In order to annihilate the China army in Zhongtiaoshan area and eliminate the threat to its Shanxi traffic line, the Japanese army transferred the 22nd and 33rd divisions, the 9th and 16 mixed brigade, the 4th cavalry brigade and the 35th, 36th, 37th and 4th1divisions stationed in Zhongtiaoshan, *. In North China, Tian Jun, the commander of the army, was under unified command, trying to encircle and annihilate the main force of China 1 theater with rapid annihilation and repeated "mopping-ups".

In order to ensure the strategic location of Jinnan, the China Army stationed about 1 80,000 troops in Zhongtiaoshan, with 5, 17,1,15, 43, 93, 98, 9, 27 and 80 troops under its jurisdiction. In mid-April, Chief of Staff He Qinying inspected the war zone. Wei, then commander of the first war zone, refused to fight against the friction and was pushed out by Hu Zongnan and others. He didn't forgive Chiang Kai-shek. 194 1 After reporting to Chongqing in the spring, he was placed under house arrest in Emei Mountain. What is the command of all the troops?