Leng Feng still underestimated Kenji Doihara. This old Japanese man actually played a whirlwind under Xue Boling's eyes and nose, and even an experienced commander like Xue Boling was deceived by him.

While attacking Lanfeng, the 14th Division of the Japanese army quietly pulled out a mechanized commando, bypassed the troops of Li Bohao, the 64th Army defending the Philistine Gate, detoured eastward, and rushed 150 miles to meet with the Central and Chinese Japanese troops occupying Guide.

At this time, the armored commando led by Li Ye had just arrived at the edge of the battlefield and almost passed by this commando.

The strength of the Japanese army in Guide increased greatly, and Kenji Doihara opened up a retreat to Guide.

When Xue Boling heard the news, he was so angry that he broke his cup. This was the biggest fire he had caused when he came to Dongdong Henan to serve as the commander of the First Corps.

Huang Jie of the 8th Army lost Guide, which caused local changes in the situation of the war. Now Kenji Doihara contacted the Central and Japanese army that occupied Guide.

The strength of the Japanese army in Guide has increased greatly, and the plan to retake has become difficult.

This Monkey King crawled into Bull Demon King's stomach, wouldn't he be upside down?

"Brother Li is incompetent. He has an army and a temporary 35th division that belongs to him. There are three divisions in total and more than 20,000 people. He can't stop a Japanese army's partial division. What is he doing?"

Xue Boling was so angry that he was commanding a piece of equipment. Although most of them were familiar generals, he also briefly understood the situation of the troops below and did not have time to understand them in depth.

The combat effectiveness of these troops is simply a scumbag!

How can such troops be expected to encircle and annihilate the Tukaiyuan Division?

This made him envious of Leng Feng. Leng Feng used his own troops, so he was naturally very comfortable and much easier than himself.

"Transfer my order to change the use of the 20th Legion, and the main force will encircle Guide!" Xue Boling ordered, "Be sure to retake Guide within three days!"

"yes!"

"Send a telegram to Huang Jie, give him a chance to make meritorious service, and organize an army to fight back to De. If he can retake back to De, his death penalty will be spared!"

"yes!"

"Do you know what route did the Japanese troops raided Guide take?"

"The 8th Army Intelligence Department reported that they found traces of Japanese tanks and cars passing through the eastern suburbs of Bozhou. They asked the local people, and they all heard that it was raining heavily that night, and there was a thunder sound, but they did not see lightning..."

"Whose defense zone is Bozhou?"

"It is the defense zone of the 173rd Division of the 48th Army."

"The Guangxi Army?" Xue Boling was stunned. This time, the Guangxi Army was responsible for the blocking and cover tasks on the southern line in the Battle of Xuzhou. Although it was not very outstanding, the battle was very tragic. At one stop in Mengcheng, a deputy division commander was killed in battle, and almost all of the main group were killed in battle.

At the same time, it caused heavy damage to the Japanese army. After the Japanese occupied Mengcheng, they almost no longer had the ability to launch a larger offensive battle.

It was also the battle on the southern front that the Japanese army in China were blocked tightly and had no ability to support the Japanese army in North China. It can be said that the Guangxi clique made sacrifices in the victory of the Battle of Taierzhuang and made great efforts.

"What's going on with the 173rd Division? Chief Li must give me an explanation for this matter." Xue Boling gritted his teeth.

"Let's report this situation to Chief Li first." Wu Xiqi reminded.

"Um."

The problem has arisen, and now we can only find ways to solve it. It is unrealistic to blame and complain about each other.

Li De's telegram to Xue Boling was also very annoyed. Guide was a good gateway to eastern Henan, but it was also a passage for troops in the Fifth War Zone to retreat westward.

This was occupied by the Japanese and the road was blocked. The troops in the Fifth War Zone had to detour from western Shandong. How much time would it take?

The commander of the 48th Army, Liao Lei, was scolded by him on the phone. How did he command? The Japanese army passed through their defense zone, and he actually seemed to be nothing?

Liao Lei wished he could swallow the 173rd Division's elders, but the 173rd Division suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Mengcheng and also lost a senior general like a deputy division commander. The morale of the army was severely damaged. At this time, if he encountered such a blow again, the morale of the army would be dispersed in an instant.

But if such a thing happens, there is always someone who is responsible, so I can only feel wronged.

"From the various signs of the Japanese army, the raid of Guide was not a temporary intention, but a careful plan, and the meticulous and rapid action was beyond the ability of ordinary generals to do it."

"Until now, we have not even figured out the number of the Japanese army. It seems that the 8th Army was defeated this time." Guo Weiquan quickly got into the role. He just rushed to the road in the past two days, and the news was a little behind. In fact, he read the battle reports every day and was very familiar with the situation.

"The Eighth Army has nearly 20,000 people. In addition to a brigade who supports Cao County, there are at least 15,000 people. The 45th Division is also an elite force adapted from the General Training Corps. According to the principle, even if it encounters a surprise attack, it can last for a period of time and not be defeated so quickly, right?"

"The 45th Division insisted on retreating until dawn. They retreated to the Tuocheng defense line after receiving the order from Commander Huang Jie."

"Why did Huang Jie order retreating? Is there any statement?" Xie Jiyuan asked. Logically, it has been happening for a day, so there should be an explanation.

"According to news from the Military Control Commission, Huang Jie's military headquarters was raided, all external contact equipment were damaged, and Commander Huang himself was slightly injured."

"Huang Jie's military headquarters was attacked?"

“Is the news reliable?”

"It has not been confirmed yet. However, if Huang Jie's military headquarters encounters a surprise attack, in this case, it is possible that he will make a wrong judgment and issue wrong instructions."

"Let's wait for the specific news about Yao Heizi and the others' investigation, and it's useless to guess here." Leng Feng waved his hand, "I'll be here today. After breakfast, I'll set out."

"yes!"

"Martial Officer Xue, Chief Xue urgently called."

"What's the matter?"

"Kenji Doihara sent a mechanized commando to detour from Xiaohuangzhuang in Minquan North, and arrived in Guide early this morning to join the Central and Chinese Japanese troops occupying Guide."

"What's going on? Did the Civil Rights Defender not notice it at all?"

"I don't know, the specific situation is still under investigation!"

"hateful!"

"Telecome of Commander Luo."

"Our armored commando also arrived there last night, less than ten miles from the village where the Japanese army passed through." Xue Ping took a telegram and walked over.

"What a good Kenji Doihara, you've taken advantage of the loophole!" Leng Feng hated. If he let this old devil go away this time, it would be difficult for him to catch him next time.

"Captain Xue has ordered Tang Keqin's 52nd Army and 110th Division to change the direction of the marching and attack Guide. In addition, he also gave the 8th Army a chance to make meritorious contributions, two armies and five divisions to fight Guide."

“What about Lanfeng?”

"The 1st Army has arrived in Lanfeng, with 32 and 1st Army, including 195 and 106th Divisions, a total of twelve divisions, plus the Fourth Cavalry Army, and part 200th Division. The main force of the 14th Division that surrounded Kenji Doihara, the time for the battle in Lanfeng has been initially ripe."

"Well, the situation is still beneficial to me. As long as there is no major problem on the southern front, even if the Japanese army occupy Guide, they cannot change the current situation." Leng Feng nodded, "It's just that it has caused us some trouble."

Indeed, the time for the Lanfeng Battle was ripe, and all the participating troops in the plan had basically arrived at the battlefield. Although the Japanese army had amazing performances, they had not yet jumped out of the encirclement.

Now it is nothing more than a large piece of enemies, divided into two pieces, which should be considered three pieces, and one more piece has appeared.

A small village near Yifeng has no name. The name of Kenji Dohira was located here. After sending a commando to meet with the Japanese army in Guide, Kenji Dohira held a military meeting here.

I briefly reported some war situations, and it was obvious that the situation had undergone tremendous changes, the westward progress was not smooth, and there were more and more Chinese troops around me.

Aviation reconnaissance and information from the rear showed that the 14th Division was surrounded.

After North Henan fell into Leng Feng and his devilish troops, the 14th Division's retreat was completely cut off, which was a devastating blow to Kenji Doihara.

When the news of Xinxiang being captured came, Kenji Doihara almost felt that he had no chance this time. Who would have thought that the Japanese army in China had such a surprise attack and successfully occupied Guide, which was a complete desperation.

"Every westward, even if we occupy Lanfeng and build a floating bridge at the Yellow River Ferry, we have no chance. Northern Henan has been occupied by Leng Feng and his troops. Even if we are lucky enough to cross the Yellow River, it will be difficult to fight the strangulation of Leng Feng's troops."

"General, are we not reinforcements?"

"There are reinforcements, but the distance cannot quench the near thirst. We now have only one way to move closer to Guide and towards the Central China troops, so that we may be able to save and survive." Kenji Doihara said.

"But we fought for a long time and gave up like this. Are we still considered the emperor's man?"

"The most important thing about the Emperor** people is that everything is the most important thing about the interests of the Empire. Even if we fight all the money now, what benefits can it be for the Empire?"

"Hirida, what do you think?"

The commander of the 2nd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, Kanei Hirata, said with a cold face: "I think the commander of the Doihara Division is correct. The combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is not very good, but their number is so large than me, and their resistance is unprecedentedly tenacious. In the past five days, according to my observation, the casualties of soldiers on both sides of the enemy and us are as high as 10:1. However, their total strength is ten times that of ours, and there is a steady increase in soldiers. If we continue to fight, the ammunition will be gone soon. If my artillery does not have ammunition, it will not be able to exert its combat effectiveness at all."

"Quartermaster, if our battle is maintained at its current strength, how many days can it last?"

"About three to four days."

"Three or four days, so few?"

"Teacher Commander, we consume about 400 tons of combat supplies every day (including food and fuel), but we carry a total of less than 3,000 tons of combat supplies. We originally planned to be used for ten days, but now it is conservatively estimated that it will only be about eight days." The quarantine officer said with sweat on his forehead.

"Baga!"

"If you can get supplies quickly, you should be able to last longer."

"Please ask the rear to airdrop supplies, ammunition and medicines to us at least 500 tons."

"There are at least 5,000 tons of strategic materials in our reserve warehouse in Xinxiang. If we can retake it..." The staff officer who said this was so fiercely glared at Kenji Doihara, and his eyes were eager to pluck out his heart. He really wanted to bring up any pot without opening.

"I order that after returning, the troops will be ready to leave the battle at any time. The troops will move closer to Guide. The cavalry corps will send reconnaissance troops to determine a safe route."

"Hayi!"

"Send a telegram to the commander of the Toyoshima Brigade, ordering him to find an opportunity to break through. I will send troops to meet him and move closer to Guide."

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!