Headquarters of the North China Front.

Shouichi Terauchi is working on a military map.

Suddenly, a communications soldier walked in with a telegram.

Shoichi of the temple saluted, and the signal soldier shouted: "Report to Your Excellency the commander, the commander of the Central China Front has sent a telegram!"

Shouichi Terauchi shouted, "Read!"

The communications soldier shouted, "Hello! According to a telegram from the commander of the Central China Front, Shunroku Hatata, the 13th Division, which had recently attacked the Huaihe defense line, had suffered heavy losses from the Chinese Army and had now retreated to the Guanjiazhen area. ”

Terauchi Shouichi shouted: "In other words, the Central China Front's attack on Xuzhou from the south has failed!"

The signal soldier shouted, "Hay!"

Smiling slightly, Terauchi Shouichi shouted, "Chief of Staff, what do you think about this matter?"

After a little hesitation, the chief of staff shouted: "The 13th Division failed to attack Huai, it seems that the Central China Front is still inferior to our North China Front!" In this way, the strategic goal of attacking Xuzhou can only be achieved by our North China side! ”

Terauchi Shouichi shouted, "Yo Sai! So far, the Central China Front is no longer capable of competing with our North China Front, and this is very beneficial to us! ”

After a pause, Terauchi Shouichi shouted: "It's time for the Third Division and the Fifth Division to strengthen their attack on the strategic point north of Xuzhou!"

Nodding, the chief of staff shouted, "However, there is no order from the Tokyo base camp yet, let's attack alone!" The Tokyo base camp means that let's cooperate with the Central China Front and join forces to attack Xuzhou! ”

Shouuchi Shouichi shouted: "The fighter plane is fleeting, we can't wait for the 13th Division any longer, we must step up the attack on Xuzhou, where are the Fifth Division and the Third Division now?"

The chief of staff shouted: "The Fifth Division is still near Linyi, facing off with Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps."

Shouichi Terauchi shouted again: "What about the third division?"

The chief of staff shouted: "The Third Division is still near Teng County!"

Shouichi Terauchi shouted, "Order! The 3rd Division is ready! The day after tomorrow, we will officially launch an attack on Teng County! ”

The chief of staff shouted, "Hay!"

Terauchi Shouichi shouted: "Which unit of the Sichuan Army is guarding Fuji County, have you found out?"

The chief of staff shouted: "I have found out, it is said to be the 122nd Division of the Sichuan Army!"

Raising his eyebrows, a sneer bloomed at the corner of Terauchi Shouichi's mouth: "Sichuan Army?"

Nodding, the chief of staff shouted, "Soga! It is said that this Sichuan army was driven to Xuzhou by Yan Xishan! ”

With a look of disdain on his face, Terauchi Shouichi shouted: "The Sichuan army is a cannon fodder army, how can its combat effectiveness withstand the peak of the imperial army!"

The chief of staff shouted: "But the division commander is said to be the military commander of the 122nd Division, who is quite capable of fighting!" He has been promoted to the highest military governor of the Teng County region! ”

Shouichi Terauchi shouted, "Oh, who is this 122nd division commander called?"

The chief of staff shouted: "Wang Mingzhang! As far as I know, he is a small warlord in Sichuan Province! ”

Terauchi Shouichi shouted: "The Sichuan army is backward in equipment, I think I can persuade Wang Mingzhang to surrender!"

The chief of staff shouted: "Persuasion? I don't think it's so easy, the generals of the Sichuan army are not greedy for life and afraid of death, Rao Guohua, the general of the Sichuan army guarding Guangde, killed himself with a gun after losing the battle! ”

Shouuchi Shouichi shouted: "The generals of the Sichuan army are not all like this, the 122nd Division is not welcomed in Shanxi, and their soldiers must have a lot of resentment in their hearts, and we just use this to persuade them to surrender!"

The chief of staff shouted: "The Chinese art of war, the soldiers who surrender without a fight, this can reduce the casualties of the imperial soldiers, then I will send agents to persuade them, then what conditions can we promise to the 122nd Division?"

With a slight groan, Terauchi Shouichi shouted: "For the time being, give the 122nd Division an infantry division of the Imperial Cooperative Army, which is nominally under the control of the North China Autonomous Government!"

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Xuzhou Fifth Theater Headquarters.

Chief Li met with Commander Wang.

Division Commander Wang shouted: "Chief Li, thank you for taking in the Fifth War Zone!"

Chief Li smiled and said, "What did General Wang say? Your Sichuan army went thousands of miles away, and the blood of protecting the country is well known to the country! Your Sichuan army can come to guard Teng County, I'm grateful that it's too late! ”

With a heavy sigh, Master Wang shouted, "Hey! I think that at the beginning, the Sichuan army went north to resist Japan and was discriminated against in the third war zone, and that feeling was really uncomfortable! ”

Chief Li shouted: "General Wang, if you have any needs in the Fifth War Zone, I will definitely try my best to meet them!"

With a grateful look on his face, Division Commander Wang shouted: "When the Sichuan army has been fighting abroad for a long time, the grain and ammunition of the Ministry of Military Affairs have not been able to help, and my 122nd Division is almost unable to open the pot, I don't know if Chief Li can help!"

Chief Li shouted, "That's it! Well said, Chief of Staff! ”

The chief of staff shouted: "Yes!"

Commander Li groaned and shouted: "Replenish a batch of weapons and ammunition for the 122nd Division, and there is still a month's worth of military rations!"

The chief of staff shouted, "Yes!"

Division Commander Wang shouted: "Then I thank Chief Li for the officers and men of the Sichuan Army!"

With a slight wave of his hand, Chief Li shouted, "General Wang, you don't have to be polite. I have only one request, I hope that General Wang can lead the Sichuan army to defend Haoteng County and buy time for the defense of Taierzhuang! ”

Stretching out his hand and patting his chest, Senior Commander Wang shouted: "Chief Li, our Sichuan army has been kindly treated by Chief Li, and we will definitely defend Teng County!" No order, absolutely no half step back, Adjutant Lei, take out that flag! ”

With a promise, Adjutant Lei displayed a dead-character flag in front of Chief Li's eyes.

Chief Li had a look of surprise on his face.

Division Commander Wang shouted: "Sir Li, this flag was given to us by the fathers and villagers of Sichuan, it represents the determination of our Sichuan army to resist Japan, please rest assured, our Sichuan army will fight to the end in Tengxian County!"

Nodding admiringly, Chief Li shouted, "Then I, Li, will ask General Wang!"

Division Commander Wang asked again: "I don't know how long my 122nd Division will hold Teng County?"

Commander Li shouted: "One week is enough, if you can't hold on by then, I will transfer Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps to support you!"

Master Wang shouted, "Okay! Then I'm relieved! ”

The two negotiated for some time, and Division Commander Wang returned to Teng County with military supplies.

Seeing the arrival of military supplies, the soldiers of the Sichuan army, who had not been supplied for several months, cheered.

The preparations for the defensive war were carried out with enthusiasm.

In just one day, the outer positions of Teng County were arranged in an orderly manner.

Division Commander Wang was the commander-in-chief of the defense of Tengxian County, and commanded several Sichuan army divisions.

Several other divisions were deployed on both flanks of Tengxian as ordered, while the 122nd division of Commander Wang was deployed in the city.

After the defensive position in Teng County was arranged, a guard platoon commander told Commander Wang a piece of news.

Shandong's devils are here!

Wang Mingzhang didn't even think about it, he knew that the devil must have come to persuade him to surrender.

At that moment, Wang Mingzhang ordered the messenger of the devil to be tied up!

(End of chapter)