After the establishment of the new coalition command, the various troops were temporarily organized.

Xue Dongsheng still supplemented 4,000 new recruits to the 103rd Division and obtained a large number of weapons and ammunition according to the usual practice of supply in the Central Military System. The 69th Division basically had no casualties in this battle, so they did not replenish their personnel, but they supplemented them with 300,000 bullets, 1,200 mortar shells, 120,000 grenades and a large number of other supplies.

For the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army, they still had the same old method, letting them survive and only added 400 new recruits and 50,000 bullets to them respectively.

The 93rd Division of the Northeast Army and the 228th Division of the Northwest Army suffered heavy losses in this battle. After the battle was won, the supplements that the 9th War Zone originally promised to be made to them did not count when they arrived at Xue Dongsheng. They only received this supplement and could not restore their former vitality at all.

Yang Zhenyuan and Zhang Jizu were both very angry, but they were now living under someone else's roof and did not dare to cause an outbreak.

The next combat deployment is even more infuriating.

Xue Dongsheng decided to surround the 38th Division of the Japanese army and ordered the 69th Division to stand back on the Nanyang area and advance to Zhumadian. The 93rd Division of the Northeast Army and the 228th Division of the Northwest Army interspersed between Kaifeng and Zhengzhou to cut off the retreat route of the 38th Division of the Japanese army.

Xue Dongsheng led the main force, led by the 103rd Division, and pressed from the south toward Kaifeng City.

Xue Dongsheng's deployment was not about how to annihilate the 38th Division of the Japanese army, but about how to preserve his strength. He asked the 103rd Division to take the lead because although they were also the Central Army, they were not the direct troops of the 21st Corps. The first thing he had to consume was the 103rd Division's strength.

The troops of the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army were arranged to leave the main force and intersperse between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. They would face the attacks of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army and the 6th Independent Brigade stationed in Zhengzhou. After the battle started, they would not get the support of reinforcements. With Xue Dongsheng's usual fighting technique, he would delay the speed of advance from the south, so that the Japanese would fight with the troops of the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army to consume, and then come out to get the bargain. Their arrangement basically killed the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army.

Yang Zhenyuan, commander of the 93rd Division of the Northeast Army, and Zhang Jizu, commander of the 228th Division of the Northwest Army, were filled with anger when they saw such a battle deployment. However, they were motherless children, and the only thing they could tell was Li Fengming, the deputy chief of staff of the new coalition forces, who had fought with them.

The two of them found Li Fengming, hoping that Li Fengming could make suggestions to Xue Dongsheng and change such a battle deployment.

Although Li Fengming is the director of the Ninth War Zone, his level is lower than Xue Dongsheng and has no influence in him, and he only has the right to make suggestions.

Li Fengming found Xue Dongsheng and reflected to him the opinions of the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army.

Xue Dongsheng was furious and said, "These miscellaneous troops are all warlords. The country would like to reward them with a bowl of rice. They would dare to pick and choose here. Tell them that they must firmly implement the orders of the coalition command. If you dare to disobey the order, you should treat them as disobedience. I don't mind ordering the troops to disarm them."

Li Fengming had no choice but to tell Xue Dongsheng's words directly to Yang Zhenyuan and Zhang Jizu, worried that they would feel resentful and a mutiny would occur at that time.

Li Fengming was a shrewd man. Seeing that the situation here was so complicated, he didn't want to get involved, so he sent a telegram to Deputy Commander Zhang, begging the old commander to transfer him back to the Ninth War Zone Command.

Deputy Commander Zhang naturally knew the complex situation, so he used the excuse that Li Fengming came back to preside over the daily work of the combat office, and asked Li Fengming to leave the coalition command and return to the Ninth War Zone Command.

Li Fengming left, Xue Dongsheng didn't care at all. Now that he had heavy troops in his hand, he didn't want the Ninth War Zone Command to get involved in this matter. He wanted to take the credit and wanted Li Fengming to leave.

When the commander of the Ninth War Zone Guard Corps saw Li Fengming slipping away, he didn't want to get involved in it, so he sent a telegram to the Chief of Staff, asking them to be transferred back. As a result, all the people sent by the Ninth War Zone Command left the coalition forces.

Xue Dongsheng didn't care at all. The departure of these people was only reduced by a few thousand people, which had no impact on the strength of the coalition forces. Not only that, all the people from the Ninth War Zone Command were withdrawn, and no one supervised him. He would be more comfortable to command the troops.

The commander of the Ninth War Zone saw that all the people from the Ninth War Zone Command had retreated, especially the Operations Director Li Fengming also returned to the War Zone Command. He was worried that Xue Dongsheng was not familiar with the situation, so he specifically told him to act carefully, pay attention to changes in the battlefield, and beware of the Japanese army's pulling reinforcements from other places, and especially to be wary of the Japanese Air Force bombing.

Xue Dongsheng saw that the last time the coalition troops besieged the 42nd Division of the Japanese army, the Japanese air force did not dispatch it. He believed that after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the main force of the Japanese air force had already moved south, and the Japanese air force left in Rongcheng area did not have much combat effectiveness, so he did not take them seriously.

After the establishment of the new coalition command, the departments were ordered to hurry up and prepare and start operations in two days.

The Northeast Army and Northwest Army troops left the Lanxian area first and headed to the hilly areas between Kaifeng and Zhengzhou. While the troops set off, they reported to the coalition command.

Although the Chief of Staff of the 21st Corps of the National Army, Fang Zhou, who is now the Chief of Staff of the coalition, was consistent with Xue Dongsheng in his attitude towards the miscellaneous army, he was still a more cautious person. After he saw that the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army set off, Xue Dongsheng did not order the troops of the 45th Army and the 44th Army to set off, but only asked the 103rd Division to go to Kaifeng and the 69th Division to go to Zhumadian. He understood the intention of commander Xue Dongsheng, and he wanted to let other troops fight with the Japanese first.

Fang Ark said with some concern: "Commander Xue, relying solely on these troops may not be able to deal with the Japanese 38th Division. Let our troops set out to follow up."

Xue Dongsheng smiled easily and said, "The battle in Lan County was fought by these guys. Now they only face the 38th Division of the Japanese army. Even if they cannot destroy the enemy, they can consume at least half of the enemy. At that time, our main force will attack quickly and will be able to annihilate the remaining troops of the 38th Division of the Japanese army in one fell swoop. There is nothing to worry about."

Chief of Staff Fang Zhou was still a little uneasy, and suggested: "It is said that the Japanese Air Force did not dispatch in the last Lanxian battle because Gao Jiu sent people to attack the airport of the Japanese Fifth Air Force. In this battle, we faced not only the Japanese Fifth Air Force, but also the Japanese Air Force Second Air Force stationed in Zhengzhou. I suggest that we follow Gao Jiu's approach and send a small and capable force to attack these two Japanese airports."

Xue Dongsheng said impatiently: "You can arrange these things by looking at the arrangement."

Yang Zhenyuan, commander of the 93rd Division of the Northeast Army, led the troops and marched on the road with a very tragic mood. Suddenly, he heard a sound of horse hooves coming from behind. He looked back and saw that it was Zhang Jizu, commander of the 228th Division of the Northwest Army, who rushed up.

Yang Zhenyuan came to the roadside and waited for Zhang Jizu to come.

Zhang Jizu said: "Brother Zhenyuan, Xue Dongsheng is asking us to be cannon fodder and help him consume the Japanese so that his direct troops can get the bargain. This battle cannot be fought like this."

Yang Zhenyuan said depressedly: "Otherwise, what's wrong? We are raised by our stepmothers. If we don't execute the order and let the bastard named Xue catch the handle, we can't afford to take advantage of it."

Zhang Jizu said: "The dog-good Xue Dongsheng is really unrighteous. We only have such a little capital. We can't be used as cannon fodder for them in vain. We have to be careful."

Yang Zhenyuan said: "I think so too. You are here, let's make a good decision."

After discussion, the two division commanders of the miscellaneous army decided to suspend the march. Each division sent a battalion troops and drove to the designated location with great fanfare under the banner of the entire division. They wanted to see what the Japanese would react. Even if they lost these two battalions, they would not be able to hurt their roots.

In this way, as soon as the Kaifeng Battle began, the people of the coalition forces had dispersed, and because the miscellaneous army was worried about being annexed, the troops sent to carry out their operations with great fanfare, which soon attracted the attention of the Japanese army.

The Japanese intelligence department provided relevant information for the Japanese army. The Japanese army quickly determined that the coalition troops were coming to Kaifeng City, which was stationed by the 38th Division. The Japanese army also made emergency arrangements and ordered an infantry gang to build fortifications in the direction of Zhumadian to guard against the attack of the 69th Division of the Guo Army; the main force of the 75th Brigade of the 38th Division was facing the 103rd Division of the National Army; the main force of the 76th Brigade was facing the 6th Brigade stationed in Zhengzhou, attacking the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army, and opening up the traffic line between Kaifeng and Zhengzhou.

The commander of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army received good news. The scouts of the 75th Brigade of the Japanese Army captured several Guo soldiers. They found out clearly that there was no Gao Jiu in the coalition forces attacking Kaifeng this time. The commander-in-chief was Xue Dongsheng, the commander of the 21st Corps of the Ninth War Zone. He immediately reported the information to his superiors.

The top leaders of the Japanese army were also very happy. As long as Gao Jiu was not there, they would not take the general army seriously. So they made up their minds to defeat the coalition forces that came to invade, fight a beautiful battle, and avenge the 42nd Division's encirclement and annihilation.

The previous commander of the Japanese Second Air Force was killed by Gao Jiu, and the airport was hit by Gao Jiu many times. Therefore, they had never bombed the Iron Triangle area. Now, the troops of the Guo army have arrived near Kaifeng City, and they sent planes to support the troops on the ground without hesitation.

The two battalions sent by the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army were really unlucky. They were attacked by the Japanese 38th Division and the Seventh Independent Mixed Brigade. They could no longer support them, but were bombed by the Japanese Second Air Force aircraft and collapsed immediately. The troops of the two battalions escaped by chance.

The combat plan to siege the 38th Division of the Japanese army arranged by Xue Dongsheng was basically declared bankrupt as the Japanese army opened the traffic line between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng.

After the Japanese 42nd Division was annihilated by Gao Jiu and others, the commander of the Sixth Army and the commander of the Fifth Air Force were both punished by superiors. Facing the fierce Gao Jiu, they had no choice but to do anything about it. This time it was different. The Japanese intelligence department had already informed that the Guo army troops stationed in the Lan County area had nothing to do with Gao Jiu. They dispatched bombers without hesitation and launched bombings in the Lan County area.

After receiving a telegram from the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army, the coalition command center stationed in Lanxian County rebuked them, saying that they did not cut off the connection between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, and ordered them to fight back, and must cut off the traffic line between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, and firmly guard there. Otherwise, they would be sent to the military court for the crime of delaying the opportunity to fight.

Chief of Staff Fang Zhou felt that this was not a solution. If the Northeast Army and Northwest Army were eaten by the Japanese army, the battle plan to encircle and annihilate the 38th Division of the Japanese army would be completely impossible to complete. He suggested that the main force of the Guo army should be mobilized to Kaifeng immediately.

Xue Dongsheng still had no idea. He didn't want his main force to join the battle now. While he was hesitating, a huge roar suddenly came from the sky, and then a huge group of bombers flew over, and countless aviation bombs landed in the guo army's barracks.

The Japanese Fifth Air Force suffered a lot of grievances in Gaojiu. They finally found the opportunity to vent their anger and bombarded the troops of the Guo army.

Because Xue Dongsheng underestimated the enemy and was not prepared for the Japanese air force, the troops of the army were stationed relatively concentrated. This bombing caused heavy losses. Before the 45th Army's troops left the barracks, they lost more than 3,000 people. A division of the 44th Army also lost more than 400 people. Even the Lanxian County was not spared. Several aviation bombs were also dropped in the yard of the coalition command headquarters. The house in the war room was blown down and Xue Dongsheng was buried inside. His life was very big, but some small wounds were scraped out by debris on his body, which was nothing serious. The Chief of Staff Fang Ark was unlucky. His calf was crushed by the beams, and two staff officers and several guards were killed by the bombs. More than 50 people in the city were killed.

Xue Dongsheng was very depressed and was so angry that he cursed. He was a big fan of big men and was willing to imitate big men every move. He cursed: "My grandma! These Japanese people are really not good at seeing each other. Why didn't they bomb them when Gao Jiu was there? At this time, they came to throw bombs!"

Xue Dongsheng suddenly remembered something. He asked the Chief of Staff Fang Ark, who was lying on a stretcher, "Chief of Staff, are you sending troops to attack the Japanese airport? Why didn't the Japanese airport?"

Fang Ark was so painful that his forehead was covered with cold sweat. He said with difficulty: "I have told the Northwest Army troops that they will first attack the airport of the Japanese Second Air Force. I also told the 45th Army that they would organize troops to attack the airport of the Japanese Fifth Air Force. I just asked this morning that the 45th Army commando had just been formed and had not left the barracks yet."

The commander has any kind of soldiers. When the commander fights, he wants to preserve his strength. Their subordinates also have this idea. The commander of the 45th Army said that he would send troops deep behind enemy lines to attack the Japanese airport, and he was unwilling to do so. He thought they were a dignified regular army and should fight face to face with the Japanese army when fighting. He was dismissive of the act of stealing like Gao Jiu's Taohuashan guerrillas, so he dragged it away and did not do it.

In fact, the troops of the Guo army have no experience in such special operations. Not to mention that they can attack the Japanese airports, they can pass through the enemy-occupied areas and avoid being eaten by others on the road, even if they burn incense.

The Japanese Second Air Force bombed the positions of the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army, and then bombed the 103rd Division of the Guo Army.

Ma Xingbang lamented: "It is also a coalition force, with Gao Jiuye here, the Japanese devils' planes dare not come. If they were replaced by Commander Xue, this was the result. What kind of fucking battle is this?" At this time, the 103rd Division had already lost more than 1,000 people under the bombing of the Japanese army. Ma Xingbang did not dare to continue leading the troops to Kaifeng, build fortifications on site, and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

The Japanese Second Air Force was very careful when choosing bombing targets. The 69th Division of the Guo Army stationed in Zhumadian area was a force in the Iron Triangle area and had a close relationship with Gao Jiu. They were unwilling to cause trouble, so they did not bomb Zhumadian.

The 69th Division received the news from Zhou Mingshan and knew that the coalition forces had been defeated. Commander Song was unwilling to participate in the coalition's battle again, so he directly took the troops back to Nanyang City.

So far, the battle to encircle and annihilate the 38th Japanese Division and attack and open up the feudal battle, just at the beginning, the Guo army had lost more than 7,000 troops. The morale of the troops was disintegrated, and this battle was obviously unable to continue.

At this moment, the 75th Brigade of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army dispatched a reinforcement corps and launched an attack on the 103rd Division. Ma Xingbang, the commander of the 103rd Division, led his troops to resolutely block the Japanese attack, and then sent a telegram to Xue Dongsheng, hoping that he would lead the main force to come for reinforcements.
Chapter completed!