Zhang Youquan put down his telescope and looked disbelief: "This little Japanese took the wrong medicine, right? He was a infantry brigade, as well as artillery and tanks, and he even became a rat when facing our battalion. The captain, why do I think this is a bit unreliable? The little Japanese are not playing tricks, right?

Xu Shijiu pondered and didn't say anything. He also felt that things were abnormal. After the Battle of Shanghai, the combat effectiveness of the National Army and the Japanese Army had been seriously unbalanced. The Japanese army was well equipped and trained, and had practical experience, and the combat effectiveness was stronger. After losing a lot of equipment and veterans, the combat effectiveness of the National Army showed an extremely serious decline.

When the battle of Xuzhou was in the battle, a Japanese infantry squadron dared to fight one regiment of the Kuomintang army, an infantry brigade could defeat one division of the Kuomintang army, and a division dared to fight against more than a dozen main divisions of the Kuomintang army. In the battle of Taierzhuang, Li Zongren mobilized more than 30 elite divisions, including Tang Enbo's army, and barely severely damaged the Segu Detachment of the 10th Division. In the end, it was not possible to completely wipe out, and the remnants of the Shugu Detachment broke through to Yi County.

There was a brigade on the opposite side of the Japanese, as well as artillery and tanks, but it was a defensive posture towards the 19th National Team. This was indeed a bit unusual. No matter how sharp Xu Shijiu's sense of battlefield was and how outstanding the battle situation analysis ability was, he could not guess what the Japanese gourd was selling.

In fact, Xu Shijiu and Zhang You were all thinking it was complicated, but Hei Xiazi said in one sentence: "Captain, the commander of the Japanese army opposite is probably a cowardly guy."

Xu Shijiu shook his head and ordered: "Send the order, and the platoons and platoons stepped up the construction of fortifications, and continued to lurk. Without my order, we will never be allowed to attack rashly."

The 19th Brigade and the 38th Japanese Infantry Regiment were in a strange confrontation on the Shanfeng Highway. However, the 174th Brigade of the 58th Division, led by the brigade commander Zhu Qi, rushed to Fengxian County. From Huanggang via Cai Tangji, Zhuji went to Fengxian County without a road, only a small road to walk. More than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the 174th Brigade were forced to march in double columns, and the team was pulled out for several miles.

However, walking on a small road also has the advantage of walking on a small road, because both sides of the road are wheat fields or corn fields, otherwise they will be covered with trees. The Kuomintang army wore grass-green military uniforms and marched in the tree-shaded fields very hidden. In addition, the small Japanese aviation reconnaissance missile was flying over from Jinan and Tianjin to conduct reconnaissance. The air stagnation time was not long enough, and the center of reconnaissance was still in Zaozhuang and Linyi. So until the 174th Brigade approached Wanggou, more than ten miles away from the western suburbs of Fengxian, the small Japanese had not noticed that something was wrong.

When he arrived in Wanggou, Fengxian was already close. Zhu Qi sent a scout to reconnaissance the movements of the Japanese army in Fengxian, and ordered the troops to rest on the spot. Wanggou is a relatively large market town. When he heard the arrival of the National Army, the people in the town went out one after another. This person carried a kettle and the basket, and sent tea, eggs, cooked potatoes, sweet potatoes and other flowing water to the soldiers of the National Army. The people knew that the National Army was here to protect them, so they were very enthusiastic.

The Yellow River in this era has not flooded for a long time, so the lives of the people in Henan are still quite prosperous, but all this will end soon. With the defeat of the national army and the fall of Xuzhou, Chiang Kai-shek was furiously ordered the explosion of Huayuankou, which resulted in a yellow area that stretched for hundreds of kilometers, with millions drowning and tens of millions of people displaced.

The formation of the Yellow River Flood Zone further caused serious ecological imbalance in the Huanghuai River Basin. In the following years, severe drought occurred in Henan. By the 31st year of the Republic of China (194), drought spread to more than 100 counties in Henan. Then there was a locust plague, and the farmland particles were not harvested, resulting in an unprecedented great hunger, and more than three million people starved to death.

The scouts sent out came back soon, and there was no abnormality between the Japanese troops in Fengxian.

What made Zhu Qi even more happy was that the reconnaissance platoon sent out captured a plainclothes team who went out. After a little inquiring about the plainclothes team, he said that he would pour beans on the beans. When he learned that the division headquarters of the 16th Division of the Little Japan was in Fengxian County, and there was only one infantry brigade left in Fengxian County, Zhu Qi was so excited that he cursed.

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the 174th Brigade had recovered after a short rest. In addition, it was too late, which was just right for the National Army to take advantage of the night battle. The brigade commander of the 174th Brigade Zhu Qi decisively issued an order, with Li Song's 348th Regiment taking the lead in the attack, and the 347th Regiment as the reserve team, ready to block the possible Japanese reinforcements.

With the cover of night, Li Song led more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the 348th Regiment to the designated attack position. The hour hand was pointed at 6 o'clock in the evening. With the launch of a red signal flare, more than 600 officers and soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 348th Regiment jumped from the ground and screamed and launched an attack on the west gate of Fengxian County under the leadership of battalion commander Li Shouqing.

For the Japanese, the battle started suddenly.

Nakajima Aogo is almost sixty years old, and he was injured when he participated in the Russo-Japanese War in his early years. His physical condition has always been poor, so he was ready to rest early. However, as soon as the old Japanese lay down on the tatami, a "swoosh" roared outside, and then a faint red light illuminated the paper-paste door.

Although the old Japanese devil of Nakajima was not young, his reaction was not slow and he sat up immediately.

When Nakajima Imago walked into the division headquarters' combat room, gunshots from the west gate of Toyo Prefecture had already sounded. Major General Shinohara Jiro, commander of the 30th Infantry Brigade, Colonel Yoshio Mizawa, Chief of Staff of the 16th Division, and several senior staff from the division headquarters had all gathered in the combat room.

The 16th Division is a horse-drawn division with four infantry corpses under its jurisdiction, which also has the Cavalry Regiment, Field Artillery Regiment, Engineer Regiment and the 16th Corps. In addition, there are communication teams directly under the division headquarters, health teams, gun repair institutes and field hospitals.

At this time, the 19th Infantry Brigade (the 9th Infantry Regiment and the 16th Infantry Regiment) had already formed a separate grassland detachment and cooperated with the 13th Division of the Central China to attack Dangshan. The Field Artillery Regiment, the 16th Engineer Regiment and the 16th Column Army were all assigned to the grassland detachment.

The Cavalry Regiment was left behind, but the Cavalry Regiment originally had only two cavalry squadrons. One of them had been sent to Shan County. I originally wanted to test the details of the National Army, but the news had not been heard back until now. I could think of it with my toes that this cavalry squadron must have been eaten by the National Army.

The 33rd Infantry Regiment went to Pei Prefecture again. The combat troops left in Feng Prefecture were only one brigade of the 38th Infantry Regiment, and the troops' ammunition reserves were almost gone, and the details of the national army were completely unclear. Therefore, senior officers such as Jiro Shinohara, Yoshio Mizawa, and the deputy captain of the 38th Infantry Regiment were a little nervous.

It’s okay to be nervous. If there are several regiments or even several divisions of the National Army that suddenly appear outside Fengxian Town, then the division headquarters of the 16th Division will likely become the first division headquarters to be annihilated by the National Army since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, and Imago Nakajima will also become the first division commander to be shot or captured by the National Army.

This is a big deal for the Japanese army.

After bowing to Nakajima Imago, Mizawa Yoshio said, "Teacher Commander, the garrison force in Toyoshi County is too thin. Will you order Kawasan to come back? Or Yu Qian will transfer the 33rd Infantry Regiment back from Pei County?"

"No, let's wait and see first." Nakajima Isago seemed to care. This old Japanese devil was not acting to stabilize the morale of the army, but really didn't care. There was no reason why the old Japanese devil was so confident. Although there was only one brigade of the combat troops of the Japanese in Fengxian, in addition to this infantry brigade, the division headquarters also had direct communication teams, health teams, gun repair offices and several field hospitals. These non-combatants combined had more than 2,000 people. Moreover, non-combatants were actually under strict military training, and they could participate in the battle as long as they were given weapons.

The most important thing is that Fengxian is only more than fifty miles away from Peixian County and less than a hundred miles away from Dangshan. Once Fengxian is in a hurry, the 33rd Infantry Regiment of Peixian and the grassland detachment of Dangshan can return to the rescue at any time. Nakajima Atsugo doesn't think that the Japanese company stayed in Fengxian waiting for Peixian County, and the Japanese army in Dangshan can't hold on for a few hours after returning to the rescue.

When the battle in Fengxian started, Feng Shengfa was waiting for news at the 58th Division headquarters in Liukou Township.

Due to the lack of technical equipment and technical personnel, the radio stations were generally only equipped with division-level combat units. Feng Shengfa spent all his efforts to equip the 17th Brigade and the 174th Brigade each with a radio station. Regiments below the brigade and battalion-level combat units could only rely on the two legs of the communications soldiers, and at most they were matched with horses.

Of course, the 19th Brigade is definitely an exception. Feng Shengfa specially equipped the 19th Brigade with a radio station.

In the evening, Feng Shengfa estimated that the 174th Brigade was about to arrive in Fengxian County, so he asked the communication class of the division headquarters to call the 174th Brigade continuously, but the radio station of the 174th Brigade was turned off and could not be contacted. In fact, Zhu Qi forgot that he had lived without a radio station before, but now he suddenly had a radio station and was a little uncomfortable. Until the squad leader of the communication class couldn't help but come and asked for instructions, Zhu Qi quickly let the computer start and finally contacted the division headquarters.

Through radio waves, Fengxian's intelligence was quickly fed back to the division headquarters of the 58th Division.

After reading the telegram, Feng Shengfa was no longer calm. The division headquarters of the 16th Division was in Feng County?

Chief of Staff Yang Shaoren couldn't help but said excitedly: "Secretary, this 16th Division has killed many of our compatriots in Nanjing. The old devil, Nakajima, was extremely crazy. If this old devil can really be destroyed in Fengxian County this time, we will have an explanation for the hundreds of thousands of unjust souls in Nanjing.

"Pa" Feng Shengfa slapped the table heavily and said sternly, "I didn't say anything, I'll drop him."

After saying that, Feng Shengfa picked up the phone and yelled at the microphone: "I am Feng Shengfa, please join me in the military headquarters."

After a while, the phone was connected, Feng Shengfa said again: "Military, I am Feng Shengfa. I just got the news that the division headquarters of the 16th Division of the Little Japan is in Feng County, and there is only one brigade of military commander. This is a good opportunity. Nakajima Shimao, the old devil, burned, killed and plundered in Nanjing, and his hands were covered with the blood of the Chinese people. Now it is time for this old devil to repay his blood debt."

"The military captain is sure to encircle and annihilate a Japanese infantry brigade with a brigade of troops. However, considering that the Japanese army is in Dangshan and Pei County has heavy troops stationed in Pei County, Beishi requested that Pei immediately approach Feng County and be responsible for blocking the Japanese reinforcements. Then, the military captain came forward to coordinate with Commander-in-Chief Xue and requested the 8th Army that the military must contain the Japanese army in Dangshan and not order them to return to Feng County."

After putting down the phone, Feng Shengfa ordered Yang Shaoren to say, "Chief of Staff, send a message to Fang Riying immediately. The main force of the 17th Brigade should not go to Shan County anymore, and ask him to lead the troops to Feng County immediately to reinforce the 174th Brigade." Although Feng Shengfa believed that it was enough for the 174th Brigade and the 19th Brigade to besiege Feng County, he decided to transfer the 17th Brigade to the 17th Brigade to the war. This is the lion Botu mentioned in the art of war. This time, he could not let Nakajima Atsugo no matter what.

After that, Feng Shengfa asked the communication consultant around him again and said, "Is there any contact between the 19th Brigade?"

"Not yet." The communications officer shook his head and replied, "The radio station of the 19th Brigade has been shut down."
Chapter completed!