September 28, 19th year.

Shandong, Jinan

The night was already very deep, and the entire Wanzhu Garden was quiet, only Luo Yaoguo was still in the Western-style bed in the bedroom with his eyes open and couldn't sleep. His body rested on the back of the bed, his eyes staring straight to the ceiling. Tonight it was Natalie who was asleep next to him, and she was also with her at this time with insomnia, lying sideways beside him, looking at her sweetheart with big eyes flashing and not sleeping? Isn't it still thinking about negotiations? Or do you want me to serve you again? "This foreign girl is good, but it's a little too ......

Luo Yaoguo turned his head sideways, looked at the pretty face of spring, smiled bitterly, and couldn't sleep...... I always think about the Northeast in my heart...... The situation there is too complicated, the Japanese, the Northeast Army, the GCD, the old and the young of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and ...... My Wang Zhongyi is all difficult. Natalie glanced at him, her eyes revealed a fox, and she said with a smile that when it comes to difficulty, the number one in the world is still you, right? There are not many words, even I have no choice but to surrender obediently and let you dispose of it......" This position by Luo Yaoguo's side is very special, and he also has the role of his aunt's wife, confidential secretary, intelligence consultant, and even a staff officer. Luo Yaoguo also has a share of all the bad things, and naturally she knows everything behind the scenes of this Shenyang incident.

Listening to this favorite concubine sarcastically in a soft voice, Luo Yaoguo just smiled bitterly. He looked at this amorous beauty, but his tone was a little deep, do you think I'm asking for myself? Tomorrow, the Japanese didn't stop the conspiracy in the morning, and they had to wait for the matter to get big and then deal with the aftermath, right? "His tone is a little sluggish, I have no choice but to do it, don't look at the fact that we now have two million tons of steel, can build planes, tanks, and battleships, and think that China has really risen to become an industrial power...... In fact, this country has not changed much from five years ago or ten years ago, it is still a poor and backward agricultural country, and the small-scale peasant economy is still the mainstream. The middle and lower classes, who make up the vast majority of the population, still live below the poverty line...... It can be said that our national government is sitting on the crater of a volcano and ruling it, and the slightest carelessness will usher in a catastrophe."

Natalie seemed to understand something, she nodded and smiled, so you acquiesce to the Japanese in Manchuria, and then divert domestic attention in the name of anti-Japanese resistance. In a country like China, which has been bullied by foreign enemies in recent decades, is there anything more important than national righteousness? With the banner of anti-Japanese resistance, it will naturally be difficult for the GCD to wage a class struggle against you reactionaries. Also in the name of anti-Japanese ...... Your military expansion has become justified, don't you say? ”

Luo Yaoguo sat up from the bed abruptly, frowning and staring at Natalie fiercely, the atmosphere in the room was actually a little tense. After a while, I heard Natalie laugh coquettishly, and said sweetly and greasy that you are an enemy, and you look at others like this...... People are already your people inside and outside the house, can't you still believe it, don't you skip words. Saying that, Natalie slumped into his arms, and a pair of soft and boneless slender jade hands took his hand and put it on Chilu's breasts, and said shyly dear, you have been too nervous for the past two days, let me help you relax......"

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At this time, in the compound of the Zhongg Shandong Provincial Party Committee in Jihe County, north of Jinan City, there were also two people who stayed awake all night. The guest rooms in the compound of the provincial party committee were full of the rich fragrance of tea, and Zhou Elai and Deng Yanda, who had come all the way from Beijing, were silently looking at each other. The purpose of the two of them coming to Shandong was to negotiate with Luo Yaoguo on "joint resistance against Japan", but at this time, neither of them was thinking about negotiations. An urgent telegram just sent from Beijing is in Zhou Elai's hand at the moment.

The room was silent, except for the faint sound of paper shaking.

It didn't take long for Zhou E to shake his hand before he put the telegram on the table, and sighed deeply, this is an urgent telegram sent to me by the Central Revolutionary Military Commission...... According to the report of GC International's intelligence network in Japan, Japan's third, fourth, fifth, and sixth divisions have boarded and set off from Ujina Port today, plus the three divisions that are already in the northeast, this time the Japanese army has mobilized a total of seven divisions and nearly 200,000 troops, and the Jinzhou defense line of our and the Northeast Army is in danger......"

“…… Jinzhou is an important gateway to and from the northeast, and if we lose it, we will encounter tremendous difficulties in both counterattacking the northeast and developing behind enemy lines. And now the people of the whole country have high expectations of us...... In particular, the people of the south thought that our GCD army was as well-equipped as the Kuomintang army and could be easily won as easily as the Battle of Shandong, and that Japan was vulnerable. If we don't have a good fight, how can we explain? The newspapers in the south are already scolding us for not resisting...... But are we going to use it to defeat Japan? The Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army were only six light infantry divisions with only 48 75mm mountain guns, and the artillery divisions directly under the Central Committee now have only one regiment of 24 152mm heavy guns. The situation of the Northeast Army is not much better than ours, their arsenals in the three eastern provinces have been lost, and the weapons and ammunition in stock are in Harbin, and they can only rely on the stocks at hand to maintain them at the moment, and I am afraid that they will not be able to fight a single battle."

Listening to Zhou Elai's tired tone. Deng Yanda didn't have a taste in his heart, and he almost shed tears. He also couldn't understand that these Kuomintang rightists who betrayed the legacy of the former prime minister would not have any trouble fighting the Japanese? Now it's the turn of one side...... Looks a little hanging, doesn't it?

In the ten days after 9.18, the Central G and the Northeast Army successively mobilized 300,000 troops to Jinzhou. In fact, he didn't want to counterattack Shenyang, but he just wanted to keep a foothold outside the pass. However, the Japanese came to the momentum, and at once transferred four divisions from the country, and it seemed that they were going to attack Jinzhou

Deng Yanda took a deep breath E, if you are really not sure, give up Jinzhou, withdraw the troops first and then make plans, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood"

Zhou Elai smiled bitterly, he must not retreat, the battle of Jinzhou must be fought, even if it will definitely be defeated, it must be fought" He gritted his teeth if this battle was not fought...... Why do we want this or that from the Kuomintang? When the time comes, they will continue to accuse us of non-resistance, and the people of the whole country will accuse us of losing power and humiliating the country...... So we can only grit our teeth and fight a dozen battles in this battle."

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The place where Luo Yaoguo and Zhou E came to negotiate was set up on an inland river ferry called "Heyan". Originally, Zhou Elai wanted to invite Luo Yaoguo to Tianjin to negotiate with him, but when he thought that Tianjin was Zhang Xueliang's territory, and Zhang Xueliang had a hobby of launching military advice...... Therefore, Luo Yaoguo refused to go to the "neutral" Tianjin, and the current relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is that "the Han and the thief are not separated" and both are regarded as the sole legitimate government. So the negotiations could only be held in the cabin of this small ferry in the middle of the Yellow River.

Since the meeting was somewhat of a secret negotiation in nature, the number of participants was very limited, and on the Kuomintang side, it was Luo Yaoguo and Lieutenant Colonel Natalie, who was actually asked by Luo Yaoguo to do it with a secretary sign. On the G side, there are two people, Zhou Elai and Deng Yanda.

On September 29, after a few words of greeting, the two powerful figures of the central government of the north and south of China finally lived up to expectations, and a few cups of steaming fragrant coffee had been brought by Natalie. A rich fragrance that can only be found in the best of the Blue Mountains floats in this small cabin.

Zhou E came to taste the coffee brewed by Natalie herself, and said with a smile Brother Fuwen is the best here, even a small cup of coffee, I really envy us people. ”

Luo Yaoguo waved his hand indifferently, isn't it coffee, how about I ask Natalie to prepare a few boxes for Brother E to take back to Beijing and enjoy slowly? ”

Zhou Elai shook his head slightly, it is the time of the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the people and people from all walks of life in Beijing are donating money and materials, and there are people there enjoying such a good thing? I, the prime minister, am no exception. If Brother Fuwen really has a heart, he doesn't need to send coffee, why don't you send me a few boxes of grenades, this front-line soldier is in urgent need."

"Yes" Deng Yanda slapped the table, stood up suddenly, and now the Japanese army has four more divisions and regiments of troops transferred from China, it is estimated that it is used to attack Jinzhou, and your national government refuses to send troops, so this weapon and ammunition should always add a little to us, right? No less words"

Luo Yaoguo's face changed, and Zhou Elai also glanced at Deng Yanda. This guy just can't hold his breath, when did the Kuomintang say that it would not send troops?

Just as he was about to turn his face to explain, he saw Luo Yaoguo raise his hand and smile E, needless to say. I know what you're thinking. But the current situation between the north and the south is also you, and it is difficult for them to coexist after all. This is also a tradition in our country for thousands of years. In this situation, you want us to provide weapons and ammunition for anti-Japanese ...... Of course, it's not impossible, but it can be guaranteed that these weapons and ammunition are really used against Japan? Instead of storing it up for future attacks against us? ”

The voice fell. Zhou Elai and Deng Yanda have already changed their faces.

Luo Yaoguo didn't give them a chance, and said with a smile Brother E, Brother Choice. There is a stopgap measure, we can provide you and the Northeast Army with weapons and equipment, but ...... We will provide assistance according to the situation of the main battle that took place on the frontal battlefield of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War. To ensure that the weapons and ammunition we provide will not hit us in the future, this is not too much, is this an excessive request? No less words"

This is indeed a little excessive

Zhou Elai and Deng Yanda's faces were changing drastically. Natalie, on the other hand, watched the fight between the three of them with a smile.

Zhou Elai took the lead in opening his mouth, hehe, Brother Fuwen's abacus is too fine, right? There are not many words, with the heavy industrial production capacity of your south, will you still care about such a little weapons and equipment? Besides...... The situation on this battlefield is changing rapidly, and if you have to wait until the battle begins, you will be too late, right? No less words"

Deng Yanda gritted his teeth and glanced at Luo Yaoguo, Luo Fuwen, you are also experienced in battle, should you be a layman in leading troops to fight, right? There are not many words, and it is not an overnight thing for a unit to go from getting weapons and equipment to being able to use them proficiently, and now the country and the nation are in difficulty, and it is inconvenient for you to send troops, so it is not advantageous to provide some weapons and ammunition? ”

Luo Yaoguo smiled and nodded, I understand what you said, but the current thing can only be done like this, otherwise I will not be able to explain it in the presidium. He sighed, do you think this is good, isn't this time the Japanese going to fight Jinzhou? We will give you five light infantry divisions of equipment, first two, and then three after the battle, and if the battle is too long or too intense, we will increase it depending on the situation...... What do you two think? ”

Deng Yanda's face was so angry there, he was about to have a seizure, but Zhou Elai preemptively said that the five light infantry divisions are the standard? And is the replenishment of the Northeast Army counted among these five divisions? ”

Luo Yaoguo sighed lightly, and said with a smile The establishment of the light infantry division is three infantry regiments plus the artillery battalion directly under the division, and the regimental battalion level is not equipped with artillery. The artillery battalion was equipped with twelve 75mm mountain guns. The five infantry divisions were equipped with rifles, machine guns, mortars, and sixty 75mm mountain guns capable of arming fifteen infantry regiments. As for the weapons and equipment given to the Northeast Army, of course, they are not included. General Zhang Hanqing has promised to bring nearly 600 cannons, more than 2,000 mortars, more than 100,000 rifles, and countless ammunition from Harbin's stockpile. All of them were handed over to the anti-Japanese coalition army composed of General Wang Zhongyi of your party, our Kuomintang and the Northeast Army. So we will supply the same amount of weapons and ammunition to the Northeast Army as compensation. ”

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When Luo Yaoguo and Zhou E came to Deng Yanda to fight for the great cause of "joint resistance against Japan", the atmosphere in the war room of Jinzhou East Camp was a little gloomy. It was already slowly getting dark, and the generals in the war room had no intention of going out for dinner, and they all looked solemn around Zhang Xueliang. On a large table in front of Zhang Xueliang, a huge military map was spread out, on which the general situation of the confrontation between the Chinese and Japanese armies in the northeast was marked with red and blue pencils.

"Han Qing, the current situation in the northeast is that the 'Anti-Japanese Alliance' in the north controls a large area of land north of the Songhua River, and the Japanese army is confronting along the Songhua River, and the current situation is quite stable. It seems that the Japanese have no intention of committing a crime in the north for the time being, and the assistant coach (Zhang Zuoxiang) and Chaoliu (Jiang Dengxuan) should get a little respite. Now it's up to us to deal with the situation. ”

In just ten days, this de facto soul figure of the Northeast Army seems to have aged ten years all of a sudden. The originally straight body was also slightly rickety, and the sideburns were a little white unconsciously, and even the always loud voice became hoarse at this time.

The burden of the whole war was all on his shoulders at once

Anyone, Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Shaoshuai's skills in fighting are not good. At present, the 300,000 squadrons concentrated on the front line of Jinzhou are not something he can command at all, and this big battle that will decide the life and death of the Northeast Army can only depend on his Guo Songling's ability.

The battle situation in the northeast seemed to have stabilized a little in the past two days, and after the Japanese army on the northern front defeated Yu Xuezhong's 15th Route Army in Changchun, it took advantage of the situation to advance to the south bank of the Songhua River and then stopped to rest. On the southern front, the Chinese and Japanese armies faced each other along the Daling River east of Jinzhou for a full 10 days, and there were not many exchanges of fire, and the situation did not look too bad.

However, this morning, there was bad news from the middle G that the Japanese army had increased its troops by four divisions on a large scale, and Zhang Xueliang and Guo Songling immediately summoned the main generals, including Zhu D, Peng Dhuai, Yang Huchen, and others from the Central G side, to study the battle situation in the war room, and this study was a whole day. Guo Songling and Zhu D also met and worked on the map by hand, trying to find a way to deal with it. The Japanese army east of the Daling River is estimated to be two divisions, and if all four divisions and regiments mobilized from Japan are used on the Daling River line. The Japanese army will have as many as six divisions and more than 160,000 artillery pieces, and it is estimated that there will be more than 500 guns. After the Japanese army defeated the main force of the squadron concentrated in Jinzhou, it is estimated that the anti-Japanese alliance in the north will not last, and the situation of the Northeast War of Resistance will be greatly deteriorated

With a click, Guo Songling threw the pencil in his hand on the table, and it seemed that he could only defeat the enemy in front of him before the Japanese reinforcements arrived, "He straightened up, and there was a little more fierceness in his eyes, we have concentrated the first, fifth, sixth, and seventeenth route armies on the Jinzhou front; There are also three heavy artillery regiments, eleven independent artillery regiments equipped with mountain artillery, with a total of more than 400 artillery pieces, and an armored cavalry brigade with 60 tanks, with a total strength of nearly 300,000. Lao Tzu didn't believe that with so many troops and artillery, he would not be able to defeat just two Japanese divisions? ”

"Commander-in-Chief Zhu, what do you think?" Hearing that the teacher was full of confidence, Zhang Xueliang's eyes also lit up, as if he had seen his Northeast Army win a complete victory.

Zhu D was just silent, his brows were tightly wrinkled, and the Central Committee of China G actually had a disagreement on sending troops to Jinzhou with the main force...... Neither Mao nor Wang Ming agreed, nor did the Soviet advisers, and it was only Zhou Elai and his repeated insistence that led to this risky operation. But now that he was really determined to devote his precious main forces to the attack on the strong Japanese defense, he was a little hesitant.

"The two armies are facing each other across the river, and it is advantageous to defend and not to attack, so I think it is better to continue to strengthen the defensive position and wait for the Japanese army to attack first, right? No less words"

Zhang Xueliang was stunned, feeling that Zhu D's opinion was also reasonable, and looked at Guo Songling again, there seemed to be hesitation in his eyes.

Guo Songling waved his hand to Brother Yu Jiege (Zhu D), according to the reconnaissance, the Japanese army did not build a strong defensive position on the east bank of the Daling River, and its troops were weak...... Now that our army has an absolute advantage in firepower and strength, it is a good opportunity to defeat them," he said, and he raised his head and looked directly at Zhu D, your party would not want to preserve its strength as the newspaper said, right......?"

Zhu D snorted, our party's determination to resist Japan is obvious to all, and it is the Kuomintang reactionaries who have preserved their strength, and they have not sent a single soldier to Jinzhou so far." Zhu D looked around the war room again, and saw that the generals of the Northeast Army were all hesitant, and smiled coldly, since the Northeast Army has decided to attack, then our party should sacrifice its life to accompany the gentleman."

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