When Ma Zhuang, Geng Youmin, and Hong Chengwen, who were defeated in one fell swoop, were about to show their skills and concentrate their forces to sweep away the remnants of the Sichuan Army in northern Sichuan in one fell swoop, a telegram from the General Staff of the 15th Route Army restrained the actions of these tens of thousands of people.

"Master, isn't this message a fool, we are now in the most critical period, if we can completely cut off the armed forces of Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao, it will be easy to take the entire northern Sichuan later." Although the army has not yet been officially reorganized, but the appointment letter for Ma Zhuang's promotion to division commander has arrived, and he Hong Chengbo was promoted to division chief of staff because of his contribution to the northern Sichuan operation, originally Hong Chengwen was somewhat dissatisfied with such an appointment, but after learning that the position of the chief of staff in the 15th Route Army was second only to the commander in charge of the unit, Hong Chengbo knew that this time he really entered the top of the 15th Route Army. If there is no big basket in the back work, with the current expansion speed of the 15th Route Army, it is a sure thing to be a division commander in the future, and Hong Chengbo, who feels that the future is bright, is naturally more concerned about the war in northern Sichuan at this time. At this time, the situation of the cluster in northern Sichuan is very good, and Hong Chengbo naturally wants to make greater achievements and perform well.

"The telegram from the General Staff must have been instructed by the commander, what's the use of saying it's nonsense?" Ma Zhuang put the teacup on the table and said angrily.

"This?" Hong Chengwen was speechless for a while.

"The General Staff naturally has the considerations of the General Staff, whether it is nonsense or nonsense, we can just do what it says. This Pingchuan victory, the credit has been steadily received, what are we worried about? Could it be that you want to be promoted to the commander of the division all of a sudden? Captains? Ma Zhuang laughed and said.

"It's just a little weird. Chop the grass and not remove the roots. If we don't take advantage of this great opportunity to wipe out the army of Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao, I am afraid that they will recover their vitality later, and our plan in northern Sichuan will have twists and turns, and the success of this operation will probably be greatly weakened. Hong Chengbo laughed, Ma Zhuang said not badly, although this military merit is enough, but the speed of his position climb is extremely rare.

"I don't know exactly what happened now. However, the commander and the General Staff naturally have their own considerations, and we will obey the orders now. Ma Zhuang shook his head.

In fact, as Ma Zhuang said, if there was nothing else, Jiang Li would naturally not easily give up this opportunity to expand the results. Not long before Hong Chengbo hesitated at this time, Kong Xiangxi happened to be sitting opposite Jiang Li.

"Commander Jiang, this time the commission is here, specially come to mediate the war between Gansu and Sichuan, at the moment the Japanese army is worried about the pressure of the army, it is the time when the same hatred of the enemy, how can Commander Jiang because of some turf disputes. Started a civil war. Kong Xiangxi sat opposite Jiang Li with the style of a central envoy and said.

"Since Nanjing also knows that the Japanese army is pressing, it should be the same enemy. Why force the disintegration of the Chahar Anti-Japanese Allied Army? Jiang Li retorted coldly.

"The Chahar rebel army is worried about collusion, and the central government naturally has to deal with it strictly." Kong Xiangxi said with a serious expression, "In addition, the Sichuan-Gansu war has seriously affected the central government's plan to suppress the Communist Party, and the red forces will take advantage of the situation to expand their power, which the central government will never allow to see." ”

I didn't mediate early, I didn't mediate late, but I waited until Ma Zheng defeated Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao, and the time was really accurate. However, Jiang Li didn't care about the central government's desire to clamp down on the 15th Route Army, and if he changed his position, I am afraid he would make the same choice, Tian Songyao and Deng Xihou were originally transferred by Liu Xiang to northern Sichuan to suppress the red forces, but because of the battle of northern Sichuan, the strength of the Sichuan army in northern Sichuan was almost all contained, resulting in the red forces not being oppressed, and there was indeed a certain degree of growth, and the 15th Route Army also occupied a large area in northern Sichuan at the same time.

"It is not difficult to stop the battle in northern Sichuan, but the premise is that the Sichuan side must also show the sincerity of the armistice." Thinking of this, Jiang Li also understands the principle of accepting when he sees a good thing, and now the transportation lifeline of the northwest is still in the hands of Nanjing, and then Hitler squeezed out the Jews, Jiang Li also needs the support of Nanjing to introduce Jewish scientists on a large scale to strengthen the scientific research strength of the northwest, and Jiang Li does not really have the idea of challenging Nanjing's bottom line at this time.

"Jiang misses it, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Most of the things I have told Liu Xiang before that the first point is that Sichuan must not interfere with Gansu's move to build a road to Sichuan. In this battle, the 15th Route Army consumed tens of millions of ammunition, and I can't give this money in vain, and the captured people and guns can be returned to the Sichuan Army, but the Sichuan side also has to compensate the military expenses of the 15th Route Army. ”

"This, Commander Jiang will see if the conditions are more lenient, I am afraid that such harsh conditions will be difficult for the Sichuan side to accept." Kong Xiangxi said with a somewhat unsightly face. Jiang Li's conditions were too harsh.

"You are not Liu Xiang, how do you know that Liu Xiang will not accept it. This time it was my army that won, what should I say if Liu Xiang wins, if I don't accept it, just pull the army out to see the battle, and each of them will speak with the guy in his hand. Jiang Li raised his eyebrows.

"In this way, Commander Jiang made it difficult to make the commission. If this is the case, I am afraid that the only way to enter the Sichuan-Shaanxi border to suppress bandits is to occupy Commander Jiang's transportation resources. Kong Xiangxi took a breath, now in the entire Republic of China, the strongest Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army has sunset, Yan Xishan and Li Zongren have long been cleaned up by Chairman Jiang, I am afraid that only Jiang Li dares to say such tough words. The northwest is too far away from Nanjing's sphere of influence, and in addition to being constrained by Nanjing's transportation, there is no way to take the northwest even if it is commissioned. However, as a commissioner, no matter how strong Jiang Li is, he can't go back to report to Chairman Jiang with such conditions.

"Okay, just give the chairman this face, ask for the price all over the sky, pay back the money on the spot, how to talk about it depends on Liu Xiang's reply, I am not negotiable, but it is impossible to give too much back to the conditions just now. I can't be left alone. Let Liu Xiang reply to me specifically. Jiang Li said in a slightly slower tone.

"Okay, then I'll contact Liu Xiang's side, everyone try to make big things small, and small things. What can't you sit down and talk about calmly? But before talking, did Commander Jiang let the troops on the front line take the momentum of the offensive? Kong Xiangxi smiled when he heard this.

"This is natural, I have always respected the central government, if Liu Xiang wants to make a comeback, I can defeat the Sichuan army once, and I can defeat them a second time. I hope that the chairman will stop holding me back. Jiang Li smiled coldly.

"The concessions made by Commander Jiang will be explained to the commission at the next meeting." Kong Xiangxi's heart sank, although Nanjing grasped the weakness of the northwest to a certain extent, but at this time, the northwest was self-sufficient in guns and artillery, and it was not taken out of the lifeline. Even if it is a commission, it really has to be done in moderation, the current 15th Route Army is far more capable of fighting than Feng Yuxiang's old Northwest Army at the beginning, and there is such a strong leader as Jiang Li, I don't know what kind of waves will be born in the northwest in the future. The Japanese army is located in the northeast, and there are communist * bandits in it, and warlords from all over the country support one side, which is eventful. (To be continued.) )