"Bang" Yu Jishi slammed the tea cup in his hand to the ground viciously, and roared angrily in the direction of the L Corps headquarters, "What does he Xue Yue think?" Did he want to kill the chicken to show the monkey? It's a pity that I'm not a chicken when I am Yuji."

Wang Yaowu, deputy commander of the 74th Army and commander of the 5th Army, Chen Anbao, commander of the 9th Army, and Ma Junyan, chief of staff of the 36th Army Corps, did not dare to speak up.

Xue Yue seemed to be really determined to cure Yu Ji this time, so that other army commanders and commanders had some scruples.

But Yu Jishi is not so easy to soften, he has been in the military circles for so many years, except for Chairman Jiang, he doesn't care about anyone, and no one buys anyone's account, when he was the director of security in Zhejiang, because he dared to beat Lu's cronies Yang Mianzhong in front of Lu Diping, the chairman of Zhejiang Province at the time, because he didn't agree with him, and openly insulted Lu, so that Lu Diping, an old warlord, couldn't get off the stage.

In a word, Yu Jishi's arrogance is famous, he is not only a first-term student of Huangpu, but also a native of Fenghua, and a distant nephew of Chairman Jiang.

"Chief of Staff." Yu Jishi turned around, stared at Ma Junyan and said angrily, "Send a report to Wuhan immediately, saying that our regiment suffered too many casualties in the Battle of Lanfeng, the veterans are exhausted, and the newly recruited recruits are untrained, which is really embarrassing to fight, so I apply to be transferred to the rear for training. ”

is also Yu Jishi's big breath, and others really don't dare to poke things to Lao Jiang.

Lao Jiang is really protective of Yu Jishi, like Yu Jishi, it is light for Lao Jiang to remove him from his post in exchange for someone else, but there is a difference between intimacy and alienation, Yu Jishi is really different, after Lao Jiang received the telegram, the first thing he thought of was not to send a telegram to reprimand him, but to find Chen Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater, to discuss countermeasures.

Chen Cheng didn't dare to make a statement casually, Xue Yue and Yu Ji's top bull had already made a lot of trouble in the Ninth War Zone, as the commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone, Chen Cheng of course did not want the situation to continue to develop, or even get out of control, but the problem was that this matter was indeed not easy to handle

Intellectually, Chen Cheng leaned towards Xue Yue, thinking that Yu Jishi's confrontation with Xue Yue would not last, and if Yu Jishi was not severely punished, Xue Yue's prestige in the L-Corps would be gone, and he could only change the general on the spot.

But emotionally, Chen Cheng is inclined to Yu Jishi, because Yu Jishi is a Fenghua borrower and a distant nephew of Chairman Jiang, Chairman Jiang admires Yu Jishi very much, and Chen Cheng has always followed Chairman Jiang, what Chairman Jiang likes is what he admires, and the nickname of the little chairman is not called in vain.

Chairman Jiang repeatedly urged, and Chen Chengcai cautiously said: "Commission, why don't you change to Leng Xinshi?" ”

Chen Cheng's suggestion was actually still a thin mud, neither to transfer Yu Jishi's 36th Army Corps from De'an, nor to split the 74th Army according to Xue Yue's wishes, and to transfer the 58th Division to Xingzi alone, the advantage of this was that it would not weaken Xue Yue's prestige in the L Corps too much, and at the same time maintain Yu Jishi to a limited extent.

Chairman Jiang thought about it, but finally said: "Let's transfer the 36th Army Corps." ”

Chairman Jiang expressed his attitude, of course Chen Cheng did it immediately, in fact, this time Lao Jiang really did not make a decision out of consideration for the maintenance of Yu Jishi, Xue Yue and Yu Jishi were already very stiff, more than a dozen army commanders, corps commanders and group army commanders of the L Corps were all watching the show, in this case, Lao Jiang only had two choices, or transfer Xue Yue out, or take Yu Jishi out.

There is no need to consider transferring Xue Yue, if someone can replace Xue Yue, Lao Jiang will not let Xue Yue go to Jiujiang De'an at the beginning, so he can only take Yu Jishi out and let him take the 36th Army to Changsha to rest and recuperate, speaking of which, the 74th Army did suffer heavy losses in the Battle of Lanfeng, and it should indeed be given a few months to rest.

However, when the telegram arrived in De'an, it was like a stone sinking into the sea and there was no reply.

Xue Yue was really ruthless this time, he knew that more than a dozen army commanders, corps commanders and group army commanders of the L Corps were all watching from the sidelines, and at this time, if he took a step back from the military order, he would not have thought about reunification, so he would rather not be the commander-in-chief of this corps, he also wanted to realize the unification of military orders, and also detain Yu Jishi's 74th Army in De'an.

Soon, Chairman Chiang sent another dictated telegram.

Xue Yue only replied to Chairman Chiang: The troops cannot be transferred.

Chairman Jiang was furious in Wuhan, but he was helpless, because he once again turned over the roster and pulled more than a dozen high-ranking generals in the national army to and from him, and found that those who had the ability and qualifications were not enough to serve the public, and the ability with enough qualifications was not enough to take on this heavy responsibility, and he really couldn't find anyone who could replace Xue Yue.

When he arrived at Zuihou, Chairman Jiang not only reprimanded Yu Jishi, but also encouraged Xue Yue a few words.

Seeing that Lao Jiang came forward didn't work, Yu Jishi had no choice but to give in, and other group army commanders, corps commanders and army commanders were also convinced, Yu Jishi's such a bullish character was cleaned up, what else did they not accept? Come on, don't fight any more little Jiujiu in the future, and be determined to fight with little Japan in De'an.

In this way, Feng Shengfa's 58th Division was transferred to Xingzi to serve as a flank defense.

Before the troops were dispatched, Feng Shengfa took Xu 19 and two guards to Xingzi first, Feng Shengfa knew that there was a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and whether the 58th Division could hold Xingzi would be directly related to the life and death of more than 200,000 troops on the front of the Nanxun line, so he did not dare to take it lightly.

Although Jiangxi and Zhejiang are adjacent, but the road traffic situation is like a world of difference, at that time dozens of counties in Zhejiang Province have basically opened the highway, but Jiangxi Province has only a few roads in Liaoliao, and there is no highway between Xingzi and De'an, only a bullet stone road through, barely for two large cars in parallel, cars can barely pass.

Feng Shengfa's sedan bumped all the way through the Mahui Ridge, and began to enter the boundary of Xingzi County, which is located at the southern foot of Lushan Mountain, which belongs to the mountainous terrain, and the territory is full of peaks and mountains, not only high mountains, but also steep, enough to constitute a serious obstacle to the deployment of the army, especially the Japanese army with a higher degree of mechanization, and the impact is greater.

Xu Shijiu withdrew his gaze from the lush mountains on the side of the road, turned back to Feng Shengfa, who was also observing the mountainous terrain outside the window, and said: "Division, the terrain here is not bad, and Little Japan will have at most one wing, so even if Little Japan really sends troops to attack Xingzi, we don't have to face a whole division of Little Japan." ”

Feng Shengfa just hummed softly, not knowing what he was thinking.

The car turned and crossed a mountain pass, and suddenly a valley appeared in the field of vision in front of it, this valley is extremely open, not to mention nearly a thousand meters wide, the front of the valley is a flat river, and the lake is faintly visible in the distance, I think it is Poyang Lake, and there are dense dwellings on the plain, and I think it is Xingzi County.

As soon as he saw this terrain, Feng Shengfa's face immediately sank.

"Stop." Feng Shengfa shouted to stop the car, then opened the door and walked down.

Xu Shijiu knew what Feng Shengfa was worried about, and he said that the terrain was good, but when he arrived in Xingzi County, the situation was not so optimistic, because Xingzi County was next to Poyang Lake, which was a large open area, and the middle rivers were vertical and horizontal, and with these rivers, the small Japanese gunboat transports could quickly mobilize their forces and launch an attack.

In other words, Xingzi County is simply undefensible, and it can't be defended at all.

If you really want to defend to the death, let alone a mere 58th Division, you can transfer all of Yu Jishi's 36th Army Corps, but I am afraid that it will not be enough for small Japan to plug between its teeth, because small Japan's light cruisers and gunboats can provide strong fire support to the infantry, and in the face of small Japan's absolute superiority in artillery fire, the tragedy of the Battle of Songhu will be repeated.

If Xingzi County can't be defended, it can only give up

But once Xingzi County is lost, the Japanese army will be able to establish a solid forward base on the west bank of Poyang Lake, and its follow-up troops and baggage equipment will continue to come ashore, which also means that the Japanese army will be able to launch a continuous onslaught on the 58th Division, Feng Shengfa can't help but worry, in the face of the continuous onslaught of the Japanese army, how long can the 58th Division support?

Feng Shengfa lowered his head and pondered, but Xu Shijiu was observing the two peaks on both sides of the valley, these two peaks are not too high, the altitude is only four or five hundred meters, not big, stretching for up to four or five miles, but it is very steep, except for the direction of the back to Poyang Lake, that is, Mahuiling, which is quite gentle, the other three directions are very steep.

What's more advantageous is that these two peaks are like two gods controlling this valley, and the only land passage from Xingzi County to the outside world passes through this valley, as long as the 58th Division controls these two peaks, Little Japan will capture Xingzi County, but it is still a tiger in a cage, and it can't do any tricks.

At that moment, Xu Shijiu proposed: "Master, why don't we go to the mountain over there and have a look?" ”

When Feng Shengfa was about to nod, the adjutant Zhang Shaojie suddenly dissuaded: "Master, seeing that the sky is about to get dark, the mountain roads are rugged, and the mountains are rampant with snakes and insects, why don't you change the day?" ”

"No other day, just today." Feng Shengfa said disappreciatively, "Our revolutionary soldiers are not even afraid of death, but are we afraid of snakes, insects and beasts? After speaking, Feng Shengfa took Xu Shijiu straight to a fork in the mountain, Zhang Shaojie had no choice but to hurriedly follow with another guard.

At the foot of the mountain, Feng Shengfa and his entourage accidentally met an old Orion, heard that the boss of the national army wanted to see the terrain here, and also to fight devils, the old Orion volunteered to be a guide, Feng Shengfa readily agreed, and it was not without excitement, no matter what, De'an's fathers and villagers at least firmly supported the national army.

The old hunter led Feng Shengfa and his entourage up the mountain, and said to them: "Several bosses, this is called East Guling, and the slightly smaller mountain on the other side of the valley is called West Guling, so according to legend, this thing Guling was originally connected together, called Daguling, it is a towering mountain, because it blocked the passage of the stars to the outside world, as a result, a certain old ancestor was angry and took his descendants to chisel the Daguling, and then left this valley and the east and west Guling. ”

When Xu Shijiu heard this, he didn't expect that there would be a Jiangxi version of Yugong moving mountains.

As he spoke, the group soon climbed the main peak of Dongguling, at this time it was the beginning of July, although the sun had set, the sky had not yet darkened, standing on the main peak of Dongguling and looking down, the entire Xingzi County and the surrounding plains, as well as the Poyang Lake in the distance, had a panoramic view, at a glance.