The Central China Plain in late autumn is vast, after the paddy field is harvested, it is a flat river, since the autumn has been dry for a long time without rain, the earth is dry like the skin that has lost moisture, cracks a terrifying opening, suddenly, the whole earth shakes, the edge of the earth as far as the eye can see suddenly rolls up the smoke and dust in the sky, and the peasants who pick up the fire poles between the ridges are frightened by the scene in front of them.

Since the Henan Territory entered the Republic of China, there have been wars for many years, the continuous explosion of gunfire like firecrackers, and the cannons that shake the mountains have not had such momentum.

The dry old eyes were full of fear, and the farmers were stunned, and their feet could not move for half a minute as if they had been filled with lead, and they watched the smoke and dust in the sky tremble more and more violently with the earth, coming like a violent storm, and whistling in front of them like a thousand horses rushing to thunder.

In the end, it wasn't until the tremor faded away and the smoke and dust dissipated again that someone couldn't help but spit out a word.

"Damn, what kind of monster is this."

In their eyes, it was the steel monsters that rolled up the smoke and dust in the sky, with black smoke suddenly emitting from their tails, and they could gallop on the land without Rome, what else could it be if it wasn't a monster, I am afraid that this shock was far greater than the immortal monarch and ghost they imagined.

Guan Bingyan, the commander of the armored brigade, was in the belly of one of these steel monsters, and he was ordered to cut off a section of the Jinghan line between Xuchang and Han from Dingtao, Qixian, Tongxu, and Shangshui to cut off a section of the Beijing-Han line between Xuchang and Han, so that the 16th Army stationed in Gu Zhutong in Xuchang could cut off contact with the headquarters and smash Jiang Zhongzheng's attempt to seize Henan.

As long as it is fast enough, Lao Jiang can't react, hum, Guan Bingyan sneered, it was already past Shangshui, victory was in sight, he picked up the intercom and shouted:

"All listen to the order, I am Guan Bingyan, I am Guan Bingyan, immediately turn to the west, turn to the west."

In the distance, I saw the smoke dragon draw a beautiful arc on the earth and head west

At the headquarters of the Sixteenth Army in Xuchang, Gu Zhutong slapped the table and scolded: "These fools, if they lose their territory with just one charge, do they still have the face to come back, they are all pulled out and killed by Lao Tzu." ”

The army commander was furious, and the staff officers of all sizes did not dare to speak out, and they were even more careful in doing things, for fear of making some noise to lead Commander Gu's anger to themselves.

It turned out that Gu Zhutong had just contained the defeated soldiers from the south, all of whom were his cronies who stayed along the Jinghan line, and the team of a brigade stationed in Linyingyun City was defeated in less than an hour, and the two county towns also changed hands in an instant.

The loss of the two county towns was not a big deal, but these two county towns were on the Jinghan line between Xuchang and Hankou, and all the supplies were transported from Hankou and had to pass through these two places.

Gu Zhutong suddenly felt a chill behind him, his back road was cut off, if he didn't open up the road to the rear, his situation would be very dangerous, and there would even be ......

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, he had to take action immediately, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable, but he didn't even know who the commander of the other party's men was, so he couldn't respond to the battle in such a hurry.

"Those generals of the defeated army don't need to be killed, leave them a dog to take their lives and make meritorious contributions, let them lead their headquarters back, don't have to work hard, just find out the origin of those people and who the commander is."

As if the officers were amnesty, they went to give the order to release them, in fact, Gu Zhutong was furious, and everyone hesitated to give the order to be executed, and they did not rush to convey it, because after all, there were hundreds of middle and lower-level officers, and there were too many people involved, and all of them were executed, not only could not strictly enforce military law and motivate the battle, but might have hit the already low morale of the blind people.

So they were waiting for Gu Zhutong to dissipate their anger, and sure enough, after Gu Zhutong dissipated their anger, the previous order changed again.

In just half a day, before the evening, the specific news came back from the front line, and the armored brigade and cavalry brigade under the command of Wu Xiaoliang were raided in Xiping, Yuncheng, and the reason why his 16th Division had almost no power to fight back was because they dispatched a large number of tanks, cavalry and large-caliber support artillery, and the soldiers of the 16th Army, who were accustomed to infantry offensive and defensive warfare, were helpless against the armored troops, and even had a natural fear, so they almost collapsed without a fight.

This is difficult for Gu Zhutong, is it possible to transfer the main force to go, he immediately denied this answer, because once the main force is exhausted, Li Youting, who has been facing him in the north for more than a month, will definitely not let go of this opportunity, but if a large number of people are not dispatched, there is almost no half certainty in recapturing these two county towns that are stuck in the choke point, and if the two county towns cannot be recaptured, the supplies in the rear will not be able to arrive in Xuchang in time, and due to the convenient transportation of the Jinghan line, the materials hoarded in Xuchang are not much, only enough for a week's consumption, therefore, The conclusion was that if the supply line was not opened within a week, the supply of the 16th Army would be cut off.

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Nanjing, Jiang Zhongzheng only felt a headache, the battle plan that had been prepared was foolproof, why did he go on a business trip, Wu Xiaoliang's team could not fly if they planted their wings, and they could quietly seize Yuncheng overnight and cut off the rear road of the 16th Army.

He had to convene an emergency military meeting again, and Chen Cixiu's 11th Division was probably still on the way, and it was not so soon to arrive at the designated place, and it was necessary to immediately negotiate a solution.

"Let's talk about it, what to do."

As soon as the words fell, an attendant took the telegram into the room, He Yingqin took it, and his complexion changed suddenly at a glance.

"Wu Xiaoliang's 17th Division has been dispatched to northern Anhui, and the target should be the 11th Division that is directly aimed at Cixiu."

There was an immediate buzz in the conference room.

"I didn't expect this Wu Xiaoliang to turn his face when he said it......"

"There is a backbone in the back of his head, and he is a ruthless character, can he not be opposed."

"Having said that, with his little earth leopard soldier, he can be the opponent of our Central Army."

Immediately someone sneered:

"Earth leopard soldiers, annihilate tens of thousands of Japanese invaders, who are the little devils who fight to sue for peace and withdraw from Shanghai, and who of you here has this ability."

Everyone buzzed and didn't come up with a solution, Jiang Zhongzheng looked at the room buzzing like a fly, his brows were about to twist into a mountain character, but he still said no with a stiff face, or He Yingqin finally coughed dryly twice, everyone heard that the chief of the general staff was going to speak, they all consciously quieted down, and looked at He Yingqin who was sitting on Chairman Jiang's left hand side.

He Yingqin was very satisfied that he coughed and quickly straightened out the order in the conference room.

"Commission, everyone, there are two strategies to choose from at the moment, one is to immediately send a telegram to Beiping, so that Zhang Hanqing's Northeast Army immediately goes south to make a gesture of attacking Jinan, and at the same time, telegram Feng Yan and the two of them, asking their troops to help, and second, order the Hubei garrison to go north along the Jinghan line and cooperate with Gu Mosan to solve the Wu army."

Jiang Zhongzheng nodded but didn't say anything, but Liu Zhi followed closely again, only to see the two clumps of fat on his cheeks swaying up and down, and he didn't know whether it was a sneer or a sneer.

"What Brother Jing said is extremely true, but Feng Huanzhang and Yan Baichuan are afraid that they will watch from the wall......"

Then someone immediately said: "Not only are Feng Yan and the others unreliable, but Zhang Hanqing's attitude in Beiping seems to be ambiguous. ”

The person who spoke was Chen Tiaoyuan, and after several struggles, because he firmly stood on the side of Jiang Zhongzheng, although he was born from a Beiyang warlord, he was still quite reused by the old Jiang in the Nanjing family, and his subordinates also really controlled several armies with good combat effectiveness, and his words still had some weight once.

Liu Zhi saw Chen Tiaoyuan come forward to echo his statement, and pushed He Yingqin back, and couldn't help but glance at the expressionless He with a proud face, but he didn't have to admit Chen Tiaoyuan's feelings, his feud with Zhang Xueliang was a well-known secret, so he said that Zhang Xueliang didn't leak his personal grudges from time to time.

In fact, in the original history, Zhang Xueliang himself also had a very bad view of Chen Tiaoyuan, when the old Jiang sent him to Shaanxi to suppress bandits, Chen Tiaoyuan was also in Xi'an, and there was a period of time together, and later Zhang did not hide his bad views on Chen in his memoirs, calling him "old and lewd".

Regardless of whether this Chen Tiaoyuan is lewd, this person's life is also a legend, in the early years, he abandoned literature and martial arts, and the Lincheng robbery case was used by his dignified Xuzhou town guard to enter the tiger's den alone, negotiated with the bandit Sun Meiyao, and successfully solved a major case that almost led to international disputes, and then when Zhang Zuolin was in power, he almost captured Yang Yuting, the overseer of Jiangsu at that time, and later took refuge in Jiang Zhongzheng, and he was also promoted step by step, and he can be called a generation of heroes.

At this military meeting, another reason why Chen Tiaoyuan asked Zhang Xueliang to talk about things was that, like Liu Zhi, they looked down on Chief of General Staff He, who was known as Chairman Chiang's right-hand man.

This is not the end, Chen Tiaoyuan continued to put the shells.

"The soldiers of Hankou are ready to be transferred to Jiangxi to suppress bandits, I am afraid that if people are sent north, Hubei will be empty......"

He Yingqin finally had a blue and white face, even though he had always been in the city, but he was embarrassed by Liu Zhi and Chen Tiaoyuan in public, how could he bear it, just about to do it, Jiang Zhongzheng slapped the table fiercely, and said angrily:

"Quarrel, you are not called to quarrel."

The conference room was immediately silent, Chen Tiaoyuan's mouth opened and closed twice, but finally there was no sound, and he closed it honestly, and there was a sound of a needle falling in an instant.

In the end, Jiang Zhongzheng still did it according to He Yingqin's proposal, and the troops in Hubei could not be transferred, but looking for foreign aid was still the same, Yan Xishan was still conservative as expected, saying that he was injured after the war and was already unbearable to send troops, but what surprised him was that Feng Yuxiang actually agreed to send troops, without mentioning any strings and conditions, and immediately sent troops out of Tongguan.

As for Zhang Xueliang in Beiping, he had already been on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the air on the land of China suddenly tightened, and the smell of gunpowder was abundant, and there was a great tendency for mountains and rains to come

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