Lieutenant General Yoshizaburo Nomura, the newly appointed commander in Shanghai, was extremely angry at the sudden change in the situation in Huating and was very worried about the safety of the Rotten Snake expatriates. In desperation, he quickly reported to the Rotten Snake Headquarters, suggesting that he immediately call for peace and wait for reinforcements to arrive before fighting.

Emperor Hirohito received the telegram and immediately gave his reply, agreeing to delay time by pretending to sue for peace. He also strictly ordered the General Staff Headquarters to urgently send troops to help, and the clouds of war once again filled the air.

'Annihilate his army and capture his people, then Huating will be protected. If this opportunity is missed, the enemy will pretend to be peaceful and wait for help, and drive me out of Huating. Liu Yi's assertion made Shi Zhengguang and Ye Zhongzhong's blood boil, at this time, the Rotten Snake Army was already deceased, and it was a good opportunity to recover Huating, and the two immediately jointly reported-

'Liu Boyan, a state-owned cadre, mobilized 100,000 people in one song, 300 warriors broke 10,000 enemies, and the lives of millions of enemies hung by a thread. The battle was a great victory, capturing more than 300,000 enemies, Baohua Pavilion, and recovering the northeast, so that the Japanese invaders were afraid of my Yanlong Shenwei. Peace and the enemy will come to aid, and the wolf smoke will rise again, trying to work for the people and lose money. begged the Military Commission to urgently send reinforcements to destroy the remnants of the army and capture 300,000 enemy .......

After Shi Tuzhi received the telegram, he immediately convened a military and political meeting, and the results of the Huating battle made the blood of those battlefield veterans boil, strongly supported the continuation of the battle, and asked to join the war one after another. On the other hand, the pro-snake factions such as Sun Ke and Ye Jingwei advocated peace talks, and the two factions argued endlessly, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

"Report, I just received a telegram from the Rotten Snake Country asking for peace."

"What, a clear sum? Niang Xipi, they can fight if they want to, and if they can't fight, they will ask for peace, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world? ”

Shi Tuzhi couldn't help but be furious, this rotten snake man is too much of a thing, how can he do what they want?

"Report, the representative of the League of Nations sent an urgent telegram, asking us to stop the offensive immediately and resolve the Huating incident peacefully."

"Niang Xipi, the Rotten Snake Country occupies the Northeast, I asked them to mediate, they pushed back, and now they want to come forward for the Rotten Snake People, don't think about it!"

"Chairman Shi, with the current financial deficit and the serious shortage of the military budget, the army has been in arrears for several months, and there is no ability to send troops at all. Since the League of Nations has come forward to mediate, we should fully cooperate with it, and if we can resolve it peacefully, we should not use force.

Moreover, the Rotten Snake is a strong country, the army is fierce, and our army is far from being an opponent, so we should endure the humiliation for a while and go all out to develop the economy. As long as the country is strong and the people are rich, the rotten snake country will not dare to invade us again, and Yanlong's independence is just around the corner. ”

Ye Jingwei is a veteran of the party, holding important party and political positions, and his impassioned words made a cadre of civil officials applaud loudly, and the peace talks faction regained the upper hand.

Shi Tuzhi did not insist on sending troops anymore, and the military and political council finally decided to settle the Huating matter peacefully, which undoubtedly gave the Rotten Snake Country time to dispatch troops.

As soon as he received the telegram from the Rotten Snake Country, Shi Zhengguang knew that something was wrong, and he ordered all his troops to step up their attacks while calling Liu Yi.

"Boyan, the Rotten Snake Army is clearly seeking peace, what should we do now?"

"Alas, the general trend has passed, order the troops to slow down and capture more."

"Why slow down? At this time, the Rotten Snake soldiers are terrified, and it is time to destroy them in one go! ”

"It is precisely because of the enemy's cruelty and fear, once we strengthen the attack, they will inevitably quickly hide in the concession, and the slow attack can delay a little longer, so that the Rotten Snake Army can escape more slowly, so that they can kill more and capture more.

At this time, we should continue to urge the Military Commission to reinforce, and within three days, the Rotten Snake Army will definitely go to war again, not only to reinforce Huating, but also to gather heavy troops on the southeast coast in case the enemy invades other places. ”

"Well, I see."

After ending the call, Shi Zhengguang immediately ordered all units to slow down the attack, but Nomura Kichizaburo also thought of this, and actually ordered all troops to speed up the escape back to the concession. This time the conflict stopped like this, and Shi and Ye had no choice but to report the battle situation.

'The enemy is shameless, the lowly people can't fight, the wolf's ambition is not dead, and he begs the military commission to make plans early. In addition, I implore Colonel Liu Yi for falling two enemy planes; The rate of pawns is three hundred, and the white blade defeats ten times the enemy; chasing the enemy for thousands of miles, bloody clothing, and surrendering 16 cannons; Erudite and talented, a model soldier, he sank two enemy ships with artillery and severely damaged several ships; Strategize, anticipate the enemy and the first, win thousands of miles, and the talent of the general!

This telegram made Shi Tuzhi and He Yingchen look at each other and smile, one wanted people, the other wanted cannons, and the two sang double reeds again.

"Chairman, Colonel Liu Yi has outstanding talents and outstanding achievements, and he should be reused. The other 19th Route Army had great achievements in battle, and should be promoted, rewarded, and rewarded with 200,000 silver dollars as appropriate. ”

"Yingchen is reasonable, Liu Boyan is brave and good at fighting, and he is the pillar of the country, and the 'Iron Blood Regiment' should be expanded into the 'Iron Blood Brigade' and appointed as the colonel brigade commander. However, the 16 field guns and weapons and equipment captured in this battle should also be returned to the central government for unified distribution. ”

Shi Tuzhi and Liu Yuan have a good personal relationship, Liu Yi, who was born in the Central Military Academy, is not only his own student, but also his own son and nephew, how can he not be reused? Other people did not care about the personnel, and there were those who should have been and those who ignored them, and the resolution was passed smoothly.

The situation that should have been a decisive battle became like this in an instant, which made Liu Yi quite emotional, and he couldn't help but feel lost. After handing over the defense in a hurry, he led his subordinates to the station, bowing his head and pondering along the way, but did not find Shi Zhengguang at the gate of the station.

"Boyan, you just won the battle, why are you still not happy?"

"Ah, the Commander! I don't know that I am sitting here, and I don't know how to bow down, and I ask for forgiveness. ”

"Haha, iron-blooded soldiers, you don't have to be so polite! I saw you looking down and pondering just now, I don't know what you were thinking? ”

"Headquarters, the war is about to rekindle soon, Yikong has a regimental establishment, but there are no soldiers and no generals under his command, so I have to worry about recruiting troops."

Liu Yi couldn't help but be gloomy, now in Huating, he only has 19 sniper teams, more than 30 people from Liu Ruxin's Salvation Association, and more than 40 people from Jia Xu's gang, with a total strength of less than 100 people, and this strength cannot establish meritorious service at all.

If you can't take advantage of the battle of Huating to get ahead, there is no guarantee for the plan to build a base, and if you don't get it right, it will be a waste of water, and the so-called wish to save the country will never be realized.

"Haha, Boyan, you don't have to worry, the Ministry of Military Affairs called to reward you, and expanded the Iron and Blood Regiment into the Iron and Blood Brigade, appointed you as the colonel and brigade commander, and transferred 5,000 soldiers to supplement the soldiers for you."

"Uh, Brigadier Colonel?"

"Well, it's the colonel and brigade commander, but there are three infantry regiments and an artillery battalion, and the military and political department is really kind to you."

"Haha, it's all the grace of the general seat, and this grace should be remembered."

When Liu Yi heard that it was a three-three establishment and an artillery battalion, he was immediately happy. Yanlong did not have much artillery at this time, and only the regular division had this treatment, and he, the colonel and brigade commander, was no worse than the division commander.