What else did Yamamoto not understand at this time, those two divisions must have been deliberately made by the Eighth Route Army to speed up their march, all in order to be far away from him.

"Let the reconnaissance troops probe the movements of the Eighth Route Army, and at the same time the troops are ready to establish a defensive line."

Yamamoto understood that he suddenly became a lone soldier, either by accident or Li Ping's plan, and he had to be careful.

The more information the reconnaissance team brought, the more calm Yamamoto became, and sure enough, it was all planned.

"Order all units to establish a defensive line and prepare to block the Eighth Route Army."

"Send a telegram to General Sugiyama Motodai to report on the situation of our department."

As soon as Yamamoto finished speaking, gunshots were heard outside, which was the signal for the Eighth Route Army to attack.

Li Ping looked at the troops that had completed the encirclement, and all that remained was to peel off the clothes of the Yamamoto division layer by layer until they were all wiped out.

Li Ping was calm, but Sugiyama Yuan of Jinan was startled after receiving the telegram, and Yamamoto was actually surrounded.

The first thought in my mind was to let the two divisions that came to Jining return to pick up Yamamoto, and as soon as the idea appeared, Sugiyama Yuan immediately pressed it down.

It was not easy to get out of the base area of the Eighth Route Army, and then it was impossible to ask for benefits if they returned, and besides, these two divisions were reinforcements prepared for Gangcun Ningci.

Now that I look at it, it seems that I have no troops to adjust, and the 101st Division is to solve the problem in the direction of Jinan, and it is impossible to return.

But if he doesn't support it, he is not sure how long Yamamoto can hold out Sugiyama Moto, and when the time comes, it will not become Li Ping's battle exploits.

Seeing Sugiyama Yuan's face change, the chief of staff of the devil understood his situation, and said: "Your Excellency, General, you can order Yamamoto to hold on, now there are not many troops surrounding him, and it will be difficult for Li Ping to eliminate him in a short time." ”

"When the two divisions arrive in Xuzhou smoothly, we can stabilize the situation around Jinan, and then we can pick them up."

Sugiyama Moto hesitated, the chief of staff's advice was good, but could Yamamoto hold out until that time?

Besides, even if the two divisions reach Xuzhou, the Eighth Route Army that is pestering them will probably turn back under Li Ping's order, and what will they resist when the time comes.

If you want to break the situation, you can only eliminate or repel the troops around Jinan, release the 101st Division, and connect with the Yamamoto Division before the two divisions arrive in Xuzhou.

Thinking of this, Sugiyama Yuan decided to gamble with Li Ping on the time to annihilate the opponent's enemy, and said to the chief of staff: "Give Yamamoto an order, let him hold out for more than three days, and when I solve this part of the Eighth Route Army, I will immediately support him." ”

Sugiyama Yuan's gambling nature startled the chief of staff of the devil, but this is the best choice, and he can take care of the two battlefields of Wuhan and Shandong at the same time.

Li Ping commanded the troops to surround the Yamamoto division, and Sugiyama Motoya commanded the troops to prepare to surround Chief of Staff Ye's troops, and it was up to them to see who would solve the other party first, and Teng would make a move to deal with the next battle situation.

The battle is in full swing here in Shandong, and Li Ping is calculating every cent of the troops in his hands, which must be used on the blade.

Chief of Staff Ye also led his troops around, all looking forward to a clear situation, especially the battlefield in Wuhan.

Li Ping has not rested for a few days, it has been two days and two nights since he surrounded Yamamoto, and the current attack is not smooth.

The political commissar was also uncomfortable, and his tired face was also expecting a telegram from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army so that they could retreat.

Li Ping didn't want to send a telegram to inquire about the headquarters, and during the siege of Yamamoto, Li Ping felt as if he had overlooked something very important.

His head was almost confused, so Li Ping had to go out to wash his face and sober up, and sort out the thoughts in his mind by the way.

Ten minutes later, Li Ping returned to the headquarters, and as soon as he walked to the door, he bumped into the political commissar.

The political commissar looked anxious and panicked, and when he saw Li Ping, he shouted: "Division commander, there is an accident in Wuhan, this is a telegram forwarded by the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army." ”

"What?" , Li Ping was shocked, and when he took the telegram, he looked stunned after reading it.

"Smack"

Li Ping slapped the table with his big hand and shouted: "Didn't you tell them about the devil airfield in Xuzhou?" Why are you still fooled. ”

Li Ping's anger broke out, and the telegram said that the troops in Wuhan found that the devils had retreated and launched an attack on all fronts, but they couldn't catch up with the devils, and after walking out of the trenches, they were directly bombed by the devils' planes, and suffered heavy casualties.

Now that the troops have retreated to the defensive line, what does this prove, it proves that this time has been in vain, and the devils will have enough time to wait for reinforcements.

Li Ping understood what he had ignored, that is, the devil's plane, and in the past few days, the devil's plane did not appear, and now it seems that the plane has been transferred to this operation by Gangcun Ningci.

"Commander, what should we do? It's really going to trap us. ”

The political commissar wanted to cry without tears, the people in the command headquarters suddenly quieted down, and Li Ping sat down expressionless.

Li Ping is uncomfortable, the leaders of Yan'an have already scolded their mothers, Chongqing came to such a hand, didn't it pit Li Ping?

"Bastard, such a defeat will ruin Li Ping's efforts, what is the chairman going to do?" , the boss was furious, and Li Ping fought hard in Shandong, in exchange for such a result.

The chairman only has a wry smile now, and now it has spread that the chairman of the Chongqing National Committee insisted on interfering in this battle, made a wrong judgment, and wasted a good opportunity in vain.

"Boss! Not only did Li Ping trap, but I am afraid that the person who has the greatest opinion on him now is Chief Li at the front line, who has worked hard to stabilize the situation until now, and there is already a victory at the sight, who knew that our chairman of the committee would come to such a hand. ”

After the chairman finished speaking, the chiefs in the cave smiled bitterly, originally Li Ping was cooperating with the operation, but now when he looks at it, the situation on the battlefield in Wuhan has changed, and if he wants to occupy an advantage, he must make great adjustments.

"Send a telegram to Li Ping, the change in the situation has been out of control, let him judge the situation by himself and choose to fight."

"At the same time, send a telegram to Chongqing that Li Ping's troops will give up blocking the devil's reinforcements, please be careful yourself."

The chairman has figured it out, you can all let go of the great opportunity, but you can't let Li Ping block it, otherwise who knows what the consequences will become.

Yan'an's telegram came to Chongqing, and the generals sighed in their hearts after reading it, and Yan'an was very dissatisfied.

The chairman of the committee now has a black face, doesn't he just want a victory to intervene in command? Now that the situation has changed dramatically, I don't know how many people blame themselves.

"Commission, Li Ping is not blocking the devil, the devil's reinforcements will join the Wuhan battlefield, which is very unfavorable to us, and we must let the Eighth Route Army continue to insist." As soon as the general finished speaking, many generals in the conference room rolled their eyes, according to the original plan, Li Ping's blocking can be said to be successful.

But now that a good hand of cards has been scrapped, no Chinese can blame Li Ping, but people in Shandong have dragged four divisions to fight until now, and everyone must be clear who is whom.

The chairman of the committee is now very urgent, this defeat will make his prestige plummet, and he must win, and only victory can get rid of the impact of this time.

Raising his head, the chairman said in a leisurely tone: "Troops must be transferred to supplement the Wuhan front, and we must move back to the advantage." ”

"Send a telegram to Li Ping, you must drag the devil, otherwise I will shoot him, this is a military order."