It was already late at night, but the Fifth Theater Command was a busy scene.From the inside out, anxiety appeared on everyone's face, as if they had lost the war.In the headquarters, Li Zongren stood alone in front of the sand table, silently looking at the red flags representing the various lines of defense.At this moment, many red flags have been pulled down by the staff officers and moved back a lot.The entire front is shrinking, tightly compressing in the direction of Xuzhou.But Li Zongren's eyes at the moment were attracted to one of the places, where there was a straight blue flag all the way forward, as if there was no obstacle in the direction of Xuzhou.The red flags along the way have been pulled out cleanly, and it won't be long before the Japanese troops represented by the blue flags will come to the city."
Fifth Division, Seishiro Itagaki is really a difficult opponent, you actually used the old-fashioned tactic of breaking through the center to destroy one of my divisions, you can really do it."
Li Zongren said silently, but no one saw that the fists behind his back were already tightly clenched and a little white."
Commander-in-chief, the speed of the Fifth Division's attack is too fast, and it is difficult for a single division to stop them on the frontal defensive line.Not only do they have heavy artillery fire, but they also have tank troops, and they can also mobilize the devil's air force to support the bombing.Our army, there is nothing, not even an anti-tank weapon is lacking, so. ”A staff officer said helplessly.What this staff officer said was not bad at all, in order to gather vital forces to inflict heavy damage on the devils, Li Zongren concentrated all his heavy weapons in the center of the Xuzhou defense line.Strive to use the tactics of the sea of people to eliminate the living force of the devils, and when they come to Xuzhou at the end of the crossbow, they will be repelled or even annihilated with unexpected heavy firepower.Li Zongren is not an ordinary person, but in the face of a radical and even somewhat crazy opponent like Seishiro Itagaki , he was also a little sluggish for a while.In his battle plan, the defenders holding back the Fifth Division should hold out for three days.Three days later, the reinforcements he sent would arrive, and after holding on for five days, wait for the Japanese all-out attacking forces to break through to Xuzhou at the same time, and then there would be an orderly retreat of troops, and the Fifth Division would advance.In the end, all the heavy firepower was concentrated in front of Xuzhou and the devils to start the final battle, and the dying Japanese army, which had been tortured by China at the cost of huge sacrifices, must not be able to withstand the counterattack of the squadron, and that was the big moment of the whole battle.However, Itagaki Seishiro's overpower, as well as the lack of morality, the 10th Division, from time to time to stir up the situation of the battle, made Li Zongren's plan a mess.At this moment, he could no longer calmly watch the incident, and he had to come up with a countermeasure to block the offensive momentum of the Fifth Division, otherwise it might affect the final trend of the entire battle."
Report to the commander-in-chief, just got the news.On the Xuzhou side, the Japanese 16th Division successfully broke through the defense line of our army and had advanced to the depths.They left the rest of the Japanese army far behind and came straight to our hinterland. ”At this time, an officer came in to report on the military information that had just been obtained.This news undoubtedly added a dense cloud of gloom to the already gloomy command headquarters, and all the staff officers immediately looked directly at Li Zongren, the supreme commander of the Fifth Theater."
These miners, madmen, butchers from Kyushu" Li Zongren finally roared angrily, he put all his heavy forces to defend the northern front, and the defense of the Lianyungang line was relatively weak, which gave Shibata Kazuo an opportunity to take advantage of."
Commander-in-Chief, we."
A staff officer wanted to speak and stopped, but everyone knew that it was now the most critical juncture.Li Zongren took a deep breath, and after a long time, he said slowly: "It would be good if Gao Dong was still here, he was good at surprise attacks, and he would definitely be able to help a lot."
Before our troops were fully deployed, but this man was. ”A few days ago, Wu Yin returned with his troops intact, but no one from the independent brigade returned.After Li Zongren asked about the situation in detail, he learned that Gao Dong might have died, and sighed for the loss of this talent.But just four days ago, he suddenly learned that there was a big chaos in Lianyungang, a large number of supplies and military ports of the devils were bombed, and even Lianyungang, the devil's nest, was seriously damaged.This is the most accurate information sent back by the secret service, Gao Dong is not dead, and he has stirred up the rear of the devil into a mess, causing huge damage to the devil.For this reason, Li Zongren was excited all night, this victory was too important, which completely clamped down on the Japanese troops entrenched around Lianyungang, so that they could not attack Xuzhou from the flank.But this Shibata Kazuo is like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard.It's been such a time, and he hasn't forgotten to attack, which really annoys Li Zongren.And at this time, he remembered Gao Dong's benefits, if this battle hero who had created countless miracles could come back, maybe it would help him solve the crisis in front of him.At this time, he really has no troops to move, and the troops that are being transferred in the direction he expected are still on the way, and there is really no way to solve Shibata Kazuo."
Hey, where is this guy" Li Zongren raised his head and said silently in a voice that only he could hear: "Gao Dong, Gao Dong, if you are still alive, then come back quickly."
Here, I need you" "Commander-in-chief, what should I do with the Fifth Division" At this time, the words of a staff officer interrupted Li Zongren's thoughts.Li Zongren lowered his head and looked at the map again.Suddenly, his hand fell on a point on the sand table: "This is it, let the Fifth Division come over."
Our troops will stop him here until the Japanese army arrives before letting him go. ”"No matter how much we pay during this period, we can't let the Fifth Division advance by half a point."
Li Zongren's finger pointed to a small dot.There is a mark next to the dot, only three words, Taierzhuang.At the same time, in the oblique direction of Xuzhou.The 16th Division began to deploy on the positions it had just captured, and the continuous attacks had exhausted this rapidly mobile force, and it was time to replenish the rest.The corpses of the Chinese defenders in the trenches were quickly cleaned up, and the devils quickly re-established a defensive line, facing the direction of Xuzhou.They had now penetrated almost fifty kilometers, far away from the friendly forces behind them.This time they only carried artillery with them, and the dry rations and supplies were carried by the soldiers.For the sake of speed, they even dropped the slow-moving tanks, just to be able to plunge into the heart of the squadron like a sharp sword.Shibata's style of play is allusive to that of Hitler, who will soon launch a war of aggression in the European theater, that is, the famous blitzkrieg.The difference is that Kazuo Shibata relies on fast mobility to send soldiers to the front line like lightning.Hitler's blitzkrieg, on the other hand, relied on armored forces to quickly attack local positions to achieve a lightning and thunderous attack effect.The tactics of the two sides were highly decided, and if they faced off, the Japanese had no chance of winning under the crush of the heavily armored forces.However, in the face of a squadron with a lack of equipment and poor quality, Shibata Kazuo's style of play was very effective.From the beginning of his attack, it was almost overwhelming.The squadron's first line of defense had just been breached, and the next line of defense was not ready to defend against the enemy, and his troops had already been transported to the front line by fast mobile trucks, which often caught the squadron off guard, and finally had to abandon the battle line and evacuate.In the headquarters of the original Chinese defenders, Shibata Kazuo has not rested.The days of fighting did not exhaust him, but made him look even more energetic.He hadn't found the person he was looking for, as long as he didn't attack Xuzhou City for a day, he wouldn't feel at ease, and naturally he wouldn't feel any fatigue.At this moment, Shibata Kazuo is like a war machine with full power, and his sudden rise to the surprise of all his colleagues is very much.No one would have thought that he would have the ability to progress so smoothly as the Fifth Division.Even Matsui Ishine of the Central China Command was impressed by him, and secretly wanted to train this capable division commander to be his confidant."
Your Excellency, the Chinese defenders had a force march into their position in front of them half an hour earlier.The reconnaissance unit reported the strength of at least two regiments.They were not found to be carrying heavy firepower weapons, and they all came lightly. ”The staff officer walked into the headquarters and reported loudly."
Reinforcements" Shibata Kazuo snorted coldly, in his eyes, he didn't care about those squadrons that were conformist and would only guard their positions and be beaten passively.Except for Gao Dong, who suddenly appeared like a ghost and gave him a hard blow, and didn't play any tactical routines at all, it was the deepest pain in his heart."
Tomorrow morning, go on the offensive.Artillery bombarded their positions, and truck assault units quickly sent troops to their positions. ”Kazuo Shibata instructed casually."
But General, the friendly forces have not yet caught up, we have gone too far and have become alone," the staff officer reminded."
Nothing, besides, how can a lone army be a group of troops who will only be guarded in the trenches and dare not attack, they are also worthy of being called soldiers In the face of such a force, if our 16th Division still does not dare to attack, then we are still warriors from Kyushu" Shibata Kazuo's eyes showed a cold look."
Yes General, I'll go and deliver your order immediately."
The staff officer was aroused by Shibata Kazuo's sharp eyes, and turned around and said no more.Kazuo Shibata is quite right in saying that since entering China, they have not really encountered a counterattack from the squadron.Except for the very tenacious squadron during the Battle of Songhu, the squadron would only shrink into the position after that.He only wanted to be able to stop the advance of the Japanese army, but he never tried to fight back.Shibata Kazuo held his hands behind his back and looked dead in the direction of Xuzhou: "Gao Dong, are you still alive."
You'd better die in hell forever and never climb out again. ”: