Chapter 9 8. The One-eyed General Feasts the Defeated General

The senior Kuomintang generals Hu Sanyu, Shi Zebo and others who suffered a big defeat in the Shangdang were sent to the Political Department of the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Military Region in the rear.When they saw the clear blue sky in the base area, their gloomy and depressed mood gradually faded away.Anyway, I have already become someone else's prisoner, so I resigned to fate and let it go. The day after they had just settled down, comrades from the political department of the military region came to inform them: Commander Liu called and said that they would talk about preparing for dinner at night, so as to calm down the generals.

There are quite a few generals captured this time, a total of 29.When they heard that Commander Liu was going to treat them, they all had complicated expressions on their faces.As soon as the comrades from the Political Department left, Hu Sanyu sighed and said: "The battle of the Shangdang was originally the key bargaining chip for Chairman Jiang in the negotiations in Chongqing. The brothers originally hoped to show their hand in the Shangdang. Alas, it turned out to be counterproductive. If you are a prisoner of others, how can you swallow this meal!" Major General Zhai Dachang also sighed: "Yes, the 83rd Army, 19th Army, 61st Army, and 23rd Army of the National Army, as well as the 2nd Column and 6th Column all composed of officers, plus 5 'Love Homeland Regiments', 9 The county’s security team has more than 38,000 people in total, how could it be eaten up by Liu Bocheng’s team in a month or so?"

Because the reinforcements failed to help, Shi Zebo was already angry with Hu Sanyu, so he accused Hu Sanyu: "That's right, especially the 20,000 reinforcements, who only fought for two days and two nights before handing over their guns, and gave away so many for nothing. Bullet! It really embarrasses Chairman Yan!" Hu Sanyu immediately retorted: "Mr. Shi, do you think you have any merit in defending the soil? If you can't defend the city, you can't run away." At this time, a teacher smoothed things over and said: "I heard that Liu Xiazi was accurate and ruthless in war, and this time I have learned the lesson. Take this opportunity, let's discuss it with him, so that we won't lose without knowing it."

Everyone fell silent.In any case, they were convincingly defeated in the battle of Shangdang.It is precisely for this reason that they really want to hear the opinions of Liu Bocheng, a famous strategist. The banquet was held in the manor of a landlord's family.Compared with the delicacies of mountains and seas served by these captured generals in the past, this surprise feast is of course very simple.But for Liu Bocheng, the meals prepared for these 29 surrendered generals are quite expensive, and they should be very rich.Liu Bocheng usually doesn't smoke or drink, so today he made an exception and sipped the fragrant wine from Xinghua Village, and frequently persuaded the generals to toast.

After a few cups of hot wine, the generals of the defeated army gradually became more emotional. Several generals wanted to ask Liu Bocheng to talk about his views on the Shangdang war.Liu Bocheng always served wine to stop him: "It is a last resort for the two armies to fight. Mr. Jiang insisted on fighting, and we had no choice but to accompany him. Today we just eat and drink, and don't talk about state affairs." The one-eyed general's elegant demeanor and humorous conversation at the dinner table made all the descendants feel kind and admired.