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It was also impossible for him to just push the Huben group into such a desperate situation.

There is another more important reason for sticking to it, that is, General Bai Jiansheng has promised to dispatch reinforcements.

As long as they can hold out in Gushi County for a few days, reinforcements will surely arrive!

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From Shijiazhai to Gushi County, only more than 100 miles away, the 6th Division, 3rd Division and 9th Division of the Japanese Army approached the city with nearly 10 troops at [-]:[-] p.m. the next day.

"Tuan Zuo, report from the reconnaissance battalion, a large number of devils have detoured from the north and the south, and we seem to be surrounded!" Yao Zhiqing, the Minister of Communications, hurried into the group seat and reported to Yang Chen.

"How many devils are there?" Yang Chen, who was leaning over the map to consider countermeasures, raised his head and asked with a terrified expression.

"The reconnaissance battalion said that there must be nearly 10 people!

What's more, the two groups of devils who made a detour were even larger than the army of devils approaching from the front! "Yao Zhiqing replied with a serious face.

"A 10 army?" Although Yang Chen had been prepared in his heart, he was still a little startled. After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered: "Immediately send a power to Officer Bai Jian, ask where the reinforcements are now, and tell us about our current situation." he.

In addition, remind him to be more vigilant about the safety of our wings!Otherwise, there is no need for Gushi County to persevere. "

"Yes!"

Yao Zhiqing straightened his body, promised with a bang, and after paying a standard military salute to the group leader Yang Chen, he turned and left quickly.

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At that time, the headquarters of the Fifth Theater had been moved from Xuzhou to Tongbai Mountain.

Tongbai Mountain is located in the western part of the Henan Mountains, at the junction of Henan and Hubei provinces, bordering the Dabie Mountains.

As mentioned earlier, because General Li Delin went to Wuhan to report on his duties, General Bai Jiansheng now acts as the commander-in-chief of the fifth theater, temporarily commanding hundreds of thousands of troops in the fifth theater.

Now the combat area of ​​the Fifth Theater is changed to the northern part of Hubei and southern Henan in western Anhui, mainly relying on the Dabie Mountains to continue fighting the Japanese army.

The troops under its jurisdiction are as follows

Commander-in-chief of guerrillas in the border areas of Henan, Hubei and Anhui: Liao Lei

The 33rd Army: Zhang Jinchen

11th Army Group: Li Heling

The 22nd Army: Sun Decao

The 29th Army: Wang Zhiyi

Above a total of 26 infantry divisions, 1 cavalry division.

The main responsibility of the fifth theater this time is to rely on the Dabie Mountains to assist the 9th theater and other departments to prevent the Japanese army from going back to the west of the river and attacking Wuhan.

When he received the telegram from the Huben Regiment, General Bai Jiansheng was discussing strategic deployment with a group of senior staff officers under his command around the battle map.

After reading Yang Chen's telegram, General Bai Jiansheng frowned and asked, "Yang Chen is right. Have the reinforcements from the 11th Army arrived in Shangcheng and Gushi?"

An adjutant next to him said: "The 188th Division of Li Heling's department has arrived at the mall half an hour ago and is rushing to repair the fortifications; the 189th Division and the various departments directly under the group army are still on the way!

Liao Lei's 20th Army is also galloping to Gushi, and it is expected to arrive in two days tomorrow! "

"So, as long as Yang Chen sticks to Gushi for one or two days, he can get reinforcements?" Bai Jiansheng said with a happy expression.

"Yes, sir!"

However, as soon as the adjutant's words fell, a communication staff officer ran in from the outside in a hurry.

"Sir, it's bad! The mall has fallen!"

"What? How did the mall fall? What's going on? Didn't the 188th Division already arrive at the mall?"

General Bai Jiansheng asked several questions in a row, and he and the senior officials around him were all taken aback.

The communications staff officer lowered his head and said: "The 188th Division had just arrived in the mall less than an hour ago, and when it was rushing to repair the fortifications, the enemy's 13th Division rushed over.

The enemy used tanks, aircraft and artillery as a cover to attack the 188th Division. The 188th Division was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

Forced to withdraw from the mall, the mall became an enemy! "

Bai Jiansheng was furious when he heard the words: "The mall is Gushi's flank. Once it falls, Gushi will be alone outside, and the huben group will be in danger!"

"Sir, why don't you order the Huben Regiment to retreat!" Most of the senior staff officers around Bai Jiansheng were patriotic generals from the Guangxi Clan.

They all still admire Yang Chen's character and heroic deeds.

Bai Jiansheng did not respond immediately, but asked the communications soldier, "Where is the 188th Division now? How is the enemy in the mall doing?"

The communications soldier replied: "The 188th Division is still retreating. After the 13th Division captured the mall, it did not stop advancing. It is still chasing my 188th Division!"

Bai Jiansheng immediately turned around, looked at the map for a while, and said with a frown: "The Japanese army's goal this time is very clear. It seems that they want to follow the 188th Division and go straight to Huangchuan!"

"If Huangchuan is captured by the Japanese army, Gushi County will really be surrounded by the Japanese army, and the retreat will be cut off!" A staff officer said worriedly.

"However, if the Huben Regiment were to abandon Gushi now, and the tens of thousands of Japanese main force attacking head-on would be able to drive straight into Huangchuan, we might not even have a chance to consolidate our defenses!

At that time, even Xinyang will be in danger. "Another senior staff officer said worriedly.

Bai Jiansheng remained silent, his expression unprecedentedly solemn, and now he was faced with two choices.

First, let the Huben regiment withdraw from Gushi immediately before the little devils blocked their retreat.

However, such consequences will lead to the Japanese army driving straight in, and Huangchuan and other places will also be broken by the Japanese army because the defenders have not gained a stable foothold.

Once Huangchuan falls, the Japanese army can cross the Dabie Mountains and directly attack Xinyang. After taking Xinyang, they can cut off the Ping-Han Railway, and then go out of Wusheng Pass and attack Wuhan.

The Huangchuan area is the gateway to Xinyang, once it falls, the consequences will be disastrous.

The second is to allow the Huben Regiment to continue to stick to Gushi, resist and contain the main force of the Japanese army, and build a second line of defense for all units in the fifth theater to build a second line of defense and gain time.

In order to ensure that Xinyang is not lost, and to ensure the safety of the northern wing of the Wuhan battle.

But the consequence of this is that the Huben regiment will be surrounded by 10 Japanese troops, cut off its retreat, and the entire army may be wiped out.

How to choose, Bai Jiansheng fell into a dilemma.

"For the sake of the overall situation, Yang Chen's Huben regiment must be allowed to stand firm in Gushi for one to two days, and slow down the speed of the Japanese army's advance!" After pondering for a while, General Bai Jiansheng decided to focus on the overall situation, although he was also very optimistic about Yang Dust and his tiger ben group.

However, in the face of national interests and personal emotions, he can only choose the former.

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