Zhuang Jihua still had a cold face. Seeing Hua Chun feeling irritated, Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu just wanted to laugh. Hua Chun was not afraid that Zhuang Jihua would be angry. He knew that Zhuang Jihua would not deal with him because of these two sentences, so he quickly changed the topic: "Commander, sir, I think if Lao Lu cooperates and arrests two people who resist the crime, so that our work can be carried out."

"It's easy to develop? Your mind is muddy," Zhuang Jihua cursed angrily: "Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, and it has always been the case since ancient times. Doing as you do, the people will see the government. You must remember that the government is the government, and it cannot destroy the people and harm the people. The people's hearts are always the first priority. If the Japanese are defeated, we have to stay for a long time. The support of the people is the most important; even if we can't defeat the Japanese, we retreat, the people will think of our goodness, and the troops behind the enemy can also get their support in the future. Don't even think about it if you think about it with strong things."

Zhuang Jihua didn't know if Hua Chun understood it. Hua Chun was never the best candidate for publicity. It would be okay to ask him to receive the reporters and let him mobilize the people, that is, let the donkey pull the cart. Since Teng Jie and Deng Wenyi left, Zhuang Jihua really hasn't found a suitable one. I thought Hua Chun had been by his side for so long, so he should have understood a little, but now it seems that he is not the material and should have changed someone.

When Hua Chun heard this, his face became even more bitter. Thinking about facing the village full of swords and guns, it was a little chilling.

At this time, two women and two men hurried in from outside the door. One of them was wearing a military uniform but a long gown. When they saw several highest commanders in the war zone here, they couldn't help but stop and hesitate whether they should come. One of the female soldiers came to this side soon.

"Lin Yueying?" Zhuang Jihua recognized the female soldier. Lin Yueying felt unreasonable. It seemed that he still remembered her.

"Sir." Lin Yueying saluted the officers present in front of him in a standard military manner. Zhuang Jihua first returned the salute, and Xu Zuyi and others raised their hands to return the salute. At this time, the two men and one woman also came over.

"Lin Yueying, is there anything wrong with you here?" Zhuang Jihua asked.

"Report to Chief, I'm here to report to Director Hua," Lin Yueying replied, and then reported to Hua Chun: "Xiao Zhangzhuang agreed to send out an eighty-person team, and there are twenty young people who have signed up to join the army."

"Well, aren't they not letting us in?" Hua Chun was a little surprised. Yesterday, it was Xiao Zhangzhuang who firmly turned them out.

"Thanks to Mr. Jia." Lin Yueying turned sideways to reveal the middle-aged man behind her. The middle-aged man in his forties was in his forties. He was wearing a blue cloth robe with short hair, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, a black scarf around his neck, and a pair of black cloth cotton shoes under his feet. A strong scholarly aura came to his face towards this man.

"Mr. Jia, thank you." Zhuang Jihua understood in his heart that maybe this is. The teacher in that village, such a teacher, is very respected in the village.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Jia said calmly after giving a slight salute: "Commander Zhuang is out of sight, every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country; the War of Resistance is the business of the entire country and nation. Jia can do his best to do his best, but he is only responsible. If you want to thank Commander Zhuang, how should the soldiers fighting on the front line thank you?"

Zhuang Jihua was slightly stunned and immediately began to re-know the private school teacher. He said calmly: "Mr. Jia, I blame him, I am pretentious. Mr. Jia, the army needs the support of the people, and the losses are urgently needed to be supplemented by the strong men. But the local people seem to have prejudice against the army, fighting against Japan... How can we mobilize the masses and let the whole people participate in the war of resistance? I hope you can teach me."

Mr. Jia nodded slightly, Zhuang Jihua's attitude seemed to be beyond his expectations. He calmly Zhuang Jihua showed a smile on his face: "It is better to meet than to be famous. General Zhuang is respectful to the wise and the wise. Jia has heard of it for a long time. Friends from Chongqing have come to write it for a long time, but Jia doesn't believe it. It seems that I should have gone to Chongqing at the beginning."

This surprised Zhuang Jihua even more and hurriedly asked. It turned out that Mr. Jia's real name was Jia Zhongxian, a professor at Peking University. He was a good friend of Liang Shuming, who promoted rural construction. He agreed with rural construction and followed Yan Yangchu to carry out rural construction in Ding County. Later, he taught in the village-management students in Henan. After the village-management students went bankrupt, they returned to their hometown Shangqiu to continue to carry out rural construction, which had a high reputation in this area.

After understanding these, Zhuang Jihua became more polite to Jia Zhongxian. He was about to learn more about it. At this time, the staff officer on duty came to report. Gu Shoufu's offensive was fierce, and Deng Xihou finally asked for help.

But Zhuang Jihua became angry as soon as he heard this: "What's going on? Seventy or eighty thousand people can't stop it? Nonsense, he has more than one hundred thousand in his hands, and told him not to retreat, and those who give up their positions without authorization will be killed without mercy!"

"Cultural Revolution," Xu Zuyi immediately stopped: "Gu Shoufu has five divisions in his hands, and Deng Jinkang is under great pressure. Once Gu Shoufu breaks through the Haozhou and comes from our side, we can only retreat to Xinzheng through Sui County, and hundreds of thousands of troops will grab this road, and the consequences are unimaginable."

Zhuang Jihua held back his breath. Xu Zuyi's name made him realize that Xu Zuyi's attitude towards him had changed. He could no longer refute him directly without any sympathy like last time, otherwise he would probably force him away and would never be able to recover.

Zhuang Jihua spurted a thick breath from his nostrils, frowned and thought for a while, and said to Xu Zuyi: "Deng Xihou is a crystal monkey. The equipment of the 22nd and 58th Army are compared with the 49th Army. His combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of the 24th Army. According to my calculations, he can stop Gu Shoufu at least five to seven days. With this time, our counterattack has been launched. After repelling the Japanese army in the east, Gu Shoufu will never dare to go deep alone. Deng Xihou's purpose of asking for help is not really unstoppable, but for safety. He is worried that he can't stop it, and asking for troops is just for insurance."

Xu Zuyi smiled slightly: "Okay, I understand, leave it to me. Director Gong, let's go, Mr. Jia, sorry, sorry."

Of course, Jia Zhongxian did not dare to accept it, so he refused repeatedly, and Lin Yueying and others hurriedly saluted him and said goodbye.

"Tell him, don't just be beaten and don't fight back," Zhuang Jihua shouted at Xu Zuyi's back: "You must dare to fight back, and the tactics you practice must be implemented, focusing on eliminating the Japanese army's live power."

"Yes, I understand." Xu Zuyi turned around and replied.

When Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu and the others left, Zhuang Jihua turned around and invited Jia Zhongxian to the reception room. Hua Chun wanted to leave, but Zhuang Jihua stopped him, and even Lin Yueying and the man and the woman also called him into the reception room.

"Who are you?" Zhuang Jihua asked the man and woman after he sat down. The two of them quickly stood up: "Ji Feixiang (Yuan Xuebao), the Propaganda Department, please give me instructions."

Zhuang Jihua nodded slightly and signaled them to sit down. From their actions, it was obvious that the two of them joined the army. He calmed down and asked Ji Feixiang: "You wrote the letter to the people of Xuzhou to give up on Xuzhou?"

"Yes, sir." Ji Feixiang smiled sweetly. She had been standing in the yard for so long just now, but the senior officers had no reaction to it and didn't even look at it for a few more times. This disappointed her. Unexpectedly, Jihua asked her as soon as she entered the house, which made her feel two-satisfied.

But soon she was disappointed. Zhuang Jihua just praised him slightly: "Written well and his writing is very good." Then he turned his head and said to Jia Zhongxian: "Mr. Jia, the government has always advocated the national war of resistance. He is not very familiar with the situation in eastern Henan. It seems that mobilizing the masses is difficult. How can we mobilize the masses? I hope Mr. give me some advice."

Jia Zhongxian first reached out to take the tea brought by Gong Xiuhua, carefully placed it on the table in front of him, and then looked up at Zhuang Jihua: "Since the general is asking, I will explain it to the general. Since the Republic of China, wars have been ongoing in eastern Henan, and soldiers, bandits and thieves have spread. In order to protect themselves, various associations have been formed in this area, Red Gun Club, Big Sword Club, Family Team, etc., which have also created a strong folk custom in this area. Almost every young and middle-aged man has to practice martial arts. Moreover, due to years of war, the rebel soldiers have thrown away many guns, and almost every household has guns, and the xenophobia is very popular.

But on the other hand, Shangqiu is the birthplace of my Chinese civilization. Yan Emperor, one of the three emperors, Emperor Ku, one of the five emperors, Yi Yin, who assisted Shang Jun, Cangjie, who created the character, Du Kang, who brewed wine, and Mulan, who joined the army for his father, all came from here. The culture here nurtured the entire Chinese civilization, and the blood of the people here contains patriotism."

The pride and pride that Jia Zhongxian showed deeply shocked Zhuang Jihua, and Lin Yueying and Ji Feixiang's expressions were different, including curiosity, excitement, and... Perhaps only they themselves knew.

"I don't let you enter the village because they have suffered too much damage," Jia Zhongxian sighed: "But nothing is absolute. General, there are three local civil organizations. As long as they understand them, food, the front team and the soldiers are fine."

"Oh," Zhuang Jihua asked happily, "Are they those three organizations? Who are the person in charge?"

"The first Red Gun Association, the second is the Big Sword Association. These two associations are two relatively loose organizations. Each village has a meeting head. Shangqiu has a liaison office established by them. The person in charge of the Red Gun Association's liaison office is Shang Jianrong, and the person in charge of the Big Sword Association's liaison office is Meng Dadao. Shang Jianrong is the head of the Wuwei Escort Business in the city, and Meng Dadao is the director of the Zhenmin Martial Arts Hall in the city."

Zhuang Jihua's head was a little big, and the whole martial arts hall was clearer. There was also a lot of people in Chongqing, mainly controlled by Brother Pao. There was no escort business in Chongqing. There was an escort agency in the war, so the director was probably not a simple person.

"The third one is hard to say. It is the Miaodao Society. This is a believer organization. The president is Taoist Master Mi Yang from Laojun Platform outside the city. This wonderful Taoist will have hundreds of thousands of believers, spread all over eastern Henan. The words of Taoist Master Mi Yang are more effective than regional specialists." Jia Zhongxian showed a playful smile on his face.

Zhuang Jihua was really having a headache now. He saw from Jia Zhongxian's expression that it was obvious that this was a cult organization. He controlled hundreds of thousands of troops and would not bow to the cult.

Looking at Zhuang Jihua's thoughtful thoughts, Jia Zhongxian smiled and said, "If the general doesn't mind, I can help. In addition, there are some friends in Shangqiu, they can come out to help. Sang Meng and the other two are actually passionate men. As long as the general can condescend to visit, I think they will definitely not refuse the opportunity to contribute to the country."

Zhuang Jihua shook his head and was embarrassed: "It's not that I don't want to go. I really don't have time. The Japanese army attacked five routes, and I don't have the ability to live in the fifth route. I rely on hundreds of thousands of brothers to fight on the front line. The next few days will be the key. I really have no skills. When I repel the Japanese attack, I will definitely visit them, including the Taoist Priest Mi Yang."

"Commander, I'll go." Hua Chun volunteered, but Zhuang Jihua glared at him fiercely: "You go..."

Hua Chun's face turned red, and Jia Zhongxian smiled slightly: "Sang Meng and the other two give me some shame, so let me accompany Director Hua."

"That's great," Zhuang Jihua said gratefully, and now it's all: "Please tell Sang Meng and the other two that after repelling the Japanese, I will visit them."

Jia Zhongxian repeatedly said that he would definitely bring him there. After leaving, he sighed: "No wonder his friends in Chongqing admire General Zhuang very much. It is indeed impressive to see him today."

Hua Chun grinned: "Of course they are comfortable, they just need to ride on the commander's neck to stool and pee, and there is still some discomfort."

"It's not that serious." After leaving, Yuan Xuebao's job became natural.

"I'm afraid there is," Lin Yueying smiled and said, "I heard that a professor scolded the commander in front of the chairman because the only reason was that the equipment he wanted was not shipped on time because of insufficient transportation capacity."

"Ah!" Everyone except Hua Chun was stunned. No one expected that the professor there would be so bold.

"What happened later?" Yuan Xuebao asked stupidly.

"Later, the commander apologized and promised to be shipped as soon as possible." Lin Yueying heard Mei Youlan say this, of course it was impossible for her to be fake.

Several people were even more puzzled. After a long time, Jia Zhongxian sighed: "If we had known this, we should have gone to Chongqing to carry out rural construction, and our achievements will definitely surpass Ding County."

"All right, let's talk about those things later. Mr. Jia, should we go to the escort agency or the martial arts center first?" Hua Chun was a little anxious. His mission was not very dangerous, but it was very heavy. The troops were seriously reduced and they urgently needed to replenish troops and food. These could only be collected from the local area. The number is still far away. If the troops were hungry, he should be dealt with.

As soon as several people walked out of the headquarters, roars came from the sky, and crowds on the street cheered loudly. Most of the crowds on the street quickly disappeared. These disappeared crowds soon appeared on the roofs of each household, looking up excitedly at the Chinese fighter planes flying through the sky.

"Ah, Lieutenant Colonel Hua, hello."

Hua Chun took his gaze from the sky and saw Weber and Ye Xufei standing in front of a stall not far away. Weber had a camera hanging on his chest, and was greeting him.

"How come this foreign devil is there with beautiful women to accompany you when you get there?" Hua Chun cursed in a low voice, but he didn't expect that Lin Yueying and Ji Feixiang next to him could hear clearly. Lin Yueying just slid his lower lips contemptuously, while Ji Feixiang was thinking and charming Ye Xufei.

After seeing off Jia Zhongxian, Zhuang Jihua quickly walked into the war room and asked, "What's the situation?"

Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu stood up from the map at the same time. After seeing clearly that it was him, Xu Zuyi replied: "There is no major change, but Xue Yue proposed a combat plan and suggested that he attract Ito along the Yellow River."

"No, Ito has four divisions, which cannot be defeated in a short period of time. Instead, it will drag us down, and it will be the main focus of restraint." Zhuang Jihua shook his head and said.

"Cultural Revolution, what do you think? Can you?" Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu both understood that Zhuang Jihua must have a comprehensive plan in his mind. He said halfway through yesterday, and they knew that Qiu Qingquan's tank was the main force in this battle, but no one of them knew exactly what he wanted to fight.

"Well," Zhuang Jihua nodded softly and walked to the map. Xu Zuyi waved his hand and asked several staff officers who were still in the war room to go out. After a while, Zhuang Jihua turned around to face Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu: "It seems that you have guessed for a night, so I will let you discuss it together."

After saying that, he recruited the two of them to the map, Zhuang Jihua pointed to several thick arrows on the map and said: "There are five Japanese troops attacking us, four divisions from Ito, two divisions attacking Cao County, and two divisions attacking Lanfeng, which is responsible for Xue Yue and Sun Lianzhong; after five divisions of Shinozuka Yoshio occupied Shan County, they continued to attack Qingjiji and Huanggang; this was responsible for Sun Tongxuan and Hu Zongnan; and Ando Riki's three divisions, which were occupied by Dangshan, which was continued to attack Xiayi and Yucheng, which was responsible for Tang Enbo, Pang Bingxun and Fan Songfu; and the two divisions of Fengwen at the Yamashima attacked Yongcheng, which was subject to Sun Liren; and Gusuo at the four divisions attacked Haozhou, which was responsible for Deng Xihou Luhan."

"We currently have the 49th Army, the 60th Army, the 74th Army, the 23rd Army, the 27th Army, the 72nd Army, the 22nd Army, the 2nd Army, and Qiu Qingquan's rapid column." Zhuang Jihua said as he drew a large circle near Shangqiu and a circle near Lanfeng, indicating that the two major groups gathered in these two places.

"From the moment, after nearly two months of fighting, the Japanese army has not received any rest and the battle has declined greatly; on the contrary, what about our army? The combat troops on the front line have not been supplemented, but the troops on the second line have been partially supplemented, which is due to the rapid traffic in Henan. Of course, the troops have not been fully supplemented, but the 49th Army, the 60th Army, and the 72nd Army have been supplemented by 80% and their combat effectiveness has been restored. In addition, I have called the Chairman to transfer the Eighth Army to my command."

Xu Zuyi's heart trembled and said, "You are not going to empty the war zone." Li Zongren doesn't know how to scold him in Zhengzhou."

Zhuang Jihua continued: "Ito and Yoshio Shinozuka are too close, with a total of nine divisions. The price is too high, so it can be restrained and blocked. Tanisuo owes us the debt, so I will ask him for it later, because it will have little impact on the frontal enemy. Yamashita Tomoki's troops are the weakest, but his position is still south of Nengcheng, so it is too troublesome to mobilize troops. So I chose Ando Riki, this bastard."

Zhuang Jihua held his fingers heavily on the huge blue arrow representing Ando Riki.

"Three divisions, of which the Fifth Division was severely damaged in the last battle, with many supplementary troops. The other two divisions were newly formed divisions with limited combat power; secondly, they were closest to us; thirdly, they were knocked out to tell the Japanese that we should keep our word and pay the blood debt with blood!"

"I chose Yucheng on the battlefield. In order to achieve the goal of annihilation of Ando Riki, I plan to counterattack. Lanfeng counterattack is commanded by Du Yuming, the 60th Army, the 23rd Army, and the 72nd Army counterattack from the south, Xue Yue commanded the 20th Army, the 27th Army, and the 8th Army counterattack from the west. This move will definitely attract the attention of Yin Dong and Shinozuka Yoshio. Ito's troops are insufficient, so I will definitely seek help from Shinozuka Yoshio. Shinozuka Yoshio took two actions. One is to send some forces to reinforce Ito, and the other is to strengthen frontal attacks. For this reason, reinforcements are sent to Sun Tongxuan, and the Second Corps will reinforce in this direction."

"The northern line alone is not enough," Zhuang Jihua continued: "For Tani Shoufu, he must be strictly guarded against death, and he must not be allowed to cross Haozhou one step. The same is true for Fengwen from the mountain, and he must not be allowed to approach Xiayi one step."

"Anto Riki needs him to go further," Zhuang Jihua looked coldly at the arrow on the map, as if he saw a group of hungry wolves walking towards his trap: "Let Tang Enbo retreat to Yucheng, our counterattack will be launched under Yucheng."

"The 74th Army is responsible for the front line of Limin Town, and the main force is the Quick Column and the Forty-Ninth Group Army. After the Quick Column tear opens the gap in the Japanese army, it quickly penetrates into the depth of the Japanese army. The Forty-Ninth Group Army is responsible for following up, quickly splitting and encircling the Japanese army, and then eliminating it. The battle lasts for five days."

Zhuang Jihua shocked Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu again. He annihilated three divisions in five days, and failed to annihilate two and a half divisions on the bank of the Yellow River for more than half a month. Now he will annihilate three divisions in five days, which is incredible.

"Cultural Revolution, you are not wrong, five days." Xu Zuyi recovered from his shock and immediately expressed his objection: "Our nearly 200,000 troops in Hebei, the south bank of the Yellow River, have fought hard for more than half a month but have not been able to annihilate the Honma. Cultural Revolution, don't be too optimistic."

"The reason why we lack the means to break through the Japanese strong positions on the banks of the Yellow River is different now," Zhuang Jihua insisted.

"You are talking about tanks. The Japanese army has anti-tank guns. We can easily eliminate Japanese tanks? Tanks cannot have such an effect." Xu Zuyi still refused to accept it.

"Tans alone are not enough," Zhuang Jihua said calmly: "It is mainly thoughts and new tactics."

"It's the tank-based large-scale battle you mentioned yesterday?" Gong Chu suddenly remembered the conversation between Zhuang Jihua and Qiu Qingquan yesterday.

Zhuang Jihua nodded and admitted that he walked to the table and picked up a coffee cup and took a sip. He put down the cup and said to Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu: "That's right. In the tradition of the army, tanks are just tools to cover infantry. In fact, tanks are a powerful attack weapon. If they are combined with armored vehicles, they can completely escape from the brigade's combat. When I was at the Berlin Army University, I had studied this large-scale tank battle with Guderian, but our tanks are too few and the degree of mechanization of infantry is too low, but such a counterattack is enough."

Zhuang Jihua brought the German Army University and compared Qiu Qingquan's words yesterday, Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu felt that Zhuang Jihua was not lying. This kind of tactic actually existed, and the two generals exchanged glances in skepticism.
Chapter completed!