It is said that Commander Li had no choice but to say angrily:

"Let's withdraw. Order the troops to retreat to the southern suburbs of Zhengzhou to set up defenses and stand by..."

"This is obviously enemy agents operating around. They impersonated two telecommunications specialists sent by the General Headquarters, successfully instigated the rebellion of Qiu Wei, the former Director of the Telecommunications Department of the Central Route Army Headquarters, stole military mobilization information and forwarded it to the Republican Army, and now they have

After stealing the Zhili Prefecture combat plan, he telegraphed it to Chen Tianhua, then arbitrarily destroyed communication equipment, cut off the command contact with the Central Army Headquarters, set fires and explosions, and spread rumors..."

Yu Yungui, the deputy of Lei Zhenchun of the Army Intelligence Department and the director of the Investigation Division, angrily reported and analyzed to Mr. Duan.

Duan Shuai's face was livid. Because he had not rested for several days and nights, his facial muscles became loose, his eye bubbles and mouth were swollen, and his triangular eyes became thin and small.

He really didn't expect that in less than half a year, his elite troops would be beaten to pieces by the Republican Army Chen Tianhua. His opponent's opportunity was very accurate.

He had already gotten angry when he needed to, scolded his mother, and even killed two senior officers with his own hands on the spot.

Now physically and mentally exhausted, he couldn't get angry, and he didn't even want to curse. His hoarse voice came out from the corner of his tired mouth, "General Manager Liu, tell me about the current situation of the Northern Army."

"Yes, Duan Shuai!"

Chief of Staff Liu coughed twice, cleared his throat and began to analyze:

"The situation at that time was: Xie Hongxun died in the battle, most of Xie's troops had lost their combat effectiveness, and the left wing was basically broken. Xuzhou Wang Yu's troops attacked Zhoukou this time and suffered heavy losses. They needed to rest in Shangqiu for two months. The right wing was paralyzed, and only the middle road was left.

Li Chun's troops are still organized, and the loss of troops is not too big. Meng Shaoyue's general reserve team has withdrawn most of its troops and can still fight."

"Li Chun's and Meng Shaoyue's troops can respectively defend the Zhengzhou front line to prevent the Republican Army from breaking through the Zhengzhou defense line, but what we are most short of at present is heavy artillery, heavy weapons and ammunition."

Chief Liu analyzed the entire Northern Army's status in one breath and waited for Duan Shuai's decision.

"Duan Shuai, there is good news here. The Ministry of War has just sent a telegram. The arms from Japan have been loaded on ships and will be shipped immediately. It is estimated that they will arrive in Qingdao in three days." The Ordnance Governor's Office quickly reported the good news.

"Okay! I finally heard some good news. I'm very hopeful! This batch of arms is just in time, hehe..."

"Adjutant!" Duan Gong shouted coldly, seeming to be energetic.

"Here, Commander!"

"Immediately inform Li Chun and Meng Shaoyue, and officers above the brigade commander, to have a meeting in the war room of the headquarters at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning!" Duan Gong stood up and ordered sternly.

"Yes!" the adjutant buckled his boots and saluted.

…

The war-torn Zhoukou City finally fell into silence after being noisy for five days.

Ten miles outside the city, Song Xiaoniu's Tiger Guard Division, which had just been transferred back, consisted of nearly 20,000 soldiers, plus more than 2,000 elite members of the General Command's secret service group, but they were ready to go.

The entire army consisted of mules and horse trains, artillery carriages, cavalry units, infantry, etc., stretching for more than ten miles.

Song Xiaoniu's Tiger Guards fought with great speed and courage in these battles, and collected a large number of weapons and war gifts. Among them, what satisfied him most was the surrender of the established Northern Army cavalry units, as well as a large number of war horses.

He had less than a thousand cavalry when he set out from Haizhou, but now he has more than 6,000 cavalry when he returns, equivalent to an integrated cavalry brigade.

The current strength of the Huben Division is equivalent to that of a forced Class A division. It can be said that the troops are strong and the horses are strong.

These formed Northern Army cavalry have been brainwashed and reformed, and their weapons and equipment have been strengthened. Their sophistication is no less than that of Luo Erhu's two most elite cavalry brigades.

Today's cavalry units are uniformly equipped with sabers, rifles, grenades, grenades, Mattson light machine guns, etc.

In terms of personal protection, a combat helmet is provided.

In addition to his bodyguards, Chen Tianhua always brought his special agent team with him whenever he went to the battlefield.

The Type A Special Agent Regiment with more than 2,100 riders is the essence of the Republican Army as usual. Its well-equipped equipment is mainly reflected in the war horses. They are all tall and thoroughbred horses from White Russia, which are much stronger than Mongolian horses and Oriental horses.

The personal equipment of the cavalry is compared with that of ordinary cavalry. Each of them is equipped with a shell gun, that is, both long and short guns.

There is also the personal combat quality. These two thousand members of the special agent team are basically at the level of sergeant or above. They have rich combat experience and have very few ordinary soldiers. Their current commander is called Tang Hu, who turned out to be Luo Longyun's deputy.

He is also a ruthless character.

For those who are sent out in the special service regiment, a soldier will be the platoon commander, and the regiment commander will be at least the brigade commander or division commander.

Their predecessors, Gu Zhunian and Luo Longyun, are now commanders with tens of thousands of troops.

Song Xiaoniu stood beside his marching queue, looking at the 20,000 tiger soldiers under his command, but he was filled with emotion in his heart.

In just a few years, his growth and changes can be described as dazzling. He went from a poor boy in the countryside of Huaibei to a general leading tens of thousands of troops.

There's nothing better than this when fortune plays tricks on people.

All of this is inseparable from the cultivation of Marshal Chen Tianhua.

The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded in the distance, and Song Xiaoniu perked up, the commander was here!

He stood up straight, adjusted his military uniform, and rode forward to greet him.

The sound of horse hooves came with dozens of horses running wildly, it was Chen Tianhua who was being escorted by Feige Yuyang and the others.

Seeing Song Xiaoniu, Chen Tianhua laughed and got off his horse, strode up to him and said with a smile:

"Xiao Niu, our attack on Shangqiu this time, and then the complete recovery of Xuzhou, to achieve the original strategic goal, has been delayed by almost half a year."

Song Xiaoniu smiled and said:

"The commander-in-chief is joking. Although in the past six months, the Beiyang Army has severely damaged hundreds of thousands of troops, now it will be easy to go back and regain Xuzhou and other places."

Chen Tianhua smiled, patted his shoulder, and joked:

"You're right. Your horizons have improved a lot. Haha, they say you learn war in war. This is true. People will become better. This time we, master and apprentice, will do something big together.

Buying and selling, are you ready?"

"Xiao Niu has been prepared for a long time. He is willing to go through fire and water for the commander-in-chief, no matter what!" Song Xiaoniu said seriously.

"Okay!" Chen Tianhua said loudly:

"A good man served as a soldier in war years and did business in peace times. He went to expand his territory and make contributions. Xiaoniu, you can tell the soldiers who surrendered that they are now also soldiers of the Republican Army, so they will enjoy the same treatment as soldiers of the Republican Army.

, as long as they have merit, they will have whatever the Republican Army has, land, houses, nothing less."

"Thank you, Marshal!" Song Xiaoniu said.

"Let's go!" Chen Tianhua gave the order, and thousands of war horses raised their hooves and ran towards Shangqiu like lightning.

…

Shangqiu, the capital city of Guide Prefecture, is a famous historical city with high walls, thick walls, and a river guarding the city. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Since the Battle of East Henan started, Wang Yujia had defeated all Xuzhou troops, and 30,000 elite troops had gone to Shangqiu to garrison, and worked with Duan Shuai to implement the Zhili Prefecture battle plan. As a result, they were ambushed by the Republican Army on three sides and lost their troops and generals.

He led the remaining 20,000 troops to flee back to Shangqiu in embarrassment, where they defended themselves against the Republican army's advance to the north.
Chapter completed!