Total War Predator

Chapter 37 of Total War: Iron-Blooded Warlords fights again in Fujian

a family of scholars

Chapter 38

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Chiang Kai-shek urged Zhang Qun to send a telegram to question He Yingqin, and this meeting was meaningless.

"That's it. If everyone has no objections, we will abandon Hunan and withdraw the Second Army and Fourth Army to Jiangxi. We must try our best to keep the provinces of Fujian and Jiangxi intact. You must be aware that Guangdong has fallen. If Fujian also falls into the enemy's hands, we will have no platform to communicate with the outside world, and we will be able to capture it without a fight. In order to ensure that Fujian is safe, I ordered the No.11 Army and No.12 Army to rush to help Fujian." Chiang Kai-shek stood up and announced the order After announcing the order, he turned around to leave, and then listened to the words of the descendants.

"The lower official has objections."

"Does Jiansheng have any objections?" Chiang Kai-shek turned to look at the deputy chief of staff Bai Chongxi, sat down again, and asked with a smile.

"Your officer thinks the commander-in-chief has forgotten a place?" Although Bai Chongxi was talking to Chiang Kai-shek, he didn't look at him, but at the officers who sat down one after another.

"Jiansheng was talking about Guangxi?" Chiang Kai-shek knew what he was talking about as soon as he heard Bai Chongxi say that.

"That's right, although Guangdong is lost, Guangxi is still there. The commander-in-chief said at a previous meeting that he would return to help Guangdong. If Guangdong is recaptured, Guangxi will naturally have no worries. But now that Guangdong has not been recaptured, the commander-in-chief will give up Hunan. Once Hunan was captured, Guangxi would become the meat of the Northern Army's mouth. Is it just to give up Guangxi like this?" Bai Chongxi suddenly turned his head and looked at Chiang Kai-shek with aggressive eyes.

Chiang Kai-shek was stared at by him, because he really wanted to give up Guangxi, but he couldn't say it so clearly.Because the forms in Guangxi and Hunan are different.

The northern part of Hunan has been occupied by the Northern Army, and the enemy's First Division may enter Hunan at any time in Guangdong.The elite enemy is attacking from north to south, and everyone knows that Hunan cannot be defended.He was right to propose abandoning Hunan.But Guangxi is different. Guangxi has not lost an inch of land, and there are still ten regiments staying in Guangxi.It was correct to give up Hunan, but Hunan is connected between Jiangxi and Guangxi.Abandoning Hunan is tantamount to giving up Guangxi.Whether Hunan should be abandoned is debatable.

"I……"

Just as Chiang Kai-shek was about to speak to defend himself, someone interrupted him.

"Jiansheng is right, let's not say whether this strategy is right or wrong. If I accept this order, I have no way to explain to my brothers. Our hometown is about to fall into the enemy's hands. If we don't go back to rescue our hometown, Instead, go to Fujian. This is unreasonable." Li Zhongren, commander of the [-]th Army, said with a smile.

"Then what should we do based on the opinion of our neighbors?" Chiang Kai-shek asked after years of cultivation as a politician quickly calmed down.

"The lower officials think that Hunan cannot be lost. If Hunan is lost, it is equivalent to giving up Guangxi. It is unwise to give up the land of the two provinces in order to protect the land of the two provinces. What's more, if we abandon Hunan and Guangxi and stick to Fujian And Jiangxi. The end result is a dead end." Li Zhongren said.

"Delin, you are a little alarmist." Hearing what he said, Chiang Kai-shek's expression changed suddenly, and he said unhappily.

"This is by no means alarmist. We can keep Fujian and Jiangxi. So what? Without Hunan and Guangdong, we are enemies on three sides. Once Zhang Anle frees up his hand, how long can we last under the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops What's more, Zhang Anle's navy is not a vegetarian, so what if there is Fujian? How can we get the munitions and other things we want? It's not the same to keep Guangxi. It is Yunnan, at least they are not enemies. If we can concentrate our forces to the east, it is not impossible to take back Guangdong. I don’t need to say more about which of these two options is better.” Bai Chongxi took over Chiang Kai-shek’s words, While analyzing, he watched everyone's reactions.

"I think what Chief of Staff Bai said is reasonable. Now Guangdong is being defended by the enemy's first division and the two newly reorganized divisions in Shandong. If we concentrate our forces to attack Guangdong, it will not be difficult to regain Guangdong. With Guangdong and Guangxi in hand, If we don’t lose Jiangxi and Fujian, our Northern Expedition will be regarded as a gain. Otherwise, even if we have saved Jiangxi and Fujian and lost Guangdong and Guangxi, the Northern Expedition will not even have a base camp, and it will be regarded as a complete failure.” Commander of the [-]th Army Tang Shengzhi said.

"What Commander Tang said is true." Cheng Qian chimed in.

Lu Zhonglin, Liu Yufen and others, as usual, did not speak in meetings.

"What Jiansheng said is wrong. Why should I keep Fujian? Because Fujian is the closest place to Taiwan. Only when Fujian is kept can Japan's military aid come ashore. Guangxi is too far away from Taiwan. Giving up Hunan is also a last resort. In short, there are now casualties in all parts of our army. Now Zhang Anle is confronting the Soviet Union in the northeast, which is a good opportunity for us to rest. Even if he has military operations in the south, our troops are still capable of parrying. If we stay in Hunan, we will still Divide troops to defend, so the strength of Jiangxi and Fujian will be stretched. Besides, how many divisions can Hunan have to defend? 3? 5? 10? Who can tell me with confidence, I will give him troops to defend Hunan! "After Chiang Kai-shek said that, he couldn't help raising his voice.

Seeing that what he said made sense, everyone had nothing to say. Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren looked at each other and remained silent.

Chiang Kai-shek glanced coldly at the person who had spoken just now, then turned and left.

"Okay, let's adjourn the meeting!" Bai Chongxi stood up and said something, and then made a fool of Li Zongren. Seeing Li Zongren nodded, he returned to his office.

Just as Chiang Kai-shek returned to his office and sat down, Zhang Qun walked in with a telegram.

"Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief He called and ordered the No.17 Army Cao Wanshunwei, Du Qiyun's Department, the No.14 Division, the [-]th Division of the First Army, and the Third Division and five divisions to go north to resist the enemy." Zhang Qun While speaking, he handed the telegram to Chiang Kai-shek.

"Bai Jiansheng and Li Delin are too deceitful!" Chiang Kai-shek took the telegram, glanced at it, threw the telegram on the table, and patted the table at the same time.

"What's wrong with them?" Zhang Qun didn't expect that Chiang Kai-shek would be so angry when he came out so early.

"They want to give up Fujian and Jiangxi, defend Hunan, and return to Guangxi." Chiang Kai-shek briefly stated what they meant, and when he saw that Zhang Qun was still a little puzzled, he explained what happened just now in detail.

"The purpose of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi is to keep their territory in Guangxi." After listening to Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Qun pondered for a while and said.

"Of course I know that their purpose is to keep their own territory. The question is what to do now?" Chiang Kai-shek said with a bad temper.

"Hehe, don't worry, Commander, listen to me." Zhang Qun smiled and continued, "Since Li Delin and Bai Jiansheng want to keep their territory, we can't stop them, let them go."

"You mean forget it like that and let them go back to Guangxi?!" Chiang Kai-shek didn't expect Zhang Qun to come up with this idea, and he couldn't help but raise his voice two points.

"Of course, let them go back. There is no benefit in forcing them to stay. The soldiers of the No. 12 Division are originally from Guangxi. Bai Jiansheng is right. They will definitely not be happy if they are sent to reinforce Fujian instead of going home to defend the soil. In this way How much combat power can the army have? Besides, I don't believe that Bai Jiansheng and Li Delin have no other alternatives. If they let the troops mutiny, it will be difficult to deal with them. Just make a favor and let them go back. The reason why they are willing to follow Our Northern Expedition also wanted to make a profit. In this situation, who can have any other extravagant hopes? Preserving their strength is the best result. If they lose Guangxi, they will lose everything.” Zhang Qun patiently explained to Chiang Kai-shek road.

Hearing what he said, Chiang Kai-shek understood that this was indeed the best way he could think of so far.

"Since this is the case, let them go, and later draw up an order for them to return to Guangxi." Chiang Kai-shek thought for a while and made up his mind.

"What is the attitude of the Japanese now?" Chiang Kai-shek asked.

"The conditions of the Japanese are too harsh, and there is no difference from Article 21 of the year. Are we sure we want to cooperate with the Japanese?" Zhang Qun asked.

"Let's wait and see. I don't think Zhang Anle can win the Soviet Union. As long as he loses the battle, he will either sign a treaty, which will give us an excuse. We can take the opportunity to mobilize the masses and gain support. Or he will Transfer the troops from the South to the Northeast to continue the war. At that time, if there is war or peace, we have the initiative. As for the Japanese, we can talk about it first, after all, we have not received the materials they promised for free.” Chiang Kai-shek finished speaking Leaning on the chair, Zhang Qun knew that this was him seeing off the guests.

"Commander-in-Chief, I will resign." Zhang Qun said as he pushed out the door.

Chiang Kai-shek sat up straight, and took out a document from the drawer, which read, Sino-Japanese Cooperation Declaration.

Li Zongren walked to Bai Chongxi's office after coming out of the venue. As he walked, he was thinking about how to deal with Chiang Kai-shek.

He came to Bai Chongxi's office, and Bai Chongxi was not as frowning as he was.On the contrary, there is a trace of joy between the brows.

"You're here, sit down quickly." Seeing Li Zongren coming as promised, Bai Chongxi happily asked him to sit down.

Although Bai Chongxi is not the little Zhuge of the later generations, he still shows the demeanor of a first-class military adviser.

"Jiansheng, aren't you worried?" Li Zongren finally couldn't help asking.

"Hehe, what are you worried about? As long as Chiang Kai-shek is not a fool, he knows what to do now is a good choice. Even if he is a fool, Zhang Qun is not a fool. Now I am thinking more about what to do in the future." Bai Chongxi said with a smile .

"In the future, what's there to consider, to respond to all changes with the same, haven't Yan Xishan and Liu Xiang set an example for us." Hearing what he said, Li Zongren felt relieved, and responded to Bai Chongxi's problems. On the contrary, he disagrees.

Bai Chongxi also thought about it, if the Northern Expedition failed, he would definitely not be able to fight against Zhang Anle with his own strength, as long as he obeyed the central government.

"I really didn't expect that the Northern Expedition, which was a good situation two months ago, would turn into the current situation. It's really a trick of luck." Bai Chongxi finally said with emotion.

Soon after Li Zongren returned to the station, he received an order from the headquarters.Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were ordered to take the No.12 Army to Guangxi to fortify. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi happily returned to Guangxi with the troops.

Li Zongren and his No.12 Army returned to Guangxi, and Chiang Kai-shek had to resend Tang Shengzhi's No.16 Army and the Eleventh Army to reinforce Fujian. . . )

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a family of scholars

Chapter 39 War breaks out

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi left happily, while Cheng Qian was very dissatisfied, good guy. If you are not happy, you will go back to your hometown. We have to go to Fujian and work hard with Sun Chuanfang's troops

But it's okay if you don't like it, it's a military order