That day, at four o'clock in the morning, groups of national army officers and soldiers marched out of Linyi City and rushed to the battlefield.

Linyi City, which was still full of troops yesterday, was suddenly deserted. Except for Xu Zuyi's guard camp, all other troops that could be mobilized were mobilized.

However, the first regiment directly under Zhang Tianhai's third theater began to take action an hour in advance.

After all, in this big mountain, you can't see anything with your hands, and you can only barely see the front by relying on the not-so-bright light of the torch.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Speed ​​up the trip, speed up the progress!" The company commanders were shouting. After all, we are now in a combat state. It can't be done if we don't hurry up...

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It was still dark at this time, and everything was pitch black, including in the direction of Tangtou Town. Except for the sentries standing guard, most people were still sleeping, including Captain Sakamoto Jun, who drank several glasses of sake before falling asleep.

Just when Jun Sakamoto was dreaming about being promoted to division commander and to the rank of lieutenant general, a very fierce gunshot suddenly came from the direction of Zhugecheng, and the fierce gunfire woke him up.

"Nani?! What's going on?!" Sakamoto woke up from his sweet dream.

The camera turns to the Zhugecheng front line, the Japanese left rear wing position.

Back to ten minutes ago, the five main regiments of the 38th Division of the 59th Army had begun to approach the Japanese position. However, when the 38th Division came over, they were in a hurry and did not carry any weapons.

If heavy weapons such as cannons were carried, it would be enough for Japan to drink a pot.

Yoshizawa Yinichiro is a native of Hiroshima. He is only 21 this year. Like most Japanese soldiers who grew up under the influence of military (separation) nationalism, he is also very fanatical about war. This night is his

On duty with another private, Ozawa Takeji.

"Waiting for the sack (wait a minute), Yoshizawa-kun, I'm going to use the toilet first!" Ozawa Kiji, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and said.

"Yoshi, go ahead, I'll wait for you here!" As he said that, Yoshizawa Yinichiro held on to his helmet.

Soon, Ozawa Yiji ran towards the nearby grove.

After a while, a scream came from the small woods: "Ah~~"

Feeling that something was not right, Yoshizawa Yinichiro quickly took off the 38 rifle from his back, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Ozawa-kun! Ozawa-kun!! Are you okay?!"

Without waiting for Ozawa Yiji's reply, the next second, countless Chinese army officers and soldiers poured in from all directions.

Looking at this scene, Yoshizawa Yinichiro's pupils shrank, filled with fear - in his military career, only the Japanese army of their fifth division had been chasing the Chinese army. At this time, unexpectedly,

With so many people, it should be noted that they only have one squadron on the right rear wing...

But the Chinese army in front of us has at least five to six thousand people!

In panic, Yoshizawa Yuichiro casually fired a shot at the Chinese army.

"boom!"

In the panic, the shot missed the target. The bullet flashed through the air and then shot into the ground.

"Enemy attack!! Enemy attack!!!" Yoshinichiro Yoshizawa shouted at the top of his lungs, but the next second, a 7.92mm caliber bullet hit his helmet, and a bullet instantly appeared there

Bullet holes!

Yoshizawa Yinichiro's death in battle was not without value. For example, the gunshot and the voice alerted all the teammates in the squadron.

A shrill whistle suddenly sounded in the Japanese right rear wing station, and countless Japanese soldiers who were awakened rushed to the front.

But the pace of the Chinese army is getting closer! Although the Japanese army has two or three heavy machine guns trying desperately to suppress the opponent's firepower, it is already too late - in the face of absolute strength, any resistance force is a paper tiger!

Due to the smooth military operations in the past few days, and the fact that the capture of Linyi City is imminent, the Sakamoto detachment is filled with a sense of pride and underestimation of the enemy. They have even made preparations for a "three-day carnival" after capturing Linyi.

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However, there is a price to pay for underestimating the enemy. For example, countless northwest officers and soldiers of the 38th Division are attacking the Japanese army's right rear flank defense line, and the sound of gunfire is heard.

After hearing the gunfire, Yuichiro Nagano, captain of the 11th Regiment, hurriedly mobilized frontal troops from the front line to attack Zhuge City after dawn to block the gap in the right rear wing.

The gunfire became more and more intense, which made Yuichiro Nagano feel confused. He had a premonition that this long-deliberate attack by the Chinese army could never be the only one!

Just then a Japanese superior soldier ran in and reported: "Reporting to your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, the Chinese army's offensive was very fierce. Our army's right rear position was breached by the enemy. Tingzitou, Da Taiping, Shenjia Taiping, Xujia Taiping,

Shalingzi and other places were all broken through by the enemy, and our army suffered heavy losses!"

The positions on the right back were broken through, and they were broken through so quickly. This was unexpected by Nagano Yuichiro. At the same time, he also knew what it meant that these positions fell so quickly.

The Chinese army's offensive is like a sharp but heavy broadsword that strikes with a ferocity that cannot be resisted by any army, and their target is their own heart!

"Quick! Order the captain of the rice field team to withstand the fierce attack of the Chinese army! Reinforcements will be here soon!" Nagano Yuichiro said fiercely.

"Hai!" the superior soldier responded and hurriedly ran out.

Nagano Yuichiro did not deceive Captain Inadamori of the 3rd Battalion, but he wanted to deploy troops from the rear defense line and the Bronze Buddha Kanso to support Inadamori's troops.

"Moxi Moxi, pick up the Bronze Buddha Guanzhuang for me!" Nagano Yuichiro picked up the phone and said.

The call was quickly connected, and Nagano Yuichiro continued: "I am Colonel Nagano Yuichiro. Now our right-wing position has been fiercely attacked by the Chinese Army. As a front-line commander, I am ordering you to immediately gather all your forces to support the right-wing position."

Major Inadamori’s Third Battalion!”

In this way, the Japanese troops in the main battlefields of Bronze Buddha Guanzhuang and Zhuge City were almost completely depleted!

About half an hour later, when the right rear wing position had almost stabilized, another piece of news came that made Nagano Yuichiro very anxious.

I saw another soldier quickly running into Nagano Yuichiro's headquarters, and then stood at attention and saluted the latter: "Reporting to your Excellency, the captain, the China Army on the front battlefield of our army has launched a fierce attack on our army. The front battlefield is very difficult. The first

Lieutenant Colonel Takeo Matsushita, captain of the third brigade, requests military support!"

"Baga Yalu, these Chinese troops have brought so many troops! The intelligence department is full of horse dung!" Nagano Yuichiro cursed.

But he was still angry, and he had to face reality after all, so Nagano Yuichiro could only mobilize troops from the left wing to support the frontal battlefield. Otherwise, if the frontal battlefield was breached, it would be very troublesome!

After issuing the combat order, Nagano Yuichiro immediately picked up the phone and called Sakamoto Jun's headquarters: "Moxi Moxi, this is the front line of Zhugecheng Village. I am Captain Nagano Yuichiro. Please answer the phone, Captain Sakamoto!"

I just heard a heavy voice coming from the other side of the phone: "Moxi Moxi, I am the detachment leader Jun Sakamoto. What happened on the front line?"

Seeing that the situation on the front line was not good, Nagano Yuichiro could not care so much and said directly: "Your Excellency, the detachment leader, our front line troops' right wing defense line and frontal position have been fiercely attacked by the Chinese Army. The number of people is still unknown. In order to ensure the safety of the front line position,

Safety, I am calling this time to ask for reinforcements!"

"Nagano-kun, Zhuge City is the bridgehead for our army to attack Linyi. There is absolutely no room for failure. You must lead your troops to hold on. Now I have transferred the second and third two of the 42nd Regiment from the reserve team in Tangtou Town.

The brigade is supporting you! These two brigade are now under your command, you must defend your position!" Jun Sakamoto said very seriously.

"Hai!" Nagano Yuichiro responded and then hung up the phone.

In Sakamoto Jun's view, this attack by the Chinese army is nothing more than a desperate counterattack. With the strength of their fifth division, it is absolutely no problem to hold on to the frontline position. After all, they were chasing the Chinese army as a regiment before.

It was fought by one division, but now there are three regiments here, and an artillery regiment has been strengthened. There is no reason why it can't survive!

However, things did not go as smoothly as Jun Sakamoto expected. His reinforcements ran into the 180th Division of the 59th Army, which was about to retreat.

Liu Zhensan's 180th Division arrived in Linyi on the afternoon of the 13th. Since his unit was responsible for transporting the entire army's artillery baggage and other reserve military supplies and heavy weapons, it was natural that Huang Weigang's 38th Division was not as mobile in terms of troop mobility.

And Yao Jingchuan's independent cavalry brigade ran so fast.

Although Liu Zhensan's 180th Division is not as good as the 38th Division's 3rd Brigade and 6th Regiment in terms of organization, it is still a relatively complete unit with two brigades and four regiments! Don't use bean bags as dry food!

Regarding the collision with the Japanese reinforcements, Liu Zhensan, the commander of the 180th Division, did not hesitate and directly commanded the troops to attack.

"Brigadier Zhang, you lead your 26th Brigade to outflank this enemy force from the left! This enemy force must be going to reinforce Zhuge City. We have to hold them back and never let them escape!" Liu Zhensan said.

Zhang Zongheng, commander of the 26th Brigade under his command, ordered.

"Yes! Master!" Zhang Zongheng took the order and left.

"Commander Qi, your 39th Brigade is directly holding back the Japanese troops! Don't let the Japanese troops advance even one step!" Liu Zhensan directly ordered Qi Guangyuan, commander of the 39th Brigade.

"Yes! Sir! I promise to complete the mission!" Qi Guangyuan stood at attention and saluted as he promised.

Liu Zhensan also knew that the enemy troops in Tangtou Town must not be allowed to support the enemy troops on the front line of Zhuge City. After the enemies in Zhuge City were eliminated, the national army would come to attack Tangtou Town with the power of victory.

As long as the Japanese army in Tangtou cannot defeat them, the enemy forces in the direction of Zhuge City will become turtles in the urn and will be completely wiped out sooner or later!

The battle started near Bronze Buddha Guanzhuang between Tangtou Town and Zhuge City, and the fighting was very fierce for a time.

At this time, Zhang Tianhai also led the two main battalions of the first regiment directly under his command in the third theater and the artillery battalion out of the mountain.

It's just that Zhang Tianhai didn't attack rashly at this time. He was waiting for the opportunity. His target was Tangtou Town!

"Tuanzu, both sides of the Yi River are in a state of chaos. Why don't we go directly to Tangtou Town?" Xu Sangou couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Tianhai shook his head slightly and said: "What's the hurry? The main force of the Japanese army is still fighting with the main force of the 40th Army and the 59th Army. Our two battalions, plus the artillery battalion, only have a thousand

There are more than 600 people. We will wait for the Japanese army to mobilize more troops before we join the battle. Otherwise, with our two battalions, even if we capture Tangtou Town, we will not be able to hold it."

Then, Zhang Tianhai let out a long sigh and said: "If Commander Xu hadn't ordered our regiment to hold on to Tangshan Col, I would have dared to attack Sakamoto Shun's base camp. The timing was really unfavorable for me..."

"Regiment leader, how about waiting for the cavalry battalion to reach Tangshan Col and then dispatch a main battalion over here?" Guo Qiliang put forward a very tempting suggestion.

Zhang Tianhai thought for a while and said: "Forget it, Tangshan Au is the enemy's last retreat. We must intercept them at Tangshan Au and strive to annihilate all the Japanese troops in Linyi. With our existing troops,

It’s true that we should think about how to conquer Tangtou Town. As long as we conquer Tangtou, no one can take away our credit!”

"I understand." Guo Qidian nodded.

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Zhang Tianhai was waiting for the fighter plane, but the combat plans of the 40th Army and the 59th Army had already been implemented to the final stage.

Just as the Japanese army mobilized the troops of the left-wing defense line to the frontal battlefield, Li Zhenqing led the long-recruited 40th Army Field Supplementary Regiment to launch a fierce attack from the right wing of the National Army against the Japanese army's empty left-wing defense line.

The 40th Army Field Supplementary Regiment dug into the Japanese left-wing defense line like a sharp knife and headed towards the headquarters in the center of the Japanese army!
To be continued...