The lights in the Chen Mansion in Shanghai were bright tonight, and Chen Jingyun, who had just returned from the Huizhong Hotel in the concession, was sitting in the conference room at this time, and next to him was Yuan Fang, deputy chief of staff, who had taken over the work of the General Staff, and directors of important departments under the General Staff Department, such as Liang Xunqin and Chen Yi, as well as other senior generals of the Nationalist Army in Shanghai.

"According to the latest battle report sent back by Lieutenant General Lin Chengkun, the main force of our army's guard division has conquered Taishan Town in Nanjing in the afternoon, annihilating more than 1,000 enemy defenders, and then Feng Guozhang led the remnants to flee to the northwest." At this time, Yuan Fang stood in front of the large military map next to him, showing everyone the details of the battle in Nanjing.

"At present, the main force of the guard division is being integrated, and troops are being dispatched to reinforce Jiejiazhuang." Yuan Fang's words were obviously joyful, indeed, he had reason to be happy, the stalemate in the war in southern Jiangsu had lasted for more than a month, and he had just taken over the staff within a few days, the guard division won a battle in Nanjing and took Taishan Town, and according to the current situation, the national army has gained the initiative in the Nanjing war, once the national army guard division controls the north bank of Nanjing, and resists the southward attack of the seventh division of the Beiyang Army, the war in the entire southern Jiangsu region will become more and more powerful to the national army, At that time, the remnants of the Fifth Division, the Third Division, and the Eighth Division of the Beiyang Army on the south bank of the Yangtze River will fall into a state where they will run out of ammunition and food, although it is impossible to encircle and annihilate the more than 30,000 Beiyang troops led by Cao Kun, Jin Yunpeng, and Zhang Xun, but at least they will be able to inflict heavy losses, and what the Beiyang Army will have to consider is not how to take Zhenjiang or Lishui, but how to keep the troops of the governor on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

The situation of victory is so obvious, and all this happened after he Yuan Fang took over the General Staff, although he Yuan Fang was in charge of the staff for a few days, this move was obviously through the merits of his predecessor Feng Qin, but no one can deny that the victory in the war in southern Jiangsu occurred during the period when he was in charge of the General Staff. This was crucial for him to secure his position in the staff in the future.

"According to my opinion, now we can let the troops in the direction of Lishui and Zhenjiang and Jurong launch a counteroffensive, since we launched the Battle of Nanjing, the Beiyang Army on the south bank of the Yangtze River has lost its supply for ten days, although they have reserved some supply ammunition on the south bank of Nanjing before, but after ten days of consumption, it should not be much, as long as our troops on the front line work harder, it is not impossible to annihilate all the more than 30,000 Beiyang Army!" Chen Yi also opened her mouth with joy on her face at this time, and even what she said was extremely optimistic.

Liang Xunqin also said with a happy face: "That's right, it's time for the front-line troops to launch a counterattack, especially in the direction of Jurong, as long as General Lin Zhaomin's Seventh Division continues to move north, it is enough to cut off the retreat route of Cao Kun and Zhang Xun's troops on the Zhenjiang front, and Cao Kun and Zhang Xun can't fly out even if they are caught between them!" ”

Chen Yi and Liang Xunqin were also deeply excited about the victory in the Nanjing War, don't look at the battle of Nanjing, on the surface, it was a plan proposed by Shen Gang, and then Lin Chengkun led the guard division to implement it, but no one can deny the credit of the active cooperation of the various departments under the headquarters, especially the Operations Division, in order to cooperate with the Nanjing War, the Operations Division formulated a large number of relevant combat plans. When the Battle of Nanjing was won, the greatest credit was naturally Lin Chengkun, who led the army to fight, and then there was Shen Gang, who proposed and formulated this battle plan, and the remaining commanders of the subordinate departments of the headquarters could also get more or less credit.

The national army is a whole, and the victory of a certain unit at the front is the victory of the national army as a whole, and the victory and merit do not belong only to one individual.

As members of the National Army, Chen Yi and Liang Xunqin belong to the same faction as Shen Gang and Shen Gang.

Seeing that the National Army has grown into a force that cannot be ignored at home and abroad, as a member of the National Army, it is normal to have the mind of rushing to a high position and climbing up.

In the face of the happiness of his subordinates, Chen Jingyun did not bother, in fact, not only the subordinates were happy, but even Chen Jingyun himself was very excited in his heart, if it wasn't for the majestic attitude of the superiors, I am afraid that he would have laughed and talked with everyone.

As Yuan Fang, Liang Xunqin and Chen Yi talked, the other generals also let go of many scruples in Ping Yue and laughed loudly.

However, this relaxation did not last long, after all, tonight's meeting will not be for the sake of laughing and talking about the situation, but there is still something to do, so seeing that the time is almost up, Chen Jingyun just coughed lightly, all the people present are the high-level of the National Army, and they have been by Chen Jingyun's side for a long time, and they naturally know about some of Chen Jingyun's small actions, so they all closed their mouths and waited for Chen Jingyun to speak.

"It's a great thing that Taishan Town can take it down. And this victory is thanks to the heroic struggle with the front-line soldiers, as the so-called meritorious service must be rewarded, the soldiers of the front-line guard division have worked hard and made great achievements, and they will face more arduous combat tasks in the future, so this commendation is indispensable, Vice Minister Yuan, you personally come to the commendation and promotion of the relevant meritorious personnel of the guard division. Chen Jingyun said so, and Yuan Fang on the side nodded and said, "Understand, I'll do this matter myself!" ”

Chen Jingyun continued: "On the Nanjing side, although Taishan Town has been taken, there is still a seventh division of the Beiyang Army on the Xie Jiazhuang side, and the next combat mission of the guard division is to block the seventh division of the Beiyang Army. To turn the north bank of Nanjing into our bridgehead, we must not only be able to cut off the supply line of the Beiyang Army on the south bank of the Yangtze River, but also be able to go north along the Jinpu line at any time! ”

At this time, Chen Jingyun turned his head to Sun Guangliang: "Chief Sun, the logistics department must ensure the supply of all kinds of materials on the north bank of Nanjing. You can't drop the chain at this juncture! ”

Sun Guangliang said: "Commander rest assured, the logistics department has established a new inland river transportation supply line along the Yangtze River to Nanjing, and the supply line on the road from Yangzhou to Nanjing is double guaranteed, which is enough to ensure the supply of the troops in Nanjing!" Speaking of this, Sun Guangliang glanced at the many generals present who were a little carried away with joy on their faces, and then continued: "In addition, our army's ammunition stocks in northern Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu have reached a very dangerous level, for this reason, the logistics department implores all troops on the front line to cherish ammunition as much as possible, especially the shells of 75mm artillery!" If the current high level of consumption continues, the logistics department will not be able to continue to provide sufficient ammunition after half a month! ”

Sun Guangliang's words poured on everyone's hearts like a cold water, he was still elated just now, this will be immediately, Liang Xunqin said: "Half a month? How is this possible, we haven't discussed it before, even if it can't support it for half a year, but three to four months should be okay. It's only been a month! ”

Sun Guangliang said: "The previous forecast of the logistics department was based on the data of the previous battles in Hangzhou and Guangzhou, but the intensity of the war in southern Jiangsu was far greater than any war we had experienced before. In addition, the front-line troops, especially the artillery units, do not cherish ammunition, they only know how to constantly fire artillery, and when there are no shells, they go to the logistics department to ask for it. And there are so many ammunition in stock in the logistics department, and the more it is used, the faster it is used, the less it will be! ”

Sun Guangliang has always had a great opinion on the level of ammunition consumption of the front-line troops since the outbreak of the war in southern Jiangsu, and he specially looked for Chen Jingyun several times for this reason, but the war in southern Jiangsu was so tense before that even Zhenjiang could not be defended at one time. Also due to the tension and important surname of the war in southern Jiangsu, although Sun Guangliang was angry in his heart, he could only ask Chen Jingyun for a reaction in private, but he never complained in this kind of formal scene.

And today, since victory is already in sight in Nanjing, then he, Sun Guangliang, can't care so much, and directly makes his words clear, asking the front-line troops to save ammunition, otherwise the logistics department will not provide ammunition at that time.

The supply of ammunition and other military supplies for the Nationalist Army is the responsibility of his logistics department, and if the ammunition supply of the troops cannot be supplied in the future, it will be a trouble for Sun Guangliang.

Sun Guangliang continued: "In order to ensure that our army's ammunition stocks can persist until the Fuzhou Arsenal greatly increases production and the purchased ammunition arrives, the Logistics Department proposes to implement a limited supply!" After that, he said directly to Chen Jingyun: "I hope the commander will approve it!" ”

In the face of Sun Guangliang's sudden frenzy, Chen Jingyun did not expect it, but he also knew the problem of the lack of ammunition in the national army.

Chen Jingyun said: "Now we don't have much ammunition stock, and it is necessary to save ammunition, but now that the front-line troops are about to counterattack, a large amount of ammunition is still needed in a short period of time. I personally watched this matter, and you are not too worried, Mr. Sun! ”

Chen Jingyun opened his mouth like this, and Sun Guangliang naturally had nothing to say. To a certain extent, the reason why he said this today was not only to remind the front-line troops to face up to the problem of excessive ammunition consumption, but also to think carefully and make public the matter of insufficient ammunition stocks in advance, so that if other problems arise due to insufficient ammunition stocks in the future, he, Sun Guangliang, will be able to stay out of the matter.

He, Sun Guangliang, is already the head of the equipment department of the national army, with the rank of lieutenant general, and he cannot be promoted in the current national army system, so what he has to do is to avoid being replaced by Chen Jingyun because of some problems like the former head of the logistics department. So it's no surprise that there is such careful thinking.

The lack of ammunition mentioned by Sun Guangliang undoubtedly hit everyone's enthusiasm, and the subsequent discussion was less festive, reverting to the scene of the previous serious meeting.

After some discussion, seeing that it was almost over, Chen Jingyun issued a new round of orders for the battle in front of him: "Order Lin Zhaomin's Seventh Division and Ma Chengzhi's Second Division to launch a counterattack immediately." Shen Gangzhi's 1st Division and Li Jimin's 4th Division in the Zhenjiang direction should also launch relevant containment operations depending on the situation! ”