December 8, Headquarters
The boss's brows were almost knitted together. He had just received a strongly worded message (Qi Dian) from General He, Chief of Staff, and General Bai, Deputy Chief of Staff, requesting that all the Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army south of the river be quickly transferred to the area beyond the river. Go north.
This is tantamount to an ultimatum!
It is not unacceptable to transfer the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army to the north. The most difficult thing to accept is their request to reduce the total number of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army to less than 100,000. This touches the bottom line of our concession.
The South is not like the North. The South is the ruling center of the country. The strength of the two sides is too different to gain any advantage in a fight. His influence on the New Fourth Army is also limited;
He could only command the Eighth Route Army troops south of the river. He was considering how the Eighth Route Army would respond once the New Fourth Army headquarters began to move north.
At this moment, the deputy staff officer walked in hurriedly, holding a telegram in his hand. Seeing that the boss had raised his head, he reported to the boss:
"Boss, Chu Xiong is calling!"
When the boss saw the deputy staff member's expression was a bit strange, he laughed and cursed:
"What kind of trouble does Chu Xiong want to cause?"
After finishing speaking, he took the telegram, read it carefully, and cursed out of habit:
"This bastard, he thinks he is still a commando captain."
After scolding, he bent down and studied the map. The assistant staff stretched his neck and saw that the boss was measuring the distance from Liuzhen to Yunling area with his fingers.
Ten minutes later, the boss seemed to have made up his mind. He flicked the pencil in his hand and said to the assistant counselor:
"Get me the call from the Independence Brigade."
After a while, the call was connected. Chu Xiong had been waiting for the call at the brigade headquarters.
"Chu Xiong, how confident are you?"
Chu Xiong thought for a while and then said:
"In case they attack the military headquarters, there is still hope of making plans to tear a hole in the encirclement and get most of the troops out."
The boss continued to ask:
"Do you have to go for this?"
the boss asked.
"Boss, it's a big deal. The stone can't handle it. If I go there, I'll be at least half sure. I'll just use the Wei Shen Cannons to tear the hole. There's not much danger."
The boss thought for a while and said:
"Chu Xiong, I will instruct the southward detachment to cooperate with your actions. After the New Fourth Army headquarters is dispatched, you will move closer to the first detachment of the New Fourth Army. You must decide how to attack, and the general headquarters must be dispatched!"
Sure enough, as Chu Xiong expected, in order to save the New Fourth Army headquarters, the boss chose to agree to his risk. He still had great confidence in Chu Xiong's small army.
After obtaining Shang Fang's sword, Chu Xiong began to select elite forces to form a special operations team, codenamed "Jinghong".
The weapon selected is the base's latest upgraded 107mm 12-barreled Wei Shen Cannon, which weighs 389 kilograms in marching condition and can be disassembled into individual parts weighing no more than 37 kilograms.
The action team is composed of the Tigers 1st and 2nd Squadrons as its backbone, and some are strong soldiers drawn from various units. They are mainly responsible for carrying the Wei Shen cannon and artillery shells, and are not responsible for combat missions.
It carries two 12-barreled Wei Shen cannons with 48 rounds, just enough for two salvos, and a total weight of about 1,300 kilograms.
The supply group consists of 100 people, and each person carries 13 kilograms of equipment;
The combat team consists of 120 Tiger special forces members, carrying 2 radios, 3 Mulan rocket launchers, 3 snipers, and each other team member has a P38 submachine gun, 120 rounds of ammunition, 5 kilograms of dried meat, and 15 kilograms of fried noodles.
In order to facilitate replenishing supplies along the way, each person also carried 10 silver dollars.
Before departure, Chu Xiong called two squadron leaders, Chen Yan and He Gui, together to discuss the action plan.
"It's about 1,000 kilometers from Liuzhen to Yunling, Jingxian County. We got there in one month. We need to march about 35 kilometers every day on average. This is a test for everyone;
There are no other requirements, just arriving is victory!
The action team was divided into two squadrons. He Gui Squadron was responsible for carrying equipment, and Chen Yan Squadron was responsible for combat operations and supplies along the way.
The specific march plan is as follows:
In the first ten days, we will march more than 60 kilometers every day, and then we will march 35 kilometers every day. Whether we can create a miracle depends on everyone. Are there any difficulties? "
After Chen Yan and He Gui looked at each other, they replied very firmly:
"There is no difficulty, the task is guaranteed to be completed!"
On December 9, Sichuan Zhongcai issued an order:
The New Fourth Army south of Dajiang will move to the area north of Dajiang before December 31;
The Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army south of the river moved to the area north of the river before January 30, 1941.
On December 10, he secretly ordered Gu Mosan, commander of the Third War Zone, Shangguan Ji Qing, commander-in-chief of the 32nd Army, and others to deploy troops to encircle and annihilate the New Fourth Army troops.
Also in the early morning of December 9, the special operations team embarked on a journey south, and Operation Jinghong began!
Since writing is not good, then use force. As a time traveler, he must try to change this tragic ending, at least he has tried hard.
Nie County, Heiquan Town, Wangcun
It has been more than a month since the Eighth Route Army entered Wangcun and gradually established a firm foothold. The number of militia companies has increased to 156. The biggest change is that children surnamed Zhang have also joined the militia companies one after another, including Zhang Fugui.
After the training of the militia company, Zhang Fugui had just slipped home when his mother blocked him, so he had to bite the bullet and call her mother.
"Fugui, are you running away again? The commander of the Eighth Route Army said that our family does not need to participate!
Three generations of the old Zhang family have been passed down alone. You are the only one who has no eyesight. If you have three advantages and two disadvantages, how can your mother survive? "
Fugui's mother burst into tears as soon as she finished speaking. Fugui was a filial son, so she could only play the bitter card.
"Mom, if the Japanese don't dare to leave for a day, we poor people can't even think about living a stable life. Mother cares about everyone's children. If you don't fight the Japanese, who will?"
Ever since he participated in the militia training, Fugui, who usually didn't talk much, started to say the same thing, making him stunned for a while.
The rich lady couldn't talk about wealth, so she just wiped her tears there.
"Mom, Vanilla is now the director of the Women's Rescue Association and has joined the organization again. Now she can do it;
If I fall behind, Vanilla will not enter our house, and she will not marry a backward person. "
The rich lady became anxious when she heard this and said loudly:
"She dares. The old Wang family accepted the betrothal gift from our Zhang family and refused to recognize her when she became the director of the Women's Rescue Association. If she can, I will go to Battalion Commander Gao to sue her."
"Mom, Vanilla said, she has the final say in her marriage, and Camp Commander Gao can't interfere with this matter;
I don’t care anyway, I just want vanilla! "
Now the rich lady was dumbfounded
