Xia Chao said: "Chairman of the Committee, I have received your heart for me. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info students have some ideas to report to you. ”

Chairman Jiang said, "Well, you can say it. ”

Xia Chao said: "I don't want to confer honors." The reason for the victory in the Battle of Xuzhou was all due to the leadership of you and the commanders of the Fifth Theater, and the victory was achieved by the desperate fighting of all the troops. It's really not a good reward. ”

What he meant, Chen Cheng understood, in the Battle of Taierzhuang, all troops suffered heavy casualties, but the reward could not be for everyone, and the summer dynasty asked for this reward, which did not benefit anyone, but only created envy.

He said: "Chairman, I think what the Celestial Empire said makes sense, so the reward will be waived." ”

Chairman Jiang looked at Chen Cheng and wondered what he meant. He was a calculating man all his life, and he was an extremely powerful politician, and he quickly figured out what it meant. He rewarded Xia Chao to encourage him to continue to work hard, since people don't want to, forget it. So he nodded in agreement.

He said: "It's okay, just reward the Tiger Brigade with 200,000 fiat currency." ”

This can be had. Summer said thank you immediately. He continued: "Chairman of the committee, the students believe that there are a lot of troops gathered in the Fifth War Zone, and it is of little use for the Tiger Brigade to stay here, and I now control the places in several counties along the Jinpu Railway, and I can cut off the supply lines of the Japanese army at any time, and this effect will be greater." ”

Chairman Chiang understood this, and the reason why he wanted to leave the troops of the Xia Dynasty in Xuzhou was because he was stimulated by the victory in the Battle of Xuzhou and wanted to fight another bigger victory in Xuzhou. That's what he did historically, and he suffered a crushing defeat.

Summer Chao doesn't want to mix in it.

Li Zongren cut off the retreat of the 10th Division through this summer dynasty and tasted the sweetness, and he thought that what the summer dynasty said was reasonable. Supporting his opinion, Bai Chongxi also expressed his support. Chen Cheng felt that it was dangerous for Xia Chao to go behind enemy lines, so he was reluctant to let him go, but he still supported Xia Chao's opinion.

Chairman Chiang agreed with this opinion when he saw that everyone agreed.

Next, Xia Chao's words made everyone unbelievable. He said: "The Tiger Brigade should not be expanded, just keep the name of the brigade." ”

Everyone looked at him strangely, as if they were looking at a monster. As for the expansion of the troops, this kind of promotion and fortune thing, not a single general is not in a hurry to accept it, and many people have tried all kinds of means to strive for this goal, but they may not be able to achieve the goal.

Chen Cheng was a little anxious, he coughed, and then gave Xia Chao a look, reminding him to speak carefully.

Chairman Jiang also asked curiously: "Celestial Empire, tell me, why don't you want to expand the organization?" ”

Xia Chao said: "Chairman of the committee, the students believe that the Tiger Brigade is a surprise force behind enemy lines, and it is deployed here in order to cooperate with the frontal battlefield, and the scale of a division is too large, which is easy to attract the attention of the Japanese army, and once it is entangled, it will not play the role of a surprise soldier." ”

Xia Chao's words were half-true, and it sounded like he was thinking about the frontal battlefield, but he was actually playing his own small calculations.

Think about it, generally speaking, if you hear that the enemy is a brigade, in order to deal with this brigade, you may send two brigades to deal with it, and the pressure on the Tiger Brigade is less. If you hear that the enemy is one division, you may send two divisions to deal with it. It's much more difficult.

For the Xia Dynasty, when it comes to behind enemy lines, it develops casually, and the establishment of a division is not enough, and it will attract attention, so what is the use of it? Although, a division has more supplies, but the summer dynasty is not short of money. So, that's not a problem.

Chairman Jiang was a little moved when he heard this, and said: "You see, the Celestial Empire has done everything for the sake of the party and the state, regardless of personal honor and disgrace, and is really a model for our generation of soldiers. I agree with this opinion and specially issue another 500,000 yuan in legal tender to the Huben Brigade as a special maintenance expenditure for the troops. ”

The trip to Xuzhou, the summer returned satisfied.

Before leaving, Xia Chao and Chen Cheng had a separate conversation.

Xia Chao said: "Uncle Chen, you have tried not to come out with the chairman of the committee recently, you are also the commander of the Wuhan Garrison, and the defense of Wuhan is the focus, you must prepare as soon as possible." ”

Chen Cheng said with some surprise: "Now that the Battle of Xuzhou is underway, can't Xuzhou stop the Japanese army, will they still attack Wuhan?" ”

Xia Chao shook his head and said: "The victory of Taierzhuang does not mean anything, the Japanese army will soon launch a new large-scale offensive, and the battle of Xuzhou will definitely be defeated." ”

Chen Cheng said: "This time, the chairman of the committee is very determined and has mobilized 79 divisions, can't he stop the Japanese attack? ”

Xia Chao said: "You have personally experienced the Battle of Songhu, is it useful to have a lot of people?" ”

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Do you want to talk to the chairman about your opinion?" ”

Xia Chao asked: "You know the chairman more than me, do you think he can listen to my words?" ”

Chen Cheng knows Chairman Jiang too well, he is so happy with his achievements, he likes to directly command the troops, and now he is on the rise, and if he goes to pour cold water on him, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat.

Xia Chao told him about the possible route of the Japanese army if it attacked Wuhan, and asked Chen Cheng to prepare in advance.

Bidding farewell to Chen Cheng, Xia Chao came to Zaozhuang.

At Zaozhuang Station, Xia Chao met with the main leaders of the Tiger Brigade, and Xia Chao explained to Chen Shuming and Lu Guofu to relocate all the Japanese-funded industries of Zaozhuang and the original state government to the countryside. Hospitals and schools in Zaozhuang were also mobilized and relocated as much as possible, and the station was completely destroyed.

Lu Guofu asked, "Commissioner Xia, why do you want to do this?" Can't we think we can hold this place? "He's really a little distressed.

Xia Chao said: "The devils want to attack to the south, the Jinpu Railway is their lifeline, and the towns along the railway are the key points they control, they will definitely send heavy troops to capture here, we can't hold it."

Besides, give this place to the devils, let them invest in construction, and when they are fattened, we will relocate.

Also, the devil uses railway transportation to give us the opportunity to rob, otherwise, who will provide the future supplies? ”

Xu Feihu smiled: "Brother Tian, you are really yin enough." ”

Five days later, the Huben Brigade completed the relocation and relinquished all the counties and large towns along the railway. Leaving the devil in a mess. The most sad thing for the devil is that the more than 70-kilometer-long railway, there is not a single track or sleeper left, and even the roadbed has been dug up in a mess.

According to expert calculations, it will take at least 50 days to repair and open to traffic.

Soon, the Japanese sent a garrison brigade, which occupied various points along the railway line, and began to repair the railway.

At this time, the name of the Tiger Brigade was still the Lunan Anti-Japanese Guerrillas, and it did not attract the attention of the devils, and the Tiger Brigade just took the opportunity to carry out training.

Summer is a good time for development.