On June 5, Liu Bocheng led his troops to capture most of Jiaozuo City, and the fierce battle came to an end until midnight. The commander of the Japanese 12th Division led the remnants of the Japanese army to still defend the city, but an hour after the battle stopped, Okamura Yasuji ordered the 12th Division to withdraw from Jiaozuo.

Originally, Okamura Nishi ordered the 12th Division to hold on to Jiaozuo until the end of June. The purpose was to lure the main corps of Luoyang and Qinyang to launch an offensive to Zhengzhou. However, two months later, my main corps was just waving flags and shouting, and did not launch an attack for a long time. Okamura Nishi judged that we had guessed his intention.

Since the Chinese side guessed his intention, it was meaningless to insist on Jiaozuo again, so Okamura Yasuji ordered the remnants of the 12th Division to withdraw to Xinxiang. At the same time, Okamura Yasuji did not do anything, and simply ordered the engineer troops to blow up the Huayuankou Dam, otherwise there would be too many dreams at night, so as not to have other changes. It completely cut off the Chinese army's attempt to carry out a large-scale counterattack in the Henan direction.

At around 4 a.m., the commander Liu Bocheng was taking a nap. Suddenly the phone rang. A combat staff member on duty picked up the phone to answer. Suddenly, the combat staff member shouted loudly: "Commander, report from the frontier troops, the Japanese army defended the city area of ​​Jiaozuo, and the Japanese army seemed to have retreated!" Liu Bocheng was a little confused, and soon he dictated the order: "Order the frontier troops to search and advance, and quickly find out the situation of the Japanese army. Report to the Corps Headquarters immediately!"

At this time, the Chief of Staff was also awakened. After listening to Liu Bocheng's narrative analysis, he said: "It seems that the final plan we formulated to annihilate the Japanese army was aborted. The cunning Japanese army could not see any signs of retreat in advance!" Liu Bocheng said helplessly: "The Japanese army defended tenaciously for more than two months. What tactics are they playing? It really makes people unable to understand?"

About half an hour later, the report from the frontier troops came, and the Japanese army retreated in one fell swoop. After obtaining the exact news, Liu Bocheng had to order the troops that were preparing to implement the encirclement to cancel the combat plan, and at the same time ordered the vanguard troops to occupy Jiaozuo and stop advancing. After more than two months of fierce battle, the officers and soldiers were already very tired. The Corps Command ordered Liu Bocheng's troops to rest in Jiaozuo.

The third army Liu Zhidan's unit, located on the Walnut Garden and Dayugou line on the east side of Luoyang, was preparing to launch an attack on Zhengzhou. The whole army worked hard to wait for the offensive order, but the offensive order was delayed. For this reason, the commander Liu Zhidan volunteered to the Corps Headquarters many times, and the answer he received was to let them wait patiently.

However, Liu Bocheng's troops were fighting in full swing on the front line of Jiaozuo. They watched the fire from the other side of the bank, staring at them in a hurry. The Third Army was located on the alluvial plain of the Yellow River, and the terrain was relatively low. When the Yanshi Dam was blown up, their location was flooded.

There was a Japanese tank unit on the front of the 3rd Army, which was often owned by the Japanese 2nd Tank Division. After the Japanese army ended the Wuhan Battle, the 2nd Tank Division deployed a tank brigade in the plains on the west side of Zhengzhou and served as the defense on the west side of Zhengzhou. For this reason, Liu Zhidan ordered the troops to practice special methods of fighting tanks.

That morning, Liu Zhidan was checking the intelligence of the Japanese army opposite in the military headquarters. At this time, a combat staff member received a call from the frontier troops and reported in panic: "Captain! Frontier troops report that the Japanese tanks that often move are missing. The frontier commander analyzed that the Japanese army may have major military operations."

Liu Zhidan looked outside and saw the hazy sky drizzling in Feifei. He said a little annoyed: "It is impossible for the Japanese army to launch an attack. Is there any news from the reconnaissance troops?" The combat staff replied: "There is no news from the reconnaissance troops!" Liu Zhidan said: "Send a report! Order the reconnaissance troops to find out the Japanese army's intentions.

About two hours later, the reconnaissance troops sent a message that the Japanese tank brigade on the opposite side had withdrawn. Liu Zhidan was confused and immediately ordered the situation to be reported to the Corps Command and requested an attack. In fact, this was a unified action of the Japanese army. At this time, the Japanese tank brigade had retreated to Xinxiang along the Jinghan Railway.

Since the Japanese army had withdrawn, the troops naturally attacked. However, the order from Liu Zhidan and others was that the entire army would quickly retreat to Luoyang. Liu Zhidan could not understand such orders at all, but the Corps Command did not explain anything and there was no way to order it had to be implemented.

When the Taiyuan Front Command received the news that the Japanese army retreated from Jiaozuo, Chief of Staff Fu Zuoyi said: "General Peng! It seems that the Japanese army has noticed that we are in Luoyang and Qinyang's front line. The Japanese army's seduction plan cannot be realized, so sticking to Jiaozuo has lost its meaning. Okamura Yasuji, the old fox, does have some tricks!"

Peng Dehuai said: "Okamura Yanji has judged that we can see his killer weapon on the front line of Zhengzhou. Recently, rains are very frequent, and the front line of the Yellow River has entered the flood season. The Japanese army may have to blow up the dam in advance." "Damn it! Even though we knew that the Japanese army was going to blow up the dam, we had no choice. Why don't we just dispatch air force to blow up the Yellow River Bridge?"

Peng Dehuai shook his head and said, "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Mu disagrees with the destructive destruction of transportation facilities. As soon as he emphasized that the railway bridges and important transportation facilities should be retained before they are absolutely necessary, so as not to increase the difficulty of restoring them in the future. In fact, I also agree with the idea of ​​Deputy Commander-in-Chief Mu. Therefore, when formulating an offensive plan, we must take into account the issue of protecting and seizing the railway bridge, and at the same time prevent the Japanese army from retreating destructively. You can imagine how difficult our counter-offensive plan is!"

"Report to the emergency telegram of the 1st Corps." A combat adviser reported. Fu Zuoyi received the telegram and said, "General Peng! Liu Zhidan's unit of the 3rd Army of the 1st Corps reported that the Japanese tank brigade on the front suddenly withdrew. The Corps Command asked, did the 3rd Army attack?"

"Nonsense! The 3rd Army is located in a flooded area. Their mission has been completed. It seems that Okamura Yanji must blow up the dam in advance!" Peng Dehuai said decisively. Fu Zuoyi said to the combat staff: "Order Wang Debiao and order the 3rd Army to retreat to Luoyang and standby!" Peng Dehuai nodded and turned around and looked at the military map again, with a hint of worry appearing between his eyebrows.

"Mr. Peng! Are you worried that the Japanese army will see the plan of our troops going to the Northeast?" Fu Zuoyi guessed Peng Dehuai's thoughts. Peng Dehuai said: "At present, the lightning operation has entered the most critical moment, so the Japanese army cannot be noticed at all." Fu Zuoyi said: "Today is June 10, is there 20 days before the official operation? Even if the Japanese army notices it, it may not be too late."

Peng Dehuai said: "In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the lightning operation, it is necessary to put greater pressure on the Japanese army, so that the Japanese army believes that the next step in Zhangjiakou and Chahar direction is my main attack direction. Order the Air 2nd Division and the Air 3rd Division will do their best to order the US 2nd Bombing Wing to launch air strikes on the Japanese defense lines of Chahar and Zhangjiakou from tomorrow."

After a staff officer finished shorthand, he turned around and issued an order. Peng Dehuai called him and answered, "Order the 1st Tank Division to pull all the frontline positions and prepare for the launch." Fu Zuoyi was shocked and said, "General Peng! Didn't this reveal the whereabouts of our tank troops? This would inevitably arouse the Japanese army's high alert, and the hiddenness of the armored troops would probably be reduced!"

Peng Dehuai said: "Now that the Lightning Plan is the top priority. I want Okamura Yanji to think that I will launch a strong offensive on the front line of Chahar and Zhangjiakou, and to make Okamura Yanji honestly strengthen his defense. If the Lightning Plan is implemented smoothly, we will break the overall defense plan of the Japanese army, so other issues are not important."

The next day, 40 bombers of the 2nd Bombing Wing of the US Army, under the cover of our fighter jets, began to bombard the Japanese frontier positions of Zhangjiakou and Chahar. Since the bomber group only bombed the Japanese frontier positions, the Japanese fighter planes did not take off from the frontline airport to intercept them. Because the Japanese air force was too wide distributed, the Japanese army easily refused to allow the air force to participate in the war in order to preserve their strength.

After a bomb roar at a certain position on the front of the Japanese army in Chahar, the Japanese air raid sir was lifted, and the soldiers crawled out of the bunker to get some air. Suddenly, a huge roar came from our position. A Japanese officer was holding a telescope in his hand to check it out, and more than ten colorful tanks appeared on the front of the front of our position.

The Japanese officer was very surprised. He saw the Japanese officer running into the bunker in a hurry. Soon the Japanese frontier commander ordered the preparation for combat. Our tanks only fired a few guns on the frontier positions and disappeared after a circle. Soon a Japanese reconnaissance plane appeared in the sky. After a while, two of our fighter jets appeared in the sky, and the Japanese reconnaissance planes fled in a hurry. Of course, the Japanese reconnaissance planes also saw clearly the true face of our tank troops.

The Japanese Army Command in Peking seemed to be filled with the tension before the war. At this time, a staff officer reported: "Commander, this morning, the enemy plane suddenly launched an air strike on our frontier positions in Chahar and Zhangjiakou. After reconnaissance aircraft, the direction of Chahar was confirmed that a tank unit did appear, and it was probably a tank division! The frontline commander believes that the Chinese army will launch an attack at any time!"

At this time, the Chief of Staff analyzed: "There was a tank force in the direction of Chahar, and it was obviously the US tank force that entered the west. The reconnaissance aircraft report that a tank division was estimated to have entered the frontier position. Without doubt, the Chinese army is about to launch a large-scale attack. The tank force appeared. It was undoubtedly the direction of Chahar's main attack!"

Okamura Yasuji said: "Order the front-line troops to enter combat preparations, and order the 1st Tank Division of the Doron to be quickly transferred to Chahar. Okamura Yasuji had a serious expression. He knew very well that the powerful offensive of the opponent's tanks must be curbed. But he further judged that even if the American tanks appeared in the west, there would not be too many, and a mere tank division would not pose a fatal threat.

On June 12, the sky was still drizzling, and the water of the Yellow River surged. In the northeast of Zhengzhou, the Yellow River embankment looked much higher than the ground from a distance. At this time, a group of Japanese engineers were busy and busy. Soon a Japanese commander took the position and the Japanese soldiers quickly evacuated the embankment.

The Japanese commander waved the small flag, and a Japanese soldier pressed the detonation device. With a loud bang, nearly a hundred meters of Yellow River embankment disappeared. The fierce river water squirted out. Huge waves instantly broke through the gap wrapped in mud and sand, rolling forward with a majestic momentum. There is no doubt that the tragic scene of the Thousand Mile Yellow River Flood Zone still appeared. Is this the disaster of history?

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Chapter completed!