The troops of the Third Theater retreated to the area of southern Anhui and eastern Jiangxi, and the troops that were originally on the front line of the Fuchun River also retreated 200 kilometers to the south. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It can be said that he was surrounded by the Japanese army on three sides.

Fortunately, after the Japanese army drove away the troops of the Third Theater, because of the limited number of troops, its 15th and 17th Divisions had to withdraw from the Wuhu line, and only the 142nd Division remained in the Xuanzhou area.

In this way, although the independent division was surrounded by the Japanese army, the enemy forces around it had been greatly reduced, and the Japanese army in Wukang City surprisingly did not send troops to attack.

For a while, the independent division and the Japanese army seemed to be at peace, and Liu Tianshu did not send troops to attack the devils for the time being because the headquarters of the 21st Brigade and the New 7th Brigade had suffered many fierce battles and suffered many casualties among the troops, so they needed supplementary training.

However, the Japanese army's logistics supply base in Yanguan Town was attacked, although the loss was not large, but the shock to the devil was not small, and then, the commander of the Mijo Division, under the strict order of Commander Tazawa, sent troops to encircle and pursue the 65th Regiment.

Liu Tianshu saw that it was not easy for the 65th Regiment to gain a foothold north of Hangzhou Bay, and immediately ordered the main force of the regiment to quickly withdraw to Tianmu Mountain for rest and recuperation under the support of the 67th Regiment of the 22nd Brigade.

Of course, the 65th Regiment withdrew to Tianmu Mountain, and Gui Xuebing naturally left a small force in eastern Zhejiang to carry out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines with the local underground party organizations.

When the 67th Regiment was attacking, it was ordered to withdraw to Tianmu Mountain and develop the Tianmu Mountain base area together with the 70th Regiment. Now the 64th Regiment and the 66th Regiment of the 21st Brigade have withdrawn to the front line of Tianmu Mountain, and the two main regiments that have been resting in the mountains have been sent out by Liu Tianshu.

The seventy-second regiment, after attacking the field airfields of the Japanese army, was ordered by the division headquarters. did not withdraw to Tianmu Mountain, but went to the area of Siming Mountain and Tiantai Mountain to fight guerrillas.

Gao Weiheng, the regiment commander, although he used to work in the puppet army, has grown rapidly since he joined the New Fourth Army. Besides, his political commissar Shen Xiaocong was a veteran political cadre, and before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he was an instructor of the Red Army guerrillas, and he had very rich experience in ideological and political work and in mobilizing the masses.

When the independent division was established, Shen Xiaocong was transferred to work with Gao Weiheng, and Liu Tianshu, Jiang Jinyong, and Su Lan used their brains.

The purpose of sending the 72 nd Regiment to eastern Zhejiang this time was to open up a new base area behind enemy lines.

The area around Siming Mountain and Tiantai Mountain is high and densely forested, although the devils have occupied this area, but after all, the army is limited, and can only control some county towns and important towns.

Along with the 72nd Regiment on its way to Siming Mountain, there were also a number of cadres in charge of local work sent by the division's Political Department.

Just when the independent division was concentrating on training, Sun Xuexuan walked in with a few newspapers.

"Division commander, you see, this is a new newspaper issued by the National Government."

Hearing Sun Xuexuan's displeasure, Liu Tianshu was shocked, took the newspaper and looked at it, and in the eye-catching place of the newspaper, an article attracted Liu Tianshu's attention.

"The Strange Phenomenon of the Anti-Japanese War in Western Zhejiang", Western Zhejiang? Isn't that where the Independent Division is now?

If you look closely, it was written by a reporter with a pen name and a hot blood, and the content was that the Japanese army was attacking the troops under the Chongqing Government of the Third Theater on a large scale, but it turned a blind eye to the independent division of the New Fourth Army, which was close at hand, and the enemy and us did not fire a single shot, and they were at peace.

However, when the army of the Nationalist Government was fighting bloody battles with the devils, the independent division of the New Fourth Army, which was nominally the army of the Nationalist Government, did not send a single soldier to cooperate with the troops of the Third Theater to fight.

In the end, the author asked several questions, pointing out that the independent division of the New Fourth Army was secretly colluding with the Japanese army.

After reading the newspaper, Liu Tianshu was angry in his heart, and in order to suppress the anger in his heart, he took out a cigarette and lit one for himself.

The political commissar and chief of staff, who were sitting on the side, also took the newspaper and read it carefully.

"Shameless, shameless!" After reading the article, Xiang Luoquan's eyes suddenly widened and his face was red.

Political Commissar Jiang put down the newspaper at this time, pondered for a while, and said: "Tianshu, Luo Quan, it seems that someone wants to make a fuss about our independent division." To say that we are secretly colluding with devils is simply a big joke in the world. Our independent division regained Wukang City and attacked the devil's airport, why didn't they say these things? The third theater of war is besieged by little devils, are we not attacked by devils? Besides, the more than 100,000 troops in the Third Theater of Operations couldn't stop the attack of the four divisions of the Japanese army, and they still had the face to say that others would not reinforce them? ”

The newspapers poured dirty water on the independent division of the New Fourth Army, which made the usually calm political commissar angry.

"You're right, the Third Theater Commander's Department has lost a large amount of territory, this face is too big, don't make some excuses, find a scapegoat, is that still the style of the Third War Zone? However, for such a big matter, we can't make decisions on our own, and we have to listen to what our superiors say. However, I believe that as long as there are Chinese with a conscience, they will not fail to see the sacrifices made by our independent division to drive out the little devils. Liu Tianshu thought for a while and said.

Subsequently, Xinhua Ribao published several articles in succession, using detailed data and examples, to introduce to the Chinese people the several battles that the Independent Division had fought against the devils since it left for northwest Zhejiang, especially the recovery of Changxing and Wukang and the attack on the devil's military airfield.

However, in consideration of the importance of propaganda, the military department finally decided to send reporters to the independent division in order to introduce the achievements of the independent division to the people as quickly as possible.

After receiving the order from the military headquarters, Liu Tianshu thought about it and called Shi Qiang, the deputy commander of the 22nd Brigade.

"Shi Qiang, there is an important task to be handed over to you, do you have the confidence to complete it?" Liu Tianshu glanced at Shi Qiang, who was sitting opposite, pondered for a while and said.

As soon as Shi Qiang heard this, he immediately knew that this task was extraordinary, you must know that in the past, Liu Tianshu talked to him very peacefully, after all, the relationship between the two was there, but this time the division commander said it very seriously.

"Please rest assured, I promise to complete the task!" Shi Qiang stood up suddenly, looked at Liu Tianshu and said loudly.

"You sit down first and listen to me." Liu Tianshu sat down, then looked at him and said, "The military department is going to send reporters with the army to our independent division, have you heard about this?" ”

"Hmm." Shi Qiang nodded.

As the deputy brigade commander under the independent division, he can also be regarded as an important cadre in the independent division, so he naturally knows about this matter.

"You also know that the Japanese army has blocked the Yangtze River defense line, and the people sent by the military department have to pass through the defense line of the little devils, which is particularly risky, in order to ensure the safety of these reporters accompanying the army, the military department decided that they will go to Shanghai first, and we will send people to Shanghai to meet them, I know that you have not been to Shanghai, but this time you sent people to Shanghai, in addition to picking up these reporters, there is also a batch of medicines, weapons and ammunition, to try to transport them back. Do you understand what I mean? ”

Not long ago, Liu Tianshu asked Sun Xuexuan to send someone to contact the American businessmen in the Shanghai Concession. This American businessman was contacted through Joseph.

Germany set off a bloody storm in Europe, but its overseas foreign companies did not seem to have been greatly affected, especially after the alliance between Japan and Germany, German merchants were unexpectedly smooth sailing in Shanghai and Beiping.

It was only because of Germany's alliance with Japan that Joseph was naturally inconvenient to sell him what Liu Tianshu needed, and in the end, he introduced the American businessman Peter to the people sent by Liu Tianshu.

Since the war between Germany and Japan, the United States has made a lot of war money with the Lend-Lease Act, and the following consortiums and businessmen have also done all kinds of business with other countries.

Although Peter's concession in Shanghai is not well-known, Liu Tianshu knows that this person's ability is not just as great as he appears.

No, a batch of medicines and ammunition urgently needed in the base area have now arrived in the concession, but how to transport them out requires Liu Tianshu to figure out his own way.

"Commander, don't worry, I will definitely bring all these things back." When Shi Qiang heard that he was asked to rush to Shanghai, he couldn't help but reply loudly.

"Okay, you can discuss the details with Deputy Chief of Staff Sun about this matter, remember, you must come back safely, and you can pick any people from the reconnaissance team. In addition, the guerrillas from Tianmu Mountain to Shanghai can be allowed to cooperate when necessary. Liu Tianshu thought for a while and said.

The reason why Liu Tianshu wanted to send Shi Qiang to personally go out was that when Shi Qiang was in Shandong, he was the captain of the special operations team and the special operations personnel he trained.

In order to strengthen the relationship with Peter, Liu Tianshu believed that it was necessary to send a heavyweight to talk to him, and as long as he established a good cooperative relationship with Peter, the materials he needed in the future did not have to go through the Shanghai Concession to circulate, and he could directly complete the transaction at sea.

There is such a long coastline in eastern Zhejiang, and there are countless islands of all sizes, it is impossible for the devils to block the entire sea, and Peter's goods from the United States are also transported by ship, as long as they are negotiated, they can naturally be unloaded at sea, and then transported to Tianmu Mountain by the 72nd Regiment.

Three days later, Shi Qiang embarked on a journey to Shanghai with eight soldiers in disguise, three of whom were themselves intellectual youths from Shanghai and the elite of the reconnaissance brigade.

Of course, in order to prevent possible emergencies, Shi Qiang also took Shi Hu with him.

With Shi Hu, a special sniper, by his side, he has no wings to make Shi Qiang like a tiger.

When Shi Qiang and the others left Tianmu Mountain, Liu Tianshu personally sent them to the mountain pass, and it was not until the group disappeared into the morning light that he withdrew his gaze from afar and returned to the division headquarters with Sun Xuexuan.

This time, Shi Qiang was sent to carry out a special mission, and only Sun Xuexuan and Jiang Jinyong knew the specific content. (To be continued.) )