At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, the 28th Regiment of the 10th Brigade of the 4th Division and the 43rd Regiment of the 15th Brigade of the 6th Division arrived in Feixian County one after another!
At this time, Yun Qichang had already led his troops to wander around, and had small-scale exchanges of fire with the Japs on several other lines of defense!
Since the Japs occupied favorable terrain and had dug anti-tank trenches, Yun Qichang only allowed his troops to conduct a trial attack and withdrew after taking advantage of some small advantages!
The Kunisaki detachment was driven crazy, but they could only watch as the tank regiment pretended to be cool and ran away!
When the Jiaodong Group Army retreated to the county town for rest, Noboru Kunizaki and other old Japanese soldiers agreed that it was useless to stay in the outskirts of Fei County. On the contrary, they would be easily attacked by the Jiaodong Group Army at night, and they would not even be able to sleep well!
Because they know that the Jiaodong Group Army also has helicopter troops, they can take advantage of the darkness to send troops to the rear for night attacks!
Therefore, Kunizaki Noboru ordered all the troops to return to Zouxian County, and used the carefully constructed fortifications to carry out the indecent assault!
Kunizaki Noboru now does not want to confront the Jiaodong Group Army head-on, because it is really uneconomical, and the main direction of the Xuzhou Battle has become the Central China Front Army's northward attack on Xuzhou!
Since the Guoqi detachment has retreated, there will be no fighting in Feixian County in the short term, while Taierzhuang is still fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese army, and the Hunan army has suffered heavy casualties!
Jiang Qiang immediately ordered the 28th Regiment and the 43rd Regiment, along with the tank and armored regiments, to continue approaching Jining to relieve the siege!
The 13th Brigade is temporarily stationed in Fei County to coordinate with the Pang Army in defense!
"Haha, Commander Pang, Commander Sun, and Commander Wu, we have to say goodbye after a long journey. We will see you later!"
Jiang Qiang was not in a hurry to go back, but followed the troops to Jining. Anyway, he had nothing to do. He went out to increase his presence and burn the cold stove. Not only could he increase his reputation, but he could also improve his favorability!
If there is any trouble in the future, maybe these desperate motley crews will take the initiative to surrender!
"Commander Jiang, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness, please take care of yourself!"
"Commander Jiang, see you later!"
Pang Bingxun, Ma Fawu and others reluctantly waved goodbye to Jiang Qiang. They originally thought that they would have a good meal with good wine and food, but Jiang Qiang led his troops to Jining again on the grounds of military emergency!
"Baga! What? Jiang Qiang led his troops to Jining? Let us immediately switch from offense to defense and defend with all our strength? Bagaya Road!"
After receiving the intelligence, the newly appointed commander of the 21st Brigade of the Fifth Division, Toshiji Miura, cursed several times in great displeasure!
Without even seeing the shadow of the Jiaodong Group Army, he asked himself to withdraw his troops to defend. This is a ruthless humiliation!
However, the dissatisfaction turned into dissatisfaction. Miura Toshiji did not continue to attack with a death wish, nor did he dare to engage in a field battle with Jiang Qiang. In the end, he pinched his nose and retreated!
"What the fuck, these little devils were scared away like this?"
"Ahem, cough, cough, can the Jiaodong Army really scare the devils?"
"Isn't this just a coincidence?"
After Commander Deng and others figured out the situation, they were all dumbfounded. When had such arrogant little devils ever been so afraid of the Chinese army?
Two hours later, when they saw the luxurious armored regiment and transport convoy, they finally understood what was going on!
Darling, just the dozen or so heavy tanks in front, the huge iron armor, the long barrels and the rumbling sound of the motors are enough to make people take a breath and fill their hearts with a sense of awe!
You don’t have to think about it. Even if you don’t use the tank’s main gun, just crushing like crazy along the way can create a path of blood and crush people into piles of pulp!
The craters and bullet marks on these big guys are like shining medals of merit. They look so deep, heavy and shocking!
"Haha, Commander Jiang, nice to meet you!"
"Sure enough, he is a worthy scholar despite his great reputation! Commander Jiang, please come in quickly!"
"Oh my God, where did you get all these tanks?"
"Who is Commander Jiang? It's incredible!"
"No wonder the Jiaodong Group Army was able to severely inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army many times. Not even two Class A divisions could do anything to them!"
After the boundless shock, the eyes of Commander Deng and others suddenly became hot, and most of the previous suspicions and unhappiness disappeared!
These tiger and wolf masters were not at the same level as themselves. Commander Deng and others secretly felt ashamed and had an inexplicable admiration and awe for Jiang Qiang!
After a little calculation, they can know that the total strength of the tank troops and two infantry regiments alone is as high as more than 8,000 people, and their combat power is definitely comparable to that of a Japanese brigade!
However, the strength of one brigade of the newly formed fifth division of the Japanese army defeated the 32nd Group Army everywhere and lost positions one after another!
"Haha, Commander Deng, Commander Sun, I kept you waiting for a long time!"
After a few simple greetings, Jiang Qiang asked with a smile: "I have been driving so hard all the way and I finally arrived. I wonder what the little devil's situation is now?"
Commander Deng laughed and said: "Commander Jiang is so famous that the little devil was scared away an hour ago. If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, we wouldn't have believed it was true!"
"Oh! Is it possible that our trip was in vain again? How come these little devils have become so cowardly!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Kangquan, commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division, complained very unhappily. He had just been promoted to brigade commander and finally had the opportunity to lead troops in battle, but unexpectedly he failed twice in a row!
Tian Haizhongshen, commander of the 43rd Regiment of the 15th Brigade of the 6th Division, thought he nodded and said:
"Yes, we set off at 9 o'clock this morning. It has been almost ten hours now. We have been on the road, but we haven't even seen the little devil! Why is it so difficult to fight a serious battle now?"
"Cough cough cough!"
The speaker has no intention but the listener has the intention. Commander Deng’s face is full of embarrassment! The Jiaodong Army was able to withstand the all-out attack of the two Class A divisions. Not only did it not lose an inch of ground in six days of bloody fighting, it also caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army!
However, when the 32nd Army faced a Japanese attack by a brigade, it was beaten so hard that it could not even lift its head!
After more than half a month of bloody fighting, the 32nd Army not only suffered more than 5,000 casualties, but now only Teng County and the surrounding Jiehe, Longshan and Puyang Mountain positions are left.
"Why are you so anxious? Isn't it easy to fight a war? The top priority is to repair the fortifications and rescue the wounded. Our first priority now is to defend the city, not to fight the Japanese!"
Jiang Qiang rolled his eyes, why are these two guys so pretentious than him? Didn't you see that the big guys of the 32nd Army were made blushing by you?
After a pause, Jiang Qiang continued: "I have always admired your army very much, and I am very happy to be able to help you! I also brought a medical team this time to provide medical assistance to your brothers!"
Commander Deng nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, Commander Jiang! What you said is absolutely true! Fortunately, you sent a lot of special first aid medicines before, especially those styptic powders, which are so effective! Once sprinkled, they will have immediate effects, otherwise
Our casualties will increase a lot!"
Speaking of this, Commander Deng was filled with emotion. Although the medicines Jiang Qiang had given away before were not many, their effects were exceptionally good. At least five or six hundred people had been saved so far!
Jiang Qiang smiled and said: "Commander Deng, the little devil will definitely not give up! Without further ado, let's repair the fortifications and strengthen the defense together first, and then sit down and chat slowly?"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Hearing that Jiang Qiang wanted to lead his troops to help defend Jining for a long time, Commander Deng suddenly said three "good" words excitedly. This would greatly reduce the pressure and no longer have to rely entirely on human lives as before!
"Thank you Commander Jiang Gaoyi! We are grateful!"
Commander Sun also nodded with great emotion. Although it is righteous to defend the country during the war of resistance and sacrifice for the country, who would seek death if they could live well?
As the commander-in-chief and deputy commander of the 32nd Group Army, the two of them would never want to see the children of the Hunan Army brought out to bleed and die in vain!
"It's better to add icing on the cake than to provide help in the nick of time." Jiang Qiang's arrival at this time not only boosted the morale of the 32nd Army, but also allowed them to take a good breather!
"What? Jiang Qiang has gone to Jining? So fast? Damn, the mechanized troops are so mobile that they can run for one or two hundred kilometers in one breath without blinking an eye!"
Jiang Qiang led his troops to assist Jining. Commander Deng naturally would not hide such important military information related to the strategic layout, and reported it to the theater commander's headquarters as soon as possible!
After Li Zongren got the news, he was shocked for a long time. He originally thought that Jiang Qiang would sweep away the trouble on his own as before and would not easily take the initiative to rush for help!
"Is this what you call, if you don't make a sound, you will become a blockbuster?"
But Li Zongren never expected that Jiang Qiang not only did not delay this time, but also personally led his troops to assist Feixian County near the defense area, and even went to Jining in one go. Such unbridled willfulness really made Li Zongren confused!
"Yeah, it's really surprising!"
Xu Zuyi's expression looked very exciting. After a while, he said with some worry: "Is he going to take advantage of the situation? I have heard before that Jiang Qiang once sent someone to the 32nd Army to recruit!"
"This is not impossible! Jiang Qiang is a guy who never gets up early when there is no advantage. Whether it is the Battle of Fengtai, the Battle of Dezhou, the Battle of Jinshanwei, or a self-defense counterattack, the uncertain fighter planes are very accurate!"
Li Zongren nodded, and then continued: "However, this does not matter much. As long as he can guard the northern defense line, what if he annexes the 22nd Army?"
Li Zongren thought very wildly. He was not the Chairman of the Generalissimo and had no ambition to unify China. As long as Jiang Qiang could resolutely resist Japan and work together to drive away the Japs, even if Jiang Qiang became one of the top warlords in the future, so what?
"This makes sense! The stronger Jiang Qiang is, the more Japs he will attract, and the pressure on our fifth theater will naturally be greatly reduced!"
Naturally, Xu Zuyi knew how powerful it was, and had no doubts about Jiang Qiang's character. He knew that although this guy never suffered a loss, he could still be trusted at critical moments!
"Haha, Commander Deng, Commander Sun, and all the Hunan Army brothers of the 32nd Army, let me toast you all first!"
After finishing the business, it was natural to eat, drink and socialize. Jiang Qiang was also happy to deal with Commander Deng and others, and very generously took out a bag of Burmese rice, Coca-Cola wine and a large number of high-end ingredients.
"Commander Jiang, we are very lucky today, haha!"
"Yes, I'm not afraid of your jokes, Commander Jiang. This is the first time in my decades of life that I have eaten such delicious rice, wine and delicacies!"
"Commander Jiang, brothers are all rough men who march and fight! Since we left Hunan this time, only you and Chief Li have treated us as human beings..."
The Chinese wine table culture has a long history. After a meal and a meal, Jiang Qiang, Commander Deng and others' goodwill increased rapidly. After a while, they became good brothers who talked about everything. The affectionate energy was so touching!
"Haha! Brothers from the Hunan Army, you are all great! I, Jiang, have always admired you very much. To be honest, there are more than 3,000 brothers from the Hunan Army in our Jiaodong Group Army!
They have now taken root in the Jiaodong area, and all our military brothers, no matter where they live, can bring their immediate family members to the army!"
"You may not know that our Jiaodong area, Jiao County, Zhucheng and other places, under the management of our headquarters, have become a paradise for living and working in peace and contentment!..."
Jiang Qiang immediately sold melons to Mrs. Wang with a smile, while Xie Kangquan, Tian Haizhong, Liu Qiang and others heard the strings and understood the elegant meaning, and began to sing and praise themselves, wielding hoes to poach the wall!
Time passed by and came to the morning of January 25th. "General, there is a telegram from home! The Japanese 21st Division and the 10th Division once again came to the city and carried out small-scale harassment and attacks on our three counties of Jiaoxian, Gaomi and Anqiu.
!Please instruct!”
At this time, Huang Hong, the intelligence section chief, walked into the room holding a message.
"It seems that the Japs are trying to hold us back. The focus of their attack should be on the southern front!"
Jiang Qiang scanned the telegram at a glance and quickly sensed the Japanese army's combat intentions, and then mused:
"Let all defense zones hold their positions and resolutely counterattack the provocative attacks of the Japanese army, but do not rush out of the city to fight the Japanese army! Now is still the time!"
"yes!"
Huang Hong immediately saluted and nodded in response.
Jiang Qiang stood up, walked outside the door and looked into the distance. After a while, he said to Liu Qiang beside him in a questioning tone:
"The little Japanese want to use positional warfare to encircle us, and then concentrate superior forces to encircle and destroy us. What do you think we should do now?"
"Chief! Then I'll give it a try!"
Liu Qiang thought carefully for a while, and then said: "As the saying goes, I think we can't hold on to the defense zone like before, but we should cooperate with friendly troops to kill the enemy forces as much as possible!"
"Haha, very progressive and visionary!"
Jiang Qiang smiled and praised. He had never thought about becoming a king by himself, let alone competing with the Japanese in just a corner!
Because Jiang Qiang knows very well that fighting requires not only sophisticated weapons and equipment, but also a huge amount of human resources. The territory he currently controls is simply unable to support a long-term large-scale fierce battle.
"There is strength in numbers" is not an empty slogan in the current era!
Liu Qiang scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a smile: "Hey, the chief executive has won the award. I don't have any insight! I just think that we can't be trapped to death by the Japanese devils, otherwise we will have to be plotted by them sooner or later!"
"Being born in sorrow and dying in happiness, you are already very good at having this kind of consciousness!"
Jiang Qiang smiled, and then said in a deep voice: "Since the Japs' strategy has changed and they no longer regard us as their primary target, we must also change accordingly!
Liu Qiang, we have to go back and discuss the next action plan! You first send a notice to the headquarters and ask the brigade commander and above officers to meet at the headquarters at one o'clock in the afternoon!"
"As you command!"
Liu Qiang immediately took the order and left!
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the headquarters of the Jiaodong Group Army of the Asian People's Liberation Army in Jiangqiang, Shandong!
"Okay, everyone, be quiet!"
After chatting for a while, Jiang Qiang got back to the point and preached: "The purpose of convening everyone for today's meeting is already clear to everyone. Now the Japanese are determined to capture Xuzhou and connect the north-south battlefield!
At present, we have 4 Japanese divisions in Shandong, and the Japanese Central China Front has 8 divisions. This not only puts huge pressure on the southern front of the Fifth Theater, but it is also equivalent to a sharp sword hanging over our heads!
Once the Japanese break through the southern defense line of the Fifth Theater, we will be attacked from both sides, and even be heavily surrounded by more than 200,000 Japanese troops!
Therefore, we must seize the opportunity to fight side by side with the friendly forces in the fifth theater and turn the fifth theater into a flesh and blood mill for the Japanese! Let’s start discussing the specific action plan!”
Although the Battle of Xuzhou lasted until May in the original history, the current situation is very different from the original history!
The Japanese army has assembled 12 divisions, with a total strength of more than 300,000, and there are signs that the Japanese will further increase their strength.
This forced Jiang Qiang to join the strategic layout as soon as possible instead of waiting for the best opportunity to fight.
Jiang Qiang is urgently discussing countermeasures, and the Fifth Theater Commander Headquarters is also planning countermeasures!
Xu Zuyi pointed at the military map with a wooden root and said: "Currently, the Japanese North China Front Army has assembled four divisions in Shandong. Among them, the 10th Division and the 21st Division are in Jiao County, Gaomi, and Anqiu to contain Yang Fan's troops!
The 20th Division confronted the Third Group Army, and the 10th Division was driven back to Zouxian County by Jiang Qiang!
So we have the Third Army, the 22nd Army, the Third Army and Jiang Qiang’s troops to block it, so there won’t be much of a problem for the time being!
But the Japanese Central China Front Army to the south of us assembled a full 8 divisions, creating huge pressure on the fifth theater!
In particular, the 9th Division and the 11th Division are advancing northward with great momentum. The leading troops have broken through multiple lines of defense one after another and have now reached the Funing area!
According to this momentum, we should arrive at the Longhai Railway line where the 59th Army is stationed the day after tomorrow!"
After a pause, Xu Zuyi said worriedly: "According to intelligence, the Japanese army used a large number of new tanks and heavy firepower this time, and their breakthrough power was very powerful. The three lines of defense we deployed were forcibly broken through in less than three hours!
Li Zongren took the words, drew a circle on the map with a wooden stick and said: "Yes, so we must prepare in advance! The Japanese 9th Division and the 11th Division relied on a large number of new tanks to advance rapidly. At this time, it was extremely
Rampant, then we can draw a circle around Xin'an Town, Taierzhuang, and Linyi!"
Yesterday, Jiang Qiang made a fierce move and drove the newly formed fifth division that was attacking south back to Zouxian County. Li Zongren keenly seized the opportunity!
As long as Jiang Qiang, Pang Bingxun, and Commander Deng can hold Tengxian, Feixian, Yishui, and Juxian, then the fifth theater can completely concentrate its forces to set up an ambush circle and put in the intrusive 9th Division and 11th Division.
Close the door and beat the dog!
After half a day of discussion, the strategy for the Taierzhuang battle was initially formed: Zhang Zizhong gave way to the Longhai Railway, only conducted simple resistance with the Japanese army, and then pretended to be defeated and fled to Linyi!
Sun Lianzhong's Second Army was responsible for the front-line blocking mission of Taierzhuang and the canal. Sun Lianzhong was the former member of Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army and one of Feng Yuxiang's Thirteen Taibao.
Although the equipment is extremely crude, heavy weapons are rarely mixed with firearms, and some soldiers even only have a steel sword as a weapon!
However, Sun Lianzhong's group has obvious strengths. The department is highly disciplined and is known for being the best at defense.
During the Taiyuan defense battle, Sun Lianzhong was responsible for guarding the front position of Niangziguan. The Japanese army attacked them fiercely under the cover of aircraft, tanks and artillery, but they were still unable to get even half a step beyond the thunder!
The Second Group Army nominally has two armies, namely Tian Zhennan's 30th Army and Feng Anbang's 42nd Army. However, because these two armies participated in the Liuli River Defense Battle and Niangziguan Defense Battle in Shanxi, they suffered heavy losses!
Now the Second Army can actually participate in the war with only three divisions and one brigade, with a total strength of 24,000 men!
In addition, Li Zongren also decided to let Tang Enbo's 20th Corps take on the task of mobile annihilation of the enemy.
Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps is a direct lineage of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek. It is a new army formed only 5 months ago and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government!
Among them, most of the military division-level cadres of Guan Lin Zhengjun and Wang Zhonglian Army were students of Huangpu Military Academy, and the Chairman regarded them as "proud disciples"!
Therefore, this unit is equipped with key equipment, including not only complete firearms and a certain number of heavy artillery, but also armored tanks. Although they are all light tanks, they are considered top-notch luxury equipment in the Chinese army!
After the 20th Army Corps arrived in the Fifth Theater, Tang Enbo, considering his own interests and the mobile combat mission, deployed the main force in the Dongji, Xiji, and Fenghuangzhuang areas to prepare for a side attack on the Japanese army to prevent
The war situation worsens!
"Report, urgent call from Jiaodong Army!"
"What? They are going to send a division of troops to garrison Taierzhuang together, and they are going to jointly defend with Sun Lianzhong? Haha, that's great, now the Japanese will suffer a lot!"
Not long after the meeting ended, Li Zongren received a telegram personally signed by Yang Fan, and he suddenly became excited!
Qin Siyu in Tianjin also received a telegram from Jiang Qiang asking the Tianjin Independent Road to make a feint attack on Tianjin and Peiping, and by the way, those in Zunhua. At this time, Zunhua was only a regiment of troops. Jiang Qiang knew Qin Siyu well and never did anything.
It is watertight and thoughtful, and there is the best adviser Yuko Kitajima. There should be no problem in taking Zunhua. Even if Qin Siyu is asked to take Tianjin, Qin Siyu will have no problem, but Jiang Qiang does not dare to take this risk.
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After receiving Jiang Qiang's telegram, Qin Siyu immediately called Xia Qing, Beijima Yuko, Chen Mingzhu, An Ran and An Shiping over for a meeting. "Where is the news from Jiang Qiang?" What is this guy who can't die doing now? I still
Thinking that he is just a fortune in Tianjin, Xia Qing said. “I wonder if he has any lovers in Shandong.” Kitajima Yuko also said, “Good men are chased by girls wherever they go. It’s not the one who wants to die with
The main problem of not wanting to think about it is that those girls are cheating on themselves. Hey, I think we only need to drag Sister Tingting to Jiang Qiang's side. I heard that Yu Yanluo from Qixia County is a cheater. We are so miserable.
, fell in love with this bastard."
Qin Siyu himself thought, "What kind of meeting is this? It's just a jealousy meeting." Qin Siyu looked at them and shook his head, "Brother Jiang, what did you do?"