Xuzhou, the Fifth Theater Governor's Department.

Principal Chang stood in front of the sand table with his hands on his hips, his face was full of smiles, and senior generals such as He Yingpei, Bai Chongbei, Chen Shi, Liu Sheng, and Li Guangxi were accompanying him, all of them with smiles on their faces.

In general, the situation on the battlefield in Xuzhou can be said to be very good, the Japanese army was defeated and retreated to Yixian, and the more than 300,000 troops in the fifth theater have formed an encirclement of Yixian from all sides!

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

According to intelligence, the Japanese army in the direction of Nanjing dispatched three divisions, and the Japanese army in North China also dispatched three divisions, and was advancing in the direction of Xuzhou from the north and south!

Chen Shi said: "Principal, although the Japanese army in Nanjing and North China has been dispatched in a big way, no matter how fast it is, it will take at least half a month to reach Xuzhou, not to mention, on the front line of Lanfeng and the Huai River, there are more than a dozen elite troops such as the 59th Army and the 74th Army waiting for the Japanese army. ”

After a pause, he said: "When the Japanese army breaks through the line of Lanfeng and Huaihe, it will be at least a month later!" ”

He Yingpei took over the conversation and said: "And by that time, I'm afraid that the battle in Yixian County has already ended!" ”

Chen Shi said: "From the current point of view, the tactics adopted by the Japanese army before are actually fishing tactics, taking the two detachments of Seya and Sakamoto to fish our main force, but fishing may not always be able to catch fish, as long as we act fast and eat the bait first, the Japanese army will not be able to catch fish!" ”

Hearing this, the smile on the corner of Principal Chang's mouth became even stronger.

Waving his hand, Principal Chang said to Li Guangxi again: "Delin, I hope you can take a hundred heads and go one step further, and wipe out the Japanese army trapped in Yixian in one fell swoop!" ”

Li Guangxi hurriedly responded: "Yes, I will 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 that he must do his best? Shouldn't it be the Japanese army that must annihilate Yixian?

After a moment of silence, Principal Chang was about to continue talking when one of his attendant adjutants suddenly walked in, walked up to Qian Xiaojun's side and whispered a few words.

Qian Xiaojun's face immediately changed.

Principal Chang immediately frowned and asked, "Mu Yin, what's wrong?" ”

"This ......" Qian Xiaojun hesitated a little when he heard this, this matter is not suitable for public talk.

Principal Chang said impatiently: "Those present are all senior generals of the party-state, and there is nothing that cannot be said." ”

"Yes!" Qian Xiaojun complimented, and said, "There is a situation on the side of the Luojia Mountain Senior Officer Training Corps, and Zhong Yi, a student of the third phase, beat Falkenhausen, the head of the German Gu Regiment!" ”

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

What's the situation, Zhong Yi actually beat Falkenhausen?

I've seen the bold, but I've never seen the daredevils do this!

"Niang Xipi!" Principal Chang was furious and said, "He's really lawless!" ”

The headmaster was angry. Qian Xiaojun whispered, "It is said that Falkenhausen made the first move!" ”

"What do you say, Falkenhausen first move?" Principal Chang was angry a little, and then said, "What's the matter? ”

Qian Xiaojun told what he knew about the cause and effect from beginning to end, and 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 repeat the old words and persuaded: "Headmaster, I think that the battle of Yixian will be difficult to end in a short time, rather than halfway through the battle and it will be difficult to ride a tiger, it is better to take advantage of the fact that we are still in control of the initiative, take the initiative to give up Xuzhou, and make adequate preparations for the follow-up battle of Wuhan!" ”

Principal Chang waved his hand and said, "I have made up my mind about the battle of Yixian, you don't need to persuade me anymore." ”

Bai Chongbei sighed, stepped aside and said no more, but a deep melancholy passed through the depths of his eyes, I don't know why, in the past few days, he always recalled the tragic scene of the Battle of Songhu.

Principal Chang said again: "I don't believe it, the concentration of more than 300,000 troops in the Fifth War Zone can't eat the 20,000 Japanese troops in Yixian within a month!" After a pause, he added, "However, even if the Japanese army in Yixian is annihilated, Xuzhou will have to give up, so the strategy for the next stage can indeed be discussed in advance." ”

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

"Don't talk to each other." Principal Chang said, "If you have anything to say, just say it!" ”

A senior general, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end, Liu Sheng stood up.

"Headmaster, let's talk about it first." Liu Shengsheng said, "I think that there is no difference in essence whether the Japanese army is moving south along the Pinghan Line or advancing west along the Yangtze River, 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." ”

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

Liu Sheng shook his head and said, "I don't dare to assert this humble position. ”

At this time, Bai Chongbei said: "Headmaster, I think this is possible!" ”

After a pause, Bai Chongbei said again: "A few days ago, I inspected the Yellow River river defense, and overheard an old boatman mention that if there is a big flood, there will be a big drought in the coming year, and where there is a big drought, it will inevitably be accompanied by a locust plague, and the longer the drought year, the more serious the locust plague will be, so if the river embankment is really dug up, more than 30 million people in the lower reaches of the Huanghuai River are afraid that it will not be guaranteed!" ”

Principal Chang nodded, and said, "However, there is really no essential difference between letting the Japanese army move south along the Pinghan Line and the Japanese army advancing west along the Yangtze River?" After all, there were many fortresses on the Yangtze River waterway, and if the Japanese army advanced west along the Yangtze River, the attack would inevitably be seriously affected. ”

Liu Sheng immediately said: "The principal is too worried, if the Japanese army goes south along the Pinghan line, the difficulties it will face are only greater than those of advancing west along the Yangtze River, because tracing the Yangtze River westward, the Japanese army will only face the fortress on the river, at least the logistics support channel in the rear is very safe, but if the Japanese army goes south along the Pinghan line, his entire logistics supply line will be subjected to endless attacks by our first and second theaters and the Communist Eighth Route Army!" ”

Principal Chang set his eyes on Bai Chongbei again.

Bai Chongbei also said: "I completely agree with Brother Zhang's opinion. ”

Although the opinions of the two military experts were completely identical, President Chang did not immediately express his position.

Principal Chang said ambiguously: "This matter, let's wait for a month before discussing it, the first priority at the moment is to eliminate the Japanese army in Yixian County and fight the final battle of the Battle of Xuzhou!" After you go back, think about it, how should you fight the next battle of Yixian? ”