Just five days after the Guangdong Army Lu Jiguang launched an attack on the Fujian Army Sun Daoren's Department, Chen Tianhua had just received an urgent telegram from the Wuchang Staff Headquarters from Xuzhou, and Li Chun's headquarters in Zhengzhou suddenly sent out tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry.

The connection between Kaifeng Fucheng and Shangqiu City was cut off.

Gu Zhunian had just been transferred from the Wuchang Garrison Commander to the Central Plains Theater Commander, swapping positions with Luo Erhu. But after just one month, the situation on the frontline changed drastically.

He was also unlucky, so this was destined not to be easy.

The Northern Army suddenly increased its troops from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei and other places in the north, and sent troops from Zhengzhou and Luoyang respectively, cutting off the connection between Kaifeng City and Shangqiu, and Xuchang and Shangqiu.

Gu Zhunian set up the Central Plains Theater Headquarters in Shangqiu City instead of Kaifeng City.

The Kaifeng defender is Jiang Kui, who was also a veteran of Chen Tianhua's time in the Meiguang Autonomous Region. He was a veteran of the same period as Chen Er, Song Xiaoniu, Jiang Wu and others.

Fortunately among the misfortunes, Gu Zhunian was a relatively cautious commander. He sent troops to station in Kang County and the military fortress Ziluo Gorge, fearing that the Northern Army would suddenly launch a surprise attack on Kaifeng Fucheng.

A move that seemed useless at the beginning played an extremely important role today, allowing Jiang Kui's tribe to withdraw from Ziluo Gorge without any danger. According to Gu Zhunian's arrangement, he abandoned Kaifeng Fucheng and successfully joined forces with Luo Longyun's tribe.

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In this way, according to the needs of the war, the Southern Army took the initiative to withdraw from Kaifeng Fucheng and defended the cities of Xuchang City, Zhoukou City, Shangqiu City, Heze and Jining.

The Central Plains Theater Command is located in Shangqiu City, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

However, after joining forces, the situation of Gu Zhunian, Luo Longyun, Jiang Kui and others did not improve. They were surrounded by more than 100,000 troops of the Northern Army and were trapped in an area of ​​more than 1,000 square kilometers. The strategic space was very empty.

What's more serious is that although Jiang Kui's main force escaped from Kaifeng, all the baggage troops accompanying him were lost.

This loss was not only the heavy equipment of the two brigades, but also a large amount of weapons, ammunition, equipment, food and other military supplies for the two brigades.

It can be said that Jiang Kui's division now has no supplements except the weapons he carries with him.

Gu Zhunian's base camp completely benefits from Cui Xiaotian's management here.

Luo Longyun's troops were stationed at Zhoukou, and Shangqiu did have a lot of reserves, but the entire Central Plains theater had a total strength of more than 70,000 elite troops.

In addition to Jiao Dafeng's 20,000 Southern troops who defended Xuchang, Luohe and other cities, there were more than 50,000 elite troops, 20,000 of whom were cavalry. The daily consumption of this company of men and horses was quite astonishing.

In Shangqiu City, the atmosphere in the Chinese army's tent was extremely depressing.

From Commander Gu Zhunian down, Luo Longyun, Jiang Kui, Wang Xing, Wei Qi, Tian Xingyu and other generals all had their brows furrowed.

Jiang Kui, who had retreated from Kaifeng Mansion in embarrassment, lowered his head and scraped hard on the ground with his feet while muttering a curse:

"Damn it, if I had known this, I should have killed all these Shanghai troops, Guangdong troops and Northern troops together!"

Jiang Kui only learned all this after he broke out of the encirclement and joined forces with Gu Zhunian in Shangqiu.

It is said that the Guangdong army raided the Fujian army, and the Shanghai army was ready to move. The rear area south of the Yangtze River was unstable, so it was necessary to mobilize troops and generals and re-plan the defense area.

The situation is serious.

This will completely bankrupt the Sickle Plan formulated by the Marshal.

Everyone in the big tent understood that Jiangnan was going to make a strategic shift this time. To put it bluntly, it was a futile battle that cost lives and money.

The difference is only a major defeat or a minor defeat, the annihilation of the entire army or a successful escape, and a strategic shift.

Since Chen Tianhua took power and formed an army, Jiangnan has basically had no defeats.

What I didn't expect was that this time I would actually be exposed to failure. This is unbearable.

"Everyone, is despondency the only expression you have now? Our Confederate army is not a bastard, let alone a piece of paper. We cannot be suppressed by others. Even if we are under heavy siege, we still have 50,000 brothers around us.

Looking at us, in the southeast of Shandong, the commander-in-chief is looking at us with wide eyes. Is this how you behave when you face difficulties?" Gu Zhunian knocked on the table and shouted angrily.

In fact, his mood was heavier than any of the generals in the tent, but as the commander of the First Theater Command, he could never show this mood on his face.

Although he is young, he is very mature.

"Commander Luo, you are the leader of an army. Please make up your mind. What should we do now?" Luo Longyun raised his head and looked at Gu Zhunian.

The age difference between them is only two years, and they are both young and promising rising stars, but Gu Zhunian has always been Luo Longyun's immediate boss.

From the Special Service Brigade of the Military Adjustment Department, and later the Special Service Group of the General Headquarters, to the field troops, Luo Longyun had special respect and admiration for the senior officer who was two years older.

"Yes, Second Marshal, we can't afford this. Once the army loses supplies and food and grass, the consequences will be disastrous!" Wang Xingye said.

He is a veteran on the battlefield, so he naturally knows the terrible consequences if an army runs out of food.

Therefore, everyone does not want to passively defend the city, but likes to attack, which is more satisfying.

Jiang Kui jumped up all of a sudden and shouted: "What's so embarrassing? Gather the whole army, rush to the southeast of Shandong, join the commander, and then turn back and kill these sons of bitches."

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All the generals were silent and looked at Gu Zhunian.

Gu Zhunian frowned, looked at Jiang Kui and said:

"General Jiang, how can the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers be treated like this? Without a careful plan and arrangement, acting haphazardly will only ruin the lives of the entire army on this battlefield."

Jiang Kui said angrily: "What a careful plan. By the time you finish it, the commander-in-chief will have been defeated by those idiots. The southeastern Shandong field force only has more than 70,000 soldiers, and the Northern Army that went to encircle and suppress more than 20 soldiers

Wan, how can we stop so many enemies? Only when we come together can we have greater strength to protect the safety of the commander-in-chief and follow the commander-in-chief to break through to Su Province!"

He glared at Gu Zhunian for a while, then suddenly said: "Second Commander, you don't have any other thoughts!"

With a bang, Gu Zhunian stood up and yelled:

"Jiang Kui, I respect you as a veteran who follows the commander-in-chief. You have always been graceful and graceful. If you dare to talk nonsense again, please be careful of our military law practice."

Jiang Kui, on the other hand, had a quick temper. When he heard this, he immediately jumped up and said, "Ah haha, I want to see how you deal with my military law. The commander is in danger. You don't want to rush to the rescue, but

What elaborate arrangements are you thinking of here? Don’t you know that rescuing troops is like putting out fire? If you are ten minutes late, you might regret it for the rest of your life."

When watching Jiang Kui jump up, Luo Longyun, who knew his temper well, also jumped up and hugged him tightly, "Brother Jiang, what are you so upset about? Gu Cishuai is the commander of the first army.

You are responsible for the safety of tens of thousands of brothers, and you have your own considerations when doing things. Do you want to offend the authority of the leader of an army? This is in front of the battle, and even if I kill you, the commander will not say anything!"

The last sentence was said in Jiang Kui's ear in a lowered voice.

Jiang Kui was so excited.

He is the general who defends the city of Kaifeng, and he has also served as the general of an army, so he naturally knows the military regulations in front of the battle.
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