"Commissar, don't worry. This time, I will leave all two armies of the Central Army behind. You know, these are well-trained soldiers. As long as he is equipped with enough weapons and equipment and does their ideological work well, it will be a strong team one by one" As he spoke, a sneer appeared on the corner of Liu Hua's mouth. Obviously, in Liu Hua's heart, he must have a mature idea.

"Well, since you say so. Division commander, you can fight with confidence, if there is anything, I will stand up with you" Seeing Liu Hua with a confident face, the political commissar nodded and said affirmatively.

"Commissar, don't worry, there will be absolutely no problems." Liu Hua nodded and said affirmatively.

"Communications staff officer" Liu Hua ordered loudly to the communication staff officer at the door.

"Report to the division commander, political commissar, is there anything going on?" Soon, the communications staff officer ran in front of the two.

"Well, Staff Officer Wang, immediately send a report to Chairman Jiang in Yucheng. Let's just say that two days later, the reading division began to withdraw from the eastern and northern Jinxi regions. Please ask the chairman of the committee to immediately send [***] troops to receive it, to prevent the army from taking advantage of the fire to loot, exchange the soldiers' lives for the base area, and once again take away the commander of the Eighth Route Army's reading division, Liu Hua" Liu Hua repeated this order loudly to the communications staff officer in front of him.

"Division commander, what are you?" After recording the telegram dictated by Liu Hua, the communications staff officer did not leave, but asked rhetorically in disbelief.

"Division commander, do you really plan to obey Chiang Kai-shek's orders and give up the base areas that the soldiers exchanged their lives and blood for?" Similarly, Luo Ronghuan, as the political commissar, also turned his head in disbelief and asked in disbelief.

"Hehe, what do you think? Would I be so stupid, besides, even if I agreed, the warriors who died would not agree. Communications staff officer, carry out the order, immediately go to send a telegram. The corners of Liu Hua's mouth showed a strange smile, and he ordered loudly at the communication staff officer who was still at a loss.

"Staff Officer Wang, do what the division commander wants, and immediately send a report to Chairman Jiang in Yucheng" After listening to Liu Hua's words, the political commissar was still very worried. But thinking of what the chairman said to himself when he left Yan'an. In the end, I decided to resolutely support my partner and see how much surprise my partner would bring to me in the end.

"Yes, division commander, political commissar." Staff Officer Wang replied loudly, turning around and walking towards the telegraph room next to him.

"Division commander, what are you?" saw Staff Officer Wang leaving, and the political commissar asked suspiciously.

"Political commissar, if we do not make certain concessions, do you think that the troops that Chiang Kai-shek has arranged around us will surface. Political commissar, don't worry, this time I will definitely let Chiang Kai-shek lose his wife and soldiers. When the time comes, you will wait to count the loot and receive the soldiers. Looking at the political commissar who was still full of worry, Liu Hua hurriedly comforted.

"Accept soldiers? Division, what does this mean?" asked Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan puzzled.

"Hehe, political commissar, believe it or not, this time I asked the troops sent by Chiang Kai-shek to come to the spot to counter the water on the spot and let them all join our Eighth Route Army." Liu Hua looked mysterious, but said with certainty.

"Ah, then, I'll see." After listening to Liu Hua's answer, although the political commissar was surprised, his hanging heart finally let go.

"Guard, immediately let Director Meng of the Intelligence Department come to the headquarters, be quick," Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"Meng Zhongheng, the commander of the reporting division, the political commissar, and the director of the intelligence department, was ordered to come and report." Soon, I saw the director of intelligence, Meng Zhongheng, running to the command headquarters.

"Director Meng, come in and sit down, I came to you today to assign a task to your intelligence department." After Meng Zhongheng did it in front of him, Liu Hua said solemnly.

"Please give an order from the division commander, and the intelligence department will guarantee the completion of the task" Hearing that there was a task, Meng Zhongheng immediately came to his senses and said excitedly.

"Well, here's the situation" Liu Hua spent five minutes explaining the whole process of the development of the matter.

"Division commander, do you mean to let our intelligence department find out the specific location of the Central Army and their deployment in the shortest possible time?" Meng Zhongheng, the director of intelligence with strong analytical ability, immediately reacted.

"Yes, that's the task. In addition, there is another task, which is to let our intelligence personnel infiltrate the enemy's headquarters as much as possible. Of course, my purpose is not to know the specific decisions and plans of [***], but to let him provide us with the specific location of [***] headquarters at any time. If you can't get in, you can buy information with money. Liu Hua ordered.

"Yes, division commander, I understand, you can rest assured, I promise to complete the task. It will definitely put useful information in front of you in the shortest possible time. Director of Intelligence Meng Zhongheng replied loudly.

"Well, then you can arrange it" Liu Hua nodded.

"Guard, immediately notify Director Qian Zhonghua of the Security Department to come to the headquarters." Looking at Meng Zhongheng who was leaving, Liu Hua ordered loudly to the guards at the gate of the headquarters.

Soon, Qian Zhonghua, who got the order, hurried to the command headquarters.

"Director Qian, our Reading Division Security Department has also been established for more than a year. I would like to ask if you know well about the Kuomintang intelligence organization hiding in our base area. That is, the underground intelligence organization of the Kuomintang military command" After Qian Zhonghua drank a large glass of cold boiled water, Liu Hua asked.

"Commander, I know this. Since this is a period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, as long as he does not interfere with the actions of our army, we will not move him much" Qian Zhonghua nodded without hesitation.

"Okay, that's good. In this way, Director Money. I will give you two more days to find out in more detail all the intelligence agents that the Kuomintang has planted in our base areas. Two days later, I asked the 3rd Regiment of the Guard Brigade to cooperate and arrest all the personnel of the intelligence organization. Put me in temporary detention all of them, and remember, try not to hurt anyone. Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"Yes, division commander, I promise to follow the vine and touch the melon, and give the Kuomintang intelligence organization a pot, you can rest assured!" After listening to Liu Hua's order, Qian Zhonghua's face was full of excitement and replied loudly.

"Okay, you can do it" Liu Hua nodded.

"Political commissar, the next thing is for you and the chief of staff to assist." Looking at the departing Qian Zhonghua, Liu Hua turned his gaze to the political commissar beside him.

"Well, division commander, what's the task?" The commissar hurriedly sat down and asked.

"You immediately rushed to the Xiyang area of the 1st Division with a regiment of the Guard Brigade and instructed the local people to retreat. Demanding, not a single grain can be left for these central armies. Let them enter our base areas, and ask for water and food. The chief of staff led the 2nd Regiment of the Guard Brigade into the Gaoping area to assist the 2nd Division in evacuating the civilians. I ask you to evacuate all the people in the two areas within two days. Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"Commander, don't worry, don't say anything else, the people in the base area are quite supportive of our readers, and they will definitely cooperate. You can rest assured of this" After listening to Liu Hua's order, Chief of Staff Li Qing replied with a confident face.

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Chongqing, was once again woken up by his adjutant less than a few hours after returning to the official residence.

"Report to the Commission, Chief of Staff, Minister He, Commander-in-Chief Chen is now waiting for you in the conference room, there are important matters to report." Looking at Chiang Kai-shek, who opened his eyes, the attendant officer hurriedly said.

"Niang Xipi, what's the matter, I can't even sleep well" Chiang Kai-shek sighed, and with the help of the attendants, put on a coat and walked towards the small conference room next to the bedroom.

"Respect, resignation, Jiansheng, what's wrong, so anxious" Seeing the three people who had been waiting in the conference room for a long time, Chiang Kai-shek said dissatisfiedly.

"The report is still a matter of the Eighth Route Army's reading division. This is a telegram we have just received from the reader. The telegram said that they would withdraw from the base area in two days, and demanded that our central army immediately advance east and north, and take over the base area from which they had withdrawn at any time, so as to prevent the Japanese army from taking advantage of the fire to loot and lose the base area that the soldiers had exchanged their lives for. He Yingqin handed the telegram in his hand to Chiang Kai-shek and reported in a low voice.

"What, the reader asked to withdraw from the base area on his own initiative. How is it possible, according to the habit of [***], is it so easy to spit out what comes to your hand? After listening to He Yingqin's answer, Chiang Kai-shek asked in disbelief.

"Forget it, Jiansheng, you came up with this idea in the first place, what do you think of this telegram from the reader," Seeing that He Yingqin still wanted to explain something, Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand and asked Bai Chongxi behind him.

"There are only two cases in which the readers take the initiative to withdraw from their base. One is that they really want to have a united front and don't want to have trouble with us, so they take the initiative to withdraw from their base areas. On the other hand, there is a conspiracy. Bai Chongxi said without any tone of analysis.

"Well, Jiansheng analyzed it thoroughly, but I still lean towards the second possibility. Kensheng, if it is really the second possibility, what is the conspiracy of the reader, and what should we do? Chiang Kai-shek nodded and agreed with Bai Chongxi's suggestion.

"Bench, I don't think we need to be afraid, regardless of whether the reader has any conspiracy or not. After all, the troops of our two armies are there. Could it be that the reader braved the world's disapproval and opened fire on [***]. If this is the case, not only will the image of the reader be ruined, but at the same time, the image of the entire Eighth Route Army will be ruined by him. What's more, no matter what, the base area of the Reading Division has been occupied by our Central Army. Bai Chongxi said indifferently.

"Well, Jiansheng's analysis is very reasonable. Respectfully, he immediately called back to the Reading Division, saying that the troops of the two armies of the Central Army were in the process of advancing to the base area of the Eighth Route Army, and they would definitely rush to the edge of the base area within two days. Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction and ordered loudly to He Yingqin beside him.

"Yes, chairman," He Yingqin readily agreed.

"Resignation, Jiansheng, the two of you are specifically responsible for the coordination of these two armies, and you must ensure that these two armies occupy the base area evacuated by the Reading Force Division unharmed." Chiang Kai-shek then ordered.

Two days passed quickly, and as Zhu Huaibing and Shi Yousan began to move, the movements of the two armies were immediately clearly investigated by the Intelligence Department of the Reading Division. At the same time, according to Liu Hua's instructions, Meng Zhongheng spent a lot of money to bribe a staff officer at the military headquarters of the two armies to provide the location of the military headquarters of the two armies at any time.

"Report to the division commander, Meng Zhongheng, director of the Intelligence Division, came to report." After getting the specific situation of the two armies, Meng Zhongheng came to the headquarters as soon as possible and reported to the division commander Liu Hua.

"Well, Director Meng, have you already investigated it?" Seeing Meng Zhongheng, Liu Hua asked excitedly.

"Yes, division commander, it has been confirmed by intelligence officers in various places that there are a total of two Kuomintang armies that have invaded our base area. They are Zhu Huaibing's division and Shi You's three divisions, with a total of more than 40,000 troops in six divisions. According to reconnaissance, 20,000 people from Zhu Huaibing's division are now stationed in the Gaohongkou area south of Gaoping, and 20,000 people from Shiyou's third division are stationed in the Nanling area south of Xiyang, hiding and waiting for an opportunity. Meng Zhongheng introduced.

"What, you mean the army of Zhu Huaibing and Shi Yousan" Hearing Meng Zhongheng's words, Liu Hua's face was full of surprise. Because he was familiar with the history of the party, he knew very well that in the first counter-revolution launched by the Kuomintang during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the two of them were simply executioners, and there were no less than several thousand revolutionary comrades who died at their hands.

"Yes, division commander, it's the troops of their two armies." Meng Zhongheng nodded and said.

"Hehe, since they are two counter-revolutionaries, then I will not be polite. Director Meng, I already know the situation, but your intelligence department must keep an eye on the movements of the two armies, especially their military headquarters. The military headquarters of the two armies should report to me at the first time if there is any movement. Hearing Meng Zhongheng's affirmative answer, a grim smile appeared at the corner of Liu Hua's mouth, and he ordered loudly.

"Yes, Commander"

Knowing the specific locations of the two armies of the Central Army, Liu Hua's action also began, and after ordering the security office to start closing the net, Liu Xiaogang, the captain of the special operations brigade, came to the headquarters of the Reading Division.

"Divisional commander, is there any task?" Seeing Liu Hua, Liu Xiaogang didn't have any worries, and sat directly in front of Liu Hua and asked.

"Well, there's an important mission that needs to be completed by your special operations team. However, this task is very important and related to the future of our readers. So, no matter what, you can only succeed, not fail. Seeing Liu Xiaogang, who had matured a lot in front of him, Liu Hua ordered solemnly.

"Division commander, don't worry, without a task, the special operations team can't be completed. You set the task! After listening to the teacher's words, Liu Xiaogang also knew the seriousness of the matter, and replied confidently.

"Good, good. The specific task is like this, you divide your special operations team into two, and then" After about half an hour of arrangement and explanation, Liu Xiaogang finally knew the seriousness of this task, and his face was still smiling just now, but his face had already become serious.

"Captain Liu, how is it, do you have the confidence to complete this task" Seeing Liu Xiaogang with a serious face, Liu Hua asked.

"Division commander, don't worry, the special operations team will ensure that the mission will be completed. Besides, almost every village in the base area has tunnels. I can say with certainty that as long as the military headquarters of the two armies are set up in any village in the base area, our special operations brigade can easily eliminate their headquarters. After listening to the division commander's arrangement, Liu Xiaogang replied confidently.

"Well, I have never doubted the combat effectiveness of the special operations brigade. But the most important point of this mission is secrecy, if this incident allows the Kuomintang to seize any evidence, not only our readers, but also the entire Eighth Route Army will be unlucky. Therefore, the confidentiality work must be done well for me. Liu Hua nodded and continued to command.

"Yes, division commander, I understand, you can rest assured, the special operations team will guarantee the completion of the task." Liu Xiaogang replied affirmatively.

"Okay, then you can go down and prepare" Liu Hua nodded.

Looking at Liu Xiaogang who was leaving, Liu Hua also began to act. With three regiments of the Rapid Reaction Brigade of the Reading Division, as well as a cavalry regiment, he advanced to his first target, the Xiyang area. And just when Liu Hua led the troops to the Xiyang Jin Army, the Shiyou Third Division of the Central Army, also followed the retreat route of the soldiers, and slowly went deep into the base of the Reading Division.

However, after two days of evacuation, the entire base area was almost empty. After a day's march, more than 20,000 people from the entire Shiyou Third Division walked a distance of 60 miles, but they did not see a single common man. Even all the villages along the way were empty, and not even a single figure could be seen.

"Commander, what kind of place is this, I've been walking for a day, and I haven't even seen a single figure. Could it be that the people here have all evacuated with the Eighth Road? Looking at the tired troops, the deputy commander on the war horse asked Shi Yousan.

"You ask me who I ask, I thought it was a good errand, but I really didn't expect to come to this place where birds don't. Deputy commander, how far have the troops marched today, is it time to stop and camp. Shi Yousan also shook his head, looked at the sun that was about to set, and asked the deputy commander beside him.

"Commander, we've walked more than sixty miles. There is a village in front, I think the military headquarters will be arranged in the village, and the troops will camp on the spot," the deputy commander nodded and asked.

"Okay, order the troops to camp in the village ahead. finally entered the base of the Eighth Route Army, and finally could rest for a night, no longer worrying about the sneak attack of the devils. Shi Yousan didn't hesitate and immediately nodded in agreement. However, he didn't know that just as the military headquarters had been stationed in this village, one of the staff officers who did not know the situation had quietly told one of the liaison officers of the reading division.

(To be continued)