I am a wolf warrior

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Moritake Tanabe almost pointed to his nose and said, choose me, choose me, General, choose me quickly.

Yusue Seizo smiled and said: "Your Excellency, Yoshio Iwamatsu's performance in this battle is indeed not ideal, but whether it is the surrender to Yan Xishan or the Taiyuan incident, the relationship with Yoshio Iwamatsu is actually very important. No, I think it's a little too hasty to dismiss him, and he should be given another chance."

Okamura Ningji said: "Yes, he should be given a chance."

Speaking of this meal, he added: "But there is only one chance."

"Okay." Mori Tanabe was a little helpless, and changed the subject, "Your Excellency, the more than 20 Chinese troops on Zhongtiao Mountain have been wiped out, so the No. 30 Sixth Division, which was used to monitor and guard against this army, The No.30 Seventh Division and the No.40 First Division can turn to other directions."

"So, what is Tanabe-kun's opinion?" Neiji Okamura asked with a smile.

"I don't dare to take a high opinion, it's just a little opinion." Moritake Tanabe waved his hand and said, "The Chinese Army suffered an unprecedented defeat on the Zhongtiao Mountain battlefield. This is the time when the morale is the lowest and the morale of the army is the most turbulent. After Zhongtiao Mountain came under the control of the imperial army, the defense line of the Yellow River has been completely opened to the imperial army, so why not take advantage of the victory and continue to attack Xi'an, taking advantage of the situation and launching the Battle of Xi'an?"

Arimoe Seizo said, "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, do you want to emulate the story of Mongol's destruction of Song Dynasty?"

"Yes." Moritake Tanabe nodded and said, "The Mongolian army also fell into the sand in Xiangyang, and turned to Guanzhong and Sichuan as a last resort, and then used Dali to encircle the Southern Song Dynasty counterclockwise, and finally succeeded in destroying the Southern Song Dynasty. I think the empire can completely emulate the Mongolian story and also encircle the Chinese government in a counterclockwise direction.”

"Tanabe-kun, your suggestion is actually excellent and completely correct."

After a pause, Neiji Okamura said with some regret: "But unfortunately, it is too late now."

"If this proposal was made before the Battle of Songhu and was finally adopted by the headquarters, then the Chinese government and Chang Kaishen might have already knelt down and begged for surrender."

Moritake Tanabe said unwillingly: "Is it not possible now?"

"It doesn't work now." Okamura Ningji sighed, "Now the empire's combat focus has completely shifted to Southeast Asia, and there are no more resources to invest in the Chinese battlefield. Not to mention far away, just right now, launching the Central Plains Battle is already a matter of time." Our North China Front Army has reached its limit, and it is impossible to take advantage of the victory and pursue it."

Moritake Tanabe sighed, and didn't say anything more.

Because although the Battle of the Central Plains achieved an unprecedented victory, there was not much ammunition left for half of the battle, especially the aviation troops that participated in the battle, which exhausted the gasoline and aerial bombs stored before the war.

At this time, it is indeed powerless to initiate the Battle of Xi'an again.

……

Zhaojiayu.

Li Yunlong and Wang Ye are barefoot helping Uncle Li plant corn.

The two mu of irrigated land at the head of the village was just used to plant corn after the winter wheat was harvested.

Just as he was busy, Zhao Gang walked over with a dark face, raised his hand and shouted: "Old Li, Xiao Wang, don't be busy, I have something to do."

Wang Ye handed the dustpan containing the corn seeds to Uncle Li, followed Li Yunlong up the ridge, and asked, "Commissioner, is the Zhongtiaoshan battle over?"

"You can guess this?" Zhao Gang was a little surprised.

Wang Ye smiled and said, "It's almost time."

"How was the result?" Li Yunlong said, "How many people from the Kuomintang army broke through?"

Zhao Gang sighed, and said with a dark face: "You can't believe it, but none of the dozen or so divisions on Zhongtiao Mountain have been able to break through and have been wiped out."

"Ah?" Li Yunlong was stunned when he heard the words.

"Damn it, isn't our work in vain?"

"It's not a matter of being busy for nothing." Zhao Gang said.

"The 20 Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain were wiped out by the Japanese army, and the Yellow River defense line in the Henan section was completely exposed. The Japanese army is very likely to take advantage of the victory and pursue and break through the Yellow River defense line in the Henan section."

"This is really bad." Li Yunlong said.

"Once the Yellow River defense line in the Henan section is lost, the Yellow River defense line in the Shanxi section will be defenseless. Doesn't this mean that Yan'an and the Party Central Committee will also be exposed to the devil's soldiers?"

"It's hard to say." Zhao Gang said, "Maybe Xi'an will fall too."

Wang Ye said: "Not for the time being. After the devils fought the Zhongtiaoshan battle, they should be unable to attack again in a short time. However, if Chang Kaishen and Yan Xishan still don't learn their lesson and follow the Japanese to encircle and suppress us foolishly, then It’s not just about the Yellow River defense line and Xi’an, it might not be safe for Chongqing.”

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang's expressions froze when they heard the words.

After a pause, Wang Ye continued: "However, I think Chang Kaishen and Yan Xishan will no longer trust the Japanese's tricks after suffering such a big loss this time, so the possibility of this happening is actually very small. I feel that in the future, the relationship between our Eighth Route Army, the Central Army and the Jinsui Army will ease again."

……

In Chongqing, Yunxiu Building, the official residence of Huangshan.

After seeing the battle damage and results announced by the Japanese army, Chang Kaishen was completely outraged.

"What a shame, what a shame!" Chang Kaishen stomped on the floor with his civilized stick, and said hoarsely, "This is simply the greatest shame in the history of the War of Resistance!"

"20 troops, more than 20 troops!"

"Once the 20-odd army is destroyed, it will be destroyed. You will kill and injure [-] to [-] Japanese troops, right? Niang Xipi, you only killed [-] Japanese troops? Six hundred!"

"Two brigades of Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang attacked Taiyuan,"

"The number of Japanese soldiers killed is far more than this number, right?"

"Even if you put 20 pigs on Zhongtiao Mountain, you can at least trample thousands of Japanese soldiers to death, right? Niang Xipi, you really have completely disgraced the party-state and the Chinese people!"

All the senior generals and senior officers present at the meeting were silent.

After a long while, Chang Kaishen sighed and said again: "Now it's time to seriously consider the river defense. Once Zhongtiao Mountain falls, the Yellow River defense line in Henan will lose its northern barrier. The Japanese army can attack our Yellow River defense line from the east and north simultaneously. Offensive, can the Yellow River defense line still be held? How long can it be held?"

The conference room was silent, and everyone was silent.

It's not that there are no capable people, but that there are capable people who cannot be reused.

Seeing that no one made a sound, Chang Kaishen could only roll the roll and asked Liu Fei, "Weizhang, you are the chief of operations, and it is your duty to consolidate the defense of the Yellow River. Tell me, what should be done to ensure that the river defense is not lost?"

Liu Fei said helplessly: "It is actually very simple to consolidate the defense of the Yellow River."

"It's very simple?" Chang Kaishen was taken aback when he heard the words, and the senior generals and senior officers present at the meeting all looked over.

"Yes, it's very simple, all you need is a telegram." Liu Fei said, "The commissioner only needs to issue an order to the commander-in-chief of each theater and guerrilla corps. From now on, it is strictly forbidden to engage in friction with the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. If we cooperate sincerely, not only will the defense of the Yellow River be as solid as gold, but the overall situation of the national war of resistance will also be as stable as a rock."

Chang Kaishen was suddenly speechless.

……

Zhaojiayu.

"Old Zhao, Xiao Wang, let me introduce you."

Li Yunlong pulled a middle-aged man into the regiment headquarters, and said: "This is Xing Zhiguo, the deputy head of our independent regiment sent by the headquarters, and an old comrade in arms of our Fourth Front Army, hehe."

"Comrade Xing Zhiguo, you are welcome." Zhao Gang stood up and saluted.

Wang Ye also stood up and saluted, and said with a smile: "Hello, deputy head of Xing."

"What regiment leaders are all comrades." Xing Zhiguo said with a smile, "Just call me Lao Xing."

Although it was the first time we met, it could be seen that Xing Zhiguo was easy to get along with, unlike Li Yunlong, who would slap his head at every turn and swear at others when he disagreed with him.

The head of the headquarters probably also took this into consideration before sending Xing Zhiguo to the independent group.

Otherwise, send someone who is difficult to get along with, and quarrel with Li Yunlong every three days, and it will be over.

At that moment, Wang Ye waved his hands and said, "How can that be done? The deputy head is also a superior. There are no rules and no rules. I'll just call him deputy head Xing."

"Hey, Xiao Wang, what are you talking about?"

Li Yunlong said unhappily: "If you are called Lao Xing, you will be called Lao Xing."

Wang Ye could only roll his eyes, damn it, can I call you Old Li?

Li Yunlong pulled Xing Zhiguo to sit down, and said: "Now let's adjust the division of labor. Xiao Wang is still in charge of intelligence and special operations. Old Zhao, you are still in charge of the ideological and political work of the whole regiment. The construction of the militia should be grasped, and the echelon construction of our independent regiment should be done well."

"What about you, leader?" Wang Ye said angrily, "What are you in charge of?"

"Of course I'm in charge of fighting the war." Li Yunlong said, "Does it need to be said?"

Wang Ye said: "That means, when there is no war, you have nothing to do?"

"That's right, old Li, don't be lazy." Zhao Gang also said, "Comrade Xing Zhiguo has just arrived, and he doesn't know the local comrades very well. You have to help him out for a while at least."

"Political commissar, it's okay, it's okay."

Xing Zhiguo waved his hand and said, "I can gradually get familiar with the situation."

After a pause, he added: "And I will definitely be able to establish a good relationship with the comrades in the local area."

"That's it." Li Yunlong said, "Lao Xing is not a three-year-old child, so he still needs my help? Now let's discuss the next stage of work."

Wang Ye could only roll his eyes.

Zhao Gang didn't say much.

It's not a matter of principle, he will give in to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong asked Wang Ye again: "Xiao Wang, what did you say to me yesterday? Troubled happiness?"

"The happiness of troubles is the troubles of happiness." Zhao Gang said unhappily, "Old Li, you can't just read words, you should also take time to strengthen your studies and improve your culture."

"Bullshit." Li Yunlong said, "I'm in my 30s, and I'm still studying."

Wang Ye said: "Regimental Commander, now is a special period. When the whole country is liberated in the future, the army must be regularized, and those who are uneducated will definitely be gradually eliminated."

"That's right." Zhao Gang also said, "This is the general trend."

"Whatever the trend of the times." Li Yunlong said, "I am uneducated, and I still lead troops to fight, and not much worse than you educated people."

Well, talking is tantamount to talking for nothing.

Zhao Gang said helplessly to Wang Ye: "Xiao Wang, let's get down to business."

"Okay." Wang Ye nodded and said, "The thing is like this. Some time ago I went to the bases of Jiugong Mountain and Crouching Tiger Mountain. I found that their corn, sweet potatoes, and millet are growing very well. It is entirely foreseeable that this year's autumn grain harvest will be an unprecedented bumper harvest."

"A bumper harvest is a great thing." Xing Zhiguo said in surprise, "How can it be trouble?"

"A bumper harvest is indeed a good thing." Wang Ye nodded and said again, "But it will also bring challenges to our work. Let me give a simple example. At the beginning of the year, the fellow villagers in the Fuliangshan base area responded to the call of our independent group. A lot of peanuts and dry tobacco have been planted, and the harvest is about to be bumper, so what about the market?"

"Yes, this matter is really difficult." Zhao Gang frowned.

"Oops." Li Yunlong was also annoyed, "The devils have been sealing off our base area, neither letting outside materials flow into our base area nor selling our local products."

Chapter 337

At the same time, in Yunqi Town.

After more than half a month of tossing and turning, Chen Bulei has arrived in Yunqi Town.

Following Chen Bulei to Yunqi Town, there were also meritorious veterans from the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps, the 36th Division, the 87th Division and the 88th Division of the Central Army who returned from injury.

There are more than 1000 such meritorious veterans.

It can be seen from this that Chang Kaishen also invested heavily.

Because this batch of meritorious veterans was originally going to be incorporated into several honorary divisions.

But now, Chang Kaishen has assigned all of them to the 94th Brigade of the Central Army.

In addition to more than 1000 meritorious veterans, there are also two regiments of American equipment, including twelve M1A1 75 mountain guns.

After all, Chang Kaishen reneged on his promise. At the beginning, he said that he would provide Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang with a full set of beautiful weapons from the two divisions, including two battalions of 24 M1A1 75mm mountain guns.

However, in the end, Chen Bulei only brought two regiments of beautiful equipment and twelve mountain cannons.

The reason for this is also very simple. In order to balance the interests of the factions, Chang Kaishen was divided up by the civil engineering department, Tang Enbo's department and Hu Zongnan's department for most of the beauty equipment.

As for the American equipment of these two regiments, Chen Bui saved them with his life.

Otherwise, when passing through Xi'an, Hu Zongnan would have already detained him.

So, sometimes Chang Kaishen was in a difficult situation. It wasn't that he could do whatever he wanted. There was no such thing as orders and prohibitions in the national army camp.

People like Liang Gang and Chu Yunfei are in the minority after all.

The vast majority of senior generals are people like Tang Enbo and Hu Zongnan.

When Chen Bulei rushed to Yunqi Town, Chu Yunfei, Liang Gang, Fang Ligong and others were already waiting.

After seeing the ceremony, Chu Yunfei welcomed Chen Bulei to his brigade headquarters, and then drove away all irrelevant people, leaving only Chen Bui, Liang Gang, and Chu Yunfei in the room.

"Brigade Commander Chu, Brigadier Liang." Chen Bulei said.

"This is a personal letter that the Standing Committee Chairman entrusted me to send to you two."

After finishing speaking, Chen Bulei took out two letters from his briefcase and handed them to Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang respectively.

Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang stood at attention, first saluted the military, and then reached out to take the letter.

Chen Bulei nodded slightly, and said again: "I also want to say sorry to you two, because the chairman of the Standing Committee promised to transfer the beautiful equipment of your two divisions, and I only brought the equipment of the two regiments."

Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang looked at each other, but the expressions on their faces remained unchanged.