"Old Chu, I am the secretary of the party committee. You must explain such a major matter to me clearly. I must be aware of matters related to the united front!"
"Lao Gao, please put away your shameful face. Can I hide important matters from the party committee?
Don’t I have this level of political consciousness yet? "
Gao Wancheng thought about it for a while. Lao Chu's political awareness was no lower than his own, and his face looked better. He stared at Chu Xiong. The meaning was very obvious, don't fool me!
"Lao Gao, after the Battle of Zezhou, our base areas have been connected together. If we move forward, we will collide with the division commander's head.
One Zezhou city is not enough for two brigades of our division!
I have to find a way out for the Independent Brigade. There is no room to go north. We will not be able to fight in big cities like Taiyuan for a while. That would stir up a hornet's nest and is not in line with the development policy of our Eighth Route Army;
We can only go south. To the south is the vast Zhongtiao Mountains, where dozens of divisions of the Central Army are occupied by hundreds of thousands of people. Further south is the Central Plains Province. Since ancient times, whoever conquers the Central Plains conquers the world. What a piece of fat is this! "
"Lao Gao, if you don't plan for the future, you can't plan for a moment; if you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region!
We have more than 20,000 people in the independent brigade, but the Zezhou area is too small to be deployed. As the brigade commander, I have to find a sky enough for everyone to fly, right? "
Gao Wancheng naturally knew this truth. During this period, he was also thinking about the future development direction of the Independent Brigade, but he really didn't dare to think in the direction of Zhongtiao Mountain. There were hundreds of thousands of Central Army troops, let alone impossible to fight. , at least we can’t fight, and there is a united front spell above our heads.
"Old Chu, Zhongtiao Mountain is indeed a big piece of meat, but there are hundreds of thousands of Central Army troops on it. It is their guerrilla zone. Once we cross the border, it will trigger a major conflict between the two sides. The red line of the United Front We can’t touch it easily.”
"Lao Gao, if these hundreds of thousands of Central Army troops are defeated by the Japs, then our independent brigade will regain the lost ground from the Japs and collect some of the defeated troops!
They were all good soldiers, but they were harmed by those third-rate generals and low-rate commanders who were useless. What a pity. "
"Old Chu, it turns out that you are interested in these hundreds of thousands of Central Army soldiers. These are veterans who have been trained by the government for several years. They are indeed a good source of soldiers. They are much more useful than the farmers' children we recruited from the base area!"
Gao Wancheng also started to feel excited...
"Old Chu, these are hundreds of thousands of Central Army troops. As far as I know, the Japanese have been raiding heavily for more than a year, but they have not taken much advantage. These Central Army troops are still very capable of fighting!"
Of course Chu Xiong could not tell him that in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain more than a year later, the government would lose nothing. It was known as the shame of the government. The Central Army suffered more than 100,000 casualties, while the Japanese only suffered thousands of casualties. This But they are all veterans of hundreds of battles. Shuzhong doesn’t feel sorry for him, but Chu Xiong feels sorry for him.
The Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain could be defeated, but he must save these hundreds of thousands of veterans;
Not only must we save these veterans, but we must also make the Japanese pay the price.
The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole stalks behind!
He, Chu Xiong, wants to be the oriole, the real winner!
As long as these defeated troops are collected, the Independent Brigade will sit in the two large base areas of Zhongtiao Mountain and Anping, with more than 100,000 troops, and the Central Plains Province can also go for a walk.
Chu Xiong actually had another thought. The year 42 was about to come. The great famine in the Central Plains was caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters. Millions of people starved to death in the Central Plains alone. This was the biggest disaster in China during the Anti-Japanese War. Since he came here Times, he must stop this tragedy from happening at all costs!
For this reason, he sent Yang Wei, Second Miss and others to the Goshawk Kingdom to earn a large amount of Eagle Yuan. Then he could buy back a large amount of food in advance. As long as the Zhongtiao Mountain area was captured after the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, he would be able to rescue the victims of the Central Plains disaster. The passage will be opened, and the tragedy can be avoided to the greatest extent. This is a mission that he cannot avoid as a time traveler.
This history must be changed!
Of course, this will happen more than a year later, and we have to make plans in advance now, and we have to convince Lao Gao first:
"Lao Gao, judging from the intelligence sent back by the insiders we arranged in the Zhongtiao Mountain area, the current Zhongtiao Mountain area has long been dominated by external forces and internal forces. Many troops have not been paid for several months;
The soldiers only had two meals a day of rice porridge that could clearly illuminate their shadows, and ammunition could not be replenished. Many divisions already relied on selling guns to survive!
And their army commanders and division commanders also deducted their food and salary, raising fat heads and big ears one by one, and some even secretly colluded with the Japanese. How much morale and combat effectiveness can such troops have?
In this winter offensive, the man in Sichuan was so happy that he used millions of troops to launch an offensive against the Japanese in the winter, which was not suitable for big battles. He was simply looking for death!
You, Gao, should know how much supplies it consumes to maintain an army of millions in offensive operations for a month, right?
The last bit of vitality of the Chinese army will be wasted by him. When this battle is over, everyone will be so poor that they can't even afford to wear pants!
The Zhongtiao Mountain area is already poor, and no one can rely on anyone for food and ammunition supplies. How much food can be eaten by hundreds of thousands of mouths in a day?
No wonder some people say that he can only command one regiment of troops. I think this is looking down on him. A battalion is too much, what a waste of time!
Even if you can win a few battles on the tactical level, you will definitely lose on the strategic level and even lose your pants!
After this winter offensive, the details of the strong external forces and internal cadres in the Zhongtiao Mountain area will be completely exposed to the Japanese. At that time, the Japanese will only need to use blockade warfare to prevent large quantities of food and supplies from entering the Zhongtiao Mountain area;
It won't be long before the hundreds of thousands of Central Army troops are so hungry that they can't even lift their guns. When the Japs gather heavy troops to encircle and suppress them, how much fighting power do you think these hundreds of thousands of people will still have? "
Hearing Chu Xiong's words, Gao Wancheng broke out in cold sweat. He had almost seen hundreds of thousands of hungry, skinny veterans being slaughtered by the Japanese with infinite aggrievement...
"Old Chu, these are China's national defense forces. They cannot be sacrificed in vain. We have to find a way to save them. As many as we can save."
Chu Xiong nodded. He was very satisfied with Lao Gao's reaction. This was his good partner.
"Lao Gao, this is for sure. Shuzhong doesn't feel bad, but our Eighth Route Army feels bad, so we need to make arrangements in advance now!
This Zhao Sihu had fought side by side with the old Japs from Chaoxiang Palace in Zezhou. He was a smart man and a good man;
Judging from this telegram, he means to get closer to us. If we can successfully win him to join us secretly, then we will have a crucial secret in the Zhongtiao Mountain area, and there will be a lot of things to do. Got it!
We can even secretly turn the 78th Division into our team. With this secret in Zhongtiao Mountain, anytime the Japanese take action, we can intervene at the right time;
Not only must this group of veterans be rescued, but the Japanese must also lose their troops and lose their generals, so that they will no longer be able to attack Zhongtiao Mountain.
Gao Wancheng nodded in approval and continued to express his doubts:
"Old Chu, I also read the telegram. Zhao Sihu's intention to get closer to us is very obvious. He probably smelled something. The incident with the old Japs in Chaoxiang Palace has completely cut off his path to surrender to the Japs again. Once he thinks that The Central Army has no future, and turning to us is its only option!
This time we try to pull him over. Even if we can't pull him over for the time being, we can put forward conditions, send instructors to them, slowly infiltrate, and secretly establish our organization in his army. This is our strength. When the time comes, we will have a solid foundation. We have dug them all out, so Zhao Sihu can only come here obediently..."
"Old Gao, you are trying to drain the fire from under the cauldron. I didn't expect you to be so sinister with your thick eyebrows and big eyes!"
Chu Xiong couldn't help but tease Gao Wancheng.
"Chu Xiong, I am leading Zhao Sihu and thousands of soldiers of the 78th Division to the light! Can this be called Yin?"
Gao Wancheng said righteously and awe-inspiring, which made Chu Xiong fall to the ground in admiration. Yin people said that he was so arrogant, and Chu Xiong imitated it again.
"When three of us travel together, we must have my teacher. My old friend will never deceive me!"
"Okay, Lao Chu, stop talking so much. Let's discuss how to reply to Zhao Sihu and how to win him over in the next step."
