In the meeting hall of the sixth special district of Liaocheng, there are several tables in the center, which are put together into a rectangle, and the flags of the Kuomintang and *** are hung on the north wall, indicating the unity of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and there are two great portraits, one is Chiang Kai-shek and the other is Mao Zedong, representing the main leaders of Chongqing and Yan'an respectively. At the top of the rectangular table sat Fan Zhuxian, Li Shuchun, and Zhang Weihan, and further down were some of the main leaders of the 35 detachments.

Except for the north side, with the exception of the side where the great figures are placed, around this central rectangular table, and next to it, there are three circles of benches, the rough strips are mounted on all sides, and the benches are full of people, including commanders of more than 35 detachments and battalions, heads of various organs of the prefecture, local dignitaries of the Kuomintang, and principal leaders of mass organizations of various parties.

Zhang Weihan, who presided over the meeting, saw that all the personnel had arrived, and glanced at Fan Zhuxian, who nodded first.

Zhang Weihan stood up and said to everyone calmly and solemnly: "Colleagues, friends, and leaders of the detachment, now, China is at a critical moment, and Chairman Chiang has also come to order to mobilize the strength of the whole country to carry out the battle of Wuhan. First of all, Commander Fan, the administrative inspector of the Sixth District of Shandong and the guerrilla commander of the Sixth District, will speak. ”

There was warm applause from the audience, Fan Zhuxian stood up with his head held high, stroked his long beard, looked around the bottom, and then thought deeply for a while, and said sonorously:

"Dear party-state elites, soldiers, representatives and colleagues of all parties, now the Chinese army is concentrating all the essence and the main force of the Japanese army to launch a general battle in Wuhan, which is another national war after the 77 Incident in North China, the August 13 Incident in Shanghai, the Battle of Shanxi, the Battle of Nanjing, and the Battle of Xuzhou. Wuhan is the center of China, located in the Jianghan Plain, and is the intersection of the Pinghan and Guangdong-Hanzhou railways, although the government of the national army moved to Chongqing, but Wuhan has the vast majority of important organs, so Wuhan is also China's political center, Wuhan must not be lost, and defending Wuhan is to defend China...... Since this is mainly a military meeting, I would like to ask Chief of Staff Wang to talk about the main deployment of the Nationalist Army and the Japanese Army, and to consider how to support the Battle of Wuhan. ”

Chief of Staff Wang Jinxiang stood up with his chest protruding, and some staff officers also hung up the map, Wang Jinxiang stood in front of the map with some swagger, waved a pole, glanced at everyone, and then began to speak.

The official wants to ask, wasn't Wang Jinxiang locked up and shot because of the Hongmen Banquet, why was he reinstated? Speaking of which, this is all Li Shuchun and Shen Honglie's fault. Wang Jinxiang is Li Shuchun's person, and Li Shuchun is Shen Honglie's person, which is also called the protection of officials and officials, and the grasshoppers on a rope are tied together, one is prosperous, and the other is lost.

Li Shuchun said under the pretext that he shot Wang Jinxiang, but Shen Honglie did not approve it, and told him to make meritorious service for his crimes. What kind of meritorious service is not to protect a powerful chess piece for their interest group.

Fan Zhuxian didn't want to get into too much trouble with the Kuomintang diehards, and there was no way out, so he let go of this scourge and let him continue to be the enemy of the people.

Wang Jinxiang pointed to the map and said: "Let's talk about the Japanese army first, according to the instructions of the base camp, the Japanese army transferred the 10th, 16th, 13th, and 6th divisions that were in eastern Henan and northern Anhui after the Battle of Xuzhou to the south and assembled in Hefei. It also transferred troops from North China and Japan to strengthen the 11th Army under the command of Okamura Ninji in Central China and to strengthen the strength of the anti-river combat force. In order to conduct the Wuhan operation, the Japanese base camp concentrated 14 divisions in Central China. Directly participating in the Wuhan operation were the strength of the 2nd Group Army and the 11th Group Army, with a total of 9 divisions, about 250,000 troops, as well as the 3rd Fleet and the Air Regiment, with a total of 120 ships of various kinds and about 300 aircraft of various types.

The specific deployment of the Japanese army was as follows: 5 divisions under the jurisdiction of the 11th Group Army gathered near Jiujiang, captured Huangmei and Jiujiang, concentrated forces on the Ruichang and De'an lines in turn, divided troops to attack Wuhan along the Yangtze River and both sides of the river, cut off the Guangdong-Hanzhou line, detoured to the south of Wuhan, and attacked Wuhan from the east and southeast. This was the main direction of attack of the Japanese army. Four divisions under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Group Army assembled in Hefei, Anhui Province, advanced along the Dabie Mountains to Wuhan, attacked Xinyang, cut off the Pinghan Line, surrounded Wuhan from the north, and carried out coordinated operations. The Japanese army dispatched three flying regiments directly under the army to cooperate with the army, and the navy's 3rd fleet traced west to the west, covering and cooperating with the army to capture the fortresses along the river and capture Wuhan.

Let's talk about the deployment of the national army. Li Zongren, commander of the 5th Theater of Operations, retreated to the area of Dabie Mountain on the Hubei-Henan-Anhui border. Gu Zhutong's unit in the 3rd Theater was stationed in the area on the south bank of the Yangtze River below the Jiujiang River, and the 9th Theater was newly reorganized to defend Wuhan with the 5th and 9th theaters. The newly formed 9th Theater, with Chen Cheng as its commander, mainly defended the west bank of Poyang Lake and the area east of the Tianjiazhen fortress to prevent the enemy from breaking through the defensive positions along the river.

The troops and navy and air force of the national army participating in the defense of Wuhan consisted of 14 group armies, 47 armies, more than 120 divisions, about 200 combat aircraft, 30 warships, and a total strength of nearly 1 million troops. Since June, the units of the various corps have stepped up their efforts to build fortifications and make defensive preparations by using natural barriers such as Poyang Lake, the Dabie Mountains, the Mufu Mountains, and the mountains, rivers, and lakes on both sides of the Yangtze River. ”

When Wang Jinxiang finished speaking, he pouted his lips with confidence, a little complacent about his speech, and thought to himself, look at how thoroughly I have a grasp of the overall situation. He didn't expect that this was another opportunity given to him by Fan Zhuxian, and he also wanted to balance the tense relationship between the two factions and provide a good environment for the common progress of the two factions in the future.

Fan Zhuxian said to everyone: "Officers, military experts, let's express our high opinions, how can we better support the Wuhan General Battle?" If you have any good ideas, say them all. ”

Qi Zixiu of the 3rd detachment also took advantage of this occasion to show himself well, hurriedly stood up, and rushed to speak: "The national army has concentrated millions of people this time, and the commanders are all famous generals in China, so look good!" Last time, General Li Zongren fought the Battle of Xuzhou, and this time it was Li Zongren who commanded the 5th Theater, and it seems that the northern front is worry-free. In addition, General Chen Cheng is also a famous general of the national army, and if he makes another effort on the southern front, little Japan will definitely be defeated. ”

Han Xing's heartfelt words, Qi Zixiu's words are equivalent to saying in vain, and the strategy and tactics of the Eight Classics are not mentioned at all, they are all flattery and slapping horses.

However, Su Bantian of the 1st detachment had a different view of Qi Zixiu's words: "Although General Li Zongren's battle of Xuzhou was won, it was also a tragic victory. The North China Incident, the Battle of Songlu in Shanghai, the Battle of Shanxi, the Battle of Nanjing, which battle we won? The ratio of casualties on both sides is 10 to 1, terrible, terrible, if we continue to fight like this, will there be any hope for us in China? There was no hope at all. ”

Han Xing scolded in his heart, this is another typical theory of China's inevitable demise, which is even more terrifying than Qi Zixiu's blind optimism.

Zhang Weihan, the acting commander of the 10th detachment, stood up and said: "On behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the 10th detachment, I would like to express my attitude to the leaders, the 10th detachment resolutely obeys the command of Commander Fan, without the slightest ambiguity, please test our 10th detachment in the war!" ”

Xu Yushan, commander of the 32nd detachment, stood up and said: "All the commanders and fighters of our 32nd detachment resolutely listen to Commander Fan's dispatch, and if we support the Wuhan General Battle, we are willing to fight at the forefront. As for what you think about this battle, you don't have it yet, just wait for the development of the situation on both sides! ”

At this time, Xu Yushan had been promoted to the commander of the 32nd detachment.

Ji Zhenguo, the commander of the 13th detachment, also stood up and said: "All the commanders and fighters of our 13th detachment also resolutely obey Commander Fan's dispatch. As for how to support the Wuhan General Battle, I don't have much information now, so it is difficult to express my opinion, but I promise that the charge is in the front and the retreat is in the rear, and the 13th detachment will not be embarrassed by our 6th District Guerrilla Command! ”

Then, the 11th, 12th, 31st, 5th, and 6th detachments all expressed their determination and took the initiative to ask for help and go into battle to kill the enemy.

Han Xing found that these troops were all troops under the influence of ***, and it was good to take the initiative to ask for battle, but they did not put forward valuable strategic and tactical ideas. And the diehards' troops, like the 1st and 3rd detachments, just play with their mouths, and when they go to the front line specifically, they don't say a word, let alone specific strategic and tactical ideas.

Fan Zhuxian listened to everyone's speeches, thinking that what he wanted to hear had not yet been heard, so he reminded everyone: "Heads of the detachment, everyone is the military commander of my sixth district, I don't think I will mention anything else, can you put forward specific strategic and tactical ideas on how to effectively support the Wuhan General Battle, as long as you have your own ideas, I want to hear this, it doesn't matter if it is not right, can we continue to discuss." ”

Then there was a silence, and after a while, Qi Zixiu finally couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and spoke: "If you want to talk about how to support the Wuhan General Battle, it is true that this battle is not easy to fight, Wuhan is thousands of miles away from us, and the Japanese army has reset the card along the way, maybe we can go there, maybe we haven't waited until we get there, and the battle has already been over." ”

Su of the 1st detachment grabbed a sentence for a long time: "Wuhan can't reach it, fight the devils in Jinan, fight the devils in Jinan, and it can be regarded as supporting the Wuhan General Battle." ”

Everyone talked nonsense, all of which were nonsensical, a little innovative strategic and tactical thinking, and a general battle plan, and there was no shadow at all.

Fan Zhuxian listened for a while, his brows furrowed slightly, obviously a little anxious.

Zhang Weihan reminded everyone: "Don't go off-topic, talk about it specifically!" ”

At this time, Han Xing had already understood the deployment of troops on both sides of China and Japan, the important battles in the war, and the final outcome of the war, and had gradually formed his own views on the pros and cons of all parties in the war.

Han Xing said to everyone: "Can I say two sentences? ”

Su Bantian first pursed his lips and muttered: "This is a military meeting, you are an industrialist, what are you fooling in?" ”

Qi Zixiu is now more and more annoyed with Han Xing, and said in a low voice: "You still study your arsenal and pharmaceutical factory, you really eat carrots - idle (salty) worry." ”

But Zhang Weihan's eyes lit up, and he said to Han Xing: "Everyone can speak, and it's okay to mention it." ”

Ji Zhenguo still attaches great importance to Han Xing, and said: "Director Han can always be outstanding at a critical time, although he is engaged in industry, it is good to put forward opinions from an industrial point of view!" ”

Xu Yushan was a little joking: "I am good at it, and I have commanded the army, but it doesn't hurt to listen to it." ”

Fan Zhuxian said generously: "It doesn't matter if you talk about it, but don't talk too long!" ”

In short, no one can believe how much military weight Han Xing's words can have.

Han Xing said: "As I said, the principle of engaging in military affairs and industry is the same, we must first raise key issues, and then solve these problems." The Battle of Wuhan, to put it bluntly, is that some key battles need to be fought well, to put it bluntly, that is, in the course of this battle, within a few hours, the troops will be transported there, everyone said, is there a good way? ”

This question stopped everyone, but everyone was stuck for a while, and they were racking their brains to think of a solution to this problem, but after thinking about it for a long time, they still couldn't think of it.

After a long time, Qi Zixiu finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Director Han, aren't you smearing lime on your mouth - don't you say it in vain!" Wuhan is so far away from us, who knows where it is! Don't say you don't know where the key battle is, but you know, when you get there, it's been a few months in advance, and you're still supporting a fart! ”

After a while, still no one could come up with a solution to the problem.

Han Xing asked, "You can't think of it, can I tell the answer?" ”

Everyone stared at Han Xing and told the riddle, and when Han Xing saw that everyone couldn't say the answer anymore, he said: "Paratroopers!" ”

Everyone was stunned for a while, and then said nonsense, "Isn't this plastered with lime on your mouth, is it in vain, you have a plane?" Do you have paratroopers? "Who do you think you are, it's good to build a gun and make a medicine, just say these borderless words." "What kind of big scientist is it, he put up a big problem for everyone whether the egg can be erected, and in the end, isn't it just to knock the egg and erect it hard!" "Maybe it's also that during the Nanzhen War, it was Han Xing who summoned the planes of the national army and beat the little devils so that they didn't eat vegetables."

Wang Jinxiang did not lose his position as chief of staff, and questioned Han Xing: "As far as I know, even the national army does not have paratroopers, even if there are airplanes, can you train paratroopers?" ”

Han Xing's face did not change, and he said without a heartbeat: "I can train paratroopers." ”

One sentence caused another "boo". Qi Zixiu mocked Han Xing and said, "You really shouldn't stay here, but you should go to the Ministry of Defense, where you can be a military expert and display your military talents." ”

Su Bantian's cool words were even more explicit, and he said with a grin: "If Han Xing can be a military expert, then I can be the Minister of Defense." ”

Zhang Weihan nodded silently and said: "Although it is a little unrealistic, however, Director Han also said the key to the problem, to send troops to the most critical location in the shortest possible time, and that is only to implement airborne." ”

Fan Zhuxian nodded and supported Han Xing and said, "Go on—"

Han Xing said: "In such a vast area, the defense of Wuhan was carried out, with rivers and lakes, lofty mountains and mountains, and the terrain was very complicated, but the key battle was only a few hours, and it was impossible to count on the infantry alone. The two sides concentrated the main forces of the air force and navy for a decisive battle, and in this respect the air force of the national army had a slight advantage, while the navy had a slight disadvantage. If the Nationalist army had defeated the Japanese air force and had gained air superiority, or if a third-party air force had helped the Nationalist army defeat the Japanese air force, the war would have been a different outcome. ”

After Han Xing finished speaking, there was another "boo" sound below. "It's all nonsense, you think you're the commander of the Air Force." "When did Director Han change his career and go to the Air Force Staff Office." "But that can't be said, he must have something to do with the Air Force, otherwise, he wouldn't have mobilized the plane."

Qi Zixiu openly shouted, laughing and said, "Director Han, tell us Commander Fan to immediately issue an order to transfer you to the Air Force Staff Headquarters." ”

Su Bantian laughed and said: "You make guns and pharmaceuticals, why do you care about airplanes again, do you also want to build airplanes!" ”

After everyone was a little quieter, Fan Zhuxian continued to support Han Xing and said, "Director Han, please continue to speak." ”

Han Xing glanced at everyone and continued to talk about his opinion: "Although there are more than 1 million people in the national army, after listening to the military deployment of Chief of Staff Wang, I feel like a giant, lying on the ground, fortified everywhere, blocking layers of attacks, but I can't prevent it, I am beaten everywhere, I take care of one thing and the other, and the more I fight, the more passive I become. Although the Japanese army had only 300,000 men, it concentrated its forces and formed a fist, striking at the east and the west, focusing on our military strongholds. We cannot change the military deployment of the Nationalist Army, but as long as we have an air force and paratroopers, we will be able to appear where the Nationalist Army needs us most, gather and annihilate the enemy, exchange partial victories for victory in the whole situation, and seek to change the shape of the entire Wuhan Battle. ”

As soon as the words were finished, of course, there was a lot of discussion, and there were also people who said something.

Fan Zhuxian asked Han Xing: "The problem has been raised, but is there a solution?" ”

Han Xing said: "There is no solution yet. ”

Fan Zhuxian asked again: "Do you have any preliminary ideas for the issue of the Air Force and paratroopers that you raised, and can it be realized?" ”

Han Xing said: "I am thinking about this issue, it may or may not be realized. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Fan Zhuxian asked further.

"It's too complicated, it's not something that can be explained in a sentence or two. Besides, we just thought of it and did it, and if we didn't cooperate, there was nothing I could do. ”

Fan Zhuxian was silent and fell into deep contemplation. The conference continued to discuss, but Fan Zhuxian did not speak.

Until the end of the conference, Fan Zhu first commented on Han Xing: "Although the solution to the problem has not been proposed, the key to the problem has finally been proposed." As long as these key issues are resolved, I think it will be feasible to support the Wuhan General Assembly. ”