After Lei Hengfei led his troops to break through the defense line of the Ono Brigade, he did not stop for a moment, and without even making too many adjustments to the formation, he launched a motor to attack the depth of the Japanese army's concentration.

Unlike all the previous troops, the Japanese army was deeply impressed by the powerful firepower and fast mobility of the thunderbolt. Dozens of tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy trucks roared in, and large-caliber machine guns and artillery formed a tight network of fire, destroying the Japanese troops who had just come out of the tents.

Within a day, this army began various blitzkrieg operations non-stop, and hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army were attacked by the enemy within a day. However, as soon as the order was issued, there were reports of a large number of enemy troops found on the south bank of the Liao River. Just as the troops were about to adjust their deployment, they received reports that the oil and supply depots on the other side of the estuary had been attacked by enemy troops......

For a while, there was news of being attacked everywhere, and no one could find out how many troops the enemy had dispatched.

In the temporary command post on the front line of the Kwantung Army, Seishiro Itagaki frowned at the map: "What the hell is going on?" Could it be that all the Chinese army has been dispatched?! No, if all the Chinese army were to be dispatched, then their rear would be empty, and if we attacked Jinzhou at this time, they would be in a situation where they would be exposed to the enemy. ”

Seishiro Itagaki did not respond to his question, and the staff officers of the Kwantung Army standing around the map looked at each other, and they were really confused about this battle, and it was difficult for them to make a correct judgment for a while.

"Itagaki-kun, I think it's time for us to adjust our current deployment." After a moment of silence, a deep voice came. Everyone followed the prestige, and it was Ishihara Waner, a staff officer of the staff headquarters standing in the corner.

"Oh! Ishihara-kun, tell me what you think. Seishiro Itagaki said to him.

Ishihara walked over, stroked the large-brimmed hat on his head and said, "I have just compared the time and scale of the attack, and there is reason to believe that the enemy army is only a fast mobile force to attack, not a large number of troops for a full-scale attack. ”

"Why is this judgment made? You must know that our troops have been attacked in more than a dozen places, and the time is very close to each other, but the garrison of our troops is far away. The commander of the 10th Division, Yoshio Shinozuka, disagreed with Ishihara's words.

After Yoshio Shinozuka voiced his doubts, the others nodded and whispered, and it seemed that most people agreed with him.

Ishihara shook his head, he walked quickly to the map and said: "Everyone, please see, the troops of our army that have been attacked are from the Ono Brigade to the Matsui Wing, the Tenth Division, and so on, and the geographical span is only a few dozen kilometers. The troops attacked by the enemy were mainly tank armor, which was not only powerful but also extremely mobile. They would do their best to cover a garrison with artillery fire after attacking a garrison, and after inflicting casualties on our troops, they would not be in a fight, and immediately move on to the next target, a tactic described several years ago by a publication of the Chinese army, written by Huang Ke, the supreme commander of the Chinese army. ”

After he finished speaking, he saw that the senior generals in the room all showed a look of shock.

"Then what is Ishihara-kun's good strategy against the enemy?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked.

"There are only two ways to deal with armored tactics, the first is to attack with powerful aviation, and the second is to have the army equip the comparable armored tanks to fight them. It's a pity, because of the heavy snow, the planes on both sides could not take off; Although the Kwantung Army had an advantage in the number of armor, it did not close together, so it was broken by the enemy individually. ”

Seishiro Itagaki took a deep breath, and all the signs on the battlefield showed that Ishihara's analysis was correct. If that is really the case, the enemy is just a surprise attack force, then he should concentrate his forces to encircle and suppress, the so-called two fists are difficult to defeat the four heads, how can the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung troops be hindered by a small surprise attack force?

However, before he could say this idea, Ishihara Waner said bluntly: "Itagaki-kun, I suggest that all departments now close their defensive lines and concentrate their stationing, if we rashly send troops to pursue, we will inevitably fall into the enemy's trap, and we will not only disperse our forces, but we will also be led by the enemy by the nose and fall into a passive situation." ”

Itagaki Seishiro did not take Ishihara's advice, and he then gave the order to pursue, and at the same time ordered his troops to cross the river as soon as possible.

After Lei Hengfei led his troops to raid the Japanese army for two days, the weather gradually improved, the heavy snow finally stopped, and the long-lost sunshine shone on this black land again.

At this time, Lin Zuoda, commander of the Northeast Theater of Operations, issued an order to attack on all fronts in Jinzhou: In the air, hundreds of fighters and bombers began to bomb Japanese positions in turn; On the ground, hundreds of thousands of troops of the Fifth Army Group were dispatched on all fronts, sweeping like a torrent of steel.

Although most of the Kwantung Army, which had been harassed, had completed the crossing, it had not yet begun to deploy when it encountered an attack by a large number of Chinese troops, and although they resisted stubbornly, they still suffered heavy casualties.

A week later, Itagaki Seishiro led his troops to retreat north of the Liao River, and the battle in the Northeast Theater achieved a big victory!

After listening to a report on the war situation in the Northeast Theater, Huang Ke decided to immediately leave for the United States to meet with President Roosevelt.

He stood in front of the large rosewood table in the office of the Ministry of National Defense and said happily: "Lin Zuo in the northeast is fighting well, and this time I went to ask the Americans for money, guns and guns, and finally had some bargaining chips." ”

Chen Liewen, who has been promoted to deputy secretary general of the Secretariat of the Ministry of National Defense, said: "We have already contacted Ambassador Hu Shih, and we took a plane through Europe and finally landed in Washington. President Roosevelt also expressed his great welcome to your visit. ”

Huang Ke nodded, and then he asked, "Is the list of entourages out?" ”

"It's already out, please take a look." Chen Liewen handed Huang Ke the list of entourages that had been copied. After Huang Ke took it, he added: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will replace it with Gu Weijun, he is more familiar with the Western set." ”

"Yes!" After Chen Liewen corrected it, he asked: "Chief Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is under the direct jurisdiction of the national government, do you think you want to communicate with the national government before the change?" ”

Huang Ke waved his hand and said, "No need, I am also the chairman of the Central Special Committee, and I can give them orders from this level." ”

"Okay!" Chen Liewen also reported on some specific matters related to his visit to the United States, and these secretariats communicated and contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy in the United States.

"You look at the specific matters, you are now the deputy secretary general of the Ministry of National Defense Secretariat, don't report everything to me, you should also make some decisions on some things."

After listening to Huang Ke's criticism, Chen Liewen reviewed: "Yes, the commander-in-chief's criticism of Liewen has been recorded. By the way, there is another thing to report here, and recently the secretariat has received a lot of real-name report letters about Limin Company's use of Yunnan-Burma road to transport smuggled goods, do you think it should be forwarded to General Batu? ”

"No need, Huang Zheng and Batu are already working on that matter, and too many reporting materials are difficult to distinguish the authenticity, which will interfere with the direction of their investigation. By the way, these whistleblowers are concentrated in this time period to report, have you checked whether anyone is manipulating? Huang Ke asked again.

Chen Liewen nodded: "Well, I have already sent someone to investigate, and the vast majority of whistleblowers are instructed by the Jiang faction, or related to the Jiang faction, and some newspapers have also disclosed many smuggling, entrainment and other incidents on the Yunnan-Burma road transportation, do you want to let the press officer manage it." ”

Huang Ke waved his hand: "The mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, and now to engage in newspaper banning is tantamount to being in the middle of the situation." ”

"Then the Jiang faction has been using this matter to make a mistake, should we take action?"

"I should have thought of this a long time ago, we got rid of one of them in Henan, can they just stop?" Huang Ke stood up from his chair as he spoke, and after taking a few steps, he said angrily: "But this Zhao Tinghui is also bold, and he can take advantage of any way." If progress can be made in this Sino-US negotiation, the Yunnan-Burma line will become even more important. I think it must be severely punished, usually they are greedy and occupy points, I will treat it as if it didn't happen, but those who make a fortune will never be allowed. You went back and telegraphed Batu and told him that the case should not be rushed, that sufficient evidence should be gathered, and that it would be a complete mistake to contract these transport routes to them. ”

After speaking, Huang Ke thought for a while and added: "Pay attention to protect Zheng'er's safety, he will definitely encounter danger in Nabi's investigation, and those outlaws don't care whose son he is." ”

"Yes!" Chen Liewen wrote down what Huang Ke said in his notebook, and he didn't repeat it after remembering it, because these were not things involving time and place, and besides, the leader's family affairs were mixed in, so it was inconvenient for him to ask too much.

"Then I'll arrange it first." Chen Liewen took the door and walked out.

"Hmmm! There you go. After Chen Liewen went out, Huang Ke returned to his desk, and a photo sent to him by Ying'er on the desk was placed in a conspicuous position, and he picked up the photo casually and couldn't help laughing.

This photo is a group photo of Ying'er and Zhengzhong, the youngest son Zhengzhong went from the United Kingdom to the United States to study for a master's degree in management a few months ago, which made Huang Ke feel very gratified, and his son finally did not disappoint him, and achieved excellent results with his own ability.

However, the national disaster is at the head, Huang Ke feels that the boy should return to China to experience it, Zhengzhong is nineteen years old this year, although he should learn in the classroom at this age, but he should go to the society to see, only by understanding the real national conditions, can he shoulder the great responsibility in the future.

Huang Ke decided to take advantage of this visit to the United States to bring Zhengzhong back to China, and after returning to China, Huang Ke was ready to arrange for him to do a drudgery - to assist in the internal relocation of colleges and universities across the country.

A few months ago, a large number of cultural scholars, including Cai Yuanpei and Zhang Boling, came to meet with Huang Ke and suggested that colleges and universities across the country should be relocated, and hoped that the military could assist in the internal relocation of universities.

Huang Ke approved the document and instructed the establishment of a special group responsible for internal relocation, and at the same time promised to allocate military aircraft, trains, automobile transport teams and ships to assist in the internal relocation of colleges and universities.