Yan Xishan, who had already woken up from the panic and shock, agreed with Fu Zuoyi's suggestion in his heart, and he also thought that this time the anti-Chiang had completely failed, and now it was indeed time to consider how to protect himself. However, Yan Xishan was still a little undetermined about Fu Zuoyi's suggestion to abandon Taiyuan and invite Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army to enter the country.

The first is Taiyuan, which he Yan Xishan has worked hard for almost 20 years, and all the belongings he has accumulated with great difficulty are there, and he gave up so easily, which made his heart tremble. There is also Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army entering Shanxi, which is easy to invite God and difficult to send God, and it is not good to lure a wolf into the room......

These two things made Yan Xishan unable to make up his mind for a while, and he circled around the ground with a complicated expression, and did not speak for a long time.

For abandoning Taiyuan and leading the Northwest Army into Jin, not only Yan Xishan had a knot, but also Zhou Ying and Gu Renfa.

Gu Renfa actually thinks about the same as Fu Zuoyi, he knows very well that if he wants to counterattack Shanxi, it is very unrealistic to drive Song Zhewu's more than 300,000 troops out of Shanxi, and his plan is just to do his best, which is also his duty as a chief of staff. For Fu Zuoyi's plan, he agreed with it from the bottom of his heart, although he was also helpless to give up Taiyuan.

It's just that Gu Renfa knew that he, a provincial, was not suitable to make suggestions on these two matters, although the time was tight and he was very anxious about Yan Xishan's leisurely indecision, he still didn't say anything.

Zhou Wei was surprised by Fu Zuoyi's analysis at first, and after thinking for a while, he had to admit that Fu Zuoyi was not alarmist, and now it seems that the only way out for the Jin Suijun army can only be to reluctantly accept Chiang Kai-shek's reorganization. He knew Yan Xishan very well, and he also understood why Yan Xishan couldn't make up his mind for a long time.

Zhou Ying sighed deeply, and asked Fu Zuoyi with the last glimmer of hope: "Yisheng, is there no other way?" ”

Fu Zuoyi saw that Zhou Yu didn't speak, but the look on his face had already made a clear answer.

After seeing Gu Renfa's anxious eyes, Zhou Ying knew that he had to come forward to persuade Yan Xishan.

"Baigong, Dou Hao's "Shushu Fuxia" cloud, 'The gentleman abandons flaws to pull out talents, and the strong man breaks his wrist to complete quality.'" As long as there is a foothold in Shanxi, the Jin Suijun will have a chance to make a comeback. Since it is impossible for us to drive Song Zhewu out of Shanxi, it is not a bad thing to have another Northwest Army in Shanxi, at least Feng Yuxiang can also help us contain Song Zhewu. Now the time is pressing, you have to make a decision immediately, Baigong! ”

Yan Xishan looked at the anxious Zhou Di, and then at the silent Fu Zuoyi and Gu Renfa, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Yisheng, I order you to lead Wang Jingguo's Third Army, Yang Yaofang's Sixth Army, and your Tenth Army to get on the car as soon as possible, and rush to Datong through the Pingsui Line, with you as the commander-in-chief and full command of the war on the Datong side." ”

He also said to Gu Renfa: "Order Zhang Yinwu to lead Li Shengda's Fourth Army, Li Fuying's Fifth Army, Zhang Hui's Eighth Army, Feng Pengzhuo's Ninth Army, and Feng Yuxi's Eleventh Army along Jinpu Road to Shijiazhuang, and then attack Niangzi Pass through Zhengtai Road." After breaking through the defenders of the Fourth Route Army of Niangzi Pass, they launched an all-out attack on Taiyuan. ”

"Telegraphed to Cichen, asking him to lead Sun Chu's First Army, Yang Xiaoou's Second Army, and Guan Fu'an's Seventh Army to immediately retreat north into Jinnan ......"

Fu Zuoyi understood that although Yan Xishan did not express his position, it could be seen from the fact that he put the main force in the direction of Niangzi Pass, and he still couldn't let go of Taiyuan. However, handing over the command of Datong to Fu Zuoyi and letting Xu Yongchang retreat to Jinnan shows that Yan Xishan still agrees with his plan to a certain extent.

Regarding Yan Xishan's deployment of gains and losses, Fu Zuoyi was very helpless. He sighed secretly and said: "Baigong, let Chairman Xu not cross the Yellow River in Zhengzhou, it is best to raise boats to cross the river in Kaifeng, and then take a section to Jincheng through Xiuwu, and the main force will take the mountain road from Xinxiang to Lingchuan to Changzhi." I guess Song Zhewu's Liang Zhongjia army stationed in Xinxiang must also take this road, as long as our army can hold on for one day, Chairman Xu can fight Liang Zhongjia inside and outside with our army in Changzhi to keep Changzhi. ”

Yan Xishan nodded in agreement, and said to Gu Renfa: "Yes, just do what Yisheng said." ”

Then he said with emotion: "Cichen will not cross the river from Zhengzhou, as soon as he arrived in Kaifeng, he raised hundreds of civilian boats. He said to Mon, 'Since he has been commanded, he must return with all his teachers.' At that time, Meng still thought that Cichen did not have the confidence to win, but now Meng understands Cichen's good intentions. ”

Seeing that Yan Xishan was a little off-topic, Zhou Ying hurriedly reminded Yan Xishan: "Baigong, the Northwest Army ......"

Yan Xishan hesitated for a moment, and said with difficulty: "Call Feng Huanzhang, tell him all about the situation, and then tell him that only by recapturing Shanxi can we have the capital to continue the struggle with Chiang Kai-shek, so please be sure to lead the army into Jin and pursue Song Zhewu." As long as Shanxi is there, the Jin Sui Army and the Northwest Army will have a chance to make a comeback, and if they lose the foundation of Shanxi, not only will the Jin Sui Army be finished, but his Northwest Army will also fall into a situation from which they will never recover......

Yan Xishan said to Gu Renfa murderously: "Inform the whole army that this return to Shanxi is a matter of life and death for the Jin Sui army, and generals at all levels must be determined to die and bravely kill the enemy. Those who are afraid of war in front of the army are killed. ”

After a night of intense marching, at six o'clock in the morning, Song Zhewu stopped at Changping, Shanxi, with his capable headquarters commanding more than 400,000 troops, which was only more than 40 miles from Jincheng.

Except for the 1st Division, which was attacking Jincheng, and a regiment of the 3rd Division of the Northwest Army, which was blocking the pursuit in the back, including the 2nd Division and the Cavalry Division that had returned from Lushan, they had already arrived in Changping, and now they were all hurrying to rest and prepare breakfast. Once the first division takes Jincheng, all departments must follow up immediately. In his "Turtledove Plan", the first line of defense to block the Jin Sui army and the Northwest Army was in Changzhi, and the terrain here in Jincheng was too flat.

But not long after it stopped, a bad news came first, the first division failed to attack Jincheng, and the Jin Sui army stationed in Jincheng had contracted in advance and entered the city fortifications to be on full alert before the arrival of the first division.

Immediately, the telecommunications office of the General Staff Headquarters and the radio station of Wang Xu's Intelligence Bureau, which had just had time to turn on, brought more bad news to Song Zhewu.

These include telegrams from Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang intercepted by Wang Xu's intelligence stations in Beiping, Tianjin, and Zhengzhou, as well as reports from Li Wentian in Taiyuan. The content of these telegrams not only made Song Zhewu understand why the Jin Sui army stationed in Jincheng was prepared, resulting in the failure of the first division to attack, but also filled Song Zhewu's heart with anger and frustration.

What made Song Zhewu feel extremely angry was that because Chiang Kai-shek did not inform him, he sent a clear telegram, announcing that he Song Zhewu was in the battlefield anyway, returned to the central government, and led the army into Shanxi, occupying Suiyuan and Taiyuan, so that the Jin Sui army was prepared in advance, resulting in his failure to attack Jincheng, and it was even impossible to seize Changzhi without paying the price. Moreover, because Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang got him back to Shanxi much earlier, this also gave him no more time to calmly deploy a defensive line in Jinnan.

In addition, Chiang Kai-shek's clear request that the Central Army not pass the Yellow River made his fears come true. Without the relentless pursuit of the Central Army, Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang would have more time and use more troops to fight him Song Zhewu, and a big battle would be inevitable.

In order to regain his home, Yan Xishan and his Jin Suijun will never have any reservations, and even the strength to eat milk will be used. After this battle, even if he succeeded in holding most of Shanxi, the casualties of the Fourth Route Army would be large, and this was a life-and-death struggle between the Chinese, which made Song Zhewu's heart ache.

Second: When the anti-Chiang coalition was already doomed, Chiang Kai-shek forced Zhang Xueliang and his Northeast Army into the pass, and handed over several provinces north of the Yellow River to Zhang Xueliang, including Shanxi, completely ignoring the original promise to him Song Zhewu. What is even more unacceptable to him is that Chiang Kai-shek even handed over the reorganization of the Jin Sui Army to Zhang Xueliang, which obviously wanted to restrict the development of the Fourth Route Army and began to guard against him. If he can't expand his army, it will greatly affect his plans.

Although Chiang Kai-shek also gave him the position of commander of the northern frontier, Song Zhewu understood that he could only command the areas under his control and his own Fourth Route Army. Even if the reorganized Jin Sui army still remained in Shanxi, it would definitely not obey his command of Song Zhewu.

If that is the case, he will not control the entire territory of Shanxi, and his idea of using Shanxi's manpower and material resources to carry out the War of Resistance will be greatly reduced, and it can even be said that the "Turtledove Plan" that he has been preparing for a long time and deliberately designed and implemented has failed to some extent.

Third: Chiang Kai-shek used his extremely skillful and clever means to put him Song Zhewu together, which has confirmed his status as a warlord anyway, which is extremely unfavorable for him to recruit elites from all walks of life in the country.

What made Song Zhewu extremely frustrated was that although he tried his best to prevent Zhang Xueliang from leading the elite of the Northeast Army into the customs, this incident still happened. At 3 o'clock in the morning, Zhang Xueliang released "Qiaodian", announcing that he would lead 100,000 Northeast troops into the customs and mediate the war in the Central Plains with arms.

For his own scheming, he tried his best to prevent Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army from entering the customs, but in the end it still did not succeed, Song Zhewu was depressed and not only lamented in his heart, but his strength was still too small in front of the footsteps of the historical giants.

At this moment, Song Zhewu even felt deep doubts and extreme unconfidence in whether the wings of his little butterfly could finally set off a powerful and devastating storm that could change the fate of the Chinese nation in this vast land.

(To be continued)