Mengxi saw that Song Zhewu did not express his position, but looked at the map carefully with a solemn expression, Mengxi knew that this must be Song Zhewu's dissatisfaction with his plan, and where he was not thoughtful?

Mengxi thought about her plan several times in her heart, but she didn't feel anything wrong.

Looking at Song Zhewu, he asked inquiringly: "Is the commander worried about the direction of Niangziguan?" ”

Seeing that Song Zhewu frowned slightly, still without a clear attitude, Mengxi explained: "The strength of the Jin Sui army in the Central Plains battlefield is divided into two parts, one is in Longhai and led by Xu Yongchang, and the other is in Shandong and southern Hebei. After learning that our army was marching into Shanxi, because Taiyuan was extremely important to Yan Xishan, he would definitely mobilize heavy troops as quickly as possible, and first wanted to recapture Taiyuan. ”

"There is almost no possibility that Xu Yongchang's three armies will attack Taiyuan on the Longhai Line, because he needs to defend Jinnan as well, and Xu Yongchang is the closest to Jinnan."

"Yan Xishan has seven armies in Shandong and southern Hebei, plus the newly expanded Feng Yuxi's eleventh army, the strength is sufficient, and it is also very convenient for him to mobilize troops through the Pingsui line and the Jinpu line, so the Jin Sui army attacking the direction of Niangzi Pass must be drawn from here. Although the transportation in Datong is also convenient, and there are Yang Chengyuan's 12th Army and more than 20,000 supplementary troops, Datong is too far away from Taiyuan, and Yan Xishan can only put his main force in Niangzi Pass if he wants to recapture Taiyuan in a short time. ”

"I estimate that Yan Xishan will put five to six armies, about 1230,000 people, in Niangzi Pass, and the total strength of Commander Li and the mountain division is also nearly 60,000. Moreover, our army is on the defensive side, and the Jin Sui army will definitely not take advantage of it in this direction. Even if our army can't resist it, we can also take advantage of the dangerous terrain to fight and retreat on Zhengtai Road, not to mention that the Jin Sui army hit Taiyuan, even if it crosses Yangquan, it will definitely not be able to do it in 20 days to a month. ”

"And Zhang Xueliang won't give him too much time."

Seeing that Song Zhewu was listening very seriously, Mengxi continued: "Youyu, Shanyin, and Yingxian in the direction of Datong are all mountainous areas, which are conducive to defense, not to mention that Yan Xishan will never put his main force in Datong, at most one or two armies. Even if the two armies, plus the original strength of Datong, the total strength is only more than 80,000, although our Eighth Army owes one division, there are more than 20,000 people, and counting the Fifth Army there are more than 60,000, and the strength of the two sides is basically the same. ”

"The only thing we need to worry about is the southern Jinnan direction, the total strength of the Jin Sui Army and the Northwest Army that will be assembled in this direction is too large, and the defensive front of our army is too wide. It is advantageous for the side with more troops, however, our army has invested the second, third, and sixth armies in the first-line positions in this direction, and there are also the seventh and ninth armies on the second line, and even if we do not consider the first army as the general reserve, our strength is more than 180,000, and the strength of the Jin Sui Army and the Northwest Army in the north is at most a little more than twice that of our army, and we are fully capable of blocking them. ”

"If the Jin Sui Army goes south to Lingqiu through Wei County, the regiment left in Lingqiu by the Fifth Army can retreat to the line of Pingxingguan and Tuanchengkou, and take advantage of the favorable terrain to block the enemy's ......."

"Wait, you said Pingxingguan?"

Song Zhewu's heart couldn't help but shake when Mengxi mentioned Pingxingling, he finally knew what he was worried about. He remembered that in the history of his previous life, although there was a great victory at Pingxingguan, the Jin Sui army that defended on the front line of Pingxingguan was still occupied by the Yue army because of Fanzhi, and had to retreat to Wutai Mountain and Hengshan Mountain.

Mengxi saw that Song Zhewu was looking for the location of Pingxingguan on the map, and immediately pointed out the location of Pingxingguan to Song Zhewu.

Mengxi said with some doubts: "This Pingxingguan, I secretly went to see it with the transport team last year, the terrain is very dangerous, and it is a good place to block attacks." ”

Song Zhewu didn't answer, his fingers slid all the way down the Pingxing Pass in the direction of Fanzhi, he was looking for what went wrong with the defense of the Jin Sui Army back then? He hoped that the name of a place he saw would bring back some precious memories for him.

"The commander is worried that Datong's Jin Sui army will cross Heng Mountain and cut off our army in the Lingqiu area?"

Meng Xi hesitated for a moment and then said: "The Jin Sui army in the direction of Datong, the biggest threat to our army is that after they capture Shanyin, they will replace the county through Yanmen Pass, so that our army's troops in Fanzhi and Lingqiu will be cut off from the main force of our army. It was very difficult for them to cross the Heng Mountain with a large force, and it was unlikely that they would appear east of Fanzhi. ”

Mengxi's judgment Song Zhewu didn't dare to agree, said that the army can, and the locals like the Jin Suijun must also be able to, although he doesn't know the road that the army took back then, but he must take precautions.

"Your plan is generally good!"

Song Zhewu didn't want to blow Mengxi with reasons he couldn't say, he thought that Mengxi needed a lot of encouragement from him so that his military talent could be developed in the greatest and most effective way while accumulating experience.

"It needs to be changed, though. Although this battle is not a matter of life or death for our Fourth Route Army, if it is not fought well, it will greatly affect the future development of our Fourth Route Army, and we must be cautious in this battle. ”

Song Zhewu pondered and said: "Our army's defense line on the northern front is too long, and all parts of the troops are scattered. Although Datong's Jin Sui army cannot be the main force of the Jin Sui army, they will not attack our army on the whole line, if they concentrate on breaking through at one point, they will have a great advantage in terms of strength, and once our army's defense line is broken, it will inevitably shake our army's entire defense line. Therefore, the Ninth Army could not stay in Quyang, but had to move north to the area of Yuanping and Yanmen Pass, and support Shanyin and Daixian, Yanmen Pass, and Fanzhi at any time. ”

"Then telegraphed to the two chiefs of staff, Xiao and Tao, to leave one of the two tank squadrons of the teaching corps in Dai County, and the troops defending Lingqiu should immediately withdraw to Wutai, occupy Wutai County, and defend the flanks of Yuanping and Xinzhou. Suiyuan also had to take precautions there, and telegraphed Jing Yuexiu, asking him to lead his troops to Suiyuan as soon as possible to strengthen Suiyuan's defense. ”

Seeing that Mengxi still had to distinguish, Song Zhewu waved his hand to stop Mengxi, and said with a smile: "The strength of the Jin Sui Army and the Northwest Army on the southern front will not be very large, you don't forget, our Chairman Jiang is best at winning over and disintegrating his opponents, Chief of Staff Wang's intelligence said that the current chairman of Henan Province, Zhang Fang, He Chengjun, Chen Guofu and others are all doing this work. ”

"Especially now that the defeat of the anti-Chiang coalition is a foregone conclusion, not only the miscellaneous armies that rely on them will defect one after another, but even the main forces of Feng Yuxiang's descendants will also follow in the footsteps of Han Fuyu and Shi Yousan. I estimate that the total strength of the Northwest Army and the Jin Sui Army that can finally reach the south of Jin will be more than 200,000, and it will be enough for us to leave four armies on the southern front. ”

"I then telegraphed to Chief of Staff Li of Taiyuan and asked him to order Wu Jin, and after the successful transfer of the planes of the Air Force Corps, it is necessary to immediately send planes to conduct uninterrupted aerial reconnaissance in the Datong, Shanyin, Yingxian, Fanzhi, and Lingqiu areas, as well as the Niangziguan and Jinnan areas, and at the same time ask the planes of the Air Force Corps to do a good job of covering our troops in Jinnan as soon as possible to block the northward retreat of the troops of the Northwest Army in Jinnan; After the Jinnan troops disengaged from the pursuing Northwest Army, the Air Force Corps should concentrate its forces to bombard the area east of Jingcheng on Zhengtai Road, and delay the Jinsui Army in assembling in the Jingcheng area; Also, he ordered Chief of Staff Li in Taiyuan that after Xiao and Tao arrived in Taiyuan, Chief of Staff Li should rush to Yuanping as soon as possible and take unified command of our army in northern Jin......"

During the time of breakfast, Song Zhewu drafted another telegram for Zhang Xueliang. There are two main contents: first, he welcomed Zhang Xueliang to lead the Northeast Army into the pass, and at the same time hoped that Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army could occupy Beiping as soon as possible and prevent the Jin Sui Army from returning to Shanxi through the Pingsui Line; Second, he asked Zhang Xueliang to detain Jia Jingde and Xue Dubi in Beidaihe, and to ensure their safety, he wanted these two people.

After breakfast, Song Zhewu gave Zhang Tao a careful explanation, and then took his headquarters and guard battalion, under the escort of the cavalry division, and hurried north by truck, and he wanted to rush back to Taiyuan as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation.

Song Zhewu originally wanted to ride his white dragon horse, whether it was in his previous life or in this life, he had never been to Jinnan, he really wanted to see the scenery along the road of Kuching with a deep historical heritage, but Liang Bi and Ye Qing were not allowed to live or die, and in the end, even Wang Xu was found to dissuade him, there was only one reason, that is, Jinnan was not under the control of the Fourth Route Army, and there would be danger along the road.

Song Zhewu had no choice but to nest with Zhao Pilian and Liang Bi in a tightly covered truck compartment, and after arriving at Wusu, there were not only sentry posts set up by the soldiers of the Fourth Route Army at various intersections, but also cavalry patrolling along the road every once in a while, and it was only at this time that Song Zhewu was allowed to open the canvas behind the carriage to cover the ventilation.

It cannot but be admitted that under the auspices of Yan Xishan, the road conditions in Shanxi Province should be the best and most perfect in the provinces in China, from Jincheng to Taiyuan, the roads on this road are very smooth, and the trucks can basically run at a speed of 30 to 40 pulses, and it was only more than 4 o'clock in the afternoon when he arrived in Wusu. If it weren't for the horsepower of the cavalry that followed, it would have been faster.

Although Song Zhewu really wanted to meet Wu Jin and Han Guangdi and learn about the situation of the Air Force Corps and the "Northern Military Academy" presided over by Han Guangdi, he was even more anxious to learn about the various units of the Fourth Route Army, as well as Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Xueliang, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang and other places, and he had not contacted Xiao Guodong, Tao Rong, and Li Wentian for more than seven hours.

Therefore, not only in Wusu and Beizhang, but also in the new factory area of Nanguan, Song Zhewu did not stay for a moment, but went straight to Taiyuan City.

(To be continued)