Rebirth of the National Marshal

"Why do you want to do the same as me? A person like me can sleep for a night on a haystack. Although the house of the master does not need to be too luxurious, it cannot be much worse than the home of Nan Jing. Hu Lian, you know what the home of the master in Nan Jing is like. Put down what you are doing and go to see if there is anything you are not satisfied with. Tell Wang Bing immediately and ask him to do it. We will do it for the master whether we have the conditions or not." Mao Yuanshan thought of the time in Nanjing. Although the home of the master was not very luxurious, it was very warm to live in.

Hu Lianhe and Wang Bing agreed and went out. Before leaving, they pointed at the food on the table and signaled Zhang Zizhong to persuade Mao Yuanshan to eat quickly. It had been a whole day and a night, and even a body of iron could not endure it any longer.

"Report, the latest news from Nanjing is that the Japanese military has established the Central China Expeditionary Army, with General Matsui Iwane as the commander-in-chief, leading three army divisions to provide emergency support to the Shanghai war zone." Just when Zhang Zizhong was about to persuade Mao Yuanshan to have a meal, the combat staff officer at the door came out with the latest battle report.

Mao Yuanshan sneered. As expected, just like in history, the old man Matsui Iwane was still the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army.

"Did the higher-ups say when the Japanese troops will land in Shanghai?" If the time is longer, it might give the Shanghai defenders some time. If the time is shorter, they should be asked to defend on the spot and switch from offense to defense instead of continuing to attack, as the damage would be too great.

"The vanguard of the Japanese army has already landed, with about two companies of troops. They have already joined up with the Marines. The one regiment of the 88th Division that we attacked was completely wiped out." The staff officer said sadly. This is the gap between the Chinese army and the Japanese army. It is normal for two of their regiments to wipe out one of your regiments. During the North China Campaign, a regiment dared to challenge a division.

"Any reaction from the headquarters of the Third War Zone?" Now that the war zones across the country have been divided, the Songhu battlefield has been placed under the management of the Third War Zone.

"The headquarters of the Third War Zone dispatched 20 troops from around Shanghai to the battlefield, preparing for a decisive battle with the Japanese." The staff officer flipped through the telegrams that had come in over the past few days. Some unimportant telegrams were not reported in a timely manner, and only some of the more important ones were reported immediately, because there were too many telegrams sent and received over the past few days.

"With the troops now in the city, even if these 20 troops are immediately put into battle, we should not be a match for the Japanese." General Zhang Zizhong was a relatively pragmatic general.

This was different from the high-level officials in Nanjing, who believed that hundreds of thousands of people rushing into a small concession should be enough to kill the Japanese devils.

If he had experienced the Battle of North China, he would definitely not say that. General Zhang Sizhong knew what his original army was like, especially after receiving the military supplies from Mao Yuanshan, it was definitely similar to these German-equipped divisions. But what was the final result? When they really fought against the Japanese devils, they lost more than half of their troops, and only more than 5000 people were left.

"Don't be so pessimistic, brother. In fact, in addition to these things, there are also some good things. For example, this battle can also make the Japanese devils see our determination to resist. If they don't see our determination, they will still think that we are a bunch of soft persimmons. Even if we suffer heavy losses, our spirit of resistance has been seen by the whole country, which will bring great confidence to the people." This was indeed the only result gained from the Battle of Shanghai.

"That's right. Okay, let's not study this for now. You should eat this bowl of plain noodles first. Tianhua's sister has spent the whole afternoon making it. If you don't eat it, the girl will be upset." Xie Tianhua's sister has also retreated to the Chahar area. When she heard that Mao Yuanshan had not eaten for a day and a night, the girl went to the kitchen and made a bowl of plain noodles for Mao Yuanshan. As a result, she had never cooked before, so it was a lot of jokes. But finally the bowl of noodles was served, and it looked very good. As for whether it was delicious or not, only Mao Yuanshan could decide.

"Master, my sister has grown up but has never cooked noodles for me. It would be disrespectful if you don't eat it." Xie Tianhua had just come in from outside. He also heard that Mao Yuanshan had not eaten for a day and a night. At the beginning, the relationship between Xie Tianhua and Mao Yuanshan was that of a superior and a subordinate, but after getting along for such a long time, Xie Tianhua also felt that Mao Yuanshan was indeed a good person. Mao Yuanshan also admired Xie Tianhua's talent. The two of them appreciated each other and had become good friends.

Many people outside were joking with Xie Tianhua that Mao Yuanshan would definitely be Xie Tianhua's brother-in-law in the future. Xie Tianhua just smiled. He would not interfere with his sister's marriage. Even if Mao Yuanshan was now the chairman of the provincial government, he would not rush to send his sister to him.

However, in recent times, Xie Tianhua has also observed that since his sister came to this base, she has been asking around about Mao Yuanshan. Every time he returns home, she would pester him with questions and never ask about his own affairs, which makes Xie Tianhua very depressed.

"This tastes pretty good. I didn't expect Miss Xie's cooking skills to be so good. It would be great if I could eat such plain noodles every day in the future." Mao Yuanshan said as he ate. The chef in the headquarters would definitely be very dissatisfied when he heard this. "The noodles I make are definitely much better than that girl's, it's just that we are different people. How can you, as the commander, speak like this?"

"I see that you are not a child anymore, and Tianhua's sister is not bad either. Why don't you let me be a matchmaker and ask your sister-in-law to buy some things for her, and then we can get this done. You are the chairman of the provincial government, but you still don't have a wife. This is not good." General Zhang Zizhong saw that Mao Yuanshan was in a better mood, so he came up to talk about these gossips. Because of the problems of the soldiers on the front line these days, Mao Yuanshan hadn't said such gossip for several days. It was precisely because of this that he wanted to make him feel better.

Mao Yuanshan didn't understand what was going on. He was just eating a bowl of noodles. How did it get involved in his marriage?

When Mao Yuanshan thought of his wife, Xie Tianhua's sister appeared in his mind. This really surprised him. Could it be that I am interested in her?