"On behalf of all the officers and men of the Third Army, Commander Li Shilong of the Seventh Division asks for merit for you and thanks you for the kindness of Commander Hu. Full of heaven, I don't think you should be humble anymore. You are the general of the second war zone, and I am afraid that it will be a little troublesome if my first war zone awards you medals. A few days ago, I had already sent you from Director Yan to the First War Zone. I called you here this time to present you with a medal. Congratulations, Mantian! ”

Chief Wei's praise made Hu Fei a little uncomfortable, and at the same time surprised him, even if this is another war zone? Of course, he would definitely not doubt Wei Lihuang's words. He is the commander of the war zone, he is the official of the frontier and the lord of his word, as for making up nonsense to fool him?

Of course, awarding medals is not a matter of quietly handing you a medal in private, then you have to convene a medal conference with considerable specifications, and the public award at the award conference is in line with the procedure, of course Hu Fei understands this reason. After expressing his modesty, Hu Fei offered to say goodbye, and the family was busy with military affairs, and he couldn't afford to come here to delay other people's time.

Unexpectedly, Hu Fei wanted to leave, but Chief Wei didn't let him, "Don't be busy walking all day, I have a meeting here for you to accompany me to participate." ”

What level is the meeting that the commander of the war zone is going to attend, and is Hu Fei qualified to go with him? Of course. Regardless of whether he was qualified before or not, since Chief Wei opened his mouth to let him go, he was qualified. With such a gesture of favor to Wei Lihuang, Hu Fei naturally would not refuse, replied respectfully yes, and honestly followed Chief Wei out of the office.

The conference room of the Theater Commander's Department was quite luxurious, but it was not the most important thing, the important thing was the people who participated in the meeting. Hu Fei looked at all the generals, except for the orderly soldiers and staff officers of the theater commander's department, the youngest people who came to attend the meeting were all major generals. Hu Fei, the commander of the major general, usually looks quite imposing, and he is an ordinary person in this room.

Hu Fei followed Chief Wei into the conference room, and everyone stood up. The chief went to sit on the main seat, and Hu Fei found an inconspicuous corner to sit on. The generals present nearby, whether they knew each other or not, nodded to him one after another, and Hu Fei returned the salute with a smile.

These generals saw that Hu Fei came in with Chief Wei, although they didn't know who this person was, but they must also be the confidants and favorite generals of the Chief, and it was always good to say hello and make a good fate. Hu Fei vaguely felt this, but he didn't understand it very well.

The officers on duty at the meeting began to roll call: Zeng Wanzhong, commander-in-chief of the Fifth Group Army, Zhou Tiren, commander of the Third Army, Li Shilong, deputy commander of the Third Army, Gao Guizi, commander of the 17th Army, Liu Maoen, commander-in-chief of the 14th Group Army, Zhao Shiling, commander of the 43rd Army, Wei Fenglou, commander of the First Guerrilla Column, and Bi Meixuan, commander of the Sixth Column,......

Those who are named, regardless of whether they are big or small, stand up and answer. At the end, the officer on duty shouted: "Hu Fei, commander of the 88th Column of the Anti-Japanese Decisive Army!" ”

"Here!" Hu Fei hurriedly stood up and replied, and the officer on duty nodded, and he sat down. Unexpectedly, he followed Wei Lihuang to observe a meeting and was even clicked on, Hu Fei secretly wondered in his heart.

Some of the people around secretly looked here, and some were more puzzled than Hu Fei, when was the Anti-Japanese Decisive Army incorporated into the first war zone? What is the background of this little-known Commander Hu, and why was he able to follow Chief Wei into the conference room?

We don't care how these people are thinking nonsense, only Sun Shilong, deputy commander of the Third Army and commander of the Seventh Division, was present, and quietly winked at Hu Fei. Except for the chief guard on the stage, he is probably the only one who knows Hu Fei's details.

After the order was completed, the chief of the guard on the rostrum coughed lightly and began to speak, "Ahem, everyone, this Zhongtiao Mountain Battle in our theater can be described as a loss of soldiers, a big defeat!" A large number of generals, including Tang Huaiyuan, commander of the Third Army, Cun Xingqi, commander of the 12th Division, and Wang Jun, commander of the newly formed 27th Division, all died in this battle. This is a loss for the country, and it is also a misfortune for our war zone! I mention yì, for the sake of the sacrificed soldiers for three minutes of silence. ”

All the generals and orderlies present bowed their heads in silence. An officer on duty looked at the watch and mourned for three minutes before shouting: "The silence is over." The generals present stood up straight, and the necks of the activities returned to their respective seats.

The next step was for the leading generals to report on the losses of their respective troops in the Battle of Nakajo Mountain. Originally, the loss of troops and generals was just Hu Fei's own guess based on the battlefield situation, but now he heard the generals personally say that their troops had suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, so he had a more intuitive understanding.

Hu Fei secretly calculated in his heart that in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the troops of the National Army in the First Theater were directly killed by nearly 30,000 people, and more than 10,000 people were captured! The loss is more than fifty thousand! Don't look at Hu Fei, who was once bloodstained on the battlefield and killed people like hemp, he still felt a chill in his heart at this moment. Everyone present was like water, and the atmosphere in the venue was as oppressive as a pool of stagnant water.

Wei Lihuang glanced at the generals present and broke the silence in the field again, "Everyone, the deceased is gone, and the War of Resistance still has to continue!" The chairman of the committee said: The Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain is the greatest shame in the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression! Shame on you! Wei is determined to wash away the shame, avenge the martyrs who sacrificed, and be ashamed of my first war zone! I don't know if you are willing to go to this shameful battle with Wei? ”

"We do! Snow shame! Snow shame! Snow shame! Li Shilong, deputy commander of the Third Army, was the first to stand up and shout with red eyes and shouting shame, and all the generals present stood up and raised their arms and shouted, and Hu Fei also stood up and raised his arms and shouted three times of shame.

Chief Wei lowered his arm and showed a look of satisfaction on his face, "Very good." Since you have this determination, the time is not far off! When you go back, you should immediately put your troops in order. I have already brought a batch of new recruits, and the enlistment office is stepping up to recruit new recruits. The second and fifth theaters will also support a number of our troops, but they will mainly depend on our self-reliance. ”

"All armies should pay close attention to conscription, intensify training, and strive to restore the combat effectiveness of the troops at an early date. I have tentatively set a deadline of two months, and all of us here should seize the time to prepare for the war, and strive to fight the Japanese invaders again in two months, and swear to be ashamed! ”

Two months! As soon as the deadline was spoken, the generals present were no longer excited, and most of them showed hesitant expressions.

"Chief Wei," Gao Guizi, commander of the 17th Army, spoke, "the Japanese army has strong ground-air firepower, and the morale of our army is lacking in the newly defeated. If a large number of recruits are recruited, I am afraid that in the face of huge casualties, the psychological defense line of the recruits will not be able to bear it first. "Having said that, it is already very clear that Gao Guizi is afraid that there are too many recruits, and once the battlefield casualties are too large, the recruits will not be able to stand the rout!