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Hearing this, Gao Minshan was a little moved: "Military seat..."

"Stop talking and recover well." Liu Tianchu helped him lie down, turned to Dou Decheng and said: "Stand on the spot and pay attention to the movements of the Fifth Division at any time." Then he said to Rong Hua: "Inform the troops and leave for Huoqiu immediately.

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Ronghua hesitated: "Sir! I have just received a notification from the Military Commission that Guangzhou has been lost. The Japanese army has occupied Hesheng Bridge, cut off the Guangdong-Han Line, and is preparing to attack Wuchang. The Nationalist Military Commission has ordered the abandonment of Wuhan and the withdrawal of troops from the Wuhan area. Zhang Zizhong's troops have withdrawn.

Head towards Hunan and abandon Xinyang and Huangchuan. The Military Commission orders our troops to return to Shandong immediately in order to fight again."

Damn it! Liu Tianchu punched the table hard. He sent troops to Hubei, Henan, and Anhui to stop the Japanese army from Wuhan. The current situation is completely impossible. History is still proceeding according to its original trajectory. It spans Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Guangdong, and Jiangxi for five years.

In such a huge battle, it is impossible to reverse the defeat by oneself. Of course, there are many reasons for this. The biggest problem is that the Sichuan Army has to obey the command of the Military Commission.

The idea of ​​moving to Wuhan was naive. But I didn't expect that the South China Japanese Army's attack was so fast. It only took a few days to reach the gates of Wuchang.

Liu Tianchu was still deep in thought, and Ronghua continued: "Chen Jiaqi came to report that the main force of the Tianzhong Division is gathering in Suzhou, and the Ninth Division is also showing signs of gathering in Lubei."

After the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army and the government were in a state of confrontation. The first Battle of Changsha took place at the end of 1939, which was nearly a year away. During this period, it seemed that the Japanese army must have focused its main attack on Shandong. No wonder Li Dayong advocated attacking

Suzhou, strengthen Xuzhou's defense in depth, and its strategic vision is not as good as Ma Liangjun's. He must have seen the current situation.

The Japanese army is gathering in Suzhou. It is now certain that Okamura Neiji is interested in Shandong. The government has given up on Xinyang, and it is no longer relevant to recover Huoqiu. "Dayong, the government has given up on Xinyang, and the Mengcheng army is pressing down on the border. With the current situation, where will our Sichuan army go?

Are you going back in vain?" Liu Tianchu asked Li Dayong for his opinion.

Li Dayong was also deep in thought. The Ninth Division's massing towards Lubei gave him a premonition that the situation was not good. "Military seat! Don't give up on Mengcheng. Holding on to Mengcheng can not only threaten the flanks of the Bengbu Japanese Army, but also fight with the Huaibei and Suzhou Japanese Army."

Chen Jiaqi's troops are fighting against each other, and I have an idea. I don't know whether to say it or not..."

"Say!" Liu Tianchu asked eagerly.

"I know that the army is not willing to send troops to Hubei, Henan and Anhui this time without success. What if we use the name of returning to Shandong to attack Bengbu with a false shot? Bengbu is the headquarters of the 13th Division. Being attacked not only disrupts Tanaka's direction

According to Suzhou's deployment, if Bengbu is captured, Xuzhou will have many more barriers."

Liu Tianchu nodded repeatedly. He also had this idea. The two coincided with each other. Liu Tianchu immediately ordered: "Inform Langyi's 136th Division and Liu Ling's 134th Division to gather in Bengbu. The Mengcheng line will be handed over to Feng Huaizhu's defense. Ma Liang is ordered

Jun Armored Division and Sun Zhigao Air Force are on standby at any time, and Du Li Brigade can set off for Mengcheng immediately."

Liu Ling and Lang Yi, who were preparing to attack Huoqiu, received the order to assemble in Bengbu, and then they learned that the government had abandoned Huangchuan and Xinyang, and the Wuhan battle was over. They gathered in Bengbu to attack Bengbu, and they couldn't help but secretly gasp. Bengbu is the 13th Division.

The original station is close to Suzhou. The main force of the Tanaka Division has already assembled in Suzhou. It will not take more than half a day to return reinforcements. If it cannot be attacked for a long time, Hisao Tani's 6th Division on the front line of Xinyang, Itagaki's 5th Division, and Yoshizumi Ryosuke of Huai'an are eyeing Lianyungang.

The Ninth Division will definitely reinforce Bengbu, and it may be heavily surrounded.

At the temporary headquarters of Huoqiu's Thirteenth Division, Tanaka Jingyi learned that Zhang Zizhong's troops had withdrawn to Hunan and that the Sixth Division had entered Huangchuan and Xinyang. He smiled sincerely. Next, he could concentrate on dealing with Liu Tianchu's Sichuan army.

, but Sato's brigade defied military orders and delayed their retreat, resulting in the annihilation of the entire army, which annoyed him. At this time, Nakamura came to report: "Your Excellency, General, the Sichuan Army Liu Ling's and Lang Yi's troops who were attacking Huoqiu suddenly turned back halfway and retreated through Mengcheng to Shandong."

Hearing that the Sichuan Army had withdrawn, Tanaka couldn't help but laugh: "That's right. Our Sixth Division of the Japanese Imperial Army has entered Xinyang. Huo Qiu is of no use to the Sichuan Army. The Sichuan Army is about to withdraw and defend Shandong."

Nakamura shook his head repeatedly: "Your Excellency General, the Sichuan Army Feng Huaizhu's troops are still fighting bloody battles with the imperial army in Fengtai outside Mengcheng. How could Liu Tianchu withdraw the troops of two divisions to Shandong?"

Tanaka said disapprovingly: "It's not surprising that General Okamura Neiji has ordered that our department be the forward, General Itagaki's 5th Division will follow, and the 6th Division and 9th Division will be the two wings to attack Shandong in an all-out manner. Liu Tianchu has not been able to defend in time.

How could there be any other intention?"

Nakamura lowered his head and said nothing. The soldier's instinctive sensitivity made him feel that something was wrong. If it was just a pure defense, why would he withdraw two divisions from the front line of Mengcheng? Lubei gathered the elite troops of the Sichuan Army and lost Mengcheng. In front of Xuzhou

The small town of Huaibei was completely exposed to the threat of the imperial army. Liu Tianchu would never be so stupid. Could it be that Liu Tianchu's intention was Bengbu? Nakamura's body was suddenly shocked.

"Your Majesty General, if the Sichuan Army intends to target Bengbu..."

Nakamura sternly interrupted his words. "Nakamura-kun, you are so unfounded. The main force in Suzhou and Bengbu are waiting for a long time. You should capture Fengtai and Mengcheng as soon as possible. Don't let me down!"

Nakamura knew that Tanaka couldn't listen to his opinion, so he had to shut up and asked hesitantly: "General, will you continue to garrison Huoqiu?"

Tanaka waved his hand: "I will return to Bengbu immediately and command the main force in Suzhou to march to Xuzhou."

Nakamura withdrew sadly. Was he really unfounded? Liu Tianchu withdrew two divisions. This was too abnormal. He had studied in detail Liu Tianchu's battles in Nanjing and East Henan in defeating the Tufei Division. Liu Tianchu's bold and adventurous character must

He will take the initiative to attack instead of simply defending. Bengbu is located in a strategic area and is the best attack point. However, his position is light and there is no way for Tanaka to take precautions.

Liu Tianchu, who withdrew to Mengcheng, urgently summoned Liu Ling and Lang Yi to study the battle plan for attacking Bengbu. Lang Yi and Liu Ling both frowned, and Liu Ling said with doubts: "Military seat, Suzhou and Bengbu are too close, Suzhou Tianzhong Division

It won’t take more than half a day for the main force to return reinforcements. If we cannot attack for a long time, the Itagaki Fifth Division in Huainan will surround us."

Liu Tianchu smiled. "The troops are making a dangerous move. It will take at least one day for the Banyuan Fifth Division to reach Bengbu. For safety reasons, the two brigades of Langyi Department are stationed outside Bengbu near Nanwan and Jiashi Ridge to block the reinforcements from the Japanese army. Du li

The brigade is a reserve force, and Liu Ling's department is responsible for the attack on Bengbu."

Liu Ling and Lang Yi were still frowning. If Bengbu could not be captured in one day, the two divisions under Bengbu City would be besieged on all sides.

In order to reassure the two of them, Li Dayong hurriedly gave them reassurance. "According to the intelligence, there is a regiment of the 13th Division and a security regiment of the Imperial Association Army stationed in Bengbu. The combat effectiveness of the security regiment is negligible. It can be said that there is only one regiment."

The troops attacking Bengbu include two artillery regiments of Du Li Brigade." Li Dayong stopped talking and glanced at everyone's face. "Also, I will lead the Snow Fox Rangers to sneak into Bengbu City in advance.

The inside should be in harmony with the outside."

Liu Ling said dissatisfiedly: "Your Snow Fox Rangers have only seen training and have never experienced actual combat. Are you sure?"

Li Dayong laughed confidently: "Mr. Liu, you are overly worried. I am one of the few members of the Snow Fox Rangers. Most of them have graduated from military schools, and they are veterans who have fought all the way from Nanjing to Shandong. They have experienced hundreds of battles. Several of them are even majors."

Not only do military ranks possess unique skills, but everyone can also act independently in times of crisis."

In his spare time, Liu Tianchu often trained with the Snow Fox Rangers in order to enhance his physique, shooting and fighting skills. What Li Dayong said was true. He fully believed that a burly man like Chu Tianbang, the worst member of the Rangers, would not be able to survive.

Zhao. Seeing Liu Ling and Lang Yi's still suspicious eyes, Liu Tianchu waved his hand: "What did you two do? How did you become pussies? That's it. We will launch an attack in the early morning three days later. Those who shrink from the battle and shake the morale of the army will be prosecuted by military law."

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After saying that, Liu Tianchu walked away and walked towards the military dormitory. After a year of fighting, Liu Ling's cowardly character still could not be completely changed. He was timid and lacked self-confidence when encountering difficulties, so he had to change this weakness of his. This guy Lang Yi

He was Liu Ling's chief of staff, so birds of a feather flocked together. Liu Tianchu smiled helplessly, Li Dayong and himself were like birds of a feather, Liu Ling and Lang Yi lacked self-confidence, and he and Li Dayong were both audacious.