Lin Wei hurriedly cleared his throat and said, "Chairman Wen Ge is right, Wen Ge's troops are a little special, different from any army in China. The establishment of this unit is based on the establishment of the German army, and the establishment of the army is aimed at the target. The army has 13 men per squad, equipped with 8 rifles and 1 machine gun. The security brigade consisted of 16 men per squad, with P18 submachine guns, 10 rifles, and a Czech light machine gun. One gunner, one deputy shooter, 2 ammunition men. Both the secondary shooter and the ammunition man were armed with pistols. Each infantry platoon has 4 squads, plus a 3-man 60mm mortar crew, for a full platoon of 69 people. 5 platoons per company, 4 infantry platoons, an artillery platoon of 28 people. The artillery platoon is equipped with 6 60mm mortars. 4 communicators, a 2-person medical team, and a cooking class, a total of 322 people. Each battalion has 4 infantry companies, 1 machine gun company, 12 82mm mortars, 12 Mark heavy machine guns. A baggage company of 215 people. One platoon each for guards, reconnaissance, communications, and medical services. A total of 1,765 people were directly under the battalion headquarters. Each regiment has 4 infantry battalions, an artillery battalion, and a baggage battalion. The artillery battalion consists of two artillery batteries of 12 75mm mountain guns and one 120mm heavy mortar battery. One company each for guards, reconnaissance, communications, and medical services. The total number of people in the group is 7,688. When I was in Laiyuan, one of his divisions had only three infantry regiments, mainly because he didn't have too many people. According to him, in the future, each division will also be equipped with artillery, baggage, guard, reconnaissance, communications, and other units. But it is estimated that one of his current divisions is only three infantry regiments. Each of his three regimental divisions had about 15,000 actual participating troops. Soldiers of baggage units generally do not participate in battles, but they are trained in peacetime similar to combat units, and can also participate in battles if necessary. ”

He Yingqin silently calculated in his heart, and asked in surprise: "That is to say, Song Zhewu's Fourth Route Army, even if it reaches a division in Xiaogan, the infantry that can actually participate in the battle is only 15,000 at most. Seeing Lin Wei nodded, he continued: "The Seventh Army is a three-regiment brigade, and there are more than 7,000 people in a brigade, even if Song Zhewu attacks Yang Tenghui's brigade with one division, the actual number of participants in the battle is only twice as many as his. The balance of power is not very great. What's more, Yang Tenghui's troops have fortifications, and in such a situation, the attacker's strength is twice that of the defender's strength, which can be said to be equal. But it was only a few hours, and Yang Tenghui's brigade was eaten, how was this battle fought? Lin Wei didn't know the specific battle situation, but said with a wry smile: "When I was in Laiyuan, I saw his troop training, assessment, and exercises. It seems to me that the level of training of his troops is good, and it is not worse than even that of the teaching corps. Lin Wei regretted a little after speaking, you must know that He Yingqin is still the training director of the National Revolutionary Army, and he is responsible for the poor training of the troops. Look at He Yingqin, fortunately, He Yingqin was still in shock, and he didn't think about it at all.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at He Yingqin and asked solemnly: "Jingzhi, do you think it will take our Central Army to attack Yang Tenghui's brigade under the same circumstances with the strength of one division, how much time will it take to destroy it?" ”

He Yingqin thought for a while, and said with some confidence: "If this brigade doesn't have support, maybe ...... It can be defeated in a day, but it is difficult to destroy it, and it will cost a lot of casualties. Lin Wei continued He Yingqin's words: "But judging from the telegram, the casualties of the Fourth Route Army will not be very large, otherwise Yang Tenghui would not be so anxious to get the power on." ”

Chiang Kai-shek looked at the two of them and slowly paced up again with an expressionless face.

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek was hesitant to agree to Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui's early telegram, Yang Yongtai was a little anxious: "Chairman of the National Committee, if you are afraid that Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui will send a telegram to Gui and turn Gui away, will you scare away Gui's troops in Wuhan, do you send a telegram to Song Zhewu and ask him to stop the attack?" ”

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head and did not speak. He Yingqin said in his heart: "It's really a scholar's opinion. He frowned slightly and said to Yang Yongtai: "The general attack order was given by the chairman, how can I ask him to stop attacking for no reason!" ”

Yang Yongtai thought about it, if Song Zhewu was not allowed to attack Yang Tenghui for no reason at this time, it would definitely not work. If Song Zhewu is told the truth now, Song Zhewu is likely to be suspicious of Chiang Kai-shek because Chiang Kai-shek did not tell him the truth in advance; If Song Zhewu was told that Yang Tenghui just wanted to be powered, it seemed that it would not be good to prevent him from continuing to attack before Yang Tenghui sent the power, otherwise Song Zhewu would still think that Chiang Kai-shek and Yang Tenghui had a tacit understanding. I was anxious for Yang Tenghui and messed up.

Lin Wei saw that Yang Yongtai was a little embarrassed, and played a round for him: "If you tell Wen Ge the truth and explain our difficulties to him in detail, I don't think he will be unhappy." He is a very generous person who also understands the overall situation, and he sincerely supports the Central Committee and the chairman. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded, looked at the three of them and said faintly: "Wei Wen is right, Wen Ge understands the overall situation and cares about the general situation, and at least now I see that he is oriented towards the center, I never doubt this." It's just that have you thought about it, once Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui announce the telegram or tell Wen Ge the truth, the door of Wuhan is like he is completely open. According to intelligence, the three towns of Wuhan now have only one regiment of regular troops of the Gui system, and only military police and police, so it can be said that Wuhan is an empty city. Do you think we have any reason not to let him into Wuhan? With his army of tens of thousands of tigers and wolves, if he wants to enter, no one can stop him, even Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui can't join forces. If Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui send a telegram, I dare to guarantee that Feng Huanzhang will immediately call a telegram to attack the Gui faction when he sees that the defeat of the Gui faction has been decided, and he will order Han Fuyu, who has been watching at Wusheng Pass for more than ten days, to lead his 100,000 troops to Wuhan. I believe that as long as I send a telegram and do not allow Wen Ge to enter Wuhan, although he has suffered some grievances, he will still obey my orders. But will Han Fuyu do? Will Feng Huanzhang be? After a pause, Chiang Kai-shek raised his voice and said resolutely: "Wuhan is not only the hinterland of Central China, but also the key point connecting the east, west, north and south. ”

Only then did the three of them understand the reason why Chiang Kai-shek was hesitant to ask Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui for electricity. If Wuhan is in the hands of the central government, it can cut off the connection between the Gui faction in the south, Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan in the north, and the powerful Sichuan faction headed by Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui in the west. And if it falls into the hands of other people, once the situation changes, all parties will immediately echo each other and become one, which will form a serious consequence of a million troops going down to the south of the Yangtze River, Wuhan, the important place where the north, south, east and west thoroughfare, is really too important, which is also one of the reasons why Chiang Kai-shek first took the Gui system. Thinking of this, the three of them couldn't help but deeply admire Chiang Kai-shek's delicate thoughts and far-reaching thoughts!

"Does the chairman mean that he will neither let Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui telegraph Gui, nor tell Song Zhewu the truth?" When Yang Yongtai said this, he suddenly felt that he had lost his words, and he couldn't help but have a thin layer of cold sweat on his head. He was sure that Chiang Kai-shek just wanted to do this, that is, he wanted Yang Tenghui, who had no electricity, and Song Zhewu, who didn't know the truth, to set up a bloody battle in Xiaogan. In this way, it can not only weaken the strength of both sides, but also delay Song Zhewu's march into Wuhan. However, such a disgraceful means cannot be singled out, and this matter can only be understood, and must never be spoken. Yang Yongtai peeked at Chiang Kai-shek, and saw that Chiang Kai-shek had no reaction, so he relaxed a little.

He Yingqin thought for a moment and said: "Chairman of the National Committee, I immediately sent a telegram to Jingfu and asked him to march to Wuhan in the starry night. Chiang Kai-shek nodded, turned his head and asked Lin Wei: "Did you send the telegram I wanted you to send to Wen Ge?" Lin Wei nodded and replied, "I sent it, it was sent an hour ago." It turned out that Chiang Kai-shek was afraid that Song Zhewu would enter Wuhan first, so he deliberately asked Lin Wei to send a telegram to Song Zhewu in his own name, revealing to him Chiang Kai-shek's determination to Wuhan, and seeing Song Zhewu's attitude.

Yan Daogang, the chief of the guard, hurriedly walked in again and handed Chiang Kai-shek a telegram: "Chairman of the National Committee, Yang Tenghui has sent a separate telegram to support the Central Committee and the chairman. This is the telegram that has just been received. ”

"Yang Tenghui is powered on!" Everyone in the room was stunned. Yang Yongtai asked anxiously: "Is Li Mingrui energized together?" Yan Daogang shook his head: "No." After speaking, he took out a second telegram and said to Chiang Kai-shek: "Chairman, there is also the telegram I just received from Song Zhewu, the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army. As soon as they heard Song Zhewu's telegram, everyone in the room lifted their spirits.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at the crowd and said to Yan Daogang: "Read." After saying that, he turned around, walked to the window with his hands behind his back and stood still, silently looking at the dark night sky outside the window.

Yan Daogang sent a loud telegram: "Chairman Jiang Junjian: I respect the order of the chairman of the committee, and I have personally led more than 70,000 people from the first division, the second division, the cavalry brigade, the guard brigade, and the baggage brigade of the Fourth Route Army at 8 o'clock in the morning of the 1st. At about 11 o'clock, 20 miles east of Xiaogan, the forward was blocked by the preset position of the 1st Brigade of Yang Tenghui's Department of the Seventh Army of the enemy. At 12:30, the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Forward Division of our unit launched an attack on the enemy, and after an hour of fierce fighting, the 1st Regiment of the enemy was annihilated. In the afternoon, he arrived in Xiaogan, attacked the enemy again at 17 o'clock, and after a tragic fight, the brigade was completely annihilated at 18:10. In the two battles, more than 3,500 people below the enemy's brigade commander were killed, and 4,000 people were taken prisoner, and none of them escaped the net. The current department has surrounded Xiaogan, and the two brigades of Yang Tenghui's department are in control. The post is scheduled to launch a general attack in the early morning of tomorrow, and Yang Tenghui's department and Xiaogan will be completely annihilated, and it has been reported to the chairman of the committee for cultivation!

In addition, the Ministry of Labor sent troops to Hubei this time, but only under the military orders of the chairman, there was absolutely no greed for any non-division. The chairman of the committee said that he had made a promise in the past, and he still kept his duties in mind. The Ministry of Labor clearly said that Bike solved the enemy of Xiaogan, and the army stopped, and asked the chairman to show that the post was prudent and sensitive.

Position: Song Minguo, the commander-in-chief of the fourth road of the rebel army, said on April 1, 18, that as soon as Yan Dao and Xiaogan Chengxia finished reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek Huo Di turned around, straightened his body and ordered loudly: "Jingzhi, you immediately ordered Zhu Yizhi and Liu Jingfu to strictly order the two divisions to march day and night, and march quickly." Zhu Yizhi's subordinates rushed to the front line of Yueyang, Changde, and Shimen on the morning of the 3rd to prevent the remnants of the Gui Department from fleeing south. Liu Jingfu's department should not rush to Wuhan on the evening of the 2nd and take up the post of commander of the Wuhan garrison. He Jian was ordered by telegram, agreeing to power it immediately, and appointing He Jian as the commander of the pursuit to pursue the Ye Qi Department of the Gui Department. Changqing informed Li Mingrui to telegraph tonight, and withdrew his headquarters from the existing positions and drove to the Xiaogan area, appointing Li Mingrui as the commander of the Seventh Army, and closing the old headquarters of the Seventh Army. Wei Wen sent a telegram to Wen Ge to immediately send the 1st Division to march into Wuhan as soon as possible, clear out the remnants of the Gui Army left behind in Wuhan, maintain order, protect the concessions, docks, airports, and stations, as well as important military and political organs, especially the Hanyang Arsenal, and prevent the Gui troops from fleeing on the front line of Wuxue, Luotian, Huanggang, and Qingshan from entering Wuhan. He personally led the rest of the troops to stay in Xiaogan, and coordinated and commanded Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui to build positions to strictly prevent non-central troops from entering Wuhan. With Song Zhewu's assurance, Chiang Kai-shek fell to the ground with a stone in his heart and quickly issued a series of orders.

(To be continued)