The news of China and Japan's war in Taierzhuang and a major victory soon spread to Western countries. Many people were very shocked. Although China is very large, it was once a powerful country in the world.

However, in the past two hundred years, after the rise of the Western Industrial Revolution, this great power in the East has rapidly declined and poor.

Especially in the past century, the label of backwardness and ignorance has been deeply attached to his face. On the contrary, Japan, who is in the same vein as him, has embraced the West since the door was opened by a gunboat, and has developed very rapidly. It has become the largest power in Asia!

Such a country that is not inferior to some European powers in military and economic terms, actually lost to an opponent who is much weaker than him in a battle.

This is very incredible.

At least, many Westerners who don’t understand China understand this.

A strong oriental little man fighting with a child who has not yet developed, and who wins and who loses is obvious, although they also look down on that little man.

Reporter, intelligence brokers, fleeing, gold hunting, and all kinds of people began to flock to the turbulent China in this turbulent era.

This is a crisis and challenge for China, and it is also an opportunity. If there were no two world wars, it would be hard to say if China wanted to catch up with the West, and maybe it would have been broken apart.

War is opportunity.

The Japanese army bombed the three towns of Wuchang significantly less frequently. Obviously, their focus was shifted to Xuzhou, and they wanted to strangle hundreds of thousands of elite gjs in Xuzhou.

The base camp has made a decision to launch a decisive battle in Xuzhou to completely eliminate the elite of GJ and achieve the goal of overwhelming the Jiang government in Wuhan.

This victory was a huge encouragement for the people of the whole country. Celebrations were held in major cities across the country, such as Wuhan, Chongqing, Kunming, etc., and Yan'an also held a grand singing and dancing party to celebrate the victory of the Taierzhuang Games.

The Chairman gave a very high evaluation of the victory of this battle, especially Li Delin's command, and he dealt with it decisively at critical moments without any hesitation.

The First Corps in East Henan, the Corps Headquarters stationed in Jie Kaifeng.

Xue Boling got up early in the morning and boarded the plane. It was Lin Wei who came to see him off, but He Jingzhi also came, as well as several other officers sent to Zhengzhou to work.

The transport plane can't fly solo just for him. How precious is this aviation fuel?

Therefore, it is also appropriate to piggyback others.

"Hello, Chief Xue!"

"Who are you?"

"In Xia Yue Bingzhu, the Military Commission's Investigation and Statistics Bureau."

"The Military Control Commissioner?"

"yes!"

"Sir Xue, you went to the First War Zone to serve. Please take care of me in the future." Yue Bingzhu said respectfully.

"I understand, are you going to Zhengzhou too?"

"I am here to report the situation. I just happened to hear that there is this plane that can be rushed back, otherwise I will have to take a train." Yue Bingzhu explained.

"Is that right? Let's go together." Xue Boling smiled faintly. He had never liked the people of the Military Control Commission, but he didn't want to have a fuss with such people. He was a GJ general, and this guy was just a lieutenant colonel, so he couldn't be blamed.

"Sir Xue, I don't know if there are some things I should say, not, or not?"

"Since it's not right, then don't talk." Xue Boling glanced at him. This guy from the Military Control Commission is not low, and he is clearly a well-informed person.

"this……"

The plane took off and encountered no danger along the way. It landed safely at Zhengzhou Airport.

Yue Bingzhu hit a soft nail on the plane and never said a word to Xue Boling again. Xue Boling was too lazy to pay attention to such people, so he kept his eyes closed on the plane. He would not think about leisure when he landed. This is a soldier, and he would fight desperately once he wanted to fight.

As soon as the plane landed, the commander-in-chief's office of the First War Zone picked up his car. Cheng Songyun's adjutant personally led the plane to escort the commander-in-chief's office along the way.

After almost an hour and a half, Cheng Songyun personally sent it out. Xue Boling then went to Zhengzhou Railway Station, and a temporary additional train was waiting for him!

At noon, the train arrived in Kaifeng.

The commander of the 71st Army, Song Yinguo, the commander of the 74th Army, Yu Liangzhen, and Wu Xiqi, who arrived in Kaifeng, personally went to the station to greet him.

Xue Boling's guards have already taken a train from Jiangxi to get here, and it is estimated that they will arrive at least two days. The headquarters of the First Corps in East Henan is even more empty.

Although Cheng Songyun supported some of the staff, they could not use everyone for you. The Chairman also promised to take some people out of the military academy and other institutions for him.

Within three days, the headquarters of the First Corps of East Henan was built and operated.

The sign of the First Corps headquarters has been hung up, and there are many people coming in and out, and there is a busy scene. He can tell at a glance that it is the credit of Chief of Staff Wu Xiqi.

They were classmates from Baoding and fought side by side during the Northern Expedition. The two not only understood each other, but also had a deep relationship, and their partners had a tacit understanding.

Wu Xiqi is here, he can help you handle trivial matters properly. He only concentrates on commanding the war. Where can I find such a chief of staff?

"Captain Xue, the commander of the 27th Army Gui Yongqing is on the way here and is expected to arrive tonight." Wu Xiqi said.

"Xiqi, I finally transferred you to me. You don't know that without you by my side, I feel uncomfortable when I command it."

"Sir Xue, don't say that. I have limited ability, so I dare not think you praise me like this!"

"You are still the same as when you were studying, so you are so stable." Xue Boling smiled. The students taught by the same teacher were different, and the final achievements of students in the same class were also different.

Of course, if those who graduated from Baoding Military Academy did not die early or change their careers, they would basically do well in the military. Those who could enter Baoding Military Academy at that time were all top-notch people, except those who could not graduate.

"It's still Chief Xue who knows me."

"You and I are classmates, and I don't know you yet?" Xue Boling laughed, "This time I was ordered in danger. The situation here is really a bit complicated. Without you, I wouldn't dare to agree to Jiang Jiang as the commander of this corps."

Wu Xiqi smiled. He had a generous personality and a scholarly Confucian demeanor. He was quite a "Confucian general" in the army. Xue Boling had a bad temper and was sometimes arrogant. When he got angry, he would not give anyone any face. In addition to his wife, he could destroy his fire (Xue Boling was famous for being afraid of his wife).

"I just arrived, and I learned a little about the situation with Commander Song and others. I'm not very clear about the details. Why don't you have a meal first? This order has passed." Wu Xiqi said.

"Okay, the world is big, and the food is the biggest." Xue Boling touched his stomach and said.

"Then let's go. Commander Song and his team prepared a table of food to welcome you."

Xue Boling frowned slightly. What he disliked the most was the unhealthy trend of ushering in and seeing off.

"Let's go, I don't know your temper yet. You only eat, don't drink, and the home-cooked dishes are not high." Wu Xiqi pulled Xue Boling and said, "You just came here, always give me some face."

Xue Boling thought for a moment, others might harm him, but Wu Xiqi would not. He knew himself. At this time, if he had eaten and drunk a lot, he would turn against him on the spot.

As expected, they were just having dinner. Although everyone was familiar with each other, Xue Boling was older than Song Yinguo and others and had a deep experience in the military, and even the younger generation was not bad.

The First Corps in East Henan is a temporary organization. Of course, it is hard to say whether it will become a formal organization in the future. There are now five armies and two divisions assigned to Xue Boling to command.

The five armies were the 8th, 27th, 64th, 71th, 74th, as well as the 61st, 106th Division and the direct troops of the theater. In addition, the Western Shandong Corps was allocated to the First War Zone and temporarily under the command of Xue Boling.

Such a large army has a direct force of more than 150,000 people, plus the civilians and the reserve corps, this is a group of more than 200,000 people.

It was only at this time that Xue Boling had figured out how many troops he had under his command. Next, he would command the troops to fight.

Xue Boling is a decisive person. After dinner and a short rest, he entered the work state. Because Gui Yongqing and others had not arrived yet, the military meeting could only be held until evening or tomorrow morning.

It just so happened that he had half a day to understand the situation of the battle. Otherwise, during the meeting, his commander-in-chief of the Corps would have a dark look and didn't know anything, which would have become a joke.

"This is the latest battle report compiled by the Staff Office of the First War Zone, until yesterday."

"I want to see what is today." Xue Boling ordered that he was not a familiar subordinate, so he was really not used to using it.

"Today's battle report has not been turned back..."

"Not turning around, what's going on?"

“…”

"Captain Xue, the Corps Command has just been established, and many things have not been coordinated yet. I have called Chief Cheng. In the future, all relevant battle reports from the Japanese army will be given to us as soon as possible." Wu Xiqi heard Xue Boling's tantrum and hurried in from outside.

"I understand, I'm too impatient, you go down first." Xue Boling waved his hand lightly and gave instructions to the little adviser.

"What do I think of so many battle reports?"

"I've gone through it. These are what I think you want to see, so I asked them to bring them to you." Wu Xiqi smiled slightly and explained.

Even so, these battle reports are still quite large, and Xue Boling probably can't finish reading them even if he doesn't sleep today.

"If you do this, go and send a telegram to the Chief of Staff of the Luxi Corps, and give it a tactful tone to see if he can take the time to come to Kaifeng. I want to ask him in person." Xue Boling ordered.

"The Chief of Staff of the Luxi Corps is the world-renowned anti-Japanese hero, Leng Feng, Leng Guoguang, the commander of the 1st Division?" Wu Xiqi said suddenly.

"You heard about it in Guangzhou?"

"I heard that no one knows his name now, no one knows it." Wu Xiqi smiled, "If you two meet, maybe they are heroes and heroes, and they are mutually sympathetic!"

"That's hard to say." Xue Boling shook his head and smiled, "I have heard a lot of rumors about him. His relationship with the one above is not as harmonious as the outside world sees."

Wu Xiqi's expression slightly condensed. The first telegram from Xue Boling took office was sent to Leng Guoguang, and he also invited him to Kaifeng for a visit. The meaning of this is quite large.

"Sir Xue, what does President Jiang mean?"

"The old man is covered in vagueness, I don't know, but the more he does this, the more I think about this Leng Guoguang a while and see what excellence is like." Xue Boling's eyes flashed.

This is considered to be a matter of knowing that there is a tiger in the mountain, but he is inclined to travel to Tiger Mountain. If he does not have such courage and courage, he will not be Xue Boling.

Leng Feng also had a headache. When Xue Boling took office, the first telegram was sent to himself, which was to hold him on the fire, but he was not afraid. Even if he was not caught, there would be someone who would not let him be at ease.

He wants to see himself, but he also wants to see this "military god" who is famous all over the world in the future. It is not easy for him to go there, not to mention that he can't leave, at least he can't go for the time being.

Others can't go, and there is no need to express anything. This is what the old team leader joked with him. He put on his posture when he took office on the first day, it depends on whether you are polite or not.

I have to say that Xue Boling's move was quite ruthless, and he was as if he was watching the fire. He just came and wanted to gain a foothold, he had to take out something, but this was not something he could take out if he could take it.

At this time, if he could find someone who could help him, it would probably be Leng Feng, who fought against Doihara in Shandong. Leng Feng must have been prepared to intercept him when Doihara was taking action.

Such a skill to predict the enemy's initiative is not something that ordinary people have.

Since he was able to predict the enemy's initiative, he must have a very deep understanding of the current situation, and naturally he also had his own plan in his heart.

What Xue Boling wants is this set of response plan.

He didn't say it directly, but he was sure that Leng Feng would definitely give it, because it was not what he wanted for himself, but for this country and this nation.

As for the credit, Xue Boling asked himself that his mind was not so narrow-minded.

Note: The commander of the 27th Brigade of the 14th Division is Major General Toshima Yataro. The Major General Guanyu he wrote before was wrong. Based on the latest information, please correct it. Please pay attention.

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