"Everyone!"

At the emergency military meeting of the 23rd Group Army, Tang Shizun appeared to be full of spirit: "Since our group army counterattacked Wuhu, it has won successive battles, successively restored Yijiang Town, Xihe Town, Xinping, Shiqi Town, Kazikou, Lugang, and Baima Mountain, and then attacked the bay site, and won a complete victory. ”

As he spoke, he cleared his throat:

"In this attack, the 3rd Battalion of the 151st Regiment of the 76th Brigade of our 26th Division performed outstandingly. Regardless of fatigue, he marched all night, and he would attack the enemy of Shiqi Town, and he would win a great victory. The special prize battalion commander Gao Fei redeemed a ticket for 100 yuan. Goofy! ”

"Here!" Gao Fei, who was specially called to attend the meeting of senior officers of the 23rd Group Army, stood up loudly.

A hundred-dollar redemption ticket was handed over to Gao Fei.

"Thank you, sir!" Goofy took the redemption ticket and sat down. But this redemption ticket is so heavy in your hand. How much of the blood of the brothers was stained on it?

"The goal of the next stage is to storm Wuhu with all the strength of our 23 Group Army," Tang Shizun carefully explained the combat tasks in the next stage. And just as he was talking about Xingtou, an adjutant suddenly walked in with a panicked look and handed over a telegram to Tang Shizun.

Tang Shizun only glanced at it, and suddenly his face changed greatly, and his whole body trembled, and after a while, he sat down dejectedly.

All the officers in the conference room looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, only Gao Fei sighed softly in his heart, the time to come has finally come.

Tang Shizun handed the telegram in his hand to the chief of staff, Liu Xiang's henchman Zhou Conghua's hand, Zhou Conghua looked at it hastily, and two lines of tears actually flowed down the corners of his eyes. After a while, he suddenly wept bitterly and cried out:

"Commander-in-Chief!"

Tang Shizun pressed him lightly, and then stood up again, his tone slow and low:

"Ladies and gentlemen, on January 20, the 27th year of the Republic of China, Commander-in-Chief Liu Xiang, the commander of the Seventh Theater of Operations, died of illness in Hankou Hospital."

Just this sentence suddenly made the officers in the entire conference room feel like a thunderbolt from the sky, and it was hard to believe.

What is the purpose of the counterattack on Wuhu? In order to rescue the commander-in-chief, but now the commander-in-chief has gone!

Several officers couldn't bear it anymore, and like Zhou Conghua, they cried loudly.

These iron-clad generals of the Sichuan Army on the battlefield, and the Chinese [***] people who did not flinch in front of the Japanese invaders, at this moment, were crying like a child.

A colonel named Feng Yuanhua stood up crying, choked up and said: "We are waiting for the counterattack on Wuhu for the sake of the commander-in-chief. Feng followed the commander-in-chief for seven years, and the commander-in-chief treated me kindly. Now that the commander-in-chief is dead, how dare Feng live alone? Take care and try to kill the thief! ”

As he spoke, when everyone didn't react at all, he actually took out a gun and shot himself in the temple.

With a "bang", Feng Yuanhua fell headlong on the conference table.

All the people stayed there.

Liu Xiang once saved Feng Yuanhua's life, and single-handedly promoted him to this position, this time the counterattack on Wuhu, Feng Yuanhua was the most active, this time Liu Xiang unfortunately died of the news came, Feng Yuanhua actually had such a martyr's surname, and followed Liu Xiang with his own life.

And this is what Gao Fei didn't expect, the Sichuan people's surname is Lie!

"Don't die, don't die, save a life, go and fight the widows!" Tang Shizun slapped the table hard, and his voice became choked: "Come on, take Colonel Feng's body out and bury it."

Feng Yuanhua's body was taken out, but the smell of gunsmoke and blood still permeated the conference room

Putting away his grief, Tang Shizun knew that it was time to make a choice.

Before he could adjust his train of thought, he saw an adjutant hurriedly walk in: "Report, according to reliable information, the two divisions of the army are moving in the direction of Wuhu, and they will reach Wuhu without saying anything!" ”

Tang Shizun's complexion changed again.

Liu Xiang's death could never be hidden, and once it was known to the brothers of the 23rd Group Army, the army would definitely be in turmoil and have no fighting spirit. At this time, the reinforcements of the army are about to arrive, which is bound to cause greater passivity.

"This battle can't be fought again." Tang Shizun's brows were tightly locked: "Once we can't take Wuhu before the arrival of reinforcements from the Yue Army, then our group army is bound to be in a critical situation!" Retreat, I decided to retreat immediately! ”

The conference room suddenly resounded with a lot of discussion.

Tang Shizun is not wrong, retreating in such a situation is bound to be the best choice

The morale of the army is floating, and a powerful enemy is coming here, how can this battle be fought?

"Commander-in-Chief Tang, everyone!" Liu Yuqing, commander of the 26th Division, stood up: "Once we retreat, the plan to storm Wuhu will come to naught, and our army's efforts and huge casualties will be useless!" How painful it is to fall short! ”

Glancing at him, Tang Shizun said: "Senior Commander Liu, that's true, but what about the current situation?" ”

Liu Yuqing was speechless for a while, and Gao Fei's body moved on the side, wanting to speak, but thinking that at such a meeting of senior officers, he who had already made an exception to participate in it had no right to speak. But all this fell into the eyes of Tang Shizun, who said: "Gao Fei, do you have something to say?" ”

"Yes!" Gao Fei, who finally waited for the opportunity to speak, stood up: "I thought that in such a situation, retreat was inevitable, otherwise it would plunge my 23rd Army into a catastrophe, but"

"But what?" Tang Shizun asked.

"But you can't just retreat!" Goofy no longer cared about anything, and said loudly; "The spies of the Yue army are everywhere, and I believe that they even knew the news of Commander-in-Chief Liu's death before we did, and the pressure of the two divisions of the Yue army towards this place will also make the Yue army fearless! This is where the army has an advantage, but it is also the Achilles heel of the army! ”

"Oh?" Tang Shizunyi raised his eyebrows: "Go on!" ”

"Yes!" Gao Fei puffed out his chest: "Since the army has nothing to fear, our army has begun to retreat again, and it will definitely not take our army to heart." I thought I could take this opportunity to beat the army hard! ”

The attention of all the officers was attracted to Gao Fei, who said, "Please allow Commander-in-Chief Tang to speak on the map!" ”

"Come on!"

Goofy walked up to the huge map, pointed to it, and said aloud:

"You can use the strength of a brigade or even a division to slow down, induce the Yue army to pursue, and then put on a sniper posture in Xihe Town, but this blocking attack must be a real fight, a big fight, and the real fire of the Yue army must be beaten, so that they have to chase if they don't want to! The main force of our group army will set up an ambush in the area from Yijiang Town to Kouziling, and wait until the chasing troops of the Yue army arrive, so as to be prepared to fight unprepared, and use the absolutely superior force to attack the absolutely inferior force, and eat this pursuing army! In doing so, first, we will not return empty-handed in our Wuhu counteroffensive, second, we will have the confidence and morale of our Sichuan army and the people, and third, we will comfort Commander-in-Chief Liu's spirit in the sky."

Tang Shizun nodded slightly: "What do you mean by real fight, big fight?" ”

Gao Fei's spirit was greatly lifted: "In order to make the army deceived, the troops who are responsible for blocking the attack must be the hardest and most tragic troops, and they should have the determination to pay huge casualties."

"In addition to the Kunizaki Deng detachment in Wuhu, the army has two more divisions to reinforce, what should these two divisions do? With the strength of our army, it is impossible to deal with so many enemies. Zhou Conghua put away his grief and asked.

Gao Fei already has an answer to this question:

"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff. Divide the troops! It is possible to send one or two divisions of troops to guerrilla attacks around Wuhu, threatening Wuhu, forcing the army not to dare to pursue with all its strength, but this is also a difficult errand! ”

Seeing that Tang Shizun kept nodding, but his face was hesitant, Gao Fei struck while the iron was hot and said: "Commander-in-chief, chief of staff, if this battle is fought well, the person who commanded this battle will definitely be famous through the ages!" Since the invasion of our country, our first big victory will most likely be created by our 23rd Group Army! ”

These words came to Tang Shizun's heart, this is a huge temptation! His gaze swept over the senior generals of the 23rd Group Army one by one:

"Guys, what do you think?"

"I think it's doable."

"Make up your mind, hit it, and my 23rd Group Army will definitely be famous throughout the country!"

"Let's fight, Commander-in-Chief Tang, the time has come to avenge Commander-in-Chief Liu and make a long face for our Sichuan army!"

The shouting voices of the senior generals made Tang Shizun make his final decision, and he stood up suddenly:

"Hit!"

As soon as the word "typing" came out, the conference room was full of jubilation, and the grief of Liu Xiang's death was temporarily reduced a lot.

Tang Shizun immediately said: "Who wants to undertake the task of guerrilla attack on Wuhu and attract the attention of the Yue army?" ”

"Me!" While speaking, Fan Ziying, deputy commander of the 144th Division and acting commander of the division, stood up: "I, the 144th Division, am willing to take on this important responsibility!" ”

"Good! , Master Fan, everything is please! Tang Shizun said, and his tone became heavy again: "Who wants to take on the task of blocking the Yue army?" ”

There was a moment of silence in the conference room, the task was too difficult. It is necessary not only to stop the army, but also to let the army be deceived, and moreover, heavy casualties are inevitable.

"This method was proposed by someone from my division, and this task should be completed by my division."

Liu Yuqing's voice sounded softly, and he looked at his colleagues: "Commander-in-Chief Tang, we have fought in Shanghai, and we don't care about another time like this." ”

Tang Shizun nodded vigorously, how much courage does it take to take on such a task under such circumstances?

He took a long breath and bowed to Liu Yuqing: "Division Commander Liu, thank you, thank you, on behalf of all the officers and men of the 23rd Group Army, thank you to the 26th Division!" ”

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his head and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will fight such a battle to comfort the spirit of Commander-in-Chief Liu in the sky, and comfort the spirit of all the fallen soldiers in the sky, so that the Japanese people can hear the name of our Sichuan army, and from then on they will be terrified!"

(To be continued)