In the command post of the Eastern Henan Corps, General Xue Yue was tossed and turned because the whereabouts of the main force of the Japanese army were unknown, he knew that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and he understood the old man's thoughts, and now they urgently needed a hearty victory to respond to those doubts. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Now the more than 100,000 elites of the Central Army under his command have surrounded tens of thousands of elites of the Tufei Yuan Division in the Lanfeng area, and the Inner Huangcheng and Yifeng Cities have been recovered by them one after another.

But General Xue Yue also knew in his heart that his opponent was the sinister and cunning Kenji Dohihara, a Chinese expert who had been engaged in spy work on Chinese soil for many years, and he did not dare to be careless, fearing that this trapped beast with bared fangs would bite back.

"Have you figured out where the enemy's main forces are going?" Xue Wen raised his bloodshot eyes and asked the combat staff officer.

The combat staff officer shook his head and said, "We have already issued reconnaissance orders to all units on the front line, and there is no feedback yet. ”

Xue Yue was obviously very dissatisfied with this answer, and after a pause, he continued to ask, "Is there any sign of enemy troops gathering in the direction of Lan Feng City?" ”

The operational staff officer replied: "Yesterday when it was dark, Commander Gui reported that no enemy situation had been found, and they were steadily advancing. ”

Xue Yue still felt uneasy, he paced in the small command post, looked out the window, the sky in the distance was already white, he turned his head and ordered: "Call and ask again, I think the Tufei Yuan Division is very likely to break through to the west as judged by the deputy commander of the 74th Army." ”

"Jingle Bell ......" Just as the combat staff officer was about to call to inquire, the telephone suddenly rang urgently.

"Hey, this is the ...... of the General Headquarters" the operational staff officer picked up the phone.

"What, the Japanese army captured Lanfeng City last night?!"

When General Xue Yue heard this, he also lost his former composure, and hurriedly went over to grab the phone and asked about the situation, the call was from the 102nd Division of the 8th Army guarding Dangshan, they were coming from the direction of Lanfeng, and they were encountering a fierce attack.

"What about Gui Yongqing's 27th Army!? How could they lose Lan Feng? General Xue Yue roared almost with a roar, because he knew what it meant for Lan Feng to be lost.

There was almost a cry on the other side of the phone: "Chief Xue, the 27th Army may have been wiped out, or it may have been evacuated, the Japanese army is attacking fiercely, and I am asking for reinforcements from the Dangshan position!" ”

Xue Yue calmed down, took a deep breath and said: "Reinforcements will arrive soon, you must hold Dangshan, if you lose Dangshan, come and see you!" ”

The phone hung up, but General Xue Yue's fluctuating state of mind was difficult to calm down for a long time, and overnight, Lan Feng, who was well equipped to guard the army, was lost, if he was completely annihilated, he would not believe it, there was only one possibility, that is, Gui Yongqing evacuated without authorization.

"Immediately telegraph to all departments, stop the attack, stand by in place, order the 8th Army to send people to quickly reinforce Dangshan, and, quickly find out what is going on with Lan Feng City, what is going on with Gui Yongqing?!"

The atmosphere of solemnity was enveloped in the headquarters, the staff officers were busy, the messengers came out in all directions, and various orders were quickly sent to the troops through the radio waves.

Soon the commander, General Xue Yue, figured out the ins and outs of the matter, Gui Yongqing's 27th Army fled without a fight, and the 88th Division that remained in Lanfeng also withdrew after heavy losses, resulting in the Japanese army capturing Lanfeng overnight, and the encirclement that had been hard to operate was torn open.

"Gui Yongqing damn it!" General Xue Yue couldn't help but curse loudly, but thinking that he was the proud protégé of the chairman of the committee, a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart.

"Send a report to the Wuhan Military Commission, truthfully report the cause and effect of the incident, and how to deal with it in the future, our corps is waiting for orders." In the end, General Xue Yue could only ask the staff officers to report the emergency situation to Wuhan.

The loss of Lan Feng completely disrupted the plan of encircling and annihilating the Tufei Yuan Division, although Yang Ling judged in advance and reported the situation, but it did not receive enough attention from the command post, resulting in the current situation.

The order to stop the attack and stand by quickly was conveyed to the troops, and the troops who were attacking forward had to pause and ask each other what was going on.

Yang Ling was also silent for a long time after hearing the news of the loss of Lanfeng, if he had recalled the details of the battle of Lanfeng earlier, maybe it would not have happened now, but now it is irreparable, just looking forward to the future war, he can recall the details more and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

The Supreme Military Commission in Wuhan attached great importance to the Battle of Lanfeng and it, but when the news of the loss of Lanfeng came back, even the chairman of the committee, who had always been moody, couldn't help but scold his mother.

But scolding and scolding, the top priority now is how to save it, so soon the Military Commission sent a telegram to Xue Yue, ordering him to immediately organize his troops, and be sure to block the Tufei Yuan Division that broke through and complete the annihilation.

After all, Lanfeng had been lost, so the Military Commission transferred Hu Zongnan's 17th Army Corps to the battlefield to surround Lanfeng and Luowangzhai from west to east, while the troops commanded by Xue Yue attacked from east to west to form an encirclement again.

In view of the precedent of Gui Yongqing's 27th Army withdrawing without authorization, the Military Commission issued an instruction requiring all armies to obey the command of Commander-in-Chief Xue.

Under the great attention of the Military Commission, General Xue Yue, who was somewhat discouraged, had to readjust his subordinates and organize a new offensive.

"Order the 71st Army to attack Lanfeng, be sure to recapture Lanfeng!"

"Order the 64th Army to capture the first line of Luo Wangji!"

"Order the 27th Army and the 74th Army to attack forward, compress the enemy's living space, and cut off their supply channels!"

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One after another orders were issued from Xue Yue's headquarters, and the troops that had rested for half a day were like the gears of a machine, and they turned rapidly again, and the battlefield was once again shrouded in gunsmoke.

In a sparse wood, the 301st Regiment of the 151st Brigade, which was temporarily resting here, also received an operational order for redeployment.

"The task given to our regiment by the division headquarters is to capture Luowang Station before dawn on the 26th, open up the Longhai line, and let the dozens of military trains stranded on the railway withdraw to Zhengzhou." Regiment commander Zhang Handuo pointed to a small station on the map and read out the combat order issued by the division headquarters.

"We don't know how many devils there are at Luowang Station, and we don't know how many devils we will encounter on the road, and we only have twenty hours to spare, so you have to be mentally prepared."

After hearing the words of the regiment commander, the battalion and company commanders at the meeting all gasped, this is really a difficult task, and it is estimated that it is very suspenseful to complete such a task.

"Tuanzao, let's not mention how many devils there are at Luowang Station, twenty hours of running so far, I'm afraid I'm tired before I can run, how can this battle be fought?" The commander of the first battalion, Lu Xing, frowned.

Zhang Handuo said with a dark face: "The division headquarters has issued a death order, so even if we are tired from running, we must run to Luowang Station on time and capture it!" ”

Yang Ling saw that Zhang Handuo had come back with such a death order, and he sighed helplessly and said, "Since this is the case, we can only bite the bullet." ”

"I propose to draw the best forces to form an assault force, carrying only weapons and ammunition, so that it may be possible to arrive and attack on time, and the rest will follow with reinforcements." Yang Ling also put forward his own suggestions.

Now there are many wounded and sick in the team, if the whole regiment acts together, it will inevitably affect the speed, in order to complete the task of capturing Luowang Station, the elite can only go first, throwing away all the burdens.

"I agree." The head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo, agreed with Yang Ling's opinion without hesitation, after all, it was too difficult for the entire regiment to act together and arrive on time, let alone capture Luowang Station on time.