In the headquarters of the 20th Division of Li Xingzhong in Wushengguan, Wei Fenglou was discussing with Li Xingzhong the arrangement of dealing with the first regiment.

Wei Fenglou's deployment was: the 67th Brigade was responsible for defending Wusheng Pass to prevent the Fourth Route Army from attacking Wusheng Pass after the tunnel was blown up; The 68th Brigade and the 69th Brigade have now moved to the south and east of the 1st Division and 1st Regiment of the Fourth Route Army, and can launch attacks at any time. After Li Wentian's 60th Brigade blew up the tunnel, it immediately entered the battle to encircle and annihilate a regiment.

Li Xingzhong looked at the map and thought about it and said: "Jianting (Wei Fenglou character Jianting), the terrain in front of Wusheng Pass is narrow, which is not conducive to the attack of large troops; The mountains on both sides are steep, and you can also support the troops guarding the pass with firepower. It was enough to have two regiments to defend Sekijo. The withdrawn regiment also had to be thrown into the battle to encircle and annihilate the regiment of the Fourth Route Army in Guanbei, and their regiment had more than 7,000 people, which was simply a division. We must end the fighting as soon as possible and then go north to Shaanxi. ”

Wei Fenglou nodded, he also thought that the strength of the Fourth Route Army in Guanbei was a little insufficient, it was reported that this regiment had occupied several commanding heights on both sides, not only a large number of mortars, but also a dozen 75mm mountain guns.

Wei Fenglou immediately called the staff officer and asked him to go to the 67th Brigade in front of the pass to convey the order.

As soon as the staff officer went out, the closed door was pushed open with a "bang," and the loud sound of the door panel hitting the wall startled Li Xingzhong, who was looking at the map with a frown. Li Xingzhong raised his head, and was about to scold a guy who didn't have long eyes. saw that it was Han Fuyu standing majestically at the door with his hands behind his back, and he couldn't help but swallow back the curse that was about to be exported. From the hands behind Han Fuyu's back, Li Xingzhong could see that this door was kicked open by Han Fuyu with his feet, not pushed open, and Li Xingzhong couldn't help but turn pale with anger. But Han Fuyu is their commander-in-chief after all, and he is his boss, so he is not easy to have a seizure, but he is secretly sulking in his heart, and he does not say hello to Han Fuyu.

Unlike Li Xingzhong, who was puffed up, Wei Fenglou was relieved to see Han Fuyu come back, he no longer had to worry about blocking Han Fuyu in Guannan.

"Commander-in-chief, you're finally back, if it's any later, we'll blow up the tunnel and then retreat to Shaanxi." Wei Fenglou said to Han Fuyu with a smile.

Han Fuyu nodded at Wei Fenglou, turned his head and asked Li Xingzhong lightly: "Senior Commander Li, what's the matter with this acting commander-in-chief?" I don't remember appointing you as my commander-in-chief? Also, what happened to the withdrawal of Wushengguan's troops? ”

Li Xingzhong also said indifferently: "Chairman Han, I am acting as the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army on the order of Mr. Feng, and the withdrawal of troops from Wushengguan this time is not my order, this is also Mr. Feng's order." ”

Li Xingzhong's words choked Han Fuyu and rolled his eyes, but Feng Yuxiang's order, he Han Fuyu was not qualified to refute it, if Feng Yuxiang was here, he could still say a few words. But following Li Xing and the others is to wear out their mouths, and no one will listen, because no one in the Northwest Army dares to disobey Feng Yuxiang's orders.

Han Fuyu said with a cold face: "So, the matter of blowing up the Wushengguan Tunnel is also an order from Mr. Feng?" ”

Li Xingzhong said proudly: "Of course, it is also Mr. Feng's order, Mr. Feng wants us to blow up the Wushengguan Tunnel after evacuation, just to prevent the Central Army from transporting troops to Henan through the Pinghan Line." ”

Han Fuyu had nothing to say for a while, he Han Fuyu himself could disobey Feng Yuxiang's orders, but he couldn't let Li Xingzhong and Wei Fenglou also disobey Feng Yuxiang's orders. After thinking for a while, he said: "Mr. Feng meant to prevent the Central Army from entering Henan, but he didn't say that he would not let the Fourth Route Army pass through Henan and return to Hebei, let Li Wentian postpone blowing up the tunnel, and it would not be too late to blow up the tunnel after the Fourth Route Army had passed." ”

The 20th Division was not in Wusheng Pass, and Han Fuyu's idea of pulling the team away was in vain, so he didn't care whether he blew up Wusheng Pass or not, as long as Song Zhewu's Fourth Route Army could pass the pass.

can make the arrogant Han Fuyu soften, which makes Li Xing Center secretly happy. Xin said: "This is Mr. Feng's Northwest Army, not the world of you, Han Fuyu, the Luo Pei Phoenix." ”

Li Xingzhong frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Mr. Feng instructed to blow up Wusheng Pass, although the main purpose was to prevent the Central Army from moving north along the Jinghan Road, but I understand that it is not only the troops within the Central Army system, but also the troops who have always followed Lao Chiang and obeyed Lao Chiang's orders. And this Fourth Route Army is the one who follows Lao Jiang the most, not to mention that Song Zhewu followed Lao Jiang to crusade against the Gui family this time, and he made a lot of nonsense in Hankou, which has already indicated his attitude to follow Lao Jiang closely. Once Lao Jiang and our Northwest Army clash, this Song Zhewu will definitely stick to Lao Jiang and oppose us, so the Fourth Route Army is also regarded as the Central Army, and his troops cannot pass. ”

After Li Xingzhong finished speaking, he glanced at Han Fuyu indifferently.

Han Fuyu also expressed his stance in front of people from all walks of life at the Hankou Railway Station, and his remarks had long been reported by newspapers. He knew that Li Xingzhong was insinuating against him. But he doesn't care now, now not only Feng Yuxiang thinks that he Han Fuyu has an ambiguous relationship with Chiang Kai-shek, but also the generals of the Northwest Army must think so. Han Fuyu still had some gains and losses at the beginning, but since he made up his mind to vote for Jiang, he no longer paid attention to these rumors.

However, he must ensure that Song Zhewu passes, otherwise, it is too risky for him to pull out his 20th division. It seems that he has to scare this Li Xingzhong, who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and has always been against him Han Fuyu.

Thinking of this, Han Fuyu's expression calmed down, and he said with a dry smile: "As far as I know, the second division of the Fourth Route Army has begun to pass through Wusheng Pass in batches yesterday, and now only the first division of the Fourth Route Army, the guard brigade, and the cavalry brigade are left outside the pass. ”

Li Xingzhong pouted the most and said: "Chairman Han, you may not know yet, right? The 2nd Division of the 4th Route Army, with a large amount of supplies and absorbed troops from Hankow, and even many refugees, had already passed Xinyang in the middle of the night last night, and now their vanguard should have passed through Zhumadian. With such a big benefit, of course they were in a hurry to go home and ran faster than any rabbit. If they're not afraid of trouble and want to get back to Wusheng Pass, I don't mind blowing up a few more bridges. ”

Seeing that Li Xingzhong did not enter the oil and salt, Han Fuyu couldn't help but be a little angry, turned to Wei Fenglou and said, "Jianting, you immediately withdraw your troops from the pass, organize the troops, and prepare to evacuate Wusheng Pass." ”

Han Fuyu's words made Wei Fenglou very embarrassed! He respected Han Fuyu very much, not only did Han Fuyu's qualifications be higher than him, but he also always admired Han Fuyu's dazzling military exploits, and even a few days ago he was his superior. But now he can't obey Han Fuyu's orders, Li Xingzhong is the acting commander-in-chief appointed by Feng Yuxiang himself, and he also knows that Feng Yuxiang is not willing to look at Han Fuyu at all. If Feng Yuxiang thinks that he Wei Fenglou has something to do with Han Fuyu, then it will be worth it.

But Wei Fenglou didn't want to brush Han Fuyu's face too much, looked at Li Xingzhong helplessly, and hesitated and said, "Shipu, look at this ......"

Li Xingzhong looked at Han Fuyu, then at Wei Fenglou and said lightly: "Division Commander Wei, I am the acting commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army, everyone here should obey my orders, Division Commander Wei will not know!" ”

Although both of them are division commanders, Li Xingzhong is now the acting commander-in-chief personally appointed by Feng Yuxiang after all, Li Xingzhong does not speak, and Wei Fenglou really does not have the courage to do what Han Fuyu said. Otherwise, Feng Yuxiang would definitely assign him Wei Fenglou to Han Fuyu's side, so that his position as the division commander of the Northwest Army would be completed.

Wei Fenglou had a bitter face, and helplessly spread his hands at Han Fuyu.

Seeing this, Han Fuyu was so angry that his face was full of iron, and he sneered and said: "Senior Commander Li, don't forget, it's me Han Fuyu who is not in Wusheng Pass, so I asked you to act as the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army." Since it is an agent, it is temporary, and since I, Han Fuyu, have returned to Wusheng Pass, you will be the agent of the end. When I enter this room, your command should be automatically handed over to me, and now I, Han Fuyu, the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army, will perform my duties normally, and you will not disobey orders, right? ”

Han Fuyu deliberately bit the word "agent" that appeared several times in his words, just to remind Li Xingzhong that he, Han Fuyu, was the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army.

Unexpectedly, Li Xingzhong looked disdainful, and said proudly: "Chairman Han, although I am the acting commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army, my commander-in-chief was personally appointed by Mr. Feng, not by Mr. Jiang, and I will never hand over the command before Mr. Feng removes me from this position." If Chairman Han wants to continue to be the commander-in-chief, please also ask Chairman Han to talk to Mr. Feng. If Mr. Feng agrees, I, Li Xingzhong, will have nothing to say, and I will immediately hand over the command to Chairman Han. ”

Li Xingzhong took a bite to Mr. Feng, which made Han Fuyu have nothing to say for a while. In the Northwest Army, Feng Yuxiang is the King of Heaven, and his words are the golden rules, which must be obeyed by anyone in the Northwest Army. Although his appointment as the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army was issued by Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the political axe of the Republic of China, it must also be nodded by Feng Yuxiang.

Li Xingzhong's appointment, although there are more words "acting", but he was appointed by Feng Yuxiang, and without Feng Yuxiang's nod and order to revoke this appointment, Li Xingzhong handed over this command to him Han Fuyu, and there will be many people who dare not obey his orders.

Han Fuyu's face changed, and he thought hatefully: "Grandma's, it's good to have your own team!" The twentieth division was also exchanged for Lao Tzu's life with a knife and a gun, and Lao Tzu must take it back, and when the time comes, you will look good with a villain who looks down on people! ”

(To be continued)