With a dark face, Chu Yunfei tore open the envelope and took out the letterhead. He looked at it for a few times and was stunned.
Fang Ligong looked at Chu Yunfei and asked, "What did Xie Baoqing write in his letter?"
Chu Yunfei handed the letter to Fang Ligong, stared at Yu Biao and asked, "What did Xie Baoqing say when he handed this letter to you?"
Yu Biao carefully replied with lingering fear: "I didn't say anything, he just told me that this letter must be delivered to the group leader personally."
Chu Yunfei stared at Yu Biao without relaxing at all: "What else?"
Yu Biao scratched his head and thought for a long time: "It's really gone."
Chu Yunfei snorted: "Get out and wait for processing."
Yu Biao felt relieved and hurriedly saluted Chu Yunfei and turned towards the door. He suddenly stopped when his hand touched the door, turned around and said to Chu Yunfei: "He seemed to have said something, saying that they are all Chinese." For his sake, there’s no need to thank him for calling the group.”
"Get out~" Chu Yunfei roared.
Yu Biao hurriedly opened the door and ran out, not forgetting to turn around and close the door.
Fang Ligong read the letter twice and looked at Chu Yunfei with a slight frown: "Regiment leader, Xie Baoqing said that Yoshio Shinozuka has mobilized two divisions from the Kwantung Army to help northwest Shanxi. This news seems to me like Not that reliable.”
Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong: "What do you say?"
Fang Ligong walked to the strategic situation map of the Republic of China hanging on the wall, picked up his baton and pointed at the Northeast region and said: "The Japanese Kwantung Army is in a stalemate with the 9th and 10th Group Army and the 25th and 35th Group Army of the Soviet Far East Army Air Force. Germany has contained a large part of the Soviet Union's forces. If Yoshio Shinozuka allocates two divisions from the Kwantung Army to support northwestern Shanxi at this time, then the Soviet army will probably be able to allocate more than ten or twenty divisions to support the Stalingrad battlefield. If If this is the case, Germany’s offensive against the Soviet Union may fall short. Japan and Germany are allies, and they will not fail to take this into consideration.”
Chu Yunfei also walked to the map and said: "I don't agree with Brother Ligong. From a macro perspective, the German army now firmly controls the initiative on the battlefield, while the Japanese army has been retreating steadily since the US allies joined the war, and even the homeland has suffered There is a threat. I think the most urgent thing for the Japanese army at this time is to win on the Chinese battlefield, rather than focusing a large part of their energy on containing the Soviet Far East Army."
Chu Yunfei took the baton from Fang Ligong, pointed to the northwest Shanxi region on the map and continued: "Brother Ligong, please see, if the Japanese army occupied the northwest Shanxi region, then they could cut off the Soviet Far East Army's retreat route by going north, and threaten the Soviet Far East Army by going south. To protect the safety of Chongqing, and to form a large-scale siege of Chongqing with the Japanese army in Central China and South China, this is really a clever move. Therefore, I think Xie Baoqing's letter still has a certain degree of credibility."
Fang Ligong smiled bitterly: "I don't see as far as Brother Yunfei. If I only look at the front, I feel that Xie Baoqing fabricated this information just because he was afraid that we would fight him. I suggest that the regiment should verify it with the military department. After all, if there are really two The Japanese army of three divisions supports the Japanese army in northwestern Shanxi, and our strategic deployment will also be greatly affected."
Chu Yunfei nodded: "The verification is positive. If confirmed, I think we should report it to the Eighth Route Army. After all, they are also anti-Japanese armed forces. If their losses are too large, it will not be of any benefit to our cause of the war of resistance."
Fang Ligong pointed to the roof with a wry smile: "Brother Yunfei is worried about the country and the people. I'm afraid the superiors won't think so. If we can use the power of the Japanese to get rid of this thorn in our side, I think many people above will be very happy."
Chu Yunfei sighed softly: "The saddest thing is that brothers are fighting against each other. Unfortunately, this is not something you and I can control. Sooner or later, the collision of two ideas will lead to a winner. Forget it, let's not talk about it for now. That's it. Let's go back to Xie Baoqing. I never expected that this bandit would become more and more mature. To be honest, I really can't completely eradicate this group of bandits now. It's not that I can't defeat it, but that I can't defeat it. "
"Why?" Fang Ligong looked at Chu Yunfei and asked.
Chu Yunfei smiled bitterly: "We lost the combat effectiveness of two battalions overnight. Now we only have three main battalions and one artillery battalion left. Plus the reserve team of the guard company and supervisory team, there are only five battalions at best. With the strength of one battalion, and we have to garrison such a large area, the number of troops that can really be mobilized is only two battalions at most."
"And now Xie Baoqing has pulled Wu Wenhua over again. It is conservatively estimated that he already has three battalions of troops in his hands, and he has also snatched the equipment of two of our battalions. I am afraid that his current combat effectiveness is no less than that of Li Yunlong's independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Even if A little less powerful, but already capable of fighting."
"If we go head-to-head with him at this time, it will be a lose-lose result. The overall situation of the confrontation will be unfavorable, and the Eighth Route Army will definitely choose to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Maybe Li Yunlong will take the opportunity to expand his territory and put his troops under our noses. , then we will be passive."
Fang Ligong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Li Yunlong can do this."
Chu Yunfei snorted: "That's a master who takes advantage when he can. If he doesn't take advantage, he won't be Li Yunlong. We won't give him this opportunity."
Fang Ligong asked: "Then Xie Baoqing just forgets it here?"
Chu Yunfei laughed: "Didn't he threaten to fight the Japanese? Then we will lend him the equipment of the two battalions first. The closest to him is the Zhangzhuang stronghold, and Zhangzhuang is an important relay station of the Tongpu Line. The Zhangzhuang stronghold stationed two squadrons of Japs and a brigade of the Imperial Alliance Army, equipped with four 92-inch infantry cannons and eight heavy machine guns, as well as a dozen light machine guns and grenades. With such powerful firepower, even if we I’m not sure I can eat it.”
Fang Ligong nodded: "The quality of the Japs' soldiers is the most terrifying. They have been forcibly instilled with the belief of loyalty to the Emperor. They are not afraid of death on the battlefield and can maintain their combat effectiveness as long as they still have breath. This is what we It can’t be done.”
Chu Yunfei hummed: "So the combat effectiveness of a Japanese squadron is greater than the combat effectiveness of a reinforced battalion of ours. Moreover, they have been operating in Zhangzhuang for many years, and their strongholds have been built to be impregnable. Mines and barbed wires are densely covered along the railway line, and every mile there are There is a bunker with a gun tower every five miles, plus armored patrol cars on the railway every hour, which completely creates an all-round cross-fire network. To attack such a military fortress, it must take several times We can only match the enemy's strength. We can only do it by uniting with Li Yunlong's troops here, and we also need the help of friendly forces to block the reinforcements coming from Taiyuan and Shanyin. With Xie Baoqing's gang, I don't believe he dares to go Provoke the Japanese from Zhangzhuang stronghold whose combat power is several times his."
Fang Ligong smiled bitterly, it was these rabble who defeated our two well-equipped reinforced battalions without firing a shot, but Fang Ligong did not say this.
Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong: "We both know about Wu Wenhua. As long as Xie Baoqing doesn't move after a while, do you think Wu Wenhua will betray him again?"
Fang Ligong laughed loudly: "Wu Wenhua has been holding back for a long time to fight the Japanese. If Xie Baoqing only recruits troops in the name of resisting Japan, Wu Wenhua will rebel within a month, and maybe he will get rid of Xie Baoqing for us." This eyesore.”
Chu Yunfei patted Fang Ligong on the arm: "You and I still don't know Wu Wenhua's tactics in fighting. Without Xie Baoqing, it would be easy to get rid of him. Okay, Brother Ligong, let's put this matter aside for now and report to the military department for me. Report, report the battle damage, and ask the military department about Xie Baoqing’s letter. If it is true, I’m afraid we really don’t have time to seek revenge from him.”
Fang Ligong nodded: "I'll do it right away."
Fang Ligong turned around and went out. Chu Yunfei turned around and stared at the Chinese strategic situation map hanging on the wall, with his eyebrows twisted into a deep frown.
Although the Japanese army has shown signs of decline on the international battlefield, it still has the upper hand on the domestic battlefield. Most of the nine important railway lines are under the control of the Japanese army. Northeast China, North China, East China, and South China, and most of China's rich lands have fallen. This I am afraid that this battle will be a protracted war of attrition. It is not easy to regain the lost ground, and it may take all my life.
Chu Yunfei was deep in thought when Fang Ligong left and returned. He walked to Chu Yunfei with a solemn expression and said, "Regiment leader, I just called the military department, and the military department also received similar news as Xie Baoqing mentioned. It is being verified. According to a report from the military command, there were indeed two divisions of the Kwantung Army on deployment three days ago, but their specific whereabouts are unknown."
Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows slightly and stared at Fang Ligong and said: "What do the people above do for food? We didn't know such important information until now, and we got the information from a bandit first."
Fang Ligong smiled bitterly: "Folk rumors say that the front is tight and the rear is tight. The efficiency of our intelligence system is really worrying."
Chu Yunfei snorted: "They are all staring at the red ones, and they have no time to stare at the white ones. To fight against the outside world, you must first settle the internal affairs. The country is going to perish, but they still have to start internal strife among themselves."
Fang Ligong patted Chu Yunfei's arm: "Brother Yunfei, it's okay for you and I to talk about this in private. If the superiors hear it, I'm afraid you and I should sit on the bench."
Chu Yunfei pondered for a moment, then walked quickly to the phone beside him and shook the handle.
Fang Ligong hurriedly stepped forward and pressed the phone, looked directly at Chu Yunfei and said, "Brother Yunfei, are you going to call Li Yunlong? Think again."
Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong and picked up the phone firmly: "Please pick up Li Yunlong, the commander of the 386th Brigade Independent Regiment of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. This is Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment."
After a long time, Li Yunlong's loud voice came from the microphone: "Brother Yunfei, you miss me so much. Are you fucking mocking me on purpose? I'm not the leader of the independent group now. Now I am the battalion commander. I have to run two miles to answer your call. By the way, I was fired as the commander because I avenged you. You owe me a huge favor. You have to treat me to a drink. .”
Chu Yunfei had a black line on his head.
Can you blackmail me?
Impressed.
