For Zheng Weiguo, it is also a good thing to leave now, he didn't plan to defend Taiyuan City, as long as he went around to the north of the city and blew up the arsenal, it would be done. But after thinking about it for a while, he decided to stay. If you just leave, your reputation will stink, and what will you do in the future?

So he said to Fu Zuoy: "Commander, let my troops defend the Great South Gate!" There is no need to seal the city gate, if the Japanese invaders come, our department should deserve it as flesh and blood! ”

Fu Zuoy's expression eased slightly when he heard this, and he said, "Okay! The Great South Gate will be handed over to your Independent Ninth Brigade, but the city gate must be blocked! ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Weiguo was no longer powerless to fight, so he had to accept his life. On the way back, I happened to run into Zhou Gong and his entourage, which is actually not surprising, because the station of the Ninth Brigade is on the same road as the Xinhua News Agency, but the distance is different.

At this time, a new round of people fleeing south has begun, and the streets seem to be congested. Originally, since the Battle of Xinkou, many residents in Taiyuan City have run away, but there are still some people who have a fluke mentality. In the past few days, bad news has come one after another, especially the defeat of Xinkou and the flight all the way south, which frightened everyone. Some residents with good psychological quality also joined the ranks of those who fled south.

Although Zhou Gong's guards were numerous, they couldn't stand the crowd, and they were soon crowded. Zheng Weiguo was worried that something would happen to Zhou Gong, so he hurriedly pushed through the crowd and squeezed over.

Then, he saw an astonishing scene - a thug took advantage of the chaos to snatch a woman's package, and drilled into the crowd to escape. Zhou Gong happened to meet the thief head-on, stretched out his hand and buckled, and actually pushed the thief to the ground with one hand. The thief still wanted to resist, but the package was snatched away by Zhou Gongyi.

Having said all that, it's actually only a few seconds. When the guards saw Zhou Gong doing something with someone, they hurriedly rushed forward and protected him.

Zhou Gong smiled: "It's okay, it's just a little thief!" Then he turned around and saw Zheng Weiguo's surprised face, his mouth open enough to fit a big duck egg.

Zheng Weiguo really felt that his brain was not enough-Zhou Guild martial arts! And it seems to be still Baguazhang!

He remembers that before the crossing, there was a movie about Confucius who knew martial arts, but he was scolded as a cripple by people. But the scene in front of him is really not made up, Zhou Gong really knows martial arts! It's true! Zheng Weiguo suddenly thought of a question, did he travel to a parallel space where everyone knows martial arts? If this is the case, is it still useful to grasp the historical trend on your own?

Zhou Gong was stunned when he saw Zheng Weiguo, and said with a smile: "Weiguo, but you don't need to be so surprised to catch a thief!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Vice Chairman Zhou, you, how can you know martial arts? ”

Zhou Gong smiled slightly and said, "I studied with a master of Chinese culture before, but unfortunately I didn't get the essence, so I can only strengthen my body." ”

In fact, Zheng Weiguo is lonely and unheard, and the historical Zhou Gong would have known martial arts (national arts, not the eighteen palms of the dragon, hehe), but he is very deeply cultivated, and he is generally hidden deeply.

From 1913 to 1917, Zhou Gong studied at Nankai School in Tianjin. At that time, Han Suxia, a master of gossip boxing, was opening a martial arts hall in Tianjin, and Zhou Enlai worshipped Han as a teacher to learn "Xingyi Bagua".

Later, Sun Wen opened the Whampoa Military Academy, Zhou Gong served as the director of the Political Department, and Han Suxia was hired as the chief Guoshu instructor of the Whampoa School. The master and apprentice reunited again, and Zhou Gong "studied" with the master again, benefiting for life.

Han Suxia also respects Zhou Gong very much, and once said with emotion: "Xiangyu (Zhou Gongzi Xiangyu) is young and ambitious, far-sighted, I taught him how to strengthen his body, but he taught me how to behave." ”

Zhou Gong's identity is limited, and there are not many opportunities for actual combat. However, when the "dog fighting team" was formed in Shanghai, he still showed a few hands. Not only has he taught the RED team players, but he has also led the team into battle many times. In other words, the red team of the year really had a bit of a special forces flavor.

Zheng Weiguo finally suppressed the shock in his heart and said, "Vice Chairman Zhou, are you going to see Commander Fu?" ”

Zhou Gong said: "Hmm! I haven't done what you've asked me to do! ”

Zheng Weiguo suddenly understood, and said, "You plan to ask Commander Fu to help?" But I mentioned it to Commander Fu before, and he didn't agree. ”

Zhou Gong blinked and said with a smile: "I'll talk about it again, maybe it will have an effect?" ”

Zheng Weiguo thought that Zhou Gong's eloquence was unique in the world, and it was really possible to say that Commander Fu was moved, and he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart.

Bidding farewell to Duke Zhou, Zheng Weiguo quickly returned to the station, and then quickly rushed to the Great South Gate with his troops. They were accompanied by the remnants of Ma Biao of the Sichuan Army, and the 41st Army to which they belonged had already retreated south, and it was too late to catch up, so they had to follow Zheng Weiguo first. With such a veteran team, Zheng Weiguo naturally would not turn it away, and was temporarily organized into the third battalion directly under the brigade headquarters.

Under Fu Zuoy's strict order, the Great South Gate could only be blocked in the end. However, Zheng Weiguo naturally will not block it honestly. He made two face-saving projects, one facing the outside of the city, for the Japanese to see; The other side faced the city and showed it to Commander Fu. Looking inside from the outside of the city, the gates were blocked. Looking out from the city, the gates were blocked. In fact, there were only thin two-story fortifications.

Commander Fu is now so busy that his feet are smoking, where does he have time to come over and inspect the city gate fortifications in detail?

As for the Japanese, Zheng Weiguo preferred them to come in through the hole in the city gate. It's a shame not to take advantage of such a good terrain.

After the lockdown order was issued, Lieutenant Colonel Adjutant Yin Shaoyi, Colonel Li Ronghua, Colonel of the 35th Army, and other people who were greedy for life and afraid of death still chose to escape. In addition to them, there were also a large number of soldiers and junior officers who rushed out of the city. Zheng Weiguo did not stop them, but only took the opportunity to intercept some weapons.

Zhang Changgui was a little angry and said, "Luzao, these people must abandon the city and flee!" We should detain it and send it to the Judge Advocate General! ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said, "If you can detain people, you can't detain your heart!" Besides, there is not only one way to escape. Let the officers let them go if they want to go, and the soldiers can persuade those who are willing to stay to stay as much as possible! ”

After sending the men away, a navy blue stand-up collar tunic finally came to the door. He said to Zheng Weiguo: "Commander Fu has agreed!" But he doesn't want to carry this black cauldron! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Just agree, let me carry the black cauldron!" ”

As long as Fu Zuoy agrees to destroy the Taiyuan Arsenal, then the matter will be settled. Fortunately, Zhou Gong said that he would not have agreed, otherwise Commander Fu would definitely not agree. You must know that Lu Dao still had some incense with Yan Laoxi'er at this time, and it was not until after the Battle of Taiyuan that the two sides tore their faces.

Zheng Weiguo asked again: "Has Vice Chairman Zhou told Commander Fu about the closure of the city?" ”

Mao suited himself with a wry smile and said, "I said it, but Commander Fu was stubborn in this matter." ”

Duke Zhou also did not agree to the closure of the city. He said to Fu Zuoy: "General Fu is a famous general who guards the city and is trustworthy. However, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a long-term war, and the idea of a scorched earth war of resistance was wrong; It is also not enough to care about the gains and losses of one city and one place. It is necessary to focus on striving for the ultimate victory. To be able to buy time is victory, and to be able to preserve vitality is victory. Think deep! (Original Words of History)

Fu Zuoy was very moved after hearing this, but he still refused to give up the plan to defend the city. From the point of view of an onlooker, such a move is irrational. But emotionally speaking, what is there to blame for a Shanxi person who clings to an isolated city in order to defend his hometown?

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said, "If you want to seal it, seal it, as long as there is a glimmer of life here." ”

The Great South Gate was the only way for the defenders to retreat, because the swarming Japanese troops to the east and north, and the Fen River to the west, could only be expected to escape by going south and then west.

The tunic looked around and said, "Brigade Commander Zheng, you have to prepare early." We're going to get started tonight. ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly asked, "Is Vice Chairman Zhou also going?" ”

Mao suit said: "Now is the period of the United Anti-Japanese War, and it is really inconvenient to show up according to his identity, but only he can coordinate these things." ”

If you follow the trajectory of history, Fu Zuoyi sent Zhou Gong out of the city before the city was closed. But now something has changed, the city gates have been closed, but the Duke of Zhou is still in the city. The main reason is that this matter is too much to do, and there must be a big man to control the scene.

Originally, Zheng Weiguo didn't plan to involve Zhou Gong, but the more information he collected about the Taiyuan Arsenal, the more he felt that his strength was insufficient.

The Taiyuan Arsenal now has 17 branches and more than 7,000 employees (there are 18 branches, but the refinery is not in Taiyuan, so it is not involved here). The factory not only has a large amount of equipment, but also piles of raw materials and semi-finished products. If you use special forces to blow up the factory, of course, but this will inevitably cause panic among the workers, and there may be a misunderstanding with the Jin Sui army near the arsenal. This is what Zheng Weiguo does not want to see.

What's even more troublesome is that even if Zheng Weiguo blows up all the equipment and materials, what should those workers do? It's definitely a cheap devil to stay, but it's not realistic to take them all away, do you want to execute them all? Zheng Weiguo can't do this! So he thought about it, and finally decided to ask Zhou Gong for help. It is certainly not difficult to get these things done with the strong organizational power of China G.

In the evening of the same day, General Fu Zuo-Y summoned Zheng Weiguo for the third time, and several confidants of Fu Bu and several representatives of China and G, including Zhou Gong, were also present.

Fu Zuoy seemed to be a little dissatisfied, and said to Zheng Weiguo: "Brigade Commander Zheng's thousand-mile raid this time is specially for the equipment of the arsenal?" ”

Zheng Weiguo looked calm and said, "I just don't want these materials to fall into the hands of devils." The three major arsenals of the Republic of China already have a Shenyang arsenal to give to the devils, and the Taiyuan arsenal cannot follow in its footsteps. ”

Fu Zuoy sighed and said, "It's a pity that the chairman refused to move for a long time, and when the Japanese army entered Shanxi, it was too late to think about the relocation." Even if we send all the people to relocate now, how much can we remove? ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "If you can move a little, you can blow up everything that can't be moved, and it must not be left to the devil!" ”

Fu Zuoy thought for a moment and said: "The Taiyuan Arsenal is under the direct jurisdiction of the president, and the transfer of any batch of related materials requires the warrant of the president. I won't agree to blow up the Arsenal Chief, and I don't have the right to do so. ”

Zheng Weiguo said categorically: "Hurry up with power!" When the time comes, the commander will say that the arsenal was blown up by the Ninth Independent Brigade without authorization, and the humble position will definitely not embarrass the commander! ”

Fu Zuo Y said: "That's it! When the time comes, let's say that the devil blew it up by mistake! ”

This sentence was full of Chinese humor, but everyone present was not happy. The Taiyuan Arsenal was bombed and such a big thing will definitely be held accountable at that time, but who can afford such a big responsibility?

Directly pushed on the devil, Chief Yan must not believe it, because no matter how brutal the devil is, there is no need to blow up the arsenal at his fingertips, so it is said that it was blown up by mistake!