The officers and men guarding Taierzhuang could not have imagined that the reason why the planes did not come to bomb indiscriminately in the morning was because all the planes at the Dawenkou airport had been taken away by the Eighth Route Army, and the ammunition, fuel, and tower equipment stored at the airport had also been taken away by the Eighth Route Army.

However, it is an iron law to take advantage of your illness to kill you, and the planes of the army did not come, but the planes of [***] dropped bombs on the heads of the soldiers, and the machine gun bullets also beat the soldiers in the trenches of the starting position of the army to cry and call their mothers. The little devil finally understood that the bombs of the Chinese Air Force could also kill people.

The divisions of the Second Group Army, which were defending the front line of Taierzhuang, saw that the positions of the Yue Army were bombed by our air force, and took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack and pushed the Yue Army back to Beiluo to wait for reinforcements.

The first to attack Taierzhuang was the Taierzhuang Detachment composed of the Second Brigade of the 63rd Wing of the Furong Zhenping Dazuo Wing of the Yue Army, which was partially equipped with part of the First Brigade of the 10th Field Artillery Wing, as well as tanks, armored vehicles, and cavalry. Although the number of people is only more than 1,000 people, it has strong firepower and high tactical level, and its comprehensive combat capability should be about the same as that of an ordinary division. After 2 days later than the historical Battle of Taierzhuang, in the early morning of the 23rd, 300 cavalrymen of the vanguard of the Taierzhuang Detachment of the Yue Army encountered the search troops of the 93rd Brigade of the 31st Division of the Second Group Army.

Beginning on the 24th, the Taierzhuang detachment of the Yue Army, under the cover of aircraft and artillery, launched an attack on Taierzhuang. However, Yue Jun did not expect that although the area of this Taierzhuang is not large, there are more than 1,000 shops in the town, which can be regarded as a big town in Shandong. Moreover, the whole town turned out to be a stone city, and the town itself has 75 blockhouses, and the houses and yards of each household are also made of huge stones. It can be said that more than 1,000 households in Taierzhuang are more than 1,000 bunkers. Therefore, although the devils bombed again by planes and artillery, they did not achieve results after attacking for one day.

Early in the morning of the 25th, the left and right sides of the army could not wait for the fighters of the air force to come to help in the battle, so they had to report to Furong Zhenpei Dazuo and ask for the rapid dispatch of the air force, while continuing to bombard Taierzhuang, and under the cover of tanks, storming Taierzhuang on the scale of a squadron. Unexpectedly, his plane did not wait, but waited for the plane of the Chinese Air Force, and a burst of indiscriminate bombing bombed the Yue army, which made the Yue army feel cold in the heart, and under the counterattack of the defenders, they fled in embarrassment, and ran until Beiluo to stabilize their position.

At this time, the captain of the devil brigade of the Taierzhuang detachment quit and directly sent a telegram to Furong Zhenping Dazuo, asking for urgent tactical guidance. Furong Zhenping immediately led the main force of the 63rd Wing to Taierzhuang, and reported to Lai Guqi that the attack on Taierzhuang was blocked and the air support was ineffective.

The real test of the defenders of Taierzhuang began.

After the Tai'an detachment and the special operations brigade withdrew to the Culai Mountains, although Liu Yimin was a little depressed because he could not take the opportunity to capture Yanzhou, he was really excited about the complete capture of 28 planes and their ammunition and fuel, as well as a whole column of ammunition and baggage of the 114th Division. If this is done a few more times, the strength of the Eighth Route Army's aviation will increase greatly. With airplanes, oil from northern Shaanxi, aerial bombs developed by arsenals, and instructors like David and Chang Qiankun, it is impossible for the Eighth Route Army's air force to develop slowly. Liu Yimin didn't have to think about it to know what kind of happy expression the chairman had when they saw the plane flying back in Xi'an.

At dinner in the evening, Tang Xingying told him that the loot brought back stunned the people of Culai Mountain, it was all white rice and snow-white flour! It seems that this wandering mountainous area will soon set off a wave of enthusiasm for joining the army.

Liu Yimin looked at Tang Xingying's face with excitement, and asked her how the work of the women's committee was going, and when she could organize the women to solve the problem of clothing and shoes in the troops.

With this question, Tang Xingying's face became more and more moved, and she reported the work she had done one by one.

After hearing this, Liu Yimin felt that Tang Xingying's work was done well, for example, he demanded that all base areas should organize and hold training classes for women cadres, set up literacy classes in various villages, set up women's rescue associations, mobilize women to join the militia team, and organize women to support the front.

Seeing Tang Xingying looking at her expectantly, Liu Yimin had the heart to tease her, so he smiled and said: "Good job, I didn't expect my wife to be so capable, I'm about to catch up with the seven fairies of the Queen Mother!" I'll have to take a good look, but don't wake up tomorrow morning and not know each other. Hey! Star Sakura, when did you have wrinkles on your face? Are you tired from work? ”

Saying this, Tang Xingying didn't eat anymore, she didn't even care about the children, she got up and ran into the house, ran out with a small mirror and turned on the light. Liu Yimin, who watched it, laughed.

Tang Xingying didn't find the wrinkles on her face after taking pictures for a long time, and immediately realized that this dead man was teasing herself again. Where Kenyi, when he pounced, he beat Liu Yimin's shoulder with his fist, and said while beating: "I told you to tease me, I told you to tease me!" ”

was frolicking, Qian Zhuangfei came, Liu Yimin asked Qian Zhuangfei to sit down to eat together, and talk about something while eating.

Qian Zhuangfei's surname is strict, since he worked in the Central Guard Division, he has been in contact with Liu Yimin for a long time, and he has been infected by Liu Yimin's optimism and open-mindedness, and he has slowly become much more cheerful. Seeing Liu Yimin's two young husband and wife, they were happy with each other, and it was when they were joking and amused, they felt that they had come at the wrong time, and while saying that they were disturbing the division commander and Comrade Xiao Tang, they sat down and rolled up a pancake and ate it.

Seeing that Qian Zhuangfei was eating with relish, Liu Yimin thought about the unfathomable appearance of this guy when he first met Qian Zhuangfei, and said with a smile: "Old Qian, is there something urgent?" ”

Qian Zhuangfei didn't answer, buried himself in eating, until he finished eating two pancakes, let Chen Meisheng fill a bowl of porridge, and after drinking, he wiped his mouth and said: "I want to report to you some work, seeing that you have been busy these days, I want to report to you in the evening." ”

Liu Yimin heard that Qian Zhuangfei was going to report to work, so he asked Tang Xingying to take Chen Meisheng and his son to go around the courtyard, and pulled Qian Zhuangfei into the house by himself.

Qian Zhuangfei reported on the formation of an intelligence network. Liu Yimin made this matter very clear from when Qian Zhuangfei first arrived at the Central Guard Division, and asked him to be responsible for Vice Chairman Zhou, and if there was anything to report directly to Vice Chairman Zhou, or to Comrade Li Kenong. However, now that he is far away from the Central Committee and the General Headquarters, Qian Zhuangfei is in charge of the intelligence network built from the Central Guard Division to the Red Seventh Army Corps and then to the instructors, and the main task is to serve the troops. Therefore, Qian Zhuangfei was ordered to report directly to Liu Yimin.

To tell the truth, Liu Yimin is not an intelligence expert, but he reads a lot of books and television, and in the original time and space, intelligence warfare has long developed into information warfare. Therefore, since the crossing, the battles he commanded have basically benefited from accurate intelligence, and the intelligence work thinking he mentioned has also greatly impressed the intelligence masters of Qian Zhuangfei's era.

Qian Zhuangfei reported that since the beginning of the anti-Japanese war in the north, in accordance with Liu Yimin's instructions, the intelligence analysis department has mainly done three tasks: First, it has destroyed the special organs, and every time the troops occupy a place, they can completely destroy the special organs of the Japanese army in accordance with the requirements of the division commander, such as the battles of Taiyuan and Tianjin. The second is to build our intelligence network. This work is mainly carried out in Tianjin, and at present all the major puppet organs in Tianjin have our intelligence personnel, which, together with the underground party organizations, constitute an intelligence network. The third is to train intelligence personnel. This work was mainly done when I was in Xi'an, and I found a group of personnel when I was in Nangong, and I am now undergoing training. After preparing to go to the hinterland of Yimeng, the class will be held for intensive training. Finally, Qian Zhuangfei asked for instructions on how to deal with Kuomintang intelligence officers.

Liu Yimin knew that intelligence work was a covert front struggle, and that every great victory of our army in history had the contribution of intelligence personnel. Therefore, after he praised Qian Zhuangfei and the Intelligence Analysis Department, he told Qian Zhuangfei that in the future, intelligence work should be carried out on three fronts at the same time, one is the army, the second is the puppet regime and the puppet army, and the third is [***]. It is necessary to collect not only military intelligence, but also economic intelligence. For example, at present, it is necessary not only to grasp the movements of the 10th, 16th, and 5th divisions of the Chinese army, but also to grasp the amount of ammunition and logistical reserves of the Chinese army, and to find out how many days the limit of their ammunition supply for each operation is. At that time, it is necessary to find out the location of the arsenals of the 5th, 10th, and 16th Divisions, so that our troops can accurately attack and capture them. As for what to do when encountering Kuomintang intelligence personnel, Liu Yimin replied that he would cooperate with them on guard, and that all military intelligence could be shared with them, while others should be more vigilant.

At the end of the day, it's no longer a debriefing, it's a chat. Liu Yimin intentionally or unintentionally said some legendary stories of intelligence work, but the names of the people are all fake, and most of the examples come from later generations.

Qian Zhuangfei asked, Liu Yimin thought of Ni Hua again, this girl doesn't know where she is now, when she told her to purchase materials in the United States, she wanted to buy some silencers and miniature cameras, I don't know if she got it. Thinking about it, I couldn't help but ask Qian Zhuangfei, is there a telegram about Ni Hua?

Qian Zhuangfei shook his head.

Liu Yimin asked Qian Zhuangfei to send a telegram to the central government after he returned, urging Comrade Chen Yun to try to contact Ni Hua and see where she needed to transport the materials back for the construction of the Shandong base area.

After Qian Zhuang flew away, Liu Yimin's thoughts fluctuated a little, and he couldn't sit still in the house, so he simply walked to the yard for a stroll.

The more I walked, the heavier my mind became, and Ni Hua's shadow kept shaking in front of me. That girl, in the United States at that time, publicly announced that she was her wife, whether it was organized or herself, no matter what the considerations, she was all recognized. Ni Hua put everything aside for the sake of his lover in the National War of Resistance, not to mention that such a girl is herself, even the gods can't live up to her.

According to the time calculation, Ni Hua should be in Hong Kong now, I don't know why I can't contact myself, could it be that Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling took the lead and called her to Yucheng? Thinking about it, I think it's impossible, Ni Hua is an elf-like character, with a delicate mind, she won't be unaware of her responsibilities, and she won't let go of the cargo ship to Yucheng. It is likely that it was entangled in Hong Kong. It seems that Comrade Chen Yun has to contact the comrades in Hong Kong and think of helping Ni Hua.

It wasn't until Tang Xingying took his son's hand and walked into the courtyard that Liu Yimin felt that he was a little too much, guarding the moon and looking forward to the moon. I must love my wife here, and I think of another person from time to time, is it shameless or is the person's feelings themselves complicated? Thinking about it again, if Ni Hua really comes back, I'm afraid that his head will be big, and it is not clear how to make it difficult at that time, and if it is not, he will return to the original embarrassing situation where several people are sad at the same time.

The more Liu Yimin thought about it, the more worried he became, so he simply sat in the courtyard, took a branch, and drew a map of the enemy's situation in Taierzhuang, Linyi, and Heze.

Judging from the enemy's situation, Heze's Fifth Division was temporarily entangled by the First Army of the First Theater and the Third Army of the Fifth Theater, and the two sides were staggered, and the Fifth Division of the Army could not be separated in a short period of time. Unless the Fifth Division gave up the campaign objective of capturing Heze, they would not have the strength to reinforce the Tenth Division.

The direction of Taierzhuang was not a big problem, and the Segu detachment passed through the Jiehe and Tengxian defense battles, and his 10th Wing suffered a lot of losses, because the 22nd Group Army changed its tactics after its own points, and not only actively blocked and defended, but also took the initiative to open up street battles with the Yue army in Tengxian County. This is very different from the historical Tengxian Defense Battle, in the historical Tengxian Defense War, most of the defenders were sacrificed on the city wall, and fell under the aircraft and artillery of the Yue Army, and how many martyrs were killed without seeing the shadow of the Yue Army. By the time the army finally entered the city, the defenders basically did not hold out for long, and the number of enemies destroyed was naturally not too many. In the current Tengxian County Defense War, although the number of devils eliminated is not as huge as the tens of thousands of people mentioned in the [***] war report, one life for another, from Jiehe to Longyangdian to Tengxian Street Battle, there should still be 3,000 devils eliminated. In this way, the 10th Wing of the Seya Detachment was afraid that it would be beaten badly. What he can really use for the first-line attack in Taierzhuang is the 63rd Wing and the 40th Wing. When the 63rd Wing makes no progress in attacking Taierzhuang, the 40th Wing will inevitably be reinforced, and then it may be the time for Li Zongren to kill him.

The only variable is the 16th Division, which has to find a way to keep the 16th Division north of Linyi. Originally, the idea was to let the Fifth Brigade constantly harass the enemy, cut off the enemy's logistical supply lines, and force the 16th Division not to dare and could not go south for reinforcements. Now it seems that this deployment is difficult to achieve. Because the strength of the 16th Division is there, if it is ordered to reinforce, it will not be able to stop it by guerrilla attacks alone.

What can be done?

(To be continued)