The Chinese troops had begun to approach Guangzhou step by step, and the outer defense system set up by the commander of the 21st Army, Lieutenant General Toshiyoshi Ando, was gradually beginning to be destroyed. rane?n? ???．? ｒ?ａ?ｎ?? ｅｎ`ｏｒｇ

At this time in Guangzhou, in the headquarters of the 21st Army.

With Sun Weiguo deploying the 201st Division of the Provisional Ninth Army in Zengcheng, the Honorary Fourth Division deployed in Huizhou, the Artillery Brigade strengthened the 201st Division to set up artillery positions on the periphery of Zengcheng, and the 152nd Division of the 62nd Army was stationed in Fogang, the 157th Division was stationed in Longmen, and the troops of the Provisional Sixth Division continued to launch exploratory attacks on the periphery of Qingyuan, and the Honorary Third Division of the New Seventh Army captured Wuhe Town, cutting off the connection between the Japanese army Guangning and Zhaoqing, and the Honorary Seventh Division began to approach Guangning, and the Provisional Fifth Division was approaching Zhaoqing.

Three armies, eight divisions, plus an artillery brigade began to make significant progress on the periphery of the Japanese army, especially the Japanese 106th Division, which has been completely cut off by the New Seventh Army, and the 111th Brigade and the 136th Brigade have begun to completely lose contact, and may be divided and surrounded by Chinese troops at any time.

The expression on Ando's face was not very good at this time, the 104th Division was surrounded and annihilated a 107th Brigade, and the remaining 132nd Brigade and the troops directly under the division headquarters were evacuated to Dongguan, but the 107th Brigade was completely annihilated, and the 107th Brigade was annihilated by the 107th Artillery Wing of the Independent Mountain Artillery.

It was only 14 November, and just one day after the battle began, he had lost more than 10,000 men in an infantry brigade and an artillery wing, which made Ando Toshiyoshi very angry.

It's just that now for Ando Toshiyoshi, he can't pursue the losses of the 107th Brigade and the 10th Wing of the Independent Mountain Artillery, he must solve the problem of the 106th Division.

The 111th Brigade of the 106th Division is currently assembled in Guangning, and they can get in touch with the troops of the 18th Division of Qingyuan, but the headquarters of the 106th Division, the 136th Brigade and the troops directly under the division headquarters are here in Zhaoqing, and they have temporarily lost contact with the 111th Brigade.

"Your Excellency Commander, Wuhe Town has fallen into the hands of the Zhina troops, if they go south along the Suijiang River, once the Zhina troops capture Sihui, the consequences will be unimaginable, as long as the Sihui falls into the hands of the Zhina troops, then the Sihui Zhina troops will definitely attack Huaxian with the Zengcheng Zhina troops, once Huaxian is lost, the back road of the Qingyuan Eighteenth Division will be cut off, we must heavily defend Sihui to prevent Sihui from falling into the hands of the Zhina troops."

Ando Toshiyoshi was standing in front of the map and pondering, and the chief of staff of the 21st Army Major General came to Ando Toshiyoshi, he pointed to the location of the four meetings on the map, and said in a solemn tone.

Sihui was only 40 kilometers from Zhaoqing and only 60 kilometers from Guangzhou, and if it was lost, it would be very dangerous for the Japanese army.

And once Sihui is lost, then Huaxian, which is located between Sihui and Zengcheng, will also face a threat, if Huaxian is also lost, the 18th Division deployed by the Japanese army in Qingyuan will be directly divided on the periphery, in that case, the Chinese troops can easily encircle and annihilate the 18th Division.

At present, the 18th Division is responsible for the defense between Guangning and Qingyuan, and between Qingyuan and Huaxian, and the 23rd Brigade and the 35th Brigade have set up brigade headquarters in Qingyuan and Huaxian respectively.

The 106th Brigade Headquarters of the 111th Division was established in Quang Ninh, and after the loss of Wuhe Town, the 111th Brigade began to shrink the main force to Quang Ninh, while the 136th Brigade and Regiment troops followed the division headquarters to assemble in Zhaoqing, and the Japanese troops began to focus on defending towns, and they also knew that once these towns were lost, the periphery of the Japanese defense system would have no advantage.

For the commander of the 21st Army, Ando Toshiki, focusing on the defense of the four will now be the most important thing, especially after the loss of Zengcheng, the four will definitely not be lost.

"Immediately contact the 111 Brigade and Order the 111 Brigade to abandon Guangning and start stationing in Sihui, the 106th Division Headquarters commands the 136th Brigade, with the artillery wing directly under the division and regimental headquarters, the engineer wing, and the baggage wing are stationed in Zhaoqing, the Guards Mixed Brigade is stationed in Foshan, the 38th Division is stationed in Guangdong, the 23rd Brigade of the 18th Division is stationed in Qingyuan, the 18th Division is led by the regimental headquarters and the 35th Brigade is stationed in Huaxian, and the 104th Division is commanded by the 132nd Brigade and the troops directly under the division and regimental headquarters to be stationed in Huizhou."

At the same time, the 22nd Cavalry Brigade, the 104th Cavalry Brigade, the 106th Cavalry Brigade, the 38th Search Wing of the 38th Division, the 11th Squadron, the 51st Squadron, and the 52nd Squadron of armored vehicles directly under the army were dispatched to form an agitated force and assemble in Guangzhou to stand by. At the same time, the 8th Wing of the Heavy Artillery was assigned to the Guards Mixed Brigade to fight, and the 2nd Wing of the Heavy Artillery was assigned to the 23rd Brigade to fight, and all the units directly under the army immediately returned to Guangzhou to enter the position. ”

"The 20th Division of the Appeasement Army was ordered to be stationed in Huaxian, the 30th Division to be stationed in Qingyuan, the 43rd Division to be stationed in Zhaoqing, the 44th Division to be stationed in Sihui, and the 45th Division to be stationed in Guangzhou. All units of the Pacification Army were to be under the command of the Imperial Army, and those who disobeyed the order were shot on the spot. ”

Toshiyoshi Ando stared at the map, and after listening to the advice of the chief of staff of the major general, he immediately began to give orders.

Sun Weiguo deployed three armies, eight divisions, and one artillery brigade to attack the positions of the Japanese troops, while Ando Toshiyoshi deployed three divisions, five infantry brigades, and five artillery wings, and at the same time, on the periphery, Ando Toshiyoshi also deployed four puppet army divisions to strengthen the Japanese defense.

In the defensive position of the inner line of Foshan and Guangzhou, Ando Toshiyoshi deployed one division after another mixed brigade troops, and at the same time strengthened a large number of troops directly under the army for defense.

With Ando Toshikichi's order, the puppet army troops that had been stationed near Guangzhou took the lead in starting to act, and they quickly assembled towards the designated place.

The Japanese units also began to mobilize, and the troops of the 111 Brigade quickly advanced to Sihui, and they directly abandoned Quang Ninh.

The Chinese troops, under the command of Sun Weiguo, captured the periphery and tore apart Ando's perimeter defense system, and Ando Toshiyoshi had to abandon some towns to shrink the defensive line.

At nine o'clock in the morning of the 14th, in the front command of the Fourth Theater of Operations in Yingde, as the troops of the provisional Sixth Division as the reserve began to be put into operation, Sun Weiguo had not many reserves in his hands, and the troops of the 65th Army, which served as the strategic reserve, began to be transferred to the front line by Sun Weiguo.

The troops of the New Seventh Army were stationed in Wuhe Town, and the troops of the Temporary Ninth Army were stationed in Zengcheng, and Sun Weiguo saw hope.

As long as the troops of the New Seventh Army move south along the Suijiang River to capture Sihui, then the New Seventh Army and the Temporary Ninth Army can flank Huaxian, and once Huaxian is captured, the Japanese army in Qingyuan will be completely divided in the periphery.

Sun Weiguo transferred the troops of the 65th Army this time, intending to use this new force to win the four meetings in one fell swoop.

"The commander-in-chief, Chen Zhengwei, the honorary commander of the 7th Division, sent a telegram that the Japanese troops were beginning to abandon Quang Ninh, and that this Japanese army was now moving south on the east bank of the Suijiang River, and they seemed to be preparing to march towards Sihui. Commander-in-chief, it seems that the Japanese army is planning to readjust its defensive deployment. ”

Gao Shen Ge Haifeng came to Sun Weiguo's side, and he saluted Sun Weiguo and reported. (To be continued.) )