Weng Zhaoyuan was very excited after receiving the combat mission sent by Jin Zhao. Weng Zhaoyuan's 26th Army had been in North China for some time, but it had been resting. The officers and soldiers under his command could not hold back for a long time, and the people who asked for battle were about to step on the threshold of his headquarters, but the army had been waiting for reinforcements and had not launched an attack. The main force of the Central Army was also pinned down in the Shanghai Battlefield, and the North China Battlefield was relatively empty, and it was unable to launch a counteroffensive against the Yue Army. So I could only force the letters of invitation from my subordinates to fight.

Now that the army took the initiative to attack, Weng Zhaoyuan also wanted to fight in Baoding, so after reading the battle plan released by Jin Zhao, he immediately convened a meeting of senior generals to study it, and the generals agreed that this battle plan was feasible, so Weng Zhaoyuan and others simply revised the battle plan according to the actual situation. Immediately, Weng Zhaoyuan rushed to Liu Zhi's headquarters with this battle plan and asked Liu Zhi for instructions. Because the Pinghan line belongs to the First War Zone, the current commander of the First War Zone is Cheng Qian, and Liu Zhi is the former enemy commander-in-chief. The 2nd, 20th, and 26th Group Armies, which were responsible for commanding the periphery of Baoding, were responsible for operations on the northern section of the Pinghan Line, so the battle plan still needed Liu Zhi's consent before it could be implemented.

Liu Zhi was the head of the Five Tiger Generals under Lao Jiang, known as the Northern Expedition Lucky General, and the title of Changsheng General. Guy because this person has not tasted defeat in the Northern Expedition or in the warlord melee that followed! But no one will be equal, this former victorious general has long since lost the courage of the past. In history, it was at the beginning of the Baoding defense battle that Liu Zhi threw down his troops and fled alone, causing the battle on the Pinghan line to take a sharp turn for the worse, and our army collapsed on the whole line, and the army captured Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai, Handan and other places from Beiping, and fought all the way to Henan. Since then, Liu Zhi has won the title of long-legged general, and since then, Liu Zhi will be defeated in every battle! Completed the gorgeous transformation from a victorious general to a defeated general. Of course, these are all later words, and the current Liu Zhi still retains the honorary title of Changsheng General.

"Brother Jiatian (Weng Zhaoyuan is also known as Weng Jiatian, if you don't find his words, use Jiatian as a word!) Isn't this battle plan a little too risky! Liu Zhi couldn't help frowning after reading the battle plan sent by Weng Zhaoyuan and said.

"Commander-in-chief! If we take a passive defense, it will be a real adventure to wait until the army moves south in a big way and joins forces in one place! Now Gu Shoufu is greedy for merit and is alone in the depths, which is a good opportunity to defeat the Sixth Division. Weng Zhaoyuan patiently explained.

Liu Zhi couldn't help but sigh and said, "Brother Jia Tian! As you know, the chairman of the NPC National Committee is now concentrating his main energies on the Songhu battlefield, and the troops of the whole country are gathering in Songhu. Our troops in the first theater are insufficient, and only by being forced to take a defensive position can we contain the offensive of the Japanese army! If you rashly launch a counterattack, I'm afraid ......" Speaking of this, Liu Zhi's brows furrowed even deeper.

Seeing that Liu Zhi refused to agree, Weng Zhaoyuan began to feel a little anxious in his heart, "Commander-in-chief, the fighter plane is fleeting, and I ask the commander-in-chief to make a decision as soon as possible." Once the three divisions of the Chinese army are allowed to make peace, the situation in North China will be critical. ”

"Brother Jia Tian! Don't be in a hurry! Allow me to think again. Liu Zhi said unhurriedly. At this moment, an adjutant hurriedly walked in and handed a telegram to Liu Zhi, and Liu Zhi's face couldn't help but change after reading it. But then he returned to normal, and said to Weng Zhaoyuan with a smile, "Okay! I agree with your battle plan! Immediately summon the commanders of all armies to the headquarters for a meeting. ”

At the meeting, Guan Linzheng, commander of the 52nd Army, stood up and asked Weng Zhaoyuan loudly, "Commander-in-Chief Weng, according to this battle plan, your 26th Group Army will take on the task of holding Baoding and defeating the 6th Division. What I want to ask is, can you guarantee to hold Baoding and successfully defeat the 6th Division of the Chinese Army? ”

Weng Zhaoyuan stood up and said loudly, "I can guarantee it!" As long as the friendly forces can hold off the 14th and 20th Divisions of the Japanese Army for five days, we will be sure to defeat the 6th Division of the Japanese Army! As for Baoding? My headquarters is located in Baoding City, and the little devil wants to enter Baoding, unless he steps on my Weng Zhaoyuan's corpse. ”

"Good!" Guan Linzheng praised loudly, "Our 52nd Army guarantees to complete the task and drag the 20th Division of the little devil for five days!" ”

Weng Zhaoyuan said with a smile, "With this guarantee from the commander, the Battle of Baoding is half successful!" ”

Liu Zhi nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Sun Lianzhong, at this time Sun Lianzhong was his deputy, serving as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Army, the thirtieth army under the Second Army was adapted from the original Northwest Army, and the current commander was Tianzhennan, at this time Tianzhennan was on the front line and did not come to the meeting. Sun Lianzhong saw Liu Zhi looking at him, and immediately said, "After several major battles, our 30th Army has suffered great losses, and there is a great shortage of ammunition, as long as the commander-in-chief can replenish the ammunition for us, our 30th Army will guarantee to complete the task." ”

Liu Zhi said embarrassedly, "Brother Lu, you know, now all the strategic materials have been prioritized to the Shanghai battlefield, and I have no weapons and ammunition here!" I really can't get ammunition to replenish the 30th Army! "Sun Lianzhong's 30th Army is from the Northwest Army, and the miscellaneous army has always been squeezed out in the central army system, whether it is weapons and ammunition, or soldiers' salaries have never been replenished. Lao Jiang also wished that these people would save trouble, as the head of Lao Jiang's five tiger generals, Liu Zhi naturally won the true biography of Lao Jiang. However, this time Liu Zhi was unwilling to replenish Sun Lianzhong's weapons and ammunition, because Liu Zhi did not agree with Weng Zhaoyuan's battle plan at all. But there was no way, Lao Jiang had already sent a telegram agreeing to this battle plan, and it turned out that when Jin Zhao received the battle plan and sent it to Weng Zhaoyuan, he also sent a copy to Lao Jiang in Nanjing. Lao Jiang was naturally not so easy to talk to, Jin Zhao had to lure him to his advantage, and then sent a telegram to Lao Jiang, saying that in view of the heavy losses of the Central Air Force, the Fujian Air Force was willing to allocate 80 fighters to the Central Air Force, and Lao Jiang finally agreed after weighing the pros and cons, anyway, it was the wise leadership of Chairman Jiang that won the battle, and it was the responsibility of Jin Zhao and Weng Zhaoyuan to defeat it. Liu Zhi naturally didn't know these inside stories, so he wanted to use Sun Lianzhong's hand to force this battle plan to be aborted, so he was unwilling to replenish the 30th Army, and there were still some ammunition reserves in Baoding City, and it was nothing to replenish some to the 30th Army.

Sun Lianzhong's face showed a look of disappointment, Sun Lianzhong knew that his miscellaneous army was raised by his mother, and he didn't expect Liu Zhi to treat the 30th Army like he did with the 52nd Army, but how about you add a little ammunition! Even if it's a symbolic surname! But I didn't expect Liu Zhi to give it at all, and I couldn't help but feel resentful in my heart.