In Chongqing, the High Command.

President Chang, He Yingpei, Xu Yongsheng, Chen Shi and other senior generals of the party-state all gathered in front of the map and were listening intently to the explanation of Liu Sheng, director of the War Department.

Liu Sheng pointed to the map and said, "Principal, and colleagues, as of 7 o'clock this evening, the 74th Army and the 29th Army of the First Corps have entered Wuchang and are currently organizing a river crossing from Wuchang Wharf!" ”

"The Second Group Army of the Third Corps has advanced to the eastern suburbs of Hankou, and its vanguard 42nd Army has advanced to Minji Township, which is only less than fifty miles away from Xiaogan!"

"The Eleventh Army and the Nineteenth Group Army, which belong to the Fourth Corps, have also advanced to the vicinity of Yingcheng and Yunmeng, and they are less than thirty miles away from Xiaogan!"

"In addition, the four group armies and two corps directly under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Theater have also advanced to Anlu and Huang'an, and by tomorrow evening at the latest, all the participating troops of our Fifth Theater and the Ninth Theater will basically be able to rush to the outside of Xiaogan City, forming a situation of encirclement on all sides against the Second Army of the East Jiuer Palace!"

Principal Chang nodded and asked, "There will be no accidents?" ”

Liu Sheng: "What kind of accident does the principal refer to?" ”

Principal Chang said: "For example, the Japanese army suddenly broke through from Xiaogan. ”

"It won't!" Liu Sheng, "Unless the Japanese army doesn't want to live, it will never break through at this time!" ”

He Yingpei on the side also said: "If the Japanese army really breaks through from Xiaogan, it will be a good thing for our army, because in this way, our army can avoid attacking the fortified position!" ”

"yes." Chen Shi also said, "Attacking tough battles has always been the weakness of our army!" ”

"Not really." Liu Sheng also said, "In the original battle of Yixian, it was also due to the lack of our army's ability to attack fortifications that we failed to achieve the goal of completely annihilating the Japanese army's Seya detachment and Sakamoto detachment!" What a pity! ”

"But I'm afraid this time will be different!" Principal Chang said suddenly.

Liu Sheng's expression moved, and he said, "The principal is talking about, the 200th division? ”

"Not bad!" Principal Chang said, "The previous counterattack of the Wuhan garrison in Hanyang fully proved that the tank cluster has an irreplaceable role in the offensive battle, and this time in order to ensure that the second army of the East Jiuer Palace can be completely annihilated, I have ordered Du Yuming's 200th Division to urgently go north from Hengyang, which should have passed Yueyang!" ”

"Great!" Liu Sheng said excitedly, "With Du Yuming's armored division, there must be no problem!" ”

"I think so!" Principal Chang said happily, "Now we can discuss the formation of the former enemy headquarters!" ”

As soon as they heard this, He Yingpei, Xu Yongsheng, Chen Shi, and even Song Ziwen, who had just arrived at the headquarters, cheered up, because the formation and selection of this former enemy command were related to the vital interests of their various factions!

The battle to defend Wuhan was won, but this battle merit belonged to the Wuhan Garrison, belonged to Feng Yuxiang and Zhong Yi, and belonged to the Luojia family, and it was difficult for them to reach in again!

Regarding this, even Principal Chang must admit it!

But fortunately, the Battle of Wuhan was only the first half of the Battle of Wuhan!

The essence of the Battle of Wuhan lies in the second half after the victory of the Battle of Wuhan, that is, the encirclement and annihilation of the Second Army of the East Kurenomiya Tsugahiko, because the victory of defending the city belongs to defensive operations, while the encirclement and annihilation of the Second Army belongs to offensive operations, and the victory of defensive operations will never have the victory highlights and eye-catching of offensive operations!

To take the simplest example, in the original historical time and space, most of the credit for the victory of Wanjialing was due to the stubborn defense of Feng Shengfa's 58th Division, in order to plug the gap and cut off the escape route of the Japanese 106th Division, more than 9,000 people of the 58th Division fought to only 700 people, and the battle was not miserable! The feats are not insignificant!

But in the end, the world only remembers Zhang Lingfu's 305th Regiment that captured Zhang Gufeng!

Why? Because Zhang Lingfu's 305th regiment captured Zhang Gufeng, it was more glorious and eye-catching!

The battle of Wuhan this time is the same, the battle for the defense of Wuhan was fierce enough, and there were as many as 100,000 devils eliminated, but no matter how well it was fought, it was destined to be no match for the upcoming Xiaogan siege and annihilation battle!

In the eyes of Chen Shi, He Yingpei, Xu Yongsheng, Song Ziwen and other party-state officials, the current Second Army of the East Jiu Er Palace has been completely crippled in the Battle of Wuhan, and there is Du Yuming's armored division to take the lead, so there is no suspense about the encirclement and annihilation of the Second Army of the East Jiu Er Palace Twist Yan this time!

Therefore, it is very important to place one's own manpower in the former enemy headquarters!

Because as long as you enter the former enemy headquarters, you can steadily reap the credit of the first battle!

It would be even more great if he could become a key figure in the command of the former enemy!

At present, the cadres of the party-state have cheered up one after another, ready to bargain, or exchange interests in private, which is a game anyway.

All of this is a long story, but in the blink of an eye.

Speaking of this, there was a pause, and Principal Chang continued: "Originally, Jiansheng, as the acting commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, was the best candidate for the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, but it is a pity that he wants to sit in Suixian and preside over the overall situation of the Fifth War Zone, so there is no way to go to the Xiaogan front!" ”

For this, the adults present were not surprised at all.

Principal Chang has returned to Bai Chongbei, but Bai Chongbei's identity as the backbone of the Gui Department has never been changed, so it is absolutely impossible for Principal Chang to give such a splashing battle to the Gui Department in vain!

After a pause, Principal Chang said again: "The commander-in-chief of this former enemy, let Xue Yue serve as it." ”

For this, the adults present were not surprised, in fact, from the beginning when Principal Chang insisted on asking Xue Yue to personally lead the 74th Army and the 29th Army to the north, everyone had already seen the clues.

As for the choice of commander-in-chief, everyone will not and cannot compete with President Chang.

In any case, President Chang is the leader of the party-state, and the biggest piece of cake must belong to him.

But even Principal Chang doesn't dare to swallow all the interests alone, and if you don't want to share the interests, who will work for you?

At that moment, President Chang said: "Regarding the candidates for the deputy commander-in-chief, chief of staff, and chief of staff, do you have any good candidates?" ”

Chen Shi immediately said: "Principal, Zhang Lingfu performed very well in the battle on the Hunan and Jiangxi borders, and his cooperation with Xue Yue is also very tacit, why don't you let him concurrently serve as the chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters?" ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone looked sideways, Chen Shi is going to vigorously cultivate Zhang Lingfu!

But this is also normal, no matter what, Zhang Lingfu is from the civil engineering department after all!

No matter where he goes in the future, the brand of the civil engineering department will be marked in this life!

Principal Chang nodded happily: "Zhang Lingfu is the chief of staff of the former enemy command, yes!" ”