When Chief Gu watched Zhang Leijun's deployment, Lu Wenjie, chief of staff of the army, called Zhang Lei outside the door and bit his ear.

Lu Wenjie, chief of staff of the army, whispered: "You may have always regarded me as a person who is a commander and refuses to have a heart to heart with me. Yes, I was indeed sent by Chief Gu, and Chief Gu did have instructions to me, but I did not report the true combat effectiveness of our team to him. ”

Zhang Lei nodded and said, "You have the right to report everything in our department to Chief Gu." ”

Lu Wenjie, the chief of staff of the army, whispered: "It turns out that Chief Gu intends to let me take over after you lead the team for a period of time. ”

Zhang Lei nodded and said, "As long as you want, you can take over now." ”

Lu Wenjie, chief of staff of the army, sighed and said, "You still don't trust me. ”

Zhang Lei said: "Just say what you want to say." ”

Lu Wenjie, chief of staff of the army, said: "These three divisions were originally terminally ill, but it is your unremitting efforts that have brought them back to today's vitality, and you are the soul of this team, and once you leave, this team will definitely collapse." Looking at the whole of China, how many teams can compare to these three divisions of yours? The strength of the team is not only a matter of equipment, but also the most important thing is cohesion and will to fight. You are here, this team is a wolf, a tiger, an invincible and mighty army, if you are not there, he is a sheep, and he is the meat on the chopping board that everyone sees and deceives. ”

Zhang Lei asked, "What do you want to say?" ”

Lu Wenjie, chief of staff of the army, said: "It is necessary to prevent Commander Gu from wanting to break up our contingent and set up another army after learning about our combat effectiveness, so that I or someone else can be the commander." ”

Zhang Lei asked, "What's wrong with this?" ”

Lu Wenjie, chief of staff of the army, said: "The battle of Changsha in the Ninth Theater is very tight, and Chongqing wants to transfer troops from the Third Theater. Once a new army is formed, it will inevitably be pulled away. ”

Zhang Lei nodded and said, "Understood." Do you have any good suggestions? ”

Lu Wenjie, chief of staff of the army, said: "Our contingent must not be dismantled, because we are facing a powerful main force of the Japanese invaders, and if an army is divided into two armies, we will not be able to achieve our strategic goals." You must have a good talk with Commander Gu to prevent him from suddenly making a decision to establish a new army in the name of the Commander's Department. ”

Zhang Lei said: "After our army conquers Shengzhou, the situation will be more complicated, not only can we not divide the troops, but we will have to increase the troops. So be it! After the battle starts, you will be specifically responsible for commanding, and if there is a major matter, come to me in the office, and if there is no major matter, you can decide by yourself, I will discuss with Chief Gu the arrangements after Shengzhou is defeated. ”

After the fight officially started, Zhang Lei and Gu Zhu sat on the sofa in the office and drank tea.

Chief Gu sat on pins and needles and whispered, "How did you do it?" As the commander of the first army, you dare to leave your post without permission, what is so good about this tea? I don't drink, let's hurry to the operational command room. ”

Zhang Lei smiled and said: "Sir Gu, the combat command room is downstairs, if there is something, the staff officer will definitely come to report." ”

Chief Gu looked at Zhang Lei's eyes and whispered, "What trick are you playing?" Don't want me to see the whole process? ”

Zhang Lei smiled and said: "If you stay in the combat command room and I am the same, if something big happens, won't Chief of Staff Lu come to report?" I think we should do something more meaningful than stay in the operational command room and wait for news. ”

After thinking about it, Gu Zhutong smiled and said, "Okay! If I forcibly return to the combat command room, you may laugh at me, I don't have the demeanor of a general. Go ahead! What do you want to say to me? ”

Zhang Lei said: "When I think of the battle of Shengzhou, what I think of the most is the historical proverb, the birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden; The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. Once this battle is over, the situation in Zhejiang will undergo earth-shaking changes, and the Japanese invaders will inevitably withdraw their troops from the direction of Shangrao and retreat back to the east of Quzhou, and the strategic intentions of the Japanese invaders will inevitably fail completely. As long as you stick to this victory, you will go down in history. And my mission has been completed, and you can take back the post of commander. ”

Chief Gu's brows furrowed, and he whispered, "We are relatives, how can you say such things?" I'm only going to help you, how could I possibly do something like that? I did say to the people around me that I wanted to divide your army in two, but I just said casually, your ears are so smart, did the people around me tell you something? Zhang Lei! The president once said that you are the god of war, how could I let you go? Even if I transfer Wang Yaowujun away, it is impossible for me to transfer you away. I transferred you away, how can I fight this battle? It is indeed not difficult to defeat Shengzhou with the strength of your army, but how to defend it? Shengzhou is the center, and it is the key point that the Japanese invaders must control. If this battle is not fought, I may be able to divide your army in two, but once this battle is fought, it must not be separated again. The situation in the Ninth Theater is very tight, and Chief Xue Yue has repeatedly asked the president to send a certain army from our theater to reinforce it, alas! If your army can be separated, it is indeed in my mind to transfer one army, and now I can only send other armies to reinforce it. ”

Zhang Lei said: "Lishui has beautiful scenery and ancient trees, but it is also a place where birds don't. If I take off my official hat, I will go to Hangzhou and Shanghai to kill the Japanese invaders, where the lights are bright and green, and I live a small life while killing the Japanese invaders, then it is called life! ”

Chief Gu smiled and said, "I was taken aback by you, it turns out that you want to go to the city to relax!" All right! When this battle is over, if Shengzhou can be consolidated, how about we go to Chongqing to play for a few days? ”

As long as the troops are not divided, Zhang Lei will not resign as the army commander, and if the troops are divided, Zhang Lei will definitely pick a son. Although Zhang Lei is not a warlord, he regards this army as a treasure.

Zhang Lei smiled and said: "If I am transferred to participate in the defense of Changsha led by Chief Xue, I don't think it's impossible. ”

Chief Gu was stunned by Zhang Leidong's hammer and Xi's hammer, and he shook his head again and again and said, "No!" No way! If your department is gone, the sky will fall in my third war zone. ”

The topic just now was too heavy, Zhang Lei decided to change the topic lightly, Zhang Lei looked at Chief Gu and asked with a smile: "Which country did Gu Yuhe go to study?" Any news now? ”

When Chief Gu heard Zhang Lei ask about Gu Yutong, his eyebrows were about to fly with a smile, and he said, "I thought you didn't want to recognize me as a kiss!" Yutong went to the University of California, Berkeley to study, I don't know the major, this is a public school, the cost is relatively low. She lives with an elderly American couple and gives them a certain amount of money every month, and the couple takes care of her life. Yutong once sent me a postcard, and the environment there is quite nice. ”

Zhang Lei nodded and said: "Now I am relieved, when I think of Yutong, I will think of the Gu Village bloody case, and I will think of Grandpa Yutong, alas! Full of loyalty! ”

Chief Gu said, "Yes! Therefore, after we take care of the martyrs, we must let Yutong live a happy life. ”

Zhang Lei said: "If you still want me to be the commander of this army and let me manage this area, you must give me a certain amount of freedom. ”

Chief Gu smiled and said, "Your thinking has jumped so much, I still want to continue to talk to you about Yutong!" ”

Zhang Lei said: "It is an opportunity to say that Yutong has an opportunity, because Shengzhou will be laid soon, and the next arrangement is extremely important, involving the future situation of the entire eastern Zhejiang." ”

Chief Gu nodded and said, "Okay, you say, I'll listen." ”

Zhang Lei said: "The area between the Ningbo, Shaoxing, and Tiantai east of Huiji Mountain was given to the New Fourth Army management. ”

Gu Zhutong was shocked and said: "The president does not want any New Fourth Army to appear in his hometown, and once Shengzhou is defeated, the president will definitely hope that we will drive the New Fourth Army out of Zhejiang." ”

Zhang Lei said: "Use your brains!" Chief Gu, is the president's hometown important, or is the national social security important? ”

After thinking about it, Chief Gu whispered, "I'll try my best to convince the president, right?" ”

Zhang Lei said: "By joining forces with the New Fourth Army, I can put pressure on the enemy in Shaoxing and Ningbo and compress their space for maneuver. ”

Chief Gu nodded.

Zhang Lei said: "Qian Jitong, who is in Wenzhou, Taizhou, can swing his army to the west without worrying about the fire in the backyard. Huang Dawei, a big traitor, was in Fujian and Guangdong, and last time he actually sent a division to attack Wenzhou, causing me to drive a car all the way on such a dangerous mountain road, and on many occasions I almost overturned. I want to clean him up and make the Fujian area quiet. ”

Chief Gu nodded and said, "Great, eliminating Huang Dawei, a big traitor, is also an indirect protection for my Wuyi Mountain Chief's Department." ”

Zhang Lei said: "Master Tang Jian and Master Du Xuanyu must defend the Jinhua Line in a lonely form, so that you will find that there are no soldiers in the center of Lishui." ”

Chief Gu nodded and said, "I understand, but I only have such a small number of soldiers in the war zone, and I can't help you!" ”

Zhang Lei asked: "What do the troops over there in Zhuji and Jinhua say?" ”

Commander Gu sighed and said: "I don't want to harm you, if I give it to you, your army will be too big and can only be split, besides, these two divisions will be angry when I think about it, they are just decorations, and they can't play a big role." Your three divisions are well-trained, well-equipped, and extremely cohesive, and have formed a strong fighting force. ”

Lu Wenjie, the chief of staff of the army, ran in, and Chief Gu was shocked, and quickly stood up and asked loudly, "What's wrong?" ”

Lu Wenjie, chief of staff of the army, laughed and said: "The commander of the Imperial Association Army, Wen Baoliang, surrendered to Cheng, the west gate has been opened, and the Japanese in Shengzhou City have abandoned the city and fled in the direction of Ningbo according to our plan?" ”

Zhang Leilang smiled and said: "Great, let Master Tang Jian have a good teacher Wen Bao, I want to meet him in person." Tell Lynch and Zhang Liangen that you must capture Yoshida Shoichi alive for me, and say that I will chop him alive. ”

The chief of staff of the army nodded and smiled: "Yes!" ”

Chief Gu frowned and said in a loud voice, "What? After capturing the brigade commander alive, you actually wanted to kill him? No way! Never! You have to know that in our entire Chinese battlefield, we have never captured the commander of the Japanese Brigade alive! Absolutely not kill! ”

Zhang Lei smiled and asked, "What if he refuses to surrender?" Can I kill? ”