Zhou Wen pointed at the snake-like Great Wall and said: "For defense here, it is difficult to resist the Japanese army if there are fewer troops. There are more troops deployed. One is that the troops cannot be deployed, and the other is that the logistics and supplies cannot keep up. In fact, the Peiping branch is now
For the troops under our control, the strength is sufficient, the key is strategic and tactical issues."
The commander looked at the map and pondered for a while, then asked: "This defense line of hundreds of kilometers has dozens of large and small passes. It is difficult to defend! If one pass is breached, other passes will be in danger of being attacked from both sides. It is too passive."
Zhou Wen sighed and said: "It's too passive, but our army generally has poor mobility. It can't outrun the Japanese cars and tanks by running on two legs. Slow mobilization leads to rigid tactics, and we can only defend. Moreover, each unit
Nominally they are all under the command of the Peiping Branch, but in fact they all have their own agendas and want to preserve their power, and lack the determination and courage to fight the enemy to the death. This battle will not be easy to fight!"
When the commander heard that Zhou Wen was not optimistic about this war, he said angrily: "Then you little bastard still insists on asking me to send troops to fight. Isn't that a fly falling from a toad's mouth - giving away meat for free?"
Zhou Wen said solemnly: "Commander, the more this happens, the more we need to send troops. Is there any reason in this world not to fight if you can't defeat them? Do you think that when the Japanese attack you at your doorstep, if you can't defeat them, you will just surrender to the little Japanese and become a traitor?
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When the commander heard this, he became even angrier. He jumped on his feet and cursed: "How can you speak, you little bastard? Can you speak human language? This is not the way you want to provoke the general. Do you believe that the old man will beat you with melon seeds?"
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Zhou Wen quickly apologized and said with a smile: "It's a metaphor. My nephew is just a metaphor, right?"
Of course, the commander-in-chief knows what Zhou Wen means, which is that even if he loses, he must show the ambition of the Chinese army. Even if the losses far exceed yours, he must bite off a few pieces of your flesh.
"You can't use metaphors as an excuse for an old man. Hurry up, what are your plans?"
Zhou Wen smiled slightly and said: "I will definitely go to war, but we won't do any business that will make us lose money."
The commander's eyes lit up, that's right! From the Central Plains War to the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, no matter who the opponent was, when had this little bastard ever done a losing business?
Zhou Wen continued: "We can't send more than 100,000 or 200,000 troops out of Shanxi if we send troops. Even if you always have such courage and determination, no principal in Nanjing would dare to let the tiger out of the cage!"
The commander laughed angrily after hearing this. This little bastard feels uncomfortable if he doesn't make trouble for the old man, right?
Zhou Wen looked at the commander and saw that his expression was wrong, and quickly continued: "Let's send out an army and a brigade."
"A brigade is a model brigade of Changshu, right? But which army is an army?"
Zhou Wen pointed to a point on the map and said, "That's this army."
The commander looked at the map and said: "Suiyuan, 35th Army?"
"Yes, it is the 35th Army. Geographically speaking, the 35th Army is stationed closer to Rehe, and the dispatch route is relatively short. Moreover, General Fu Zuoyi had electrified the whole country as early as the September 18th Incident to advocate the resistance against Japan. If Rehe appears this time
If there is a crisis, he will definitely call you to ask for a fight. It is better for you to directly order him to obey the instructions of the Peking branch before he calls, which will give both sides face, and it is also the best reflection of your high regard for General Fu Zuoyi."
The commander said nothing after hearing this, and began to weigh the pros and cons in his mind.
You must know that after the Central Plains War, Marshal Zhang from the Northeast presided over the military affairs of the north. He also wanted to be on guard against the Marshal, so he transferred the troops of Fu Zuoyi, who was still the Marshal's most effective general, to Suiyuan (today's central and southern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region).
), and appointed Fu Zuoyi as Chairman 9 of Suiyuan Province.
Later, after the September 18th Incident, the Taiyuan Appeasement Office was established in Nanjing, and Suiyuan Province was placed under the jurisdiction of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office, so the later Jin Army was also called the Shanxi-Sui Army.
However, in the past year or so, General Fu Zuoyi has concentrated the efforts of the whole province in Suiyuan Province to carefully build his own army. He has become less and less dependent on Shanxi and has gradually become a self-contained system. At this time, if the commander-in-chief asks this
The old subordinate sold well to show his respect, which will naturally make the later famous anti-Japanese general respect the commander even more, and lay a good foundation for cooperation in the future anti-Japanese war in Shanxi.
The commander-in-chief carefully counted the various troops under his command, and it turned out that only the 35th Army was the most suitable. If he fought well, he had the knowledge of others. Anyway, it was the troops he sent, and he had his own name. If he did not fight well, he would suffer too much.
He was not heartbroken, but forced his subordinate to seek help from him, thus benefiting him.
After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't help but admire Zhou Wen greatly. This little bastard is really a little fox, taking advantage of everything inside and out.
Then he asked: "It is impossible for this brigade of Changshu to fight alone. If it is blindly commanded by the Peiping Branch and randomly placed under the command of that legion, it may be used to block the gun, and it will be hacked.
No place to reason? It’s even more impossible to be transferred to the 35th Army.”
Just kidding, the old man spent all his hard work to build the most elite army, but he can't become a meat bun and beat up dogs, and never come back!
Zhou Wen did not give in this time and said directly: "32nd Army."
The commander instantly fell into deep thought again. The 32nd Army was actually his old subordinate, and its commander was General Shang Zheng, his top general at that time. Speaking of Shang Zheng, his situation was very different from Fu Zuoyi.
At that time, General Shang Zheng, who was nominally the chairman of Shanxi Province, after the Jin army failed in the Central Plains War and the commander-in-chief resigned, due to his lack of political experience, he underestimated the influence and a series of behind-the-scenes manipulations that the commander-in-chief had exerted in Shanxi for decades.
He was seduced by the Nanjing authorities and was eager to escape from the commander-in-chief's control, so he acted improperly.
First, on behalf of the government, he treated the army unfairly and treated relatives differently, which aroused the dissatisfaction of most generals of the Jin army. Later, the provincial government committee meeting approved the abolition of the village administration office appointed by the commander-in-chief, and then replaced 25 county magistrates at one time.
As a result, the public outcry finally turned into a meeting of Taiyuan soldiers and civilians to exorcise the emperor. At the same time, the military circles were also planning to exorcise the emperor. As a result, they were not tolerated by the Shanxi military and political circles, so they had to lead the 32nd Army to Hebei and put him under the command of Marshal Zhang.
under direct control.
Zhou Wen continued: "Commander, let's not talk about the differences between your old monk and General Zheng. At least there is no hatred, right? And he has fought side by side under your command for many years. This friendship is not lost, let alone if he leaves.
Under your banner, I went to Nanjing myself, and I always feel a little guilty for you. I entrusted the Model Brigade to him, how could he still trick us into death?"
The commander-in-chief was also thinking about it, saying that Shang Zheng was really his number one general in his youth, but he was not from the Jin army, and he always had ambitions in his heart that he was unwilling to be inferior to others. In the end, he couldn't stay in Shanxi anymore, so he
He was able to lead his troops to a foreign country. If we really wanted to talk about right or wrong, he was actually more sorry for himself. Besides, he and Zhao Changshu were old acquaintances, so temporarily placing the Model Brigade under his command was considered a good idea.
