The final discussion between Kitashirakawa and Taro Aso was that the enemy troops in Fengyang Prefecture were only given surveillance and would not send troops to encircle and suppress them.

Because Kitashirakawa Sei felt that it would be very dangerous to divide his troops at this time. What's more, he had already received the news from the 40th Regiment that they failed to ambush and the Dragon Boat Festival was already coming to Bengbu.

So it was very stupid for him to send troops to Fengyang County at this time, not to mention that his previous plan did not go out of the city to attack the enemy's reinforcements. The purpose of his dispatch of a reconnaissance team was only to confirm whether the enemy had reinforcements, where they were, how many people, and when they would arrive in Bengbu.

Therefore, although Kitashirakawa Sei and Aso Taro received a unit of the Northeast Army and arrived in Fengyang Prefecture, they still remained silent.

But at the same time, Dragon Boat Festival has arrived in Fengyang County and joined Wang Tong's troops.

The Dragon Boat Festival was very fast. When he picked up the Japanese weapons and equipment, he was still more than 30 kilometers away from Fengyang County. But it took only ninety minutes before he arrived with his men.

When he saw Wang Tong, Wang Tong shook hands cordially with Dragon Boat Festival. The excited man from Northeast China, who was nearly 40 years old, didn't know what to say for a moment.

Dragon Boat Festival understands it because many fans have this expression when they see him.

"Old Wang, you can get half of the weapons and equipment in that car, and you can also give the two cannons. I have to give the remaining half to the Sichuan Army."

The Dragon Boat Festival directly divided the equipment because time didn't wait for anyone. It was time to fight the Japanese as early as possible, and he already knew that the 40th Regiment did not chase him.

And in that direction, it should be the defense area of ​​the 113th Division, and the Japanese must have gone there to cause damage.

So the Dragon Boat Festival promptly informed the situation to Commander Yu of the 51st Army, and contacted Zhou Weiguo and others.

Zhou Weiguo said that the ambush of the Japanese was quite successful, and a brigade of the Japanese was almost wiped out. However, the Japanese were also prepared. While a brigade was eliminated, they quickly built a line of defense nearby.

In other words, the strength of the Japanese troops in that large group was like abandoned sons. The Japanese watched them being wiped out, but used this to build defensive fortifications.

The two sides fought fiercely for an afternoon and only had to cease until later.

Zhou Weiguo said: It is a sneak attack tonight. The Japanese chased for more than 80 kilometers and fought fiercely for nearly six hours. It must be very tired. It is the best time for a surprise attack.

But the Dragon Boat Festival said: No need, the Japanese troops of about two brigades rushed to the 113th defense zone. They should have planned to open the gap from there and lead the 26th Brigade into the rear of the 51st Army to complete the encirclement.

And if my guess is correct, the Japanese should separate the 31st Army from the 51st Army and drag the 31st Army with another Japanese army.

So you don’t need to attack surprises tonight but ambush them, mobilize some troops, and then bite the Japanese hard.

You don’t have to eat too much at a time. If you eat too much, we will encounter a crazy counterattack from the enemy. Even if the Japanese will suffer great casualties, we will still suffer a large number of casualties.

In addition, you can send the artillery captured by the 26th Brigade to Xuzhou immediately, and ask Li Zhongren to hand it over to Han Fuju of the Third Army, so that he can block the Japanese army in North China in Jinan, so that Commander Li can have time to organize a major battle in Zaozhuang and Taierzhuang areas.

This battle is very important to us. If the northern line can last longer, we will have great potential on the southern line.

Zhou Weiguo replied: Received. Then the two ended the communication through the telegram.

So at this time, not only the Japanese army was moving, but also the independent regiment of the Dragon Boat Festival, the 522nd regiment of Zhou Weiguo, the Hutoushan regiment of Qiu Ming, and part of the Northeast Army, all started to move.

The Northeast Army and part of the Independent Regiment, including Qiu Ming's Independent Regiment, continued to stalemate with part of the 26th Brigade of the Japanese Army. Zhou Weiguo led the First Battalion, Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment, and his 522nd Regiment, quietly detoured in the direction of Bengbu and launched the next ambush against the Japanese army.

Of course, this may be a long waiting process. Because the 113th Division of the 51st Army had received information about the Dragon Boat Festival and knew that a Japanese army had a corps heading for their defense zone.

The 113th Division will not sit and wait for death, but will at least organize troops to consolidate the fortifications.

Therefore, it is probably not so easy for the 40th Japanese Army Regiment to open this gap in a short period of time.

However, the battlefield changes rapidly, and the Dragon Boat Festival will not fight according to his own plan. The first thing he has to do is to create an illusion that our army is eager to retake Bengbu and let the Japanese fight according to his plan.

And in this process, all the intentions of the Japanese will be exposed.

In other words, the Dragon Boat Festival at this time cannot see through how the Japanese were planning.

He went to kill the Japanese in An County to seize the Japanese. This was a secret operation, and even if the Japanese knew about it, it would be a matter of the future.

The 26th Japanese Brigade would pursue him, and he expected that, so he ambushed the ambush about 70 kilometers away from Mingguang, preparing to destroy the 26th Japanese Brigade directly.

But unexpectedly, the Japanese intelligence agencies were very tenacious. After suffering heavy blows many times, they still received news of the departure of the Dragon Boat Festival and the Zhou Weiguo Ministry. They also penetrated through the cracks between the 51st Army and the 31st Army defense zone and took Bengbu directly.

At that time, the Dragon Boat Festival believed that the Japanese devils' move was stupid. Without the cooperation of the large army, it would be meaningless even if a single army occupied Bengbu.

But after a moment, the Dragon Boat Festival realized that his idea might be a mistake. The Japanese were not that stupid, and they interspered in the rear of the 51st Army and were waiting to be surrounded and annihilated in Bengbu City? It was impossible to think about it.

Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival inferred that the Japanese must have come prepared this time, and the entire Huainan Battle has begun.

So the Dragon Boat Festival immediately conveyed his guess to Commander Yu of the 51st Army and Li Zhongren of the Fifth War Zone.

Li Zhongren didn't even believe it, and the Japanese called over without warning.

However, Dragon Boat Festival believed that the Japanese might have started preparing for a long time ago. For example, the 10th Division had only two regiments of troops, so where are the other Japanese? Did they not be transferred on the North Line, or were they hidden near Sanjia Town? (The former 10th Division was in cooperation with the Second Japanese Army on the North Line)

When Dragon Boat Festival decided to call An County, he thought that there were too many variables in the battle between Sanjia Town, so he went to Laian County.

But now it seems that the Dragon Boat Festival’s idea is correct. Because if he wanted to choose Sanjia Town at that time, it would be very likely to be in conflict with Kitashirakawa. At that time, it would probably not be so easy for Dragon Boat Festival to get out.

So at this time, the Dragon Boat Festival's true intentions for the Japanese were not clear, so they could not make a blind judgment and mobilized a large number of troops to attack the Japanese who infiltrated them.
Chapter completed!