Zhong Yi said again: "You have to thank Xiao Bing for this matter. If she hadn't made a public appeal through Jianghan Voice, it would not have triggered a nationwide wave of donations. Guangzhou and Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce would not have donated medicines specifically for us."

"I have to thank Minister Xiao very much." Sun Liren nodded and said again, "This time, it's really thanks to her."

After saying this, Sun Liren smiled and said, "But, Ziren, let me tell you the truth. Minister Xiao probably won't care about our thanks, or you will thank her for me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jing'an, Liu Futing, Pan Zihe, and Zhou Mengxiong immediately smiled ambiguously.

In the 367th Brigade and even the entire Wuhan Garrison Command, the entanglement between Zhong Yi and Xiao Bing, and Zhang Manyi is no secret. Although Zhong Yi is already engaged to Zhang Manyi, this does not affect the private interpretation of the garrison officers and soldiers, because in their opinion, it is normal for them to marry a concubine as a senior general.

"You've been enough for comforting the people." Zhong Yi said, "Don't think that everyone else is like you."

"Hi, why did it touch my head again?" Sun Liren looked embarrassed and immediately changed the topic, "By the way, I heard that Ziren, you just sent a telegram to the commander-in-chief, saying that you were willing to incorporate the remaining troops of the Wuhan garrison into the various troops participating in the Xiaogan encirclement and annihilation battle. Is this really the case?"

Hearing this, Chen Jingan and five others also pricked their ears.

As generals leading troops, no one wants their troops to be disbanded and incorporated into other people's troops. This is not only a denial of their ability to lead troops, but also means that they will lose their capital for promotion from now on!

So they complained about Zhong Yi a little about this.

Zhong Yi said: "It's really true that I asked the telegram to be sent."

Sun Liren asked in surprise: "Zi Ren, what do you think about this?"

"Are you really worried that the hundreds of remaining remnants of your new 38th Division will be taken away by others?" Zhong Yi sneered, "Don't worry, the commander-in-chief can't do such a thing!"

After pausing, Zhong Yi said to Chen Jing'an and the other five people: "And you, no one will compete with you for the remaining hundreds of people in your brigades. After all, these remnants have just finished the cruel battle for Wuhan defense, and their physical strength and energy have been seriously overdrawn. If they don't have ten days and half a month of rest, it will be difficult to recover."

Sun Liren suddenly said, "Without you, you are pretending to be generous."

He paused and said, "I understand, Ziren, you want to remind Xiaogan to use this method to remind all the participating troops in the encirclement and annihilation war to work together and not to make small moves in private."

"This is the main reason why I did this." Zhong Yi nodded and said, "However, if the Commander really decides to organize the remnants of the Wuhan Garrison District into various participating troops, I will definitely agree."

After a pause, Zhong Yi said heavy again: "The battle of Xiaogan's encirclement and annihilation is far less relaxed than you imagined!"

"Zi Ren, no, right?" Sun Liren said with a frown. "This time, there were only 17 armies in the Fifth War Zone and the Ninth War Zone, and more than 400,000 troops!"

Chen Jingan continued: "If we count the troops that attacked the attack, there will be more than 500,000 people!"

"Also, there is Du Yuming's 200th Division!" Liu Futing said, "This is a fucking armored division!"

Pan Zihe also echoed: "Yes, we had only one tank battalion, and we wiped out the 3rd Division of the Japanese. Now there are 400,000 troops gathered on the front line of Xiaogan. Adding a total of six tank battalions, Isn't it easy to deal with less than 100,000 exhausted Japanese soldiers?"

"It's easy to get it?" Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "You guys are thinking too simple!"

Zhou Mengxiong exchanged glances with others and said, "Zi Ren, are you too complicated?"

"Don't you believe it?" Zhong Yi nodded and said, "Okay, how about we do a war chess first?"

"Okay." Sun Liren nodded happily, turned his head and shouted at the outside, "Staff General Liu, be ready to touch the sand table!"

Several combat staff from the new 38th Division immediately became busy. In less than a quarter of an hour, the sand table was ready.

Zhong Yi first took ten blue triangular flags and inserted them one by one into Xiaogan City on the sand table.

While planting the flag, Zhong Yi said: "Combining the number of dead enemies in Hankou and Hanyang, combined with the information from all aspects, we can basically draw a conclusion that there are about 80,000 or 90,000 left in the second army of Nianyan of the Dongjiugu Palace. So if we go too far, let's assume that there are 100,000 left in the second army of the Japanese!"

Sun Liren said: "But these 100,000 Japanese devils have at least 50,000 wounded! It is impossible to return to the team in a short period of time!"

While talking, Sun Liren took away the ten blue flags that Zhong Yi had just planted.

Chen Jingan then took two of the remaining five small flags and explained: "The remaining 50,000 Japanese devils have just experienced the battle to defend Wuhan, both physically and mentally exhausted, and it would be good if they could have 60% of their combat effectiveness."

Zhong Yi smiled, picked up another model of the aircraft and placed it in the suburbs of Xiaogan, and said, "But don't forget that there is a military airport in Xiaogan! The bomber taking off from Xiaogan Airport has combat effectiveness, so it can support the Japanese troops stationed in Xiaogan nearby! Due to the small combat radius, its combat effectiveness is at least twice as high as other airports!"

After saying this, Zhong Yi took another model of the plane and placed it on the airport.

After pausing, Zhong Yi continued: "In addition, I have a whole division that is rushing towards Xiaogan along the Pinghan Railway, which is currently near Xuchang."

Speaking of this, Zhong Yi picked up another small blue flag and placed it on the north side of the sand table.

"Isn't it?" Sun Liren smiled and said, "It's our turn to make a move now."

After saying this, Sun Liren grabbed a handful of red triangular flags, and even counted them, and directly inserted them on the sand table.

Pan Zihe, who was on the side, pointed to the sand pan and said, "Zi Ren, in order to eat your Second Army, we have gathered a total of 400,000 troops this time!"

"There is also an armored division!" Zhou Mengxiong said, grabbing six tank models and placing them on the sand table. Like the small red flag that Sun Liren put, it formed a situation of encirclement on Xiaogan on all sides.

"More than that," Sun Liren continued, "We also have a 105mm caliber howitzer regiment!"

After saying that, Sun Liren grabbed a model of a cannon from the side and placed it heavily in the southeast direction protected by the small red flag and the red tank!

Zhong Yi said: "Okay, let's set the terrain now."
Chapter completed!