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As the commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations, Li Zongren still had a good idea of how strong the combat effectiveness of the troops assigned to him by the national government was. When it comes to scheduling appointments, it's more about doing what you can.

Take the defense task assigned to the 77th Army before, seven days is not too much, and it is not too little. At least in Li Zongren's opinion, if the 77th Army can hold out for seven days, when they withdraw, they can almost go to the rear to rest.

originally thought that this task for the 77th Army would at least cause more than half of the casualties of their two main divisions. In this case, he can also propose to the government that he be arranged to rest in the rear and recruit new soldiers to reorganize the troops.

As a result, it didn't work out, and the battle was only the second day, and the 77th Army sent him such a good news. To say that Li Zongren did not doubt the authenticity of his exploits at all, it is naturally unlikely.

Although the telegram sent by the 77th Army told the reason for this great victory. However, in Li Zongren's view, with only a death squad of more than 1,000 people, they crossed the Shi River at night and lurked on the other side of the river, and finally launched a decisive attack when the Japanese army was bombarded.

Not to mention the destruction of the little devil's heavy artillery position, he also raided the little devil's division headquarters. Such a tactic seems to be very reasonable. But after careful consideration, Li Zongren, as the commander of the army, made a conclusion of ''.

If the little devils were really so easy to fight, they wouldn't have to be so embarrassed by the little devils now. As for the 77th Army, a death squad of thousands of people, I am afraid that it will not be able to hit the heavy artillery position of the little devils at all.

The reason is very simple, the outer positions of a heavy artillery wing must be defended by the infantry of the little devils. After all, artillery is not very effective in many cases, and they are more of a technical branch.

Under normal circumstances, the little devils will equip the artillery with elite infantry to serve as their defensive guard. This also means that the heavy artillery wing of the 13th Division must have at least one Japanese infantry brigade as a guard force.

With only a death squad of more than a thousand people, it was possible to take an artillery position defended by a Japanese infantry brigade. As long as he carefully analyzes it, Li Zongren knows that the battle report sent by the 77th Army cannot withstand scrutiny at all.

With this kind of conclusion, Li Zongren also knew that Feng Zhi'an did not dare to deceive in the matter of reporting victory. This means that someone must have helped Feng Zhi'an, and even gave away this pouring credit.

Who would be such a good person?

There seems to be only one conclusion, that is, the Eighth Route Army, which is also fighting for these Northwest Army and Northeast Army troops. At least Li Zongren knew that if this credit was credited to the Eighth Route Army, he was afraid that Lao Jiang might not be really happy.

It is normal for people to fight to the death with the little devils in their Central Army, and they have never fought such a record. Now that the Eighth Route Army has participated in the war for the first time, it has achieved such a feat, how can this make the central military situation embarrassing?

At that time, how will the common people view the performance of the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army in the War of Resistance?

Thinking of this, Li Zongren, when he saw the telegram sent by He Zhengdao, thought of He Zhengdao's rush to Xinyang this time, and he was really not discovered by the garrison of the Central Army on the way. This ability to march covertly is indeed admirable.

At least Li Zongren, who made this inference, quickly dispelled his previous doubts about He Zhengdao's achievements in battle. This also means that this time, his fifth theater finally has an elite unit that can not be afraid of the Japanese army.

Just thinking that this army belonged to the Eighth Route Army, Li Zongren also began to feel in his heart that when he treated the Eighth Route Army in the future, he was afraid that he would have to give more face. Even if he is a general of the Central Army, he is also not Lao Jiang's confidant.

From the troops commanded by He Zhengdao, Li Zongren can more or less judge how strong the combat effectiveness of the troops of the Eighth Route Army is at this moment. Thinking of the strength of the Eighth Route Army now, it is really unknown who will have the final say in China in the future.

Even if he guessed that the 77th Army's victory this time was likely to be the handiwork of the Eighth Route Army, Li Zongren still pretended to be confused and said: "Forward the telegram of Commander Feng to the chairman of the committee, and also ask for credit for the officers and men of the 77th Army!" ”

'Yes, sir! However, should you send someone to the front line to verify this matter? ’

'I'm afraid it's too late!' However, I believe in Feng Ru'an and don't dare to joke about military exploits. Send out this good news first, and ask the intelligence department of the state government to verify whether the commander of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army was killed! ’

Ordering the telecommunications officer to send out this good news, Li Zongren looked at He Zhengdao's current position, and said in a timely manner: "Inform the guard regiment that I need to go to the front line." In addition, call back to Commander He and ask his troops to rest and recuperate in place! ”

'Yes, sir! ’

On the Long March, Li Zongren also had a deal with He Zhengdao. At least in Li Zongren's view, there is still a difference between He Zhengdao's treatment of their Gui Army and his treatment of the Central Army.

Now that the two parties are jointly resisting the war, it is also the Eighth Route Army that took the initiative to propose that the 67th Army join the Fifth War Zone and accept his command under the command of Li Zongren. Reasonably, Li Zongren felt that he should meet this young national general.

Although in terms of rank, the general Li Zongren is a little higher than the general He Zhengdao. However, as a representative of the Eighth Route Army and a general who had just been appointed by the government, Li Zongren also needed to give him some special preferential treatment.

What made Li Zongren most curious was how He Zhengdao did it and sent troops to help the 77th Army win such a big victory. went to see He Zhengdao in person, which showed his sincerity even more in Li Zongren's opinion.

If the 67th Army brought by He Zhengdao really has such a strong combat effectiveness, then Li Zongren feels that in this battle to defend Wuhan, perhaps he can make more bold arrangements in the arrangement of troops.

In today's battle, I am afraid that for the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, its combat effectiveness will not be restored in a short time. Then the rest of the Japanese troops attacking the Fifth Theater this time will greatly reduce the pressure on the Fifth Theater.

Blind defense is also very unwilling for Li Zongren. If the Japanese Second Army, which is attacking the Fifth Theater this time, can inflict heavy losses on it, or even annihilate one of its main divisions, then the Fifth Theater will certainly be famous throughout the country.

As the commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations, his prestige in the Central Army and in the country will also be greatly enhanced. The increase in fame naturally helped Li Zongren gain more political support within the Nationalist Government.

Receiving the telegram from Li Zongren, He Zhengdao also felt a little surprised. At least in his opinion, Li Zongren should inform him of some things that his 67th Army should pay attention to and prepare for next.

But the telegram sent now was very simple, that is, let the 67th Army rest and stand by. Again, it is not mentioned how long the recuperation will be. Such a reply was somewhat surprising in He Zhengdao's view.

Looking at Zhang Cheng, who was also a little confused, He Zhengdao also smiled and said, "Is it possible, are we here to watch a play this time?" Never mind! Since Chief Li asked us to rest, let's take a good rest.

By the way, you should contact the comrades of the advance team and send someone to transport the batch of materials we carried this time. In addition, we told our comrades that it is more important to keep a low profile in the current construction of the base areas.

If you encounter people from the Central Army, let them operate in the Dabie Mountains area in the name of purchasing grain. If someone deliberately makes things difficult, remember to report the news in time, and I will talk to them at that time! ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

Listening to Zhang Cheng's answer, He Zhengdao couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "Others can't change the title, can't you change the title either?" Remember, I am now the commander of the new 67th National Army. You're going to call me a military seat, you know? ”

'Yes, Throne! ’

Saluted Zhang Cheng, who was full of smiles, and couldn't help laughing when he shouted the title of 'military seat'. As for He Zhengdao, he also thinks that the title of this 'military seat' is really a bit weird.

Just as the 1st Division began to rest in place, the reconnaissance team of the 1st Division also quickly discovered that spies from the Central Army were wandering nearby. Regarding this situation, He Zhengdao said directly: "In the name of meticulous work, arrest all of them for me!" ”

As a result, it didn't take long for these spies of the Central Army to be arrested by the reconnaissance team sent to patrol the country. For these spies, after telling their true identities, He Zhengdao still ignored them.

He said very calmly: "Since you are the outpost of the Central Army, why do you want to conduct reconnaissance secretly outside our camp?" I doubt your true identity right now, so I can't let you go for the time being.

However, you can name your unit. When the time comes, I will report this situation directly to Chief Li in the war zone. After verifying your identity, let the people from your army come and collect them in person! ”

For such reasons, these spies also felt very frustrated. But for those sentinels who resisted, He Zhengdao also ordered the reconnaissance team to report their identities to those who refused to accept arrest and were all punished as little devils.

Fortunately, there are not many such sentinels, but He Zhengdao's ruthless behavior also made the Central Army, which wanted to probe the reality of the 67th Army, also feel very embarrassed. After all, He Zhengdao looks very difficult to get along with!

Li Zongren, who rushed from the rear headquarters to inspect and receive He Zhengdao, received a telegram from He Zhengdao that was a little resentful, and said with some frowns: "What do these military commanders want to do?" A bunch of rice buckets! ”

According to the list provided by He Zhengdao, Li Zongren soon discovered that many of them were planted in the eyes of the Fifth War Zone. These people must have also been instructed by the military commander to investigate the troops brought by He Zhengdao.

As a result, the information did not come out, but put himself in. This made Li Zongren, who also had no good impression of the military commanders, really frowned. But he knew that he had to bring these people back.

Even if he doesn't want to have a bad relationship with the Eighth Route Army, as a senior general of the Kuomintang, Li Zongren still needs to stand on the side of the Central Army to deal with some things. But this does not prevent Li Zongren from taking the opportunity to beat the people on the military command! (To be continued.) )