Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Good Medicine

When Nanjing fell, Chiang Kai-shek did not use Tang Shengzhi as a scapegoat, but took the responsibility on himself, saying that as the commander-in-chief of the whole army, he was the first to be guilty, and he was sorry for the country, especially his own conscience. Until a year later, at the Nanyue Military Conference, he still reviewed the tactics of Nanjing's fall, saying that the country had suffered huge losses and he was really sorry for the country. In his heart, Chiang Kai-shek even had doubts about initiating and expanding the Songhu Campaign. He often muttered to himself: My intelligence and knowledge are still too lacking, and my patience and endurance are still not enough, which is why I am in this predicament.

If I had been more sensible, or had endured a little longer, and not expanded the scale of the campaign, I might not have lost today, nor would I have suffered such a disastrous loss. In such a crisis, who can help me, and who can really make up for me? When deeply troubled by loneliness and helplessness, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but think of those old friends. Among them, there is Huang Yu, the righteous brother who helped him jump into the fire pit to maintain the front line in North China, Zhu Peide, who helped him build defense fortifications and train the German army, and Yang Yongtai who helped him cut down the feudal clan and run the southwestern rear.

However, before the "July 7th Incident", these people had left early and could no longer help him. Sad. Anxious and depressed, Chiang Kai-shek fell ill and lay down on the bed. Jiang cried, and Jin Wei laughed. His smile is the kind of presumptuous smile, arrogant smile, the smile of a villain. When the Japanese soldiers approached the city of Nanjing, he asked China through Toddman to "mediate a peace negotiation". Chiang Kai-shek promised to negotiate, but he did not explicitly agree to the Japanese conditions. On the contrary, he also raised another Chinese condition, that is, to cancel "Tanggu Agreement".

When the guard saw it, he was furious.He thought that what was about to be signed should be an alliance under the city, but Chiang Kai-shek's posture seemed to be that Japan had been defeated. As soon as Nanjing fell, Jinwei immediately put together a "provisional government" in Beiping according to the model of the Puppet Manchukuo. This was equivalent to preparing a substitute for Chiang Kai-shek's Nanjing government without even saying hello. A counterfeit is always a counterfeit. No matter how good the workmanship is, it still cannot compare with the authentic one. Konoe is not naive enough to think that the "provisional government" can completely replace the Nanjing government. He is just putting pressure on his opponent.

As China's four major cities, Beiping and Tianjin in the north, Shanghai and Nanjing in the south have all been captured by me. Now your Nanjing government has even become a problem for the existence of the entity. Why not surrender? Konoe is quite dissatisfied with a country right now.This country is Germany. In fact, from the Battle of Songhu to the Battle of Nanjing, Germany has interrupted the delivery of weapons, and those German consultants have not played as big a role as imagined.But the Japanese don't see it that way, or rather, they don't want to see it that way.In their eyes, China has never been attacked, and it should collapse at the first touch. The reason why they can last for such a long time and cause them to lose so many soldiers is the result of the secret help of German advisers.

German weapons are gone, but German consultants are still in China, and they are still helping Chinese people fight wars. When do you want to ride on the fence like this? Either help us Japan, or help them China, you choose one yourself. This topic made it difficult for Hitler.Seeing that China is doomed (or already defeated), how could such a snobbish fascist help China? He then sent Taudman to probe the tone of the Japanese. How about this, let me persuade you again, hasn't China already agreed to hold direct negotiations? As soon as this matter was mentioned, Konoe sneered a few times. Negotiations are fine, but the conditions are different.

The original condition was the market price a month ago. At that time, we hadn’t won Nanjing yet. Now that we have done so, if the price is still the same, do you think it’s realistic or not? When Chiang Kai-shek said that he would cancel the "Tanggu Agreement", in the eyes of Jin Wei, it was completely "the disrespectful words of the loser". If you are defeated, you still dare to bargain with the winner, is your brain lack of oxygen? He casually picked up an abacus, three seven twenty one, four four one sixteen, and dialed out the new "Jinghe Conditions". In addition to the original requirements, three additional requirements have been added:

First, the formal recognition of Manchukuo. Second, all the areas visited by the Japanese troops belonged to the unarmed belt. Third, China pays compensation to Japan. Can Chiang Kai-shek agree to these conditions? It is impossible to agree to any of them! Don't forget that Chiang Kai-shek was also a revolutionary. The KMT appeared as a revolutionary party in the first place to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and bring down Beiyang. The collapse of the Qing Dynasty was not only due to internal corruption, but more importantly, it was also due to repeated defeats in foreign wars, continuous signing of unequal treaties, continuous compensation of large sums of money, and the fall of Beiyang. inseparable link.

If Chiang Kai-shek agreed to the conditions of the Japanese side, then he might as well be Man Qing and Beiyang. Does Konoe understand this? As the prime minister of a country, he has no reason to be ignorant, but he believes that since Nanjing has been captured, the false Nanjing government will naturally become fish and meat. It's as cool as it is, and you don't have to think about how the other person feels. On December 26, Taudman brought the Japanese conditions to Chiang Kai-shek. Regarding these conditions, Konoe requested a deadline for reply: before January 15, 1938.After that, even if you agree to everything, it will be considered invalid, and it will be too late for you to regret it.

According to the book, Yuan Shao sent a crusade letter to the sick Cao Cao. The article was written very powerfully. After Cao Cao listened to it, he "broke out in a cold sweat, felt his head suddenly healed, and jumped out of bed." When Taudman came, Chiang Kai-shek was sick and couldn't even stand up. It was his wife Song Meiling who received the Germans. After listening to Soong Meiling read the "Conditions of Peace" in front of the hospital bed, although he may not jump up immediately, he can be sure that he is very excited. This is blatant blackmail and humiliation. The conditions proposed by the Japanese side are so harsh that there is no room for acceptance!

Facts have proved that Konoe does not really understand Chiang Kai-shek, and the latter can often burst out amazing willpower in the most difficult times. Previously, he may have felt sadness, disappointment, hesitation, and doubt, but now there is only anger and uncompromising. Konoe's "Jinghe conditions" made him realize more deeply that today there is no peace except surrender, and there is no survival except the war of resistance. Japan does not really want to negotiate an armistice, but to take the opportunity to conquer and destroy China. Jin Wei thought that the fall of Nanjing and the massacre of the city would break Chiang Kai-shek's nerves, but unexpectedly angered him instead. Of course, everyone's tolerance is different. The Japanese chose to massacre the city in Nanjing not just to vent their anger, but also to intimidate them. An old man who has lived through that era told me that at that time, the city of Nanjing was full of heads, and there were corpses everywhere outside the city. The once rich and fertile town in the south of the Yangtze River has become a hell on earth where "the bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles". In the face of this boundless terror, the common people are afraid, people from all walks of life who have moved to Wuhan, and even military and political officials are trembling. In just half a year, the essence of China's army, navy and air force has almost been lost.Although the surviving Chinese army has organized a second-line defense, its strength is seriously insufficient. Imagine that it was still unable to defeat the enemy in its heyday. Can it resist a powerful opponent at this time? It took a long time for strategy to become apparent. At that time, few people in the local area believed that China had a chance of victory or success. They all thought that in the event of military failure, they must quickly seek peace. Almost unanimously, Looking around, the whole country is in panic, and the miserable situation is beyond words. It is said that apart from Chiang Kai-shek, there were only two people in the Kuomintang and the government who were more optimistic about the war. One was Feng Yuxiang, and the other was not a member of the Kuomintang or even a Chinese. It was Falkenhausen, a German consultant. They both just believed that China could still fight Japan for another six months. Even Falkenhausen stopped sticking to his six months after Taudman sent the "quiet terms" and did the "inside work." On December 27, the Chinese High Command held the Supreme National Defense Conference to conduct internal discussions on Taudman's mediation.At the meeting, most people advocated accepting the "Jinghe Conditions." Chiang Kai-shek, who attended the meeting sick, said no, but he still had nothing to say. In the middle, there is a sense of mocking Jiang's overreach. Even an "absolute military authority" like Falkenhausen has asserted that China can't defeat Japan, so why continue to waste it needlessly? It is conceivable that the main battle at this time is very different from that before the Songhu War, or even before the fall of Nanjing, and it requires a real spirit of going against the wind. Just like Cao Cao's state after reading the letter, Chiang Kai-shek's illness quickly recovered, and he was determined to fight. Seeking peace at this time is tantamount to self-destruction for the Kuomintang and the government. Not only is it embarrassing for foreign aggression and great humiliation, but it will also lead to internal strife. As a result, the country will once again lose cohesion and enter a state of disunity and fragmentation. You people only see the danger of the current situation, but you don't know the harm of seeking peace. You are really stupid. How can you survive this disaster? Chiang Kai-shek recruited the officials of Zhuhe, including Wang Jingwei, Kong Xiangxi, Yu Youren, Juzheng, etc., and interviewed them one by one. He said two sentences repeatedly. Aspirations, where to stand", another sentence is "It is better to die in defeat than to die in battle." At a difficult time when the house was pitch black and there seemed to be no light, Chiang Kai-shek pulled the curtains and said, look outside, the world is so big, I don’t believe that no one will help us to clean up the Japanese, the key is that we have We must wait for changes ("If you don't worry about the international situation, there will be no changes, but if you worry about our country's determination to resist the war for a long time")! Due to Chiang Kai-shek's efforts to overcome all opinions, the Chinese High Command finally reached an agreement and decided to ignore the conditions proposed by Jinwei. Nevertheless, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied to Taudman, it did not refuse outright, but said that it would take time to study and discuss, and then formally reply after finalizing. There is still nearly a month before the final reply. How many things can be done in this month. For Chiang Kai-shek and his military deployment, the most important thing now is to grab time. On January 1, 1938, Chiang Kai-shek formally resigned from his position as the head of the Executive Yuan, and became the chairman of the Military Commission full-time, so that he could spare all his energy for military deployment. Of course, the Konoe cabinet and the military are neither stupid nor stupid. It is impossible to wait for you to "study and discuss" there without moving. They made it very clear when they submitted the "Conditions for Peace": Before agreeing to the conditions, Japan's military operations will never be affected. However, it is strange to say that after the fall of Nanjing, the Japanese army did not immediately go straight to Wuhan along the Yangtze River. Obviously, this did not match the style of the Japanese since the war began. Some foreign observers once pointed out that if the Japanese army immediately marched into the interior at that time, the biggest obstacles they might encounter were probably only the mountains and hills. There is no doubt that the Japanese did not continue to pursue their enemies after occupying Nanjing, but they made a big mistake at a critical moment. The reason for the "leakage" is that on the one hand, after the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing, the Japanese army itself was exhausted and needed to rest; Pride, the movements and pace naturally slowed down. In a short period of time, the strategic deployment of the Japanese High Command began to turn conservative, and the strides forward also turned into eating slowly. But in the final analysis, time waits for no one, and Konoe still feels this way. Ever since he asked Taudman to bring the "peace conditions" to the Chinese government, he has been waiting for an answer.But wait and wait, half a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and the Chinese side is still silent, as if they have completely forgotten that there is such a thing. In the last two days, Konoe really felt that his days were like years. He even wondered if there was something wrong with the other party's calendar. Now that things are up to now, don't care about being reserved or not.The guards invited Taudman and asked the latter to send another draft ultimatum to the Chinese side. In fact, it was just a reminder: Hey, there are still two days left! No one answered. It was not until 4 pm on January 15 that the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded a reply from Taudman. Seeing this reply, Konoe fainted with anger. In the reply, China did not explicitly reject the "Jinghe Conditions", but said that the content of these conditions was "too broad", and we were all confused. Can you give a more detailed and specific explanation. This is not specific. I have listed one, two, three, four, five clearly and clearly. Don't you even understand the words "recognize the puppet Manchukuo" and "pay compensation to Japan"? No matter how stupid the guard is, he knows that the opponent is using delaying tactics. Well, when you are about to die, you still play this trick with me. Jin Wei gritted his teeth, you are unkind, I am unrighteous, since you have no sincerity, don't blame me for being rude. Stop negotiating immediately, don't talk! However, at the liaison meeting between the government and the military that day, Konoe's proposition was met with opposition, and the opponent was none other than Deputy Chief of Staff Hayao Tada. What Tada Hayao was worried about was naturally the "great cause of economics" of Su Mei's preparations for the war. Although Chiang Kai-shek's performance was very mischievous, if you don't talk to him, who else will you talk to? Now that so many troops are invested in China, it is really dangerous enough, so we still have to seize the opportunity to continue talking, and talk early and get ahead of time. Konoe did not appear at the liaison meeting, and his opinions were represented by Foreign Minister Hirota Koki and Lu Minister Sugiyama Moto.These two belong to the "stop negotiating faction", while Tada Hayao is the "continue negotiating faction". The size of everyone's throats and the volume of their voices have always been based on the face of the army as the only standard. The front-line army is the Japanese locomotive. "The train runs fast, it all depends on the headband."Originally, the General Staff Headquarters was the Army's natal family, but Deputy Chief Hayao Tada behaved like this, so there was no such thing as a natal family. Now it is Moto Sugiyama who can represent the army's tough stance. He is the strong side, while Tada Hayao has become the weak side with poor reasoning. When the quarrel was so blushing, Moto Sugiyama stepped up, slapped the table and threatened to ask the cabinet chief to resign, and everyone quit. Tada Hayao turned pale. Don't, don't, you can't do it anyway, I reserve the opinion, and you can issue the statement. On January 16, the second day after receiving the reply from the Chinese side, Konoe convened an imperial meeting and issued a statement according to the decision of the meeting. In the statement, Konoe's exasperated expression was clearly on the paper: Even after the capture of Nanjing, we still gave the Chinese government a last chance to consider, but this government doesn't appreciate it, and wants to instigate a war of resistance, it's disgusting. Therefore, starting today, we will "not use the National Government as an opponent"! The meaning of this sentence is that you will not be recognized as representing the Chinese government in the future, and of course you will not engage in any formal negotiations with you. On January 18, Japan recalled its ambassador to China, and China also recalled its ambassador to Japan in accordance with the law. The diplomatic relations between the two countries have since come to an end. With a bang, the guard closed the door tightly.This was a decision that he, including the Japanese military and political circles, had regretted for many years, but their energy and expressions at the time were the same as Yosuke Matsuoka's announcement of his withdrawal from the League of Nations in the past. Maybe you can’t compare it like this. When Matsuoka announced his withdrawal from the League of Nations, he was somewhat afraid and helpless. At the same time, there were also controversies in Japan, but this statement issued by Konoe can be regarded as a song they made in advance. The victory song played by oneself. Japan closed the door to peace talks, which made many people in the Kuomintang panic, especially the "low-key club" headed by Wang Jingwei, but Chiang Kai-shek didn't think so. In his diary, he used a lot of space to joke about his opponents: If you can’t fight, you should withdraw early. Why do you have to be embarrassed and deliberately hide it? Isn’t that uncomfortable (“If you don’t wake up soon, you will clearly say that withdrawing troops is a plan” )? If you don't look at the date, you must think that it happened in 1945 when the Anti-Japanese War was about to win. Let me tell you, it was January 1938, when the Japanese army had an overwhelming and absolute advantage, while China was in a difficult situation and was almost alone in the international arena. In 1938, it was China that could neither fight nor fight. In the most difficult days, Chiang Kai-shek also used a national quintessence mentioned by Mr. Lu Xun, that is, Ah Q's spiritual victory method. In his view, Japan's denial of the Nationalist government and the Japanese army's advance all the way were acts of strengthening the outside and doing the work in the middle.These are just the ugly gestures of the Wayi who wanted to ask me for peace and were in a dilemma when I refused. Believe it or not is up to you, anyway, I just believe it myself. After Konoe closed the door for negotiations, the next goal of the Japanese command was not to go west to Wuhan, but to attack from the north and the south to open up the Jinpu line. The Jinpu line battlefield is centered on Xuzhou, but the record of the Chinese army on this battlefield has always been among the worst. Among the northern battlefields, it is not even as good as the Shanxi battlefield presided over by Yan Xishan and the Pinghan battlefield presided over by Cheng Qian. The Chinese High Command once established a theater specifically on the Jinpu line, the Sixth Theater, with Feng Yuxiang as its commander. Feng Yuxiang, courtesy name Huanzhang, was born in Baoding, Hebei Province, and was the founder of the old Northwest Army. Before coming to the sixth war zone, Feng Yuxiang was the commander-in-chief of the third war zone. The third war zone was in charge of the Songhu battlefield, but he didn't actually care about anything. In terms of enthusiasm for fighting little devils, no one is more enthusiastic than him. In the Kuomintang at that time, Lao Feng was known as "the most resolute main fighter". Not to mention Wang Jingwei and other "low-key clubs", even Chiang Kai-shek sometimes Ashamed. It is widely rumored among the people that at a central meeting, Chiang Kai-shek did not take the lead in the battle, but Feng Yuxiang resolutely took the lead. Later, Feng Yuxiang personally came out to refute the rumors, saying that there was no such thing at all, but obviously, such hot news has already made him very popular in China. In addition, Lao Feng has another advantage, he can publicize, that is, he can speak well. Wang Jingwei was also good at oratory, but what Wang said was mainly Yangchun Baixue, and it was for people in the upper circle.Lao Feng is different, he is from Lower Liba, he laughs and curses, and speaks casually, even ordinary people can listen with gusto and get excited. It is said that when the Anti-Japanese Allied Army was organized in Zhangjiakou, a Japanese reporter went to interview Lao Feng. Just do the interview if you do the interview, the words are not pleasant, so listen to what he has to say. It is said that after he arrived in Zhangjiakou, he climbed up a mountain and looked around. Oh, the scenery is similar to that of Gaoli. What is meant by "Koryo", of course, refers to North Korea, which was annexed by the Japanese. Old Feng was not happy when he heard it, there was something in the grandson's words.He blurted out: I think, your mother must be a kiln girl! What is "Yaojieer" is a prostitute.The translator next to him didn't recover for a while, thinking that he had heard it wrong. That's right.Lao Feng said, that's what I said, this reporter's mother is a prostitute, please translate it literally for me. The translator had no choice but to "tell the truth" to the Japanese reporter. When the Japanese on the opposite side heard it, he immediately jumped up: General Feng, aren't you swearing, how can you speak like that. Old Feng was confident: I'll scold you, what's the matter?The reason is that you scolded me first. Monk Zhang Er, a Japanese reporter, was puzzled. Old Feng said, you just compared China to North Korea, didn't you call me a subjugated slave, then I called your mother a prostitute, reciprocating scolding, fair and reasonable, neither owed. The reporter knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he hurriedly ended the interview and left in embarrassment. Obviously, although such jokes are not on the big stage, the common people love to listen to them most. It is more exciting than how many anti-Japanese slogans and theories have been repeated. However, since Chiang Kai-shek asked Feng Yuxiang to be the leader of the most important theater, of course he didn't just want him to tell jokes, but asked him to teach the generals ahead, because Chiang Kai-shek knew very well that the generals mainly in Huangpu at this time were generally too young and brave. More than enough and not enough experience. At this time, the old Feng in everyone's imagination should be very good at fighting. Among other things, in a big battle in the Central Plains, didn't the Northwest Army under his command also beat the Central Army back again and again? However, the problem is not that simple. The German consultant Falkenhausen came to visit and mentioned various tactics implemented on the Songhu battlefield, including blitz tactics. But Lao Feng waved his hand, why do you need so many tricks? China has its own national conditions. Our old Northwest Army was cut out with a big knife. Even at the Xifengkou of the Great Wall a few years ago, the big knife of the 29th Army still didn’t work. . The enemy has tanks, and I have swords, so why be afraid of him? Like Falkenhausen, Bai Chongxi, who was a member of the Chinese High Command, also visited Lao Feng.However, he did not see Feng Yuxiang in the Commander's Department of the Third War Zone. At first "Little Zhuge" thought that Lao Feng had gone to inspect the front line. The second time he went again, this time he hadn't seen anyone yet, so he felt a little upset. Did Lao Feng avoid me, did he have a problem with me? Gu Zhutong, the deputy commander at the side, smiled. What's your opinion? Old Feng, he is afraid of airplanes! Looking into it, it turns out that Feng Yuxiang's illness was caused during the Central Plains War. At that time, only Chiang Kai-shek had a plane, and the Northwest Army had never seen this new gadget, and was particularly afraid.In order to make everyone not afraid, Lao Feng made an analogy to the officers and soldiers, saying that there are always more crows than airplanes in this world, and the crows’ shit has never fallen on our heads. "(The bomb) will just turn around? As a result, a piece of "shit" fell on the head of his general Fan Zhongxiu. So far, Lao Feng himself has a heart disease, and he is very sensitive to bombs dropped by planes.It is not a bad thing to say that there is air defense awareness, but he is too defensive. Lao Feng was not in the commander's department of the war zone during the day, but went to the air-raid shelter. There are no mountains or air-raid shelters here in Shanghai, but there is a Zhanggong Cave in Yixing next to it, which can be used for air defense, so he went to work in the cave. Obviously, if you want to see Lao Feng, you must go to Yixing. Yixing is more than 100 miles away from Shanghai, and it took Bai Chongxi two hours to get there by car.At first glance, Lao Feng has a good eye. Zhang Gongdong is very big, and there is no problem hiding a thousand or two thousand people in it. After going there, Bai Chongxi figured it out. It turned out that Lao Feng didn't work in Zhanggongdong, and most of his official and personal affairs were handled by Gu Zhutong. He would go back to Shanghai only at night when there were no planes in the sky. . Feng Yuxiang also revealed his own words, he said that he wanted to learn from Japan's Nogi Nozomi.During the Russo-Japanese War, Nogi handed over everything to the chief of staff, and he only did two things, one was riding a bicycle and writing a few crooked poems, and the other was waiting to die! There is also old Feng, he is actually talking about himself, Naimu brought three coffins to the battlefield, and his two sons were paid for it, so can he be so idle? What's even more ridiculous is that one day there was a military meeting in the three war zones, and it was on and on. Suddenly, a Japanese plane struck and the alarm went off. Before everyone could react, they saw Lao Feng disappear with a whoosh. Wudang's skill. But there was no shelter outside the house, so he could only run into the field. When he didn't pay attention, the "martial arts master" slipped into the rice field and fell on his back. At that time, Zhang Zhizhong and other generals were all present, holding back their stomachs, but secretly they all held their stomachs and burst into tears. Today's young people are really unkind. Bai Chongxi reflected the situation and discussed it with He Yingqin. He felt that it might be because the third war zone was mostly composed of the Central Army and the Southern Army, and they had no subordinate relationship with Lao Feng, so it was so embarrassing. At this time, due to the frequent defeats on the Jinpu line battlefield, the outside world called for Feng Yuxiang to take charge of the military. After all, the old Northwest Army was brought out by Feng Yuxiang. Now the 29th Army and the Lu Army on the Jinpu Line can be regarded as its offshoots. In this sense, he should also be the most ideal military commander on the Jinpu Line battlefield. So after the report was approved by Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese Command established the sixth war zone on the Jinpu line, and Feng Yuxiang served as the commander of the war zone. He didn't make any achievements in the third war zone, and let the young people see jokes. In fact, Lao Feng was not happy. Now that he heard that he could lead the old unit again, he was naturally happy, and immediately hitched a ride north. But something that no one expected happened, and it happened that the sixth war zone was the most repulsive to their commander-in-chief. In fact, it was also Lao Feng himself who was to blame. He took up the post in the Sixth War Zone this time, and he had some personal selfish thoughts, that is, he wanted to seize the opportunity to seize the army so as to restore his position as the leader of the old Northwest Army. Although Han Fuju and Song Zheyuan in the Sixth War Zone are branches of the old Northwest Army, they have already formed their own faction at this time, and they are the most sensitive to this, and they can see it immediately. Han Fuju had always had a feud with Lao Feng because of his rebellion against Feng Yuxiang.Feng Yuxiang arrived in Jinan, and before he could speak, Han Fuju first reported how nervous Shandong's defense was, and said that he couldn't go north with Feng Yuxiang. Afterwards, he sent a secret telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, saying that he did not want to enter the Sixth War Zone, but would rather be included in Li Zongren's Fifth War Zone. Han Fuju commanded the Lu army and was responsible for defending Lu. His words had to be taken seriously, but the order was still issued, so it can't be changed just as it is said. Han Fuju said, if you want to push me to Feng Yuxiang, then I won't beat you. There was no other way, so I had to make a compromise, let Han Fuju go to the fifth theater, and at the same time take part of his troops to the sixth theater, and give Han Fuju the title of deputy commander of the fifth theater and commander-in-chief of the 3rd Army, counting as dividing his troops comfort. Han Fuju's quarrel was over, and after Feng Yuxiang officially took office, Song Zheyuan hurriedly backed away. The reason given was that the old illness had relapsed and the situation was serious. He had to take sick leave and had to go to Mount Tai to recuperate for a period of time. It is true that Song Zheyuan has been in poor health since he left Beiping, but at this time when he asked for sick leave, most of it was because he saw that Lao Feng was going to seize the military power, so he simply avoided it from a distance. Then again, Han Fuju's Lu Army and Song Zheyuan's 29th Army have nothing to do with the old Northwest Army. They all suffered a lot when they were able to create this family business, and it was not easy. Now they are fighting against it. Devil, I have to prevent you from taking his top spot in the future. Who can really have such a big heart? When actually commanding the sixth theater to fight, Lao Feng was far behind in training troops in terms of using troops.Just like when he was in Songhu, he was still afraid of airplanes, to the point where he couldn't normally command and fight. Due to the fear of Japanese bombing, his command post had to change several places every day, and every time he changed places, the communication network of the Sixth War Zone had to be changed accordingly.Everyone had no choice but to fight their own way below, turning into a mess of headless flies. Originally, in the northern battlefield, the Jinpu line battlefield was most beneficial to China.At that time, there was continuous torrential rain, and the North China Plain was completely occupied by the country. Most of the time, the Second Army of the Japanese North China Front Army could not be used for attacking. Under such circumstances, not to mention that mechanized special forces cannot advance smoothly, even aircraft are often forced to reduce the number of dispatches due to poor visibility in rainy days. What a good combat situation, but after Lao Feng took office, not only did he not straighten out the relationship, but it became more and more chaotic. The troops guarded me, I guarded you, and everyone guarded Feng Yuxiang. No one was willing to fight head-on with the Japanese army. As a result, they retreated step by step, and the battle situation was messed up. Cangzhou, which was an important town at the northern end of Jinpu Road, was lost in a short while. The establishment of the sixth war zone not only failed to produce corresponding effects, but was forced by the 2nd Army to the northern Shandong line of defense. As a result, the fifth war zone, which had not yet been formed, was greatly threatened. Chiang Kai-shek was disappointed, so Bai Chongxi had to draft another telegram to revoke the Sixth War Zone and let Feng Yuxiang return to Nanjing.Originally, I thought this matter was too embarrassing and difficult to handle, but I didn't expect that Lao Feng didn't hold the gun, and even suffered a defeat, so he didn't want to do it long ago. As a result, the two sides were relieved, and Lao Feng went home to be the vice chairman of his military committee again, while the defense of the Jinpu line was handed over to the fifth theater. A war zone that people had placed high hopes on, just so quietly became a flash in the pan.