Xuzhou, the head of the Fifth War Zone.

Principal Chang stood in front of the sand table with his hands on his hips, with a smile on his face. He Yingpei, Bai Chongge, Chen Shi, Liu Sheng and Li Guangxi were accompanying him, each of them with smiles on his face.

In general, the situation on the battlefield in Xuzhou can be said to be very good. The Japanese army retreated to Yi County. More than 300,000 troops in the Fifth War Zone have formed an encirclement from all sides of Yi County!

The only thing to consider now is the Japanese reinforcements from North China and Nanjing!

According to the intelligence, the Japanese army from Nanjing dispatched three divisions, and the Japanese army from North China dispatched three divisions, advancing from the north and south lines towards Xuzhou!

Chen Shi said: "Principal, although the Japanese troops in Nanjing and North China have already launched a large-scale operation, no matter how fast they are, it will take at least half a month to arrive at Xuzhou. What's more, there are more than a dozen elite troops such as the 59th Army and the 74th Army waiting for the Japanese army."

He paused and said, "When the Japanese army broke through Lanfeng, the Huaihe line will be at least a month later!"

He Yingpei took over the conversation and said, "At that time, the battle in Yi County was probably over long ago!"

Chen Shi said: "From the current perspective, the tactics adopted by the Japanese army were actually fishing tactics. Take the two detachments of Seya and Sakamoto to fish our main force, but fishing may not always catch fish. As long as we move quickly and eat the bait first, the Japanese army will not be able to catch fish!"

After hearing this, Principal Chang's smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger.

After waved his hand, President Chang said to Li Guangxi again: "Delin, I hope you can go one step further and wipe out the Japanese troops trapped in Yi County in one fell swoop!"

Li Guangxi quickly responded: "Yes, I must do my best."

Principal Chang frowned slightly when he heard this. He was not very satisfied with Li Guangxi's answer. What does it mean to do his best? Shouldn't it be the Japanese army that must annihilate Yi County?

After pondering for a while, when Principal Chang was about to continue talking, one of his attendants suddenly walked in and walked to Qian Xiaojun and whispered a few words.

Qian Xiaojun's face changed immediately.

Principal Chang immediately frowned and asked, "Mu Yin, what happened?"

"This..." Qian Xiaojun was a little hesitant when he heard this. It was not suitable to say anything about it publicly.

President Chang said impatiently: "There are all senior generals of the Party and the country, and there is nothing to say."

"Yes!" Qian Xiaojun responded and said again, "There is something wrong with the senior officer training regiment of Luojiashan. The third-phase student Zhong Yi beat the German Guardian regiment leader Falkenhausen!"

"Ah?" Hearing this, the senior generals present were stunned.

What happened? This guy Zhong Yi actually beat Farkenhausen?

I have seen those who are bold and reckless, but I have never seen those who are bold and reckless!

"Mom Xipi!" Principal Chang said furiously, "He is really lawless!"

"Principal, calm down." Qian Xiaojun whispered, "It is said that Farkenhausen took the first move!"

"What did you say? Farkenhausen made the move first?" Principal Chang stopped angry and said, "What's going on?"

Qian Xiaojun said the causes and consequences he knew from beginning to end. After hearing these words, Principal Chang's face immediately became gloomy, and the senior generals present also looked strange.

Bai Chongbei took the opportunity to reiterate the old words and persuaded: "Principal, I thought the battle in Yi County would be difficult to end in a short period of time. Instead of fighting halfway through the time, it is difficult to get rid of the tiger. It is better to take advantage of the fact that we still have the initiative and take the initiative to give up Xuzhou and make sufficient preparations for the subsequent Wuhan battle!"

Principal Chang waved his hand and said, "I have decided to fight in Yi County, so you don't have to persuade him anymore."

Bai Chong sighed and stepped aside and said no more. A deep sadness flashed through his eyes. For some reason, he has always recalled the tragic phenomena during the Battle of Shanghai these days.

Principal Chang said again: "I don't believe it anymore. I concentrated more than 300,000 troops in the Fifth War Zone, but I couldn't eat the 20,000 Japanese troops in Yi County within one month!" After a pause, he said, "However, even if the Japanese troops in Yi County were annihilated, Xuzhou would have to give up, so the next stage of the strategy can indeed be discussed in advance."

The senior generals in the war room immediately began to whisper.

"Don't whisper." Principal Chang said, "If you have anything to say, just say it!"

A group of senior generals looked at me, I looked at you, and finally Liu Sheng stood up.

"Principal, let's talk about it first." Liu Sheng said, "I think there is no difference in whether the Japanese army went south along the Pinghan Line or along the Yangtze River to the west, but the consequences of digging the Yellow River embankment are indeed very serious. At least there is no doubt that the people in the lower reaches of the Huanghuai River will suffer from disaster."

Principal Chang frowned and said, "If the Yellow River embankment is dug, will the consequences really be as serious as Zhong Yi said? Will it really cause more than 30 million people to be displaced?"

Liu Sheng shook his head and said, "I dare not assert this humble position."

At this time, Bai Chong said grimly: "Principal, I think this is possible!"

After a pause, Bai Chong said sadly: "I inspected the Yellow River River prevention a few days ago. I accidentally heard an old boatman mention that there will be severe drought in the next year when there is severe drought, and any severe drought will inevitably be accompanied by locust plague. Moreover, the longer the drought year, the more serious the locust plague will be. Therefore, if the river embankment is really dug, the more than 30 million people in the lower reaches of the Huanghuai River will be in danger!"

Principal Chang nodded and said, "But, is there really no essential difference between letting the Japanese army go south along the Pinghan Line and advancing westward with the Japanese army? After all, there are many fortresses on the Yangtze River. If the Japanese army advance westward along the Yangtze River, their offensive will definitely be seriously affected."

Liu Sheng immediately said: "The principal was worried. If the Japanese army went south along the Pinghan Line, the difficulties they faced would probably be greater than those who went west along the Yangtze River. Because when going west along the Yangtze River, the Japanese army had to face only the fortresses on the river surface. At least the logistics support passage in the rear was very safe. However, if the Japanese army went south along the Pinghan Line, his entire logistics supply line would be subject to endless harassment from our first, second war zones and the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party!"

Principal Chang turned his attention to Bai Chongze again.

Bai Chongbei also said: "Bizhi fully agrees with Brother Zhang's opinion."

Although the two major military strategists had completely agreed, President Chang did not immediately express his opinion.
Chapter completed!