April 28, Beijing. The War Department of the General Staff Headquarters located in Xiyuan Xiba was brightly lit, and the high-ranking officers and principal heads of government attending the National Day ceremony gathered at the General Staff Headquarters and anxiously awaited the news of Tangnu Wulianghai. In the afternoon, a telegram had been received from the Russian army, and an instruction telegram from the General Staff after urgent study had also been sent, but there was no more news.

The Russian army must be broken in front of it before it can withdraw! This is the unanimous opinion of the General Staff and the commanders of all military districts! What Situ Jun was most worried about was that Chi Chunxian, who suddenly picked up the heavy burden, carried out the telegram of the General Staff of the General Staff ordering the withdrawal of troops regardless of the actual situation! If there was no Russian army, after losing Lushan, the expeditionary force would have to retreat, but now it is too dangerous to retreat from the enemy! Far from the rear support, the terrain is unfamiliar, the people are not familiar, and it is simply too dangerous to retreat under the threat of the enemy's heavy troops!

Situ Jun regretted it to death! I really shouldn't have backed down in the first place! Lu Shan's march into Tangnu Ulianghai after taking Kulen and quelling the rebellion in Outer Mongolia was a risky move, and it was a wrong move! But Long Qian actually agreed to Lu Shan's plan! Maybe he trusts Lushan too much, why can't he think that the Tangnu Ulianghai area is different from Kulun? At least twenty years ago, Russia had infiltrated the Tangnu-Ulianghai region, claiming that it had special Russian interests in the region. They may be able to tolerate New China's recovery of Kulun, but they will never allow the Wehrmacht to get their hands on the Tangnu Ulianghai!

The same is true of the judgment of the Foreign Bureau. But Long Qian is the top decision-maker...... With the smooth completion of all the preparatory work for the founding of the country, Long Qian's prestige has been raised to a new height, and Long Qian's decision-making has never been missed, everyone just does it! Now, here's the trouble. Lu Shan died, the expeditionary force was in danger, this is not just a matter of 20,000 people, if this elite army is annihilated by the Russians, it will bring a chain reaction!

Situ Jun glanced at Long Qian, who had been standing solemnly in front of the map, and suppressed the idea of complaining. Wang Mingyuan is right, this is not the time to complain. Lu Shan's sacrifice was a heavy blow to Long Qian. Situ Jun had never seen Long Qian's grief and even despair after hearing about Lu Shan's death, the Mengshan Army had been established for more than ten years, and the ups and downs experienced during this period were not less. Long Qian in Situ Jun's eyes has always been full of confidence. But that momentary look frightened him.

He suddenly understood Long Qian's sadness. It's not just heartache that breaks an arm! He has a bigger worry, that is, the big mountain of the Northern Army! Long Qian is undoubtedly the leader of the army, but Long Qian is more of a spiritual leader for the Northern Army, and Lu Shan is the actual commander! Lu Shan used the loyalty expressed in the founding battle to stabilize this wandering mountain. Now the de facto leader of the Northern Army is dead. Can Long Qian not be worried?

But that's all for later. The top priority is to deal with the crisis in Tangnu Ulianghai! For Feng Guozhu, the troops stationed in Kulen were transferred up. Situ Jun immediately vetoed it! Yes, there are a lot of troops in the Kulen area, Xiong Xun's 5th Division headquarters and an infantry brigade under his command. There was an infantry brigade in the 9th Division, a reinforced infantry regiment in the 12th Division, and a whole division. But reinforcements must not be sent to fight the Russians in a decisive battle with the Tangnu Ulianghai! The only correct option is to withdraw by the efforts of the expeditionary force itself!

Fortunately, Long Qian had calmed down. He did not lose his mind because of the death of Lushan, but agreed to the temporary withdrawal of the expeditionary force from the Tangnu-Ulianghai area. He also agreed to the arrangement of the General Staff and ordered Xiong Xun to take a mixed brigade to the west to meet the expeditionary force. Then, Qiangang made an arbitrary decision and ordered the 1st Division, which had been withdrawn from the northwest and entered Shanxi, to speed up its northward movement, and to leave Inner Mongolia from Datong as a solidarity, and ordered the 6th Division, which had returned to Shandong from the southeast, to immediately move north to Gyeonggi, ready to leave Shanhaiguan at any time, and never move the troops from the northeast to the west!

It was the right choice, and the General Staff immediately carried out the president's instructions. In the current situation, you can temporarily give up Tangnu Wulianghai, or even temporarily withdraw from Kulun, but Heilongjiang and Jilin cannot afford to lose, then they will lose everything!

However, Long Qian seemed to be ready for an all-out war with Russia, and after arranging the transfer of troops, he ordered the Ordnance Industry Administration to go all out for production, ordered the Joint Logistics Headquarters to make every effort to allocate weapons and ammunition to the Northern Military Region, ordered the General Staff and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to quickly agree on a list of weapons to be purchased from Germany, and even instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to obtain the support of the German side at the cost of the right to build the Jinpu Railway!

Germany is Russia's enemy, and the enemy's enemy is its friend. If a major war of the scale of the Russo-Japanese War breaks out with Russia, it will be difficult for us to support our arms reserves and production capacity, and we will have to obtain reliable foreign aid. However, even if Germany fully supports it, far water will not quench its thirst. Damn it! Situ Jun cursed in his heart.

Of course, contacts with the Germans had not yet been initiated. It depends on the situation of the expeditionary force. This force must not be abandoned! This is not only a military issue, but also a political issue.

The doves of peace released in the square in the morning did not bring peace. Who would have thought that war would break out on the day of the founding of the country?

"Isn't there any news from Chi Chunxian yet?" Wang Mingyuan asked Situ Jun again.

Situ Jun shook his head.

"What do you think of me going to Changchun?" Wang Mingyuan said in a low voice.

Situ Jun's eyes lit up, "It is naturally best to have the Minister of Defense personally in charge." ”

"That command system is not going well. I want to go as the commander of the Northern Military District. ”

Long Qian has already made a series of arrangements, but he has not designated the commander of the Northern Military Region! As is customary, the commander is absent and the deputy commander takes over the command. At present, there is only one deputy commander of the Northern Military Region, Fan Deping, who is also the chief of staff, and it should be said that there is no controversy over the command system of the military region. However, the composition of the troops of the Northern Military Region is complex, including the 9th and 5th divisions of the former Northern Army, the 12th division directly subordinate to the army, and a more special 21st division. If the 6th and 1st main divisions with old qualifications join the theater, Fan Deping's qualifications seem to be insufficient. With the pattern that the Mengshan army has formed, after the death of Lushan, Wang Mingyuan is the most influential commander. Many generals in the Northern Army system were his old subordinates. However, if he sits in Changchun in the name of defense minister, it will indeed run counter to the management and command system of military orders and the separation of military and government that has just been realized. Therefore, Wang Mingyuan proposed to go to Changchun as the commander of the Northern Military Region. However, in that case, he would have to resign as Minister of Defense.

"I don't think it's that far!" Situ Jun knew that Wang Mingyuan discussed with him first. It's just that I don't know whether to raise it with the president, "The situation may not be as complicated as we think!" The Military Intelligence Bureau and the Northern Military District have never had accurate information on the Russian military in the Far East, and even if the Russian army in Erkou City is ordered to act, how many troops can he dispatch? Four divisions are up to the sky! We were troubled with logistical problems, and so did he! Eighty percent, the expeditionary force encountered the Russian cavalry, as long as Chi Chunxian did not panic, with the equipment and training of the expeditionary force, it was not difficult to repel two or three cavalry divisions of the enemy. As long as there is no chaos in the northeast, the situation will not be difficult to control. ”

Long Qian walked over. "No news? All right. We eat. Nothing remarkable! At worst, it's just an all-out war. Dine! Go, get each of us a bowl of noodles. Long Qian said to Ouyang Zhong.

"Yes." Ouyang Zhong hurried away.

"I don't think there are so many people staying here, there's no need." Long Qian saw that several ministers below Prime Minister Fang Shengyuan were there, "Minggao." Go back first. Pay attention to press control. Without the authorization of the military, not a single word is allowed to be reported in the newspaper! It's okay, go back! Including extended ice. Guozhu, you guys, go back! ”

Chen Shu is talking to her sister Chen Xian. Seeing Ye Yanbing, who was sinking like water, came in and hurriedly greeted him, "What happened?" ”

"It's too bad that Lu Shan sacrificed." Ye Yanbing threw his hat on the coffee table, sat on the sofa with his buttocks, and held his head with both hands.

"What? Brother Lu sacrificed? What's going on? Chen Xian jumped up.

"Don't ask. What a fuck! Ye Yanbing rarely burst into a foul mouth.

Chen Xian came to Beijing with Ye Yanbing, and temporarily lived in Long Qian's mansion, including Chen Chao and You Shi, who had arrived in Beijing, and did not officially settle down for the time being. She really wanted to see the spectacular scene of the founding ceremony with her own eyes, but she didn't get the opportunity to go to Tiananmen Square to watch the ceremony, not only her, but even Chen Shu didn't have this treatment. I wanted to go to the square as an ordinary person, but I was not approved due to security issues. I was holding my stomach for a while, and I could only listen to the rumbling salute and the faint cheers in the West Garden. At noon, after hearing Wang Zhao's report that the assassin had been captured at the scene, his resentment towards Jiang Yun was alleviated. Until dusk, the three men in the family did not come back, she and Chen Shu thought that the ceremony was not over yet, and they were discussing, but Ye Yanbing brought the bad news of Lu Shan's death.

Chen Shu was already crying. That big brother-like Lu Shan actually sacrificed! The scenes of the past flashed through Chen Shu's mind, and tears couldn't stop flowing. Half a year ago, Lu Shan and Li Wenxiu came to Haiyantang to say goodbye, and said that they would take her to the Northeast to play.

He is the commander of more than 100,000 people, and he doesn't need to fight in person when he first arrives in Zhengjiazhuang! How can it be sacrificed?

"Did you fight the Russians?" Chen Shu shook Ye Yanbing's shoulder vigorously, "You are talking." ”

She also burst into tears when she saw Ye Yanbing.

They are brothers in life and death! Chen Shu understood Ye Yanbing's mood, "Don't cry, tell me quickly, who killed Brother Lu?" Is it an assassin of the Democratic Party? ”

"No, he died on the front line, there was a conflict with the Russians, and Lushan was accidentally shot...... Donnu Uliang, damn Donu Uliang! Lao Tzu has to set foot in this ghost place! Ye Yanbing shouted.

"Yan Bing! How do you do that? Chen Chao happened to come in and said to his son-in-law with a straight face, "You are already the commander of the region, when is it now?" It's hard to fight a war with the Russians to destroy the country! But like an ignorant child! This matter is kept strictly confidential. Don't talk to anyone. Don't wait for me for dinner, I'm going to ask about the interrogation of the Assassins. When he left the tower, Jiang Yun reported to him the general situation of the capture of the assassin at the scene, he was already the Minister of Police, which was his duty.

"What about him?" Chen Shu asked Long Qian.

"You're a fool! Where will he have time to come back? Chen Chao stomped his foot and turned to leave.

"My hard-working sister Wenxiu......" Chen Shu thought of Li Wenxiu, who had been separated from her husband for several years and had just been reunited for more than half a year, and cried bitterly.

"No, I'm still going to go, and don't cry. It's useless. Ye Yanbing wiped his face, turned around and went out, and returned to the general staff of the West Eighth Institute.

Ye Yanbing's entry into the war department, which was nicknamed the "White Tiger Festival Hall", was not blocked. He felt that the atmosphere in the war room seemed to have become a little more relaxed, and several people were arguing about something in front of Long Qian in front of the map, when Shang Fengchun, deputy chief of general staff, greeted him, "Thank God, I finally got in touch!" ”

"What's the situation?"

"Come and see," Shang Fengchun took Ye Yanbing to another small-scale map, "Chi Chunxian handled it very well, the mixed brigade retracted into Hatkule, and the main force of the independent cavalry brigade was in Boletus, commanded by Chi Chunxian himself, and they had already repelled a fierce attack by the Russian army. ”

Ye Yanbing lay on the map and studied it carefully, "The two places are less than 120 miles apart...... How many enemies are there? ”

"Preliminary judgment is two cavalry divisions." Shang Fengchun's tone was relaxed, "Their cavalry division is different from ours, and the whole division is about 3,000~4,000 people. ”

"Then eat him!" Ye Yanbing slapped the table.

"That's right! That's what I mean! If you eat the dog's day, give Lu Shan a breath first. Feng Guozhu didn't know when he came to him, "Now it's up to Chi Chunxian." (To be continued......)