In the huge commander's command room, Han Xin's voice echoed softly:

"Xuzhou, a strategic location, the Japanese army wants to open up the Jinpu line, connect the northern and southern battlefields, and then occupy Kaifeng, approach Zhengzhou, until it goes deep into the hinterland of China, and if you don't take Xuzhou, it will be empty talk!

Therefore, Xuzhou is a place where devils must fight, and if Xuzhou does not take it, the devils will never give up!

It can be said that the devil's determination to take Xuzhou will not be smaller than the capture of Nanjing! ”

Han Xin's words fell, Li Zongren was silent, Han Xin's insights were beyond his expectations, and Han Xin said, taking Nanjing that had fallen as an example, but he couldn't help but think deeply.

"Go on!"

"Xuzhou must be taken, and the Japanese army will inevitably invest a lot of troops.

Although our army is not afraid of death, the huge gap in weapons and equipment is destined to make our soldiers brave, but it is difficult to stop the devil for a while!

What's more, the Japanese army has just invaded Nanjing, and it is carrying the intention of the edge, and the morale is winning, and although our soldiers will not retreat, they have already had a certain fear of the Japanese in their hearts.

In such a situation, once the Battle of Xuzhou starts, how can it be undefeated? ”

"Then, do you think that the Battle of Xuzhou is meaningless? If you can't beat it, won't you fight? ”

Even Li Zongren didn't realize that he had unknowingly put Han Xin on a level with himself.

Even when the team Han Xin said that "the battle of Xuzhou will be defeated", he did not have much rejection at the moment.

In fact, although Li Zongren is unwilling to admit it, he has to accept it.

"Fight, of course we have to fight, and we have to fight!"

Han Xin's voice sounded again.

"The Battle of Xuzhou could not be defeated, but it could show the people of the whole country the determination of our Chinese army to defend the country.

Tell my Chinese compatriots that my good men in China will not be extinct and die, and if the Japanese invaders are not finished for a day, our battles will not stop for a day! ”

"So, Commander, the Battle of Xuzhou will eventually be lost, but we need a big victory! to inspire the people of the whole country and raise the morale of our Chinese soldiers. ”

"What do you mean?"

Li Zongren was stunned, since he was bound to lose, how could he talk about victory?

Han Xin stood up and walked straight to the large map of Li Zongren's combat headquarters, waiting for Li Zongren to follow.

Han Xin's finger pointed to one place and said firmly: "Here, we can achieve a partial victory!"

"Taierzhuang!" Li Zongren's eyes also lit up.

"Yes, it is Taierzhuang, Taierzhuang is an important part of the Jinpu line, at the intersection of the hub.

Commander, you see, north of Taierzhuang, there are Tengxian, Zaozhuang, Lincheng, and Xiangcheng; to the west, there are Hanzhuang and Tongshan; To the south and east, there are throat places, all of which can block the footsteps of the Japanese army.

And the superior geographical location of this Taierzhuang has long been destined to be a tempting bait in itself!

Therefore, we only need to bluff, open the mouth of the cloth bag, and wait for the devil to plunge into it quickly after plunging into it, and then we can eliminate the devil who entered Taierzhuang in one fell swoop!

The great victory of Taierzhuang, I think it is enough to boost the morale and spirit of my Chinese military and civilians! ”

After Han Xin's words were finished, the entire command room fell silent.

Li Zongren's right hand was playing and jumping rhythmically on the seam of his trousers, and his eyes fell into extreme contemplation.

What Han Xin said was exciting, but after all, there were no detailed details, but he believed that with Li Zongren's wisdom, everything could definitely be arranged perfectly.

Li Zongren's gaze began to sweep over the map at great speed, and the rhythm of the bounce of his right finger slowly slowed down.

…… After a long time, Li Zongren turned around, and his gaze towards Han Xin had already changed, as if he was looking at a rare treasure.

"Boy, don't go to the front line, stay, how about being my temporary staff officer?"

"Temporary staff officer?"

Han Xin hurriedly waved his hand, "Commander, what the kid said is just some crude and ugly words, he can't afford to be a staff officer, you better let me go!" ”

"Are you sure? That's something that no number of people can ask for! ”

"Sure!"

"Good!" Li Zongren sighed lightly in his heart, but he admired Han Xinlai even more from the bottom of his heart, and simply asked freely:

"Okay, then you say, what do you want to do?"

"Report to the commander, I, a 388th Regiment, was inconspicuous in the entire Xuzhou Campaign, whether I was there or not, it was not enough to affect the overall situation.

So I apply to you to allow my 388th Regiment to maneuver and fight freely! ”

Li Zongren pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Okay, if you have contributed to this battle, I will promise you!"

"The commander laughed, I didn't offer anything, I just talked nonsense, these things, if the commander calms down, he can also think of it."

"Haha, you kid, go ahead!"

"Yes!"

Looking at Han Xin's departing back, Li Zongren sighed, "This son is the dragon and phoenix among the people, and he must stay in my country's military!" ”

"Someone, send an order to all army commanders, start the combat meeting!"

……

In mid-February, the Battle of Xuzhou broke out.

After the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, it immediately crossed the Yangtze River with the 13th Division of the Dizhou Legislature and entered Chuxian.

In the middle of the day, Chuxian broke and continued to move north along the Jingpu line, occupying Dingyuan, Fengyang, Frogbu and other places in early February, and the front entered the north bank of the Huai River.

Li Zongren immediately made a decision and ordered the defenders of the Huai River to cooperate to resist the attacking enemy.

Li Pinxian's 12th Army, Liao Lei's 21st Army, and Yu Xuezhong's 5th Army, with the cooperation of Han Deqin's 24th Army and Yang Sen's 27th Army, launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army, forcing the devils on the north bank of the Huai River to withdraw to the south bank.

After that, in accordance with Li Zongren's order, the national army formed a confrontation situation with the Japanese army with the help of the Huai River.

In the northern section of the Jingpu Line, the Japanese Isoya Division quickly occupied Jinan and Tai'an, and then quickly moved south, occupying Yanzhou and Jining in January.

On March 14, more than 30,000 people of the Isogu Division approached Tengxian.

The 122nd Division of the 22nd Group Army of the Sichuan Army Deng Xihou, led by the division commander Wang Mingzhang, together with the remnants of the 124th Division, guarded Teng County.

And Han Xin, who has been wandering around the battlefield, also began to move towards Teng County according to the trajectory of history.

This shows the fearlessness of the Sichuan army, and he will participate and witness it no matter what.

There are more than 2,000 people in the 388th Regiment, and Han Xin is also selfish, and he knows that the battle in Tengxian County cannot be won by a larger number of people.

It's just a vain increase in casualties.

Therefore, Han Xin only brought 300 good men with him on this trip, and what he did was just to save Wang Mingzhang, the commander of the 122nd Division, and Wang Shijun, the commander of the 124th Division.

However, what gave Han Xin a bit of a headache was that Yang Yiling had to keep up.

There is no way, and considering that Yang Yiling's identity as a reporter does help spread the heroism of the Sichuan army, Han Xin chose to compromise after all!

(To be continued)