Xuzhou. Strategic location. Ancient battlefield in the Central Plains.

To use Chiang Kai-shek's line, there were more than fifty large-scale conquests in the past dynasties. The right and wrong were twists and turns, and it is difficult to say.

However, historians have all noticed that it was on this ancient battlefield that the rise and fall of many dynasties was determined.

Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a saying of "aiming for the Central Plains".

Looking around, there is a vast plain.

There are no mountains.

There are only plains.

Endless as far as the eye can see. Vast and boundless.

No matter what kind of weapon it is, it can be used with full power here.

Planes, artillery, tanks...

The most ideal battlefield. No restrictions at all.

There are railways and roads. Transportation is convenient. Troops can move quickly.

The cavalry can gallop freely and freely.

Looking back now, I feel that my vision was too small. I actually let the 48th Army come from the southeastern foot of Dabie Mountain.

In fact, the 48th Army should be allowed to get on the ship in Nanchang, go directly to Hankou, and then get on the train.

It only takes two days and two nights to get from Hankou to Xuzhou by train.

The troops don't need to be so exhausted.

Watch the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army, get out of the car and assemble, and they will soon be able to join the battle.

By the time the 48th Army arrived from the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, the day lilies might have been cold. But no one reminded me.

well……

"Commissioner."

He Zhuguo called out in a low voice.

Zhang Yong brought his thoughts back and nodded.

Get on your horse and get ready to go.

do what?

Go to Jining.

"Assist" in reorganizing Han Fuju's troops.

Well, it's to assist. It's not to supervise. It's mainly to prevent mutiny.

Although the possibility of a mutiny is very small, Han Fuju's troops are simply scattered and have no cohesion at all.

As the commander-in-chief of the Third Army, he can be said to be a mixed bag.

The several military commanders under his command also have their own plans.

Sun Tongxuan, commander of the 12th Army, came from a poor family and was more inclined to progress. He also had some spirit in fighting.

Cao Fulin of the 55th Army was very cunning. He was from the Northwest Army. It wasn't that he couldn't fight, but he was very clever in his calculations.

The 56th Army is a make-up. There are only two divisions. They are basically empty. The number is less than 10,000.

The military commander's name is Tian Hanwen, but he is not on the military and political department's organizational list.

In other words, this guy is a temporary worker. There is no official establishment.

Tian Hanwen did not attend yesterday's meeting.

There is another army, the 51st Army, whose commander is Yu Xuezhong. It was originally the Northeast Army. It was temporarily placed under the name of the Third Army. However, Han Fuju could not command it.

After Han Fuju was arrested, the headquarters issued an order appointing Yu Xuezhong as the commander-in-chief of the Third Army.

It was equivalent to completely ignoring Han Fuju's troops.

This is the current situation of the national army.

There are four armies, with a total strength of less than 80,000.

Those with combat effectiveness may be less than 20,000.

Sun Tongxuan has five thousand men, Cao Fulin has three thousand men, and Yu Xuezhong has eight thousand men. This is the fighting strength.

If you calculate the combat effectiveness based on 80,000 people, you will definitely die miserably.

Therefore, it is said that 200,000 people are besieging 20,000 Japanese invaders, but the actual combat effectiveness may be less than 50,000.

In fact, 50,000 people besieged 20,000 people, and the weapons and equipment were not as good as the opponent's. It was an attack again. It was naturally difficult.

Zhang Yong's mission this time is to eliminate the weak and retain the strong.

Those who have no fighting ability and those who live on dry food will all be sent home. The troops will be disbanded and their numbers will be saved. But the people will be replaced. Replace them from head to toe.

Recruit those who are capable of fighting, those who are courageous, and those who dare to go to the battlefield.

"Ta-ta-ta..."

"Ta-ta-ta..."

The sound of horse hooves is intensive, sweeping across the earth.

The distance is very far. A full three hundred miles.

You can actually take a train from Xuzhou to Jining. But Zhang Yong didn't want to take it.

He needs to go to the four armies under the jurisdiction of the Third Army, each army understands the situation, and then decides how to deal with it.

Including Yu Xuezhong, the commander-in-chief of the group army, no one has as much power as him.

Because he came with Shang Fang's sword.

After taking down Han Fuju, he really killed whoever he said he would kill.

Anyway, Zhang Yong has enemies all over the place, so why not have a few more?

Silently observe the radar map.

The display radius of the radar map has been expanded to six kilometers, which makes Zhang Yong feel a little more secure.

In the plains, even if you encounter Japanese cavalry, you can still make a lot of preparations at a distance of six kilometers. If you want to escape, you will have enough time.

But no Japanese cavalry was encountered. No red dots appeared.

There are a lot of scattered white spots. They are armed. Their identities cannot be identified for the time being.

Probably the cavalry of the national army.

Or maybe they are sporadic horse thieves.

In the ancient battlefield of the Central Plains, various forces crisscrossed each other.

In addition to the regular army, there are also local militia groups.

In addition to local militia groups, there are also many horse thieves, also known as bandits.

Most bandits have horses and are skilled in riding, so they are called horse thieves. They often come and go without a trace.

"Commander He." Zhang Yong suddenly spoke.

"Commissioner, tell me." He Zhuguo kept his posture very low.

"I have a doubt. Are those horse thieves really horse thieves? Are they not faked by the army?"

"There are fake ones."

"It seems that this is an open secret!"

"With insufficient military resources, it is common for soldiers to loot and loot. If they do it more covertly, they are pretending to be horse thieves."

"I see."

Zhang Yong actually knew this a long time ago.

It's in the military commander's report. There are detailed investigations into horse thieves in various places.

In the Central Plains, North China and other places, horse thieves are rampant, not because the horse thieves are so powerful, but because the army is often behind the horse thieves.

Where horse thieves wreak havoc the most, it shows that the local army is the most corrupt.

For example, people like Sun Dianying and Shi Yousan, in addition to direct troops to plunder, they also raised many horse thieves behind their backs, only God knows.

The wealth obtained by the horse thieves eventually fell into the hands of various military leaders.

What? The horse thief secretly hid it himself?

Haha. Unless you want to die, otherwise, you will definitely be cleaned up internally.

To put it bluntly, Shi Yousan, Sun Dianying and others are the biggest bandit leaders. So is Tian Hanwen.

Suddenly the map showed that there was a collision of white dots at the northeast edge.
To be continued...