In the evening, Chiang Kai-shek received a battle report from Niuhang Station, and now Zhuang Jihua no longer gave him a detailed report, but only reported the number, "The first brigade of enemy reinforcements has arrived, and today it is fiercely attacked, and the connection between the first and third regiments has been severed, and there are still 837 people in our department, and it is estimated that there are still more than 600 people in the third regiment." ”

"Ten days, tomorrow will be the tenth day." Chiang Kai-shek's eyes were a little moist, and when he made this decision, he was only three points sure in his heart. He also knew that this was a risk, but he had no better way, no greater credit, and he could not stop the call for Wang Jingwei's reinstatement, and Wang Jingwei's reinstatement meant the beginning of the reversal of the case for the Zhongshan ship, and once the case was overturned, it would mean the end of his Chiang Kai-shek's political life.

"I didn't expect it, it's a miracle." Bai Chongxi was full of praise, now he no longer doubts Zhuang Jihua's record, all aspects of intelligence have confirmed that the three brigades besieging Niuhang Station suffered heavy losses, more than half of the casualties, and now Sun Chuanfang has transferred another brigade, he doesn't know if Zhuang Jihua can withstand it, but he knows that he can't stand it: "After Tingsi Bridge and Hesheng Bridge, the Fourth Army is called the Iron Army, and the Seventh Army is called the Steel Army. But Commander-in-Chief, we must speed up our actions, their strength is running out. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded, but before he could speak, Gallen interjected on the side: "General Chiang, I admire the officers and men of the First Division very much, and I hope to personally go to Niuhang Station to meet these warriors after the war, they have accomplished a miracle in the history of war, even in my heroic Soviet Red Army, only a few troops can accomplish such a task." But General Bai is right, their strength is almost exhausted, and we must urge all armies to speed up their actions,"

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Gallen and Bai Chongxi, full of bitterness while being satisfied, the price of this recognition is so huge, the most elite division, the best students, can they hold on to the siege of Nanchang? No one can guarantee it.

"Report." Chen Lifu said loudly at the door.

"Come in." Chiang Kai-shek replied casually.

"The latest news from the contemplative Arhats." Chen Lifu said as he opened the folder, took out two pages from it and handed them to Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek took it over and it was Sun Chuanfang's latest military deployment, and Chiang Kai-shek handed it to Bai Chongxi after reading it, and Bai Chongxi handed it to Gallon after reading it.

"Who is this contemplative Arhat?" This question has been held in Bai Chongxi's heart for a long time, and in recent days, such accurate information has been coming in a steady stream, and all of Sun Chuanfang's actions are not a secret to the Northern Expeditionary Army.

"The chess pieces laid out before the Cultural Revolution were in Nanjing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Changsha, Yanjing, and the Cultural Revolution began to arrange them last year." Chiang Kai-shek's heart ached: "If you want to say that the heroes of the Northern Expedition, the Cultural Revolution can be called the first." ”

Shen Luohan had only recently entered the headquarters of Lu Xiangting, and he quickly rebelled against Qiu Wei, the director of the telecommunications department of the headquarters, and since then the military deployment of Lu Xiangting and Sun Chuanfang has been spread out in front of Chiang Kai-shek.

"There is also a piece of information, Zhou Fengqi agreed to be our army's internal response." Bai Chongxi's face was shocked, and before he could speak, Chen Lifu took out another piece of information, this time he didn't say the source, just now he said the code name of the Contemplative Arhat has violated the confidentiality regulations. Zhou Fengqi was one of the eighteen arhats, and Zhou Fengqi not only agreed to make an internal response, but also helped to rebel against Chen Guangzu, who was also a member of the Zhejiang army. and proposed to Chiang Kai-shek a plan to defeat Sun Chuanfang and seize Jiangxi.

Chen Lifu still has a piece of information in his hand that has not been handed over, that is, the long-eyebrow Arhat instigated Xia Chao to announce Zhejiang Reading Power in Zhejiang, Chen Lifu believes that this plan cannot be made public for the time being, and when it will be made public must depend on Chiang Kai-shek's needs.

Bai Chongxi looked at Chen Lifu and swallowed back what he wanted to ask, he suddenly realized that Chiang Kai-shek had many secrets, and these secrets may not be made public by Chiang Kai-shek, and at the same time, he also felt that Zhuang Jihua was terrible, and the intelligence department he presided over actually began to prepare for today's war a year ago.

"Tell me, what are we going to do next?" Chiang Kai-shek asked Bai Chongxi and Gallon.

"Commander-in-chief, judging from Sun Chuanfang's operational deployment, he has not yet found out that we are encircling Nanchang together, at least he doesn't believe that we can encircle Nanchang, at present his main actions are aimed at the Seventh Army in northern Jiangxi, but his deployment is obviously going to fail, Xie Hongxun, which is used to copy the back road, has been annihilated by Delin, and it is even more unsuccessful to transfer Li Junyi, Tujiabu, went straight to Lehua, and blocked Nanchang from the north to defend the enemy's northward escape. Bai Chongxi pointed to the map and said.

"How much time do you estimate they will take to get from De'an to Lehua?" Chiang Kai-shek hesitated for a moment before asking, he was worried about how long the Niuhang station would last.

"Three days, three days at most." Bai Chongxi knew the capabilities of the Seventh Army very well.

"Report, Commander Li of the Seventh Army sent an urgent telegram." The intelligence staff officer came eagerly to report.

"Read."

"Our army marched into De'an before the fall. Signed by Li Zongren. ”

"Hehe, it's really sleepy and meets the pillow, what do you want." Chiang Kai-shek smiled happily, Bai Chongxi couldn't help but be happy, and Gallen was also laughing after listening to the translation.

"General Jiang, General Bai," Gallen said seriously after reining in laughter: "Whether the Niuhang Station can be held for three days is a very serious problem, I am worried that they will not be able to hold it for three days, and they have done their best to hold it until now, according to their current strength, they can still hold it for two days, so General Li must speed up the speed of going south, and we can only give him two days." ”

This time, Chiang Kai-shek did not object, but nodded approvingly: "The consultant is right, I am also worried that they will not be able to hold on for three days, Jiansheng, you make it clear to Delin, Niuhang Station is in danger, we can't give him three days, he must rush to Lehua within two days and close the door for Zheng Junyan to flee north." ”

Bai Chongxi thought about it, Zhuang Jihua was already very dangerous, and it was indeed too much to ask him to keep it for three more days, so he nodded and agreed: "I'll go and send him a telegram and let him arrive in Lehua within two days." ”

After saying that, Bai Chongxi left, and Chiang Kai-shek looked at his back worriedly, and only after his back disappeared did he say in a deep voice: "Record." ”

The staff officer next to him immediately picked up the pen.

"The first order, to Gu Zhutong, Mo Sanwu's brother, Niu Xing is in danger, my brother must conquer Jinxian in Ming and close the way for Nanchang to defend the enemy's eastward escape, otherwise the military law is ruthless."

"The second order is to Commander Zhu Peide, my brother Yizhi, brother must conquer Fengcheng in the Ming Dynasty, sweep away the enemy on the east bank of the Ganjiang River, and force Nanchang, otherwise the enemy may flee north and east, and the battle of Nanchang will be in vain."

"The third order, to Lu Diping, deputy army commander, Yong'an, my brother, brother must conquer Wanshou Palace in the Ming Dynasty, open the passage to Changchang, and threaten the enemy army besieging Niu Xing."

"The fourth order, to Liu Zhi, ordered the second division to be immediately transferred to the Xishan front line and placed under the command of Lu Diping, deputy commander of the Third Army."

After a few orders, Chiang Kai-shek was still not at ease, he turned around twice, thought repeatedly, and suddenly asked Gallen: "Mr. Consultant, do you think you can order Zhuang Jihua to break through?" ”

Gallen hurriedly shook his head: "Absolutely not, let's not talk about anything else, without foreign aid, they can't break through with their own strength, and besides, their breakthrough is equivalent to liberating a large number of troops besieging them, and the Nanxun line will naturally be opened." So the current battle situation still requires them to stay at the Niuhang station. ”

This latter point is extremely important, Zheng Junyan can't wait for Zhuang Jihua to break through, he is even willing to send someone to persuade Zhuang Jihua to break through, and can even guarantee that he will not take the opportunity to besiege him.

After a day of fierce fighting, Li Junyi saw the strength of the first division, and he was relieved to know that it was completely dark, but he did not expect Zheng Junyan to order that the whole army should be on alert tonight to prevent the enemy from attacking at night, especially the troops located between the hill and the station.

Li Junyi was taken aback, Zheng Junyan saw his appearance, and said with a wry smile: "We have already suffered his losses twice, Yang Genghe and Liu Yixuan both suffered his losses, Yang Genghe almost even had the command headquarters ended by him, and Liu Yixuan was only spared." ”

"In his current condition, can he still attack at night?" Li Junyi said in disbelief.

"Or how can it be called a stubborn enemy; I can't guarantee it, but it's better to be careful. Zheng Junyan insisted on giving the order.

Zheng Junyan's caution was not unreasonable, Zhuang Jihua decided to attack at night that night, but not to regain the position, but to open the passage and receive Xue Yue to enter the station.

Before dawn, when the sky was bright, Zhuang Jihua sent out the last strength, the divisional guard battalion, and the guard battalion, under the leadership of deputy regiment commander Xiong Shouyun, quietly sneaked out of the station and hid at a distance of 50 meters from the enemy. Hundreds of officers and soldiers lay quietly on the cold ground, waiting for the moment of the assault.

A trace of fish belly white appeared in the sky, and a layer of mist slowly spread from the riverside, and Xiong Shouyun stood up and shouted in the fog: "For the revolution, rush!" ”

The guard battalion let out a thunderous shout, and hundreds of men bravely attacked with bright bayonets, and before the enemy troops could react, the guard battalion broke into the position.

Zheng Junyan's order was faithfully carried out, and the enemy on all positions did not take off their armor and horses, and they were on guard all night until the sky gradually turned white, and they did not relax, but at this time, Zhuang Jihua's offensive was launched.

(To be continued)