The defeat of the 55th Division of the National Army led to a sharp decline in the situation in Lin'an. Chiang Kai-shek, who had recently rushed from Wuchang East Lake to Lushan to work, sighed and sighed that only Wu Ming and the New Second Division were reliable on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War, and the rest of the generals were all over the place.

In view of Wu Ming's serious injury and heavy losses with the New Second Division, at the suggestion of a group of bigwigs of the Military Commission, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Zhang Fakui, commander of the Eighth Army of Ningguo, Anhui, to fly to Lin'an immediately to command and dispatch Linhang Lin'an, Hangzhou) to continue the battle on the front line.

Zhang Fakui, who had just got off the plane, did not go to the headquarters of Qianwang Pavilion in Taimiao Mountain, Jincheng, which was more than 90 meters above sea level to wash away the dust. Instead, he rushed to the New Second Army Field Hospital west of the city as soon as possible to visit Wu Ming, a general with outstanding achievements.

Zhang Fakui and his party, led by the Star Officer, came to Wu Ming's ward.

Wu Ming got up in a hurry and prepared to put on his clothes and pants. Zhang Fakui hurriedly asked Wu Ming to lie down and asked Wu Ming about his physical condition with concern.

Long Shaogang, the new deputy commander of the New Second Army who arrived on the same plane, looked at Wu Ming with Wu Ming, and both of them saw the look of concern in each other's eyes.

Because Zhang Fakui had important matters to discuss with Wu Ming, Zhang Fakui's Chief of Staff, Long Shaogang and others retreated first. Zhang Fakui looked carefully and found that Wu Ming had an aura of being unhurried and powerful at this time, which was incomparable to the time when he saw him in Jiaxing. He sighed for a moment.

When Wu Ming lay down, Zhang Fakui sat down on the rattan chair on the side of the bedside and took the initiative to raise his verbal words: "The last time in Nanxun and Wuxing, thanks to Brother Wu's helping hand, sent the Third Division to participate in the battle, and repeatedly defeated the powerful enemy, otherwise our tens of thousands of troops would be destroyed by the Japanese encirclement."

"This time in Hangzhou and Lin'an, the New Second Division was like a giant pillar that raised the sky. It overcomes many obstacles and protects more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Hangzhou to travel west. In the end, it almost wiped out the Japanese Seventh Division and the Osaka United, which was a brilliant achievement. The current New Second Division was upgraded to the New Second Army. Although there are many wise men to identify people, your troops' military achievements are also real."

"Commander is polite. It is the duty of a soldier to be loyal to the country. How dare Wu Ming not do his best? On the contrary, the commander has a tough personality and is calm in the face of danger. He always put out fires everywhere at critical moments. He is the role model for our soldiers." Wu Ming said politely.

Zhang Fakui carefully pondered Wu Ming's tone and felt Wu Ming's attitude towards him.

At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, due to the grudges between Wu Ming and the Guangdong Army, Zhang Fakui was full of contempt for Wu Ming, who had never been to a military academy, and was very suspicious of the combat effectiveness of the New Second Division.

It is said that the battlefield is the best stage to test the quality of soldiers. This is true. After Wu Ming led the New Second Division to the war, he was like a dragon entering the water, quickly achieving a series of amazing military achievements, almost blinding Zhang Fakui. Now that Wu Ming and the New Second Division are famous all over the world, and their influence is spread throughout China and abroad. Wu Ming himself is even known as the "Chinese God of War". Zhang Fakui has to sigh in his heart, "Don't bully the young man's poor."

Although Wu Ming had a vaguely possessed a famous general, he still couldn't hold back in front of a person like Zhang Fakui. Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a little awkward, he coughed gently and broke his silence and said, "Commander, I heard that the Japanese army has started attacking again. I wonder what the situation of the front line is going on?"

"Without Brother Wu and the New Second Army as the mainstay, the situation around Lin'an has suddenly collapsed."

Zhang Fakui was a little depressed and briefly introduced the situation around Lin'an to Wu Ming. Since there were scouts scattered around Lin'an, Wu Ming was actually very happy about the current situation of the war, but he still nodded from time to time to echo Zhang Fakui's words and comforted him.

Zhang Fakui suddenly asked, "Brother Wu, can the new Second Division be able to fight?"

"ah?"

Wu Ming was a little surprised. He blinked his eyes, feeling wronged, helpless, and frustrated, and his expression suddenly surged onto his face and said quietly:

"Commander, I believe you also know that the current New Second Division in Lin'an is adapted from three regiments of the original New Second Division 1 Brigade and the supplementary brigade of the new recruits. Due to the huge casualties in the battle of Linhang and the serious shortage of troops, the New Second Division has become an empty stand so far, with all its forces combined with less than two regiments. In this case, what combat power can be said?"

Immediately afterwards, Wu Ming pulled his finger and counted the difficulties of the headquarters for Zhang Fakui: "Along the way from Hangzhou to Lin'an, there were Japanese planes bombing, and then more than 80,000 Japanese Seventh, Eighteenth and Fourth Divisions pursued more than 80,000, and the Second Division was preparing to copy our back route from north to south. After continuous battles, our division lost most of its weapons and ammunition, and almost all its artillery was consumed, and most of the brothers fell on the road..."

Speaking of this, Wu Ming shed a few drops of hot tears, and combined with his sad expression, Zhang Fakui's tears almost fell.

Zhang Fakui has been on the front line for a long time to compete with the Japanese army. How can he not know the command ability of Japanese officers, the individual quality of soldiers and the orders of the orders and prohibitions? The New Second Division can achieve such a record, and I don’t know how much blood, tears and hardships he originally planned to transfer the New Second Division to the front line to support it, but now it seems that it is just wishful thinking.

Zhang Fakui stood up: "Since that's the case, it's just a bit difficult to transfer the new Second Division to the front line, just." Then he glanced at Wu Ming and asked: "The Second Japanese Division in the north of Lin'an is approaching step by step. Although the Japanese army in the east suffered huge losses due to the plan of Wu's use of water instead of soldiers, the several divisions had five or six regiments in total. I wonder what I think about the current situation of the battle?"

Wu Ming sat up, Yu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "Commander, you are polite. Wu Ming is just a patient now. What do you think? I don't know how to talk about military affairs on paper."

Zhang Fakui looked directly at Wu Ming and said solemnly: "Brother Wu, you are a hero of the War of Resistance and a "Chinese God of War who is highly praised by Chinese and foreign media and military experts. At this time of crisis in the party and the country, you are powerful and do not speak or give advice. Are you worthy of the hot land where you gave birth to you and raised you?"

Before Wu Ming's answer, Zhang Fakui said frankly: "I admit that I didn't like you and the New Second Division before the Battle of Shanghai, but your army later made me have nothing to say. Please forgive me for being a clumsy person, but there is a real hero who doesn't know anything about it.

After saying these words, Wu Ming said he didn't dare.

Although Zhang Fakui has all kinds of bad habits, he is a passionate soldier who loves the country and the nation deeply. In addition, he was deeply moved by his dignified general and the commander-in-chief of the army who could say these words.

Since Zhang Fakui gave face like this, Wu Ming had to express something, pondered for a while, and said, "Now I can only rely on the danger and keep the preservation."

"Prevent the danger and guard it?" Zhang Fakui was stunned.

"Yes, it is to rely on the geographical advantage to find ways to defend the Japanese army's attack on Lin'an. The supply line is dragged very long, and the stock of food and ammunition will definitely not be large. As long as we can hold on for one to two weeks, the Japanese army will retreat without support. Looking at the surrounding areas of Lin'an, although the mountains are generally not tall or steep, it is better because of the undulating mountains, one mountain next to another. How easy is the Japanese army to break through the defense lines set up by our army among the mountains?"

Speaking of this, Wu Ming said firmly: "At this time, as long as we are not afraid of sacrifice, with the strong military strength of the seven divisions, as long as the soldiers use their lives, we can persevere until victory comes."

Zhang Fakui sighed and shook his head and said, "It seems that's the only thing that's it."

At this time, a noisy sound came from outside the ward. Wu Ming was about to speak out and retort, but he heard that it was a current affairs program of Phoenix Radio. At this time, the announcer was talking, and I don’t know who amplified the volume of the speaker.

"Listeners in front of the radio, dear compatriots, the current situation of the War of Resistance has deteriorated rapidly. Pingjin, Songhu, Taiyuan, Suzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou and other cities have fallen one after another. The Japanese army is approaching our capital step by step. The entire North China and central China are crying silently, and millions of citizens are being slaughtered by the Japanese army inhumanely."

"Each of us is deeply afraid and indignant, full of great hatred for the violent Japanese army, and deeply concerned and worry about the safety of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the capital..."

The announcer's voice was a mellow male voice. His speech was originally slow, neither rush nor slow, but as his emotions were brought in, he began to become passionate and his tone was strong:

"I don't know if you have thought about it. Today is another place, and other families are raped and blood-slaughtered by the Japanese army. But tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, the crazy Japanese army will kill our hometown and reach out to our sisters and slash our sabers at us and our relatives, how should we face it?"

"Comrades, join the army. Please come to the west of Zhejiang, join the New Second Army, take up weapons, follow the great anti-Japanese general General Wu Ming, and fight the Japanese together... We must use the weapons in our hands to tell every Japanese that we Chinese cannot defeat and conquer. We must use our own hands to defend our parents, wives and children, and defend our homeland and home with blood..."

"Next, I officially broadcast the conscription order issued by General Wu Ming, the commander of the New Second Army: On this occasion when the enemy invaded the mountains and rivers, all Chinese people have the obligation to fight against Japanese pirates and attack Japanese invaders. This is not only a heavy responsibility, but also the supreme glory of being a Chinese. We join the army not only for the motherland, but also for every family and every person..."

The announcer was so sensational. After his words, the tears were blurred and blood was rippling. He wished he could join the army immediately and fight against the Japanese invaders under the leadership of General Wu Ming.

After listening to the recruitment order broadcast on the radio outside, Zhang Fakui was stunned for a moment, shook his head and smiled, and said to Wu Ming: "With the Central News Agency Radio Station's location selection and reconstruction, Phoenix Radio Station has now become the only radio station in the country that can cover all provinces. Now your source of troops will not be short of—"

Wu Ming looked at Zhang Fakui and guessed the intention of Zhang Fakui saying this.

Zhang Fakui pondered for a moment and said word by word: "Captain Wu, on the way to Ningguo, Anhui Province, the Third Division recruited a lot of defeated soldiers, this... this..."

"What exactly does the commander want to say?" Wu Ming asked with a frown.

Zhang Fakui gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Wu, many of the defeated soldiers are from the Hunan Army, Guangdong Army, Sichuan Army and even the Guangxi Army. You do this to make friendly troops very embarrassed."

Long Shaogang and Dai Ziran led the Third Division to rest in Meixi, Ancheng and Anji, and had already absorbed more than 5,000 deserters. After arriving in southern Anhui, the Third Division was supported by Tian Zhenggang, the Chief of Staff of Jiangxi Security Forces, and used food and good treatment to seduce five or six thousand soldiers from various units.

In this way, the New Third Division not only made up for the personnel vacancies, but also had a lot of surplus.

The generals of the Hunan Army, Sichuan Army, Gui Army and other departments were naturally indignant. You should know that the people gathered by the New Third Division were all veterans with rich combat experience and were always hidden like treasures. The generals of each department were heartbroken, unfair and angry, and wanted to turn against each other, but Zhang Fakui comforted them one by one.

Even if Zhang Fakui doesn't say this favor, Wu Ming will repay it.

But now Zhang Fakui mentioned it in person, Wu Ming had to act bitterly and complain to Zhang Fakui: "Commander, the Military Commission has only given us a short number to the New Second Army. None of a gun or a shell was added, let alone the soldiers. Commander, if you can give me three or five thousand new recruits, I would be willing to kowtow to you."

Zhang Fakui almost fell to the ground.

The New Second Army almost hollowed out friendly and neighboring troops, but it actually needed three or five thousand soldiers?

It's really too much
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