my bright sword career

Chapter 654
Faced with Yan Huiqing's accusation, Yan Xishan could only helplessly say: "Fifth sister, I just want to be alone, so please stop talking about it."

Yan Huiqing insisted: "What's the matter? If you don't eat on time, you will easily suffer from stomach problems. Don't rely on me when the sister-in-law blames you."

"All right, all right, I'll listen to you, go back to the head office for dinner, shall we?" Seeing his cousin's pretty face, Yan Xishan had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender.

"That's right." Seeing that Yan Xishan agreed to eat, Yan Huiqing burst into a smile, and for a moment, she smiled brightly, took two steps forward and took Yan Xishan's arm, and walked back with him.

"Old man, I found that you have always been preoccupied during this time. It stands to reason that Taiyuan has been recovered, so you should be happy. Why are you even more irritable?"

"Fifth sister, you don't know."

Facing his most trusted cousin, this old man who has ruled Shanxi for decades is like an ordinary old man, pouring out his thoughts.

"Fifth Sister, how do you think the current strength of our Jinsui Army compares with that in the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937)?"

Yan Huiqing thought for a while: "Of course it was Qiangla in the 26th year of the Republic of China. At that time, we had 17 infantry divisions, plus artillery, engineering, and cavalry, and our military strength alone reached 20.

In addition, there is the Taiyuan Arsenal as the foundation. In terms of strength, we are slightly inferior to the Northwest Army and the Sichuan Army, and other local warlords are not as good as us. "

"Yes."

Yan Xishan sighed softly, "But now, we still have more than a dozen divisions in name, but in fact, except for the first few divisions with high numbers that have a certain combat effectiveness, the other divisions, whether they are training , morale or weapons and equipment are too poor.

Regardless of the fact that we have recovered Taiyuan now, all the newspapers have blown us up to the sky, and even Chairman Jiang sent a special telegram to commend us, but we are dumb and know what to eat dumplings.

Taiyuan is such an important place, will the Japanese honestly watch us restore it?Maybe someday there will be another Taiyuan battle, and it's hard to say whether we can stop it?

What if we can't stop it?Go back to Kampo and hide?You let the people of the whole country, how does Chairman Jiang in Chongqing think of us? "

Looking at the frowning Yan Xishan, Yan Huiqing didn't know what to do.

Although she is also a smart woman, she can only stare blankly in the face of such a complex, dangerous and changeable situation of the Anti-Japanese War.

While talking, the two returned to the cave where Yan Xishan lived. After they entered the house, the orderly put the food on the table immediately.

The meals on the table are also very simple, two steamed buns, a bowl of millet porridge, two plates of green vegetables, tofu, a small plate of pickles and a few boiled eggs.

After Yan Xishan sat down, Yan Huiqing picked up a steamed bun and handed it to him, and picked up a chopstick of pickled vegetables and put them on the plate in front of him.

Yan Xishan put down his chopsticks after eating two mouthfuls of steamed buns and millet porridge with pickled vegetables. Seeing this, Yan Huiqing was about to persuade him to eat more when she heard an orderly shouting at the door: "Report... See you outside!"

"Oh"

Yan Xishan was slightly startled, and waved his hand: "Quick... let him in."

Soon, Yang Aiyuan, the deputy commander of the theater, strode in.

Yan Xishan waved to him: "Xing Ru is here, come and eat with me."

Yang Aiyuan glanced at the food in front of Yan Xishan and said with a smile, "Mr. Yan is still so frugal."

"Thrifty or not." Yan Xishan smiled, "Sit down quickly, Fifth Sister hasten to get a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Xingru."

After Yang Aiyuan sat down, Yan Xishan continued: "When I was young, I followed my father everywhere to do business. When Guangxu was 26, my father's business failed.

I followed my father from Liantai County to Taiyuan to hide from debts. At that time, we, father and son, could only sleep in the Earth Temple, with cold water for a steamed bun every day.

Now there is millet porridge to drink, enough steamed buns, vegetables, and eggs, which is already very good. "

While talking, Yan Huiqing brought another pair of chopsticks and a bowl of millet porridge and put them in front of Yang Aiyuan and said apologetically, "Mr. Yang, I'm really sorry, but I ask you to make do with the simple food."

Yang Aiyuan laughed, picked up the bowl and drank a big mouthful of millet porridge, then grabbed a steamed bun and ate a few big mouthfuls, then said: "Now is the time when the country is in crisis, many people in Taiyuan let alone steamed buns, many people We have eaten grass roots and bark, so we have nothing to complain about."

Yan Xishan was silent for a while: "Xingru, I know what you said. Now Taiyuan has just been recovered, and Taiyuan City was severely damaged in the last war. People's lives are miserable.

But the most important thing we are facing now is not this, but the movement of the Japanese army. "

"Yes!"

Yang Aiyuan sighed softly: "Information just came from the front, and the new commander of the Japanese First Army, Teiichi Yoshimoto, has made a new move.

Since last week, Yoshimoto Sadaichi has started to make big moves.The 36th and 37th divisions have recovered to a certain degree of combat effectiveness after several months of rest, and now these two divisions have been transferred to XZ, Lan County, and Luliang.

If these two divisions suddenly attack Taiyuan, our troops may suffer. "

Hearing this, Yan Xishan said displeasedly: "Xingru, what did you say, we now have five divisions deployed in the outskirts of Taiyuan, can't even stop the two divisions of the Japanese army that have not yet recovered their vitality?
I remember that two months ago, you commanded our five divisions to fight bravely. How could you not be able to fight this time without the help of the Eighth Route Army and the Liantai militia? "

Yang Aiyuan smiled wryly and said, "My Commander Yan, it's not like you don't know. To fight against the Japanese, is it a matter of more soldiers and fewer soldiers? During the first battle of Taiyuan in the 26th year of the Republic of China, we used all our troops. The Japanese used four and a half divisions.

But what happened?Taiyuan is still lost. We not only lost the Taiyuan Arsenal, but also lost most of our troops.

Besides, if you said that you would not be able to fight without the Eighth Route Army and the Liantai Militia, you are not wrong.

That's all for the Eighth Route Army, but the Liantai militia is really powerful.

Let me tell you this, if I still cooperate with Gao Hongming this time, let alone defend Taiyuan, I dare to take people to Datong now. "

Hearing the three words Gao Hongming, Yan Xishan couldn't help showing resentment on his face. "This kid, I don't know what the hell is going on. The good Liantai County didn't stay here, but went to the Pacific Ocean to fight for the Americans. I think he's lost his mind!"

(End of this chapter)