Wang Jialie returned home, saw his wife, and as soon as he told him about the situation, the two of them were busy. Since fate can no longer be changed, crying and other resistance is meaningless, Mrs. Wan, who has the title of "Song Meiling's second", still understands very well, after scolding a few words, she quickly packed up her belongings, and took everything she could take away, this Guizhou may not be able to come back for a while.

The plane sent by Nanjing to pick up Wang Jialie soon arrived, and Wu Zhongxin, the chairman of Guizhou Province appointed by the Nanjing Nationalist Axe, and a group of accompanying officials came at random.

Xue Yue arranged food and accommodation for Wu Zhongxin and his entourage, and ordered Ou Zhen to urge Wang Jialie to get on the plane quickly. Wang Jialie had no choice but to take his Mrs. Wan, his little wife Liang and other family members on the plane to Nanjing.

It wasn't until he saw the plane flying into the sky that Xue Yue's heart completely landed. Wang Jialie is gone, the history of Tongzi warlords ruling Guizhou should also be over, the burden of waiting is over, he has been imprisoned after running to Chengdu, is it time to clean up Judah and Jiang Zaizhen?

Although Xue Yue owed a lot of blood debts in the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army, it is fair to say that among the [***] generals of that era, Xue Yue was still a relatively upright and outstanding general. In his eyes, it is not too much for a warlord like Wang Jialie to be shot 10 times, look at what Wang Jialie has made Guizhou look like, along the way, he has not seen a single person wearing cotton clothes, men are wearing patches and patches, and women basically have no clothes, hiding at home and not daring to go out. If you want to buy some food, you can't buy it, and it's hard to find a little food, and the people are running away as soon as the food is released, and they don't even dare to ask for money. These guys know that they are forcing the common people to grow opium, and the taxes from the opium are used to buy weapons and ammunition and squander.

When he returned to the headquarters, Wu Zhongxin told him that he had just taken over several key departments such as the Department of Finance, and the leaders were temporarily locked up, and the officials below said that Wang Jialie had collected all the taxes after 30 years, and the people of Guizhou were eager to eat Wang Jialie's flesh and drink Wang Jialie's blood.

After Xue Yue heard this, a sentence burst out from between his teeth: "These warlords are crumbs!" ”

What Xue Yue didn't expect was that although Wang Jialie did bad things when he was the king of Guizhou, he later changed his surname. Historically, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Jialie, who returned to Guiyang to live in seclusion, participated in the administration and discussion of state affairs, sincerely cared about the development and construction of Guizhou, and even donated his villa in Guiyang, and was branded as a rightist because of his criticism of the pompous style. Of course, that's an afterthought.

After Wang Jialie left, the work of reorganizing Wang Jialie's two divisions also went smoothly, Bai Huizhang's division was reorganized into the 102nd division of Reading Li, and He Zhizhong's division was reorganized into the 103rd division.

The news of Wang Jialie's resignation soon reached the ears of those who cared.

At the headquarters of the Fourth Group Army of the Gui Army, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi sat silently opposite each other. After a long time, Li Zongren said: "The red bandits jumped south, did not enter Guangxi, but helped Jiang someone clean up Wang Jialie, what a joke!" ”

Bai Chongxi said: "No one is to blame, the mud can't support the wall, Wang Dajia is to blame, we asked him to concentrate the main force in southern Qiannan, form a defensive line with our army, and promised to give him 300,000 oceans of military expenses every month, this guy hesitated, but listened to Xue Yue's deception." This kind of fate was brought on by him, and he deserved to be unlucky! ”

Li Zongren said: "The problem is that with the collapse of Wang Jialie, the Guizhou army will be absorbed by Jiang someone, and the camp of the southwest joint defense that we originally considered will be self-defeating. After that, we had a hard time. ”

Bai Chongxi sighed: "No way, the shaft is not enough and conspiracy!" Wang Jialie didn't mention it, it was already a yellow flower yesterday, but in Yunnan, Long Yun's mind was unpredictable, and he didn't know what he was going to do. ”

Li Zongren laughed: "That's also a guy who can't be trusted, it's unreliable, don't forget the past when he stabbed us in the back." However, I estimate that Jiang will not care about cleaning him up for a while. The key is to look at the movements of the red bandits. ”

Bai Chongxi said regretfully: "I don't understand, a few days ago, the red bandits ambushed Xue Yue near Zhenyuan, and obviously Xue Yue had already been severely damaged, why didn't they take advantage of the victory to pursue and defeat Xue Yue completely?" ”

Li Zongren shook his head: "I don't know. However, depending on the situation, it should be that the main force of the red bandits did not participate in the battle, and it was the little guy who blackmailed and threatened us who led his guard division to do it. Now there is something to look at, the red bandits have been rested and recuperated in Zunyi, and they have been supplemented by so many weapons, ammunition and soldiers from Xue Yue's department, and their combat effectiveness has increased instead of decreasing, and their main force is probably even more difficult to deal with than when they were in Jiangxi. Whether it is Jiang or someone else, it is estimated that whoever bumps into it first will break a few big teeth. It's up to whoever gets the better luck first. ”

Bai Chongxi said: "It's either Jiang or Liu Xiang, or Long Yun from Yunnan, anyway, no matter which of them is unlucky, we are happy to see it." Now that our army has advanced to the Duyun line, we cannot go any further, we must stop, deploy our defenses on the spot, and retreat as soon as there is any trouble, so as not to fall into the trap of the red bandits or the trap of someone Chiang. ”

"Make arrangements according to your opinion, the situation in Guizhou is too complicated now, our army is limited, and if we make a slight mistake, we will become Wang Jialie's second." After Li Zongren finished speaking, he thought for a while, and then said: "It is necessary to strengthen the investigation of the movements of the Central Army, and now the 100,000 Central Army transferred from Jiangxi is a big variable, and once Xue Yue completes the reorganization of the Guizhou Army, the movements of the Central Army will be worth playing." ”

Bai Chongxi gritted his teeth: "Jiang someone doesn't mess with us, once it provokes us, we will implement a general mobilization of the whole province and fight to the death." I don't believe that with Jiang Guangtou's few strokes, he can do anything to us. ”

Li Zongren said: "No matter what, we must make arrangements in advance, and now the situation is changing too quickly. We have to prepare a few more hands, so as not to be calculated by someone Jiang. By the way, what's going on over there with Chen Jitang? ”

Bai Chongxi took a sip of tea and replied: "Chen Jitang doesn't have any problems, he is stronger than us now, as long as our two alliances can be stable, Jiang Guangtou can't do anything about us." ”

Li Zongren said slowly: "Let's take a look, I always feel that the world is changing too fast now, and it is better to rely on no one than on yourself, and in the end, we still have to rely on our Bagui disciples." ”

Bai Chongxi said: "That's right, without our trained soldiers, I'm afraid that Jiang would have called a few of us to interrogate." Delin, do you think you should report Wang Jialie's situation to Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan, and Yunnan? ”

Li Zongren said: "Let Liu Fei and the others handle this matter, and you concentrate on thinking about the war." The more I think about it, the more I feel that Jiang is not too big this time, and I don't dare to be careless. It's better to think a little more about the worst of things than to take any chances. ”

Bai Chongxi muttered to himself: "A leaf falls and you know autumn, and the mountain rain is coming!" ”

The two stopped talking, and the room was silent. Only the Western table clock placed in the corner of the wall ticks and ticks non-stop, striking the restlessness and restlessness in the owner's heart.

After receiving the telegram from Sun Du that Wang Jialie's ministry had been adapted, Wang Longyun of Yunnan, who was sitting in the office of the Provincial Political Axe Office Building on Wuhua Mountain in Kunming, was taken aback, this red bandit still occupies Zunyi, why did Chairman Jiang and Xue Yue clean up Wang Jialie first? Isn't this a matter of relatives and enemies, why did the chairman of the committee, as the leader of the country, do this?

At this time, Long Yun was already 50 years old, long past the passionate age of jumping into the ring to defeat the French boxer, and the lessons accumulated in the years of fighting for hegemony made the single eye on his face flashed with a complex light that could not tell whether it was wisdom or cunning.

After reading Sun Du's telegram again, Long Yun felt that this matter was complicated, and his troops had not been going well over the years, and during the Central Plains War in 30 years, he was ordered by Chairman Jiang to raid the Gui army's nest, but was defeated by the main force of the Gui army that withdrew from Hunan. In the past few years, he has finally recovered his vitality, Chairman Jiang ordered troops to go to Guizhou to chase down the red bandits, Sun Du took a division with him, and as soon as he joined Wang Jialie, Xue Yue cleaned up Wang Jialie, what the hell is this doing?

It seems that Sun Du is in a very impatient mood now. You have to tell him quickly, take good control of the troops, stay away from the Central Army, and stay as far away as you can, and don't let Xue Yue divide and collapse. Don't be a rafter, go in and chase the red bandits alone, and be careful of being bitten by the red bandits. It is also necessary to be vigilant against the movements of the Central Army at all times, and if Xue Yue has any movement to march towards Yunnan, he must report it in time and resolutely resist it. Don't suppress the bandits for a long time, I didn't even see the face of the red bandits, but was cleaned up by the Central Army of the chairman of the committee, then I will become Wang Jialie's second, and I will make the world laugh to death.

Thinking of this, Long Yun got up and went to report to Sun Du in person.

The telegram from Guangxi surprised He Jian, damn, the hand of the commission is so black, he said that he would do it, Xue Yue had only been in Guizhou for a few days, so he cleaned up Wang Da. After the fiasco of Xiaoshui and Xikou last time, fortunately, he saw the opportunity quickly, and immediately traded with the red bandits, redeemed the division commanders, brigade commanders, and the wounded, and took the opportunity to supplement and rebuild the three divisions. If the action is slower, I am afraid that the chairman of the committee will explicitly order the abolition of the establishment of the three divisions. No matter what, if the commission is allowed to pursue the red bandits again, they can't go alive or dead, or draw all the troops back to deal with He Long and Xiao Ke, as long as they can get out of Hunan, it doesn't matter where they go? Anyway, you can't go back and forth, and you can make yourself the second of Wang Jialie. It seems that we have to give Hui a reminder first, you must guard your own territory, and don't be taken advantage of by the commission.

After receiving the news of Wang Jialie's downfall, Jiang Zaizhen, the commander of the Third Division of the 25th Army, had different ideas from other warlords, but laughed heartily. He immediately sent a report to Xue Yue, thanking the commission for his wisdom and removal of a harm for the people of Guizhou. The officers and men of the Third Division are willing to accept the reorganization of the central authorities and accept the commissioning and dispatch of Chief Xue. When it was over, I felt that I had nowhere to vent my excitement, so I opened a bottle of Moutai and drank half a bottle in one go, staggered to the little wife's room, and sang "Speaking of lanterns have a reputation" while walking.

Liu Yimin knew that when Wang Jialie was ousted by Xue Yue, the troops were about to set off.

Looking at the deciphered telegram sent by He Xinghua, Liu Yimin thought to himself, Xue Yue moved so fast, according to the original history, Wang Jialie should have pulled him down after the Red Army crossed Chishui for the second time to destroy its main force. Unexpectedly, Xue Yue was so bold that he was not afraid of the resistance of Wang Jialie's forces at all. This shows three problems, one is that Xue Yue continues to replenish the lost troops from the Guizhou army, and he can't wait, and he can't take care of so much. Second, Chiang Kai-shek's division and disintegration work has been effective, and it is estimated that Wang Jialie's descendants He Zhizhong and Bai Huizhang have already secretly sent autumn waves with the Central Army. The third is that Xue Yue also saw that Wang Jialie was angry and resentful in Guizhou, and his sin was unforgivable, and there was no sequelae after getting rid of him.

What kind of impact will this have on the upcoming military operations of the Red Army?

Liu Yimin's brain was racing. Needless to say, the attitude of the warlords from all walks of life is estimated to be more vigilant against Chiang Kai-shek and the Central Army, like the Gui Army and the Hunan Army, which should be resolute not to come out. What about the Dian army? Long Yun had not been hit hard by the Red Army, and he did not understand the combat strength of the Red Army, so it was estimated that he would be with the Central Army, on the one hand, he would guard his home, and on the other hand, he would order the Sun Du Department sent to be careful. The Sichuan army is not easy to figure out, in history, Liu Xiang was allowed to annihilate like a ghost, and finally drank Lao Jiang's footwashing water, and it is not easy to say now. Judging from the information transferred from the headquarters, the Ninth Army Corps has already marched to Chishui by different routes, and it is estimated that all units of the Sichuan Army will react soon. What about the warlords of the Qianjun army? Hou Zhi's burden is over, and it is completely over, Wang Jialie doesn't say it, the rest of Judah and Jiang Zaizhen are variables, Judah Guocai may also talk to Xue Yue about the price a little, Jiang Zaizhen is different, a person who can take the initiative to open the entrance of the garden, what else can't be done, it is estimated that he will soon be put into Xue Yue's arms. In this way, Xue Yue will soon complete the reorganization of the Guizhou army, plus the 100,000 troops of the Central Army that have come up, and the enemy's strength will increase much more than when the Red Army was in Guizhou in history. If the Red Army enters Sichuan, it is estimated that the Central Army will soon follow into Sichuan. In this case, it will be difficult to fight with the Central Army on the Chengdu Plain.

There is no way, the current enemy is too powerful. Only by quickly entering Sichuan, taking the Chengdu Plain, and rapidly strengthening the Red Army can Chiang Kai-shek have scruples and negotiate with our army.

Liu Yimin no longer hesitated, and said to He Xinghua: "Forward the telegram to the headquarters and report to the headquarters, our division will set off this evening, advance to Renhuai, and carry out the tasks assigned by the headquarters." ”

After receiving Liu Yimin's telegram, [***], Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Zhang Wentian, Wang Jiaxiang, and Liu Bocheng, chief of the General Staff, held an urgent meeting to study and judge the current situation.

[***] said wittily: "Chiang Kai-shek made another big bargain this time, and he took the Guizhou regime in his pocket so quickly, and Wang Jialie made himself disgraced." It seems that Chiang Kai-shek's policy of killing three birds with one stone as reported by Comrade Liu Yimin last time is true. ”

Mr. Zhu said: "If this development continues, won't we become the pioneer of Chiang Kai-shek?" Wherever we went, he chased him. If we fight that warlord, he will get rid of any warlord. That's not the way to go. ”

Zhang Wentian said: "It's not a good thing anyway, let them eat dogs, bite one less and kill one." ”

Zhou En said: "Some warlords Chiang Kai-shek can't bite either, Wang Jialie's strength is too weak, and Chiang Kai-shek has laid out in advance, instigated them to fight civil war, and divided and collapsed. However, in this way, Xue Yue's central army can make up for some of the losses in the battle of Qingxi Town, and I am afraid that they will chase us again. ”

[***] said: "It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, there's no way to do it, let him go." The key is that we should speed up our actions in accordance with the definite strategic plan, order the Ninth Army Corps to gather its troops, form a fist, and attack quickly and fiercely, and once the goal of mobilizing the enemy is achieved, we must retreat even faster and be able to quickly break away from the enemy. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th Army Corps were ordered to assemble quickly, to make preparations for battle while recuperating in concealment, and to defeat a part of him if the time was ripe for the enemy's central army to pounce. In addition, when the guard division was dispatched, it was ordered to leave the artillery battalion with a mixture of mountain artillery and mortars under the command of the 1st Army Corps, and the artillery battalion of the Military Commission was assigned to the command of the 3rd Army Corps. Whether it is the Central Army, the Sichuan Army, or the Dian Army, which one is in a hurry to chase and shows a flaw, we will eliminate part of him. He was naturally honest. ”

Liu Bocheng said: "I agree with the chairman's deployment. Now that our army has rested and recuperated, it has been replenished with soldiers, its weapons have basically been replaced, and there is sufficient ammunition. If you add the guard division, then it is significantly beyond the level of the Soviet zone. Xue Yue has already suffered a big loss from the guard division, and it is estimated that he will be very cautious. On the contrary, the newly transferred Central Army and the Sichuan Army did not know our depth, and thought that we were a weak brigade after the defeat on the Xiangjiang River. So we'll have a chance to see which of them collides first. ”

Mr. Zhu said: "As long as the decision is made, who to fight and where to fight, then we have the final say." However, it is okay to fight a war, and it cannot affect our strategic deployment. Once the guard division occupies Gulin and Yibin, our army must quickly follow and respond. Otherwise, the combat intentions of the guard division will be exposed. Once the Sichuan army woke up, it would be impossible to occupy Chengdu again. In that case, we just lost the watermelon and picked the sesame seeds! ”

Zhou Enlai nodded.

After pondering for a while, he said: "The determination to attack and occupy Chengdu cannot be shaken. This battle can be fought in northern Guizhou, southern Sichuan, and Chengdu Plain. It's still the same sentence, whoever chases and hits whom. As long as the time is right, fight. The time is not ripe, and we will resolutely not fight. The initiative in the fight must be firmly in our hands. ”

Mr. Zhu said: "Opponent, this is the deployment, as long as anyone dares to advance alone, we will not hesitate to destroy it, kill one by one, and deter other enemies who are trying to pursue our army." ”

Liu Bocheng saw that everyone's opinions were unified, and said, "I'm going to send a report." He turned around and left.

[***] said to Zhou En: "Enlai, the guard division is about to leave, are we going to send it off?" ”

Zhou En said: "The chairman is very thoughtful. Boss, Luo Fu, let's go together. Comrade Jiaxiang was injured again, so he didn't go. ”

Mr. Zhu laughed: "Okay, let's go and send our heroes on the expedition." Walk! ”

Several people left the headquarters, took the guards, mounted their horses and galloped towards the garrison of the guard division.

(To be continued)