After talking to Lao Jiang, Sun Yumin's face was full of heaviness, giving people the feeling of being trained, only Xue Yue, who knew the inside story, was full of smiles, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Brother Yumin, the commission attaches great importance to you, defeat Yokoyama Yong, it will be your turn to be promoted to commander-in-chief of the group army." ”

"Yumin is not talented, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trust from the commission and Chief Xue." Sun Yumin responded with a wry smile, he really wasn't in the mood to echo it now.

"Congratulations, Yumin." Wang Yaowu first congratulated him and stretched out his hand to him again.

No matter what people think, there is still a lot of entertainment on the surface, he squeezed out a little smile, shook Wang Yaowu's outstretched hand, and responded: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief Wang." ”

Wang Lingji, Yang Sen and Wu Yizhi also congratulated him one by one, and Sun Yumin also responded one by one. Although he had a smile on his face, the gloom in his heart was almost at the bottom, and he almost didn't show the negative side.

Xue Yue led a few of them into the conference room before they entered, and the adjutant at the door shouted a loud "Chief Xue has arrived", and the originally noisy conference room immediately became quiet, and as soon as Xue Yue stepped into the meeting, all the generals stood up neatly.

Xue Yue walked to the main seat, the commander-in-chief of the three group armies and Wu Yizhi walked to the seat in the inner circle, Sun Yumin was in a bad mood, and he didn't see if there was a place in the inner circle, and walked directly to the previous seat, but when he arrived at Fang Xianjue's side, he found that his original seat was already standing there, and when he was looking for a vacant seat, he heard Xue Yue's voice in his ears: "Yumin, sit next to me." ”

For such a high-profile military meeting, it is not a good sign to allow yourself to sit next to him. Sun Yumin hesitated, but except for a vacant seat between Xue Yue and Yang Sen, the rest of the places were already full, and he had no choice but to sit down.

"You may be seated!" Before Sun Yumin stood in his position, Xue Yue pressed down with both hands and made a gesture of sitting.

"The pillars of the party and the state have worked tirelessly, and the starry night has come from each residence, and Xue is grateful." Before Xue Yue spoke, he first said two polite sentences, and then began to talk about the theme of today's meeting: "I think you all know very well the purpose of Xue Mou's invitation to come today, and I don't say secret words here, just for the upcoming war." ”

"According to intelligence from all sides, the 11th Army of the Japanese invaders stationed in Wuhan is deploying troops everywhere, and the target is naturally directed at our Ninth War Zone."

"Xue has dealt with the Japanese a lot over the years, and he knows very well what kind of grim scene there will be behind these actions for us to face, so I invite you to come today to discuss how to deal with this upcoming grim situation and specifically deploy our countermeasures."

When Xue Yue spoke, all the generals were very quiet, and they were all listening carefully, only Sun Yumin was a little absent-minded, he was an optimistic person, but he was not a stupid person, at this time, this seat, there was no cat, he didn't believe it.

“…… The war in central Henan was in full swing, fierce battles were in full swing, and all units of the national army in the First War Zone fought bloodily, but the enemy was too strong to retreat......

Xue Yue was talking at length, but Sun Yumin next to him sneered inwardly, what is the meaning of retreating, it is not better to directly say that the army is defeated like a mountain, or it is a thousand miles of collapse!

He didn't want to listen to these nonsense words anymore, and his mind kept thinking about the details of the battle of Hunan in history, thinking about how to avoid letting the brothers fall into the abyss.

“…… Southern Hunan: Commander-in-Chief Wang of the 30th Group Army is in charge, with the 34th Division of the 72nd Army, the 14th Brigade of the Hubei Police, the 3rd Advance Column and the New 13th Division, deployed in Dagang, Wuning, Liuzuiqiao, Jiugongshan, Tangkou, Tongcheng, Maishi, Jiuling, and Baoding Pass to guard the front line, and the new 15th Division controls the ......"

Sun Yumin really didn't want to listen to it, but sitting here, even if he didn't want to listen, these voices were still drilling into his ears.

“…… Xiangbei Side: Commander-in-Chief Yang of the 27th Group Army was in charge, with the 4th Advance Column, the 20th Army, the 13th Division and the New 20th Division, serving as the guards of Huangya City, Yanglin Street, Xinqiang, Baxiandu, and Lujiao, and the 133rd Division controlling the vicinity of Changle Street. ”

While Xue Yue was talking, the army commanders who were named kept getting up and answering "yes". Sun Yumin wanted to laugh very much, these generals behaved as if they were dead at the military meeting, but they really went to the battlefield, and one by one they couldn't wait to hide behind other troops, and they all flocked to the front when they received the merits, and when they were fighting, they were afraid of fighting their own family backgrounds, such a perfunctory scene, he really didn't want to see it, so he simply turned his attention to Fang Xianjue, this is the soldier who is really worthy of his respect.

During the period when Sun Yumin was distracted, Xue Yue has been talking about a lot of subordinates, which originally belonged to the chief of staff Wu Yizhi, and was done by him, perhaps this is the only moment when Xue Yue showed the majesty of his commander of the Ninth Theater in this most bloody and cruel war since the Anti-Japanese War.

“…… Troops directly under the jurisdiction of the theater: Luo Qi of the 37th Army sent a part to garrison the Miluo River, and the main force was assembled in the Wengjiangpu and Hukou areas; Zhang Deneng of the 4th Army was responsible for the Changsha garrison; Wang Zejun of the 44th Army was responsible for the defense of the Liuyang area; The Shen Fazao Division of the Provisional 2nd Army assembled in the Zhuzhou and Lukou areas and was responsible for the defense and garrison of Zhuzhou and Xiangtan; The 10th Army is stationed in the area between Hengshan and Hengyang, and is responsible for all defense matters of Hengyang City! ”

When Xue Yue said this, Sun Yumin really listened, he smiled at Fang Xianjue, for this soldier who is extremely rare in the history of world warfare, Sun Yumin really can't think of any better expression except to show him friendship and respect.

"This operation is a matter of the overall situation, our Ninth War Zone has been fighting against the Japanese invaders for five years, and we have also suffered losses for five years, and now it is time for us to let the Japanese invaders taste defeat." Xue Yue didn't feel thirsty and tired after talking alone for so long, and at this time he actually raised his voice, especially the last sentence, which he almost shouted, and at the same time clapped his hands on the round table of the conference.

It seems that I didn't hear the name of the Twelfth Army, could it be that Xue Yue cared about my old injuries and gave me an easy errand to the Twelfth Army, as if I said that I was a war zone reserve or something like that? It shouldn't be possible, if that's the case, why would Lao Jiang meaningfully say to himself that he wants to pick up this burden? Or did he leave out the Twelfth Army? It's impossible, Lao Jiang said, "Hope is pinned on you and the Twelfth Army", Xue Yue couldn't understand what Lao Jiang meant. Or that there is something particularly important to entrust to himself and the Twelfth Army, which should be the most likely explanation.

"Yumin's 12th Army will serve as the direct combat readiness force in the theater, and each department only needs to hold its own defense area and defense line, and the task of defeating the Japanese army will be handed over to the 12th Army to do."

As soon as Xue Yue's words came out, the hall was in an uproar, not only shocked Sun Yumin, but also made the various army commanders below talk constantly, some people wished that all the hard work with the devil would be handed over to the Twelfth Army to do, and they were willing to pick up ready-made credits, and some people had a black face on the spot, just like Shi Zhongcheng, the commander of the 74th Army, after he took over the post of commander of Wang Yaowu, he had not fought any brilliant battles, and when the Battle of Changde was held, the 58th Division was almost wiped out, and now he wants to perform well in this battle, The momentum of the 74th Army has increased, but I didn't expect to be snatched away by the 12th Army, you must know that the 74th Army is the trump card of the national army, and with their participation in the war, the name of this direct combat readiness has never been lost.

Sun Yumin never thought that Xue Yue would actually let the Twelfth Army take on this responsibility, he was not willing to let his brothers do this thankless errand that suffered losses and bloodshed. He originally thought that Xue Yue would hand over the defense of a certain city or a certain area to himself, but he didn't expect to give the things that originally belonged to the 74th Army to his own troops, which made him stunned for a while, and he didn't know what to do.

"Yumin, the success or failure of this battle in the Ninth War Zone is all tied to your Twelfth Army, is there a problem?" When Sun Yumin was still in shock, Xue Yue asked him directly in front of a room full of generals.

"Chief Xue, I'm afraid that Yumin and the Twelfth Army can't support Adou, so such an important task should be handed over to the Seventy-fourth Army of Commander Shi to complete." Sun Yumin's mind was still blank, but he still subconsciously wanted to push out this unwilling messenger.

"Yumin, this is not like your style, Commander Shi's 74th Army has other important tasks, so the task of direct combat readiness can only be done by your 12th Army." Xue Yue didn't expect Sun Yumin to refuse this task so decisively, his eyes were a little puzzled when he looked at him, and after explaining two sentences, he said directly: "The direct combat readiness is personally named by the commission to ask you to take on it, and there is no room for negotiation." ”

Since everything has been said to this point, no matter how stupid Sun Yumin is, he will not speak out against it, although there is too much reluctance in his heart, he still replied: "Yes!" ”

"That's right! You are the 'god of war' of our national army, how could the victorious general who trembled when the devil soldiers heard your name, how could they not dare to accept this order. ”

The smile on Xue Yue's face was very bright, and at this moment, Sun Yumin even had a strange idea, whether this "tiger boy" commander was helping himself or pushing himself into the quagmire.

After announcing the most important thing, Xue Yue handed over the matter of presiding over the meeting to Wu Yizhi, and he himself sat down to listen, and Sun Yumin became more and more absent, and he didn't know what Wu Yizhi was talking about.

Like yesterday, when Sun Yumin returned to his residence, his face was iron-blue, and the scar on the left side of his face looked a little weird.

When Xiao Chujiu saw him come back, he was originally happily trotting to greet him, but he stopped halfway through, and the little man stood there pitifully, and after enduring it for a while, he still cried out.

It wasn't until he heard his daughter's cry that Sun Yumin realized that his abnormality had seriously affected the people around him.

He shook his head, cleaned up his mood, and then walked to the little guy with a smile, coaxing as he walked: "Oh, why did my junior high nine cry, did you let my aunt scold again?" Shall I help you scold your aunt? Don't cry, don't cry. ”

After dinner, after coaxing his daughter to sleep, Sun Yumin asked Chen Lai to call Silly Xiong and Ganglenzi and told them that he was going back to the Twelfth Army to lead the troops.

Silly Bear didn't react too much, just an oh, for him. As long as Sun Yumin is, he will follow him, whether he is a teacher or just a commoner, he will not care.

The attitude of the stupid bear was expected by Sun Yumin, but it was just a flute, and he actually asked rhetorically: "Junzao, do you really want to go back to the Twelfth Army?" ”

The answer to this question, he really doesn't know. Say you don't want to go back, that's fake, after all, this new Twelfth Army was created by him himself, although it hasn't been too long, but this army has been branded by him, and he suddenly gave up, he was really a little reluctant; said that he wanted to go back, he had been hesitating, although the Twelfth Army had many of his own brothers, and he had vowed to bring the Twelfth Army over, but compared to his daughter, the little girl, and Chen Lai, he was more willing to live the life of "putting Manan Mountain and picking chrysanthemums in the east fence".

Until the two left to rest, Sun Yumin did not give an answer to this question, but only ordered the two to let them go to Hengshan first and bring the troops to the vicinity of Changsha. Yesterday, the defense area was redivided, and Hengshan was about to be handed over to the 10th Army, and his 12th Army, as a direct combat readiness team, should come to the vicinity of Changsha further ahead.

Although Changsha is not far from Hengshan, it is not close, and the deployment of troops is not a simple matter, since the meeting was held on the 22nd, the silly bear and Ganglenzi returned together on the 23rd, and it was not until the 25th that the 81st Division of the vanguard began to set off.

As soon as the troops were dispatched, the Japanese army could not wait to launch an air attack, and the planes of the 1st Flying Regiment of the Japanese Army and the combined forces of the Chinese and US air forces fought an air battle over Jingmen, Hubei, and the first shot of the Battle of Hunan began to fire from the sky.

After receiving the news that the air force had started a war, Sun Yumin immediately ordered Wang Heng, Dai Cunxiang, and Dong Wenbin to give up some unimportant materials and quickly drive the troops to Changsha.

On the 26th, the Chinese and American air forces fought again, this time in the suburbs of Changsha, the people of the entire Changsha City, finally felt the breath of the war has arrived, the people who were originally extremely confident in the national army, began to evacuate independently, first a small number of people left with labor and children, and in the afternoon, almost the people of the whole city were actively evacuating, Xue Yue was also happy to see that Changsha was an empty city during the war, and also sent a lot of personnel to assist the people to evacuate.

Changsha is about to usher in a bloody battle, and his daughter, the little girl, and Chen Lai naturally can't stay, so when Silly Bear and they returned to Hengshan, he specially explained to Silly Bear and asked Zhao Lei and Qian Jin to come.

Let the two of them rush to Changsha, not to take their daughters to Hengyang, what will become like there after a while, Sun Yumin knows better than anyone how it is possible to send them there. In fact, he could send the Chen brothers to send their daughters to Chongqing, but he had the idea of taking the 12th Army there as a whole, so how could he take the initiative to send the "hostages" to Chongqing. The reason why Zhao Lei and Qian were allowed to come in was that he wanted to send his daughter to the northwest, but he didn't expect that as soon as his proposal came out, he was strongly opposed by the second daughter, not because he had any views on the northwest, but because he was unwilling to leave his side.