The Battle of Ningdu was the greatest victory achieved by the instructor since its establishment, and a large number of captures made the officers and men of the division smile, and the chief of staff, Wang Huchen, made persistent efforts, led the 3rd Regiment, the 4th Regiment, and the 5th Regiment to each battalion, turned north, and pounced on Shishang Town, which had hoarded a large amount of grain and supplies. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the statistics of the results were sent to the division commander Zheng Yi, who was visiting the wounded and sick:

In this battle, more than 3,470 enemy troops were annihilated, 4,822 enemy troops were captured, including more than 1,200 wounded enemy soldiers who were being treated, and the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment were searching for the remnants of nearly 1,000 enemy troops who had fled into the mountains to the west.

As many as 623 soldiers of each regiment were killed, 346 were seriously wounded, and 862 were lightly wounded.

In this battle, six Krupp 75-mm mountain guns were captured, two of which were seriously deformed and unusable, 14 Maxim heavy machine guns, 39 Belgian-made Browning machine guns, 6,340 38-made rifles, 565 Hanyang 79 rifles, 183 Hua machine guns, 207 Mauser shell guns, 32 Browning 1910 pistols and Shanghai-made imitation Browning pistols.

In addition, more than 2 million rounds of ammunition of various types have been seized, and a large number of grains, horses, and various supplies have not had time to be counted, and they are being transported back to Ningdu City in a steady stream.

After reading the statistics of the results sent by the staff officers of the division headquarters, Zheng Yi felt mixed feelings in his heart.

I am glad that for the first time, the instructor annihilated the enemy of a division in a systematic manner, and the brilliant results he achieved made the officers and men of the division extremely proud and proud, and the style and temperament of the instructor gradually took shape, and the combat experience and technical and tactical level of the instructor rose rapidly.

Zheng Yi was worried that the number of dead and wounded brothers was as high as one regiment, and in the absence of medical treatment, nearly half of the more than 300 seriously wounded brothers would gradually die, and the more than 4,000 captured Yunnan officers and soldiers also needed to be dealt with quickly, but until now Zheng Yi still has no proper way to deal with it.

After inspecting the circle, Zheng Yi and several division staff leaders returned to the county government in the city, and Wang Huchen, the chief of staff, who had just taken a hot shower and changed into a clean military uniform, greeted him with a smile and told Zheng Yi an interesting story:

"I chatted with Yang Yuhan, the commander of the First Division, in the backyard just now, this old guy asked us to get in touch with Zhu Shigui as soon as possible, and repeatedly assured me that Zhu Shigui would be willing to pay a sum of money to ransom him and all the captured Yunnan officers and soldiers, but asked us not to make a noise."

Zheng Yi was surprised, and after thinking about it, he felt very normal, from the Xinhai Civil War at the end of the Qing Dynasty to the present, most of the military circles in the country have done this, so it has formed a convention, so Zheng Yi agreed without thinking twice:

"It's completely possible, according to our party's policy on treating prisoners, more than 4,000 Yunnan army prisoners will be released after all, and it is definitely a surprise to be able to exchange it for a large sum of money."

"I think it might be better to exchange it for guns, ammunition and all kinds of supplies that our army needs." Wang Huchen said with a smile.

Zheng Yi thought for a while: "There should be no problem in exchanging materials, it's just a little more troublesome, in exchange for weapons and ammunition, I'm afraid Zhu Shigui can't be the master, if it is passed out, I'm afraid even Zhu Peide can't get out of it, or it is most convenient to collect cash oceans and gold bars." ”

"Now that Shangguan Yong and Xu Maofu have opened up the trade routes in Fujian Province, they will be able to send a large number of materials purchased in Hong Kong to the Jiangxi-Fujian border in a month at the latest, and then let Shangguan Yong take the ocean and gold bars away."

Wang Huchen was overjoyed: "Great! It took Shangguan Yong more than three months to finally open up the situation, it's not easy! ”

"Let's go, I'm going to listen to your opinion and implement this matter as soon as possible."

Zheng Yi instructed the intelligence staff officer to open the map, and by the way, Zhang Yao was also called over, and the three of them began to discuss the map of the whole country obtained from the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Zheng Yi pointed to Putian on the coast of Fujian: "Shangguan Yong, together with the two major families in Putian, established a trading firm, and established a communication line under the guise of this trading bank, which can send supplies to Tingzhou, west of Ruijin, so I want to take this opportunity to establish a base in the mountains between Tingzhou and Ruijin." ”

"According to Shangguan Yong's report, there are many bandits in western Fujian, and the governments of various parts of Fujian Province have been encircling and suppressing and recruiting people for decades, but they have never solved the problem of banditry, and the bandits are more and more, so I want to send a battalion over to collect the bandits within a radius of 100 miles from Tingzhou, and if they are not convinced, they will eliminate him, and firmly control the trade route between the two provinces, and then gradually develop to the periphery."

"Good way, Tingzhou is located in a remote area, surrounded by mountains, and the terrain is complex, maybe it is another Jinggang Mountain!" Wang Huchen is very keenly aware of the development potential of Tingzhou.

Zhang Yao also strongly agreed: "If we can establish a revolutionary base area in or around Tingzhou, we will have a convenient passage to the sea, and I dare not say whether we can catch up with Jinggangshan, but it will definitely play a much greater role than the Donghuashan base area, and the situation of our army will also be greatly improved." ”

Zheng Yi nodded: "Who do you think is appropriate?" ”

"Shangguan Yong, do you have any suggestions?" Wang Huchen was very thoughtful.

Zheng Yi explained in detail: "He is really too busy, at least until the Putian intelligence station stabilizes, he can't free his hands, and he has to recruit troops, form his own caravan, and with the help of the two local families in Putian, open up the relationship between the counties along the Jiangxi-Fujian trade route." ”

"Again, Shangguan Yong is currently trying to find ways to break into the Kuomintang government and local army in Putian, and then infiltrate Fuzhou and Xiamen, so the task of establishing a base area is still up to us."

Wang Huchen's eyes widened, and he was surprised for a while: "This guy is so capable?" ”

Zheng Yi nodded heavily: "Yes, he does have the ability, I have always been very optimistic about him, and the current conditions are very favorable to us......"

"Putian is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, and the two major families that cooperate with Shangguan Yong have clansmen who have settled in Nanyang, run import and export business all year round, and have their own caravans, selling rubber shoes, raincoats, spices and machinery products produced in Nanyang to all parts of Fujian Province."

"Shangguan Yong talked with these two families for more than two months, until Maofu, as the owner of Hong Kong Evergreen Trading Company, rushed to Putian from Hong Kong and took out the right to operate Western medicine from Germany's Lu Phosphorus Foreign Company, and the two families in Putian happily chose to cooperate."

"At present, it seems that the business road between Jiangxi and Fujian is basically opened, and the next thing is to see how we respond."

"Does this situation need to be reported to the Jinggangshan Base Area Front Committee immediately?" Zhang Yao turned around and reminded Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi replied very seriously: "It must be reported, this is a matter of principle, and no one can be confused!" ”

"It's just that at present, we haven't completely opened up the Jiangxi-Fujian channel, and we haven't established a stable traffic station on the Jiangxi-Fujian border, so we need to wait for the first batch of materials to be safely transported before we can report to the front committee, otherwise no one is sure whether the matter can be done."

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