Southern Anhui, specifically refers to the Jiangnan region of Anhui Province, before the Ming Dynasty, Anhui has been divided into rivers and ruled, Jiangnan and Jiangbei belong to different administrative regions, so they form their own unique regional culture. It is connected with southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang, and is a very important military place.

In the previous Nanjing Campaign, the New Fourth Army, which established a base here, in order to ensure the safety of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, finally dispatched the powerful Sixth Division to southern Anhui to carry out the task of clearing and suppressing the operation.

The Japanese army, which reorganized the Shanghai Dispatch Army into the Central China Front, had the next important task of advancing into Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places. The former was an important tax place for the Nationalist government, and the latter was an important resource province for the Japanese army.

Originally, according to the instructions of the Central China Front, the Sixth Division of the Central China Front needed to adopt a steady and steady approach to continuously compress the base area of the New Fourth Army. It is important to ensure that after the purge is over, there will be no resurgence of the rebels.

But at present, the telegram issued by the New Fourth Army has made the Sixth Division, which undertook the task of encirclement and suppression, also look angry. As far as they are concerned, even the capital of the Republic of China has been captured, are they still afraid of a New Fourth Army reorganized with guerrillas?

In the face of Matsui Ishone's strict orders, there were also support troops from Nanjing and Shanghai. Many people who have followed this battle feel that this time the New Fourth Army is only afraid of more evil and less auspicious, and it will be difficult for them to escape from the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army.

But for Lao Jiang, even if he wanted to send troops to support. But the problem is that the generals of the Central Army deployed around southern Anhui seem to be opposed to participating in this melee, which leads to the Japanese army's elimination of them at that time.

In addition, there are even generals who feel that by taking advantage of the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army, they may be able to justifiably eliminate this kind of troops. Of course, there are also generals who oppose death and do not save them, but they are still a minority after all.

Listening to the opinions of his subordinates divided into two factions, Lao Jiang also had a headache and said: "Order the front-line troops to pay close attention to the war in southern Anhui." If there is any major military situation, be sure to inform me at that time. The rest of the troops were ready for battle. ”

With Lao Jiang's ambiguous order, the Central Army troops stationed around southern Anhui actually didn't know what to do. On the other hand, the Eighth Route Army, which has been paying attention to the situation in southern Anhui, can see a little meaning from it.

As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, Mr. Peng sneered: "Commander-in-chief, do you see it? In the face of the Japanese army gathering a main division and nearly 50,000 troops under the rest of the troops to attack southern Anhui, Lao Chiang chose not to move.

If Lao Jiang doesn't know how to command, then are all the generals under him blind? Doesn't they know that once the strength of the New Fourth Army is greatly damaged, the passage for the Japanese army to advance into Hubei may be opened?

Hmph, allies, that's how they treat allies. I suddenly felt that Xiao He had a sentence that was very right, that friendly forces like ours were used to betray at critical times. This time, it would be delusional to count on them to help. ”

In response to this situation, Mr. Zhu was also unhappy, but he still said: "Send a telegram to the New Fourth Army and tell them to be ready for a comprehensive battle." Since the Central Army, which was in front of them, was evacuated urgently, there was no need to come back in the future.

As long as this battle is successfully fought, the situation in southern Anhui will undergo earth-shaking changes in the future. Tell Ye Ting and Xiang Ying that this time they will work together to tide over this difficulty. Tell all the officers and men of the army to defend our base area to the death.

If there is a need for the cooperation between the central government and the headquarters, we will also dispatch to give corresponding cooperation. Abandoning the occupied towns, the troops were all reduced to zero, and the Japanese troops who were attacking and suppressed were dragged to death in southern Anhui with southern Anhui as guerrillas.

The telegram ordered the Southern Saber Special Combat Team to fully cooperate with the New Fourth Army to break the attack. If there is an opportunity, kill the Japanese commander Gu Shoufu who invaded southern Anhui. Since the all-out war of resistance has begun, this kind of battle will be fought sooner or later if you don't want to fight! ”

In Mr. Zhu's view, the Japanese army's invasion of southern Anhui with heavy troops was also something they expected in advance. But for the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army, they also want to take a look at the Central Army's response to this matter through this matter.

If the Central Army is in this firefight, it is willing to send troops to cooperate in the operation. Then in the future war of resistance in the north, the Eighth Route Army will also cooperate with the Central Army. If the Central Army does not save itself when it sees death, then the Eighth Route Army will also no longer pay attention to the orders of the Nationalist Government.

This means that the situation of cooperation between the two parties in the war of resistance that has just begun, will become one of the south and the other of the north fighting their own battles. Although Mr. Zhu thinks that it is the overall anti-Japanese resistance force of China that is damaged in this way, it is much better than being pitted!

After receiving the telegram from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, Ye Ting, who had already received the news from the front-line reconnaissance troops, also felt a chill. At this time, the Central Army chose to avoid it, which undoubtedly disappointed him completely.

Looking at the telegram sent by the Nationalist Government, instructing them to temporarily avoid the enemy's edge, Ye Ting sneered: "Retreat, retreat there!" From the time the Japanese invaded China to the present, the three eastern provinces have been lost, Pingxin has been lost, North China has been lost, and Shanghai and Nanjing have all been lost.

Retreat, at this point, the New Fourth Army will not retreat from the beginning of my life. A telegram was sent that this time our New Fourth Army will defend southern Anhui to the death, and will never retreat even to the death of a single soldier. At this point, we have reached the point of no return! ”

Even if Xiang Ying, who usually felt that Ye Ting was too concerned about the opinions of the Central Army, heard this, he also nodded and said, "Okay!" This time, we are in southern Anhui, showing the little devils and the Central Army that the Huaxia Army is not as incompetent as they imagined! ”

As the telegram of the New Fourth Army spread throughout the country, the warlords who received the telegram had respect for such a decisive war of resistance. But for Lao Jiang's so-called avoidance of the enemy's edge, all the warlords and generals also held the word 'hehe'.

The New Fourth Army in southern Anhui was lost, where can it go?

Hubei, Henan, and Jiangxi are all the territories of the Central Army. As for Jiangsu and Zhejiang, if they are in the past now, they will undoubtedly crash into the encirclement of the Japanese army. Letting the New Fourth Army retreat is simply a pretext for watching the fire from across the strait.

On the other hand, Lao Jiang, who was far away in Chongqing, received a telegram from the New Fourth Army and heard Ye Ting bluntly say in the telegram that there was no way back. Although he felt a little annoyed, he also knew that it was indeed a little chilling for him to do this.

But no matter what, since the New Fourth Army is willing to fight the little devils in southern Anhui, many generals of the Central Army who are unwilling to fight the Japanese army are also happy to have a good time. In their opinion, a little later to fight the little devil, they will have one more day to spare.

It was only after the New Fourth Army was telegraphed that many young people in northern Anhui began to look for opportunities to enter southern Anhui to participate in the New Fourth Army's campaign to defend southern Anhui. The local young people in southern Anhui also joined the troops of the New Fourth Army.

Considering that the next battle would become very brutal, Ye Ting and Xiang Ying decided to implement the battle plan of the fortified wall and clear the wilderness. The elderly, weak, women and children were moved in advance and taken refuge in a relatively safe place in the rear.

Even if some people were reluctant to leave their homes, they finally left their homes in tears in the face of the persuasion of the guerrillas of the New Fourth Army. Some civilians also knew that if they did not leave, they would most likely be the target of massacre by the Japanese army in the future.

He Zhengdao, who learned that the Japanese army was attacking the base of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, was far away in Yulin, but sent a telegram to the central government and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. In the telegram, Ho Zhengdao proposed a battle plan that would break and then stand.

Looking at this battle plan, Mr. Zhu said half-loudly: "This is a battle plan to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred!" ”

But Mr. Peng agreed: "Commander-in-chief, although this battle plan is somewhat self-defeating. can be properly arranged, the Japanese army that invaded southern Anhui this time is bound to become a caged beast and fall into the quagmire of southern Anhui.

Even if this plan is digging into our own foundations. But compared to our previous situation in the southern Gan Soviet region, I'm afraid the situation will be much better now, right? As long as this battle is won, I believe that southern Anhui will become our real new Soviet region in the future. ”

Zuo Quan, as the chief of staff, also said with a wry smile: "Commander-in-chief, compared to us, we are fighting at home, and all the materials of the Japanese army that invaded southern Anhui need to be supplied from the rear. Overall, the geographical advantage is in our hands.

At present, the military and the people of southern Anhui share the same hatred for the enemy, and I believe that even if the people have opinions, they can understand us in doing so. Leaving some things for the little devils to plunder, it is better to put them away in advance as preparation materials! ”

'What do you mean, agree with this battle plan?' ’

Yes, I think we can forward this telegram to the New Fourth Army and hand it over to Commander Ye and Political Commissar Xiang for discussion. I believe that they have more choice and decision than us in whether to implement this plan. As long as you master it, our army will win this battle! ’

"Okay, since you all think so, then forward He Zhengdao's battle plan to the New Fourth Army." I hope this kid's crooked ideas can play a role. It's just that in this way, post-war reconstruction will be costly! ’

Looking at Mr. Zhu's somewhat unbearable expression, Mr. Peng said: "Commander-in-chief, the whole of China will need to be rebuilt after the war in the future!" As long as we are given time to develop, I believe that the rebuilt home will be more beautiful than before in the future. ”

When this battle plan proposal was forwarded to the headquarters of the New Fourth Army, looking at this anti-encirclement and suppression plan based on the situation in southern Anhui, Ye Ting also said in a speechless manner: "It seems that this division commander He is very concerned about the situation in our southern Anhui!" ”

And Xiang Ying also smiled bitterly: "According to the information provided by the central government, the special task force was personally trained by him. Regarding the current situation in southern Anhui, I am afraid that he knows better than the central government and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Although this battle plan somewhat has its own foundation, if we want to keep southern Anhui this time, we must have the determination to break the cauldron and sink the ship. If the plan can be successful, perhaps we can secure the two base areas of Chizhou and Huangshan. ”

'What does the commissar mean, can this plan be adopted?' ’

'Give it a try! After all, there are not many troops and supplies that need to be deployed. And I also want to see what kind of combat effectiveness this special task force can exert in this anti-encirclement and suppression operation. ’

'Good! Since the political commissar agrees, then let's break the kettle and play a ruthless game with the little devils! ’

With the two military bigwigs reaching an agreement, looking at the telegram forwarded, Song Yuping and a group of special combat team members felt. At this point, they may be able to let go of their hands and feet and accompany the Japanese army to fight for a while! (To be continued.) )