After the chairman heard this, his expression did not change. He placed the glass in his hand on the table and said softly,"In other words, other than studying at the military academy for two years, this person has not received any other studies?”
"Yes, I am! This person was illiterate in the beginning. In the two years of the accelerated military academy, he had learned a lot of cultural knowledge and military knowledge.”
Dai Yunong was indeed quite capable. He was able to find out about Yan Wenbin's past in such a short period of time.
"Then have you verified the message he sent? Is it true?"
The chairman needed to confirm the authenticity of this matter. He couldn't just confirm it based on some guesses.
"Our spies in Changzhou have sent back news that this news is indeed true. Changzhou had indeed been fighting for the entire night. After this morning, the Japanese army's flag had been thrown away. Now, it was our army's blue sky and white sun flag. According to their observations, Yan Wenbin had an army of about ten thousand people under him.
Moreover, the composition of the army was very complex. There were Sichuan Army, Central Army, Gui Army, and so on. I think this army should be the scattered soldiers that Yan Wenbin gathered in this area. It's just that it's been lying low."
When the chairman heard Dai Yunong's words, he paused for a moment, as if he didn't expect this matter to be true. After a pause, he said,""You can leave first!"
"Yes, sir! I'll take my leave!"
Dai Yunong left, and after a while, the Minister of Military Affairs, He Jingzhi, arrived.
"Please take your seat!"
"Jingzhi is here. Sit down!"
"Yes, sir!"
He Jingzhi sat down. The chairman stood up and walked to the map hanging on the wall in the distance. He stared at Changzhou and said,"This Yan Wenbin is a talented general. His courage is commendable, he has guts, and he has strategy. Changzhou was flat, but it was the throat of the Japanese logistics transportation line.
If he occupied this place, it was equivalent to cutting off the logistics transportation line of the Japanese army. However, the key was that as long as the Japanese army returned to help, he would become an isolated army. It was only a matter of time before he was annihilated by the Japanese army. However, everything he did could buy time for our army.”
"Chairman, are we giving up on this Yan Wenbin?”
He Jingzhi understood some things. In their opinion, Yan Wenbin's only way out was for their army in Nanjing to take advantage of the situation when the Japanese army's logistics supply line was cut off. They would take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, take advantage of the lack of guns and ammunition of the Japanese army, and defeat them when they lacked supplies. Then, they would advance all the way east until Changzhou would receive Yan Wenbin.
"Although this person is a famous general, has courage, and is resourceful, he is not a graduate of Huangpu. He still lacked many things! Do you think it's worth it if we ruin our entire plan to lure the enemy in just to save him?”
The chairman's words hit the nail on the head. Yan Wenbin wasn't from Huangpu, which meant that he was a direct descendant. This was the first reason.
Secondly, it was impossible for them to give up their previous strategic plan for Yan Wenbin.
"I understand. I know what to do!”
At noon on December 1st, 1937, the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Chongqing government issued a clear message, promoting Yan Wenbin to the temporary commander of the 201st Division.
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"Old Yan, I should call you Master now. The military and political department has sent a telegram, promoting you to major general division commander, and even giving you a commendation order!”
Wang Mingzhi walked up to Yan Wenbin with a smile.
Wang Mingzhi was laughing. He Jie and the others from the command center were also laughing. Only Yan Wenbin did not laugh. He did not even accept the telegram that Wang Mingzhi handed over.
"Master, what's wrong with you? The military and political department promoted you to major general. Why do you look unhappy?”
Wang Mingzhi looked at Yan Wenbin and asked curiously.
"Old Wang, do you think this is a good thing?”
Yan Wenbin turned around and said to him.
"What do you mean?"
Wang Mingzhi didn't understand why Yan Wenbin still looked unhappy after being promoted.
Yan Wenbin rubbed his face as if he was trying to calm himself down. After a while, Yan Wenbin said coldly,"The Chongqing government wants us to die! Promotion to major general? Temporary 201st Division? Haha! I believe anyone can see our intentions in occupying Changzhou. What we lack now isn't these empty words, but practical ones.
At this time, they should not send a promotion telegram, but should send the next battle plan. But they didn't. In other words, they didn't think about protecting Nanjing at all, nor did they think about our life and death. If we didn't send this clear code telegram, I'm afraid that there wouldn't even be this promotion telegram.”
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"Eight ~ Caw ~ An exploration team was wiped out. What a stupid command. The empire's face had been completely thrown away by Mountain Treasure Zong Wu!”
Commander Ishihara Matsui was cursing in his own headquarters. However, after cursing for a while, he held his chest and panted heavily.
That's right, Ishihara Matsui was already sick at this time. In history, in a few days, the position of the commander of the frontline would be taken over by Asakamiya Yuyan. The fundamental reason was that Ishihara Matsui could no longer hold on and had to rest and recuperate.
"Matsui-kun, I think it's better if you don't get angry. Now, he heard that this army was in Changzhou. Our 3rd division immediately set off for Changzhou after receiving the 11th division's message. It was estimated that they would arrive in Changzhou at around 5 p. m. today.”
Prince Jiu Yan of the Chaoxiang Palace said slowly, as if he was not angry.
"Your Highness, this matter has truly disgraced the empire. I think we need to destroy this ~ that ~ army as soon as possible and wash away the shame from before!”
Ishihara Matsui gritted his teeth when he talked about this army. This incident could be said to be a stain on his life in the army.
"Then let's give Fujida-kun some power and have his 3rd division speed up and destroy them as soon as possible!”
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Inside Changzhou City
"Old Yan, what are you thinking about?"
Wang Mingzhi walked to Yan Wenbin's side and asked softly.
"Changzhou can't be defended anymore. I just received a report from the scouts. The Japanese army outside the city showed no signs of attacking. Instead, they were resting. This meant that there was definitely a Japanese army advancing toward Changzhou. They are waiting for reinforcements."
Yan Wenbin stood at a windward entrance, blowing the cold wind. His head was extremely clear as he spoke.
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