Chen Feng, Yang Aiyuan, and others did not wait for Chongqing's reply, and the report request for instructions was just an attitude, and even if Chongqing did not agree, it would not prevent Chen Feng from taking over the Jinsui army, and at the same time as the telegram was sent, part of the troops of the Eighth Theater began to be stationed in various strategic points in Shanxi, and at the same time, the working group was excluded from reorganizing the various units of the Jinsui army.

According to the decision made by Chen Feng and several senior officers of the Jinsui Army after discussion, the Jinsui Army was officially renamed the Jinnan Military Region of the Eighth Theater, with Yang Aiyuan as the commander of the military region and Fu Zuoyi as the deputy commander of the military region, and the Jinnan Military Region has under its jurisdiction two mechanized infantry divisions, six integrated divisions, two cavalry divisions, three artillery brigades, two armored brigades, one engineer Lu, one guard brigade, one air defense brigade, and one logistics support brigade, with a total strength of 270,000 troops.

At the same time as the reorganization of the troops, Chen Feng also transferred 50,000 troops from the Southern Hebei Military Region and the Northern Hebei Military Region to exchange them with the Jinsui Army, and conducted intensive training for more than 200,000 officers and men of the Jinsui Army.

At the same time as the work of receiving the army was carried out, a large number of political workers from Saibei Province were also transferred to Shanxi in large numbers and began to take over the administrative affairs of Shanxi.

However, on the battlefields of Central China and Burma, the situation of the Nationalist Government took a sharp turn for the worse, and on December 8, the Japanese Eleventh Army easily captured Changsha and marched towards Hengyang, Yichang and other places.

Although the Ninth War Zone had performed well in the previous three battles of Changsha, this time it was a big surprise. In less than 5 days, it collapsed for thousands of miles, and even a heavy city like Changsha only defended for three days, which can be said to be a complete defeat.

In addition, the battlefield in Burma also took a sharp turn for the worse, and the expeditionary force was attacked by the main Japanese forces in Myitkyina and Mandalay. Although the expeditionary force temporarily blocked the Japanese attack, the losses were extremely heavy.

The most worrying thing is that when the situation of the expeditionary force was critical, Wei Lihuang and Du Yongming, as the commanders, were not in Burma. This gave the Japanese an opportunity to take advantage of. More than 100,000 Japanese troops were assisted by the Thai army to defend the Mongolian expeditionary force from three directions, and as an ally, the British British First Army fled without a fight, completely exposing the left flank of the expeditionary force to the Japanese army.

Facing many crises. Chongqing seems to have collectively lost its voice. The telegram sent to the front had only one word - "withdraw". The battlefield in Central China is retreating, the battlefield in Burma is also retreating, and South China is also retreating.

At this time, everyone asked about the unusual taste. Everyone had an ominous premonition in their hearts, could it be that Chairman Chiang was really assassinated by the Japanese?

This kind of question also lingered in Chen Feng's heart, although the spend-spending intelligence department sent the top spy personnel, but still could not figure out whether Lao Jiang was dead or alive, Chen Feng had to send a report to He Yingqin and Chen Cheng in Chongqing to inquire about the specific situation.

However, the answers given by these two to Chen Feng were also very vague, neither saying that Lao Jiang was dead, nor saying that Lao Jiang had nothing to do, and the matter was very confusing. However, according to Chen Feng's estimate, Lao Jiang is likely to be seriously injured and is now being treated or rescued, otherwise Chongqing would have been in chaos.

In fact, Chen Feng's analysis was very correct, Lao Jiang was indeed injured, and it was very serious. The rescue began on the 3rd, and Lao Jiang did not wake up until the 8th, but according to the diagnosis of American experts, if the old man can wake up within a week, then there is still hope to live, if he has not woken up after a week, then please prepare for the future!

Chongqing. Huangshan Jiang Mansion.

In order to ensure safety, Chen Cheng specially transferred an air defense regiment to Huangshan, and Zhou Zhirou also ordered the air force to dispatch a destroyer group to Chongqing Airport to focus on protecting Chongqing's airspace.

At this time, the atmosphere in the Jiang Mansion was extremely tense, more than half of the military and political officials of the National Government gathered here, everyone's mood was different, but everyone had a feeling, that is, depression, extreme depression.

Since the veteran is still rescuing, the major military and political affairs during this period were discussed by He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and others, and then reported to Mrs. Jiang for handling.

The same was true of the meeting, which was chaired by Madame Chiang herself. Looking at Mrs. Jiang, who was dressed in an air force uniform, she was quite depressed. Although Madame Chiang is not the kind of housewife who never asks about politics, she has always been behind the old man's advice, that is, she will only be very active when dealing with Americans, and it is indeed quite uncomfortable for her to be a woman to preside over such a high-level meeting at this time.

However, Mrs. Jiang behaved very calmly, and seeing that basically all the participants had arrived, Mrs. Jiang nodded and said, "Since everyone has arrived, let's start the meeting now!" ”

"You all know the current situation of Sir, Dr. Smith said that Mr.'s condition is deteriorating, and all indicators of his body are also weakening, if Mr. can't wake up tonight, it is very likely" Speaking of this, Mrs. Jiang's tone whimpered, although she did not cry, but tears could not help but flow out.

He Yingqin comforted in a low voice: "Madam, Mr. Fu has a great life, and he has been conspired against many times since the Northern Expedition, but every time he can save the day, presumably this time will not be an exception." What we people have to do is to protect the party-state for Mr. before he recovers! ”

"Jing Zhi is right, although Mr. has suffered, but the party-state must not be chaotic because of this, otherwise Mr. will really become a sinner of the party-state. I have gathered you here today to inform you about the situation of the gentleman! On the other hand, let's discuss the situation in the near future! There are two specific things, the first is about the merger of the 2nd World War Zone and the 8th War Zone, and the second is how to deal with the Japanese attack! Mrs. Jiang said.

As soon as Madame Chiang's words fell, Minister of Military Affairs He Yingqin got up and said: "Yesterday we received a telegram from the Second and Eighth War Zones, written by Deputy Chen and a senior officer of the Jin Sui Army, who asked for instructions to merge the Second War Zone and the Eighth War Zone!" What do you think about this? ”

Bai Chongxi, Minister of Military Training, said softly: "Yan Laoxi unfortunately died, the merger of the Second War Zone and the Eighth War Zone is just the son-in-law of the Yan family taking over Yan Laoxi's inheritance, although their behavior is not good for the party-state, but we can't say anything." On the one hand, because this is an inherent tradition in China, since there is no male in the family who can replace Yan Laoxi, it is normal for a son-in-law to be in charge. Secondly, this matter was raised by the high-level of Jin Suijun, and it was Jin Suijun's own choice, and we can't say anything! ”

"Madam, Minister Xu is now on his way back to Chongqing, and he should be able to arrive tonight after calculating the time, he is the person who is personally involved in this matter, and he himself is still the pillar of the Jin Sui army, and he knows some things better than us, so I suggest that we leave this matter aside for the time being, and wait for Minister Xu to come back!" Political Minister and Defense Minister Chen Cheng spoke.

"It's okay, everyone knows Minister Xu's personality, Mr. trusts him very much, presumably he will not do anything unfavorable to the party-state! Then let's talk about the Japanese army first! Madame said.

Xue Yue, commander of the Ninth Theater of Operations, got up and said: "The Japanese army on the Changsha front line has captured Changsha yesterday, and the defenders have lost more than 40,000 people. ”

"Boling, do you have confidence in this battle in your ninth war zone?" Madame asked very bluntly, she didn't understand military affairs, and the only thing she could do was to pin her hopes on a general like Xue Yue.

Xue Yue sighed and said: "The goal of the Japanese army is Chongqing, I can only guarantee that I will not let the little devil step into Chongqing, as for other lowly duties, it is really difficult to guarantee!" ”

Xue Yue's implication was that the Ninth War Zone could only guarantee the safety of Chongqing and guarantee that the Japanese army would not be allowed to invade Chongqing, and as for the safety of Hunan, he could not do anything!

Xue Yue said such a thing beyond everyone's expectations, and even Chen Cheng didn't believe that it would be something that the tiger boy said.

"Boling, what is this for, isn't there still more than 300,000 troops in the Ninth War Zone, if you command it properly, you may not be able to recover Changsha, and you can hold Changde at the worst, why is it so unambitious?" Chen Cheng asked in a deep voice.

"I Xue Boling, the person I am all here, I know that when it comes to fighting, I have never been afraid of anyone, I am not afraid of Seishiro Itagaki, I am not afraid of Kenji Tohihara, and I am not afraid of the defeat of Anan Weiji's men. But now because of the principal's matter, the morale of the troops is extremely low, and a flock that has no fighting spirit can withstand the attack of hungry wolves? Xue Yue said loudly.

"What about the Expeditionary Force, is it the same as in the Ninth War Zone?" Madame asked again.

Du Yanming nodded and said: "Mrs. Hui, the situation of the expeditionary force is even worse than that of the Ninth War Zone, because the British and Burmese troops fled without a fight, exposing all the positions on one side of the expeditionary force to the Japanese, resulting in the expeditionary force is very passive, and now it is shrinking its forces, if there are no reinforcements, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold northern Burma!" ”

"Will the Japanese enter Yunnan?" Madame asked again.

"It shouldn't be, although the expeditionary force is passive, but because Deputy Chen has supported a large number of weapons and equipment, the expeditionary force is not much worse than the Japanese in terms of weapons, plus the expeditionary force is all the elite of the party-state, and it can hold the Sino-Burmese border at the worst, and it will definitely not let the Japanese fight to Yunnan!" Du Yongming said.

"That's good, what we need most now is time, we will have the time and energy to deal with the domestic crisis by guarding the southwest gateway, and now the party-state has reached the most dangerous time, and we need each of us to work together to tide over the difficulties, I am here on behalf of Mr. Please you!" As she spoke, Madame Chiang got up and bowed to all the senior officers present! (To be continued......)

PS: I will go back to my hometown tomorrow, and go through other procedures the day after tomorrow, I may not be able to update it in these two days, please forgive me!!