Seya Kiyoshi was much more cautious than Yoshiya Risuke. He commanded more than 20,000 troops and was divided into three. The first was the 10th Regiment of Akashiya Yaesu, which was currently mainly stationed on the Zaozhuang front line, and then Fukuei Masapie's 63rd Regiment, which was attacking Taierzhuang and his brigade headquarters, with about 5,000 people.

When they headed south, they were both sniped in Zaozhuang and Yicheng to varying degrees. After fighting, they found that this was very likely to be the mysterious "Tang" legion.

This unit is the elite squadron in Xuzhou area, and is commanded by their direct generals of the zy army, and its combat effectiveness is quite strong.

After the "Tang" army fought, they immediately took the initiative to retreat. At the beginning, he was influenced by the search troops of Furong's army and believed that the "Tang" army ambushed them, and that the "Tang army" was very likely to retreat to Taierzhuang.

However, after contacting the Taierzhuang Guards, he found that his previous judgment was wrong.

The Taierzhuang Guards were another squadron, a unit that dealt a major blow to the Japanese army on the Huainan battlefield. The North China Front Army did not have much intelligence support for the situation of this unit.

This unit is the best equipped, strongest will and most capable of fighting since Setani entered China.

This unit first set up an ambush in Beiluo and ate his search brigade in one bite. The strength of the combat is evident. He has never seen such a squadron that takes the initiative to attack and acts fiercely.

Then, the next night, he pushed his artillery position to the forefront and bombarded the artillery position set up by the Furong United in the east forest of Liujia Lake.

The battle for Taierzhuang made him feel even more chilling!

The troops guarding Taierzhuang are not as simple as ordinary elites. In such a harsh battle, they did not mean to panic, and their morale was always maintained at a very high level.

Under the fierce battle, the soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire did not gain much advantage!

Although it occupied part of the northeast corner of Taierzhuang, the cruel street fighting made Setani realize that it was not easy to capture Taierzhuang easily.

At this time, a telegram arrived at Setani Kei's command table.

Isotani Ryosuke actually asked Seya Kiyo to send a force to assist the blocked Fifth Division in Linyi. This order was not from Isotani Ryosuke, but was an order from the Second Army Command.

Setani Kei was not sure about the purpose behind this order, but with his understanding of Isotani Ryosuke, he would never give such an order at this time.

But the order was indeed signed by Ryosuke Isotani.

This shows that Ryosuke Isotani must have been under pressure from the peak of his arrival.

The Sakamoto Detachment did encounter a stubborn obstacle from the squadron in Linyi and suffered considerable losses, but it was not yet an uncontrollable critical moment.

At this time, he had sent troops to aid Sakamoto, which obviously had other purposes.

No matter what, Setani Kishi had to obey this military order, so he adjusted his deployment and pulled out part of the 10th Regiment of Akashiya Yaede, formed the Yizhou Detachment, advanced towards Linyi, and supported Sakamoto Detachment.

Zhang and Pang taught the extremely arrogant Itagaki Division in Linyi a lesson. This is worthy of happiness, but the two armies suffered great losses in the battle.

The soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Zhang and Pang decided not to launch an active attack on the Japanese army, maintain the existing dividing line, and be highly vigilant against the Japanese army.

Li Delin believes that Linyi is based on defense to ensure the safety of Taierzhuang. The risk factor for active attack is very high, and this is even what the Japanese army wants.

He agreed with Zhang and Pang's pragmatic approach, and he had greater confidence in the two of them being able to keep Linyi.

Lao Jiang did not expect that Zhang and Pang would cooperate so well in Linyi and even won the battle. Although it was a bit sour, it was all good things, and he had no reason not to say it.

The Tong Order commended the Fifty-Ninth Army and the Third Corps.

Upon receiving the news of Taierzhuang Kong Zhan’s victory, Lao Jiang excitedly turned back and forth in his study for several rounds. The victory on the Xuzhou battlefield not only inspires the fighting spirit of the whole nation to resist the war, but also greatly improves his personal prestige.

Even if we have to negotiate with the Japanese in the future, we can have more initiative.

Luojia Mountain is quiet and charming at night. Old Jiang, who is over 50 years old, leads his wife. After dinner, he walks on the pebble path by the lake. The attendants and guards follow him from afar and dare not come forward to disturb him.

"Brother Jie!"

"Mrs. Today's victory is a great contribution!"

"All the soldiers on the front line sacrificed their lives. What contribution can I have?" Mrs. Jiang smiled cleverly. She was the secretary-general of the Aviation Commission. She supported the construction of the Air Force and was known as the "Mother of the Air Force".

It is not an exaggeration to say that the victory of the Air Force was a victory under her leadership. Mrs. Jiang did make great efforts to the Chinese Air Force, and even to be competent for the Aviation Commission, she was still learning aviation theory and related industrial knowledge.

"I plan to award medals to the soldiers participating in this air battle to inspire our aerial athletes to achieve new success!"

"You will decide these things." Mrs. Jiang smiled slightly.

"Madam, the domestic anti-Japanese war is in high spirits at the moment, and we have won several local victories in a series of ways. I think we may be able to defend Wuhan and do not need to go to the mountain city." Old Jiang became a little alive.

The changes in the war situation in Xuzhou made Chiang feel that the war situation might not be that bad. The Japanese army was blocked in Xuzhou. As long as they hit him hard, they might not be able to attack Wuhan. Even if they could not hurt them, they could guarantee that Wuhan would be without danger for a period of time.

As long as you give enough time, there is still a lot to do to defend Wuhan.

"Brother Jie, I don't understand military affairs, but Japan's war potential is beyond my reach. If Japan really wants to go to war with me in full swing, what's the chance of winning?"

"Madam, Japan's biggest enemy is the Soviet Union, not us."

"Can't tigers conspire with lions?"

Old Jiang was slightly stunned. He was not a fool. There was no friendship between countries. The more hypocritical a country appeared, the more thieves and prostitutes were inside. China had had enough of these years. Is there less to say that what I promised you?

"After all, can we really live in peace with * like this?"

This was said to Lao Jiang, of course he could not tolerate it, but now the situation forced him to join forces with his opponent to fight against a stronger enemy.

"Sir, sir..." Lin Wei walked quickly, obviously there was something urgent, otherwise he would not have come here to disturb the rare time together for the couple.

"What's the matter?" Lao Jiang was a little unhappy. As a leader, he naturally had a temper. His subordinates were always so rough. How could he do things?

"Dai Yunong is here, I'm asking you to see you if you have something urgent!"

"Please go to the study, I'll be there in a while!" Lao Jiang ordered. He was unwilling to talk about things outside, especially when he was walking with his wife.

"yes."

"Yunnong, what made you so anxious to see me?" Back at the study, Lao Jiang asked warmly.

"The news just passed back from Tokyo was that Japan held a secret military meeting on April 4 and made the decision to expand its military and prepare for war. The army expanded at least twenty divisions on the basis of the current situation. In addition, the Japanese government has specially allocated a war fund to resolve the Sino-Japanese War, with a figure of up to 4 billion yen!"

"What?" Old Jiang was shocked and his hand shook. The news was too shocking. If it was true, it would mean that the Japanese were planning to go to war with China in full swing.

All peace talks are tricks deliberately released, which is deliberately paralyzing them.

"Also, Lu Prime Minister Sugiyama has been kicked out of the core of power. He was not allowed to attend this secret meeting. Japan has strictly blocked the news." Dai Yunong said nervously.

"Yunnong, how did you know that the Japanese are so tightly blocked?" Lin Wei asked strangely.

"There is no airtight wall in the world, and with such a big move, it is impossible for the wind to be heard without any noise. As long as the recruitment of soldiers and the production and reserve of weapons and ammunition are moved, it is not difficult to know. It is just that the Japanese are not known to the outside world so quickly, especially us." Dai Yunong said lightly when he avoided the important matter.

Chiang Kai-shek didn't care about Dai Yunong's intelligence source. He was concerned about the accuracy of the intelligence. If it was true, then China would be in danger next.

Once Japan is determined to invade China by force, and under the conditions of China's national strength, there is no hope of winning this battle no matter how hard it is to fight.

Chiang knew in his heart that Japan had never really regarded China as an opponent. As long as Japan did not bring the whole country, China still had hope.

"Sir, Japan's military expansion may not be for China. Don't forget that they are enemies of the Russians." Lin Wei reminded in a low voice.

This sentence reminded Chiang Kai-shek. Lin Wei was right. Japan did not have a complete strategy to invade China. They probably did not have the confidence to take over China.

Of course, the long-term goal is to annex China, but it may not be possible to have the determination and ability now.

He also had to deal with threats from northern Russia.

Lin Wei was reminding Chiang to reveal the news to the Russians. When the Russians heard this news, they would definitely not be able to sit still. The Russians still understood the truth that their lips and teeth were cold. Moreover, once Japan annexed China, they would definitely face them in the end.

The Russians know this more clearly than anyone else.

"Yunnong, can you confirm the accuracy of the information?" asked Lao Jiang.

"It should be possible that this news leaked from them, and some people in Japan do not want to go to war with China." Dai Yunong said vaguely.

"We must determine the accuracy of the information, otherwise we will not be able to inform the Russian side, and it will make a joke if we do it properly." Lao Jiang said.

"I think there is no need. The Russians should have known this news earlier than us!" Dai Yunong smiled bitterly.

After hearing this, Lao Jiang still didn't understand that the information was probably transmitted from there. People might have known it a long time ago, but they just didn't tell you, but maybe they didn't confirm the authenticity of the information and dared not report it rashly.

However, they have also reminded you through other channels that as for the accuracy of the information, it can be verified through other channels, which is actually not difficult.

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Chapter completed!