"Brother Delin, you tell me the truth, is there a way out for our war of resistance." Han Fuyu enthusiastically took Li Zongren's hand and said with a concerned face about the current war situation.

"There must be a way out, today I am not afraid to talk to your brother, the two sides will fight for a few years, and the final victory must belong to us." Li Zongren said earnestly.

"How can I see that the Japanese army is so strong, all the way to attack the city and plunder the land as if idle, the Jin army has lost Taiyuan, even if it is as strong as the Northwest Army, it is also retreating all the way, seeing that the Japanese army has swept most of Shanxi, the whole of Hebei, and now even my Shandong has lost most of it, and Suiyuan has also lost most of it. The situation in the south is not good, it has only been more than half a year, and the Japanese army has conquered several provinces, although our Republic of China is large, but at the speed of this lost territory, it may not last long. Although I lost Jinan, the sin is beyond reach, but I am also desperate, when I was in Jiyang, personally led the team to fight with the Japanese army, almost was surrounded by the Japanese army, if it was not for the fate, escaped from the encirclement, now I am afraid that I will not be able to see the German brother. ”

Han Fuyu said worriedly, and at the same time vented bitterness, explaining to Li Zongren that it was not that he was unwilling to fight in Shandong, but that he couldn't fight. It's just that no matter how beautiful his words are, they can't hide the fact that he fled in fear.

For what Han Fuyu said, Li Zongren felt a burst of contempt in his heart, but he could only persuade him with good words, after all, the battle of Xuzhou, the most important core of the Fifth War Zone, which he presided over now, also needed Han Fuyu's Lu army, and some people did not have much ability to be friendly troops, but once they became a puppet army, the harm was even no less than that of the Japanese army. The current Han Fuyu is.

"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and now that two countries are fighting, the final victory is not a gain or loss of one city or one place. Our War of Resistance was a last resort, and the Japanese have now forced us to have no way out, only two paths: the War of Resistance and the Death of the Country. Naturally, we have no choice but to resist the war. ”

"Although the Japanese army is strong at the moment, it is naturally not enough to say that we alone are not able to fight against the whole of Japan, but at the moment the War of Resistance is not a matter of the two countries, and we must look at the war between the two countries through the overall situation. Our war is of international significance. At present, the fascist forces of Germany and Italy in the West are swelling, and the situation in Europe is very similar to that of more than 20 years ago, and Germany is not willing to be defeated in the previous war. It is only a matter of time before Europe goes to war again, and just as in the last war, Britain, France, and the Netherlands will inevitably be fully involved in the war, and there will be no time to look eastward, and the east will inevitably fall into a situation in which Japan is the dominant one. ”

"But in this way, Britain and France are powerless to look eastward, Japan is once again dominant, and the situation is more severe for the Republic of China. Han Fuyu frowned and said, he is a person who is good at governance, otherwise he would not have been able to hand over Shandong to be governed in an orderly manner during his reign. However, for some international situations, it is somewhat beyond our reach. After all, the information that a local warlord and Nanjing have come into contact with is not equal at all.

"Brother Xiang Fang doesn't know, there is a good saying, support the bold to death, starve the cowardly. The Japanese are undoubtedly bold, especially in the last few decades, when things have been smooth sailing and have not suffered major setbacks. Ambitions swelled again and again. The Republic of China alone is not even enough to satisfy its appetite, and there are even slogans in Japan that shout the slogan of building a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Its ambition is evident. Europe went to war, and Southeast Asia seemed to be within reach for Japan. But it touched the interests of the United States. Li Zongren said firmly.

"Why is Brother Delin so sure that the United States will enter the war? What should we do if the United States does not enter the war by then? Han Xiangfang asked rhetorically.

"The Japanese Navy has always regarded Britain and the United States as imaginary enemies. And the Japanese army is not monolithic, their battle between land and sea is no worse than the factional struggle of our current Republic of China, and this attack on the Republic of China, the one who benefited the most, and the fastest expansion of power is undoubtedly the army. However, the main forces of the navy have not been dispatched much, and the navy has long coveted the advantages achieved by the army in the war. They could not do anything about the mainland, but the South Seas were the most ideal target for the Japanese navy, and the oil fields controlled by the Dutch East India Company and the abundant oil production were also urgently needed by Japan. Now there is a plan within Japan to advance northward, or to the south, and the army insists on advancing north, so the power of the Kwantung Army group is now expanding rapidly, while the navy insists on going south. Whether it is going north or south, it will stir the nerves of the Soviet Union or the United States, which is beneficial to us. So now our goal is not to defeat the Japanese army, but to hold it back. Drag on until the great changes in Europe, the Japanese army goes to war with the Soviet Union, or the United States. As soon as a powerful country enters the war, then the situation will change as a result. Judging from the development of the current war situation, the Republic of China still has the ability to gather the strength of the whole country, exchange space for time, drag on for a few years, and wait for the international situation to change. Li Zongren said.

"Report!"

As the night deepened, the voice of the guard outside the house rang out.

"What's the matter?" Li Zongren asked out loud.

"Commander Li, Deputy Commander Han, the Central Committee called, the Northern Military Commissar held a comprehensive military conference in Luoyang five days later, and asked Commander Li and Deputy Commander Han to rush to Luoyang to discuss with the Henan side the matters of coordination and cooperation between the Battle of Northern Henan and the Battle of Xuzhou."

"To Luoyang? The northwest has always been with us as well water and not river water, at this juncture, if they can completely withdraw from the Shijiazhuang front, it is considered good, can they still send a large army to support the Xuzhou battlefield? Li Zongren shook his head, not understanding why Jiang would suddenly send such a telegram. Because Jiang Li deliberately blocked Sun Liren's victory in Julu, although this matter could not contain the fire, the news had not yet spread completely, after all, Nanjing was not willing to help the northwest publicize. Li Zongren also did not know first-hand information about the successful withdrawal of troops from Shijiazhuang.

"To Luoyang?" Han Fuyu's face suddenly changed.

"Brother Xiang Fang, are you worried that Jiang Li will be unfavorable to you? This should not be, now Brother Xiang Fang is the deputy commander of the new 5th Theater of Operations, and it is not under the jurisdiction of the Northwest. No matter how publicized Jiang Li is, he will not openly kill and detain the central officials. Li Zongren smiled with relief, "Besides, for this Jiang Li, he has always been famous, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is like thunder, I was still thinking about when to meet him, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come now." ”

Han Fuyu stared at Li Zongren for a while, he thought that his ability to see people was not lower than ordinary people, and he couldn't see anything unusual on Li Zongren's face. After a while, he said, "Brother Delin is right, Jiang Li and I can't pee in the same pot, he walks his way, and I cross my bridge." It's just to go to Luoyang to meet, and you don't have to be afraid of him. (To be continued.) )