Chapter 690: Broad Mind
Sunset at dusk, Xiangjiang River Bridge.
Xiang Chu looked closely at the officers and soldiers of the 91st Army marching listlessly.
Most of them were new recruits, and each had only one Hanyang-made pistol.
On the other hand, his own troops were all full of energy and spirit.
He couldn't help thinking in his heart:
"Why send so many new soldiers to the battlefield?"
At this time, a jeep stopped beside him.
Zhang Fei, Liu Zhandong and Wang Lin got out of the car.
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Hello, two seniors!"
Liu Zhandong and Wang Lin did not expect Xiang Chu to greet them in this way, and they hurriedly said:
"Hello, junior! No! Hello, Chief Chu."
Xiang Chu waved his hand and said, "What commander? I am just your junior fellow apprentice."
Wang Lin smiled bitterly and said, "Commander Chu! To be honest, I really don't want to join the new 1st Army. I wish I could be incorporated into your 34th Army."
Liu Zhandong said hurriedly: "Me too! Although there are only about 34 people, I also want to follow the th Army to fight the Japanese."
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest with you two seniors, our 34th Army has run out of ammunition. We applied for ammunition from above but to no avail. So we followed the order from above and retreated to Changsha. We don't know where to go next."
Wang Lin shook his head and said, "The superiors and the people only know that our troops will run away after firing a few shots. If they run out of ammunition, will they stay and wait for the devils to slaughter them?"
"Indeed!"
Xiang Chu and others nodded in agreement.
"Chief of Staff Wang! What are you complaining about?"
A weird voice suddenly sounded.
A young lieutenant general without a military cap, with a slicked-back hair and wearing sunglasses, got off the jeep.
Wang Lin was shocked: "Chief of Staff Hua! You were promoted to lieutenant general?"
Needless to say, the person who came was Hua Jinyun from the 91st Army.
Hua Jinyun said domineeringly: "Hua was just awarded the rank of Lieutenant General by the commander at the founding meeting of the new 1st Army Group, and I will temporarily serve as the commander of the 91st Army.
No! It should be said that the commander of the 1rd Army of the New 3st Army Group has recruited 3 able-bodied men and already has 5 men. "
Liu Zhandong asked in surprise: "Has the founding meeting of the new 1st Army been held? Has it been held?"
Wang Lin said anxiously: "Zhan Dong and I haven't arrived yet, why is it open?"
Hua Jinyun sneered and said, "Captain Liu! Your new army commander Wu Yin is the commander's cousin. He leads the 1st Army of the new 1st Group Army.
I have also gathered tens of thousands of defeated soldiers from your 71st Army. With 5 soldiers, why would I wait for a small regiment commander like you to come to the meeting?"
Liu Zhandong was so shocked that he asked anxiously, "Where is our chief of staff?"
Hua Jinyun smiled mysteriously and said, "He deserted from the battlefield and refused to obey the command of General Wu Yin, so he was shot in public by the commander."
"what?!"
Everyone was stunned.
Wang Lin sighed and said, "The Chief of Staff of the 71st Army is a good fighter, why did they execute him?"
Hua Jinyun said sarcastically: "Chief of Staff Wang! Don't say I didn't warn you. The commander's cousin Lai Dexing is the commander of the 1nd Army of the New 2st Group Army. Your 81st Army has been merged into his army. You have to be careful and don't say anything good for Chu Xi."
Zhang Fei couldn't help but ask, "General Hua! Could it be that your commander Wu Xing and his cousins would harm the commander of our 34th Army?"
Hua Jinyun shook his head and said, "I didn't say that! But Commander Wu did say that he didn't care about the battles fought by your 34th Army.
Our new 1st Army now has 15 troops, and we will surely win a bigger and more beautiful victory. Let's go! You guys take care of yourself. Haha!"
After saying this, he jumped into the jeep and drove away.
Wang Lin sighed, "With this kind of nepotism, how can anyone fight a war with peace of mind?"
Liu Zhandong shook his head and said, "Once these people entered the battlefield, they fled faster than rabbits."
Xiang Chu said bitterly: "I really don't know what the higher-ups are thinking. Letting someone like Wu Xing lead the troops to fight is a waste of the country's manpower and weapons and equipment."
Zhang Fei sighed: "Do they think the lives of frontline soldiers are not lives?"
Wang Lin smiled bitterly and said, "Commander Chu! No matter what, we have to return to the team. Zhan Dong and I will lead our troops across the river overnight and go into the city to find our respective troops. Take care of yourselves!"
Liu Zhandong said anxiously: "Commander Chu! Take care."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Take care of yourselves, Zhang Fei! Give each of the two seniors an armored car."
"Yes!"
Zhang Fei hurriedly accepted the order.
Looking at all the military units, not many of the Japanese armored vehicles were captured.
Wang Lin and Liu Zhandong were deeply grateful that Xiang Chu was willing to give up his love and send him off.
The two men each got on an armored vehicle and headed for their respective troops.
Zhang Fei praised: "Brother Xiang! You are so generous. You gave them enough face."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "They are fighting with us, so this is our reward."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Yes! I will go and supervise the troops to camp."
"Good brother! Go ahead."
Xiang Chu patted his shoulder affectionately, showing their close intimacy.
Zhang Fei left and Gan Rong ran over, and the connection was quite tight.
Gan Rong smiled bitterly and said, "Commander! The commander of the New 1st Army, Wu Xing, sent a telegram inviting you to come to the city immediately to have dinner at Tianxin Pavilion, but the two ladies directly refused, saying that you are still in Yuchi Mountain."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Madam, you rejected me perfectly. Let's go! The Elite Assault Division should camp farther away from here."
"Yes!"
Gan Rong hurriedly accepted the order.
Changsha City, Tianxin Pavilion.
Wu Xing held a grand banquet to entertain celebrities from central Hunan and important military figures.
He wore the rank of general, raised his glass frequently, talked eloquently, and tried his best to appear calm and elegant.
Wu Yin walked up to him and whispered, "Brother! Chu Xi called back and said that he is still in Yuchi Mountain. It is obvious that he is talking nonsense and is unwilling to give you face."
Wu Xing waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this guy. What's the use of a troop without ammunition, no matter how good its weapons and equipment are? Now he is just a discarded pawn."
Ryder Star whispered, "Cousin! Besides, his army is down to 9 men, and we have 15 men with plenty of ammunition. Why don't we destroy him?"
Wu Xing waved his hand and said, "Don't worry! Let's wait and see what happens. He didn't come to this banquet, which shows that he is wary of us."
Wu Yin said coldly: "If he comes here tonight, I have arranged a sniper to kill him directly. Humph!"
"It seems he has self-awareness!"
Wu Xing smiled bitterly, picked up his wine glass and walked towards a group of Hunan celebrities, saying loudly,
"Everyone! Mr. Wu invited you all to the banquet in order to raise funds for the war. For the sake of the war, everyone should donate generously."
"what?!"
The celebrities looked at each other in bewilderment, they did not expect that they were attending a Hongmen Banquet.
Some people put down their glasses and left the table angrily, but the door was locked and there were soldiers with guns everywhere.
Wu Yin sneered, "Everyone! If you don't send your savings to support the war, you will never be able to leave this door tonight."
One celebrity shouted: "I will sue Chairman Cheng and Xue of the provincial government..."
"Crack!" There was a sound.
Rider Star gave him a loud slap and roared,
"If you dare to sue me, your whole family will be killed!"
Someone quietly cried, "Why did Chongqing send a bandit leader to lead the troops in battle?"
Someone was familiar with the military personnel who came to the banquet and gave them a look. The military personnel took the opportunity of going to the toilet, slipped out through the back door, and reported everything that happened here.
Chongqing, combat research conference room.
Commander Lin held the telegram in his hand and praised loudly: "Everyone! Minister Wu is really an extraordinary person. As soon as he arrived in Changsha, he expanded the New 1st Army to 15 people."
Chen Guo echoed, "Minister Wu said he would host a banquet for the celebrities in central Hunan and unite all the forces that can be united to fight the war. What a broad mind this is, far beyond Chu Xi."
Zeng Yun, Xu Zeng and others hurriedly echoed:
"Yes! Minister Wu's broad mind far exceeds Chu Xi's."
"The new 1st Army's achievements will surely surpass those of the 34th Army."
At this time, Ma Chunfang appeared at the door of the conference room with a telegram folder in hand.
Minister He waved his hand and said, "Director Ma! Read it."
"Yes!"
Ma Chunfang hurriedly accepted the order, opened the telegram folder and read aloud,
"After Wu Xing arrived in Changsha, he did all kinds of evil things, forcibly conscripted men, occupied people's houses, and abducted women.
He used the pretext of hosting a banquet to blackmail the celebrities in Central Hunan. He threatened to be shot if they didn't hand over all the money. Please order him to release the detained celebrities immediately."