After two days and two nights, until April 1, most of the defenders in Taierzhuang City suffered casualties. The northwest, east, north, and southeast gates all fell into the hands of the enemy, and the defenders only possessed the North Station, Xiguan, and South Gate.

Chifeng City had no troops to send, so he had no choice but to order the troops in the city who could be contacted in the alleys to withdraw to the south gate, hold the last line of defense, and wait for the final counterattack. Shao Fei's southwest position had to assist in defending the south gate and the west gate at the same time, and often took the initiative to flank the Japanese army, so the casualties were not small.

"Big brother, will today be the last day? Will they really launch a general attack tomorrow to besiege Taierzhuang? If we don't come, we're really going to run out, hehe. ”

Yang Hongtao asked Shao Fei with a wry smile. At this time, it was noon, and he and the special combat team members watched the devastated battlefield and ate lunch.

"What the knows." Shao Fei was already tired, and suddenly lay down and looked at the sky, and said, "Maybe only the sky is the purest." It's so blue, there's no haze at all,"

The knife hugged Yang Hongtao and joked: "Boy, if you die here, don't you feel wronged?" Xuzhou also has a beautiful daughter-in-law, have you even touched it. ”

Yang Hongtao replied with a smile: "It's the same to fight devils and die." As for the women, Brother Dao is with each other. ”

Zhuzi interjected: "Your brother Dao is not with you, he has long been polluted underneath, I can't help but have a small knife in Ru Xue's stomach."

The pillar's words drew laughter from the special combat soldiers.

"You can't eat grapes, and you say it's sour. You are envy, jealousy, and hatred. ”

The knife didn't think so, and also acquiesced to what he had with Ru Xue. But Xiaodao didn't know it now, Ru Xueyi secretly left the Shuangfei Brigade and was going south to Xuzhou to look for him.

Yang Hongtao reminded: "Brother Dao, you violated discipline by doing this."

The knife patted Yang Hongtao's head and said, "Don't learn the tight pillar, learn from Brother Dao." Brother Dao asked you, is it important to violate discipline or to be a wife. If you want to say that discipline is important, then you don't love her at all. Eight years of military experience, eight years later, it may not be at the regimental level, you let her wait for you for a lifetime, I don't know if I sacrifice one day, it won't be a big loss. ”

Shao Fei looked at the sky and suddenly said, "Knife, don't teach bad children."

At this time, three fast horses in the distance were running towards this side, and the leader was brightly dressed and had the rank of lieutenant, and his military uniform was not the Northwest Army.

After the lieutenant dismounted, he took out a telegram order and read: "The headquarters has a special order, ordering Shao Fei to immediately lead his subordinates back to Xuzhou." General Headquarters of the Fifth Theater of Operations. ”

Shao Fei stood up and asked, "Which general issued the order?"

"This ......," the lieutenant hesitated, and said after a long time, "It's Chief Li."

Shao Fei took the telegram and looked at it, but there was no payment from Li Zongren below, so he said: "You go back, I am the Eighth Route Army and belong to the Second War Zone, and I do not accept your orders."

"You're using this excuse to disobey."

"So what?"

"Come on, bring Shao Fei back to Xuzhou!"

The two soldiers behind the lieutenant wanted to step forward, but were quickly subdued by knives and pillars.

Shao Fei warned: "Before I'm angry, go back."

The lieutenant was very embarrassed and said, "This ...... I was given a death order. ”

Shao Fei smiled: "Then more people should be sent." There is not a single regiment of troops, please don't move me Shao Fei. ”

The lieutenant had no choice but to return to Xuzhou. Shao Fei knew that some people in Xuzhou couldn't bear it anymore, and Li Zongren might know about this order, but it wasn't what he meant.

The Xuzhou command has become a pot of porridge in chaos, and the plan can never catch up with the changes. It was originally intended that on April 2, the Second Army would encircle the Taierzhuang Segu Brigade, and the Twentieth Army would encircle the Japanese Tenth Division from the direction of Xiangcheng to the west, but it was ......

Attacking Zhang Zizhong's division of the 59th Army in Linyi, the Japanese Sakamoto detachment of the Fifth Division suddenly moved south, leaving two brigades to confuse Zhang Zizhong. Zhang Zizhong didn't know about it, and was reprimanded by the chairman of the committee by telegram.

Li Zongren's request to the 20th Group Army's Tang Enbo Division flanked the Japanese 10th Division, but was refused. The reason was that he was afraid of being attacked by the Japanese 10th Division and the Sakamoto detachment, so he did not move. led to the postponement of the plan for the general offensive.

"Is there any news from the 20th Legion?"

"Nope."

The Xuzhou headquarters was immersed. The tiger and wolf division of 8,000 men of the main force of the Sakamoto detachment is moving south at a high speed, and if there is no one, no one will stop it. If it converges with the Seya Qi detachment, not to mention Taierzhuang, the Sun Lianzhong Division of the Second Army will also be destroyed.

"Why don't you send troops to stop the Sakamoto detachment, do you really want my Northwest Army to be destroyed!?"

After Sun Lianzhong learned the news, he angrily came to the headquarters to question in person.

Li Zongren felt ashamed of the Second Army, but he was powerless to explain, and ordered loudly: "Continue to order Tang Enbo and order him to block the Sakamoto detachment in the area of Xiangcheng and Aiqu!"

Sun Lianzhong was half angry after hearing this, but he still didn't have much hope for Tang Enbo. The Wang Mingzhang of Tengxian County is a good example of the past.

Just as Sun Lianzhong thought, Tang Enbo still refused to send troops, and the call back was still the same sentence.

"If you don't save yourself when you die, you deserve it!"

Sun Lianzhong came up again and said: "I don't want to follow in the footsteps of Wang Mingzhang, my Northwest Army will save itself." All of them died in battle, and our Northwest Army is also right! ”

After speaking, Sun Lianzhong picked up the phone on the side and swiped a few times: "Help me pick up the 40th Army."

"Hey, I'm Feng Anbang."

"I'm Sun Lianzhong, and I will quickly go to the Lanling area with the two regiments of the 27th Division that were withdrawn from Liujiahu to block the Sakamoto detachment."

"I know, I'm personally on the front line to command."

The old general didn't have anything to say, he knew the seriousness of the situation, and even if he was light, he couldn't call the Sakamoto detachment to Taierzhuang and Seya detachment to join forces.

Sun Lianzhong hung up the phone and remained silent. Everyone knows that two regiments going to block a brigade of the Japanese army is nothing more than looking for death, but Sun Lianzhong can only do this.

"I'm going back."

Sun Lianzhong was a little disappointed, turned around and left the headquarters.

After Sun Lianzhong left, Li Zongren was also helpless. Now he recalled what Xu Zuyi had said to him before the war, he might not be able to command Tang Enbo's department.

"Two regiments temporarily blocking the Japanese brigades that are eager to reinforce are tantamount to a drop in the bucket. In my opinion, they can only hold out until the 3rd. When the time comes, if the 20 corps does not attack again, we will lose. ”

At this time, Chen Haotian on the side spoke. Li Zongren didn't know that Sun Lianzhonggang was angry, and he asked the 27th Division to block the Sakamoto detachment to buy time. As long as during this time, Tang Enbo attacked, there was still hope for the Northwest Army.

Chen Haotian suggested: "We can't do nothing to chill the Northwest Army. I suggest that the scattered departments in Xuzhou be temporarily formed into a division to reinforce them. ”

Li Zongren agreed: "Good way." Xuzhou had the Sichuan army withdrawn from Tengxian County, and Sun Yuanliang's 88th Division withdrew from Nanjing, with 4,000 troops. But there is a lack of someone who can command at the same time. ”

Chen Haotian said: "Is it okay for me to command?" After all, I am the general of the Sichuan army, and they buy me and the Chen family's face. Although his legs are inconvenient, Shao Fei's kid said that the commander doesn't have to go on the field to kill the enemy. ”

Indeed, the Sichuan army bought Chen Haotian's face, and the Chen family's wealth continued to support the Sichuan army. But he may not have commanded the 88th Division, the former ace of the Central Army.

Li Zongren asked, "Did you command the 88th Division?"

"I can't, but there's someone who can."

"Who?"

"Shao Fei. The withdrawal of the 88th Division was all troops from Yuhuatai. During the defense of Nanjing, Shao Fei fought side by side with them in Yuhuatai until the last moment, only to break up by the Yangtze River. Shao Fei and Sun Yuanliang had a great friendship with Gao Zhisong and General Zhu Chi who died in battle, and the 88th Division bought his face. ”

Li Zongren pondered for a moment and said, "I agree." You must set up two groups of people on the 2nd, with you as the temporary division commander and Shao Fei as your staff officer. I will send you two more artillery regiments, and the 3rd must reach Xiangcheng. Whether it is blocked or completely annihilated depends on the Townenburg Department. ”

"Yes!"

Chen Haotian was about to leave, and Li Zongren said to him privately: "After this battle, tell Shao Fei not to go back to Xuzhou." Say it for me, I'm sorry for him. ”

Chen Haotian fully understood the meaning of this, and left the headquarters after agreeing.

(End of chapter)