During the Chinese New Year, on Tuesday, Gou took advantage of the New Year's greetings to hold a meeting with the heads of various departments, at which he reaffirmed Wu Mujun's attitude towards the dispute between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party: to maintain absolute neutrality. As for the areas of friction between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the supply of weapons and equipment to both sides will be stopped, and the troops of the Wumu Army in the friction areas must strictly restrain the troops and must not intervene in the friction.

The Central Military Commission and the New Fourth Army soon received the news and were deeply disappointed that Wu Mujun did not distinguish between right and wrong: It was very inappropriate for the Military Commission to think that the army was rectifying military discipline normally, but it was elevated by Wu Mujun to the political level of the struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party; The New Fourth Army believes that Wu Mujun's indiscriminate decision also affected the overall plan of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and was a drain on China's national defense forces.

The Military Commission and the Third War Zone sent representatives to demand that the Wumu Army cooperate to clear out the rebels, but they were sternly rejected by Tuesday Dog; The New Fourth Army also sent representatives to ask Wu Mujun to assist the rest of the New Fourth Army in rebuilding, which was also sternly rejected by the dog on Tuesday.

In the area involved in the Southern Anhui Incident, the reactions of the various units of the Wumu Army were also different: Wang Yilang had a close relationship with the New Fourth Army, not only took in the remnants of the New Fourth Army, incorporated one and released the other, but also deliberately discarded supplies and supplies for the New Fourth Army on the route of the New Fourth Army's return, because most of his subordinates had cooperated with the New Fourth Army and voluntarily cooperated; Liu Chenghai carried out most of the orders, but his subordinates occasionally secretly helped the remnants of the New Fourth Army, Liu Chenghai saw the tragic situation of the New Fourth Army, and thought of the tragic situation of the first person in the Nanjing Massacre, so he turned a blind eye.

Shangguan Yunxiang was reprimanded by the chairman of the committee, and he also personally explained to Tuesday Dog and Wang Yilang, but in the name of clearing out the rebels, he blocked many traffic arteries on the west flank of Wang Yilang's troops, causing inconvenience for Wang Yilang's Suwan brigade to move. Wang Yilang was also very uneasy about the 32nd Group Army on the flank of the Suwan Brigade, which was far less than the original trust in the New Fourth Army.

Wang Yilang followed Tuesday's instructions to withdraw the defense area of the Suwan Brigade 20 miles north and establish a buffer zone, but Shangguan Yunxiang had to press forward step by step and annex the buffer zone.

Wang Yilang saw that blindly retreating was not the way, so he began to fight back-for-tat.

Yuhu Town is the traffic supply station of the devil connecting Wuhu and Xuancheng, responsible for providing traffic safety, grain and grass, medical care, oil and other matters for the devils who come and go between Wuhu and Xuancheng, there is a squadron of devils, plus more than 200 logistics personnel, divided into 3 strongholds 2 kilometers apart, now the devils patrol back and forth between the strongholds during the day, and patrol with searchlights at night, which is arranged after the withdrawal of the Wu Mu army, it turns out that when the Wu Mu army is there, the devils can only shrink in the stronghold at ordinary times, and there is a task to come out to answer it, You have to be careful for fear of being attacked, and now that the Wu Mu army has withdrawn, the devil has become a jing, and he dares to send troops to patrol and harass the people.

On this day, the devil patrol was attacked by mines, not Wu Mujun's clay pot mines, but standard mines, with 7.92mm bullets, killing 3 people and injuring 8 people.

During the night, one more sentry in the outer turret was killed, the searchlights were extinguished, and the sound of gunfire was also caused by a Chinese rifle, and the wounds of the casualties were also caused by a Chinese rifle.

The devil Wuhu garrison commander Honda Jia was also furious, and the Central Army of China also dared to provoke the Imperial Army, this is all because the Wumu Army has strengthened the courage of the people of China, and the arrogance of this Central Army must be extinguished, and I Honda Jia is not a good hunter, but I can't hit the eagle or the sparrow? So, raise supplies, deploy troops, and prepare to expel these central Chinese armies.

In fact, this was all arranged by Wang Yilang, what he wanted was for the devil and ** to be able to fight, either the 32nd Group Army would fight with the devil, or it would return to the original defense area and hand over the territory occupied by the Wumu Army.

A large number of supplies from the devils were transported to Xuancheng and Yuhu Town, which aroused the vigilance of the ** 32nd Group Army, and just 3 hours before the devils launched the attack, all of them withdrew from the buffer zone and returned to the original defense area.

The devil punched the air, but it also occupied some territory, making the communication line between Wuhu and Xuancheng safer.

On Tuesday, the dog took the opportunity to negotiate with the Commander's Department of the Third War Zone, accusing Shangguan Yun of pressing on the Wumu Army step by step, fleeing from the devils, and demanding that the Third War Zone demarcate the defense area, and if the Wuxuan Line is needed by the 32nd Group Army, the Wumu Army can retreat and give way to the defense area, but the 32nd Group Army must maintain control over the Wuxuan Line, so as not to threaten the security of the flank of the Wumu Army Defense Area, if the 32nd Army is not able to ensure the safety of the Wuxuan Army, then the Wumu Army will be stationed, but the 32nd Group Army must withdraw from the defense area, and pledged not to set foot in the defense zone again.

Gu Zhutong was commanded by Tuesday Dog again, and he could only blame Shangguan Yunxiang for not being angry, so he called Shangguan Yunxiang and threw Tuesday Dog's telegram to him, asking him to choose whether to occupy the defense area or give it to Wu Mujun.

Shangguan Yunxiang is also a soldier, he also has a temper, and he also wants to save face, he chose to occupy the Wuxuan first-line defense area and fight for the third war zone!

Shangguan Yunxiang sent the 63rd Division to advance to Xuancheng, intending to occupy Xuancheng and the area 30 kilometers north, and the 52nd Division and the 108th Division responded and sent reinforcements.

The 63rd Division finally took Xuancheng after a fierce battle, but the devil did not reinforce as expected. The Wuhu devils sent a wing to counterattack Xuancheng, and the 63rd Division exchanged fierce fire, and the 63rd Division was defeated and retreated to Xuancheng; After a wing of reinforcements from the Tongling Devils captured Nanling City, which was garrisoned by the 52nd Division, they bypassed the blocking line of the 108th Division and turned around and advanced to Ningguo, where the headquarters of the 32nd Group Army was located; A wing of the Chizhou devils, who arrived later, followed to Nanling, first making the move of following the front devil wing to attack Ningguo, and then suddenly turned to break through the flank of the 108th Division and cut off the retreat of the 3 divisions; Shangguan Yunxiang urgently mobilized other troops to reinforce and block the attack, making a hurry.

The devil also analyzed the incoordination of the various troops, and not a single soldier entered the Wumu military defense area, but was strictly guarded.

Wang Yilang watched the ** officers and soldiers fighting bloodily, and endured the idea of sending troops to help, and he had to suppress his subordinates' request to fight, so he must give an explanation to Shangguan Yunxiang.

Shangguan Yunxiang also knew that if Wang Yilang helped at this time, the battle situation would be changed, but he had neither the right to mobilize Wang Yilang's troops nor was he embarrassed to ask Wang Yilang for help, and he saw that the three divisions were in danger; At the same time as he dispatched troops to reinforce and block the attack, the devils also sent more troops from Wuhu and Tongling to reinforce them; Seeing that the war was about to spread into a major battle in southern Anhui and northwest Zhejiang, the entire Third War Zone, whether it was Shangguan Yunxiang or Gu Zhutong, was unprepared.

Gu Zhutong couldn't sit still, if the war expanded, the third theater would fall into the embarrassing situation of being surrounded on three sides, and the key point would be to see how the Wumu army in southern Jiangsu acted.

He had no choice but to put down his jaw and call Tuesday Dog for help. On Tuesday, the dog replied that the bell must be tied to the bell, and he hoped that Shangguan Yunxiang would come to discuss cooperation in person.

Shangguan Yunxiang knew that the matter was very important, so he had to deign to go to Wu Mujun.

When Shangguan Yunxiang arrived at Xishan, he didn't even see the face of the dog on Tuesday, and a lieutenant staff officer at the entrance of the Wumu Army Headquarters told him that Wang Yilang was in charge of this matter, and Wang Yilang was now in the Jiangnan Headquarters on the east bank of Shijiu Lake, and he didn't even let him enter the headquarters gate.

Shangguan Yunxiang was furious, he was a dignified ** lieutenant general, and he was so rude by a lieutenant. His retinue adjutant stepped forward and said, "Our chief wants to see Commander-in-Chief Zhou!" ”

"Report to the chief, Commander-in-Chief Zhou has inspected!" The lieutenant replied.

"And who's there?" The retinue adjutant did not dare to be presumptuous.

"Which commander is in the military secret, may I ask which commander you have made an appointment?"

"Please let me know, Shangguan Yunxiang, the deputy commander of the Third Theater of Operations, has arrived!"

"Oh, that's the Shangguan who kills and doesn't bury it?" The lieutenant mocked with a face, "This matter is in the hands of Deputy Commander Wang, won't I tell you, Deputy Commander Wang is in Shijiu Lake!" ”

"How do you talk to the chief? Licentious! The retinue adjutant couldn't help but be angry.

"What TMD sir? Joking about the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, is also worthy of being called a commander? The lieutenant didn't buy it and replied, "If you have the ability to do it yourself, don't have anything to do!" ”

"You..." the retinue adjutant reached out and pulled out his gun, but the lieutenant preemptively pointed a gun at his head, "Sir, I am an officer of the Wumu Army, and I am not under your jurisdiction, you have no right to shoot me!" Also, don't scare people with guns if you don't know how to play with guns! ”

Shangguan Yunxiang was so angry that his face turned blue, "Let's go!" ”

"Slow down, sir, slow down! If you rescue the troops yourself, I will kowtow to you! The lieutenant shouted relentlessly.

Shangguan Yunxiang finally found Wang Yilang at the Jiangnan headquarters.

Wang Yilang saluted Shangguan Yunxiang in accordance with the regulations, and then invited Shangguan Yunxiang into the living room, and said nothing.

Shangguan Yun couldn't wait and explained his intentions straightforwardly.

Wang Yilang was very excited: "Seeing so many ** brothers bleeding, I can't bear it anymore!" But why did they bleed? For whom is blood shedding? Let's be clear! Originally, the Wuxuan front line was my defense area, but you pressed step by step, I retreated step by step, and gave you the defense area, you couldn't hold it, and you caused such a big trouble! ”

"It's me who didn't think it through!" Shangguan Yunxiang only bowed his head and admitted his mistakes.

"Ill-conceived? I'm afraid it's a mistake, right? Wang Yilang showed no mercy, "You want to occupy my territory and get the gold mine, but you can't get rid of the devil, so you have to go back; We sued you, and you were not convinced, and you wanted to save face, so you launched this operation, right? The lives of tens of thousands of brothers are all good sons, just for your own selfish fight, they fought bloody battles with horse leather shrouds, but you can't even fight for gas! Their blood is shed in vain! ”

"Deputy Commander Wang misunderstood, I also have a hard time arguing, let's do this, I won't mention the things that were unclear before, and now saving soldiers is like fighting fires, what conditions do you have for Deputy Commander Wang, just mention it, for the sake of my tens of thousands of brothers, it's easy to say!" Shangguan Yunxiang had a compromised attitude.

"Well, for the sake of so many ** brothers, I have one condition!"

"Deputy Commander Wang, please speak!"

"You stay away from Wu Mujun's troops in the future!" The conditions put forward by Wang Yilang are absolutely humiliating.

"This..., I am a soldier, and it is my duty to obey orders, it depends on the orders from above, I can't be the master!" It was difficult for Shangguan Yunxiang to accept this condition.

"Well, since it's all for tens of thousands of brothers, we will definitely send troops to rescue, but the rescued troops will be absorbed by Wu Mujun!" Wang Yilang put forward substantive conditions.

"I'm afraid this military council won't agree!" Shangguan Yunxiang's back was soaked, and the troops were absorbed by Wu Mujun, so he couldn't be a man.

"So, I want you to sign and approve it from the chief official! For the sake of tens of thousands of ** brothers, you should take some responsibility! Wang Yilang pressed step by step.

"It can't be!" Shangguan Yunxiang rejected Wang Yilang without hesitation.

"That's good, I can't see death without help, seeing the ** brother die under the devil's gun, so let's do it, I will send troops to rescue, and then forcibly take it in, and the military committee will blame my Wu Mujun and I can't do anything! Our Wu Mujun has good treatment, good equipment, and a good reputation, and I believe that it will not be difficult to integrate it! We can also send people to negotiate with a few division commanders and regiment commanders inside, and it will be easier to integrate them! Wang Yilang completely blocked Shangguan Yunxiang's retreat. Wu Mujun can indeed do these conditions, but Shangguan Yunxiang will be ruined.

Shangguan Yunxiang completely collapsed: "Well, these divisions are not my descendants, and after they are rescued, they will be stationed in the adjacent defense area of the Wu Mu Army, I believe they will be grateful to Dade for getting along with the Wu Mu Army, and I will apply for transfer from the defense area adjacent to your army after I go back!" ”

"Thank you, Chief Shangguan, for understanding the righteousness, let's sign an agreement!" Wang Yilang wants to make this matter an iron case and hold Shangguan Yunxiang's little **.

"This..., I don't think I need it, right? How can I, a dignified lieutenant general, be untrustworthy? Shangguan Yunxiang naturally refused to sign this undignified agreement.

"It's better to be careful! Let's put the villain first and then the gentleman! "Wang Yilang is uncompromising.

Shangguan Yunxiang had no choice but to sign an alliance under the city.

"Pass my order, the Su Wan Brigade, the Anti-Tank Brigade, and the Heavy Artillery Brigade will attack Nanling according to the battle plan to cut off the devil's retreat; The cavalry brigade, armored brigade, sailor brigade, and air defense brigade attacked Wuhu Port according to the combat plan! As soon as Shangguan Yunxiang finished signing, Wang Yilang gave an order in person.

Wu Mujun had already made a good deployment. The Su-Anhui Brigade in the north set off from Dangtu and went straight to Nanling, and the anti-tank brigade and heavy artillery brigade followed to escort it; The armored brigade that set out from Gaochun dragged the billowing smoke and dust straight to Wuhu City, the cavalry brigade followed behind, the air defense brigade escorted the planes, waiting for an opportunity to deal with the devil's tanks and planes, and the sailor brigade was ready to attack Wuhu Port from the waterway.

The devil has long been prepared for the intervention of the Wumu army, and a large number of vigilance troops have been arranged according to the deployment of the Wumu army: 20 tanks and 10 armored vehicles are deployed in Wuhu, ready to assist the Wuhu garrison to resist the nearby infantry and heavy artillery brigade of the Suwan brigade, and prepare to break through the infantry line with chariot troops and directly take the heavy artillery brigade; 36 rapid-fire guns were deployed in Nanling to deal with the armored brigade and cavalry brigade assembled by Gao Chun; Unexpectedly, Wu Mujun played a cross transposition, and used the chariot to the chariot to fight hard; Infantry against rapid-fire guns armed with a large number of armor-piercing shells.

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