Of course, Sun Changhe couldn't watch Granny Yinhua and Tang Kaishan fire together.

There must be an injury when two tigers fight, no matter who is injured, it is a great loss, in case it triggers a large-scale fire between the chessboard village and the Niangniang village, it will be even worse.

At that moment, Sun Changhe stepped forward and said, "Brother Tang, Granny Yinhua, can you listen to me?" ”

For Sun Changhe, a brother who had just become married, Tang Kaishan was still very important, not only because the other party was once the captain of the guard of Gu Shutong, the commander-in-chief of the three theaters, but also because of the courage and courage that the other party showed after being captured in the chessboard village, seeing Sun Changhe come forward, Tang Kaishan snorted and retreated.

Granny Yinhua asked without a smile: "What is Chief Sun's opinion?" ”

"I can't talk about high opinions, but I'm just a little foolish." Sun Changhe waved his hand.

Sun Changhe said: "Both of them are the leaders of the green forest road in Anhui, my eldest brother Tang will not talk about it, the name of Yinhua mother-in-law, the younger generation has also heard of it for a long time, and in the early years, he once single-handedly broke into the marshal's mansion to assassinate the overseer of Anhui Province, although he failed to succeed in the end, but he also scared Ni Sichong half to death. ”

This person, there is no one who doesn't like to listen to compliments, not to mention that what Sun Changhe said is indeed the truth, back then, Yinhua's mother-in-law did break into the Marshal's Mansion single-handedly, trying to assassinate the overseer of Anhui Province Ni Sichong, and almost killed Ni Sichong, which was also a shocking case that shocked the entire Anhui Province that year.

At that moment, Granny Yinhua's face softened.

Sun Changhe said: "Yinhua mother-in-law marksmanship is outstanding, is one of the best people on the green forest road in Anhui, my brother Tang is also the male among the people, if the two fight to the death, there will be an injury, and no matter who is injured, the loss is the hero of our green forest road in Anhui, and the profit can only be Xiao Yueben, this is not the pain of the relatives, the enemy is fast?" ”

Speaking of which, Tang Kaishan felt the need to sell Sun Changhe a face.

Tang Kaishan stepped forward and said: "Yinhua woman, my brother is right, we should not fight, we can't fight, fighting will only make the devil fisherman of the dog profitable, since Niangniangzhai insists on playing the forward, then we are willing to take a step back and serve as the second echelon behind the heroes of your Niangniangzhai." ”

Seeing that Tang Kaishan took the initiative to give in, Yinhua's mother-in-law was a little unbearable on her face, and said: "And you don't need to give in to the chessboard village, our mother's village is willing to give in first, and you will play the front in the chessboard village." ”

Tang Kaishan shook his head and said: "Yinhua woman, it is still up to you to play the striker." ”

Yinhua's mother-in-law said: "Tang Kaishan, why are you more verbose than my old woman, you said that your chessboard village will play the striker, and your chessboard village will play the striker." ”

Tang Kaishan frowned and said, "Yinhua Woman, why don't you know what to do?" ”

"Who doesn't know what to do?" Yinhua said angrily, "I think you don't know what to do. ”

Seeing that Tang Kaishan and Yinhua Po are going to quarrel again, Sun Changhe's head is big, what do you say this is called? Just now I was arguing with the front, but now I have to quarrel with each other, so I can't talk well? And let the unpleasant devil fight? I knew that these bandits should not have been involved.

At that moment, Sun Changhe smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Tang, Yinhua Po, can you listen to me after I finish speaking?" ”

Tang Kaishan and Yinhua Po snorted at the same time, but they did not back down, like a pair of vindictive roosters.

Sun Changhe said: "Two, I have a small suggestion, this time, fifty heroes will be selected by the chessboard village and Niangniang village to serve as strikers, in addition, the game just now is still valid, but the rules have to be modified, change it to see which cottage hero kills more little devils, and the more wins, how about it?" ”

Tang Kaishan and Yinhua Po were stunned, this is really a way.

The remaining two dozen or so bandit leaders around him also agreed.

"Chief Sun's method is good, not only does it not hurt the harmony of the two families, but also can divide the victory and defeat."

"I think it's okay, so I will follow Chief Sun's method to let the chessboard village and Niangniangzhai see the difference on the battlefield."

"Tang Da is in charge, Yinhua mother-in-law, what Chief Sun said is reasonable, we can't let the relatives hurt, the enemy is fast, let's follow this method, ah?"

Tang Kaishan naturally didn't want to sweep Sun Changhe's face, so he turned his head and asked Granny Yinhua: "Granny Yinhua, what do you say?" ”

Yinhua Po looked at the more than 20 bandit leaders around her, if she said no word at this time, she would offend the entire green forest road in Feixi, so what else to fight for?

At that moment, Yinhua said, "Okay, that's it." ”

"Okay." Sun Changhe was overjoyed when he heard this, not only because he solved the contradiction between the chessboard village and the Niangniang village, but also because he had initially established his prestige among these green forest heroes in Feixi, which was of great help to him in the future after he arrived at the Dameishan Independent Regiment.

(Dividing Line)

When Sun Changhe was intensively planning a raid on the west gate of Feicheng, Hata Junroku held a press conference in Fanghuayuan in Nanjing, which had actually dragged on for several days.

Because of the dangerous situation faced by the northbound cluster, it has seriously affected the international image of the Japanese army.

Once the Western powers found out that the Japanese army was at the end of their power, they were likely to intervene.

The Japanese Government undoubtedly does not want to see the Western powers come forward to mediate the disputes between China and Japan.

It was against this backdrop that Shunroku Hata held this press conference at Fanghuaen in order to tell the Western media that the Sino-Japanese war was still under the control of the Japanese army.

The process of the press conference began with a briefing by Shozo Kawabe, and then Shunroku Hata answered questions from reporters.

"Here, I would like to first disclose a few pieces of information to my media friends."

"Just this afternoon, the 106th Division and the Botian Detachment have landed in Lianyungang and are currently attacking and advancing in the direction of Xuzhou along the Longhai Railway, the 14th Division has moved south from the Lankao and Minquan lines and is attacking in the direction of Zhoukou, and the 16th Division has also crossed Shangqiu and Dangshan and is attacking in the direction of Bozhou."

"In addition, the 5th and 10th divisions have also passed through Xuzhou and are attacking in the direction of Suzhou."

"So far, the progress of the Battle of Xuzhou is perfectly evolving in accordance with the deduction plan drawn up by the Japanese base camp before the war, and our two major front armies in North China and Central China are about to complete the encirclement of the main force of the National Army on the front line of Fuyang and Mengcheng, and the 100 main divisions of the National Army gathered in Huainan are already in danger."

After Kawabe Shozo finished introducing the situation, the reporters below immediately heard a whisper.

From a large perspective, Kawabe Shozo did not lie, the Japanese army base camp did formulate a strategy before the war to gather and annihilate the main force of the national army near Xuzhou, so far, the Japanese army base camp has indeed achieved one of its intentions, and it has indeed gathered more than 100 main divisions of the national army to the line of Fuyang and Mengcheng.

It's just that Kawabe Shozo said that the entire course of the war was expected by the Japanese base camp, which was bragging.

In fact, the Battle of Xuzhou has been fought until now, and the course of the war has been far beyond the expectations of the Japanese army base camp.

The first accident was Feicheng, the Japanese army base camp did not expect that the heavily garrisoned Feicheng would be lost, and they did not expect that Feicheng could still hold out for six days under the siege of the Kumamoto Division and the Juchi Brigade, and so far, the battle of Feicheng has not ended.

The second surprise was that the Japanese base camp did not expect at all that the northbound cluster that was trapped in Fuyang and Mengcheng because of the shortage of fuel would fall into the encirclement so quickly, and it would be divided and surrounded by the national army so soon! will face the danger of being annihilated by more than a hundred main divisions of the National Army so soon!

In addition to media reporters from Western countries, there were also quite a few military attachés stationed in China who were invited to attend the press conference, and these military attaches stationed in China all understand military affairs, and it is impossible for them to be fooled by a few words from Kawabe Shozo, but for those reporters who have nothing to do and can make trouble, it does not matter whether the Nationalist Army has the upper hand or the Japanese army has the upper hand.

For these reporters who only like to gossip, they are interested in the contest between Xu Rui and Shunroku Hatata.

Because at the beginning of his tenure, Xu Rui gave him a dismissal, and just now, Xu Rui provoked Shunroku Hata in a radio speech, and they were eager to know what Shunroku Hata felt at the moment, just like a war, the duel between the commanders of the two armies will always attract people's attention more than the group battle between the soldiers.

A female reporter from the Associated Press was the first to raise her hand and, after asking for permission, asked in English: "Your Excellency, General, I am the correspondent of the Associated Press in China, and I want to ask you a personal question, I wonder if it is possible?" ”

After listening to the translation, Shunroku Hata replied with a smile, "Of course, beautiful lady." ”

The female reporter said: "At the beginning of your tenure, Xu Rui, the head of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, issued a death threat to you, and less than half an hour ago, Xu Rui threatened you again, claiming that you will become the third commander of the front army to defeat China after Matsui Shigen and Shanshan Yuan. ”

After listening to the translation, Shunroku Hata was already very unhappy in his heart, but he still tried his best to keep a smile on his face, and replied casually: "I admit that Xu Rui is an excellent commander, and he has indeed caused a lot of damage to the imperial army, even as his enemy, I have to admit this." ”

After a pause, Shunroku Hata continued: "However, you must already know that the Kumamoto Division has made a breakthrough in Feicheng, capturing most of the city in one fell swoop, and now less than a quarter of the city center is still in the hands of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and Xu Rui's defeat has been overnight. ”

The female reporter asked: "Your Excellency the General has not answered my question. ”

Shunroku Hata said: "Tomorrow the Kumamoto division captures the whole city of Feicheng and captures Xu Rui, I will let him answer your question for me, Xu Rui's radio speech I believe you must have heard of it, this person's eloquence is much stronger than mine, I think, Xu Rui's answer will not disappoint you, Madam." ”