Chen Tianhua's hands were trembling, and his heart was trembling. The urgent information sent by the adjutant made him terrified.

He really didn't expect that the Cantonese army would suddenly advance towards Fujian at this time.

Is this the time to prepare to advance to Jiangnan?

What he didn't even expect was that the Cantonese army joined forces with the Shanghai army to form a pincer attack from the north and the south.

And Jiang Zunliang and Geng Zhongming's 20,000 Shanghai troops actually borrowed the roads of Zhejiang Province?

This series of mutations is really incredible.

"It's okay now, all the monsters and monsters have jumped out, there's no need to hide anything anymore." Chen Tianhua sneered.

The people who guard the camp in Laiwu County, in addition to the general's bodyguards, are the special agents directly under the command of the Southern Army.

Fei Ge, Yu Yang, Tang Hu and Tie Bao knew that something big must have happened, otherwise the commander would not be so rude.

The four people's eyes were fixed on Chen Tianhua, who was turning around like a vicious tiger in the big tent.

Chen Tianhua did not show them the message, and until now, the four of them were still confused.

But they all understood that Hong Feng, the adjutant of the messenger, was from Xuzhou, and nothing would happen in Xuzhou. It must have been a big event in Wuchang or somewhere in the south of the Yangtze River, so he sent an emergency message to Xuzhou and asked Xuzhou to forward it.

But Jiangnan is the rear area, what could happen?

Chen Tianhua turned around a few times and walked to the center of the big tent, in front of the sand table of the national war situation. He placed his hands on the wooden edge and carefully looked at the current situation of all parties.

According to the military intelligence briefing previously provided by the Military Adjustment Department:

The commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army, Lu Jiguang, has about 50,000 troops under his command, and now he has sent 30,000 troops to attack Fujian, leaving some room.

The total strength of the Shanghai army is now about 30,000, and 20,000 were sent out, which was their best effort.

What gave him the biggest headache was the Zhejiang Army.

According to military intelligence reports, not long ago, Li Pinzhang expanded the Zhejiang Army to 40,000, under the pretext that it was to defend against the Shanghai Army.

This time, Li Pinzhang showed his attitude by borrowing a road for the Shanghai army to attack Fujian. He did not take action because Sun Yong and Ding Jiu currently controlled 60% of the Zhejiang army, and they were both Mr. Li's confidants.

Without Li Cunzhi's personal orders, the two of them would not do anything disobedient.

Commander Sun Daoren of the Fujian Army only had 25,000 men and guns under his command, while Sun Er of the Gan Army only had 30,000 field troops. The mining area security team could not be easily mobilized.

And Sun Er's 30,000 troops cannot be mobilized in full force. Many places in Gan Province need to be garrisoned for defense, and he can only send out 20,000 at most.

It now seems that there is not much difference in the amount of troops invested by both sides. The enemy is slightly stronger. The Guangdong army still has a total reserve force of 20,000. This is a very powerful reserve.

There is also the Zhejiang Army Li Pinzhang's headquarters. He directly controls 20,000 troops.

Five prefectures in the north and south of Fujian Province were all put up with blue flags. Even though Tang Hu and Tiebao were not talented generals, as soon as these blue flags were put up, the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and ourselves were immediately changed.

Several people looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

But Chen Tianhua didn't stop yet, he kept pulling up the little red flags and planting the little blue flags. After a while, large areas of land in Shanghai and Zhejiang Province were all replaced with little blue flags.

Tang Hu's eyes widened, looking at the blue flags that were suddenly scattered everywhere on the sand table, and then looking at the red flags surrounded by all sides, he couldn't help but ask: "Commander, why are all the blue flags here in Zhejiang Province?!"

Fei Ge stepped on him hard.

The commander-in-chief's intention was already obvious, and Li Sangong immediately joined forces with Chen Qimei and secretly crossed into Chencang with the Guangdong army.

What is worrying is Ma'anshan and Dangtu County on the edge of Nanjing, where Japanese security forces are stationed. It is said that the number has now expanded to 20,000.

If Li Pinzhang has defeated Sun Yong and Ding Jiu, he will have 40,000 cavalry. If he joins forces with the Japanese security forces in Dangtu, he can easily capture the entire central and southern Jiangsu areas, and then attack northern Jiangsu and Anhui with the Northern Army.

province, and even the entire Central Plains.

If this is the case, the entire core area of ​​Jiangnan will become disintegrated.

When he thought of this, Chen Tianhua broke out in cold sweat.

Chen Tianhua was furious from the beginning, but he calmed down in panic. He stared at the Fujian army that was almost in despair, but countless thoughts went through his mind in an instant.

The Battle of Southeast Shandong must be stopped, and even the previous results may be lost.

But now this is no longer within the scope of his consideration. What he is thinking now is how to safely withdraw the troops from eastern Shandong and use northern Jiangsu as a barrier to temporarily hold on to Jining Prefecture and Yizhou Fucheng.

As a bridgehead for another attack on Shandong Province in the future.

All the more than 40,000 troops of Song Xiaoniu's Tiger Army were drawn out, and Yang Shanxin's troops were drawn out 10,000, totaling more than 50,000, to reinforce Fujian Province by sea.

Yang Shanxin's remaining 20,000 men, together with the northern Jiangsu garrison, defended Jining, Yizhou and the entire northern Jiangsu area.

The battlefield in the Central Plains must also be contracted, shifting from offensive to defensive, and Luo Longyun's 40,000 left route troops should be mobilized to reinforce Jiangsu and Zhejiang via waterways.

The first thing is to successfully withdraw the Southern Army troops that have invaded Qingzhou, Tai'an, and Jinan from the battlefield in sequence, the sooner the better.

The second thing is that the entire East China Sea Fleet and Yangtze River Fleet should be prepared for war.

What makes Chen Tianhua more gratified is that he has powerful military forces on the sea and rivers, and can advance both by land and water.

But if I can think of this, the enemy must also know that the first thing they have to do is to cut off the connection between all the Confederate Army units, divide the various units of the Confederate Army, and encircle and annihilate them.

Whether it is the Northern Army, the Guangdong Army, or the Shanghai Army, they all have excellent leaders, and around Li Pinzhang, there are many Japanese advisers in charge.

They would never easily give the Confederate Army a chance to survive.

what to do?

Chen Tianhua fell into deep thought.

"Tang Hu!" Chen Tianhua said.

"Commander!" Tang Hu responded loudly.

"Immediately send someone to Tai'an Prefecture, find Commander Song, and convey my order to have his Huben troops withdraw from the front line one after another without any hesitation. Yang Shanxin's troops will be responsible for breaking up the rear, and the Huben troops must withdraw in an orderly manner to

Rizhao, wait for and respond to the arrival of the East China Sea Fleet."

"As ordered." Tang Hu responded.

"Yu Yang, draft a message and inform Commander Yu Dapeng of the East China Sea Fleet, ordering the main force of the fleet to rush to Rizhao Port with a large number of landing ships and marines. This message will be taken back to Xuzhou by Hong Feng and sent out, and a guard squad will be sent here to escort it."

"Yes." The adjutant of the bodyguard, Yu Yang, responded.

"Fei Ge, send people to report to the butcher in Jining Prefecture City, ordering him to divide his troops to take over the capital city of Yizhou. Jining Prefecture and Yizhou City must make various preparations for long-term defense, especially military supplies. Jining Prefecture's

Troops must be sent to guard the canal terminal, which is the only transportation channel in the future."

"Yes, Marshal!" Feige immediately turned around and left the tent.

Only Tiebao was left in the tent. He looked at Chen Tianhua with some surprise. After a long while, he asked cautiously:

"Commander, why don't you order General Song and General Yang to assemble at the Laiwu Chinese Army Camp?"

A smile appeared on Chen Tianhua's face, "Tiebao, do you think that if I order the troops to assemble in Laiwu County, I will fall into the trap of Zhang Huaizhi of the Northern Army?"
Chapter completed!