During the War of Resistance Against Japan: After being scattered at Cangyunling, he brought back a

But this is definitely the last resort. After all, in this situation, whoever strikes first will not stand on moral grounds, and secondly, they will be branded as someone who undermines the unity of China, a huge burden that no one can bear.

Bai Congxi's telegram clearly proved to be of great use.

But in any case, it seems that Bai Congxi has no benefit whatsoever in this matter!

"I don't know!"

"Whether Bai Congxi wants to show goodwill, gain some capital for himself, or even scheme against me!"

"But all I can say is that even if the new three armies enter the pass, it's impossible for them to enter Tianjin!" Xie Jinyuan shook his head and said.

Bai Congxi had calculated everything, but all he could foresee was the defeat of the New Three Armies, and the most likely outcome was that they would be brought back to his side.

But the new Third Army could not possibly be defeated, much less retreat in disgrace to the interior!

The only possibility can be summed up in one word: fight our way back inside the pass!

"Sun Chuanfu! Is there any news about the Japanese in the Central Plains Theater that I asked you to keep a close eye on?" Xie Jinyuan then looked at Sun Chuanfu and asked.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"There is indeed something unusual happening!"

"The Japanese troops throughout the Central Plains Theater seem to have received some kind of order and are secretly assembling!"

"But the magnitude was small, and there were no signs of war!"

"What about internationally?"

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"Not yet!"

"But we intercepted two encrypted telegrams from the Kwantung Army headquarters!"

"Two encrypted telegrams?" Xie Jinyuan asked, frowning.

"Correct!"

"One of them is the Japanese Marine Corps, and the other one is still uncertain!"

Sun Chuanfu said in a deep voice.

"What was the content of the telegram?"

"Commander-in-Chief! We can't decipher it with our current methods!"

“I’m already thinking of a solution!” Sun Chuanfu shook his head and said.

This was the limit of what he could do. Encrypted telegrams—every unit had its own codebook, unless they could get hold of the Japanese codebook in a short time!

Otherwise, with the resources at his disposal, deciphering it would be an impossible task!

"Report back immediately after the telegram is deciphered!"

Xie Jinyuan nodded.

"Yes! Commander-in-Chief!"

Sun Chuanfu suddenly stood at attention.

"Old Xie! It seems you were right again..." Zhao Gang said after Sun Chuanfu left, taking a deep breath.

Transferring Bai Congxi away from the Central Plains Theater was a huge strategic mistake!

After the balance of forces in the Central Plains theater was broken, Yoshijiro Umezu essentially gained a free army to help him enter the pass!

It is now clear that the troop movements in the Central Plains Theater are closely related to Yoshijiro Umezu!

"I hope Yoshijiro Umezu won't consider using the forces from the Central Plains Theater!"

“Otherwise…” Xie Jinyuan shook his head.

There is still one unconfirmed telegram, which is another telegram sent by the Kwantung Army Headquarters!

But it's most likely meant to put pressure on the Marine Corps!

Once the tank nation is deployed, it will tie down the fighting nation's forces!

That made the overall war situation in China complicated once again.

"Old Xie! What do we do now?" Zhao Gang asked, his face grim, after taking a deep breath.

The Japanese have already taken action; we certainly cannot sit idly by and wait to be killed.

"Old Zhao!"

"Don't be nervous! Even if the tank nation is intervening to contain the combat nation's western front, there are only two armored army groups stationed on the Chinese border!"

"Whether I'll be transferred back is another matter!"

"And this isn't something that can be resolved in just two or three days!"

"In other words, the new three armed forces still have enough time to develop in the short term!"

Xie Jinyuan waved his hand to interrupt.

Furthermore, whether it's Yamashiro or the Kwantung Army that makes a move, the two of them should be the ones who are anxious!

The New Third Army was the first obstacle blocking the southward advance of the 700,000-strong Kwantung Army!

But even if we take a step back and assume that, like the Northeast Army, they are all scattered, Umezu will be unable to do anything to him in the short term!

However, for the Kwantung Army, it was clearly not in their interest to expend so much resources in the Kwantung region.

And over in the mountain city!

It is highly likely that they are unaware that the new Third Army has already established a firm foothold in the three northeastern provinces!

Even if he had guessed something, he had already had Sun Chuanfu cut off the intelligence sources. In Shancheng's guess, he probably thought that the new Third Army had already engaged in fierce fighting with the Kwantung Army!

Therefore, in any case, the new three armies are currently in a period of absolute safety, which is also the most valuable time for development!

"Old Xie! There's something else!"

"You've just confirmed the commanders of four army groups!"

"So, who are the remaining two?" Zhao Gang couldn't help but ask at this moment...

Yang Liansheng, Li Yunlong, Zhou Weiguo, and Ding Wei are undoubtedly the four, but the remaining ones are Zhu Ziming, Chu Yunfei, Blind Cheng, and Kong Jie.

"Old Zhao! Zhu Ziming isn't capable enough!"

"Being a division commander is already his limit!"

"As for Kong Jie, and Blind Cheng! It's not time for him yet!"

Xie Jinyuan spoke slowly.

"Then wouldn't that leave only Chu Yunfei?"

"No, there's one more, isn't there?" Zhao Gang asked, frowning.

"Han Zheng!"

"Han Zheng?"

"Ok!"

"The organization of the Northeast Army must be preserved in order to win the hearts and minds of the people!"

"And Han Zheng is clearly the perfect fit!"

Xie Jinyuan spoke in a deep voice.

Commanding an army group is not as simple as a single combat unit. To put it simply, before the formation of the New Third Regiment, although the New Third Regiment did not lack soldiers, it had generals. Now it needs commanders.

That's why I shamelessly asked the boss for Ding Wei, Li Yunlong, and others, including Chu Yunfei.

We had prepared for this long ago!

Simply put, Han Zheng is actually on par with Yang Liansheng, Zhou Weiguo, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei.

After all, he had fought alongside the old marshal and the 35th Division under Han Zheng's command was the true elite of the Northeast Army in its early years.

As for Kong Jie, Cheng the Blind still needs time to hone his skills.

The new Third Front Army will not stop at six army groups; they have plenty of opportunities!

"Too!"

“But Lao Xie! You must be waiting for Chu Yunfei’s Eighth Master to graduate, right?” After a moment of contemplation, Zhao Gang spoke up.

"Ha ha!"

"Of all the new three armies, you, Old Zhao, understand me best!"

"Chu Yunfei's mission is indeed of great importance!"

"I will always reserve the position of the Fifth Army for him!"

"Of course, the premise is that Chu Yunfei must get the Eighth Division on the road to mechanization in the shortest possible time!" Xie Jinyuan said in a deep voice.

　1.5 Chu Yunfei is a smart man; even if he didn't say it, he must have known it very well!

Whether the entire New Third Front Army can break the deadlock now truly depends on Chu Yunfei!

Once Chu Yunfei succeeds, the entire New Third Army will rapidly complete mechanization under the powerful production capacity of the Fengtian Arsenal!