Bai Chongxi smiled indifferently and said, "Director Qian is too worried. Although Yang Fan has many minor problems, he is not vague in terms of national justice!

In this battle in Xuzhou, Yang Fan's troops have tried their best. Not only did they block the strong attacks of the two Japanese divisions and caused major casualties to the Japanese, but they are still fighting against the three Japanese divisions in the north for the fifth war zone alone!”

Qian Dajun still said a little dissatisfied: "It's not because he saw Shandong's territory, and he was forced to send troops to take advantage of the situation!"

"Okay, stop arguing!"

Chairman Jiang waved his hand impatiently, looked down at the sand table in front of him and said, "No matter what, after fighting this battle first, the two Japanese divisions are almost approaching the Longhai Railway Line!

At this time, no matter who it is, as long as he is willing to fight the Japanese, he must unite!"

Chairman Jiang was in a very uneasy mood. Since the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance, he has experienced a series of failures in the Battle of Pingjin, the Battle of Shanghai, the Battle of Taiyuan, and the Battle of Nanjing. Not only has the essence of sea, land and air that has been working hard for many years been damaged, but he has also lost a large area of ​​land!

Now not only does the Chinese nation need a beautiful and happy victory to boost the hearts of the army and the people, but Chairman Jiang also needs a great victory to reshape his prestige!

So no matter what, this carefully designed Taierzhuang annihilation battle can only succeed but not fail!

At this time, Li Zongren nodded quickly and said, "Yang Fan's troops are extremely good at defense. He and Sun Lianzhong join forces to defend against Taierzhuang is indeed the best combat plan at present!

Next, it depends on whether the Japanese will be fooled. After all, Yang Fan is famous now, and the Japanese are quite afraid of him!"

Li Zongren's concerns are reasonable, but the Japanese army is determined to win Xuzhou this time. Even if they know that Yang Fan led a force to Taierzhuang, they will never give up halfway!

After a pause, Li Zongren said again: "Class, can the Air Force participate in the war? If our Air Force can come, we will definitely increase our morale!"

"Let's talk about this then!"

Chairman Jiang did not agree or refused!

In the early days of the war, the main force of the National Army was the Hawk fighter jet. The National Army lost 202 aircraft, damaged 112, killed 122 pilots, and shot down and injured 271 Japanese aircraft.

Now there are only a few aircraft left in the National Air Force, each of which is a treasure. How can you bear to fight the Japanese army easily?

Shanghai Japan Central China Front Army General Headquarters.

Stars flashed in the huge conference room, and a group of old devils sat upright at the conference table. The old devils led by Japanese general Toshiro Hata (Tian) and the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Japanese Army in Shanghai and the commander of the Japanese army in Central China!

Because the Central China Expeditionary Army, led by former commander Matsui Ishione, created the "Nanjing Massacre" that shocked the world after invading Nanjing!

Yang Fan deeply exposed the Japanese army's massacre crimes through newspapers and radio, which caused great responses at home and abroad!

The heinous crimes committed by Tani Shouo and others in Nanjing shocked the world, and the Japanese base itself felt ashamed and uneasy!

In order to avoid being condemned by world public opinion, the Japanese government had to recall about 80 people from Matsui Ishien and his subordinates on February 5, 1938.

On December 27, 1937, Tanisuo was transferred to the local defense army as the commander of the Central Army. His superiors, Matsui Ishione and Yanagawa Heisuke, were assigned to the reserve service on February 14 of the following year.

However, the chief of staff of the Central China Expeditionary Army that invaded Nanjing, Tsukada Oku and Deputy Chief of Staff Akira Muto and others were still in active service.

It’s not that the time has not arrived. These demons whose hands are covered with blood from the Chinese military and civilians have temporarily retreated to the second line, but will sooner or later be judged justice!

In 1937, Shinji Hata was promoted to general and took office as the director of education, one of the three chiefs of the Army, becoming one of the heads of the Japanese Army.

??? This old Japanese not only has a higher prestige in the army than Matsui Ishione, but also has a much greater ability and vision than Matsui Ishione. It can be said that he is a very powerful Japanese general.

On both sides of the conference table were seated respectively by the commander of the 9th Division, Yoshikara Yoshimori, the commander of the 11th Division, Ojizuo, the commander of the 13th Division, the commander of the 16th Division, the commander of the 101st Division, Masaki Ito, the commander of the 101st Division, Shiro Inaba, the commander of the 6th Division, Shimaji Sumatsu, the commander of the 114th Division, Tsumaki Mitsumatsu, the commander of the 110th Division, Tsumaki Mitsuki, the commander of the 110th Division, and the commander of the Central China Front Army, Tsumaki Toki and Deputy Chief of Staff Akira Muto!

Ji Jialiangsuke said excitedly: "The newly produced Type 97 medium-sized tanks in the Empire are invincible. The 9th Division and the 11th Division are progressing rapidly. The vanguard troops have not encountered any decent resistance at all!"

Yamashita Sobu nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, if today His Majesty the Emperor has asked Ishihara Sang to serve as Chief of Staff of the Kanto Army, specifically responsible for the construction of the Manchukuo military system!

As long as the army of Japan has enough new tanks, it will surely sweep across China quickly and then head north to attack the Soviet Union, achieving a prosperous era that the Yamato nation has not seen in a thousand years!”

"Yo Xi!"

Tsukata Ota responded: "At present, Xuzhou area and nearly 200,000 elite Chinese troops have gathered, mainly on the north bank of the Suzhou River. We must seize the fighter jets, quickly enter the rear of Xuzhou, and work with the North China Front Army to siege the Chinese troops!

Our Great Japanese Empire has mobilized nearly 300,000 imperial warriors in North China and Central China. As long as we can seize the fighter jets and concentrate our superior forces, we can definitely eat up the 200,000 Chinese troops cleanly and take Xuzhou to open up the Jinpu South Line!

So I think we must speed up the pace of action and launch a comprehensive general offensive as soon as possible!”

After listening to everyone's excited and optimistic speech, Hata Shunri's face was still very serious, and he did not show a complacent smile. He spoke without any hurry and slow:

"There is an ancient Chinese saying that hasteness is not achieved. The more smooth the progress is, the more we should not take it lightly! Ji Jiajun, Shanshijun, you two divisions must take it step by step and take action steadily!

Other divisions should put enough pressure on the Chinese army in their respective defense areas to support the encirclement operations of the 9th Division and the 11th Division!”

"Hayi!"

The old Japanese bent down and paused.

Shinro Hata then said: "Once we officially attack in full swing, the North China Front Army must work harder to break through the northern defense line of the Fifth War Zone of China, so as to form a strong encirclement!

After eating the Chinese army in Xuzhou, we can take advantage of the victory to pursue Wuhan, a military important place!

Once Xuzhou and Wuhan are conquered, this big game will be completely alive. Our Japanese Empire conquered China, dominated the Asia-Pacific and even the whole world, and it will be just around the corner!”

After saying that, Hata Shunji looked longing. This time he replaced Matsui Ishione as the Central China Front Army, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him to make achievements, and he would never miss it!

"His Majesty the Emperor" is on-load!"

"The Great Japanese Imperial Army on board!"

"The Great Japanese Empire is on board!"

As soon as Hata Shunroku finished speaking, Tsukada Otsuka, Muto Akira, Yoshika Ryosuke and others shouted frantically, and everyone's faces were filled with hideous smiles.
Chapter completed!