Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 540 Strategic Pattern

When he woke up, the sun was shining brightly outside the window. He rubbed his somewhat groggy head. Tang Qiuli got dressed and got out of bed. He didn't rest well that night. Everyone consciously took care of the teacher's body. There was nothing particularly important.

I won’t disturb him easily late at night.(_--)

Pushing open the door, the snow-covered mountains extended into the distance like waves. The unique crisp air of the Taihang Mountains in winter instantly filled his lungs and cheered up his groggy brain. The soldiers of the Special Guards looked at

When the teacher woke up, he quickly notified the cooking team to deliver the meal. Today's breakfast was sumptuous, including sticky millet porridge, golden cornbread, crispy pickles, and what was even more appetizing was a plate of fried pickles made from hare meat.

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He looked at the old squad leader of the cooking class who was over fifty years old with a silly smile on his face in surprise. The old squad leader knew the teacher's thoughts and told him that Captain Huang went into the mountains early in the morning to fight, saying that it was to replenish the teacher's health.

Qiu Li smiled knowingly and immersed himself in eating. Everyone said that Shan Hu was a rough guy, but in fact, he still didn't understand him. These Tang Qiu Li's favorite meals tasted a bit unpalatable today.

He knew in his heart that Su Jingfeng's troops suddenly lost contact. He was worried about the big man Su, and his mind was not on eating at all. He hurriedly filled his stomach and rushed to the headquarters immediately. The first thing he said was to ask Chen Feng, the communications director

, if there is any news about Su Jingfeng's troops, Chen Feng silently shook his head.

Tang Qiuli was stunned. He wouldn't believe it if Su Jingfeng's troops were all wiped out by the Japanese army and even killed. He was unwilling to accept it and asked Chen Feng why. According to Chen Feng's analysis, a radio station that might be in contact with the division commander was broken.

, However, this possibility is extremely small. The army is equipped with multiple radios that can be replaced. Another possibility is that the headquarters of the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps was suddenly attacked, all personnel were sacrificed, the radio was destroyed, and the contact password was lost.

Afterwards, seeing the commander's increasingly gloomy expression, Chen Feng did not say any more. Don't Tang Qiuli know that anything can happen on the battlefield, but he didn't want to think about the worst?

Silently, he waved his hand towards Chen Feng, who saluted, and seemed to be hurriedly fleeing from this place.

Tang Qiuli forced himself to get rid of his worries about Su Jingfeng's troops and stared at the large military map on the wall. The suspected soldiers sent by Rensuke Isotani, the Shadow Cavalry Regiment and a brigade of Japanese troops entered the Iron Gate area west of Luoyang.

, stopped advancing. It is ridiculous to say that on the way from Zhengzhou to Luoyang, there was no resistance at all. Ying Zuo used such a small number of troops to occupy Luoyang, another important town in Henan Province, without any bloodshed.

The troops of a division of the Eighth Army defending here had long since fled upon hearing the news. The sun flag was raised over Luoyang. Shadow Zuo was very proud of it. He immediately telegraphed the news of the occupation of Luoyang to the commander Isotani Rensuke and committed suicide.

Please serve as the commander of the Luoyang occupying army and lead the troops to defend the Luoyang area.

Isoya Rensuke, who received the telegram from Kagesa, was so angry that he wanted to laugh. What did this guy think? With his small military strength, he wanted to occupy the vast land around Luoyang. He was just daydreaming. Kagesa guy

I still don’t understand that he is just a suspicious soldier. If he stays in Luoyang for too long, can Tang Qiuli let him go?

He ordered Ying Zuo that your unit's mission has been completed, and immediately led the team back to Zhengzhou to assume the security mission of Zhengzhou. After receiving the telegram, Ying Zuo was not happy, so he had to give up his dream of becoming a local emperor and prepared to carry out the mission.

In fact, he still has strong opinions on the order given by His Excellency the Commander.

Ying Zuo wanted to leave, but Tang Qiuli didn't want to let him go. The bait released by Isoya Rensuke had deceived him greatly. All the troops at his disposal were used to block the entrance to the west, but it was

It was a false alarm, but thinking about it made him itch with hatred. Tang Qiuli ordered Tong Batu's 2nd Cavalry Brigade to go south immediately. Before the Yingzuo Cavalry Regiment returned to Zhengzhou, he must be completely eliminated. Tong Batu's combat method

Make your own decision, as long as the result comes.

After receiving the order, Tong Batu was so happy that he looked up to the sky and smiled. Since entering the Taihang Mountains, he has adopted the tactic of grabbing a bite and running. He has not yet fought a hearty battle. This Mongolian man who is accustomed to charging on a prancing horse has been killed.

Frustrated, now, the opportunity has come, and it is the enemy's Japanese cavalry. Tong Batu is like a wolf smelling the smell of blood, and all the cells in his body are boiling.

He said this at the brigade combat meeting: "Everyone, are you too busy? We cavalrymen are hiding from the little devils every day. Are we useless?" When asked, these Mongolian men in the Second Cavalry Brigade were at that time

It exploded, everyone started shouting, and they all suggested that the brigade commander should send a telegram to the division commander to ask for a fight. If he continues to idle like this, he will get fat on his body and his saber will become rusty.

Seeing the reaction of his subordinates, Tong Batu nodded with satisfaction and said: "Sit down, why are you arguing? We haven't finished talking yet. The division commander has given the order to immediately go south to Henan to fight. This time the opponent is his colleague. Xiao

A Japanese cavalry regiment, the division commander’s request is to kill them all without leaving a single one, so what? It’s a tough nut to crack, right?”

These officers didn't like hearing it anymore. Don't the little devil's cavalry also have a head? Can they withstand the saber of our Mongolian cavalry? The four regiment leaders asked for a fight one after another. In order to compete for the position of the leading regiment, they quarreled red-faced and disagreed.

In terms of compromise, Tong Batu decided that the cavalry regiment would be the vanguard. Although the other regiment leaders were not happy, they had no choice.

Tong Batu finally said: "I've let you say the harsh words. Well, the whole brigade will set off immediately. No one will take off their clothes, and the horses will not take off their saddles. They will rush straight into Gongyi as fast as possible. There, they will kill the little devil's cavalry."

"Kill it, take action immediately" Second Cavalry Brigade

More than 8,000 horses immediately left the Taihang Mountains overnight, billowing with smoke and heading straight into Gongyi, Henan Province. Yingzuo was still slowly gathering troops towards Luoyang, completely unaware that thousands of Mongolian men were charging at him ferociously.

The cavalry regiment recruited by Ying Zuo was handed over to Tong Batu's Second Cavalry Brigade. Since the Japanese army had no intention of attacking Xi'an, they defended the Sun Zhenbang Department of the Yellow River Defense Command in the Shangluo area and the Shaanxi Department from Tongguan to Lingbao.

The Yuan Jinghao Department of the Garrison Force and the Zhou Yushan Department of the ** Division Transportation Command, with a total of more than 68,000 troops, immediately headed for Zhengzhou.

Isotani Rensuke's First Army was eager to move south to the Songhu area, and only one regiment of troops was left to defend the line from Zhengzhou to Anyang. This guy did not plan to come back again. How could Tang Qiuli miss this good opportunity?

He planned to use these troops to recapture all the lost places along the line from Zhengzhou to Anyang, and block the holes in the Anyang defense line to prevent the Japanese army from adding more troops to Xuzhou through this hole.

Yuan Jinghao, Sun Zhenbang, and Zhou Yushan formed the Zhengzhou Campaign Command, which unified the command of the battle to regain the lost land in Henan. Yuan Jinghao was the commander-in-chief, and Sun Zhenbang and Zhou Yushan were the deputy commanders-in-chief. There is a consideration here. Yuan Jinghao is a member of the ** division.

One of the earliest four veteran brigade commanders, Sun Zhenbang is considered a junior. Zhou Yushan has always been doing logistics work and commanding battles, which is not his strong point.

As soon as the order was issued, the three troops immediately rushed towards Zhengzhou. The division commander's order was very clear. Before the battle of Xuzhou started, Anyang's entrance must be blocked. Sun Zhenbang and Zhou Yushan had no objections to the division commander's arrangement. Speaking of which,

Sun Zhenbang

When Yuan Jinghao was the brigade commander, he was a member of the 4th Brigade of the **, and Zhou Yushan was an old man of the ** division. The three of them cooperated without any obstacles. This is why Tang Qiuli put this battle into perspective.

One of the reasons why you can trust them with your tasks.

After deploying the battle plan, Tang Qiuli shook his head with a wry smile. This time, he really used all his family resources on the front line. The only troops he had at hand were Liu Chun's cavalry brigade and Ma Chaoyang's **

The second brigade, Jiang Yanming's Huangyadong garrison brigade, has less than 30,000 troops. It still has to keep an eye on the Jin army in Wuxiang and Yan Xishan, and the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops at the mountain pass where the battle is lively. Once an emergency occurs in any direction,

He has no troops left to send.

What Tang Qiuli is thinking now is that as long as Liu Tiehan, Tang Qiusheng's Dezhou, and Feng Jiwu's wife Guan free their hands in any direction, the entire war situation in the north will be revived. Now, there are two groups of Japanese troops that can be eaten. One is

In the Yamaguchi Group in Wuxiang, one is the First Army of Rensuke Isotani who is eager to capture Xuzhou south.

Killing Yamaguchi required Yan Xishan's full cooperation, but Tang Qiuli felt really unsure when dealing with this man. When the battle was at its fiercest, this man stood by and put his limited troops first.

The line was at odds with the Japanese, and he finally came out to take advantage. Based on his understanding of Yan Xishan, it was definitely possible.

So, only the direction of Xuzhou has all the conditions to annihilate all the Japanese troops. Li Zongren went out for the first time, and if he didn't fight well, he would lose face. From all aspects, Li Zongren's mood to win this battle was stronger than anyone else.

, coupled with the strength of the troops under his command, which was more than twice that of the Japanese First Army, they were all elite troops of the Guangxi Army and the Sichuan Army.

Historically, with Xuzhou as the center, the Taierzhuang area in the northeast of Xuzhou was indeed the burial place of the Japanese troops of Isotani Lianjie. Li Zongren became famous all over the world for this battle. After killing Isotani's First Army, Dezhou's troops

, it is possible to call back the Taihang Mountains. As for the defense of Shandong, Tang Qiuli said that he could not leave it to others.

After finally taking it from Han Fuju, and using so many troops to fight the Japanese army, how could we allow others to get involved? Shandong has always been Tang Qiuli's first consideration in expanding his strategic space for the next step, and it is also the most important place in his entire northern strategy.

An important part is that Shandong's strategic location is so important, it can be said that it takes advantage of the geographical convenience.

After dealing with the Japanese army in Xuzhou, he could then deal with the Japanese army in Wuxiang and restore the normal state of the Taihang Mountain base. He quickly thought about the next step in the battle, encircling and annihilating the Yamakou and Dezhou troops, and at least transferring them back to the Sulu Mobile Corps.

Together with Zhang Zizhong's Sulu Garrison Corps and Su Jingfeng's Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps, combined with the existing troops in the Taihang Mountains, we can make dumplings of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops.

Thinking of Su Jingfeng, Tang Qiuli's heart skipped a beat. He woke up from his deep thoughts. He was too immersed in thinking about the future battle situation. Why was there no news about Su Jingfeng's troops?

(To be continued)