August of the year is the busiest season for the canal. The water is abundant and the water is wide. The boatman's horns float on the river. The banks are lush and green, with the fragrance of rice floating.

With the arrival of war, the busy rivers of the past became bleak and empty, and the wide water surface was empty. The sound of cannons came, and the people in Hedong crossed the canal and fled to Juye Jiaxiang. On the contrary, the people in Hexi, except for a few who fled, remained at home.

There is only one reason that prompted them to stay at home, which is the army stationed here recently. In the past few months, the people nearby felt as if they had changed the world. Almost every day, soldiers in military uniforms gave speeches, performed shows, and recruited soldiers in the town and village. At first, they were pure soldiers. Later, the students and children in the city and the men in the town came to the village. In fact, the news about the villagers near the canal was not blocked. The ships coming and going on the canal brought news from all over the place. They had known about the Japanese pirates causing trouble in the south and north, and even the fall of Nanjing, Shanghai, and Peiping.

However, most of them did not expect that the Japanese would hit their doorstep in just one year. The town’s gentlemen said that every man was responsible for the rise and fall of the country. He asked the villagers to organize a front team to help the army chief transport ammunition and rescue the wounded. Most villagers felt strange. The boss still needed our help. But unexpectedly, the students and children were very enthusiastic. The big families in the town and the elderly in the clan came forward. Every village had people formed hundreds of front teams and dug dozens of miles of trenches along the canal.

The sound of cannons is getting closer and closer. Jining on the canal has been fighting for almost half a month. A large number of soldiers are on the side of the canal. The Japanese army in the north plan to cross the river, but were shot back again. Both sides fired guns across the river, but they had no intention of crossing the river, as if they were waiting for something.

Jixiang Town is a small town near the Wanghe River, with less than a hundred families. At this time, thousands of soldiers rushed in, and the villages around the town were all full of troops. The guards near Confucius Temple at the east end of the town were particularly tightly guarded. Most of the people coming and going in and out here were wearing Nizi military uniforms and wearing Venus generals.

At this moment, in the lobby of Confucius Temple, all the officers at the division level and above of the 49th Army were sitting on the seat with a gray hair. When Zhuang Jihua was not around, he was responsible for commanding the entire army.

"The people opposite our headquarters are the 108th Division of the Japanese Army and Yamamoto Brigade, with a total force of 26,000 to 28,000 people. Among them, the commander of the 108th Division of the Japanese Chiefs led his 104th Brigade to attack Jining. The enemy Yamamoto Brigade and the 25th Brigade were launched north of Jining to take a defensive posture against our army. The theater command ordered us to annihilate the 108th Division and Yamamoto Brigade."

Chang quickly introduced the enemy situation in person and was already cleared during this period, and then continued: "Based on the enemy situation in person, the commander of the group army decided to go in two steps. In the first stage of the battle, the enemy Yamamoto Regiment was first annihilated, and then the 108th Division was annihilated in the second stage."

"To this end, the commander's department of the Group Army has formulated a combat plan and reported to the commander's department of the War Zone for approval. The tasks of each department are announced as follows: "The Chief of Staff of the Group Army Fu Chang's tone was calm, but with a hint of excitement: "The east of the Blue Transport of the 104th Division, from Gaodian to cross the river. After crossing the river, the first captures Han and then the main force will capture Liulou to the southwest; cross the Beiquan River near Xiaogang and capture Commander Kangyi. You must intervene in Huangtun Pass within three days to escape the 108th Division. Can you do it?"

No one expected that Jiang Baili and Fu Chang would call the 104th Division first. This surprised the generals. The 104th Division has always been the main force, and the land's main land's record is enough to convince people. In the battle of Si'an, Guo Qideng was annihilated in three days. Then, Gu Shoufu blocked Mo Song and left, making Mo Song sigh. Who would not agree with this record? Zhuang Jihua used the 104th Division. He has always been used for attacks and on the tip of a knife. Judging from the deployment of Fu Chang, the 104th Division is on the northernmost line, bypassing the area guarded by the Japanese heavily, and inserting into the Japanese backroads. Although the task is very heavy, the troops will bear very great pressure. The losses will inevitably be very large.

But Lan Yundong did not raise any objection. He stood up and replied loudly: "Please ensure that the task is completed."

"The Liang army of the 105th Division." Liang rose up in response. Fu Chang looked up and then continued to read the order: "Your troops cross the river from the Odoi River. Attack the enemy Yamamoto Brigade from the flank. After your troops cross the river, they seized the Shili Gate. After succeeding, they attacked Nanwang...

"The 106th Division An En. Your headquarters mission is to cross the river from Wangzhuang. After crossing the river, you can seize Changgou Town. Then go straight to Jimiao and destroy the deep defense position of Yamamoto's brigade."

"…Guo Xunqi's army. Your local mission is to cross the river near Huoxi Village. After crossing the river, you immediately seize Huanggang and then attack Nanzhang. Your local main mission is to split the Yamamoto brigade and contact the 25th brigade so that the 101st Army can encircle and annihilate it."

"…Wang Mingzhang. Your local mission is to cross the river in Lanting. After crossing the river, attack towards the direction of Phoenix Pavilion. It attracts the attention of the 25th Japanese brigade and prevents them from going north to reinforce Yamamoto's brigade."

“…, Rao Guohua’s division gathered in Anju to serve as a battle reserve.”

After Fu Chang read the order, he put the order in his hand on Jiang.

Before, Jiang Baili looked at the military commanders at the conference table and felt very excited. He studied military affairs all his life, but never directly commanded the battle. Today he finally had the opportunity to directly command a unit to fight, which made him a little excited.

"The 104th Division is directly commanded by the group army. Commander Lan. In addition to fighting, you have to cross two rivers along the way. You have to get a hundred miles away within three days. This is a test for you, but you have always been the main force of the group army. When fighting in Guangde, you have shown the prestige of the Chinese people. I hope you can carry forward the spirit of the Guangde frontline and complete the group army's mission on time."

"Yes, good steel is used on the blade. My 10th Division guarantees to complete the task and will never let down the commander of the commander." Lan Yundong stood up again without any ambiguity.

Jiang Baili nodded with satisfaction, signaled him to sit down, and then said: "105, 106, Guo Xunqi, you will be the commander of the 101 Army Wang Geng (after Zhuang Jihua became the deputy commander of the theater, he will no longer serve as the commander of the 101 Army. The commander of the 102 Army was replaced by Wang Geng, and Lan Yundong also served as the deputy commander). Commander Sun of the 102 Army commanded Wang Mingzhang's division, and Rao Guohua's division was also assigned to the commander of the Group Army Command. The battle was launched at four o'clock the next morning. You will set it up one day. I hope that after the battle began, the Yamamoto Brigade will be wiped out within three days."

"Yes!" The war room roared like thunder.

After the generals left, Chiang Li slowly walked to the door, looked at the long and deep breath, as if he had enjoyed the fragrance of the fields mixed in the air for the last time. Fu Chang also slowly walked to him, everything was arranged, the wheels of the war had already started, and the rest were waiting for the battle to begin.

The 49th Army sharpened its swords, but the 24th Army and the 60th Army had already shown their sharp swords. According to the war zone order, Yang Sen led his troops to the troops and rushed towards Zaozhuang, while Sun Lianzhong's troops took the lead in moving towards Ishii and Xinji, hoping to intercept Ryosuke Isotani.

Du Yuming, who was originally deployed in the suburbs of Xu, rushed to Xuecheng by train, and then launched a tentative attack on Teng County with Wang Guobin's troops as the vanguard. Wang Guobin met with the 69th Regiment of the 31st Brigade near Guanqiao. The two armies fought fiercely. After two hours of battle, Wang Guobin defeated the 69th Regiment, and then rushed forward and attacked all the way, forcing the 69th Regiment untenable, which also made Du Yuming worried about him behind him, fearing that he would fall into someone else's plan to lure the enemy.

Wang Guobin chased Nansha River, which was only more than ten miles away from Teng County. He stopped to rest and did not see anything in ambush appearing on the other party, which made Du Yuming very excited.

"Look, Isotani Ryosuke has not many left-behind troops in Teng County. Lao Fan, what do you think?"

Du Yuming's disappointment made Fan Hanjie almost laugh: "Come on, the fate of the Sixty Army is not good. In order to catch up with the Battle of Guangde, Du Yuming desperately urged the troops to rush forward, exhausted the troops half to death, and only caught a little bit of tail. He was scolded by Zhuang Jihua. Du Yuming had a lot of fire at that time and had nowhere to vent his heart. He thought that defending Xuzhou could compete with the Japanese, but unexpectedly, Isotani Yanan turned around and left them there again. Li Zongren asked them to counterattack Teng County. Du Yuming felt a little unwilling because he judged that there were not many Japanese in Teng County, so he just asked Sun Lianzhong to deal with them. The sixty Army had such a well-trained and equipped troops, who should go or catch up with Isotani Yanani. Now Wang Guobin's offensive was as powerful as the Blade Embroidered attack, which proved that Du Yuming's judgment was good, and there were not many Japanese troops in Teng County.

However, Fan Hanjie didn't think so. He thought for a while and said, "According to the telegram sent by Wang Guobin, they encountered about 2,000 Japanese troops, and there were roughly two brigades. If the others were included, the Japanese army placed a corps outside Teng County. With the Teng County defenders, I guess there was a brigade.

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"A brigade?" Du Yuming sneered: "Teng County, a little bigger than a palm. With the arrogance of the Japanese army, at most one brigade is placed in the city. Even if there are two brigades outside the city, the total force is only one brigade with more than 3,000 people. It is amazing. We have 50,000 people. Today, the 50,000 people are the best equipped in China. One brigade is not enough to be stuck in the gaps."

"Guangting, don't underestimate the enemy." Fan Hanjie reminded: "Didn't the Cultural Revolution say that you should kill a chicken? Besides, after the two wars of Guangde and Lin, the Japanese army no longer dared to be so arrogant. I think it's better to estimate a brigade."

"Hmph," Du Yuming snorted softly: "It's all that is possible. Although mosquitoes are small, they are still meat. It's better to be a brigade. Otherwise, my 50,000 army will eat three thousand of his people, and it will really be a slaughter."

Having said that, Du Yuming still did not dare to neglect. After thinking about it, he ordered Zhang Lihui and Situ Fei, the two divisions, to move forward quickly. Zhang Lihuiyou detoured Hongxu Town and attacked Teng County from the west. Situ Fei attacked the northeast, seized the northern mountain in the east of the city, and then attacked Teng County from the east of the city.

Under the city of Teng County, Du Yuming launched three divisions to attack Shangang Chonghou, thus opening the curtain for the China ** team to counterattack on the northern line of Jinpu Road.
Chapter completed!