Nishio Shozo's life was not easy at this time. Although Xue Yue in Changsha followed Chiang Kai-shek's instructions and stopped military operations, greatly reducing the pressure on Wuchang, Li Zongren and Yang Sen frequently launched counterattacks from Yichang and Jingzhou. Currently, They have captured Qianjiang and Tianmen and are attacking Xiantao. To the outside world, Li Zongren and Yang Sen have the same voice, saying that those who took the initiative to attack the Japanese army are their guerrilla columns and do not belong to the regular army. However, the more this is true, the more indignant Nishio Juzo feels. , in the words of his answer to reporters accompanying the army: Have you ever seen guerrilla troops using Weiqing assault rifles and tanks and heavy artillery to assist them?
Even Chu Tiange's guerrilla troops did not have tanks or heavy artillery to help them fight. Yang Sen was willing to give all the heavy weapons and equipment that Ouyang Yun sponsored him to the first and second guerrilla columns of the Sichuan Army under his command. In this way, it was good. Well, the 5th Division of the Japanese Army was also a well-known force in the country. It was unexpectedly unable to take any advantage in the battle. The fighting in Jiangbei was fierce, and the Sichuan Army's 1st and 2nd Guerrilla Columns often ignored the orders from the top and went out to fight without permission. Li Zongren and Yang Sen sent telegrams and notices to warn and refute, but then, as soon as the guerrilla troops withdrew from the recaptured city and continued to move forward, the main force quietly followed them and quickly restored order in the recapture of the town. They also overhauled civil engineering and built fortifications. After this story was repeated several times in a row, not to mention Nishio Shou's work, even Xue Yue realized that Li Zongren and Yang Sen deliberately ignored Chiang Kai-shek's strict orders and used different methods to give Ouyang Yun Shouting and cheering,
When Vice Chairman General Feng Yuxiang issued a telegram, requiring troops under the jurisdiction of various factions across the country to seize the opportunity of the main Japanese army to hoard South China and launch a counterattack, and also suggested that troops from the original Northwest Army form a new Northwest Army command group, Xue Yue finally couldn't sit still. He quietly called Chen Cheng and pointed out, "What a great opportunity this is." He also analyzed the current war situation for Chen Cheng and pointed out that several armed forces that were vigorously counterattacking were all related to the Xuebing Army. Once the Xuebing Army If the army defends Fujian and Guangdong, they can form an armed group with these armed forces that can challenge the Central Military Branch... Under his scaremongering, Chen Cheng finally lost his temper and called Chiang Kai-shek, requesting that he immediately launch a counterattack ,
It's not that Chiang Kai-shek never thought of seizing the opportunity to counterattack, but because of the ideological guidance of "to fight against foreign forces, we must first settle the internal affairs". He believed that the best time to counterattack was when both the Xuebing Army and the Japanese army were harmed. Therefore, when the Japanese attacked When he extended an olive branch and expressed his willingness to help him annihilate the local armed forces of the Xuebing Army, he would cooperate tacitly and ask all war zones to stop military operations to recharge their batteries and wait for the best opportunity to attack the Japanese army. In a fatal blow, veteran general Feng Yuxiang raised his voice in Chongqing, immediately triggering a new round of anti-war petitions. At the same time, the GCD, Fu Zuoyi (Guo Da and Huang Haifu were the promoters), Li Zongren and Yang Sen made gains on multiple fronts. He felt that Chen Cheng's worries were not unreasonable, but it would be too cheap for the army to rush into the overall counterattack, so after issuing the order for the entire army to counterattack, he gave Chen Cheng sent a special telegram asking him to personally take charge of the counterattack in Hunan and Jiangxi. It specifically mentioned that the Xuebing Army has become the biggest obstacle to the country's military and political unification. If possible, it can be appropriately incorporated and given Specific requirements: The more, the merrier,
The matter was so serious that after Chen Cheng arrived in Changsha, he immediately summoned Xue Yue to discuss the matter in detail and asked for his opinion: should he push it directly, or should he divert the Guangdong-Jiangxi line, and then use the Xuebing Army and the Japanese army in the Nanchang area Stewed in a pot,
He didn't know that Xue Yue and Ouyang Yun had an alliance. Moreover, Xue Yue was unable to provide help to the Xuebing Army due to Lao Jiang's strict order this time. He felt guilty in his heart. He helped repair the relationship with Xuebingjun, but he was still willing to help others in this matter. Startled by his words, Xue Yue's mind turned around and asked Chen Cheng: "Mr. Chen, it's impossible, what will happen to Xuebingjun?" Saying that they are all anti-Japanese troops, and the Chairman is here, doing this will probably cause an uproar in public opinion."
In fact, Chen Cheng did not agree with Lao Jiang's decision, but as a confidant of Lao Jiang, when he could not persuade Lao Jiang to change his mind, he had no other option but to implement it. With a sigh, he replied: "These things are not What you and I are worried about, we just have to implement it."
"Sir Chen, there is no problem with execution, but we also need to have the ability."
Chen Cheng was surprised and asked, "How do you say this?"
Xue Yue sighed and said: "Mr. Chen, you probably don't know yet. The Xuebing Army has already flown to the former Wuxia Amen. In the Battle of Nanchang, they only had nine divisions and one brigade, while the 11th Army had five The division has two independent brigades. Sir, do you know the battle loss ratio between the two sides so far?"
Of course Chen Cheng knew, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to think about it, so he asked: "What, is there a problem?"
"The problem is big." Xue Yue said, and asked one of his staff officers to get a newspaper and hand it to Chen Cheng.
Chen Cheng swept it away hastily, stood up suddenly, stared at him and asked, "Everything written on it is true."
Xue Yue smiled bitterly: "Of course."
Chen Cheng took another look at the figures in the newspaper and couldn't help but take a breath and said: "The Xuebing Army suffered more than 15,000 casualties, but the 11th Army suffered more than 150,000 casualties. The battle loss was one to ten. I don’t believe it.”
Xue Yue: "I didn't believe it at first, so I sent a telegram to Ouyang Yun asking about it. As you know, Ouyang Yun doesn't like to gossip. Do you know how Ouyang Yun replied to me?"
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"He said that preparations were insufficient and the air force failed to participate in the war. Otherwise, it should be possible to annihilate the east and west armies of the 11th Army in one battle. Commander Chen, if you still don't believe it, you can ask them," Xue Yue said. , whispered a few instructions to one of his adjutants. Soon, his adjutant came in with several foreign reporters. It was those reporters from the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. These foreign reporters left Ouyang privately. After that, Yun's general headquarters actually appeared here,
Xue Yue: "These foreign reporters have personally experienced those battles. You can verify it with them."
Chen Cheng spoke good English. He asked several foreign reporters in English. After getting a positive answer, he couldn't help being shocked. Later, when he came to his senses, he said to Xue Yue: "It's incredible. The Japanese said that the casualties on both sides were about the same. I was surprised by it, I didn’t expect it.”
Xue Yue sent away the foreign reporters and said to Chen Cheng: "Sir Chen, the rise of the Xuebing Army is unstoppable. I think, even if it is just for the sake of our brothers, we should consider the relationship with the Xuebing Army. Well, this time the Japanese concentrated five to six million infantry and three aircraft carrier fleets to attack the student army. They looked aggressive and determined to win, but you also saw that in the Battle of Nanchang alone, the Japanese suffered losses With so many troops, I don’t think the Japanese can really defeat the Xuebing Army. Since the Xuebing Army will definitely win, why don’t we help them. If it is to fulfill the Chairman’s order, Chief Chen, I have an idea. ,."
(Old Poison: I guess there will be five chapters today, try my best)