Growing up under the red flag, a lot of the history we learn has been revised, or the organization wants you to know the Tao, and the others are impossible to know.

For example, before meeting Zhang Zuolin, Liu Yuan always thought that Comrade Li Dazhao was a noble person, a person who had departed from low-level interests, and a person who dedicated himself to the party.

But when Zhang Zuolin told him that Comrade Li Dazhao had collected a lot of their materials and reported them to the Comintern, as many as seven truckloads, Liu Yuan knew that many of the histories he had learned had been revised and not really, and it was at that time that Liu Yuan was accustomed to analyzing the rights and wrongs of a matter by himself, rather than blindly relying on the memory of history in his brain.

However, not everything is useless, at least some historical events must exist, such as the July Seven Incident, the Battle of Songhu, the victory of Taierzhuang, as for other things, Liu Yuan himself does not know whether the truth is true or false, maybe slowly, they all began to disappear with the growth of age and the change of history, or slowly, the history in Liu Yuan's hands can no longer help him seek more benefits, he needs to rely more on his own.

Hearing Li An's words, Liu Yuan realized that the Battle of Songhu might really be coming.

"Would you like to come with me to meet the chairman?" Liu Yuan said it politely to everyone because of it.

"The chairman didn't tell us to go. We won't go, but you can bring your message to the chairman, and if he really resists Japan, we will support him. Director Zhou said loudly.

Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, walked out of his dormitory, and walked through the playground of the military academy, Liu Yuan soon arrived at the rest house, and Lin Wei had been waiting for Liu Yuan for a long time.

Lin Weijing took Liu Yuan to Chiang Kai-shek's study, Chen Cheng, Zhang Zhizhong, Yang Yongtai, Chen Lifu, Zhang Jingjiang, Huang Yin, He Yingqin and others had already arrived, and the small study was crowded.

As soon as Liu Yuan wanted to say thank you to Song Meiling, he was stopped by Song Meiling, who pointed at Chiang Kai-shek, and the meaning was very clear.

"Headmaster, what's going on in Shanghai? In such a hurry? Liu Yuan asked after sitting down.

"Our secret unit secretly stationed at Hongkou Airport killed their scout, Captain Yuo Oyama." Chiang Kai-shek replied.

"Oh!" Liu Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

"It's the Japanese Marines." Chen Cheng added.

Liu Yuan glanced at Chen Cheng thoughtfully, Chen Cheng's eyes were full of interesting dodges, and Liu Yuan knew that Chen Cheng had the general idea in his heart, that is, to eliminate the Japanese marines in Shanghai.

"Are the Japanese troops preparing to provoke a war in Shanghai?" Liu Yuan asked, "This is very likely, but I hope to use this incident to put pressure on Japan and fight the Japanese in the Shanghai area." Chen Chengzhi said that Liu Yuan saw his thoughts, but if he wanted to fight, he still needed to stand up bravely.

"This is a good choice, the terrain in North China is too flat, and our main force is no longer the Northern Expedition at all, the pressure on logistics is too great, and the people have not yet digested it, and the support for us is very low, but for Japan, it is indeed a huge advantage, they have a huge mechanized force, can use the navy and air force to transport supplies, in North China we are certainly not his opponent, but in Nanjing, we are completely at home, and even the ammunition produced by the arsenal, It can be transported directly to the battlefield. Zhang Zhizhong was the second person to see through Chen Cheng's thoughts, and he admired Chen Cheng's insight.

"You guys are crazy, how much of our taxes come from Nanjing, how many of our rich people are there, there is our economic center, our only international city in China, and it is also an industrial center, you are absolutely with the enemy in our hearts, although we can supply blood quickly, but after the battle, the heart is dead, and there are a lot of foreign leases here, which is very likely to cause the interference of the foreign powers. I am against fighting the Japanese with my life at this time. He Yingqin objected loudly, he saw Chiang Kai-shek's expression, and he felt that this was a very dangerous precursor.

"Fuguo, what do you think about this matter?" Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand at He Yingqin and signaled him not to be irritable.

"Fuguo, you can think about it and then talk about it, you are far-sighted in military affairs, don't let Chen Cheng and them fool you, Shanghai is our root, and if the root is broken, even if we win the devil, what will we do to fight the world with the Red Party in the future."

Liu Yuan thought for a while and said, "We can raise three special zones in five years, and we can also build a Shanghai in five years, and we can build houses and factories if they are broken, but we can't lose the war with the Japanese, from a strategic point of view, since ancient times, the northern country's conquest of the southern country has rarely failed, the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Chen, the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Song, and the Qing Dynasty destroyed the Ming, so if we insist on fighting the enemy from North China, if the enemy is smart, he can use Genghis Khan's strategy Shanxi, Shaanxi, Qinling, Sichuan, The troops are divided into two routes, all the way to western Hubei, all the way to Yunnan and Guizhou, the troops from the west of western Hubei and the troops from North China to the south can occupy the land of Nanhu, and the most rearly attack Jiangnan, we are likely to become the next Southern Song Dynasty, but if we start a war from Shanghai, it is indeed another different choice, you can think about it, if the war starts in Shanghai, it will be a war caused by us, not a war caused by the Japanese, which is different from the North China incident.

That is, we have preparedness, I have talked with Mr. Jiang Baili, strategically speaking, we have the first opportunity, of course I don't think we will win in Songhu, but we can lead the Japanese army ashore, let them fight in the south and west, this is to climb and fight, and there are many rivers and lakes here, there is no way to let the Japanese mechanized troops play a large-scale role, at the same time, the support of the people in the south is also high, we can be in the south, lose weight and drag them down, so that the dominance of the battlefield will always be in our hands, We will definitely win the war, General Chen Cheng, am I right?

After listening to Liu Yuan's words, Chen Cheng was very excited, nodded and said, "You have thought of everything I have thought of, you have thought of what I have not thought of, you have also thought of it, it seems that it is more appropriate for you to lead this war." ”

As soon as Chen Cheng finished speaking, Chiang Kai-shek asked Liu Yuan, "Fuguo, have you thought about it, you have said the battle of Shanghai, and the chances of winning are not big, so if Shanghai is lost, what will happen to Kyoto?" Chiang Kai-shek asked with a frown.

"Chen Cixiu, you are a sinner for the eternal years." He Yingqin knew that it was not useful to scold Liu Yuan, so it was better to scold Chen Cixiu.

"Let's take a look, if we take North China as the main battlefield, then how long our battle line will be stretched, how long our logistics line will be, we do this like a competition between two people, we will tie the knife to the bamboo pole, not only the knife is not good, but also because of the inflexible maneuvering, the enemy will take advantage of the lack of control and seize our knife. You can think about it, if we are defeated in the North China battlefield, the enemy's mechanized troops are like ducks, and all our millions of troops will be wiped out on the plains, this is not the most terrifying, Japan has a strong navy, and it can sneak attack Kyoto at any time, so in order to prevent the enemy's sneak attack, we also have to hoard heavy troops in the Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou areas to defend, so that North China will not be able to fight with all its strength, then how terrible the losses in the North China War will be. ”

After listening to Liu Yuan's explanation, Chiang Kai-shek turned around and asked Yang Yongtai, "How is the construction of national defense and state affairs?" ”

"It has been a while since the construction of national defense fortifications in Zhejiang, Nanjing, and Shanghai has been completed, and they can all be put into use." Yang Yongtai, as Chiang Kai-shek's military advisor, could only choose to support Chiang Kai-shek when Chiang Kai-shek made up his mind to awaken.

"Auxiliary country, how much can the Southwest Army be transferred?" Chiang Kai-shek asked.

"If the principal thinks, our Southwest Army can transfer a group army, a total of four armies, 200,000 people, and the army commanders are Du Yuming, Song Xilian, Guan Linzheng, and He Long." Liu Yuan replied.

"Where's the weaponry?" He Yingqin wanted to dissuade Chiang Kai-shek, but was pulled aside by Lin Wei.

"150-mm howitzers, 100-mm field guns, 75-mm guns are already equipped, as well as tank units." Liu Yuan said.

"Principal, we have many advantages in fighting in Shanghai, transportation, soldiers, weapons, and intersecting Hu Bo are all beneficial to us, but if we insist on fighting in North China, we are likely to collapse." Chen Cheng sent Chiang Kai-shek to kneel. But fighting here, Chiang Kai-shek was still a little unable to make a decision.

"Fuguo is right, the enemy is likely to attack us from Shanghai, rather than waiting for them to attack us, it is better for us to strike first." Lin Wei said approvingly.

"Headmaster, with the foundation laid by several special zones, you can fight a dozen. Even if we fail, can we intervene with the great powers? Yang Yongtai's words, although modest, touched Chiang Kai-shek's heart, if he couldn't beat it, he could find other countries to intervene.

Originally, according to Chiang Kai-shek's idea, with the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers trained by Liu Yuan, plus the 400,000 elite soldiers in the Southwest Special Administrative Region, and the more than 300,000 elite troops of the Central Army, with these million elite soldiers, he could fight with the little devils on the plains, at least eliminate the charges on his head, but he did not expect that the opinions of Liu Yuan, Chen Cheng, Yang Yongtai and others turned out to be to start a war in Shanghai, so wouldn't he have another crime, and he was transferred to Shanghai and Kyoto.

But Liu Yuan analyzed it so clearly, if a million elite soldiers lost in the North China Plain, then next, he would have no available troops, and when the time came, would he surrender with the Japanese? However, Yang Yongtai's words made him suddenly realize that Shanghai has leases from various countries, and once a war starts, he can ask for the intervention of the great powers, and the United States and Germany still have a relatively close relationship with the party-state, and they are definitely willing to help themselves.

"If I say no, you will definitely arrange me behind my back, saying, I want a detailed battle plan now." Chiang Kai-shek sat on the top and looked at Chen Cheng, Chen Cheng saw Chiang Kai-shek for the first time and showed the temperament of a leader, and hesitated for a while.

Seeing Chen Cheng's pleading gaze, Liu Yuan shook his head and stepped forward and said, "The Songhu Armistice Agreement requires that we can't send regular troops to downtown Shanghai, but it doesn't matter, Yuan Shikai used the story of using soldiers to pretend to be policemen, we can learn from it, we let the regular army pretend to be a security regiment and enter the city." At the same time, the 88th, 10th, 25th, and 87th Divisions were mobilized to coordinate the attack and strive to take Shanghai in a battle.

"Based on my experience and understanding of the Japanese troops, we probably won't be able to take Shanghai." He Yingqin poured cold water on the side and said.

"If Shanghai is not taken, then it will be a real decisive battle, so it is necessary to retreat the troops of the decisive battle in North China to the south and secretly transfer them to Shanghai, and at the same time ask Guangxi and Shanxi to send troops to support." Liu Yuan continued to answer.

"I have a question. Who does the commander choose? Zhang Zhizhong suddenly interrupted Liu Yuan.

"Teacher, you're the right choice." Liu Yuan looked at Zhang Zhizhong and said.

"I can't, if I were a commander, General Chen Cheng would probably not like it." Zhang Zhizhong said.

"If you were the commander, how could I hold you back." Chen Cheng looked at Chen Cheng puzzled.

"One hundred and twenty-eight was fought by you, and it stands to reason that your qualifications are better than mine, do you say you will complain." Zhang Zhizhong said depressedly.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said, "Don't talk about the matter of the commander, I need to think about it." ”

"Fuguo, I heard that Li Zongren and Mao went to look for you." Chiang Kai-shek asked.

"Yes, they still have doubts about your determination to resist Japan. I hope I can push you to actively resist Japan. Liu Yuan replied.

"Hmph, it's strange to make small calculations every day, and to be able to do big things. You turn around and tell Mao that I'm going to fight the devil soon, and it's best to let him transfer the guerrillas south of the Yellow River, especially the New Fourth Army, don't keep making trouble for me. ”

But the Red Party's demands are not low. All promised their words will be a matter of future problems. He Yingqin said with a frown.

Lin Weizhi said that Liu Yuan had not participated in the negotiations with the Red Party, so he said, "The Red Party can stop its activities to overthrow the Nationalist Government, but demand that their troops be organized into three divisions, and at the same time declare the Red Party a legal party." They are not the ruling party, but they are asking to participate in the government and run the army, which is too much. ”

"What about our conditions?" Liu Yuan asked.

"We asked for the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region to be abolished, they refused, we asked the army to be directly under the command of the Military Commission, and they also refused, Vaughn asked to send a central teaching team, and they also refused, and we asked for the appointment of major generals, and they refused, and they even asked that Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo be set up as a special zone, and they commanded the troops themselves, and they were all good leaders led by you." Lin Wei said to Liu Yuan angrily.

"They don't let us command the troops, who knows whether they are going to resist the Japanese or to sneak attack our rear." Chen Cheng said angrily.

"Fuguo, what do you think?" Chiang Kai-shek asked, "I know that you have something to do with the Red Party, but you have to remember that you are a member of the Kuomintang." ”

Liu Yuan thought for a while and said, "The purpose of the Red Party is to control the whole country at the very least, so they will not hand over the SAR no matter what, and the principal should be very clear about this, so since they don't give it, they will sell their personal favors to them, but there is one thing they must agree, that is, we must admit it, that is, the principal, as the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, must have the right to mobilize them to participate in the War of Resistance." ”

"The Red Party is very stingy, he is afraid that we will fool them and let them be the main force to fight the devils." Chen Cheng said disdainfully.

"It's okay, it's okay, we have to be righteous first, they definitely can't refuse, but they definitely won't really obey our leadership, so we have to fix them in a war zone, and they can't easily leave the war zone they belong to, so we will fix them in a jurisdiction, and at the same time we can allow them to expand, but the salaries and officers of the expanded troops must come from the central government. Command is also vested in the central government. ”