In order to preserve the vitality of our army and plan for a long-term war of resistance.

At the same time, he ordered the formation of the Eastern Henan Corps in the first war zone, and assembled more than 10 troops, with Xue Boling as the commander in chief, preparing to counterattack Lanfeng.

Take back this strategic location and open up Xuzhou's westward retreat.

To cope with the retreat of the hundreds of thousands of main forces in the Xuzhou area.

After General Li Delin got the news of Lanfeng's fall, he couldn't help cursing angrily: "I have been reminded by Yang Chen that the defense of Lanfeng and other areas along the river should be strengthened.

Unexpectedly, the little devil of Gouyue still took advantage of the loophole!

If Lan Feng falls, there is no need for the whole of Xuzhou to stick to it, and this general Lan Feng really deserves to die!"

"Don't be angry, Mr. De. It's not that the chairman didn't send troops to strengthen Lanfeng, but he sent Gui Yongqing there. He never thought that this powerful general of the Central Army would run away without a fight, and abandon such important land as Lanfeng! As a result, the situation of the battle has taken a turn for the worse!" Bai Jiansheng comforted.

"This Gui Yongqing arbitrarily abandoned such an important place, which caused hundreds of thousands of troops in our fifth war zone to fall into a dangerous situation surrounded by Japanese invaders!

You should be punished for the crime!" General Li Delin was furious.

"Mr. De, as for how to deal with Gui Yongqing, this is the chairman's business. Let's consider the retreat right now." General Bai Jiansheng frowned and said worriedly: "Because, I am worried that Xue Boling will be the leader. The Eastern Henan Army may not be able to regain Lanfeng! Destroy the enemy's 16th Division."

"With an army of 10, why can't a lone army go deep, and even the headquarters of the division is the newly formed 16th Division?" General Li Delin's face became more and more ugly: "If this is the case, then he, Xue Boling, the number one Don't be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in the theater!"

"Xue Boling, nicknamed Tiger Cub, is capable of leading and commanding battles. If all the 10 troops can work together and obey orders, they will be invincible.

It is naturally not a problem to wipe out a single 16th Division that has penetrated deeply.

But I'm afraid, this Yudong Army Corps composed of the Central Army, each fights its own little ninety-nine. In order to preserve its own strength, each department cannot use their lives and unite sincerely.

Not to mention the delay of the fighters, it will also affect the retreat of our troops in the fifth theater!" General Bai Jiansheng said worriedly: "So, what I am really worried about is this. "

"Then what can you do, Jiansheng?" General Li Delin subconsciously asked.

"Transfer the Huben Regiment and order Yang Chen to take back Lanfeng at all costs and wipe out the 14th Division of the Japanese Army to open up the way for our army to retreat westward!"

General Bai Jiansheng thought for a while, and said: "If Gui Yongqing's troops are compared to a flock of sheep, then Yang Chen's tiger regiment is a flock of tigers, a flock of wolves.

With such a tiger and wolf division participating in the battle, coupled with the assistance of other daring Central Army, it should be no problem to recapture Lanfeng and wipe out the 16th Division!

Even if the Japanese army dispatched another division, Yang Chen could wipe it all out! "

At the end, General Bai Jiansheng couldn't help showing confidence on his face.

Through the legend of the Shanxi battle last year and the verification of the Taierzhuang battle, the abilities of Yang Chen and the Huben regiment have been fully recognized by him.

Even in the eyes of this little Zhuge, Yang Chen's Huben regiment is an invincible and omnipotent steel army!

"However, the Huainan Japanese army is less than 300 miles away from us!

If the Huben regiment is transferred to Lanfeng at this time, it may not be able to withstand the attack of the Japanese army in central China in the south. "General Li Delin said.

"Mr. De, since our department has decided to abandon Xuzhou, after our theater headquarters has been transferred and withdrawn from Xuzhou, they can take the opportunity to move to the junction of Henan and Anhui and the junction of Anhui and Jiangsu to break through.

Therefore, as long as the 74th Army subdivides and assists the troops on the Huainan battlefield, it will be enough to suspend the pressure brought by the Japanese army in the south!" General Bai Jiansheng said.

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Chapter 657 The Japanese Army's Strong Counterattack

"Well, what Jiansheng said is reasonable!" General Li Delin nodded solemnly, agreeing and adopting General Bai Jiansheng's suggestion.

It has to be said that General Li Delin may surpass General Bai Jiansheng politically.

But in the military, Xiao Zhuge still has a very strategic vision and tactical mind.

Even compared to General Li Delin, it's even better than the first one.

"Tuan Zuo, the Commander's Department of the war zone sent an urgent message that Lanfeng was lost, and the Commander's Department ordered us to abandon our plan to go south.

Turn to the west and join the counterattack against Lanfeng! Retake Lanfeng at all costs and wipe out the enemy Gurijin 16th Division! Open the way for the main force of our Xuzhou theater to retreat westward. "Yang Chen was leading the troops on their way, when Yao Zhiqing, Minister of Communications, hurried over and reported to him.

After listening to Yao Zhiqing's report, Yang Chen was surprised, but soon calmed down.

He immediately ordered to the several messengers who followed him: "You guys, go and inform the battalion commanders immediately, and tell them the latest order from the war zone commander's department, that Su County will not go.

The whole regiment immediately turned around and headed west, the rear is the front, and we rushed to help Lan Feng!"

"Yes!" Several soldiers stood up on their horses to salute, and immediately rode their horses to send orders separately.

Not long after, the troops of the whole regiment received orders to stop going south one after another, turned around and took the Yongcheng, Shangqiu area, and rushed to Lanfeng day and night.

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Lanfeng County.

After receiving the order of the chairman.

Xue Boling immediately assembled 10 troops of the Eastern Henan Army, half of which were on the periphery preparing to block the reinforcements that the Japanese army might arrive at any time.

The remaining half was used as the main attacking force to besiege the various units of the Japanese 16th Division occupying Lanfeng and the surrounding important towns.

After a fierce battle, the Yudong Army, which had an absolute superiority in strength, successfully recaptured Lanfeng Station and entered the urban area.

At this time, the Japanese 14th Division, 5th Division and other main offensive units on the frontal battlefield.

Because all the troops facing it in the fifth theater retreated overnight and moved westward according to the order.

Therefore, the little devil was able to take advantage of the situation and occupy the Linyi and Taierzhuang areas.

Japanese Army Command.

After learning that the 16th Division captured Lanfeng and was besieged by hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops.

Make the following deployment, the 5th Division will go south from Linyi and continue to march towards Taierzhuang and Xuzhou.

The 114th Division also set off from Lianyungang again, and flanked back and forth with the 5th Division.

After taking Xuzhou, they marched westward directly along the Longhai Railway, following and chasing the main force of China's fifth theater retreating from Xuzhou.

The 14th Division was directly transferred to the Lanfeng battlefield to support the 16th Division and defend Lanfeng and other places.

In order to cut off the westward retreat of the main force of China's Fifth Theater.

At the same time, because of his worrying performance on the Shanxi battlefield, he was left behind by Terauchi Shouichi to guard the 4th Division of the territory.

At this time, he also received the order of Shouyi in the temple again, and went straight to Yongcheng, the place where the army of the fifth theater retreated overnight.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that there were no soldiers to send, the old devil like Terauchi Shouichi would never entrust such an important task to Matsui Ming, the "peace envoy".

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