When He Zhengdao led the saber special combat team and began to inspect the guerrilla base areas formed in the Dabie Mountain area. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, which was commanded by Okamura Ninji, finally crashed into the gateway to Hubei.

The 6th Division of the Japanese Army attacked from Qianshan in Anhui to Taihu Lake, fought bloody battles all the way, successively broke through the defense line of the 31st, 68th, and 84th armies, successively captured Taihu Lake, Susong, and finally occupied Huangmei, the gateway of Guangji, after fierce street fighting.

The Nationalist government, which had learned of this situation, seemed to have begun to waver again in the confidence that it would be able to hold Wuhan. The Fifth War Zone, which was originally resting, also ushered in a new opponent at this time.

After absorbing the lessons of the previous time, the Japanese army finally redeployed the Third Division stationed in Hefei to the jurisdiction of the Japanese Second Army. In addition, the Central China Dispatch Army also transferred a main division from Nanjing.

This means that the Japanese Second Army, which was almost crippled by the Fifth Theater of Operations, has more troops than before after re-replenishing the two main divisions. Upon learning this information, Li Zongren was also surprised.

In the eyes of many generals of the Central Army, the Japanese army gathered heavy troops to attack Wuhan this time, and the troops they could draw were almost their limit. At present, they have successively transferred divisions and regiments from Anhui and Nanjing to fight, which is completely contrary to common sense.

However, judging from the current situation, whether it is near Anhui or Nanjing, the Eighth Route Army and the Central Army are very weak behind enemy lines. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Xi Junliu dared to transfer the main forces of the divisions stationed in these two areas to join.

When Li Zongren learned of this situation, he immediately sent a telegram to the commanders of the main forces in the theater and immediately stopped resting and preparing for battle. He Zhengdao, who received this order, also realized that the inspection trip was going to end early.

Returning to Huangchuan, the garrison of the New 67th Army, and looking at He Zhengdao, who had returned safely, Xiao Jinguang also breathed a long sigh of relief. Every time He Zhengdao goes out, he is actually very worried. After all, the Japanese army has been inquiring about He Zhengdao recently.

It is only from the recent feedback from the guerrilla brigades that Xiao Jinguang can also feel that with He Zhengdao's inspection, the development of the guerrilla brigades in various localities has become more stable and orderly, and all work has been carried out very smoothly.

He Zhengdao, who had just returned, looked at Chief of Staff Luo Ruiqing with a telegram and reported: "Commander, the telegram just sent by the headquarters. It seems that this time, we really have a fight. This time, the little devil, I'm afraid it really poured out! ”

After receiving the telegram from Luo Ruiqing, he saw that the Sixth Division of the Japanese Army, which had just won the victory, had also begun to move in the direction where the Fifth War Zone was located. He Zhengdao also roughly guessed what kind of calculation these little devils were playing.

said with a smile: "The little devils had a heavy hemorrhage last time, and with their urine, they must be trying to get back the shame of the field!" At present, there are nearly two divisions in Lu'an, and the third division from the south direction is also not easy to mess with.

Coupled with the Sixth Division, which had just gained momentum, the Japanese army also planned to encircle and sweep the troops of the Fifth Theater in three directions. It's just that they seem to have forgotten that we may not have enough energy to play an offensive battle, and it is still no problem to play defense.

It's just that at the moment in the Fifth Theater of Operations, including us, the losses of all armies are quite serious. A month's rest time has not arrived, and even if the newly recruited recruits are estimated to not even be able to walk the queue, it is undoubtedly to find death if they are pulled to the battlefield in this way.

If we only rely on the remaining troops before us, it is estimated that we will not be able to stop the attack of the little devil. But for us, positional warfare is not our strong point, guerrilla warfare and movement warfare are.

For Li Zongren and others, this may be a serious challenge. As far as we are concerned, I see an opportunity to smoothly establish contact with the New Fourth Army. This time, I want to make the whole of Anhui Province full of war.

Although the little devils also deployed a large number of troops on the periphery of the New Fourth Army. But for the New Fourth Army, it has been developing in southern Anhui for so long, and it is time to break through the inherent territory of southern Anhui and go around other places.

This time, the little devils launched the Battle of Wuhan just to cripple our resistance forces. But for us, why don't we want to inflict heavy losses on their main divisions? Compared to the tactics of crowds, we can throw them a few streets! ”

Listening to what He Zhengdao said, the Big Four who gathered again in the New 67th Army also felt that He Zhengdao was a little too optimistic. Hearing that the soldiers of the New Fourth Army were leaving southern Anhui, the three of them still felt that something was wrong.

Soon Xiao Jinguang said: "Commander, I'm afraid that Lao Jiang will not agree to the New Fourth Army to leave southern Anhui, right?" If we really join them, it is estimated that Lao Jiang will be worried again. Will this affect the situation of the joint war of resistance? ”

'It's all about time! There's so much to do there! Moreover, it is impossible for the New Fourth Army to dispatch all of them, they only need to send an elite division to cut off the rear line of the Japanese army from here, and the sixth division of the little devils will not dare to move.

With the New Fourth Army holding back the attack of the Sixth Division, the Fifth Theater had to face nothing more than the Japanese Army's Third Division, Thirteenth Division, and Eighteenth Division. In this way, the pressure will naturally be less.

This kind of thing, we don't need to take the initiative to mention it, we just need to ask people to hand over the news, I think Lao Jiang should know that this matter is still good for the entire Wuhan defense war. Why should he disagree with something beneficial?

At present, the departure of the Third Division, which was originally stationed in Hefei, means that cracks have also appeared in the Japanese army's blockade of southern Anhui. If you don't jump out at this time, when will you wait?

Moreover, most of the current strength of the Japanese army in Central China is concentrated in the Wuhan battlefield. Even the troops stationed in Nanjing have been transferred, which means that the strength of the Japanese army has reached the limit. Now it's up to you to see who can make it to the end. ’

He Zhengdao's analysis of the battle situation really made the three of them feel bright. In their opinion, if they can really connect with the New Fourth Army, their overall strength in Central China will also increase several times in the future!

At this time, He Zhengdao continued: "Political commissar, chief of staff, Director Luo, although we are now stationed in Huangchuan. However, in the early stage, we sent a lot of main combat troops in the mall and Jinzhai.

From now on, these troops can move in the direction of southern Anhui. Now the Anqing area has been occupied by the Japanese army, and it is the war zone behind enemy lines. The main forces that we had previously diverted out could rush to station in advance and set up anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines.

Later, I'll send a telegram to the Southern Sabres, asking them to start reconnaissance before crossing the river. If they can advance part of their main force to the Anqing area, they will be able to unite with the Dabie Mountain base area.

In order to ensure the success of the plan, I suggest that the Central Committee send a member of the Standing Committee to preside over the work in Central China. Although the New Fourth Army is our party's troops, it is always nested in southern Anhui, and it has also not received much development.

If we can make good use of this fighter, the encirclement dilemma that the New Fourth Army is currently facing will be broken. It even seems to me that at the moment we can draw troops from behind enemy lines from the New Fourth Army and enter the old Soviet areas where we are rebuilding us.

At least judging from the current war situation, the Central Army has given up the defense of Jiangnan. Although they also retain a certain amount of resistance troops, we are better at this kind of thing than they are at establishing base areas behind enemy lines.

To be responsible for such work, it is necessary to set up a Central China Bureau in advance to organize and direct the work of the relevant base areas. The establishment of the Central China Bureau will also be more conducive to our establishment of a solid revolutionary base in the south.

Even in a short time, we need to fight the Japanese army and fight for territory with the Central Army. But I still hope that in the future, when the Japanese army is defeated, our Central China Bureau and Central China Military Region will be able to deal with the possible counterattack of the Central Army! ”

In fact, in He Zhengdao's view, after the end of the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army's war in the south is afraid that it will also become a stalemate and a tug-of-war. Under the influence of one another, the armed forces behind enemy lines will also regain lost ground one after another in the future.

Through this method of encroachment, anti-Japanese forces were accumulated, and the Japanese army's strength and war resources were consumed. At least he didn't want it to happen again in the future.

At this time, the New Fourth Army would also be able to continue to grow and develop, and even expand its base area to Jiangxi. Then, even if the Central Army encircles and suppresses it, it must consider the power of the New Fourth Army's counterattack after provoking a war.

Looking at the expected arc of the base area drawn by He Zhengdao on the map, Xiao Jinguang also said excitedly: "If we can really establish such a base area, then we also have the capital to compete with the Central Army in the south." ”

It's just an idea, and if you want to do it, it's unlikely to happen in a short period of time. As long as the little devils exist, we and the Central Army will not be able to tear our faces. We can only continue to cooperate like this, face and heart.

In order to ensure that we are not treated by being stabbed in the back, it is necessary for us to accumulate more strength. The advantage of accumulating strength is that it can not only fight the little devils, but also prevent the central army, so that they have some concerns. ’

When talking about the formation of the Central China Bureau, Political Commissar Xiao Jinguang was also very curious: "Commander, why do we still ask the central government to send someone to take charge of the formation work?" Didn't the previous chairman say that you are in charge of the affairs here? ”

In response to Xiao Jinguang's inquiry, He Zhengdao shook his head and said, "My qualifications are too shallow to take on such a job." The situation on the side of the New Fourth Army is also a little different from that of the Eighth Route Army, and it is necessary for a political cadre with old qualifications to serve as secretary.

Only in this way will we be able to accomplish the work of organizing the Central China Bureau and will we be able to coordinate our cooperation with the New Fourth Army. Although I know that Commander Ye and Political Commissar Xiang of the New Fourth Army are both old revolutionaries and have high political consciousness.

But when it comes to such matters, I think it would be more appropriate to let the central government appoint someone else to take charge. In addition, we still have a lot of battles to fight in the future, and I can't spare time to take charge of such liaison and organization work. ”

After these words were spoken, Luo Ruiqing and Luo Nonghuan of the command also lamented that He Zhengdao was young, but he was able to refuse the temptation of power, which really surprised them. Then who will the central government send to preside over the work? (To be continued.) )