Okamura Neiji can be said to have made a big move this time, but he also killed a chicken with a knife.

The 12th Army of the Little Japanese Army launched a large-scale raid in Shandong Province to encircle and annihilate the combat troops behind enemy lines in Shandong Province. They only dispatched three infantry divisions.

The combat troops of Shandong Province have several combat military regions and dozens of regiments. Together with guerrillas, county brigades and other troops, the total strength exceeds 100,000.

But to deal with such a heavily-armed group, the Japs only deployed three divisions.

But to deal with Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei's troops, they actually dispatched four divisions, including a chariot division.

The four divisions of the Little Devils either advanced along the Longhai Railway, or quickly outflanked and outflanked them.

The security headquarters here in the mall quickly received the news.

Chu Yunfei found Li Yunlong immediately, with a solemn expression on his face.

Originally, according to their previous plan, at most they could compete with the small Japanese forces of two divisions.

Chu Yunfei could still accept such a battle. After all, their troops were combined with Li Yunlong's troops and the overall strength was also very strong.

But what surprised Chu Yunfei was that the Japs dispatched four divisions to attack the mall from a pincer attack.

Now the little Japanese army is almost about to attack. They are in a very bad situation. It is no exaggeration to say that they are in danger of being annihilated.

"Brother Yunlong, this time the Japs are advancing heavily on the mall. Their purpose is very obvious. They want to kill us."

"If we stick to the mall, it will definitely be a dead end. I suggest that we get in touch with the First War Zone quickly and we will move closer to them immediately."

"Previously, we faced several divisions of the Little Japs. We fought in coordination with them and finally blocked the Little Japs' attack."

"Now as long as we retreat to their side, we will definitely be able to block the attack of the little Japanese troops."

After Chu Yunfei came to Li Yunlong, he immediately made suggestions with an anxious tone.

In his opinion, the Japs organized a powerful 14th Army unit before, but in the end the 14th Army's attack was contained.

Now as long as their troops withdraw to the first theater defense zone, they will definitely be able to block the Japs' attack.

As for staying alone in the mall to carry out defensive operations, Chu Yunfei felt that they had no chance of winning and would definitely die.

"Brother Yunfei, after the fierce battles before, the various units in the first theater suffered astonishing casualties. The most capable armies all suffered heavy casualties."

"You didn't see the last stage of the battle. The two divisions of the Little Devils gathered in the city. The main force assembled in the first theater was almost unable to block their attack."

"Now that our troops are getting closer to them, this will put them to death, and may even lead to a complete defeat of the first theater."

"Once the western Henan region is lost, the door to Shaanxi Province will be opened, and the loss of Shaanxi Province means that the southwestern military base will be threatened."

"You and I cannot afford this series of consequences. If the little Japs threaten the southwest rear area, you and I will be sinners."

Li Yunlong looked at Chu Yunfei with a serious expression, and he spoke directly.

Of course, there is one thing that Lao Li has not said yet, that is, if they withdraw to the first theater, they will completely lose contact with the brothers' troops in Shandong Province.

The brotherly troops in Nalu Province may suffer a devastating blow. This is a scene that Li Yunlong absolutely does not want to see.

Even if the Security Corps takes some risks, he will fully cooperate with the brothers in Shandong Province to fight.

Otherwise, what Li Yunlong said is completely true.

Before the first war zone, various units participating in the war suffered heavy casualties. For example, the 12th Army, 40th Army and other miscellaneous units only had about 10,000 troops. Even the 1st Army, 13th Army and other elite units suffered considerable losses.

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They are resting and recuperating at this time. If they are forced to join the battle, these troops may be defeated in an instant.

Once these troops suffer heavy losses, the western Henan region will definitely not be saved.

Although Lao Li usually seems to be a big boss, but this does not mean that he does not have relevant abilities.

"This... I didn't expect these situations. Brother Yunlong, let's see how we fight next."

Chu Yunfei glanced at the map, took a deep breath, and said with a solemn expression.

"The soldiers will come to cover up the water and the soil. The Japs will come with one or two divisions. We have to take over."

"Now they have three divisions coming, and we have to greet them even if we can't catch them."

"I think back then we, Lao Li, came from Hubei, Henan and Anhui. I am familiar with this three-acre land, and there is plenty of space for us to conduct mobile operations."

"When there were so many troops chasing and intercepting us, we, Lao Li, still managed to survive. This little devil is nothing."

"What's more, we still have quite a few troops in our hands. As long as we find an opportunity and give them a severe blow, the little devil won't be able to bear it."

Compared to Chu Yunfei who was a little flustered and anxious, Li Yunlong was very calm and optimistic.

Even though Chu Yunfei came from Huangpu, he also fought in some battles.

But compared with Lao Li, there is still a huge gap.

Li Yunlong fought tough and vicious battles that Chu Yunfei could not imagine, so there is still a gap between the two.

Seeing Li Yunlong's fearless appearance, Chu Yunfei gradually calmed down.

The reason why he loses his composure is because he has never faced such a situation before.

Although the Jin-Sui Army was constantly losing battles in Jin Province, their troops were gathered together and could support each other.

Moreover, in terms of military strength, it would be difficult for the Japs to form an absolutely overwhelming advantage over them.

Now that four divisions are surrounding them, Chu Yunfei will inevitably be unable to deal with them.

Of course, it would be difficult for any division commander to calm down knowing that four divisions were encircling and attacking him.

On the contrary, Lao Li is different. He has faced worse situations than this, so he can stay calm.

Especially the security group now controlled by Li Yunlong is not weak in its own strength. This is not a doomed situation.

Li Yunlong, the commander of the General Security Regiment, and Lu Ming, the chief of staff, were discussing with Chu Yunfei, the commander of the assault division, and Fang Ligong, the chief of staff.

They quickly made a decision, and all ministries immediately took action and quickly transferred operations.

Ding Wei's first detachment was assigned to the direct artillery regiment and directly attacked Wucheng in Xixi.

Kong Jie's second detachment attacked Shancheng in western Lu.

Chu Yunfei's assault division advanced towards the north and directly attacked Cao City in Luxi.

These three towns are located north of the mall and in the northeast area.

To attack here, it is natural to jump out of the four divisions of the Little Devils to attack and launch a mobile battle.

If you stick to the mall, it will become a positional battle. The little devil will have the advantage and you will suffer a lot in the fight.

However, in mobile warfare, it is possible to mobilize the small Japanese troops to find suitable fighters and attack them.

After receiving the order, each department quickly took action.

The three armies advanced hand in hand and quickly advanced towards the western part of Shandong Province.

The directly affiliated armored regiment, guard regiment, and combat artillery regiment were controlled by Li Yunlong and served as reserve forces.

At this time, in order to better direct the troops in combat, cadres above the detachment leader will not hold concurrent posts.

Ding Wei served as the captain of the first detachment, and the leader of the new regiment was replaced by Wang Xikui, deputy commander of the guard regiment.

Kong Jie served as the captain of the second detachment, and the leader of the new second regiment was replaced by Li Yong, political commissar of the new fifth regiment.

As for Li Yunlong, who always liked to go to the front line to command operations, and even carried a machete to engage in hand-to-hand combat with little devils, he was completely restrained.

He is responsible for overall command here at the headquarters to ensure control of the combat situation.

Although Chu Yunfei's assault division has five regiments of troops, they naturally cannot obtain the overall command authority.

The two divisions cooperated in operations, and the assault division also had to accept the command of Li Yunlong.

All ministries immediately took action and quickly carried out attack operations towards the designated targets.

Time passed bit by bit, and it was nine o'clock in the morning on April 1st.

Xinxiang City, Northern Henan Region, in the frontline headquarters set up by the North China Front Army.

Commander Okamura Neiji stood in front of the map, listening to the report from Chief of Staff Hashimoto Gun.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have just received a message from the aviation force. According to reports from their reconnaissance aircraft, the enemy forces in the mall have begun to mobilize on a large scale."

"They are advancing towards Lu Province in three groups. Li Yunlong's troops have completely abandoned the mall. It seems that they are planning to enter Lu Province to fight."

"Currently, the Luxi area has fewer defense forces. Once they enter here, the 12th Army troops stationed here will not be able to intercept them."

"Should we quickly deploy the Third Division of Tanks and conduct a large-scale detour in advance to intercept its troops?"

Hashimoto Group took the telegram to report and asked for instructions at the same time.

The deputy chief of staff on the side, Oshiroto Sanji, immediately marked it on the map.

Li Yunlong's troops are currently advancing rapidly towards Luxi, while the troops of the four divisions are advancing towards the mall, which is obviously meaningless.

Hashimoto Group's suggestion was that the tank division should make a detour in advance, and the three infantry divisions should quickly launch a pursuit and blockade.

Four divisions surrounded Li Yunlong's troops in the western Shandong area, thus completely annihilating them.

However, this plan requires four divisions to conduct dispersed operations to ensure that Li Yunlong's troops can be quickly encircled.

Okamura Neji looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.
To be continued...