Li Delin calmed down and said, "By the way, Brother Jiansheng, as Yang Jing said, the Japanese spies in Xuzhou City are likely to be ready to replicate the surprise attack plan of Jinling City with the eastern transfer of Liu Ziliang's troops!

Therefore, we should strengthen prevention of the headquarters and make every effort!

We must not repeat the mistakes of the Nanjing Garrison Command!”

Bai Jiansheng smiled and said, "Dong De, I have already been prepared for this.

I think we should take retreating to advance, and just strengthening prevention is too passive."

"Oh?" Li Delin immediately became interested when he heard this and asked, "Brother Jiansheng, I don't know how to use retreat as an advance?"

Bai Jiansheng said: "The Japanese spy lurking in Xuzhou City is our biggest concern!

We took this opportunity to show that the enemy is weak, tight on the outside and loose on the inside, and lure the Japanese spies to come and attack!

Then, we will catch them all in one go!”

After hearing this, Li Delin couldn't help but praise: "What a wonderful thing! Brother Jiansheng is worthy of being Xiao Zhuge!"

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The picture is brought back to Taierzhuang.

Sun Fanglu’s army headquarters is located on the south bank of the canal not far from Taierzhuang.

After receiving a telegram from the Chairman's Office from the War Zone Chief, the communications staff on duty suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation. They immediately turned around and went out with the telegram, and ran straight to the residence of General Sun Fanglu, the commander of the group army.

"What? The Japanese army actually sneaked into Lianyungang on the sea? It's broken!" General Sun Fanglu was immediately lost in sleep after listening to the report of the communication staff. He lifted the bedding covered with his body and turned over and jumped up from the bed.

Because as a senior commander who has been through the battlefield for a long time, he has long studied the map of the entire Fifth War Zone.

It is clear about the location of Lianyungang and the importance of Lianyungang.

While dressing, Sun Fanglu ordered loudly: "Go and wake up the others immediately!"

The correspondent officer said: "Sir, I have already asked others to call me!"

Sun Fanglu simply put on his pants, then put on his coat, and stepped out, rushing towards his command center while dressing.

Soon, all the officers at the regiment level and above of the 2nd Army were woken up and rushed to the command center one after another.

After everyone arrived, Sun Fanglu immediately told the story of the Japanese Division's sneak attack on Lianyungang on the sea as fast as possible.

General Chi Fengcheng, the commander of the 31st Division, was the first to speak: "Sir, Xuzhou's troops are now extremely empty. With just Liu Ziliang's 68th Army, it may be difficult to resist the Japanese Division's troops!

If one is not careful, not only Xuzhou is in danger, but also us, as well as the 40th Army in Linyi and the 59th Army, there is a risk of being made by the Japanese army!

I wonder what instructions does the Chief Office have?"

Sun Fanglu didn't say a word and handed the telegram to Chi Fengcheng.

After reading it, Chi Fengcheng was also shocked: "It turned out that the Chairman called us, asking us to obey Yang Jing's command?"

"Fengcheng, what do you think?" Sun Fanglu felt a little uncomfortable. After all, he was an army general and a commander-in-chief of the army.

Although he was born in a miscellaneous brand, his qualifications were higher than Yang Jing, a rising star.

Before, he only asked Yang Jing to be the tactical consultant of the Fifth War Zone to provide tactical guidance. He was still the main focus of the command, so Sun Fanglu could barely accept it.

But now, Chairman Jiang actually ordered him to obey Yang Jing's command and cooperate with the Tiger Ben regiment to fight.

Although it is for the overall situation, it is impossible to say that there is no grudge in my heart.

So, Sun Fanglu wanted to hear Chi Fengcheng's opinions.

Chi Fengcheng followed Sun Fanglu for many years. When Sun Fanglu was the company commander, he was the platoon commander under Sun Fanglu.

Therefore, Chi Fengcheng had basically understood his old boss's thoughts very thoroughly.

He definitely dared not disobey the Chairman's order, but just wanted to find a way out for himself.

So Chi Fengcheng followed his wishes and said, "Sir, the battle situation is critical now, and with the order of the chairman, we should follow the power in an urgent manner, so we should put the overall situation first.

You have also seen Yang Jing. He never takes credit for himself, is humble and polite, rather than being arrogant and domineering.

He is selfless and willing to put the Hu Ben Group in a trap for the sake of the overall situation, unlike others who always think about his own interests!

It is no exaggeration to say that if there were no Tiger Ben in the battle yesterday, and if Taierzhuang could defend it, at least my 31st Division would probably be destroyed.

And Beizhi will definitely not see you anymore!

Besides, you have also seen Yang Jing’s command ability in leading troops to fight.

Cooperating with such a national hero who has made great achievements and admired by all the people will never insult your reputation as the superior!

Even if this battle is successful, your name will be praised and admired by the world!

Others want such an opportunity but can’t get it!”

Sun Fanglu was waiting for these words and immediately went downstairs.

However, in order not to lose face, he sighed reluctantly and said, "Well! What you said in Fengcheng is also reasonable. As a soldier, you should put the country and nation first!

Well, then follow the Chairman's orders to execute!"

After a pause, Sun Fanglu's aura suddenly changed, and he continued: "Since Consultant Yang has made a military order to defeat the 10th and 14th divisions of the Japanese army in two days, he will probably take action immediately!

Order the soldiers of all departments to get up immediately and gather together and prepare for battle!"

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It is worth mentioning that due to the urgent time, the Tang Keqin Group only had the vanguard of the 52nd Army, and arrived at the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal by train.

According to the original plan, they were moving towards the mountains northwest of Taierzhuang overnight so that after the Taierzhuang defenders launched a counterattack, they detoured to the rear of the Japanese army, cut off the Japanese army's retreat, and annihilated them in the Taierzhuang area!

The reason for the night operation was to avoid the Japanese reconnaissance and achieve tactical suddenness!

After receiving the Chairman's call, Tang Keqin felt very angry.

It would be a shame for him to make himself, a dignified army general, obey the command and mobilization of such a young man like Yang Jing.

Of course, he did not dare to disobey the Chairman's orders on the surface.

So a drag-on policy was adopted.

Fortunately, in addition to forwarding the Chairman's telegram to Tang Keqin, General Li Delin also passed it to several army commanders under Tang Keqin.

Among them, the 52nd Army, as the vanguard, was the first to receive this telegram.

General Guan Zhidao, the commander of the 52nd Army, had no doubts or dissatisfaction with the telegram.

Although his qualifications and military rank are higher than Yang Jing, his military achievements are far inferior to those of Yang Jing.

Moreover, he also thought that his tactical command ability was far less than that of Yang Jing. If he was commanded by him, let alone defeating the Japanese 10th Division and the 14th Division, he would be unlikely to solve the problem of just one 10th Division.

In addition, as a backbone officer of the Huangpu Group, the Chairman's orders were like imperial edicts to him, and he was absolutely obeyed!

Furthermore, as a soldier, the one whom I admire most is the strong!

General Guan Zhidao is no exception, and he admires Yang Jing’s brilliant achievements!

For this reason, he also specially collected information about Yang Jing. He knew that Yang Jing was very humble. Even if he made great achievements again and again, he never took the blame and did not talk about his military achievements.

Therefore, General Guan Zhidao had no doubts about Yang Jing as the nominal commander of this battle.

After receiving the order forwarded by the War Zone Chief Officer, General Guan Zhidao took the initiative to generate electricity and contact Yang Jing and asked about the next combat plan.

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The picture is pulled to Taierzhuang.

After receiving a telegram from the War Zone Chief's Office and obtaining the temporary command of the battle, Yang Jing worked tirelessly to establish a joint command center.

He looked solemn and said to everyone in the command center: "The situation has reached a point of 100,000 urgent! Therefore, we must fight quickly!

Otherwise, once Liu Ziliang's troops could not defend Nianzhuang, the Japanese could directly enter Xuzhou, where the troops were empty!

By then, we will also be in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides!

Even the 40th Army and the 59th Army in the Linyi direction are at risk of being surrounded by all sides!

Therefore, this battle not only concerns the fate of my Tiger Group, but also the fate of my Fifth War Zone and even the entire China!”

The first battalion commander Bi Yuntao couldn't wait to speak first: "Royal rank, our battalions are ready. You can give orders what to do!"

Yang Jing said: "According to information shared by the Military Control Commission, because the railway line in the railway station was destroyed, most of the supplies of the Japanese 10th Division and the 14th Division were still placed in Teng County.

In order to capture Taierzhuang, the Japanese generals mobilized the main infantry in the field to Taierzhuang.

The total force left in Teng County, together with the baggage troops, was only the size of one regiment, with about 3,000 people!

Teng County has not many troops, but it is extremely important to the Japanese 10th Division and the 14th Division!

Therefore, we should take Teng County as the breakthrough point and take the lead in attacking Teng County!

Once Fuji Prefecture is attacked, two old Japanese devils, Risuke Isotani and Kenji Doihara, will definitely mobilize heavy troops to return to the rescue!"

Yang Jing first made a detailed analysis of the current situation, then his face changed, and he ordered with a stern expression: "Communication Soldier, immediately send my order to make the 52nd Army attack Teng County immediately, and at all costs, it is necessary to take Teng County in the shortest time!

To cut off the retreat path of the 10th and 14th divisions of the Japanese army, and to replenish supplies!”

"Then, some troops were left to garrison Tengxian, and the rest of the main forces went south along the railway, advancing north and south with our Hu Ben regiment, attacking front and back!"

"Order the entire 2nd Army to be dispatched, cross the canal northward, and go around the rear of the Japanese 10th Division and the 14th Division, and prepare to ambush the reinforcements of the Japanese 10th Division and the 14th Division back to Teng County!
To be continued...