Chapter 390: Watching the Sichuan Army Put on a Big Show

With Sun Zhen's word, Yu Hua directly issued an order to the Revival Office in Hankou to bomb the "Low-key Club."

This bunch of capitulationists—if they aren't given a taste of a bomb, they won't know the might of the Sichuan Army!

At the same time!

In Teng County, Yu Hua had the Sichuan Army issue an open telegram: the matter of the Sichuan Army inflating battle results is true; friends who want to know the truth!

Three days later, you may come to Lincheng!

The Commander-in-Chief of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army—Sun Zhen, will personally explain it to everyone!

Immediately following this, the Second Route Army Sichuan Army Headquarters, Deng Xihou, Pan Wenhua, and Liu Wenhui, also issued an open telegram.

The matter of the Sichuan Army inflating battle results will be handled entirely by 22nd Group Army Commander-in-Chief Sun Zhen!

In an instant!

The common people of the whole country once again stirred up a storm of criticism against the Sichuan Army.

"The 5th Division, under the leadership of Itagaki Seishiro, is advancing along the highway toward Teng County; the Sakamoto Detachment is only two days' journey from Teng County."

"Now, a large number of Japanese Army troops are moving toward Teng County. If you Sichuan Army give Principal Chang a handle to grab, he will have an excuse to take action against the Sichuan Army. This personnel change in the 22nd Group Army might affect the upcoming campaign."

Following this, Li Delin listened to Sun Zhen for a while.

Yu Hua finished analyzing the Japanese Army intelligence. At present, Teng County is about to face fifty or sixty thousand Japanese troops. The little devils are like a turtle eating a sinker—determined to encircle and annihilate the 22nd Group Army in Teng County.

The Communications Soldier picked up the phone, cranked it a few times, and then dialed the 22nd Group Army, "Commander, the call is connected."

"How could Sun Zhen come up with such a foolish move? Right now, the Japanese Army Pingjin Area Army has a large force encircling Teng County. If the Sichuan Army does this and lets Principal Chang grab a handle, the Sichuan Army will be skinned alive."

Because the Sichuan Army has now personally admitted to inflating their battle results, everyone is cursing them even more harshly.

The three giants of the Fifth War Zone looked at each other and smiled!

After this battle, the generals of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army also knew that fighting the Japanese Army during the day would yield no benefits at all.

"What? There won't be any major problems, let me rest assured, and you'll even have me support the Sichuan Army later?"

"Dajun!" Dai Chunfeng laughed wickedly: "No matter what tricks the Sichuan Army is playing, they have now admitted to inflating their battle results. We can make an issue out of the inflated results; the right of interpretation is in our hands."

"I am Li Delin. Old Sun, what are you all making a fuss about? This Teng County is a key link in the Taierzhuang Campaign."

Li Delin sighed deeply, "I'll call Sun Zhen and ask about the specific situation."

"However, the Taierzhuang Campaign we have deployed in the Fifth War Zone still requires the full support of the 22nd Group Army. If the 22nd Group Army runs into trouble, this campaign deployment will fall short of success for lack of a final effort."

Hankou!

Arriving at the communications department, Li Delin said: "Connect me to Sun Zhen of the 22nd Group Army."

"Right now, the 22nd Group Army's 122nd Division still has its organizational structure, but the unit has suffered over fifty percent casualties, and its combat effectiveness has dropped significantly."

"Let's just watch how the Sichuan Army puts on this show. Ever since the Sichuan Army left Sichuan, they have also done quite well in terms of strategy. Since Sun Zhen indicated that it will not affect the upcoming Taierzhuang Campaign, let us wait patiently."

"As for our worry that Chang Kaishen might stab the Sichuan Army in the back, Sun Zhen and the others already have a contingency plan and are on alert at all times."

"They want to put on a big show, and what's more, they will even have me, of the Guangxi Clique, support the Sichuan Army when the time comes."

Xu Zuyi said from the side; he really couldn't understand what the Sichuan Army of the Second Route Army was thinking. This is a critical moment, and they cannot afford to drop the ball.

In Xuzhou City!

Yu Hua's wife, Xiao Ningxin, specifically dispatched a trusted aide of the Xiao Family to have the Fujian Province Company send a fast steamship to transport a batch of goods to Hankou.

"Hello!"

Dai Chunfeng and Qian Dajun, after hearing the Sichuan Army's open telegram.

"Isogai Rensuke even specifically requested Terauchi Hisaichi to dispatch a portion of replacement troops south to reinforce the 10th Division."

Sun Zhen looked at Yu Hua: "With so many little devils coming specifically for us, you have to make a decision on how we should handle this."

"The 5th Division should have the strongest combat effectiveness. First, the 5th Division swept through Qingdao without encountering resistance; the 10th Division fought bloody battles for many days against the Third Group Army in Wenshang and Jiyang, and its combat power has declined."

"When the time comes, I will have people from the Military Statistics Bureau go to the scene. No matter what tricks the Sichuan Army plays, we can use the charge of inflating battle results to first control the generals of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army."

Xu Zuyi waved his hand, "Forget it, forget it. I'll rest a while too and watch the big show the Sichuan Army is putting on."

"Among the three routes of the Japanese Army, only the Sakamoto Detachment has relatively poor combat effectiveness, because in the Langye area, the Sakamoto Detachment was blocked by Pang Bingxun and Zhang Zizhong and simply could not cross Langye."

Several great victories were also real. Now, this 22nd Group Army is actually playing this hand, admitting that they inflated their battle results—isn't this slapping their own face?!

"Old Dai!"

"Currently, the Japanese Army 10th Division has drawn out an Infantry Regiment, as well as some transport troops, cavalry, artillery, and engineers, to form a Detachment to outflank our Teng County."

"Since that is the case, then let it be for now!"

Both of them were also stunned for a while. The battle results reported by the Sichuan Army were already considered very authentic among the various armies.

Tell them that no matter what, they must control the 22nd Group Army this time, make them submit to the Central Government, arrest the high-ranking officers, and conduct a Military Tribunal trial on the charge of inflation!

With Chang Kaishen's handwritten order, Dai Chunfeng was even more confident!

"What strategy do you think the Sichuan Army is playing?"

Wang Mingzhang's 122nd Division is half-crippled; this is a very obvious example.

At the Fifth War Zone Command, Li Delin and Bai Zhuge were also dumbfounded after learning of the Sichuan Army's open telegram!

"Commander Li, Chief Bai!"

With such a large mass of Japanese troops, it is really not easy for the Sichuan Army to chew on them right now, and they are all bona fide little devils.

Qian Dajun rubbed his head; he really couldn't figure out why the Sichuan Army would do this?

Could it be that they don't want to argue anymore and are just letting it rot? Thinking carefully, Qian Dajun felt this was not the style of the Sichuan Army.

Immediately after, Lin Wei from the Attendant Office came to the side of Qian Dajun and Dai Chunfeng to convey Principal Chang's latest handwritten order to the two.

Sichuan Province!

After hanging up the phone, Li Delin saw the questioning gazes of Bai Zhuge and Xu Zuyi and smiled faintly: "Sun Zhen said that the Sichuan Army will not have any major problems this time."

Hearing this, Bai Zhuge said: "Since that is the case."

Then, in Hankou, he used the Xiao Family's connections to move the goods onto a train and sent a military train to the Fifth War Zone!

In Teng County!

Sun Zhen and Wang Mingzhang, as well as Yang Lin and others, were also looking at the strategic situation map.

"The other few Divisions have also suffered quite a lot of damage in the previous battles."

Because, ever since the War of Resistance began, the Sichuan Army had never once voluntarily conceded; there must be a conspiracy in this.

Yu Hua clapped his hands: "I have already thought of the battle plan, it is just that our Sichuan Army needs some cooperation from neighboring friendly units to face so many devils."

"Otherwise, relying solely on us, we simply cannot defeat so many devils."

(End of this chapter)