According to historians, General Li Zongren is the most charismatic Chinese general in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. He not only has a very high military quality, but also has a very high popularity.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the sequence of the national army in the Battle of Xuzhou this time is a headache for even the supreme leader, Chairman Jiang.

The national army troops gathered here not only include the Central Army of Tang Enbai and Guan Linzheng, but also the Gui Army under his own name, as well as the Northwest Army of Sun Lianzhong, Zhang Zizhong, and Pang Bingxun.

In addition, there are the Sixth Army reorganized from the 17th Route Army of General Yang Hucheng, the Sichuan Army led by Deng Xihou, and the 58th and 60th Armies of the Dian Army led by Lu Han.

Recently, there is also information that the Eighth Route Army, which had just arrived in the land of Qilu at that time, also participated in this large-scale battle in different ways.

Finally, Chairman Chiang appointed General Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations, as commander-in-chief.

Li Zongren lived up to the trust, took office, and successively mobilized 64 divisions and 3 brigades of about 600,000 people, with the main force concentrated in the area north of Xuzhou, to resist the southern invasion of the Japanese army on the northern front, and a part of the army was deployed in the southern section of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway to prevent the Japanese army from advancing north on the southern line to ensure Xuzhou.

He even single-handedly rebelled against a translator sent by the Japanese army, Xia Wenyun. He told the other party that he could be in Cao Ying's heart in Han and save the country in no particular order.

Later, this Xia Wenyun translator successfully sent many situations to help the Chinese army defeat the enemy.

Now, General Li Zongren was sitting opposite Zhao Zilong, and because of Zhao Zilong's arrival, his face was obviously much better.

"General!" As soon as he saw this middle-aged man wearing a blue-gray military uniform, with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, and not angry and arrogant, Zhao Zilong suddenly became awe-inspired.

It's just that his every move was watched by Li Zongren, and the other party immediately waved his hand to stop his urge to stand up.

Zhao Zilong was stunned, but he saw that seniors like Huang Bingchu could stand solemnly, so he was embarrassed. So, he hurriedly bowed down slightly and replied: "General! Under Zhao Zilong. ”

"Ahh As soon as Li Zongren heard this name, his eyes lit up, his eyebrows raised, and then he laughed, "Brother Zhao! Do you particularly admire Changshan Zhao Zilong during the Three Kingdoms, so you gave yourself the nickname? ”

"Report to the General!" Being called a brother by the other party, Zhao Zilong was a little surprised and a little surprised.

In fact, in his heart, he used to admire that Zhao Zilong the most, but now he has changed to the most admired General Li in front of him.

He looked at the other party and replied: "That's not the case, I named my parents Zhao Zilong since I was a child." ”

"Oh, oh." Li Zongren nodded with a smile in his eyes and said, "That's it, that means that Lingzun Lingtang is all a fan of Changshan Zhao Zilong." ”

"That's good." Zhao Zilong said quietly, "My father and mother, I really respect Changshan Zhao Zilong's martial arts, courage and character. ”

"Okay, okay." Li Zongren's face was overjoyed, and he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Changshan Zhao Zilong, thousands of miles to Liu Bei, Changbanpo to save the young master, Yanqi and drums sing the empty city plan, all of them are full of guts." Brother Zhao! Come, bring the wine! ”

He waved his hand casually, only to find that there was no one else next to him except Huang Bingchu, so he wanted to do it himself.

Huang Bingchu's eyes are fast, where will he allow the chief to do it? Soon, a bottle of good Du Kang wine was on the table.

"Here." General Li Zongren pointed his hand and said, "It's not far from the hometown of Du Kangjiu. Du Kang wine, do you know, is the kind that Cao Gong Apo sang in "Tanka Xing" in the past? ”

"Yes." Zhao Zilong replied quietly: "It is Du Kang who 'how to solve worries, only Du Kang'." ”

"Yes, yes." Li Zongren was happy, "It seems that Brother Zhao is not only chivalrous, but also a good hand in literature." ”

As he spoke, Li Zongren opened the bottle of Homocelaina Du Kang. He poured three glasses on the side, and saw that everyone had a share. Huang Bingchu saw that he poured the wine very evenly, so he came up to persuade him.

"No, no."

Li Zongren waved his hand, "The biggest celebrities in my country now are Chairman Jiang and Mr. Mao, and it is said that the two of them do not drink alcohol on weekdays. It's also below, but today, a certain is extremely happy, and it is impossible to solve the worries without Du Kang! ”

After speaking, he ignored Huang Bingchu's persuasion, raised his wine glass and drank it all: "Brother Zhao, Brother Huang, I did it, you two are free." ”

Huang Bingchu saw that the chief had already toasted, and immediately raised his glass and drank it. Zhao Zilong also stopped talking and toasted directly.

At this time, someone came to report that it was time to eat.

Li Zongren had to leave Zhao Zilong to dine here.

Zhao Zilong glanced back at the luxuriously decorated basement and couldn't help frowning.

Li Zongren saw it, understood, and said, "Okay, okay, let's go to the top." Isn't it just a few assassins of the Japanese people, with Brother Zhao here, and this head under him is still worried? ”

After speaking, he looked at Zhao Zilong from the corner of his eye.

Zhao Zilong did not shirk, Wu Zi took over the conversation, and said: "General Li, the great man of chivalry, for the country and the people. General Li fought for the country today, killed the enemy for the people, and was willing to shed his blood to escort General Li. ”

"Okay, okay." Li Zongren and Huang Bingchu couldn't help but stretch out their thumbs.

Huang Bingchu was also excited: "There are not too many characters like Zhao Zhuangshi, as long as there are thirty or forty, you won't worry about the crown and not retreating, China is incomplete?" ”

Li Zongren also chimed in: "Exactly, exactly." ”

Escorted by the guards, everyone returned to the ground.

On the ground is the garden, and Li Zong ordered people to bring lunch directly to the garden to enjoy.

The three of them, the other guards, stood only at a distance.

In a relaxed atmosphere, they had a hearty lunch.

After lunch, Li Zongren gestured to Huang Bingchu. Huang Bingchu immediately understood, and immediately said: "Brother Zhao, now that the thieves are rampant and have invaded my country, General Li commands a million soldiers and a thousand chariots, so it is better to stay for General Li's use, right?" ”

"Huh?" Zhao Zilong was stunned, and then hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand: "Thank you General Li for your kindness, it is better to go out freely as an assassin in the lower district." ”

"Okay, okay." Li Zongren saw that Zhao Zilong refused, and he didn't care very much, "If you go out, the strong man will be more free." As long as you kill the enemy with all your heart, you will be more happy outside! ”

Zhao Zilong admired more and more the boldness of the General Li in front of him in his heart.

The separation was imminent, and Li Zongren saw that there was nothing to give, so he casually pulled out a pure gold Browning small pistol that he was wearing.

He didn't hand it to Zhao Zilong first, but pushed away the insurance and knocked down a turtledove at the end of the garden.

When the guards heard this, they ran over one after another. Huang Bingchu scolded: "Didn't you see, is this General Li testing the gun?" ”

A tall guard ran straight over and picked up the dead turtledove. Then he hurried over again and offered the dead turtledove as a trophy.

Li Zongren smiled, handed the gun to Zhao Zilong, and said, "Brother Zhao, I haven't shot for more than ten years since the battle in Longtan. This gun is not as good as it is in yours in my hand. You can take it, and kill a few more little devils for you. ”

Zhao Zilong looked at this small pistol and liked it very much.

Since ancient times, famous men love horses, and heroes love long knives. He took the Browning, which was still bubbling with the smell of gunpowder, and saluted with a snap: "General Xie Li's gun!" ”

"Okay, you go back, remember the words below, the gun is in your hand, and don't forget to kill the enemy and serve the country at all times." Li Zongren looked at Zhao Zilong and said.

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