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The world in March 1938 seemed a little lively. Under the command of a certain beard, the German army rushed across the border and occupied another sovereign country, Austria.

The reason given was that the Austrian government was controlled by "subterranean party elements", and they sent troops to suppress it at the request of the other party, and then suppressing Austria would be useless.

The Germans quickly held a referendum on the German-Austrian merger. The result was that 99% of the Austrian citizens agreed, and the intelligence personnel under a certain beard were trying their best to find that 1%.

In this regard, the leading brother of the old era, the former maintainer of world order, the crap stick, and the Prime Minister of the Sun Never Set Empire declared that when such a thing happened, Austria could not count on the assistance of other great powers.

The American diplomats who are blue and blue are also fanning the flames, saying that Washington "fully understands" Germany's plan to change the European territory, and the United States has no intention of interfering in Austrian affairs.

A generation was killed in the European War, and now the peace-loving Gallic rooster has emphasized to the world in advance that it does not object to Germany's obvious expansion of its power in Austria through evolutionary means.

To put it simply, the three major world powers sold Austria, thinking that this would feed a certain beard, but not everyone was willing to accept this result, and the Red Russia was furious.

The northwest of Austria is Germany, the southwest is Italy, the west is Switzerland, the west of Switzerland is France, and the southeast is the Balkan Peninsula, which is a battleground for military strategists.
If Austria can be opened up, the Red Giant Bear Navy can avoid the huge trouble of crossing the Black Sea Strait controlled by Turkey, and cut its power straight into the Mediterranean Sea.

Naturally, the Red Russia did not want to see the Germans annex Austria, but their objection proved the excuse of the Germans, and various countries applauded the Germans for limiting the spread of redism.

It is estimated that a certain beard himself did not expect this result. The person who engaged in aggression has become a hero who maintains the peace of the world. I have to say that this matter is full of magic.

So how did the Austrians react to the German invasion?

——Germany~Wherever the army goes, the people welcome them wholeheartedly.

Well, after all, both countries are dominated by Germanic people, and they also speak German, and even a certain beard was born in Austria. It is not surprising that such a result occurs.

In short, Europe began to become unstable. This is bad news for the government. Some of the ordered weapons were requisitioned by the Germans, and the front-line shells were one less.

The Japanese North China Front Army and the Central China Dispatch Army took the opportunity to launch an attack. The Battle of Xucheng officially started. The Chinese and Japanese fought fiercely around a small town called Taierzhuang.

Taierzhuang is located at the junction of Suzhou and Shandong, on the north bank of the Grand Canal 30 kilometers northeast of Xucheng, connected to Jinpu in the north, Longhai in the south, and Nansi Lake in the west.

It is the last barrier for North China to go south to Xucheng. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs across the entire territory. It has been the hub of water transportation from the north to the south since ancient times. Its strategic location is very important and it is a standard place for the Fourth World War.

In order to control this strategic location, the Japanese army invested 5 troops in one fell swoop. According to the military plan of the North China Front Army, they used planes and artillery to storm the city. …

At the most intense moment of the battle, the bald head went to Xucheng three times in person to inspect, supervise and deploy troops, and watched the battle at Taierzhuang South Station to boost the morale of the frontline soldiers.

The reason why he has such confidence is very simple. The Japanese army's offensive plan was drafted by the national staff department, the commander of the fifth war zone, Chief Li, made a scene in person, and the deputy director of the Secret Service went into the enemy camp alone and dropped it.

The enemy fights according to his own expectations, and even if he puts a pig to command, he can win. What's more, the commander of the battle is Chief Li, a big man from the Guangxi family who is good at using troops, and Chief Bai, known as Xiao Zhuge, assists him.

Taking advantage of the Japanese army's mentality of underestimating the enemy, Chief Li first arranged a weak line of defense on the outer (separation) perimeter, allowing the Japanese army to break through easily, and prepared to lure the enemy deep and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

Everything went as planned. The Japanese took great pains to finally occupy Taierzhuang. Before they could be happy, on April 4, the 6 Guojun launched a counterattack across the board.

All of a sudden, the surrounding area of ​​Taierzhuang was caught in a hail of bullets and blood flowed like a river. At this time, the Japanese army was at the end of its battle, all ammunition and gasoline were used up, and many vehicles were destroyed. The whole army fled in dismay.

Commander Li ordered the troops to pursue fiercely. The corpses of the enemy soldiers were scattered all over the field, and the roads along the way were full of leftover luggage. The head of the Japanese 10th Division led the remnants to break through desperately.

After more than a month, the Battle of Taierzhuang finally ended on April 4. The resulting army killed and wounded more than 15 Japanese troops and captured more than 5 at the cost of 1 casualties.

Many cannons, more than ten armored vehicles, eight large and small tanks, more than a thousand light and heavy machine guns, more than 8 rifles, and countless ammunition were seized.

This result greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese invaders, shattered the "myth" that the Japanese army was invincible, inspired the spirit of the whole nation in the war of resistance, and strengthened the Chinese people's belief in the victory of the war of resistance.

For the first time, the high-level officers of the Guojun realized the great role of the Secret Service and intelligence. The Chief of the Fifth War Zone specially sent a telegram to Dai Chunfeng, thanking the Secret Service for its contribution.

Lao Dai was very excited about this, and held several celebration parties in a row. On the surface, it was to reward the proud students who worked hard, but in fact, it was to promote his knowledge of people.

Not only was Dai Chunfeng proud, but everyone in the government was dazzled by this victory. The bald head, who was addicted to food, ordered the fifth theater to concentrate its forces in Xucheng, preparing to gather and wipe out the Japanese army again.

At the same time, after confirming that the Japanese army was acting according to his own plan, he directly transferred the 74th Army, which had just been rested, and wanted to personally command a "strategic decisive battle to determine the basis of victory."

Hearing this news, Zuo Zhong had only one thought, Wanniao, with the joining of a master of micromanagement and his passionate performance, the advantages he worked so hard to create will soon be wiped out.

The victory in the Battle of Taierzhuang did not change the situation in which the Japanese army had an advantage on the frontal battlefield. The Guo army was still far inferior to the opponent in terms of organizational system and equipment level. In a sense, there was a fluke factor in this victory.

Hiroshi Otsuki is only the chief of staff, and it is not easy to urge the frontline troops to strictly implement the combat plan in the first stage. Now that the Japanese army is defeated, many things will change.

First, the Japanese will definitely make changes to the original combat plan, and second, the Japanese will definitely screen the inside, so that the Guo army will hit the Japanese army's vital points every time. …

The more he thought about it, the more worried he made a report, trying to remind the bald head and other high-ranking officials, but unfortunately, after the report was handed in, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean.

Everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, and almost forgot the huge gap between the Chinese and Japanese armies, thinking that the Japanese army was nothing more than that.

What happened next was exactly as Zuo Chong had imagined. Terauchi Shouichi, the commander of the North China Dispatch Army, took over the command and quickly adjusted the strength of the troops. The Japanese army quickly stabilized their position.

This was just the beginning. Under the order of the Tokyo headquarters, the devils of the Central China Dispatch Army attacked from south to north to support the northern front. The total strength of the Japanese army gradually reached 8 divisions and 2 brigades.

It wasn't until the more and more tragic battle reports in the front continued to spread to the bald head case that this man realized that the Japanese army's purpose was to encircle and wipe out the main force of the Guo army around Xucheng, and the situation between the enemy and ourselves was reversed.

Ever since, the Guo army began to turn in victory again. Thanks to the 68th Army in the rear, most of the participating troops retreated smoothly to the mountainous area on the border between Henan and Anhui.

What is even more difficult is that the 68th Army used the battalion and company as its combat unit to break through the weak point of the Japanese army's blockade. Due to its timely response, it broke out before the blockade was tightened.

Therefore, they did not suffer much loss, only a few hundred officers and soldiers were captured, and the highest-ranking officer was only a lieutenant and company deputy, which was a rare highlight for the Guo army in the Xucheng Battle.

The Japanese army captured Xucheng with huge manpower and material resources, but tried to eliminate the main force of the Chinese army in the Xucheng area. The goal was not achieved, and it was a failure from a strategic point of view.

Believe it or not, anyway, the national government publicized it like this. Lanterns and festoons were decorated everywhere inside and outside Jiang City to celebrate this great victory.

Zuo Zhong won the first Blue Sky (Separation) White Sun Medal in his life in the auditorium of the Temporary National Mansion in Jiangcheng. Through hard work, he finally became an important war criminal certified by his bald head.

Hearing the clapping applause from the audience, and seeing countless envious and jealous eyes, he really wanted to ask if he could return the product, this thing is a reminder!

Before he could react, the smiling bald head gave him another "surprise". He had never attended a day of class and graduated from the special class of the Army University—so his rank was promoted again.

"Decree No. 1577 of the Nationalist Government, Zuo Zhong was promoted to Major General of the National Revolutionary Army."

Following the announcement of the promotion order, the bald head took the golden general officer's collar badge from the tray, put it on for Zuo Chong himself, and patted the little fellow on the shoulder affectionately and said.

"Shen Mo, I hope you will continue to work hard and make new contributions to the party and the country."

"Yes, thank you principal for the promotion. The students will definitely live up to your expectations."

Zuo Zhong of "Double Happiness Coming to the Door" subconsciously expressed his loyalty, then declined the staff's invitation to shoot, returned to the audience in a daze, and sat down beside Dai Chunfeng.

Old Dai glanced at the student who was overjoyed, thinking that he was still young after all, unlike himself, Taishan collapsed in front of him without changing his face, thinking about it, he raised his hand and dusted off the dust that didn't exist on the lieutenant general's collar badge .

The students were all promoted. As a teacher and the director of the Investigation and Statistics Bureau, he naturally had some benefits. Not only was he promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, but he was also appointed as the deputy director of the Second Office of the Military Command Department.

Compared with the other timeline, Lao Dai reached the pinnacle of his life a few years earlier, and took the top spot in the intelligence system without being smashed to pieces. History has changed beyond recognition.

After the grand ceremony ended, the days had to go on. Facing the approaching Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army and the North China Front Army, the pressure on the government had not diminished, but had even increased.

The Secret Service also received the latest order to establish an intelligence network, set up more radio stations, and strengthen intelligence activities in important cities and villages in the direction of the Japanese attack, as well as near various airports.

Accompanied by the slogan of defending Dajiang City, Zuo Zhong had no time to rest, and was busy with his new work again, until a mysterious phone call came to his office one day.