"Excuse me, the Japanese announced that the Chinese lunatic has been burned to death in Yehu Mountain!"
"Excuse me, a generation of generals has fallen!"
"Excuse me. Special commissioner of the Supervision Corps. He fell into the enemy's trap by mistake. His life or death is uncertain!"
"Outside of the line, out of line! He died before he left the army. The Chinese lunatic hated Yehu Mountain!"
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The next day, newspapers in major cities published the news of the Dragon Boat Festival's death on their front pages.
Some newspapers believe that Duanwu is dead, but some newspapers are saying that Duanwu has just disappeared.
But in any case, Dragon Boat Festival has lost news at this time. Even the people supervising the corps couldn't find him.
At the same time, Li Zhongren felt that something was not good. Regardless of life or death during the Dragon Boat Festival, our morale was seriously affected, and the Japs were very likely to launch a counterattack against Taierzhuang immediately.
But the battle in Taierzhuang is not over yet. So Li Zhongren immediately issued a general attack order.
The 52nd Army, 85th Army, and 75th Army were ordered to quickly launch a fierce offensive against the enemy in the Taierzhuang area.
But at the same time, the little devils who were trapped in Taierzhuang also received the news that they were burned to death in Yehu Mountain during the Dragon Boat Festival. They knew that their hope was coming.
Relying on Taierzhuang's basic offensive, the little devils continued to resist stubbornly, launching barricade battles with the Chinese army, and even occasionally fighting a few counterattacks, which made the entire battle situation anxious again.
At this moment, Li Zhongren received news from the military command. Since the battle between the Japanese army on the northern front and the Supervision Corps had ended, the Japanese troops who had withdrawn to the northern front had begun to move south. The battle of Taierzhuang must be fought quickly.
So Li Zhongren immediately requested air force support and did not hesitate to use a handful of 27 bombers to bomb the Japanese positions in the northeast and northwest of Taierzhuang.
The little Japanese failed to fight, and finally blew up the difficult-to-move materials that night and fled towards Yixian County.
When Li Zhongren heard the news of the Japanese army's retreat, he was worried about the battle in Taierzhuang, so he rushed to Taierzhuang himself to direct the battle.
The left-wing corps, mainly composed of Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army, and the right-wing corps, mainly composed of Tang Enbo and Feng Yizhong's 20th Army, carried out large-scale division and encirclement in Taierzhuang and its surrounding areas.
Sun Lianzhong, who had been responsible for the peripheral defense, was excited when he heard that his troops would be transferred to the front line to fight. He immediately issued an order for the entire army to rush to the front line battlefield.
Sun Lianzhong's troops, because they were almost on the defensive in the previous battles, were quite brave in combat. They braved the hail of bullets from the little Japs and rushed directly to the Japs' position. The Japanese's idea of relying on the streets to start street fighting was immediately shattered.
And the little devil once again felt the bravery of the Chinese soldiers.
Under the fierce attack of Sun Lianzhong's troops, the little Japanese were quickly defeated and defeated.
To the north of Taierzhuang, the sound of gunfire was also constant, and Tang Enbo's regiment also launched a fierce attack on Zhang Guangsan's headquarters of Chaoxian Division.
Zhang Guangsan saw that there were densely packed Chinese soldiers in front of the position, and he no longer had the idea of loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. He immediately ordered the troops to retreat across the board, hoping that reinforcements would arrive soon.
However, the reinforcements were still hundreds of miles away from their position at this time, but they were already defeated. Their weapons and ammunition were severely lost. Even the motor vehicles they relied on for survival were mostly destroyed. How easy was it to break through?
The whole army was like a lost dog, being chased by various Chinese ministries was like a rat crossing the street.
Seeing this, Li Zhongren was overjoyed and ordered all ministries to pursue them fiercely. They must not let go of these Japanese and puppet troops.
After a day and night of fierce fighting, the entire Japanese and puppet army was wiped out. Even Zhang Guangsan was unable to escape from Taierzhuang. All members of his Chaoxian division, including his Chaoxian division, were killed, leaving no one alive.
At this point, the Battle of Taierzhuang ended, more than 20,000 Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized, which once again severely dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army.
This was an inspiring battle and gave great confidence to the Chinese soldiers fighting the war across the country.
But behind this confidence, there is a lingering haze, which is the death of Dragon Boat Festival.
It has been three days, and there has been no news about Dragon Boat Festival.
Shangguan Zhibiao and others who had returned to Wanjialing were worried. Zhu Shengzhong and Lao Shou were even more regretful. They both felt that they should not have allowed Tuan Zuo to leave alone with the Special First Battalion.
And Tang Jiujiu was in tears all day long. Once she heard any news, she would be extremely nervous.
However, at this moment, a group of troops wearing Japanese military uniforms suddenly appeared at the foot of Wanjialing.
The sentry immediately reported to the official sign.
Shangguan Zhibiao was very angry. If he hadn't still hoped that Tuan Zuo would still be alive, he would have gone out with the supervision team to fight the little devil.
He took his people down the mountain to annihilate this group of devils. He just didn't want to, but when he saw the group of Japanese soldiers, his unsatisfied tears flowed down with a swipe.
Because where are the devils in that team of devils? It’s clearly the Special First Battalion!
And the young Japanese Major who was walking at the front with a tiger by his side, who could he be if he wasn't a member of the Dragon Boat Festival?
"Tanzuo, are you still alive? This is great!"
Shangguan Zhibiao cried in Duanwu's arms like a child.
Duan Wu stroked Shangguan Zhibiao's back and felt helpless. Because he did one thing wrong. If he faked his death, he could indeed get out of the current predicament, but it would break the hearts of many people.
But the most important thing is that the little devils will make a big fuss about it and undermine China's anti-Japanese morale.
Ma Pingan has learned about this matter from the underground party. The little Japanese were hyping up their achievements in killing the Dragon Boat Festival, causing the morale of many troops to be low.
The reason is that the Dragon Boat Festival, like the god of war, has repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army. It has become the motivation for many low-level officers and soldiers to fight against Japan and has become a spiritual pillar.
But at this time, this spiritual pillar collapsed, and many people were of course unable to adapt. And next, the Japs will attack Xuzhou again. At this time, due to the impact of morale, the battle of Xuzhou will probably be defeated.
But obviously, it will take a long time for the little devil to reach Xuzhou. The Battle of Taierzhuang dealt a huge blow to the Japanese.
Therefore, Duanwu was not in a hurry to contact Wanjialing because he had a new plan.
If he doesn't die, he must return to the mountain city. In this case, they would need to cross the Japanese blockade westward.
And if the little devil is prepared, this journey will definitely not be easy. With the little devil's hatred for him, he will definitely be surrounded and suppressed with heavy troops.
So since he's already killed, it's better to keep pretending and create an opportunity for himself to leave.
Moreover, Duanwu was also very worried about the spies in Shancheng. Those spies could blatantly criticize him and others.
As Tang Jiujiu's fiancé, the chairman of the committee is so suspicious of him. What if it were someone else?
Therefore, the Japanese spies lurking in the mountain city must be dug out in Dragon Boat Festival. And this was another reason why he suddenly changed his mind.
"Tanzuo, you're still alive, that's great!"
At this moment, Zhu Shengzhong, who received the news, also rushed down from the mountain, followed by Lao Shou, Sun Shiyu, and others. They hugged the Dragon Boat Festival and cried loudly too!
(End of chapter)
