Xuzhou, Fifth Theater Command.

General Li Delin, together with his good partner Bai Jiansheng, and a group of senior officers and staff officers of the headquarters, arrived in Xuzhou early.

In addition, the headquarters was set up as quickly as possible, and now it has begun to take over the command of the troops in the Fifth Theater.

learned that Xu Guoren killed the 16th Division of the Japanese Army, including the division commander Nakajima Imago, the chief of staff Nakazawa Sanfu and other senior officers, and cooperated to help Hu Shoushan's unit defeat the Japanese 16th Division.

General Li Delin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "This victory came too timely, if Chuzhou is broken through by the Japanese army in Central China, the Huai River defense line will inevitably be in an emergency."

At that time, I am afraid that we will have to draw reinforcements from the theater to reinforce the Huainan battlefield.

Well, now that the 16th Division of the Japanese Army has suffered such a heavy blow, I am afraid that I will not be able to continue to go north in a short time.

It has bought us a precious period of time to devote all our mobile forces to the operation on the northern section of the Jinpu Road.

It's a great advantage in the battle!

Maybe we can seize this opportunity and inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army in North China! ”

General Bai Jiansheng, known as Xiao Zhuge , couldn't help but nod his head and praise: "What Degong said is right, Yang Chen's strange move seems to have only killed the commander of a lieutenant general division of the Japanese army, but in fact, it has played an extremely beneficial role in the entire battle situation."

Especially in the previous Shanxi battlefield, Yang Chen and his Tiger Ben Regiment killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese elites.

Let the strength of the Japanese army in North China be greatly reduced, and it will increase the hope of our army's victory!

It would be great if Yang Chen's tiger group could be transferred to Xuzhou.

At that time, we will have another ace unit with strong combat power.

Yang Chen is not only brave and good at fighting, but also very good at developing and strengthening his own strength.

It is said that Yang Chen even borrowed a group of tank troops from the teaching corps and the German division, and formed a tank fighting vehicle unit of considerable scale.

At the same time, the development of the Tiger Ben Regiment has been fully supported by the commission; If nothing else, after two months of development and growth, the strength of the Tiger Ben Regiment is afraid that it has long been different from what it used to be.

Before that, Yang Chen could lead the Tiger Ben Regiment and set up the feat of annihilating the 14th Division of the Japanese Army with the strength of one regiment.

Now the strength of the Tiger Ben Regiment is even stronger than before. It's hard to see how strong it can be. ”

"Hmmm! If we get the help of the Tiger Regiment, our army's chances of victory, I am afraid that we can increase it by another fifty percent! Li Delin nodded approvingly, and then said the strategic idea he had already thought of: "I have decided to show the enemy weakness first, lure the enemy to go deeper, and then concentrate my forces and gather and annihilate him!"

"Oh?" Bai Jiansheng was a little surprised, he didn't expect Li Delin to think of a strategy to resist the enemy so quickly.

Li Delin also needs to discuss with Bai Jiansheng to improve his idea.

So, together with Bai Jiansheng and others, they went straight to the war room.

There is a military simulation sand table just drawn by the operational staff officers, mainly simulating Xuzhou, Taierzhuang and other places.

On the wall in front of the left side of the sand table, there are also several combat maps.

Among them, there are detailed topographic maps of Xuzhou and Taierzhuang, as well as various topographic maps of Anhui, Jiangsu, Hebei, Shandong and other provinces.

"Brother Bai, at present, the Japanese army in North China is mainly divided into two routes, one is mainly based on the reorganized and replenished 5th Division, which goes south from Weifang and goes straight to Linyi.

All the way, the 10th Division was the main group, and it was to go south along the Jinpu Railway and attack and advance to Tengxian and Taierzhuang.

I plan to hold Linyi with the 3rd Army Corps and Pang Gengchen's 40th Army, and Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army to support and coordinate against the enemy's 5th Division.

Let the 10th Division of the Japanese Army enter the hinterland of our theater of operations, gather and annihilate it. ”

Bai Jiansheng can be called Xiao Zhuge , but imagine how smart he is, after such a simple introduction, he immediately understood Li Delin's strategic intentions.

And pointed out the key points to the point: "Whether Degong's move can succeed depends on whether Tengxian and Taierzhuang can be defended, especially the latter."

If these two places can't hold on to our outer line corps to take their positions, then after the Japanese army breaks through the Taierzhuang defense line, it will be able to take Xuzhou City directly!

At that time, if the Japanese army in North China increases its troops to attack from the periphery, and uses the air force to assist the 10th Division in the center of the scattered flowers, we will be in an extremely disadvantageous position!"

"Hmm!" General Li Delin agreed with Bai Jiansheng's analysis: "I plan to let Deng Jinkang's 21st Group Army be in charge of Tengxian, Juye, Heze and other areas of the Grand Canal.

As the first outer line of defense to block the advance of the Japanese army.

The 2nd Group Army of Sun Fanglu of the Northwest Army, as the second and last line of defense, held Taierzhuang and could go forward to support the defenders of Tengxian County if necessary.

At the same time, I will call the commissioner and ask him to transfer the Huben regiment to Xuzhou, and then they can be sent to the front line in Tengxian to resist the Japanese army.

I believe that as long as Yang Chen's tiger group is there, Tengxian and Taierzhuang will be worry-free!

Of course, whether the Tiger Ben group will come or not, I don't dare to pack a ticket. ”

In the end, Li Delin's face couldn't help but show a trace of helplessness.

Bai Jiansheng first nodded, agreeing with Li Delin's strategic deployment, and then did not forget to remind, "Look at Duke De, you should be planning to let Tang Keqin's 20th Army Corps take on the task of outflanking and attacking in a roundabout way, right?"

"Yes, the Fifth War Zone, Tang Keqin's headquarters is well-equipped and has sufficient troops, which can be regarded as elite.

Other troops who are not descendants of the Central Army are embarrassed by this great task!" Li Delin nodded.

Bai Jiansheng frowned, and said worriedly: "Duke De can't think too highly of Tang Keqin, this person is proud of the chairman, and he has never taken us seriously, in case he doesn't obey the order at that time, won't it affect the entire battle situation?"

Moreover, even if Tang Keqin followed the order, with his ability, he might not be able to retain the enemy of the 10th Division.

So, we have to be on guard!

Now the war situation is urgent, and once the war is in full swing, it will affect the whole body.

If there is a mistake in Tang Keqin's department, it is very likely to affect the situation of the entire war.

Therefore, we had to prepare with both hands! ”

"Then according to Brother Bai, what do you mean?"

"I suggest leaving Yang Chen's Tiger Ben Regiment behind, such a strong combat force that can attack and defend well, should be reserved for use at the most critical time.

Good steel is used on the blade, that's the truth.

From the battle of Shanxi, it can be seen that Yang Chen understands the righteousness and is loyal and brave to the country, and he will not be like other generals who have selfish intentions, make false accusations, and ignore the overall strategic interests!

Otherwise, if Yang Chen's battle is for fame, with his immortal war exploits, I am afraid that his status is no longer below you and me.

According to reliable sources, at that time, Yan Laoxi suggested to the commission that Yang Chen be promoted to major general and brigade commander, but he chose to refuse.

This is all the more evidence of this. ”

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