Although Xu Zuyi was very happy after listening to Li Zongren's words, he still had a trace of doubt in his heart. He asked with some suspicion: "Gong De, one hundred planes is not a small number. Su Rui was willing to transfer so many planes to our command." ?"
Xu Zuyi's suspicion is not unreasonable. After all, aircraft are very valuable, and the aircraft under Su Rui are said to be not comparable to the second- and third-rate products of the Central Air Force. His aircraft are all the most advanced aircraft in the world. Who has been replaced? I wouldn’t be so happy to allocate so many planes here. (Literature Museum r />
Seeing the suspicious look on Xu Zuyi's face, Li Zongren smiled lightly and said: "Yan Mou, do you think Zhongxin is just talking? At most, he will just dispatch a few planes to send us away."
Xu Zuyi nodded honestly, "Gong De, I have such doubts. After all, this matter is of great importance and everyone must think about it carefully."
"Haha..." Li Zongren laughed, pointed at Xu Zuyi and said: "You underestimate Zhongxin too much. Anyone who can achieve great things will never be a carefree person. Throughout the years that Su Rui and I have known each other, He can be said to be a man of his words, but when did you see him stop keeping his word?"
Xu Zuyi asked doubtfully: "Isn't he afraid that we will be cruel and seize the plane he sent, including the people and the plane?"
Li Zongren asked with a half-smile, "But do you dare to seize his plane?"
"this……"
Xu Zuyi was speechless. He thought for a while and then said with a wry smile: "I really don't dare. If I anger Commander Su over this matter, it will be more of a loss than the gain."
"Isn't this the end?" Li Zongren glanced at Xu Zuyi and lectured: "Don't you think about it, didn't Zhongxin sell a large number of Wildcat fighters to the Central Air Force last time? But you saw that the Central Air Force got the aircraft Do you dare to fall out with Zhongxin? Zhongxin caused such a big commotion in Guangdong. Didn’t the guy above hold his nose and swallow his anger? Why? It’s not a trap, because he knows that once he falls out with Zhongxin, those in the Central Air Force will In less than two months, the aircraft will be completely destroyed due to lack of spare parts. Now you should know why Zhongxin was so generous in sending the aircraft under my command, right? That's because he has always been holding the handle of the knife. We are not afraid that something will happen to us!"
"Hey...it turns out there is such a reason." Xu Zuyi suddenly realized that he was not very familiar with airplanes and thought that this thing was just like a rifle. Once bought, it can be used for a lifetime. Who knew there were other things inside? There are so many twists and turns.
"Okay, don't be suspicious." Li Zongren waved his hand and said in an unquestionable tone, "I know Zhongxin well. He is not a person who does what he does behind his back. So you don't have to worry about what he says. Now you In my name, I ordered the mobilization of two more armies and a total of four divisions to support the Jiangxi battlefield and strive to regain Jiangxi within a month."
Li Zongren's words made Xu Zuyi feel relieved, but then he had other worries: "Gong De, those Central Army troops are not very good at other things, but they are very good at grabbing territory. You let those Central Army troops enter Jiangxi like this." , Aren’t you worried that it’s easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away?”
Li Zongren was silent for a long time before saying: "In any case, it is better for Jiangxi to be in the hands of the Central Army than in the hands of the Japanese."
At this point, both of them were silent. Li Zongren was caught off guard by the sudden arrival of the Central Army. If the Central Army were allowed to enter Jiangxi, then after Jiangxi was liberated, the troops of the two armies would be like a nail in Jiangxi.
, it will be difficult to drive them away in the future. After all, the central government has great righteousness in its name. Under normal circumstances, they cannot take action against the central army, otherwise how will the people across the country view them.
After thinking for a long time, the two of them still couldn't come up with a good idea. Xu Zuyi couldn't help but said depressedly: "Are we really going to make wedding clothes for others this time? Then our attack on Jiangxi this time will lose its original meaning."
Li Zongren thought for a while and then said: "In that case, we should discuss it with Zhongxin. After all, one person is short-term and two people are long-term."
After the telegram was sent to Su Rui, Su Rui said softly: "What's there to say? Since the central government wants to dominate the scene and get a share of the pie, it's better to rely on strength. We won't serve them.
Ziran, you immediately call Lin Shiqian and order him to rest where he is. Don't they want Jiangxi? Let's give it to them."
At the same time that Su Rui sent a telegram to Lin Shiqian, Lin Shiqian was commanding the three infantry divisions of the 398th Army and the newly arrived armored division in two groups, heading towards Longnan, Ganzhou and Fuzhou in two groups.
direction. Li Chenzhe's First Armored Division took the lead and captured Ganzhou and arrived around Xingguo County. On the other side, Wu Chengfeng's 398th Division also captured Shicheng County and was preparing to attack Guangchang County in one go.
Go, and Lin Shiqian led the new 1st Division to follow behind and provide support, but they were all stopped by a piece of order.
"What? Rest in place? Why is this?"
Li Chenzhe's voice rang out in a simple private house. Beside him stood Liu Guodong, the commander of the New Second Division, looking at him with helpless eyes.
The 1st Armored Division is a newly expanded unit. Li Chenzhe has always believed that he is the strongest iron fist under Commander Su. This is what he thinks and what he does. Although in the battle to attack Spider Ridge, his
The armored division could only watch the show from the side, but that was because the dangerous terrain there was really not suitable for the armored troops to perform. But after crossing the Spider Ridge, what was in front of him was the endless plain area, and he did not let down Suri.
Expectation, led the armored division to gallop all the way, advancing more than 200 kilometers in less than three days, and defeated many Japanese troops. But just as he was sharpening his sword, Ji'an and Nanchang were heavily entrenched by the Japanese army.
As they set off, they were stopped by orders from Lin Shiqian.
Liu Guodong said helplessly: "What can we do? This order was given directly by Commander Su. Who dares to disobey it?"
Li Chenzhe patted his head in distress and said, "But why is this happening? Didn't it turn out that we had agreed to work together with Chief Li's team to regain Jiangxi in one go?"
"I heard that the superiors didn't want to see our Seventh Army occupy Jiangxi, so they gave Commander Li an order to have the Central Army join in. Even if we occupy Jiangxi, we can't leave them alone." Liu Guodong shook his head helplessly.
explained.
"It's the Central Army again, can't they stop?" When Li Chenzhe mentioned the Central Army, his face was full of disdain, "I can see through it, these people are not very good at fighting, but they are more powerful than the others in grabbing credit."
Liu Guodong shook his head and said: "Well, you can't say that. The central government is the central government. People are taking advantage of the righteousness. We can't say anything, otherwise Chief Su won't let us stop."
Li Chenzhe nodded: "I hope those troops sent by the central government can successfully occupy Nanchang. I want to see if they have such good teeth."
The small news that the Seventh Army had stopped its offensive quickly reached the North China Expeditionary Force Headquarters. Terauchi Juichi and Ishihara Kanji also received the news immediately, which also made Terauchi Juichi, who was originally in panic all day long, overjoyed.
Juichi Terauchi exclaimed with joy: "Great, I didn't expect the Seventh Army to stop. Now we have time to calmly deal with the Guangxi Army and the Central Army from the north."
On the side, Ishihara Wanji seemed to be relieved and sighed: "It seems that God is still on the side of the Japanese Empire. I have said long ago that the Chinese people are the best at fighting among themselves. As long as they fight among themselves, we
We have a chance. Your Excellency, Commander, it seems that the Central Army led by Jiang could not sit still after Su Rui launched an attack on our imperial army. They were afraid that Su Rui's territory after occupying Jiangxi would be so large that it would threaten his rule.
Zai killed him on the way. Seeing this situation, Su Rui was not reconciled, and he was not willing to make wedding clothes for Chiang, so he stopped the attack."
Terauchi Shouyi nodded repeatedly: "Yoshi, Ishihara-kun's analysis is very correct. The Chinese people are indeed a nation best at fighting among themselves. It can be seen from this point. So Ishihara-kun, what do you think we should do?
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Ishihara Wanji stood up from the tatami and walked a few steps in the room. After thinking for a while, he said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the most important thing we should do now is to quickly send a suggestion to the base camp and order the North China Front to launch an attack on the fifth theater.
A large-scale feint attack. If necessary, the feint attack can be turned into a real attack. The fifth theater must be careful about one thing and not the other. I don't believe that with so many troops deployed to the Jiangxi battlefield, the fifth theater can still have enough power to deal with it.
We launch a large-scale attack. Moreover, the most important thing is to get the base camp to quickly increase troops to Central China. Otherwise, even if the offensive in the fifth theater is repelled, two divisions alone can stop the offensive of the Seventh Army.
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"Well, Ishihara-kun is right." Terauchi nodded and then sighed: "China is really too big, and our military strength in China is still far from enough! It seems that I have to give it to the emperor if I have time.
In the last memorial, I asked Your Majesty to expand the army again."
What Juichi Terauchi said was quite reasonable. As the war of aggression against China continued to expand, the insufficiency of Japan's military strength in China became increasingly apparent.
By the end of 1939, Japan's troops in China had reached 850,000 (here refers to the main combat divisions). These troops may seem very large at first glance, but compared to the millions Japan has already occupied,
Kilometers of land are too little. The Japanese generals in China are clamoring for more troops at the base camp every day. Otherwise, it will be difficult to maintain their rule in China. By this time, the consequences of Japan's war with China have begun to show signs.
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ps: There was a power outage today, so I only called in the evening. There is only one chapter left!
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