Itagaki Seishiro turned the main force of the army to Hu Lian's troops, which made Liu Yuan very puzzled, and he couldn't figure out what Itagaki Seishiro wanted to do.

Although war relies on national strength, intelligence, science and technology, and many other factors, what still cannot be changed is the contest of wisdom among commanders, and how to form a situation on the battlefield in which more fights less is a question that every commander must ponder.

Although Xiang Yu, the overlord in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, was powerful and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was also very high, he was still killed at the end of the year. Because of what? His every step was thought very clearly by the commander of the enemy Liu Bang, Xiang Han Xin, which was also the fact that even if the overlord Xiang Yu was facing an ambush on all sides, there was no way to do it.

Therefore, whoever can guess what the opposing commander thinks will gain more initiative in the war.

"What is Seishiro Itagaki trying to do? Eliminate Hu Lian's army, so what about Linyi, where he has consumed so much energy? Liu Yuan looked at the map and guessed by himself.

"Regardless of his east, west, north and south winds, I stand still, anyway, I just know that his flank is leaking out, so let's attack their flank." Yu Chengwan suggested to Liu Yuan.

At this time, Linyi's combat effectiveness has been greatly improved, and Tang Enbo's regiment has arrived in Linyi, is resting, and can go to the battlefield at any time to fight.

"What Commander Yu Chengwan said is right, commander, do it." Legion Commander Sun Lianzhong stepped forward and said to Liu Yuan, "Since Itagaki Seishiro is dead, let's not be polite to him." The 20th Army is now a new force, and we will take them together to defeat the troops left in Linyi by Seishiro Itagaki and then concentrate a large force and attack Itagaki with Hu Lian, and we will definitely be able to achieve a great victory. ”

"If the battle was so easy to fight, wouldn't the little devil have been wiped out by us a long time ago," Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "The Hu Lianjun has been fighting for more than a month, and the troops have suffered great damage, and it is already a very difficult thing to fight against the 16th Division alone, and there is still the ability to compete with Itagaki Seishiro, I am afraid that we have not destroyed the Japanese army in Linyi, and our troops will collapse first." ”

Sun Lianzhong was stunned and didn't speak, he obviously didn't realize this, and at this time, Luo Yong interjected, "What the commander is worried about is that I think we might as well transfer some troops from the Twentieth Army Corps and supplement them to the Hu Chain Army, so that we will be better." ”

"No, our consumption is greater than that of the Japanese army, and if we continue to fight like this, it will still be a war of attrition, which is not good for us." Yu Deshui objected on the side.

"Captain Townenburg, what do you think about this?" Liu Yuan set his sights on Tang Enbo.

Tang Enbo was in a bad mood and didn't think about participating in the discussion at all, in his opinion, their 20th Army had become a supporting role in this battle.

However, Liu Yuan asked, and he didn't want to give him a good look, after all, he was the commander of the theater, and he couldn't offend him.

"I think it's a bit too early to think about everything else, after all, we haven't figured out the layout of Itagaki Seishiro, and we don't even know how many Japanese troops are left in Linyi, whether Itagaki Seishiro really gave up on Lin Yi, I suggest that we should launch an attack to test the reaction of the Japanese army."

Liu Yuan nodded and looked at Sun Lianzhong, who in turn looked at Tang Enbo.

"Commander Tang Enbo has a good idea, but our army has suffered heavy losses, so it is better for your army to send an elite army to attack the Japanese army." Sun Lianzhong said on the side.

Tang Enbo shook his head and said calmly, "Commander Sun, our army has come all the way to support, and the soldiers are very tired at present, if they attack the Japanese army, I am afraid that the Japanese army will have a chance." ”

Sun Lianzhong just wanted to continue to say something, but Liu Yuan scolded loudly, "What are you doing here, have you forgotten your identity?" You are all soldiers of the National Revolutionary Army, the country, where there is no partisanship, you must remember that this is a national war, and you must do your best for the country. ”

Sun Lianzhong looked at Liu Yuan and saw that he had a serious expression, so he didn't want to say anything, and Sun Lianzhong didn't have anything to say.

"Commander Sun, this assault will be done by our Southwest Army." Before Liu Yuan's words were finished, Sun Lianzhong's face sank, and the others also looked depressed, they had long thought that Liu Yuan would release the blood of his own people.

But Tang Enbo looked proud. However, Liu Yuan said, "Don't worry, it's not like this, since the Japanese army has changed his tactics, it means that they know about our reinforcements, but if we let the reinforcements go to find out the truth, then Itagaki Seishiro is very likely to be able to get the information of our reinforcements, so for the sake of safety, we must let the Southwest Army test it." ”

Although Liu Yuan still sent troops to the Southwest Army, Sun Lianzhong was not much dissatisfied, after all, there was no problem with what the commander said, and the truth was indeed that truth, and there was no resentment in his heart.

"How many soldiers do you still have capable of fighting?" Liu Yuan asked Deshui.

Yu Deshui sighed and said, "There are about five thousand people, and there are about three thousand wounded. ”

Sun Lianzhong felt sad in his heart, the army he commanded had 30,000 people, but now there are 8,000 people left, and more than 20,000 people have been sacrificed. It's impossible to say not to be sad.

"Five thousand men rush forward." Liu Yuan thought about it for a while and then made up his mind, and said to Sun Lianzhong, "Although there are fewer people, but Commander Sun, this battle is your last battle on the battlefield in Xuzhou, after the battle, you can retreat, I will ask the chairman for credit to you, and the recruits transported from the southwest are about to arrive, and I will leave you 20,000 people at that time."

The last trace of worry in Sun Lianzhong's heart also disappeared, and he said with a smile, "I'm here to thank Commander Xie first," and then saluted Liu Yuan and said, "Commander, I'll go organize the troops now." ”

When Sun Lianzhong left, Yu Chengwan did Liu Yuan and said, "Fuguo, you are really too generous, this guy is obviously dissatisfied with you, but you condone him, he is a dog raised by your southwest department, you just endure him barking at you." ”

After a long time, Liu Yuan did not answer, Yu Chengwan looked up, Liu Yuan's face was very ugly, Yu Chengwan could see that Liu Yuan was suppressing his emotions.

"Fuguo, what's wrong with you, are you feeling unwell there?" Yu Chengwan looked at Liu Yuan a little worriedly, although Yu Chengwan looked down on many Huangpu graduates, and even often secretly felt that Huang Wei was rigid and He Jinhan was shameless, but when he was really on Liu Yuan, he still admired Liu Yuan more.

"Commander Tang Enbo, you go out first, I have something to say to my old classmates." Liu Yuan said coldly to Tang Enbo, Tang Enbo saw Liu Yuan's dissatisfaction, so he didn't bother himself.

After a while, there were not many Huangpu students left in the headquarters, Liu Yuan said to Yu Chengwan seriously, "Now there is no one else here, Yu Chengwan, think about it, is it appropriate for you to look at General Sun Lianzhong like this?" What the hell do you think, don't think I can't see that you just said that he has been squeezing him. Yu Chengwan didn't reflect for a long time, and after a while, he realized that he had just said Sun Lianzhong, which made Liu Yuan unhappy. However, from the bottom of his heart, he still looks down on Sun Lianzhong, who was born in the Northwest Army.

Seeing that Yu Chengwan was not speaking on the side, Liu Yuan continued, "Our Huangpu Phase I is regarded as the mainstay of the anti-Japanese resistance, and many of us are already army commanders and division commanders, and our attitude has a great influence on the thinking of the juniors. Yes, although the country has not completed the real reunification, many troops still have obvious factional differences, and even in the Southwest Special Region alone, there are traces of various factions, but the War of Resistance against Japan is a national war, and it is impossible to rely only on the Central Army or the poor Whampoa to achieve victory, and we still have to rely on local generals more. Although Sun Lianzhong is from a local faction, he is very capable, and I hope you can respect him. ”

"Commander, General Yu Chengwan didn't mean it." Yu Deshui explained on the side.

"Confused, it's more terrible if it's not intentional, if you think you can say it unintentionally, that's the idea that goes deep into your brain, which means that you look down on local generals," After finishing speaking, Liu Yuan pointed to the map and said, "This war of resistance is an outstanding, protracted war, our country is still very weak in the final analysis, we have to rely on the strength of all sides, it is possible to achieve victory, if you still look down on them, do not trust them, how will they treat us?" I don't want that to happen again. ”

Yu Chengwan's expression was very embarrassed, Yu Deshui was too young and had no chance to speak, but Wang Zhonglian said, "Fuguo, don't blame him, after all, the small hill in the army has always existed, and we are also influenced by our predecessors." ”

"Others may not care about you, but I have to take care of it, you have to remember, we must get rid of this kind of thinking, it is true that our Kuomintang has millions of troops, but if we are not united, even if we drive out the Japanese one day, there are many things that can destroy us, there are many strongholds of the Red Party, and the troops are also divided into factions, when did you see them look down on their comrades-in-arms?" Liu Yuan continued to Yu Chengwan and the others.

"I was wrong, and I won't." Yu Chengwan said to Liu Yuan very teachable, "Don't worry, Fuguo, I won't do this in the future." ”

Liu Yuan's words he completely understood, no matter what time the War of Resistance against Japan was, it was the most important thing, everyone was on the chessboard, everyone had to serve the War of Resistance against Japan, and no one had the right to seek benefits for themselves.

Seeing Yu Chengwan admit his mistake, Liu Yuan didn't say anything anymore, he knew that the people who graduated in Huangpu were somewhat arrogant, and it was already very good for him to make Yu Chengwan admit his mistake.

Wang Zhonglian also said, "After the Sun Army attacks in a while, I will send troops to meet him." ”

Liu Yuan was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, there were too many miscellaneous troops in the Battle of Xuzhou, and Sun Lianzhong was looked down upon as a person from the southwest department, not to mention the generals of other miscellaneous troops, Liu Yuan didn't want everyone to continue fighting in this distrustful situation.