Zhang Xiaozhun sat in Xiao Zhenlei's office, Xiao Zhenlei was still very surprised by Zhang Xiaozhun's arrival, after all, Zhang Xiaozhun had never come to his office, and according to the general situation, if Xiao Zhenlei didn't take the initiative to call him, he shouldn't have appeared here, but things are so abnormal.

Xiao Zhenlei roughly guessed the reason why Zhang Xiaozhun came to him, if Zhang Xiaozhun didn't say it himself, he wouldn't be able to take the initiative to ask, the two sat on the sofa for a while, drank tea for a while, and talked about some military things. At present, Zhang Xiaozhun is not the commander-in-chief of the armed forces below, but holds one post each in the Ministry of National Defense and the members of the Military Commission; at present, the highest establishment of the Chinese National Defense Force is the army, and only in wartime will a group army be formed, and the members attached to the Military Commission will be the commanders of the group army, and there will be only 24 members in total who can serve as members of the Military Commission, and there will be only seven standing committee members plus Xiao Zhenlei.

After the two talked for a while, Zhang Xiaozhun couldn't wait, he also knew that he couldn't wait for Xiao Zhenlei to come to him, he could only say it himself, so he put down the teacup and said: "President, in fact, I'm here to ask for war this time!" ”

"Oh? What battle please? Xiao Zhenlei asked knowingly.

Zhang Xiaozhun said: "I heard that the second batch of expeditionary forces has begun to do a short training, and then it will be transported to Tsarist Russia, I want to go abroad to fight for the country, and ask the president to give me this opportunity!" ”

After Xiao Zhenlei listened to Zhang Xiaozhun's words, he confirmed the guess in his heart, Zhang Xiaozhun's intention was really like this, he didn't rush to agree, and asked: "Do you know the situation of this second batch of expeditionary forces?" They were all recruited from the southeastern countries and Korea, and there was also a group of Japanese surrendered troops, if the combat effectiveness of the Japanese surrendered troops was quite acceptable. Then the combat effectiveness of the soldiers recruited from those places in Southeast Asia is simply not enough, to use a more fashionable phrase. They were sent to be cannon fodder, not only for a month of training. Moreover, in terms of armament and support, it is not comparable to that of the Wehrmacht, and you should be well aware that there is very little hope that such an army will be able to achieve victory if it is pulled over. Of course, I also hope that this second batch of expeditionary forces is not cannon fodder, and I hope that they can really play a role and play a majestic ??????."

Zhang Xiaozhun immediately said: "Therefore, it is even more important to find a good commander for them, I think I will be that person, big president, let me go, I can only ask for the number of a group army!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this. "More than a million people, you only need the number of a group army, I have never heard of a group army reaching the size of a million people! I'm glad that you can come to war, but this matter will not be decided in a while, so if you become the commander of the second expeditionary force, tell me what you think! ”

Zhang Xiaozhun said: "This depends on what kind of strategy the president and the Supreme Military Council want to achieve, and I can make arrangements."

Xiao Zhenlei nodded. Zhang Xiaozhun did not say anything rashly, which shows that Zhang Xiaozhun not only understands military affairs, but also has some understanding in politics, and knows that war is for politics. Instead of messing around.

Xiao Zhenlei took a puff of his cigarette and said: "After the second batch of expeditionary forces are transported to the battlefield on the western front of Tsarist Russia, we must first ensure that the current defense line cannot be lost, after all, we are allies. We're here to help, not to hold back. If the Russian side cannot resist the German attack, we must do our best to help the Russian side withstand the German attack. This is the basic principle, on the basis of this basic principle, and then find a way to deal with the Germans, if there is spare strength to launch an attack on the German army, of course, if you need to attack the German position, you must inform the Tsarist side, otherwise you will move here, but the Tsarist Russia does not know, it is easy to cause their passivity, this second batch of expeditionary forces will soon be followed by the Tsarist Russia to take the lead in launching a summer offensive against the Germans, to recapture the territory occupied by the Germans as much as possible! ”

Zhang Xiaozhun heard this: "President, if this is the case, then hasn't our side always been passive? With an army of more than one million people, there is no operational autonomy, and everything must be informed of Tsarist Russia, and if the Tsarist side does not agree, we can only give up, then the role we can play in this way is almost minimal! ”

Xiao Zhenlei shook his head and said: "If you want to move, of course you can move, you can carry out military operations of group army combat units and below on your defense line, but if it involves the entire western front battlefield of Tsarist Russia, of course, you must inform the Tsarist side, and you must consider the overall situation in terms of operations, and you can't just take care of yourself, maybe after your battle plan is successful, your side will get something tactical about it, but it has caused an unfavorable situation in the strategic situation of the entire western front battlefield of Tsarist Russia, these are all things that need to be considered!" ”

Zhang Xiaozhun also understood this, and he nodded: "President, I understand, I think about it like this??????."

Next, Brigadier Zhang Xiaozhun said some of his thoughts on the battlefield on the Western Front of Tsarist Russia, and said them in detail, and Xiao Zhenlei also listened very carefully, but he and Zhang Xiaozhun both understood that this was only a plan and assumption in strategic and tactical theory, and the actual situation on the scene must be different and different from what Zhang Xiaozhun said, so the commander needs to make corresponding adjustments according to the actual situation.

Zhang Xiaozhun used the map as a reference and talked for more than an hour before he finished speaking, and Xiao Zhenlei also smoked a cigarette while listening carefully to his thoughts.

Xiao Zhenlei waited for Zhang Xiaozhun to think quietly for a few minutes before finally saying: "Your idea is good, but I still need to think about it, so let's go back first, and when I have a decision, I will inform you!" ”

Zhang Xiaozhun also knew that Xiao Zhenlei could not make a decision on the spot, so he could only go back and wait for the news first, so he got up and said goodbye.

Soon after Zhang Xiaozhun left, Xiao Zhenlei ushered in another visitor, and when Xiao Zhenlei heard the secretary Xiao Gao say that Cai Yi was coming, he knew that Cai Yi was coming for the same purpose as Zhang Xiaozhun.

Everyone is here, and they can't be seen, but Xiao Zhenlei is very worried about Cai Yi's current physical condition, although Cai Yi's condition has been stabilized after being treated by the doctors in the hospital, but there is no sign of improvement, with Cai Yi's current physical condition, Xiao Zhenlei does not think that he can be qualified for that position.

"Ahem, President, I'm here to ask for war, ahem, ahem, ahem??????" After Cai Ye was asked to sit down by Xiao Zhenlei, he immediately expressed his intention.

Xiao Zhenlei poured him a glass of cold boiled water, he is now taking Chinese medicine for treatment, and drinking tea has some effect on the efficacy of Chinese medicine, so he can't drink tea.

"Thank you, President, ahem!" Cai Ye said and hurriedly took the water cup handed over by Xiao Zhenlei and took two sips, feeling better.

Xiao Zhenlei sat opposite Cai Ye and sighed: "Songpo, I already know your intention, I'm not worried that you don't have the ability to command the second batch of expeditionary forces, I'm worried about your body, with your current physical condition, it may be better if you stay in the south, the south has a mild climate and humid air, just right for you to recuperate, the weather in the north is cold, the air is dry, it is very bad for your illness, and the battlefield on the western front of Tsarist Russia is in the cold land of the north, I am worried that your body can't hold it!" ”

Cai Ye hurriedly said: "Don't worry, President, cough cough, I know my body very well, I'm fine, just a little cough, it's no problem to keep warm, you let me go, I'm afraid that if I don't go this time, I will never have the opportunity to command such a large-scale army in the future!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei sighed when he heard this: "Songpo, I understand your mood very well, what soldier doesn't want to be able to command such a large-scale battle?" Actually, I want to go, but I can't, of course you can go, but your physical condition makes me feel at ease, it's just me, I think Jiang Baili and they will not be at ease! ”

"Actually, you don't have to worry about Songpo, now our medical institutions are developing a drug that has a special effect on your disease, it is said that a great breakthrough has been made, if you are nervous quickly, it will be successfully developed in August and September at the latest, and when your illness is cured, it is not too late to command the troops to fight, I promise you, as long as your illness is cured, I will definitely let you go to the battlefield, even if you don't want to go, I will drive you there!"

Cai Ye was a little unconvinced: "President, didn't you say these words to comfort me?" How can I have a cure for this disease? ”

"Is it necessary for me to lie to you? You have to believe me, it's true, the drug has actually been developed a few days ago, and clinical trials are currently underway to test its medicinal properties and side effects, if it is fast, it will be able to treat you within two months! ”

"But even if my illness is cured, there will be no shop in this village after that, and will there be a place where we need to send troops by then?"

"Yes, absolutely, definitely when you play, you can rest assured!"

Xiao Zhenlei finally sent Cai Ye away, and before he sat for a few minutes, Xiao Gao came to report that Xu Shaozhen was coming, which made Xiao Zhenlei very sad, it seems that this time because of the second batch of expeditionary forces, some senior military generals can't sit still, and want to go abroad to lead the troops to fight, mainly because this time the strength has reached one million, which has never been done before, commanding a million army, which was only qualified by the emperor in the past, and now senior generals can command, mainly because there are more soldiers in the country, reaching millions, It is enough for a general to be able to command a battle of one million troops in his life, which is why these generals come to the door one after another.

In the next few days, many generals in the army came to ask for battle, and Xiao Zhenlei also received them one by one and talked with them to find out their thoughts. (To be continued......)