Less than 30 kilometers in front of Taierzhuang, seven divisions of the 11th Group Army were holding the Fifth and Tenth Divisions to the death.Gao Dong chose to be here, which made Li Zongren stunned for a while.Li Zongren looked at the sand table and asked puzzledly: "You want to solve everything here, but there is nothing here, although this is a strategic place, but if you want to destroy the two divisions of the Japanese army here, I'm afraid it won't work." ”Li Zongren's words are right, Taierzhuang is just a small place, but it is the throat of Xuzhou, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.As long as the Japanese army breaks through here, they can drive straight down to the city of Xuzhou.Li Zongren's original plan was to drag the devil here, but he didn't plan to hold here.Because the terrain of Taierzhuang was not suitable for a large-scale decisive battle with the Japanese army, Li Zongren's plan was to open the battle line, lure the enemy deeper, and then counterattack with superior forces.After all, the Japanese army was smaller in number than the squadron, and the overall heavy firepower of both sides was also comparable.Li Zongren planned to defeat or destroy the invading enemy before the Japanese army could commit more troops, so as to deal a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army.But Gao Dong chose to fight a decisive battle with the two divisions of the Japanese army in Taierzhuang, how could so many people be accommodated in the small Taierzhuang.If you put the two divisions of the Japanese army in it, I am afraid that there will not even be an open space, how can you still fight.Gao Dong smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Chief Li, you don't need to ask, I am free of my plans."
But I must ask Commander Li to cooperate with my actions and bring all the Japanese troops here. ”Gao Dong pointed vigorously in the direction of Taierzhuang again, and this time, his tone was unquestionable, as unshakable as steel.Li Zongren was silent for a moment, took a deep breath and said: "Gao Dong, I have never seen anyone as confident as you, although I don't believe in your blind confidence either, after all, you are dealing with two Japanese divisions.But I'd like to give you a chance to tell me how you need my help.If it doesn't affect the outcome of the battle, I can help you once. ”Gao Dong nodded: "It's actually very simple, let your troops hold out on the front line for another day."
On this day, no matter what kind of attack the Japanese army launched, they could not take a step back, and they must hold their positions to the death. ”"Then give me everything I need here, and finally give me artillery support.I'm going to spend a day turning Taierzhuang into a meat grinder.As long as the devils come in, they will never want to walk out of here. ”"After a day, your troops can retreat in an orderly manner.But do not retreat on all fronts, but expose the central line of defense and let the 5th and 10th Divisions in.Once they're all in, your troops squeeze them around the perimeter, creating an encirclement stance.Cut off their back routes, and cut off all routes from which they could escape. ”"There is only one way for them, which is to march to Taierzhuang, and then open the last gateway to Xuzhou, and from here to Xuzhou.And I will take 13,000 subordinates of the independent brigade to defend Taierzhuang. ”Gao Dong slammed his fist on the sand table, and the sand table marking the location of Taierzhuang was completely shattered.Gao Dong's eyes also had a thick murderous intent, and a vicious aura enveloped his whole body.Gao Dong did not say his plan, but only said what he was going to do and how Li Zongren could help.But his final meaning was very clear, that is, after the devil had no way out, he wanted to continue to attack Xuzhou.There was only one way, and that was to step on the corpses of his Gao Dong and 13,000 subordinates to pass, which was tantamount to making a military order of life and death.It doesn't matter if Gao Dong can win or not, no matter what his plans are, and no matter what his purpose is, he wants to stay here.Just at his last words, Li Zongren immediately respected him.There are too few people like Gao Dong who are so generous to righteousness, if Han Fuqu could have listened to his orders to defend Jinan and Tai'an and protect the Yellow River, then the current war situation would not be so difficult.If there were more generals like Gao Dong who were not afraid of personal life and death and dared to fight the Japanese army to the end with their lives, then today's China would not have fallen like this."
Okay, I promise you.I'll give you a day, and after a day, according to your plan, I'll leave the troops with a gap.Pretending to be defeated, let the Japanese in.At that time, it is equivalent to releasing two man-eating tigers in front of you, and it is up to you whether you succeed or fail. ”Li Zongren said in a deep voice.Gao Dong suddenly grabbed Li Zongren's hand and said very solemnly: "Chief Li, you must remember the agreement between us.Whether or not you can destroy these two Japanese divisions depends on your cooperation, and you must help me. ”Li Zongren had never wanted to help someone like he did now, and when he heard Gao Dong's words, he nodded heavily: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you." ”Taierzhuang is located at the junction of Sulu, next to Zaozhuang, only 30 kilometers away from Xuzhou next to the Grand Canal, since ancient times it has been the hub of north-south transportation, is the last threshold of Xuzhou in the south, and has an important strategic position from ancient times to the present.When Gao Dong was talking to Li Zongren, the independent brigade had already arrived.The residents of Taierzhuang had already been evacuated, the devils were less than thirty kilometers away from them, the earth was trembling with the sound of cannons, and no one dared to stay at home.After the independent brigade arrived here, Lin Fan immediately commanded the construction of the position.By the afternoon, the position built on the basis of private houses had already taken shape.In the evening, numerous trucks suddenly drove in from behind.The trucks were littered with bombs, grenades, and even many landmines.Lin Fan accepted it all with a smile, he knew that the negotiation between Gao Dong and Li Zongren had been successful, and these things must have been sent by Li Zongren.At that moment, he quickly led people to use these bombs to set up a deceitful thunder array, and it was because of these bombs as a guarantee that Gao Dong dared to say that he could destroy the two A divisions of the devil.It was getting dark, and Gao Dong also came to Taierzhuang.He also came with Zhao Yong and his German Weapons Regiment, originally Gao Dong felt that Zhao Yong came with him a little bit to make Li Zongren's face unbearable.But Li Zongren generously said that Zhao Yong could go wherever he wanted, anyway, it was a war, and he just decided for himself.Although Zhao Yong led only one regiment, their complete set of German equipment could withstand the firepower of a wing of devils.With the help of this new force, the independent brigade is tantamount to a tiger with wings.Li Zongren also agreed to all of Gao Dong's requests, as long as the gap in the front line was out of the way, the devil drove straight in.Then there are 500 artillery pieces in the direction of Xuzhou that can be dispatched by Gao Dong at any time and intensively bombard the devils.Li Zongren also telegraphed Chiang Kai-shek for permission to provide air support, and although the Nationalist Air Force did not have many air forces, they were all well-trained and equipped with D510 fighters imported from France.This is a new all-metal monoplane, which is a little faster and more powerful than the Japanese 96 fighter.If Gao Dong can really trap these two divisions, then even if all the fighters are dispatched, it will not hesitate.Therefore, as soon as Li Zongren's telegram arrived at Chiang Kai-shek, Lao Chiang immediately gave instructions for the commander of the air force to contact Li Zongren in person and obey Li Zongren's instructions with full authority.Chiang Kai-shek also planned to fly to Xuzhou in person the next day, first, to encourage the front-line soldiers to bravely resist the enemy, and second, to see for himself how this legendary Gao Dong was going to strangle the two divisions of the Japanese army.In Taierzhuang, although it has entered the middle of the night, there is a hot scene everywhere.A load of soil was cleared from a freshly dug tunnel, and figures shuttled through the houses, moving quickly without any procrastination.The entire sky above Taierzhuang was filled with the atmosphere of a great war, and the sound of artillery on the battlefield 30 kilometers away was like thunder, and the sound of killing was even more earth-shattering.The ground forces of the devils finally took advantage of the darkness to attack, and the sound of the tank group's impact could be clearly distinguished from thirty kilometers away.Gao Dong stood on the highest roof of Taierzhuang, overlooking the battlefield thirty kilometers away.It was a place where the flames were blazing and the explosions were like the end of the world, both magnificent and full of death."
Captain, you're almost ready."
Lin Fan jumped behind Gao Dong like a ghost, and came silently.His forehead was still sweating and his whole body was covered in mud."
In a real war, there is never enough to prepare."
Gao Dong said slowly: "Tomorrow, we will go head-to-head with the Fifth Division and the Tenth Division, I hope our arrangement can catch them off guard." ”Lin Fan smiled slightly, crossed his hands on his chest, looked up at the sky and said, "I suddenly miss Tang Wei, this bastard, hey, this guy must be living in Shanghai with good food and drink, maybe there are beautiful women to accompany him."
This one who has suffered a thousand cuts must have forgotten about our brothers.If he could be here, he wouldn't have been able to do the trap work I wouldn't have done, but I was tired. ”Thinking of Tang Wei, Gao Dong also smiled slightly: "When this battle is over, let's go find him."
Even if there is good food and drink, he can't forget us. ”"That's nature" Lin Fan looked at the sky, a warm smile flowed from the corner of his mouth.The three of them came to this era together and experienced many things together.The short separation did not dilute the relationship between them, but made Gao Dong and Lin Fan miss Tang Weilai even more desperately.The artillery fire in the distance seemed to be more intense.Lin Fan and Gao Dong both recovered from their brief memories, and they looked at the battlefield thirty kilometers away, where it seemed that the Japanese attack had reached an unprecedented level of ferocity."
There are still six hours, let Hu Xinghan hurry up and get ready, we don't have much time.Whether they can hold back their two divisions at the same time depends on Hu Xinghan. ”Gao Dong turned his head to look at Lin Fan.Lin Fan nodded: "It's no problem to hand this over to him, he does things, aren't you still at ease" Gao Dong smiled and said lightly: "Everything is ready, just owe the east wind, just wait for the troops in front to open a gap."
Come, little devil, we are waiting for you here":