Chu Tianshu understood that as soon as the telegram was released, the whole country was in an uproar.

Newspapers everywhere are reporting.

The Sichuan Army is fearless, and the 168th Division challenges the 2nd Division.

Zhou Xiaoshan inexplicably received more than a dozen telegrams from Sichuan, all asking if it was his wording.

Even his wife Zhuo Qingying sent a telegram on behalf of her son.

Let him pay attention to safety and win.

Just as Zhou Xiaoshan expected.

The devils are crazy.

After landing, I have not yet established a foothold.

At that time, 128 cavalrymen were sent to occupy the 8th Japanese Division of Chengde. Under the command of Tian Qianliwei, the division was impatient to send the 17th Infantry Regiment, the 31st Infantry Regiment, and the 8th Field Artillery Regiment, advancing west along the Huaihai Railway, trying to clear the Yunnan Army and Guizhou Army guarding the west of Haizhou.

Unwilling to be lonely, there were also the 18th Japanese Division, which participated in the Nanjing Massacre. Before the artillery corps could get off the ship, Niudao Zhenxiong led the 55th and 114th infantry registrars to Tan County in a hurry.

In addition to attacking Sun Lianzhong's troops stationed in Tan County.

At the same time, we must also be responsible for rendezvous with Itagaki Seishiro.

Cut off the road for Linyi defenders to retreat south.

For a time, the southeast of Xuzhou was filled with wind and clouds.

The two armies are about to confront each other.

Li Zongren cursed at the command center.

This damn Japanese man dared not provoke the Chuan army. Okamura Yasuji simply refused to walk on the way from Ningyang to Jining. He sent nearly four divisions to the east, and he specialized in fighting other people's miscellaneous cards.

"Sir Li, what's going on with the Sichuan Army? I remember that last year Chu Tianshu provoked the Japanese army in Shanxi. The commissioner ordered that the Sichuan Army should not invent telegrams without being despised. He offended the Japanese to death, and the troops in the Fifth War Zone would take the blame!"

The one who spoke was a staff officer who had just been sent to the Fifth War Zone by the Ministry of Military Affairs.

Li Zongren gave him a blank look.

If the Japanese do not provoke the Japanese and tolerate them everywhere, will the Japanese do not occupy our country's territory, kill the Chinese, and rob the Chinese's wealth?

A soldier, without any bones or arrogance, is called a soldier.

What's more, the Sichuan Army is anxious.

The 114th Division in the east, the Guoqiden Brigade, the 8th and 18th Divisions, and one brigade of the 11th Division heading north, with four divisions.

100,000 Japanese troops.

There is also a 20th Division on the Pinghan Line, the 14th Division crossing the river.

The 7th, 8th and 13th Divisions that destroyed the railway were built to the north of Jinpu Road.

Another 100,000 Japanese troops were joined by the two major Japanese fronts in Xuzhou.

All troops in the Fifth War Zone will be defeated.

Tang Enbo and He Yingqin, who were yelling at the beginning, changed their tone.

Especially Tang Enbo, he was still restless after being shot, and jumped up and down the ward, afraid that Xue Yue would spend all his home.

The most disgusting thing is to find out Chief Li’s original argument, and it is not appropriate to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army at present.

But I didn't want to fight at the beginning. After the Battle of Linyi, I said I would stop when I saw it, change the space and time, and then dilute the Japanese troops and then fight again. Just like you took aphrodisiacs, all the girls were desperately opposed.

We must let the Central Army fight annihilation before leaving.

Now the Japanese bayonets are pressing on their chests.

You are discouraged.

What a joke, it's still repeating this time.

With so many troops alone, it is not a simple time to evacuate safely.

In this retreat, the Japanese will inevitably take advantage of the victory and pursue it. There is no troops on the second line that are even like the Sichuan Army being the mainstay in Taihu Lake. They will suffer huge losses and plummet thousands of miles like the Battle of Songhu.

Li Zongren's face was pitch black, and Xu Zuyi couldn't stand it anymore.

"Do you think you are better than Chief Li, and whether to fight or withdraw is the decision of the commissioner. Chief Li can only be responsible for the specific fight. Do you have to decide for the commissioner?"

This consultant said goodbye. Didn’t the commissioner send a telegram to seek Chief Li’s opinion?

I'm not telling you.

Li Zongren said firmly to Xu Zuyi.

"This battle must be fought. Send a telegram to Pang Bingxun, Sun Lianzhong, Sun Tongxuan, and Lu Han. Be prepared to defend and face the Japanese army advancing west!"

"Appoint an order to the Seventh War Zone that Anhui Sichuan Army, the Central Army, and the New Fourth Army will all attack and hold the 101st Division tightly. In addition, Li Pinxian and Liao Lei, no matter what, entangle the three dissatisfied divisions in the north, set up a battlefield in the Bengbu area, and gain enough time for the battle on the Northern Line. Feng Zhi's Ministry of Security of the 77th Army rushed to Funing to block the 11th Division of the Japanese to go north and land on the Japanese army!"

He pointed to the staff member who had just been sent over and said.

"You go and report this deployment to the servant room!"

A tiger does not show off its power and treats me as a sick cat.

When he was in Taihu Lake, Liu Xiang dared to take action first and then report, and I, Li Delin, would not be worse than Liu Xiang.

Seeing Xu Zuyi turn around, he spoke again.

"Yan Mou, forward my decision to Deng Xihou, Feng Tiankui, and Guo Xunqi should know how to fight. Also, urge the attendants, whether it is Li Jiayu or the Central Army, reinforcements should be mobilized to Xuzhou as soon as possible!"

Xu Zuyi was about to go to the office, but Bai Chongxi arrived at the war zone headquarters.

Like Liu Xiang, although he did not hold a position in the Fifth War Zone.

Bai Chongxi was busy with the affairs of the Fifth War Zone, not only for a day or two. He not only went to the southern battlefield in person, but also stared at the Military Commission in Wuhan to distribute supplies to the Fifth War Zone.

In fact, Bai Chongxi followed the condolence group organized by the Chairman a few days ago to Xuzhou.

But he followed Xue Yue first, learned about the judgment of the current situation by the first-level general of the 20th Corps Division Brigade, and then had a day of chatting with Xue Yue and He Guoguang.

I moved to Haizhou, met Lu Han, and went to Tan County to communicate with Sun Lianzhong.

If the war was not particularly urgent, he, Li Zongren's senior citizen of the Guangxi clan, was preparing to go north to Linyi to meet Pang Bingxun and Sun Tongxuan.

"Jiansheng, we came in the right place. What is the state of the front line? Sun Lianzhong and Lu Han, are you confident of blocking the Japanese army?"

Although Li Zongren made up his mind to fight to the decisive battle.

I was still a little nervous.

Like the troops that I am not familiar with, they all take over and fight against the elite Japanese division.

This is a big bet.

"The Yunnan Army and the Guizhou Army have a strong fighting spirit. How can I say it? They are very similar to the Sichuan Army Guo Rudong's troops who were brought to the battlefield of Songhu. Although they are poor in equipment and poor in the soldiers, they are full of fighting spirit. They do not lack the belief of sacrificing for the country and nation and the courage to die with the Japanese!"

Li Zongren clapped his hands and a warm current surged in his heart.

"Where is the combat readiness situation?"

"It's okay, better than I imagined. When I was in Xuzhou, Deng Xihou sent Lu Han a few trucks of hoes, shovels, dustpans and other tools to dig trenches. He personally reminded Lu Han to fight every second, build fortifications, and mobilize the people when necessary, and he did what he did!"

"Very good!"

"Where is Sun Lianzhong's side?"

"You also know that Sun Lianzhong was chasing the elite Japanese team. He did not enter the county town when he arrived in Tan County. It was south of Tan County, around Maling Mountain. If the Japanese went north and attacked Linyi, Linyi could retreat to the west Yimeng Mountain. If they went to Sun Lianzhong, although Maling Mountain was not high and conspicuous, they would still have some advantage in the geographical advantage!"

Sun Lianzhong was a fool and did not take the initiative to stop the Japanese army from heading north.

This is correct. The brigades of the 114th Division of the Japanese attacked Rizhao and the Guoqiden Brigade did not follow the heavy artillery to attack Linyi.

The attack progressed slowly.

Linyi can guard the rules, but if you can't defend it, you can give up. You can retreat to Yimeng Mountain or to retreat to Pizhou.

Anyway, Zhang Zizhong had been transferred to the vicinity of Xuzhou, and he had to set up defenses in the northeast of Pizhou to support Sun Lianzhong, Pang Bingxun, and Sun Tongxuan.
Chapter completed!