Song Meiling was not only Jiang Jieshi's life partner, but also his political storm. A series of reasonable words made Jiang Jieshi realize and his mind became much clearer. The more frustrated he was, the more motivated he was. Jiang pressed a button and ordered the guard who came in,""Director Lin, please come immediately." After a while, Lin Wei hurriedly entered the house. Jiang then stood up and solemnly said,""Immediately contact Chief Cheng of the First Battle Area and see if there is any way to defend Zhengzhou.”
Jiang Chen was much more relaxed when he received the call, and Song Meiling was even more gratified. Her face blossomed as she said gently,"Darling, don't always stay in the house. Go out and take a walk.”With that, she held Jiang's arm and walked out of the room. Jiang Jieshi gradually calmed down. In the first war zone officer department, Cheng Qian went out and did not return. He rarely stayed here in the past two days. Perhaps he didn't want to stay here at all. The chief of staff could only speak to Lin Wei on his behalf. The chief of staff seemed to have a lot of ideas. When Lin Wei asked if there was a good plan to resist the enemy and defend Zhengzhou, he actually agreed,"Yes! Let's see if your superiors have the guts to release the 'dragon'.”The chief of staff, Xuan Xuan, kept Lin Wei in suspense, making his heart beat faster. He hurriedly urged,"Brother, what 'dragon'? Tell me, don't beat around the bush.”"Releasing the 'Yellow Dragon' means that the Japanese are now circling around Zhengzhou and will soon reach Zhongmou, Weishi, and Taikang. It was the summer flood season, and the river was full. The Yellow River water could not only block the Japanese, but also flush a portion of the Japanese into the Huai River.”Lin Wei was dumbfounded. He went easy again! Even the chairman was scratching his head over this matter. Who dared to make the decision? He continued to ask,"Do you know what Chief Cheng is thinking?”"Officer Cheng doesn't know that I dare to tell you this!? Now that the Japanese have set their sights on the Yellow River, if they make the first move, then it won't be the Japanese who feed the fish, but us.”When Lin Wei heard that it was a matter of great importance, it was inconvenient for him to say anything more. He agreed to report it to the committee immediately and hung up the phone. The First Battle Area was not ambiguous in its work. Then, there was an urgent telegram asking for the dike to be dug and the water to be released. Please give the order. When Jiang took it, he seemed to be forced to a dead end. It had been a few days, and the reports of digging dikes and releasing water had been pressed on his desk one by one, like hot potatoes. He did not dare to touch any of them. If it was a battle order that was waiting for him to sign, he might sign it without hesitation. It was a battle. One could win or lose. No saint could guarantee victory. However, it was not so simple to dig a dike to release water. Once the Yellow River was released, who could stop it? At this moment, he even began to hate his generals. Usually, he couldn't even control them and caused trouble everywhere. Who had asked him for instructions? But why did he suddenly behave himself? He couldn't even inform him over the phone, but he had to give a proper order. Wasn't this clearly making him the sinner of history? The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He cursed hatefully,"Motherf * cker, all of you are shrinking back at the critical moment. A bunch of irresponsible slippery fellows.”Jiang looked at the stack of documents on the table, feeling upset and angry. On the morning of June 1, Jiang then presided over a supreme military meeting in Wu Han and formally made the decision to burst the dike. On the previous night, there had been a secret meeting between the commander of the First War Zone, the Yellow River Conservancy Committee in Kaifeng, and the Central Military Command of the People's Republic of China. The final decision to breach the dike had been confirmed that night. Jiang then hesitated and hesitated. In the end, it was the Japanese who urged him to make up his mind. On June 3, after the Japanese army took down Lanfeng, they went straight to Kaifeng City. The Longhai Line and the Pinghan Line were unstable, and Zhengzhou City was in danger. At this time, Jiang had played all the cards in his hand and basically used all the troops he could use. In the next battle of WuHan, they would have to rely on the more than 50 divisions and 600,000 people who had retreated from Xuzhou. However, not only was the morale of this team low, but the fact that they were incomplete made him even more anxious. Some divisions had only a thousand soldiers, which was not even comparable to a regiment. If such troops were not retrained and replenished, they would collapse on the battlefield. The lesson of the Battle of Nanjing was too deep. Repairing and replenishing required time. Time. Jiang needed time too. It took time to deploy the defenses of the Battle of Wuhan1, time to train the army, time to evacuate the central organs of the National Party to Sichuan, and time to move factories and schools. At this moment, time became more precious than anything else in Jiang Jieshi's eyes. On June 3, when the Japanese army was approaching Kaifeng, Jiang Jieshi finally had no choice but to sign the order to dig the dike. At the same time, he called Cheng Qian and appointed Shang Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the 20th group army, to be in charge of this mission. He ordered them to release the water at 12 o'clock on the 4th night.
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