On May 26, the 28th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese army launched a general attack on Nanchang City.

The Nanchang defenders were weak in strength and firepower, and after fierce street fighting, they suffered heavy casualties and were ordered to evacuate to the Jinxian line. In just one day, the 101st Division of the Japanese Army completely occupied Nanchang.

As the starting point of the western section of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway fell into the hands of the Japanese army, the Japanese troops on the front line of Hangzhou, Lin'an, and Xiaoshan began to move, and the **** who guarded the line also began to mobilize and deploy before the war.

On May 29, Shangrao, an important town in eastern Jiangxi.

The conference room of the 3rd Theater Command will be star-studded.

Gu Zhutong looked anxious, and did not listen carefully to the operational plan explained by Major General Huang Baitao, chief of staff of the theater, who was standing in front of a large map of Zhejiang, but kept looking at the door.

Rao is like this, Huang Baitao is not dissatisfied at all, because there is still a very important person missing in the conference room - Wu Ming, the commander of the New Second Army.

In the operational plan for the Zhejiang-Jiangxi battle drawn up by the Theater Commander's Headquarters, the New Second Army under the command of Wu Ming became the most important link, and if he did not come to Shangrao for a meeting, it meant that the New Second Army could not be put in place, and the implementation of the plan could not be guaranteed.

After explaining the plans one by one, Huang Baitao put down his baton and came to Gu Zhutong's side to ask for instructions: "Commander, please give me instructions!" ”

"Ahh

Gu Zhutong was slightly stunned, and then realized that he had lost his temper. He coughed lightly and took Huang Baitao's words: "Do you have any ......suggestions for the plan formulated by the Theater Commander's Command?"

"Report!"

A loud voice from the star officer on duty came from the door, interrupting Gu Zhutong's speech.

Gu Zhutong and the generals in the conference room turned their heads to the door for the first time, and the big stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground - the person standing next to the star officer on duty at the door was not someone else, it was Wu Ming, the commander of the New Second Army, and Long Shaogang, the deputy commander of the army.

Gu Zhutong looked down at the watch on his wrist, feeling a little dissatisfied, the two of them were an hour late.

If it were other generals, Gu Zhutong might immediately reprimand them, and then send guards to drive them out of the conference room, but in the face of Wu Ming and Long Shaogang, who were brilliant in battle, Gu Zhutong only warned verbally:

"The two generals, Wu Ming and Long Shaogang, violated the military order and had a temporary record. If there is a further offense, the punishment for both crimes shall be combined. Alright, it's a meeting, come in and sit down! ”

The convoy of Wu Ming and Long Shaogang encountered several tailgating and chasing Japanese reconnaissance planes in Yushan County, and had to stop several times to evade, so it was too late. The two walked into the conference room in a gloomy manner, and just wanted to sit in the back row, Wu Ming was stopped by General Liu Yuqing, the commander of the 21st Army.

Lieutenant General Liu Yuqing, who was born in the Sichuan Army but was deeply appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek and served as the commander and commander of the Central Army's division, reminded in a low voice: "General Wu, your seat is in the first row. ”

Wu Ming didn't understand the situation for a while, the first row was usually the seat of the commander of the group army, Wu Ming's current status in the **** is only on par with Liu Yuqing, where is he qualified to sit there.

Liu Yuqing secretly pointed to the nameplate in front of the first row, and Wu Ming's name was written on one of the seats.

Seeing Wu Ming standing there like a pillar, General Liu Jianxu, the deputy commander of the theater, could no longer suppress the resentment in his heart, and snorted coldly: "Grandstanding clown!" ”

When Wu Ming heard the prestige, he happened to see Liu Jianxu with a gloomy face looking at him, and said in his heart that the road was really narrow!

"General Wu Ming, hurry up and return to your place and sit down!" Gu Zhutong greeted.

"Yes!"

Wu Ming hurriedly came to the empty seat in the first row and sat down.

"Now General Wu Ming is also here, Chief of Staff Huang, you can assign the battle plan to General Wu Ming and explain it!" Gu Zhutong commanded.

Huang Baitao used the most concise language to describe the entire operational plan.

The Theater Commander's Headquarters preliminarily judged that when the Japanese army attacked Quzhou, it was possible to use the main force along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway, one part along Shengxian, Dongyang, Yongkang Road, and the west bank of the Fuchun River, and another part along Yuhang and Fenshui, and then pass through Shouyang and Quzhou after reaching Chun'an, or pass through Sui'an and Kaihua to reach Yushan.

At the same time, the Japanese army on the Nanchang side must attack eastern Gandong at the same time with strong forces, or even land from Wenzhou and threaten the north of Quzhou on the right side of Quzhou with a part of Lishui.

In order to annihilate the invading Japanese army, secure Quzhou, Shangrao, and other places, and achieve the purpose of the general counteroffensive after Lier, the Third Theater first set up positions in Changle, Anhua, Tonglu, Zhuji, Shengzhou, Dongyang, Yiwu, Pujiang, and Jiande with powerful troops, and tried its best to delay and consume the enemy, hold on to Jinlan and cut off the enemy's rear, fiercely besiege the Japanese invaders, and deal a serious blow to the enemy.

After that, the enemy was then lured to the key point of Quzhou, cooperating with ambush, volley, and tail attack troops, and annihilating him with the main force from the combined encirclement of the northern and southern mountains of Quzhou.

If the enemy flees, our army should pursue bravely, press the enemy on the south bank of the Jinhua River and gather and annihilate it, and restore the lost territory on the south bank of the Qiantang River in one fell swoop.

When talking about the specific use of troops, Huang Baitao deployed the three divisions of the New Second Army on the front line of Tonglu, Zhuji, and Shengzhou, and used the soldiers of the New Second Army to defeat the main force of the Japanese army.

Wu Ming listened very carefully, and when he heard that the three divisions of the New Second Army were to be separated, he immediately interrupted Huang Baitao's words: "Chief of Staff Huang, the New Second Army is a whole, and the three divisions together can support and respond to each other, how can they be separated and used?" ”

"The New Second Army is an iron army of the Anti-Japanese War, and it has incomparably rich combat experience against Japan, and it has a psychological advantage over the Japanese army, so it is natural to share a little more." Huang Baitao explained.

"No, the new Second Army can't be used separately, and I won't agree to this plan." Wu Ming said with a gloomy face.

Wu Ming was furious, and Huang Baitao suddenly couldn't hold it anymore, so he could only look at Gu Zhutong with a look of help.

Gu Zhu was in the same heart, he didn't expect Wu Ming to react so violently, and the task assigned by Chiang Kai-shek seemed to be unfinished. Picking up the water cup slowly, Gu Zhutong took a sip of water to moisten his throat, the old god was there, and he didn't pay attention to Huang Baitao at all - as the commander of the Third Theater of Operations, if Wu Ming was stubborn and stubborn and came back, he was not sure how to subdue this fierce general, how to lead the troops of the Third Theater to fight in the future?

Gu Zhutong had a lot of scruples and didn't speak, but someone couldn't help it, and with a "snap", the conference table jumped suddenly.

"What qualifications do you have to oppose the operational plan formulated by the Theater Commander's Command?" Liu Jianxu pointed at Wu Ming and asked loudly.

Wu Ming sneered: "This plan involves our New Second Army, and it is not conducive to fighting against Japan, so I naturally have the right to oppose it." If we don't need to go to war, I can leave now! ”

"Ahem—"

Gu Zhutong choked on a mouthful of water and coughed repeatedly. The New Second Army is the absolute main force in the Third Theater of Operations, if the New Second Army does not participate in the war, what will it do to resist the Japanese army?

Gu Zhutong just wanted to play a round, but Liu Jianxu jumped up all of a sudden, and shot towards Wu Ming with anger: "Soldiers should take obedience to orders as their duty, Wu Ming, you dare to threaten the commander with the troops under your command, it is really audacious!" ”

"I confess, I had a lot of guts...... As a revolutionary soldier, if you are not bold enough, how can you fight with the little devils? ”

Wu Ming squinted at Liu Jianxu and said disdainfully: "So far, our New Second Army has eliminated at least more than 100,000 Japanese troops, but some people under their command have run faster than rabbits in battle, which is really a shame for the ancestors!" ”

"You, you-"

Liu Jianxu's face turned pale with anger, and Wu Ming's words hit his heart like a dagger, but there was no way to refute it.

"Okay, now it's time to discuss the battle plan, so naturally you can speak freely!" Gu Zhutong waved his hand, beckoned Liu Jianxu to sit down, and said to Wu Ming: "General Wu, if you have any ideas, you don't need to be so excited!" No matter how you say that Brother Hui Xian is also your commander, how can you speak ill of people? ”

"Okay, I can apologize to Chief Liu. However, I still insist on my opinion, the new Second Army cannot be split and used! Wu Ming stood up and said to the general in the room: "Our New Second Army has suffered this kind of loss in the Battle of Songhu, and it has been plotted!" I, Wu Ming, are villains first and then gentlemen, and I will never allow similar situations to happen! If you don't believe it, you can ask Chief Liu what happened in Jiaxing! ”

"You...... I ......"

was slapped in the face by Wu Ming in public, Liu Jianxu was so angry that his hands trembled, and he couldn't speak.

"Okay, it's dinner time, everyone's hungry, right?" Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Gu Zhutong began to make peace with the mud, decisively announced the dismissal of the meeting, and then led the generals to the restaurant to eat together.

At the afternoon meeting, no one mentioned the matter of the split and use of the New Second Army, and the meeting went on without any alarm, and at the end of the meeting, Gu Zhutong reiterated Chairman Chiang's order, stressing that all units of the Third Theater must defend the territory and resist the Japanese army.

Wu Ming and Long Shaogang returned to the Phoenix Mountain base with a stomach full of complaints, immediately convened a military meeting, dispatched troops, and led the main force of the army to Zhuji the next day.

A week later, the troops arrived at the defense zone designated by the theater command.

Without the slightest rest, Wu Ming led Dai Ziran, Zhang Ying and other generals of the staff office to inspect the topography and landforms of Puyang River, Huangtong River, Huiji Mountain, Meichi Mountain, Kengwu Mountain, and Daolin Mountain, and then began to arrange the defense line in a planned manner.