Time, as the busyness and preparations quietly passed, the Japanese army tensely deployed and looked for various ways to seek a temporary truce and respite.

Yesterday, they secretly met with the dignitaries of the British and American-led countries stationed in China, and made conditions for the Chinese troops to stop attacking.

Although Britain and the United States and other countries had the benefits given by Dong Ku, and they were still concerned about the weapons companies and the information about the heart of science and technology in Dong Ku's hands, they still readily agreed to not let the advance army swell and let them lose control.

But the result was unexpected, and the political threats that were originally held in hand did not have the slightest effect.

In the official residence of Lao Jiang in Sichuan and Shu, the British and American people in charge of coordination met Lao Jiang, but got such an answer.

Lao Jiang was very sincere, but said with a worried face: "The advance army is a local army, not even a party, and it is not under the control of my political axe, if it were not for the Japanese army to invade China by force, I would have the energy to exterminate this non-political axe army, let them stop?" I can't even get in touch with the commander of the advance force, let alone get them to obey my orders......"

This result is known to Britain and the United States, but they have no way to intervene in the advance army by force, which is untenable in the international arena. The local armed forces did not leave China, nor did they affect their interests in China, and they also abided by the agreement between the political axe and the concession when they entered Shanghai and other places, and even if they did not have the medicines that Dong Ku had already sold and the various contracts that had been signed, they had no reason to increase their troops.

The most important thing is to increase the number of troops and intervene, and what role can it play? In particular, if the weapons company annoys the armament they have cultivated with their experimental weapons, and then hands over the weapon-making skills to the enemy with whom they are hostile, or to another country that is dissatisfied, it will be an irrepressible threat, and it may even shake the foundation of the country. After all, the advance army is not a political axe. Without adequate financial support, it is difficult to achieve a climate, but countries are different.

The failure to mediate was the result of Japan's anxious and helpless waiting, and then the division from Taierzhuang to Lianyun was ambushed. and defeated, less than half of the soldiers fled back to Taierzhuang.

And Taierzhuang may also be included in the artillery range of the opponent's attack, which makes the Japanese army even more frightened of the strength of the advance army. It's a pity that although they know that Lao Jiang of the Dao has troops mixed in, they don't know the number of the Dao, and they don't know that the army of Lao Jiang of the Dao is also among the nearly 200,000 mature soldiers.

The mediation was fruitless, but Zhang Zizhong's troops suspended the attack and harassment, and retreated 30 kilometers back from the forward position in Shangqiu. gave Britain and the United States and other countries a lot of face, but it did not relieve the crisis of the advance army's attack on Xuzhou.

As for the benefits that Lao Chiang had gained by postponing the offensive, the Japanese no longer cared. The suspension over there does not mean that the crisis is over, the Battle of Xuzhou still has to be fought, and it may be even piggyback on Taierzhuang.

Emperor Hirohito was restless in the Imperial Palace. The situation in China is already showing signs of spiraling out of control, and the navy has suffered a big loss, causing a sharp decline in power. Although it has not lost its position on the ocean, the ability to compete has been lost. The loss of four aircraft carriers, as well as the loss of battleships and destroyers, etc., reduced the combat effectiveness of the navy by three percent, and the air force had no effect on the advance force, although the air supremacy was still in hand. But it didn't work in the slightest. The army, defeated and retreated, retreated all the way from Shanghai to the Xuzhou battlefield, according to the speed of the opponent's attack, I am afraid that it will not be necessary to open spring. will be beaten to Shanhaiguan, and even Rehe and other places will be lost.

The director of education, Fujita, was silent and stood there cautiously, not daring to disturb the emperor.

Emperor Hirohito turned around in circles for several minutes in a row, the anger on his face gradually weakened, and then he stared at Fujita and said: "The Battle of Xuzhou is related to the success or failure of the empire, and we must delay the enemy's attack at any cost!" ”

Fujita wanted to complain, but as soon as he came into contact with the cold light in Emperor Hirohito's eyes, his heart couldn't help but burst, and he said timidly: "Hayi, I'll do it." ”

Leaving the palace, Fujita immediately summoned the cabinet ministers such as the land minister and the sea minister, and convened an emergency meeting to urgently negotiate a solution to the upcoming battle of Xuzhou.

After more than three hours of taboo consultations, the plan was finally decided, and with it, the message flew into the sky.

At the same time as the telegram flew out of Japan, Dong Ku ordered to enter the preparations for the attack after receiving Yu Ke's report that he could be interspersed with Zaozhuang and Taierzhuang within ten hours.

After Sun Tao gave the order of Dong Ku, he ordered the troops to start moving, leaving Suqian and marching towards Xuzhou.

The army, divided into three routes, echoed with Yu Lei in Bengbu, and went straight to Xuzhou.

Two hours later, they arrived at the first stop, Suining, which was also the closest Japanese position to Suqian.

At the same time, after Yu Lei received the order, all the artillery fired in unison, and in just one hour, the Japanese army attacking the frontal position of Bengbu was defeated.

Along the way, the Japanese defense failed to stop the pace of advance, and in the deployment of Gu Zhu's two wings of the army, they pressed towards Suzhou in parallel.

Dongku's side is the same, and the Japanese army position in Suining is only 20 kilometers, and the artillery of the artillery position in the Suqian front has been able to hit the Japanese position.

The troops responsible for attacking Suining were still led by Qu Jungang, and in the distance, explosions were heard one after another, and in the midst of the flames, he ordered the trucks to stop advancing and charge on foot.

With the order, the soldiers jumped out of the trucks one after another, and in just five or six minutes, the troops were assembled, and then rushed towards Suining.

The defenders of Suining knew that their defense could not stop the advance army, but when the order to fight to the death came, the obsession of loyalty to the emperor made the Japanese troops not enter the anti-artillery hole in the artillery fire, and they all hid in the dug ear holes and endured the bombardment.

Fortunately, the distance was long, the position area was not small, and the number of artillery pieces was not large, only less than 300, so the effective shooting was not used, but only covered shooting, which allowed many Japanese troops on the position to survive.

It's just that what can they do if they live? The ears are buzzing, the eyes are blurry, the brain is sluggish, and being alive is no different from being dead.

Qu Jungang's army advanced rapidly, and when it reached the position of shelling 500 meters, it stopped advancing.

As the Qu army had just arrived, the walkie-talkie transmitted the information to the artillery position, and then, the shells flew out of the last wave and stopped firing.

"Let's go!"

Without waiting for all the shells to fall, Qu Jun just held the AK and gave the order to attack.

The team quickly pounced on Suining in the smoke of gunpowder, and then, before the Japanese army could react and was dizzy, they stepped on the position.

The soft sound of a click suddenly sounded, and before the moving Japanese soldiers could even figure out which direction to point their guns, they were beaten into a sieve by bullets, and then the army rushed through, leaving behind corpses full of trenches.

The moment the Japanese troops in Suining heard the dense gunfire and lost contact with the position, they gave the order for the artillery fire to bombard first, and according to the direction of the enemy's attack transmitted from the front, all the artillery bombarded that area, completely ignoring the danger of exposing the position.

"! What a damn loss! ”

As soon as Qu Jun and they had just rushed out of their positions and were about to pounce on Suining, they heard the sound of Japanese shells flying, and while cursing, they hurriedly ordered the team to stop pro-Ah Jin and return to the trenches to avoid shelling.

In the order, part of the charging troops returned to the trenches, and part of them were blocked by artillery fire, and they had no choice but to hide from the shelling on the spot.

"Call for artillery support!! Coordinates......"

Qu Jun just watched the fire flickering in front of him, and smashed his fist on the dirt in anger, shouting for artillery fire.

In the artillery fire, the soldiers who were blocked from retreating were blown away by the shells, and the few lucky ones hid in the crater, and for the time being, they were just disgraced and safe.

A few seconds later, the artillery shells of the advance army whistled, only hitting a few coordinates from the Japanese artillery fire, and the sky, in the scream, suppressed the explosion, so that the Japanese army was in fear, but unable to hide.

A loud roar rose into the sky, and mushroom clouds rose from two or three kilometers away, and the dust spread out, blocking Suining behind.

More than a dozen effective shots were fired, five positions were destroyed, and the surrounding positions were also affected by the explosion, and they were in shambles.

"Quick! Treat the wounded!! ”

"Hurry!!"

"Stretcher to keep up!!"

One voice after another shouted, and at the moment when the Japanese shelling stopped, they threw themselves out of the trench and rushed to the position of the crater in front of them.

Qu Jun just looked at the scattered limbs all over the ground, he was furious, and in the emergency search and rescue of the troops, he yelled and ordered: "Step on Suining!" Kill all the Japanese troops!! ”

"Kill!!"

The soldiers who did not participate in the rescue broke out with an earth-shattering roar, rushed wildly, and rushed to the dusty area in front of them, and then, the sound of clattering and booming sounded intensively, and the team, and the Japanese troops in the bunkers and trenches along the way fiercely exchanged fire.

The Japanese army left a 500-meter blank area in the middle of each position, and the artillery also set a fixed Zhuyuan, and when the enemy rushed through the first line of positional defense, mortars, 92 infantry guns, and even mountain artillery and field artillery would open fire and bombard the empty area.

Caught off guard, Qu Jungang also threw away the lives of thousands of soldiers because of this, how could he not be angry? Model trucks did not follow the charge, otherwise, the losses would have been greater.

The angry soldiers ran very fast, and the grenades flew up in pieces the moment they saw the opposite position, and they didn't call for artillery support, but on their own, they launched a fierce attack on Suining.

Qu Jun had just given up long-range artillery support, which greatly accelerated the speed of the attack, and also made the Japanese army's reaction unable to keep up with their speed.

In the dense explosion, the Japanese army could not even raise their heads, and then they were beaten into a sieve by the soldiers who pounced, and Sui Ning, in less than twenty minutes of charge, was exposed to the range of Qu Jungang's gun grenades...... (To be continued......)