Chapter 731: The Civil War Breaks Out Again (Ask for Subscription!) ）

The civil war broke out again

In the Taiyuan office, since receiving the news that Chiang Kai-shek was about to take action against the New Fourth Army. ~~~~**All the intelligence departments under the Central Committee, almost immediately, pointed their spearhead at the national government. It's like a machine, running fast...

Less than 12 hours after the Central Committee's reply to the Chongqing Ministry of National Defense was sent, the Party Central Intelligence Section received a secret telegram from Chongqing. After reading the contents of the intelligence, Minister Li Kelong, who was in charge of the intelligence organs, did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed into the office of the Central Military Commission as soon as possible. Then, looking at the three supreme leaders in front of him who decided the fate of the entire **, he exclaimed anxiously.

"Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief, I have just sent a secret telegram from my lurking eyeliner. Chiang Kai-shek, ready to make a move on our New Fourth Army in Central China...."

As soon as Li Kelong's words fell, the three of them immediately stopped what they were doing. Almost at the same time, he focused his eyes on Li Kelong. Then, frowning at himself, the chairman asked first.

"Comrade Cron, in the secret telegram to us, has there been a report on Chiang Kai-shek's specific time and action plan?"

"Yes, according to the information provided by the hidden insiders, this morning, at Chiang Kai-shek's official residence, Chiang Kai-shek personally presided over a brief high-level military meeting. In the end, it was decided that Chen Cheng would be the commander-in-chief of the Suzhou-Anhui Theater and that he would take unified command of all the troops in the Suzhou-Anhui Theater and the 20 reorganized divisions in the Xi'an region that were preparing to carry out sorties....The main purpose of Chen Cheng's appointment as commander-in-chief of the Suzhou-Anhui Theater this time was to expel or eliminate the units of the New Fourth Army that were active in our activities and in the Central China region, and to firmly control the Central China region in his own hands..." Then, with an anxious face, he looked at the three people in front of him who decided the fate of the New Fourth Army, waiting for their reaction...

"It seems that our old adversary is ready to wave the butcher's knife at us once again....Chairman, my opinion is that since Chiang Kai-shek is unkind, then do not blame us for being unjust... The hundreds of thousands of commanders and fighters of our New Fourth Army, the base area that came with words of life and blood, absolutely cannot be so cheap Chiang Kai-shek..."The outspoken commander-in-chief was the first to speak.

"I agree with the boss, no matter what, we can't let the tragedy of the Southern Anhui Incident be staged in our New Fourth Army again. For Chiang Kai-shek's offensive this time, we must strike back mercilessly. Let Chiang Kai-shek know that the New Fourth Army, which I am led by China, is not so easy to bully...."For a while, a wave of anger surged into Vice Chairman Zhou's heart. He never scolded much, and he couldn't help but scold loudly...

Seeing the angry expressions on the faces of the two partners in front of him, the chairman nodded. However, no matter what, there was no abnormality in the chairman's face, from beginning to end. Instead, after reading the telegram carefully, he slowly fell into deep thought. A few minutes later, after the eyes of the three people were all focused on him, the chairman spoke.

"Enlai, boss, to fight back against the army, for sure. However, the urgency of the delay now is how to counterattack and not let the government grasp the handle. It is said that we should first destroy the united front, and at the same time, we must also give the people of the whole country a reasonable jiāo generation...."

"What do you mean, Chairman?" After a short period of contemplation, Vice Chairman Zhou opened his mouth and asked rhetorically....

"Enlai, boss. The most important thing now is to inform the New Fourth Army of the news that is active in central China. If nothing else, at this very moment, the troops, which are also active in Central China, have received orders from Chiang Kai-shek. If we don't prepare in advance, we will definitely suffer a big loss if the war starts. Therefore, Comrade Cron, in the name of this, immediately forwarded the contents of the secret telegram to the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army word for word. At the same time, the telegram ordered Ye, Liu, and Chen, as well as all units of the New Fourth Army, to immediately prepare for battle and meet the enemy's possible encirclement and suppression attacks at any time. However, we must stress to them that our troops of the New Fourth Army absolutely must not fire the first shot that divides the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. And this first shot can only be fired by the troops..."After a short period of thought about the military map in front of him, the chairman ordered with a resolute face.

"Yes, Chairman......"

Looking at Li Kelong, who was leaving quickly, the chairman immediately set his eyes on Zhou Enlai beside him. Then, he said: "Enlai, you are better at external jiāo and publicity. Therefore, you must use radio, newspapers and other propaganda methods in the shortest possible time to publicize Chiang Kai-shek's actions and possible changes in the Suzhou-Anhui region in the first time, and win the support of the people of the whole country...", "Please rest assured, the chairman, to ensure the completion of the task..."

"Boss, the next task is for the two of us. Chiang Kai-shek's more than 300,000 jīng sharp and menacing. Although, in central China, our New Fourth Army units have a very good mass base. However, in terms of troops and equipment, there is a very big disadvantage... Therefore, if we rely only on the strength of the New Fourth Army in central China, we will definitely suffer losses. I mean, let the 115th Division, which is active in Shandong, transfer troops as much as possible without affecting the local anti-Japanese war situation, and go south to reinforce the New Fourth Army troops in Central China..."After quickly drawing a huge arrow on the map in front of him, the chairman said with great certainty.

"There is no problem, I will immediately send a telegram to Lao Peng, asking how many reinforcements the 115th Division in Shandong can be transferred to the south to reinforce the New Fourth Army. It's really not good, there are still hundreds of thousands of jīng rui around our headquarters that can be chōu tuned..."The commander-in-chief replied very cheerfully.

In the conference room of the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, all the commanders at and above the division level were summoned together at a loss almost at the same time by the order of the military headquarters that broke into them. Just when a group of commanders, who were rarely able to get together, were in the huge conference room, inquiring about each other's troops. The military commander Ye TN, with a somber face, walked into the conference room quickly with the same serious political commissar **, deputy army commander Chen Yi and others behind him.

For a while, the huge conference room, which was still lively just now, immediately became deserted. In the hearts of almost everyone, a question was raised at the first time, that is, something big must have happened. Otherwise, how could a political commissar with a smile on his face appear in front of everyone with a serious face....

And just when everyone was speculating about what might happen, all the military chiefs of the military department were already sitting in their positions. At the same time, the voice of the army commander Ye tn also reached everyone's ears for the first time....

"Comrades, in such a hurry, gather everyone here. I don't say it, everyone knows in their hearts, that is, our New Fourth Army must have had an accident, and something big has happened..."

Seeing the military commander with an angry face in front of him, almost everyone's rocker was straightened at the first time. Then, staring at a pair of eyes, waiting for the next step of the military commander....

"I don't know at this moment, more than a year has passed, and you still remember the original Southern Anhui Incident....I believe that a large part of all of you here have broken through the Southern Anhui Incident, and the battle to wipe out a large number of comrades in our New Fourth Army is still fresh in your memory.........

As soon as the words of the army commander Ye TN fell, the entire conference room was immediately enveloped by a buzzing sound. However, it can be clearly seen from everyone's expressions. At this moment, everyone's face was shrouded in angry gods....

I pressed my hands and the entire conference room was quiet again. Ye tn picked up a telegram and continued to speak: "Comrades, this is a telegram that the Party Central Committee has just forwarded to us. Chiang Kai-shek, this morning, officially appointed Chen Cheng as commander-in-chief of the Suzhou-Anhui Theater of Operations, to take unified command of all troops in the Suzhou-Anhui Theater and the more than 300,000 troops who are about to leave for the Suzhou-Anhui region, to expel or encircle and suppress the troops of the New Fourth Army in our activities and the areas around Suzhou-Anhui... With 300,000 jīng rui, plus the original hundreds of thousands of troops in the Suzhou-Anhui region, this time, the total number of troops we have to face has reached an unprecedented more than 400,000 troops, which is more than four times our strength..."

"Hiss..." Instantly, a sigh sounded in the conference room. Everyone, you were taken aback by the number of more than 400,000.

Because, after several years of development, coupled with the fact that the New Fourth Army happened to survive in the gap between the Japanese army and the army, the development of the troops was not comparable with the Eighth Route Army in North China at all. So far, all the regular armed forces of the New Fourth Army have added up, and there are also hundreds of thousands of people. As for the equipment of the troops, without exception, except for a very small part from the Taiyuan Arsenal, most of the equipment came from the capture.

Let hundreds of thousands, relying only on captured New Fourth Army troops, face more than 400,000 troops equipped with jīng liang and sufficient ammunition... The disparity in its strength, not to mention, everyone can also clearly see it. For a while, many people's faces were worried, waiting for the army commander in front of them to continue...., and sure enough, after a pause of less than half a minute, the voice of the army commander Ye tn sounded in the conference room again.

"Comrades, the enemy situation is close at hand, and I won't talk nonsense. In a word, we will never allow such a tragedy as the Southern Anhui Incident to happen to us again. ”

"Follow the instructions of the central government. Since the meeting was dismissed, all units of our New Fourth Army have immediately entered a state of combat readiness, and they must stick to their base areas and smash the army's encirclement and suppression operations... Of course, you don't have to worry too much, in a short period of time, what we need to face is only hundreds of thousands of troops in the area of Suzhou and Anhui. As for the follow-up troops sent by Chiang Kai-shek, they did not have a month to make it to the battlefield. And with reinforcements, we also have reinforcements ...."

"Since I received the telegram, the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, which is active in Shandong, has sent a corps with a total of 80,000 troops in accordance with the orders of the central authorities, and is rapidly increasing its strength in the area of Suzhou and Anhui. At the same time, the Party Central Committee also transferred 80,000 troops from the Shanxi garrison to reinforce us. So. We should not have any worries about the enemy's follow-up troops. Now, our urgent need for delay is to defend the base area and resolutely smash the possible attacks and sneak attacks of the army in the Su-Anhui area..."

On the edge of the southern Anhui base area, a village called Zhouzhuang was issued with the order of the military headquarters. All the villagers, at the first time, were evacuated to the center of the base area. At the same time, a regiment of more than 1,000 soldiers of the New Fourth Army, under the command of commanders at all levels, took advantage of the terrain to begin digging fortifications and deploying blocking positions......

In the regimental command post, a cavalry communicator rushed in quickly. Then, he reported loudly: 'The regiment commander, the political commissar, and the forward observation post report that on the road, less than five kilometers from our forward position, about a reinforced regiment and 3,000 troops, carrying heavy weapons, are rapidly approaching our base area..."

"Political commissar, this army really dares to come. With the strength of a reinforced regiment, we want to enter our base area in southern Anhui. He thinks that we are still the New Fourth Army two years ago, and we are allowed to be mobilized by Chiang Kai-shek... This time, I will definitely teach a profound lesson to the troops who dare to invade our base areas, and avenge the comrades-in-arms who sacrificed their lives in the southern Anhui incident two years ago...."Staring at a pair of red eyes, the regiment commander said resolutely to the political commissar beside him.

Then, facing the cavalry communicator in front of him, he ordered decisively.

"Immediately convey the order to the commander of the forward position Wang Company and act in accordance with the predetermined combat plan. As long as the army shoots first, the troops should not hesitate to return fire at me..."

"Yes, Captain..."

Looking at the rapidly departing communicator, the regiment commander immediately shifted his gaze to the chief of staff beside him. Then he continued to order: "Chief of Staff, immediately report the situation faced by our 13th Regiment to the headquarters. If my guess is correct, the first shot of the entire anti-encirclement and suppression operation must have been fired by our 13th Regiment..."

The commander of the 379th regiment, Colonel Kim Yongguo, was the commander of this reinforced regiment. Ever since he received a secret order from the Ministry of National Defense, Kim Yongguo, who was stationed less than 20 kilometers away from the base area of the New Fourth Army, began to be active with a little careful thinking. ，

As a non-Whampoa Jin Yongguo, if he doesn't have a good record, this generation will almost stay in the position of colonel and regiment commander. And at this moment, a great opportunity is in front of him, if he uses it properly, he will be promoted to the next level, and there will be absolutely no problem....

More importantly, Jin Yongguo has been getting along all year round, and Jin Yongguo cannot be said to know his neighbor New Fourth Army troops well. However, knowing that it is about seventy or eighty percent, I am still very confident. In his impression, directly opposite him, there was only a regular regiment of the New Fourth Army, less than 1,500 people. The total strength of the army is less than half of its own, and as for the equipment of the troops, it is even more incomparable XN. A regiment of the New Fourth Army, in terms of heavy equipment, had only one heavy machine gun company that was not fully staffed. And themselves, artillery companies, heavy machine gun companies, cavalry companies....can be said to have everything, and in terms of heavy firepower, they are several times that of the New Fourth Army.

In the face of such a huge advantage, Jin Yongguo, as the colonel and regimental commander, did not hesitate and immediately made the decision to send troops to the base area of the New Fourth Army.

So, on the second day after receiving the secret order, a reinforced regiment with a strength of more than 2,800 people was taken out of the barracks by himself, and he slaughtered the New Fourth Army base area, wanting to fire the first shot of the entire encirclement and suppression operation. , just when Jin Yongguo, riding on a war horse, fantasized that after the victory of the encirclement and suppression, the colonel's collar badge on his epaulette was replaced with a major general's collar badge. One of the cavalrymen who had gone out to reconnoiter quickly rushed towards him.

"Report to the regiment commander, the advance guard company reported that there was a blocking position of the New Fourth Army ahead. According to observations, on the position, there was only about one company of the New Fourth Army. At the same time, the road directly in front of the blocking position had been mined by the New Fourth Army. The commander of a company requests specific operational instructions ...

"Hmph, with just one company, I want to block the offensive of one of my reinforced regiments. It seems that this New Fourth Army is impatient. Passing on my order, the artillery company directly under the regimental headquarters, the heavy machine gun company immediately attacked, supported the first battalion, and I was determined to annihilate all the New Fourth Army troops on the position within half an hour...."After a cold snort, the regiment commander Jin Yongguo ordered with a confident face....

"Boom, boom, boom...dada......" The explosion of the shells, and the sweep of the machine guns began to sound in Zhouzhuang. And at this moment, the piercing sound of gunfire officially announced to the world that the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party officially broke down from the sound of gunfire....

"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! … Accusing the Chongqing Nationalist Government of launching the Second Southern Anhui Incident against the troops of the New Fourth Army in the area of Suzhou and Anhui......"

At three o'clock yesterday afternoon, the 379th Regiment suddenly launched an attack on the base area of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui. The New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, in order to avoid the recurrence of the incident in southern Anhui, was forced to fight back, and at present, the J war is continuing...."

"Sell newspapers....sell newspapers... It was announced that the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, with the offensive, was officially broken, and a new round of civil war could break out again......"

The next day, in the streets and alleys of the whole country, almost at the same time, the shouts of the newsboys were remembered. And the official breakdown of the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was also officially announced to the public amid the shouts of the newsboys...

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