In Feiyun Village, unless there are special circumstances, whether it is a commander or a soldier, the food is basically the same, so Liu Changfeng did not have the slightest concern about the two reporters of the Central Daily going to the grassroots troops to cover the news, and they tossed it casually. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After lunch, Liu Changfeng, Lu Shaohui, Zhuo Wei, Situ Ming, Wang Feiyan and Zhang Song held a meeting, the main purpose of which was to improve the internal management system of Feiyunzhai, clarify the functions of each department, and the subordinate relationship between each other, and gradually move towards regularization.

In view of the current frequent fighting, in order to strengthen the combat effectiveness and survival skills of the soldiers on the battlefield, Zhuo Wei and Situ Ming are responsible for strengthening the training of recruits. In order to meet the two divisions of US military equipment, the recruitment of new recruits had to begin immediately, and at the same time, the work of raising food was also imminent, and this heavy burden fell on the heads of Wang Feiyan and Zhang Song. Liu Changfeng and Lu Shaohui, as the chief and deputy commanders, still focused their work on military operations against the Japanese invaders.

In Xuzhou, the headquarters of the commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations, General Li Zongren was holding an emergency meeting to study the situation in order to deal with the simultaneous attack of the Japanese invaders in both the north and the south.

Chief of Staff Xu Zuyi stood in front of a huge military situation map and said loudly; In the north, the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, Seishiro Itagaki, and the 10th Division of Ryosuke Isoya are advancing along the Jinpu Railway and the Jiaoji Railway respectively, among them, the Katano Detachment and the Sakamoto Detachment of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army have been approaching the Linyi area, and after careful consideration, Chief Li decided to send General Peng Bingxun's Third Army Corps to garrison Linyi, but the Third Army is only more than 10,000 people, and it may be a bit difficult to block the attack of the two Japanese detachments, what is your good strategy?''

Everyone sat down and whispered, shaking their heads one after another, the current situation, there is no other way except to increase the troops, but Li Zongren has no troops in his hands.

Xu Zuyi continued; Linyi is the north gate of Xuzhou, only 90 kilometers away from Xuzhou, if Linyi is lost, then Xuzhou is in danger, so the importance of Linyi is self-evident, absolutely not to be missed, therefore, it is necessary to transfer troops to strengthen the defense of Linyi, Chief Li decided that the 59th Army of General Zhang Zizhong will strengthen the defense of Linyi. ‘’

As soon as Xu Zuyi's voice fell, someone below said in surprise; ''Isn't Chief Li, Chief of Staff, General Zhang Zizhong fighting the 13th Division of the Japanese Army north of the Huai River?'' If the 59th Army is withdrawn at this critical time, wouldn't the 51st Army, which was left by General Xuezhong, be alone and unable to support it? The post is ignorant, and he asks Chief Li for guidance. ‘’

The battle of Xuzhou has been fierce for several months, and Chief Li has been commanding well, advancing and retreating to a certain extent, and has been well received and won praise from many parties, why is he now making a faint move to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall? It's just puzzling.

Li Zongren stood up, pressed down with both hands, and smiled; "Don't be impatient, Li's move is not to tear down the east wall to make up the west wall, but after careful consideration, I plan to let General Zhang Zizhong rush to Linyi, but not now, but after clearing the Japanese army north of the Huai River. ‘’

''Sir Li, how easy is it to purge the Japanese army north of the Huai River, at present, the 59th Army and the 51st Army are barely fighting a draw with the Japanese army, I don't know where Chief Li got his confidence? ‘’

Li Zongren walked to the front of the military situation map, gestured with his hand, and said; At present, the main force of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army is north of the Huai River, and I plan to let the Seventh Army and the 31st Army west of Fengyang flank Bengbu and other places on the south bank of the Japanese army. ‘’

Everyone nodded their heads again and again, and suddenly someone said; ''Sir Li, as far as I know, on the south bank of the Huai River, in addition to the 1st Division of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army and the 1st Anjin Brigade, there are still Yu Zhishan Brigade and Li Chun Brigade of the puppet Manchukuo in Dingyuan, Chihe and other places near Bengbu. ‘’

Li Zongren smiled; Of course, I know that the current responsibility of these two brigades is to maintain the security along the Jinpu Railway, and the number of troops that can be withdrawn is limited, at most 2,000 people, and everyone should not forget that in this area, Liu Changfeng's Thunder Anti-Japanese Vanguard is still entrenched, and in my plan, I am ready to hand over the task of blocking the 2,000 people of the Yuzhishan Brigade. ‘’

As soon as Li Zongren said this, the audience suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere was suffocating.

Suddenly, a major general's staff officer broke the silence and said; ''Commander Li, in his opinion, it is a bit of a joke to entrust such an important task to a civilian armed force, and regardless of their combat effectiveness, it is doubtful whether they will carry out their orders. ‘’

Li Zongren waved his hand and said; "I believe in Liu Changfeng, just as I believe in you, think about it, before this, no one asked them to resist Japan, but they haven't fought so many battles? And it was still a victory, and now that we know that we are asking them to help stop the Japanese army with national righteousness, what reason do they have not to carry it out? To be honest, I admire this Liu Changfeng very much, his love for this country is no less than any of you, and I even admire him a little. ‘’

Everyone was shocked, Li Zongren's evaluation of Liu Changfeng was beyond everyone's expectations, Li Zongren, a dignified first-class general of the National Revolutionary Army, actually 'admired' the leader of a civilian armed force? It's incredible.

Finally, Li Zongren added; "I have already decided on this matter, if it is because Liu Changfeng is ineffective in blocking the attack, or if the fighter plane is delayed, I am willing to accept the sanction of the military court on his behalf." At present, the General Staff Office immediately drew up a perfect battle plan, and Wang Hongshao, deputy chief of staff, was solely responsible for this matter, and it was immediately implemented, and Chief of Staff Xu Zuyi went to Linyi on the same day to cooperate with General Peng Bingxun to defend Linyi. ‘’

''Yes.'' Xu Zuyi and Wang Hongshao received orders one after another.

''Sir Li, have you considered something?'' It is the festival of General Peng Bingxun and General Zhang Zizhong, although they are both from the Northwest Army, but the two have a lot of grudges, the enemy is current, if the two military commanders are not in harmony, I am afraid it will 、、、、、、、'' Xu Zuyi said hesitantly.

Li Zongren lowered his head in contemplation, with a determined look on his face, and said; "It is precisely because of the national crisis and the current great enemy that I believe that General Zhang Zizhong and General Peng Bingxun will definitely put the national righteousness first and put aside their personal grievances, and perhaps this is also a good opportunity for them to release their past suspicions." ‘’

Now that the commander has decided, Xu Zuyi has no choice but to give up, his face will be suspicious, and the worry will be seen in color.

At dusk, the sun sets, the blood-red sun exudes a soft light, reluctantly sliding behind the distant mountains, and the afterglow of the setting sun shrouds everything in heaven and earth in a hazy beauty.

On the training ground, the sweat on the faces of the soldiers had dried, and the roars of the fire had gradually fallen silent, leaving only the whirring of the evening breeze blowing through the trees.

After dinner, Liu Changfeng and Lu Shaohui came to Smith's bed and chatted with him to relieve his boredom.

''Report, received a call from the Fifth Theater Commander's Department, the two commanders-in-chief, please take a look. ''A correspondent reported.

Liu Changfeng took the telegram, glanced at it, and handed it to Lu Shaohui, Lu Shaohui looked at it and said; ''Okay, Chief Li's orders have been sent to our Feiyun Village.'' ‘’

''Old Lu, I'm afraid we don't have any reason to refuse, don't you say?'' Liu Changfeng said.

''Yes, Chief Li must be in the next big game, and we are fortunate to be one of the pawns, how can we be lucky?'' Lu Shaohui said with a smile

''Sir Lee has entrusted us with such an important task, Alexander. Liu Changfeng suddenly raised his voice and said; "Herald, go and call Instructor Zhuo, I have something to look for her." (To be continued.) )