When the Sichuan Army breaks through, Teng County will become an empty city, and it is only a matter of time before it falls.

The Japanese army was not idle that night. In addition to mobilizing troops to chase and kill the Sichuan Army that broke through, Teng County also launched a carpet-style sweeping battle.

At six o'clock the next morning, when it was confirmed that Fuji Prefecture was completely controlled by the Japanese army, Ryosuke Isotani sent a telegram to the command of the Second Japanese Army of North China in Jinan.

The process of occupying Teng County was reported in detail.

Although the Japanese army eventually occupied Tengxian, an important county town, and the northern gate of Xuzhou, from then on, the 10th Division took too long to come here and suffered a lot of losses.

In order to restore the combat effectiveness of the 10th Division, Nishioji Satoshi sent all the 10th Division who had just been transported from the country to the 10th Division.

While Isotani Ryosuke was grateful, he also showed a cruel smile.

He vowed to take revenge on the Chinese in the following battle.

He split the two brigades under him, and added the tanks, artillery and cavalry units assigned to the 10th brigade, respectively.

The 33rd Brigade of Seyaki was the main force, and it was equipped with the 10th Machine Guns, the 10th and 12th Squadrons of Light Armored Vehicles, and the 10th Field Artillery Regiment lacked a brigade, the 90th Field Artillery Squadron of Temporary Field Artillery Squadron, the 2nd Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 10th Howitzer of the 3rd Battalion of the Japanese Artillery Regiment stationed in China, a squadron of the 10th Engineer Regiment, the 15th Squadron of the War Station Car, and the 1st Field Heavy Artillery Brigade Command also followed the detachment.

The total force was close to 20,000, forming a left-wing detachment, looking for Zaozhuang and Yicheng Taierzhuang to attack on the front line.

The attack detachment on the right is mainly composed of Takehei Nagase, which is equipped with certain armor and artillery forces. Although its strength is not as strong as the Seya Detachment, there are more than 10,000 people, with the target being Lincheng and Hanzhuang.

This is like the two heads of a pliers, locking the target Xuzhou and pounced over.

Compared with the inconsistent opinions within the Japanese army in history, the Japanese army has reached a relatively unanimous agreement at this time, that is, to capture Xuzhou and eat the elite squadrons in Xuzhou area and have vitality.

The postponed Xuzhou battle has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that one more month is spent to fully prepare the squadron, and at least it won’t be so busy when fighting, but there are disadvantages, that is, this month gives the Japanese army its internal integration and unification opinions.

Originally, their internal opinions were not unified, and they did not form a unified combat idea at all, and even the strategy of advancing between the north and the south was not recognized by the base camp.

But now it is different. The Japanese army's goal has become clear, which is to eat the vitality of the squadron in the Xuzhou area.

Of course, at the same time, we must also achieve the strategic concept of capturing Xuzhou and connecting North China and Central China.

This idea of ​​Isotani Ryosuke must be submitted to the Second Army and the North China Front Command for approval before it can be implemented.

This wait took a whole day!

On the 20th, the Japanese army did not move in Teng County. Apart from sporadic sweeping operations, they actually stayed in the camp and slept all day.

This made the leaders in the Fifth War Zone confused and couldn't figure out what the Japanese army wanted to do next.

Did the Japanese army suffered in Teng County and the base camp stopped their attack?

This is obviously a bit ridiculous. No matter how unsteady the Japanese base camp is, it is impossible for them to suddenly order the attack to stop at this time. There must be problems here.

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All the sources of information that could be used were moved, and the motivation for spying on the Japanese army to stop suddenly.

"It's been half a day, and the Japanese troops in Teng County have no movement and no intention of going south. Will it be?"

"The Japanese army fought for a week in a row and had a short rest. Besides, their front line is not short, and logistics supply is also a problem. If another major battle is launched, at least it must be sufficient ammunition!" Leng Feng was not worried about this.

The Japanese army will definitely go south, otherwise why did they work so hard to capture Teng County?

What does it mean to them to occupy an empty city?

Their target is Xuzhou.

"Question, what news is there on Xiaoyun?"

"Oh, today our Air Force stationed in Xiaogan shot down a Japanese reconnaissance plane and intercepted a secret piece of information. What it was still unclear." Yang Zhiyi said.

Leng Feng nodded. He knew about this and also knew the content of the intercepted information.

However, he couldn't say that the information was already known by the above, and he was also worried about this. For now, his hand could not be reached.

"How is the situation in Hankou?"

"Since Director Wu launched a heavy blow to crack down on the three major cancers in Hankou, the people have regarded our Honorary First Division as their own family. The public security situation in Hankou has improved greatly. Every day, people and social groups have spontaneously gone to the military camp. We received it in less than five days."

"Don't just say what specific things are, just talk about how to deal with them?"

"If you use it, just take it to the logistics department. If you can't use it, you will be put into the warehouse and sealed it up for the time being."

"It seems that we are temporarily taking hold in Hankou." Xie Jiyuan smiled.

"It seems that I did the right thing to keep Lao Ju and Deputy Chief of Staff Liao in Hankou." Leng Feng also felt that he had done the right thing.

"Teacher, Tang Keqin has arrived in Xuzhou."

"Is he still very timely? I heard that he stayed in Fuyang for three days and invited his battlefield youth service group to dinner. Everyone also issued a bicycle." Leng Feng smiled coldly.

"Teacher, Tang Keqinsu is arrogant. Chief Li transferred him to the Fifth War Zone, which may not be a good thing." Guo Weiquan said.

"It's okay. If he is as timid as a mouse, it will be even worse. Don't worry, he dare not go against Mr. Jiang's will." Leng Feng smiled.

This battle was personally promoted by Chiang Kai-shek and prepared, and consumed a large amount of strategic materials stored by the State Government in order to deal with the arrogant Japanese army severely in Xuzhou.

Although Chiang Kai-shek still had some fantasies about Japan, in this situation, he would not easily miss the opportunity to defeat the Japanese army. Only by winning can he have the capital to talk. Otherwise, he would directly answer you with cannons!

Chiang Kai-shek still knew the appeasement policy of European and American powers against Japan, and it was nothing more than the interests of the great powers in China, which was why he had fantasies.

But in fact, the great powers are all selfish, and their interests in China are not as good as those of the local survival. Chiang Kai-shek's judgment on the international situation is somewhat wrong.

It is normal for Lao Jiang to see clearly in the bureau. Those who can see clearly are all geniuses.

Leng Feng had exchanged opinions with Li Delin, and he suggested that Li Delin directly detain Tang Keqin in Xuzhou. Anyway, he commanded the troops nearby in Xuzhou. Besides, the generals under him were not vegetarians, and commanding talents were the best choices.

Leng Feng's idea scared Li Delin very much, but he could see that Leng Feng really didn't take his identity as Huangpu seriously.

If this is a general from Huangpu, who is not so rebellious, Tang Keqin is also a senior Huangpu. Although he has never taught him a ninth-class junior generation like him, he is also a member of the teacher's generation, which is a bit rude.

Li Delin did not agree. This matter is very important and has not reached that point. He would not take such extreme measures.

On the icy mountain road, a Japanese army wearing a yellow military uniform and a steel helmet ran to run a blue-gray team. The blue-gray team was the Sichuan army breaking through. Although their speed was not slow, the Japanese army still caught up.

The two teams were not three or four miles apart. If the dozen trucks seized by Fang Xiaoyang had installed the injured, they would have caught up with them long ago.

But in this way, they still failed to get rid of the Japanese army. The entire team had reached the critical point, they were tired and hungry, and physically and mentally exhausted. If this continued, it would not take long before the Japanese army would be caught up.

Of course, the Japanese army following the Sichuan army was not feeling well. After chasing them all night, their physical energy consumption was also extremely large, not much better than the Sichuan army.

This is a battle of willpower.

"Commander Wang, this is not possible. The Japanese are following behind our butts like maggots. They must find a way to get rid of them!" Liang Dong found Wang Zhizhong and discussed.

"Captain Liang, what do you think you should do?" Wang Zhizhong had been injured before. Although it was not serious, it was a bit different after all, and his physical strength was consumed even more.

"Divide the troops!" Liang Dong had been considering this issue on the road, and seeing the current situation of the Sichuan Army, he knew that he could not drag it down. If he dragged it down, they would be ruined.

"You want to separate from us?" Wang Zhizhong was extremely surprised. At the same time, he also understood what Liang Dong meant. Liang Dong wanted to lead his team to lead the Japanese army behind him away, giving them a chance to breathe and make a safe move.

"Yes, if this continues, we are already caught up by the Japanese army before we can pick up our troops." Liang Dong said.

Wang Zhizhong nodded. Liang Dong's judgment was correct. He was also worried about this along the way. The Japanese army hated them to the core, and obviously he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

"map!"

"Commander Wang, the troops that were supporting us have set out from Zaozhuang, and their troops are roughly the same as our troops. As long as you follow this road, you can avoid the Japanese army and successfully join the troops." On the map, Liang Dong has turned into a red route, which is exactly the plan for the retreat route that Guo Xing and the others made.

This is a security route, but Liang Dong cannot guarantee it. After all, when making plans, it was based on the information obtained from the investigation of Japan at that time.

Now three days have passed, and it is hard to say whether the situation is still the same.

"What about you?"

"We Commander-in-Chief Wang don't have to worry." Liang Dong smiled. Without the "burdens" of the Sichuan Army, he could have led the Japanese army to circle around the mountains and forests and then look for opportunities to evacuate.

"Will the Japanese army be fooled?"

"Of course, I need to borrow some of your things to use." Liang Dong smiled.

Wang Zhizhong nodded. It was not because he was pretentious. In fact, Liang Dong's method was the best, otherwise no one would escape.

To be continued.

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