Comrade Zuo Qingquan was also full of joy, stood up happily, looked at the telegram happily, and said with emotion: "Commander-in-chief, I really can't believe that a general, a lieutenant general, four major generals, and six big ministers of the little devil Mengsui Legion, a total of twelve high-ranking officials of the little devil, were actually captured alive by us. ”

When Zhang Yunfei heard this, he smiled slightly, looked around, and saw that everyone was a little surprised and unbelievable in joy, Zhang Yunfei smiled calmly, and thought to himself, no wonder everyone, capturing so many little devils and senior officers alive has never been done since the Anti-Japanese War, and his 36th Group Army has simply created a miracle.

Zhang Yunfei smiled heartily and said loudly: "Comrades, we have created a miracle, we want to surprise the people of the whole country, tomorrow's "Datong Daily" will publish this news on the front page, and at the same time deal a good blow to the arrogance of the little devils." ”

"Okay, that's a good idea, I'm the first to raise my hand in agreement." Chief of Staff Zuo immediately said happily, and suggested again: "Commander-in-chief, we also have to report to Yan'an, so that the Central Committee will also be happy, and by the way, report on the progress of our encirclement and annihilation of the little devil Mengsui Army." ”

"Okay, Lao Zuo's idea is good, send a telegram to Yan'an immediately, and the content of the telegram will be drawn up by me personally. At the same time, the electronic shielding of Guisui was lifted. Zhang Yunfei said happily.

Not long after, a telegram drafted by Zhang Yunfei himself was sent to Yan'an.

It was already one o'clock in the morning, the cave in Yan'an was still lit, under the dim oil lamp, the chairman was still there to review the documents, a guard outside the cave looked at the lights inside, saw that the chairman had not slept yet, and felt a little unbearable, and he reminded the chairman several times that he still did not rest.

The chairman's personal guard, for the sake of the chairman's body and for the chairman's early rest, still couldn't bear it, so he knocked lightly on the door again.

The chairman was just finishing a document when he heard a knock on the door outside, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head, and said with a full stomach: "You little devil, come in if you have something!" ”

Seeing that the chairman had permission, the guard gently pushed the door in, and said respectfully to the chairman: "Chairman, it's already late at night, you better rest early!" ”

The chairman smiled and said in a thick Hunan dialect: "You little devil head, it seems to be bigger than me, good, good." I'll rest, I'll rest right away, that's it. ”

Seeing the chairman's kind and kind smile, the guard couldn't help but scratch his head embarrassedly and smiled. But when the guard looked at the midnight chairman who had not eaten the supper brought on the table, the guard took a few steps forward and tested the temperature of one of the plates, and found that it was already cold.

The guard couldn't help but remind: "Chairman, you see, you haven't eaten the supper brought to you, and I'll bring it out for you to warm it up." ”

The chairman's supper was very simple, just a small plate of peanuts, a small plate of vinegared shredded potatoes, a small plate of red chili sauce, and a small bowl of rice.

The chairman looked at his watch and found that it was really past one o'clock in the morning, and before he knew it, he had been reading the documents for two or three hours, and the supper sent by the guards must have been cold for a long time, and now, the chairman happened to feel a little hungry.

So, the chairman smiled and said, "Then go and warm it up, I'm still a little hungry." ”

Hearing this, the guard immediately took a supper and walked out of the cave quickly. As soon as the guard was gone, the chairman lit a cigarette himself, sat there and smoked. I couldn't help but think of the situation of the 36th Army.

The development situation of the 36 th Group Army is very gratifying; within the past two years, not only has it eliminated a lot of little devils, but the area of its base area has also been expanded again and again, and it has also provided a large amount of weapons and equipment for several divisions of the Eighth Route Army and the central authorities, and by using these weapons and equipment, the Eighth Route Army has also developed very rapidly, and the total number of troops of the three divisions is approaching 300,000, and many base areas behind enemy lines have been opened up in the North China battlefield.

More importantly, the 36 th Group Army itself has also set up a large number of factories and is able to produce a large amount of weapons and equipment, and moreover, the 36 th Group Army has also provided 100,000 yuan a month to the central government, thus greatly improving the financial situation of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, which had been stretched thin.

Now, the 36th Group Army is attacking Guisui again, planning to annihilate the little devil's Mengsui Army in one fell swoop, if it can really annihilate the little devil's Mengsui Army in one fell swoop, then [***] will once again raise its eyebrows in front of the people of the whole country.

The chairman was in the cave, smoking a cigarette and thinking a lot.

The chairman is now very satisfied with the 36th Group, and he is also very relieved to Zhang Yunfei, who has generously supported him several times, which makes the chairman very happy. In normal times, the chairman would often think that without Zhang Yunfei, there would be no 36th Group Army, and without Zhang Yunfei's support of a large number of weapons and ammunition, there would not be such a rapid development and growth of the Eighth Route Army.

At present, there are many main regiments in the Eighth Route Army, which have been completely equipped with weapons, and the Type 38 rifles, crooked light machine guns, Type 92 heavy machine guns, mortars, and Type 92 infantry guns have all been equipped.

The more I thought about it, the more satisfied the chairman became, and the more I thought about it, the more the chairman's appreciation for Zhang Yunfei increased.

Ten minutes later, there were several soft knocks on the door outside the cave, and the chairman knew that it should be the guard who came, so the chairman said with a full heart: "Come in!" ”

As soon as the chairman's words fell, the guard gently pushed the door in, a plate in his hand, holding a few plates of steaming supper, to the chairman's slight surprise, behind the guard, there was also a correspondent soldier, this correspondent soldier, also one of the chairman's personal correspondents.

The correspondent soldier walked quickly in front of the chairman, stood up and saluted, respectfully with a little joy, and said loudly: "Chairman, the 36th Group Army has sent good news, please take a look at it." ”

The telegram said that the 36 th Group had already occupied most of the urban area of Guisui, and that more than two-thirds of the little devils' Mengsui regiment had been killed or wounded, and that the remnants of the little devils had become turtles in an urn, had been surrounded by groups, and that it was only a matter of time before the entire army was wiped out.

Later in the message, Zhang Yunfei also said that he had successfully and completely destroyed the headquarters of the Little Devil Mengsui Legion, and captured alive the commander of the Little Devil, Naosaburo Okabe, a total of 12 senior officers of the Little Devil.

Although there was no obvious expression on the chairman's face, he was still a little excited and emotional, and he didn't think that Zhang Yunfei and his 36th Group had created another miracle, a miracle in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.

After reading the telegram, the chairman was in a good mood, swept away the fatigue of working for several hours in a row, and the simple supper brought by the guard, the chairman also felt that he ate it with relish, and swept away all the supper, and the guard next to him was a little surprised to see that the chairman's appetite was suddenly so good.

As soon as the supper was over, the guard advised the chairman to rest early. At this time, a hearty voice sounded outside the cave: "Chairman, you haven't rested yet, we're here to disturb you." ”

When the chairman heard a familiar voice outside, he also said happily: "Since you are here, come in!" ”

With a squeak, the door of the cave was pushed open, and the tall figures of the commander-in-chief and Vice Chairman Wu appeared in the cave.

At present, the chairman, the commander-in-chief, and Vice Chairman Wu are members of the three-member military command group of the Central Committee, and Vice Chairman Wu also serves as the deputy director of the Political Department of the Kuomintang Political Axe Military Committee, and has long been stationed in Wuhan and Yucheng, where the Kuomintang political axe is located, to carry out party work and united front work.

Recently, Vice Chairman Wu has only returned to Yan'an, and it is estimated that it will not be long before Vice Chairman Wu leaves for Yucheng after reporting to the chairman. Therefore, now Vice Chairman Wu happened to be in Yan'an, and when he saw the telegram, he came to the chairman with the commander-in-chief.

Seeing the two people who looked good, the chairman smiled slightly and said enthusiastically: "Everyone, please take a seat, you two also saw the telegram just now, come to me together." ”

The guard next to him hurriedly brought a stool to the commander-in-chief and Vice Chairman Wu, and after the two of them sat down, the commander-in-chief said with emotion: "Chairman, if this telegram was not sent by Zhang Yunfei, I really don't believe it, but since it was sent by Zhang Yunfei, it must be true." I really didn't expect it! The 36th Army created a big surprise for us. ”

Vice Chairman Wu next to him, although he has not seen Zhang Yunfei, he has heard about Zhang Yunfei's deeds many times, and he is no stranger to Zhang Yunfei at all.

At this time, Vice Chairman Wu also took over and said: "Chairman, our Comrade Zhang Yunfei is really good, not only annihilated tens of thousands of little devils in one fell swoop, but also captured so many little devils and senior officers alive, which is really happy.

Chairman, you don't know that when I was in Yucheng, that person in Yucheng also praised our Comrade Zhang Yunfei very much, and he was eager to win over our Comrade Zhang Yunfei and change the surname of the 36th Group Army to Jiang. ”

Hearing this, the chairman and the commander-in-chief both smiled heartily, and the chairman smiled and said: "This time, the one from Yucheng is afraid that he will be disappointed, and we will laugh at the number he gave us to the 36th Group Army, as for wanting to dig our corner, there is no door, and I can still trust the political position of Comrade Zhang Yunfei." ”

(To be continued)