Xinxiang, the headquarters of the New First Army.

"Military captain, General Xue Boling urgently called and asked us to transfer the new 38th Division to him." Xue Ping hurriedly walked into the war room, came behind Leng Feng, and reported.

"Where have Luo Yufeng and the others been?"

"I have passed Shan County and am heading towards Yucheng."

"Well, send a telegram to Chief Xue, saying that the New 38th Division can be handed over to him for command, but if there is a condition," Leng Feng said slowly, "The New 38th Division must have separate command power."

"Military, this may not work. Can Chief Xue agree?"

"He will agree. At least we will not just care about preserving our strength like Tang Keqin, regardless of the overall situation and the safety of friendly forces." Leng Feng said.

"yes!"

"Sir Xue, Leng Guoguang agreed, but he has a condition."

“What conditions?”

“Single command.”

"What?" Xue Boling suddenly felt angry when he heard this. The most important thing in a battle is to be united in one's own mind to achieve the effect the commander wants.

If everyone is independent and according to their own wishes, everyone on the battlefield is fighting the main attack and no one cooperates, how can they fight this battle?

"What do he want to do for this Leng Guoguang?" Xue Boling was furious and was about to get angry, but suddenly calmed down. Although his relationship with Leng Feng was only in the telegram and document, he could feel that Leng Feng was not an unreasonable person, and sometimes he would sacrifice his own interests to take into account the overall situation.

But at this time, he actually made such a request, which was so unreasonable and a bit difficult.

There will be evil in everything!

"Then't there anything else in the telegram?"

"No, I didn't say anything else." Wu Xiqi read the telegram in his hand carefully from beginning to end and answered seriously.

"Report!"

"The 35th Division reported that it was found that a unit with tens of thousands of people, hundreds of cars and a large number of mules and carriages were heading towards Yucheng..." A communications officer came over to report with sweat on his head.

"A mechanized force of tens of thousands of people?" Xue Boling and Wu Xiqi stopped, both of whom were shocked. Among the known national army, only the New First Army and Tang Keqin's 20th Army, but Tang Keqin's 20th Army can only be regarded as a semi-mechanized army.

Then the only thing left is the New Army!

No, the new 38th Division is also a mechanized division.

It must be the new 38th Division!

They have already gone south. Could it be that Leng Guoguang had already decided that he wanted to ask him for help and ordered the new 38th Division to go south first? This is incredible.

No, why did the New 38th Division go to Yucheng? Shouldn’t it go directly to Guide?

Could it be...

"Old Wu, help me over!" A light flashed in Xue Boling's mind, and he ordered Wu Xiqi.

Wu Xiqi walked over, helped Xue Boling up from the chair, and walked towards the sand table.

"Order the 3rd Division to report the location, marching speed, and unit number of this unit!" Xue Boling ordered.

"yes!"

On the winding highway, a long truck team could not see the end at first sight. After regaining Caozhou, the New 38 handed over the defense to the New 37th Brigade after a day of rest. Then the large army quickly headed south and maneuvered towards Cao County.

Along the way, they were controlled by the Shandong Corps. Therefore, the large corps went south, hiking at night, and naturally quietly came. However, after approaching the Longhai Line, the hiding was not so easy to cover up!

Leng Feng did not have the intention to seize the merits. The reason why the new 38th Division was secretly maneuvered to the Longhai Line was mainly because he was worried about the incident in the Battle of Guide. If a force could suddenly be pushed up at this time, it might be possible to reverse the situation.

If Xue Boling can defeat Guide, the new 38th Division can also become a fast maneuvering reaction force. This will only have benefits but no harm to the battle situation on the Longhai line.

The security of the Longhai Line is also related to the security of western Shandong. At this moment, there are many troops in the Fifth War Zone retreating through Weishan Lake in western Shandong. Most of them are trapped in people and horses, and the proportion of troops is very high in combat losses and limited combat effectiveness.

What Leng Feng needs to do is to ensure the unobstructed retreat passage in western Shandong, so that they can safely move to the safe area behind to rest and replenish, leaving a spark for the subsequent battle against Japan.

Once the Japanese army crossed the Longhai Line, it would be a huge threat to the retreating Five War Zone troops, and Leng Feng had to prepare for it.

"Secretary seat, friendly checkpoints are found in front of you!"

"Order the troops, stop moving forward and rest for ten minutes!" Luo Yufeng got off the jeep and gave the order to rest.

"yes!"

"Lao Luo, what's wrong?"

"We have already reached the boundary of Yucheng in front. We are on the road and there are checkpoints." Luo Yufeng explained to the Chief of Staff Qin Yankun, who came out of the car.

"I'll get down to breathe too." Qin Yankun pushed open the car door and walked down.

"The 35th Division stationed in Yucheng is the temporary organization. Should I say hello to them, Commander Wang, and let us go?"

"It's easy to say. Guide is fighting fiercely now. Yucheng is a key security area. We have such a long team, and I'm afraid we'll be in a panic long time." Luo Yufeng said, "Order the troops to strengthen their vigilance and don't let their own people beat them, that would be a joke."

"Teacher, Chief Leng is in urgent need of telegram."

"Oh, we're finally here." Luo Yufeng was not surprised. At this time, Leng Feng called and must have known their situation. For this intelligent commander Leng, he never doubted that there was something he didn't know in this world.

After reading the telegram content, Luo Yufeng kneaded it into a ball, lit a match directly, and then burned the telegram. A sharp light flashed in his eyes: "It's a bit interesting. I ordered the troops. After resting, all the cars were filled with gasoline, and the soldiers got on the bus immediately and advanced at full speed!"

"Lao Luo, what order?"

"Raising Bozhou!"

"What?" Qin Yankun was shocked.

"At this time, we can play a very little role in Guide. The remaining Japanese troops are all hard-working elements. They will only defend Guide City to the death and wait for reinforcements to arrive. What we want now is to completely cut off the hope of the Tukaiyuan Division and deal with the 106th Division!" Luo Yufeng said.

"Isn't the Tang Army the one blocking the 106th Division?"

"Tang Paopao has been fighting for four days, and the losses are huge. I guess he can't stand it anymore. If Tang Paopaopao runs, the chain reaction will be great." Luo Yufeng said.

"Tang Keqin doesn't have such courage, right?"

"You are too underestimating the nature of these Huangpu masters. They have always been arrogant. They only care about their own interests and ignore the overall situation and have done a lot of things."

"But can he afford such a big deal?"

"His troops cannot stop him. Could it be that he will kill himself and become a virtuous person? The general has no intention of fighting to the death. How can the officers and soldiers below fight to the death?"

Qin Yankun did not refute again. Sometimes, the commander's will is really very important in victory in a battle. Otherwise, what the ancients said, it is easy to get a general but difficult to find a thousand troops.

The role of a general is not only to arrange troops, but also represents the atmosphere and willpower of a unit.

The stronger the willpower of the general, the greater the willpower of the soldiers below, the worse the willpower of the soldiers.

Luo Yufeng had contacted Tang's army in Taierzhuang. Several generals under Tang Keqin were good, such as Guan Yudong, the commander of the 52nd Army. Although he had a bad temper, he was definitely not vague in wars. There were other officers with good quality, but they had a commander who was not very popular.

How to say, Tang Keqin loves to show off and is too high-profile, especially looking down on local generals. Even if he is a general from the corps like Luo Yufeng, he still looks at him with a condescending look.

Very arrogant and has no choice.

Of course, he didn't say anything to Tang Keqin in total. When he was in the final attack, the new 38th Division did not have much contact with the 20th Legion.

However, Sun Fanglu's Second Army and the 20th Army had a lot of friction. Because of the issue of the ownership of the spoils, they were suppressed before they were suppressed.

Outside Guide City, the front of the First Corps in East Henan.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"Captain Xue, Chief of Staff, Captain Li Ye, the captain of the armored brigade of the New First Army, asked for a visit."

"Li Ye, please invite him in!" Xue Boling and Wu Xiqi looked at each other, and both of them showed a hint of surprise. What did Li Ye come here to do at this time?

As the commander of the armored brigade, Li Ye had come one or two times at the beginning when he was in the combat meeting. Later, on the battlefield, he almost rushed to the front line commander and rarely came forward. Xue Boling's most common is to issue combat orders to him by phone.

Li Ye appeared in front of Xue Boling in a capable Xia Chang outfit.

"Li Ye, the armored brigade of the New First Army, met Chief Xue and Chief of Staff of Wu!" Li Ye gave a standard military salute.

"It's so late. Colonel Li comes to see Mr. Xue. What's the point?"

"Sir Xue, Li Ye is ordered to deliver you a top-secret combat plan." Li Ye explained his purpose, and took out a telegram from his close-fitting clothes. After opening it, he respectfully handed it to Xue Boling.

"Business plan?" Xue Boling took it suspiciously.

Hiss...

When he saw the content of the plan, even Xue Boling, who was usually calm and composed, couldn't help but take a breath.

"Sir Xue, what plan?" Wu Xiqi asked curiously.

Xue Boling handed the telegram directly to Wu Xiqi. After Wu Xiqi read it, his face also showed shock. Obviously, this plan also shocked him.

"You Commander Leng has decided?"

"Yes, our military captain believes that this is the best opportunity to break the deadlock right now." Li Ye said solemnly.

"Chief of Staff, what do you think?"

"If this plan is successful, it will naturally resolve the current crisis and also disrupt the enemy's morale and fighting spirit, but I'm afraid that Tang Keqin will not be able to say anything about it." Wu Xiqi said.

"I'll go and say that if he has any objections, he will establish himself as a military order and block the enemy for one week. There are still three days left."

"But the time is no longer me, and the opportunity cannot be missed. If Tang Keqin..."
To be continued...