Chapter 161

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

Miaohang Command Headquarters, Lv Muzhi narrowed his eyes for a while in the rear rest room.

Chen Cheng temporarily returned to his Left Wing Army's defense zone anyway, since the troops at the front were each fighting independently and he couldn't command specific units, so Chen Cheng went back to arrange Xue Yue's Nineteenth Group Army.

Although the troops at the front had already become a complete mess, utterly unable to be commanded and not needing command, Lv Muzhi could still directly command Lv Ziqing's Reconnaissance Company via radio.

At this moment Lv Muzhi closed his eyes to rest his mind in the headquarters, waiting for the latest progress of Lv Ziqing's Reconnaissance Company attacking the Japanese regimental headquarters.

At the same time he was always ready to fire signal flares into the sky, ordering the troops at the front to withdraw.

But Lv Muzhi had only narrowed his eyes for ten minutes when the staff office people brought a crowd over with a clatter, and the staff officer came over to softly call Lv Muzhi.

"Commander Lu~ Commander Lu~ Wake up~"

The staff officer perhaps feared offending Lv Muzhi, his voice was too small, and actually didn't wake Lv Muzhi.

"You go downstairs first."

The staff officer was called downstairs by someone, and before leaving, the staff officer bowed his head and said: "Yes, Commander Gu."

Gu Zhutong led a large group of senior officers from the Third War Zone, personally coming to the Yangxing Operational Command Headquarters located in Miaohang Town in the middle of the night to inspect work.

He happened to catch Lv Muzhi resting with narrowed eyes.

Hu Gongnan, the First Army Commander who rushed over upon hearing the news, also pushed the door in; as a Second-Class General, Gu Zhutong stood beside Lv Muzhi, while Lv Muzhi lay on a chair with eyes closed resting his mind.

"This... this is too much!" Hu Gongnan said.

Gu Zhutong hurriedly put his index finger on his lips, waved his hand, signaling Hu Gongnan not to make a sound, "Let Wei Yue rest well."

After saying this, Gu Zhutong and Hu Gongnan moved a chair and sat beside Lv Muzhi, quietly looking at the operational documents on the table.

Behind them stood a large group of officers without seats.

Gu Zhutong looked at the Japanese regimental headquarters marked on the map, and with the corner of his eye also looked at Lv Muzhi leaning on the chair, involuntarily put the map back on the table, and stuck his head beside Lv Muzhi's head.

Lv Muzhi, realizing someone was approaching beside him, suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Who!" His hand also went to his gun holster.

The guards outside heard the commotion and all rushed in with a clatter.

Seeing clearly that the person before him was Commander Gu, Lv Muzhi hurriedly ordered the guards out: "These people below really don't know the rules, not even knowing to announce themselves, making Commander Gu and all colleagues wait for a long time."

Gu Zhutong had Lv Muzhi sit down, smiling and saying: "I just arrived too; I was assigned by the War Zone Headquarters to come inspect the Yangxing battle; just now a lieutenant colonel staff officer wanted to call you, but I thought you were too tired, so let you rest a while longer; how is it, did you rest well last night?"

Gu Zhutong was the Deputy Commander of the War Zone; the only one who could assign him was one person. Thinking of this, Lv Muzhi said: "No need for you and the Leader to worry about me; Wei Yue has already napped for several hours, and now feels refreshed; if it weren't for Commander Gu coming over, I'm afraid I would have slept in!"

"Haha, that's good; sigh, to have tired you out like this; I just bowed my head to look at you and actually discovered several white hairs on your head; I remember you were born in 1904, and now it's the 26th year of the Republic; you've long passed the age of thirty, and even some white hairs have come out..."

Lv Muzhi stood at attention: "Doing my best for the country, I dare not slacken in the slightest!"

Hu Gongnan stood to the side, thinking that he had toiled for the country until he was almost bald, yet no one cared about him like this.

Commander Gu looked at Lv Muzhi, then at Hu Gongnan, and finally at the Whampoa officers filling the crowd, saying: "Back in the day, you were all young and full of vigor, and I was in my prime; we went on the Eastern Expedition and Northern Expedition, establishing great achievements; now we are together again, resisting the Japanese invaders on this Songhu battlefield!"

Hu Gongnan stood at attention: "With the wise leadership of the Leader and commanders, this time we will continue to advance to victory!"

Gu Zhutong nodded, but didn't continue the topic, because he himself had no confidence either; looking at Lv Muzhi: "Wei Yue, since the Songhu battle began, my superior and I have been waiting every day for your telegram; as soon as you send a telegram, I know good news has arrived."

Hu Gongnan also smiled and continued: "Yes, Wei Yue has indeed established much merit on the Songhu battlefield, successively sinking the enemy warships Yunhao and Changmen, capturing the Japanese Marine Corps Command Headquarters, taking alive Marine Corps Commander Major General Okawa Shichiden, his subordinate Liao Yaoxiang Brigade defeating the Kuranaga Regiment, and the Armored Tank Regiment defeating the enemy tank squadron... every one of these makes me and the commanders rejoice!"

Gu Zhutong smiled and nodded, raising his hand to signal Hu Gongnan to stop: "You all go out for a moment; I want to talk with Wei Yue."

Everyone looked at each other and left the room one after another.

Only Commander Gu and Lv Muzhi remained in the room.

Lv Muzhi got up and poured a cup of hot water for Commander Gu, then added cold water to make it warm, and handed it to Commander Gu.

Commander Gu smiled: "You're in the Southwest, traveling back and forth between Songhu for so many years, rarely returning to Jinling, yet you still remember my habit?"

"How could I not remember? Student joined Whampoa in the 13th year of the Republic; spring comes and autumn goes, fourteen years of cold and heat; you don't drink coffee or taste tea, only warm water; student has a deep impression."

Lv Muzhi said calmly, but in his mind he was calculating: Commander Gu represented the superior; there was only one superior; the superior hadn't had a heart-to-heart talk with him for over a year; what was happening this time?

Commander Gu crossed his legs, holding the water cup with both hands: "I still remember; last winter when the Leader was under house arrest, it was truly cold on that mountain... Hanqing, that ungrateful one, is one thing, but quite a few people within our own ranks are also chilling..."

Lv Muzhi was stunned; so it was about this matter: "Wei Yue was too far away and couldn't go to rescue the sovereign..."

"No, no, you did the right thing; those two ungrateful ones, He Yingqin and He Zhonghan, seeing trouble arise, actually directly led troops to fight the Northeast Army, truly not afraid of pouring oil on the fire! Later we learned they probably had other schemes!"

Lv Muzhi seemed to recall something: "This... Wei Yue is hard to say."

"No need for you to express your position; at that time peaceful negotiations had already been agreed upon with them, but unexpectedly He Yingqin and He Zhonghan still brought troops to provoke Zhang Hanqing, truly not afraid of directly tearing up the agreement! At that time He Yingqin was already second only to one person, above ten thousand in the country; after this matter, the superior no longer let He Yingqin command troops; as for that fellow He Zhonghan, just give him a sinecure to retire."

Lv Muzhi just sat to the side quietly listening; after He Yingqin fell, Gu Zhutong's priority naturally rose.

"Still, you and Hu Gongnan understand the big picture; Hu Gongnan commands heavy troops but still puts the overall situation first; you also didn't provoke those people, but wrote them a letter."

Lv Muzhi nodded: "Student's letter left a draft attachment and was entrusted to someone to present to Jinling; presumably the commanders have seen it."

"Still, you and Hu Gongnan understand the bigger picture. Hu Gongnan commands Heavy Troops, yet he put the overall situation first, and you did not go to provoke those people either—instead, you wrote them a letter."

Lv Muzhi nodded: "My letter was kept with a draft attachment and entrusted to someone to deliver to Jinling; I imagine the commanders have seen it by now."