Glorious Mission 1937

Li Yifeng, commander of the Southern Hebei Military Region, had prepared for war as early as a week ago. He knew Chen Feng's character very well, and he knew that whether the Nationalist Government was willing or not, whether it asked the Eighth Theater for reinforcements in Henan, it was not important, it was important The most important thing is that Commander Chen will definitely not watch Henan fall into the hands of the Japanese. This is not in line with his style.

Sure enough, as soon as the troops were ready, the order from Guisui arrived.According to the order of the theater commander's department, the Southern Hebei Military Region, as the sharp knife force in the theater, will not only launch an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops in Shandong, but also make preparations to go south to reinforce Henan.

Li Yifeng is also a courageous person. After receiving the order, he immediately held a military meeting at the division and brigade level in Handan. Then the reorganized 15th and 16th divisions of the Southern Hebei Military Region and an artillery brigade quickly advanced towards Liaocheng. A mechanized infantry division began to move south with the cooperation of armored units, artillery units, and army aviation units, and assumed a posture of going south in a big way.

At the same time, Chen Feng also sent a telegram to Jiang, requesting to go south to fight in Henan, and said that the [-] troops from the Eighth War Zone were ready to go south and could enter Henan to fight at any time.

After receiving the telegram from Chen Feng, Lao Jiang's first reaction was not ecstatic, but furious. The first reaction was that Chen Feng, a bastard, came to grab the territory again, so Lao Jiang urgently called several of his generals to discuss countermeasures at the official residence.

The official residence of Zengjiayan in Chongqing.

After He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Dai Li and others arrived in Qi, Lao Jiang asked about the situation in Henan.

As the Minister of Defense in charge of national defense, Chen Cheng was the first to get up and said: "Principal, the war situation in Henan has become extremely corrupt. An infantry brigade and a tank division of the No. 12 Army of the Japanese North China Front Army have already reached Zhongmu, less than 40 kilometers away from Zhengzhou." Kilometers away, according to the marching speed of the Japanese mechanized troops, they can reach the city of Zhengzhou in at most 3 hours!"

"In addition. The 32nd and 35th Divisions of the Japanese Army went north to attack Fengqiu, Yuanyang, Xinxiang and other places. Now they have captured Xinxiang and are now attacking in the direction of Anyang." [

The old man said angrily: "Mother Xipi, what does Jiang Dingwen do for food? Haven't they come up with a battle plan in the First War Zone?"

"Principal, the Japanese army is powerful, and most of the main forces in the First War Zone are recruits. The 10,000+ army was annihilated by the Japanese army on the front line of Lanfeng. I'm afraid I have to fight again!" Chen Cheng said with a bitter face.

"Yes, principal, the Japanese army directly touched 4 infantry divisions and 1 tank division this time. In addition, a large number of artillery and aviation troops participated in the battle. On the other hand, our army only has dozens of small artillery pieces, which are not Japanese at all. Opponent." He Yingqin also said.

The relationship between Jiang Dingwen and He Yingqin was very good, and there was even a saying that He Yingqin was under the command of the Four King Kongs. At this time, He Yingqin was speaking for Jiang Dingwen, which was also expected by Chen Cheng and others.

"These are not reasons. Wei Lihuang can defend Henan if he defends it. Why is Jiang Dingwen so cowardly when he is also a general of the Five Tigers!" the old man asked angrily.

Everyone laughed bitterly.Can Jiang Dingwen compare with Wei Lihuang? Wei Lihuang's ability to become a general of the five tigers is all based on strength, but Jiang Dingwen.This person really entered the eyes of the world because of the fifth "encirclement and suppression" of the Jiangxi Soviet Area and the quelling of the "Fujian Incident". However, it is worth explaining that at this time, Mao's military command power had been rejected by the CCP's internal line struggle. .At that time, the commander of the Red Army was Otto Braun, a military adviser sent by the Communist International and a member of the German Communist Party under the pseudonym Li De. It can be said that Li De's military mistakes made Jiang Dingwen possible, and there was a certain amount of luck involved.

Jiang Dingwen's character is almost unknown to everyone present.He is fond of gambling, greedy for money, and addicted to sex. When he was in Shaanxi, what he did was outrageous, and he almost turned against the former officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army.

However, everyone talked about these things in private, and they couldn't say it directly at all, because the old man still trusted Jiang Dingwen very much.The old man's hometown, Fenghua County, Zhejiang Province, is not far from Jiang Dingwen's hometown, Zhuji County. He has a fellowship, and he is an old comrade in arms who fought bloody battles together during the Northern Expedition and Eastern Expedition of the National Revolutionary Army. The "two Jiangs" are even called brothers by sworn brothers, and the two families of Jiang Zhongzheng and Jiang Dingwen have relatively close contacts.

As the real core members of the national government and the few people Lao Jiang trusted most, they were all familiar with the old man's personality.Because the old man's fortune is closely related to the Whampoa Military Academy, during the ten years from the Northern Expedition to the War of Resistance Against Japan, there were 5 generals who fought for the old man. At that time, some people called them the "five tiger generals" of the old man. , among them Jiang Dingwen.

He Yingqin smiled wryly: "Principal, Wei Lihuang can fight, but Wei Lihuang can't use it. Although Jiang Dingwen lost the battle, he is loyal to you and the party and the country!"

He Yingqin's ability to observe words and demeanor is very strong. He is very clear about Lao Jiang's employment standards. This ability is not the first one. The most important thing is whether he is loyal to him.Take the matter of replacing Wei Lihuang with Jiang Dingwen this time as an example. It wasn't that Wei Lihuang made any mistakes, but because the old man received a secret report that Wei Lihuang had close contacts with many senior generals in Yan'an. That's why the old man transferred him away from Henan and asked Jiang Dingwen to take over as the provincial chairman of Henan Province and the commander-in-chief of the first war zone. Unexpectedly, something like this happened to Jiang Dingwen when he first took office.

Dai Li also chimed in and said, "That's right, Commissioner. During the period when Wei was in charge of Henan, he had close contacts with the leaders of the Communist Party and the senior commanders of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army even had offices in Luoyang and Zhengzhou. Every time When Zhou, Zhu, Peng and others came to Henan, Wei Du personally greeted them, hosted a banquet and entertained them to watch a play."

Lao Jiang was not surprised that He Yingqin and Dai Li said this.The secret service system of the military command and the Central Command has long reported to Wei Lihuang on the grounds that he "protects the Communist Party and has dissent."He himself specially sent Dai Lifei to Luoyang to collect evidence between Wei and the Communists, which is why he removed Wei Lihuang from the rank of general of the army, and used the technique of ascending and descending secretly to remove Wei. The commander-in-chief of the first war zone concurrently held various positions, and was transferred to the director of the General Office of Xi'an Northwest Camp.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, right now we must keep Zhengzhou, if Zhengzhou is not lost, we still have a chance!" Lao Jiang said.

Defense Minister Chen Cheng said: "Principal, the 10,000+ troops of the Japanese North China Front Army attacked Henan, and our army does not have many main forces in Henan. It may be difficult to resist the Japanese attack by relying on the first war zone alone. The only way now is to order the second war zone and the eighth war zone. Send troops for reinforcements, especially the Eighth War Zone, the Hebei Military Region under Chen Feng's command is very close to the First War Zone, and they can go south to fight at any time!" [

With a wry smile, Lao Jiang took out a telegram from the desk and said, "This is the telegram that Chen Feng sent half an hour ago, you all should read it!"

Soon the telegram was circulated among the people, and finally returned to the old man's desk.

The old man looked at the crowd and asked, "What do you think?"

He Yingqin said: "It's a good thing that the reason for the eighth war zone is to press down to fight, but it's easy to ask God to send God away!"

Chen Cheng retorted: "This Chen Feng does have the problem of seizing territory, but this person is still very good in nature. Although the strength of the eighth station has improved by leaps and bounds in the past few years, this person has no second thoughts. He has helped the party and the country. Besides, it doesn’t matter if he stays in Henan and doesn’t leave, it’s better to be occupied by him than to be occupied by the Japanese!”

The old man sighed and said: "Cixiu, that's not right. The Japanese still have a chance to snatch it back if they take it from us, but if Chen Feng takes it, then we won't have a chance again!"

When everyone thinks about it, this is really the truth. The Japanese will take it back one day. After all, everyone can see the momentum of the Japanese. They are just grasshoppers after autumn. As long as China insists on not surrendering, the Japanese One day it will be unbearable.Once the Japanese left, those occupied areas were not yet owned by the government.

But if it is occupied by Chen Feng's troops, then the problem will be troublesome, and it will be extremely difficult to come back.I'm afraid people won't pay attention to you if you shout loudly. If you use force, let's not say that you have fought or failed.

"Then what should we do? Do we just watch the Japanese occupy Henan?" Chen Cheng said loudly.

There was a moment of silence in the conference room, and Chen Guofu, who had been silent all of a sudden, coughed lightly and said: "Commissioner, the party and the country have worked together to resist foreign humiliation for several years. During the great flood season, the enemy might break the embankment and attack us. If we can secure the defense of Wuzhi and other counties, we can counterattack and control the enemy at any time. Near the mouth of the Gaiqin River, the terrain on the north bank of the Yellow River is low. If the embankment breaks at any point downstream, It is only necessary to break open the north embankment near the mouth of the Qinhe River, and all the river water can flow northward to Zhang and Wei, and we will be in great danger, while the enemy will be in danger..."

In the entire conference room, only Chen Guofu was speaking. Although his voice was not loud, everyone felt their scalps tingling as soon as Chen Guofu's plan came out. Casualties and property losses, most importantly, will be remembered by history at this time, that is to say, they will bear eternal infamy.

As soon as Chen Guofu's words fell, Chen Cheng immediately stood up and objected: "This is absolutely impossible. Let's not talk about whether it can be successful by using water instead of soldiers. The disaster caused by the diversion of the Yellow River alone is beyond our ability to bear! This is a big deal. , please think twice, principal!"

"Unfortunately, a strong man should have the determination and courage to break his wrists. Kaifeng and Zhengzhou are the political and economic centers of Henan. Once they fall into the enemy's hands, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, when our military law is firmly in place, we should destroy them first, so as not to become enemies." Chen Guofu said in a deep voice.

Although using water to replace soldiers is cruel, it is still a strategy to resist the Japanese army. The most important thing is that once the Yellow River breaks its embankment and changes its course, the entire eastern Henan region will soon become a swamp country, and the Japanese army's mechanized troops will be completely paralyzed. It can buy a lot of time for the party-state to deploy troops and generals.

"Although I don't want to bear to do extraordinary things in extraordinary times, the Japanese invaders are rampant. Since we can resist the enemy with water instead of soldiers, then we will use water instead of soldiers," Lao Jiang decided.