Chongqing, Headquarters.

As time went on, Principal Chang began to feel the pressure.

On the one hand, it is impossible for him to accept Bai Chongbei's proposal and really hand over the Xiaogan siege and annihilation battle to Zhong Yi to command, but on the other hand, if he openly rejects Bai Chongbei's proposal, he really has to find a reasonable reason, no matter what, Zhong Yi's ability has been fully demonstrated in the defense of Wuhan!

If you can't find the right reason, then I'm afraid there is only one way left.

That is, there is no front-line command center, and all units participating in the war are still under the command of the commander's department of the Fifth and Ninth Theaters.

But this is not what Principal Chang wants to see, because of the Xiaogan siege and annihilation battle, the fifth theater has the most troops, so after the battle, the reward for meritorious deeds is also Bai Chongbei's greatest military exploits!

Principal Chang was unwilling to give such a piece of battle to Bai Chongbei in vain!

Just when Principal Chang was in a dilemma and had nothing to do, a telegram from the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters arrived!

"Headmaster, Zhong Yi is sick!" Liu Sheng reported with a strange expression, to be honest, Liu Sheng couldn't understand in his heart, why did Zhong Yi refuse the kindness of their Gui family and take the initiative to shirk the responsibility of the front-line commander-in-chief?

Liu Sheng's thinking was different from Bai Chongbei's, he didn't see Bai Chongbei's careful thoughts, but he felt that Zhong Yi actually commanded the Xiaogan siege and annihilation battle, which was expected by everyone, so he had also secretly contacted a colleague in the war hall and was ready to support Zhong Yi.

But now, it's all in vain.

Because Zhong Yi took the initiative to shirk this responsibility!

Zhong Yidu sent a telegram saying that he was sick, so he couldn't force people to go into battle with illness, right?

"What, Ziren is sick?" Principal Chang was overjoyed in his heart, but there was a look of concern on his face, and he asked anxiously, "It's okay, right?" ”

Liu Sheng: "The telegram said it was because of overwork. ”

"That's fine." Principal Chang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "For Zhang, tell him to rest well!" ”

"Yes!" Liu Sheng complimented, and said, "Call back to the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters!" ”

"Hmm." Principal Chang nodded, looked around at everyone again, and said with regret, "Originally, as Jiansheng said on the telegram, Ziren is actually more suitable to be the actual commander of the Xiaogan Siege and Annihilation Battle, but you have also seen it, because the defense of Wuhan was fought too hard, Ziren is tired!" ”

After a pause, he added, "We can't force a patient to go to war, can we?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the senior officials in the battle hall and the senior staff members echoed one after another.

"What the principal said is that Ziren is a party-state cadre, and he can't be allowed to become the second Huo Quai!"

"That's right, forcing the sub-ligament disease to fight, in case of exhaustion, who can afford to take this responsibility?"

"Let me tell you, the hardships of the defense of Wuhan can't be described in words, even if he is beaten with iron, he can't stand it! I have to let Ziren take a good rest! ”

Principal Chang said happily: "Since everyone agrees, then according to what I said before, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater will be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in Xiaogan, and then Sun Lianzhong and Li Pinxian will be the deputy commanders-in-chief. ”

Everyone complimented in unison: "The headmaster is wise!" ”

……

Half an hour later, at the Hankou wharf.

Xue Yue had just landed with Zhang Lingfu when a staff officer caught up.

"Headquarters!" The staff officer snapped up and reported, "The command is in an emergency!" ”

Xue Yue waved his hand impatiently and said in a deep voice: "Read! ”

"Yes!" The staff officer agreed, opened the folder and read, "From now on, the Xiaogan Former Enemy Command will be established to unify the command of the five theaters and the nine theaters participating in the war, with Xue Yue, deputy commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater, concurrently serving as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and Zhang Lingfu, director of the staff office of the Ninth Theater Commander's Department, concurrently serving as the director of the staff office of the front-line command!" This order, the National Revolutionary Army Command! ”

After listening, Xue Yue and Zhang Lingfu showed stunned expressions on their faces at the same time.

Zhang Lingfu said: "Didn't you say that Deputy General Bai had already proposed that it be commanded by the Wuhan Garrison Command? ”

Xue Yue said suddenly: "Zhong Lin, do you know why Bai Chongbei's nickname is Xiao Zhuge instead of Sai Zhuge ? ”

"I really don't know about this lowly position." Zhang Lingfu shook his head and said, "Please also ask the general seat to solve your doubts." ”

Xue Yue said: "Zhuge Liang is really smart and has great wisdom, so he can turn the tide of Shu Kingdom, so he can become Liu Bei's trusted minister, but Bai Chongbei is only a little smart, so he is called Xiao Zhuge !" ”

"I see." Zhang Lingfu nodded, and continued, "But in this matter, Bai Chongbei may not be playing smart, but may also be out of public interest. ”

"You." Xue Yue pointed at Zhang Lingfu and said, "When you march and fight, you may not lose to Zhong Ziren, but you are inferior to him in terms of life, and you still need to have good experience!" ”

Zhang Lingfu said: "I just think that Ziren has been fighting with Dongjiu Gong Twist for more than two months, and no one else knows this opponent better than him, so it is most suitable for him to command the Xiaogan siege and annihilation battle!" ”

"But you also know, it's impossible!" Xue Yue said, "It's impossible for the principal to agree!" ”

Zhang Lingfu sighed lightly and said, "Sometimes I really can't figure it out, why is it so complicated to do something so simple? ”

"That's politics." Xue Yue said, "Okay, let's go and meet this classmate of your Luojia Mountain Training Group, first, to ask him for advice on his experience in dealing with Dongjiu Palace, and second, to borrow some equipment from him!" ”

After speaking, Xue Yue threw off his big stride and went straight to the Dragon King Temple not far away.

Zhang Lingfu took two steps to keep up, and said in a low voice: "Chief Seat, what equipment to borrow?" ”

Xue Yue replied without looking back: "Of course, it is the equipment captured from the Japanese army!" ”

"Captured equipment?" Zhang Lingfu pretended to be stupid and said, "Didn't the Japanese army blow up all the heavy equipment that couldn't be taken away before retreating?" This includes a large number of heavy howitzers. ”

"That's this time." Xue Yue shook his head and said, "Before, Zhong Ziren also completely annihilated Fujita Jin's 3rd Division and captured a field artillery wing, and I want to borrow this wing's howitzer!" ”

After a slight pause, he said: "The next battle of Xiaogan can be said to be a real battle, if you don't have an artillery in hand, how can this battle be fought?" ”

Zhang Lingfu frowned and said, "Boss, it's not appropriate to do this, right?" ”

Zhang Lingfu knew very well that what Xue Yue said was borrowing, but once the equipment really arrived in his hands, there would definitely be no return! Zhang Lingfu didn't want Zhong Yi to lose more than 30 cannons in vain.