The next day, Chang Kaishen received a report from Zhou Hunyuan, and was so angry that he said angrily: "Niang Xipi! Tie with the International Division of the Young Communist Party? I guess I'm losing again! Chen Cheng, Jiang Dingwen, and Zhou Hunyuan are all incompetent! Zhou Qianchu (Zhou Hunyuan's character) lost to Zhang Cheng twice in a row, but this time fortunately he saw the opportunity quickly, and only lost one battalion, which was not a big loss! Dai Li, how is the situation in Zhang Cheng? ”

"Report to the committee, Zhang Cheng is a native of Xiangtan, Hunan Province, and Mao Runzhi, the leader of the Red Bandits, is a fellow villager, he has been an orphan since he was a child, and he is the child king of their generation, and his subordinates Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Zhang Fengming, Zhou Weiguo and others are his playmates since childhood. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang Cheng has never studied since he was a child, I don't know where he heard the news, learned that the Mao bandits in Jinggangshan pulled the flag to rebel, so he helped the Mao bandits' family to go to Jinggangshan to rebel together, this person is resourceful, decisive in commanding operations, quite a general's style, tactical mobility and flexibility, especially good at guerrilla warfare and sports warfare. Therefore, I guess he should be a cadre trained by the bandits.

At the same time, there is an error in the information about the number of the Red Bandits and Young Communist International Division, after the Red Bandits' Long March, he successively defeated many generals of our army and forcibly incorporated the captured soldiers of our army, and now their strength is about 25,000 people, equipped with a lot of mountain artillery and mortars, and more automatic firearms, which is not inferior to the elite main division of our Central Army. Its combat effectiveness is still above that of the Red First Army. Dai replied cautiously.

"Mother, Xipi! Why did so many outstanding talents go to the Mao bandits, there was a Lin Husan before, and now there is a Zhang Cheng again. Jingzhi (He Yingqin's character), you immediately inform Boling (Xue Yue's character), in the future, when you encounter the Red Bandit Young Communist International Division, you must be cautious, you must not underestimate it, and you must encircle and suppress it with heavy troops. Chang Kaishen advised.

"Yes! If you count the International Division of the Young Communist Party, the number of red bandits who have entered Guizhou Province has reached 50,000, and the strength of our army is too thin? He Yingqin reminded.

"Respectfully, I have considered this matter. Wang Jialie of Guizhou Province has sent me a telegram asking for help, and I have re-ordered the Central Army to send two more divisions, a total of eight divisions, under the command of Wu Qiwei and Zhou Hunyuan, to pursue them from east to west. And not long after, Liu Xiangbu of the Sichuan Army will also go south to block the way of the red bandits, and this time the red bandits will be in a catastrophe! After speaking, Chang Kaishen laughed proudly.

"The committee is wise, and we will swear to help the committee complete the great cause of suppressing bandits and serve the party and the country!" He Yingqin patted his ass.

On 18 December, the day Chang Kaishen received Wang Jialie's telegram asking for help, he immediately issued a telegram to Xue Yue "about going to Zhenyuan to intercept the Central Red Army": It is reported that the main force of the bandits is fleeing from Liping to Jianhe and Rongjiang. The Guizhou army is weak, it may be difficult to prevent and block, Xi Du Li belongs, Ke Rixun from Huang County, Yuping straight to Zhenyuan, in order to annihilate in one fell swoop. In addition to the telegram He (key) Commander-in-Chief Zhizhao, Xi quickly reported to the report.

After deciding on the plan of entering Guizhou Province and forcing Wang Jialie to kill two birds with one stone with all his strength with the Red Army in Guizhou, Chang Kaishen set his sights on the route of the Red Army's march towards northern Guizhou.

The first thing that caught his eye was the Wujiang River, which was known as the "natural danger", which was the first natural barrier to stop the Red Army. Chang Kaishen knew very well in his heart that the last time he gathered the elites of the Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Central Army, he failed to prevent the Red Army from crossing the Xiangjiang River, and only relied on the "double spearmen" with five scum of combat power to block the Red Army south of the Wujiang River.

However, if the Red Army's blocking circle is blocked under the Wujiang River preset, it will play a great role in both the great plan to exterminate the Red Army and the weakening of Wang Jialie's strength in Guizhou Province. As long as the Central Red Army marched towards the Wujiang River, he immediately implemented this battle plan and blocked the Red Army south of the Wujiang River as much as possible.

Subsequently, Chang Kaishen's eyes turned to northern Qianbei, if the Red Army crossed the Wujiang River into northern Qianbei, how could it prevent the Red Army from taking root and establishing a base here?

Relying on Wang Jialie's "double spearmen" is obviously hopeless, and neither can Xue Yue's Central Army, who is unfamiliar with the place, and the logistics can't keep up. Chang Kaishen finally thought of the Sichuan army.

As mentioned above, Chang Kaishen had already planned to map Sichuan, and some people in the Central Senior Staff had already suggested that once the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in an all-round way, Sichuan Province would be the best strategic rear in the country. It is a pity that the warlords of Sichuan Province have repeatedly united and insisted on rejecting the central army outside the Sichuan border.

Chang Kaishen judged that if the Red Army could not gain a foothold in northern Qianbei, it would definitely cross the Yangtze River north and join up with Zhang Guitao's Red Fourth Front Army, so as to take root in Sichuan.

If this is the case, then the Central Army can logically follow up Sichuan Province, and Hu Zongnan's headquarters stationed on the Sichuan-Shaanxi border can also use an excuse to enter Sichuan. At that time, Sichuan Province, which has been divided for many years, will be able to be rightfully incorporated into the central government.

Of course, if Chang Kaishen wants to realize the ideal of entering Sichuan, the key depends on Wang Jialie's willingness to cooperate.

At this time, Wang Jialie was very troubled! There were three main reasons for his troubles: first, the Red Army, which had already entered the Guizhou realm; the second is the Central Army, which followed the Central Red Army into Guizhou Province; Third, the four major factions in Guizhou Province are working independently and are not united.

Wang Jialie was undoubtedly very afraid of the Central Red Army that entered the Guizhou Territory, and they had fought with the Red Army against Helong, and not only were they defeated by the Red Army, but even the people of all ethnic groups in Guizhou Province sided with the Red Army and came together to oppose the Guizhou Army.

Moreover, he knows his own affairs, and compared with the strong warlords in Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hunan provinces, the "double robbery soldiers" under him are undoubtedly many times weaker than them.

But even if the warlords of the three provinces were so powerful, plus Xue Yue, Zhou Hunyuan, and other more than a dozen divisions of the Central Army responsible for "chasing and suppressing" the Red Army, they could not prevent the Central Red Army from rushing across the Xiangjiang River.

At this time, Wang Jialie's mind is now full of thoughts: "The main force of the Red Army is coming to Guizhou Province, and they want to take away my territory, but they want to stop them, but they can't do anything, what should I do?" ”

However, Wang Jialie was also very afraid of the Central Army of the Kuomintang who followed the Red Army into Guizhou Province, and since Wang Jialie became chairman of Guizhou Province with the support of Chang Kaishen, Wang Jialie turned his back on Chang Kaishen.

Moreover, Wang Jialie also participated in the joint defense of Chen Jitang and Li Zongren, which was secretly abnormal, and had long been regarded as a "thorn in the eye" by Chang Kaishen. In addition, Xue Yue's department had nine well-equipped divisions, and if he wanted to destroy the 25th Army in the Guizhou Realm, it would be really easy!

Wang Jialie's real thoughts were: "The Central Army is taking the opportunity of pursuing the Red Army and is about to enter Guizhou Province, and it is impossible to refuse him entry." ”

Wang Jialie thought about it before and after, and his brain became bigger when he thought about it. In the end, he thought: Under the current situation, if the Red Army captures him, it is estimated that he will exterminate his family, but if Chang Kaishen sends someone to replace me, it is a big deal to go to the concession to be a public servant, and the lesser of two evils, it seems that I can only carry out Chang Kaishen's order to snipe at the Red Army and make it leave Guizhou as soon as possible. ”