On the morning of the 17th, Leng Feng received a telegram from the Military Commission that western Shandong was placed under the jurisdiction of the First War Zone, and at the same time, the western Shandong Corps was also under the command of the commander-in-chief of the First War Zone.

The commander of the Western Shandong Corps was officially taken over by Sun Yinting, and the former commander of the Corps Yu Xiaohou had other uses.

Leng Feng and Honorary First Division were also divided from the Fifth War Zone and were affiliated with the First War Zone.

The new 38th Division was also officially transferred from the Fifth War Zone to the First War Zone in western Shandong. This was the transfer order issued before. Although the subordinates of Shandong have changed, as long as Li Delin does not change his mind, the transfer order is still valid.

Since Kenji Doihara has a conspiracy, the mobilization of the new 38 is naturally not enough to make a big fuss. It must be quietly and cannot be let the Japanese know.

Luo Yufeng, who received the transfer order, discussed with Qin Yankun, handed over the defense zone and the exchange of Yunnan troops, and led his troops north from Taierzhuang.

Leng Feng asked Li Delin to transfer Xin 38 to Teng County on the surface and besiege the remnants of Isotani Division in Teng County with the Sichuan Army!

Although Li Delin didn't know what Leng Feng wanted to do, the current command relationship of the New 38th Division had been transferred to Leng Feng's hands. He asked the New 38th Division to attack Teng County, which was also intended to prevent the remnants of Isogata Division from fleeing north, and at the same time, it was also to assist the Sichuan Army in avenging Teng County!

As for why the 20th Legion was not transferred, it can also be seen as Li Delin's dissatisfaction with Tang Keqin.

I don’t want Tang Keqin to make contributions in Teng County!

When the Sichuan Army was besieged by Teng County, the Twenty Army could have rescued the siege, but his vanguard was about to be defeated by the Japanese army and then ran away secretly.

If the Second Army hadn't caught up and the help of the Honorary First Division, the Sichuan Army would have been wiped out in Teng County, so the Sichuan Army had no good impression of the 20th Army!

If two troops that were not in the past were really not in dealing with, if they really wanted to cooperate in the fight against Teng County, they might cause trouble. It would be better to let the new 38th Division, who has a good relationship with the Sichuan Army go there.

For the remnants of Isotani Ryosuke's troops, if the New 38th Division makes new contributions, it will be considered a kind of compensation.

It is not easy to deceive Doihara. If the 38th Division heads directly to western Shandong, the old Japanese might be scared back and attack Caozhou honestly.

Although there are radios in this era, there is no better instant communication method. Therefore, many things only happen after they happen that even if the Honorary First Division is the unit equipped with the most radio stations, it cannot grasp the situation on the entire battlefield in the first time.

"Teacher seat, the advance detachment of the 38th Division has arrived in Nanyang Town!"

"Appoint Niu Xianmin to let the troops enter Nanyang Town first, and at the same time, send an investigation team to Jinxiang, Yutai and other places for investigation. If you find any abnormal situation, you will report it immediately!" As soon as you get up in the morning, Long Yingqin came to report it!

"yes!"

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"Telephone of the 27th Army Chief!" Xue Ping walked in and frowned.

"What's the matter?"

"The Tangshan Railway Bridge was blown up by an elite Japanese squad last night. There was almost one company killed or injured. The opponent's firepower was very strong, fast, and came and went like the wind. Deputy Commander Qiu judged that it was done by the Japanese special forces!" Xue Ping said.

"Haven't we received such information before. The Japanese army sent elite squads to infiltrate our war zone and destroy them wantonly? Didn't we find anything abnormal?" Leng Feng's face slightly condensed. This was a very troublesome thing. He knew that the enemy was going to destroy, but he didn't know where the enemy was.

"Yes, I have done relevant investigations and found that the 27th Army has just taken over the defense of Dangshan area. The Japanese army should have taken advantage of this loophole!" Xue Ping analyzed.

"It seems that the Japanese have already known that we have arranged heavy troops on the Longhai Railway Line." Leng Feng nodded.

Xue Ping nodded undeniably.

"Is the railway bridge seriously damaged?" Leng Feng asked. Although he decided to give up Xuzhou at any time, the Longhai Railway is now the lifeline of the Fifth War Zone. Once it is interrupted, it will inevitably lead to difficulties in transferring materials and personnel in the front.

"I discovered it early, and the fierce battle lasted about twenty minutes and it was blown up for a while. However, the bridge pier was seriously damaged. If it was repaired, it would be difficult to do it in a short time. The train would definitely not be able to leave."

"That's really a bit troublesome." Leng Feng's eyes were cold. Now the Japanese army's target was very obvious, and he wanted to swallow the GJ troops in Xuzhou area in one bite.

This is one-third of the gj, and it is also an elite in a hundred battles. Once it is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Have you figured out the origin of this Japanese army?"

"It's not clear. They should have come from the south. They are well-equipped and carry automatic weapons. There are no clues left at the scene."

"It seems that it is an experienced special operations team, sending a telegram to the lone wolf in Nanjing, asking him to pay attention to the recent movements of the Japanese special forces and let him act carefully." Leng Feng ordered.

"yes!"

"If the division is a Japanese special forces, the general troops are not their opponents at all. They should not only take action once, but also have actions. We must protect some key facilities." Staff Hu suggested.

"Mr. Qiu can see that it was done by the Japanese special forces, so he will definitely be prepared. We don't need to worry about this. What I care about is what purpose this Japanese special forces rushed to. Blasting a railway bridge can certainly cause us a lot of difficulties, but this is not fatal. So, everyone should be vigilant!" Leng Feng said.

"Yes, teacher!"

On the morning of the 17th, the 14th Japanese Division attacked Caozhou City fiercely, and war swept over. Not long after, Caozhou City had already become a purgatory-like existence.

Two divisions under Sun Yinting's command, the 28th Division of Dong Zhao, and the 23rd Division under Shang Qiyu, concentrated four divisions, with less than 30,000 people, and fought bloody battles with the Japanese army inside and outside Caozhou City.

The Japanese army did not have much fuel, and only dispatched more than a dozen tanks to charge, and did not take out many heavy artillery, so it was probably still behind!

Heavy artillery requires a specially made heavy-duty truck tow. When there is insufficient fuel, they dare not move forward at full speed. If the fuel is exhausted, they will not be able to leave.

But even without many heavy artillery help, the Japanese army's firepower was not something that GJ could resist. In one morning, nearly two thousand casualties were injured and killed.

On Leng Feng's side, Takashi Sakai was in charge of Juancheng and commanded the three thousand Japanese troops to attack Yuncheng. In one morning, the Japanese army was not slow and had already reached the periphery of Hongchuan Town.

The temporary division headquarters of the Honorary First Division was forced to move towards Chen Po.

"Hey, hey, Commander Sun, the Japanese army's firepower is too strong. My troops will be exhausted in less than ten minutes after going up one battalion. If this continues, my troops will be completed soon..."

"Zhanshu Hall, no retreat is allowed. If you dare to take a step back, I will kill you with my own hands!"

On the phone, Sun Yinting sternly ordered the 81st Division Commander Zhan Shutang.

If he retreats, he will have to live under someone else's roof. Is Sun Yinting still unwilling to leave this acre of three-part land in Shandong? This is his own territory and his home. If he leaves his home, he will be nothing.

"Commander, Deputy Commander Leng's telegram!"

"Give it to me." Sun Yinting took the message and glanced at the ten lines at a glance.

"Order the frontier troops to retreat two kilometers and retreat to the second position!" Sun Yinting calmly ordered after reading the telegram.

"Commander, you just now..."

"Once upon time, then, go and send the order quickly. Damn Doihiro, the old man will pull out all the teeth in your mouth sooner or later." Sun Yinting cursed.

Leng Feng's telegram said that in every inch of land, he would fight for it, but don't fight with the Doihara Division to block it one after another. The main purpose is to delay the speed of the Japanese army's advance. It doesn't matter if the city is lost, and it will be taken back in the future. As long as the person is fine, everything will be easy!

The most important thing is to control the rhythm of blocking and not allow the Japanese army to master the rhythm of attack.

If you master the rhythm of the battlefield, even if you retreat, you will be a victory.

Because the strength is too different.

Of course, Leng Feng also taught Sun Yinting a tactic, mainly targeting the Doihara Division, called the "boxing" tactic.

Sun Yinting was a little skeptical about this tactic, but it seemed to make some sense, so he got the order to retreat from above.

This "boxing" tactic is actually designed for the current situation of Doihara Division. Of course, it is not impossible to use other places, but the effect may not be good when used.

In order to protect his heavy artillery position and with the oil problem, Kenji Doihara can basically reach the GJ position.

And as soon as GJ retreats, their heavy artillery positions will naturally be completely moved!

In this gap period, you can launch a full-scale counterattack, not seeking to regain your previous position, but only seeking to kill and damage the Japanese army's live power.

Such a charge or counterattack, as long as you can win once, it will be a huge improvement in the morale and morale of the army.

Also, this tactic can be used at most twice to three times, and it will not work if it is too much. Kenji Doihara is not an idiot. He will adjust his deployment immediately. As long as the artillery position is set within a range, and he can also wait until the artillery position comes up before advancing!

This way this tactic will be completely useless.

This retreat can be seen as a fist retrieval action, and a counterattack is the action of punching out the fist. When boxing, in addition to tactics and the angle and route of punching, this action runs through the entire boxing. Therefore, Leng Feng gave this tactic a name: "boxing" tactic.

Regardless of whether it is possible or not, Sun Yinting is also a decisive person. Try it first. If it really works, it can at least relieve his temporary pressure.

If you fight with the Japanese army in this way, there will be too many casualties. This is just the beginning. The Third Army finally made some improvements. If you get disabled again, Chiang Kai-shek will definitely take the opportunity to reduce the troops and abolish the numbers, and life will be even more difficult by then.

Although Sun Yinting's troops were not good at weapons and equipment, their training level was still higher than that of ordinary troops. When Lao Han was there, he spent a lot of effort. Needless to say, Dong Zhao's 28th Division was also elite. Only Zhanshutang's troops were originally recruited by Shi Yousan, and their discipline and combat effectiveness were relatively poor.

Retreat two kilometers?

Dong Zhao was somewhat puzzled when he received the order, but he is now affiliated with the Luxi Corps, so he could only follow Sun Yinting's orders.

Li Bifan, the commander of the 23rd Division, also received the same order. He was under the 20th Army and was responsible for the defense on the south bank of the Yellow River. When the Tuohiro Division headed south, he was also responsible for blocking the attack. Therefore, he also accepted Sun Yinting's command.

After receiving the order, he also ordered the troops to retreat.

The 81st Division Zhanshutang ran faster than anyone else when he received the order. If the 20th Division hadn't been behind him, the Japanese army would have broken the front as soon as they rushed like this.

Half an hour later, Sun Yinting ordered a full-scale counterattack!

Dong Zhao, Li Bifan and others arrived and were stunned. What was the joke about Commander-in-Chief Sun? He just retreated and now he counterattacked. Isn’t this treating war like a joke?

However, the military orders were everywhere, and they organized a counterattack. After thinking about this, they found that the Japanese's heavy artillery seemed to be no longer moving.

Without heavy artillery and being passively beaten, this sudden change of tactics actually caused a beautiful counterattack. Although there were more casualties than the Japanese army, the proportion of casualties was reduced.

Among them, the first and second regiments of the New 37th Brigade were the greatest, accounting for almost one-third of the Japanese casualties, and the record attracted friendly troops.

The nearly one-to-one casualties ratio is very rare in GJ, and the strength of the Honorary First Division can be seen. With the same weapons and equipment, the Honorary First Division is not inferior to the most elite infantry of the Japanese army.

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Chapter completed!