This time the big war is imminent.

Zhang * Zhong and Xue * found Li Yunlong to fight together, that was with full sincerity!

Li Yunlong also saw the sincerity in the eyes of the two of them!

"This time in the area of Xuzhou, the Japanese army gathered nearly 130,000 troops, including the elite 11th Army, and the enemy's strength is indeed not small! And it also occupies the advantage of the terrain, which is really bad for us! ”

"Under such circumstances, the two generals can come to help, this affection is really rare!"

Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Zhong and Xue and said, "I don't know how many troops you can draw from the third war zone!" ”

Zhang Zhong said: "At present, the fighting in various parts of the Third War Zone is also very frequent, and many dangerous garrisons still need to be heavily guarded, and my 9th Army can draw up to 15,000 troops!" ”

"Mine is pretty much the same!" Xue said: "This time, the number of people in our 19th Army who can cooperate with General Li's troops is about 20,000!" ”

"In addition, we can draw a part of the combat strength from other combat units, and this part of the force is about 15,000 people!" Zhang *zhong said: "That is, our side can at least draw 50,000 combat troops!" ”

The combat strength of the 50,000 Central Army, plus the 90,000 troops of the Iron and Blood Brigade, adds up to 140,000!

In terms of numbers, if you fight together, you will have a certain advantage!

Li Yunlong listened to the words of the two, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Since the two generals are so sincere, then we will fight together, fight together against the Japanese invaders, and recover the rivers and mountains!" But this is a matter of command! ”

"The question of command is, of course, to General Lee!" Zhang *zhong said: "General Zhang's majestic talent and strategy, we all admire it!" ”

"That's right!" Xue * also said: "We are also willing to hand over the command to you!" ”

For Xue *'s command ability, Xue * and Zhang * Zhong are very convinced, otherwise it would not be possible for the Iron and Blood Brigade to win consecutive battles and make the little devil feel sad.

Moreover, in this battle of Xuzhou, the Iron-blooded Brigade was the main force, and Li Yunlong was the military soul of the Iron-blooded Brigade, and Zhang *Zhong and Xue * were not necessarily able to command the Iron-blooded Brigade!

When Li Yunlong heard this, he nodded slightly and said, "Since the two generals are like this, then I might as well obey my orders respectfully and serve as the commander-in-chief of this joint operation!" ”

To be honest, Li Yunlong didn't want to give command to anyone, because no one knew the current or strategic situation better than him.

Immediately, Li Yunlong, Zhang *zhong, Xue * and others began to discuss the specific cooperative attack to prepare for the next battle of Xuzhou!

Because of the addition of a total of 50,000 troops from the 9th Army and the 19th Army and some troops in the Third War Zone, the attacking force soared to 140,000 in an instant, at least surpassing the defenders of Xuzhou in terms of strength!

For Zhang Zhong and Xue, if they can assist the Iron Brigade to take Xuzhou this time, it will also be of great benefit to the Third War Zone.

Because after the Battle of Xuzhou, there will be no more major wars in the entire Third War Zone, and the entire Third War Zone can also enter the period of a major counteroffensive!

This joint operation between the Iron-blooded Brigade and the troops of the Third Theater is a strong alliance, and it is also the first time in the history of the two sides that there is a large-scale joint operation with large forces, and the command still belongs to Li Yunlong of the Eighth Route Army!

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Xuzhou City.

At this time, the entire city of Xuzhou entered a tense state of combat readiness, and even the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

The headquarters of the commander of the 11th Army is also the general headquarters of the defense of Xuzhou this time.

At this time, the pre-war commander-in-chief of the entire Xuzhou defense line gathered in this conference room to discuss the battle plan!

The commander of the 11th Army, Yoshihiko Noda, looked up at the people present and said in a deep voice: "Next, it will be the moment of our great war!" ”

Yoshihiko Noda, a native of Ibaraki Prefecture and the fifth son of Koemon Noda, studied at Seijo School in Tokyo. Later, he graduated from the 19th Infantry Section of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and successively served as a member of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of the Army, a member of the Military Affairs Bureau, a staff officer of the Kwantung Metropolitan Governor's Office, a staff officer of the Kwantung Army, a member of the General Staff Headquarters (Operations Division), a staff officer of the Puyan (Vladivostok) Dispatch Army, a staff officer attached to the General Staff Headquarters (a student of the Lu University), an instructor of the Army University, the head of the Military Affairs Division of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Army Province, the head of the 1st Division of the Kwantung Army, and an instructor of the Land University.

For the people of the country, Yoshihiko Noda is a heinous person because he has committed an unforgivable crime.

Before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Yoshihiko Noda was promoted to major general of the army. The third director of the General Staff Headquarters participated in the ** incident and was one of the decisive figures in the expansion of the war against China. Later, he directly served as the chief of staff of the Central China Front, assisted Matsui Ishine, participated in the command of the Battle of Nanjing, and was also one of the main culprits of the Nanjing Massacre.

The Nanjing Massacre, which has never been erased memory scars.

"According to the information obtained from our forward reconnaissance, the main forces of the 19th Army and the 9th Army are thinking about this direction, which means that this time the troops of the Third Theater will cooperate with Li Yunlong's troops!"

Yoshihiko Noda looked at the people present and said: "Next, we will have a big war, which is the time to promote the prestige of our country's great Japanese emperor, if anyone dares to take a step back in the next battle, it will be dealt with by military law immediately!" No mercy! ”

"Hey!"

Everyone present responded one after another.

As a commander, Yoshihiko Noda knows in his heart that because of the victory of the Iron Blood Brigade in a series of battles, this makes everyone have a kind of fear and fear, and what he has to do is to stabilize the morale of the army and gather strength!

"We were able to win the previous battle of Xuzhou, and we will also win the battle of Xuzhou this time, I hope you have this belief!"

"Hey!"

All the officers present responded with a bang.

At this time, the troops of the third theater were rapidly approaching in the direction of Saddle Town, and a big battle was about to break out.

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