In the eyes of the high-level leaders of the island nation, these soldiers who successfully crossed the Shan State Plateau have gone through the test of life and death, and the most cruel law of survival of the fittest. net

It is also for this reason that Tada Jun and Tanaka Shinichi, who have been defeated repeatedly, were reused again, and they repeatedly did not die under Jiang Haoran's hands, which became their advantage, the former became the commander of the 50th Army, and the latter became the chief of staff.

Although the radio and telephone calls of the headquarters were relatively active, and the staff officers and generals shuttled through them, the atmosphere in the room was not very tense, and it was orderly.

Tada Jun and Tanaka Shinichi were sitting on the sand in the war room chatting and smoking, since the Wuhe defense line was lost and the airborne division was successfully airborne, they knew that they had moved away from the center of the war, and the next step of the ** plan was definitely to storm Xuzhou, so even if the news of the attack of the ** 24th Group Army came from the Lai'an defense line just an hour ago, they did not care.

There were too many battles with Jiang Haoran, and this kind of feint attack and containment could not hide from them, and they were happy to use this as an excuse to refuse Okamura Ningji's request for reinforcements to Bengbu.

In their opinion, the loss of Xuzhou has become a foregone conclusion, and no matter how many troops are thrown into it, it will be useless.

Moreover, after fighting Jiang Haoran for so long, they have also summed up an experience, that is, they can avoid it as much as possible without confronting him head-on, to be honest, they have also lost too much, too miserably, they are afraid of defeat, and they are also defeated.

Of course, the Holy War of the Empire has to be fought, but it doesn't have to be them to act as the first bird, and they can't fight it, right? At present, the power of the hope empire is no longer able to win this war alone, everything can only wait for the German-Japanese Far East to meet and take advantage of the momentum of the German army to make a comeback, especially at this time, there is always a chance for revenge, but not now.

Therefore, even if the loss of Xuzhou has become a reality, Tada Jun and Tanaka Shinichi do not have any anxious expressions on their faces, and they are still leisurely and contented.

"Report, come to An's urgent call!" The voice of the telecommunications staff officer came from the door, and Tada Jun waved his hand in a dashing manner, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

The staff officer opened the folder he carried with him and said: "The 257th Division reports that the 24th Group Army is fighting more and more fiercely, it is not like a feint, and the defense line is on the verge of collapse several times, and it is requested for emergency support. ”

"Nani, not a feint? Could it be that Jiang Haoran is still preparing to conquer Chuzhou? Tada Jun frowned, suspicious.

Tanaka Shinichi, the chief of staff on the side, waved his hand and said: "This shouldn't be, Jiang Haoran won't drop the fat of Xuzhou to gnaw the bone of Chuzhou?" I think Han Deqin wants to show himself in front of this new boss. ”

"Yo Xi!" Tada Jun nodded, as if agreeing with Tanaka Shinichi's statement, and then turned his head and said: "Order the 257th Division to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and order the Sakamoto Wing in Chuzhou to rush to and from Fu'an to support immediately." ”

"Hay!" The staff officer joined his legs, then turned and walked away quickly.

But within a few minutes, the intelligence staff officer hurriedly walked in again and reported to Tatian Jun that the **Ma Jiucheng Division and Hu Yunqing Division in the direction of Wuhe did not follow the airborne division into the direction of Bengbu, but pursued the 256th Division retreating from Wuhe all the way, and it was about to enter the Jiashan defense line at this time.

Moreover, in this half an hour, the number of ** aircraft tended to increase, and the locust troops on the entire defense line were bombed to varying degrees.

This news immediately made Tada Jun uneasy, got up and paced back and forth twice, and said hurriedly: "Tanaka-kun, something is wrong, Jiang Haoran's target is probably us?" ”

Tanaka Shinichi ejected and exclaimed: "This is impossible, Chuzhou is backed by Nanjing, and the Twelfth Army retreating from the direction of Hefei is about to enter Chuzhou, is it possible for Jiang Haoran to give up the empty Xuzhou City, and in turn to fight a decisive battle with the two armies of the Locust Army here?" ”

Tada Jun's expression was abrupt, his face changed drastically, and he shouted: "Jiang Haoran is probably not going to fight a decisive battle with the two armies of the Locust Army, but to eat the two armies of the Locust Army, and it will take at least two days for the Twelfth Army to come from Hefei, as long as Chuzhou is occupied before this, the retreat of our two armies will be completely cut off by the army." ”

"Ah......h Tanaka Shinichi was dumbfounded, but immediately replied without giving up: "The fiftieth and twelfth armies of the Locust Army are more than 200,000 troops, not counting tens of thousands of imperial troops, why should he Jiang Haoran ......."

Tanaka Shinichi was stunned suddenly, he himself felt that he couldn't go on, he suddenly remembered that last year in northern Burma, Jiang Haoran was a surprise attack on Lashio, cutting off the logistics channel of his and Tada Jun's two armies, and as a result, they had to go far away to the Shan Plateau, this scar is still painful and tired, and the situation in front of him is similar to the battle in northern Burma?

"The Battle of Northern Burma...... Jiang Haoran is ready to replicate the battle in northern Burma! Shinichi Tanaka exclaimed.

Tada Jun looked at Tanaka Shinichi, suddenly his face turned pale and his lips twitched, obviously agreeing with Tanaka Shinichi's opinion, and then waved his arms and roared: "Prepare to defend quickly!" The 259th Division in Nanjing was ordered to immediately cross the river to support, and reported to the Jinan General Headquarters, requesting that the 12th Army be urged to speed up its march and move closer to Chuzhou as soon as possible. ”

The headquarters that had just been peaceful suddenly became busy because of Tada's hysteria, and the staff general hurriedly drew up a telegram and picked up the phone and sent out the instructions one by one.

Just after the busy, another staff officer came in to report that the first air force suddenly increased the bombing of the Yangtze River, the slightly larger ships on the Yangtze River are their bombing targets, all the ports and wharves are the key bombing targets, the Xiaguan ferry terminal is already a sea of fire, the damage is still to be checked, but depending on the situation, the 259th Division may be very difficult to cross the river in a short time.

During the Republic of China, there was no bridge on the Yangtze River, all the river crossings were done by ferry, and the connection to the Jinpu Railway was completed by train ferry, and now even the ferry terminal was blown up.

In desperation, Tada Jun had to order the troops on the defense line to shrink as much as possible, but the safety of the defense line must be ensured, and it must not be broken through by the army, on the other hand, call the 2nd Guards Division and the 255th Division of the headquarters to immediately return for reinforcement.

The tense atmosphere spread in the headquarters in an instant, and Tada Jun and Tanaka Shinichi also began to feel uneasy, but things will not happen because they are worried, and bad luck has begun to fall on their heads.

Soldier's urgent report: A large number of paratroopers suddenly parachuted near the Longzhong Reservoir on the outskirts of Chuzhou.