When the news of Wuhekou's capture by the revolutionary army reached Bengbu, Zhang Xueliang, the young marshal of the Feng army, and Zhang Changzong, the commander of the Lu army, who had toured south from Xuzhou, were extremely shocked, and the military conference that was being held was completely disrupted because of this sudden and huge change.

Zhang Zongchang, who was furious, almost pulled out a gun and executed his nephew Zhang Yaoming on the spot, if it weren't for the quick dissuasion of the left and right generals, the brigade commander Zhang Yaoming, who abandoned the city and fled to call the police, would definitely have blood splattered on the spot.

Zhang Yaoming was so frightened that his soul was scattered, and he knelt on the ground and hugged him repeatedly, crying that there were more than 10,000 people in the revolutionary army he encountered at Wuhekou, and he retreated with a large number of enemies.

The generals in the hall were silent under the astonishment, Zhang Xueliang, who was sitting in the top position, frowned, opened his tired eyes, looked at Chu Yupu, the second-person veteran of the Zhilu Army, who was sitting in the left-hand position, and then looked at Cheng Guorui, the commander of the Third Army of the Zhilu Allied Army, the Bengbu defender on the right, turned to Zhang Zongchang, who had calmed down and thought quietly, and solemnly suggested:

"Xiao Shuai (Zhang Zongchang's word Xiao Kun), if the situation is true, this matter must not be careless. At present, Dingyuan, Changfeng, Shou County in the south of Bengbu and Mingguang County in the southeast are all occupied or coerced by Li Delin's subordinates.

It is rumored that An Yi's department is one of the few elites in Jiang Zhongzheng's army, and its combat power is by no means under Li Delin's Seventh Army, and public opinion in the north and south has already compared this person with Huang Qixiang, Li Mingrui, and Ye Ting, and the battle of Tonglu and Kunshan is famous all over the world, and then led the troops to link Yangzhou and Taizhou, and the battle of Chuzhou before An Yi's department also participated. ”

Zhang Zongchang nodded, drank back his nephew Zhang Yaoming, returned to his seat and immediately gave an order to Cheng Guorui:

"Jingwu, take advantage of the fact that the enemy army in the south has not yet posed a direct threat to Bengbu, mobilize two divisions as soon as possible to the front line of Wuhe, and destroy this stubborn enemy who has penetrated deep into the rear of our army in one fell swoop, otherwise the waterway transportation hub connecting Suxian and Huai'an of our army will be useless, and it will be difficult for our Suqian reinforcements to go south to support the operation. Don't hesitate to do it now! ”

Cheng Guorui thought for a while and said with some embarrassment: "Xiao Shuai, at present, the pressure on the east and south lines of Bengbu is very great, the four divisions under it have taken their respective positions, and the only remaining guard brigade in the city has also taken on the heavy responsibility of garrisoning martial law, and only the sixth brigade in Guzhen can be transferred." Judging from the current situation, unless the Ninth Division stationed in Suxian County rushes south to help, our department will not be able to transfer the strength of two divisions to Wuhe at all! ”

"I think so, our army will draw a division from the north of Xuzhou to the south to assist in the defense of Suxian, and the commander will transfer a division from Suqian in the north to the south. With the superior strength of the two divisions of our Fenglu coalition army, it is enough to devote themselves to the front line of the five rivers, and if the march is rapid and effective, it is expected that within three days it will be able to wipe out this arrogant and arrogant army that has penetrated deep into the rear of our army and has no assistance from the rear. ”

Zhang Xueliang is smiling, full of confidence, and has a sense of nobility and elegance between his gestures.

Although he was born in a family of bandits, he has been influenced by famous teachers for a long time, coupled with the strong power of the Feng army and the great business of the family, and the warlords of all walks of life in North China have to look up to him, so although this 26-year-old general who likes to smoke opium for recreation is handsome and gives people a sense of weakness, he speaks from a kind of authority contained in it, and most of the more than ten veterans in the hall immediately echo it.

Zhang Zongchang thought for a while and nodded heavily: "The young marshal attaches so much importance to love and righteousness, and my old Zhang can't fall into prestige, everything should be handled with the meaning of the young marshal." Jingwu, you are fully responsible for the operational command of the front line of Bengbu, and you don't need to be distracted by the front line of Wuhe, let Yunshan handle this matter...... Yunshan, you will work hard for two days, immediately call the Ninth Division, drive to Wuhe at full speed, and then call Suqian, transfer the 11th Division south, and drive directly from Sihong to Liuxiang Military Station. ”

"Yes!"

Chu Yupu, the former commander-in-chief of the Zhilu coalition army, clenched his fists and received the order.

At the same time, Zhang Zongchang's opponent, An Yi, also held a military meeting in the middle school classroom in Nüshanhu Town. Under the chairmanship of An Yi, the meeting had been held for more than two hours, and after heated discussions and even heated debates among the commanders of each battalion, their opinions were gradually unified into two aspects: Should they concentrate their forces to fight a big battle, or should they act separately and fully blossom?

An Yi saw that the fire had arrived, stood up and walked to the map to make a summary:

"Your opinions are very good, judging from the current situation, there can only be these two ways of fighting, in the case of the enemy's general vigilance and strict defense, any more rush will outweigh the losses, the art of war cloud 'proud and can not go back', is the battle situation we are facing now."

"So, what exactly should we do to deal with the battle that is about to begin?"

An Yi is very good at mobilizing the thinking skills of the brothers and analyzing them in the form of questions and answers when appropriate. Seeing that the brothers were deep in thought, An Yi smiled awe-inspiring and said:

"First of all, we must not ignore the power of the people, through these two days of rest, you must have seen the local people's hatred of the Zhilu warlords and their support for our revolutionary army, we just captured the military quilts, blankets, cloth shoes, towels, soap and other items that could not be transported back to the suffering people everywhere to distribute to the suffering people, just polite and peaceful, in exchange for a load of food for the people, a basket of fresh fish, even a seventy-year-old grandmother and five or six-year-old children, They all came to our company's cooking squad to help light a fire and cook, this kind of soldier-civilian fish-like emotion is very rare, brothers, this is something that money can't buy!

With such support from the people, where can we not win the war? A small movement of the enemy troops on the other side, the fishermen and villagers came to tell us that the reconnaissance effect of hundreds of people is hundreds of times stronger than that of Lao Ding, because there are two lakes, two waterways and three estuaries within a radius of 100 miles, and Lao Ding and they will never be able to take care of them, but thousands of fishermen are everywhere, tens of thousands of fathers and villagers in various villages and towns are everywhere, and every move of the enemy within a radius of 100 miles can escape the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes? This is my division's greatest wealth at the moment!

Brethren, have you noticed this? Do you take the initiative to guide the villagers to help themselves? Will the villagers in the region who have been humiliated and exploited by the warlords be rewarded accordingly? Is it just a matter of giving away a little material that you can't bring back, and you feel great? Think you're a savior?

This is a terrible idea! Absolutely! We were all part of the toiling crowd! Has everyone forgotten? ”

When all the brothers heard this, they all stared and thought about it, and many of them showed shame on their faces, especially the instructors of each regiment and battalion, who were even more embarrassed under An Yi's stern gaze. The long-term formation of a sense of superiority and one victory after another made most of the officers forget the role of the toiling masses, and gradually bred the arrogant mentality that Lao Tzu is a dignified regular army and the main force of the trump card, thus ignoring the power of the people.

The effect of the words made An Yi very satisfied, but he still had an expression of hatred on his face, and with this stern and harsh expression, he glanced at the brothers one by one for more than a minute, and then nodded slightly, and returned to the question of combat more amicably:

"Knowing what we have overlooked and what is wrong, we will work hard to remedy it, perform the duties of the soldiers in a down-to-earth and conscientious manner, fully mobilize the people, lead the way for us, provide us with intelligence, and we can even organize the fishermen and villagers who are strong and brave enough to defend their right to live, give them weapons, and let them choose their own self-defense captains to cooperate with us.

From today onwards, the instructors of all departments must go deeper, teach them to fire guns and teach them to fight, let them become a member of the revolutionary contingent from now on, and assist us in facing the enemy on three sides; only in this way can we win the present difficult battle, otherwise once we retreat, tens of thousands of people will suffer, and the good reputation that our revolutionary army has built up with great difficulty will also be greatly damaged. ”

"Understood!"

All the brothers replied in unison, their eyes shining, obviously seeing the advantage of the military and the civilian family uniting against the enemy, and seeing the hope of victory.

An Yi nodded with satisfaction: "It's good to understand!" The commanders of each regiment and the commanders of the battalions directly under them stayed, and the others dispersed! ”

More than 40 battalion-level commanders of the four main regiments left in a hurry to fully implement the spirit of the meeting, and the commanders of each regiment consciously sat close to the front row, discussed with each other, and waited for An Yi, Hu Zi, Yin Jinan, Yang Bin, and other division-level commanders, who were in the midst of final consultations, to issue operational orders.

Ten minutes later, after the discussion, Chief of Staff Yang Bin stood up, strode to the front of the map on the side of the conference room, and began the final combat deployment:

"According to the study and decision of the division headquarters, the next step of our division's combat mode will be slightly changed, from the current overall movement to a regiment-based reading action.

As the supporting unit of each regiment, the Reading Force Regiment was stationed in Luozui Village, nine kilometers west of Nüshanhu Town, before 8 o'clock tonight, to closely monitor the enemy situation along the lake from Ziyang Town on the other side of the lake to Qiaotou Town in the south, and to use the 18-kilometer-long lake shore as an area for the 1st and 2nd Regiments to launch attacks. The first regiment must collect enough ships before twelve o'clock tonight, and all of them will be concentrated at the Qizui Wharf northwest of the Reading Regiment, which is the entrance to the waterway connecting Nüshan Lake to Qili Lake, and the closest point to the enemy army on the opposite bank is only 1.7 kilometers, and the farthest point is less than 7 kilometers, and the enemy cannot attack you across such a large body of water, so you can easily cross the west bank with the help of the local fathers and villagers, and carry out all kinds of blows against the enemy. ”

"Yes!"

Xia Jian, the head of the first regiment, looked carefully at the three arrows on the map, and immediately understood after a little thought, and accepted the task with a smile.

"Second Regiment, your unit must go to Chenzhuang, nineteen kilometers to the south, before dark, Chen Kan's teaching team has been stationed in Suxiang Town yesterday afternoon, and they will closely protect the security of your left flank, so that you can concentrate all your energy on dealing with the enemy on the line from Qiaotou Town to Gupei Town in Huxi. In the same way, you also need to recruit boats and fishermen, with the cooperation of the fishermen, you can attack the enemy in the west of the lake at any time, I will bring a radio station to follow your regimental headquarters to act, and the specific plan of action is up to you. Yang Bin calmly looked at the three commanders of the second regiment.

"Yes!"

Chen Zhibiao, the commander of the second regiment, and the two regimental deputies had already seen the map clearly, and when they heard Yang Bin's arrangement, they immediately replied in unison, and there was a joy on their faces that could not be hidden, they clearly knew that this battle could finally show their command ability to the fullest.

After Yang Bin finished speaking, he put down the baton in his hand and quickly returned to his position, this time Gu Changfeng, who had not been assigned a task, was in a hurry, he stood up and stared at Yang Bin for a long time.

Yang Bin didn't care, leisurely picked up the teacup, took a sip comfortably, and then smacked his lips to the beard who was lighting a cigarette on the side with a smile.

Gu Changfeng suddenly understood, and couldn't wait to ask Hu Zi: "Brother Hu, why didn't you give a task to the junior brother?" Do you want me to help my brothers guard the captives at home? That's too bullying, isn't it? ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, Hu Jialin shook his head and threw Gu Changfeng a cigarette: "What's the trouble?" The meeting is not over, what are you anxious about? This time, your task is not light, even I have to bring the radio station to your regimental headquarters, and bring the mortar company of the division and Lao Ding's demolition detachment, and take charge of the large area from Nüshan Lake to the bank of the Huai River with you. ”

Gu Changfeng sat down satisfied, pouted, and said, "Grandma, it turns out that you grandsons are bullying me?" Just say no? ”

The brothers smiled again, only Yin Jinan straightened his face and said in a slightly critical tone: "Tiger head, you are all colonels, why don't you change this bandit's surname?" See what you've brought all three regiments into? Nearly 3,000 officers and soldiers came from top to bottom with swear words, and when they saw the girls walking outside the camp, they whistled and coaxed, the impact was very bad, and they had to be changed, if they didn't wear the clothes of our revolutionary army, they would be living bandits! ”

Gu Changfeng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed at himself: "It's nothing, the brothers are also bored and screaming, go back and I'll have a meeting with Lao Wu to teach you a lesson, haha!"

In fact, the brothers are also greedy, and they will never dare to do anything that violates military law, and they are also very good to the surrounding villagers, old and young, and we can get along.

Don't look at those big girls and little daughters-in-law pretending to be ashamed, bowing their heads or scolding after listening to the calls of the brothers, in fact, their little faces are blushing and their hearts are very beautiful, where can they say that we are bandits? If we are really bandits, we are also revolutionary bandits! Right......"

(To be continued)