Qiu Qingquan left and took away a million French currency. Leng Feng's money was not given in vain, but asked him to help buy a batch of medicines, weapons and ammunition.

Who should I buy it? The local rich man from Shanxi, Yan Laoxier.

In China, there is only Yan Laoxier, the local powerful faction that can independently produce weapons and ammunition. He has no way to produce the heavy artillery captured by Leng Feng, and he can only find sellers who can produce them.

If it is entirely due to seizure, it will be unpredictable. Sooner or later, it will be out of stock, so we have to find another way.

Leng Feng knew history, and Li Delin had two choices to choose the troops guarding Taierzhuang. The first was Tang Enbo's 20th Army, and the other was Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army.

Tang Enbo's 20th Legion can be said to be the best elite, and his equipment is also the best. The German and military division has almost been defeated. If the Honor Division is not included, he is indeed the best and the only unit in Jiang Jiang's hands.

The Tang Army had a 150mm howitzer battalion built by Germany, which was the best from personnel to equipment. The Tang Army had two armies under its jurisdiction, and one direct division, with 5 divisions in the entire army, with a total force of seven or eight people, and was known as one hundred thousand people.

Tang Enbo was a proud student of Chiang Kai-shek and almost obeyed the order. Even if Chiang Kai-shek agreed to use the 20th Army as the Fifth War Zone, Chief Li had concerns when using it. The reason was very simple, he would not listen to you.

As a commander, no one wants to use subordinates who do not obey your command at a critical moment. Therefore, although the 20th Legion is strong, Chief Li is very cautious when using it.

Moreover, the 20th Legion is one of the few mobile troops in his hands. He doesn't want to use it until the critical moment.

Compared with the 20th Army, there is a huge difference between the 20th Army.

Although there are two armies under the 2nd Army Group, the entire army is only 20,000, which is less than one-quarter of the 20th Army Group.

There are fewer troops, poor equipment, fewer heavy weapons, and mixed firearms. It is difficult to supply, and many soldiers are holding steel knives and long guns.

Speaking of which, the 2nd Army is also a miscellaneous brand. It was originally affiliated with the Northwest Army. After the Central Plains War, the Northwest Army collapsed. Sun Lianzhong's troops were incorporated by Chiang Kai-shek and changed to the 26th Army. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, it was rebuilt into the 2nd Army.

For such a miscellaneous army with insufficient troops, Chief Li decided to use it after weighing the pros and cons of it. Sun executed the orders seriously and resolutely in the battle. Such a unit was easy to use and safe to fight. The Tang army itself was uncontrollable, and he was also a lip service to Li himself. No matter how good the weapon of such a unit was, it would be a mistake.

Chief Li's final choice was right. Tang was a treacherous villain who was lip service. When Tengxian was in a tight situation, he hoped Tang would support him as soon as possible, but he delayed it, which eventually led to the fall of Tengxian.

Even in the later Taierzhuang battle, the Tang army was late and almost destroyed the entire battle situation.

Lao Jiang pushed all the miscellaneous cards to the Fifth War Zone, and his intention was naturally very obvious. After borrowing the Japanese, he consumed these miscellaneous cards. Of course, he could not do too much.

If you force people to get angry, you will also have trouble. For example, if you force miscellaneous cards and turn against each other in the face of the battle, it will also be unfavorable to the national war situation.

Therefore, the miscellaneous cards must be sent, and his direct line must be sent there. The 20th Legion is his direct line.

When everyone saw that when Chiang Kai-shek sent his direct line, he was able to balance it. The 20th Legion had 80,000 troops, which was stronger than the miscellaneous troops and had one of the best weapons.

But in fact, Tang was not controlled by Li at all and looked down on the miscellaneous army. Moreover, the most shameless thing about this guy was that he saw that others had almost fought, and then he went to pick peaches.

Leng Feng's goal to go north has always been for the Battle of Xuzhou, and the battle on the southern line of Jinpu Road was just to expand his living space and warm up for the battle.

He must go to the Taierzhuang battle, but he did not think about what capacity to participate in and when to intervene. After all, the situation has changed a little now.

The battles outside Teng County were very exciting. The Japanese army in Linyi did not intend to launch a large-scale attack. In fact, the date of the entire Xuzhou battle has been postponed.

The news that Qiu Qingquan brought to him was not groundless. It is not impossible for Li Zhangguang to regard the Honorary First Division as the third unit that can choose to guard Taierzhuang.

The first division has 30,000 honors, all Japanese equipment, and the degree of mechanization is higher than that of the Japanese army. There is also a heavy artillery regiment, which is stronger than that of the 20th Legion. Although the quality of the soldiers is worse, they are all veterans who have experienced several bloody battles.

He has rich experience in combat against Japan, experience in defending the city, and experience in offensive and defensive battles in the field. It is rare that he has both offensive and defensive skills.

Although Leng Feng may not necessarily obey his orders completely, Chief Li can still trust Leng Feng. At least Leng Feng is a true general who resisted Japan.

With this, you are not afraid of any incidents such as delaying or escaping at the last minute.

Leng Feng had considered how to fight Taierzhuang, but he did not consider how to guard Taierzhuang. Taierzhuang is the northwest gateway of Xuzhou and is facing the canal. Although it is a place that military strategists must fight, if they defend it, it will become a "fight against the water", which is a taboo for military strategists.

No matter what, if you want to participate in this battle, Leng Feng will not have much time left.

"Boss, the Japanese army has increased its troops. The Japanese army mobilized heavy troops from the local area. Today, it landed at Wusongkou in Shanghai, with a total force of more than 50,000."

"So many?" Leng Feng was slightly shocked. Japan's war mobilization mechanism was very perfect, so they were able to recruit soldiers to participate in the war in a very short time.

This is something that China now cannot compare.

"It seems that we are in trouble." Acting Chief of Staff Xie Jiyuan said with a serious face.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"The remnants of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army broke through this morning, heading towards Xuyi and Tianchang. The total Japanese army's total strength was less than 2,000."

Leng Feng frowned slightly. The 100,000 army trapped 15,000 Japanese troops, but even allowed the Japanese troops to break free from the siege and ran away two thousand?

How was this battle fought?

"Why did the Japanese army break through with such a tight pocket?"

"At the last moment, the Japanese army used poison gas bombs, and our army suffered heavy casualties, and a hole was torn apart by them."

Leng Feng nodded. This explanation was reasonable. It was really not appropriate to let the Japanese army go away under the siege of such a powerful force.

The main force of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army was surrounded and annihilated, which was another heavy loss for the Central China Front Army.

The second phase of the wolf capture plan has been almost completed, and the goal has been basically achieved. All the main forces of the Japanese 13th Division and part of the 9th Division were basically exhausted.

Among them, the 13th Division and the 16th Division were treated almost the same, and the entire division was probably going to be rebuilt.

"The Japanese army may launch a crossing the river next time. We have to prepare early for the division seats." Xie Jiyuan said.

"Just relying on our current river defense fortifications, we can't stand up to several rounds of heavy artillery in the Japanese army. Moreover, this time the Japanese army came out in full swing, and we have no strength to resist at all. Instead of increasing unnecessary casualties, it's better to give up, Lao Xie, what do you think?"

"I think it's OK, but it can't be cheaper for Japanese people?"

"We can keep a small number of troops to let the Japanese know that we are still there and just consume their shells. If they don't consume a little bit of power, we will increase by one, one will increase by the other!"

"agree!"

"We must all be prepared to blow up bridges and roads, and in short, be able to delay the Japanese advancement." Leng Feng nodded.

“How is the refugee transfer work?”

"There is not enough special trains. We used all the coal trucks that pulled the coal. We first transferred the refugees to Shangqiu, Zhengzhou and other places, and then headed south. Zhengzhou and Shangqiu established two huge refugee camps respectively, with a total of about 500,000 people."

"Okay, we must place refugee life well. If we are willing to transfer with us, we should take as much as possible. Is our transportation capacity sufficient?"

“At present, it’s already full.”

“How many days will it take for the refugees to transfer?”

"It will take about ten days."

"Very good. Our important materials and equipment must be shipped to Zhengzhou first. These are our future capital and we must protect it."

"In this way, draw a regiment from the New 38th Brigade and follow these materials, equipment and instruments to head north and then south." Leng Feng said.

"Master, why not take it away from the Honorary Division?"

"It's too conspicuous to pull it away from our troops."

"It seems that our speed must be accelerated, otherwise we may not be able to catch up with this war." Xie Jiyuan said.

"Well, let me know. At 1:00 p.m. on the fifth, the first-level military chiefs of each brigade will go to the division headquarters for a meeting. No one is allowed to be absent without reason!"

"yes."

The Japanese army obviously did not intend to give the Honorary First Division a chance to breathe, and soon Leng Feng received news that the Japanese army in Yangzhou once again increased their troops.

The Japanese troops stationed in Yangzhou area suddenly increased from more than 10,000 to 20,000.

Although the number of Japanese troops that have been added has not been clarified yet, Leng Feng has put a lot of pressure on him.

The Jungle Wolf Team also sent a message from Nanjing that a large number of Japanese military aircraft entered Danyang and Wujin's Japanese military airports, with as many as hundreds.

The 18th Division was transferred from Huzhou to guard Nanjing.

After annihilated the main force of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, the southern line of the Jinpu Road returned to the control of the Central ** team, and the safety of the southern line of Xuzhou was favorably guaranteed.

Liao Lei's 21st Army was stationed in Hefei and Dingyuan, Wei Yunsong's 31st Army was stationed in Bengbu, Yu Xiaohou's 51st Army was stationed in Fengyang and Linhuai Pass, and sent some to pursue the remnants of the 13th Division of the Japanese army to the east.

Leng Feng's honorary first division maintained its original resident unchanged.

Only Zhang Xiuchen's 59th Army was the main force to pursue the remnants of the Japanese army.

Leng Feng then handed over the defense of Yuxikou to Liao Lei's 21st Army, and the Jiangfang east of Hexian and west of Pukou was also under the responsibility of the New 38th Brigade.

Leng Feng then issued an order to retain some of the guard forces to the new 38th Brigade and retreat from the main camera, preparing to give up the defense fortifications along the river.

The dark clouds of the war once again spread across the sky.
Chapter completed!