Zheng Weiguo took the telegram and handed it to Chief of Staff Zhou. Counting this telegram, four emergency telegrams have been taken in the war zone tonight, but there has never been a conclusion. What role can such a telegram with a preface and afterwords play in addition to disturbing the morale of the military? The more you look at it, the more angry you become, so don't look at it!

Chief of Staff Zhou took it and flipped it over slightly, and suddenly said in surprise: "Military seat, Chief Xue has taken over the command!" As he spoke, he hurriedly handed the draft of the telegram to Zheng Weiguo and pointed out a line of text on it to him.

Zheng Weiguo was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly looked down, only to see that the telegram clearly stated that he respectfully appointed Commander-in-Chief Xue (commander of the Eastern Henan Corps) Boling as the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the First Theater of Operations, and all military affairs in the theater will be punished by him, and there must be no violation! The signature behind it was Chang Kaishen, chairman of the Military Commission.

"Good, good! Now there is finally a turnaround! Zheng Weiguo slapped his palm on the table and shouted excitedly.

Ren Zhuzi muttered: "Why do you want him to be the commander-in-chief of the enemy?" What battles has he won and how many devils have he destroyed? If you want me to say, this former enemy commander-in-chief should let us be the military seat! ”

Zheng Weiguo and Chief of Staff Zhou looked at each other and smiled, and scolded: "You kid, you know a fart!" ”

In this chaotic situation, if there is anyone who can turn the First War Zone into a safe one, it must be Xue Yue. Because only he has this ability, this prestige. In these two aspects, even the victorious general Zheng Weiguo is inferior to himself.

Needless to say, Zheng Huzi was born in a wild way, and no one will obey him except for the descendants. In terms of ability, Zheng Huzi also did not have the ability to command a large corps to fight. Therefore, although there are many chaotic deaths of the chairman. But the appointment was incomparably correct.

Xue Yue was indeed powerful, and the first thing he did after taking office was to order the execution of a regiment commander who abandoned his position without authorization, and reported it to the whole army. After killing Liwei, he unceremoniously removed Huang Jie, the commander of the 8th Army, from his own position and was directly sent to Wuhan for trial. One kill and one stroke, the whole army was shocked, and no one dared to take the lead in escaping.

After reading the telegram, Chief of Staff Zhou couldn't help but applaud, and said repeatedly: "Good kill, good kill!" Kill these scum and turn the tide around! ”

Zheng Weiguo and the two sides pressed on the ground. He shook his head and said, "I can't talk about it." You look at the actions of the Japanese army. What a sinister intention! ”

Due to the imminent destruction of the remnants of the soil and fertilizer plain, the strength of the Japanese reinforcements was far greater than the original history. In the original history, the 16th Division of the Japanese Army did not go straight to Lanfeng, but attacked directly from Shangqiu to the west (Lanfeng was northwest of Shangqiu). Even Xiaqi County, Tongxu, and Chenliu County. Went around to the south of Lanfeng. In the end, the national army was forced to break the siege and leave.

But now, the 16th Division ignored the heavy interception of the national army, and swooped straight towards Lanfeng City along the Longhai line. It is less than two hundred miles from Shangqiu to Lanfeng. If the resistance is not effective, the mechanized and motorized units attached to the 16th Division can be killed in a day.

At the same time, the 10th Division of the Japanese Army followed the trajectory of the 16th Division in history to advance westward, and Qixian County south of Lanfeng was already in danger. This move is the most vicious, even if the national army blocks the 16th Division on the Longhai Line, it will be copied by the 10th Division. At that time, there was no danger to defend on the banks of the Yellow River, and once the Japanese army entered and suppressed it with heavy troops, the remnants of the national army on the Longhai line were in danger of being wiped out.

Chief of Staff Zhou looked at the newly marked arrows on the map, and cold sweat suddenly trickled down his forehead, and he couldn't help but gasp. He thought about it for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more uncertain he became, and said anxiously: "Junzao, when this is in danger, do you have a clever plan to retreat from the enemy?" ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I'm not an immortal, so what's the trick." Besides, in the face of absolute strength, any whimsy is the moon in the mirror and the flower in the water. ”

He paused, and regretfully expressed his opinion on the battle: "The only way to do this is to retreat." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou pondered for a moment, sighed, and said, "You are right, war, in the final analysis, is still a fight for national strength. Who made our national strength inferior to others? This battle was not unjustly lost! ”

Ren Zhuzi was a little unhappy, and said: "Military seat, counselor, according to what you say, dare we can't beat the little devil?" Then what day are we going to fight, go home and pick up the child as soon as possible! ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the room changed greatly. If it weren't for the fact that Zhu Zi was the head of the security section of the military department or Zheng Weiguo's adjutant, he was afraid that he would be taken down on the spot. Confusing the army's heart, its crime should be punished!

Zheng Weiguo was about to scold, thought about it, and held back again. He patiently explained: "Japan is small but strong, and the advantage is to fight quickly; China is big and weak, and it is good to fight a protracted war. If we want to win this war, we must not be afraid of sacrifice and suffering, and we must drag the Japanese army into a muddy pond and drag them down and die for life! Any impatience and self-abandonment are wrong and will not help our army to achieve victory! ”

The pillar knew that he was speechless, and said with a red face: "Then, then how long will we have to fight!" ”

Zheng Weiguo stretched out his hand to open the window, letting the night breeze in. The cool breath suddenly calmed down everyone's somewhat hot minds.

He quietly looked out the window and said: "Liu Xiang, commander-in-chief of the Sichuan army, has a good saying, if the Japanese are not expelled from China for a day, our Sichuan army will not be allowed to return to Sichuan for a day!" I want to say the same sentence, if the little devil does not leave China for a day, our gunfire will not stop! ”

"Chief Zheng, it's not over just driving the devil away, I'm still thinking about one day when the horse will set foot in Dongying!" A hearty voice suddenly came from outside the house. When everyone heard this, it was Zhang Xuxing, deputy chief of the general staff of the theater who had come before.

Zheng Weiguo and Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly greeted them and said, "Chief Zhang, which gust of wind blew you back again?" ”

Some time ago, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang had been inspecting the 97th Army and coordinating military affairs in northern Henan, but after the Longhai line was opened, he was ordered to return to Zhengzhou. After all, the war zone is also in urgent need of manpower, and it is impossible to leave a deputy chief of staff out for a long time.

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang smiled: "Is this wind, there are two streams!" He raised two fingers, and then said: "This is the demon wind that the little devil raided Lanfeng overnight; These two are the spring breeze when Chief Xue takes office. ”

After speaking, everyone laughed together.

This deputy chief of staff is really not simple, and a joke not only points out the current situation, but also indicates his identity. Since people are straight to the point, Zheng Weiguo will not change his ways, so he asked directly: "Chief Zhang, I don't know what Commander-in-Chief Xue plans?" ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang sighed and said: "It's not a secret, the current situation is too dangerous, and Commander-in-Chief Xue is also powerless to return to the sky, so he plans to evacuate all parts in batches and fight again at another time!" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded, his expression a little gloomy. Although this was the best choice, his heart was still extremely heavy. After fighting for so long, paying so much, and sacrificing so much, in the end it was still empty, and it was not easy for anyone to feel comfortable.

Seeing that Zheng Weiguo did not object, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly took out the confidential documents he was carrying.

Zheng Weiguo took a look, but it was a "Deployment Plan for the Transfer of Troops in the Theater". Its main policy was to avoid a decisive battle with the enemy attacking from the west and to maintain the purpose of the subsequent mobility, that is, to move the main force to the area west of the Pinghan line.

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang explained: "In the past few days, the armies of the eastern Henan side have fought fiercely and suffered heavy casualties. Now that the Japanese are attacking day and night, the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to us. Commander-in-Chief Xue considered it in many ways and decided to order the combat armies of eastern Henan and western Luxi to immediately move westward, so as to preserve their vitality for the coming day. ”

Zheng Weiguo then looked behind him and saw that Xue Yue had drawn up five guiding guidelines.

First, Kaifeng and the south bank of the Yellow River to the west of it were still on strict alert with garrisons to absolutely prevent the enemy from the north from crossing the river.

Second, the armies were based on Tongguan, Luoyang, and Nanyang, and shifted westward.

Third, for the strongholds of Zheng (Zhou), Xu (Chang), Yun (Cheng), and Garrison (Madian) on the Pinghan Road, at the same time, a strong part of them should be firmly controlled, so as to delay and deplete the enemy's troops.

Fourth, to the east of the Pinghan Line, according to the actions of the front-line combat troops and the harassment of the guerrilla troops, they tried their best to delay the enemy's westward attack in order to cover the safety of the transfer of the main army.

Fifth, after the transfer of the main force of the army was completed, it would take advantage of the favorable terrain to form a preparatory position against the enemy who was expected to attack south along the Pinghan line, and the camera would unite with friendly forces to flank the enemy.

Chief of Staff Zhou also leaned over to look at it for a while, his face suddenly darkened, and he said with some displeasure: "Chief Zhang, Commander-in-Chief Xue wants our troops to stick here to cover the transfer of the main force?" ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang smiled awkwardly and said: "Although it is not close to people, but the country is in danger and has to do so, I hope that Chief Zheng and Chief Zhou can set an example for all armies!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the room suddenly became quiet, so quiet that only the breath of the crowd remained. Everyone knows that covering the transfer of the army is not a good errand, to put it bluntly, it is for the dead ghosts. The stakes are high, who dares to say more?

Seeing that there was some coldness, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang's mouth moved, and he wanted to say something but didn't say anything in the end, just quietly waiting for Zheng Weiguo's reply.

Zheng Weiguo was silent for a moment, and suddenly laughed and said: "Hehe, I said that how dare a mere 97th Army dare to work Commander Zhang personally came to give the order, it turned out to be for my palace!" ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang was worried that he had misunderstood, so he hurriedly explained: "Chief Zheng, Commander-in-Chief Xue admires your talent and character very much, and has no intention of harming you, it is all out of a public heart!" ”

He sighed, and then continued: "I don't dare to hide it, now all departments of the national army are panicked and unworthy of the big responsibility. Looking at all the departments, only the 97th Army is still strictly organized, and at this time of death, it is not enough to turn the tide if it is not Chief Zheng! ”

Zheng Weiguo quipped: "What if I disobey the order?" Do you want to use my head to scare the three armies? ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang hurriedly said, "Chief Zheng said with a smile. Since you started the army in Ping'an County, you have always been a model for soldiers and a dry city for the nation, if you don't ...... it."

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Okay, there is no need to say anything about the scene, I promise you!" ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang was overjoyed, and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Zheng Weiguo waving his hand.

Zheng Weiguo said: "Don't worry, I'm conditional!" (To be continued......)