Chen Feng's words made the old Jiang stunned, although Chen Feng did not say it explicitly, but he revealed a message outside the words, that is, he wanted to withdraw his troops from Henan, and he wanted to hand over all the Zhengzhou, Anyang, Xinxiang and other places he now occupied to the First War Zone, but Kang Xiang did not want to hand it over to Jiang Dingwen.

"In my solemn and strict opinion, how should this land in the Central Plains of Henan be guarded, and who should be allowed to guard it, Jiang Dingwen can't do it?" Old Jiang asked with a squint.

Lao Jiang was very dissatisfied with Chen Feng's many titles such as "wine bag rice bag" and "long-legged general", this Jiang Dingwen was indeed disappointing in this battle, but in Lao Jiang's heart, Jiang Dingwen was a very capable general. Jiang Dingwen's hometown and Lao Jiang's hometown are not far away, the two families have the same surname, and they are both large local families, so Lao Jiang has always regarded Jiang Dingwen as his right-hand man.

How could Chen Feng not hear what Lao Jiang meant, he smiled and said: "I won't say how to defend Henan, there are so many pillar generals in the party state, they will formulate a reasonable plan for the commission." As for who to guard, I don't say much use, so I'll decide for myself. However, this Jiang Dingwen is definitely not a person who can be reused! ”

Although Chen Feng knew what Lao Jiang wanted to hear, after all, Jiang Dingwen had been with Lao Jiang since 1924, and before he followed Lao Jiang, this Jiang Dingwen was the colonel's staff officer of the Generalissimo's Base Camp Military Station Directorate, and he was fat! However, he resolutely threw away the fat shortage of the military station, was demoted four levels in a row, served as the captain of the second student team of the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and then became a captain military instructor, and then began to serve in the Jiang dynasty, until now. It's been more than ten years.

"For what can not be reused, Ming San (Jiang Dingwen's words) although there is indeed a problem of poor command in this campaign, but he is still a very good brave general, I think that during the Northern Expedition, the Eastern Expeditionary Army and Chen Jiongming's department fought fiercely in Mianhu, Ming San bravely attacked the enemy, was shot in the chest, was carried out of the dead body by the orderly, and was rushed to the hospital for rescue before he survived."

In the sixteenth year of the Republic of China, the National Revolutionary Army crossed the river to pursue Sun Chuanfang's troops and was frustrated in Fengyang, and the armies in the north were oppressed by the combined forces of Zhang Zongchang and Sun Chuanfang. Retreat one after another. The situation is critical. He also led the 1st Division to cross Mingguang at night and pounce on Fengyang, attracting the attention of the enemy, and then suddenly led the main force to break away, and instead captured Bengbu, stabilizing the entire front. During the Great War of the Central Plains. The three departments of Ming run in the two lines of Longhai and Jinpu and their middle areas. Act fast. is erratic and is known as General Fei, which shows that Ming San still has a certain level of command. "Old Jiang Dao.

Chen Feng smiled disdainfully and said, "A typical civil war insider, a foreign war outsider. Although Jiang Dingwen is a confidant and favorite general, there are some things I still have to say. As a commander at the level of army and division commander, Jiang Dingwen was better at mobile warfare than others in the same period, proficient in the movement and formation of troops in front of the enemy, and experienced in attack operations. ”

Then the voice changed, Chen Feng said: "But this person's talent is limited to this, and he can't command any more, and what's more serious is that this person is addicted to gambling, greedy for money, and lustful, and these things are extremely terrible for a soldier." Saibei is close to Shaanxi, and I have also heard some things about Jiang Dingwen when he was in Shaanxi, bending the law for personal gain, being corrupt, prostituting and gambling, and becoming a famous corrupt general. ”

"The amount of private property that Jiang Dingwen has accumulated through corruption, bribery, speculation and business is huge. Although he has a wife and two concubines, he also forcibly occupied the famous peony of Xi'an Peking Opera. When our army and the Japanese army faced off in Zhengzhou, some Japanese propaganda posters were seized in the suburbs of Zhengzhou, and the protagonist of this painting was our Commander Jiang, holding a beauty in one hand and a banknote in the other. ”

"Commission, you are also an officer, you should understand the truth that officers are the role models of the army, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, there is a commander like Jiang Dingwen, I am not surprised that those troops in the First War Zone can be defeated by the Japanese army in such a short period of time."

Chen Feng said that this was reasonable, well-founded and modest, and Lao Jiang's face was red and blue for a while, although Lao Jiang was very dissatisfied with Chen Feng's straightforward words, but in his heart he hated Jiang Dingwen who caused him trouble.

And what Chen Feng said just now also touched him a lot, it is indeed like this, Wei Lihuang defended Henan, even if there were only 100,000 troops in Henan at that time, it was still as solid as a rock, and the Japanese army failed to succeed in knocking on the pass many times. But less than 3 months after the replacement of Jiang Dingwen, the first war zone with nearly 300,000 troops lost half of its troops, if it wasn't for Chen Feng's action, I'm afraid even the Zhengzhou nest would have been lost, which is really unbelievable.

"Well, solemn, I will personally handle the matter of Ming San, but I still want to ask, who is the most suitable person in your mind to guard Henan?"

"Do you really want me to say it?"

"That's still fake!"

"Xue Yue and Wei Lihuang, just choose one of the two! General Xue Yue's ability is there, the number one strong general of the party-state, he must have no problem guarding Henan. Wei Lihuang is also a very good candidate, General Wei has rich combat experience and high command level, and more importantly, he is very familiar with the terrain of Henan, and has a very good relationship with the Jin Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army. Chen Feng said.

Lao Jiang thought for a while and said: "Forget Xue Yue, the Ninth War Zone can't do without him, you are right, Wei Lihuang is indeed a rare general, I will transfer him back to Henan as soon as possible." ”

"That's the best, as long as General Wei thinks that the first theater has the ability to protect itself, then the troops of the eighth theater will immediately withdraw to southern Hebei." Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Solemnity and Profound Righteousness"

Facing a lot of tall hats from Lao Jiang, Chen Feng was really a little unbearable, so he said: "Commission, there is one more thing to report to you for instructions!" ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Lao Jiang asked.

"Two days ago, Stalin of the Soviet Union invited me to meet in Moscow, saying that there was something to discuss, and I had promised him!" Chen Feng replied.

"Stalin? What is he doing here? Lao Jiang asked with a frown.

"How much does the commission know about the Soviet-German war?"

"I heard that the Germans were going well, and the USSR suffered heavy losses, how. The Soviets choked so quickly? ”

"That's not true, after all, the Soviet Union is the third largest country in the world, and the Soviet Union is different from Britain and France, the territory of the Soviet Union is connected, and the depth is much larger than that of Britain and France. Although the Soviet Union suffered extremely heavy losses during these three months, it did not fall so quickly. ”

"But now that the German army is on Moscow, it has threatened the very foundations and core of Soviet rule. Moreover, it is only June, and it will take five to six months before the natural environment is more favorable than that of the Soviet Union, and only under the severe cold and bad weather can the Soviets have a chance to turn around, but unfortunately the Soviets may not be able to wait for that time. That's why they couldn't wait to invite me to Moscow. Hope to get some help from me! Chen Feng said.

"And you agreed?"

"If you don't agree to anything, this is a good opportunity for us in China, isn't it?"

"I think what the Soviet Union needs is not just a few divisions of weapons and equipment, presumably they must have a lot. Can you meet their needs? ”

"Stalin certainly needed more than just a few divisions of armament. Rather, the weapons of dozens, if not hundreds, divisions. In addition, I needed a lot of tanks and artillery, which I could meet their needs. I have my own arsenal in the United States, and I know more about it than I can do it. Up to now, Britain and France have been provided with 130 divisions of weapons and equipment, and the stocks of weapons can still be equipped with hundreds of divisions. Chen Feng replied.

"Solemn, have you thought about it, although you can get huge economic benefits from selling weapons and equipment to the Soviet Union, but you also know the situation in China, many of our troops are still using backward equipment made in Hanyang or even old sleeves, and if this matter is reported by the newspapers, it will definitely cause an uproar and cause great damage to your image and reputation!" Lao Jiang said with a frown.

"The sale of weapons to the USSR was not for economic gain, but for political gain."

"What political interest?" Lao Jiang hurriedly asked.

"The Soviet Union wants to get a large amount of weapons and equipment from me, and it is not only paying real money, but also needs them to promise me a condition that they will return all the land they have occupied in China in the past 100 years. Chen Feng smiled coldly.

With a "bang", Lao Jiang suddenly stood up, stared at Chen Feng with his eyes, and asked excitedly: "Solemn, what you said is true?" ”

"Of course it's true!"

"Will the Soviets then agree?"

"A little bit of land is nothing compared to the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species, and besides, these lands are originally Chinese, and Lenin advocated the return of China when he was alive." Chen Feng said.

"That is, you are going to Moscow this time to negotiate with Stalin?"

"Yes, so I would like to ask for the opinion of the commission, after all, if this negotiation is successful, it will not only add millions of square kilometers of land, but also give the Western powers a start, which is a great opportunity to abolish all the unequal treaties of the great powers in China!" CHEN Fengdao,

"Will this cause dissatisfaction with the United States and Britain and other countries, and now the party-state still needs to rely on them!" Lao Jiang asked worriedly.

"There will certainly be dissatisfaction, but not dependence. Now that the war between the United States and Japan is imminent, it is they who need us to beg us, and it will be even more difficult to mention it in the future if we don't mention it at this time. ”

"solemn and reasonable, you go to Moscow this time as the vice chairman of the party-state military commission, and I will let Wang Liangchou go with you when the time comes, I know that you don't look down on the title of vice chairman, but when it comes to such a big land issue, if there is no identity that is recognized by all parties, even if you succeed now, there will be endless troubles in the future." Old Jiang Dao.

What Lao Jiang said is exactly what Chen Feng is worried about, although his strength is very strong, but after all, he cannot represent the country on behalf of the government, even if the Soviet Union compromises now, it will be difficult to ensure that the Soviet Union will take Chen Feng's identity in the future, and at the end he will directly not recognize the agreement between the two sides, these are very possible.

However, Lao Jiang is really very generous this time, vice chairman, this is the number two person in the military system of the national government, and this is also the first vice chairman of the national government in the past ten years, it can be seen that Lao Jiang attaches great importance to this negotiation. (To be continued......)