The clear moonlight sprinkled on the earth, and the wind with a strong smell of water gently blew through the cold battlefield, blowing away the smoke and blood, but leaving the cold dead in the middle of the battlefield, and the soldiers who had fought for a day were tired and curled up in the trenches, waiting for the next battle in vigilance.

The brief truce did not give the commanders of both sides a rest, and they were making new adjustments according to the situation on the battlefield, whether it was Chiang Kai-shek, who had already arrived in Yichun, Sun Chuanfang in Jiujiang, or Zheng Junyan and Zhuang Jihua.

Yonghe Town, more than 20 miles away from Yichun County, is a big town, there are more than 3,000 households, this place is rich in mulberry hemp, Yichun's famous summer cloth is used as raw material, almost every family is wearing yarn and weaving cloth in summer. Chiang Kai-shek's temporary residence was set up in the Yuan ancestral hall in Yonghe Town.

Chen Zhuo rushed to Yichun from Zhangshu, after he came out of Niuhang Station, he went straight to the headquarters of Zhu Peide in Zhangshu, begging Zhu Peide to send troops as soon as possible, but Zhu Peide listened to him, promised to be a good promise, but never saw action, Chen Zhuo waited for two days, remembered what Zhuang Jihua said in despair, and rushed to Pingxiang to see Chiang Kai-shek, walked to Yichun, met the second division troops, only to know that Chiang Kai-shek had arrived in Yichun.

Chiang Kai-shek's face sank like water, and his eyes stared at Chen Zhuo viciously, while Bai Chongxi and Zhang Zhizhong looked at Chen Zhuo worriedly, not knowing what Chiang Kai-shek would do with him, while Gallen seemed to have other thoughts and just stared at the map.

"You're not in the army, what are you doing here?" Chiang Kai-shek's voice was extremely cold.

"Report to the principal, I'm here to ask the principal for help." Chen Zuo already knew that Cheng Qian's army was defeated in Nanchang, and Zhuang Jihua was guarding the Niuhang station, waiting for rescue.

"Asking for help?" Chiang Kai-shek snorted coldly: "Do you need to come in person as the chief of staff to ask for help?" You've left your troops behind and fled! You still have the face to see me! Okay, very good, Zhuang Wenge is still at Niuhang Station, but you, a teacher, are here, shameless! Shameless! ”

Chiang Kai-shek slapped the table and scolded, and Chen Zhuo's tears flowed out: "Humble duty should be damned, please listen to the humble post and finish speaking, and then march to the military law!" The lowly is willing to die. ”

"What else do you have to say! Flee from the battle, according to the method of revolutionary soldiers, you should die! Wang Maoru damn it! Miao Bin damn it! We have produced you scum in Huangpu, it is really a shame for me and a shame for the former prime minister! Chiang Kai-shek couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, since receiving Zhuang Jihua's report, Chiang Kai-shek has been in tension and remorse, he resented that he should not tolerate Wang Bailing and Miao Bin; The First Division should not be allowed to act with Cheng Qian; did not stop Cheng Qian's southward movement in time; Hate Zhu Peide has never taken positive action.

"Commander-in-chief, let's listen to what he says, it's not easy for him to come here to see you." Although Bai Chongxi was persuading, he did not agree with Chiang Kai-shek's words in his heart, since the Northern Expedition, the performance of the Whampoa Department was very poor, except for facing the weak brigade in southern Jiangxi and successfully taking Ganzhou under the internal response of Lai Shihuang of the 14th Army, there were no other outstanding achievements, coupled with Liu Zhi's actions under the city of Wuchang, his perception of the Whampoa army was very poor, and he did not dare to compliment Chiang Kai-shek's command ability.

"Okay, you say, we'll listen." Chiang Kai-shek's face was dark, and everyone in the Whampoa department knew that the more fierce Chiang Kai-shek's scolding, the lower the intensity of the departure might be, but this time the matter was too big, and no one was sure whether Chiang Kai-shek really wanted to kill Chen Zhuo or scold.

Chen Zhuo then started from Cheng Qian to the Ganjiang River, until Zhuang Jihua judged that Zhu Peide would not send troops, so he immediately came to the principal: "After rushing to Commander Zhangshu Zhu, I learned that the progress of the war in Nanchang was almost exactly as we expected, and the only thing we didn't expect was that Cheng Qian actually fled without a fight. After leaving Niu Xing, he went to the headquarters of Commander Zhu in Zhangshu and asked Commander Zhu to send troops as soon as possible, but Commander Zhu... ”

"I know, Commander Zhu has his difficulties." Chiang Kai-shek interrupted Chen Zhuo's words, and now he still needs Zhu Peide to relieve the siege of the first division, but Chen Zhuo's words still made him unbelievable: "You said that the Cultural Revolution judged that Nanchang would be defeated in advance? ”

"Yes." Chen Zuo replied.

Then why didn't he make a suggestion to Cheng Qian? Why not take a lump out of the cattle station. Bai Chongxi was also puzzled, since he knew that he would lose, why didn't he run.

"Military orders are like mountains, correct orders must be executed, wrong orders must be executed, the Cultural Revolution requires subordinates like this, and also requires themselves like this, so without the orders of Cheng Qian or Master Wang, he will not leave Niuhang Station. Moreover, holding Niuhang Station is equivalent to leaving a way for the defenders of Nanchang to retreat, if Cheng Cheng is building a bridge at the victory gate, after leaving Nanchang, the whole army will not be defeated so badly. As for reporting Cheng Qian...., is that useful? Chen Zhuo said sadly, Bai Chongxi was silent, since Cheng Qian went south, then he would never accept Zhuang Jihua's suggestion to withdraw from Nanchang. But he still didn't understand why Zhuang Jihua didn't leave, why he was buried in Niuxing.

Chiang Kai-shek secretly scolded Zhuang Jihua for being stupid, but his demeanor was much more relaxed: "Why don't you report it by telegram?" Wasn't there a telegraph there during the Cultural Revolution? ”

"There is no radio station in the first regiment, and the radio division department is from Xue Yue and brought to Niuhang Station." Zhang Zhizhong reminded: "Moreover, the Cultural Revolution may have another meaning for Chief of Staff Chen to face the principal. ”

"Yes, before leaving, the Cultural Revolution told me that the only person who can make Zhu Peide send troops is the principal." Chen Zhuo relayed Zhuang Jihua's words as they were, Chiang Kai-shek looked out of the door silently, he understood what Zhuang Jihua meant, as long as the position of Jiangxi Provincial Chairman was given to Zhu Peide, Zhu Peide would immediately contribute.

"Then immediately urge Zhu Peide to enter the army quickly, and be willing to go to Commander Zhu to persuade Commander Zhu." Obviously, Zhang Zhizhong didn't know the trick, but Bai Chongxi understood, this time he kept silent, because of his identity, he didn't want to say much now.

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head, sat back at the table, and wrote a letter to Zhu Peide: "Brother Yizhi, since the war in Jiangxi Province, Sun Rebellion is fierce and stubborn, Brother Lai led the bloody battle, and it has improved. ”

After it was written, Chiang Kai-shek sealed the envelope with his own hands, and then handed it to Chen Zhuo: "You send a letter to Commander Zhu for me, and I will entrust him with the Nanchang war." ”

Chen Zhuojie took the letter, but before he left, Glen suddenly said: "General Jiang, generals, please come here, I have a new idea." ”

Chiang Kai-shek, Bai Chongxi and others were a little surprised, but Gal was very serious: "Generals, there is a chance now, a great opportunity, to solve the Jiangxi War in one fell swoop, completely defeat Sun Chuanfang, and recapture Nanchang." ”

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek and the others did not move, Gallen picked up the command baton and pointed to the map to explain: "Everyone, please see, because General Zhuang Jihua held Niuxing, this is equivalent to breaking the Nanxun line, and the enemy has lost the advantage of using the Nanxun line to carry out internal operations, moreover, Deng Ruzhuo counterattacked Nanchang, evacuated the troops in the front line of Gannan and Zhangshu, and the troops gathered inside and outside the city of Nanchang. Look at our army again. ”

Gallen pointed to several huge red arrows on the map with his command baton: "The Seventh Army has entered Dechang, General Zhu Peide is in Zhangshu, what about the south?" The three divisions of the Fourteenth Army and the First Army under the command of General Li Jishen have conquered Ganzhou, Ruijin, and Ji'an, and the advance has arrived at Le'an and Nancheng, and according to the original plan, they will cross the Wuyi Mountains from here and turn to Fujian, but, everyone, Deng Ruzhuo's counteroffensive has left the front line of Nanfeng Fuzhou almost unguarded, if this army does not go to Fujian, but turns its head to the north...."

Gallen used his command stick to draw a line from Nancheng on the map, passing through Fuzhou and Lexian to Nanchang: "Look at the Seventh Army again, the original plan was that the Seventh Army cooperated with the Sixth Army to attack Jiujiang and contain Lu Xiangting on the Nanxun line, but now that the Sixth Army is going south to Nanchang, the Seventh Army has become a lone army, if it continues to attack Jiujiang, Sun Chuanfang is likely to win another victory under Jiujiang City, so the Seventh Army must change its plan to attack Jiujiang from time to time, but go south to De'an, and then attack Yongxiu; Draw part of the troops from the Eighth Army and advance eastward to pin down the enemy near Wuxue. The 10th Army was ordered to join the siege of Wuchang and continue to surround Wuchang with the 4th Army. ”

This is a huge strategic plan, if this plan is successful, Sun Chuanfang's main forces gathered near Nanchang will be surrounded, most of Jiangxi, no, it should be said that the entire southeast will fall into the hands of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

"Mr. Advisor, the premise of this plan is that the first division must hold the Niuhang Station, is that so?" Bai Chongxi asked questions first, and Gal nodded: "They are the hub of the battle, they not only have to hold the Niuhang Station, not only cut off the Nanxun line, but also attract a large number of enemies and reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield." ”

"But has Mr. Consultant ever thought about how long the First Division must be on guard at the Oxhang Station to realize this plan?" Bai Chongxi asked again, he had already calculated quickly in his heart, at least ten days.

"Twelve to fifteen days." Gallon replied.

This time made Chiang Kai-shek startled, half a month, hold on for half a month, how many people can be left in the first division, maybe other people Chiang Kai-shek can still bear, but Zhuang Jihua..., Chiang Kai-shek is reluctant.

"It's too risky, the enemies surrounding them are several times more than theirs, and they can keep increasing their troops, this is too risky." Chiang Kai-shek shook his head in opposition.

"I also think it's too risky, they only have two regiments, tens of thousands of enemy troops around, and one army can't withstand it at all. However, the situation of the Seventh Army is not good, and they should be allowed to move south quickly. Bai Chongxi looked down at the map, he was most concerned about the Seventh Army, and the soldiers of Guangxi were his lifeblood. It can be seen from the map that in the face of the Seventh Army that has entered Dechang, Sun Chuanfang has shrunk the front, but is expanding the two wings, forming an encirclement of the Seventh Army.

Bai Chongxi didn't notice that his tone was very disdainful when he said this, Chiang Kai-shek's anger was on his head, but he couldn't say anything, the Seventh Army fought several bloody battles and won all of them, while the First Army had no record at all.

"Mr. Advisor, the plan is good, but considering the current situation of the first division, with 3,000 people to tens of thousands of enemy troops, and the Niuhang Station is not a strong city, it is too difficult for them to hold it for half a month." Chiang Kai-shek suppressed the fire and said calmly to Gallen.

If you want to change the usual words, Gallen has compromised, but today he doesn't know what evil he has committed, he is still sticking to his idea: "General Jiang, General Bai, generals, we can't just look at the number comparison, yes, there are many enemies, but it is impossible for them to all be transferred to attack Niuhang Station, the terrain of Niuhang Station determines that the enemy besieging them is at most more than 10,000 people, and more is a waste, with the combat effectiveness of an army, can not even withstand the attack of more than 10,000 enemy troops?" ”

"I think it's very difficult, it's about the same for the Seventh Army or the Fourth Army." Bai Chongxi blurted out, Chiang Kai-shek's face was slightly red, and the fire in his heart was soaring, although he guessed that Bai Chongxi had the element of agitation, but the last thing he wanted at the moment was that others said that the combat effectiveness of the first army was poor, he glanced at Bai Chongxi angrily: "I don't think so, the consultant's plan is good, let's ask Zhuang Cultural Revolution to see if we can hold for twelve days." ”

Zhuang Jihua was visiting the wounded when he received Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, and he was confused for a while, so he hurriedly called Xue Yue down from the temple to discuss.

"It looks like the Commander-in-Chief may be planning some new plan that will require us to stay here for twelve days or more." During the time when Xue Yue was going down the mountain, Zhuang Jihua guessed Chiang Kai-shek's intentions, so after Xue Yue finished reading it, he slowly said his guess. Xue Yue and Xiong Shouyun exchanged glances before saying, "What do they want?" Rely on our little people to keep watch for more than ten days, in this hellish place! ”

Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly: "It's not whether we want to stay or not, but whether we can go out, if there is no answer outside, we can't get out." ”

As soon as he heard this, Xiong Shouyun, who wanted to object, stopped talking, the air became solemn, the life and death of three thousand people were in his hands, could a small cattle station block the attack of tens of thousands of enemy troops? More than 100 people were lost in a single day of fighting, and it was only a battle in one direction. Now Zhuang Jihua feels the difficulty of being a general, and this decision is not only related to himself, but also to the lives of thousands of soldiers.

Only a few rooms in the station were faintly lit, and the muffled singing of soldiers could be heard faintly in the night wind.

(To be continued)