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Ding Wei's main force and Zhongye's main force were basically located in the western part of Xuzhou, tending towards the southwest.

After the front-line command post was placed in Shangqiu, it moved forward again and approached Shigong Town near Xuzhou, very close to the urban area.

It was a truly daring move to be able to hear the artillery fire from the front line.

The main column was gathering, and through reconnaissance means, it discovered the changes in the battle situation.

Huang Baitao's Corps was surrounded in Nianzhuang, while the Xuzhou Corps attacked eastward to provide support. They engaged in a head-on battle with the Huaye's blocking forces and only advanced 10 kilometers after two days of fighting.

The battle on the Xudong blocking battlefield was extremely difficult, especially for the 10th Column of the Huaye Army, which had to face the ace unit of the Fifth Army of Qiu Corps.

When besieging Huang's Corps, more than half of the troops were left behind to block the reinforcements of the National Army. These troops were called blocking forces.

Before the battle of Nianzhuang is over, the blocking troops must not retreat at all.

This is not called besieging a point and attacking reinforcements, this is called besieging a point and blocking reinforcements.

"Da Biao, notify the 8th and 9th columns to converge in the direction of Suxian, then advance to the northeast and attack the Kuomintang reinforcements from the flank and rear."

"Poke Xu Dong's army in the ass and make them afraid to act rashly."

Ding Wei's overall view is impeccable. Even on a battlefield involving hundreds of thousands of troops, he can clearly recognize the key links.

General Liu mobilized the forces of Qiu Corps, Sun Yuanliang and Li Mi to attack eastward.

In order to rescue Huang’s army, this group of people will definitely fight to the death.

At this time, the forces of the two columns appeared on the side and rear, and there was no need for a fierce attack, which was enough to make Xu Dong's support corps hesitate.

If we continue to attack the Huaye Army, we will probably be outflanked and our retreat back to Xuzhou will be blocked.

Not only did they fail to provide support, but their own retreat was also blocked.

Ding Wei's purpose was very clear, to attack the reinforcements from the flank and strike at the Xudong Support Corps led by Du Yiqi. The enemy would have to leave at least 3-4 armies to guard the flanks and rear.

The pressure on the Huaye front line was reduced in disguise.

Having been waiting impatiently, Da Huang led the troops of the 8th and 9th Corps to move towards the flank of Xudong Corps.

The troops moved very quickly, had strong organizational skills, and took turns marching forward at a rapid pace.

The target is Xuzhou Airport, and we must destroy the Kuomintang airport first.

As the troops marched overnight, they vaguely discovered that there seemed to be troops marching nearby.

At first we thought it was a brother unit, but after a little reconnaissance we found out that it was actually an army of the National Army, moving towards Xiaomazhuang south of the airport.

The Xudong Support Corps was unable to break through the blocking position for a long time, so they wanted to detour from the south, bypass the Huaye's blocking column, and provide support to Nianzhuang.

This flanking 74th Army ran into the arms of the Big Yellow Column.

Isn't this a coincidence?

Similar to the encounter between Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong's troops, it was purely a special arrangement by God.

The 8th Column launched an offensive without hesitation, relying on its strong strength and not taking any national army seriously. Even if it was the five aces, he wanted to touch them.

The main force launched a direct charge towards the 74th Army.

The 74th Army is a new army reorganized after the Battle of Menglianggu. What can we say about its combat effectiveness? It has nothing to do with the previous five aces.

The combat capability is barely close to the standard of a first-class main force, and there are still some veterans to keep things in check.

There was a firefight at night and both sides had good firepower.

Accompanied by the sound of gunfire, the 74th Army had the 51st and 58th Divisions, and the team was quite long.

Army commander Qiu Weida was stunned for a moment. Judging from the scale of the firefight, they had encountered another large force.

He was not given much room to think. The 8th Column had 5 divisions under it, and they were fighting against just two divisions of the 74th Army. There was no need to think about it.

They decisively penetrated into the interior and instantly fell into the arms of the 74th Army.

This style of fighting was very uncomfortable, as there was firing all over the ranks and the shadows of the enemy were everywhere.

The 74th Army could not sustain the offensive and reported the battle situation to Du Yiqi.

The flank was hit hard. After the 8th Corps joined the battle, the 9th Corps that followed did not rest and decisively engaged in the battle.

Commander Qiu was about to cry. What the hell is this? I only have two divisions, and they are newly reorganized troops.

The two columns of troops that came head-on were Ding Wei's main column.

The combat effectiveness is stronger, the firepower is fiercer, and the momentum of the charge is more fierce.

In addition, there had been no battles for a long time, so they were transferred from North China, intending to fight in Xinxiang. However, the 70th Army in Xinxiang revolted and surrendered.

The two columns had not fired for three months and were afraid that their guns would rust.

They seized the opportunity and charged forward, immediately locking onto the headquarters of the 74th Army, infiltrating and pressing in, launching a fierce attack.

The soldiers rushed forward shouting, and the sound of charge was heard everywhere.

Battalion and company forces successively overran the enemy's lines.

In such a hasty encounter, there was no chance to repair the fortifications or organize more defenses.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, gun barrels against gun barrels.

After just two hours of fighting, the vanguard of this unit was less than 2 kilometers away from the headquarters of the 74th Army.

"Oh my God, what kind of army is this? It's definitely not from the Huaye or even Zhongye. Is it Ding Wei's column?"

Commander Qiu had never encountered Ding Wei, and he had no idea what the combat effectiveness of the enemy column was.

Du Yiqi has encountered this before, but the key is that he would not tell anyone how much he has suffered.

When I met some people who asked me about it, my answer was, it’s just so-so.

Can this be an ordinary column?

The moment the fight started, he drew his submachine gun and started to move forward. Before I could even stand firmly, I felt a chill in my crotch.

Bullets were flying and there was no time to deploy the artillery.

Mortars became the most effective offensive weapon, and shells bombarded the Kuomintang lines.

Not far to the north of Xiaomazhuang is Xuzhou Airport.

"Yu'an, the 74th Army may have run into Ding Wei's main column. Order them to hold on to Xiaomazhuang and send more troops. We must not let the enemy reach the airport."

That was the national army's retreat route and it must not be lost.

The 42nd and 96th Divisions were immediately dispatched to meet the enemy.

The two sides fought fiercely on the outskirts of Xiaoma Village, engaging each other in an area of ​​only 5 kilometers.

We have to thank the 8th and 9th columns for marching all the way here, as many troops had not yet arrived, otherwise the 74th Army would have been defeated in the first place.

Even after the reinforcements arrived, the battle line continued to retreat.

The gap in combat effectiveness is difficult to make up, and the gap in troop strength is also huge.

The two columns each had more than 4 troops, each with 74 divisions. Together with the reinforcements and the 4th Army, there were only divisions.

After a fierce battle that lasted one night and one morning, more than 74 soldiers of the 3000th Army were killed and the casualties were very heavy.

The main combat force of a unit may only account for about 45%, and the rest are mostly logistics, transportation, and personnel serving the main force.

Logistics units, support units, staff units, etc., occupy most of the establishment. According to the configuration of the national army, the proportion of main combat forces generally does not reach 45%.

Once the main combat force is severely damaged, the combat effectiveness of this unit will also drop significantly.

The flank was attacked and there was a danger of being cut off. Du Yiqi keenly realized that the two field armies might not only target the Huang Corps.

These troops in Xuzhou are most likely fish in the pond.

If he makes a move, he might end up in the enemy's encirclement.