Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 539 Farewell, Kaifeng

The battle started suddenly. The Japanese soldiers, who were used to attacking every day, being repulsed, and then attacking again, did not expect that they would have such an unpredictable fate when they were attacked in the early morning when the cold wind suddenly rose.

The three teams of soldiers, like three steel knives, struck directly into the depth of the Japanese army's position from different directions. Almost as soon as the hazy Japanese soldiers reacted, the broadsword had already fallen on their necks with a cold light, and then

, fierce gunfire rang out, the grenade drew a graceful arc, and landed accurately next to the Japanese soldiers. A ball of fire was accompanied by the explosion, and several Japanese soldiers fell in the cold trench covered in blood.

The sudden close-range attack caused great confusion to the Japanese army. They didn't know how many enemies came in. There were gunfire everywhere. In this kind of melee, all kinds of heavy weapons were useless. Automatic weapons and grenades were...

The best weapon to kill the enemy, the Suomi submachine gun roared continuously, tongues of flames reflected the night sky red, and even the howling cold wind could not cover up the sound of gunshots and explosions.

Isoya Rensuke, who was full of worries, had just fallen asleep. The sound of gunshots and explosions suddenly woke him up. Before he could understand what was going on, his guard captain rushed in with a large group of guards.

Without any hesitation, he grabbed his coat and put it on the Commander, put it on his back, and walked out. The possible Commander was only wearing a shirt. When the cold wind blew, and coupled with fear, his body began to tremble uncontrollably, and it completely disappeared.

The majesty of a general.

Isotani Rensuke yelled angrily, and the guards did not put him down until he reached a secluded place. Isotani Rensuke went up and gave the guard captain a slap in the face, and groped his body with his hands, as if he was trying to give the guard captain a bullet.

, but he was almost taken out naked. Apart from his dentures, there was not a single bit of metal on his body.

He was extremely angry and cursed his reckless guard captain and these guards. After he calmed down a little, the guard captain had the opportunity to tell the commander that the troops were attacked by the Chinese army. The situation was chaotic and critical. He was afraid that the commander would have something to do with him.

Why did you do this because of the danger?

Isotani Rensuke was shocked. A sneak attack by the Chinese army? As if to verify the statement of the guard captain, gunshots and explosions suddenly sounded at close range. This time, he believed it, but how did the army of the Japanese Army pass through?

How many positions on the front line were penetrated in depth?

The fierce gunfire lasted for more than an hour before it gradually subsided, with little flashes of fire indicating the fierce battle just now. Only occasionally there was a loud noise accompanied by a ball of fire that shot into the sky, which instantly turned the sky red. That was the sound of ammunition exploding.

It seems that the Japanese arms concentration area was also attacked.

Wang Dongshan, who had withdrawn to the outside of Kaifeng City, looked at the fire in the city. It was a place that had experienced three days of blood and fire. Now, he finally left, but how many comrades stayed here forever. The three commandos,

There were only more than 6,000 people who followed him out of Kaifeng City, and more than 3,000 brave warriors stayed here. In the light of the fire, Wang Dongshan seemed to see countless figures flying in the sky of the ancient city of Kaifeng. The tallest one among them was him.

Commander General Su Jingfeng.

He was just a survivor. Two lines of clear tears finally flowed down Wang Dongshan's face blackened by gunpowder smoke. Behind him, there was a choking cry. Before starting the counterattack, the news of the death of General Su Jingfeng, commander of the Corps,

It was conveyed layer by layer, and every soldier knew this unfortunate incident.

They almost couldn't believe their ears, but this was said by the company commander and platoon leader themselves. They couldn't help but not believe it. Su Jingfeng had extremely high prestige in the hearts of the soldiers of the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps. Su Jingfeng grew up from an ordinary soldier in the Northeast Army.

, has a very good understanding of the psychology of ordinary soldiers. He has traveled to hundreds of companies in the corps, crawling, crawling, and eating together with ordinary soldiers. The soldiers are familiar with him, and he is also familiar with the soldiers.

The news of his death suddenly ignited the flames of revenge in the hearts of the soldiers. As the saying goes, "a sad soldier will win", launching an active attack against hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops with more than 9,000 people is tantamount to suicide. If you are a coward, think about it

I was trembling, but Wang Dongshan and these soldiers managed to kill hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops. It must be said to be a miracle.

Wang Dongshan wiped the tears from his face. He wanted to bring the remaining soldiers back safely. He loudly ordered: "Everyone stand at attention, face Kaifeng, and salute!" More than 6,000 men saluted towards Kaifeng.

, to pay tribute to their commander and their fallen comrades. In the night, more than six thousand figures, like a forest taking root on the ground, rose up with a chilling momentum and soared into the night sky of the Central Plains.

Wang Dongshan took one last look at the ancient city of Kaifeng where gunfire was heard again. He turned around resolutely and led the soldiers into the night. In the east, the morning star rose quietly, and another new day came. From then on, this ancient city

The three days and three nights will always remain in the hearts of the living soldiers and will not be erased in this life.

Regarding this sudden battle, the Japanese military leaders will never reveal the number of casualties. However, when the Japanese soldiers gathered, they found that many of their companions were missing. After a burst of crazy artillery fire, the enraged Japanese soldiers rushed in for a few days.

When they came to the southeast of Kaifeng, where they suffered so much, there was not a single Chinese soldier in sight.

He only saw the silent expression of Commander Isotani Rensuke, heard the "crackling" sound of the fire, and the Chinese soldiers who had fought with him for three days withdrew. Before leaving, he stabbed himself hard.

Kaifeng finally fell into the hands of the imperial army, and the passage to Xuzhou was completely opened. Why did Isotani Rensuke and a group of senior Japanese generals not feel the joy of victory?

The Japanese soldiers who experienced this battle, thinking of those Chinese soldiers who were desperate for their lives and seemed to be killing gods, still had lingering fear on their faces. They gave the best summary of this battle in the dark night with one sentence. In their words, "

In the early morning of that day, the Chinese soldiers were fighting like crazy!"

In Gu County, Shanxi, Tang Qiuli, who was in the temporary headquarters of the Army Division, focused most of his attention on the outnumbered Su Jingfeng Corps. He asked the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps to report on the battle situation three times a day. In fact,

He wanted to see Su Jingfeng's name appearing between the lines. He knew this big man Su very well. Whenever a battle started, his eyes would turn red, and he always thought about going into battle himself.

When he was in the Northeast, there were not many troops at first, and even he personally went into battle, but now they are all princes commanding tens of thousands of troops. It was still like this, so he had to worry and arranged for the mature and prudent Wang Dongshan to be Su Jingfeng's chief of staff.

It is also due to this consideration.

With the daily battle reports, Tang Qiuli felt relieved knowing that although Su Jingfeng and the others were fighting hard, they were very organized. There was always a knot in his heart, which was very uncomfortable.

The Japanese made a plan to strike from the west to the east and put all their limited troops into the periphery of Xi'an. Thinking about it, he kept shaking his head.

Who is to blame? Yan Xishan’s iron abacus? The Japanese army did launch an attack in Wuxiang, but it may not be as powerful as he said. No one can blame it. Then you can only blame yourself for judging that the Japanese army’s movements are unclear. Now it seems that

It was a feint attack to cover the strategic intention of Isotani Rensuke's First Army to attack eastward and capture Xuzhou.

The speed of action of Liao Lei's Thirteenth Group Army of the Gui Army and Liu Xiang's Eighth Division Sichuan Army also worried him. It took five days to reach Xuzhou, but he still had at least one day of combat preparation time. His own troops, but with the lives of soldiers,

The Battle of Xuzhou makes money, grabs time, and starts

After the battle of Feng Yi, Big Man Su's troops would have to be reduced by more than one-third without being crippled. For this, Tang Qiuli was mentally prepared and sent a telegram to Wu Hongtao, commander of the ** Division Training Headquarters.

, prepare 15,000 new soldiers for Su Jingfeng's army.

He was very dissatisfied with the marching speed of the Gui Army and the Sichuan Army. His troops were working hard, but you still followed the routine and stayed overnight slowly. If you delay for one more minute, my troops will suffer greater losses. For this reason,

He specifically called Li Zongren, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Theater, and in his capacity as the vice-chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government, ordered him to urge the Gui and Sichuan troops to speed up their march immediately and to arrive in Xuzhou at 7 p.m. on December 20.

The Yellow River Garrison Corps of the ** Division is in Kaifeng and the Sulu Garrison Corps is in Shangqiu. They will block the Japanese First Army for five days, that is, at twelve o'clock in the evening on December 20th. This is what my troops can do.

To the extreme, General Li must treat this matter with caution. Tang Qiuli is extremely polite when dealing with this leader of the New Gui Clan who became world-famous due to the great victory at Taierzhuang.

The two had never met before, and this was their first time dealing with each other. He was in the Xuzhou War Zone, guarding the rear of his Texas battlefield. Isoya Rensuke's First Army captured Xuzhou. Liu Tiehan and the others were not feeling well either. They were about to be attacked from both sides. Li Zongren quickly called back.

, he has

After leading the personnel of the newly formed war zone commander's department to arrive in Xuzhou ahead of the troops, the defense is now regularized. Vice Chairman Tang, please rest assured that Liao Lei's two divisions of the vanguard will be ready tomorrow (that is, December 18th).

Day) arrived in Xuzhou.

Li Zongren's reply was also extremely polite, and he repeatedly thanked the North China Army for their sacrifices for the Battle of Xuzhou. This made Tang Qiuli look at this Gui general with admiration. The brilliant record of Taierzhuang was indeed extraordinary and good.

From the beginning, it was the basis for continued cooperation. From then on, he and Li Zongren continued to exchange telegrams to exchange information.

Another thing is Tang Enbo. This bastard seems to have evaporated. Yu Deshui, the director of the intelligence department, has used all the systems. So far, there is still no news about Tang Enbo. It has been three or five days and only one clue has been obtained. The first

The defeated troops of the Eighth Army gathered in the direction of Xiangfan, Hubei Province.

In the past few days, Yu Deshui was afraid to see the teacher's face. Although the teacher didn't say anything, judging from his expression, it was obvious that he was not satisfied with the work of the Intelligence Department. After receiving the news, Yu Deshui

He personally led the team and rushed to Xiangfan, Hubei Province. Even if he dug three feet into the ground, he still had to find Tang Enbo.

Several things were entangled together, which put Tang Qiuli in a bad mood. At about ten o'clock tonight, the contact with Su Jingfeng's troops was suddenly interrupted. Tang Qiuli became vaguely worried. When it was about one o'clock in the morning, there was still no news.

Lying on the bed, Tang Qiuli tossed and turned, as if there were always some bad thoughts lingering in his mind. Before taking a break, he asked Chen Feng, the director of the communications department, to notify him immediately as soon as there was news about Su Jingfeng.

(To be continued)