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When the main force of the field army surrounded the 12th Corps, Du Yiqi was thinking about running away.

He set out from Xuzhou with a large army, then took a detour to the west to escape from the field army's blocking line and encirclement.

He still had a lot of elite troops at his disposal, including the exhausted 89th Division, the ace Fifth Army, and the corps of Li Mi and escape master Sun Yuanliang.

This group came out of Xuzhou and was ordered to march using the roller tactics, which was a tactic that the elite troops of the National Army were very good at.

The troops marched alternately and covered each other, forming a huge rolling military column, leaving the field army no chance to surround and attack.

But these few people under his command were not easy to deal with. Li Mi's troops, who were supposed to be responsible for the rear guard, should have retreated the next day.

As a result, he fled from Xuzhou with the 9th Army the night before.

They were supposed to be the rear guard, but they were the first to slip out of the garrison.

When it comes to enthusiasm for escape, no one can compare to them.

Du Yiqi's hair stood on end. The thing he regretted most was why he took over Huaihai's mess.

Why would he dare to take on something that even Little Zhuge couldn't handle? Is it because he thinks he is a know-it-all?

Tongtiandai is on the opposite side, and he is just the scapegoat for the whole time. He was pulled in to put out the fire and take the main responsibility for the defeat.

Cars, trucks, tanks and armored vehicles set out from Xuzhou one after another, turning into a fleeing army.

Things in Shuangdui Ji had just come to an end when we immediately received information that the Xuzhou Corps had left the city.

As soon as I took a bite of fat, a pig came running over.

"Zhang Dabiao, notify the four column commanders to quickly clean up the battlefield and move closer to my headquarters."

"After cleaning up the double pile, let's go to the second fight with Du Yiqi and meet another ace main force."

Suddenly it was discovered that of the five major ace forces of the National Army, except for the reorganized 74th Division which had been wiped out, the other four ace forces were all destroyed by Ding Wei.

Reconnaissance planes and fighter jets take off frequently to compete for air supremacy in the nearby areas.

The performance of the old American fighters is the same, and the remaining is to compete in quantity and technology. Ding Wei does not have much advantage in this regard, as most of the fighters he has are in the north.

The supply lines for logistics, ammunition, etc. are also long. Even if there are military factories producing continuously, it is still impossible to transport them by train.

We can't transport it by air, but we don't have the wealth and power of the United States.

They can barely seize the main force in the air, engage in simple battles with the Kuomintang fighter planes, or travel during off-peak hours.

Today the other side takes off, tomorrow we take off. Both sides are equally strong, neither is willing to lose the plane,

Obviously, the reconnaissance aircraft was very effective and was able to capture the location of the Xuzhou Corps very well.

They were running very fast, with a large number of vehicles taking turns to move, and all four wheels running at full speed. From the reconnaissance plane, we could see that several columns of the field army were chasing behind.

Even if you run fast with your two legs, you can't keep up with four wheels. The main thing is that the car doesn't need to rest, as long as the car is not scrapped, you can keep driving it.

According to the current pursuit situation of both sides, the marching speed of the Xuzhou Corps, or should be its escape speed, far exceeds the pursuit speed of the column.

If nothing unexpected happens, these 30 people can really run back to the south of the Huaihe River.

The accident did not happen, Niang Xipi spoke.

In order to prevent him from micromanipulating the situation, the troops shut down all military radio stations and tried their best to escape to the periphery. Du Yiqi also made up his mind and ran away regardless of the consequences.

There was no radio, but the key was to have an airplane. The box carrying the secret order was dropped by the airplane.

It was thrown on the Xuzhou Corps, and contained a handwritten letter ordering the Xuzhou Corps to suspend its evacuation and advance eastward to join forces with the remnants of Huang Wei's Corps and the five armies of Generals Liu and Li Hengha.

I don’t know why they suddenly changed their mind and dropped it from an airplane.

The result before the group of people was very troublesome. Du Yiqi summoned several corps commanders to discuss how to deal with it.

I really want to pretend that I didn't see it, but the key point is that this thing was airdropped and so many people saw it. Unless you are blind, it is impossible to pretend not to see it.

There were only two options before him: continue retreating regardless of the consequences and safely retreat to the Huai River with his 30 troops.

To defend the Yangtze River, we must defend the Huai River. Relying on the natural barrier of the Huai River, we can build a solid line of defense.

The 30 troops of the Xuzhou Corps were the last force of the Central Army capable of field combat.

If you disobey orders and violate military orders, you will be held responsible for the loss of Xuzhou and will inevitably be brought to justice in a military court.

If they followed the order and advanced eastward to join the five armies of Generals Heng and Ha, they would inevitably be surrounded by the two large field armies, which would absolutely be a situation of death.

It’s death anyway, and Du Yiqi doesn’t feel there is any way to survive.

"Yu'an, before us lies a difficult problem that will lead to certain death. If you dare to take responsibility, you can run. Otherwise, you must fight eastward as ordered."

Li and Sun were speechless for a while.

It's already this late and you're still thinking about executing orders.

The field army's column was pursuing from behind, and Ding Wei's troops were also quickly cleaning up the battlefield and could attack at any time.

When every second counts, you must not be an honest person.

Yu'an, who had already lost his will and was extremely disappointed with his mother Xipi, was in a very depressed mood.

"You can follow the order. My Fifth Army will be the vanguard. I think there is nothing wrong with the order."

"Commander Du, we will listen to your arrangements. You decide."

Du Yiqi laughed and looked over the other party's handwritten letter over and over again.

He simply made it clear that the army was his and he could do whatever he wanted with it.

He immediately ordered to stop the retreat, reorganize the troops, and prepare to move eastward to join the five armies of Generals Heng and Ha.

Don’t even think about Huang Wei, he’s probably been eaten up.

The 300,000-strong corps in Xuzhou voluntarily stopped retreating. Doesn't this give the field army an opportunity to surround him?

The 11 columns of the Huaye Army, the 2 columns of the Zhongye Army, and the 4 columns of the Ding Wei Army all pressed towards that direction.

In particular, Ding Wei's four columns had a large number of vehicles and marched at a very fast speed.

After capturing Du Yiqi's position, a total of 17 columns of troops bravely infiltrated from all directions.

Quickly wrap it tightly, and then narrow the encirclement.

Du Yiqi’s problem is that he is too honest and too obedient. As a commander of an army group, he should have his own thoughts and ideas.

Whenever his ideas deviate from those of his superiors, he always chooses to obey unconditionally.

Loyalty is a good thing, but blind loyalty is just like a puppet.

The 8th Column led the way, followed by the 9th Column, and then the 12th Column and the independent 6th Column.

Having just wiped out the 18th Army, the 12th and 6th Corps both suffered losses, but they also took in a number of elite prisoners and absorbed a lot of the KMT's excellent equipment.

The combat effectiveness did not decline much, and the surrendered prisoners, after a brief ideological transformation, immediately picked up guns and joined the liberation battle.

This is the result of civil war: those who are righteous will have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous will have few supporters.