At this time, Zhuang Jihua was no longer in the Fuyang Headquarters, but went to the headquarters outside Shangqiu City, the attack on Xuzhou was far less smooth than in the news reports, the Japanese resistance was very tenacious, the 60th Army under the command of Zhang Lihui was held by the Japanese army in Huaibei for seven days, and the casualties of the troops were close to 4,000: Du Yuming's attack on Xuzhou was also not smooth, .qВ5, C0m/ In the south, the Japanese army relied on Quanshan and Yunlong Lake to block the 50th Group Army; In the north, the complex river terrain was used to block the 36th Group Army moving south.

Of course, not all of them went well, the flanks of Lan Yundong and Guan Linzheng went very smoothly, Lan Yundong commanded the First Army to conquer Suining in one fell swoop, Guan Linzheng took advantage of the situation to seize Suqian, and then the two went two ways: Guan Linzheng led the 47th Army and the new 12th Army along the west bank of Lima Lake to the north of the suburbs; Lan Yundong led his troops through Nianzhuang and Tashan, forcibly crossed the Bulao River, attacked Jiawang, and detoured to Xuzhou from the north.

The most surprising thing for Zhuang Jihua was the northern front, the mechanized first group army led by Qiu Qingquan swept through the entire northwest of Shandong, the weakness of the Japanese army's lack of anti-tank weapons was undoubtedly revealed, and the Japanese army was unable to resist the impact of the group tanks.

Subsequently, Song Xilian's troops forced Jining, Qiu Qingquan and Chen G forcibly crossed the canal at the northern end of the canal, quickly conquered Wenshang and Dongping, and then the main force turned south and threatened Jining from the north.

On the southern front, Sun Zhenguang led the army north after recovering Bengbu, Li Wentian recovered Huainan, and after the Huainan Japanese army paid a heavy price, it broke out of the encirclement and "fled into Hefei under the response of the Japanese army in Hefei" Yang Sen commanded the 24th Group Army and the 15th Group Army to storm Hefei, and after a week of hard fighting, Fujita gave up Hefei and retreated to Wuhu.

"Order Yang Sen" to hand over Hefei to the 15th Group Army for defense, and the 24th Group Army immediately went north and went to Xuzhou through Bengbu*......" Zhuang Jihua decided to transfer the troops of the southern front to the north and stop the offensive on the southern front: "Order Li Pinxian to change the attack on Anqing to contain; If the Japanese counterattack to the west, "it can retreat to lure the enemy, but Hefei must be held, and strong troops must be placed between Anqing and Hefei*......"

As soon as he finished giving the order, Wang Xiaoshan came in and handed over a piece of paper to Zhuang Jihua, after Zhuang Jihua read it, his face changed slightly, "Xu Zuyi hurriedly came over, Zhuang Jihua handed him the document in his hand, and Xu Zuyi's face immediately frowned after reading it."

He Wei also came over, and under Wang Xiaoshan's slight frown, he took the document in Xu Zuyi's hand, only to find that the document was written, not the original telegram.

"In order to cope with our army's offensive in the Xuzhou area, the North China Dispatch Army decided to transfer the 3rd Brigade from Shanxi, the 1st Division from the Mongolian Army, the 5th Division from the division on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the 5th and 6th Mixed Chengjing Regiment of the 2nd Army General Jiaodong from the 21st Gang Mixed Brigade in Jinan.

The 5th, 110th, and 125th Divisions must assemble in the Dong'e area on the north bank of the Yellow River by 15 August; Units of the 12th Army must complete their assembly near Tai'an by 10 August, and the division must reach the Jinan area by 20 August.

In order to block the counteroffensive of our army, the Japanese base camp decided to transfer three divisions from the Kwantung Army to join the North China battlefield; In addition, two divisions were formed in Korea to "recruit soldiers from the townships of North and Northeast China to enlist in the army, form at least two divisions, and select volunteers from among the Russians and Mongols to join the Imperial Army, and these people will be transferred to the North China Battlefield after forming an army*......"

He Wei took a deep breath, look at it this way, the Japanese army transferred the main force to the North China battlefield, the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army, as well as any soldiers in the township, the Soviet and Mongolian armies, there is nothing, the key is the Japanese Second Army and the three divisions assembled in Dong'e, the Japanese army in Jining and Xuzhou is now clearly shrinking the defense, the Japanese army in Jining did not even resolutely block when Qiu Qingquan forcibly crossed the canal, and after a slight blockade, they retreated back to the vicinity of Jining, Wenshang and Dongping almost went down without a fight, and the people stationed in both places were puppet troops.

"It seems that the little devil wants to use Jining and Xuzhou to drag our army and cover the assembly of the Second Army and the Japanese army on the north bank of the Yellow River." He Wei was very shocked, and at the same time very excited, this kind of intelligence is already the core intelligence, how did they get it? He Wei suppressed the curiosity in his heart and began to perform his duties as the deputy director of the General Staff.

Zhuang Jihua and Xu Zuyi did not have this kind of excitement, the battle has developed to the present, the number of enemies destroyed is not much, in addition to the Huaibei Japanese army to hold on, including Suxian, the Japanese army is a little resistance and give up, and the Japanese army showed combat effectiveness Although the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is not as good as the elite of the Japanese army in the Northern Hubei War, it is not as weak as imagined, Zhang Lihui's hard battle in Huaibei is proof.

The most dangerous is not Xuzhou, but Jining; On the Xuzhou side, if the 22nd Group Army and the 24th Group Army are added, the total strength is as high as more than 500,000 people, and Xuzhou is far away, so it has time to respond; Jining on the northern front is different, the main force is Ye Qingquan's First Mechanized Group Army and Song Xilian's Second Group Army, Chen G Gao Shuxun Xie's own troops are not shaking, whether they are equipped or trained, "Commander, I think we will still plan and eat, eat the Japanese army in Xuzhou and Jining, and then fight hard against the Japanese * reinforcement * ......" Xu Zuyi suggested.

He Wei was puzzled by Zhuang Jihua's worries: "Commander, even if the whole Japanese army comes, the total strength of the Second Army is only about 100,000, the total strength of the troops going out of Xuzhou and Jining is only more than 70,000, plus the Japanese army in Dong'a, it is only 120,000, and the troops put into the attack by our army are as high as 600,000, not counting Sun Zhen and Yang Sen transferred from the southern front, even if the Japanese army comes to help, we still have an absolute advantage."

"*......" Zhuang Jihua sneered, and interrupted He Wei's words with some annoyance: "600,000!" 800,000! Can you recover Shandong and the whole country? Fight all over the world! ”

He Wei's face turned red, this was the first time Zhuang Jihua was angry with him after he went to Zhuang Jihua's side, but He Wei was not angry, when he was by Zhuang Jihua's side, he witnessed Zhuang Jihua being angry with many people, including Wu Ziniu and Lan Yundong, these old subordinates, he had long noticed that Zhuang Jihua scolded the most was his most trusted person, only two people were rarely criticized "even if they were criticized" The attitude was relatively gentle, one was Gong Xiuhua, and the other was Song Yunfei.

Cai Tingcuo then understood, "Why did Xu Zuyi say that Zhuang Jihua was cautious in his use of troops, in such a large advantage of the strength of the force, any commander would not be so cautious, but Zhuang Jihua was still thinking about failure, and his attitude, if it wasn't for the fact that he was Zhuang Jihua, I am afraid that he would be charged with cowardice."

Wang Xiaoshan was a little dissatisfied with Zhuang Jihua, and the information of Ligao Zhizhu had clear regulations, so this person could know, then this person could not know, why fear. Cai Ting's fault is not on the list that can be known, but Zhuang Jihua now tells them without care.

After reading it, He Wei was about to hand over the document to Cai Tingcuo, but Wang Xiaoshan did not hesitate to take the document, Cai Tingcuo's face changed, but Zhuang Jihua spoke: "Xiaoshan, in the future, Deputy Director He and Cai Gaoshen will be included in the list." ”

"Yes, Commander." Wang Xiaoshan replied expressionlessly, Gao Songyuan, the chief of staff, was not on the list, but He Wei, the deputy director, was on the list, "But Wang Xiaoshan did not raise any questions.

"By the way, add the senior director to the list?" Zhuang Jihua also seemed to remember, the list was approved by him, no one from the staff office was on this list before, Gao Songyuan is still in Xuchang and is on his way.

"Yes." Wang Xiaoshan replied.

He Wei and Cai Tingcuo realized that even Gao Songyuan was not on the list, "The two of them felt a little better, and Wang Xiaoshan turned around and left. Zhuang Jihua and the others continued to discuss the war situation.

"Commander, I think" immediately strengthen the attack on Jining, and strive to take Jining before the devil crosses the river. He Wei suggested: "On the southern front, let the 50th Group Army and the 36th Group Army go all out to besiege Xuzhou, while the First Group Army, the 47th Army, and the Xinkou Army will attack Yicheng and Zaozhuang, and the 51st Army in Yimeng Mountain will be ordered to launch an attack on Linyi, and the rest of the guerrilla detachments will immediately go out to attack the Japanese stronghold and destroy road traffic." ”

Speaking of this, he paused and added: "In addition, the strength of ** in Shandong is not weak, so they can also be dispatched to attack the areas east of Jiaodong and Jinan, hold back the Japanese army, and at the same time force the Japanese army to divide its troops." There are also puppet soldiers, Sun Liangcheng, Wu Huawen, Hao Pengju and others, it is said that the military commanders have jobs for them, can they revolt now? ”

This suggestion is very good, but Zhuang Jihua still didn't make a decision immediately, he turned to Xu Zuyi again, Xu Zuyi thought for a while and said: "The puppet army uprising? You can first ask the military commanders to see what their situation is. As for GC. Troops, yes. ”

Cai Tingcuo has roughly understood Zhuang Jihua's decision-making ideas, he has always sought the opinions of his staff first, and in the process, he will instill his own ideas into his staff, gain their support, and at the same time make up for the shortcomings.

"The puppet army will not move for the time being, according to the intelligence, the puppet army will all be transferred to Jiaodong, and then revolt after they are transferred to Jiaodong, as for the Eighth Route Army, even if they are not notified, they will act." Zhuang Jihua's tone was slightly mocking, and his brows were still deeply wrinkled.

"Linyi is an important place in southern Lu, and it is also the main road connecting Jiangsu and Shandong, we must control the hands of our army, order Guan Linzheng, after occupying the suburbs, the direction of attack will turn to Linyi, and after Guan Linzheng enters Shandong, Yu Xuezhong's 51st Army will immediately cooperate in the east."

"The 59th Army of the First Group Army was assigned to the 50th Group Army, and the Tank Regiment of the 36th Group Army was assigned to the 50th Group Army.

"Order Zhong Bin, the Eighth Army of the 36th Group Army, to smuggle across Weishan Lake and seize Zaozhuang, and the 78th Army immediately went north, with Song Xilian's Second Army to attack Jining; Lan Yundong led the 55th Army of the First Army and the New Third Army to continue to the north and attack Yicheng.

After occupying Zaozhuang, the 36th Group Army and the First Group Army were commanded by Lan Yundong and marched north along the Jinpu line, and sent no less than one army to attack northeast of Zaozhuang and seize Feixian. ”

"On the northern front, order Gao Shuxun to command the new Eighth Army and the 110th Division to garrison Dongping, the new 110th Division to defend Dazhai Mountain, and send another division to occupy Pingyin, and all the puppet armies will be handed over to Gao Shuxun for reorganization anyway."

In the Henan operation, the 41st Division of the Fifth Army and the 39th Division of the Fourth Army of the Fifth Army under Sun Liangcheng and the local garrison were all anyway, however, like Wang Qinghan's department, although these troops were very large, they were not many, only 11,000 people in total, according to intelligence, there was no Japanese army in the Pingyin area, and there was only 2,000 people in the Xingya Army.

"Order, telegraphed to Guo Xunqi, Zhang Xin led the 101st Army to march east immediately, and rushed to the canal area within three days to join the northwest Lu operation. The guerrilla corps, the First Mechanized Group Army, the Second Group Army, the New Eighth Army, and the 101st Army were all under the command of Song Xilian, commander-in-chief of the Second Group Army. Telegram to Gao Songyuan, director of the General Staff Office, to supervise the battle at the Second Group Grass Command as a representative of the theater and as a representative of the theater command. ”

Zhuang Jihua adjusted the command system of the northern line, the commander-in-chief of the northern line was originally Chen G, but Chen G's GCD status made it impossible for him to command the departments smoothly, Qiu Qingquan would not listen to him, after replacing it with Song Xilian, there would be no such hemp pot With a series of orders issued, the various departments on the battlefield began to move, and the 50th Group Army attacking along the Jinpu line was divided into three roads, and the 60th Army, which had just finished the Huaibei offensive, turned north and joined the 36th Group Army Tank Regiment in the northwest of Xuzhou, and then Zhang Lihui took the tank regiment as the vanguard, The 102nd Division followed closely and launched an attack on Xuzhou along the Longhai line.

Du Yuming also deployed the remaining two armies, the Qifeng Seventh Army attacked on the Yanjinpu line, and the New Seventh Army attacked on the right side, and the 59th Army, which occupied the Jiawang area, turned around and moved south, approaching Xuzhou from the northeast.

The four armies surrounded Xuzhou, and the entire Xuzhou area was full of artillery and flesh and blood.

Further north, Lan Yundong and Guan Lin conscription divided into two roads, Guan Lin conscription all the way was like a bamboo, Yueguan Lake, Kecang Mountain, from the south to Linyi, Yu Xuezhong led the 51st Army out of Linmu, from the southeast approaching Linyi.

Lan Yundong commanded Huang Botao's 55th Army and Chen Mingren's new Third Army to capture Taierzhuang, and then divided his troops into two routes.

The people in the Weishan Lake area enthusiastically donated their own boats, thousands of large and small boats, and loaded the troops of an entire division onto the boats.

On the northern front, artillery roared, and hundreds of sailing ships forced their way across the canal under the cover of artillery fire; Song Xilian forced the crossing of the 40th Army at the front of Jining, but he personally led the 68th Army to detour to the north from the Fenghuangtai line, breaking through the canal defense line of the 17th Division in one fell swoop.

Further north, the sky was full of dust, the motor roared, dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, down the Jiping Highway, along the way the Japanese army had already fled into Jining City, Qiu Qingquan Chen G led the troops swept down from the north, rushed to Jining City.

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