"Old máo, I'm afraid this won't be easy, right?" Mr. Zhu retorted...... "The main forces of the Eighth Route Army are scattered in North China, the main forces of the New Fourth Army are scattered in the nine provinces of East China and South China, and the expeditionary force is far away in Nanyang. It is extremely difficult to achieve large-scale assembly, and how easy is it to achieve tactical linkage between each other. This is quite a study of the commander's command art and the tactical execution ability of the various units participating in the war! ”

The chief nodded, and said solemnly: "To launch this campaign, the commander's command art and the tactical execution ability of the various units participating in the battle are indeed very important, but as the commander-in-chief, my duty is to go to the troops on the front line to issue my strategic decisions, as for how to implement them, that is what the front-line commanders and fighters should consider." ”

Mr. Zhu said: "Old máo, do you already have a candidate for the commander-in-chief of the campaign in your heart?" ”

"Boss, I'm afraid you have a candidate in your heart, right?" When the main seat said this, he immediately said in unison with Mr. Zhu, "Yue Weihan! ”

Kuala Lumpur, Expeditionary Force Headquarters. Mr. Zuo hurriedly walked into the war room with a telegram and said to Yue Weihan: "Mr. Yue, Yan'an emergency telegram!" ”

Yue Weihan stretched out his hand to take the telegram, and after reading it in a hurry, his face suddenly changed slightly, and then he handed the telegram to the suburban duke beside him, and the expression on the suburban duke's face suddenly became solemn after reading it, and then handed the telegram to Wei Lihuang, and finally passed it to Huang Jie through Wei Lihuang's hand.

"It can't be!" Huang Jie immediately shouted after reading it.

Wei Lihuang also said with a solemn expression: "Zhongshu, I also think that at this stage there are no conditions for launching a strategic decisive battle, although the Eighth Route Army in North China is huge, and the New Fourth Army in Central China also has more than 500,000 troops, but these two troops are too far away from the expeditionary force, and their tactical quality is uneven, so it is impossible to achieve coordinated operations!" ”

Di Gong Shen said after a while: "The main seat is far away in Yan'an, and he is not familiar with the situation on the front line, so I should go to the Central Committee to explain clearly, if we want to mobilize our party's three major strategic groups to carry out strategic encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army in Central China, the conditions are not ripe, at least at the present conditions are not mature, not to mention anything else, we do not understand the current situation of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. ”

"The key is a lack of intelligence." Huang Jie spread his hands and said in a loud voice, "The operational focus of our expeditionary force has always been the Nanyang Japanese army, and the focus of intelligence reconnaissance has always been the Southern Army. How can this battle be fought without accurate intelligence to back it up? You can't fight blindly, can you? ”

As Zuo Zong expected, the top leaders of the expeditionary force all expressed opposition to the instructions of the Party Central Committee and the Máo Chairman, but Yue Weihan was still pondering and did not immediately express his opinion.

At that moment, Mr. Zuo asked in a loud voice: "Boss, how can you reply to Yan'an if you have a word?" ”

Yue Weihan froze and said solemnly: "Fight!" ”

Deng Gong, Wei Lihuang and Huang Jie suddenly changed their faces when they heard this.

Bang Gong hurriedly said: "Zhongshu, we don't know the current situation of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, how many troops are there in these two armies, and what are the equipment?" How is the training? How much combat power is there? What is the command style of the commanders of the various departments? How many mobile troops can be mobilized in a short period of time? We don't know any of this! ”

"None of this is a problem." Yue Weihan waved his hand and said indifferently, "We can completely transfer comrades who are familiar with intelligence within the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army to the general command headquarters of the campaign as deputy commander-in-chief or operational staff officers, so that we can grasp the situation of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army through these comrades?" ”

In fact, in Yue Weihan's heart, there are already two candidates for deputy commander-in-chief.

The first one is Mr. Li, at this time Mr. Li was only the commander of the New Fourth Army, the division commander, and did not have the actual combat experience of commanding a large corps to fight, but Mr. Li's military talent was innate, and his ability to learn war in the war was unparalleled.

The other is Mr. Xu, as one of the few senior generals from Huangpu in our party and our army, Mr. Xu's military attainments and tactical command ability are actually still on Mr. Li and Mr. Lin.

As early as the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), Mr. Xu thwarted the "six-way siege" of the 200,000 Sichuan Army with less than 20,000 Red Army in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet District.

Mr. Li and Mr. Xu, one from the New Fourth Army and the other from the Eighth Route Army, with these two people as their helpers, Yue Weihan also had enough understanding of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, and he also had the most basic basis for formulating the battle plan.

However, the problem of knowing oneself is solved, but knowing one's opponent is still a big problem.

Yue Weihan's voice fell, and Huang Jie argued: "The understanding of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army can be achieved by raising the senior commanders of these two troops, but what about the understanding of the Japanese army in Central China?" ”

After saying this, Huang Jie said: "The intelligence network of the New Fourth Army in Central China is not complete, and communications can only rely on underground personnel, and even the radio station has not yet been prepared. ”

"I've thought of this question just now, you come with me.

After that, Yue Weihan strode to the huge map posted on the wall, and Jiaogong, Wei Lihuang, Huang Jie, Zuo Zong and others didn't know why, but instinctively followed Yue Weihan to the map.

Yue Weihan patted the map on the wall, and said thoughtfully: "The art of war, the army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, this is talking about the ancient cold weapon war, as for the modern war, it should be the army has not moved, the intelligence first, there is no sufficient intelligence to support, if you want to defeat a strong enemy, it is wishful thinking!" ”

"Just as Dayun (Huang Jiezi) worried, the target of our army's intelligence network is the Japanese army in Nanyang, and the intelligence network of the New Fourth Army in central China is also incomplete, so it is very difficult to effectively grasp the deployment and movement of the Japanese army, and it is impossible to carry out strategic encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army in Central China without mastering the deployment of Japanese troops in Central China."

"I have an idea that if we can seize one or two airfields in Central China and establish air bases, we will be able to use these air bases as support to carry out all-round aerial reconnaissance of the deployment and movement of Japanese troops in Central China, supplemented by the underground intelligence network of the New Fourth Army, and every move of the Japanese army in Central China will be under control!"

"Huh? How many airfields to seize in Central China? Is this possible? ”

"The idea is good, but I'm afraid it's not difficult to implement, right?"

Wei Lihuang and Huang Jie immediately began to whisper, and Bang Gong and Zuo General Ze fell into deep thought.

With the current strength of the New Fourth Army and the emptiness of the Japanese garrison in Central China, it is not difficult to seize the opportunity to seize a few airfields, the key is how to keep the airfields after seizing them? The attack from the ground is enough for the New Fourth Army to deal with, but the attack from the air "The New Fourth Army can't cope with it, so you can't really throw grenades into the sky to bomb planes, right?"

"It's not that complicated." Yue Weihan seemed to have guessed what everyone was thinking, and then continued, "We can first establish an airfield in the southwestern hinterland close to Burma as an advance base, and after we have stabilized our position," and then find an opportunity to conduct an air decisive battle with the Japanese air force in Central China, and then infiltrate the hinterland of Central China after the decisive victory is achieved! "Build an airfield in the southwest hinterland as a forward base? When the suburban prince heard this, his eyes lit up and he said happily, "This is a good idea, but where exactly should this airport be built?" "Right here, Guangxi Baisè! Yue Weihan patted the map," he said.

"Baisè?" , Deng Gong frowned and said, "Now it's Gui Jun's territory, can Li Bai and the others agree?" Long before the Japanese army in Central China launched the Great Southwest Battle, Li Bai and the others had returned to Guangxi from Chongqing, and after the fall of Chongqing and the martyrdom of Chairman Chiang, the various factions of the national army had actually fallen into a split.

Yue Weihan said indifferently: "Bai Chongqi has a lot of opinions about me now, and it is estimated that he will resolutely oppose it, but Li Zongren knows the national righteousness quite well, and he should agree to it." ”

Guangxi Bai sè "Guijun Headquarters.

"I disagree!" Bai Chongqi slapped the well telegram in his hand on the table, and his voice was fierce.

I don't know what the reason is, Chief Bai has always been very hostile to the CCP, since Yue Weihan disclosed his identity as a member of the CCP, Bai Chongqi has already classified him in his heart, "rebellious" category, "Therefore, for Yue Weihan's request to build an airport in Baisè, Bai Chongqi almost unthinkingly refused.

"Jiansheng, don't be rash." , Chief Li frowned and said, "We must focus on the general interests of the nation."

"Degong!" Commander Bai said in an accentuated tone, "Yue Weihan wants to build an airfield in Baisè, nominally to carry out aerial reconnaissance of the Japanese army in Central China, but who can say clearly what his practical intention is?" ”

After saying this, Chief Bai said: "I heard that Zhu Máo in Yan'an has already co-opted several main political parties such as the Democratic Promotion, the Democratic League, and the Jiusan Society, and what political consultative meeting will be held in Yan'an, and what temporary political parties will be elected. Chief Li was silent, and the current situation in China was exactly what he was worried about.

However, Chief Li is not as narrow-minded as Chief Bai, he is not disgusted with **, as long as the CCP is sincere in resisting Japan and can lead the compatriots across the country to victory, Chief Li does not mind accepting the leadership of the CCP, and is sincerely willing to fight against the Japanese invaders under the command of Zhu Máo, he is just worried that the CCP can obtain the legal status of leading the national war of resistance?

Yan Xishan in the Second War Zone, Hu Zongnan in Zhongtiao Mountain, Jiang Dingwen in the Tenth War Zone, and Wang Longyun in Yunnan, but they all had heavy troops, and when Chairman Jiang was alive, they still didn't buy the account of the Central Government, and now that Chairman Jiang is gone, these local warlords can still obey the CCP and the Yan'an Border Region?

The so-called "democratic" main party is just a group of scholars and idlers who have no power and no soldiers, and even if the CCP is recognized by them, what can it do?

The only thing that could make Chief Li feel a little reassured was that Yue Weihan, commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, had already made public his identity as a member of the Communist Party of China, and made it clear that at this stage, only the border district governor of Yan'an could lead the anti-Japanese struggle in the whole country.

After a long time, Chief Li said leisurely: "Jiansheng, where do you think China should go?" ”

"This ......," Chief Bai was stunned when he heard this, and said after a while, "I really haven't thought about this question." ”

"Jiansheng, we are from Guangxi, but we are also from China." Chief Li said with deep meaning, "I know that you have a knot in your heart for the CCP, but at this stage, the only one qualified to lead the national war of resistance is the CCP!" Not to mention anything else, in terms of strength alone, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army together have exceeded 3 million! This is not counting Yue Weihan's expeditionary force and the industrial base of Burma, if the CCP is not qualified, who else is qualified? ”

Chief Bai was silent, and only after a long time did he say: "I just can't get used to Yue Weihan eating the inside and outside of the dexìng!" "It's not like eating inside and out. Chief Li shook his head and muttered, "Although the CCP originated from Soviet Russia, it also believes in the three "people" doctrine of the founding father, fundamentally speaking, there is no difference between the party of the Central Republic, and the border district government in Yan'an is indeed much more honest than the national government in Chongqing, and it is reasonable for Yue Weihan to make some choices. Chief Bai sighed and said, "Having said that, how can I be said to have no guilt in my heart? Chief Li shook his head and said: "Personal grievances and grievances, the national righteousness is more important than Mount Tai."

"I see, Degong." Chief Bai was finally convinced, and immediately said, "I'm going to gather the people and build an airport as soon as possible according to Yue Weihan's request!" ”

"Don't forget to send a telegram to Yan'an to show our attitude." Chief Li also specially advised, "We will not be able to participate in the political consultative conference in Yan'an, but our attitude must be clear, and we can also set an example for Yan Xishan in Shanxi, Longyun in Yunlongwang, Hu Zongnan in Zhongtiao Mountain, and Jiang Dingwen in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia." ”

"Got it." Hearing this, Chief Bai paused, and then walked away.

Wuhan, the headquarters of the Japanese army.

Chief of Staff of the Central China Front Army Nemoto Hiroshi strode into Okamura Ninji's office, and immediately retracted his feet and said: "Your Excellency, the special high-tech department has just received top-secret information, and Yue Weihan, commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Force, has openly admitted that he is a member of the Communist Party of China this morning, and said that at this stage only the Chinese Communist Party can lead the national resistance struggle!" "What!? Okamura Ninji stood up and said in disbelief, "This is impossible!" Although Okamura Ninji has a good strategic vision, this time he really looked away.

Okamura Ningji never thought that Yue Weihan was not only willing to live under the people, but also secretly joined the CCP, in Okamura Ningji's opinion, this is simply an unbelievable thing, a man with a million soldiers, great military achievements, and prestige that no one can match and sit.