"Report to the Divisional Commander! There's a Yunnan army officer trapped outside who wants to see you. ”

"Dian Army, didn't they go to Wuhan, why did they come to Henan? Hurry up and please. ”

"Yes."

In the camp of the headquarters of the 88th Division, Zhong Bin was discussing with several senior officers the deployment of tomorrow's counteroffensive, when the Dian army suddenly visited.

It was none other than Gao Yi who entered the camp tent. After the completion of the interdiction mission of the separate battalion, the rear roads were mined. So Zhang Chong made a temporary decision and ordered Gao Yi to go north to Henan to fully assist Shao Fei.

Zhang Chong knew that Shao Fei would not go to Henan for no reason, something big would happen. And Gao Yi was shocked and extremely happy, because Shao Fei was still alive.

"Hello sir!" Gao Yi first saluted to show respect.

"Hello." Zhong Bin replied and asked politely, "Why did you come here?" Didn't you come to help our 88th Division fight Lanfeng? ”

Gao Yi was very serious and said, "I'm here to find someone from the 88th Division." The battalion commander of our independent battalion, his name is Yi Ren. I inquired and heard that your 88th Division is here. ”

"Yi Ren?" Zhong Bin was a little puzzled, turned around and asked, "Is there such a person?" Our 88th Division came to the battalion commander of the Yunnan Army, why no one reported to me. ”

One of the brigade commanders got up and replied, "Yes, but by noon they had already left the camp." Commander, it's the same people you met when you first came. ”

"Is that him?"

Zhong Bin regretted it a little. Shao Fei's eyes were the eyes that a soldier should have, and Shao Fei should have been left behind at that time.

The strength of the 88th Division is less than 4,000, and if the Dian army helps, it will be a powerful new force.

"I'm sorry, Brother Dian Jun. If you can stay first, I'll send someone to find it. ”

Zhong Bin still wanted to keep Gao Yi and the others and help him attack Lanfeng.

"Thanks, we'll find it ourselves."

After Gao Yi finished saluting, he said, "Excuse me, let's leave first."

Gao Yi was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhong Bin and asked, "How many of you came?"

"More than five hundred."

"Someone." Zhong Bin ordered: "Ask the Quartermaster Department to transport some food to the brothers of the Dian army who have come from afar, and help them replenish their ammunition."

"This ......"

Gao Yi was about to refuse, but Zhong Bin patted Gao Yi with a smile and said, "You are coming alone, there should be no logistical supplies." It's all Chinese soldiers who fight devils, so take it.

Then, Zhong Bin said earnestly: "The 184th Division is really good to fight in Yuwang Mountain, it can be called a classic!" I previously served at the Central Military Academy, and the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee drew up your combat examples into teaching materials for the cadets to study and study. These materials should be regarded as a little heart of our 88th Division to your army. ”

It is true that the independent battalion needs food, and Gao Yi also knows what the division commander in front of him has in mind, so he politely accepted it in the end.

After Gao Yi left, the brigade commander behind him sighed: "Division commander, you let go of a big fish."

"Ahem~ I've done everything I can, can't I help watch them."

"I'm talking about noon, you shouldn't have asked Yi Ren to leave. He is a valuable lesson that we have finally invited, and his value is far more than a battalion of the Yunnan army. ”

Zhong Bin's heart was shocked, and he asked, "Who is he sacred?"

The brigade commander did not answer, as if there was something unspeakable.

"The others go out and take a break and come back in half an hour."

Zhong Bin pushed the others away, and then asked, "Can you say it now?"

The brigade commander replied: "He seems to be in big trouble, so he is incognito." He helped the 88th Division, and you are now the commander of the 88th Division, so I hope you can keep this secret as well. ”

"No problem, I just want to counterattack now to recapture Lanfeng. I don't care about anything else, and I don't want to be a part of it. ”

The brigade commander replied, "He is Shao Fei."

Zhong Bin was shocked in his heart. Because of that incident, Shao Fei's name has spread in the national army.

Zhong Bin wanted to confirm again, and said, "What you are talking about is the Shao Fei of the Northwest Army and the Sichuan Army who did not hesitate to force the palace to the chairman for him." Didn't he die in battle? ”

"I don't know why, but he really didn't die."

The brigade commander continued: "He is the Eighth Route Army, but he has such a reputation among the major warlords, which shows how powerful this person is. I have also seen with my own eyes that he led 12 people to destroy Japanese artillery positions and armored units in Yuhuatai. ”

"Okay, don't say anything. You immediately find a few people who have believed in the letter and invite Shao Fei to me. I hope he can help the 88th Division again. ”

"I know, I'll do it."

After speaking, the brigade commander left the command camp tent and asked Chen Mo to find Shao Fei.

Until the evening, Chen Mo never found Shao Fei and returned in vain.

The headquarters of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, Tu Feiyuan did not feel extra joy because he occupied Lanfeng without spending a single shot. He began to actively deploy defenses because he knew Xue Yue, the Chinese god of war. It is impossible to defeat Xue Yue with a setback, perhaps he is actively deploying a major counteroffensive.

However, the reinforcements from Xuzhou have not moved for a long time, which makes Tu Feiyuan even more afraid to have the slightest slackness.

"Report! A call from headquarters. ”

The signal soldier handed the message to Tohihara, who looked at it with a sad look and threw it into the trash.

The content of the telegram: The 14th Division must hold out for a week, and the 16th Division of Nakajima Imago came to support.

For a week, the soil was completely uncertain. After all, the opponent is Xue Yue, and he is not as easy to deal with as the Northeast Army.

In the 918 incident, Tu Feiyuan was the mastermind; He also did it to send Emperor Xuantong to the northeast to establish the puppet state of Manchukuo; The autonomy of North China was also his idea. The chairman of the committee hated the soil and fertilizer to the core, and he wanted to deal with it quickly.

It is not so much that Tu Feiyuan is a soldier, but that he is a conspirator. And such people are often cunning.

Dohihara didn't want to count on the First Army alone. It is not their own idea to go alone, and prudent people do not do risky things. If it weren't for the personal request of the commander of the Second Army, Lieutenant General Nishio Shouzo, he would not have fallen into the embarrassing situation of being surrounded by Xue Yue.

Therefore, Tu Feiyuan ordered the signal corps to send a telegram to the headquarters of the Second Army, hoping to send reinforcements as soon as possible to cross the Yellow River to come to the rescue.

At the temporary residence of the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee in Zhengzhou, Cheng Qian came to the chairman with a battle plan.

Qianqian respectfully put the plan on the desk of the chairman's desk and said, "This is something that I drew up jointly with General Xue, and I hope the chairman will see it."

The chairman picked it up and looked at it for a long time, then put it down. At this time, the chairman did not leak any superfluous expressions, perhaps the previous battle made him a little discouraged.

Chairman Jiang just asked Cheng Qian lightly: "Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

Cheng Qian replied affirmatively to the chairman, hoping that his old man would regain confidence in the battle of Lanfeng.

"It's just ......" Cheng Qian stopped talking, for fear of angering the chairman.

Chairman An Fu said: "Song Yun, you might as well speak directly." The big war is imminent, there should be no taboos, let go and do it boldly. You know, Tsuchihara is not only a soldier, but also a conspirator and a political clown. He has always been a piece of Jiang's heart. ”

Cheng Qian replied: "Boling (Xue Yue) has a message that I will pass it on to you, he is very confident that he will eliminate the Tufeiyuan Division within a week, but I hope that the Gui Yongqing incident will not happen."

The chairman asked, "Who is he referring to?"

Cheng Qian replied: "Huang Jie, the commander of the Eighth Army stationed in Shangqiu. The Japanese army in Xuzhou thought that there was a movement, and he hoped that the Eighth Army could block the reinforcements from the south, and it would only take three days. ”

"Xue Boling is blaming me for not sending Gui Yongqing to a military tribunal."

Then. The chairman laughed disapprovingly and said, "Others may not be at ease, but Huang Jie and I are at ease." In the 30-year Central Plains War, he saved me; During the suppression of bandits, his record was impressive, and even the invincible Xu Xiangqian was afraid of him for three points; In the Battle of the Great Wall, he led the 2nd Division to fight for five days and nights, and I awarded him the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun. ”

Cheng Qian lowered his head and said, "Maybe it's because of the Gui Yongqing incident, Xue Boling is a little too careful."

"Alright, let go and do it boldly, and I'll wait here for the news of your victory."

"Yes."

Cheng Qian saluted and left the chairman's room.

On the 25th, the Eastern Henan Corps led by General Xue Yue launched a comprehensive counterattack on the 14th Division of Tufeiyuan. The 88th Division, which fired the first shot.

(End of chapter)