Chapter 913: Choice

When Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen waved their troops to storm Linyi City, the air in the Sulu Theater Headquarters, the county seat of Fei County, was already so depressed that it was about to explode.

Yu Xuezhong, Zhou Fu, Wang Jingxuan, Mu Zhongheng, and Miao Zhengliu sat upright one by one, all frowning.

Zhou Fu said that he was not moved by Yu Xuezhong to send troops to control the Zilin Highway and Linyi Highway, and Yu Xuezhong could not persuade Zhou Fu to let Zhang Liyuan and them withdraw from Linyi, so Zhou Fu had to send a secret report, asking Chairman Jiang to strictly order Yu Xuezhong to carry out the order and cooperate with Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen's attack on Linyi. As a result, not only Chairman Chiang sent a telegram, but even Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang, who was basically idle in Chongqing, also sent a telegram, ordering Yu Xuezhong to fully cooperate with Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen's actions, come forward to harmonize the relations of the Eighth Route Army, and avoid armed conflict.

Chairman Jiang's telegram came so quickly that Yu Xuezhong didn't even think about how to reply to Liu and Luo's calls.

Zhou Fu was urging with Chairman Chiang's telegram, so Yu Xuezhong had to follow Zhou Fu's intention and bring Wang Jingxuan, Mu Zhongheng, and Miao Zhengliu to study how to carry out the orders of the Military Commission and how to reply to Liu and Luo's telegrams.

On the one hand, there was an order from Chairman Chiang and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang to let Yu Xuezhong come forward to remedy the conflict with the Eighth Route Army caused by Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen's attack on Linyi, and on the other hand, there was a telegram of questioning from Liu and Luo, the instructors of the Eighth Route Army. If it was really the operation planned by the Sulu Theater General Headquarters to attack and occupy Linyi, then there was nothing to say, the problem is that so far, except for Zhou Fu and Yu Xuezhong, who received the telegram of inquiry from Liu and Luo, everyone else has been kept in the dark.

It is no longer that Yu Xuezhong is willing or unwilling to come forward to remedy the conflict between the Eighth Route Army and Zhang Liyuan and Wu Hua's Ministry of Culture, Chairman Jiang and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang have come to order, and Yu Xuezhong is no longer sympathetic to the Eighth Route Army, so he must also carry out the orders of Chairman Jiang and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang. If he doesn't carry out the order, maybe this commander-in-chief of the Sulu theater of operations will not be him. Don't look at this as the commander-in-chief of the guerrilla theater behind enemy lines, there are more people who want to do it.

Zhou Fu reiterated his proposition, resolutely carried out the order, and first attacked the highway and Linyi highway to avoid the main force of the Eighth Route Army returning to Linyi. Then, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Sulu Theater, the commander-in-chief of the Sulu Theater was asked to invite Liu, Luo, and Cai, the instructors of the Eighth Route Army, to convene a joint military meeting and ask them to carry out the orders of the Military Commission and rationally divide the defense areas of the various armies in Shandong.

Zhou Fu knew that the main leaders of the instructors were Liu, Luo, Zeng, and Cai, and that Zeng Zhongsheng, the chief adviser, had stayed at the division headquarters and had other tasks, so he would not be able to rush to join the joint military conference for a while. Therefore, the leaders of the Eighth Route Army instructors he mentioned were Liu, Luo, and Cai.

These people are all high-ranking generals, and the things in front of them are too dangerous, and if they don't take the right measures, they may plant a big disaster. Therefore, after Zhou Fu finished speaking, no one else said anything. The hall was so quiet that you could hear everyone's breathing.

Zhou Fu was anxious, and took out the reply call from Liu and Luo transferred by Lei Fazhang and Ning Chunlin, saying that the timing of the attack on Linyi was well controlled, and Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan led the main force on the front line of Tai'an, which was far away from Linyi.

At this time, Mu Zhongheng couldn't help it, and opened his mouth to say: "Director Zhou, since Liu Yimin said so, what are you letting the 51st Army and the 57th Army do on the road?" Isn't that a matter of taking off your pants and farting? ”

Zhou Fu glanced at Mu Zhongheng and reprimanded: "Reckless! Revolutionary soldiers should pay attention to their military demeanor. As a senior general, you must be an example! ”

Mu Zhongheng snorted angrily, twisted his head, and stopped speaking.

Zhou Fu said that the highway was to prevent trouble before it happened, and to take over the actions of Zhang Liyuan and Wu Hua's Ministry of Culture, so that our army could completely control the mountainous area of Lunan Province.

Zhou Congzheng, secretary general of the Sulu Theater General Headquarters, left for Chongqing yesterday to meet Chairman Chiang and be inspected by Chairman Chiang. If the inspection passes, Zhou Congzheng will take over as chairman of Shandong Province.

Zhou Congzheng is not there, Yu Xuezhong has one less person who can discuss big things, although Mu Zhongheng is Yu Xuezhong's confidant, but he is the same as Yu Xuezhong, he is good at military affairs, although he can see through political things, he is less anxious, and if he needs to come up with any big ideas, he has to think about it for a few days. The remaining commander of the 57th Army, Miao Zhengliu, couldn't help much, it wasn't that Miao Zhengliu didn't have skills, it was that he was too capable and had his own opinions, and he basically belonged to the followers. As for Zhou Fu and Wang Jingxuan, they didn't say anything when they fought devils, but as soon as they were involved in this kind of conflict with the Eighth Route Army, Yu Xuezhong knew that these two people were guided by Chiang Kai-shek's will.

What Yu Xuezhong didn't expect was that the chief adviser Wang Jingxuan spoke fairly.

Wang Jingxuan, the chief adviser of the Sulu Theater, was assigned by Yu Xuezhong to go to the front line of Taierzhuang to organize the front enemy headquarters and command the defense of Xuzhou, but at this time the cable has not yet been unraveled. Because Yu Xuezhong and Wang Jingxuan both knew that the Japanese army in Xuzhou was too busy to take care of themselves, they could not attack north at this time, and it didn't matter if they were one or two days late.

This Wang Jingxuan is also from Huangpu's background, and the principal's orders must naturally be resolutely implemented. However, he is different from Zhou Fu, he is a pure soldier, and he does not have the scenery of the Blue Coat Society and the Fuxing Society, so he is naturally relatively objective in looking at the problem.

Wang Jingxuan was a little chilled at this time, the two armies had just worked closely together, and they had watered the Lunan victory with the blood of their brothers, and the rewards of the Military Commission had not yet been delivered, and they began to fight in the same room in a blink of an eye. If this is the case, it will not be possible for the little devils to fight, and the fighting force of their own people will be exhausted.

Wang Jingxuan thought about it, he was the chief adviser, and it was impossible not to confess his attitude, so he said carefully: "Soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, and the principal's orders must be resolutely carried out. Commander-in-Chief Yu was asked to call Liu and Luo back immediately, saying that the Sulu Theater had no knowledge of Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen's actions. Please calm down and restrain the actions of the Eighth Route Army, the Sulu Theater Command will definitely take impartial measures, and all issues will be decided after meeting with the commander-in-chief. However, then again, for such a big matter as the attack and occupation of Linyi, even if there is an order from the Military Commission, Director Zhou should tell the commander-in-chief in advance and discuss a perfect solution. Doing the law like this now is tantamount to shooting Liu Yimin in the back, and morally we are at a loss. In case Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen came to Linyi Hulai and injured the people of the Eighth Route Army, the consequences would be serious. With Liu Yimin's character, he will never suffer such a dumb loss. This thing is reckless! ”

Zhou Fu was very dissatisfied with Wang Jingxuan's words, and refuted: "Adviser Wang, what do you mean by impartiality? What is the Sulu theater of operations without knowing it? What is a gun in the back? Could it be that Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen made a mistake in carrying out the secret orders of the Military Commission? What is recklessness? That is to seize the fighter, attack decisively, and hit the snake on the seven inches! If you call Liu Yimin back according to your statement, I am afraid that Liu Yimin will unscrupulously mobilize the main force to encircle and annihilate Zhang Liyuan's Ministry and Wuhua's Ministry of Culture. Can you afford it? ”

Mu Zhongheng, the commander of the 51st Army, didn't want to listen to the quarrel, so he forgot Zhou Fu's reprimand for him, and said: "Commander-in-Chief Yu, you have to send a report to Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen as soon as possible, ordering them to effectively restrain the army, not to have an exchange of fire with the Eighth Route Army, not to disturb the people of Linyi, and to act in accordance with the military and political instructions of the Military Commission in Shandong, so as not to provide Liu Yimin with an excuse to solve Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen by force." ”

Miao Zhengliu, the commander of the 57th Army, disagreed with Mu Zhongheng's thoughts, and he said: "Things are not so evil, right? I think that Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen's action to attack and occupy Linyi was very bold and the timing was also very accurate. The only problem is that these two people are not enough to meet their needs and eat alone. In Linyi City, there are warehouses and hospitals of the Eighth Route Army and the Lunan Army, and there should be a lot of food, medicine, and ammunition. This time, Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen are going to make a fortune. It's just that they made a fortune and let us top the tank, which is not authentic. How much does it matter to kill one or two? In the past, Zhang Dashuai also killed Li Dazhao, one of the main founders, isn't there no ball? No matter how powerful Liu Yimin is, can he be better than Chairman Jiang? Chairman Chiang wants him to suffer a dumb loss, and he has to eat if he doesn't eat. Besides, he is far away in Tai'an, and he can't help it, and he can't fight back if he wants to. I think that in the end, this matter will come to an end, and Liu Yimin will not be able to turn the sky upside down. What's more, he is also Chairman Jiang's cousin-in-law! ”

Seeing that several people were looking at him with an unbelievable gaze, Miao Zhengliu became energetic, and then said: "If we can control Linyi, we can connect Fei County and Linyi into one, and then control Yi County, and the base area in the Lunan Mountains will be basically formed." Retreat can be defended and attacked, and the Eighth Route Army can cover us in front, even if the devils sweep the dang with heavy troops, we can also take advantage of the geographical advantages of the Lunan Mountains to deal with the devils. As long as we are given half a year, we will be able to build a military factory in the mountainous area of Lunan Province, rapidly expand the exile corps, and replace the two armies with a new army. At that time, even if Liu Yimin wants to do it to us, he can't help it. ”

This is simply ill-intentioned!

Yu Xuezhong's difficulty is here, the Northeast Army is a Zhang warlord army at its root, and there is no strong guiding ideology, not to mention that it is compared with the Eighth Route Army and the Central Army, even with the Gui Army and the Jin Sui Army. Like Miao Zhengliu, that is, a pure old soldier, I am afraid that there is no idea of justice or injustice in his head, and he only recognizes the barrel of a gun.

It doesn't mean that Xuezhong speaks, Wang Jingxuan said worriedly: "Don't think so well first, Liu Yimin is destined to fight back." Don't say it's a cousin-in-law, even a brother-in-law. We have seen a lot of people, and they are all a group of people who don't even want their lives for the sake of their ideals. Look at Liu Yimin's statement on the Long March, when will he be the enemy of the devil, I am afraid that when we enter Shandong, Liu Yimin will get rid of us. Even if Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen's Ministry occupy Linyi, they will not be able to hold it, and the loss of troops will be certain. The problem is that Liu Yimin now suspects that our army is in the same position as Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen, and regards the fortification of our army's main force in the Fei County and Yi County areas as premeditated. This must be prepared for a rainy day. This matter is indeed Zhang Liyuan's fault, Wu Huawen retreated in the Wansong Mountain defensive area, and it turned out that he was going to carry out this task. If the Eighth Route Army told these things, the Sulu Theater would immediately become the target of criticism from the Chinese people. I think that the order of the Military Commission is not very binding on Liu Yimin, and it is very likely that the main force of the Eighth Route Army is advancing towards the goal of Linyi Biao! At the very least, the Far Reaches of the Eighth Route Army in Lunan must have returned to Linyi in the starry night. Please consider the Commander-in-Chief and contact the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible, and not allow the conflict to escalate, especially not to allow the Eighth Route Army to regard the 51st Army and the 57th Army as key targets. In that case, we will probably have to flee Shandong. ”

This matter is what Yu Xuezhong is most worried about now. Chairman Chiang, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang, and the bigwigs of the Military Commission all stayed in the rear, and they only knew that they had given orders by telegram, but they did not understand the situation in Shandong at all, or at least they did not have a comprehensive understanding of the situation in Shandong, and they thought that they had a plan, and let Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen attack and occupy Linyi, thinking that as long as there was an order from the Military Commission and there was his own commander-in-chief of the Sulu Theater to coordinate, Liu Yimin would drink this pot of bitter wine. It's just a blind command!

Yu Xuezhong has had a deep talk with Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan, and he is old and refined, and he has an understanding of Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan's character, Xionghuai, ambition, and strategy from their words. He knew that both of these men were the best people he had ever seen in his life. Luo Ronghuan has a needle hidden in his mian, his will is as strong as steel, as long as it is what he believes, he will not frown when the knife is on his neck. Liu Yimin is full of heroism, and between his words and deeds, he has the world in mind, and he doesn't even care about being so strong and small, how can he put Zhang Liyuan, Wu Huawen and the like in his eyes? Maybe he called back to Lei Fazhang and Ning Chunlin in the general situation and said that he hoped to let the left-behind troops in Linyi evacuate safely, but in fact, he had already led the main force south in the starry night. If Liu Yimin is broad-minded, he may also be open to his 51st Army and 57th Army for the sake of uniting to resist Japan, but it is difficult to say that Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhonghe and others who are far away in Xi'an, I am afraid that they all have the idea of taking the opportunity to expel the Sulu Theater from Shandong. The heart of defending people is indispensable, and Liu Yimin must not be allowed to take action against the 51st Army and the 57th Army in any case.

As soon as Yu Xuezhong thought of this, he immediately waved his hand to stop everyone, and said: "Chief Advisor, call back to the Military Commission, resolutely implement the orders of the committee and Deputy Commander Zhang, and come forward to mediate the conflict in Linyi." However, our army is alone, and it cannot confront the Eighth Route Army head-on, so it can only be adjusted in the middle. called Liu and Luo back, and was shocked to hear about Linyi, and they were all burned. Zhang and Wu were ordered by the Military Commission to escort the Shandong Provincial Government and the Shandong Security Command to Linyi peacefully. Yu Moutian is the commander-in-chief of the Sulu Theater, and his responsibilities are to do his best to mediate and resolve the Linyi conflict. Wanwang Eighth Route Army restrained itself and resolved this matter through negotiation, and never used force, making people laugh at our army for fighting a civil war. ”

After Wang Jingxuan prepared the draft of the telegram, and Yu Xuezhong read the signing, he ordered again: "The 51st Army and the 57th Army immediately end their rest and enter a combat state. The 51st Army sent a battalion to the road. Once the Eighth Route Army is found to be reinforcing the Linyi army, it is resolute not to shoot, and it is enough to set up roadblocks to block the advance of the Eighth Route Army. Immediately, I went to see Master Liu in person to clarify the misunderstanding and remedy the conflict. ”

Zhou Fu asked: "What about the highway from Linyi to Yixian?" ”

Yu Xuezhong said lightly: "Order Zhang Liyuan to send troops." If you go to Zhang Liyuan's department in person, the method is the same as that of Zilin Highway, whoever dares to shoot will be dealt with by military law. Be sure to tell the Eighth Route Army that I am in contact with General Liu Yimin to properly resolve this matter. ”

Miao Zhengliu sneered: "Properly resolved? What is the proper law? ”

Yu Xuezhong slapped his hand on the table, pointed at Miao Zheng's nose and reprimanded: "You shut up for me!" Take care of your people, if the 57th Army has an accident, you will never forgive the loan! ”

Miao Zhengliu finally stopped talking.

At this time, Zhou Fu's adjutant came to find Zhou Fu.

Zhou Fu didn't go out for a long time, so he came back with a blue face, holding a telegram from Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen requesting reinforcements from the 51st Army and the 57th Army, and told Yu Xuezhong: "Commander-in-Chief Yu, the situation has changed, the left-behind troops of the Eighth Route Army in Linyi City have opened fire on the brothers in Linyi City, killing many people. Zhang Liyuan's army had withdrawn from Linyi City. After Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen arrived with the main force, they instigated a strong attack on Linyi City, but the attack failed. He requested the commander-in-chief to send reinforcements from the 51st and 57th armies. ”

When Yu Xuezhong heard this, his eyes swept over Zhou Fu's face like chatter.

Zhou Fu said a little frustratedly: "After Zhang Liyuan made up his mind to storm Linyi, he sent me a telegram. It is a pity that I was holding a meeting here, and the adjutant did not tell me in time, which caused them to plot a strong attack on Linyi. ”

Yu Xuezhong said coldly: "I'm afraid it's not that the adjutant didn't tell you in time, but that he, like you, thinks that taking Linyi is not a problem, so don't talk about it!" ”

Zhou repeatedly opened his mouth and stammered.

Tonight's events are strange from beginning to end, suddenly Zhang Liyuan's troops attacked and occupied Linyi City, where the headquarters of the Lunan Military Region of the Eighth Route Army is located, and everyone was still arguing just now, and now there is news that Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen failed to attack the city, and the contrast between before and after is unacceptable. Wang Jingxuan and the others completely understood that the whole incident was operated by Zhou Fu behind the scenes, and his eyes changed when they looked at him.

Not to mention others, things reversed so quickly that Yu Xuezhong couldn't accept it. He stared at Zhou Fu for a long time before asking, "Tell me, did this plan determine the principle of occupying Linyi by force from the beginning?" ”

Zhou Fu shook his head: "No, it's to occupy peacefully." It was only Zhang Liyuan's report that the adjutant did not tell me in time that Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen attacked Linyi. ”

Yu Xuezhong said hatefully: "Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen are bastards. If you dare to act without an order for such a big matter, it should be handled by military law. Now that things have completely deteriorated, the Eighth Route Army will definitely solve Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen by force. You call them back and ask them to immediately evacuate Linyi City and move closer to the 51st and 57th Armies. The retreat must be fast, if it is late, when the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrives, it will not be able to withdraw if you want to. ”

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