"Hmm!"

Yang Chen nodded and threw an approving look at Wang Gui.

In terms of leading a small force to fight special warfare, Wang Gui may not be as good as Chen Ming; In terms of leading the troops to charge into battle, as well as the ability to gather intelligence, Wang Gui may not be as good as Xu Hailang.

But in terms of the overall situation, looking at the entire Tiger Ben Regiment, except for the head of the regiment, Yang Chen, there is no one better than him.

In this way, it is not in vain that Yang Chen has always valued and cultivated him.

At the same time, Yang Chen can also be more assured to be the shopkeeper.

……

What Yang Chen, Wang Gui and Rake Ear didn't know was that above the previous wine game, Yang Chen's worries really came true

Not long after they left the headquarters of the Theater Commander, General Li Delin received a telegram from Wuhan from the chairman of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.

The telegram ordered the Fifth Theater of Operations to concentrate its forces and prepare for a strategic decisive battle with the Japanese army!

Strive to defeat the Japanese army in North China in one fell swoop!

In order to enhance the strength of the Fifth Theater and to increase General Li Delin's confidence, the chairman of the NPC Committee decided to transfer the 74th Army, which had just completed replenishment, to Xuzhou to participate in the war.

In the theater headquarters, General Li Delin took the telegram sent by the chairman and said to General Bai Jiansheng with a wry smile: "It seems that Yang Chen's worries are not unreasonable, he is really unfortunate to say that some people are carried away by the victory in front of them!"

Bai Jiansheng comforted: "Anyway, we have another elite reinforcement available, and the battle situation has not deteriorated now."

Even if it really deteriorates, we can deploy in advance and change our strategy!"

……

After Yang Chen and the three returned to the regiment headquarters, Xu Hailang, Liao Yong, and Liu Zheping had already arranged their troops.

After taking care of the affairs of the various camps in an orderly manner, Yang Chen encouraged them and took the lead to rest!

Wang Gui, Rake Ears and others are the same, they can finally get a good night's sleep tonight!

It smells so good!

……

Yang Chen and the brothers of the Tiger Bentuan could sleep, but the high-ranking Japanese soldiers in North China, such as Terauchi Shouichi in Beiping, couldn't sleep.

In just a few days, the 10th Division and the 20th Division were wiped out in the Taierzhuang area, and the 114th Division also suffered defeat in Nianzhuang.

Even the losses of the 5th Division were not small, and so far, in order to attack Xuzhou, the North China Front has lost 60,000 or 70,000 valuable troops.

Most of these were the elite imperial army of the empire, and they were the backbone of the Japanese army in North China, and their value was immeasurable.

is even about to catch up with the casualties paid by sweeping the entire Shanxi and Hebei before, and the most important thing is that Xuzhou has not been taken until now.

Not only did he not take Xuzhou, but he didn't even open Taierzhuang, the gateway to Xuzhou.

This made the old devil Shouichi Terauchi very depressed and annoyed, if he didn't pay attention to his identity.

This old devil even wanted to cry hysterically and roar to vent his inner grievances and anger.

Since the Battle of Shanxi, the Japanese army in North China has had a bad time, and has lost hundreds of thousands of imperial elites in Shanxi.

Now, in just a few days, he hit a nail in Taierzhuang, hit his head and broke the bloodstream, and once again damaged tens of thousands of imperial troops.

And all this comes from only one person, one army!

Yang Chen, and his tiger group!

"Yang Chen! It's this damn Yang Chen again! Damn it! What an abomination! Sooner or later, one day, I will break its corpse into thousands of pieces, and I will only hate it in my heart! ”

After all, Shouichi Terauchi is a scheming old fox, and his heart is far more determined than ordinary people, so he "snapped" the water cup in front of him and smashed it.

quickly calmed down, turned his head to his chief of staff, Okabe Naosaburo, and said: "Chief of Staff, the current battle situation in Xuzhou, the imperial army is in trouble, what solution do you have?"

Okabe Naosaburo frowned and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, please forgive me for being stupid, for a while, I can't think of a good solution."

However, he is a lowly candidate, he is good at strategy, and there should be a way!"

"Who?" Terauchi Shou asked eagerly.

"My Deputy Chief of Staff, Akira Muto!

He put forward the strategic plan of the 114th Division to land from Haizhou Bay, occupy the Longhai railway line, and attack Xuzhou. Naosaburo Okabe paused and continued, "Although, this plan failed to achieve its ultimate goal.

But the problem is not in the 114th Division, nor in the mistake of Muto Shodasa's plan, but in the fact that the 10th Division and the 20th Division failed to capture even a small Taierzhuang.

Not to mention the annihilation of his own army, he also asked the enemy army to allocate at least one army to rush to the aid of Nian Zhuang.

However, this plan of Muto Shodasa also caused great passivity to the enemy, especially after the 114th Division occupied Haizhou Bay.

It is equivalent to inserting a dagger in the back of China's fifth theater of operations, which can threaten and contain them at any time.

Therefore, it can be seen that Muto Akiosa is still a very strategic and intelligent starter

Shouichi Terauchi nodded approvingly: "Yo Xi! Reasonable! Immediately order Muto Akira to come over!"

"Haya!" Okabe Naosaburo bowed slightly, and immediately went to arrange for an adjutant to summon Muto Akira.

The 46-year-old Muto graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School in 1913, and seven years later, he was selected to enter the Japanese Army University.

As a graduate of the 32nd class of the Army University, he can't be compared with his predecessors such as Terauchi Shouichi, Matsui Ishone, and Okabe Naosaburo in terms of qualifications.

However, this man was a shrewd and flexible man, and he was the chief of the first section of the intelligence section of the Kwantung Army, responsible for intelligence gathering.

He has no experience in gathering intelligence, organizing assassinations, and a series of other unconventional combat operations.

Therefore, he has also exercised his command style and character of being unique, not playing cards according to common sense, and loving to make risky moves.

After receiving the notice, Muto Akira sorted out his military uniform and appearance, then carried his saber and strode to the office of the commander Terauchi Shouichi.

Stand in front of the office door and shout inside, "Report!"

"Come in!" Naosaburo Okabe heard his voice and turned his head in response.

Akira Muto strode in, and saluted Shouichi Terauchi and Naosaburo Okabe abruptly, "Your Excellency General, are you looking for a humble position?"

Okabe Naosaburo waved his hand and said, "Muto-kun, don't be restrained, sit down." Your Excellency Commander would like to hear your views on the current situation in Xuzhou!"

"Haya!" Muto Akira paused, and sat back on a sofa next to the two.

Terauchi Shouichi said without anger: "Muto-kun, the 10th Division and the 20th Division were all wiped out in the Taierzhuang area, and the attacks of the 114th Division and the 5th Division were all blocked, and the imperial army's military operations in Xuzhou were in a predicament.

What's your solution to this?"

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