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Zhou Shiji laughed and said.

"I can give you ten armored vehicles. If you can't fight well, you, a newly promoted major general, should stop being a major general and come to my headquarters as a cook."

Liang Xiao said.

"Look well, in this battle, I will definitely play the majesty of the ace army, and let the world see that our 26th army is the ace army among the aces."

Zhou Shiji shouted confidently.

Chapter 439 Battlefield Military Conference

the next day.

Ten o'clock in the morning::.

Cheng Qian sent someone to invite Liang Xiao to participate in the military meeting of the First War Zone.

Although he is not affiliated to the First War Zone, but after all, he is in the territory of the First War Zone, and Liang Xiao is not happy to go when someone invites him, so he can only agree.

First Theater, Command.

This meeting is only limited to generals above the rank of army commander. There are about a dozen generals present at the meeting, except for the commanders and commanders of the subordinate armies of each group army, as well as the chiefs of staff and deputy commanders of each group army. commander.

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Third War Zone, General Liang is here."

Outside, the guard shouted loudly, all the generals in the conference room looked sideways, and saw Liang Xiao walking in with a disorganized appearance.

There is also a reason for saying that his military appearance is not neat. This morning, when he was washing up, he accidentally wet his military cap, so he simply didn't wear it.

As for the unbuttoned collar, it was because he didn't sleep well last night and his throat was a little uncomfortable.

His appearance surprised the generals in the First War Zone. They all said that this... General Liang was very handsome, but how did they see a casual general walk in, with his military cap on, his buttons unbuttoned, and his hands in his pockets? , with a cigarette in his mouth.

Even the commander-in-chief Cheng Qian couldn't help shaking his head when he saw Liang Xiao like this.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't sleep well last night, I'm late."

Liang Xiao repeatedly apologized twice, and sat down at a random seat.

Cheng Qian, who presided over the meeting, saw that the participating generals had almost arrived.

He cleared his throat: "Everyone, Xucheng is lost, and now Seoul is also lost. Some people have said that the next one to be lost is Los Angeles. The committee sent me a telegram last night, saying that we have the most Good equipment, the most elite troops, how long can we stick to Los Angeles?"

"Guess, everyone, how I replied to the appointment telegram."

meeting room.

Silently,

Everyone could tell that Commander Cheng was very upset.

"Liang made a bold guess. Commander-in-Chief Cheng must have made an oath to the commissioner, vowing to live and die with Los Angeles, right?"

Seeing that the generals were silent, Liang Xiao simply spoke.

As soon as he opened his mouth, all the generals looked at him immediately, some who were happy with the misfortune, some who shook their heads secretly.

Cheng Qian's old face is extremely embarrassing, he can live and die with Los Angeles, he just expresses the firm heart of the war in the first war zone.

"This... is also...."

For a moment, Cheng Qian didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Song Zheyuan, the commander of the First Group Army, saw his embarrassment, and hurriedly smoothed things over: "Commander Cheng, don't worry, all the troops under our First War Zone are ready to fight the Japanese invaders to the death, and we will never let the Japanese invaders step on their feet." One step at the gate of Los Angeles."

Cheng Qian listened very well, and laughed quickly: "It is very rare to have such an ambition. The First Army is worthy of being a powerful army in the bloody battle against the Japanese invaders."

"The Commander-in-Chief laughed."

Song Zheyuan laughed.

"Cough cough......"

Tang Enbo couldn't stand it any longer. He was sitting here as the commander of the Central Army. Cheng Qian praised the Northwest Army as a strong army. Isn't this a slap in the face of the Central Army in disguise?

"Mr. Song, today's military meeting is to discuss the next battle plan. Let's leave some things in the meeting. After all, everyone's time is very precious. They are busy with military affairs, so they don't have time to spend here."

Tang Enbo said in a strange way.

He is a close confidant of the commissioner and a senior general of the Whampoa faction.

Cheng Qian couldn't say anything, he coughed twice, and said, "Okay, let's discuss the battle plan next, and you can speak freely."

"Let me say a few words first. Our first group army is distributed in the counties around the southwest of Los Angeles, and there are several important places in the southeast. It is only a few tens of kilometers away from the Japanese-occupied area. Of course, the number of Japanese troops stationed in the surrounding areas is not very large. Big, our biggest threat at present comes from Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. The [-]th Division of the enemy, that is, Doi,... the original division, and its two brigades are stationed in Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. There are artillery regiments, armored tanks, and The Japanese bombers at Beiping Airport acted as cover, they are our biggest enemy in the front.”

"According to the information from our frontier reconnaissance troops, the enemy's [-]th Division seems to be ready to move recently and seems to have the intention to attack Los Angeles. I guess that within a week at most, the enemy's [-]th Division will come to Los Angeles. At that time, the rear In order to cope with the military attack of the [-]th Division of the enemy, the Japanese army will definitely send troops to attack our flanks, thereby restraining some of our troops and creating opportunities for the [-]th Division on the frontal battlefield. I suggest that we first send troops to Zhengzhou and The only way for Kaifeng to attack Luoyang is to seize a favorable position, and once the Japanese army attacks, we can resist for a while."

Shang Zhen, commander of the [-]th Group Army, said.

"I don't think so, Tufei,...the original division only has more than 2 people. Even if there are aircraft and cannons, don't we have dozens of fighter planes parked at the Los Angeles Airport? At that time, there will be an air battle, as long as the little devil The planes lost their combat effectiveness, we have more than 20 people, can't we still beat a soil fertilizer,... the original division"

Tang Enbo said.

"If the little devil didn't have planes and cannons, we would definitely be able to fight, but the problem now is that from Zhengzhou to Los Angeles, the whole road is flat, and it is all plains. There is no danger to defend, and we are fighting positional warfare. With our equipment and If the Japanese army fights recklessly, we will only lose."

Song Zheyuan, commander of the First Group Army, said.

"We haven't even fought yet. Why do you assert that we will lose? Could it be that the Northwest Army has frightened the little devils?"

Tang Enbo sneered.

"Commander Tang, Mr. Song is just talking about the facts. Don't slander us. The performance of our Northwest Army on the battlefield is obvious to all. When the Japanese invaders approached the Yellow River, Mr. Song led the Northwest Erlang to march for more than 500 miles in three days. I didn’t drink any water, so I dug trenches and fought with the little devils for three days and three nights with real knives and guns. More than 29 brothers in my 3th Army killed more than 9000 people in three days and three nights. Let’s ask Commander Tang. Troops, can you stand by the Yellow River for three days and three nights?"

Song Zheyuan sneered.

"It's hard to say. During the battle of Taierzhuang, Tang deployed a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders for more than a dozen days and nights, but did he ever take a step back?"

Tang Enbo retorted.

"Stop arguing, you two. What we are discussing now is how to deal with the Japanese army's next offensive. Arguing will not solve the problem. In my opinion, it is up to Mr. Song to make up his mind. How to fight, what you say is..., I The [-]th Group Army resolutely obeys the arrangements of the Theater Command.”

Shang Zhen said.

4 Chapter Forty Military Conference, Liang Xiao's Offensive Theory

"Feiyu, what do you think?"

Cheng Qian looked at Liang Xiao in the middle seat on the left, and asked with a smile.

Liang Xiao was squinting his eyes to rest his mind at the moment, when he heard Cheng Qian calling him, he opened his eyes, and said calmly: "It's not easy for Liang to intervene in the war in the First War Zone, I'd better listen to your opinions."

"You don't have to shy away. Since you have been appointed to garrison in Los Angeles, you have the right to speak out in the Central Plains war. Tell us your opinion, and let our generals in the first theater see, your... the ingenious plan of the victorious general"

Cheng Qian laughed.

"Mr. Song, please don't say that. Liang is just... lucky enough to win a few battles."

Liang Xiao glanced at the generals attending the meeting, and found that everyone was staring at him, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say a few words: "Everyone, Liang believes that we should take the initiative to attack now, blindly passive defense will only make the situation worse. We are becoming more and more passive. If we want to regain the dominance of the war, we must act first. According to Liang, the devils in Kaifeng and Zhengzhou only have more than 2 people in the 3th Division, and the three 20rd Army and the direct subordinates in the first war zone There are more than [-] troops, and if we attack Zhengzhou and Kaifeng with five times as many troops, we will surely disrupt the deployment of the Japanese invaders, and then gather superior forces and all the artillery to take Kaifeng with all our strength, and then encircle Zhengzhou."

He spoke.

The people listening shook their heads.

Now the Japanese invaders are attacking, and the national army has no time to defend, so if they dare to attack, isn't this a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?

There are those who ridicule, and there are those who disdain.

Some generals even directly filtered Liang Xiao's words, thinking that his words were too inconsistent with the current battle situation.

Liang Xiao shook his head slightly. He knew that the national army was frightened by the little devil's theory of national subjugation in March. After the failure of the Battle of Songhu, the fall of Xucheng, the fall of Seoul and other series of defeats, the generals of the national army generally became afraid of the Japanese war Psychologically, I believe that active defense and avoiding the edge is the best policy.

But what they don't know is that the Japanese army has been driving straight down, and they are already exhausted. In addition, the Japanese army's front line is too long, and their combat effectiveness is no longer as strong as before.

Counterattacks in local wars can sometimes produce unexpected results.

"General Liang is good at fighting, and Shang knows that he is ashamed, but I don't know if General Liang knows that the combat effectiveness and firepower of a regiment of the Japanese army can equal a division of the Central Army."

Shang Zhen said.

"The Japanese army's equipment is average, relying on the spirit of fighting on the battlefield, that is, the spirit of Bushido they call themselves. In fact, to put it bluntly, they are holding a breath. When the breath passes, they are no different from us. They are two people. With a shoulder and a head, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Liang Xiao smiled slowly.

"Feiyu, you propose to take the initiative to attack. I don't know if your troops dare to march to Kaifeng and Zhengzhou to exchange fire with the Japanese army."

Tang Enbo said in a strange way.

"My troops are conducting a military exercise. When the exercise is over, we will adjust our strategic deployment. As for whether to go to Kaifeng and Zhengzhou to fight, it depends on the will of the Military and Political Council. After all, Liang's 26 Group will be in charge."

Liang Xiao pointed out without any trace that his troops were not under the jurisdiction of the First War Zone.

"General Liang, although Song does not agree with your point of view, he admires your courage. The little devil really only has two shoulders and one head. If a bullet hits them, they will bleed and fall to the ground. There is nothing to be afraid of. "

Song Zheyuan laughed.

Liang Xiao smiled faintly, and continued to squint his eyes to rest his mind.

At this moment.

There was a buzzing sound from above.

"Where did the plane come from"

"I don't know, it's buzzing and noisy since early in the morning."

"Maybe it's a reconnaissance plane of the Japanese army."

"No, if it was a Japanese reconnaissance plane, the air defense force would have sounded the siren a long time ago. It's been a while and they haven't heard the siren. It can only mean that it's not a Japanese reconnaissance plane, but probably our plane."

"No way, when did our plane get so tough?"

For a while, there were many discussions.

Only Cheng Qian looked at Liang Xiao, he couldn't figure out Liang Xiao's intention.

Early in the morning, he received a report from the city defense force that Liang Xiao's troops outside the city were secretly mobilized last night, saying it was a military exercise. ...flew away, and after a while... came back again, almost bewildered him.

"Mr. Song, Mr. Liang is too sleepy, so I will leave first. As for the military meeting in the First War Zone, please discuss it slowly, and Mr. Liang will not participate."

Liang Xiao lazily stood up, bid farewell to Cheng Qian, and walked out of the headquarters of the First War Zone under the astonishment of everyone.

"Commander Cheng, look at Liang Feiyu's behavior. He doesn't look like a senior general of the party and the country. He left such an important military meeting as soon as he said it. He took you and everyone else for nothing."

Tang Enbo said in a strange way.

"Commander Tang Jun, Liang Feiyu is considered half of your student, it's a little unreasonable for you to say that about him behind your back."

Song Zheyuan laughed.

Tang Enbo cast a cold glance at Song Zheyuan.

He and Liang Xiao are both the generals of the Commissioner's direct line, but there are also differences of closeness and estrangement. In his opinion, the trustworthiness of the Commissioner in Liang Xiao is many times higher than his, which makes him somewhat uncomfortable.

Moreover, Liang Xiao, a student of the seventh generation of Whampoa, fought several victories, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general plus general.

He has been dealing with Japanese invaders in North China and Pingjin since [-]. He has fought countless battles... and the committee did not give him a star.

According to his qualifications, the general dare not think that he should be given the title of lieutenant general and general. After all, in the battle of Taierzhuang, his troops played the prestige of the Central Army. Not too much.

But the above was just a reward order, so it was hastily concluded, which made it difficult to untie the knot in his heart, and he didn't have a good impression of Liang Xiao.

"Tang is right and wrong, Commander Song, don't sow discord."

Tang Enbo sneered.

"Ms. Song is aboveboard and never engages in activities that sow dissension. Commander Tang is too worried."

Song Zheyuan laughed.

"You two, stop arguing. We are here today to discuss the military situation. If you continue to fight like this, you will be able to discuss a specific plan in the Year of the Monkey."

Shang Zhen said.

"Since everyone can't name an ugly Dingmao, let Commander-in-Chief Cheng decide. If Commander-in-Chief Cheng can't make up his mind, then let the commissioner decide whether to attack or defend, and what kind of attack is it? , What kind of defensive method is defense, you have to figure it out quickly, when the Japanese invaders attack, our side is not fully prepared, and everything will be over."

Tang Enbo said lightly.

Chapter 441 The garden entrance burst, no way

Los Angeles.

26th Group Army Provisional Headquarters.