Xia Chao had just arrived in Wuhan, and as soon as he got off the plane, a major general in the attendant room of the Military Commission was already waiting at the airport and directly took Xia Chao to the war room of the Military Commission. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Entering the war room, he first met Chen Cheng.

In January 1938, the Nanjing government moved to Wuhan, and Hubei became the gateway to the rear of Sichuan, and Chen Cheng served as the chairman of Hubei Province, the commander of the Wuhan garrison, and the commander of the Sixth Theater, responsible for the defense of Wuhan.

Chen Cheng said hello to Xia Chao and introduced him to the two generals around him, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi.

In fact, Xia Chao had already seen these two famous figures, and recognized them by comparing them with their photos. At this time, Li Zongren served as the commander of the Fifth Theater, and Bai Chongxi served as the deputy chief of the general staff of the Central Military Commission.

Xia Chao hurriedly stepped forward to salute the two.

Li Zongren greeted enthusiastically: "General Xia, I have heard of your name a long time ago, amazing, even younger than I imagined." ”

Bai Chongxi smiled and nodded.

At this time, Chairman Chiang walked out of the lounge in the inner room, and he said with a smile: "Heavenly Empire, you are back, okay, this trip to Germany has done a good job, and it has made great contributions to the party and the country." ”

He Yingqin, who was following behind Chairman Jiang, also said with a smile: "General Xia, you have worked hard this time, you have solved the urgent needs of the national army, and you have made a great contribution." ”

As he spoke, he took out a commendation order and read: "In view of the summer dynasty's trip to Germany, the return of much-needed weapons for the national army, and the maintenance of national honor, I am hereby awarded the Order of Yunlu of the 3rd class, with the rank of lieutenant general." to encourage. Congratulations, General Ya Xia. “

Everyone has heard about the repatriation of weapons, but Li Zongren and others are not clear about the matter of safeguarding the country's honor.

Look into their puzzled eyes. He Yingqin knew what Chairman Chiang liked, so he studied the conversation between Xia Chao and Hitler about who was wiser.

As soon as he talked about this, Chairman Jiang couldn't stop laughing.

Chairman Chiang said: "You don't know yet, the Celestial Empire is now Hitler's personal adviser to the Führer and has been awarded the rank of Major General of the Wehrmacht. ”

Hearing this, everyone was shocked. Even Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were secretly surprised.

Those staff officers of the Military Commission were still a little unconvinced when they first heard that Xia Chao had been appointed lieutenant general, but now that they heard that he was still a major general of the German army, they immediately lost their temper. In their eyes, the status of a German major general was much higher than that of a lieutenant general in the national army. Germany is simply too strong.

Xia Chao only then felt the power of his identity as a German general, if it weren't for this, he might not be able to get it as a lieutenant general in the national army, not because he didn't have enough credit, but because he was too young, Chairman Chiang would be embarrassed. At this time, no one dared to question Chairman Chiang's decision.

Next, Chairman Chiang asked Xia Chao to participate in the battle plan for the Battle of Xuzhou, and no one had any opinions, so the German head of state was looking for someone to be an adviser.

Bai Chongxi introduced the combat strategy of the Battle of Xuzhou, and as in history, according to this plan, Taierzhuang would be victorious.

Xia Chao nodded and said, "Very good, this is a very good battle plan, and it will definitely achieve major results." ”

This plan was formulated by Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, and it was affirmed by the Xia Dynasty, and they were both very happy.

Bai Chongxi was a little unconvinced, and asked Xia Chao to talk about the characteristics of this plan, wanting to see if he really understood or was perfunctory.

Xia Chao talked about the Japanese army's combat attempts, march routes, troop allocation, and the personality characteristics of the generals, and then analyzed the deployment of various units of the national army, as well as possible situations.

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were secretly impressed when they heard this, they were so young and saw the problem so thoroughly and accurately. Bai Chongxi couldn't help but ask: "How did you know the intelligence of the Japanese army?" ”

At this time, Chairman Jiang spoke, and he said: "Jiansheng (Bai Chongxi's character), the Celestial Empire has its own intelligence sources, and he has provided a lot of information before, all of which are accurate. You can rest assured. ”

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were very happy in their hearts, and they were also nervous about the battle plan they formulated, after all, the Japanese army was too fierce. The recognition of the summer dynasty made them breathe a sigh of relief.

Chairman Chiang was very much looking forward to the outcome of the Battle of Xuzhou. The country needs a victory too much now.

The defeat of the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing, especially the fall of the capital Nanjing, dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Chinese military and civilians. Not only is there an air of defeat within the government, but the public is also questioning the government's war of resistance.

During this period, GCD achieved a great victory in Pingxingguan, but most of Shanxi fell, Hebei and Shandong were also lost, and now the Japanese army is attacking Xuzhou from the north and south, and the situation is very dangerous. The government needs to win a big battle to lift the spirits of the people.

Xia Chao proposed that in order to better fight the Battle of Xuzhou, it was best to send a powerful force deep behind enemy lines, preferably in Shandong, to cut off the Beijing-Shanghai railway at a critical moment and cut off the logistics supply of the Japanese army. Prepare for the frontal battlefield.

Li Zongren thought it was a good idea, and Bai Chongxi agreed. But who will be sent?

It is not an easy thing to go deep behind enemy lines, not to mention whether it can deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army, even its own survival is a big problem. The troops have to eat every day, and weapons and ammunition will also be lost, how can these be replenished behind enemy lines? It's a headache to think about.

Xia Chao said: "Chairman of the committee, the students are willing to lead the team behind the enemy, and the troops will be hidden in the area of Zaozhuang, and when the critical moment of the Battle of Xuzhou is reached, I will attack and cut off the supply line of the Japanese army." ”

Chairman Jiang was a little moved, and his student was really angry.

Chen Cheng spoke on the side, and he said: "Celestial Empire, you have to think about it, behind the enemy line is not as good as here, go out to fight, even if it doesn't go well, you can come back to replenish, the situation behind the enemy line is sinister, how can the troops survive?" Staying here can also be used to fight the Japanese invaders. ”

Chen Cheng was really worried about Xia Chao and didn't want him to take risks.

Xia nodded to Chen Cheng in thanks. He said, "It's okay, I'll do it." ”

Chairman Chiang approved the plan, and everyone studied it again, demonstrated the plan of the Xia Dynasty, and unanimously agreed that the plan was feasible.

In the end, Chairman Chiang made a decision to expand the Tiger Brigade, a type A brigade, and three infantry regiments and two battalions directly under it. The Tiger Regiment is under the direct jurisdiction of the Military Commission and has independent combat rights. Weapons are replenished directly from the Military Command Department. The Military Commission allocated a special amount of 500,000 legal currency (the legal tender at this time was worth about 0.5 oceans).

Xia Chao was very moved, and Chairman Jiang at this time was really interesting to himself.

Xia Chao expressed his gratitude, and then he made another request to Chairman Chiang.