"This little devil has such a big appetite."
Duanwu sneered, he already had countermeasures. So, sometimes, you won’t know the other party’s true intentions until you fight.
The Dragon Boat Festival's surprise attack on Dongping County not only seized a large amount of supplies, but also revealed the little devil's combat intentions at once. This was the biggest gain.
Dragon Boat Festival immediately ordered Liao Guangyi of the 56th Army to take the initiative to attack. The 29th Division, which mobilized peripheral defenses, arrived in Surabaya County before dawn and eliminated the Royal Guards stationed there.
A regiment was dispatched from the 22nd Division to pretend to attack the Bantian Regiment in Ningyang County. If the Bantian unit leaves the city to fight and quickly retreats toward Jining, it will lead the Japanese army ten kilometers south of Ningyang County.
At the same time, at the time when the Dragon Boat Festival report was sent, Liao Guangyi had just laid down not long ago.
News came from the front line before: Fierce gunfire and explosions were heard from the direction of Ningyang County.
Liao Guangyi quickly inquired about the locations of the 22nd Division and the 29th Division, fearing that the Japs would suddenly attack.
But after repeated confirmations, we came to the conclusion that all the ministries were safe and sound.
Liao Guangyi breathed a sigh of relief, so he lay down undressed on the sofa in his office.
I just didn't expect that at this moment, the communications officer hurriedly knocked on the door and asked: "Military seat, are you asleep?"
Liao Guangyi opened his eyes, lifted up the coat covering his body and said, "Come in!"
The communications officer then opened the door, opened the folder and read: "The special correspondent called: We are ordered to have the 29th Division of our unit launch a surprise attack on the Japanese and puppet Royal Guards in Surabaya County at dawn, and be sure to annihilate them all. Order our unit The 22nd Division feints to attack the Bantian Regiment in Ningyang County with one regiment. If the Bantian Regiment goes out of the city to meet the enemy, lead them to Kouzi Mountain, ten kilometers south of Ningyang County!"
"This? Is this an order from the Dragon Boat Festival Commissioner?"
Liao Guangyi was surprised, because didn't the Dragon Boat Festival commissioner return to LY? Why was such an order suddenly issued?
At this time, the communications officer said: "Military seat, we have confirmed that this is indeed the order given by the special commissioner. The special commissioner has already captured Dongping County and is preparing to fight against the incoming Japanese and puppet reinforcements. , so let us take action. The first is to hold back the Bantian Regiment in Ningyang County, and the second is to eliminate the Royal Guards in Surabaya Town."
"It's amazing. This special commissioner conquered Dongping County without making any noise."
Liao Guangyi was amazed, but suddenly felt something was wrong. Because the special commissioner attacked Dongping County, wouldn't that be equivalent to declaring war on the Japanese? Declaring war at this time will affect the whole body, and I am afraid that the entire Shandong will start fighting.
But he had to listen to the commissioner's orders.
So Liao Guangyi thought for a while and said: "Go, immediately order the 29th Division to move first, and ask Wang Shuzhen's regiment of the 22nd Division to pretend to attack Ningyang County. After all this is done, you immediately report it to the commander of the Fifth War Zone When the Ministry of Defense generates electricity, let them know that the Japs are taking action, so that all defense zones can prepare in advance."
"yes!"
The communications officer took the order and immediately went to generate electricity. At this time, Liao Guangyi could not sleep, and quickly convened a meeting of military staff to study the pressure that the 56th Army would face once the war started.
And if they cannot maintain Jining's peripheral defense line, they will have to retreat to Jining City to fight with the enemy in street battles. Of course, this also depends on the wishes of the Fifth War Zone Commander. If the chief official said that Jining would not be allowed to retreat to Zaozhuang, then he would retreat to Zaozhuang.
But to defend Jining, Liao Guangyi must make preparations in advance, otherwise there will inevitably be oversights in building a defense line in the city in a hurry.
So, Liao Guangyi didn't wait any longer, he had to prepare for both things. Regardless of retreating or not, he and several staff members must first come up with a plan for street fighting in the city, and the people there must be evacuated from now on.
At least, inform the people near the defense line first that if the Japanese attack Jining, they must move their families, otherwise when those little devils enter the city, they will not be able to escape even if they want to.
At the same time, not long after Liao Guangyi received the Dragon Boat Festival's telegram, the Fifth Theater Commander's Department also received the Dragon Boat Festival's telegram.
When Li Zhongren saw the first half of the telegram, his lungs were about to explode. Dragon Boat Festival captured Dongping County without even saying hello.
At this time, if a single move can affect the whole body, attacking Dongping County during the Dragon Boat Festival is equivalent to declaring war on the Japanese.
But at this moment, he was about to curse, but suddenly laughed, because what Duanwu said in the second half of the message was: Lao Li, I will send you dozens of trucks of weapons and ammunition, and send a truck to Dongping County to pull them. I'll use another 50,000 yuan to buy you some pistol ammunition that can be used for submachine guns. You decide the number of bullets.
How can you curse your mother like this? Let's fight, fight sooner or later, just earlier and later.
But these weapons and ammunition are really affordable, and they can be delivered to dozens of cars. Let alone the small Dongping County during the Dragon Boat Festival, even if the little devil's hometown was attacked, he would not be able to say a word.
What's more, 50,000 yuan, real money to buy bullets, this special correspondent is really rich.
And what does Li Zhongren lack most now? In addition to weapons and ammunition, it is cash. Otherwise, he would not have reacted so much to the gold bars and oceans given to the 22nd Army, the 51st Army, the 20th Army, the 56th Army, and the 55th Army during the Dragon Boat Festival. He, Lao Li, is really short of money now.
So now that he has money and weapons and ammunition, what else does Li Zhongren have to say?
At this moment, Liao Guangyi's message arrived. Li Zhongren knew what was going on as soon as he saw it. Liao Guangyi did not explicitly say that he attacked Dongping County during the Dragon Boat Festival, which would trigger a series of chain reactions. Rather, it was said that the little devil suddenly made a move and seemed to be about to start a war.
But Li Zhongren had already received the Dragon Boat Festival message, so how could he not understand what was going on?
This is obviously because Liao Guangyi did not dare to offend Duan Wu, nor did he dare to talk about it, and then blamed everything on the little devil.
So can he not understand this kind of thing? Who dares to take care of that boy's affairs during the Dragon Boat Festival? Even he can only vent his anger with a few curse words, what else can he do with the Dragon Boat Festival? Should Dragon Boat Festival be arrested and executed? So how do you pass the Chairman's test?
Therefore, Li Zhongren did not blame Liao Guangyi for covering up the Dragon Boat Festival. If he were in that position, he would not dare to say anything.
However, he really should prepare. Once a full-scale war breaks out with the Japanese army, I'm afraid the Japs will attack from the north and the south again. Moreover, especially the Japanese troops on the northern front were very strong and very difficult to deal with.
"Go and order all the ministries to enter a wartime state immediately. If the Japanese army invades, I will give you a severe beating."
Li Zhongren ordered the messenger to deliver the order, and then thought about it and drafted a telegram and sent it to Chongqing. Because once this battle starts, there may be no time to stop. He expects the results to be available in at least two months.
After all, there are indeed a lot of little devils, but his fifth theater also has more than 600,000 troops, so he doesn't want to piss off his little devils at all!
(End of chapter)
