Hearing the news, the main leaders of the base areas and the commanders of the brigades hurriedly rushed to the military headquarters, and Professor Yang also hurried over and said, "Military seat, I just received news that the troops are about to set off?" ”

Zheng Weiguo looked at the sky and said, "I definitely can't go in the morning, but I must go in the afternoon." As for logistics, we ask the local comrades to cooperate, because the logistics departments of the army alone will certainly not be able to keep busy. ”

Professor Yang said curiously: "Why are you in such a hurry? ”

Zheng Weiguo's face was a little anxious, and he said: "There is a big problem in Henan, and it will be too late if you don't leave!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou handed the telegram to Professor Yang. He took a look and said, "Hey, why did the Military Commission send us a telegram directly?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Maybe it's a hurry, the current situation in Henan is very sinister!" ”

Professor Yang didn't know much about military affairs, he walked to the map and looked at it, and said strangely: "Junzuo, I don't know anything about military affairs, but judging from this map, the situation of the national army is not bad!" However, the Tufeiyuan Division is alone and deep, and there is a danger of being eaten! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou also thought so, saying: "Is it because the First War Zone feels that the troops in hand are not enough?" ”

Professor Yang counted and said with a smile: "How can it not be enough?" You see, the First Theater has already assembled five armies, including the 8th, 27th, 64th, 71st, and 74th, and the 61st and 106th Divisions, and the troops directly under the direct jurisdiction of the theater, and Hu Zongnan's 1st Army is on its way. Could it be that so many units of the Central Army still can't defeat a division of the Japanese army? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou also felt strange and said, "Yes, military seat." I don't quite understand either. How do you think the situation in Henan is sinister? ”

Zheng Weiguo said lightly: "There are not more wars than people. Do you remember the Battle of Taiyuan? Itagaki also had only one division at that time, but it beat the 200,000 national army out of breath! ”

When everyone thought about it, they felt that it was indeed very similar, and they were worried for a while. Itagaki was also desperate that year, taking the Fifth Division all the way to Taiyuan, and the Jin Sui Army and the hundreds of thousands of troops who rushed to reinforce were successively beaten by half of the division (the Fifth Division was transferred to Shanghai by the Guoqi detachment) and turned the whole line into the defensive.

If Henan really reaches this situation, I am afraid it will be much more sinister than Shanxi. Because Shanxi is mountainous, when it can't be defeated, drill into the mountains, and the Japanese army can't catch up for a while. Henan is different, a flat river. There is nowhere to hide. The thought of hundreds of thousands of troops being chased and slaughtered by the mechanized units of the Japanese army. Everyone shuddered.

Professor Yang suddenly became worried, and said, "Junzao, then you must be cautious in this trip!" Although it is said that he spared his life for the country, there was a long-term struggle between China and Japan. It's not about a momentary situation. ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Don't worry. I know that! ”

He was still relieved to see everyone. He explained it and said, "I think so, although the 14th Division is rampant. But after all, the troops are insufficient, and once they are in a stalemate with the various units in the First War Zone, we will take the opportunity to kill him again, and we will definitely be able to kill him by surprise! ”

When everyone heard this, they felt that it made sense, and the expressions on their faces suddenly relaxed a lot. However, those who really understand military affairs are still worried. Because it is not difficult to talk about it, it is not easy to find this time in actual combat. Otherwise, there are too many military strategists in this world.

Professor Yang said regretfully: "Military seat, I'm afraid that the Suluotong anti-aircraft artillery won't be able to catch up for a while!" ”

Zheng Weiguo also felt a little regretful, but the anti-aircraft artillery could wait, but the time couldn't wait, if it really waited for a month, the daylilies would be cold.

Finally appeased the people, Zheng Weiguo was busy inspecting the brigades, urging them to prepare for the long march as soon as possible. Ammunition, provisions, etc., must be done well in advance, otherwise it will be too late to remember halfway through.

Chief of Staff Zhou followed Zheng Weiguo to inspect a few places, and suddenly said a word, saying: "Junzao, I still can't figure out what you just said!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Do you think that the national army may not be so cautious?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou was a little surprised, smiled, and said, "Yes, I didn't expect to go with Junzuo." ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled slightly and said, "The hero sees the same thing!" ”

He was also puzzled before, Professor Yang's analysis was very reasonable, of course, this was based on the fact that he did not know the history behind the road. No one in the national army knows how the history of the road will develop, and at this time, they may be gearing up to eat the 14th Division in one bite!

If the top brass of the national army has such an optimistic idea, why should they be in a hurry to demand that the 97th Army move south quickly? Could it be that one of them noticed something was wrong, or was there something else?

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Junzao, what do you think will be the reason?" ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I can't guess this." However, I have already asked Chief Wei to help inquire, and I believe that there will be eyebrows soon. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Are you worried that someone will take advantage of the opportunity to disadvantage our 97th Army? "This is not sensational, Lao Zhou has been in the national army for a long time, and it is not uncommon to see things like those who pull people back and be cannon fodder.

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said: "That's not it, when is it now, who dares to find trouble without trouble!" I'm just curious. ”

At noon, after the troops finished their meal, they began to pack their bags and prepare for departure. As usual, the cavalry was the first to strike. The night owl led the big black horse and slipped unhurriedly down the road.

Zheng Weiguo said: "Why are you still grinding here, have the preparations of the troops been done?" ”

The night owl smiled and said, "Commander, don't worry!" It's all in order, and I'll slip here first, so as not to hurt the horse if I run too quickly. ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled and shook his head, this night owl is more interested in horses than women, and he doesn't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

"The time has come, the 10th Cavalry Regiment is assembled!" The General Staff Office quickly gave the order to open the door. Zheng Weiguo didn't ask about these things, and all of them were delegated to the General Staff Office, so Director Xiong's power was extremely great.

The night owl hurried back to the camp and shouted, "Go!" The cavalry, which had been prepared for a long time, quickly drove out of the barracks, and then marched forward in a neat line.

The cavalry was followed by the infantry columns to which the brigades belonged. Because of the lack of regimental commanders. At present, the regimental structure of each brigade has been abolished, and each brigade has five to eight infantry battalions under its jurisdiction, in addition to cavalry companies, artillery companies, baggage companies, engineer companies, reconnaissance companies, and other units directly under them. In terms of establishment, there are some independent mixed brigades similar to the Japanese army.

The 33rd, 34th, 35th, and 36th Brigades drove south one after another, and the long line was endless. The villagers in the base area used to only know that there were a lot of troops in the Ludao Channel, but they didn't know how many there were, but now they finally have an intuitive feeling, and they all cheered happily. Because they know that the more troops, the safer they are.

Yu Lao Gen'er said excitedly: "Military seat." Last year, when we raised troops in Ping'an County. Don't you dare to think about this meeting! ”

Zheng Weiguo also sighed a little, at that time, he only thought about finding the Eighth Route Army and then asking a guerrilla to do it, and he didn't expect that it would develop into such a large force in just half a year.

After the main brigades were gone, it was the turn of the divisions. Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Military seat." Let's go, too! Don't keep the warriors waiting. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded. Say, "Okay." Let's go! As he spoke, he straightened his uniform, and then jumped on his horse. Although he was not very fond of horseback riding, he undoubtedly saved a lot of energy on long marches. This is for a commander. It is very necessary.

After walking a short distance, the accompanying cavalry messenger suddenly caught up and said, "Military seat, the telegram that the communications battalion has just received. "The communications battalion moved the radio to the wagon, so it was possible to send and receive telegrams while marching, and as long as the terrain was not too complicated, there was generally no problem.

Zheng Weiguo saw that the signature was a World War II zone, and said with a smile: "Chief Wei is really powerful, he heard the news so quickly." "Although Wei Lihuang is not treated well by the chairman, he is a party chief after all, and his connections are naturally much stronger than Zheng Huzi's.

Chief of Staff Zhou said, "Let's take a look at what the general seat says?" ”

Zheng Weiguo unfolded the draft of the telegram, and his smile suddenly froze.

Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly said, "What's the matter?" ”

Zheng Weiguo frowned and said, "It's troublesome this time, and I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou took the draft of the telegram and looked at it, exclaimed in surprise, and said, "How could the committee come in person?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly: "What's impossible about this, you don't know the temper of Chairman Lu Dao." Hey, I should have thought of it! ”

It turned out that the chairman of the committee was waiting anxiously in Wuchang, and he really couldn't hold it anymore, so he rushed directly to Zhengzhou on the "Meiling" special plane.

At this time, Zhengzhou was not the seat of the provincial capital, but the commander of the First War Zone was located here. Theater Commander Cheng Qian was dumbfounded when he saw the chairman of the committee.

Because the chairman of the committee has a rather bad habit, that is, he likes to directly intervene in the command of his subordinates. At the very moment, he will appear in the way of the Supreme Minister's Department, and may inexplicably turn one of your troops into disappearance.

Cheng Qian was particularly envious of Li Zongren at this time. I think that Li Zongren led his troops to Xuzhou and took charge of the Fifth War Zone. Before leaving, Li Zongren, who knew that the chairman of the committee had this habit, did not forget to ask him, saying: "The chairman asked me to guard Xuzhou this time, can you let me fight a battle without interfering in the command of the five theaters?" ”

The chairman of the committee had a request from Li Zongren at that time, and the mess in Xuzhou was not easy to clean up, so he said with a red face and a smile: "Don't interfere, don't interfere, you can do it yourself!" So Chief Li traveled lightly for a while, and in one fell swoop, he won a big victory in Taierzhuang.

But today's situation is not as bad as it was at the beginning, and the chairman of the committee will naturally not let go of this opportunity to intervene, not to mention that he brought Gui Yongqing's 27th Army with two tank battalions.

Cheng Qian was worried that the troops would be wiped out by the chairman of the committee at that time, so he had to ask that the 97th Army, which was scheduled to go south later, be transferred down in advance.

The chairman of the committee looked a little disapproving, and said: "Song Gong, you are too careful!" Now that the First War Zone is strong and strong, where is the need to transfer people from the Second War Zone? ”

Cheng Qian secretly thought, if you don't come, of course it's enough, if you come, it's definitely not enough, don't need a few reserves, what should I do then? Of course, I couldn't say this, so I had to say: "Commission, although the enemy in front of you has only one 14th division, the Japanese army has strong mobility ability, and other units can soon come to reinforce it, so it's better to be prepared!" ”

Song Xilian also agreed, saying: "The enemy's 14th Division is not an ordinary division, it has strengthened the ......."

Qiu Qingquan didn't wait for Song Xilian to finish speaking, then interrupted him and said, "Hey, what is this enemy, let's fight him!"

Gui Yongqing has always looked down on Song Xilian and others, but at this time, he saw that they were too careful, and he didn't care and said: "It's difficult to win more with less, and it's difficult to win less with more, so what's so difficult?" ”

Song Xilian saw that Qiu and Gui were so proud and contemptuous of the enemy, so he smiled sarcastically and said, "Wow! You two 'German generals' are here, and you will definitely win a big battle this time! ”

Cheng Qian felt very uncomfortable when he saw that the generals of the Central Army were so arrogant. The chairman also felt that his face was gloomy, so in order to appease Cheng Qian, he agreed to his request, and directly ordered the 97th Army. Of course, in the name of the Military Commission.

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled a little happily: "I didn't expect this to happen, Chief Cheng is uncomfortable now!" ”

Zheng Weiguo couldn't laugh, and when he thought about the chairman's command ability, his back felt cold. (To be continued......)