On April 2, the Japanese attack in Taierzhuang was weak for two reasons: first, the east gate was attacked last night, there were large casualties, and there was a certain amount of confusion in the deployment; Second, waiting for reinforcements from the Sakamoto detachment, there was a passive slack.

Even so, the 31st Division suffered certain casualties, and the positions were seriously undermanned. Chi Fengcheng had no choice but to make the decision to withdraw his troops again, and withdrew the troops from the positions in Xiguan and the southwest to the south gate for the last resistance.

The division commander of Chifeng City knew that the weight of the south gate was higher than that of the west gate. Since the start of the battle, all the wounded soldiers have been placed on the south bank of the canal behind the south gate, where there is also a large amount of logistical supplies.

At ten o'clock at noon, Shao Fei received an order to set off in advance to join Chen Haotian and command this miscellaneous army together.

Shao Fei got into Chen Haotian's car, and Chen Haotian couldn't help laughing when he looked at Shao Fei who was covered with dust.

"You're laughing! By the way, was it your kid's idea to let me come? ”

"To put it mildly, brother, I'm eight years older than you, and my military rank is much higher than yours. I've always had a wish to be able to fight alongside you. ”

Shao Fei asked, "Didn't you say that there was a division, why did you come to a regiment?"

Chen Haotian was a little helpless and said, "There is not enough time, and some people are afraid." I only made three battalions. The first battalion consisted of Sichuan troops, numbering 1,000; The foundation of the second battalion is the original 88th Division, with more than 700 people, and you know those people very well; The three battalions were all a combination of troops from all walks of life, and the number was four hundred. The troops are uneven, and it can only be like this. Also, Chief Li promised that the two artillery regiments would be soaked in the soup, you know. However, a lot of mortars, light and heavy machine guns were given. ”

Shao Fei also understood how it was possible for one infantry regiment to control two artillery regiments.

The troops set out on 11 and arrived at the position of the 27th Division in Xiangcheng at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. In order to reinforce the 27th Division as quickly as possible, Chief Li used almost all the vehicles in Xuzhou.

The troops, having dismounted, simply assembled and did not immediately participate in the battle. Knowing that the reinforcements had arrived, Feng Anbang was overjoyed and went to greet him in person.

"Hello Chief Feng!"

Shao Fei and the two saluted Feng Anbang together.

Feng Anbang said with a smile: "I have admired the two big names for a long time, especially Shao Fei, I know you, and many people in the Second Group Army know you." Let's talk about it at the headquarters. ”

The two were personally welcomed into the command camp by Feng Anbang and explained the battle situation. Now the 27th Division suffered two-thirds of its casualties, and if reinforcements did not arrive, it was possible that the Japanese would break through the position before dark.

After Shao Fei listened, he said to Chen Haotian: "Let the first battalion go first."

Chen Haotian was a little puzzled and asked, "What is a battalion?"

Shao Fei thought of a battle plan on the way here and said, "The third battalion is the weakest, and it's useless to go up." There are many people in the first battalion, but in terms of combat effectiveness, the second battalion is the main force, and they are the ace troops of the past and present after all. I have a lot of use in the second battalion. ”

Chen Haotian agreed: "You have said so, you can only do this." I want you to see how I command the troops to fight. ”

Chen Haotian immediately ordered a battalion to replace the troops on the 27th Division's position. He wanted to know how Shao Fei wanted to fight this battle, this was a plain area, and many effective tactics could not be implemented at all.

Shao Fei then said to Feng Anbang: "Chief Feng, we now have a lot of vehicles to transport all the wounded back to the rear hospital for treatment."

Feng Anbang nodded and said, "Well, I'll call someone to do it."

The three of them performed their own duties, and Chen Haotian commanded the Sichuan army to hold their positions. Feng Anbang arranged for the evacuation of the wounded. As for Shao Fei, he went to the second camp, and after a brief period of reminiscence, Shao Fei informed them of his plans for the evening.

The second battalion commander called Shao Fei aside and said, "How old are you when I am older, call you brother." I'm glad you came, our whole battalion supports you, after all, you helped the 88th Division and fought together in Yuhuatai. But isn't your plan too crazy? ”

Shao Fei replied helplessly: "There are many devils, so they can only make dangerous moves." There is no terrain advantage here, and according to the conventional way of playing, the troops will be wiped out before noon tomorrow. I will personally lead the team, and when the time comes, it will be a big deal for us to die together. ”

"Okay. Good brother, you have to die to the death. ”

"I don't have time, I have to teach you simple Japanese."

After Shao Fei patted the second battalion commander, he walked among the soldiers.

In the forward position, Chen Haotian commanded the Sichuan army to rise up to block the Japanese attack. The Japanese had been fighting for a day and were tired, only their artillery was still very energetic.

Chen Haotian did not put all the troops into the position, only a reinforced company alone.

Feng Anbang also rushed to the front line to watch the battle, and when he saw Chen Haotian using more than 100 people to block the attack of hundreds of Japanese troops, he couldn't help but be worried.

Feng Anbang asked, "Can such a person stop it?" I don't have a second line of defense for you to retreat. And your legs, you won't be able to run away when the time comes. ”

Chen Haotian put down his binoculars and said with a smile: "The general will also laugh, I heard that you are the most bloody general in the Northwest Army." We are rich in shells, I just want to exchange shells for the lives of the fighters. ”

Li Zongren knew the importance of this battle, and distributed a lot of heavy weapons to Chen Haotian before leaving. A powerful round of artillery bombardment intensified the frantic strafing of light and heavy machine guns on the position, and this wave of devils was quickly repulsed.

Chen Haotian suddenly asked, "Chief Feng, why don't you remove your people from the right wing?" You are tired from fighting for days, but we are different, we have been resting in Xuzhou for a long time. ”

Feng Anbang replied: "You and I are equal in number, so there is no reason to retreat." By the way, Shao Fei is teaching you soldiers of the second battalion Japanese, I really don't know what he wants to do? Do you know? ”

Chen Haotian was taken aback from time to time, and after thinking about it, he said: "He is a madman, and he wants to beat a battalion out of the combat effectiveness of a division."

Feng Anbang suddenly became curious and asked, "What do you mean?" Isn't it a bit whimsical that a battalion fights a division. ”

Chen Haotian already roughly knew Shao Fei's battle plan, turned around and said, "So he's crazy." He once used 12 people to easily destroy armored units and artillery positions, and even killed all the wounded soldiers, doctors, and nurses in the Japanese field hospital, and the Japanese army also protested against the inhumanity of our army. There is also a rumor that he killed 200 devils in one night in Nanjing alone. ”

Feng Anbang exclaimed: "I have fought all my life, and I have never heard of it. It's apt to describe it as a madman. ”

Chen Haotian finally said: "Let's watch, the real show is at night, and the devil will have to pay the price of at least one brigade." Shao Fei is the ghost of the night. ”

After the devil was repulsed, Chen Haotian quickly ordered to change the defense, withdraw the first company, and replace it with the second company, the purpose of which was to ensure that the position had enough combat effectiveness. Before the second company set off, Chen Haotian specially instructed the commander of the second company to wait for the devil to get close to the fight, the purpose was to assist Shao Fei in his actions at night.

After each round of attacks, Chen Haotian would change his guard to a company, so that the replaced soldiers had enough time to rest. Until the end, Chen Haotian used the two companies together at the same time.

Chen Haotian's wheel battle barely stopped the Japanese army, and in the evening, the devil stopped the army and ceased the battle. The devil thought that the day's fighting had stopped, and that he could rest peacefully for the night and fight again tomorrow. But they didn't know that a nightmare awaited them, and the end of Sakamoto's detachment was imminent.

(PS: This chapter is not well written, forgive me.) They are the teachers of exhaustion, and I am the exhausted state. There are too many objective obstacles in life, constantly bombarding my little energy. ）

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