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The troops have been assembled, so withdraw immediately. What are you waiting for?

"Bo Tao, please wait a moment. The staff officer I sent to deliver the order to the 85th Army has disappeared. Please wait a moment."

What?

I have already put on my pants and can run to the southeast right away. Why should I let the entire 18th Army wait for a small staff officer?

Yang Botao was also obedient. Even though he stamped his feet in anger, he still honestly let the troops stand by.

A total of 12 people from the 12th Corps were waiting for a staff officer who was supposed to deliver orders and had gone missing.

In the words of the class teacher, if everyone is delayed for one minute, 60 people will be delayed for one hour.

What if it’s delayed for a day?

12 people waited there for a whole day, but still did not get any information from the staff officer.

In one day, the Central Field Army Column gained many opportunities to join the battlefield, making it convenient for the main forces of each column to encircle the 12th Corps from the front, back, left and right.

Yang Botao stomped his feet back and forth, with cigarette butts scattered all over the floor beside him, just like when he was shopping with his girlfriend and she spent two hours putting on makeup.

The team marched in formation and waited from morning to afternoon. Commander Huang finally realized that he didn't want to wait any longer, as something must have happened to the staff officer.

Finally, the order was given to the troops to set out and move closer to the corps of Generals Liu, Li, Heng and Ha in Guzhen.

Yang Botao, the only one who sensed the danger, was the most active. He led the main force and ran all the way, wishing he could run until smoke came out of the wheels.

It only took 2 hours to run from the north of the Huihe River to the south of the Huihe River.

When it comes to retreat, the National Army's performance has always been among the best in the world.

"Where are the troops?"

"Commander, we will soon reach Shuangduiji, which is only a few dozen kilometers away from Guzhen."

Yang Botao heaved a sigh of relief. Guzhen was the corps of Generals Heng and Ha. These two had the strength of five armies under their command. If they joined forces with the 5th Corps, they would be able to walk all over Huaihai with ease.

"Notify the troops to prepare to march overnight, and make sure to march as quickly as possible..."

Before he could finish his words, a signalman rushed over carrying a radio on his back.

"Urgent call, urgent call!"

The Corps Commander had just issued a new order, requiring the 18th Army to wait in Shuangdui Ji and rest for a night before continuing the march.

"A night's rest?"

Commander Yang didn't understand. They could run to Guzhen and join up with friendly troops in one breath, so why were they resting in this remote place?

"What's the reason?"

"Report to the army commander, this is what Commander Huang said. He said that marching at night is not conducive to the movement of armored vehicles and tanks."

The Japanese are not in a good position to march. In the end, are a few tanks more important, or are the tens of millions of people in the 12th Corps more important?

The enemy's intention to encircle us is obvious. If we don't advance quickly now, we'll be in danger every day we wait.

Shuangduiji, is this where we will die?

Looking around, Commander Yang had a strong feeling that this was a burial ground.

He guessed correctly. When the 12th Corps was hesitant in its move towards Guzhen, Ding Wei and several columns of the Central Plains Field Army had already completed the encirclement of their forces.

In the front direction were Commander Chen's 4th Column and Ding Wei's 2nd Column, which were the first to stop in order to block the counterattack from their positions.

The 18th Army was a defensive unit, and it was known that they would build fortifications wherever the troops went. However, its offensive capabilities were relatively poor, and it could have escaped the encirclement and blockade.

Just because this nerd doesn't know how to command and lacks battlefield sense, the entire corps is about to be ruined.

Yang was also an honest man. When he saw that the situation was not good, he would just run away and pretend that he had not heard the military order. Who cares?

Honest people never have a good ending.

More and more soldiers appeared outside Shuangdui Ji. After the artillery was in place, they launched a fierce attack towards the Kuomintang army that night.

The unique bombing sound of American howitzers shocked the Kuomintang generals and made them stand up one after another.

It's over. All the troops in Zhongye have gathered here.

The soldiers had no time to rest and were immediately thrown into battle. The gunfire on the battlefield suddenly became intense.

The fighting troops kept meeting each other and attacking the defending 12th Corps.

The People's Liberation Army is good at both field combat and night combat, and they took the opportunity to infiltrate the corps.

A huge encirclement covered Shuangdui Ji, trapping Huang Wei's Corps in a flat plain area.

At the beginning, the 12th Corps was not in a hurry, especially the corps commander Nerd. He knew that the troops he led were the elite of the National Army, and the 18th Army, one of the five trump cards.

Be prepared to be a tough nut to crack and wait for help in the double-pile defense.

With the enemy's firepower, it is impossible to break through his defense circle.

But in the next few hours, his thinking changed instantly.

Ding Wei's column had a strong firepower, and one round of volleys caused the outer positions to be lost. Even the elite 18th Army, with veterans who were good at defense, could not stop the artillery from pressing in.

They have many field guns and mountain guns, but not many 105mm howitzers.

Ding Wei concentrated two artillery regiments and more than one hundred cannons to form a powerful fire suppression.

The field artillery regiments of each column also gathered together and delivered firepower to an area. Dense artillery shells fell, and the air was immediately filled with smoke.

The flames from the explosion merged into one, as if illuminating the sky.

The scene before us was as bright as day. The artillery fire had been going on for half an hour. Hundreds of shells fell, and water appeared in the craters of the explosions.

In this situation, even gods cannot stop it.

The next morning, when each unit was asked to report its casualties, Commander Huang's brows instantly furrowed into furrows.

We can’t fight like this. The enemy has more artillery than us. Who is the elite American-equipped one?

The attacking 4th Column also experienced the benefits of American artillery. The direction of their attack was within the artillery support range.

After the two artillery regiments on the left and right swept through, a large area of ​​the position was deserted.

Even if there is resistance, it is only sporadic.

With such firepower, I have never had a smooth battle in my life.

Ding Wei was stationed at the front line, staring at the deployment of the national army, and couldn't help but sigh.

"The 18th Army's fortifications are indeed beautiful. If all the national army could do this, it would be enough to reduce casualties by 3%. Infantry versus infantry, fortifications are extremely useful."

Zhang Dabiao put down his telescope and agreed with this.

Some veterans made the firing holes very low, so that even if you crawled forward, you would be hit by the fire from the light machine guns.

Some firing points were constructed in a tricky way, often causing great casualties to the attacking side.

"Let the comrades rest for a while, have breakfast, and then continue fighting."

The people in the 12th Corps were in no mood to eat. After realizing the fierce attack, they were discussing how to break out.

Commander Yang's face was filled with indignation. Damn, we broke through to Guzhen in one breath last night, how could we be surrounded?

It was a life-and-death crisis, so they concentrated their main forces to break out to the southeast. But the nerd chose to draw out one division from each army.

Commander Huang's idea was very simple. He was afraid that some troops would not contribute in the breakout, so he selected a division from each unit and broke out together towards Guzhen in the southeast.

Since it involves everyone's life and death, we can't just not do anything.

Commander Liao of the 110th Division suddenly stood up and was willing to take the initiative to take the lead and participate in the breakout.

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. The generals of the National Army always retreat first when encountering problems. How could they take the initiative to move forward?

There is something wrong with this Commander Liao. Could he be a dick?

But Commander Huang didn't think so. He dared to volunteer to fight. What a good comrade and a good officer.

It was immediately decided that the troops of four divisions, including the 110th Division and the 118th Division, would advance simultaneously.