Section 44 Niuhang Station (4)
The clear moonlight shone on the ground, and the wind with a strong smell of water gently blew across the cold battlefield, blowing away the smoke and blood, but leaving behind the cold dead in the middle of the battlefield. The soldiers who fought for a day were tired and curled up in the trenches, waiting for the next fight with caution.
The brief truce did not allow the commanders of both sides to rest, and they made new adjustments based on the situation on the battlefield, whether it was Chiang Kai-shek who had arrived in Yichun, Sun Chuanfang from Jiujiang, or Zheng Junyan and Zhuang Jihua.
Yonghe Town, more than 20 miles away from Yichun County, is a large town with more than 3,000 families. Mushrooms and hemp are abundant here. Yichun's famous summer cloth is used as raw material. Almost every family wears yarn and weaves cloth in summer. Chiang Kai-shek's temporary headquarters is located in the Yuan Clan Ancestral Hall in Yonghe Town.
Chen Zhuo rushed to Yichun from Zhangshu. After he came out of Niuxing Train Station, he went straight to Zhangshu Zhu Peide's headquarters and begged Zhu Peide to send troops as soon as possible. However, Zhu Peide listened to him and agreed to agree well, but he never took action. Chen Zhuo waited for two days. In despair, he remembered what Zhuo Jihua said, and rushed to Pingxiang to see Chiang Kai-shek. When he walked to Yichun, he met the Second Division troops and found out that Chiang Kai-shek had arrived in Yichun.
Chiang Kai-shek's face was as deep as water, and his eyes were fiercely staring at Chen Zhuo, Bai Chongxi, and Zhang Zhizhong looked at Chen Zhuo worriedly. He didn't know what Chiang Kai-shek would do with him, but Galen seemed to have something else to think about and just stared at the map.
"You are not in the army, why are you going here to do?" Chiang Kai-shek's voice was extremely cold.
"Report to the principal, I am here to ask for help from the principal." Chen Zhuo already knew that Cheng Qian was defeated in Nanchang, and Zhuang Jihua was guarding Niu Xing Station to death, waiting for rescue.
"Please help?" Chiang Kai-shek snorted coldly: "Can you, the chief of staff, come here in person? You left the army and ran away! You have the face to come to see me! Okay, very good, Zhuang Wenge is still at Niuxing Station, but you, the teacher, have arrived here, shameless! Extremely shameless!"
Chiang Kai-shek slapped the table and cursed. Chen Zhuo's tears came out: "Damn it, please die, please listen to Bei Zhi and finish the words. Then marching! Bei Zhi is willing to die."
"What else do you have to say? Escape at the last minute. According to the revolutionary military senatorial method, you should die! Wang Maoru should die! Miao Bin should die! We, Huangpu, are you scum, really embarrassing me, and embarrassing Prime Minister first!" Chiang Kai-shek could not suppress his inner anger. Since receiving Zhuang Jihua's report, Chiang Kai-shek has been in tension and regret. He hated that he should not tolerate Wang Boling and Miao Bin; he should not let the First Division act with Cheng Qian; he did not stop Cheng Qian from going south in time; he hated Zhu Peide forever not taking active actions.
"Commander-in-chief, please listen to him finish his words. It is not easy for him to come here to see you." Although Bai Chongxi was persuading, he was dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's words. Since the Northern Expedition, Huangpu Group performed poorly. Except for facing weak brigades in southern Gan and responding to Lai Shihuang in the 14th Army, and successfully won Ganzhou, he had no other outstanding results. In addition to Liu Zhi's actions at the city of Wuchang, he had a poor impression of the Huangpu Group army and was even more unsatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's command ability.
"Okay, tell me, let's listen." Chiang Kai-shek's face turned dark. Mark 1 Everyone in the Huangpu Group knew that the more fierce Chiang Kai-shek scolded, the lower the intensity of the departure. But this time the matter was too big, and no one could be sure whether Chiang Kai-shek really wanted to kill Chen Zhuo or curse.
Chen Zhuo then started from Cheng Qian to the Ganjiang River, until Zhuang Jihua judged that Zhu Peide would not send troops, so he asked him to come to the principal immediately: "After Bei Yi rushed to the commander Zhu of Zhangshu, he learned that the progress of the war in Nanchang was almost exactly as we expected. The only thing he didn't expect was that Cheng Qian fled without a fight. After Bei Yi left Niu Xing, he went to the commander Zhu's commander headquarters and asked Commander Zhu to send troops as soon as possible, but Commander Zhu..."
"I understand, Commander Zhu has his difficulties." Chiang Kai-shek interrupted Chen Zhuo's words. Now he still needs Zhu Peide to rescue the first division. However, Chen Zhuo's words still made him unbelievable: "Did you say that Nanchang would be defeated before the Cultural Revolution?"
"Yes." Chen Zhuo replied.
"Then why didn't he give advice to Cheng Qian? Why didn't he take the ball out of Niuxing Station?" Bai Chongxi was also puzzled. Since he knew that he would definitely lose, why didn't he run away.
"Military orders are like a mountain. Correct orders must be executed, and wrong orders must be executed. The Cultural Revolution requires subordinates and himself in this way. Therefore, without the orders of Cheng Qian or Commander Wang, he would not leave Niuxing Station. Moreover, guarding Niuxing Station is equivalent to leaving a retreat for the Nanchang defenders. If Cheng Qian can build a bridge at the Victory Gate and leave Nanchang, the entire army will not be defeated so badly. As for reporting Cheng Qian..., is that useful?" Chen Zhuo said sadly. Bai Chongxi was silent. Since Cheng Qian went south, he would never accept Zhuang Jihua's suggestion to withdraw from Nanchang. But he still didn't understand why Zhuang Jihua didn't leave and why he was buried with Niuxing.
Chiang Kai-shek cursed Zhuang Jihua's stupidity in his heart, but his expression calmed down a lot: "Why don't you use telegrams? Isn't there any telegrams there in the Cultural Revolution?"
"There is no radio station in the group, and Xue Yue brought it to Niuxing Station," Zhang Zhizhong reminded: "And, the Cultural Revolution asked Chief of Staff Chen to present the principal with a different meaning."
"Yes, before leaving, the Cultural Revolution told me that the only person who could let Zhu Peide send troops was the principal." Chen Zhuo reposted Zhuang Jihua's words intact. Chiang Kai-shek looked out the door silently. He understood Zhuang Jihua's meaning. As long as he gave the position of chairman of Jiangxi Province to Zhu Peide, Zhu Peide would immediately do his best.
"Then urge Zhu Peide to advance quickly immediately. Bei Zhi is willing to go to the commander of the Zhu army to persuade Commander Zhu." Obviously, Zhang Zhizhong was not clear about the trick, but Bai Chongxi understood it. This time he remained silent. Due to his identity, he couldn't say much now.
Chiang Kai-shek shook his head, sat back at the table, and wrote a letter to Zhu Peide: "Yizhi my brother, since the war in Ganzhou Province, Sun Ni was fierce and stubborn. Lai led the bloody battles and then improved. Zhongzhengzhi's brother's army was exhausted, but the war was difficult, and Sun Ni was particularly rebellious. I hope my brother will fight bravely and defeat the famous city again. In the future of Ganzhou Province, I will rely on my brother..."
After writing, Chiang Kai-shek sealed the envelope with his own hands and then handed it to Chen Zhuo: "You send me a letter to Commander Zhu, please ask him for the war in Nanchang."
Chen Zhuojie took the letter and before he left, Jialun suddenly said, "General Jiang, generals. Please come here, I have a new idea."
Chiang Kai-shek, Bai Chongxi and others were a little surprised. But Gallon was very serious: "My generals, now there is a great opportunity to resolve the Jiangxi War in one fell swoop, completely defeat Sun Chuanfang, and regain Nanchang."
Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek and others did not move, Galun picked up the command stick and pointed to the map to explain: "Please see, because General Zhuang Jihua defended Niuxing, this was equivalent to breaking the Nanxun Line, and the enemy lost the advantage of using the Nanxun Line to implement the inside and outside the Zhangshu Front. Moreover, Deng Ruzhuo counterattacked Nanchang and took time out the troops from southern Gansu and Zhangshu Front. The troops gathered inside and outside Nanchang City. Moreover, because Niuxing Station restrained a large number of enemy troops, they could not let go of fighting with us on the Zhangshu Front. Look at me again
Jialun pointed at several huge red arrows on the map with a command stick: "The Seventh Army has entered Dechang, General Zhu Peide is in Zhangshu, where is the south? General Li Jishen commanded the 14th Army, and the three divisions of the First Army and the local area have conquered Ganzhou, Ruijin, Ji'an, and the vanguard has arrived in Le'an and Nancheng. According to the original plan, they will cross Wuyi Mountain from here and turn to Fujian, but everyone, Deng Ruzhuo counterattacks, leaving almost no soldiers on the front line of Fuzhou in Nanfeng. If this army does not go to Fujian, they will turn north..."
Jialun used a command stick to draw a line from Nancheng on the map. After Fuzhou, Lexian went to Nanchang: "Look at the Seventh Army. The original plan was that the Seventh Army cooperated with the Sixth Army to attack Jiujiang and restrain Lu Xiangting on the Nanxun Line. But now the Sixth Army went south to Nanchang. The Seventh Army became an isolated army. If it continues to attack Jiujiang, Sun Chuanfang would likely win another victory under Jiujiang City, so the Seventh Army must change its plan to attack Jiujiang from time to time, but go south to De'an, and then attack Yongxiu; draw some troops from the Eighth Army to advance eastward, and restrain the enemies near Wuxue. Order the Tenth Army to join the siege of Wuchang and continue to surround Wuchang with the Fourth Army."
This is a huge strategic plan. If this plan is successful, the main force that Sun Chuanfang gathered near Nanchang will be surrounded, and most of Jiangxi, no, it should be said that the entire Southeast will fall into the hands of the Northern Expedition Army.
"Mr. Consultant, the premise of this plan is that the first division must guard the Niuxing Station. Is that true?" Bai Chongxi asked the first question first, and Gallen nodded: "They must not only guard the Niuxing Station in this battle, but not only cut off the Nanxun Line, but also attract a large number of enemies and reduce the pressure on the front battlefield."
"But Mr. Consultant has thought about how long does the first division have to stay at Niuxing Station to realize this plan?" Bai Chongxi asked again. He had already calculated quickly in his mind for at least ten days.
"Twelve to fifteen days." Gallon replied.
This time shocked Chiang Kai-shek. After half a month, how many people can be left in the first division? Perhaps other people can still bear it, but Zhuang Jihua..., Chiang Kai-shek is reluctant to leave.
"This is too risky. The enemies surrounding them are several times more than theirs, and they can continue to increase their troops. This risk is too great." Chiang Kai-shek shook his head and expressed his opposition.
"I also think it's too risky. They only have two regiments, and there are tens of thousands of enemy troops around them. One army cannot withstand it at all. However, the situation of the Seventh Army is not good, so they should be allowed to go south quickly." Bai Chongxi looked down at the map. What he was most concerned about was the Seventh Army, and Guangxi soldiers were his lifeblood. From the map, it can be seen that facing the Seventh Army that had entered Dechang, Sun Chuanfang shrank the front, but was expanding the two wings, and it was siege the Seventh Army.
Bai Chongxi didn't notice it. He was very disdainful when he said this. Chiang Kai-shek's fire was over his forehead, but he couldn't say anything. The seven armies fought several bloody battles and all won, but the first army had no record of making any predictions.
"Mr. Consultant, the plan is good, but considering the current situation of the First Division, it will reach tens of thousands of enemy troops with three thousand people. Niuxing Station is not a strong city. It is too difficult to let them stay for the first half of a month." Chiang Kai-shek suppressed the fire and said calmly to Galen.
To change the usual words, Gallon has compromised, but today he doesn't know what evil he has committed. He is still sticking to his idea: "General Jiang, General Bai, generals, we can't just look at the comparison of numbers. There are many enemies, but they cannot all be transferred to attack Niuxing Station. The terrain of Niuxing Station determines that at most more than 10,000 enemies will be besieged. With the combat effectiveness of one army, can't even withstand the attack of more than 10,000 enemies?"
"I think it's very difficult. It's almost the same to replace the Seventh Army or the Fourth Army." Bai Chongxi blurted out. Chiang Kai-shek's face turned slightly red, and his heart was full of fire. Although he guessed that Bai Chongxi had a stimulating element, what he didn't want at the moment was that others said that the first army had poor combat effectiveness. He looked at Bai Chongxi angrily: "I don't think so, the consultant's plan is good. Let's ask Zhuang Wenge to see if he can guard the twelve days."
Zhuang Jihua was visiting the wounded when he received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek. He was puzzled for a moment and hurriedly called Xue Yue down from the temple to discuss.
"It seems that the Commander-in-Chief may be planning a new plan. This plan requires us to stay here for twelve days or even more." Just as Xue Yue went down the mountain, Zhuang Jihua guessed Chiang Kai-shek's intentions, so after Xue Yue finished reading it, he slowly expressed his guess. Xue Yue exchanged glances with Xiong Shouyun before saying, "What do they think? We are guarding for more than ten days, in this ghost place!"
Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly: "It's not whether we want to keep it, but whether we can go out. Without the support outside, we can't get out."
When Xiong Shouyun, who wanted to object, stopped talking. The air became solemn. The life and death of three thousand people were in his hands. Can a small bull station block the attack of tens of thousands of enemy troops? More than a hundred people were lost in a day's battle, and this was just a battle in one direction. Now Zhuang Jihua felt the difficulty of being a general. This decision not only concerns himself, but also the lives of thousands of soldiers.
There were only a few rooms in the station that faintly emitted the lights, and the low singing of soldiers came from the night wind.
Chapter completed!