Section 55 Ninth War Zone

May 6, Wushimen Town.

This ordinary can no longer be an ordinary town, there is only one street, along the official road leading to Jiujiang in De'an, only a hundred steps before and after, scattered twenty or thirty shops, or rice village or cloth village or blacksmith shop, there are many kinds of everything, if in ordinary times, because of its special geographical location, the people of the neighboring towns will rush here to buy some necessities of life, but it is also very lively, the hustle and bustle.

Today, the excitement is still there, the hustle and bustle is gone, and the atmosphere of the coming war suppresses everyone, making them feel breathless. Groups of non-commissioned officers in gray uniforms hurried back and forth, and jeeps roared in, leading solemn-looking officers to the area that was considered a forbidden place in front of them, and disappeared into the fortifications.

In stark contrast to the slaughter of the town, it is an ordinary small courtyard in the south of the town, the courtyard wall is a little dilapidated, it can be seen that it has experienced a long time of wind and rain, the courtyard is a wooden building, divided into two floors, because the age has been a little long, it is not easy to distinguish the wood, and around the courtyard wall, rows of green bamboo are swaying with the wind, which sets off the place extraordinarily quiet.

Obviously, the owner of this courtyard may not be wealthy, but he is definitely a talented person, otherwise it would not be so seemingly random arrangement, which makes people have a completely different feeling. It's just that the war is raging, the thieves are rampant, and the owner of this place has long been lost, leaving this quiet courtyard alone to bear the coming storm, and I don't know if I can wait for the return of the owner of the house safely.

At this moment, the courtyard has been requisitioned, and in the spacious lobby on the second floor of the wooden building, there are full of well-groomed officers, plus the sentries stationed outside, which makes this place a little crowded, losing the original quiet taste, but the strange thing is that so many people are there, but there is no abnormal sound, and it seems extremely quiet.

If the stone is here, I am afraid that it will be frightened, because the officer in the lobby, the rank of general who represents power and glory is really dazzling.

A thin officer sitting at the top of the long table muttered for a long time, and finally broke the peace here, he was thin, with high forehead bones on his cheeks, as if he was a little malnourished, but the light that appeared from time to time between his eyes made everyone sitting awe-inspiring, and he didn't dare to be careless, this person was Xue Yue, commander-in-chief of the First Corps of the Ninth War Zone, a well-known general in the army.

I saw Xue Yue's gaze sweeping over the people seated, and then he said slowly: "Yuchen, what is the situation of the positions of the previous departments?" ”

Xue Yue's accent was mixed with thick Cantonese, and his tone was gentle, but it was a little difficult to understand, and it seemed that because of this, he spoke very slowly, as if he wanted everyone present to have a time to reminisce and think.

Ou Zhen, the commander of the Fourth Army, immediately straightened up when he heard this, saluted with his hand, and then said respectfully: "General, the Fourth Army has withdrawn to the north of Wushimen ten miles north of Wushimen as the order, with Gushan as the center and the 90th Division led by Chen Rongji as the first line of defense, Guanjia Village and Lijia Village as the flanks, and the 59th Division and the 60th Division are stationed respectively. ”

Everyone on the side couldn't help frowning, Ou Zhen, the commander of the Fourth Army, was a native of Qujiang, Guangdong, and the predecessor of the Fourth Army was also the First Division of the Guangdong Army.

Xue Yue obviously felt the strange expressions of everyone on the side, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Yuchen, when the military is discussed, there is no need to be too formal, and in addition, the speed of speech can be slowed down so that your colleagues can hear it more clearly." After that, he turned to the major general Zhao Ziyi on the side and said: "Yifeng, the position of the front line must not be slack, it is necessary to supervise in detail to ensure the safety of the overall defense line, in addition, the in-depth defense of the 64th Army and the 18th Army must also seize the time, the Japanese are brave, and they are better at raiding. ”

Although Xue Yue's tone was calm, the words fell on everyone's ears like a lightning strike. The sudden loss of Mahuiling obviously made them suffer a lot, not to mention the countless grain and grass for the time being, if the number of Japanese troops who captured Mahuiling was enough, they would be surrounded on the front line of Jinguanqiao, and there was a danger of annihilation of the whole army, which was terrifying to think about.

Zhao Ziyi can be in his early thirties, although he has the rank of major general, but he is still obviously very young among the crowd, in July, he has just graduated from the 14th Central Formation Military University and transferred here, and he has just learned about the situation of the various departments, and now he heard that the commander-in-chief was named above the military conference, and immediately saluted and said: "Don't worry, after the military discussion, I will rush to Gushan Kancha with the European military seat." ”

Xue Yue nodded, as if he was very satisfied with Zhao Ziyi's performance, and immediately turned his head to Yu Jishi, the commander of the 74th Army on the side, and said, "Brother Liangzhen, this time I hastily transferred you back from the pass, but I have a heavy responsibility to rely on. ”

Yu Jishi was thirty-five or sixteen years old, a little grateful, but he sat there without smiling, giving people a sense of solemnity, unlike the previous Fourth Army commander Ou Zhen respectfully saluted, Yu Jishi did not react much when he heard Xue Yue's words, but nodded lightly and said: "Brother Cheng Boling is very loving, but there is an order, and he must go to the soup to fight the fire." ”

"It's serious, it's serious, it's a great honor to be able to get the help of Brother Liangzhen, and the guards of this town will be arranged by Brother Annoyance himself." Xue Yue said slowly, with a thick smile on his face, as if he valued Yu Jishi quite a lot.

Yu Jishi nodded with a deep sigh, and said with some hesitation: "Brother Boling, the 74th Army is now divided into two, and only the 58th Division is guarding this place, is it a bit thin?" ”

"The 4th, 64th, 18th Army three in the north layer of defense, this town will be like Ma Hui Ling in the middle of the transit point, Liang Zhen brother as long as to ensure that there is no longer Ma Hui Ling loss, this battle will have a great certainty, now the Japanese army south, far away from the river, the difficulty of supply and transportation is becoming more and more obvious, retreat to the Wushimen Formation, it is not useless, if there is a chance to cut off the supply of the Jiujiang line, it will be able to give the Japanese invaders a heavy blow, relieve the pressure of the Nanxun line."

Zhao Ziyi, a senior staff member who is also the head of the operations section, immediately stood up again and said: "General seat, the north of our army is the main force of the 106th Division of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army, and the pass on the right side is also occupied by the Japanese Taiwan Infantry Brigade. ”

Ye Zhao, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army Corps and the commander of the 66th Army, shook his head lightly and said: "Brother Yifeng's strategy is too big, and the Japanese are as cunning as a fox. Minshan is steep, although there is a trail to communicate, but it is still difficult and difficult to walk, if it is blocked by the Japanese army at the exit, the brigade of people and horses is blocked in the mountain, the consequences are really unimaginable. ”

Zhao Ziyi immediately said respectfully: "What Junzuo said is true, but if you don't enter the tiger's den, there should be a lot of trails leading to the north in Minshan, and even if the Japanese army is prepared, I am afraid it will be difficult to take care of it." ”

Ou Zhen, the commander of the Fourth Army, who had sat down earlier, got up again and said: "The meaning of Junzuo is that since it is a sneak attack on the Japanese army's grain road, it is natural to strike a thunderous blow not to give the Japanese a chance to counterattack. ”

Xue Yue didn't care about the dispute among his subordinates, and when he saw everyone's words, the smile on his face became even stronger, and after everyone fell into a stalemate, he asked Yu Jishi again: "Brother Liangzhen, what do you think?" ”

The hall was quiet, and the generals immediately listened to the conversation between the two bigwigs one by one, and did not dare to interject at will, just from this kind of respect and caution, it can be seen that the weight of the two of them is really not comparable to others.

Yu Jishi was not in a hurry, and after thinking for a while, he said slowly: "The 51st Division of our department currently has a brigade stationed on the Minshan Trail, and the Japanese invaders are unable to move in the mountains and forests. ”

Wang Yaowu sat next to Yu Jishi, according to the level, this kind of meeting did not have the opportunity for him to speak at all, and the army commander was on the side, and his small division commander really couldn't get on the stage, he didn't expect the army commander to call his name, so he immediately stood up, and respectfully saluted the officials, but he stood there and didn't speak.

Xue Yue looked very peaceful, and immediately said: "Master Wang, let's talk about it, if you have any opinions, you don't need to scruple to just speak freely." ”

When Wang Yaowu glanced at Yu Ji again, he saw that the military seat nodded slightly, and immediately said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I went to the front line two days ago to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and the terrain of Minshan is far more complex than we imagined, which is why the Japanese invaders had the opportunity to capture Mahuiling and surround our army at Jinguan Bridge, but in the end they watched us retreat safely. ”

"Yes, to continue, the so-called knowing that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and knowing more about the situation ahead can also give us a better chance of winning when making decisions." Xue Yue nodded and said.

These words seemed to make Wang Yaowu let go of the burden in his heart, and immediately said: "Ladies and gentlemen, in the past few days I have been in Minshan, I have heard a discussion from the front-line Commander Shi, I don't know if you want to hear it. ”