C335 Beginning Victory

The plan of the North China Army was to take the 10th Regiment of Yoguchi as the right flank and head south along Jinpu Road to Tengxian County. From Qingdao, the Qingyi Road led to Lin-Yi, a major military town in Lunan. Then, the two "Iron Army" met up at Taizhuang, and then attacked Xuzhou.

In his eagerness to take over Xuzhou, he completely ignored his forthcoming opponent