After the Japanese army focused its attack on the south, Zhao Zhiguo and others had a chance to recuperate.

It can be said that the Central Army bought enough time for Zhao Zhiguo and others to train.

Zhao Zhiguo and others have never stopped paying attention to the war in the south.

After losing the national capital, the little devils naturally targeted the auxiliary capital, the economic, cultural and political center of China at that time, also known as Jiangcheng, the thoroughfare of nine provinces.

Because it is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there are railways running through it from north to south.

Water and land routes are the main arteries of east-west and north-south transportation throughout China.

If the Japs occupy Jiangcheng, they can use Jiangcheng as a transit point whether heading south or west.

In the Battle of Jiangcheng, not only the army was fighting, but the largest air battle in China broke out.

When they heard the air-raid sirens, the people in Jiangcheng not only did not hide in air-raid shelters, but climbed onto the roofs to cheer for the foreign aviation forces supporting China's air war.

Gao Cang panted and ran to Zhao Zhiguo and the others.

"What happened?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

Gao Cang breathed a sigh of relief: "Our scouts who were operating in enemy-occupied areas just returned and brought back some not-so-good news."

"What bad news?"

"General Bai led three armies to surround the 6th Division!" Gao Cang said.

Everyone in China knows what the Sixth Division of the Little Devils has done in the capital, and their numerous crimes will take several lifetimes to undo.

"This is a good thing!" Yao Pengju said.

General Bai called Xiao Zhuge, and the three armies he commanded were also the main force. Although it would be difficult to wipe out a Japanese division, it was not impossible.

"The Sixth Division defended the situation and released a large amount of poisonous gas, twice!" Gao Cang said.

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Zhiguo and Yao Pengju both looked ugly.

Gas bombs, even if you are prepared for them, there are not enough gas masks for the three armies.

"The two releases of poison gas caused heavy casualties to the troops of the three armies. The Japanese reinforcements took the opportunity to open up the supply line." Takakura continued.

"This little devil is really a beast!" Yao Pengju said bitterly.

Zhao Zhiguo also shook his head helplessly: "If we weren't fighting at home, I would also like to give the little devils a taste of the power of poison gas bombs."

Unfortunately, the Japanese invaded China.

If this was a war on the little devil's island, Zhao Zhiguo wouldn't have to think of a way to deal with the batch of poison gas bombs. He could just fire them out and decide where they landed, depending on his mood.

"We will definitely not be able to support the battle in the south," Zhao Zhiguo said.

Water from afar cannot quench our thirst, and for such a long journey, supplies on the road cannot be guaranteed.

"Commander, can Jiangcheng be defended no longer?" Yao Pengju asked.

"Maybe. Regardless of whether they can hold on or not, at least they fought well in this battle."

Loyalists are buried everywhere in Qingshan. Judging from the results achieved in the Battle of Jiangcheng, many Japanese veterans with combat experience were eliminated.

"After the Japanese army takes Jiangcheng, will they focus on dealing with us?" Gao Cang worried.

Once Jiangcheng is lost, the Chinese army will inevitably begin to retreat within the radius of Jiangcheng, and a large number of vacuum areas will appear.

The Japanese army will take advantage of the situation to control these vacuum areas.

"Maybe it's true that Gangcun came to us!" Zhao Zhiguo said, "The Japanese army may have sent Gangcun here after the battle in Jiangcheng."

Jack once heard the name of Gangcun mentioned by the Japanese division commander in Bingzhou.

Perhaps the Japanese division commander in Bingzhou was communicating with the Japanese army staff and transferred Gangcun to the Bingzhou area after capturing Jiangcheng.

"Will the troops under Gangcun's command also be transferred here?" Gao Cang asked.

The strength of the Japanese troops in the two divisions, plus the Japanese troops in the Jinyang area, far exceeded what Zhao Zhiguo and the others had.

The Japanese army has sufficient mobile forces near Bingzhou and Jinyang City, and they will definitely take the initiative to attack.

The First Military Division, which originally had the initiative, may very well think that the arrival of Gangcun will reverse the situation and turn the initiative into a passive one.

"It's hard to say, but we have to be prepared for this." Zhao Zhiguo is also worried about this matter. "It seems that we have to capture Jinyang City as soon as possible before Gangcun arrives."

The troops under Gangcun were more mechanized than the Japanese troops in the Bingzhou area.

The cavalry regiment under the command of Chu Gangcun almost completed a beautiful blitzkrieg in China.

After the Japanese army deployed aircraft and cavalry in Bingzhou, they coordinated with each other to quickly intersperse, and then cooperated with the follow-up of large ground forces. The pressure on the First Army Division will be great.

And it is very possible that because of the unfavorable combat of one unit, all of Zhao Zhiguo's units were in crisis.

Zhao Zhiguo originally wanted his troops to make more preparations before attacking Jinyang City.

But now it seems that the situation is forcing them to move forward.

"Lao Yao, we have to hurry up." Zhao Zhiguo said.

Yao Pengju is quite professional when it comes to finding defense loopholes.

After all, the special operations team is looking for loopholes in the Japanese army and then using them to complete the mission.

"First, we need to inform the surrounding militias that no matter which troops appear, they must be vigilant, including our troops!"

Based on the problems discovered by Yao Pengju, Zhao Zhiguo re-formulated new tasks for Gao Cang.

"Second, when laying landmines on both sides of the road, you cannot use trigger mines but trip mines!" Zhao Zhiguo said.

It is easier to make trip mines. If the number of mines is not enough, you can use grenades instead.

Moreover, tripping mines can also prevent civilian casualties, because there are no little devils in sight.

Trigger-type landmines are likely to cause accidental injuries to people passing by.

Gao Cang wrote down all the orders issued by Zhao Zhiguo one by one.

Zhao Zhiguo and the others did not stay too long, and went to take a look at the camps of other companies without stopping.

All the troops are implementing Zhao Zhiguo's orders, strengthening troop training, and making all preparations for the battle to come at any time.

On the day he returned to Anyang Town from the forward position, Matthew sent a telegram from the headquarters.

While in Anyang Town, Zhao Zhiguo received news from the Jinsui Army that they sent people to see Sun Siying.

Matthew Wen told Zhao Zhiguo that he could directly reply to the Jinsui Army, saying that Sun Siying had moved to Pingcheng and was not in Anyang Town.

If they come and don't see Sun Siying in Pingcheng, they can say that Sun Siying had a quarrel with Zhao Zhiguo, and Sun Siying moved back to Anyang Town in anger.

It is normal for two young people to quarrel. Jinsui Army does not understand the situation anyway.

"Our political commissar is getting worse and worse."

After reading the contents of the telegram, Zhao Zhiguo thought that such a bad idea should not have come up with Matthew Wen.
Chapter completed!