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Chapter 187 The Armored Division Commander Escaped

In this way, the Japanese artillery and the 9th Company's tanks opened fire almost at the same time. The Japanese fired ordinary grenades, and the 9th Company fired high-explosive grenades.

Boom boom boom...

Yunyi Village, which had just experienced a bombardment, was covered by artillery shells again, but the power was much smaller than before!

After listening to the reports from each company, Xiao Qiming cursed: "Damn the Japs! They actually ambushed a cannon here. It looks like a full-strength artillery regiment! Communicator, report the situation here to the division headquarters. I suspect the Japs are also carrying out a secret operation, and the scale is not small!"

Order the 1st and 2nd Battalions to continue approaching Lingshi, and the Armored Infantry Battalion to support the 9th Company. Destroy this artillery regiment of the Japanese for me!"

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At the temporary command center, Wang Dafu frowned after listening to the armored division's report: "Chief of Staff Fang, what do you think about this?"

Fang Yue was also very surprised: "Yunyi Village has no strategic value. Even if the Japanese want to assist Shuangchi Town and provide artillery support when necessary, it is 25 kilometers away from Shuangchi Town. If they want to provide support, their artillery range must reach 30 kilometers. The Japanese do not have artillery with such a long range.

So, I think this is not an accident, it must be premeditated by the devils!"

Wang Dafu also nodded: "We have only discovered a Japanese artillery regiment, so it is not enough to draw a conclusion. Where is Liu Quanhua?"

"Commander Liu arrived at Shuangchi Town 5 minutes ago!"

"Well, that guy got a helicopter, didn't he? Send it out to conduct reconnaissance within a 30-kilometer radius along the route. If you find any other Japanese troops, report to me immediately!"

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On the other side, Shuangchi Town was very lively at this moment. The armored division had all passed through, and the two regiments of the mechanized infantry division and the motorized infantry division were also advancing from here to their respective battle sites one after another.

Another mechanized infantry regiment of the motorized infantry division also set out from the main road north of Fenxi City to block the area just west of Huo County.

After receiving the command from the headquarters, Liu Quanhua immediately shouted, "Damn it, the Japanese are playing dirty tricks and we've caught them. Call the reconnaissance battalion over!"

Half an hour later, a helicopter landed in Shuangchi Town, and 5 minutes later the helicopter took off again.

But the division commander was missing, so Liu Quanhua personally flew the helicopter into the sky with the reconnaissance battalion commander.

"Deputy Army Commander, Chief of Staff Wang of the Armored Division called and said, he said..."

"What did he say? When have you become so slow in reporting military intelligence?" Wang Dafu responded impatiently.

The communicator replied: "Chief of Staff Wang said that Commander Liu personally flew a helicopter to the front line for reconnaissance!"

"Nonsense! This Liu Quanhua is really getting more and more out of control. The battle has only been going on for two hours, and as a division commander, he has abandoned the most important division in the entire army."

Fang Yue comforted him, "Forget it, Deputy Commander. You know his temper. I'm afraid even the young marshal can't do anything about him! Then who is in charge of the armored division now?"

"Report, the deputy division commander and chief of staff are in command!"

Fang Yue waved his hand gently, signaling the communicator to go down.

"Xu Da said that the Apache helicopter has a very high safety performance, so we don't have to worry about the safety of Division Commander Liu. It's good for him to go. Although he likes to make trouble, he has military experience and can see the problems with the Japanese's deployment!"

Wang Dafu glanced at Fang Yue and said, "Who is worried about him? It would be fine if he died on the battlefield! He is already in his forties, but he still doesn't care about the overall situation. It was fine when he was the regiment commander before, but tell me, how could a division commander go to the front line in person?"

Fang Yue shook his head: "He has already gone, what can we do? Should we call him back now? Wouldn't that waste time? Moreover, the battle situation has changed now, and it is most important to find out the intentions of the devils as quickly as possible.

Besides, even if we call him, can we call him back? I’m afraid we won’t be able to contact him!”

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Xu Le, who was at the headquarters, also received a report from Wang Dafu. He could only express helplessness about Liu Quanhua running away without permission.

"Chief of Staff Jiang, it seems that the Japanese are just as impatient as we are. What do you think about this?"

Jiang Feng looked at the location of Yunyi Village on the map and said, "The last time we retreated from Zhongyang, our army showed some disadvantages, so it was natural for the Japanese to want to attack us. I just didn't expect that the Japanese were so secretive about this deployment, and our intelligence department didn't notice anything unusual!"

Xu Le waved his hands, showing that he didn't care: "Since they came to our door, it's easier! The Japanese have suffered a lot here. After Zhongyang's test, they will definitely move out in large numbers this time.

Now we can be sure that the enemy's main force has been dispatched, so there must not be many troops stationed in Xiaoyi, Lingshi, Huoxian and other places!"

Jiang Feng: "Yes, I'm afraid that Zhongyang's 27th Division will also launch a massive attack. Shuitou Town only has one reserve regiment, will it be unable to withstand it?"

"How about this, just in case, we will gather another reserve regiment and rush to Shuitou Town to coordinate deployment before tomorrow evening! Tell the motorized infantry divisions on the front line to pay attention and increase the blockade. The Japanese must be hiding around us now, and we can't let them take advantage!"

"Young Marshal, should we notify Commander Yan and have them prepare themselves as well, in case the Japs also want to attack them?"

Xu Le asked back: "Didn't we ask them to cooperate in the battle? How did they arrange it?"

"Commander Yan only increased the number of troops on the front line, and nothing else! Commander Wei, on the other hand, deployed all the troops of the First War Zone in Shanxi Province to the northern end of Zhongtiao Mountain. The guerrillas also said that they would order the guerrilla detachment in Taiyue Mountain to cooperate with Commander Wei to block the road!

This is difficult for Commander Wei. After the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, he did not transfer his troops back to Henan Province, but left some in Commander Yan's territory, which made Commander Yan quite dissatisfied! "

Speaking of Commander Wei, Xu Le also had some respect for him: "Since the Japanese occupied the area north of the Yellow River, the jurisdiction of the First War Zone has been reduced to the Henan Province area south of the Yellow River, and even eastern Henan has gradually lost control. Commander Wei has left his troops in Zhongtiao Mountain, which does him no good at all."

Jiang Feng also sighed: "Yes, this may have something to do with us! Commander Wei is brave and resourceful, and he is a frank person who will repay a favor. I heard that he was once rescued by the guerrillas, and afterwards he gave the guerrillas a hundred machine guns and a lot of ammunition as a reward!

We helped Commander Wei before, so this time he cooperated with us and used all the troops he could mobilize in Jin Province!"