacked the support of the base. Once the Japanese broke through, the entire Special Administrative Region would be passive. Taking advantage of the Central Army's troops to participate in the defense, some of the pressure can be relieved.

The 110th Division, which the Japanese landed in Qingdao, was also approaching eastward. Although with the support of the Gaomi sub-base, the 50th Division of the Pioneer Army did not dare to mobilize easily. Faced with the crisis in Linyi, Huang Huamin's Brigade, who had temporarily come to an end, supported Linyi. Gu Liangmin's 22nd Division was also mobilizing there to try to plug the loophole. Huang Baitao in Wulian led a brigade to attack the Japanese Ju County. However, the Japanese were attacked regardless of their stay and attacked Linyi with all their strength.

The pressure from the 116th Division of the Japanese Army also forced the 18th Division of the Pioneer Army to guard against the Yellow River defense line in the north.

The 3rd Mixed Brigade of the North China Devils also crossed the Yellow River and rushed to western Shandong, and cooperated with the 16th Division to attack Shangqiu.

Facing the strong attack on Shangqiu by the 16th Division, Huang Jie ignored Cheng Qian's order to defend Shangqiu to the death, gave up his defense against Shangqiu, and ordered the 187th Division to defend the city for three days, and led the 40th Division and 24th Division formed by the Tax Police Corps to retreat directly to Kaifeng.

The 187th Division only guarded for one day and then withdrew. The 16th Division easily captured Shangqiu.

The Central Army was energetic by the strong attack of the 16th Division and had to stop encirclement and annihilation of the 14th Division.

Chiang Kai-shek directly scolded this as a joke for the eternal laughing stock.

The 10th Division of the Japanese also resisted Li Zongren's attack to the west. The 16th Division continued to advance and occupied Qi County.

Faced with the more fierce attack by the Japanese, Chiang Kai-shek began to consider his retreat plan again. But Bai Chongxi dissuaded him and ordered the vanguard army to participate in the war in full swing.

The situation seemed a bit critical, but Meng Xiang didn't realize it was too difficult.

At this time, the Central Army in the south can still hold on, and Linyi can also defend the attack. There are divisions in the north and east, so the threat is not great.

Hu Minghe's Brigade directly attacked the defense of the 10th Division. Even if the 10th Division changed its division commander, it still could not stop the attack of the vanguard. In two days, under the bombardment of 18 150mm heavy artillery, it directly broke through the 10th Division's defensive defense and hit behind the 16th Division.

In order to slow down the offensive of the Central Chinese Japanese, the *** division, which has expanded to the Tianmu Mountain and Huangshan areas, has also begun to attack the surrounding areas.

Wei Hanchao's *** regiment, which had grown to more than 7,000 people, has been promoted to the *** brigade. In this case, it was directly divided into more than a dozen battalions to attack the Japanese strongholds in various parts of North China, which made the Japanese in North China anxious for a while.

The Japanese offensive seemed fierce, but in fact they did not pose too much threat.

Even the two Japanese aircraft carrier aircraft were no longer a big threat to the Pioneer Army, which had more than 200 pilots at this time. There were more than 500 Pioneer Army aircraft of all kinds, but not so many people were flying.

"This time, what's wrong with killing one or two Japanese aircraft carriers!" Meng Xiang was very proud of the moment. The Japanese navy was indeed very powerful at this time, but the aircraft carriers seemed not as many as they did later. Even if the battleships came, he could not climb ashore. Meng Xiang had already saved thirteen B-17s in his hand, and it would not be difficult to cooperate with more than fifty Stuka D to bomb two Japanese aircraft carriers. There were not many Japanese aircraft now that could pose a threat to the high-altitude b-17 aircraft. At that time, even if they were to pile up ammunition, they would have to press the Japanese aircraft carriers into the sea.
Chapter completed!