Fu's refusal to increase troops had already made his plan stillborn, but Li Zongren was unwilling to take the responsibility of losing Jiaodong Jinan, Li Zongren thought about it and decided to talk to him again.

The next day, Li Zongren held an operational meeting at the headquarters, at which he first analyzed the dynamics of the Japanese army and the direction of the Japanese army's future attack, and then talked in detail about the current situation in the Fifth Theater and the operational plans proposed by him and Zhuang Jihua.

“… Deputy Commander, ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the two proposals? In the end, Li Zongren ended his long analysis by soliciting opinions.

The generals of the three armies did not speak, they all looked at Han and waited for his decision.

Han Fu slowly turned the cigar in his hand, this habit was learned from the civilized people in Nanjing, this thing looks very foreign.

He was not interested in Li Zongren's two cases, the Third Army withdrew into Mengshan, and the Japanese army squeezed from the north and south, so it was necessary to squeeze the group into powder, even if he hid it, what would he do in the future? This is undoubtedly a risk with the Third Army.

"Degong, gather and annihilate, it sounds good, can't it? What about the Japanese breaking through our blockade? Han Fu asked rhetorically.

Li Zongren was not sure whether he could really block the Japanese attack, but he believed that it was completely feasible for the 50,000 men of the Third Army to withdraw into Mengshan, and Mengshan District could completely cover the 50,000 troops. The experience of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains has proved that the Japanese army has no time to occupy the mountainous areas, and the Third Army can completely recuperate here.

"This is an adventure, I can't take the 60,000 brothers of the Third Army to take the risk." Han Fu said categorically, and then he changed his tone and said: "Commander, you can't listen to that kid of Zhuang Wenge, a little hairy head, how many battles he has fought," and then he thought of Nanjing again, so he added stupidly: "But it's just a fluke." ”

"What is the opinion of the land?" Li Zongren frowned and asked.

"As I will. The German commons scheme is feasible. But. The Third Army did not withdraw into Mengshan. Instead, retreat to the west. Rendezvous with the main force. Then the Japanese army was depleted by blocking in the canal zone. Han Fu said. This style of play is in his best interest. Once the fight starts. He quickly gave up Jinan. Heading south to rendezvous with the main force. Then it depends on the situation.

Han Fu refused to retreat into Mengshan. In fact, he vetoed the plan of him and Zhuang Jihua. But if you follow Han Forte. That's completely reactive. Hundreds of thousands of people retreated to the Canal Zone to be beaten and defended. The Japanese air force will blow them to pieces.

After thinking about it, Li Zongren said: "According to our experience in Nanjing. The 24th Army could hold back the attack of two Japanese divisions. The 49th Army and the 23rd Army could also hold off two divisions. In addition, there are also new 38th and 22nd divisions that have been newly transferred. Fifty-ninth Army. Sun Lianzhongdi's Second Army. We can completely hold back the 100,000 Japanese attack.

You seem dangerous in Mengshan. It's actually safe. The Japanese army simply did not have time to attack Mengshan. ”

"Shanghai and Niangziguan once thought they could stop the Japanese army. The result? Didn't stop it. Han Fu retorted unconvinced. He had already made up his mind. Never enter Mengshan. That's a dead end.

"Xiang Fang. Have you thought about it. If so. It would be better to directly use it to block the Japanese army on the south bank of the Yellow River. In this way, Jinan may be saved. "Li Zongren still wants to fight in Jinan first. Frustrate the Japanese army's spirit. Then lure the enemy deeper.

"Retreat to the decisive battle, Jinan doesn't need so many troops, our Third Army is enough." Han Fu did not budge: "Duke De just add us some equipment and ammunition." ”

"How long can you keep watch?" Li Zongren sighed in his heart, but forced a sentence in his mouth.

"At least a week." Han Fu said with a big grin.

Li Zongren turned his gaze to the generals seated: "What about your opinions?" ”

Sun Tongxuan looked at Han Fu and replied: "The Mengshan area is poor, it is completely impossible to supply the 60,000 army, and once it is cut off from the rear, the ammunition cannot be replenished, and the wounded cannot be evacuated, this strategy is too risky. It is feasible to retreat to a decisive battle, but whether it is in the canal zone or not can be considered. What is more important is that on the southern front, our forces on the southern front are too weak, and once the southern front is broken through, our army will fall into a situation where the enemy will be attacked on the back of the enemy. ”

Li Zongren nodded, the two main generals of the Third Army were unwilling to withdraw into Mengshan, and it seemed that they would not accept the plan of withdrawing into Mengshan.

Li Zongren was very disappointed and went back to Xuzhou, the trip to Jinan did not achieve any results, but not long after coming back, he received a report that Han Fu was rushing to the rear to transport materials, this news was not reported by Xuzhou, but by the Jinan Station of the Military Command, Li Zongren was so angry that he almost scolded in public.

Li Zongren and Zhuang Jihua already fully understood what Han Fu was going to do, but when Zhuang Jihua proposed to detain the materials he transported to the vicinity of Xuzhou, he still hesitated, the Third Army was still armed by China, and Han Fu hooked up with the Japanese, so he couldn't force him to the Japanese. Zhuang Jihua did not believe that Han Fu would surrender to the Japanese, but Li Zongren believed that Han Fu would definitely do it.

"It's useless, Han Xiangfang has already taken precautions, and the materials are not transported to Xuzhou, but to Shangqiu." Xu Zuyi said with a wry smile.

Shangqiu, Li Zongren and Zhuang Jihua were all surprised, it was not the Fifth War Zone Defense Zone, it was the First War Zone Defense Zone.

"Damn, this old boy actually wants to run to the First War Zone?" Zhuang Jihua was very angry, how could such an army leader believe it: "Degong, let me say something first, I will never fight with Han Fu, I don't trust him at all." You can transfer him out of the 5th war zone. ”

Li Zongren smiled bitterly and shook his head, a commander who wanted to run away before the real war started, no one dared to fight with him, in case at a critical moment, he threw down his position and ran, he would undoubtedly trap his friendly troops to death.

"Telegraphed to Han Fu and told him that the materials were not allowed to be transported out of the Fifth War Zone, and that Jinan must be held for a week." Li Zongren still wants to persuade first, don't push too hard.

However, Li Zongren then proposed to Chiang Kai-shek to transfer Liao Lei's 21st Group Army to the Fifth Theater, and the 21st Group Army was composed of the elite of the Gui Army, including the Seventh Army, known as the Steel Army in the Northern Expedition. The 21st Group Army suffered a lot of damage in Shanghai and is now resting in Anqing. Li Zongren was well aware of the situation of the garrison in Guangxi, and as long as the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway was opened to traffic, this army would be able to recover within a month.

When Chiang Kai-shek received Li Zongren's report, he also received a report from Zhuang Jihua, who was not as tactful as Li Zongren, and he made it clear in the report that Han Fu was going to escape, and he already trusted him, let alone fight with him, and suggested that he and the Third Army should be transferred out of the Fifth War Zone, and if he was not transferred, he would not be able to assign tasks to them.

From the report, Chiang Kai-shek could fully imagine Zhuang Jihua's anger, Han Fu's actions were actually clear to him, and the report of the military commander was also sent to his desk.

"It seems that both the German neighbors and the Cultural Revolution no longer trust Han Xiangfang." Chiang Kai-shek said to Bai Chongxi a little tiredly, but he didn't say if

In the affairs of the regiment and army, this order must not be given, and with Han Fu's recklessness and disobedience to such an order, there will be no buffer room at that time.

"Chairman, did you send a telegram to Han Xiangfang, reiterating that you must defend the south bank of the Yellow River and hold Jinan." Bai Chongxi suggested, he was also very dissatisfied with Han Fudi's actions in his heart, everyone is contributing, you are still thinking about how to preserve your strength, this is a bit too much.

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head slightly, the telegram was useless, Han Fu wanted to obey the order, Li Zongren's order was enough: "Jiansheng, I want you to go to Xuzhou and Jinan, and talk to them about the Cultural Revolution in Germany. In addition, you will also bring a million military expenses for the replenishment of the Third Army. ”

Bai Chongxi was a little strange in his heart, why was Chiang Kai-shek so generous this time, he took out a hundred at once, and he was still responsible for this good person.

"What about the Twenty-First Army?"

"Turn it around, and get it right." Jiang Jie said calmly.

Looking at Bai Chongxi's back as he left the ground, Shi sneered in his heart, Han Fu, as long as you dare to escape, let's settle the new and old accounts together. Compared with others, Chiang Kai-shek knew Han Fu better, this person has always been arrogant and self-righteous, and he will not easily change his mind when he makes up his mind, and Bai Chongxi's persuasion may not be effective. If that's fine, when the time comes to deal with him, no one can say anything, and they won't say anything. Zhuang Jihua can kill Zhou Lan, I am his teacher, don't you dare to kill Han Fu?

When Bai Chongxi arrived in Xuzhou, the headquarters of the 49th Group Army and the troops directly under it had all moved from Bengbu to Xuzhou, and the troops on the southern front under the command of Sun Zhen and Lan Yundong were also assembling in Xuzhou, where 20,000 recruits were waiting for them.

Yang Sen's 24th Army moved to Luzhuang near Xuzhou, and his troops were replenished with 40,000 men, already fully manned, and were intensifying training around Xuzhou.

There were also troops on the way, Sun Liren's new 38th Division, Liao Yaoxiangdi's new 22nd Division, Sun Lianzhong's Second Group Army, and the 59th Army.

With the arrival of the team, Li Zongren's confidence gradually improved, he was very surprised by the equipment of the Sichuan army, no wonder Liu Xiang was full of confidence at the beginning, and the equipment of the Sichuan army from afar had surpassed that of the German armor division. When discussing with Yang Sen and other generals of the Sichuan Army, Yang Sen and others resolutely supported Zhuang Jihuadi's plan, believing that if the Japanese army was placed near Xuzhou, it would be possible to win another Nanjing victory.

Yang Sen's confidence gave Li Zongren a lot of confidence, and when Bai Chongxi arrived, he commented on the two combat parties, and he trusted Bai Chongxi very much in military affairs, but he didn't say whose plan it was.

"Degong, if it were me, I would adopt the plan of retreating and fighting a decisive battle." Bai Chongxi picked up Zhuang Jihua's plan and said, "However, will Han Fu agree to withdraw to Mengshan?" ”

"This is the difficulty, Han Fu is unwilling to retreat into Mengshan no matter what." Li Zongren sighed, this Han Fu oil and salt did not enter, no matter how much persuasion worked, the materials were still being transported to Shangqiu, and he, the commander, had no choice.

"If you follow this plan, it makes no sense for Yu Xuezhong to stay in Qingdao." Bai Chongxi said.

"Yes, I plan to transfer them to the southern front and assign them to the command of Li Pinxian to block the Japanese army on the southern front." Li Zongren explained: "Abandoning Jiaodong is just that Han Fu refused to allow other troops to go to Jinan. ”

"He's afraid that you won't leave." Bai Chongxi said with a smile.

"I know," Li Zongren said calmly: "But he doesn't want to fight, he just wants to run, you go to Jinan and talk, I will persuade him again during the Cultural Revolution, this is also a strong seed, I have never seen him so resolute." ”

The exchange between Bai Chongxi and Zhuang Jihua was almost a complete failure, and everything else was easy to say, but Han Fu couldn't make sense, Zhuang Jihua resolutely demanded that he be transferred out of the Fifth War Zone, and briefly explained a lot of reasons, what to go to the battle to win must be the coordinated operation of all units, the basic point of coordinated operations is mutual trust, and it is impossible for troops without a foundation of trust to fight together.

Then he asked Bai Chongxi rhetorically, if the battle was lost due to Han Fu's reasons, resulting in heavy losses to the troops, who would it be? Degong's? He Zhuang Jihua's? Or are you born in Bai Jiansheng? Bai Chongxi was speechless.

Zhuang Jihua didn't seem to take this matter to heart, and he didn't accompany Bai Chongxi, but went to various units every day to inspect it, not only to the 49th Group Army, but also to the 24th Group Army and the 22nd Group Army to supervise training.

Deng Xihou and others fought a lot of money some time ago, seeing the victory of Yang Sen, Sun Zhen and others who went out of Sichuan together, they were very envious, after Yang Sen Guo Xun arrived in Xuzhou, several of their Sichuan fellows got together to discuss, Yang Sen They seemed to have the intention to stimulate Deng Xihou, and they all attended with medals, so that Deng Xihou and them were difficult to get out.

However, in addition to these, Yang Sen Guo Xun did not do anything more, but instead handed over the tactics they summarized against the Japanese army to Deng Xihou without reservation, which made Deng Xihou very grateful.

Bai Chongxi went to Jinan without saying that Zhuang Jihua had passed, but Zhuang Jihua suddenly received a telegram from Yu Jishi, hoping to transfer Zhang Lingfu to the 74th Army.

"Liang, digging the corner of the wall and digging me here, this is a tiger general, I will never let people go." Zhuang Jihua refused without hesitation, but he was worried that Zhang Lingfu would run by himself, and this often happened in **, and the unwanted officer found a position in another unit through an acquaintance, and then dropped a resignation report and ran away. So he took a break to the hospital.

"How's the wounded recovering?"

"Very good." Dean Yu was more satisfied with the environment provided by the Fifth War Zone, most of the people left here were lightly wounded, and the seriously wounded had been sent to Wuhan and even Chongqing.

"There are only 3,000 wounded here, and there are 2,000 in the other three places." Dean Yu accompanied Zhuang Jihua and said as he walked. Wherever they passed, the wounded stood up and saluted.

"The Japanese 38 guns have a very strong penetrating ability, but their lethality is not strong, they hit the human body, and once they pass through, unless they hit the vital point, it is difficult to make the soldiers lose their combat effectiveness, and they are not as good as our medium rifles." Zhuang Jihua said after saluting the wounded around.

"No wonder, I just said that gunshot wounds are all two eyes, serious injuries, either caused by artillery shells or machine guns, and there are very few serious injuries from gunshot wounds." Dean Yu suddenly realized, he was not a soldier, and he knew very little about weapons, he had always wondered why most of the gunshot wounds were minor, and they looked bloody and scary, but in fact, they were not serious, and they could recover in a month or two at most, and they would return to the battlefield.

Zhuang Jihua and Dean Yu were talking, suddenly saw a familiar figure out of the corner of their eyes, stopped and took a closer look, the nurse by the pontoon bridge in the distance, there was a man and a woman beside her, and these two people looked a little familiar.

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