Zhong Yi said again: "You have to thank Xiao Bing for this, if she hadn't publicly appealed through the Voice of Jianghan, it would not have triggered a nationwide upsurge of donations and materials, and the chamber of commerce in Guangzhou and Hong Kong would not have donated medicines specifically for us." ”

"I have to thank Minister Xiao." Sun Liren nodded, and said, "This time, it's really thanks to her." ”

After saying this, Sun Liren smiled again: "However, Ziren, let me tell you the truth, Minister Xiao, I'm afraid she won't care about the thanks of a few of us, or you will thank her for me?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Chen Jing'an, Liu Futing, Pan Zihe, and Zhou Mengxiong immediately laughed ambiguously.

In the 367 Brigade, and even the entire Wuhan Garrison Headquarters, the entanglement between Zhong Yi and Xiao Bing and Zhang Manyi is not a secret, although Zhong Yi is engaged to Zhang Manyi, but this does not affect the private interpretation of the officers and soldiers of the garrison, because in their opinion, as a senior general, it is normal to marry an aunt's wife.

"Fumin, you're enough." Zhong Yi said, "Don't think that everyone else is like you. ”

"Hey, hey, why did it get to me again." Sun Liren looked embarrassed, and immediately changed the topic and said, "By the way, I heard that Ziren, you just sent a telegram to the headquarters, saying that you are willing to integrate the remnants of the Wuhan garrison into the various units participating in the Xiaogan siege and annihilation battle, is this really the case?" ”

Hearing this, Chen Jingan and the other five people also pricked up their ears.

As a general who leads troops, no one wants their troops to be dismantled and incorporated into other people's troops, which is not only a denial of their ability to lead troops, but also means that they have no promotion capital!

So for this matter, they are a little complaining about Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi said: "If there is such a thing, I asked me to send the telegram." ”

Sun Liren was stunned and asked, "Ziren, what do you think about this?" ”

"Are you really worried that the remaining hundreds of remnants of your new 38th Division will be snatched away by others?" Zhong Yi said suddenly, "Don't worry, the command can't do such a thing!" ”

After a pause, Zhong Yi said to Chen Jingan and the other five people: "And you, the remaining hundreds of people in your brigades, no one will rob you, after all, these remnants have just finished the brutal defense of Wuhan, and their physical strength and energy have been seriously overdrawn, and it will be difficult to recover if they don't have a ten-day and half-month rest." ”

Sun Liren suddenly said: "You are pretending to be generous." ”

After a pause, he said: "I understand, Ziren, you want to remind the various participating troops in the Xiaogan Encirclement and Annihilation War in this way to work together and stop making small moves in private." ”

"That's the main reason I do it." Zhong Yi nodded, and said, "However, if the Command really decides to integrate the remnants of the Wuhan Garrison into the various participating units, I will definitely agree." ”

After a pause, Zhong Yi said heavily: "The Xiaogan siege and annihilation battle is far less easy than you imagined!" ”

"Ziren, won't you?" Sun Liren frowned and said, "This time, there are 17 armies from the 5th and 9th theaters participating in the Xiaogan siege and annihilation battle, with more than 400,000 troops!" ”

Chen Jing'an continued: "If you count the troops that fought to block the attack, it is more than 500,000 people! ”

"Also, there is Du Yuming's 200 division!" Liu Futing said, "This is a armored division!" ”

Pan Zihe also echoed: "Yes, at the beginning, we only had one tank battalion, and we completely annihilated the 3rd Division of the devils, and now there are 400,000 troops gathered on the Xiaogan front, plus a full six tank battalions, and the remnants of the exhausted devils are not enough to be captured?" ”

"Hand to hand?" Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "You guys are thinking too simply! ”

Zhou Mengxiong exchanged glances with others and said, "Ziren, could it be that you are thinking too complicated?" ”

"You don't believe me?" Zhong Yi nodded and said, "Okay, how about we do a war game first?" ”

"Okay." Sun Liren nodded happily, turned his head and yelled outside, "Staff Officer Liu, get ready to touch the sand table!" ”

Several operational staff officers of the new 38th Division headquarters immediately became busy, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the sand table was ready.

Zhong Yi first took ten blue pennants and planted them in Xiaogan City on the sand table one by one.

While planting the flag, Zhong Yi said: "Based on the number of enemies killed in Hankou and Hanyang, combined with the intelligence from all sides, it can basically be concluded that there are about eighty or ninety thousand people left in the second army of the East Jiu Gong Tsugihiko, so we estimate more, let's assume that there are still 100,000 people left in the second army of the devil!" ”

Sun Lidao: "But there are at least 50,000 wounded among these 100,000 devils!" It is impossible to return to the team in a short time! ”

While speaking, Sun Liren took away five of the ten small blue flags that Zhong Yi had planted just now.

Chen Jingan then took two more from the remaining five small flags, and explained: "The remaining 50,000 devils have just experienced the defense of Wuhan, and they are physically and mentally exhausted, so it would be good to have sixty percent of the combat strength left." ”

Zhong Yi smiled, picked up a model airplane and put it on the outskirts of Xiaogan City, and said, "But don't forget, there is a military airport in Xiaogan!" The bombers and combat power that took off from Xiaogan Airport can support the Japanese troops stationed in Xiaogan nearby! Due to the small combat radius, its combat effectiveness must be at least doubled compared to other airports! ”

After saying this, Zhong Yi took another model airplane and placed it on the airport.

After a pause, Zhong Yi continued: "In addition, I have a whole division that is rushing along the Pinghan Railway to Xiaogan, which is currently near Xuchang. ”

Speaking of this, Zhong Yi picked up a small blue flag again and placed it directly north of the sand table.

"Gone, right?" Sun Liren smiled and said, "Now it's our turn to fall into place." ”

After saying this, Sun Liren grabbed a large handful of red pennants, and without counting them, they were directly inserted on the sand table.

Pan Zihe on the side pointed to the sand table and said: "Ziren, in order to eat your second army, this time we have gathered a full 400,000 army!" ”

"And an armored division!" Zhou Mengxiong said as he grabbed six tank models and placed them on the sand table, and like the little red flag planted by Sun Liren, he formed a situation of encirclement on all sides of Xiaogan.

"And that's not all." Sun Liren continued, "We also have a 105mm caliber howitzer regiment!" ”

After finishing speaking, Sun Liren grabbed a model of a cannon from the side and placed it heavily in the southeast direction protected by the small red flag and the red tank!

Zhong Yi said: "Okay, now let's set the terrain again." ”

After a pause, he said: "Xiaogan is surrounded by the Fushu River, the White Dragon Pond, the Black Dragon Pond, etc., and a Japanese army originally stationed in Xiaogan has built a simple defense line relying on the Fuqu River and the encircled lake. ”