Compared with many people's choice of the Central Army to avoid the war and open the channel for the Japanese army to encircle and suppress the New Fourth Army, some people accuse the Central Army of only running, but some people think that this is a wise decision, and it is not cost-effective to fight to the death with the Japanese army, and it will only consume the strength of the Anti-Japanese War.

But in any case, the New Fourth Army telegraphed that it would not retreat, and the Japanese troops who were advancing were also relieved. In their view, what they are most worried about is that these anti-Japanese war units, who are good at guerrilla warfare, have disappeared from their sight and run away.

At present, the New Fourth Army has said that it will not retreat from fighting to the death, so the Japanese army that has advanced and suppressed feels that there is greater hope for completing the task of revenge. As for the New Fourth Army, which was composed of the Red Army's guerrillas behind enemy lines, the Japanese army felt that its combat effectiveness was only inferior to that of the Central Army.

According to the information that the Sabre Special Combat Team had inquired from the rear of the Japanese army, He Zhengdao had learned that the Japanese army, with the Sixth Division as the vanguard, had advanced from Ma'anshan to southern Anhui, and except for one wing sent into northern Anhui, the rest of the main forces had all advanced into southern Anhui.

The Central Army, which was originally guarding Ma'anshan, withdrew according to the orders of their superiors when they learned that the Japanese army was attacking. Even though many of the central officers and soldiers who had been withdrawn from Nanjing refused to leave, it was still difficult to stop the frantic flight of the people.

Aware of this situation, He Zhengdao can probably judge that the Central Army will completely abandon southern Anhui and stubbornly defend the territory of northern Anhui. As for the life or death of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, they will not care too much about it.

Even from the intelligence detected by the Saber special combat team, the main force of the Central Army stationed in northern Anhui took more of a defensive posture. Although they did not say the order to prohibit the troops of the New Fourth Army from entering northern Anhui. But what will actually happen, just think about it!

When it comes to the territory controlled by the Central Army, how to deal with the New Fourth Army, and still let them have the final say?

Thinking of this, He Zhengdao directly ordered: "Order the saber special combat team to immediately start attacking the fleeing Central Army officials." People can cross the river, and weapons, ammunition and supplies must be left in southern Anhui for me.

In addition, let the special combat team ask those Central Army who fled from Nanjing, where do they still want to flee to, do they still want to be cowards again? If you don't want to, let the Saber Special Combat Team take it all in for me.

Soon after, the New Fourth Army would send a main regiment from the 2nd Division, as well as reconnaissance battalions from the 1st and 2nd Divisions, to assist them in deploying in the Ma On Shan area. Tell Song Yuping that all the people who refuse to leave will be sent across the river or the rear base area.

The entire Ma'anshan area will be used as the first battlefield to block the Japanese army, and the Second Division of the New Fourth Army will cooperate with them in the attack. A special operations detachment was dispatched to the Xuancheng area to cooperate with the 1st Division of the New Fourth Army.

In addition, the special combat personnel who remained at the garrison of the Second Division, as well as the wounded special combat personnel, all moved with the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army. In addition to protecting the security of the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, the security vigilance of the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army should be strengthened. ”

He received a telegram from He Zhengdao and a telegram from Chen Shuchun that the reinforcement troops would arrive in Ma'anshan in a few days. Because of the Japanese invasion, the entire southern Anhui region has also become completely busy and chaotic.

According to Ho Zhengdao's plan to clear the wilderness, the New Fourth Army arranged for all the people who were under the Japanese army's front and had lost the shelter of the Central Army to persuade them to leave. If they can't be persuaded to leave, the guerrillas are helpless.

In these years, there are some people who are unwilling to give up their homes. Even if the guerrillas told them that if the Japanese troops came in, they could all be killed. But these people always felt that they were not soldiers, and the little devils might not kill them.

Even if some guerrillas told them about the Nanjing Massacre, some people still felt that such a thing might not be credible. In the face of such a lack of oil and salt, the guerrillas did not say anything, and only escorted the people who were willing to leave to the rear.

In response to this situation, in order to ensure that the implementation of the wall is in place. He Zhengdao also gave the New Fourth Army a trick, letting the special operations detachment play the role of little devils, to test whether these left-behind people are really not afraid of death.

Although this is a bit unsophisticated, He Zhengdao feels that compared to these people, it is possible to die under the butcher's knife of the Japanese army, and if they do not pay attention to it, they will not pay attention to it. Even by doing so, we can find out some people who intend to act as a 'leading party' for the Japanese army.

With the telegram sent by the New Fourth Army and He Zhengdao, Song Yuping arranged a special operations detachment in the Danyang area of Ma'anshan, where the Japanese army was about to arrive. The rest of the special combat team members, under his leadership, came to the Dangtu area, where they were being evacuated urgently.

Dangtu, a county under the jurisdiction of Ma'anshan. Located in the east of Anhui, on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, at the intersection of the Yangtze River Delta and the Wanjiang River urban belt, between Ma'anshan and Wuhu, it is an important bridgehead for the eastward development of Anhui along the Yangtze River.

Here, the Central Army originally deployed a garrison regiment. But now that the Japanese advance had not yet entered, they began to prepare to cross the river to the Hanshan area in northern Anhui. There, there was a main regiment of the Central Army stationed.

Song Yuping, who arrived in Dangtu, first joined the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division of the New Fourth Army. In addition, there were reconnaissance units of the 1st and 2nd Divisions. The total strength of this unit has reached nearly 5,000 people.

Looking at these regiments of officers and soldiers who came lightly, Song Yuping smiled and said, "You guys are coming so fast!" I thought you'd have to make it at least at night! However, it's good to come, and when you arrive, we can also get started.

By the way, some time ago, we seized a lot of weapons in the Ma'anshan area and the little devils. Wait, you guys change your weapons first. As for the weapons in your hands, all the extra ones will be distributed to the local guerrilla forces! ”

'Okay! When we came, the division commander also made a special explanation that we didn't need to carry too much equipment, saying that you had prepared it for us. This time, it seems that we also have a chance to change guns. ’

'Not that exaggerated! We have limited manpower, and we don't have many weapons and ammunition to bring back. When the local guerrillas were asked for help on the way, some weapons were also given as transportation expenses. It's all your own family, so you can't be too stingy!

There are not many little devils' 38 big covers, only more than 300. However, there are quite a few formal rifles in the central military, so you will use these weapons in a centralized manner. All of the reconnaissance battalions were equipped with Japanese-style equipment. ’

As soon as he heard this, Ding Maoshan, the commander of the second division and the first regiment leading the team, said with a smile: "I know that the standard rifle of the Central Army is much better than the Hanyang rifle we use!" This time, it's gone! ”

With the reconnaissance battalions directly under the 2nd Division and the 2nd Division, they arrived at the base area of the Ma'anshan Guerrilla Brigade in Dangtu. Looking at the weapons stored in the cave, Ding Maoshan and the two reconnaissance battalion commanders looked very excited.

On the other hand, Song Yuping said with a smile: "Reconnaissance battalion, let's move with our martial arts team next." These Japanese weapons, except for the heavy machine guns handed over to a regiment of equipment, you can all be equipped first.

Two reconnaissance battalions, each battalion with half rifles for the time being, grenadiers and mortars, will be handed over to you later. The weapons and ammunition of the rest of the Central Army were all left to a group for reloading.

Next, we have to deal with the little devils who are overwhelmed by the heavy army here in Ma'anshan. If we don't have a guy to take advantage of, I'm afraid we won't be there for long. The two reconnaissance battalions changed their outfits first, and then went on a mission with me at night.

As for Regiment Commander Ding, please cooperate with my reconnaissance team and make some preparations. According to the orders of the Central Committee and the Military Department, we must destroy all roads and bridges here to delay the march of the Japanese army.

If you encounter the common people blocking you, you should patiently do work for them and tell them directly that this is carrying out military affairs. When the time comes, you will also advise these people to retreat to the rear and not stay in the war zone.

Once the war starts, the entire Ma'anshan area will be reduced to a war zone. If you really want to run into the little devils, most of them will be murdered. If they still refuse to evacuate, let the guerrillas write down these people at that time, and I will find a way! ”

'Good! When I came, the army commander told the political commissar and the division commander that we would cooperate with you as a group. If there are any other tasks, Captain Song said. Speaking of which, if it weren't for your independent regiment, my old man wouldn't be alive now. ’

'Family, why bother to say anything polite?' To be precise, in this Ma'anshan operation, we can fight side by side again. In fact, the battle plan this time was also thought up by our commander! ’

In the latter sentence, Song Yuping also whispered to Ding Maoshan. Hearing this, Ding Maoshan also felt very happy. was rescued by He Zhengdao that year, and because of his injuries, he finally returned to the south with Chen Shuchun.

For him, he always remembered He Zhengdao's rescue. It is precisely because of this that when sending troops to cooperate with the saber special combat team, Chen Shuchun directly brought the most elite **** in his hand.

Just a telegram sent to Song Yuping, let the regiment advance directly and lightly, without having to carry machine guns and mortars. When he arrives here, he will replenish a group of weapons and ammunition, and Chen Shuchun also knows that Song Yuping must have captured a batch of weapons.

In fact, it was precisely because of this that after sending the wounded special combat personnel back to the rear, Song Yuping led the special combat personnel to obliterate several Japanese reconnaissance units. The weapons and ammunition they carried naturally became trophies for the special combat team.

As for the weapons and ammunition of the Central Army, Song Yuping also seized them from those who had evacuated the Central Army. Even if these central troops were reluctant, they couldn't raise their heads when they were scolded by Song Yuping.

Some of the central officers and soldiers who did not want to retreat were resettled by Song Yuping. Now they are fighting with the special operations detachment that is staring at the progress of the little devil. Because of this, Song Yuping has a lot of available troops!

After changing clothes, Song Yuping led 10 special combat personnel and two reconnaissance battalions to leave the guerrilla garrison overnight. Looking at the more than 1,000 troops who had gone away, many of the New Fourth Army left behind were full of awe for them.

Even a battalion commander asked directly: "Regiment commander, is it the lieutenant general who killed the little devil in Nanjing?" ”

'Hmmm! It was they who saved my life during the Long March. Okay, don't ask about some things, you just need to know how to cooperate with them. Don't ask about this, you know? ’

As the main commander of the Second Division, Ding Maoshan knew very well that everything about the Saber Special Combat Team was a secret of the New Fourth Army. He also wouldn't say much about them, nor would he tell his officers anything too secret.

Knowing too much is not always a good thing! (To be continued.) )