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After listening to Han Zixu's analysis, Kevin thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Maybe you are right, you know China's political situation and military system better than me, and I hope that when we reach Ganzhou, we will not encounter a fierce war." ”

"Hopefully, it rained continuously for the first two days and there was no fighting between the opposing sides, but today the rain stopped, the sun came out, and the likelihood of war increased." Han Zixu didn't know the bottom in his heart.

Kevin couldn't help but sigh: "There are too many Chinese, and it is very surprising that 50,000 people participated in a battle." ”

Han Zixu smiled: "I think the telegram of General Yang Chisheng who was guarding Ganzhou is likely to exaggerate the number of communist troops, before we left Shanghai, all the reports believed that the communist army in southern Jiangxi had 5,000 people, and it suddenly increased to 30,000 in just over half a month, which is still the number after two days and one night of fierce fighting, don't you think it's unimaginable?" ”

Kevin was stunned: "Could it be that after General Yang Chisheng was defeated, he lied to shirk responsibility?" ”

Han Zixu nodded slightly: "Such examples are not uncommon in the history of Chinese warfare, according to my understanding of the Kuomintang army, General Yang Chisheng should not use a clear telegram to inform the whole country, but should report to the central government in Nanjing, state the battle situation and the enemy's situation, and ask the central government to mobilize troops to support him in the battle!" ”

"Otherwise, it will not only seriously damage the confidence of the army, but also bring extremely bad political repercussions, so I speculate that General Yang Chisheng is likely to be unable to obtain the support of the central government in Nanjing, so he will have to violate the usual practice and electrify the whole country to create a momentum."

"In addition to hoping to get support from the central government and the surrounding KMT forces, this is also an attempt to gain sympathy and shirk responsibility."

"It's incomprehensible that in the armies of European countries, such acts are subject to court-martial." The more Kevin listened, the more confused his mind became, and it was really difficult to understand the thinking of the Chinese generals.

Han Zixu didn't know how to explain to Kevin, so he simply called Luo Dongyuan, who was talking to the security captain: "Brother Dongyuan, what do you think of General Yang Chisheng's telegram to the whole country?" ”

Luo Dongyuan said with a smile: "It may be that General Yang Chisheng is unwilling to fight, or the continuous defeats have led to serious losses in troops, and the officers and soldiers of the army have lost confidence in victory, so they can only concentrate their forces to hold Ganzhou City." ”

"Defending the city is much simpler than fighting in the field, and it is more beneficial to General Yang Chisheng and his officers and men."

Han Zixu nodded frequently: "Do you think the communist army will continue to attack Ganzhou City?" ”

Luo Dongyuan thought about it for a long time and shook his head: "I don't think so, the cost of siege warfare is too great, even if the communist army really has 30,000 people, there are not so many weapons and equipment to use, and it will not be able to break through Ganzhou City, which has nearly 10,000 defenders and a population of more than 100,000." ”

"The army under the command of General Yang Chisheng occupies a favorable terrain, with nearly 10,000 rifles, nearly 100 light and heavy machine guns, and eight artillery pieces, and only needs to occupy the towering and strong city walls and condescendingly fire intensively at the attacking army, which can make the attacking side pay a heavy price."

"But before that, the instructor of the communist army had already broken through the two fortified cities of Ningdu and Ganxian, what do you think about this?" Han Zixu continued to ask.

Luo Dongyuan pondered for a moment and shook his head not unapologetically: "I'm sorry, I don't know why, I hope that after we arrive in Ganzhou, we will have the opportunity to interview the communist army, and maybe we can find the reason from the interview." ”

Han Zixu smiled: "Your "Oriental News" newspaper published a record of the battlefield of the communist army in the southern Gannan region, and General Zheng Yi, who led the Communist independent division to continuous victories, is surnamed Zheng like your President Zheng, is there any relationship between them?" ”

Luo Dongyuan was stunned: "I've never heard of this...... In our country, there are so many people with the same name and surname that it is difficult for foreigners to understand. ”

Kevin laughed, "That's right! Among the Chinese I know, there are three with the name Yang Wei, two with the name Zhang Hua, it is said that there are at least 10 million people with the surname Li in China, these 10 million people cannot come from a family, the vast majority have no blood relationship, but it is easy for us Westerners to misunderstand, fortunately, I am used to it, haha! ”

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Yang Chisheng's call for help caused a nationwide shock, and newspapers from all sides of the North and South published the full text of Yang Chisheng's telegram and commented and analyzed it, causing far more political impact than Zheng Yi estimated.

Commander-in-Chief Chiang, who had just returned to Nanjing from the front line in northern Jiangsu, was as disgusted and annoyed as swallowing a fly after seeing Yang Chisheng's telegram, but he was helpless about it.

On the afternoon of the day before the telegram was sent to the whole country, Yang Chisheng sent telegrams to the central government in Nanjing, Commander-in-Chief Chiang, and Zhu Peide, chairman of Jiangxi Province who led the Northern Expedition, to report on the course of the battle with the communist army, the losses, and to ask for assistance.

However, none of the three parties, including Commander-in-Chief Chi-sheng, called back Yang Chisheng, who had been complaining for days, and this was the "feat" of Yang Chisheng who had damaged his reputation the next morning and telegraphed the whole country to ask for assistance.

Immediately after the conclusion of the diplomatic conference presided over by Foreign Minister Huang Ying, Commander-in-Chief Chiang returned to the General Headquarters and summoned Zhu Peide, acting chief of staff, Ge Jingen, chief of staff, Yu Feipeng, minister of munitions, Song Ziwen, minister of finance, and Qian Dajun, director of the chamberlain, to urgently discuss countermeasures.

Commander-in-Chief Chiang picked up the "Declaration" and "Oriental News" newspapers on the table, raised them to the participants, and asked if they had seen Yang Chisheng's nationwide electrification.

Zhu Peide, who was prepared, coughed twice and remained silent, and the others nodded one after another, indicating that they had already seen it, but they didn't know why Commander-in-Chief Jiang was making such a fuss.

Commander-in-Chief Jiang looked around and saw that no one responded, so he slowly sat down rather disappointed: "Brother Yizhi, what do you think of Yang Chisheng's electrification?" ”

Zhu Peide, who was directly named, stood up hard, endured the unhappiness in his heart, and talked eloquently: "A month ago, Brother Chi Sheng was attacked by the Communist Party from all walks of life, and lost the ...... of Xingguo, Ningdu, and Suichuan counties one after another."

"The Jiangxi Provincial Garrison Command immediately dispatched two regiments of the Ji'an Garrison Division and the newly formed Independent Brigade stationed in Zhangshu to the south to support, and the two regiments of the Ji'an Garrison Division were ambushed by twice the Communist army on the way by boat, and the losses were extremely heavy.

"Brother Chi Sheng has lost two regiments before this, and in order to ensure the safety of Ganzhou, a strategic place, its main force can only hold Ganzhou and Ganxian and Shangyou counties on the east and west sides."

"Immediately afterwards, the communist forces entrenched on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi took advantage of the emptiness of our troops to capture Yongxin and Lianhua counties, and finally the communist Zheng Yi suddenly attacked, stormed Ganxian and occupied it!"

"It can be seen that the situation in southern Ganzhou has reached a precarious point, and if it is not supported, Ganzhou is likely to fall under the siege of the Communist forces from all walks of life."

After Zhu Peide finished speaking, he sat down.

The full hall of civil and military was stunned, and after looking at each other, they all remained silent, and no one wanted to offend Zhu Peide, who was full of resentment, at this time.

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