This regiment of the 41st Army has a high tactical level and is maneuverable and flexible on the battlefield, which has a bit of the meaning of Taohua Mountain guerrillas fighting.

The commander of this regiment is Han Zhihao, the guard staff officer who escorted Ouyang Xue in the Daqing River. He has now become the commander of the regiment. He was born and died with Gao Jiu and learned a lot from Gao Jiu. Later, Gao Jiu fought side by side with the 41st Army many times, and he also summarized his own set of tactical methods from it.

This time he was responsible for blocking the Japanese army. In fact, there was another more important task, which was to introduce the 38th Division of the Japanese army into the ambush circle set up by Gaojiu.

The 38th Division of the Japanese army was a semi-mechanized unit, and the fresh wind gathered in Zhengzhou was in plain areas. If they noticed that the 41st Army troops had an attempt to encircle them, they could withdraw back to Zhengzhou City at any time.

Han Zhihao led the troops to adopt mobile defense tactics, fighting and retreating, constantly angering the Japanese army and continuing to move south by the nose.

At the same time, Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong commanded a division's troops to build a defensive position in the Wangshui Village area. The other two divisions moved in clamp shapes from both east and west directions, forming an encirclement of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army.

The commander of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army had entered China since the July 7 Incident. It can be said that he had a lot of combat experience. He did not have many troops, only one brigade and a direct team, with a total of more than 15,000 people. The reason why he dared to lead the troops south was mainly because there were three Japanese divisions in this attack on the Nanyang area. He believed that most of the 41st Army's strength had been restrained by the 37th Division of the Japanese Army in the southeast and the 39th Division of the Japanese Army in the northwest. The troops of the 41st Army he faced would not exceed 20,000 at best. He was absolutely sure that he could defeat the enemy or even annihilate the enemy.

However, what he didn't know was that after Gao Jiu's operation, the Japanese military's three-way siege of Nanyang area had already quietly collapsed, and he and the 38th Division were gradually falling into the trap set by Gao Jiu.

Han Zhihao's battle became more and more powerful. In order to confuse the enemy, he asked his soldiers to throw down some hats, shoes, and some guns, and even threw down a mortar to lure the Japanese army to continue chasing forward.

Wangshui Village, the temporary command of the Anti-Japanese Army.

Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong received a report from Han Zhihao that the Japanese army had caught up and were now less than 5km away from Wangshui Village.

Wang Jindong asked about the locations of the two divisions responsible for encirclement and found that they had not yet reached the designated position. He urged them to speed up the march and form an encirclement of the Japanese army as soon as possible.

After discussing, Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong decided to temporarily hide their strength and attract the Japanese army to the Wangshui Village area.

The main force of the Japanese 38th Division finally arrived at Wangshui Village and soon launched an attack on the positions of the 41st Army.

In order to confuse the enemy, most of the artillery of the 41st Army were hidden and only a small number of artillery was used to support the combat of frontier positions.

The area around Wangshui Village is relatively high, and this is the last barrier to Nanyang City. As long as you pass Wangshui Village, you can go straight to Nanyang City.

The commander of the 38th Division ordered the troops to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's positions, and reported the situation here to the Seventh Army Command. He hoped that the Seventh Army Command would urge the other two Japanese troops to speed up their advance towards Nanyang City.

Soon after, the commander of the 38th Division received a notice from his superiors that the Japanese 39th Division was fighting fiercely with the enemy, and the 37th Division was also approaching Nanyang City, which had restrained most of the enemy's troops and allowed them to launch a bold attack. At the same time, he hoped that they could be the first to break through the enemy's position to reach Nanyang City and bring glory to the Seventh Army.

The blocking war in Wangshui Village was very fierce. Because the 41st Army hid a large number of artillery, the soldiers of the Guo army guarding the frontier positions suffered great losses in the face of the powerful firepower of the Japanese army. Thanks to their support for the trenches, otherwise it would be difficult to block the Japanese offensive.

One hour after the battle began, the troops of the Guo army lost two trenches one after another. There were only five trenches in front of Wangshui Village, and the situation of the defenders became a little nervous.

Wang Jindong once again urged the troops of the two divisions responsible for detours to speed up the marching speed.

After a series of battles, the troops where Han Zhihao were located completed the task of luring the enemy. After returning to Wangshui Village, they temporarily moved to rest. At this time, their regiment also lost a lot of people. The original 2,400 people were left with more than 1,700 people. They were designated as the reserve team by Wang Jindong, and they seized time to replenish weapons and ammunition, ready to go into the battle again at any time.

The Japanese army conquered two trenches in the frontier positions of the 41st Army in succession, with high morale and even more fierce offensives. Soon after, another trenches were broken through.

Wang Jindong couldn't hold back his anger and planned to let the artillery fire and block the Japanese attack.

Gao Jiu advised him to wait patiently. The battle had reached this point and the Japanese army must not be able to detect the danger. If they turn around and escape at this time, all their efforts will be wasted.

The officers and soldiers of the Guo army on the position struggled to support it, and soon after, the Japanese army broke through another trench.

Now, in front of Wangshui Village, there is only the last trench left.

Gao Jiu sent someone to call Han Zhihao over and said to him: "Captain Han, it is crucial to guard the last trench in front of Wangshui Village, which is related to the success or failure of the battle in Nanyang City. Take your people up and firmly suppress the enemy."

"Yes, Master Jiu, don't worry. If the Japanese want to cross this trench, they must first step on my body." Han Zhihao said loudly, and then rushed up with his troops.

After breaking four trenches in a row, the Japanese army was in sight, their morale became higher and their offensive became more fierce.

A large number of Japanese troops snarled and rushed towards the last trench of the guo army despite the casualties.

At this moment, Han Zhihao led the reserve team to rush over. Instead of entering the trench, they directly crossed the trench and rushed towards the Japanese army that was attacking.

Han Zhihao's troops had just replenished weapons and ammunition. After a brief rest, their physical strength was restored and their morale was very high. In order to fully utilize their firepower advantages, all the officers and soldiers rushed in front of the offensive team with machine guns or submachine guns, rushing while firing.

The Japanese army that was attacking was hit by fierce firepower and the offensive had slowed down.

The sudden counterattack of the guo army disrupted their position. The Japanese army rushing ahead did not have the advantage in firepower, and there were heavy casualties in an instant. Those who survived could only retreat in a hurry.

Han Zhihao and others worked together, not only repelled the enemy's attack, but also regained a trench that had been occupied by the Japanese army, stabilizing the situation on the entire battlefield.

Wang Jindong was very satisfied when he saw Han Zhihao and others' performances in the telescope. He said, "Brother Gao, you recommend Han Zhihao to me. He is indeed a unique vision. He has grown and improved very quickly in the past two years. After becoming the regiment commander, he performed even better.

Now his troops are already a sharp knife for our 41st Army, and they can really come in handy at critical moments."

The commander of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army was about to conquer the last trench of the enemy, but unexpectedly he was beaten back and lost a trench.

He was so angry that he ordered artillery fire to bombard the enemy's frontier positions, and was determined to concentrate the forces of a regiment to do his best, and to break through the enemy's positions and capture Wangshui Village.

The Japanese artillery fire violently bombed the frontier positions of the Guo army, and then a large number of Japanese troops flocked to them like locusts.

At this moment, Wang Jindong received a report that the two divisions had reached their designated locations and had completed the encirclement of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army.

He was very happy and said to Gao Jiu: "Brother Gao, you can let go of your hands and feet to deal with these little Japanese."

Behind the trenches of the guo army in Wangshui Village, there were artillery groups of artillery regiments hidden. The artillery soldiers had already been holding back their energy. After receiving the order to fire artillery, they immediately launched a fierce shelling at the Japanese army.

The Japanese army was charging forward, and a large number of shells flew over and fell into their crowds. The Japanese officers and soldiers were blown away with flesh and blood, with heavy casualties.

The sudden situation caused the Japanese army to be a little in a hurry.

The officers and soldiers of the 41st Army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and regained two trenches in succession.

The commander of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army was also very shocked by what happened in front of him. Although he was not very clear about the entire battle situation, he felt danger based on his experience.

While ordering the troops behind him to press forward to block the enemy's counterattack, he asked the Chief of Staff to quickly ask if there were any enemy troops in the rear and on both wings.

Soon after, the Chief of Staff received a report that there were large groups of enemy troops in the rear and both wings, and the 38th Division had been surrounded by the enemy.

The commander of the 38th Division knew that he had fallen into the enemy's trap and felt that the entire division was in danger of being eaten by the enemy. He was very decisive and immediately ordered the troops to change their back team and retreat towards Zhengzhou.

When Wang Jindong saw the Japanese army retreating, he immediately ordered all the 41st Army troops in Wangshui Village to attack the Japanese army.

When the commander of the 38th Division saw the enemy chasing him, he immediately ordered to leave an infantry brigade to block the pursuers behind. He led the main force of the division to launch a marching emergency.

Suddenly, the roar of planes came from the sky, and a group of bombers flew over.

The officers and soldiers of the 38th Division all cheered, and the chief of staff of the division also picked up the phone and contacted the planes in the air.

However, what he waited for was not the pilot's answer, but the aviation bombs falling from the sky. A total of 12 bombers dropped hundreds of bombs, almost covering the entire Japanese division's marching formation in thick smoke.

This tragic bombing killed at least 1/4 of the Japanese army.

The bomber pilots all took off from Nanyang Airport. They were very close to this place and could stay in the air for a long time. Their bombs were quickly used up, so they circled over the Japanese army's queue and used machine guns on the plane to strafuse the ground.

Relying on the strength of air power, the Japanese army has always bullied the military troops like this. This time, they finally tasted the feeling of being bullied by the enemy's air force.

The Seventh Japanese Army received a telegram from the 38th Division. Knowing that the situation was serious, they ordered the 37th Division and the 39th Division to increase their attack on Nanyang City to restrain the enemy's forces, and ordered the Second Air Force to send planes to reinforce the 38th Division.

The Japanese second air force was already scared of being beaten. The airport destroyed by Zhang Quan and others has not yet been restored and has no power to reinforce the Japanese 38th Division.

During this Nanyang Battle, most of the main forces of the Japanese Seventh Army were invested. They now hold an independent mixed brigade and a division of the puppet army, and urgently sent them to Nanyang to rescue the 38th Division.

The pilots of the guo army fired all the machine gun bullets and returned to Nanyang Airport, quickly replenished fuel and ammunition, and prepared to take off again to bomb the Japanese reinforcements.

While pursuing the 38th Division, Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong ordered the troops to quickly narrow the encirclement.

At this time, the losses of the 38th Division of the Japanese army had exceeded most of the time. The division commander judged that relying solely on the power of the division, it was impossible to break through the enemy's siege and return to Zhengzhou. So he ordered the troops to seize a hilly area, build fortifications urgently, and prepare to stand by and wait for assistance.

The troops of the three divisions of the 41st Army took the opportunity to surround them and soon launched an attack on the Japanese army.

Just as Nanyang City was fighting fiercely, the 40th Division of the Japanese army northwest of Lanxi River launched an attack on the Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district.

The Japanese army had already prepared in advance for the attack on southwestern Shandong. They also forced a crossing at more than a dozen places in the Lanxi River that were convenient for crossing the river, crossing most of the main forces of the division across the Lanxi River, and then attacked and advanced towards Zhiyuan County.

The Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district was already on high alert, and the Japanese army was attacked by local independent regiments during the crossing of the river.

As they crossed the river, they were constantly attacked by the Independent Regiment and the County Brigade, causing considerable losses to them.

When the Japanese army arrived at Cross Slope, they encountered the main force of the Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district led by Gao Hong and Huang Shuigen, blocking the Independent Brigade.

Although the Japanese 40th Division's strength exceeded that of the independent brigade of the Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district, since the Lanxi River Bridge was not restored, most of their heavy firepower was not brought across the river.

The Independent Brigade leaned against the arsenal, and its weapons and equipment far exceeded that of the Japanese army, and built a defensive position in advance. Therefore, the Japanese army did not have an advantage in general. They launched several attacks on the Independent Brigade's positions, but were all defeated by the Independent Brigade and suffered major casualties.
Chapter completed!