Chapter Twenty-Three: Changing Circumstances

"Good news, good news....good news for the reader......"

An excited voice rushed into the compound where the military commission was resting, and at this time it was already the dead of night, and the sound spread far away. * When several of the chiefs came out with their clothes on, they looked at the gate of the courtyard.

Seeing an operator running in with a telegram, Liu Bocheng, the chief of the General Staff, who had not rested, glared at him, "You comrade, don't you know that the chiefs are resting?" So loud. ”

"Chief, chief, reading division sent good news, good news, the total annihilation of the three regiments of the Central Army......" The operator said excitedly despite the criticism of the chief of staff.

"What? Annihilation of three regiments of the Central Army? Show it to me. Fast! The chief of staff was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said.

"Chairman, commander-in-chief, come and see, Liu Hua, that kid has given us another surprise, come and see!" The chief of staff briefly read the telegram and shouted excitedly.

"Quick! Show me. Vice Chairman Zhou was the first to run over.

Seeing that several chiefs had arrived, he chanted

"The Central Revolutionary Military Commission: After a night's rest in Xing'an, the reading division ordered a regiment to attack Chaling last night, surrounded but not annihilated, the second regiment and the troops directly under it were on standby, and when the enemy sent a brigade to rescue, he led the second regiment and all the directly subordinate troops to ambush the enemy at the Mafu River, which was 15 places away from Chaling, and completely annihilated the first brigade, so that the latter captured Chaling and completely annihilated the enemy's regiment, and learned that Anren had only one battalion to defend the army, and then attacked Anren again, and a total of three battles were carried out. In this battle, the enemy completely annihilated more than 6,000 people, captured more than 1,800 people, captured countless weapons and ammunition, and our side suffered about 150 casualties. Since most of the captured soldiers of the Central Army were willing to join the Red Army, I prepared to form the Third Regiment of the Reading Division, with Comrade Wang Dahu as the regiment commander and Comrade Chen Revolution as the political commissar, hoping for the approval of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. Another: Our department decided to take Chaling as the center, develop in all directions, and seek opportunities to annihilate the enemy in large numbers, so as to let the Central Army of the Hunan Army return to support and cover the main force. Reading teacher Liu Hua. Political Commissar Li Qing"

"Yes, yes! Liu Hua, this kid is really a hero of our Red Army, and he has created a miracle for us, boss! It seems that at the beginning, Lao Peng asked Liu Hua to return to the East Coast, which was the right move. The chairman said to the commander-in-chief with a smile.

"Well, this kid is really good at fighting! Come on! What do you think! The boss saw Vice Chairman Zhou with an excited face and asked.

"Boss, I agree to form the third regiment, after all, he has so many soldiers and so many weapons. It's just that I don't understand their strategy very well, and I still need a few people to discuss. ”

"I think it's okay, Liu Hua's eyes are really poisonous, on the one hand, he can enter the Soviet area at any time if he chooses to be in Chaling, or he can directly threaten Changsha, the old nest of the Hunan army, and in the event of heavy encirclement and suppression, he can also directly enter the Jinggangshan area, and there is a lot of room for maneuver." As the "god of the army" in later generations, Chief of Staff Liu Bocheng saw Liu Hua's intentions at a glance.

"Hmmm! I think it can! I agree. The boss said.

"I also agree, and it should be added that we must take the preservation of strength as the benchmark, and we must not fight hard with the enemy." The Chair also said.

"Since we all agree, let's sign it! Operator, send it out immediately," Vice Chairman Zhou said in conclusion.

"I can finally get another good night's sleep today!" The chairman smiled and walked into his room.

"Division commander, political commissar, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission called back." The operator rushed into the headquarters.

"Hearing this, I am very relieved that the Central Revolutionary Military Commission agrees with the addition of the third regiment to your unit, agrees with your strategic concept, and requires that your unit's operations must be based on the preservation of revolutionary strength, and must not fight to the death. I hope that your ministry will create more glory for the final victory of the Chinese revolution. Central Revolutionary Military Commission"

Looked at the telegram. As a future generation of Liu Hua, knowing that there must be a * chairman's words in this, thinking of this, he is even more confident in his future.

"What! The Second Brigade was completely annihilated, and Anren's baggage was also robbed, you say it again. The 21st Division roared.

The telegraph operator read the telegram again in horror.

"Damn, how did the commander of the second brigade deserve it, a brigade was completely annihilated by a regiment, and Lao Tzu wanted to shoot him."

"Division commander, according to investigation, the commander of the second brigade has been *killed, and *has also occupied Chaling." The chief of staff next to him reminded in a low voice.

"Have you found out, how many people are there in the ambush of the Second Brigade?" The division commander's anger seems to have disappeared a lot.

"Division commander, according to the investigation, I don't know how many people there are, but I heard in Anren that the number of the unit is * Central Reading Division, and I estimate that the number is estimated to be four or five thousand people." The chief of staff replied.

"Hmmm! So much! "Thinking that there were four or five thousand communist troops next to him, the division commander couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat." Fast! Quickly send a report to Commander Bai, saying that more than 8,000 people of the Reading Force Division will occupy Chaling this afternoon and completely annihilate the Second Brigade of our division. ”

"Division commander, is this number not" The chief of staff hurriedly reminded when he heard the number of people said by the division commander.

"You know a fart, go and send it, do you want to tell Chief Bai that 4,000 people in a brigade of my department were wiped out by *4,000 people, and you want to go to a military court."

"Yes, the master is wise." The chief of staff hurriedly said flatteringly.

"What, a brigade of the 21st Division was completely annihilated by the communist army, and the tea tomb was lost, where did the communist army come from so many people, and the communist army on the east bank was not all wiped out?" Commander Bai looked at the telegram sent by the 21st Division and said suspiciously.

"Commander-in-chief, is the 21st Division lying about the military situation! Or the East Coast [***] lied about the military situation! The chief of staff said. You must know that there are many factions in [***] now, and there are many who lie about the military situation in order to preserve their strength and get rid of their responsibilities.

"Well, it's possible, after all, the 21st Division lost a brigade, it shouldn't be, it must be on the east bank [***]." After listening to the Chief of Staff's words, Chief Bai shook his head.

"Send a report to Chairman Chiang immediately and truthfully report the situation here."

At this time, Chairman Jiang was looking at the map, thinking that the * that had been rampant for many years had finally fled under his own encirclement and suppression, and the chairman couldn't help but smile proudly, knowing that eliminating * was his only dream in the past few years, and now it can finally be completed.

Just when he was smug, Army Commander Chen Cheng hurriedly walked into the operational command room.

"Rhetoric! What's wrong, so panicked. Seeing Chairman Chen Cheng rushing in, he said with an unchanged smile on his face.

"Chairman, it's not good, something happened,"

"What's the matter, you're in such a hurry." Years of political career have created Chiang Kai-shek's unfazed appearance.

"Chief Bai called, and another group of * was found on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River, with the number of being the Central Reading Division, with more than 8,000 people."

"Could it be that they made a mistake or lied about the military situation?" Chairman Chiang is still very confident in the net he has set up for *, and he believes that the East Coast* has been completely wiped out by himself, and even the remaining remnants will not pose much of a threat.

"Chairman, it shouldn't be, they have now occupied Chaling, and they have completely annihilated a brigade of the 21st Division of Bai Chongxi's department."

"What? Annihilation of a brigade, where did these * come from. Chairman Jiang, who has always been calm, is also angry.

"Commander Bai called, it should be * a fish that slipped through the net by the riverside, and it is a reorganization of the troops, because the communist army has never had the number of the Central Reading Division." Chen Cheng lowered his head and did not dare to look at the chairman.

"Fish that have slipped through the net, how can there be so many fish that have slipped through the net, check it out for me, you must find it out, they are going to ruin the foundation of the party-state, you must find out for me, and all the generals who lie about the military situation will be handed over to the military court for handling." After Chiang Kai-shek listened to Chen Cheng's words, he was completely angry, his dream was almost coming true, and suddenly 8,000 people appeared, can he not be angry.

"Yes, the student must find out and give an explanation to the principal." Chen Cheng hurriedly replied.

"Well, how many troops do we have on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River!" After listening to Chen Cheng's words, Chairman Jiang was in a much better mood.

"Report to the principal, there are also 4 divisions of the Bai Commander's Department, and two divisions of Zhou Hunyuan's Department that have not crossed the river."

"Well, there are so many people, and I'm afraid that he will be a reader. Ordered the two divisions of Zhou Hunyuan's division not to cross the river and return to Bai Chongxi's command, and to completely annihilate the enemy army, and told Bai Chongxi that he must prevent the communist army from returning to their base area. ”

"Yes, the student will send the report immediately." Chen Cheng hurriedly walked out of the war room with his head down, already sweating profusely.

"Commander-in-chief, the chairman of the committee is calling."

"Reading"

"It is reported that the communist army's reading division has returned to the army, and the two divisions of Zhou Hunyuan's division have not crossed the river to be under your command, please be sure to annihilate this enemy army, and not one person will slip through the net, so as to prevent it from returning to the Soviet area. Jiang Zhongzheng"

"Chief of Staff, now that we have six divisions, you draw up a battle plan, be quick, it seems that Chairman Jiang has made great efforts this time. Hehe," Chief Bai said to the Chief of Staff with a smile.

"Yes, the lowly will definitely come up with a battle plan as soon as possible."

At this time, Liu Hua was lying on the bed thinking about how to go in the future, but he didn't know that an encirclement and suppression against him was about to begin.

"Division commander, division commander, call from the central government."

Liu Hua suddenly got up from the bed and walked out of the bedroom.

"According to the radio investigation, Chiang Kai-shek has ordered two divisions of Zhou Hunyuan's division to occupy the Yangtze River, and cooperate with Bai Chongxi's division to have a total of six divisions to plan to encircle and suppress your department, hoping to make preparations for counter-encirclement and suppression in advance. Central Revolutionary Military Commission,"

It's so fast! Eyeing Lao Tzu so quickly. Liu Hua sighed secretly.

"Communicator, inform the political commissar, the regimental commanders, the political commissars, and the battalion and company commanders of the directly subordinate units to the division headquarters at seven o'clock tomorrow morning for a meeting. Also, call Liu Xiaogang to me. ”

"Division commander, reconnaissance company commander Liu Xiaogang came to report." Looking at Liu Xiaogang in front of him, Liu Hua was a little unbearable.

"Xiao Gang, how is the situation of the reconnaissance company now?"

Liu Xiaogang knew that there was another task, and immediately said, "Report to the division commander, the morale of the whole company of the reconnaissance company is high. ”

"Okay, now I order, scatter all the reconnaissance companies, spread to the periphery, go to the baggage camp to pick up the horses, no one has a horse, investigate the enemy situation, pay special attention to the situation in Zhuzhou, Jinggangshan, Anren, and the two divisions of Zhouhun Yuan on the riverside, and report immediately if there is any situation."

"Yes, the reconnaissance company resolutely completed the task." Looking at Liu Xiaogang who was far away, Liu Hua returned to the room and began to think about the future battle.