Yan Xishan stood up, looked at Fu Zuoyi with a sincere face and said remorsefully: "Da'an is right, Yisheng, all the mistakes are the fault of Meng alone, Meng is not only ashamed of you Yisheng, but also ashamed of Jin Suijun, and even more ashamed of the people of Shanxi." For the sake of Jin Suijun and the people of Shanxi, you must think of a way for Meng! ”

Yan Xishan admitted his mistake, Fu Zuoyi couldn't help but express his position anymore, and hurriedly said: "Where is Baigong?" Baigong has the grace of knowing my Fu Zuoyi, although Zuoyi is dead and cannot be rewarded, the Jin Suijun suddenly encountered a catastrophe, how can I Fu Zuoyi be a wall-to-wall watcher? Please also rest assured. ”

Fu Zuoyi paused for a moment and said: "I'm just thinking, I used to look down on Song Zhewu and his Fourth Route Army, thinking that Song Zhewu was just a businessman and son who was good at drilling camps, and because of his money, he quickly pulled up the Fourth Route Army." Although he won a few battles, it was either because the difference between the opponent and his strength was too great, or the opponent was distracted and could not concentrate on fighting him, and then the opponent ignored him too much, which made him take advantage of it and achieved his current reputation. But now I know that I underestimated this Song Zhewu, just from the point of view of deep scheming, my Fu Zuoyi is far inferior to him. ”

Fu Zuoyi took a deep breath, straightened up and said to Yan Xishan, "Baigong, what do you want me to do, you can give an order." ”

As soon as he heard Fu Zuoyi say this, Yan Xishan's heart that mentioned his throat and eyes was finally put in his stomach, and he stepped forward and took Fu Zuoyi's hand affectionately and said, "Yisheng! Meng won't say much else, Meng is now in turmoil, so please ask Yisheng, Da'an and Ziliang to quickly plan a way for the three of you. ”

Gu Renfa knew that the situation was urgent now and that he could not waste any more time, and he was the chief of staff of the Jin Sui Army, so he had to say it first.

Gu Renfa walked to the large military map hanging on the wall, pointed to the map, and said: "According to the report of Commander Yang of Datong, his troops stationed in Lingqiu and Fanzhi have lost contact. I estimate that this must be Song Zhewu's troops from Laiyuan, and he has already occupied these two places; Since Song Zhewu's troops in Zhengzhou were gone, he had only one way to go, which was to cross the Yellow River to the north and enter southern Jin. ”

"Although there is no movement in the direction of Niangziguan now, but entering Shanxi through Zhengtai Road is the most convenient route, Song Zhewu will definitely not abandon this direction, there is only a regiment of Liu Fengji, but there is an army of Li Sichi in the east of Jingcheng, and there is a mountain division near Jingcheng. In particular, it is worth mentioning that one army of the Fourth Route Army is equivalent to one and a half armies of our Jin Sui Army, and even their mountain division has more than 20,000 people. Liu Fengji's regiment will definitely not be able to stop them. ”

"Fortunately, Song Zhewu's troops will not start their operation too early, it is summer now, and it will be dark late, I estimate that it will start to operate after 20 o'clock at the earliest, and it has only been 5 hours until now. Although the Fourth Route Army has more than 300,000 troops, they have just entered Shanxi after all, and their foothold is not yet stable. At the same time, we ordered our troops in Shandong and Longhai Road to return to Shanxi immediately. ”

"Our troops in Shandong can be divided into two routes, one way through the Pingsui line to return to Datong quickly, after joining Commander Yang's troops, through Shanyin to attack Zhandai County, can block the Fourth Route Army's large army to enter Taiyuan, and can attack the Fourth Route Army troops rushing to Taiyuan to the south; The main force of our army in Shandong can rush back to Taiyuan as soon as possible through Zhengtai Road, and it is best if it can successfully recapture Taiyuan, if not, it can also attack Taiyuan with the Yisheng Department that went south from Dai County. After recapturing Taiyuan, he went south to resist the enemy. ”

"The troops on the Longhai Road should follow up and pursue Song Zhewu's troops in Zhengzhou, kill them back to Jinnan, and attack the troops of the Fourth Route Army inside and outside with our blocking troops in Jinnan......

"Good! Da'an's plan is very good, once Yisheng blocks the Fourth Route Army in Daixian, Qin Shaoguan blocks Song Zhewu in the Changzhi area of Jincheng, the Fourth Route Army in Taiyuan will be difficult to take care of, and we will insert a knife in Niangziguan to recover Taiyuan. Fighting in Shanxi is very beneficial to us, no matter how strong Song Zhewu's Fourth Route Army is, it may not be able to win favors, the Northwest Army was not our opponent back then, can the Fourth Route Army be stronger than the Northwest Army? Yan Xishan first applauded excitedly and loudly!

After the Second Northern Expedition, he was even more Yan Xishan's close staff, following Yan Xishan's chaotic run from Beiping to Nanjing, and he couldn't say anything in the military. Although it was very good to listen to what Gu Renfa said, he wanted to hear the opinions of Fu Zuoyi, a general.

Zhou Ying secretly pulled Yan Xishan's shirt and asked Fu Zuoyi inquiringly: "Yisheng, what do you think of Da'an's plan?" ”

The situation was urgent, and Fu Zuoyi didn't care about Gu Renfa's feelings, shook his head and said: "Chief of Staff Gu's plan is feasible under normal circumstances, but it is definitely not feasible at this time. ”

Ignoring Gu Renfa, who was a little red, Fu Zuoyi continued: "Don't say anything else, let's just say that along the Zhengtai Road attack, if you want to get to Jingcheng as soon as possible, you can only send troops from Shandong, since we still have to consider the battle in the Datong direction, then we can invest about 100,000 people at most in Zhengtai Road." And if my estimate is correct, Li Sichi's army will definitely fortify in the area of Niangzi Pass and Jingcheng. Li Sichi was originally the main division commander of the 19th Army, the main force of the Gui system, and his ability would never be bad. ”

"Chief of Staff Gu also said that his army has more than 30,000 people, and if you add the mountain division, the total strength is about 60,000 people, which is enough for the defensive side. If we want to defeat them and kill them in Taiyuan, it will take 20 to 30 days at best. ”

"The same is true in the direction of Datong, considering the time on the road and the gathering of troops to Fanzhi, it will take three to four days at the earliest, Song Zhewu will not be unprepared there, and it will be impossible to take Fanzhi and Daixian without a few days of fierce fighting, even if we occupy Daixian, there will be no time to march to Taiyuan."

"Why?" Zhou Jue asked suspiciously.

Fu Zuoyi glanced at Yan Xishan, whose face was a little pale, and explained: "Song Zhewu's anti-water, our anti-Jiang can be said to be a complete failure. Not only has the military strength ratio changed dramatically, but the morale of the anti-Chiang coalition army has been shaken, and even the source of our weapons and ammunition has also been completely cut off by Song Zhewu. All of this leaves us without the time and ability to fight for a long time. ”

Fu Zuoyi's words made the three of them suddenly shake, and the idiom of the tree falling and scattering appeared in the minds of the three of them almost at the same time.

"Another point is that it is difficult to say whether the other forces that are attached to us will still work with us. The Central Army will definitely not let go of this great opportunity, they will inevitably chase after us fiercely, and even if our Jin Sui Army returns to Shanxi, it will never have time to defeat Song Zhewu. ”

Seeing Yan Xishan's pale and ugly face, Zhou Ying couldn't bear to ask: "Yisheng, according to what you said, our Jin Suijun can only sit and wait to be killed?" ”

"Not really."

Fu Zuoyi's words made Yan Xishan feel a little more energetic, and he hurriedly asked, "Yisheng, you say it quickly." ”

Fu Zuoyi said with a heavy expression: "Baigong, with all due respect, the only way to wait for our Jin Sui Army is to accept the reorganization. ”

Fu Zuoyi's words made Yan Xishan unable to stand on his feet anymore, and his body was about to fall down as soon as he shook, so panicked that Zhou Ying and Gu Ren hurriedly supported Yan Xishan left and right.

Yan Xishan broke free from Zhou Ying and Gu Renfa's hands, and after trying to stand firm, he looked at Fu Zuoyi and said with a sad expression: "Failure is certain, but I came to you today to think of some ways to make our Jin Sui army lose less......

Yan Xishan's unspoken meaning Fu Zuoyi understood that Yan Xishan was about to say: "I didn't listen to you to say that the Jin Sui army will be defeated. ”

Fu Zuoyi pondered and said: "Before we have to accept the adaptation, we still have some time, and this period will not be very long, so we must take action quickly." Specifically, the whole army of our Jin Sui Army must be reorganized in Shanxi, which means that our Jin Sui Army must use this time to return to Shanxi. ”

Yan Xishan pondered Fu Zuoyi's words for a long time, then suddenly slapped his forehead, his face was happy, and he said excitedly: "Yes, what Yisheng said is right." The Jin Suijun developed and grew up in Shanxi, Shanxi is the root of our Jin Suijun, if the big tree of our Jin Suijun leaves the land of Shanxi, it will die, and only by returning to Shanxi, will the Jin Suijun have hope to sprout from the new roots. Yisheng, say quickly, what are you going to do? ”

"Since this is the case, then our military action should not be aimed at defeating Song Zhewu's Fourth Route Army, but through our fierce attack, we should try our best to compress Song Zhewu's occupied area, strive to expand our control area, and prepare for the re-emergence of the Jin Sui army."

"Therefore, I think that when we return to Shanxi this time, we must give up our intention to recapture Taiyuan, but use Datong, Linfen, Jincheng, Changzhi and other places that are still in our hands as footholds, and try our best to expand around. Therefore, the troops attacking along Zhengtai Road could only be used as a feint to attract Song Zhewu's idea to advance to Datong with the main force, and strive to capture Fanzhi and Daixian and control northern Jin. At the same time, he will enter the Wutai Mountain area with one piece, where Song Zhewu must not be able to take care of it now. ”

"Our army in southern Jinnan should not prevent Song Zhewu from leading the troops of Zhengzhou into Jin, but should aim to keep Jincheng and Changzhi, and then let Commander-in-Chief Xu lead the troops of the Longhai Line to enter the southern Jinnan region as soon as possible."

Fu Zuoyi thought for a while and said: "I suggest that Baigong should get in touch with Feng Yuxiang as soon as possible, invite Feng Yuxiang to lead the Northwest Army into Jin together, and try his best to drive Song Zhewu in the direction of Taiyuan......"

(To be continued)