At this time, Zhuang Jihua was no longer at the Fuyang Command, but walked to the headquarters outside Shangqiu City. The attack on Xuzhou was far less smooth than the news reports. The Japanese army resisted very tenaciously. The 60th Army commanded by Zhang Lihui was entrusted by the Japanese army for seven days in Huaibei, and the troops suffered nearly 4,000 casualties: Du Yuming's attack on Xuzhou was not smooth, and the 60th Division resisted step by step. In the south, the Japanese army relied on Quanshan and Yunlong Lake to block the 50th Army; in the north, they used the complex river terrain to block the 36th Army going south layer by layer.

Of course, not all of them were not smooth. The progress of the flanking Lanyundong and Guan Linzheng was very smooth. Lanyundong commanded the First Army to conquer Suining in one fell swoop. Guan Linzheng took advantage of the opportunity to capture Suqian. Then the two went in two ways: Guan Linzheng led the 47th Army and the newly formed 12th Army along the west bank of Qimahu, and the north-shangjiao County; Lanyundong led his troops through Nianzhuang and Tashan, forcing the Bulao River to attack Jiawang, and detoured from the north to Xuzhou.

What surprised Zhuang Jihua the most was the northern line. The first mechanized army led by Qiu Qingquan swept across the entire northwestern Shandong. The weakness of the Japanese army lacking anti-tank weapons was undoubtedly revealed. The Japanese army could not resist the impact of the group tanks. After only five days, Ye Qingquan Chen G immediately rushed to the canal. Song Xilian led his troops north to conquer Yutai, Jiaxiang, approached Jining, and successfully recovered the entire northwestern Shandong.

Subsequently, Song Xilian forced Jining, Qiu Qingquan and Chen G forced the canal to cross the canal at the northern end of the canal, quickly conquered Wenshang and Pingdong, and then the main force turned around and went south to threaten Jining from the north.

On the southern front, Sun Zhen recovered Bengbu and led his army northward, Li Wentian recovered Huainan, and the Japanese army in Huainan paid a heavy price, and then extended the encirclement. "Feed to Hefei with the support of the Japanese army in Hefei." Yang Sen commanded the 24th Army and the 15th Army to attack Hefei. After a week of hard fighting, Fujita gave up Hefei and retreated to Wuhu.

"Order Yang Sen" handed over Hefei to the 15th Army's defense, and the 24th Army immediately went north and went to Xuzhou via Bengbu*..." After Zhuang Jihua combined the entire battle situation, he decided to transfer the troops on the southern line to north and stop the offensive on the southern line: "Order Li Pinxian to change the attack on Anqing to restrain; if the Japanese army counterattacked westward," he could retreat and lure the enemy, but Hefei must defend it, and strong troops must be placed between Anqing Hefei*..."

Just after giving the order, Wang Xiaoshan came in and handed over a document to Zhuang Jihua. After Zhuang Jihua finished reading it, his face changed slightly. Xu Zuyi hurried over, and Zhuang Jihua handed him the documents in his hand. After Xu Zuyi looked at it, his face immediately frowned.

He Wei also came over. With Wang Xiaoshan frowned slightly, he took the document from Xu Zuyi. After taking it, he found that the document was written, not the original text of the telegram.

"In order to deal with our army's attack in Xuzhou, the North China Expeditionary Army decided to draw the 3rd Brigade from Shanxi, the ranks and divisions from the Mongolian Army, and the Fifth Division from the divisions on the north bank of the Yellow River. The Second Army took the 5th and Sixth Mixed Well Regiment from Jiaodong" Gang's 21st Mixed Brigade stationed in Jinan.

The Fifth Division, the 110th Division, and the 125th Division must assemble in the Dong'a area on the north bank of the Yellow River before August 15; the troops affiliated to the 12th Army must complete assemblies near Tai'an before August 10th. The division must arrive in the Jinan area before August 20th.

In order to block our army's counterattack, the Japanese *Both Base Camp decided to draw three divisions from the Kwantung Army to join the North China battlefield; and to form two divisions in North Korea. "Collaborate soldiers from North China and Northeast China to join the army, and at least two divisions will be formed, and select volunteers from the Soviets and Mongolians to join the Imperial Army. These people will be transferred to the North China battlefield after they become army*..."

After reading it, He Wei was about to hand over the documents to Cai Tingcuo, but Wang Xiaoshan took the documents without hesitation. Cai Tingcuo's face changed. Zhuang Jihua said: "Xiaoshan, please include Deputy Director He and Cai Gaocan on the list in the future."

"Yes, commander." Wang Xiaoshan replied expressionlessly. Gao Songyuan, director of the General Staff Department, was not on the list, but He Wei, deputy director, was on the list." However, Wang Xiaoshan did not raise any questions.

"By the way, let Director Gao be added to the list?" Zhuang Jihua seemed to remember that the list was approved by him. No one in the Advisory Office had been on the list before. Gao Songyuan is still in Xuchang and is on the way to arrive.

Xiaoshan replied.

He Wei and Cai Tingcuo then realized that even Gao Songyuan was not on the list. The two felt a little better, and Wang Xiaoshan turned around and left. Zhuang Jihua and the others continued to discuss the situation.

"Commander, I think" immediately strengthen the attack on Jining and strive to take down Jining before the Japanese cross the river." He Wei suggested: "On the southern line, let the Fifty-Two Army and the Thirty-Six Army siege Xuzhou with all their strength, the First Army and the Forty-Seventh Army, and the Xinkou Army attacked Yicheng and Zaozhuang, and ordered the 51st Army of Yimeng Mountain to launch an attack on Linyi. The other guerrilla detachments were dispatched immediately to attack the Japanese strongholds and destroy road traffic."

Speaking of this, he paused and added: "In addition, **'s strength in Shandong is not weak, so they can also be dispatched to attack Jiaodong and Jinan, drag down the Japanese army, and at the same time force the Japanese army to divide the troops. There are also puppet troops, Sun Liangcheng, Wu Huawen, Hao Pengju and others. It is said that the Military Control Commission has work for them. Can they make them revolt now?"

This suggestion is very good, but Zhuang Jihua still didn't make a decision immediately. He turned to Xu Zuyi again. Xu Zuyi thought for a while and said, "Puppet Army uprising? You can ask the Military Control Commission first to see how they are doing? As for the gc. troops, yes."

Cai Tingcuo already roughly understood Zhuang Jihua's decision-making ideas. He always solicited opinions from his aides. In this process, he would instill his ideas into his aides and gain their support, and at the same time he could make up for the shortcomings.

"The puppet army will not move for the time being. According to the information, the puppet army will be transferred to Jiaodong and will revolt after they are transferred to Jiaodong. As for the Eighth Route Army, they will act even if they are not notified." Zhuang Jihua's tone was slightly mocked, and his brows were still frowning.

"Linyi is an important place in southern Shandong and an important road connecting Jiangsu and Shandong. We must control our army and order Guan Linzheng to occupy suburban counties and turn the attack direction to Linyi. After Guan Linzheng entered Shandong, Yu Xuezhong's 51st Army immediately cooperated in the east."

"The 59th Army of the First Army was assigned to the 50th Army, and the 36th Army tank regiment was assigned to the 50th Army. He sent Du Yuming that the task of attacking Xuzhou was undertaken by the 50th Army."

"Order Zhong Bin, the Eighth Army of the Thirty-Sixth Army, to smuggle Weishan Lake and seize Zaozhuang. The Seventy-Eighth Army immediately heads north and is affiliated with Song Xilian's Second Army to attack Jining; Lan Yundong leads the Fifty-Fifteenth Army of the First Army and the New Third Army to continue to go north and attack Yicheng.

After occupying Zaozhuang, the 36th Army and the 1st Army were commanded by Lan Yundong East and headed north along the Jinpu Line. They also sent no less than one army to attack the northeast of Zaozhuang and seize Fei County."

"On the northern line, Gao Shuxun was ordered to command the New Eighth Army and the 110th Division to station Dongping, the New 110th Division defended Dazhaishan, and sent another division of troops to occupy Pingyin, and all the puppet troops were handed over to Gao Shuxun for reorganization."

During this battle in northwest Shandong, the puppet army was mainly the troops of the Wang Puppet's Puppet peacefully rescued the troops of Sun Liangcheng. During the Henan battle, the 41st Division of the Wang Qinghan's troops of the Fifth Army, the 39th Division of the Fourth Army and the local guards of the local guards, all of which were, however, like Wang Qinghan's troops, although these troops were large in number, they had few troops, with a total of only 11,000 people. According to intelligence, there was no Japanese army in Pingyin area, and only one ** Xingxing's troops were two thousand.

"Appointment, telegraph Guo Xunqi, Zhang Xin led the 101st Army to advance eastward immediately, and within three days, to the canal area and join the northwest Shandong operation. The Guerrilla Corps, the First Mechanized Army, the Second Army, the New Eighth Army, and the 101st Army are all under the command of Song Xilian, the Commander-in-Chief of the Second Army. The Telegraph Office Director Gao Songyuan, as the representative of the theater and the representative of the theater command, went to the Grass Command of the Second Army to supervise the battle."

Zhuang Jihua adjusted the command system of the northern line. The commander-in-chief of the northern line was originally Chen G, but Chen G's GCD identity made him unable to command the various departments smoothly. Qiu Qingquan would not listen to him. After Song Xilian, there would be no such thing. With a series of orders, the troops on the battlefield began to move. The Fifty Army, which was attacking the Jinpu Line, were divided into three routes. The Sixty Army, which had just ended the Huaibei attack, turned north and met with the Tank Regiment of the Thirty-Sixth Army in northwest of Xuzhou. Then Zhang Lihui used the Tank Regiment as the vanguard, and the 102nd Division followed closely and launched an attack on Xuzhou along the Longhai Line.

Du Yuming also launched the remaining two armies together. The Qifeng and Seventh Army attacked the Yanjinpu line, while the New Seventh Army attacked on the right side. The 59th Army, which occupied the Jiawang area, turned around and headed south and approached Xuzhou from the northeast.

Four armies surrounded Xuzhou, and the entire Xuzhou area rumbling and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Further north, Lanyun East and Guan Lin conscription were divided into two groups. Guan Lin conscription was unstoppable, crossing Guanhu, conquering Cangshan, and pressing Linyi from the south. Yu Xuezhong led the 51st army out of Linmu and approaching Linyi from the southeast.

Lan Yundong commanded Huang Botao's 55th Army and Chen Mingren's new third army to capture Taierzhuang, and then divided his troops into two groups. Chen Mingren led the new third army to go from Zaozhuang and Cangshan, crossed Huibaoling, and hugged Dugu, and cut off the Zaofei Highway.

Weishan Lake, with waves rippling, fighter planes cut through the blue sky, and the people in Weishan Lake enthusiastically offered their own ships, with thousands of ships of various sizes, loading the entire division of troops onto the ship.

On the northern line, the cannon sounded roaring, and hundreds of sailboats forced the canal under the cover of artillery fire; Song Xilian forced the canal with the 40th army in the front of Jining, but he personally led the 68th army to detour to the north from the Fenghuangtai line, breaking through the canal defense line of the 17th Division in one fell swoop.
Chapter completed!