"Aichi is here, thank you for taking it seriously." Aichi Makoto said with his head down, as if he was really impressed by Kanano's personal charm.

"No need to do this, there are more important things to do next. The troops of the 11th Regiment are attacking Ju County, and the Chinese army will definitely not be able to withstand our army's fierce attack." Katano said confidently. As the corps leader of the 42nd Regiment and the chief commander of the attack on Ju County, he still has this confidence.

"Hay!" Aichi Makoto responded with a serious expression on his face.

...

The battle in Ju County had entered a state of intense heat, but Shao Ensan did not immediately issue Huang Shuxun's retreat order, but ordered the artillery soldiers to destroy the two mountain cannons before retreating.

Under the effective command of Shao Ensan and Huang Shuxun, the 229th Regiment did not suffer a defeat, but instead retreated in a more orderly manner.

The fall of Ju County made Pang Bingxun realize that it would be useless to rely on his third legion, even if it was directly under the First Regiment in Zhang Tianhai's Third War Zone.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of what Zhang Tianhai said when he left Linyi, and couldn't help but admire him.

Time goes back to the day before, at noon on February 27th.

Location, in Xuzhou City, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone.

At this time, Zhang Zizhong led his troops back to Xuzhou from the Linhuai Front.

Zhang Zizhong also felt very puzzled about this sudden order. After all, the superior department only said in the telegram that he had led his troops back to Xuzhou, but did not say what he wanted to transfer back to Xuzhou.

This order is very strange. After all, Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army was much less casualties than Yu Xuezhong's 51st Army, and it can be said that there are less than two battalions.

If the troops of the two battalions were directly under the First Regiment in Zhang Tianhai's Third War Zone, there would be great casualties. However, for the 59th Army, a military-level unit with a full corps of nearly 25,000 people, this loss was not huge.

Perhaps he was afraid that Xu Zuyi would not convince Zhang Zizhong. After all, when Zhang Zizhong came to Xuzhou, he had told Xu Zuyi privately that in the fifth war zone, anyone could fight to death, but he was unwilling to be on the same battlefield as Pang Bingxun.

Because Pang Bingxun is higher in qualifications (military rank and military position) than Zhang Zizhong, if the same battlefield is on the same battlefield, the latter must be under the command of the former, so Zhang Zizhong is not willing.

You should know that in the sneak attack during the Central Plains War, Pang Bingxun's troops almost killed Zhang Zizhong. It is normal for him to have grudges in his heart.

So Li Zongren personally took action and called Zhang Zizhong to his office.

When he walked to the door of Li Zongren's office, Zhang Zizhong immediately stood attentively and saluted: "Report to the commander, Zhang Zizhong, the commander of the 59th Army of the First Group, was ordered to come and report!"

After seeing Zhang Zizhong, Li Zongren stood up with a smile on his face and greeted him: "Xu Chen, it's been a long time since we saw you."

After seeing Li Zongren's enthusiastic attitude, Zhang Zizhong felt a little embarrassed, so he said, "Sir Li, Bei Zheng is a guilty person and is not worthy of the enthusiasm of the superior. Bei Zheng feels guilty."

When he saw that Zhang Zizhong had this attitude, could Li Zongren still not know what was going on?

Li Zongren sat down, then asked Zhang Zizhong to sit down, then comforted him and said, "You are so kind, let's go through the past. As long as you are loyal to the country and support the overall situation of the War of Resistance Against Japan, that's enough."

"Xu Chen felt guilty. I wonder what the so-called "General Li was transferred back to Xuzhou this time?" Zhang Zizhong was the kind of person who liked to speak quickly, so he immediately asked the key point.

"That's right. There are two things to call you back to Xuzhou this time. I also encountered difficulties, so I can only transfer you back." Li Zongren said.

"It's okay to say that, the sir, is a recreational kindness for Xunchen. As long as Xunchen can help Chief Li, he will go through fire and water, and he will never refuse!" Zhang Zizhong stood up, and was about to hold his fists to guarantee.

At this moment, Li Zongren said, "Actually, this matter is not a difficult thing. Let's tell you the first thing! Starting from now on, your troops will be separated from the First Army and will be classified as the Fifth War Zone battle sequence from the First War Zone!"

After hearing this news, Zhang Zizhong stood up excitedly and said, "It's great. If you can fight under Chief Li's command, Xu Chen can finally repay the kindness of the Chief."

Li Zongren patted Zhang Zizhong on the shoulder and said, "Sit down! Don't be excited for now, there is still the most important thing that has not been said yet."

"Sir, please give me some instructions!" Zhang Zizhong said happily. Obviously, the happiness has not passed yet.

Li Zongren said sincerely: "That's right. The war in Shandong is tight now. I have no other troops to mobilize except your troops. So I asked you to come back and help me."

When he heard this, Zhang Zizhong's eyebrows frowned slightly, and then asked carefully: "But the Sichuan Army that reinforced Sun Zhen's 22nd Army on the front of Jinpu Road?"

Seeing Zhang Zizhong's expression, Li Zongren knew that he was actually in a grudge.

So Li Zongren said sincerely: "You have a feud with Pang Bingxun, and I know very well, and it is quite difficult to force others. However, in the past civil war, no matter who is right or wrong, it is all a personal grudge of unfairness. Pang Bingxun is fighting bloody in front of him, which is avenging national humiliation and avenging national revenge. I hope you put the country first, suffer some grievances, and give up your personal grudges.

I now order you to lead your troops to fight in Linyi. You must absolutely obey the command of Commander Pang. Do not hesitate, causing the opportunity to be misleading!"

After hearing this, Zhang Zizhong stood attentively and saluted without hesitation: "Absolutely obey the orders, please rest assured, sir!"

After seeing that Zhang Zizhong was willing to obey the order, Li Zongren immediately ordered Zhang Zizhong to gather the entire army and then encouraged all the officers and soldiers, which made the morale of the officers and soldiers very high.

After Li Zongren's lecture was over, it was already night. He ordered Zhang Zizhong to lead his troops to Linyi immediately.

Looking at the back of Zhang Zizhong's army leaving, Li Zongren frowned slightly, as if he was worried.

Then, Li Zongren returned to the office of the Chief of Staff of the Chief of Staff and found Xu Zuyi, and said, "Brother Yan Mou, to be honest, I came to find you this time because I was worried about the Linyi war. I have to go to Linyi this time. As long as you take charge of command, I can feel at ease. Linyi is a barrier to northeast Xuzhou, so there is no need to lose money..."

After listening to Li Zongren's words, Xu Zuyi said after a little thought: "I understand what the sir, sir. Don't worry! I will go and command this trip to Linyi myself! I will guarantee that Linyi will not be lost."

Li Zongren nodded and said, "Then thank you brother Yan Mou to travel to Linyi."

"The problem should not be big when going to Linyi. As long as Zhang Zizhong and Pang Bingxun can obey the command, Linyi will not be lost." Xu Zuyi said with a smile.

Li Zongren also smiled and said, "Well, I believe in Brother Yan Mou's ability."

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PS: I was late for the fifth update, and I had no choice. There was a lot of things going on this day, so I was delayed.

Thanks to Qidian book friend Piaopiao Heixue for a monthly ticket!
Chapter completed!