"Yes, Chief... The idea is that tomorrow morning the troops will begin their retreat ... It's just that, chief, the total number of troops rescued by the New Fourth Army is more than 3,000 after all, plus the sacrifice of a large number of commanders and fighters in the troops, the establishment of these troops is very chaotic. If, on the way to the army, they are attacked by the enemy, the troops will not be able to form combat effectiveness. Therefore, it is hoped that the chief will be able to carry out a rereorganization of the more than 3,000 troops before the troops retreat tomorrow. All the seriously wounded were handed over to our special operations brigade and transported by truck. In addition, in the next few days, because the troops are marching in a hurry, I hope that all commanders and fighters, except for weapons, ammunition and food, will be able to discard all unnecessary baggage materials..."Liu Xiaogang said.

"Okay, no problem, in this barracks, I am not your chief, you are the supreme commander here, and we are all under your command. I will go to reorganize the troops now, and in one night at most, the entire unit will be reorganized, and we will be able to set off early tomorrow morning..." Regarding Liu Xiaogang's suggestion, General Ye Ting, who has rich experience in military command, did not hesitate and replied affirmatively..."Thank you for your support." As long as the reorganization of the troops is completed, I guarantee that in a week, we will be able to return to Taiyuan City smoothly..."Regarding General Ye Ting's trust in himself, Liu Xiaogang replied excitedly... Sure enough, in less than a few hours, more than 3,000 commanders and fighters of the New Fourth Army, under the command of Ye Ting, completed the reorganization task... After a night's rest, more than 4,000 commanders and fighters, including the special operations team, and dozens of large trucks carrying large quantities of war trophies and wounded, embarked on the way back... Compared with the urgency of time when they came, because more than 3,000 commanders and fighters of the New Fourth Army, together with the commander-in-chief Ye Ting, were successfully rescued. The mood of the soldiers can be said to be very comfortable, and they are all carefree marches.

At this moment, Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Yucheng was smashed by one person, and it was like a situation left over after a comprehensive ransack. And who has the audacity to make a big splash at Chiang Kai-shek's official residence and carry out the sack? Not surprisingly, there was only one person in the whole of China, and that was Chiang Kai-shek himself.

During this week's time, Chiang Kai-shek was very happy when he heard that Gu Zhutong, commander-in-chief of the Fifth Theater in southern Anhui, had sent good news one after another. In particular, Chiang Kai-shek received the news that Xiang Ying, the political commissar of the New Fourth Army, who had always been a big trouble for his confidant, was killed, and that Ye Ting, the commander of the New Fourth Army, and the chief of staff were placed under house arrest by Gu Zhutong because they came to negotiate. He never drank alcohol, but because he was happy, he made an exception to accompany his wife and drank a whole glass of red wine... However, the good times did not last long, just five days after the whole battle situation had just started smoothly, and when the 80,000 army had just wiped out less than half of the New Fourth Army troops, the Military Commission suddenly lost contact with Gu Zhutong in the Fifth War Zone... This can make Chiang Kai-shek anxious, after all, there are 80,000 troops on the front line, and more importantly, Gu Zhutong has always been his confidant. If something really happens, then you will lose a lot... As soon as possible, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the telecommunications room under the Central Military Commission to turn on all the radio stations and use various signals to start calling the Fifth Theater Command and all the brigade and above radio stations under the theater. However, what made Chiang Kai-shek feel desperate was that a day and a night had passed, and the entire Fifth Theater had disappeared as if out of thin air, and there was still no news to reach the Military Commission... And the entire official residence was done by Chiang Kai-shek, who was anxious and angry..."Adjutant Wang, hasn't there been any news from the Military Commission, haven't you contacted the Fifth War Zone yet... Could it be that 80,000 troops just disappeared out of thin air? Niang Xipi, it is absolutely impossible, there are 80,000 soldiers, I want to see people in life, and I want to see corpses in death... Immediately inform Minister He Yingqin to come to my office immediately, quickly...."In his office, after walking back and forth several times. Chiang Kai-shek raised his head and ordered anxiously to the attendant standing at the door.

"Yes, Chairman..."Looking at the messy office, the attendant who heard the order did not hesitate, and immediately fled away from this powder keg that could explode at any time....

In less than a few minutes, Chiang Kai-shek, who was sitting behind his desk and waiting anxiously, heard the sound of footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door. In the blink of an eye, the door of the office was pushed open, and the chief of staff, He Yingqin, appeared at the door of the office. After seeing the chaotic office in front of him, the scheming He Yingqin, after only a short shock, immediately recovered, carefully closed the door of the office, and stood in front of Chiang Kai-shek's desk....

"Respect is here. Jingzhi, I won't say the purpose of looking for you here, you should also know, that is about Gu Zhutong in the Fifth War Zone. So far, a day and a night have passed, and the Military Commission has not contacted the Fifth Theater of Operations ... Could it be that this group of thousands of people who have already fallen into defeat can really turn the world upside down and eat all the 80,000 troops in the Fifth War Zone at once? Before He Yingqin could speak, Chiang Kai-shek stared at He Yingqin in front of him with a pair of eyes, and then asked....

"Report the chairman. So far, we still don't have any news from the 5th theater of operations. However, I believe that no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the New Fourth Army is, it will not be possible to wipe out all the 80,000 troops in our Fifth Theater in such a short period of time... However, in order to understand the specific situation of what happened in southern Anhui earlier, I have ordered the intelligence personnel in southern Anhui to immediately enter the war zone and start collecting relevant intelligence. I believe that in a day at most, there will be the latest news transmitted from southern Anhui, please rest assured, chairman..."He Yingqin hurriedly bowed his head and replied..."You have done a very good job, although your idea is very reasonable, but more than a dozen command organs above the brigade level have lost contact at the same time, no matter what, I am still very worried. If the 80,000 troops of the Fifth War Zone were really wiped out in this battle to encircle and suppress the New Fourth Army, then we would really lose more than we gained... Respectfully, we must not only be clear about what is happening in the good night area, but also, we must also dispatch troops to immediately reinforce the southern Anhui region to prevent any accidents. Now I order, in the name of the Military Commission, to immediately issue combat orders to the [***] troops around the Fifth Theater. They were asked to assemble immediately, march at the fastest speed, and march at night, and they must feel the ,.... in southern Anhui in the shortest possible time" Chiang Kai-shek breathed a long sigh of relief, and then ordered loudly in his characteristic Zhejiang accent..."Yes, chairman, I will go and give orders immediately..." And at this moment, after losing a large number of commanders, the 80,000 [***] troops can be said to have completely become a plate of loose sand. Although, at this moment, their opponent, the New Fourth Army troops, either successfully broke through or was successfully rescued by the special operations team. However, in the absence of a commander, every soldier, like a straggler, began to wander around the exhibition area of the University, looting the money and property of the fallen soldiers, looting the property...

Although, at this moment, on the huge battlefield, several regiment commanders who were lucky not to be captured by the special operations brigade not only commanded their own troops in the theater to which they belonged, but also began to collect the stragglers who had lost their commanders all over the mountains. However, with their strength alone, it is too thin. In two days, although several regiment commanders worked very hard, they only collected less than half of the 40,000 soldiers. As for the remaining soldiers, they either fled from the unit with their weapons, or simply threw down their weapons and became civilians again. Of course, there are still some soldiers, still hidden in the huge mountains... And on this day, just when a soldier, still carrying his own weapons, began to roam the mountains and fields to search for possible [***] stragglers, several Kuomintang intelligence officers dressed in ordinary people's clothes and holding a shell gun in their hands were soon surrounded by dozens of soldiers... Under the threat of the soldiers' black muzzles, several people had to take out their military commander's ID and ask to see their supreme commander... In less than an hour, several military commanders who had been identified were brought to a colonel by these soldiers. After seeing that standing in front of him, he was almost already the highest-ranking commander he had seen along the way. A spy stood up and said to the commander of the junior regiment in front of him: "Report to the commander, we rushed to the war zone on the orders of our superiors to investigate what happened to the entire war zone and why we lost contact with our superiors. Please set up a radio station immediately, contact our superiors, and report the situation here..."

"Brother, you're finally here. If I don't come again, with so many troops, I, the colonel, will be overwhelmed... When he saw the people in front of him, he heard that he could finally set up a radio station and contact his superiors. Through the mouth of the soldier, the regiment commander, who already knew the details of the whole thing, couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. After that, he immediately ordered the troops to start setting up radio stations and began to report word for word what had happened on the battlefield in the past few days through the telegraph signal of the military command..."Chairman of the National People's Committee, Chairman of the National People's Committee, there is news, there is news from the Fifth War Zone...."As soon as he received the telegram, Chief of Staff He Yingqin quickly rushed into Chiang Kai-shek's office regardless of the obstruction of the attendants..."Fifth War Zone, respectfully, you said that there is news from the Fifth War Zone. Tell me what happened in the Fifth War Zone in the past few days, why didn't Gu Zhutong take the initiative to contact the Military Commission, why the Military Commission has not been able to contact them, and what is this Gu Zhutong doing...."Hearing that in the Fifth War Zone, He Yingqin, who had just rushed in directly because he didn't knock on the door, and Chiang Kai-shek, who was about to get angry, immediately raised his head and hurriedly asked..."Report to the chairman, it was not a telegram sent by Commander-in-Chief Gu, it was a colonel and regimental commander of the Fifth War Zone, Through the radio signal of the military command, the information sent to the Military Commission...."In the face of Chiang Kai-shek's questioning, He Yingqin could only bow his head and reply..."Colonel Commander, how is it possible? In the entire Fifth Theater of Operations, there were dozens of officers above the rank of major general alone, and when it was the turn of the colonel and regiment commander to speak. What about him, Gu Zhutong, why didn't Gu Zhutong directly report to the Military Commission, what happened in the Fifth War Zone..."Chiang Kai-shek patted the table in front of him and asked loudly..."According to the telegram sent by Regiment Commander Wang, the 18 officers above the major general level who participated in the operation in the Fifth War Zone, including Commander-in-Chief Gu and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Shangguan Yun, except for the two major generals who were directly killed, all the remaining generals and officers were missing, if nothing else, they should have been captured by [***]'s troops... In addition, about two dozen mid-ranking officers such as lieutenant colonels, colonels and others were taken prisoner. At present, the 80,000 troops belonging to the entire Fifth Theater have lost their commanders and the counteroffensive of the New Fourth Army units, and there are less than 40,000 troops left. These troops are now under the control of three colonels to prevent mutiny..."He Yingqin replied in a low voice..."Down..."Just as He Yingqin's words were finished, Chiang Kai-shek's hand, a glass that was about to reach his lips fell to the ground without warning and shattered... A large glass of boiled water instantly soaked Chiang Kai-shek's pants. However, Chiang Kai-shek, who had already fallen into shock, still did not react, and sat at his table in a daze, with his mouth open, without saying a word..."Commission, commission, you must pay attention to your body... Your pants are wet with water..."Seeing Chiang Kai-shek, who still hadn't reacted from the shock, He Yingqin reminded in a low voice..."Jingzhi, I heard you right, the Fifth War Zone has taken dozens of officers prisoners? How is it possible, you must know that these high-ranking officers are generally in the command headquarters protected by heavy troops, especially the two commanders Gu Zhutong and Shangguan Yun, who must have heavy troops around them... What the hell is going on, what kind of unit is this, that it can quietly capture so many high-ranking officers of our army in the midst of ten thousand armies..."After reacting from the shock, Chiang Kai-shek's face showed a look of doubt, and then he hurriedly asked..."Commissioner, according to our investigation, this operation was definitely not done by the troops of the New Fourth Army, but by the troops of the Eighth Route Army far away in North China. According to the testimonials of some soldiers, coupled with our analysis, this Eighth Route Army unit is likely to be the special operations brigade to which the Reading Division of the Eighth Route Army belongs... According to our intelligence, the size of this force is about 1,000 people. However, almost every soldier in this army was carefully selected from among the hosts. More importantly, this unit is specially trained, equipped with special weapons, and also performs special tasks. As for capturing the enemy's senior commander in the army, it can be said that it is as easy as a finger for this army..."In the face of Chiang Kai-shek's question, He Yingqin replied affirmatively..."Niang Xipi is also a reading division of the Eighth Route Army. Why is it that this force is obstructing every action of the party-state? Why did we not count the Eighth Route Army's reading force force after thousands of calculations... Why, Jingzhi, is it possible that even the heavens are helping [***], helping the Eighth Route Army..."Until this moment, Chiang Kai-shek, who was sitting in his seat, finally confirmed that what he had just heard was true. Then, his whole body, like a puddle of mud, completely collapsed on his seat, and from this moment on his face, he could no longer see the usual majesty..."Commission, now that things have happened, it is impossible for tens of thousands of troops in the Fifth Theater to have a few colonels and regimental commanders to command, and it is urgent to carry out large-scale reorganization. Therefore, he believes that the urgent matter of our delay at present must deal with the aftermath, especially the remaining 40,000 remnants. For this battle, we have already lost a full 40,000 troops, and we must not have any more losses...."Facing Chiang Kai-shek, who looked decadent, He Yingqin reminded in a low voice..."Jingzhi, what you said is right. It doesn't matter who God is helping. But I believe in one sentence, that is, things are man-made, and people will win the day... We must deal with the remaining 40,000 troops, and we must not lose any more. The resignation of the Military Commission was ordered to immediately rush to the Fifth Theater of Operations to organize the troops to be reorganized. As for the personnel appointment, they are directly appointed by the resignation, and then reported to the Military Commission for the record...."With He Yingqin's reminder, Chiang Kai-shek, who had a decadent face, cheered up at the first time for his own ambition and career, and ordered He Yingqin in front of him with a sharp face....

Seeing that the committee members in front of him had suffered such huge losses, they did not forget to weaken the strength of the local warlords and expand the power of the central army. He Yingqin couldn't help but pat Chiang Kai-shek's ass in front of him a little.

"Respectfully, this is also a last resort. Now the entire Fifth Theater Command is being struck by the destruction of the surname. If we don't send an officer with the rank of general from the Military Commission to suppress the formation, these tens of thousands of remnants are likely to cause such a thing as a mutiny, and if this is the case, then we will really suffer heavy losses..."Hearing He Yingqin's answer, Chiang Kai-shek frowned and continued. Because of the years of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek did not like others to talk about him very much, and in the name of resistance, he weakened the strength of local warlords, and at the same time, expanded the influence of the Central Army...

(To be continued)