The news of the Sino-Japanese battle in Taierzhuang and the major victory soon spread to the West, and many people were very shocked, although China was a large country, it was also a powerful country in the world. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

However, in the past two hundred years, after the rise of the industrial revolution in the West, this large country in the East has rapidly declined and become impoverished.

In particular, in the past 100 years, the label of backwardness and ignorance has been deeply attached to his face, on the contrary, Japan, which is a neighbor with him, has embraced the West since it was opened by gunboats, and has developed very rapidly, and has become the number one power in Asia!

Such a country, which is not inferior to some of the great powers of Europe militarily and economically, actually lost in a battle to an opponent much weaker than him.

It's incredible.

At least, that's what many Westerners who don't know about China do.

It was a matter of seeing who won and who lost when a sturdy little oriental man fought with a little child who was not yet fully developed, although they also looked down on the little one.

Journalists, intelligence brokers, refugees, gold diggers, and all kinds of people began to flock to the turbulent China in this turbulent era.

For China, this is not only a crisis and a challenge, but also an opportunity, if there were no two world wars, it is really difficult to say that China wants to catch up with the West, maybe it would have been torn apart long ago.

War is opportunity.

The frequency of the Japanese bombardment of the three towns of Wuchang was significantly less, and it was clear that their focus had shifted to Xuzhou, and they wanted to strangle hundreds of thousands of elite GJs in Xuzhou.

The base camp has made a decision to launch a decisive battle in Xuzhou to completely eliminate the elite of GJ and achieve the goal of subduing the Chiang government in Wuhan.

Wuhan, Chongqing, Kunming and other major cities across the country held celebrations, and Yan'an also held a grand singing and dancing party to celebrate the victory in the Battle of Taierzhuang.

The chairman spoke highly of the victory in this battle, especially for Li Delin's command, which was decisive at the critical moment and did not hesitate at all.

The First Corps of Eastern Henan, the Corps Headquarters is stationed in Kaifeng.

Xue Boling got up early in the morning and got on the plane, originally Lin Wei came to see him off, He Jingzhi also came, and several other officers sent to Zhengzhou on business.

The transport plane can't just fly solo for him once, how valuable is this aviation fuel?

Therefore, it is also appropriate to piggyback on other people.

"Hello, Chief Xue!"

"You are?"

"In Xia Yue Bingzhu, the Military Commission Survey and Statistics Bureau."

"The military commander?"

"Yes!"

"Chief Xue, you are serving in the first war zone, please take care of me in the future." Yue Bingzhu said respectfully.

"Got it, you're also going to Zhengzhou?"

"The contemptible person is here to report the situation, and I just heard that there is this plane that can rush back, otherwise I will take a train over." Yue Bingzhu explained.

"yes, that's right, let's go over together." Xue Boling smiled faintly, the people of the military commander, he has never liked it, but he can't afford to be too stiff with this kind of person, he is a GJ general, this guy is just a lieutenant colonel, he can't do it.

"Chief Xue, don't you know whether to say something or not?"

"Since it's not appropriate to talk about it, then don't talk about it." Xue Boling glanced at him, this guy is a military commander, his position is not low, and he is clearly a well-informed person.

"This ......"

The plane took off, encountered no danger along the way, and landed safely at Zhengzhou Airport.

This Yue Bingzhu touched a soft nail on the plane, and never said a word to Xue Boling again, Xue Boling didn't bother to pay attention to this kind of person, so he closed his eyes on the plane and recuperated.

As soon as the plane landed, the car that picked him up from the headquarters of the commander of the first theater came, and Cheng Songyun's adjutant personally took people to pick up the plane and escorted him into the headquarters of the commander of the theater along the way.

After talking for almost an hour and a half, Cheng Songyun personally sent it out, and Xue Boling then went to Zhengzhou Railway Station, where a temporary extra train was waiting for him!

At noon, the train arrived in Kaifeng.

Song Yinguo, commander of the 71st Army, Yu Liangzhen, commander of the 74th Army, and Wu Xiqi, chief of staff who arrived in Kaifeng first, personally greeted him at the station.

Xue Boling's guards have already taken a train from Jiangxi to this side, and it is estimated that it will take at least two days to arrive, and the headquarters of the First Corps in eastern Henan is even more an empty shell.

Although Cheng Songyun supported some of the manpower, people can't give you all the people, and the chairman of the committee also promised to draw some people from military academies and other institutions to bring him over.

Within three days, the headquarters of the First Corps in eastern Henan was set up and put into operation.

The sign of the headquarters of the First Corps has been hung up, and many people have come in and out, and there is a busy scene, and he knows when he sees it that it is the credit of Chief of Staff Wu Xiqi.

They are classmates in Baoding, and they fought side by side during the Northern Expedition, and the two not only understand each other, but also have a deep relationship, and their partners have a tacit understanding.

Wu Xiqi is here, he can help you deal with trivial matters properly, he just concentrates on commanding the war, where can such a chief of staff be found?

"Chief Xue, Gui Yongqing, the commander of the 27th Army, is on his way here, and he is expected to arrive tonight." Wu Xiqi said.

"Xiqi, I finally transferred you to my side, you don't know, without you by my side, I feel awkward to command."

"Chief Xue, don't say that, my ability is limited, I don't dare to praise you like this!"

"You're still the same as when you were studying, you're too stable." Xue Boling said with a smile, the students taught by the same teacher are different, and the final achievements of students in the same class are also different.

Of course, those who graduated from Baoding Military Academy, if they did not die early or changed careers, and were still in the army, basically did not mix badly.

"It's still Chief Xue who understands me."

"You and I are classmates, and I don't know you yet?" Xue Boling laughed, "This time I was ordered to be in danger, the situation here is really a bit complicated, if it weren't for you, I really wouldn't dare to agree to Lao Jiang as the commander of this corps." ”

Wu Xiqi smiled, he has a generous personality, and has a Confucian temperament of a scholar, and has the title of "Confucian General" in the army, Xue Boling is short-tempered, and sometimes he is domineering, starting a fire, no one will give face, except for his wife, he extinguished his fire (Xue Boling is notoriously afraid of his wife).

"I also just arrived, and I learned a little bit about the situation with Commander Song, but the details are not very clear, why don't you eat first, this point has passed." Wu Xiqi said.

"It's good, the world is big, and the food is the biggest." Xue Boling touched his stomach and said.

"Then let's go, Commander Song, they have prepared a table of food to catch the wind for you."

Xue Boling frowned slightly, what he didn't like the most was this kind of unhealthy wind that ushered in and sent.

"Let's go, I don't know your temper yet, you only eat, you don't drink, and the standard of home-cooked dishes is not high." Wu Xiqi pulled Xue Boling and said, "You just came, and you always give people a little face." ”

Xue Boling thought about it for a while, others might harm him, Wu Xiqi wouldn't, he knew himself, at this time, if he ate and drank a lot, he would turn his face on the spot if he couldn't protect him.

Sure enough, it was just a meal, although everyone was familiar with each other, but Xue Boling was older than Song Yinguo and them, and he had deep seniority in the army, even if he was a junior.

The First Corps in eastern Henan is a temporary establishment, of course, whether it will become a formal establishment in the future, it is difficult to say, there are now five corps and two divisions assigned to Xue Bailing's command.

The five armies were the 8th, 27th, 64th, 71st, and 74th armies, as well as the 61st and 106th divisions and the troops directly under the theater.

Such a large army, with more than 150,000 troops directly under it, plus the people and the reserve corps, this is a group of more than 200,000 people.

Only at this time did Xue Boling figure out how many troops he had under his command, and next, what kind of battle he had to command this army to fight.

Xue Boling was a vigorous and resolute person, and after eating and resting for a while, he entered the state of work, because Gui Yongqing and the others had not yet arrived, and the military meeting could only be held in the evening, or tomorrow morning.

It just so happened that he had half a day to understand the battle situation, otherwise, when the meeting was held, he, the commander-in-chief of the corps, would have a black eye and would not know anything, and it would have become a joke.

"This is the latest battle report compiled by the Staff Office of the First Theater of Operations, until yesterday."

"I'm going to see today." Xue Boling instructed, he was not a subordinate he was familiar with, and he was really not used to using it.

"Today's battle report hasn't turned around yet......"

"Didn't turn around, what's going on?"

“……”

"Chief Xue, the Corps Headquarters has just been set up, and many things have not been coordinated yet, I have already called Chief Cheng for the problem, and in the future, any relevant battle reports of the Japanese army will be given to us as soon as possible." Wu Xiqi heard Xue Boling's tantrum and hurriedly came in from outside.

"I know, I'm too impatient, you go down first." Xue Boling waved his hand lightly and commanded the little staff officer.

"What do I think of so many battle reports?"

"I've already gone through it, and I thought you had to see it, so I asked them to bring it to you." Wu Xiqi smiled slightly and explained.

Even so, these battle reports are still a big stack, and Xue Boling estimates that he won't be able to read them all without sleeping today.

"In this way, go and send a telegram to the chief of staff of the Luxi Corps, and use a tactful tone to see if he can take the time to come to Kaifeng, and I will ask him for advice in person." Xue Boling commanded.

"The chief of staff of the Luxi Corps is the world-famous anti-Japanese hero, Leng Feng, the commander of the honorary 1st Division, Leng Guoguang, right?" Wu Xiqi said suddenly.

"You've heard about it in Guangzhou, too?"

"I heard that his name is now unknown to no one in the country, and no one knows it." Wu Xiqi smiled, "If you two meet each other, maybe you will be heroes and cherish heroes!" ”

"That's hard to say." Xue Boling shook his head and smiled, "I've heard a lot of rumors about him, and his relationship with the person above is not as harmonious as the outside world sees. ”

Wu Xiqi's expression condensed slightly, the first telegram sent by Xue Boling was sent to this Leng Guoguang, and he was invited to Kaifeng for a meeting, which has a lot of meaning.

"Chief Xue, what does this President Jiang mean?"

"The old man is covered in clouds and mountains, how do I know, but the more he is like this, the more I want to meet this Leng Guoguang for a while to see what is so good about him." Xue Boling's eyes flickered.

This can be regarded as knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and preferring to go to the tiger mountains, if he doesn't have this bit of courage and courage, he is not Xue Boling.

Leng Feng didn't have a headache, Xue Boling took office, and the first telegram was sent to himself, which was to put him on the fire and roast, but he was not afraid, even if he was not clipped, there would be people who would not let him feel comfortable.

He wants to see himself, why don't he want to see this world-famous "god of war" in the future, but it is not an easy thing for him to go over, not to mention, he can't leave, at least not for the time being.

Others can't go, but they can't have no expression, this is what the old head of the regiment joked with him, people put their posture on the first day they took office, it depends on whether you know how to lift up.

I have to say that Xue Boling's move is quite ruthless, he just came, if he wants to gain a firm foothold, he must take out the things, but this is not to say that he can take it out.

And at this time, he can find someone who can help him, I'm afraid that the only one who can fight with Tu Fei Yuan in Luxi is Leng Feng, and Leng Feng can intercept him when Tu Fei Yuan makes a move, so he must have been prepared for a long time.

This kind of ability to anticipate the enemy's opportunities is not something that ordinary people have.

And since he can anticipate the enemy's opportunities, he must have a very deep understanding of the current battle situation, and naturally has his own plan in mind.

Xue Boling wanted this set of response plans.

He didn't say it directly, but he was sure that Leng Feng would definitely give it, because this was not what he wanted for himself, it was for this country and this nation.

As for the credit, Xue Boling asked himself if he was not so narrow-minded.

Note: The commander of the 27th Brigade of the 14th Division is Major General Botaro Toshima, and the Major General Guanyu written before is wrong, according to the latest information, it has been corrected, so please pay attention.

(To be continued.) )