Chapter 266: Overture to the Eastward Expansion (Part 2)

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Before Zheng Yi and Li Zhao finished their discussion, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang Yao hurried over and handed Zheng Yi a secret telegram with a happy face.

Zheng Yi was overjoyed after reading it, and instructed Zhang Yao to call Wang Huchen, and then handed the secret telegram to Li Zhao: "The first telegram from the Putian Intelligence Station is not easy!" ”

Li Zhao immediately read it carefully, and after reading it, his eyebrows fluttered: "Great! Shangguan Yong, this guy did a really good job, he lived up to the trust of the division party committee, and the materials purchased from Hong Kong have been successfully transported to Putian, I don't know what kind of means this guy used to transport them to the shore, which is very remarkable! ”

In this way, it means that this batch of important materials can soon be sent to the Tingzhou area in western Fujian...... By the way, when are you going to get him to act? ”

"The sooner the better, of course."

Zheng Yi replied, and then patiently explained: "As early as the beginning of the month, Xu Maofu sent a list of supplies from Hong Kong, which not only included the special drugs we urgently needed, but also 5,000 mortar shells, 50,000 pairs of military shoes, a company's special equipment, 12 radio stations and 3 million rounds of ammunition. ”

"After several victories in succession, we basically have no shortage of bullets and light weapons now, and we have also captured a radio station, and all units of the division have been replenished in time, but the most important mortar shells have been completely used up, so that the eighteen Bayi mortars have become decorations, so that there will be no major battles in the next period of time."

Through a series of battle summaries, Li Zhao is well aware of the tremendous role of mortars in modern warfare, especially in guerrilla warfare and movement warfare, and mortars that are simple to operate and easy to carry have shown an irreplaceable role.

Even in the brutal battle of the fortified battle, the powerful firepower of the mortar and the appropriate strike capability from far and near were also vividly reflected, so Li Zhao very much agreed with Zheng Yi's point of view, and attached far more importance to mortars than the two batches of 75 mountain artillery captured from the 1st Division of the 39th Army and the newly formed 3rd Division of the Guangdong Army.

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Subsequently, Zhang Yao called Wang Huchen, who had just finished taking a bath, and the four of them immediately began to negotiate, and agreed that it was necessary to send three main regiments to occupy Ruijin as soon as possible, and one of the regiments continued to march eastward, taking Tingzhou in one fell swoop, and receiving the supplies sent by Shangguan Yong.

Zheng Yi took this opportunity to once again put forward the idea of opening up the border base areas between Jiangxi and Fujian.

Wang Huchen and Zhang Yao strongly agreed, while Li Zhao seemed a little hesitant, thought about it for a long time, and put forward a more prudent suggestion: "Do you want to report to the front committee of the base area?" ”

"Three days later, the six regiments and the two battalions of the guard regiment stationed in Xingguo will leave, the three main regiments will also go to Ruijin and Tingzhou, and the remaining two regiments will need to be stationed in Ningdu and Yudu respectively...... If something happens, I'm worried that I won't have enough troops. ”

"For such a big matter, we must report to the front committee of the base area for instructions, and I believe that the leaders of the front committee will agree." Zheng Yi said confidently.

Wang Huchen said with a smile: "The former committee of the base will definitely agree!" Among the important materials purchased from Hong Kong this time, there is also a share of the Jinggangshan base area, especially the radio station and special effect medicine, which are good things that cannot be bought even if you want to buy. ”

"During this period of time, Lao Han has repeatedly put forward a request for the purchase of radio stations and special drugs as soon as possible on behalf of the former committee of the base area, and after accepting this batch of materials, the existing difficulties will be solved immediately."

Li Zhao was finally convinced, nodded and said, "Okay, draft the telegram immediately, let's sign it jointly, and quickly send it to the front committee of the base area." ”

Zhang Yao took out a pen from his jacket pocket, looked around and said, "I'll come!" ”

Li Zhao looked at Zheng Yi: "The comrades of the Central Commissioner and the Special Committee of the Border Region are about to arrive, it is estimated that they will not stay in Xingguo for long, can you return with me to receive them?" ”

Zheng Yi thought for a moment, felt that he was really lacking in skills, shook his head and said: "It's still up to you to take full responsibility, I need to follow the three main forces to Ruijin, and then drive to Tingzhou." ”

"This time, I have to meet with Shangguan Yong and the brothers in the task force, listen carefully to their reports and requirements, and jointly formulate the work plan for the next stage of the Putian Intelligence Station."

"Which regiments are you going to bring with you?" Wang Huchen asked curiously.

Zheng Yi said his thoughts: "At present, the fifth regiment is stationed in the capital, and it needs to take care of more than 1,000 prisoners of the Cantonese army, and the first regiment has returned to Jiangkou Town to guard the south of the Xingguo base area...... In this way, you can only bring the second regiment, the third regiment and the divisional units over, what is your opinion? ”

Wang Huchen nodded, Li Zhao had no opinion, Zhang Yao, who had prepared the message, handed over the folder, Zheng Yi felt that there was no problem after reading it carefully, and took the lead in signing his name on it, and then Li Zhao and Wang Huchen signed their names respectively, and Zhang Yao personally sent the message to the front committee of the base area.

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Ten o'clock in the evening, Jinggang Mountain, Ciping.

Seven former members of the local committee gathered together to discuss the call they had just received.

Zhu Yujie was very surprised that the instructor had opened up the transportation channel in Fujian Province, and after listening to Commissar Mao's statement, he asked with concern: "Can you really bring back so many important materials?" ”

Committee member Mao happily replied: "As early as three months ago, the instructor sent capable personnel to Hong Kong to gradually gain a firm foothold and secretly engage in the procurement of medicines and weapons and equipment by taking advantage of Comrade Zheng Yi's family connections......

"Although I don't know the specific working methods and progress of the work, nor do I know their procurement channels, transportation routes and how to open up the transportation lines in Fujian Province, I can see their outstanding results and excellent performance from this telegram sent by the Party Committee of the instructor."

Han Shouren added: "The materials listed in the telegram are all urgently needed in our base areas, especially medicines and radio stations, which have been long-awaited by all units of our army. ”

"What is the current situation on the border between Jiangxi and Fujian?" Comrade Chen Zhonghong asked.

Thanks to the long-term telegraph contact with the instructors, Commissar Mao was very familiar with the situation on the Jiangxi-Fujian border:

"After several major wars, there are no regular Kuomintang troops on the Jiangxi-Fujian border...... As early as before the victory in Ningdu, the two regiments of the instructor captured Ruijin for the second time, and then quickly went south, broke through the county town of Huichang in one fell swoop, and returned to Ruijin after capturing a large number of supplies, and then rushed to the battlefield of Ningdu, and the other two regiments of the instructor successfully ambushed the first division of the 39th Army of the Yunnan Army, and obtained an unprecedented victory in Ningdu. ”

"At present, it seems that only Guangchang and Fuzhou have two brigades of the Dian Army stationed on the border between Jiangxi and Fujian, and Shicheng in the northwest is the hometown of the local warlord Lai Shicong, with a regiment of garrison troops, while northeast Guangdong and southwest Fujian are bandit-infested areas, with high mountains and dense forests, and almost no regular troops are stationed, and there is no resistance for the three regiments of the instructor to go to Ruijin."

"In this case, the instructor should be very wealthy!" Chief of Staff Wang Erzhuo sighed.

Everyone laughed, and Zhu Yujie asked again: "What is the size of the instructor's troops?" ”

Commissar Mao raised his hand and made a "six" gesture: "As of the beginning of this month, the instructors have grown to 11,000 people in six main regiments, and there is also a guard regiment that is not in the queue. ”

"After the two regiments of 2,800 soldiers were drawn this time, there were still four and a half regiments...... After continuous battles, it is estimated that the troops will be reduced by 1,000 to 1,500 people, and there should be more than 6,000 people at present, which is very remarkable! ”

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