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"Commander, the 12th Regiment has arrived at the designated location."

"Commander, the 13th, 14th, 18th, and 19th Regiments have all arrived at their designated locations. Please give the order!"

"The 13th Division, 17th Division, 6th Division, and 4th Division have all arrived at their designated locations and are awaiting orders."

"Report, except for the two divisions in Yancheng who have not yet arrived at the designated location, the two divisions in Huaiyin will arrive at the designated location around 3 pm."

Zhang Tianhao looked at the map, listened to the reports from the people around him, took out a small flag, and stuck it directly on a piece of land on the map, then looked fierce.

"Order the 7th and 12th Regiments of the 14th Brigade to launch an attack. The armored battalion will be in the front, and the artillery will clean the ground first, and then the infantry will follow."

"Order the 13th Division to attack Pizhou directly, and the 14th Division to advance towards Yinji, and try to capture both places."

"Yes!"

"Also, provide some artillery support and don't let the soldiers suffer too many casualties. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

"Order, the 6th Division attacks Tancheng..."

As the order was issued, Zhang Tianhao also started the second battle of Xuzhou. He wanted to wipe out all the Japanese troops in Xuzhou and eliminate all their manpower.

……

"Baga, where are our ammunition and planes? The arsenal was blown up. What are you doing?"

"Are you all useless? Such an important place was blown up by someone. In this battle, the warriors on the front line have no ammunition. How can they fight? Are you going to risk your heads to fight others?"

"Also, look, there's news from the airport too. All the planes are missing. Even the airport was bombed. Even a place as important as the airport was destroyed. Tell me how to fight this battle."

"Baga, we have no ammunition now, not to mention other supplies. They have been taken away. The warriors on the front line have run out of bullets. Their guns have become firewood sticks. How are you going to explain this to the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Baga, are you all pigs? Pigs are more useful than you!"

"Also, the Subei Jiao Group Army has already attacked, with planes and artillery. Do you think the Subei Group Army is as useless as the others?"

"There's news from the front. Armored vehicles, tanks, airplanes, and artillery have all arrived. The Imperial warriors on the front line are almost collapsing. How can they continue to fight?"

This time, the Japanese army never expected that they would be pushed all the way down.

Even Zhang Tianhao did not expect that the Japanese army and the Imperial Army would directly retreat after the first contact, and many members of the Imperial Army even surrendered directly and became prisoners of the army.

"It's all garbage. All regions in North China should apply for ammunition replenishment immediately. Otherwise, we will be out of ammunition."

"Hi!"

……

"Master, these supplies are enough to fight a war. Master, you are not going to rob the Japanese arsenal and airport again, are you?"

Zuo Mingming, who was standing at the side, was looking at the supplies in the warehouse, feeling a little dazed.

After all, Zhang Tianhao’s looting of supplies has been so blatant!

"Well, the Japanese army has lost more than 3,000 people, equivalent to an entire regiment. Fight back now. I want to take Xuzhou before the Japanese army's support arrives. I want to see how the Japanese will deal with us after losing Xuzhou."

"understand!"

"By the way, Master, this is the latest battle report!"

Zhang Tianhao took the battle report and read it carefully. After a few glances, he understood that this time, a large amount of supplies would be mobilized again to support the front line.

"Well, I see!"

"Master, there is also news from Afeng in Shanghai that the United States will provide us with 5,000 rifles and 300,000 rounds of ammunition, which are expected to arrive at Lianyungang Port in a week."

"However, I want $30,000 as a reward for my hard work. Do you think I should give it to you or not?"

"As long as he is greedy enough, we can afford to pay him. Money is a bastard. As long as he can get more supplies, we can afford to pay him. Anyway, we still have a lot of cash, right?"

"understand!"

"Then let Kaizhi take it. After all, he needs a lot of equipment to form a naval division with a brigade. Now he has these 5,000 rifles and 300,000 rounds of ammunition, which is enough."

"Ok!"

Zhang Tianhao didn't say anything more, just responded and looked at the situation analysis on the map.

Now that the war has broken out, the Japanese army was caught off guard. They thought that Zhang Tianhao would slowly play with them, but they had no idea that the situation would change overnight and the Subei Army would launch a fierce attack.

"Lao Zuo, Lao Zhao, I'm going to go to the frontline tomorrow and take command in person. Damn those Japanese, I'm going to beat the shit out of them this time!"

"Master, you don't have to go. There are so many people on the front line. Why would you go there? Wouldn't that just cause trouble for them?"

When Zuo Mingming heard this, he was immediately unhappy. After all, Zhang Tianhao was the backbone of the entire Subei Army Group and even the Subei government.

"Then on the front line, won't we be able to know the battle situation there first?"

"Master, we have a radio station. The small radio station you invented is basically popular. Are you still afraid that you don't know the situation in all aspects?"

"Well then! After all, we only have one week. It would be best if we could capture Xuzhou within a week. This way we can withstand the pressure from all sides."

"In addition, after taking Xuzhou this time, I don't plan to occupy it. After all, Xuzhou is not a good place for us. I plan to relocate all the people there!"

"Master, do you mean to leave Xuzhou empty as a buffer zone?"

"Yes, all the population will move to our place. Look at the map!"

Zhang Tianhao led the two to the side of the map, pointed to the map of Jiangsu, and said with some regret: "Xuzhou is in our hands. It can't be connected as a whole, but it is protruding. If we take Xuzhou, defense alone will be a big problem."

"We need at least two armies, or six divisions. But the Japanese will not give us Xuzhou easily. They will definitely send a larger Japanese army to attack. The result will be a war of attrition. We can't afford the loss! We really can't afford the loss."

Zhang Tianhao looked at the map, and finally shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Master, if Xuzhou moved south and connected with northern Jiangsu, wouldn't that be enough?"

"It's useless. Our strength doesn't allow us to do that. We must concentrate our superior forces. Otherwise, once our forces are dispersed, there will be no advantage at all."

"But, a while ago, didn't you say you wanted to take over Xuzhou, Huaibei, Bengbu and other places?"

"That's for negotiation. The lion's mouth is high, but in fact, the Japanese army will never give up Xuzhou, and we can't occupy Xuzhou. This time the goal is Xuzhou's population and resources. This time we take them all at once, rob them all, and leave the Japanese with an empty Xuzhou."

"But, Master, wouldn't this be a fight we fought in vain?"

"No, we must fight this battle to show our momentum. At the same time, destroying the Japanese army's manpower will be more beneficial to us. Do you understand?"

"The Japanese army has limited manpower in Central and North China. If we kill one more Japanese soldier, the pressure in other places will be reduced."

"That's it!" (End of chapter)