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Little Zhuge is not stupid. Although his political awareness is a little low, he understands it instantly after being enlightened by his elder brother.

The entire Xuzhou area is filled with Niang Xipi’s direct troops.

Qiu, Huang and others are pure descendants of the Central Army.

Once the micro-control master comes online, does it make sense who will be the commander?

If a commander has no say or command authority, won't he be the one to take the blame?

In fact, the National Army was also very clear that Xuzhou could not be defended, but Kaifeng and Zhengcheng had already been lost. If Xuzhou was lost in succession, the political impact would be too bad.

No matter what, we have to show that we are holding our ground, but in reality, we must withdraw our troops safely.

It is a bit difficult, as you want both. After it is mounted, you also want an archway to commemorate it.

Planes flew over Xuzhou. Judging from the current deployment situation, the main forces of the Central Plains Field Army and the Huaibei Field Army have already prepared for the attack, and a major war may be imminent.

At this time, the main force of the 70 national army had not yet decided whether to retreat or hold their ground, and had not yet determined who would be the chief commander. Little Zhuge should not take the blame.

The situation was urgent, and from his perspective, the enemy was likely to launch a general offensive in the near future.

There is simply no time to control 70 troops. It is difficult to dispatch them, and it may be impossible to command them at all.

Yesterday, he happily accepted the position of the General Suppression Headquarters, took a plane for a trip, and submitted his resignation to Nanjing that evening.

I can’t take it. I can’t take it. Who would dare to take the order in this situation?

Even if Tongtiandai came, he would not be willing to take such an order.

It’s not hard to play, the owner of the account also comes online from time to time to operate.

The loss of the Central Plains troops dealt a heavy blow to Niang Xipi's power. Li Bai and the others could take advantage of the situation to increase their influence. Why not do it?

There was no choice, so Jiansheng played in Xuzhou for a day and decisively gave up taking over.

Du Yiqi was called back by the old man to take charge of the current situation.

The two field armies were making preparations for the attack.

The combat supplies involved are for hundreds of thousands of people, so more manpower is needed to prepare them.

Using cars, carts, and human transportation, huge amounts of supplies were delivered to the front line through the hands of the masses.

It's October now.

During this period, a number of small-scale battles broke out one after another, with the aim of encircling the core areas of the National Army and clearing out the outer strongholds.

Whether to withdraw or not, to fight or not, the National Army was actually deployed along the Xu-Beng Railway.

This is the latest defense plan proposed by the Ministry of National Defense. Instead of holding on to the fortifications in Xuzhou or retreating to the Huaihe River, the troops are deployed in a long snake formation along the 200-kilometer railway line.

When Du Yiqi saw this plan, he wanted to curse.

Either hold on to Xuzhou or retreat to the Huai River. If you want both, you will get nothing in the end.

People, you have to know how to give up.

When they got this plan, they definitely disagreed. Even though the army was approaching, the officers of the National Army were still arguing with each other. This is the most bizarre plan in the history of wars in China and abroad.

I really don’t know how this plan appeared in front of Niang Xipi, and he agreed to sign and execute it.

"Yu'an, the war in the Central Plains may be difficult to reverse."

"In the early stages of the plan, my suggestion was to abandon the Zheng and Feng areas, concentrate our forces to confront the Huaye Army, annihilate its main force in one fell swoop, and turn the tide of the war."

"We gave up two important cities too early, and we haven't implemented any new plans yet. For many things, it's better to not do them at all than to do them halfway."

Yu'an took out a cigar, put it in his mouth, and smiled at himself.

With a command like that of General Liu, it would be strange if the situation of the war could be turned around.

In any case, the generals of the National Army at least got what they wanted. They gathered all the corps and retreated to Xuzhou.

The general deployment of both sides before the war (I stole a picture, it's a bit difficult to draw)

Along the Longhai Road, there were several main corps of the National Army.

They are Liu Ruming, Qiu Qingquan, Li Mi, Huang Baitao, Sun Yuanliang, and the 44th Army in Lianyungang area, basically deployed in a long snake along the railway line.

After the battle plan was finalized, the one who most wanted to retreat to Xuzhou was Huang Baitao.

Why? His northern part is the main force of the Huaye Army, and it has many miscellaneous troops. Compared with other corps, its combat effectiveness is the last.

As the weakest unit in the Corps, we are likely to be the next target of annihilation by the Huaye Army.

They were eager to retreat early, but at this time General Liu suddenly assigned the 44th Army to the 7th Corps, and Huang was in charge of its unified deployment.

At the same time, they must also wait for the 44th Army to join them before they can evacuate.

Why did they have to wait for the 44th Army? The reason was simple: that army had a large amount of money withdrawn from the city and was retreating towards Xuzhou with the army.

It was obviously a very rigorous matter, a secret retreat and a gathering of troops.

But the commander of the 44th Army was the last to receive the news of the retreat. When he was stationed in Haizhou, the big merchants here were the first to receive the news of the retreat.

After collecting the wealth, he found the 44th Army and said that he was ordered by the Suppression Headquarters to withdraw to Xuzhou with him.

Li Yannian was confused. "What order? I didn't receive any order to retreat."

I made a special call to the Suppression Headquarters and learned that the 44th Army was incorporated into the Seventh Corps and was about to retreat towards Xuzhou.

Damn, how can war be treated like a child's play?

The first thing these high-ranking military officers considered was the gains and losses of their merchants. The military order, which was supposed to be a secret retreat, became a tool for them to make private profits.

It is more important to look at money than to see military secret orders. Things that should be encrypted no longer need to be covered up.

A large group of merchants in the city were going to retreat to Xuzhou along with the 44th Army.

Given the nature of the Nationalist Army’s marching, a five-day journey must be reported as six days, with five days spent on the journey and the last day left to rest.

But this time, the 44th Army was well aware of the urgency of the situation. If they moved slowly, they would likely be surrounded and blocked outside Haizhou by the Huaye Army, which would mean death.

Commander Li kept urging the troops to move forward, but the team was too large and the marching speed was not fast.

The Seventh Corps waited until the flowers wilted, and Commander Huang was so anxious that he couldn't sleep all night.

I always felt that the sharp sword of the Huaye Army was already approaching my neck, while I couldn't even see the shadow of the 44th Army.

The next morning, the soldier rushed in and reported the latest developments to him. Seeing the soldier's dull expression, he hurriedly asked what was going on.

"The Communists are coming?"

"No, no, go and see for yourself."

When we arrived at the wilderness, we saw the 44th Army, accompanied by a large group of insignificant people, moving towards the th Corps in a mighty manner.

I almost went crazy with rage.

Shit, we are retreating, retreating to Xuzhou, and withdrawing our troops.

What the hell are you doing, Li Yannian? Taking tens of thousands of people on an outing?

The huge team joined the Seventh Corps.

Commander Li is also innocent. General Liu personally gave the order to let him take this group of people and run away. Is he going to disobey the order of the Suppression Headquarters?

"Brother, you are going to kill me. Do you know that the main force of Huaye is pressing towards us?"

As soon as they met, the recipient of the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal expressed his concerns to Commander Li.

"The main force of the Huaye Army? Aren't they in western Shandong? The order from the Suppression Headquarters says that the main force of the Huaye Army is in western Shandong. We are safe."

This was a smoke screen thrown by the field army, which deliberately used multiple radio stations in the western Shandong region to continuously send encrypted useless information.

The National Army was led to believe that the main force of the Huaye Army was in the western Shandong region, and that its strength had already been pushed towards Haizhou and the Lianghuai region.