In just less than a week, in cooperation with the surrounding anti-Japanese war forces, the task force, under the command of Hu Biao, successively recovered Haozhou, Wocheng and Mengcheng. Such a brilliant record was enough to shock the surrounding Japanese army.

Also shocked were the forces of all parties who sent troops to fight. Whether in the Fifth War Zone or the Eighth Route Army, they were shocked when they received the third good news from Hu Biao. In their opinion, Hu Biao's combat efficiency was too amazing.

Even though these three counties are located around the Yellow River Flood, these three counties are at least well preserved compared to other counties swept by the Yellow River. In addition, the geographical location is also very important, the Japanese army chose to send troops to garrison.

But no one expected that when the Japanese army focused on the battlefield in Wuhan, there were consecutive accidents in northern Anhui. The fall of Haozhou, the surrounding Japanese army only felt that it was an accident, and the loss of Wocheng made the Japanese army alert.

When Mengcheng was also recovered, the Japanese troops around truly realized that, as well as other anti-Japanese war armed forces, they were afraid that they would open up a new battlefield in northern Anhui. Even different from the Wuhan battlefield, this battlefield was an attacking side.

Originally, as a defensive side, the Japanese army felt that the Anti-Japanese War troops wanted to regain the county they were stationed in, and they had to use several times the force, and they also needed to pay a heavy price. But in the end, they were slapped loudly in the face.

When Hu Biao led his troops to attack the headquarters of the Japanese garrison headquarters in Mengcheng, the Japanese garrison headquarters far away in Suzhou also received a telegram asking for help. The garrison officer of Suzhou who was hurriedly woken up was extremely shocked when he learned the news.

When we immediately convened our subordinates to hold a meeting, we saw the helpless adjutant walking into the command room and said, "Governor, just now, we had lost contact with Mengcheng. We continued to call and could not get any reply!"

"What about this? How is this possible? In Mengcheng, we deployed half a brigade of elite troops and nearly a thousand imperial army. Even if an enemy attacked the city, it would not be defeated so quickly. Damn, what's going on?"

After Wocheng was recovered, the Japanese army increased their intelligence collection efforts. Although there were corresponding intelligence feedback one after another, the Japanese army in Suzhou only knew that the Fifth War Zone had sent an elite division troops to the northern Anhui area.

But during the day, the main division, which had already exchanged fire with the defenders in Wocheng, ambushed the Japanese and puppet troops sent from Suzhou, but also ambushed the Japanese troops who came out of Wocheng to reinforce, which eventually led to the capture of Wocheng, which had empty defenses.

Judging from the Japanese army, even if the main division wants to attack Mengcheng, the speed will definitely not be so fast. Soon an officer asked: "Is the troops attacking Mengcheng sure that they are the main force of the Chinese army?"

"According to the telegram sent by the Mengcheng garrison brigade earlier, the Chinese armed forces attacking Mengcheng at night were not the Chinese army that fought us in Wocheng, but were wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. When siege, they also used a large number of artillery!"

"Impossible! In northern Anhui, except for the troops in the Fifth War Zone of the Chinese Army, there are only a few guerrillas of the New Fourth Army. How could the Eighth Route Army suddenly appear in northern Anhui? It also carries artillery, which is even more impossible!"

A Japanese commander who knew the Eighth Route Army quickly asserted that the troops attacking Mengcheng must not be the Eighth Route Army. The reason is very simple. According to the information mastered by the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army's weapons and equipment were extremely backward, and most artillery was equipped with first-level troops of the division and brigade.

If such a main force of the Eighth Route Army entered northern Anhui, it would be impossible for the Japanese army to have no idea about the intelligence monitoring capabilities. What's more, the Japanese army is also very clear that those stationed in northern Anhui should not allow the Eighth Route Army to cross the border and develop.

Faced with such doubts, the officer responsible for sending and receiving telegrams did not say much, and soon handed over the telegram sent by the garrison officer of Mengcheng. The telegram sent from Mengcheng was clearly informed that the Eighth Route Army was indeed the one who attacked the city.

Seeing this scene, many Japanese commanders who were ordered to come to the meeting said in wonder: "Is it possible that the defenders of Mengcheng are wrong? Or is it that these Eighth Route Army soldiers who siege the city are disguised by other troops?"

It is still impossible to believe that the Eighth Route Army, which is operating in the northwest Shanxi, will actually send a main force into northern Anhui to fight. Based on the Japanese army's understanding of the Eighth Route Army, the area in northern Anhui should be regarded as a guerrilla area of ​​the New Fourth Army.

In response to the suspicion of his subordinates, the Suzhou garrison officer who listened to the discussion quickly said: "Continue to send a report to the Special High School, let them use all their strength, and be sure to find out whether the Chinese armed forces attacking Mengcheng were the Chinese army.

Secondly, immediately send a report to the troops in Huainan, Huainan and Bengbu, asking them to strengthen their domestic alert, patrol and guard. At the same time, send a report to the commander of the front army, asking the front army to mobilize troops from Xuzhou to prepare for a major sweep.

With the current defenders of each city alone, it is unlikely that it will be difficult to capture them all in one place. If the Front Army can draw a brigade troops and join forces from Huainan, Huainan and Bengbu, then we will recover the three cities as soon as possible.

In order to avoid the Chinese armed forces entering northern Anhui, they will send a message to the garrisons in Shangqiu, so that they can block the major traffic routes entering northern Anhui. Once the Chinese army is defeated, they must be blocked. These damn guys must wipe them out!"

The three cities that have been captured are under the jurisdiction of the Suzhou Garrison Command. Earlier, the garrison officers did not want to disturb too many people, and felt that with their own garrison power, they should be able to regain the recovered Haozhou City.

But no one expected that in just one day, they would lose two cities. Even if such a big thing happened, they could not hide it. What they could do now is to find the lost face and wipe out the anti-Japanese war troops entering northern Anhui.

Hu Biao, who was far away in Mengcheng, naturally didn't know about the decision of the Suzhou garrison officer. In the early morning, Hu Biao received a telegram from Bai Chongxi, and the Fifth War Zone drew a division from the rear guard troops to the northern Anhui area.

In addition, Bai Chongxi also sent nearly 30 pilots with experience in flying planes to Hu Biao. Although these pilots are not professional, they have driven fighter jets made by the Japanese army earlier, so it should be no problem to drive the planes.

Upon hearing this news, Hu Biao quickly learned what Bai Chongxi was planning. If he really could grab 30 fighter jets from the Japanese, I was afraid that the Fifth War Zone would become famous all over the country in an instant. These fighter jets would also become the trophies of the Guangxi clique.

Since Chiang Kai-shek looked down on him and was even unwilling to send precious pilots to cooperate with the cooperation. Then, if the plane is really seized, I believe Chiang Kai-shek is embarrassed to speak up and ask Bai Chongxi to take these planes over!

Thinking of this, Hu Biao also smiled and said, "This Bai Zhuge is very good at making a plan! However, if we really can eat this big fat piece, we have to divide it a little. I am also very envious of those planes!"

With Bai Chongxi, a big boss in the Guangxi clan, who was in front of him, he would lose several planes at that time. I believe that even if Chiang knew about it, he would not say much. Correspondingly, Bai Chongxi would not dare to eat alone, as that would only make the gains less than the loss.

Although the provisions on the seizure of the government were not seized, it is believed that Chiang Kai-shek would be very moved when it comes to equipment such as fighter jets. Until now, it has suffered all the hardships of Japanese fighter jets.

Even the pilots are currently learning Soviet fighter jets, and I believe they will not refuse Japanese fighter jets. Chiang Kai-shek refused to send pilots to cooperate in combat. I think it is because Hu Biao's plan to seize the fighter jets should have little chance of success.

Every pilot trained at present is a great loss. If you really lose on the front line battlefield, you will really lose a lot. In contrast, the pilots sent by Bai Chongxi were originally former pilots who turned into infantry officers.

This also means that if these officers who have no fighter planes can seize the Japanese fighter plane, they will regain their status as flight officers. Even if they cannot grab the Japanese fighter planes, they can also serve as grassroots commanders.

What surprised Hu Biao was that when he received a telegram from the Eighth Route Army, Hu Biao unexpectedly received a telegram from Shandong Province. The person who sent the telegram also met Hu Biao at the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

Seeing the telegram sent by Deputy Division Commander Xu, Hu Biao also knew that the Independent Regiment also came from his subordinates. In fact, the Independent Regiment had existed as a guerrilla brigade before, and was immediately dispatched to this side after being temporarily formed.

Now that we learned that the Independent Regiment had seized a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies from the Battle of Mengcheng, Deputy Commander Xu suddenly realized that if the passage between northern Anhui and Shandong Province could be opened, the Shandong Provincial Column would also benefit greatly.

Looking at the telegram, Hu Biao thought for a while and said, "I can't give too much advice on the expansion plan of the Independent Regiment. I just hope that the expansion of the Independent Regiment will not stimulate other nearby combat troops.

As for the idea of ​​establishing a base in northern Anhui and southwestern Shandong, I think it can be done slowly. Judging from the current deployment of the Japanese army, it is relatively difficult to break the Japanese army's blockade and it is easy to anger the Japanese army around.

Once the Japanese army draws troops from Xuzhou and other aspects, the Independent Regiment and the combat troops in southwestern Shandong will be greatly threatened. The idea of ​​the base area can be temporarily suspended, but several secret traffic supply lines can be established!"

Based on the historical process of the War of Resistance, Hu Biao knew that the Eighth Route Army that would advance into the Central Plains in the future was not the troops led by Deputy Commander Xu. If he wanted to connect southwestern Shandong and northern Anhui, Hu Biao felt that he was a little too optimistic now.

Now, three battles and three victories are more of the benefits of surprise attacks. When the Japanese army reacts and takes it seriously, then Hu Biao and other invited combat troops will not be able to recover the lost territory so easily.

Appropriate suggestions can be given, but Hu Biao doesn’t want to intervene too much when it comes to such strategic planning. The reason is very simple. Hu Biao is now more of a neutral person, and some things involve too much, and it will be difficult to get out of here.

After sending the telegram, he looked up at the independent regiment transporting supplies outside the city, looked up at the sky, and Hu Biao quickly said, "Old Qin, assemble the troops, we are about to go. After dawn, the Japanese will probably send planes over, so it will be easy to leave!"

"I understand! The things are almost done, and the wounded have been sent to the rescue team camp. The independent regiment, should I say hello? If the Japanese really dispatched fighter planes, the people in the city would probably have to transfer them in advance."

As Hu Biao's direct subordinate, Qin Tianyou also knew that the Japanese were very revengeful. If the Japanese really wanted to know that Mengcheng had been lost, then the Japanese fighter planes that came to reconnaissance would inevitably launch air strikes and bomb Mengcheng.

During the period when they came to northern Anhui, Hu Biao and Qin Tianyou heard a lot of the evils caused by Japanese fighter jets. Many counties that the Japanese army had not yet occupied were threatened by air strikes from Japanese soldiers every now and then, and many innocent people were killed by Japanese soldiers.

It can be said that the Japanese fighter bombing is a great threat to the military and civilians in many ruling areas. Because no one knows when the Japanese fighter jets will suddenly appear above their residence.

It was precisely because of this that Hu Biao had the idea of ​​attacking the Japanese airport in Bengbu. In Hu Biao's view, only by destroying the Japanese airport closest to northern Anhui, the military and civilians in the War of Resistance in northern Anhui and the rear could he be less threatened by Japanese fighter jets.

Take off from other airports, the Japanese fighter jets have a limited range. In addition, other airports also have corresponding combat missions. If you want to be transferred to the northern Anhui side to perform bombing missions, the number of times should not be too many.

In fact, this kind of bombardment was also one of the tactics of the Japanese army. Realizing that the ground troops could not eliminate the elites who resisted desperately in a short period of time, the Japanese army could only adopt this method of air strikes and destruction, which consumed the vitality of the National Government's War of Resistance.

Secondly, this kind of air strike can also effectively strike the resistance will of the military and civilians of the War of Resistance and disintegrate the determination of the military and civilians of the War of Resistance. In short, the National Government, which lost its air supremacy, could not effectively respond to the Japanese air strikes.

Even Lao Chiang, who had moved to the mountain city, was extremely worried about the air strike plan formulated by the Japanese army. In the history of the Anti-Japanese War, the mountain city had been bombed by many batches of Japanese troops, which also caused countless people in the mountain city to be buried in air strikes.

When Sun Weimin, who was organizing the troops to transfer supplies, learned that Hu Biao was leaving, was also very concerned: "Mr. Hu, does our next combat plan require the cooperation of our independent regiment? I am afraid that I need a day off!"

"It's okay! My subordinates and I actually need to rest. In addition, I also need to see what measures the Japanese have to deal with. When the Japanese take action, I will consider how to fight next.

If nothing unexpected happens, shortly after dawn, the Japanese bombers are likely to fly over. Therefore, while transferring materials, I hope you can prepare for air defense in advance and find people to organize the people in the city to escape outside the city.

Although this is a bit troublesome, if you really encounter the Japanese bombing, I am afraid that many people may die. If you lose three cities in a row, the Japanese will probably be extremely angry. It is also very likely to take some retaliatory bombing!"

Before leaving, Hu Biao did not forget to tell Sun Weimin. Even if he did this, Mengcheng would look empty. But in a short time, Hu Biao felt that the fewer people in these county towns, the better, besides the garrison troops.

What's more, the Independent Regiment took over Mengcheng was only temporarily. After doing some anti-Japanese propaganda, when the main regiment sent by Zhao Chengwu arrived, the Independent Regiment would withdraw from Mengcheng. If the two troops really made the two troops stationed in Mengcheng at the same time, I was afraid that both troops would feel uncomfortable!
Chapter completed!