The third part of the Bloody and Fire War of Resistance, the ninth chapter of the rush, the third section of the Taihang line

Not to mention anything else, it's Song Meiling and Zhuang Jihua, these two names are shocking enough. The whole // this \ small // said \ net leaf T also had to be dignified, but among these people, he was most concerned about Zhuang Jihua, who was sharpening his knife on the south bank of the Yellow River.

After the New Fourth Army retreated into the Taihang Mountain, Okamura Ningji wanted to continue the pursuit, first sweep the Jin-Cha-Ji Nie R-Zhen, stabilize the back road of Mongolia, and then besiege the Taihang Mountain.

Although Zhou Enlai repeatedly made requests, at that time, the Yunnan-Burma Road was cut off, and the materials transported into the interior through the Sichuan-Tibet line dropped significantly, of course, Chiang Kai-shek was also happy to see the strength of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army weakened, otherwise, it was not impossible to provide some ammunition.

From the intelligence understanding, Okamura Ningji concentrated six divisions and 100,000 puppet troops, preparing to launch a full-scale attack on Jin-Cha-Ji, from Jin-Cha-Ji to the headquarters and then to the central government, all tense, Yan'an sent several telegrams in a day, and the base area was fully mobilized, but at this time, Okamura Ningji suddenly stopped military operations, and all the troops returned to their original stations, followed by the Northern Hubei Campaign, Wuhan was recovered, and the war situation suddenly took a sharp turn, and it seemed that it jumped to the counteroffensive stage in the protracted war.

The situation of the war has undergone a major change, and the New Fourth Army of the Eighth Route Army on the Taihang Mountains can be regarded as relieved, but before they can think about it, the telegrams from Yan'an have arrived one after another, expanding the army, strengthening training, launching all-round training to attack tough positions, and sending armed task forces to Jizhong.

Junior officers like Section Chief Ji Dengkelu are not very clear, but senior generals like Ye Zuo Q understand very well that the central government is preparing for an all-out counteroffensive, but after a long time, how to fight, attack in that direction, whether to return to central Hebei and southern Hebei, or westward to attack Taiyuan, or to attack Chahar in the north, the central government has no instructions.

Just when the headquarters was hesitating, Chen G sent a telegram from Henan, reporting the details of his meeting with Zhuang Jihua, which made the headquarters somewhat understandable.

Peng Dhuai secretly convened a joint meeting of the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army, which was attended by all the party, government, and military leaders to study how to implement the central telegram.

Ye Ting** and other generals of the New Fourth Army believed that the New Fourth Army had suffered great losses, retreated from Jizhong, lost almost all its heavy weapons, and could not recover its strength in half a year.

Liu Bcheng and Deng Xping suggested that Jizhong should be abandoned, and the main force of the troops should be concentrated to take Chahar and Suiyuan, open up contact with Mongolia, and strive for the support of Soviet Russia.

Peng D, Huai Zuo Q, hoped to concentrate the three armies under the control of GCD, launch an offensive in Shanxi, seize Datong, Taiyuan, and take Suiyuan. According to Chen G's intelligence, once Zhuang Jihua launched an attack on Hebei, Okamura Ningji would inevitably transfer all troops to intercept it, and the Japanese army in Shanxi would be greatly weakened, and the Jin Sui army would have low combat effectiveness, so it was the best time to seize Shanxi. And the purpose of Wei Lihuang's assassin leading his troops into Zhongtiao Mountain is this.

The joint meeting lasted for three whole days, and the three parties fought for each other, but in the end there was still no result, so Peng Dhuai had no choice but to hand over the contradictions, report the three plans to Yan'an, and ask the central government to make a decision, but the central government's reply was delayed.

Ye T turned his eyes and looked around for Mei Youlan's figure, but he didn't find it, at this moment, Mei Youlan had already gone to the reception with Ji Dengke.

"Chief of Staff Zuo, if Zhuang Jihua crosses the river and we enter Jizhong, we just plug in the back road of the Japanese army and move west to seize Shanxi, it will be a fortification, and our troops are not very suitable for attacking the fortification." Ye T took out the views of the meeting again and persuaded in a low voice.

Zuo Q didn't answer, he silently looked at the situation on the field, it was a good thing to capture Jizhong, the land in Taihang Mountain was barren, and it was difficult to feed so many troops, but the reason why he and Peng Dhuai proposed this strategy was not that they couldn't seize Jizhong, but because they focused on the post-war.

From the present point of view, after eight years of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Kuomintang has greatly increased the equipment and combat effectiveness of its troops, and it is very difficult to fight with them in the plains. Therefore, whether it is going north or west, it is mainly focused on the post-war period, and no GCD person would believe that Chiang Kai-shek would hand over Hebei Chahar to GCD so easily.

However, Zuo Q understands Ye T's feelings, the Jizhong base was lost in his hands, and he wants to recapture it with his own hands, but this is not in line with the long-term strategic plan.

A long whistle sounded on the field, Ye T and Zuo Q turned their heads at the same time, and the ball game was over. Ye T and Zuo Q stood up and applauded, they didn't care much about the outcome of the game, and a few of the losing players were still puffing up.

"You two didn't quarrel enough at the meeting, and you didn't take the game seriously, I think you should go up and do a fight, whoever wins will listen to whom." Lu Dyi next to him said jokingly, but the persuasion in his words was very strong, and he should not talk about these contents on this occasion, Lu Dyi was the deputy director of the Political Department, and he was also in charge of propaganda work.

"I think too, don't tighten the string too tightly for the two of you, there's still time." Zhang Jchun also said with a smile that he was the head of the Propaganda Department of the Northern Bureau, a member of the Northern Bureau, and the Northern Bureau was responsible for the work of the entire party in North China. Zhang Jchun's words are reasonable, the counteroffensive does not depend on the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, so the main thing now is to make preparations, as for the direction to attack, it depends on Zhuang Jihua's actions and the decision of the central authorities.

"Commander Ye, where are your team members from? This ball is played well enough, and Kang Da has never lost. Simply, I think they should come to school at Kang University. Zhang Jchun also has an identity, that is, the political commissar of the Taihang Branch of Kang University, when he saw these team members, he liked them quite a lot, so he jokingly prepared to poach them.

"These players are all basketball teams from schools in Shanghai and Nanjing, and their skills are certainly good. There is no problem with you resisting the big demands, and I will let them report to you another day. Ye T said that the New Fourth Army also has military schools, and after a long war, there is no shortage of cadres, and in addition to the branch of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University at the headquarters, each army and district has its own cadre school.

A few people said, then to the team members, the winning New Fourth Army of course happy, although the defeated anti-brigade was not convinced, but there was nothing to say, Zhang Jichun came to comfort them, let them congratulate the New Fourth Army, the team members are also young, so they came to congratulate the members of the New Fourth Army, the atmosphere seems to be more harmonious.

After staying with the players, Ye T Zuo Q and the others left the basketball court, and on the way they met the messenger who came to inform them, and the two immediately said goodbye to Zhang Jchun and Lu Dyi.

The headquarters is not in Matian Town, but in a small mountain village to the north of the town, about three to four miles away from Matian Town. The village is not large, only the telecommunications office and the general staff of the headquarters are located here.

"You're here." Stepping into the door of the war room, he bumped into Peng Dhuai, Peng Dehuai didn't say anything and beckoned them in, the two of them came in to take a look, Liu Bcheng, commander of the 89th Army, and Deng Xping, political commissar of the New Fourth Army, and Luo Rqing, director of the Political Department, were already here.

"I brought you here because the central government called back," Peng Dhuai said as he handed them the telegram on the table, and the two of them quickly read it, the central telegram was very long, with eight main meanings.

First of all, the central authorities affirmed that they have carried out the central policy and actively launched the army expansion campaign, and at the same time reminded them that they should pay attention to the unity of the two armies and not have any estrangement.

Second, the central authorities believe that although the dawn of a strategic counteroffensive has appeared, it is still to be determined whether it is certain or not, and the Japanese army still has the strength to attack, and at this stage, all units should accumulate forces and pay close attention to changes in the situation.

Third, in the light of various intelligences and the current situation, the situation of the war has changed drastically, and our Party's strategy must also be readjusted and the strategy of consolidating to the south and developing to the north must be implemented.

Fourth, the strategic counteroffensive is launched, and the Jiangbei Theater is bound to become the main force, but according to intelligence, Zhuang Jihua's next direction is Xuzhou, which has not yet involved Hebei, and the 115th and 401st Divisions of Shandong should strengthen their combat readiness and be ready to cooperate with the operation at any time.

Fifth, the future development direction of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army in North China is not the Hebei Plain, but to the north, to Suiyuan, Rehe, and Inner Mongolia, to open up ties with Mongolia, and to obtain assistance from the Soviet Union.

Sixth, with regard to Shanxi, the main force of the New 11th Army led by Comrade He L should take Datong as the goal, occupy Datong, and connect the northwest of Shanxi Province with the Jin-Cha-Ji region, and the main force of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei should be mainly used in the direction of Zhangjiakou.

Seventh, it immediately dispatched a crack detachment to select capable personnel to attack eastern Hebei, rendezvous with Comrade Zeng Kelin, who was holding out in the locality, and prepare to dispatch to the northeast.

Eighth, we must seize all the time to strengthen the rectification campaign, unify the understanding of the whole party, and promote the combat effectiveness of the troops.

"The central government's call is clear and the analysis of the situation is very accurate," Peng Dehuai's words were very short and forceful: "According to the instructions of the central authorities, we will discuss the focus of the next stage of work." ”

"I think it's training while expanding the army." Liu Bcheng opened his mouth and said that the central instructions actually supported his and Deng Xping's opinions. However, Liu Bcheng is still very worried, it is not bad to develop to the north, but at present, whether it is the Eighth Route Army or the New Fourth Army, the equipment is still very poor, and the ability to attack the fortified positions is extremely weak. ”

Peng Dhuai glanced at him, on this, the two had serious differences, Liu Bcheng graduated from the Frunze Military Academy, and has been translating the Soviet infantry drill code and the Soviet infantry combat regulations all these years, promoting the regularization of the troops. However, Peng Dhuai and most of the Red Army generals did not think so, and in the course of the Red Army's long-term fighting, it grew from a few dozen or a few hundred people to hundreds of thousands today

However, now it is different, after the battle in Jizhong, the whole army realized the shortcomings in positional warfare, although Ye T was born in a military academy, but Xiang Y was born in a guerrilla army, and he didn't care about that kind of regular training and combat at all.

"According to the strategy of the central government, the new eleventh army wants to attack Datong, and Nie Rongzhen's troops want to attack Zhangjiakou, but the strength of Nie Rongzhen's troops is insufficient, and the central government's meaning is probably that Commander Liu and Commander Ye will go north together." Luo Rqing thought about it and said: "But if this is the case, Jizhong will have to give up completely, and there is also the southeast of Jin, I'm afraid there will be no development." ”

There was a brief silence in the room, and everyone here was very reluctant to give up Jizhong, and in the past few years of the War of Resistance, it was all thanks to the material support of the plains that the Eighth Route Army had developed and grown.

"Actually, there is no contradiction in this," Deng Xping said, he spoke equally quickly and decisively: "The central government does not oppose our development to central Hebei, but does not take this direction as the main direction. ”

As Chen Geng said to Zhuang Jihua, there was movement of the surrounding Japanese army, and the Japanese army really launched an attack, Huang Kcheng did not cross the Yellow River south according to the Japanese army's intention, but interspersed through the gap of the Japanese army and entered southern Hebei north. After the Japanese army found out, they chased to southern Hebei, and Huang Kcheng fought hard in southern Hebei.

"I think it's okay," Liu Sqi interjected, Liu Sqi rarely spoke on military issues, he has been engaged in the labor movement and political work for a long time, and even he himself thinks that he is not good at military affairs: "The troops can disperse into Jizhong, mobilize the masses, hold on to the spot, and wait for the opportunity." ”

Without waiting for Ye T to speak, Peng Dhuai nodded and said: "That's it, telegraph to Huang Kcheng that the troops are scattered, and the main force will be led by him, enter Jizhong, and hold on in Jizhong." Commander Ye, what is the current situation of the New Fourth Army? ”

"The army has been replenished with 6,000 recruits," Ye T thought and said, the New Fourth Army had only one division in Jizhong, and after Ye Ting arrived in Jizhong, he incorporated Lu Zcao's Jizhong troops, with a total strength of more than 30,000 people, but after the battle in Jizhong, the troops lost more than 30% of their vitality and lost their vitality.

"Personnel is not the biggest problem, the main thing is weapons and ammunition, and there is an extreme shortage of ammunition in the whole army at present." Ye Ting was a little helpless, this problem was basically unsolvable. As soon as the Eighth Route Army entered the Taihang Mountains, it began to prepare for the construction of an arsenal, and in the 39th year, the arsenal began to form a scale, of course, this scale cannot be equated with those arsenals in Chongqing and Shanghai, and the output cannot meet the operational needs of a division of the 129th Division; after four years of expansion, although the output has risen, the troops have also expanded, and after the New Fourth Army has come, the headquarters has allocated half of the materials in the treasury to the New Fourth Army, but this can only meet the needs of the New Fourth Army.

Ammunition is always the weakness of the Eighth Route Army, and Peng Dhuai has no choice, Zuo Q thought about it and proposed tentatively: "I see if I can send a telegram to Chen G, ask him to find Zhuang Jihua, and ask him to support some." ”

Looking for Zhuang Jihua? Everyone was a little surprised, Zuo Q's proposal was a bit abrupt, although Zhuang Jihua reached an agreement with Chen G, but after all, he was a student of Chiang Kai-shek, a senior general of the Kuomintang, and besides, this is Taihang Mountain, not bordering the Jiangbei Theater, even if Zhuang Jihua is willing to provide ammunition, he can only take the form of airdrop, if so, what will Chiang Kai-shek's reaction be.

"There is a situation, Zhuang Jihua's godsister, a reporter from Chongqing Yuzhou Evening News, Mei Youlan, is here today."

Zuo Q's words are purposeful, Mei Youlan's situation has long been described in detail by telegram, however, these situations are nothing to military generals such as Liu B Chengye T, and they are a big deal for Luo Rqing, and the united front work is under the management of the Political Department, and the central government attaches so much importance to Mei Youlan, he has to pay attention to it.

"Eldest son Luo, you are responsible for the united front work, what she wants to see, interview those comrades, you can be satisfied." Peng Dehuai frowned slightly, he didn't think that this Mei Youlan could help the Eighth Route Army get ammunition.

Luo Rqing is very tall, and his nickname is the eldest son, and the word eldest son means tall in Hunan dialect.

"Mr. Peng, I think I can try it," Deng Xping opened his mouth at this time, he took down the cigarette in his hand, and said in a thick Sichuan accent: "The central government attaches great importance to Zhuang Jihua and thinks that he can be fought for. ”

Ye T didn't smoke originally, but now he also took out his pipe and lit it, he is now smoking tobacco from Shanxi, this kind of tobacco is relatively choking, he is a little unaccustomed to it, and he smokes much less than before.

Judging from Chen G's telegram, Zhuang Jihua still attaches great importance to our party's armed forces behind enemy lines, and promised to provide Chen G with all the weapons and ammunition, Chen G and him have a good personal relationship at school, try it, if it works, it will solve our big problem." Zuo Q is the person who knows the relationship between Chen G and Zhuang Jihua best, and in his heart, he believes that Chen G is likely to persuade Zhuang Jihua.

"After all, Zhuang Jihua has provided Chen G with a large amount of weapons and ammunition, Chen G will open his mouth again, I'm afraid he won't agree, should he let Comrade Xuanxia's father talk about it, they are also classmates." Ye T didn't object, but he felt that the candidate was wrong, no matter how generous Zhuang Jihua was, Chen G couldn't open his mouth.

"No, no," Zuo Q hurriedly objected, and he waved his hand again and again: "If this thing can be done, it can only be Chen G, and no one else can change it, even if it is me." ”

"Oh, why is that?" Even Peng Dhuai was a little surprised, and everyone's eyes fell on Zuo Quan.

"To put it simply, Chen G is more skinny, and Xuanxia's father and I don't have his skin." Zuo Q smiled: "Zhuang Jihua will eat this." ”

As soon as they heard this, except for Peng Dhuai, everyone smiled together, Chen G was the most "active" of the Red Army generals, and he dared to joke with anyone, not serious, including mZD and Zhou EN, the whole party and the whole army except Peng Dhuai.

"That's it, let Chen G try, explain our difficulties in detail, and let Chen G try his best to see if he can get some ammunition." Peng Dhuai's black face showed a slight smile, and he decided this matter.

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