Xuzhou, commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone.

"Chief Li, a secret telegram from the First Division of the Pukou Honorary Division." Huang Xuecun knocked on Li Delin's bedroom and woke him up from his sleep.

At two o'clock in the morning, although the war ahead was tight, it was not yet uncontrollable. Chief Li went to bed and rested at twelve o'clock.

At this time, if it weren't for an emergency, Huang Xuecun wouldn't have woken him up.

Chief Li sat up, made up a coat, and carefully read the telegram under the desk lamp at the head of the bed, and was so shocked that he almost called out.

"When did this happen?"

"It was just this evening, but the Japanese army seemed to be unaware of it." When Huang Xuecun received the message, his first reaction was that he did not believe it. This was completely impossible.

But this is a secret telegram sent by the Honor Division, and it cannot be fake.

He received it all, and Wuhan will definitely know it. Now, the Japanese army may not know it yet.

"Leng Feng is forcing me!" Chief Li got off the bed, grabbed the telegram in his hand, turned back and forth twice, and said heavily.

"Sir Li, do you want to call back?" Huang Xuecun asked carefully.

"You ask me to think about it, think about it..."

When Huang Xuecun was stunned, he had never seen his chief in such a dilemma. His chief was always quick-witted, steady and resourceful, and nothing could stump him.

"Snow Village, record the order!"

"yes!"

"Order the 59th Army to go south early tomorrow morning and within two days, we must reach north of the Huai River to strengthen the defense of the 51st Army. Liu Shiyi's 31st Army moves towards Dingyuan and Chihe River, and attack the Japanese left wing with him. Where has Liao Lei reached?"

"Captain Liao has arrived in Lu'an and is expected to arrive in Hefei in two days."

"Order Liao Lei to speed up the marching and must arrive in Hefei within two days." Chief Li calmly issued an order. Although many generals under his command opposed Leng Feng's plan, he still made plans to fight.

The original Chief Li didn't have much military force, and it was a bit difficult to eat the 13th Division of the Japanese Army. He could only avoid the Jinpu Railway, retreat the troops to the mountainous areas, and adopt the tactics of the enemy advancing and retreating, and the enemy retreating and we advance. He used harassment and guerrilla tactics to cut the Japanese army on the southern line into several sections and annihilate them.

The Japanese army only occupied one Jinpu Road, and obviously had no room for maneuver, and was easily cut off by the Chinese team. It was difficult to check the beginning and end, so the Japanese army adopted a trend of pressing westward and continuously occupied strategic areas such as Dingyuan and Chihe.

The defense of Liu Shiyi's 31st Army retreated westward and did not give the Japanese army a chance.

Although the Japanese army attacked fiercely on the north bank of the Huai River, in fact, the rear was threatened by Liu Shiyi's 31st Army at any time at any time. Therefore, a regiment was stationed in Dingyuan.

The Japanese army in Dingyuan did not immediately go south to support the Japanese army in Quanjiao area. In fact, it was controlled by Liu Shiyi's 31st army. Once the Japanese army left Dingyuan, the 31st army would definitely fight back and take the opportunity to recover Dingyuan. The situation of the Japanese army on the southern line of the Jinpu Road would be even more passive.

Both Leng Feng and Chief Li knew that if they wanted to take over the 13th Japanese Division in one go, it would definitely be a long-lasting war, and I'm afraid the Japanese army would not give them this opportunity.

The best way to annihilate the 13th Division of the Japanese army is to divide the Japanese army into two sections, or three sections, and divide and encircle them!

In Leng Feng's plan, the battlefield area was clearly divided. The south of Chihe River belonged to the Honorary First Division, north of Chihe River, and south of Huai River belonged to Chief Li.

This division is fair, with one division in honor. Although the military strength is far greater than one army, it is one division. Chief Li not only has Yu Xiaohou's 51st Army, but also Liu Shiyi's 31st Army. Both are powerful troops, with a combined force of more than 50,000 troops. In addition to the local civil anti-Japanese team, there are even more.

The Honorary First Division also faces reinforcements from the Japanese army in Nanjing, which is actually more stressful.

Leng Feng was already in action and occupied Mingguang. The next step was Chihe, dividing the Japanese army into two battlefields, with less than 20,000 Japanese troops on the northern front, all of which were the elite of the 13th Division of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army on the southern front originally had about 5,000 temporary commands under the 13th Division or under the 13th Division, mainly in the 65th Japanese Army Regiment in the East and West Ge Towns.

Then in addition to this, there was the Okamoto Regiment of the 6th Japanese Division that sneaked into Wujiang Town (if it was not satisfied, it was only 2,000 people at most). The Iizuka Detachment of Yizheng on the eastern front had arrived. This unit had already had anger with the 371st Regiment of the New 37th Brigade and fought for two days and one night, and it was difficult to distinguish.

The largest Japanese army was the 9th Division that landed in Yangzhou.

The 9th Division was beaten in Nanjing and suffered heavy losses. Without time to replenish, it was sent to Yangzhou to continue fighting against the Honorary First Division.

In fact, if calculated based on the force, the pressure faced by the First Division of Honor is greater. The total Japanese army that the First Division now surrounds and faces is 25,000.

According to the Japanese army, this is a serious division.

Chief Li knew this very well, so he said that Leng Feng was forcing him. If Leng Feng took most of the pressure, if he, the commander of the Fifth War Zone, had no courage to fight this battle, he would be completely lost in his reputation for his lifetime.

Although Leng Feng will not publicize it, he cannot get through it himself, which will become a heart-wrenching problem for the rest of his life.

Of course, he would not decide to fight this battle for his own sake, and he had to fight with Leng Feng. Instead, this battle can be fought. If it is done well, the situation in the fifth war zone will be very different.

"Notify Chief of Staff Xu and the combat staff at home and hold an emergency military meeting immediately." Chief Li felt that this was not enough. This battle must unify the ideas of the entire Fifth War Zone.

"Now?"

"Yes, now, if you can't notify me by phone, send a telecommunications soldier to call. Within an hour, everyone will go to the conference room and no one will be absent!" Li Delin ordered solemnly.

"yes!"

Luojia Mountain in Wuhan, Chairman Jiang’s residence.

Although Wuhan is not yet at the forefront, since the Japanese army controlled air supremacy, the sky above Wuhan has been frequently inspected by Japanese reconnaissance agencies. Although the National Government's air force also took off, it still cannot stop the frequent reconnaissance of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army's intention to attack Wuhan is already very obvious. Although some people in the Japanese cabinet do not support expansion, they do not have the ability to restrain the Japanese army's progress.

In time, the Central China Front Army suffered a fall in Nanjing but failed to wake these war madmen up.

The rapid advancement of the battlefield in North China can only highlight the incompetence of the Central China Front Army.

Japanese planes frequently flew over Wuhan, which shows that Japan's war of aggression against China has not restrained, and they still dream of annexing China.

A burst of rapid footsteps sounded in the dim corridor, and a young man in Zhongshan suit walked over quickly.

"Secretary Mao."

"Sir, are you sleeping?" The person who came was Mao Qingxiang, the confidential secretary of the attendant's room.

"Not yet. I'm handling official business late today. I just asked someone to bring in hot water." The guard standing at the door said softly.

Mao Qingxiang nodded, walked to the door, and reached out and knocked on the door frame gently.

"Come in!" A strong Fenghua accent came out, with a slight fatigue.

"Sir, the phone is urgently available at Pukou!" Mao Qingxiang pushed the door open and walked in front of Lao Jiang inside. The office was divided into two rooms. The outside was the place for meeting and talking, and the inside was the study.

"What's the matter?" Lao Jiang put down the brush in his hand and looked up and asked.

"The Honorary Division and one unit raided Mingguang, completely occupied Mingguang at 6 o'clock tonight, and cut off the supply line of the Japanese army on the south bank of the Huai River on the Jinpu Road." Mao Qingxiang said.

"What, you say it again?" Old Jiang suddenly stood up in shock.

"The Honorary First Division raided Mingguang and cut off the Japanese supply line. Now the Japanese army's ammunition on the south bank of the Huai River on the Jinpu Road can only last for about a week."

"map!"

Mao Qingxiang nodded and quickly found a military combat map from the Pukou to the Huaihe River area from a bunch of military maps.

Lao Jiang picked up the magnifying glass and found the location of Mingguang on the map.

"Sir, a few days ago, the Fifth War Zone reported a combat plan for the southern line of the Jinpu Road. After the discussion, the Military Commission felt that it was a bit risky and had no approval. Now it seems that they are already taking action?"

"This is not Li Delin's work. Only Leng Feng has the courage to do such a risky action, and he has the conditions." Lao Jiang asserted.

It’s time to take action and then report again!

Leng Feng doesn’t take him as the chairman seriously. Will you die if you report in advance?

Jiang Jiang was full of resentment at this moment, and he wanted to send someone to catch Leng Feng in front of him and ask him carefully why this is always the case. Is he the kind of person who has no mind to measure himself?

The Japanese army on the northern line of the Jinpu Road was not stable and had already continued to move south. If the southern line was fought at this time, would it affect the entire battle situation of the Xuzhou battle?

Lao Jiang is not Leng Feng. He only needs to plan the battle on his own acre of land, and will not consider the whole situation of the country. He always acts without authorization.

It's no wonder that Jiang was angry.

Once the southern line is launched, the Japanese army on the northern line can be guaranteed to stay there. The two Japanese troops in North China and Central China are not harmonious, and they have the mentality of competing and competing for each other, but their essence is the same, they are both invaders, and for the same goal, they invade China.

To ensure that the annihilation battle on the southern line of the Jinpu Road can be completed, we must first stabilize the northern line. We must know that the fifth war zone is now under attack on three sides and is under great pressure.

This is also the reason why many generals and officials in the Fifth War Zone opposed the big fight on the southern line of the Jinpu Road.

The Japanese army on the northern line has the greatest threat. In comparison, the Japanese army on the southern line can be controlled. Therefore, when allocating troops, they focus on the northern line at the beginning. If they fight on the southern line, they will inevitably involve the deployment of the northern line. Once the front line is shaken, they will lose sight of the other side, and will be taken advantage of by the Japanese army.

Among them is the issue of the 59th Army being assigned to the ranks. The 59th Army was originally affiliated to the First War Zone, but was asked by Chief Li to come to the Fifth War Zone. It was originally intended to be used as a reserve team to be assigned to the northern line to block the Japanese army.

If we were to fight the 13th Division on the southern line, this new force of more than 20,000 people would definitely go south, so the power of the northern line would be weakened.

This is something that many generals and officials in the Fifth War Zone are unwilling to see.

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!