Fortunately, the 18th Division and Dugu were in line with each other. The commander of the brigade ordered Ying Sen to arrive at Bengbu within two days. He delayed it for too long." Seishiro Itagaki was both comforting and anxious.

Two days ago, the commander of the 18th Division, Ying Senxiao, led the 18th Division and the mixed brigade to the north to reinforce Bengbu. But shortly after they crossed the river, a large number of Chinese planes arrived and bombed the Jinpu Line. Seven places in the Jinpu Line were blown up. The railway garrison reported that even if they rushed to work overnight, it would take at least a week to open to traffic.

In addition to the Chinese Air Force, the Chinese special forces had been interspersed onto the Jinpu Road. The railway patrol encountered an attack north of Zhanggongling. An iron-armored train was destroyed. More than 50 imperial soldiers were killed. The 700-meter-long railway tracks and sleepers were burned. Ying Senxiao had to lead his troops to rush to Bengbu on foot.

"Tele to Okamura Yasuji that his judgment on the general's action was correct. The old division and the ma division were deployed according to his proposal, and " immediately dispatched at least three divisions from the north bank of the Yellow River to reinforce Xuzhou. In addition, at least one division and a mixed brigade were drawn from the First Army, and two divisions were drawn from the army stationed in Mongolia. "Immediately transported to Jinan!"

Nanjing is one of China's three major furnaces. The weather in August is the hottest time, but Seishiro Itagaki felt a chill in his vest. "The Lou Yi Army of Shanxi garrison has four divisions under its jurisdiction (26th Division" 32nd Division, 62nd Division, 69th Division), and four ** mixed brigades (third, fourth, eighth, and seventh mixed brigades).

But Shanxi is also an area with a large number of Chinese troops. The total strength of the Central Army of the Shanxi Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army is close to 400,000. Unlike the previous life, "the scope of the First Army not only includes Shanxi, but also Suiyuan, Suiyuan belongs to the defense of the Mongolian army in the previous life." Now, because the Mongolian army advances to Mongolia, Suiyuan is assigned to the defense of the First Army in Shanxi.

The First Army looked quite powerful, but its defense range was wide, far exceeding the 11th Army. The Chinese Army faced with the Second War Zone, the Eighth War Zone and the GC Army.

A division and a mixed brigade were drawn from Shanxi. It seemed that there was not much impact on the First Army, which actually had a fatal impact on the First Army. The mobile forces of the First Army were all drawn and they could no longer take the initiative.

"Commander", Itagaki Seishiro" Nishio Shozuo shook his head and did not let him continue. "He looked at Itagaki Seishiro, and Itagaki closed his mouth and ordered him again: "Order Matsui Ishione to concentrate the Jiaodong Imperial Army to Jinan in the shortest time. The North China Expeditionary Army immediately summoned the soldiers in the village to join the army and informed the Kanto Army Commander's Telegram Base Camp. The situation in East China has changed drastically. The Chinese army attacked Xuzhou with 600,000 troops. Xuzhou is likely to be lost. In order to subdue the Chinese army's attack on Shandong, it must add ten divisions to the Chinese army to subdue the Chinese army's resistance."

Itagaki gasped in a cold breath, and he immediately understood the reason behind Nishio Suzusa's series of orders. "Nishio Suzusa has seen that Xuzhou is likely to be lost. The Chinese general used such a huge force and would never just stay in Xuzhou. This mobilization was not to defend Xuzhou, but to defend Jinan after Xuzhou was lost. In order to achieve this goal, Matsui Ishien must mobilize all the troops from Shandong, and the North China Expeditionary Force must also reinforce Shandong as much as possible.

Jiaodong took the time, Shanxi weakened "Su Meng's battlefield was also weakened, and Nishio Suzusaki was desperate. Itagaki Seishiro realized how stupid they were at the beginning." Old friend Ishihara Kaner was so awe-inspiring.

Give up Jiangnan, the entire army withdrew from North China, abandoned Shanxi, retreated to northwest of Suiyuan and Chahar, and used the mountains here to block the following Chinese army. This series of active retreats will increase the strength of the imperial army, weaken the numerical advantage of the Chinese army to the greatest extent, and increase the quality advantage of the imperial army. "The number of the Chinese army defeated the Chinese army with mass. All the purposes of the Chinese army are now shown. After the Chinese general Qishi launched an attack on Xuzhou, the Chinese army's offensive in the Jiangnan War Zone was significantly weakened. In order to conquer Xuzhou, the Chinese army mobilized millions of troops from Jiangnan and Jiangbei to cover and block.

The war has changed, and Japan can no longer take the initiative, and Nishio Shouzhuo Itagaki Seishiro can no longer deny it.

"Telection from Major General Takhashiro Bengbu that he must defend Bengbu and fight to the last soldier!" Nishio Shouzao's tone was very strict. Major General Takhashiro, the commander of the 7th Brigade of the Mixed Brigade guarding in Bengbu, generally the troop strength of this 7th Brigade is only more than 5,000, but the 7th Brigade is different. His jurisdiction is too large. "The total force reaches 7,000. However, there are only 4,000 people in Bengbu now, and there are 140,000 Chinese troops surrounding Bengbu. The reinforcements that reinforce Bengbu only passed Chuzhou, and there is another Chinese army in Aiguang attacking. Itagaki is almost certain that Bengbu will fall within two or three days.

Nishio Suzusaki made his best efforts, and the rest was only relying on Okamura Yasuji and the bravery of the Imperial Army soldiers. The sky in Nanjing was steaming hot, but there was a sense of tension in the air. The officials of the Wang Puppet Government, who were suited and robed and jacketed, disappeared in public places, and the attitude of the police and puppet troops on the street became much more kind again. Sensitive Nanjing citizens soon discovered the mystery, and the news from the short-wave radio quietly burst into tears on the street.

The news that made Nishio Suzuo disappointed came back. First, the Tokyo Base Camp severely scolded him. He just provided reinforcements from 12 divisions to the dispatched troops. "Restored the four divisions of the Yuzaku and rebuilt the three divisions that were broken. The base camp was equivalent to providing 260,000 troops to the Chinese dispatched troops from the tense troops. Now the battle has just begun, asking for help, "Does the commander have the intention of fearing the enemy and timidly fighting? "The imperial samurai should "not be afraid of any difficulties under any circumstances." The tone is so stern that it is unprecedented.

Shizuo Nishio was not intimidated by these harsh words. Instead, he was worried about the subtext of the telegram. The subtext of the telegram is very simple. Without reinforcements, you must win. Shizuo Nishio never hated the bureaucrats and those self-righteous guys so much.

Before this blow had passed, the second blow came again. Akiyama Toshio in Huainan called to ask for tactical guidance. Before Nishio Suzusaki responded, the telegram from Taga from Bengbu was also arrived. The telegram was very short. "The ministry has fought with one soldier and one military flag has been destroyed. "The military fortune of the Great Japanese Empire has lasted for a long time! Long live the Emperor!"

"Order Toshio Akiyama to give up Huainan" went south to Hefei, ordered Fujita to advance, and then the entire army retreated to Wuhu!"

Nishio Suzusaki kneaded Taga's telegram into a ball in his palm.

"Reported that General Ishihara, Chief of Staff, sent a private telegram to the commander and the chief of staff.

Nishio Shozuo was a little surprised, and Itagaki hurriedly took it over and said, "The Jiangnan War Zone is a feint attack." You can boldly mobilize troops north, so you must worry about the safety of Jiangnan!"

The more I thought about it, the lower the voice. The two of them looked at each other, and they understood what Ishihara Kanir meant. "Ishihara Kanir was suggesting that they give up Jiangnan and retreat their troops to North China step by step. Although the Tokyo base camp did not agree to give up Jiangnan, it was nothing to be beaten out.

But when Ishihara Kaner sent this telegram, he didn't know that Bengbu had been lost, the road to the north had been cut off, and the troops could no longer go north unless they passed through sea routes.

But will the sea be done? The Navy will dispatch so many warships to transport more than 200,000 troops from Jiangnan to North China without the consent of the base camp? Nishio Suzuo and Itagaki Seishiro use their toes to know that this is impossible.

Thinking that more than 300,000 troops in Jiangnan would be isolated from the main battlefield in the future, Nishio Shouzuo felt a stinging pain in his heart. "The war lasted for six years and completed a cycle of reincarnation in six years. Six years ago, more than 300,000 imperial soldiers chased and killed the Chinese army from Shanghai and conquered the capital Nanjing; five years ago, more than 300,000 imperial soldiers could advance north and south, sweep across East China, and defeated the Chinese army. But six years later, the 300,000 imperial soldiers could only barely defend Jiangnan.

Seishiro Itagaki already felt the pessimism of Suzao Nishio. But to be honest, he couldn't be optimistic either. As the chief of staff of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, he knew very well the strength of the Imperial Army in Xuzhou. Two divisions and one ** mixed brigade, with a total strength of only 50,000. It was absolutely superior to the Chinese army, as well as the air force and firepower advantages. More importantly, whether it is the 17th Division or the 60th Division, not to mention the 10th Division, their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the elite divisions lost in northern Hubei.

The facts quickly proved that the judgment of Nishio Suzuo and Itagaki Seishiro's judgment was soon heard of Suzhou's loss, "Guzhen peacefully rescues ** Anyway, the 47th Army advancing westward captured Si Prefecture" and then seized Lingbi without bloodshed, and joined the First Army. The Central Team quickly cleared the enemy's gate north of the Huai River. Then Lan Yundong East took the newly formed Third Army and the Fourth Feng Seventh Army as the right wing, and rushed straight to Suining. The 59th Army and the 55th Army took the north between Suzhou and Lingbi, and detoured from the southwest to Xuzhou.

The attack of Huaibei was encountered a little trouble. The Japanese army in Huaibei contracted rapidly and received news that the Chinese team was dispatched. "Okabe Nakasa of the Huaibei Garrison immediately gave up the Bianxi and all the strongholds outside the city" and concentrated his troops in Huaibei.

Okabe is a middle-aged officer with great combat experience. If he hadn't been injured in his leg in the Second Battle of Jinpu Road, he would not have transferred to the local garrison. This limping Zhongzuo is very strategically good. After the Zhongxun team occupied Henan, he immediately built a large-scale construction in Huaibei, dividing the entire Huaibei defense into two pieces, Xiangshan and the city in the north of the city.

The defense in the city was divided into two parts, the city wall and the core area; the troops were arranged in Xiangshan. There were 600 people on the mountain. "The ones responsible for defending the city wall were a large group of Japanese troops and two thousand national rescue troops. Okabe knew that these puppet troops could not trust, but he had no other way. He could only detain the commander of the puppet army at the command center, and all puppet troops were assigned to the Japanese army, and the Japanese commander was responsible for command. Anyone who was ineffective in fighting and retreated in the last days would be executed on the spot.
Chapter completed!