After Han Feng went out, he couldn't help looking to the left. Xuan Xiafu and Huang Mingcheng happened to come out of the door in front of the yard. There were two trucks parked at the door, one of which was full of supplies. Han Feng knew that the supplies were all medicines, weapons and ammunition they had obtained. He had checked that these things were provided to them with approval from Zhuang Jihua. It was precisely for this reason that he never gave up his suspicion of Zhuang Jihua.

Another person came out of the door. Han Feng recognized He Shaoxin, one of the three giants of the New Fourth Army in Xuzhou at a glance. He snorted softly, still standing there, watching the car from the Xuzhou Liaison Office of the New Fourth Army drive out of the city.

"The central government's judgment on the war in Xuzhou is really accurate." After the car started, Xuan Xiafu looked at the citizens who fled out of the city one after another and told Huang Mingcheng gently that as early as when Honma broke through the Yellow River, the central government believed that the battle of Xuzhou would fail. Even though Honma was surrounded on the south bank of the Yellow River later, the central government's judgment did not change. Since then, the Yangtze River Bureau has asked them to be prepared. The Xuzhou office has begun to evacuate from then on.

"What a pity," Huang Mingcheng sighed: "Nearly 200,000 people surrounded the more than 60,000 people in the Honami, but they couldn't afford it. I really don't know how this battle was fought."

When Honma was surrounded on the south bank of the Yellow River, the office once thought that the central government had made a wrong judgment, especially the three of them, who knew that Zhuang Jihua had an intelligence source and could completely deploy the Japanese operations. Honma was surrounded probably for this reason, but unexpectedly, he still couldn't get Honma.

"The Kuomintang refused to mobilize the masses, although it could achieve temporary victory, it would still fail in the end. Chairman M had already made a judgment that only by mobilizing the masses fully could the victory of the war of resistance could it be possible to achieve victory in the war of resistance." He Shaoxin, sitting in the passenger seat, said lightly, and suddenly saw a familiar figure on the city gate tower: "Is that Zhuang Jihua?"

Xuan Xiafu grew up and said, "It's him, look. Commander Laizhuang is going to come again and he is alone and cut off his back."

"Forget it, sword soul, he doesn't know it now. How frustrated," Huang Mingcheng shook his head. Xuan Xiafu's disgust towards Zhuang Jihua is getting stronger and stronger. Xuyi conflicts, Xuan Xiafu went to Zhuang Jihua to negotiate. Zhuang Jihua's attitude was very tough and demanded that the New Fourth Army must punish the responsible person. Xuan Xiafu repeatedly explained that the local security brigade first provoked the conflict, but Zhuang Jihua didn't listen at all. He believed that it was the conflict caused by the New Fourth Army's first crossing the border. Chiang Kai-shek's famous saying "The land is in the north and south, and people are in the old and young" did not work at all. He said that Xuyi would push back Xuan Xiafu without a Japanese army.

"Hmph, it's certain that you're overwhelmed. Xuzhou is not Nanjing. Just cross the Tiaojiang River. And it's a serious problem that the Japanese army can stop it." Xuan Xiafu said coldly.

"What did he say about Xuyi in the end?" Huang Mingcheng asked again, this is the key to the problem.

"Nothing said, just asking us to deal with the person responsible."

"What if we don't?" He Shaoxin turned his head and asked.

"He didn't say it or urge it. I'm afraid it was a sudden change in the battle situation that had already made him unable to take care of this matter." Xuan Xiafu said nothing, as if he was not worried about Zhuang Jihua's revenge.

Huang Mingcheng sighed softly. He knew Zhuang Jihua better than Xuan Xiafu. Zhuang Jihua had no time to take care of it did not mean that he had forgotten it. Once he freed up his hands, revenge would definitely come immediately. The simplest point is that the intelligence exchange that He Shaoxin was responsible for will be affected.

But Huang Mingcheng also knew that they could not make concessions. Jiangsu is an important part of the central government's overall strategy, an important bridge connecting Shandong to the north and Jiangnan to the south, and an important link in the strategic echo of the Eighth Route Army in North China and the New Fourth Army in Jiangnan. Therefore, not only the Fourth Detachment must go, but the main force of the New Fourth Army in Jiangnan must also develop northward. After the Eighth Route Army enters Shandong, it will also develop towards Jiangsu. Therefore, they will never deal with Han Yong and Wei Zhaoqiang, otherwise how to develop towards Jiangsu in the future.

The convoy left the city gate and headed westward, with a gaze on the city wall always staring at them.

Zhuang Jihua had long recognized their car. As Huang Mingcheng expected, Zhuang Jihua did not forget the conflict in Xuyi, but the sudden change in the war left him with no time to take care of it. Another reason was that he did not think about what to do.

Seeing the convoy gradually fading away and the dust that was rolling up covered their figures, Zhuang Jihua turned around and went to the command center in the city gate tower. The original command center had been emptied, and his temporary command center was located on the city gate tower.

The sudden retreat caused some chaos on all fronts. Fortunately, the eastern front was Zhuang Jihua personally supervised, and chaos occurred on both the southern and northern fronts. The best thing was in the direction of Suxian. Liao Yaoxiang easily got rid of Zhongdao and retreated to Huaibei. Sun Liren also quickly left the battlefield. The two of them covered alternately and retreated to Yongcheng through Huaibei. Fengwen at the foot of the mountain was eager to reinforce Suxian, but he did not pursue him. He led two divisions to quickly rush to Suxian.

On the eastern front, Zhang Zizhong defended Dadongshan, the commanding height of Jiawang District. Anteng Liji led the 5th Division and the 39th Division to attack Dadongshan. Zhang Zizhong led his troops to support him and suffered heavy losses. Guan Linzheng blocked the 28th Division and the 38th Division on the flank. The sound of Jiawang artillery shook the sky and the war flew everywhere.

Yu Xuezhong retreated to Si County in front of the river as ordered by the war zone, but Liu Ruming, the 68th Army, did not retreat to Jiangsu as ordered, but ran westward. He did not join the Western Group commanded by Deng Xihou. What's more, he shut down the radio station, and Zhuang Jihua didn't know where he was now. Fan Songfu of the 46th Army, did not meet with Deng Xihou Lu Han as ordered, but fled directly to Huaibei.

The selfish spirit preserved by the Chinese generals during decades of civil war was undoubtedly exposed. Their actions left the Japanese army with no worries. The 9th and 13th Divisions that crossed the river immediately turned westward, and the entire army pressed towards Deng Xihou and Lu Han.

The only good news is probably that Li Pinxian's radio station contacted him. He retreated to Zhuxian Town in the southeast of Su County (not Zhuxian Town in Henan). At this moment, he was isolated from the north by the Japanese army heading north to the east of Su County. Zhuang Jihua simply ordered him to lead the command of the southern line to retreat to Jiangsu, and unified the command of the 51st, 92nd, 75th and 24th Army in Jiangsu. The remaining troops withdrawing from the southern line were commanded by Deng Xihou and Liao Lei respectively.

On the northern front, Du Yuming's persistence in Jining suffered great losses. After Zhuang Jihua waited for them to cross the canal, he ordered him to withdraw from the battlefield and retreat to Shangqiu. In order to make up for the losses caused by the withdrawal of the 60th Army from the battlefield, Zhuang Jihua returned the two divisions of the 47th Army that were invested in the attack in Juancheng to return the establishment.

At the same time, Xu Zuyi turned attack into defense on the battlefield in Juancheng. The 101st Army and the 78th Army were responsible for blocking Honma. The entire First Army gathered in Dongming to prepare to block the Japanese army on the North Bank.

"Commander Zhuang," Before Zhuang Jihua could enter the city gate tower, the new combat section chief Lieutenant Colonel Jian An rushed out with a telegram and almost hit him.

"Don't be anxious, what's in a hurry? What's wrong? What happened?" Zhuang Jihua frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied with Jian An's performance. Jian An was promoted from the development team. At that time, he and Wei Wengang were captured by Chen Geng outside Huili City to protect the team, and Zhou Enlai even asked them to bring him a letter.

"What happened, commander," Jian An was still very anxious when he didn't care about Zhuang Jihua's face: "The Japanese army broke through the canal from the Wuhuawen Department's defense zone, and the 56th Army collapsed. Sun Lianzhong called, the main force of the Japanese 10th Division and the 21st Division crossed the canal, and the 12th Army failed to counterattack, and he was no longer able to stop the Japanese army from crossing the river."

Zhuang Jihua's head was buzzing loudly. The 102nd Army had just begun to cross the river, and it would take at least one day. If the Japanese army rushed over on the eastern front, the 102nd Army would be in danger. His two units stepped into the gatehouse and grabbed the map.

"Tell Sun Zhen to speed up the pace. I will only give him one day to cross the river. He must bring all the troops back." Zhuang Jihua looked grim: "Order Sun Lianzhong to grant him all the power. He must block the Japanese army for another one day. Those who violate the order will be punished strictly without lending."

After receiving the order, Sun Lianzhong thought about it and decided to take a gamble, and to transfer the 47th Army from the west bank of the canal to block Yoshio Shinohara, the 30th Army of the Second Army and the 55th Army of the Third Army, fully stretched the defense line to fill the gap left by the 47th Army.

Li Jiayu led the 47th Army to counterattack from the north to the 10th Division. Sun Tongxuan was also anxious and rushed to the 56th Army in person, organizing the 56th Army and the 12th Army to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.

Fengwen at the foot of the mountain was so heavy that the horse under his crotch had a heavy stance. Walking on the empty street, you could see traces of the fierce battle everywhere, and the bodies were everywhere. Fengwen at the foot of the mountain found that most of these corpses were Japanese soldiers, and there were almost no corpses of Chinese soldiers. It was obvious that the Chinese team cleaned up very clean when they retreated.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the Fifth Mixed Brigade of the Huoyi Fifth Mixed Brigade, Kazuya Nakajima, please forgive me." Nakajima saw the figure at the foot of the mountain and strode to him to salute.

Yamashita Tomoto replied to the military salute immediately, then turned over and dismounted. After dismounting, he saluted Nakajima again. Nakajima was not sure, so he hurriedly returned the salute, with a little uneasy expression.

"Kun Nakajima, congratulations to you, traveling thousands of miles to completely disrupt the general's deployment. This battle was won. Kun Nakajima, you have made the best contribution." Yamashita Tomoto said loudly.

The officers and soldiers of the Fifth Mixed Brigade and the First Cavalry Brigade behind Nakajima were proudly straightened their chests when they heard this, but Nakajima replied seriously: "I dare not take credit for my humble position. This is the power of Your Majesty, and all the soldiers are fighting."

"Nakajima, don't be humble. I think there are many generals in the empire, but not many people with such courage. At least I don't dare." Yamashita Tomoto laughed, and the atmosphere on the scene was very relaxed.

At this time, the communications officer came to hand over to Yamashita Fengwen a telegram. After Yamashita looked at it, his expression changed drastically. He calmed for a moment but didn't say anything. He just glanced at Nakashita. Nakashita's expression was calm and seemed to have no idea at all. Yamashita sighed softly and then headed to Nakashita's command center.

Gu Shu was puzzled. He knew that there must be some important news in the telegram. Has the situation changed? He asked Nakajima quietly with some trepidation. Nakajima smiled softly, with a hint of bitterness in his smile.

"You must master the troops well, Gu Shujun, it is my honor to be able to fight with you."

The ancient tree was shocked, and Nakajima had a farewell smell in his words: "Nakajima, what do you mean? You can explain it clearly? What exactly does the telegram mean just now?"

Nakajima sighed without answering, turned around and walked into the command center.

Yamashita Tomoto wandered back and forth in the command center, as if something was difficult for him to make a decision. A few minutes later, he finally stopped and stood in front of Nakajima.

"Kun Nakajima, I am a soldier, and I am obedient as my duty." Nakajima's expression was still calm, but Gu Shu's heart was sinking, and anger slowly rose in his heart. Yamashita continued: "Although I think you have made outstanding achievements in this battle, jumped into Suxian thousands of miles, and attacked the strong with weak several times. Your military achievements can be recorded in the history of the Imperial Army. You must execute the orders of the Dispatch Army Command. Please forgive me."

After Yamashita said sorry, he bowed his head to Nakajima, raised his head and ordered: "Come on, I took off Major General Kamikajima's gun, and immediately arrested Major General Nakajima according to the order of the Expeditionary Army Command."

Not only the ancient tree, but even Fengwen's subordinates at the foot of the mountain were upset. The ancient tree blushed and took the lead in asking: "Your Excellency, why is this? What crime did Nakajima Jun commit?"

You should know that the Japanese army is very safeguarding the dignity of the army. It is very rare to arrest officers like this. If an officer makes a mistake, he will be demoted at most or transferred to a free position. After a while, he will be retired from active service and transferred to a reserve service.

"Yes, what crime did Nakajima Jun commit?" The officer of the 16th Division also stood up and asked in anger.

Fengwen from the Yamashita silently took out the telegram and handed it to the ancient tree. The ancient tree took it over. The telegram was written very clearly and immediately arrested Nakajima and sent it to Nanjing, without any reason.

The officers quit.

"We want our superiors to appeal!"

"No, Nakajima Jun is a great military achievement and is an outstanding general of the empire. Who is falsely accusing Nakajima Jun!"

"Bastard, bastard, Nakajima Jun fights bloody battles and should be awarded the Imperial Order!"

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Nakajima sighed and bowed deeply to everyone. The officers immediately calmed down. Nakajima stood up and said seriously: "Thank you, I have committed a crime according to military law. I deserve to be arrested."

As soon as Nakajima said this, everyone immediately calmed down. No one expected that Nakajima had already confessed his guilt. Gu Shu was shocked: "Nakajima, what are you saying? Is there a guilty?"

Nakajima looked at Gushu and the officers around him seriously: "Kun Gushu, I attacked the south bank of the Yellow River without orders, which caused serious threats to the flanks of our army fighting in Puyang. Attacking the south bank of the Yellow River caused a large number of soldiers to die in battle and the troops suffered serious losses. These were carried out without orders from superiors. They were seriously violated by military orders and should be tried. Please don't say anything more."

Gu Shu was very anxious: "Your Excellency, it was our attack on the south bank of the Yellow River that turned the situation around. Even if there is a mistake, it will be more of a result than a mistake!"

"My merit is merit, and fault is fault, and the two cannot be confused." Nakajima shook his head, and then he turned around and bowed to Yamashita Fengfu: "Your Excellency, my sin is my sin, but the brigade soldiers are not wrong. They all carry out my orders and sacrificed their lives for the empire. Their merits should not be erased. Please explain to the dispatching army headquarters."

"Kun Nakajima, your noble character is admirable." Yamashita Takamoto nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, not only the merits of your officers and soldiers, but also my merits will also respond to my superiors. If the Sender Command insists on punishing you, I will protest to the military headquarters and complain to Your Majesty."

Nakajima bowed to Yamashita with gratitude and turned around and walked out of the gate. Gu Shu was so angry that he was wandering around the house. Suddenly he pulled out his command knife and cut off the bench with one knife. After Nakajima left, all the surviving officers and soldiers of the Fifth Mixed Brigade were automatically lined up on both sides of the gate. When he saw him coming out, everyone stood attentively to salute.

The festival is over, and the update is not normal. I wish you all good luck in the Year of the Tiger and all the best.
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