At the same time, in the Hankow barracks.

Sun Liren was sitting and chatting with Zhu Liangcheng, Liu Yuanlin, Shi Zude, Chen Jingan, Liu Futing, Pan Zihe, Zhou Mengxiong, Zhang Buwu and others.

At this time, the new 38th Division and the eight honorary divisions have completed the expansion, not only the supplementary troops have been in place, but all the veterans have also returned from injuries, and now these nine divisions are all fully equipped C divisions!

Prior to this, the divisional establishment of the national army was divided into three categories: A, B, and C.

The Division A has three brigades and nine regiments, and the full strength is as high as 20,000 or even 30,000! The 1st Division of the First Army, the 11th Division of the 18th Army, and the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps are typical Type A divisions, but now the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps no longer exists, and the 1st and 11th Divisions have also shrunk to two brigades and four regiments.

Division B has two brigades and six regiments, and it is almost impossible to find them now.

The C Division has two brigades and four regiments, with a full strength of about 10,000 people, including President Chang's Central Army, and almost all of the more than 200 divisions of the National Army are now in this formation!

Therefore, Zhu Liangcheng and the others are already the division commanders of the Eight Classics.

When they gathered together to communicate with each other, they were also full of ambition.

The topic they discussed was naturally the pressure of the two Japanese soldiers, and they estimated that they would soon return to their respective countries.

As he spoke, Sun Liren suddenly looked solemn, and said solemnly: "Everyone, there is a sentence that Sun Mou does not vomit and is unhappy!" ”

Zhu Liangcheng and the others immediately stopped talking to each other, and their eyes fell on Sun Liren's face.

Sun Liren's gaze swept over the faces of Zhu Liangcheng and the others, and said: "Now, our positions are already lieutenant generals and division commanders, and most of the Quanxu military ranks are major generals and colonels, so it can be said that they have officially entered the ranks of senior generals of the party-state, but we can have a lot to do with Brother Ziren today!" ”

Everyone bowed their heads in unison, because it was true.

If it wasn't for Zhong Yi to lead them to win the battle, would they be where they are today?

After a pause, Sun Liren said again: "As the saying goes, drink water and don't forget to dig wells, no matter which army we are incorporated into, which theater of operations, and no matter what position we go to, even if we become the commander-in-chief of the group army or the commander of the theater, we must not forget Ziren's kindness, and we must not forget today's friendship!" ”

"That's nature, we forget anyone, and we won't forget Ziren's kindness!"

"What Brother Fumin said is extremely true, in the future, we should be more united and help each other!"

"Lao Tzu is stacking words here, if anyone dares to be ungrateful, I, Liu Yuanlin, will not share the sky with him!"

Several division commanders expressed their positions one after another, but Zhu Liangcheng didn't say much, just hooked the corners of his mouth slightly.

At this moment, Qi Xueqi, the deputy commander of the new 38th Division, suddenly hurried over and reported to Sun Liren: "Division, the commander's department is in an emergency!" ”

Sun Liren waved his hand and said, "Read! ”

"Yes!" Qi Xueqi agreed, and immediately unfolded the telegram and read, "Sun Liren is hereby appointed as the commander of the former enemy on the Pinghan Road, and immediately set up the command of the former enemy on the Pinghan Road, and lead the new 38th Division and the 1st Division of Honor to the 8th Division to immediately go north to Xiaogan, block the Japanese troops moving south along the Pinghan Railway for at least ten days, and ensure the safety of the main force retreating westward!" ”

After reading, there was a moment of silence in the lounge, followed by cheers.

Zhu Liangcheng, Liu Yuanlin, Shi Zude and others stepped forward to congratulate Sun Liren.

"Brother Fumin, we just said that you lost, and the brothers were all promoted to division commanders by brigade commanders, but you are still the division commander, but as soon as the words fell, you were actually promoted to the commander-in-chief of the enemy!"

"Hey, the former enemy commander-in-chief is a temporary position, temporary!"

"The temporary position is also terrible, you, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, have lived the days of the commander-in-chief of the group army!"

"The commander-in-chief of the general group army does not necessarily have the magnanimity of Brother Fumin, he now has nine divisions in his hands! They are all elite divisions who can fight tough battles! ”

"Lao Liu, is there anyone like you boasting about yourself?"

"Hahahaha......" At the end, everyone laughed.

But only he knows the central situation, at least some people are really happy for Sun Liren, and some people may not, such as Liu Yuanlin and Shi Zude.

When the laughter stopped, Sun Liren said with a straight face: "Everyone, since the Governor's Department has issued an order, Sun can only reluctantly take office, and I hope that your colleagues can fully support!" ”

Speaking of this, he said: "Now, please go back to the garrison at once and gather your troops, and in an hour, no, we will start in half an hour!" ”

"Yes!"

……

Two hours later, in Nanjing.

The commander of the aviation regiment, Tadashi Shiga, walked quickly into the war room.

Shunroku Hatata, who was observing the situation of friend and foe on the edge of the sand table, turned around when he heard the sound.

"Your Excellency, General!" On duty He Tadaji walked quickly to Shunroku Hata, and said suddenly, "The aviation scout reports that there is a branch of the Chinese army that is rapidly advancing from the vicinity of Guifeng Mountain to the south in the direction of Huang'an, and another branch of the Chinese army is moving north from Hankou and rapidly advancing in the direction of Xiaogan!" ”

"The reaction of the Shina army is so fast!" "They are going to hold the two wings and ensure the passage for the main force of the Dabie Mountains to retreat westward!" ”

"Expected!" Shunroku hata bowed his head lightly and said, "How many troops do these two armies have?" ”

He Zhongzhi said: "There are at least 100,000 Chinese troops in Xiaogan in the north, and about 30,000 Chinese troops in Huang'an in the south!" ”

"Nani? There are 100,000 people in the army of Xiaogan in the north? Hearing this, Hebian Zhengsan's expression suddenly turned grim, and he said in a deep voice, "The veteran of Zhina, who was wounded in the battle of Wuhan, has he returned from the injury?" ”

"It should be." Shunroku Hata nodded and said, "There can't be any other troops!" ”

"Your Excellency, I'm in some trouble right now." Hebian Zhengsan said, "This is Zhong Yi's troops, the combat effectiveness is not ordinarily strong, although the southward cluster of the 12th Army has four divisions, and there are two reorganized heavy artillery brigades, but if you want to break through Xiaogan within five days, I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult!" ”

Shunroku Hata waved his hand and said, "Riverside-kun, don't you think this is a good thing?" ”

"Nani? On the contrary, a good thing? Hebe Shozo said blankly, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Hata Junroku said: "The high-level transfer of Zhong Yi's troops to Xiaogan in the north to block the 12th Army in the south is enough to show that the main force of the Zhina Army in Dabie Mountain does not intend to retreat quickly, but is ready to cover alternately and retreat in an orderly manner, which gives us more time to surround it and then annihilate it all!" ”

After a pause, Shunroku Hatatake continued: "Moreover, in this way, it also gives us a god-sent opportunity to encircle and annihilate Zhong Yi's subordinates and wash away the shame of His Royal Highness Tsukihiko of the Higashikure Palace and the Second Army!" ”

"Soga!" Kawabe Shozo nodded happily.