Bai Chongxi is not a simple person. His personality is also of a calm and self-confident type. He rarely jokes with his subordinates on weekdays, but today he is in a really good mood. That's why he started dating Bai Jingran today.
He made such a joke, but this joke made Bai Jingran so frightened that his face turned pale...
"Sir Bai, please don't do it. If Chief Su finds out, it will be a disservice to the department!"
Seeing Bai Jingran's sad face, Bai Chongxi laughed again. He smiled and said to Bai Jingran: "Okay, I'm just kidding you. Zhongxin is not that kind of person, otherwise he wouldn't
The command of the Fujian battlefield was handed over to me."
Seeing Bai Chongxi's nonchalant look, Bai Jingran couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. You are a big shot who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Commander Su. I have small arms and legs, so how can I compare with you?
Although Su Rui was just a minor major when they first met, and Bai Jingran was already a lieutenant colonel instructor of the Central Teaching Corps at that time, over the past few years, Bai Jingran has seen Su Rui with his own eyes.
How to turn a few hundred defeated soldiers into a heavy army group with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, which is also very important in China. After witnessing this miracle, Ren Shibai Jingran, no matter how unruly, also faced Su Rui.
One cannot help but feel a sense of awe.
However, Bai Chongxi also knew that it was okay to make such jokes occasionally, but it would be a bit bad if he always joked about it with Bai Jingran. So he quickly changed the topic, "By the way, Commander Bai, has the Seventh Army arrived?"
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Hearing Bai Chongxi's inquiry about the battle situation at the front, Bai Jingran quickly raised his head and replied: "Report to Chief Bai, the Seventh Army has arrived in Nanping this morning. The 398th Division just sent a report, saying that it was about three o'clock in the morning last night.
The army launched a large-scale night attack on them, and the 398th Division finally drove the Japanese army back. Just this morning, the Seventh Army arrived in time and not only drove the Japanese back, but also annihilated more than 10,000 enemies.
In addition, they also took the opportunity to occupy the Japanese army's peripheral positions in Nanping. Now all the Japanese troops in Nanping have retreated to Nanping City to continue resisting. Now we don't know whether we should take the opportunity to launch a general attack on Nanping City, or whether we should wait until the Japanese army
Reinforcements will arrive and we will deal with them together. No, you are just here, so please help us make an idea."
Bai Chongxi pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "This is not the place to talk. Please take me to your military headquarters quickly, and we will discuss what to do next."
"yes!"
Hearing what Bai Chongxi said, Bai Jingran did not dare to neglect, and quickly stepped aside to ask Bai Chongxi to get into the black car that had been waiting for him for a long time. The car immediately drove away.
Twenty minutes later, the car drove into a remote small valley. There was a small village in this small valley. The village was not big. It looked like there were only thirty or forty households. If it weren’t for the people standing inside and outside the village,
Standing among the heavily armed soldiers, no one could believe that this was a military-level command headquarters.
The car drove to a courtyard in the center of the village and stopped. The car door opened. As soon as Bai Chongxi got out of the car, he heard a familiar voice: "Report to Chief Bai, Zhou Huangzu, Commander of the Seventh Army of the National Revolutionary Army, reported to the police."
You report it, please give me instructions!"
Bai Chongxi looked up, with a hint of surprise on his face: "Jie Zhai, aren't you commanding the troops in Nanping? Why are you here?"
It turned out that the person who came was none other than Zhou Huangzu, the commander of the Seventh Army. Zhou Huangzu stepped forward and said with excitement: "The staff heard that Chief Bai was coming to Fujian to take charge of the overall situation. How could they still sit still? This is not the case.
Are you coming right away?"
The smile on Bai Chongxi's face slowly faded after hearing this. Who is Bai Chongxi? He is one of the most outstanding generals in China in this era. He just figured out the little calculation in Zhou Huangzu's mind.
Ever since he and Li Zongren decided to merge their own forces with Su Rui, although there were no major problems in principle, there were also many minor problems.
Although the Guangxi army is notoriously poor, its combat effectiveness is first-class in China. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are arrogant and powerful generals. Now I heard that their own officials want to merge with others, and they also want to
Focusing on the other side, how could these arrogant generals who are usually only used to obey the orders of Li and Bai obey? It's just that Su Rui is not a vegetarian, and the series of military exploits of the Seventh Army are also on the list.
There, from Nanjing to Xiaogan, then to the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Battle of Wuhan and the Battle of Guangdong, they were all fought with swords and guns. If the people of the original Guangxi faction were not convinced, they could only talk in private.
And more importantly, people are rich, which is the most important thing. These days, only those with money and guns are the bosses, and the Seventh Army has both, so former Guangxi generals like Zhou Huangzu feel a little uneasy.
, I was afraid that after coming to Fujian, I would be squeezed out by Su Rui and other direct descendants, but on the way to Fujian, I heard that Chief Bai was coming. If everyone in the Seventh Army said they were unhappy, it would be a lie. After arriving in Nanping,
The generals of the Seventh Army, who seemed to have found the backbone, wanted to come together to visit the old commander Bai Chongxi, but in the end they were stopped by Zhou Huangzu. After all, if everyone flocked to visit Bai Chongxi, there would be cliques.
The traces were too obvious. So in the end Zhou Huangzu decided to take a few guards and ride in a jeep to the headquarters of the 400th Army. Of course, nominally he wanted to discuss with Bai Jingran how to attack Nanping.
Who is Bai Chongxi? He has a clear idea of Zhou Huangzu's inner calculations. Seeing Zhou Huangzu's excited expression, his face gradually darkened, he snorted softly and said "Come in", and then walked in
In the yard.
This is a large house with three bays. It is probably the largest house in the village. It has been requisitioned by Bai Jingran and the others and used as a military headquarters. In the center of the largest house is a table made up of several small tables.
There are more than 20 staff officers sitting around the big table. Some of them are busy answering the phone, some are busy copying something, and several female soldiers from the communications department are busy sending and receiving newspapers, looking busy and busy.
An orderly look.
Bai Chongxi has so much experience in the military. He knew immediately with just a glance that the staff officers in this military department were indeed busy and orderly. He turned to Bai Jingran and said: "Commander Bai, you are really
You are worthy of a talent who has drunk foreign ink. I saw that your headquarters is indeed well organized, and the staff members are also performing their duties, which is very good! Jie fasting, you have to learn this from others." Finally.
That sentence was said to Zhou Huangzu.
"yes!"
Zhou Huangzu blushed and responded in a low voice. As the saying goes, one's own family knows one's own affairs. Although the Seventh Army can be said to be brave and good at fighting, the staff department is their shortcoming. There are not many qualified staff officers in the entire Seventh Army.
As soon as a war started, the general staff would often be in chaos like a hornet's nest, which was indeed far behind compared to the 400.
However, in the face of Bai Chongxi's praise, Bai Jingran did not accept it calmly. Instead, he said humbly: "Sir Bai is overly praised. How can the department be at this level? These staff officers have spent more than a year since Ziran came to the Seventh Army."
It was slowly adjusted over time, and I don’t know how much effort was spent during this period. This has nothing to do with the staff department."
"Good is good, bad is bad. Don't be humble. Many things are complementary to each other. I have heard of Ziran's name a long time ago, but I don't believe it if you say that there is no credit for it. You know
After all, I have been a soldier for decades, so I still know some things."
Hearing Bai Chongxi say this, Bai Jingran stopped saying anything. After all, sometimes being too modest is pride.
After praising Bai Jing, Bai Chongxi turned to Zhou Huangzu and said, "Jie Zhai, when did the Seventh Army arrive in Nanping? Has Nanping City been captured now?"
"Sir, not yet. After we drove the Japanese army back to Nanping City, the Japanese army stayed behind closed doors and put on a posture of fighting us in the streets. Moreover, considering that they were new here, they wanted to get familiar with the terrain.
Let’s talk it over with Commander Bai again.”
"Oh, you know you are new here." Bai Chongxi was not polite to his old subordinates, and immediately sneered: "I heard Commander Bai asking for credit as soon as I got off the plane. I heard that you just arrived.
The annihilation of tens of thousands of Japanese troops is a brilliant victory. I haven’t had time to congratulate you yet, my Commander Zhou."
"I...we..."
Hearing this, Zhou Huangzu felt a little fever on his face. This result of wiping out tens of thousands of enemies was not bragging, but this result was achieved by the Seventh Army and the 398th Division outside Nanping City. He reported it
This factor was deliberately and inadvertently ignored. If an uninformed person heard about it and thought it was the Seventh Army's sole credit, it would indeed be untrue.
Bai Chongxi continued to sneer and said: "Okay, Commander Zhou, I have known you for so many years, and I didn't know that you could play this trick so smoothly. I usually look down on your Seventh Army emotionally. It seems that I want to
Discuss it with brother Zhongxin and let your Seventh Army round up all the Japanese in Fujian. Anyway, there is no other army here to do anything."
"Sir, I...I..." At this time, Zhou Huangzu's face was as ashamed as Guan Gong.
"What am I? Look at the good deeds you have done. As soon as you arrived, you put aside the brothers' troops, as if you were the only one who knew how to fight. If the 398th Division hadn't blocked the Japanese all night last night, how could you have come as soon as you arrived?
You got a big bargain? How dare you report such a battle report? If you don’t blush, I will blush for you!"
Bai Chongxi's voice made the whole room buzz... (To be continued.)