October 15, 9 a.m. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Eight kilometers northwest of Chaling, Huangshaping.

In the wide and bright main hall in the center of the compound, Yan Zhongru, commander of the newly formed First Division of the Eighth Army, Lu Jingzong, chief of staff, and the two main regiment commanders compared and drew on the map, arguing endlessly.

According to the latest information brought back by Tanma, an hour ago, the communist army that sacked Youxian had already set up camp, escorted hundreds of Youxian regiments, officials, and people, drove more than 100 fully loaded wagons, and slowly marched south, the march was several miles long, and it seemed that the two regiments of the Hunan army had laid an ambush trap on the road north of Huangshaping.

Chief of Staff Lu Jingzong believes that there is no need to change the ambush plan for leisure, and the reasons are very good:

"If this communist army had sensed the intentions of our army, it would never have been possible to continue southward with more than 100 wagons of food, supplies, and a large amount of looted money."

"According to the confirmation of the two groups of people who fled from Youxian and reported the news, as well as the results obtained by our army's repeated reconnaissance, although this communist army claims to be a division, it is actually only 1,500 men and horses at most, and these people and horses are now in the army team that is slowly moving south."

"Even if the famous communist general Zheng Yi is full of strategy, where did he transfer enough troops to bypass the ambush circle laid by our army and sneak attack Chaling City behind us? Brother Zhongchu, I think you are frightened by your reputation as a Whampoa instructor, haha! ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and Zhu Zhongchu, the second head of the third phase of Huangpu, became even more ugly, and he forcibly held back the anger in his heart and reminded:

"There is a way to be famous! You might as well recall that Zheng Yi made a name for himself in the Battle of Guangchang, and after he led his troops to break through, the deceitful methods he successively used in Yihuang and Ji'an, are they not enough to make us vigilant? ”

Lu Jingzong smiled to himself: "Brother Zhongchu, I know what you said, but there is one thing I am afraid you haven't noticed, that is, I have never heard that this Zheng Yi commanded a dignified battle, nor have I heard that he fought a decent battle, the so-called speed and deceit are all passive means shown in breaking through and escaping." ”

"Now he only has more than 1,000 men and horses in his hands, and there is no artillery and mortars to help, where can he escape in the face of the ambush set by 3,000 men and horses of the two main regiments of our army?"

"Even if he hides a strange army, it will be difficult for him to bypass the mountain in front of him in two days, march more than 80 kilometers in a row, and sneak attack Chaling from the flank and rear, not to mention that Chaling is eight kilometers behind us, and there are 1,200 local soldiers who have rearmed to defend it."

"The chief of staff is right, Brother Zhongchu, it seems that you are too worried, haha!"

Zhou Xiaowu, a burly and dignified head of the regiment, patted Zhu Zhongchu on the shoulder, and his tone sounded like a round, but the contempt in his eyes was unrestrained, and at a glance, he knew that the relationship between him and Zhu Zhongchu was not as harmonious as he showed on his lips.

The division commander Yan Zhongru, who was sitting on the main seat, always smiled and did not say a word.

The commander of the new division who had just been promoted from the position of "Commander-in-Chief of the Anti-Communist Party in Pingliu Qingxiang" seemed to be gentle and elegant, but in fact he was deep and ruthless.

Since the "Ma-Ri Incident", the number of Communists who died tragically under Yan Zhongru's butcher's knife is innumerable, and in Pingjiang and Liuyang alone, more than 500 Communists and members of the peasant association were beheaded by him.

Yan Zhongru's current title of major general and division commander of the newly formed First Division of the Eighth Army was exchanged for the blood and heads of countless communists.

Because of this, after Yan Zhongru led two regiments into the county seat of Chaling, he immediately revealed his bloodthirsty, ruthless and brutal nature, raised his butcher's knife again, cut off more than 450 heads of communists and peasant union Red Guards, and then hung the severed heads above the four city gates.

At this moment, Yan Zhongru saw that Zhu Zhongchu, the only general under his command from the Whampoa Military Academy, was silent, and knew that it was time to speak by himself, so he smiled and slowly stood up.

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"Report to the division, the marching team of the Communist Party walked to the foot of Shibao Mountain, suddenly stopped advancing, and then quickly gathered more than 100 carriages, arranged in a large circle to block the entire north-south passage, and about two companies of troops quickly seized the commanding heights on both sides, as if they had discovered us!"

The hurried report broke Yan Zhongru's wishful thinking, and shocked the chief of staff Lu Jingzong and the two regiment commanders dumbfounded.

Yan Zhongru strode forward, stared at the eyes of the combat staff officer, and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?" ”

The young combat staff officer replied tremblingly: "When my subordinates received an urgent report from the horses, they immediately went to the northern mountain pass to confirm that this was indeed the case, and the communist team set up a decisive battle at Shibao Mountain, two kilometers away from the northern mountain pass, so they immediately rode back on fast horses to report it. ”

Yan Zhongru bit his cheeks and ordered in a deep voice: "Explore again!" ”

The combat staff officer turned around and ran out of the main hall, and was so frightened by Yan Zhongru's gloomy gaze that he forgot to answer, who wanted to be at the door, he actually tripped over the threshold, and then stood up in embarrassment and ran away.

Yan Zhongru's eyes widened in anger, he snorted coldly, turned around and walked to the Eight Immortals Table, and under the nervous gaze of Lu Jingzong and others, he stretched out his slender fingers and slowly glided on the map, and finally stopped at the black dot marked "Shibao Mountain":

"This Zheng Yi really deserves his reputation, and he even let him discover the trap we carefully laid out, and what I admire even more is that he did not turn around and escape, but put on a position, wanting to fight with our army...... Remarkable, truly remarkable! At least the courage is admirable. ”

Lu Jingzong said worriedly: "In this way, we are quite passive, please take a look at the master...... The adversary stopped two kilometres outside of our ambush circle, out of range of all our weapons, and seized the high ground to create a condescending vantage point. ”

"If we take the initiative to attack, we must go out of the mountain pass to the north and establish an attack position on this undulating open land, so that we can give full play to the superiority of troops and weaponry."

Yan Zhongru nodded slightly: "That's the truth, but let's discuss it first, is this Zheng Yi forcing us to go out and fight with him, or is there some hidden conspiracy?" ”

"The subordinates suggested that they immediately give up the ambush, gather the team to drive out of the mountain pass, and have a good fight with the surnamed Zheng, I don't believe it, what tricks can his more than 1,000 tired divisions play!" Zhou Xiaowu, the head of the first regiment, responded loudly.

Under Yan Zhongru's inquiring gaze, Chief of Staff Lu Jingzong hesitated slightly, and said the benefits and disadvantages: "I'm afraid we don't have many choices, if we assemble in place, confront the enemy, or retreat to Chaling to wait for the enemy to attack, it is difficult to predict how the enemy general Zheng Yi will respond, is he taking the initiative to attack?" Or take the opportunity to escape? ”

"If this Zheng Yi is allowed to escape smoothly, I'm afraid it will be a big trouble, maybe he will run to the weakly defended Anren County, or kill a horse gun, return to Youxian County, continue to loot, and maybe even go north directly to attack Liling City, which is empty."

"Based on the current strength of the surrounding counties and Liling, it is difficult to withstand the attack of 1,500 men and horses under Zheng Yi's army, so the political impact will be difficult to estimate!"

Yan Zhongru slowly sat back in his chair, his expression becoming extremely solemn: "Yes! The two regiments of my newly formed first division are to quell the riots in southern Hunan, once Zheng Yi's communist troops are allowed to wander everywhere and harm all directions, our responsibility is the greatest, and we can't push it off if we want to! ”

Zhu Zhongchu, the second regiment commander who was good at thinking, moved his mouth and closed it again, he wanted to suggest that Yan Zhongru leave half of his troops and occupy a favorable location to confront the enemy, and the other half of his troops returned to Chaling to defend the fortified city, just in case, but after listening to Lu Jingzong's analysis and Yan Zhongru's lamentation, he no longer dared to say what he thought in his heart.

The famous saying "war is the continuation of politics" is remembered by every Whampoa graduate.

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