Chapter 476: Setting Aside Past Grudges, The Great Cause of the Nation

To tell the truth, Sun Zhen is still a bit dazed right now; if Chen Cheng hadn't told him, he really wouldn't have known what kind of operational plan the Sichuan Army had.

Since Chen Cheng has said as much, judging by the mind of that kid Yu Hua, he must have formulated some major strategic plan, preparing to give the Japanese Army a real wallop!

Chen Cheng saw Sun Zhen's expression and asked suspiciously, "Old Sun?"

"Are you really unaware?"

"I definitely really don't know!" Sun Zhen spread his hands: "Old Chen, you also know that I have been at the Ninth War Zone Command recently and haven't been with the troops."

"According to the previous Songhu Campaign, Taihu Campaign, and Xuzhou Battle, in order to ensure the secrecy of the campaigns, once there is any major campaign, officers who are separated from their troops rarely know the exact plan."

He expressed that he and Tang Shizun were irreconcilable, and he must find Tang Shizun to demand an explanation for this matter.

They now also dare not use the Central Government's orders to start doing things without asking the Sichuan Army Second Route Army.

At this banquet, Yu Hua exposed that Tang Shizun was leaning toward Jinling and had privately swallowed up Fan Shaozeng's troops; Tang Shizun did it at the time to protect his own interests.

Moreover, the Sichuan Army's assessment of the troops below and the verification of battle results were also very strict; at the time, Chen Cheng also witnessed the Sichuan Army's methods for the first time.

However, Yu Hua knew about this matter; during the Taihu Campaign, when the Sichuan Army formed the Seventh War Zone, Yu Hua entered the Seventh War Zone from the Second War Zone.

He specifically promised one hundred thousand silver dollars and two boxes of gold bars to make Yu Hua keep this matter in his heart.

With a "creak!" sound, the door was pushed open.

"I heard the plan you two just made; the feasibility is very high, but is the Japanese 6th Division really as you said?"

At the time, after the Seventh War Zone was formed, Tang Shizun's heart was still somewhat leaning toward the Central Government, so Yu Hua specifically invited Tang Shizun in the name of the Marshal.

Transferring from train to water transport, Sun Zhen spent more than half a day finally returning to the 22nd Group Army Command.

As the Sichuan Army fought more and more brilliantly in the War of Resistance, the economic construction within the province was very successful, a large number of factories were created, and the common people's support for the Sichuan Army was very high.

Yu Hua stepped forward: "Commander-in-Chief, we only need to wait a few days to know."

Yu Hua and Liu Zhangqing, upon seeing Sun Zhen's figure, immediately stood at attention, saluted, and shouted: "Commander-in-Chief!"

Sichuan Army Second Route Army Command!

Fan Shaozeng also didn't know where he got the news, and he ran over in a great hurry, shouting in his mouth: "Old Pan, Old Deng, Old Liu, you must leave the opportunity to leave Sichuan to me."

"Hmm!" Sun Zhen reached out his hand: "Put them all down!"

On this Wuhan Battlefield, the Sichuan Army possessed two group armies: Sun Zhen's 22nd Group Army and Wang Lingji's 30th Group Army.

Sun Zhen was afraid of spies; this time, returning from the Ninth War Zone, he didn't notify Yu Hua and the others at all, so when he arrived at the Command, 【he caught them by surprise】.

Now, Sichuan Province and Xikang Province were both governed by the Sichuan Army; Liu Wenhui had originally intended to be stationed in Xikang Province, but after taking a trip to Xikang Province, 【he changed his mind】.

At the time, after Old Fan learned that he had been sidelined, he was very angry in his heart; he thought it was Liu Dashuai's doing on purpose, but he didn't dare to question Liu Dashuai at all and could only sulk by himself.

After Sun Zhen left the Ninth War Zone Command, he took a special train toward Wanjialing.

With this kind of fighting style—letting the troops fight freely, with bullets and supplies replenished—Chen Cheng was also shocked at the time; if it were the Central Army or other troops, 【it would be different】.

It might be that you do something this morning, and by the afternoon, the Sichuan Army would come to deal with you; you would even have to eat dinner in the Sichuan Army's controlled area.

Although Old Fan was promoted to Deputy Army Commander, he had no one under his command to use.

Fan Shaozeng saw that Guo Xunqi, Pan Wenhua, and others had annihilated the Japanese 6th Division in Wuhan, and their fame within Sichuan Province skyrocketed again; he was also anxious.

After Sun Zhen listened at the door for a while, and they started picking up water cups to drink inside, he then pushed the door and entered.

Chen Cheng could be certain that many troops simply could not do what the Sichuan Army did; most people falsely reported battle results and lined their own pockets!

"Old Sun!" Chen Cheng stepped forward and patted Sun Zhen on the shoulder: "How about this, go straight back to Wanjialing and see what kind of tricks that kid Yu Hua is playing."

"Got it!" Sun Zhen said with a smile: "Old Chen, you're a good friend; rest assured, I will definitely tell you at the first opportunity."

After the fighting started in the Wuhan area, troops gathered here to engage in fierce battles with the Japanese Army; due to the poor combat effectiveness of the newly formed troops, 【the situation was dire】.

"Fine!" Sun Zhen nodded: "If it is really like this, I think our Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army and 30th Group Army can completely fight a beautiful battle."

"You also had contact with our Sichuan Army during the Taihu Campaign; Old Chen, you should be able to understand."

He Guoguang was also startled in his heart when he saw Fan Shaozeng so active; one must know that when Fan Shaozeng was reorganizing the army in Chuan-Kang before, 【he was not like this】.

"Old Sun, after you go back, hurry up and give me a call to see what your Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army is actually cooking up."

Yu Hua and Liu Zhangqing didn't know at all that Sun Zhen had already returned; inside the command post, the two were discussing the Wanjialing operational plan.

Usually, they were old buddies who would brag together; now that they were still training troops in the province and were slow to go to the battlefield, some soldiers even had emotional outbursts.

At a banquet, Yu Hua specifically hosted Fan Shaozeng and invited him to watch a good show.

Inside this Ninth War Zone Command, some Central Army officers still looked down their noses at people.

How the troops were actually fighting and to what extent they were fighting were all decided by several Division Commanders and Brigade Commanders according to the campaign maps.

After Fan Shaozeng learned the truth, the anger in his heart immediately shifted to Tang Shizun; after Liu Dashuai passed away from illness, Tang Shizun defected from the Sichuan Army, and Fan Shaozeng had openly sent a telegram to expose this matter.

"I, Old Fan, have waited for so long; I absolutely cannot let it go to others."

The group of people that Old Fan had been divided up were his original troops, his confidants among confidants.

Now!

Old Chang set his sights on the Sichuan Army; within Sichuan Province, Fan Shaozeng's 88th Army had already been trained very well.

After a phone call with Deng Xihou, Pan Wenhua, and Liu Wenhui, Old Chang specifically named the 88th Army to reinforce Wuhan.

Kang Ze and he caused trouble from within, letting Tang Shizun annex five or six brigades from Fan Shaozeng's hands behind Liu Dashuai's back, dividing up Fan Shaozeng's men.

"Got it!" Sun Zhen nodded; to tell the truth, during the days he stayed at the Ninth War Zone Command, if it weren't for some Sichuan Army matters, he would have long since not wanted to stay, because it was truly too uncomfortable.

Therefore, regarding the Sichuan Army dispatching another army out of Sichuan, He Guoguang, representing the Central Government, was still willing to listen to the opinions of Deng Xihou, Pan Wenhua, and Liu Wenhui.

He discovered that in Xikang Province, it was not good at all; communicating with the Sichuan Army Second Route Army was somewhat difficult, and a lot of intelligence and military situations were lagging behind.

Nowadays, the core figures of Sichuan Province were just the three of them.

It was not as interesting as being on the front line with his subordinates and Yu Hua.

Old Fan was also very melancholy, running to the places of Pan Wenhua, Deng Xihou, and Liu Wenhui every time.

Therefore, for Xikang Province, Liu Wenhui directly let his trusted aides handle it, while he himself was permanently stationed in Shu County of Sichuan Province.

With Sun Zhen saying this, Chen Cheng thought of the time when he served as Deputy Commander of the Seventh War Zone; Liu Dashuai didn't even know the exact plan at that time.

The control that the Kang Ze Special Action Team, which Principal had inserted into Sichuan Province, as well as generals dispatched by the central government like He Guoguang, had over Sichuan Province had already declined significantly.

Now, He Guoguang had not expected that even after Fan Shaozeng had been double-crossed by him, Fan Shaozeng would still choose to lead his troops out of Chuan to resist the war.

This is great righteousness!

Truly putting aside past grievances and taking the national cause as his own responsibility.

No wonder the Sichuan Army has become so fierce now, fierce as hell; it is precisely because of people like old Fan that the Sichuan Army is so fierce!

(End of this chapter)