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In terms of the situation on the entire battlefield, after the two field armies launched the offensive, the national army was in a passive defensive situation.

Apart from the area around Xuzhou, where the main force of the Corps still had a certain degree of initiative, the rest of the areas were in a defensive situation.

Stimulated by this, General Liu decisively ordered all mobile forces to move towards Xuzhou.

Let's take stock of the military forces he has, centered on Xuzhou.

In the west of Xuzhou, Qiu's Corps was deployed, which mainly included the Fifth Army, the 70th Army, the 74th Army, the 12th Army, and the 89th Division. It had strong combat effectiveness and was one of the five trump cards of the National Army.

The southern part of Xuzhou belonged to Sun Yuanliang's corps, mainly the 41st Army and the 47th Army.

In the eastern part of Xuzhou is Li Mi’s Corps, mainly the 8th and 9th Armies.

Further into the Huaibei and Huainan regions, naturally, is the army of the great enemy Huang Baitao.

The western Henan region is Huang Wei’s Corps.

Judging from the literal strength, Qiu Corps has the strongest combat effectiveness and the largest number of troops, and it alone has to face the offensive of the four columns of Zhongye plus the four columns of Ding Wei.

They were eager to retreat to the vicinity of Xuzhou so that they could escape at any time.

Not to mention the old man Li Mi, a sophisticated egoist. Originally, he would wait and retreat to Xuzhou with Huang Baitao's Corps. Even if he encountered the main force of the Huaye Army, he could retreat safely.

The key point is that on the night this old guy received the order, he ignored the friendly forces and ran to Xuzhou alone on the pretext of obeying orders.

This caused a brief troop gap in the eastern region, and the Huaye troops quickly pressed forward and besieged the Huang Corps in Nianzhuang.

Let’s talk about the Xuzhou head coach. After Jiansheng took a look around, he decisively resigned and ran away.

I wish I could pick up the plane and run away.

With no one available, Niang Xipi had to transfer Du Yiqi back.

Returning to Xuzhou was like entering an ancient execution ground. Even the ridiculous plan of the Operations Department was not carried out.

Huang's Corps was surrounded, but the Xuzhou Suppression Headquarters did not issue any orders. There was no idea of ​​rescue or retreat. They just sat there and waited?

General Liu was also very naive. He spread his hands and said, "I can't command hundreds of thousands of troops."

Du Yiqi gritted his teeth and understood the current situation.

Huang's corps was surrounded, and the troops of the Central Plains were eyeing them covetously on the western flank. It was not realistic to run away directly at this time. Once they left the important city of Xuzhou, they would enter the field mobile warfare.

They are definitely no match for the People's Liberation Army.

If Huang's Corps continues to defend Nianzhuang, it will greatly consume the ammunition and manpower of the Huaye Army. At this time, the entire army should move eastward to provide support, rescue Huang's Corps, and then escape together.

The national army's current idea is to retreat safely to the Huai River line, then there will still be hope.

Otherwise, the Central Plains will be a place of slumber.

In the northwest of Xuzhou, the 2nd Division and the 89th Division are still fighting fiercely, but the situation on the battlefield has changed. All the troops in Xuzhou must be mobilized to support the east at all costs.

What will Ding Wei do once the troops are withdrawn?

What should we do with the four columns in Zhongye?

Who will withstand the pressure?

These are the main forces of the eight columns, and they cannot be resisted by just the miscellaneous troops.

Ding Wei, Ding Wei?

This headache-inducing name repeatedly appeared in Du Yiqi's mind. He was there when he was in the Northeast, and he was there again when he was in Huaihai.

The opponent is a tiger with full fangs, who has precise control over the battle situation and a strong ability to seize opportunities.

Once a flaw appears, the enemy's four columns will probably charge forward without hesitation.

No matter how they planned, they had to allocate several divisions of troops to guard the western front of Xuzhou and block Ding Wei, the Siberian tiger.

The remaining Qiu Corps, Sun Corps, and Li Mi Corps should advance eastward at all costs.

At this moment, Ding Wei and all the column commanders are in the front-line command center.

"The Xuzhou Corps is attacking eastwards, and our friendly forces are under great pressure. I plan to deploy in two directions. First, the 4th and 9th columns of the Central Field Army will take the lead in pressing towards Suxian between Xuzhou and Bengbu."

"Once we capture Suxian, we will cut off the retreat route of the nationalist army in Xuzhou, and put several of its corps in the encirclement of the two major field armies, so we can annihilate them separately."

"Secondly, the 1st and 3rd columns of the Central Plains Field Army launched a fierce attack on Xuzhou, forcing the National Army to leave a large number of troops behind to defend and support the Huaye operations."

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Why are they all Central Plains' troops, and there's no sign of Ding Wei's column making any effort?

"My front-line commander, I have a question for the 4th Column. We are the ones fighting the battles. Are your column just here to watch the show? Or are you afraid that you will steal my credit?"

Commander Chen spoke in a humorous and witty manner, making everyone laugh.

Ding Wei didn't hide anything.

"The four columns I brought here are well-equipped and have strong sustained combat capabilities. They are suitable as reserve forces to fill in gaps on the battlefield."

"Once I find an opportunity to fight, I will have the main column push forward and turn the tide of the battle."

Everyone agreed that capturing Su County was a strategic step and it would be a tough battle. The 70th Column, which had just reorganized the th Army, was the main force of this attack.

No one can doubt Commander Chen's level. He is one of the top ones.

In addition, Ding Wei also lent an extra howitzer battalion to the 4th Column, and he was really worried about his mother's family.

In a war of this scale, changes occur every day, and we need to keep an eye on the battlefield and adjust our forces.

Sun Yuanliang was stationed in Su County, which is located between Xuzhou and Bengbu, and is a very important transportation hub and the most critical link of the railway line.

Commander Sun, known as the Escape General, is also an opponent worthy of "admiration".

After receiving the order to move closer to Xuzhou, they withdrew from Suxian without hesitation.

It's not that he doesn't know the importance of Suxian. Since the commander-in-chief of the suppression campaign asked everyone to return to Xuzhou, he might as well give up Suxian.

After the troops withdrew, General Liu realized the importance of Suxian.

Make sure that another strange corps that just passed through Suxian leaves a division to garrison in Suxian.

Such an important transportation route has only one miscellaneous 148th Division stationed there, and including the local security corps, there are only about people in total.

On the night when the combat order was issued, the 4th Column was the first to arrive at the outskirts of the important town.

After observing for a while, Commander Chen ordered the howitzer battalion to bombard the weak link.

Listening to the loud sound of artillery fire, I couldn't help but sigh.

"Howitzers are great, much better than the mountain guns we had before."

That night, the 4th Column captured the important town of Suxian.

The 4th and 9th columns immediately deployed defenses around Suxian County, built blocking positions to the north and south, and cut off the railway line between Xuzhou and Bengbu.

At this moment, the 89th Division and Li Yunlong's 2nd Division were still fighting. The scale of the battle escalated from the initial minor friction to a head-on confrontation between the two divisions.

Chu Yunfei finally figured out the enemy. "It turned out to be Li Yunlong's troops. Brother Yunlong, it's been a long time since we last met in Northwest Shanxi, and you're still taking advantage of me. I took the weapons and equipment of an entire battalion and stripped them from your 2nd Division."

"Both east and west artillery groups, fire hard at Li Yunlong's headquarters."

When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. If we talk about the past few days, they were still testing each other's background.

After finding out the details, the two armies fought fiercely.

The howitzers roared repeatedly. The 89th Division was also considered a newly reorganized elite, and Chu Yunfei was a favorite in front of Niang Xipi. He gave them a complete set of American weapons and American artillery.

When the firepower is at full throttle, the combat effectiveness is still acceptable.