Kumamoto, Fukuoka and Shimonoseki were bombed by the Chinese Air Force, and the whole country was shocked and the world was shocked. The Japanese press, led by Asahi Shimbun, attacked the cabinet and military headquarters in groups to denounce the atrocities of the Chinese Air Force against civilians.

Emperor Hirohito convened an emergency joint meeting of the cabinet and base camp, and asked the cabinet, military headquarters and base camp to come up with measures to stop the bombing of Japan by the Chinese team. The intelligence provided by the base camp intelligence department proved that the Chinese Air Force took off from an airport near Xuzhou and must immediately launch the Xuzhou battle, occupy Xuzhou, and eliminate the air base in this area. The military headquarters then issued an order to the Chinese dispatched army headquarters, requiring the capture of Xuzhou as soon as possible.

The Battle of Xuzhou, which was originally scheduled to be postponed for several months, immediately did not delay it. Nishio Suzuo decided to launch the second Jinpu Road battle immediately.

Before Nishio Shoutao made its combat deployment, the Chinese Air Force launched another air strike at Japan's forward airports in Shandong and launched a fierce battle with Japanese planes in Shandong. For more than ten consecutive days, hundreds of aircraft over Shandong fought in the sky. The Chinese Air Force won again, and all the Japanese forward airports in Shandong were blown up. Then the Chinese Air Force swept the north and attacked the Japanese air bases in North China and Jiangnan.

On December 10, the Chinese Base Camp decided to send Bai Chongxi as the representative of the commander to coordinate the operations of the 15th War Zone. The commander of the War Zone, Li Zongren, and the commander of the 5th War Zone, Zhuang Jihua, was specifically responsible for commanding the operations of their respective war zones. On December 16, the Japanese army began to move towards the frontier, and the Chinese frontier defenders began to shrink backwards, attracting the Japanese army to the preset positions.

"The Japanese really can't hold back," Zhuang Jihua said slightly mockingly to the generals attending the meeting that this was a pre-war meeting held in order to unify the combat. Zhuang Jihua didn't want to hold it, but Xu Zuyi advised him that he still had to hold it. Otherwise, if the generals of each department did not understand the deployment of the war zone, they would not know what thoughts would have, and they might have misled the big thing. Then he agreed to hold the combat meeting: "Several planes scared them like this, and their psychological quality was too poor. Since they were rushing to reincarnate, let's help them."

A burst of laughter broke out on the field. These generals were all from thousands of troops and horses. They smiled without any scruples. Zhuang Jihua also smiled and said seriously: "This battle is different from the past. It is not just a matter of our fifth war zone. This is a coordinated battle between the two war zones. Failure in either aspect will lead to the failure of the entire battle. I can't take care of the first war zone. Then Commander Li is responsible. I am responsible for the fifth war zone. I still say the same thing, how much losses will be made up for, the expansion and reorganization of those who have made great achievements, the reduction and withdrawal of those who have escaped from war zones. Han Fuju's previous lessons are not far away. I hope you can learn from it."

Zhuang Jihua's tone was solemn, and all the generals here were not solemn. Now Zhuang Jihua has the capital to speak. After the last war, the 59th Army and the 40th Army were actually expanded. The 59th Army also obtained a reorganized division. The Third Army and the Second Army were also supplemented. The Third Army had no less than the 59th Army in the later battles, but they made great mistakes in the early stage. The merits and demerits were offset and the troops were supplemented.

"Commander, please rest assured. Our officers and soldiers will never frown." Zhang Zizhong stood up, and the sound was like a loud bell, shaking the entire venue.

Zhuang Jihua did not answer, and Sun Tongxuan immediately stood up: "Commander, my soldiers of the Third Army will never let down the expectations of the people. I will guarantee it with my head!"

Cao Fulin and Gu Liangmin, who also belonged to the Third Army, also stood up one after another. To express their determination, Zhuang Jihua then stood up and pressed with both hands: "Okay, the Japanese army is coming in a fierce manner, but it is not invincible. Our strategy is still to lure the enemy into depth, gradually weaken the Japanese army, and break it in one fell swoop. Here is Chief of Staff Xu to introduce the enemy situation and our deployment."

"We are facing each other in front of our fifth war zone. The enemy is divided into three routes. The first is the 10th Division, the 21st Division, the 14th Division, the 109th Division, the 108th Division, and the 32nd Division, with a total of six divisions and 140,000 people; the second route is the enemy in Zhucheng, with a total of four divisions and 100,000 people. The southern line is the combat sequence of the former Central China Front Army, and the troops have also increased this time. In addition to the original Third Division, the 6th Division, the 9th Division, the 106th Division, the 18th Division, and the 13th Division, the 6th Division, the 106th Division, the 18th Division, the 13th Division, the 6th Division, the 106th Division, the 18th Division, the 13th Division, the 6th Division, the 100,000 units."

"The General Staff believes that the attack route of the Japanese army on the northern front is roughly the same as last time, and there are some changes. The Japanese army in Jinan, with four main divisions along the Qufu Yanzhou in Tai'an, and two divisions out of Laiwu to attack Mengyin. After success, they crossed Mengding Mountain, attacked Feixian and went straight to Zaozhuang. The Japanese army gathered in Zhucheng attacked Juxian and attacked Linyi after success. The Japanese army on the southern front deployed the flank flank westward with the Third Division and the 106th Division. The other four divisions set out from Bengbu, and the 9th Division and the 13th Division along the Jinpu

If you attack north, the 6th Division and the 18th Division will go west along the south bank of Wohe River and attack Mengcheng. After you succeed, you will lead to Yongcheng Dangshan and capture our rear route. In addition, the fourth Japanese army will attack the First War Zone, with troops including the 17th Division, the 27th Division, the 41st Division, the 24th Division, the 36th Division, and the 37th Division will have a total of 150,000 troops. The Japanese army will divide the troops into two routes, go south along the Pinghan Line, attack Zhengzhou, and attack Puyang, and then go east to Heze and insert it to the back of our northern line defenders."

With Xu Zuyi's explanation, the generals present had a strange feeling in their hearts, feeling that they were participating in the Japanese combat meeting, and Xu Zuyi was announcing the Japanese combat plan.

"Our army is deployed as follows: Sun Tongxuan, the third army, and Sun Lianzhong, the second army, were deployed before Tai'an, using the terrain of the Taishan area to block the Japanese army. We invested 100,000 people on this line, with General Sun Lianzhong as the commander-in-chief."

"The direction of Ju County is built by General Tang Enbo's 20th Army and Guan Lin's army. The total force is 80,000. It is responsible for blocking the enemy troops in Zhucheng, and General Tang Enbo is responsible for commanding it."

"The direction of Mengyin is the 59th Army and the 40th Army are responsible for blocking the attack, and General Zhang Zizhong is responsible for command."

"The above are the front-line forces, and the second-line blocking forces are held by the 24th Army, the 60th Army, the New 38th Division, and the New 22nd Division; the 24th Army is placed in Zaozhuang and Teng County, and Lincheng is commanded by General Yang Sen, the commander of the 24th Army; the New 38th Division and the New 22nd Division are in Linyi, and are commanded by General Sun Liren, the commander of the New 38th Division."

"The First Army is responsible for Heze's defense, and the Seventy-Eighth Army defends Jiyang."

"The Forty-Ninth Army serves as the general reserve team of the theater, stationed near Xuzhou, among which the 102nd Army."

"In terms of the southern line, the 58th Army transferred north to Mengcheng, the 21st Army and the 92nd Army Li Xianzhou remained in Huainan, the 11th Army defended Huaiyuan, the 23rd Army transferred north to Shuangqiao and Banqiao areas; the 22nd Army deployed in Lixin; the 46th Army, the 51st Army, and the 68th Army were responsible for the front of Bengbu, and the southern line was commanded by General Li Pinxian, the deputy commander of the theater."

After Xu Zuyi finished speaking, he put the documents in his hand in front of Zhuang Jihua. Zhuang Jihua closed the documents, looked up and scanned the conference room, and then slowly said: "Wu Ziniu, I have collected all their notebooks."

Wu Ziniu came over and put away their notes one by one. After he finished collecting them, Zhuang Jihua said: "Today's meeting is top secret. You just need to remember your tasks. Don't remember the others in your mind. Okay, ask if you have any questions now."

The first person who stood up was Lu Han: "Sir, why did you transfer us to Mengyin? Isn't this let our troops leave the battlefield?"

Zhuang Jihua nodded and turned his head to Li Yannian: "Jifu, do you have the same questions?"

Li Yannian nodded: "Yes, Commander, our troops are also far away from the battlefield in Liji. The troops on the southern line are not sufficient and their equipment is not as good as the northern line. Why did we transfer our troops from the battlefield?"

Li Yannian thought that Zhuang Jihua wanted to take the opportunity to weaken the miscellaneous brands, but then he thought that something was wrong. As we all know, Zhuang Jihua never looked at the direct line of his line and would not do such a thing when fighting.

"Captain Xu just mentioned our army's deployment, but did not say the purpose of this deployment," Zhuang Jihua stood up and turned to the map: "The purpose of the combat zone is to lure the enemy into depth, annihilate one of its units, and disrupt the Japanese army's combat deployment. On the southern line, our goal is to attack the Sixth Division and the 18th Division in Mengcheng. The tasks of the 11th Army and the 46th Army are to lure the enemy to the north. The tasks of the 21st Army are to drag down the 106th and 3rd Divisions. When the 9th Division and the 13th Division attacked Su County, it is our opportunity to counterattack. Deputy Commander Li, the 6th Division and the 18th Division are both elite Japanese troops, with strong combat power. Pay attention to using troops."

After thinking about it, Li Pinxian asked: "Commander, can you be sure that the Japanese army must fight like this? Is this how the Japanese army's operation and deployment? I have some doubts."

After Li Zongren left, although Li Pinxian was still in charge of the war zone, he could hardly get involved in the southern line and the northern line, and he didn't know much about the overall situation. If the Japanese army really fought according to this plan, there would be nothing wrong with this deployment, but if it weren't...

"I dare not say from the Northern Line. The Southern Line was indeed exchanged for three lives by the Military Control Commission. The information will never be wrong." Zhuang Jihua said calmly: "Deputy Commander Li, you will be more worried about how to fight."

In Zhuang Jihua's deployment, the northern line was a stable deployment, but the southern line had certain risks. Therefore, he said so. And if the people present did not know who leaked it, no one would have doubted the support of Ligao, and Daze did not understand the specific combat deployment.

Zhuang Jihua moved out Bai Chongxi, and Li Pinxian naturally had no choice but to say anything. Sun Lianzhong then asked if Tai'an defense line was dead?

"No, I will inform you of the direction of retreat and retreat to a certain extent."

The purpose of the Northern Front was still not very clear, and the generals were a little doubtful, especially Du Yuming and others who knew Zhuang Jihua, but since Zhuang Jihua didn't say it, they had to ignore it.

But the northern line is the focus of Zhuang Jihua's plan. All the elite soldiers and generals are on the second line. Now it depends on whoever appears and whoever appears, he will fight whoever comes out.

The soldiers and chariots were scattered, and the army was rolling in. The land of Henan and Lu were gathering, and the war was about to break out.
Chapter completed!