On December 31, the last day of the 28th year of the Republic of China, Zhou Min met Principal Zhang, who went out to visit friends.

Principal Zhang came early, but he just went to visit his friends after a simple meal, and left the Zhou Mansion, Zhou Min always wanted to talk to her privately, but he didn't have a chance, and he didn't want to be too deliberate.

Fortunately, tomorrow is the day of engagement, and Principal Zhang has returned to the Zhou Mansion today, waiting for tomorrow's banquet.

Now Zhou Min is walking with Principal Zhang in the Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Min smiled bitterly: "Principal, I've always wanted to have the opportunity to chat with you alone, but I didn't expect you to visit a friend for a few days." ”

"Minmin, do you have something?"

"Of course, it's still a big deal, I got a message from other channels, and I have to tell you. ”

"What's the news?" Seeing that Zhou Min said so urgently and solemnly, Principal Zhang didn't know why he had a bad premonition.

"Principal: The New Fourth Army is transferred, don't go to the Maolin area of Nanjing County, Anhui. ”

"Minmin, why?"

"Headmaster, you have to believe me, if you want the New Fourth Army to move safely, you must not go to this place. There may be an ambush. ”

"Minmin, where did you get the news?" asked Principal Zhang, who changed color.

"Headmaster, you don't care where I got the news, as long as you know that you can't go to the Maolin area of Nanjing County, Anhui, hurry up and report to your superiors, it's too late." ”

The transfer route of the entire New Fourth Army was decided by the top leadership, and although Principal Zhang was a special intelligence officer, this was obviously not a decision that she could touch.

However, Zhou Min's information is too terrifying, there may be an ambush, and the biggest possibility is that it comes from the Kuomintang.

Principal Zhang's heart was completely confused by Zhou Min's words.

"Minmin, I still have to go out for a while, you get busy first. After saying that, Principal Zhang left in a hurry.

Coming to the liaison station where Liuzi and Qian Li were located, Principal Zhang hurriedly said, "I want to use the radio immediately, prepare it for me quickly." ”

The two of them saw that Principal Zhang was a little flustered, so they didn't ask much and immediately prepared.

Although it is not yet possible to determine the authenticity of the information, it is better to believe that it is there than to believe that it is not.

After quickly sending out the information, Principal Zhang still frowned, and sat there waiting for a reply.

Qian Li and Liuzi glanced at each other, not knowing what was happening.

Liuzi asked in a low voice, "Comrade Jinhua, is something serious?"

"Something big has happened, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop, I got a top-secret information about the New Fourth Army, and I am reporting it to the top leadership. ”

As soon as the two heard the supreme leader, they knew that it was the tip of the pyramid of the intelligence system, and it was not at all within their reach.

For reasons of discipline, the two did not ask much about the New Fourth Army.

Location: Yan'an.

"Chief Extra Encryption Intelligence. ”

The man known as the chief picked up the information and looked at it. His face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly walked out of the door with the information.

This information immediately attracted great attention from the Yan'an side, and a meeting was held to discuss it.

"Tell me, what do you think of the situation?" the chairman asked, taking a puff of his cigarette. ”

"Lao Zhang, can you determine the authenticity of the information?"

"I can't be sure, it's our special intelligence officer Comrade Jin Hua who delivered the information, but now she can't verify the authenticity of the information. ”

"Isn't this playing the piano indiscriminately, and you can't verify the authenticity of the information, why did you send it rashly?"

"Boss, this is not playing the piano indiscriminately, it is really a big matter, otherwise Comrade Jinhua would not risk being exposed and send information. Section Chief Zhang naturally defended his own people, and hurriedly explained.

"Then look at it in two ways, what happens if the information is fake, and what happens if the information is true?"

"Mr. President, I would like to begin by making my observations. If the information is false, it means that the other side wants us not to follow the route that has already been set. It is likely that they had ambushes on the other two routes. If it were true, the New Fourth Army would have been dealt a fatal blow by Lao Chiang in this area. ”

"Chief of Staff, I disagree with you. If it was fake news, it would be good for Lao Jiang's people to ambush them directly on Lao Ye's retreat route, so why bother to make them change their route?"

"Maybe it's because they're too late to deploy. ”

"No, the current intelligence shows that the three proposed routes have Kuomintang troops, and there is no problem of troop deployment. ”

"What about the others? What do you think?"

"My opinion is that it is better to believe what is there than what is not. Now that the situation is so tense, we must not be careless. Even if there is a 1 in 10,000 chance, you should avoid it. ”

"My opinion is ......"

"I think ......"

The dilapidated cave is filled with smoke. Here, the top brass expressed their opinions.

This information was discussed for two or three hours, and in the end no conclusion was reached. Everyone was even more noisy.

"Okay, okay, let's stop arguing, as the saying goes, far water can't quench the thirst of the near, what is the situation in Anhui now? Send this message directly to Commander Ye and Deputy Commander Xiang, and let them discuss it themselves before making a decision. ”

"Isn't this too ......, Chairman?"

"It's too hasty, isn't it? No, it's not hasty at all, let's go to command people thousands of kilometers away, that's what it's called hasty. Tell them to discuss the results and report them as soon as possible. ”

"Yes"

The information soon reached the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army.

Seeing this information, the four leaders of the New Fourth Army also began to scratch their heads.

"Lao Ye, what do you think of this information?"

Commander Ye smiled bitterly: "I'd rather not have this true or false unknown information now, it's really interfering with judgment." ”

"We feel the same way. ”

"Old Xiang, do you think this information is true or false?"

"I think it's more likely to be fake. There are only three routes we have to take:

The first is the route designated by the three theaters to southern Jiangsu, which must pass through the defense of the 52nd Division and the 108th Division.

The second is to go slightly south to the back of the 52nd Division and the 108th Division, and still have to fight two divisions.

The third is further south, south of Jing County, Ningguo, and north of Jingde, separated from the 52nd and 108th Divisions, and there is a possibility of encountering the 40th Division, but only the 40th Division can be attacked.

And the road of Maolin in Jing County was planned by us. If we believe this information now and change the original route of the march, we will be more threatened, and perhaps this information is just a trick of the enemy. ”

Hearing Xiang Ying say this, others also felt reasonable. Moreover, they did not think that the Kuomintang should not risk the world to do something against them.

If we make a sudden move, how will the people of the whole country think of people of various political parties? That is not a joke for the Japanese.

"My opinion is to continue to follow the original route and enter the county Maolin area. ”

Xiang Ying's words can be regarded as a nail in the coffin for the marching route of the New Fourth Army.

(Although Commander Ye is a military commander, he is airborne and has no real power, and the power is in the hands of Deputy Commander Xiang)

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