Li Xinghong walked around the room several times and shouted loudly:

"Kaishan, send an urgent message to Mr. Li Mansion for help, bypass Li Pinzhang, and directly ask Sun Yong to attack. He has a regiment and a half in Huzhou, plus the Taihu Naval Battalion, almost 3,000 troops, and four shallow water gunboats.

Give Jin Tianlong a blow in the back and make him retreat to defend."

"Commander, the telegram was sent a long time ago, did you forget? Sun Yong should also be taking action, but now that the Japanese are involved, this matter may not be easy to handle. We must ask the commander-in-chief's office for instructions." Lu Kaishan said:

"I think the commander-in-chief has probably received the military intelligence report from the Military Adjustment Department a long time ago. The information from him came faster than ours. He should have had countermeasures in place."

Li Xinghong came back to his senses and said with admiration:

"Kaishan is right. The commander-in-chief has always been far-sighted. He should have already had countermeasures and corresponding measures. I think he is forcing the Japanese to take action first. When the time comes, he will have a reason to take action. At least he can get the support of Britain, Germany, France and other countries.

support."

"The commander is right. Look, we are as anxious as ants on a hot pot, but the commander-in-chief seems to be sitting tight on the Diaoyutai. He doesn't have a telegram asking you to send troops to reinforce Suzhou. Look at the Yamen of the Military Adjustment Division next to it.

Here, Master Xu is also very stable, she has never been to the headquarters once." Lu Kaishan also suddenly realized.

Li Xinghong breathed a deep sigh of relief, "Dawuzi, you'd better return to your base and pay close attention to the movements of Ma'anshan and Dangtu. Don't worry about the situation in Suzhou. Maybe the Japanese want us to increase our troops and cross the border through Dangtu."

"Yes, Commander!" Jiang Wu seemed to understand something, and he left in a hurry.

…

Lu Kaishan and Li Xinghong's guess was correct. From the beginning of the Suzhou Battle, Chen Tianhua was preparing to play a big game and drag the Taihu Gang Jin Tianlong, Shanghai Army Chen Qimei, Dongyang in Dangtu, and Ma'anshan into the game. Let's have a fight.

Cooked in one pot.

He and Ji Chunsheng repeatedly deduced on the combat chessboard and believed that the troops in Zhenjiang and Yangzhou could not be mobilized and must defend the Beiyang Army in the direction of Xuzhou in northern Jiangsu.

Li Xinghong's troops in Jinling cannot be moved, and they must guard against the Dongyang Security Regiment in Ma'anshan and Dangtu.

After Luo Erhu's troops were transferred to Xiaogan and other places, he secretly transferred Song Xiaoniu's brigade stationed in Jiujiang to the Nantong and Haimen area via warships, and asked Hong'a's fourth brigade on Chongming Island to detach half of its troops to prepare for war.

Regarding the activities and blockade of Dongyang warships, Chen Tianhua was well-prepared. He dispatched three cruisers of the East China Sea Fleet near Wusongkou to strengthen patrols at the Yangtze River outlet.

At the same time, he was ready to block Wusongkou at any time and threaten the Japanese warships and all merchant ships on the Huangpu River.

He planned to let Song Xiaoniu's brigade and half of Hong Asi's brigade, a total of 10,000 elite troops, board a large troop transport ship of the East China Sea Fleet, secretly land at Qingyangtang in Haiyu Town, Changshu County, and attack from behind Jin Tianlong's Taihu Allied Forces

.

But he never expected that the situation would deteriorate so quickly. To such an extent, the Butcher actually left the city to fight first and was dragged to the Yixing area by Jin Tianlong's Taihu Allied Forces. As a result, the defenders of Suzhou Fucheng were severely lacking in strength, and the left and right guards were

The fort has been captured.

Thirty thousand troops attack a huge city guarded by more than a thousand people, and this will cause serious trouble.

Chen Tianhua held the military intelligence report just reported by the Military Adjustment Department with a heavy expression on his face.

"Brother Chunsheng, it seems that we are going to send troops ahead of schedule. I'm worried that Suzhou's capital city will be lost." Chen Tianhua said gloomily, which was a huge change from their previous plan.

"Commander, the plan is for Song Xiaoniu to lead 10,000 elite troops and land from Changshu tomorrow night. Advance means insufficient preparation. Rushing to attack is a taboo for military strategists!"

Ji Chunsheng was also extremely angry. Yang Shanxin, you little son of a bitch, butcher, you are such a reckless man, why don't you do what I want? With this act of yours, the whole of Sunan is involved.

"No, once the left and right defense forts are lost, there will only be more than 800 people defending the city in Gusu City. Jin Tianlong's coalition forces have more than 30,000 people. If the tactic of attacking the city from all sides is a sea of ​​people, Yang Shanxin's more than 800 people will not be enough at all.

He can't resist it for a day."

Chen Tianhua said decisively:

"The capital city of Suzhou cannot be lost. It is the granary, treasury, and a large amount of arms reserves for the entire Suzhou Province. Once it falls into the hands of Jin Tianlong and the Shanghai Army, our encirclement and suppression plan will be ruined. They will be supplemented with strategic supplies, which will be like an even more powerful tiger."

, it will be very difficult for us to destroy them in the future, and we will pay a heavy price."

Ji Chunsheng turned pale and remained silent.

"We can no longer hesitate. We sent an emergency telegram and ordered Song Xiaoniu to lead his troops to force a landing from Haiyu Town immediately. It doesn't matter if we are not well prepared. We will just make up for it in the future." Chen Tianhua was almost giving the order.

"Okay then, I'll make the arrangements myself right now!" Ji Chunsheng said helplessly: "It's a pity that we missed the best opportunity to annihilate them all."

Chen Tianhua smiled bitterly and said: "There will still be opportunities to annihilate them in the future. Now I don't have to worry about so much. Saving the situation is like putting out a fire. Go and send the telegram quickly, otherwise, we will be passive!"

As soon as Ji Chunsheng walked out of the commander's room, there was a rush of footsteps in the corridor, and a combat staff officer and a confidential officer ran over panting, "The latest military intelligence report from the Military Adjustment Department."

Ji Chunsheng opened the message, glanced at it briefly, then went back to the room and smiled at Chen Tianhua: "Commander, good news, Luo Longyun's special agent group broke into Gusu City last night. He has 1,400 elite soldiers and generals. This

The lower city is well defended."

Chen Tianhua received the military intelligence report, looked at it and laughed and said: "There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, but there is no way out, and there is a bright future in the village! Hahaha, Luo Longyun has made a great contribution now. I didn't expect that he could judge the situation and decide to change the order without authorization.

, led the troops to reinforce Gusu City."

"This kid is as smart as Gu Zhunian. So, Marshal, let's proceed as planned?" Ji Chunsheng smiled slyly.

"Hmm..." Chen Tianhua nodded in agreement.

…

Just after noon, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Taihu Allied Forces were snatching away the few rice balls. Those who moved slower could only get woofou made of coarse chaff and sweet potatoes to satisfy their hunger, but they were all pitiful.

Before he could swallow the food, the impatient Jin Tianlong issued the order to attack the city.

"Tell the brothers, if you want to have enough food and a good meal, let me capture Gusu City and give you three days off, so that everyone can eat well, drink well, and have women!" He said angrily to the dozen or so young gang leaders.

shouted.

As of now, it has to be like this.

For a moment, war drums were thundering outside Gusu City and trumpets were blaring.

"Wu Ang...Wu Ang..."

"Dong...dongdong...dongdongdong..."

Groups of coalition soldiers, carrying ladders specially designed for siege and special rows of shields, rushed up from all sides of the city.

This time, Jin Tianlong pressed all the troops, including his own elite.
Chapter completed!