Even if it is clear that He Zhengdao is taking the opportunity, I hope that the Nationalist Government will give the New Fourth Army a reason to leave southern Anhui for development. www.biquge.info But Li Zongren also knows that He Zhengdao's proposal is still very strategic.

As it stands, the Japanese army has occupied all the areas around the New Fourth Army. There were also armed forces behind enemy lines of the Central Army, but compared with the development of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, the Central Army did very unsatisfactory.

Although these occupied areas were nominally ruled by the Nationalist Government. However, after the main force of the Central Army withdrew, the local people who suffered from the persecution of the Japanese army actually did not very welcome these Central Army's armed forces behind enemy lines.

After all, in the eyes of these people, they were regular soldiers, and they could not provide them with protection, not to mention that they were subjected to the scourge of the Japanese army. This makes many ordinary people not look forward to these central troops who usually ask for food and money.

In addition, the Japanese army implemented a very cruel armor protection policy for the occupied areas. Some squires who are greedy for life and afraid of death do not dare to do anything to resist the fact that these central armies. Once known by the Japanese army, they were the ones who were unlucky in the end.

In contrast, the guerrillas of the New Fourth Army were much more generous in their treatment of the common people. Even the guerrillas also need food and supplies from the people. But many times, the guerrillas also pay or barter.

Generally speaking, in the building of armed forces behind enemy lines, the Central Army has learned the model of the New Fourth Army, but most of them have learned it in a nondescript manner. There are even some armed forces behind enemy lines, which are similar in nature to bandits, and they are secretly doing business in raiding houses and robbing houses.

Perhaps knowing this situation, Li Zongren finally sent a telegram to Lao Jiang before the meeting. It's just that in the telegram, Li Zongren did not mention that it was He Zhengdao's suggestion to let the New Fourth Army cooperate in the rear.

He knew very well that if he told Lao Jiang that this was He Zhengdao's suggestion, Lao Jiang's suspicion would definitely not agree. In this case, it is better to inform this plan in your own name.

Even in the telegram, Li Zongren made a detailed analysis. Once the New Fourth Army cooperates behind enemy lines, it can achieve certain results. Then, it is still very helpful for the defense of Wuhan.

If the New Fourth Army can really recover some territory, it will also play a positive role in the current war of resistance behind enemy lines in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. At least in order to ensure the safety of these two provinces, the Japanese army will inevitably need to send heavy troops to Jing'an.

Looking at the telegram sent by Li Zongren, Lao Jiang said with a little frown: "What kind of telegram did this Li Delin send?" At this time, how can the New Fourth Army come to join in the fun? Let them come out, isn't it to let the tiger return to the mountain? ”

It's just that soon a staff officer said: "Commission, although Chief Li's suggestion seems somewhat inappropriate." However, judging from the current battlefield situation, Chief Li's judgment is still very accurate, and the New Fourth Army does have considerable combat effectiveness.

In fact, in the later period, the Japanese army only encircled and suppressed the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, and no longer easily carried out encirclement and suppression. As a result, the New Fourth Army developed rapidly in southern Anhui, and the number of troops formed was probably quite large.

If they stay in southern Anhui for a long time, we may not be able to intervene there. At this time, it is still beneficial for them to transfer out the main forces and cooperate with our front-line troops in combat.

At least on the issue of the War of Resistance, whether it is the Eighth Route Army or the New Fourth Army, they still dare not relax. And the Japanese army is actually very wary of them. Once the New Fourth Army leaves southern Anhui, the Japanese army will inevitably mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress it.

At present, they have not gathered many troops in Suzhou and Anhui, and there is no big problem in maintaining local law and order. But as long as a county town is recovered, it will affect their integrated public security and joint defense, and then the occupied areas will be full of wars.

Compared with the New Fourth Army, which was ordered to come out from southern Anhui to fight the Japanese army, we also have a lot of armed forces behind enemy lines in the two provinces. If someone breaks this stalemate and the Japanese are exhausted, they may create some fighters for us.

Let them stay in southern Anhui to accumulate strength, it is better to let them come out to fight the Japanese army. In this case, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for us. After all, the New Fourth Army is surrounded by enemy-occupied areas, and the little devils will not let them gain a foothold easily. ”

The words of the operational staff officers made Lao Jiang feel somewhat reasonable. Judging from the current situation in southern Anhui, they really don't have many available troops there, and the military and political power in southern Anhui is basically under the control of the New Fourth Army.

There was even a staff officer who suggested: "Commission, if the New Fourth Army comes out of southern Anhui, we will actually have better control over their actions." Let them stay in southern Anhui all the time, but it is not easy for us to monitor them.

Secondly, they came out this time to be responsible for destroying the little devil's transportation and supply lines and messing up the rear of the little devil. Once they do this, it is believed that the Japanese army will not rest on its laurels and will inevitably mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress it again. ”

There were some words that were not said in the back, and Lao Jiang naturally understood what the staff officer meant. Let the New Fourth Army and the Japanese army die and the Central Army make the profit of the fisherman, which has always been something that Lao Jiang wants to see.

After all, the expansion and development of the New Fourth Army's power in southern Anhui did make him feel rooted in his heart. You must know that whether it is Jiangsu or Anhui, or even Jiangxi, where the Japanese army is currently attacking, it is his inherent territory.

With the New Fourth Army stationed in southern Anhui, it has now turned it into their new Soviet area. Most of the county magistrates appointed by the Nationalist Government are in name only. It can even be said that the people there do not recognize the county magistrates appointed by the national government at all.

When many people have something to do, they will go to the working group of the New Fourth Army. This situation makes Lao Jiang sometimes seem very angry. But he also knew that the New Fourth Army had not driven away the appointed officials, but had merely dismissed them as decorations.

Even those officials, when they realized this situation, many chose to leave and not take office at all. Or simply cooperate with the New Fourth Army's administration there, just like no one else. This made Lao Jiang feel that southern Anhui had become a new Soviet area again.

It's just that Lao Jiang thought for a while and said: "If the New Fourth Army is allowed to send troops, will they unite with the New 67th Army?" If the two of them are united, the next time we want to restrain them, I am afraid it will not be easy. ”

As a result, a staff officer immediately said: "Commission, this time the New Fourth Army is responsible for attacking behind enemy lines and destroying the transportation and supply lines of the little devils, and most of their combat scope is in the north bank and southern Jiangsu."

As for the words of the new 67th Army, we can limit him to the Xinyang area. Although their losses were not small last time, this time the third division of the Japanese army happened to come from Fuyang, so they were responsible for blocking this division.

There, we had Commander Liu's 68th Army defending the front line of Zhumadian. As long as the Japanese army comes, the new 67th Army is bound to fight hard in the Xinyang area. When the time comes, it will only be necessary to arrange for them to block for a while longer.

Without the order of the theater command, even if they retreated last, they had to stay in the Xinyang area to fight behind enemy lines. On this line from southern Anhui to Xinyang, we have many more troops stationed than them! ”

With the advice and advice of these staff officers, Lao Jiang also felt that at this time, it seemed that it was better to let the New Fourth Army come out of southern Anhui than to let the New Fourth Army continue to stay in southern Anhui. After all, there will still be casualties in the end of war.

In contrast, in southern Anhui, where there has been no major encirclement and suppression recently, many people are grateful that the New Fourth Army has provided them with safe shelter. So much so that many people living in it are willing to send their children to join the New Fourth Army.

Thinking about it in this way, Lao Jiang felt that they were fighting the Japanese army on the front line, and the New Fourth Army, which was developing in a low-key manner, had become fishermen who reaped profits. Thinking about this, Lao Jiang also slowly agreed with Li Zongren's suggestion.

If Lao Jiang knew that this was in itself what He Zhengdao expected, maybe he wouldn't think like this. How easy is it to release the tiger into the mountains and restrain it?

What's more, at this moment, in the Dabie Mountain area, He Zhengdao has more troops than the troops he brought over before. In fact, as for the number of troops in He Zhengdao's new 67th Army, Lao Chiang could only draw an approximate figure.

After all, from the time the expedition went to the time when it entered the war, the actions of the new 67th Army were very secretive. Even the Japanese army could not grasp its whereabouts, let alone the Central Army, which was also the most favorable cover provided by He Zhengdao's Tibetan troops in Dabie Mountain!

Once the New Fourth Army came out of southern Anhui, it began to carry out operations behind enemy lines in northern Anhui. The guerrillas who had been shunted out by He Zhengdao before would slowly unite with them. In the end, the entire territory of Anhui will be completely controlled.

When the time is ripe, open up the communication channel between Anhui and Shandong. As a result, Henan, which is still under the control of the Central Army, is actually under the encirclement of the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army.

If the situation changes in the future, the Eighth Route Army will be able to attack from three sides and take Henan in one fell swoop. With Anhui as the strategic frontier, it waited for an opportunity to transfer heavy troops to the south. In He Zhengdao's view, perhaps the battle for reunification will become easier.

At least He Zhengdao didn't want the next eight years of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to be followed by a few years of civil war. If we can achieve peaceful reunification earlier, perhaps China will be able to recover its vitality as soon as possible and carry out the plan of national rejuvenation ahead of schedule.

After receiving the telegram from Lao Chiang, I saw that Lao Chiang was in the telegram and had already arranged combat missions for the new 67th Army. Li Zongren was a little crying and laughing, but he understood that Lao Jiang intended to distance the two troops.

Fortunately, He Zhengdao, who gave this order, did not feel any surprises. He just made it clear that it would not be easy for him to block the Japanese Third Division alone, and he also needed the cooperation of the troops.

After some final consideration, the 77th Army, which was resting on suspicion, was finally left behind by Li Zongren and asked him to cooperate with He Zhengdao to be responsible for blocking the Japanese Third Division from Fuyang.

Hearing such an order, Feng Zhi'an, the commander of the 77th Army, seemed somewhat helpless. But thinking about it, following He Zhengdao seems to be more secure than following other troops in the Fifth War Zone! (To be continued.) )