Chapter 667: All lines are connected
The command headquarters suddenly fell silent, everyone looked at each other in disbelief, the entire Zhejiang and Jiangxi areas have fallen into the hands of the enemy, except for the Fifth Army and the 75th Army outside Nanchang City, there are no other troops, how to come to Quzhou victory.
Of course, they also knew that the Fifth Army and the 75th Army were attacking Nanchang with all their might, building momentum for Qin Feng's breakthrough in southern Anhui, and forcing the Japanese army to increase troops to reduce Qin Feng's pressure.
When Qin Feng was in contact with the Fifth Army and the 75th Army, he did make a request to temporarily block the news, which was also for security reasons. Wu Huawen, the commander of the 75th Army, didn't know anything about it, and Du Yuming, the commander of the Fifth Army, really didn't mention anything, so they were inexplicable.
When the telegram was circulated all the way in their hands, the command headquarters was in an uproar, no matter what kind of mood they had, they had to admire Qin Feng's heavenly plan and divine pen. Everyone had speculated about Qin Feng's breakthrough route, but no one could have guessed that he would actually set the breakthrough in Quzhou.
The entire command headquarters suddenly ushered in a burst of joy, and the chairman of the committee even more frowned, greatly appreciating the heroic performance of Qin Feng and the former enemy commander, and at the same time affirming Qin Feng's execution of Shangguan Yun on the spot, treating traitors to the party-state should be dealt with by such extraordinary means, not killing is not enough to correct the morale of the army, not killing is not enough to anger the people, and not killing is not enough to show the determination of the War of Resistance.
No one was skeptical about Shangguan Yun's defection to the enemy, because the telegram also contained the testimony of Wang Dingyuan, the newly appointed director of the Political Training Department of the new 32nd Army, which could be said to have pictures and truths, and no one would be stupid enough to go with a general who had already been executed or even had an unforgivable stain, and even Shangguan Yun's old commander, General Gu, did not dare to mention a word about it at this moment.
Speaking of which, the most depressed person at this time may be General Gu, not to mention the number one henchman being killed, and wearing a shameful traitor hat, which makes his old boss lose face. Qin Feng dispatched his troops without any sense of disobedience, and the generals at all levels obeyed their words, there is no need to speculate on this, a battle of this kind, it can be said that any mistake in any link will lead to the failure of the battle, it is impossible to do it without the cooperation of commanders at all levels, and this unity of heaven and man makes Chief Gu feel heartbroken, and the hundreds of thousands of elites in the third theater that he has worked so hard to build can be regarded as having nothing to do with himself.
What Admiral Gu didn't expect was that the turnaround would actually appear in the next second.
In view of the fact that the troops have successfully broken through the encirclement, General He, chief of staff, proposed that it is time to draw up a plan for the re-establishment of the third theater of operations, and that officers at all levels should be demoted and used? It is an expedient measure to break through the encirclement, and when their lives are threatened, they may be able to accept it temporarily, but once they jump out of the encirclement, this extreme psychological imbalance will soon be revealed, after all, they have not made any mistakes, which makes them downgrade one level for no reason, and everyone will be sad about this hurdle, and it is also extremely detrimental to the stability of the troops. Moreover, it is impossible for one 40th Army to have 12 integrated divisions under its command. Therefore, it is urgent to rebuild the third theater of operations.
General He's remarks immediately aroused heated discussions, and everyone also felt that this matter really had to be resolved immediately, and everyone in charge of the officers understood that the rank of post was not promoted by bloody struggle, and this unwarranted demotion would indeed cause an imbalance in the psychology of the officers, and the officers would be in chaos, and the troops would have to be dispersed.
The chairman of the NPC National Committee also deeply believes that the issue of rebuilding the Third War Zone has been decided.
General Gu was of course overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately stepped forward, saying that the third theater was established by himself, and of course he had to pick up this heavy burden.
But his words immediately attracted opposition, Chen Cheng, Minister of the Political Department, and General Li, Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Theater, both said that General Gu was no longer suitable for this position, and the troops were in prison, and you, the commander, could not live and die with the soldiers, and there was no prestige in the eyes of the soldiers. Besides, even the number one general almost surrendered with his troops, almost bringing immeasurable losses to the party-state, and one of the improper use of personnel is that he can't run away properly, and with these two points, you Gu General is no longer completely unsuitable for this position. It is Qin Feng who is the most suitable candidate, which is also what the people want.
However, General He, chief of staff, believes that although Qin Feng's outstanding exploits are obvious to all, he is too young after all, and he still needs to be polished well, and he is the nephew of the chairman of the committee, and if he rises too quickly, it will also cause criticism, saying that the chairman is nepotistic. Qin Feng has been promoted from a captain company commander to a first-class general in less than a year, it can be said that it is unprecedented in history, it is no longer possible to go against the sky, the current war of resistance is still in full swing, the most glorious time for his Qin Feng's achievements is far from coming, what will you use to reward him at that time, is it your position or my position?
Admiral He's remarks can be said to be quite heartbreaking, and everyone fell into silence, even the chairman of the committee was silent, and his face was uncertain. In fact, these words all hit his sore spot, and he also knew the true meaning of General He's words, afraid that he would not be able to suppress Qin Feng, the grandson monkey, after all, and end up with a miserable end.
In the end, the chairman of the committee made a final decision, Qin Feng is not suitable to be the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, as for the candidate, it can be discussed again, and there must be a proper reason, after all, there must be an explanation for changing the order every day.
After Qin Feng led the troops into Quzhou, the Japanese army's plan to encircle and suppress came to naught, and the Japanese 133rd Division threw down its baggage and light equipment to advance, and at this time it was still at the boundary of Jinhua, dozens of miles away from Quzhou, and there was news from the rear that their baggage team had just been attacked by the New Fourth Army, and all the heavy artillery and materials fell into the hands of the New Fourth Army. In addition, Quzhou had been lost, and it had lost its strategic significance to move forward again, so the 133rd Division could only choose to retreat to Jinhua, and at the same time hoped to regain the lost heavy artillery and supplies from the New Fourth Army.
Although the 140th Division and the 157th Division of the Japanese Army had reached the Quzhou front, Okamura Ningji still ordered them to withdraw quickly, because Shangrao's emergency message was already anxious like a life-saving talisman, and seeing that it was difficult to protect, Okamura Ningji did not want these two divisions to also be in a desperate situation, because they also suffered heavy losses, and the baggage was still dozens of miles away, so it was the wisest choice to decisively give up the siege.
By midnight, Qin Feng finally waited for the good news of the special operations division, Shangrao had been defeated, the remnants of the Japanese army retreated to Jingdezhen, and the entire line from Yingtan to Quzhou was connected.