Chapter 537: Merger the war zone, with great power!

"The president is here!"

As the sound rang out, all the senior officers in the conference room stood up.

"Sit down."

The strong Fenghua accent reached the ears of the officers, and everyone sat down. The chairman, dressed in a special general of the National Government, looked at his subordinates majestic.

"Everyone, let me tell you a big event first. Just over a dozen hours ago, Germany launched an attack on Poland with its powerful forces!"

A whisper suddenly rang below, and this unexpected news obviously shocked the officers.

In the early morning of September 1, 1939, the German army used the cover of night to launch a surprise attack on Poland with the support of more than 2,300 aircraft.

At 4:45 a.m., a group of German bombers roared towards Poland, targeting Polish troops, arsenals, airports, railways, highways and bridges.

A few minutes later, the Poles tasted the largest taste of sudden death and destruction in the air in human history. Tens of thousands of cannons fired on the border, and shells poured onto the Polish positions like rain. About an hour later, the German ground troops launched a full-on attack from the north, west and southwest.

At the same time, the German warship "Holstein" parked outside Danze Port also suddenly fired fire at the Polish base. The Polish army was caught off guard, and 500 front-line aircraft were blown up at the airport before they could take off. Countless artillery, cars and other supplies were destroyed before they could retreat, the transportation hub and command center were destroyed, and the troops were in chaos.

The German army took advantage of the situation and took the armored troops and motorized troops as the leading positions and quickly broke through the Polish defense line from several major areas.

At 10 a.m. that day, Hitler excitedly announced to Congress that the imperial army had invaded Poland and Germany entered a state of war. He declared.

"From now on, I am just a soldier of the German Empire, and I wear this military uniform that is the most sacred and precious to me. Before the final victory, I will never take off this military uniform or sacrifice myself for my country."

Hitler's speech aroused the zealous cheers of the congressmen...

The Chairman's eyes swept over the officers one by one: "At present, the attitudes of Britain, France and other countries are unknown. Everyone, what do you think?"

"Report to the president, Britain and France declare war on Germany, but at present, they will definitely not dare to go to war with Germany, nor will they provide any form of assistance to Poland!"

Everyone's eyes were turned to the person who spoke.

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Third War Zone of the National Government, First-level General Zheng Yong!

"Oh, is that?" The Chairman's voice was low and slow: "Say why do you say that?"

"It is obvious that all the promises made by Britain and France to Poland are empty and meaningless. Britain's commitment is an empty general commitment. Although France has a Polish-French military agreement with Poland, it stipulates that once Poland is attacked, France will gradually launch an offensive against limited targets within less than three days after the general mobilization order is issued.'..."

Zheng Yong took a breath.

"After Germany gathered a large number of troops on the Polish border in August and the attack on Poland was imperative, General Ganmolin of France told his government that 'it would not be possible to launch a real offensive until about two years later, between 1941 and 1942', and also said that this was the assumption that France would be able to get 'help of British troops and American equipment' at that time'."

"Oh, I don't know this news yet. Is it Ling Yi telling you?" the chairman asked in a deep thought.

Zheng Yong then realized that he had missed his words. Gan Molin's report was leaked after the outbreak of World War II. He responded vaguely and only acted as accusing the Chairman's words.

"Yes. President, everyone, defeatist sentiment permeates the French army, government and people. They still remember the heavy casualties and great damage during World War I. So if a war can be avoided, they will definitely not spare any effort to avoid involving themselves in the war.

Another important thing is that Germany and the Soviet Union just signed a non-aggression treaty not long ago, which allowed the powerful Germany to pull out all its power. Britain and France obviously felt a serious crisis. The shadow of war was not only in Poland, but also approaching Britain and France. What they want now is to avoid war, not to have conflicts with Poland and Germany…”

The chairman nodded slightly.

"So how long do you think Poland can resist?"

"A maximum of one month!"

Zheng Yong blurted out almost without thinking. This was really too simple. He attacked Poland on September 1. On September 28, the commander of the Warsaw defender, General Braskoviz, commander of the German Eighth Army, officially signed the surrender letter. On September 29, Fortress Modlin surrendered.

By October 2, Gdynia, the last city of resistance, stopped resisting. The first battle after the outbreak of World War II ended in just one month...

But his words once again sparked discussion in the conference room.

Chen Cheng, commander of the Ninth War Zone, stood up, and seemed to have disapproved of it in his tone.

"Please note that Commander Zheng seems to have overestimated Germany's strength and ignored Poland's strength. As far as I know, in order to deal with Germany, Poland mobilized a total of forty divisions and twenty-two brigades, 870 light tanks, more than 800 aircraft and 4,300 artillery. No matter how powerful Germany is, it is impossible to eat the Polish army within one month!

The island army opposite us also has an overwhelming military advantage over our country. The so-called destruction of China in three months has also become a laughing stock under my tough attack. It is not easy for Germany to conquer Poland in one month? I think Commander Zheng has dealt with German military advisers too much and is too superstitious about Germany. I assert that Poland can resist at least for more than half a year!"

Zheng Yong shook his head without refuting, and the facts would soon prove that he was right.

"Sit down." The chairman asked the two favorite generals to sit down: "The island countries and Germany signed the Anti-Communist International Agreement the year before yesterday, and then Italy also joined the agreement, and these three countries became de facto allies. At present, the island troops' offense on the Chinese battlefield have been severely blocked, and Germany's attack on Poland will inevitably boost the confidence of the island countries to a great extent.

Therefore, I judged that the island army will soon launch a new attack on the Chinese battlefield and launch an attack with all its strength. The fierce battle will soon break out. This will be another new test faced by China after the national capital is lost. Even if the national army cannot succeed in this battle, it will inevitably cause severe damage to the Japanese pirates, so that they will no longer dare to act recklessly in our land of China.

I decided to mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized to fight the Japanese pirates with Wuhan. There are the third, fifth and ninth war zones near Wuhan. In order to make the battle go smoothly, government and military orders unified, so it is necessary to make corresponding adjustments to the war zones..."

The officers all stood up and the chairman said in a low tone.

"The Third War Zone will merge with the Ninth War Zone from now on..."

The two people showed nervous expressions on their faces, Zheng Yong, commander of the Third War Zone, and Chen Cheng, commander of the Ninth War Zone.

The chairman looked at his two favorite generals with expressionless face: "After the merger, he was collectively referred to as the Third War Zone. Zheng Yong is appointed as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Third War Zone, the Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Government, the Commander of the Wuhan Garrison, and the Governor of the Third War Zone. He was transferred to Chen Cheng, the former Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Ninth War Zone..."

Zheng Yong and Chen Cheng didn't listen to a single word afterwards.

There is no need to listen to anything anymore. In this game between Zheng Yong and Chen Cheng, Zheng Yong laughed to the end. He got everything he wanted. From now on, he could let go and fight the island army!

Chen Cheng is not a failure. The position he was transferred to was also of high power, and even more power than he is now, but at least on the surface, he is a loser.

He can't blame the president, as the president has tried his best to balance them, and at the same time has given Chen Cheng the maximum rights.

Can you blame Zheng Yong? It seems that you can't blame him. At least from the moment, Zheng Yong is not only interested in military affairs, but also politically. In everyone's eyes, Zheng Yong is just a pure soldier...

However, Chen Cheng still felt a hint of crisis. Before that, he was the "second figure" in the party. After Zheng Yong appeared, his rise was so fast that it made people shocked. Perhaps soon, the third figure in the party would soon gain his position...

Zheng Yong breathed a sigh of relief.

Wuhan, Zhejiang, Anhui... have all become their own sphere of influence to issue military and political orders. Millions of troops are about to fight the island army under their command.

The power is already in control.

But the greater the power, the greater the crisis.

Now is an extraordinary period of the War of Resistance Against Japan. In order to block the attack of the island army and ultimately completely defeat the Japanese pirates, the chairman must give himself such huge rights. However, what if the War of Resistance Against Japan is victorious?

Will the Chairman still trust himself like this? Where should he and his brothers who were loyal to the War of Resistance?

Perhaps in that era, the Chairman would take back some of his own rights, even all of his powers, transfer himself to a completely unfamiliar place, and start everything again with a completely unfamiliar army.

Some of the things in the future are difficult to explain...

"Zheng Yong!" the chairman said majesticly at this time.

"I hand over the power to you. I hope you will not let down my expectations of you, and the expectations of the government and the people. Millions of troops and huge supplies are in your third war zone. If you cannot fight this battle well, I will warn you in front of everyone, you, Zheng Yong, himself, know what to do!"

"Yes, I know, Principal!" Zheng Yong said loudly.
Chapter completed!