Shānxié Zhèngxié, commander of the division, hesitated whether to send the 5th Infantry Brigade to the direction of Luying Town together.

If he really sent the 5th Infantry Brigade as well, all the infantry of the entire division would be concentrated.

Luying Town on the map was not large, and Commander Shānxié hesitated.

The commander of the Japanese 11th Army, Gangcun Ningci, decisively ordered: "The entire 3rd Division will attack Luying Town, and the 4th Cavalry Brigade will also attack in the direction of Luying Town."

He and the Japanese in the army headquarters carefully analyzed the current situation and found that the 5th War Zone troops in Luying Town were completely isolated.

There were no other Chinese troops around this force, making it a good opportunity to wipe them out.

The purpose of the Japanese launching this campaign was to eliminate the fighting will of the 5th War Zone's active forces, not to occupy towns.

Now that there was such an opportunity, Gangcun Ningci was unwilling to let it go.

With the commander having such a plan, Division Commander Shānxié Zhènglóng also made up his mind.

He immediately ordered all units of the entire division to march towards Luying Town:

Under the leadership of Katayama Riichiro, commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, the 6th Infantry Regiment and the 68th Infantry Regiment immediately changed their marching direction and rushed towards Luying Town.

Under the leadership of Takeda Seiichi, commander of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment;

Under the leadership of Nakajima Mitsuo, commander of the 3rd Engineer Regiment;

Under the leadership of Kurihara Shoji, commander of the 3rd Transport Regiment;

The communications squad, ordnance service squad, medical team, and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th field hospitals all marched towards Luying Town.

Under the leadership of Matsushita Yamaro, the 4th Cavalry Brigade advanced towards Luying Town at the fastest speed.

The Japanese troop movements in the Zaoyang and Nanyang areas confused the 5th War Zone.

The Japanese had painstakingly occupied Nanyang, only to abandon it a few hours later, with all their troops retreating rapidly.

It was as if they were afraid of being cut off, but they could retreat in two directions.

The Special Operations Brigade had only cut off the retreat in the direction of Xinye!

Zhang Zizhong led the 59th Army to cooperate with the Special Operations Brigade in Luying Town, annihilating more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers from the 18th Regiment and besieging more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers inside Luying Town.

There was not much special information on this battle report. Li Zhongren looked at the flag representing 1,000 Japanese soldiers on the map of Luying Town.

He placed the Special Operations Brigade and the 59th Army next to it, and then placed the retreat positions of the remaining Japanese troops.

As soon as these flags were placed, he was shocked: "The Japanese are heading for the 59th Army and the Special Operations Brigade!"

In Chongqing, President Chiang also received the battle report from Zhang Zizhong's troops that morning, hearing that more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers from the 18th Infantry Regiment and the entire 3rd Cavalry Regiment had been annihilated in Luying Town.

The worry in his heart these days finally eased a little.

Before this, he had hastily made plans in the headquarters to abandon the Zaoyang and Nanyang areas, and had also arranged for troops to fight guerrilla warfare in this area.

He did not expect that the 59th Army would be able to take the initiative and annihilate so many Japanese soldiers in Luying Town.

In fact, the Japanese action this time sent out a total of more than 80,000 troops. Being able to kill 3,000 infantrymen and 700 cavalrymen at once was already a serious blow to the Japanese.

As for the Special Operations Brigade's participation in the battle of Luying Town, President Chiang turned a blind eye.

He needed to use Lin Fan's Special Operations Brigade now, but he did not want to see it grow stronger.

President Chiang even thought that it would be best if the Special Operations Brigade and the Japanese were both severely damaged on the battlefield.

However, the Japanese troops were too weak and could not cause major damage to the Special Operations Brigade.

"The Japanese are professional and expert at fighting the Chinese army, but when they fight the Special Operations Brigade, they become punching bags and amateurs," President Chiang thought to himself.

The staff officers at the headquarters also saw that the Japanese suddenly abandoned the towns they had just occupied and began to retreat, which was extremely good news.

But then they also saw the direction of the Japanese troop movements, which was towards Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army and the Special Operations Brigade.

What to do?

They did not allow the 5th War Zone to send new combat troops to Luying Town.

This was not an ambush; it was throwing sheep to the wolves!

He could not fail to issue the battle plan from the headquarters.

Looking at him like this, Lin Fan thought for a while and said, "Today we annihilated 3,000 Japanese soldiers and captured a lot of weapons and ammunition.

Commander Zhang, please choose whatever weapons and ammunition you need to replenish.

The Special Operations Brigade no longer uses Japanese weapons and equipment, so Commander Zhang, please don't be polite.

But please, Commander Zhang, stay here with your troops."

Hearing Lin Fan say this, Zhang Zizhong immediately understood: Lin Fan was determined to stay and carry out this plan to lure the enemy in for an ambush.

He couldn't help but smile wryly: "Zhang has long since disregarded life and death. To die for the War of Resistance is a worthy death. Whether it is today or tomorrow, there is no regret.

Since Brigade Commander Lin is determined to attract the Japanese here, the brothers of the 59th Army can only fight to the death.

As for weapons and equipment, give us rifles, machine guns, mortars, and grenade launchers!"

Lin Fan smiled, "We also captured six Type 92 infantry guns. In addition, we will replenish Commander Zhang with 600 shells.

I hope we can join forces here and inflict heavy losses on the Japanese."

Zhang Zizhong's request for mortars was just a test. He did not think that the Special Operations Brigade would send out such weapons.

He did not expect that Lin Fan would not only send them, but also send six Type 92 infantry guns and equip them with 600 shells.

For a moment, he did not know what to say. After a while, he said, "What a pity we did not meet sooner! What a pity we did not meet sooner!

I didn't expect Brigade Commander Lin to be such a person.

What a pity..."

He didn't even know why he felt it was a pity!

Lin Fan then said, "Commander Zhang! My plan has changed slightly. There are still too few Japanese soldiers in Luying Town.

I plan to drive a few hundred of the Japanese infantry, who will arrive the fastest, into Luying Town.

This will increase the stakes in attracting the main force of the Japanese, forcing them to continue sending troops to rescue.

We will wait here at our leisure and annihilate the Japanese reinforcements.

To achieve this goal, I need to build a simple airport outside Luying Town.

An airport that can take off and land transport planes, convenient for transporting supplies and parking fighter planes.

I hope the 59th Army can send some brothers to help."

Hearing that Lin Fan was preparing to send the planes directly to Luying Town, Zhang Zizhong was overjoyed and immediately said, "I will call them immediately and have them send 2,000 people over.

With these captured equipment, even if our army surrounds all the Japanese soldiers in Luying Town, there will be no problem."

This time, he was consciously taking the initiative to grab the task.

Lin Fan smiled, "This is exactly what I wanted to say to Commander Zhang. When these 5,000 Japanese infantry arrive, my troops and my regiments will annihilate most of them, and let some of them enter Luying Town.

The task of surrounding Luying Town will be handed over to the 59th Army. My three regiments will set up an ambush on the periphery and do our best to strike the Japanese reinforcements.

I will also send a communications squad to Commander Zhang's headquarters. If your army needs air support,

You can notify the airport by telephone, or you can contact the plane directly by radio.

This will ensure that the Japanese soldiers in Luying Town do not cause any trouble.

The latest intelligence detected by our army will also be communicated to your army at the same time.

However, before the entire battle is over, I do not want to report the specific battle plan to the 5th War Zone and the headquarters.

We will report the detailed battle report to the higher-ups after the entire ambush plan is over."

What Lin Fan said meant that the planes arriving at the newly built airport could also be used by the 59th Army.

This meant that the 59th Army, after replenishing new equipment, also had the help of planes, which was completely like adding wings to a tiger.

What else could Zhang Zizhong say? However, he was somewhat puzzled by Lin Fan's request not to report the real-time battle plan to the higher-ups:

"Why?"

"To prevent spies! The Special Operations Brigade's battle plans have never been leaked, because our battle plans are never reported.

We only report the specific battle process to the superiors after the battle is over."

"Brigade Commander Lin is doing a thorough job!"