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The next day, Zhang Tianhao appeared in the headquarters again.

Looking at the documents on the table, as well as Zuo Mingming and Chief of Staff Zhao with dark circles under their eyes, Zhang Tianhao couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

It was obvious that the two men had not rested for another night. It was estimated that it took them a long time just to count the supplies.

The next thing is to distribute supplies and equipment for the two divisions. This time, they really need to distribute them properly.

Not only that, it is estimated that in the newly-established four or five divisions, at most two or three people will have one rifle.

After all, there are only so many weapons. Others might use spears or swords.

"Master, you are finally here!"

"Well, Lao Zuo, Lao Zhao, judging from the way you two look, I guess you haven't had breakfast yet. How about I ask the people down there to prepare breakfast for you two?"

"No, we've already eaten!"

The two of them rolled their eyes and spoke somewhat resentfully, then looked at each other, sat there and drank their strong tea again.

"Master, should we attack Xuzhou by force? The Japanese troops in Xuzhou seem to be sending more troops!"

"Where did you get the information?"

"Intelligence from North China. This is news from the underground party."

"It seems that we are in a standoff with the Japanese army in Xuzhou, and the Japanese army in Xuzhou can't stand it!"

"How many troops are they going to send this time?"

"Two divisions, almost 40,000 men."

"Interesting, the Japanese are really generous. It seems that this batch of supplies has arrived just in time!"

"Master, don't joke like that. If we include the Imperial Army, there are nearly 150,000 of them. We need to mobilize at least 15 divisions to confront them. Otherwise, we won't be able to win this battle."

"Another Battle of Xuzhou. Great work, really great work. It seems we still have to think of a solution!"

Zhang Tianhao also raised his head slightly and looked at the map in front of him. It was a map of Xuzhou. The Japanese army wanted to attack northern Jiangsu, which might disappoint them.

"Mobilize two divisions from Yancheng to the border between Lianyungang and Xuzhou, and two divisions from Huai'an to the border between Xuzhou and Huai'an. However, they must be well hidden!"

Zhang Tianhao looked at the map and his expression became serious.

"Notify the special operations brigade. The time has come to test them. Have them send a special operations brigade to the North China region immediately to attack the Japanese troops that are coming to support this time. Don't let any Japanese troops get through."

"Also, all the garrison regiments in Yancheng will be gathered together to form the 27th Division. The new recruits recruited from below will be directly transferred to the garrison regiments, and then the training will be strengthened. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"Notify Liu Yue's female army to cooperate with the Yancheng First Division and defend Yancheng for me."

"Notify Liu Jiangjiang of Yangzhou and the three newly recruited divisions to strengthen their training. The garrison regiments in various places must also form combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

"The Armored Brigade will be mobilized directly to the Xuhuai border. Also, all our aircraft will be on standby to execute the bombing order at any time."

"Yes!"

As the orders were issued one by one, Zhang Tianhao was looking at the map, his eyes flashing with coldness. After all, this time, he had to personally command the Battle of Xuzhou and he had to wipe out all three Japanese divisions. As for the other two divisions that came to support him, they had to stay in northern Jiangsu.

"Also, the positions of each regiment must begin to be determined, awaiting the order to attack."

"understand!"

As for the anti-aircraft machine guns, they have now been assigned to regimental units. Although there are only two, they are enough. "If the Japanese army releases poison gas bombs, how will we deal with it?"

"Water, if they release poison gas bombs, I will let them know what poison gas bombs are. We have them too, and they are from the Japanese. We can just fight them back."

"Yes!"

As Zhang Tianhao, Chief of Staff Zhao, and Deputy Commander Zuo discussed here, orders to mobilize troops from various places began to be issued.

After all, the three of them knew how to fight the next battle.

In this Battle of Xuzhou, Zhang Tianhao directly mobilized eleven regular divisions, a special operations brigade, an armored brigade, nearly 120,000 troops, and three aviation squadrons, which is an aviation brigade.

"Master, do you want to mobilize Liu Yue's women's army? That's the strength of an army, and they've been training for more than a year."

"No, the difficulties in Yancheng are equally huge. Sending her three female divisions, 30,000 men, is not a small number. Now is the time to use them."

"understand!"

"Oh, right, the Cavalry Division, separate two brigades and keep them on standby. I don't believe that the entire Xuzhou area is made of iron. Damn it, I just don't believe this."

Old Zhao and Deputy Commander Zuo looked at Zhang Tianhao's furious expression and realized that the Japanese army had really hit a wall this time.

……

As the troops of both sides were secretly mobilized, the special operations brigade also separated and began to march towards the important roads between North China and Xuzhou.

After all, if the Japanese troops in North China take action next, northern Jiangsu will be in even greater trouble.

However, such a large-scale troop movement still attracted the attention of various forces across the country, and they were even worried about whether the Subei Army Group could hold on.

However, if people knew the strength of Zhang Tianhao's Subei Army Group, they would not be worried.

After all, after so many years of development, the Subei Group Army has grown to a considerable size.

Even the common people in northern Jiangsu felt the depressing atmosphere brought about by the war and worked harder to prepare to deliver supplies to the front line.

In addition, Zhang Tianhao also had to take out some of the stockpiled supplies to deal with the Battle of Xuzhou and compete for the transportation lines between Central China and North China.

……

The next night, above Xuzhou City, Zhang Tianhao looked down at the city below. A hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, but it was immediately suppressed.

The Japanese army’s arsenal, this is also the place Zhang Tianhao wants most.

Although the armory was heavily guarded, compared to others, it was almost like an empty space for Zhang Tianhao.

There were almost no accidents. All the guards of the entire armory were killed, and the armory was directly taken away by Zhang Tianhao. However, the entire armory was eventually reduced to ashes in the explosion and fire.

It had already been investigated that the three Japanese arsenals were all stolen overnight, and the number of Japanese casualties reached more than 3,000, or three battalions of Japanese soldiers.

At the same time, the Japanese airport in Xuzhou encountered the same problem. Dozens of Japanese planes from a flying squadron disappeared.

Even the ammunition prepared at the airport disappeared. They were all stolen by Zhang Tianhao or directly destroyed.

When Zhang Tianhao returned to the headquarters again, it was just after four in the morning, not even dawn yet.

As for his going out, no one even knew about it.

The next day, Zhang Tianhao directly ordered the flying squadron to carry out a comprehensive bombing of the Japanese military camp.

As the bombers of the two squadrons took off, they headed straight for the Japanese military camp in Xuzhou, catching the Japanese army off guard. They had never expected that the Chinese army, which had never had air superiority, would face the horror of losing air superiority for the first time. (End of this chapter)