Chapter Ninety-Seven: Danger Lurks (Fifth Update, Ask for Subscription)

Under the sunset, the military camp under Denggu Mountain in Nancheng is full of smoke and order, and under the two towering ancient camphor trees a few meters apart, there are more than 20 officers at or above the battalion level sitting upright. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Wang Huchen, chief of staff of the division, pointed to a large hand-drawn map and briefed everyone on the military situation:

"At present, two divisions of the 32nd Army led by Kuomintang General Qian Dajun, with a total of 14,000 men and horses, have driven to Huichang in the southwest of Ruijin, and the two divisions of the Guangdong Army left behind in northern Guangdong are close behind, and the local armed forces in the direction of Fujian Province have also appeared on the Jiangxi-Fujian border east of Ruijin, in an attempt to connect together and block the road of our army to the south, and a major war is inevitable!"

Wang Huchen put down his baton and announced very solemnly: "The front committee orders us to firmly nail it to Nancheng and make every effort to block the 26th Division of Zhang Fakui's vanguard in the direction of Fuzhou, the Lai Shicong Garrison Brigade of the 14th Army of the Kuomintang approaching step by step from the direction of Guixi, and the two regiments of Yang Ruxuan's division!" ā€

"Comrades, although the enemy who is currently following us is still two days away, we must be ready to meet the battle as soon as possible, we must go all out to nail the southern city to the death, and we must not let the enemy cross us and attack the front committee and the rear of the Chinese army."

Zheng Yi stepped forward to summarize: "You don't have to be nervous, the pursuing enemies behind us seem to be many, but in fact, they are not subordinate to each other, each has their own selfish intentions, so they move slowly, and they are still staying on both sides of the Fu River, five kilometers south of Fuzhou, in such a hot weather situation, the enemies who guard against each other can advance ten kilometers a day to be considered elite." ā€

The brothers burst into laughter, and the tension was quickly relieved.

Zheng Yi continued: "There is also important news, we have already reported to the front committee, our communications company commander Comrade Zhang Yao accidentally intercepted Zhang Fakui's telegram to Xu Zhirui, commander of the 26th Division in Fuzhou, the content of which was 'stop advancing and wait for orders'. ā€

"Perhaps it was precisely because we saw that Xu Zhirui, who drove to Fuzhou, did not move, and Lai Shicong's troops and Yang Ruxuan's troops in the direction of Jinxi stopped advancing one after another and did not continue to pursue, so in the next two days, we are very safe, even if a certain enemy pursues us, we can rely on favorable terrain and full preparation, and achieve the goal of blocking the enemy by means of cold guns and cold artillery or sudden attacks."

The brothers all smiled, and said that as long as they had two days to prepare, they would not worry about fighting with the superior enemy.

Facts have proved that Zheng Yi's inference is extremely correct, and the reconnaissance operations of the special service company of the teaching regiment are also very accurate and efficient.

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Unexpectedly, the first battle to the south was fought in the direction of Ruijin.

On 18 August, the 20th Army of Helong, which moved quickly, and a division of the enemy's 32nd Army encountered Rentian 13 kilometers north of Ruijin City, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle for four hours, both of which suffered heavy losses but did not retreat, and finally Ye Ting led two regiments of the 24th Division to reinforce from the left road, and quickly defeated the enemy army to pursue the victory and take Ruijin County in one fell swoop.

Qian Dajun, who had been reinforced by the enemy, hurriedly received the remnants and fled to Huichang.

Two days later, Xu Zhirui's division stationed in Fuzhou suddenly turned west, and Zhang Fakui also led the main force to leave Nanchang and return to Guangdong Province along both sides of the Gan River.

Yang Ruxuan's troops immediately stationed in Fuzhou and stood still, and Lai Shicong had no choice but to lead his troops back to Jinxi, and no one wanted to go south to pursue the rebels.

Zheng Yi received the information from the reconnaissance team of the special service company, and was greatly relieved, and immediately called the front committee to report in detail.

Most of the wounded and sick who had been given a week's rest had recovered, and the whole division was able to move south without pressure, and entered Guangchang in the early morning of 22 August, and the main forces were already attacking Huichang in three directions.

After a detailed discussion between Director Zhou and Chief of Staff Liu and Zheng Yi, they ordered the instructor to stay in Guangchang to protect the flank and rear security of the front armies, and strictly prevent the enemy troops in the direction of Fujian from taking the opportunity to sneak attack, and then led the front committee departments to march towards Ruijin.

Zheng Yi, who was apprehensive, quietly found his old brother Cao Mancheng, stuffed two bottles of sulfonamide and a bottle of quinine into his pocket, took out a note and put it in his hand: "Don't say anything, memorize it for me immediately!" ā€

Cao Mancheng looked at Zheng Yi in astonishment after reading the Hong Kong address on the note: "Boss, what are you worried about?" Do you have a bad premonition again? ā€

Zheng Yi sighed: "You can just listen to it, and you must not reveal half a sentence to the outside world!" ā€

"The enemy troops left in Guangdong Province are as high as three armies and ten divisions, namely Li Jishen's Eighth Route Army, Li Fulin's Fifth Army, and Fan Xiaoquan's Sixteenth Army, plus He Yingqin's garrison troops left in Chaoshan, three divisions of Qian Dajun's 32nd Army, which are about to engage the main forces of our army, and instructors led by Fang Dingying, the chief of education of the Whampoa Military Academy, who are going north for reinforcements, with a strength of up to 150,000."

"We have no chance of winning in the south, even if we fight a bloody way to reach Chaoshan, Meizhou, we will not be able to establish a base under the pursuit and encirclement of hundreds of thousands ......of enemy troops, and it is even more impossible for the Comintern to provide timely assistance, not to mention that the eastern Guangdong region, which faces the sea on both sides, is a dead place that cannot be moved in the war book."

"Now there are only 20,000 people left in all parts of our army, and more than 2,000 of them are still civilian personnel who cannot fight, how can this battle be fought?"

Cao Mancheng was anxious: "Then why don't you tell Director Zhou your thoughts?" ā€

Zheng Yi explained helplessly: "Do you think that people like Director Zhou, Chief of Staff Liu, and General Zhu Yujie didn't see it? Going to eastern Guangdong to establish a revolutionary base area is a strategic policy jointly formulated by the Comintern and the Central Committee. ā€

"What should I do? Boss, you have a lot of tricks, you have to think of ideas! Cao Mancheng was so anxious that his face was flushed and his heart was in turmoil.

Zheng Yi grabbed Cao Mancheng's collar: "Shut up Lao Tzu!" Let me tell you, these bottles of medicine are for you and Director Zhou just in case, the address on the note must be remembered, and then follow Director Zhou closely and don't go anywhere, once I and the brothers can't join you and Director Zhou, once our army is dispersed, I can still take the brothers to drill the ravine to fight guerrillas, you and the former committee members have no other way but to withdraw to Hong Kong, remember? ā€

Cao Mancheng's eyes suddenly turned red, he grabbed Zheng Yi's hand tightly, and nodded frequently: "Boss, you have to take care of yourself!" In the past six months, haven't you often explained guerrilla tactics to us? No matter how difficult it is, you can't stop you, don't worry about me, I will follow Director Zhou and the former committee closely, and wait for you to lead the brothers to come safely! ā€

Zheng Yi nodded heavily, glanced at the former committee members who were hurriedly relocating around him, and took back the note from Cao Mancheng's hand: "Do you remember the address on it?" ā€

Cao Mancheng quickly wiped away his tears: "Remember." ā€

"That's good, listen to me, in case you want to withdraw to Hong Kong, I'm talking about what if...... In case you arrive in Hong Kong, you will tell Director Zhou what I said today, he understands my family situation, but he doesn't know that Xu Maofu's family has moved to Hong Kong, and the first address above is Xu Maofu's parents' house. But you're confused, understand? Zheng Yi lowered his voice and admonished.

"Got it! Even if you don't understand it, you must have a reason for doing this. Cao Mancheng gradually calmed down, and his mind brightened.

Zheng Yi tidied up Cao Mancheng's collar that was crumpled by himself: "Let's go, it's almost over, keep your mouth shut, don't let others have any misunderstandings." ā€

Cao Mancheng nodded again, reluctantly took a few steps back, Zheng Yi smiled and strode out of the courtyard gate, and got on the horse and left with the guard platoon commander Xu Maofu.

On 24 August, Qian Dajun led two divisions to engage the rebel army shortly after the battle, and immediately withdrew from the battle and fled to Xunwu in the south.

Two days later, Ye Ting's troops defeated Qian Dajun's blocking force again at Luoxikou, and achieved an excellent record of destroying nearly 1,000 enemies, and the gate of northeastern Guangdong was opened.

When the good news reached Guangchang, the instructors and soldiers cheered, and many officers and men optimistically estimated that the headquarters would soon follow the armies into Guangdong Province.

Zheng Yi couldn't see the slightest smile on his face, and squatted in the east wing of the county yadong for a day and night, thinking hard in front of the map that marked the situation of the enemy and us.

Wang Huchen, chief of staff, and Li Zhao, political commissar, who cooperated with the tacit understanding, always followed Zheng Yi's side, and Li Zhao constantly relayed the information he received to Zheng Yi, and Wang Huchen kept drawing circles and lines on the map according to Zheng Yi's judgment.

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Finally, Mr. Zhu's poems were used to end this canvassing: Beihua recovered Lai Qunxiong, and the warriors sang the wind like clouds. Confident that he can retire from the sun, the rivers and mountains are still red.

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