But I dare not show it to avoid being punished by the base camp.
Zhang Yong is really slapped in the face at the speed of light!
Several consecutive slaps, hitting Doihara, Nishio Shouzao, and the temple shoujo.
Hata Shunroku looked solemn on the surface, but in fact, he was already happy inside. After driving away Chief of Staff Akira Muto, he began to study calligraphy.
In fact, his calligraphy is very average. It is not as good as that of Yoshio Shinozuka, and it is not as good as Seiji Kozuki's.
Even, objectively speaking, Juichi Terauchi's calligraphy is better than his.
However, he is in a good mood today!
The Fourteenth Division is finished.
Almost all the heavy weapons were destroyed.
The key is that the heavy artillery wing is gone.
Without the cover of heavy artillery, how can we attack? Going up with a chariot will lead to death!
Zhang Yong has heavy artillery in his hands!
The Sixth Division had suffered losses from heavy artillery before.
Because of the disastrous defeat of the Sixth Division, the base camp was prepared to reprimand him.
Now that it's all right, the Fourteenth Division has also suffered heavy losses. Do you want to reprimand Earl Juichi of the temple as well?
He wouldn't even dare to give Sugiyama Gen a hundred water tanks.
Unless Prince Xianyuan Palace Zairen comes forward. But, that old prince is very naughty.
Zai Ren would not do anything to offend these big bosses. Emperor Hirohito would not let members of the royal family charge forward.
"Ring ring ring..."
"Ring ring ring..."
Suddenly the phone rang. It was an internal call.
Shunroku Hata slowly put down his brush and picked up the microphone.
The voice of King Hatohiko of Asaka Palace came from the other end of the phone. He came to say goodbye to Shunroku Hata.
The last time Jinling was bombed, King Jiuyan of Asaka Palace was injured internally. He was sent to Shanghai for treatment. However, the effect was not satisfactory. He was ready to return home.
"Your Highness..."
"I'm leaving. We'll see you in Nara."
"Your Highness..."
Shunroku Hata immediately sensed the crisis.
Nara?
Return to China?
goodbye?
Very bad feeling.
If you want to continue asking, King Jiuyan of Asaka Palace has ended the call.
Shunroku Hata frowned.
A little unconvinced.
Baga!
It must be a secret operation by Juichi Terauchi.
When he suffered a failure, he shirked the responsibility and made him, Shunroku Hata, responsible.
I just followed normal operations and arranged for several divisions to take turns to rest. Is this also my responsibility?
Baga!
no.
I cannot sit still and wait for death.
sit down.
meditation.
He must save himself.
Don't wait foolishly for orders from base camp.
The question is, who to turn to for help?
It seems that there is only one candidate. That is Prince Yoshihito of Chichibu Palace.
That's right. It's him. He is Juichi Terauchi's potential biggest opponent. He is also the one who was hurt the most by Juichi Terauchi.
The person responsible for suppressing the previous February 26th Mutiny was Juichi Terauchi.
Shunroku Hata also knows some of the secrets of high-level officials.
If you want to protect yourself, you must do this.
At the moment, only Juichi Terauchi's rival can help him, Shunroku Hata.
"Someone is coming!"
"Your Mightiness."
"Invite Fukushima-kun."
"yes."
…
Peking.
"time!"
"We need time!"
"We are pretending to be negotiating with someone from Jiang! We are implementing a delaying strategy!"
Temple Shouichi roared angrily.
…
Jining.
Zhang Yong took a nap under the apple tree.
Very rare leisure time. Soldiers and horses are in full swing. I can steal half a day's leisure.
There is no fighting on the northern front for the time being.
The Japanese invaders, who suffered heavy losses, did not continue the attack.
Jining, Yanzhou, and Zoucheng are all very quiet on the front line. But the fighting on the southern front is very fierce.
Lao Jiang arrived in Xuzhou and took personal command. Xiao Zhuge arrived at the front line of Tai'erzhuang.
Tang Enbo, Guan Linzheng, Pang Bingxun, Zhang Zizhong, Sun Zhen, Li Tianxia...
The national army concentrated 200,000 people to besiege the two divisions of the Japanese invaders.
From Teng County to Taierzhuang, fighting continued.
At the same time, in the south of Xuzhou, the national army also concentrated more than 200,000 people to deal with the Japanese invaders moving north.
The map of the Air Force Command shows that heavy troops are gathered around Xuzhou.
Including the national troops in Jining, Yanzhou, and Zoucheng, there are indeed 600,000 to 700,000 people.
"Commissioner."
"Commander in Chief."
Zhang Yong did not stand up. He continued to lie down.
His mission has been basically completed. All that's left is to enjoy peace.
There are so many troops concentrated in the south. If the Japanese invaders cannot defeat the two divisions in a row, little Zhuge may lose his face.
Zhang Yong still has a strong sense of boundaries.
It's your own territory and you have full control over it.
But don't interfere in other people's affairs.
Unless you receive orders from Chiang Kai-shek.
"The war in the south is not going well..." Yu Xuezhong stopped talking.
"You want to go south to join the war again?" Zhang Yong heard the song and smiled, "As long as the headquarters agrees, I have no objection."
"Sigh." Yu Xuezhong brought a small bench by himself and sat next to Zhang Yong.
He really wanted to go south to join the war and participate in the siege.
At least we can get some fighting done.
It’s not like sitting on the sidelines in Jining now. It feels boring.
The Japanese invaders in the north were all defeated by Zhang Yong alone. They did not dare to continue the attack. The situation was calm.
It is estimated that reinforcements from the Japanese invaders will not arrive within a week, or even ten days. Therefore, there is no danger in the short term on the Yanzhou front line.
If the offensive from the south is effective, one week will be enough to wipe out two Japanese divisions.
In other words, there are not many shops after passing through this village.
If you don’t go now, I’m afraid you won’t have the chance in the future.
The day passed quietly.
Still quiet at night.
the next day.
Yu Xuezhong is here again.
Also arriving at the same time was Modhong.
Zhang Yong smiled and said, "Commander Mo, do you also want to go south?"
"Yes." Mo Dehong answered straightforwardly.
"You have to pass through the defense area of the 22nd Army. Commander-in-Chief Sun will not agree."
"I know."
Mo Dehong sighed helplessly.
Now, the two divisions of the Japanese invaders have become the meat and potatoes of the national army.
All troops and all factions want to participate. Everyone knows that this is an unprecedented achievement.
To the south of Yanzhou is the 22nd Army commanded by Sun Zhen.
They were responsible for attacking from north to south and compressing the living space of the two divisions of the Japanese invaders.
Among the formation of the 22nd Army was the 41st Army commanded by Wang Mingzhang. Its subordinate 122nd Division was the main force leading the attack.
Whether Yu Xuezhong or Mo Dehong wanted to go south to join the war, Sun Zhen had to give way to part of the battlefield.
Of course Sun Zhen is not happy. This is obviously to snatch the fruits of victory!
Zhang Yong would not come forward for such a thing.
He never steals the fruits of victory from others. He can create it himself.
silence.
a long time.
Mo Dehong suddenly looked around, and then whispered: "Commissioner, have you heard anything?"
"No." Zhang Yong shook his head, "Just say what you want."
"It is said that the Japanese sued for peace."
"Seek peace?"
Zhang Yong was indifferent.
Yu Xuezhong was also expressionless.
They won't believe it.
War is not like children playing house.
Are you the one who says you can fight if you want to, and the one who doesn’t want to fight if you don’t want to? Just kidding...
Sure enough, Mo Dehong continued: "The commissioner refused."
Zhang Yong and Yu Xuezhong still didn't respond.
Didn't pay attention to it at all.
The third day...
The fourth day...
The fifth day...
Things are gradually going wrong.
The map of the Air Force shows that the Japanese invaders are still stubbornly resisting.
Judging from the statistics of the results released by the headquarters, the national army had already wiped out more than 80,000 Japanese invaders.
However, the Japanese Fifth and Tenth Divisions are still fighting north of Taierzhuang. The participating national troops have not yet been able to completely annihilate them.
Zhang Yong didn't know the specific situation. Anyway, the national army's attack was not very effective?
Maybe so. The battle has not been resolved for a long time.
The danger comes from the direction of Bengbu.
The air map showed that a large number of Japanese invaders were attacking northwest.
They did not attack Xuzhou head-on. Instead, they detoured through Shouchun, Yingshang, and Fuyang, and attacked in the direction of Taihe and Zhoukou.
He frowned secretly.
This move by the Japanese invaders was a roundabout move and a bit vicious!
You know, the main force of the national army is currently concentrated near Xuzhou. The troops in Zhoukou are empty.
"Report!"
A staff officer hurried over.
Hand Zhang Yong an urgent telegram.
After Zhang Yong finished reading, he hurried to the Third Army Headquarters.
The atmosphere here has become tense.
"A large Japanese aggressor force was discovered in Fuyang." Yu Xuezhong looked serious. "They got entangled with the 48th Army. The battle between the two sides was very fierce."
"The target of the Japanese invaders may be Kaifeng." Zhang Yong had a very bad premonition.
In the past few days, the situation has obviously changed dramatically. The Japanese invaders have begun to adopt a more radical attack plan.
Perhaps it was because Chiang Kai-shek rejected the Japanese invaders' request for peace and was determined to eat up the two Japanese invaders' divisions. Therefore, the Japanese invaders became angry and directly attacked Kaifeng. They tried to cut off the Longhai Railway from the west and at the same time cut off all the Japanese invaders near Xuzhou.
The national army surrounded him.
I have to say that the Japanese invaders' plan was really arrogant.
He actually wanted to surround hundreds of thousands of national troops.
The telegram Zhang Yong received was about the 48th Army.
The 48th Army reported that it encountered a large Japanese aggressor force in Fuyang and started a fierce battle.
Soon, the 48th Army was convinced that what it encountered was the main force of the Japanese Third Division. It was covered by numerous 75mm mountain artillery.
The air command map shows that the Japanese 105mm howitzer has also arrived in Shouchun.
"Report!"
Another staff member sent a telegram.
After Zhang Yong read it, his expression became even more grim.
Japanese invaders were discovered near Bozhou. They were lightly armed troops.
There is no love war.
Bypass quickly.
Continue north.
"Not good!" Yu Xuezhong blurted out after reading, "Shangqiu is in danger! Longhai Railway is in danger!"
He is also a veteran of the battlefield and is very familiar with the Central Plains region.
Bozhou is not far from Shangqiu.
Since the Japanese invaders could attack Bozhou by surprise, they could certainly attack Shangqiu by surprise.
In fact, Yu Xuezhong strongly suspected that the Japanese invaders' sneak attack troops should be aimed at the Longhai Railway.
As long as the Longhai Railway is blown up, the national army in the Xuzhou area will be passive.
Blowing up a railway is very simple. Just blow up a small railway bridge. It cannot be repaired in the short term.
Even if you blow up hundreds of meters of railway, it will be very troublesome to rebuild it.
It just so happens that there are several railway bridges near Shangqiu. The shortest one is only about a hundred meters long and can be blown up easily.
Are there any Nationalist troops near Shangqiu? Yes.
However, it is impossible for them to notice so many railway bridges.
In fact, even if you notice it, you can't keep it all.
The Japanese invaders randomly attacked a certain railway bridge, and no one could defend it. Unless Zhang Yong could detect the Japanese invaders' movements in advance.
Zhang Yong was silent.
No words were spoken.
At this time, I can't say too much.
It may make everyone more nervous.
The high command should have realized this. Chiang Kai-shek was not stupid.
The main force of the Japanese invaders appeared in Fuyang. The Japanese invaders' light troops appeared in Bozhou. The Japanese invaders' intentions were already obvious.
What's left is how the headquarters responds.
Run away immediately?
Keep fighting?
In fact, both options are possible.
Retreat immediately. Run away. Retreating before the Japanese aggressors encircle them is naturally the easiest thing to do.
However, if that happens, Xuzhou will fall and all previous preparations will be in vain.
Is Lao Jiang willing to give up?
Probably reluctant to give up.
There is another very important factor. Han Fuju has just been shot. The charge was that he fled without fighting and abandoned Jinan.
If he, old Chiang Kai-shek, also flees without a fight and abandons Xuzhou, he will definitely be reviled by the world. Chiang Kai-shek cannot afford it.
The second way is to continue fighting.
Seize the time, kill Seishiro Sakagaki and Rensuke Isotani, and then break out.
At that time, there may be more battles. Xuzhou will also be lost. The losses of the troops may also be relatively large.
In fact, from the moment the Longhai Railway was cut off, Xuzhou was finished.
The comprehensive national strength of the Japanese invaders is still much stronger than that of China. There are many strategies and tactics that can be adopted.
You can attack Kaifeng along the Yellow River.
You can also go north along Fuyang and Zhoukou to attack Kaifeng.
It can even continue to the west and threaten the Ping-Han Railway.
The Pinghan-Hankou Railway is also very important to the national army. Once it is cut off, the consequences will be extremely serious.
In the Central Plains area, roads are crisscrossed and extend in all directions, which is conducive to the Japanese aggressors' operations.
The population is dense and supplies are abundant, which is conducive to the Japanese invaders' raids.
There is no doubt that the Japanese raiding troops must have looted everywhere along the way and replenished food on the spot.
"Commissioner!"
"Commissioner!"
Sun Tongxuan came in a hurry with injuries.
Obviously, he also knew the information about Japanese invaders appearing in Fuyang and Bozhou. He felt very uneasy.
"Commander Sun, please sit down." Zhang Yong said slowly.
"Commissioner, the Japanese invaders are planning something big!" Sun Tongxuan was really anxious.
because!
They are in the northeasternmost part of the battlefield!
Once the Japanese encirclement is formed, it will be the most difficult for them to break out!
They need to take the farthest route! They may encounter a lot of Japanese invaders on the way! They may suffer heavy losses!
The Japanese encirclement was in Shouchun, Fuyang, Zhoukou and Kaifeng!
It is a full five to six hundred miles away from Yanzhou!
Even if we march fifty miles every day, it still takes ten days!
What's more, with the intermittent fighting along the way and having to face the Japanese invaders at any time, ten days would definitely not be enough.
"Commander Sun! Calm down!" Yu Xuezhong had to raise his tone.
Although he was also nervous, as the commander-in-chief of the group army, he had to stabilize the morale of the army.
If you, as a military commander, are so anxious, what about the troops below? Could it be that the morale of the troops is fluctuating and they may collapse at any time?
Sun Tongxuan was about to speak but stopped.
It's not that he's afraid of death. The situation is really critical.
He is the commander of the army. He needs to be responsible for the entire army. He cannot let the troops lose in vain.
final……
Both of them stared at Zhang Yong.
"No matter what happens, I will personally break it off!"
Zhang Yong said calmly.
Sun Tongxuan:......
Yu Xuezhong:......
Looking at each other, they both regained their composure.
In the Songhu battlefield, Zhang Yong was responsible for breaking up the rear. On the Jinling battlefield, Zhang Yong was also responsible for breaking up the rear.
Under his cover, the other troops retreated safely.
This time, if Zhang Yong personally cuts off the queen, he should...
"Ring ring ring..."
"Ring ring ring..."
Suddenly, the phone rang.
A staff officer looked serious after answering the phone.
"Report! Xuzhou phone number!"
"Sir Commissioner, please come and answer the phone in person."
"good."
Zhang Yong walked over and picked up the microphone.
The strange yet familiar voice of Lin Qianjun came from the other end of the phone.
"Commissioner."
"Is it you?"
Zhang Yong did not expect that Lin Qianjun would also come to Xuzhou.
Did Lao Jiang ask him to come?
Or did he find his own way to follow Chiang Kai-shek?
It couldn't have come at a better time...
"Commissioner, the commissioner wants to have a phone call with you. Please avoid others."
"OK."
Zhang Yong waved his hand behind him.
Yu Xuezhong and Sun Tongxuan immediately understood that it was the commission calling.
The two people hurriedly asked everyone else to leave.
Zhang Yong was very calm.
Just get used to it.
After a while, the advantage came from my voice, "A large number of Japanese troops were discovered in the direction of Fuyang..."
"Commission. I already knew it just now." Zhang Yong replied, "No matter how the headquarters arranges it, I will be responsible for ending the crisis."
"We must continue to fight." The advantage is that my voice is a bit high-pitched, "We can't just settle the matter hastily. Xuzhou is a battleground for military strategists and a strategic key point in the Central Plains. We absolutely cannot escape without fighting..."
Zhang Yong listened quietly.
It is judged that there are some differences between Lao Jiang and others.
Maybe other people found that something was wrong and suggested a quick retreat to preserve their strength.
But Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling.
It took a lot of effort to gather so many troops. How could the decisive battle with the Japanese aggressors end at the beginning and end at the end?
What's more, there are so many foreign observers. So many people are watching.
At this moment, what Chiang needs is an audience.
An "excellent" listener who can listen to him completely without raising any objections.
As the most outstanding loser, Zhang Yong is of course the chosen one to confide in.
really……
The advantage lies in my endless talk.
Zhang Yong has remained silent.
a long time……
"What do you think?"
"I fully comply with the instructions of the commission. I will implement whatever the commission arranges."
The main thing is to be obedient.
In fact, Zhang Yong didn't want to turn around and run away.
Now, things are not critical enough to collapse. There is still time.
The 48th Army should be able to block the main force of the Japanese invaders in Fuyang and wait until other main forces of the Chinese army arrive for reinforcements.
It was impossible for the Japanese invaders to go north and occupy Kaifeng.
When the situation is critical, the 74th Army and the 71st Army, the main forces of the national army, will send reinforcements towards Fuyang.
The Japanese invaders' roundabout tactics should be curbed.
In this way, the final decisive battle will still be held near Xuzhou.
Since there is still time, of course we must deal with the two scourges of Sakagaki Seishiro and Isotani Rensuke.
These two divisions should be at the end of their game.
If the fight continues, these two divisions will definitely be doomed.
Even if Seishiro Sakagaki and Rensuke Isotani cannot be killed, it is impossible for these two divisions to enter the battlefield in the short term.
All the backbones have been wiped out. The structures no longer exist. Can they still fly?
The current problem is that the national army's attack lacks intensity and has been unable to resolve the battle. As a result, a large number of the national army's troops have been pinned down.
If these two divisions of the Japanese invaders are dealt with, the 200,000 national troops will be freed up.
Hey, who will win in the end is yet to be determined.
"You're fine."
I'm happy with the advantage.
Finally, someone obeyed his orders faithfully.
Moreover, this person's persuasive ability is very strong.
Others such as Hu Zongnan and Tang Enbo have not had as strong an influence as Zhang Yong in expressing their opinions.
"Then keep fighting."
"yes."
"You immediately go to the 20th Army Group to supervise the battle. End the encirclement and annihilation war as soon as possible."
"yes."
"If there is any disobedience, I will kill him! No matter who it is!"