Xie Wanting lived up to expectations, and soon wrote an impassioned telegram, in which she recounted the army's crimes of aggression against Huaxia and pointed out that Huaxia had reached the most critical moment, and that only when all strata and political parties in the country united and united with the outside world could they save the country and survive. Later, he introduced the past achievements of the 19th Route Army in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, claiming that the 19th Route Army of our 19th Route Army raised troops in Fujian, not to fight for power and profit, but to resist and survive. However, the Central Political Axe repeatedly compromised with the Central Political Axe, and the officers and men of the 19th Route Army were forced to raise troops, hoping to promote the Central Political Axe to resist the Chinese Axe, as long as the Central Political Axe agreed to resist the Chinese Resistance, we are willing to continue to accept the leadership of the Central Political Axe, and under the leadership of the Central Committee, go to the front line of the anti-Japanese resistance, and so on.

Jin Zhao was very satisfied after reading it, but only revised a few details, and then asked Xie Wanting to send it to Weng Zhaoyuan in Quanzhou to fight for Weng Zhaoyuan's meaning. At this time, Weng Zhaoyuan was busy reorganizing the army in Quanzhou, and his feet did not touch the ground all day long, and he was very busy. After receiving Jin Zhao's telegram, Weng Zhaoyuan was very satisfied after reading it, and replied to Jin Zhao to agree, and then Jin Zhao issued a telegram in the name of Shen Guanghan, Weng Zhaoyuan, Jin Zhao, Zhang Junsong and other senior generals of the 19th Route Army.

After Weng Zhaoyuan replied to Jin Zhao's telegram, he returned to the conference room to continue the meeting, Weng Zhaoyuan frowned and said, "According to the current information, Jiang Dingwen personally led Li Yutang's 3rd Division, and Tang Enbo's 89th Division has successfully landed in Xiamen. Our army has retreated to Zhangzhou, Jiang Dingwen commanded Li Yutang's division to attack Zhangzhou, and Tang Enbo's division is advancing towards Tong'an, trying to prevent our army from reinforcing Zhangzhou. ”

Weng Zhaoyuan briefly introduced the current situation, and most of the people bowed their heads and remained silent after hearing this. After the Quanzhou Mutiny, although Weng Zhaoyuan successfully took over the command of the 19th Route Army on the South Road, but now the soldiers in the army are unstable, so it is very dangerous to pull them on the battlefield like this, so Weng Zhaoyuan plans to put the army in Quanzhou in order first, and then go south to defeat Jiang Dingwen's Central Army. But unexpectedly, Tang Enbo's division suddenly went north and approached Quanzhou, perhaps Jiang Dingwen and Tang Enbo also saw the internal instability of the 19th Route Army and wanted to take this opportunity to defeat the 19th Route Army, which made Weng Zhaoyuan have no choice but to face the battle.

Seeing that no one spoke, Wang Geng said with a smile, "The soldiers will block, and the water will cover it." Now that Tang Enbo has hit us under our noses, we naturally can't blindly avoid the war anymore! Humble is willing to lead the 9th Division to meet the Tang Enbo Division! "Jin Zhao's Reading Power 1st Division has been expanded into the Seventh Army of the People's Revolutionary Army, under the jurisdiction of the 7th Division adapted from the 1st Reading Division (Zhao Yibei surrendered to the Central Army, the number of the 7th Division was canceled, after Jin Zhao's 7th Army was established, the number of the 7th Division was transferred to the 1st Reading Division) and Wang Geng's supplementary brigade expanded into the 9th Division.

Seeing that Wang Geng took the initiative to ask for battle, Weng Zhaoyuan's heart finally landed. Although there are tens of thousands of troops in Quanzhou, only Wang Geng's Ninth Division can fight at present, and Weng Zhaoyuan also intended to let the Ninth Division fight, temporarily blocking Tang Enbo's division, and buying time for him to integrate the various armies, but Wang Geng is Jin Zhao's subordinate after all, and Weng Zhaoyuan is not good to give orders directly. Weng Zhaoyuan said with a smile, "General Wang once studied in the United States, knows the essence of Western military affairs, has always led troops well, and his command is also a division that can fight well, and it goes without saying that he can deal with a little Tang Enbo. After complimenting Wang Geng a few words, Weng Zhaoyuan suddenly stood up and said loudly, "Now I order, Commander Wang Geng, to lead the Ninth Division to meet Tang Enbo's division, not necessarily to block Tang Enbo in the Tong'an area, to buy time for our main force to prepare for war, and the rest of the troops to step up their armaments and be ready to reinforce at any time." ”

"Yes!" The generals stood up and responded in unison.

After the meeting ended, Wang Geng was left alone, Weng Zhaoyuan said to Wang Geng with a smile, "Brother Shouqing, you also know the situation of the various armies, I really have no choice, so I let the elder brother go out in person." The two knew each other during the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, and the relationship was not bad, so they didn't have it in private, and Weng Zhaoyuan told the truth.

Wang Geng said indifferently, "Brother is serious, it's just that Jiang Dingwen is storming Zhangzhou, and General Xie has few soldiers there, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold Zhangzhou for a long time." We should put our troops in order as soon as possible and send reinforcements south. The generals Wang Geng mentioned were Xie Dongshan, the director of the Zhangzhou camp of the 19th Route Army, who was ordered to defend Zhangzhou at this time. However, there were only special service regiments, guard battalions and other units directly under the 19th Route Army in Zhangzhou City, and they could only support Li Yutang's third division in the face of it.

Weng Zhaoyuan sighed helplessly, "I will reorganize the troops as soon as possible and go south to support Zhangzhou, Tang Enbo's division is also the elite of the Central Army, and its combat effectiveness is not weak." Brother this battle, be careful, I will send troops to support you as soon as possible. ”

Wang Geng nodded, and then said goodbye and left. Although Weng Zhaoyuan's words were polite, Wang Geng also heard another meaning from them, that is, this battle is not allowed to be defeated, because the internal morale of the 19th Route Army is unstable and can no longer afford to lose. Compared with Weng Zhaoyuan, who was in a heavy mood, Wang Geng was much more relaxed, but he didn't think much of Tang Enbo's teacher Wang Geng. Now Wang Geng has tens of thousands of troops in his hands, and they are well-equipped, and the soldiers are well-trained elites. The combat power is quite strong, otherwise it would be impossible to completely defeat Li Mo'an's division overnight. Wang Geng couldn't help but wonder where Jin Zhao got so many elite soldiers, and where did he buy these weapons and equipment, Wang Geng naturally wouldn't guess that Jin Zhao was carrying a heaven-defying system that could summon soldiers and exchange weapons and equipment. However, Wang Geng didn't care about these now, and the top priority was how to defeat Uncle Tang En.

After Wang Geng returned to his division headquarters, he immediately ordered the troops to assemble, and then hurried south to Tong'an. In order to be in a hurry, Wang Geng requisitioned all the cars in Quanzhou City, plus the trucks equipped in the division, formed a regiment of mobile troops, and went south to seize Tong'an.

However, the vanguard regiment was still a step too late, and after Tang Enbo led his troops to land in Xiamen, he learned of the news of the Quanzhou mutiny. Tang Enbo believes that although Quanzhou has tens of thousands of troops, Weng Zhaoyuan launched the Quanzhou Mutiny and killed Mao Weishou, and most of the other military commanders were also under house arrest. The 19th Route Army will inevitably be disheartened at this time, and it can be said that this time is the weakest time for the 19th Route Army. So after receiving Jiang Dingwen's order to return to Tong'an and cut off the connection between Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, Tang Enbo immediately ordered the troops to forcibly march to Tong'an, but Tang Enbo did not plan to really follow Jiang Dingwen's order to block the 19th Route Army in Tong'an, but planned to directly attack the 19th Route Army in Quanzhou.

After a forced march all the way to Tong'an County, only a local security regiment guarded Tong'an County, and as soon as Tang Enbo's army arrived, the head of the security regiment immediately opened the city gate and surrendered to Tang Enbo. Tang Enbo planned to rest in Tong'an for the rest of the night and then continue north. As a result, that night, the vanguard regiment sent by Wang Geng rushed to the outside of Tong'an City and exchanged fire with the alert troops arranged outside the city by Tang Enbo. After learning the news of the loss of Tong'an, the advance regiment did not rashly attack Tong'an, but decisively withdrew from the battle, built a defensive position on the front line of Lingtou and Wuxiang, and waited for the arrival of the main force of the division before making plans. And Tang Enbo, who had just arrived in Tong'an City, did not take the initiative to attack without finding out the reality of the 19th Route Army outside the city, but only ordered the troops to strengthen their vigilance and build fortifications. The next day, when he learned that the 19th Route Army outside the city was about one regiment of troops, Tang Enbo immediately relieved himself and immediately ordered an attack on the advance regiment.

After Wang Geng received the news of the advance group, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, Wang Geng really did not expect that Tang Enbo's speed would be so fast, and the loss of Tong'an was a heavy blow to the morale of the Zhangzhou defenders, if they could not defeat Tang Enbo's division as soon as possible and open up the connection with the defenders of Zhangzhou, in the face of the onslaught of the central army, Zhangzhou was likely to be unprotected. Wang Geng's mind was spinning rapidly, looking for a good way to quickly break the enemy, but now the 19th Route Army is unstable, there are tens of thousands of troops in Quanzhou, but there are no soldiers in battle, at least in the next few days, they can't be counted on. If Tong'an is not lost, it is not difficult to defeat Tang Enbo in Tong'an City, but now Tong'an has been lost, and with the strength of Wang Geng's division, it is obviously not so easy to defeat Tang Enbo's division and recover Tong'an.

Wang Geng frowned and looked at Tong'an County on the map, his eyes continued to spread to the surroundings of Tong'an County, suddenly Wang Geng's mind flashed, a bold idea suddenly popped up, Wang Geng stretched out his finger and measured the distance on the map. Wang Geng nodded with satisfaction, and then shook his head again. This idea was too bold, and in the event of defeat, Tang Enbo's division was likely to break through the defensive line and head straight at the city of Quanzhou. But behind the risk is also accompanied by huge gains, once successful, Wang Geng may completely defeat Tang Enbo's division and reverse the unfavorable situation of the southern front in one fell swoop. He himself would again be famous in China for defeating two divisions of the Central Army in succession with the same number of troops. After several ups and downs, Wang Geng has gradually matured, and he doesn't take personal honor and disgrace so seriously, but the temptation to turn the tide of the battle is enough to impress Wang Geng.

Wang Geng thought for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and decided to take a risk, "Order the advance regiment to hold the position and wait for reinforcements, and the people are in the position." The second regiment was ordered to rush to reinforce the advance regiment. The rest of the regiments and divisions immediately stopped their advance, turned around and marched sharply to the southwest. ”

The adjutant recorded Wang Geng's order, and then handed it to Wang Geng, Wang Geng signed his name after reading it, and the adjutant closed the folder and went down to convey the order.

At the same time, the northern line of northern Fujian rose again, and on the Fuzhou side, after losing four divisions in succession, Lao Jiang had to be cautious about his former good student Jin Zhao. Zhang Zhizhong rushed to Fuzhou again and commanded the 9th and 87th Divisions of Fuzhou to establish fortifications outside Fuzhou and take a defensive position against the Northern Route Army commanded by Jin Zhao. Wei Lihuang commanded the main forces of the Fourth Division and the 88th Division to attack Yanping again, hoping to recover northern Fujian and open up the logistics supply line of the Central Army. (To be continued.) )