The blood of the Anti-Japanese War stained the mountains and rivers

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

Xue Yue still felt restless. He paced in the small command post and looked out the window. The sky in the distance had already turned pale. It is possible to break out to the west as judged by Deputy Commander Yang of the 74th Army."

"Dinglingling..." Just as the combat staff was about to make a call to inquire, the phone suddenly rang.

"Hello, this is the general headquarters..." The combat staff officer picked up the phone.

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

General Xue Yue also lost his usual composure when he heard this. He hurried over to grab the phone and inquired about the situation. The call was from the 8nd Division of the 102th Army guarding Dangshan Mountain. They were coming from Lanfeng in an endless stream. They are under fierce attack.

"Where's Gui Yongqing's 27th Army!? How could they lose Lan Feng?" General Xue Yue almost roared, because he knew what Lan Feng's loss meant.

There was almost a cry from the phone: "Mr. Xue, the 27th Army may have been wiped out, or it may have withdrawn. The Japanese army is attacking fiercely. 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 guard Dangshan, if you lose Dangshan, come and see me!"

The phone was hung up, but General Xue Yue's fluctuating state of mind was difficult to calm down for a long time. In one night, a whole well-equipped army guard Lan Feng was lost. If he said that he was wiped out, he would never believe it. There is only one possibility, and that is that Gui Yongqing evacuated without authorization.

"Immediately call all the ministries to stop the attack, stand by and order the 8th Army to send reinforcements to Dangshan quickly. Also, quickly find out what happened to Lanfeng City, what happened to Gui Yongqing?!"

A chill atmosphere enveloped the headquarters, the staff members became busy, orderers came out everywhere, and various orders were quickly sent to the various units through 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, which stayed behind in Lanfeng, also withdrew after suffering heavy losses, causing the Japanese army to capture Lanfeng overnight. The hard-working encirclement was torn open.

"Damn Gui Yongqing!" General Xue Yue couldn't help cursing loudly, but when he thought that he was the chairman's favorite student, he felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

"Send a report to the Wuhan Military Commission, truthfully report the cause and effect of the matter, and how to deal with it in the future, our Corps will wait for orders." In the end, General Xue Yue could only ask the staff to report the emergency to Wuhan.

Lan Feng's fall completely disrupted the plan to encircle and wipe out the Tufeiyuan Division. Although Yang Ling judged and reported the situation in advance, he did not get enough attention from the command post, which led to the current situation.

The order to stop the attack and stand by was quickly conveyed to all the troops. The troops that were attacking forward had to stop and ask each other what happened. Such a good situation was ruined in vain.

Yang Ling also remained silent for a long time after hearing the news of Lan Feng's fall. If he had recalled the details of Lan Feng's battle earlier, perhaps such a thing would not have happened now, but it is irreparable now, and he just looks forward to the future battle. Be able to recall more details and avoid repeating the same mistakes.

The Supreme Military Committee of Wuhan attached great importance to the battle of Lanfeng, but when the news of Lanfeng's fall came back, even the chairman of the committee, who had always been calm, couldn't help scolding his mother.

However, the top priority now is how to save them, so soon the Military Commission sent a telegram to Xue Yue, ordering him to immediately organize troops to stop the Tufeiyuan Division that broke through and complete the annihilation.

After all, Lanfeng had already fallen, so the Military Commission dispatched Hu Zongnan's 17th Army Corps into the battlefield, encircling Lanfeng and Luowangzhai from west to east, while the troops commanded by Xue Yue attacked from east to west, forming a new encirclement circle.

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

Under the high attention of the Military Commission, the somewhat disheartened General Xue Yue had to readjust his subordinates and organize a new offensive.

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

"Order the 64th Army to capture the front line of Luowangji!"

"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 order after another was issued from Xue Yue's headquarters, and the troops that had been resting for half a day were like the gears of a machine, turning rapidly again, and the battlefield was once again shrouded in gunpowder smoke.

In a sparse forest, the 151st Regiment of the 301st Brigade, who was temporarily staying here for rest, also received a combat order after 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 dozens of military supplies stranded on the railway be withdrawn to Zhengzhou." Zhang Handuo, the regiment leader, pointed to a small station on the map , reading 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 [-] hours, so everyone should be mentally prepared."

After hearing the head's words, all the battalion and company commanders in the meeting took a breath. This is really a difficult task, and it is estimated that it is very difficult to complete such a task.

"Tuan Zuo, don't talk about how many devils there are at Luowang Station. After [-] hours of raiding so far, I'm afraid I'll be exhausted before I reach it. How can I fight this battle?" First Battalion Commander Lu Xing frowned.

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

Seeing that Zhang Handuo came back with such a death order, Yang Ling sighed helplessly and said, "In this case, we can only bite the bullet."

"I suggest mobilizing elite forces to form an assault force, carrying only weapons and ammunition, so that they may be able to arrive on time and launch an attack, and the rest will follow up with reinforcements." Yang Ling also put forward his own suggestion.

Now that there are many wounded and sick in the team, if the whole regiment moves together, it will inevitably affect the speed. In order to complete the task of capturing Luowang Station, the elite can only go first and leave all the burden behind.

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

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"Brother Yang, I will lead the assault troops of the three companies one step ahead, and you will stay in the regiment and take charge of the command."

After quickly finalizing the battle plan, the head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo, was going to personally lead the team to carry out this mission. He attached great importance to this raid to capture Luowang Station.

Yang Ling shook his head and retorted: "You are the highest officer in the regiment, how can you lead the team in an assault in person, if there is a mistake, I can't explain it to the brigade, let me lead the team."

"Brother Yang, the mission is tight this time. If our regiment can't fight well, then our regiment will not be able to hold its head up after being in the brigade, and there will be no priority in the supply of weapons and soldiers in the future, so I'll take people there personally." Well, anyway, you sit in the regiment and I sit in the same town."

"Tuan Zuo, don't argue with me. You stay and I go. Even if you run to your death and die from exhaustion, you will capture Luowang Station on time. Please believe me."

The old smoker also chimed in and said: "Tuan Zuo, you can stay in the regiment and take command. Let's follow Deputy Yang Tuan to ensure that the battle will be well fought."

Looking at Yang Ling's firm gaze, Zhang Handuo was silent for a while, but finally couldn't help but compromise, and agreed that Yang Ling, the deputy head of the regiment, would lead the team to attack Luowang Station, and he would follow up with the rest of the team.

"Brother Yang, the master has repeatedly explained the importance of capturing Luowang Station. If the railway cannot be opened, once those military trains full of supplies fall into the hands of the devils, then we will be guilty of a great crime, so we must take it down on time, please. gone."

"Our assault force will definitely go all out and won't embarrass our regiment."

Hearing Yang Ling's sonorous and forceful voice, Zhang Handuo's tense face eased a little, he squeezed out a smile and said, "I don't worry if you do things."

He stepped forward and put his arms around Yang Ling's shoulders and said, "Come on, let's pick someone."

Because it was a long-distance raid mission, when selecting the assault troops, Yang Ling focused on selecting soldiers with good physical fitness and no injuries, and quickly selected brothers from three companies to carry out the mission.

These brothers were all trained by Yang Ling, and they were very familiar with each other. When they heard that they were going to make a long-distance raid on Luowang Station, some were excited, while others were apprehensive. After all, a long-distance raid was no joke.

Yang Ling gathered more than 400 brothers from the three companies, and held a pre-war mobilization meeting in the woods. Looking at the brothers with live ammunition, Yang Ling lowered his hands, and there was a sudden silence.

"Brothers, what we are doing this time is a forced march mission. Not only do we have to run to Luowang Station in a short time, but we also have to capture it! Now we don't know what will happen on the road. Luowang Station has We don’t even know how many enemies there are, so this is a severe test for us! I’ve said my ugly words before, if you don’t want to join the assault force, if you bring it up now, I won’t force you.”

After the brothers heard it, there was a buzz, but no one stood up to quit, which made Yang Ling very satisfied.

"Okay, they're all kind men!" Yang Ling praised the brothers who participated in the assault force, making them very useful, with smiles on their faces.

"Now I order you to throw away all the sundries on your body, keep only guns and ammunition and a day's dry food. Everyone must move forward lightly. When encountering enemies along the way, don't be obsessed with fighting. You must keep running and don't stop!"

When they heard about throwing things, some brothers still hesitated and secretly hid small objects in their clothes and shoes. After all, they had fought these few battles and seized a lot of things, and they were going to exchange money on the black market after the battle.

Yang Ling winked at Old Smoker, who understood.

"Throw it away, throw it away, why the hell are you dawdling, waiting for cubs!"