It didn't take long for the deputy commander of the 2nd Regiment in the west to come and tell him that the small col that must pass through four kilometers west of the village had been blown down, and two centuries-old trees had been blown up by the cunning Jiang bandits.

Guo Tianming's face turned white with anger after hearing this, and he stomped his feet and said hatefully: "I'm afraid that the two main forces in the east are also in big trouble, just now I saw that the smoke rising from the east is very high." ”

Xie Weijun realized that the situation was very bad, and hurriedly opened the map, paying attention to all directions, the only thing that was reassuring at present was that there was a battalion of the 42nd Regiment stationed on the cliff in the northeast, and the enemy would never dare to break through from that place - even a monkey would not be able to climb up, and there was a battalion that was condescending to strike at any time, even if two thousand people rushed over, it was not enough to send them to death.

After thinking about it, Xie Weijun shouted loudly:

"Don't worry, don't worry, let's figure it out together...... You see, the eastern pass has been firmly occupied by our two main regiments, and the enemy in the southern city is surrounded by the main force of our first army on three sides, and will never dare to come out for reinforcements. Second, this possible exit of the enemy in the northeast was also blocked by one of our battalions, and it was impossible for the enemy to calmly climb the cliff nearly 30 meters high and then launch a counterattack on our battalion, otherwise there would not be enough men to be targeted. ”

"Thirdly, to the northwest, although the enemy blew up the path over the deep stream and prevented our attack, he also sealed his own retreat, and the third regiment only needed to leave one battalion there to be on guard, and the remaining battalion could completely strengthen the second regiment due west; The remaining two roads are our southern road at the moment and a blocked southwest valley, where there is no road, but people can go, and if the direction is blocked, the enemy will have no way to retreat at all......"

"So, don't be in a hurry, take your time to find a way to see how to reduce the encirclement in the shortest possible time, I'm sure that the enemy is even more urgent than us, otherwise he will never be so vicious and desperate."

When everyone heard this, their spirits were lifted, but Guo Tianming still frowned:

"I always feel that there is deception here, and the enemy's actions are too abnormal! Self-extinction ...... Could it be that this Wu Ming saw through the intention of the entire campaign, so he unscrupulously delayed time to prevent us from launching a general attack on it, so as to gain the opportunity to wait for the enemy in Nancheng or Fuzhou to come to help? ”

Chen Feng immediately stood up and blurted out, "Yes, yes!" It must be so, the cunning and stubborn enemy is dragging out time! No, no, I need to immediately contact the Legion Commander via radio to report on the battle and ask for instructions! ”

At 5:30 p.m., Nancheng, the former enemy's headquarters.

The sound of "Di Di-" rang non-stop, and Ma Zhizhai, who was guarding the radio station, took the telegram translated by the translator, glanced at it, and immediately rushed to the conference room.

Yu Jishi took the telegram and read it carefully, and had to admire Wu Ming's methods:

"This is the seventh telegram sent this afternoon, the main force of more than six regiments of the communist army has surrounded Maopailing, but from noon to now, it is impossible to launch an attack on Wu Ming's regiment...... This Wu Ming is a cow! Wise general! ”

Wu Qiwei also admired:

"I was frightened when I heard the violent explosion at noon, and later Commander Wu called to explain that he sent someone to do it, blowing up the roads in the four main directions, breaking the enemy's offensive posture in one fell swoop, what a beautiful job!"

Ma Zhizhai suddenly said: "I have a hunch that Wu Ming will make a big move tonight. ”

"What's the big move?"

Yu Jishi and Wu Qiwei asked at the same time.

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At six o'clock in the evening, the drizzling rain finally stopped, and the main forces of the Red Army, which had carried out a feint attack on Nancheng on three sides, also stopped attacking and retreated to the rear positions in an orderly manner.

Suddenly, a series of huge explosions came from the direction of the East Pass in the northwest of Nancheng, and the huge sound waves could be clearly heard from a distance of more than ten miles, and the officers and men of both sides who had just ceased the battle looked at the East Pass in astonishment, and pointed to the billowing smoke rising above the pass, not knowing what was happening there.

In Maojiaping, five kilometers south of Nancheng, Lin Biao, the commander of the Red First Army, who was alarmed, strode up the hill in front of the side, raised his binoculars, and looked at the East Pass 11 kilometers away in the north. ”

Lin Biao immediately opened it, and after reading it, he was quite annoyed, went in to find Nie Rongzhen, the political commissar of the legion, and sent the telegram to him: "Wu Ming, the commander of the Kuomintang garrison corps in Maopailing, is purely a bastard who will do anything to save his life, and the series of explosions he heard just now was the ...... he did."

"Before the explosion, this vicious man actually forced a villager to send a letter to Guo Tianming and Xie Weijun, warning our army not to attack him, otherwise he would be defeated and burned, and then there were a few rare explosions, Guo Tianming and they didn't dare to move, it seems that this Kuomintang colonel who does all kinds of evil is by no means a scare, but really ruthless! If this person is not removed for a day, the harm will be unavoidable! ”

Nie Rongzhen was very angry after reading it: "This is definitely an ugly act that violates the morality of soldiers!" This person still has the face to talk about putting aside prejudices and resisting Japan together in the letter, isn't it just to survive? I have never seen such a shameless soldier, only in the Kuomintang army there are such scum! ”

"It is estimated that Guo Tianming's heart is also messed up, what do you think of it?" Lin Biao asked.

Nie Rongzhen suggested: "Do you want Guo Tianming and them to send someone in to negotiate?" ”

Lin Biao couldn't think of a better solution, so he nodded helplessly: "This is the only way, negotiate first, if it doesn't work, launch a general attack at seven o'clock tomorrow morning at the latest, and resolutely eliminate him!" ”

At 6:10 p.m., Nancheng, the former enemy headquarters.

Yu Jishi, Wu Qiwei, and a group of generals sat around and had a tense discussion on the request and reasons in Wu Ming's telegram.

Seeing that everyone's speeches were looking forward and backward, Ma Zhizhai, who was extremely concerned in his heart, suddenly became anxious and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Wu Ming's call has made it clear, he doesn't want us to really attack the East Pass, but wants us to contain the enemy's main force through a feint, creating an opportunity for their whole regiment to break through, he even suggested that our feint troops rush out of the range of machine guns and turn back, and only ask for three charges in two hours, what are you still worried about?"

All the generals and schools were embarrassed, and Ma Zhizhai still didn't give up:

"Are you afraid that the communist forces in the other three directions will make a detour of more than ten kilometers to attack our feint troops? It takes an hour and a half to run a dozen kilometers, and the enemy has been fighting for a day, aren't they tired? Taking a step back, even if the enemy bypasses the feint forces that attack us, what are our reconnaissance teams and artillery going to eat? Fuck it, you can always delay him for half an hour, right? In this half an hour, the feint troops can return to the city completely unharmed! ”

Yu Jishi motioned to Ma Zhizhai to say goodbye, and stood up to straighten his belt: "I personally led the team to launch a feint attack, and I took the two regiments under my command stationed in the north of the city...... I ask you to help me in guarding and liaison, and I ask my brothers in artillery to brace themselves so that they may be ready to deter a possible enemy attack by fire. ”

Wu Qiwei finally made up his mind, Huo Ran stood up and said: "Please rest assured, this is not only your business, but the responsibility of the whole army, I personally command all the troops, send a special agent company to strictly investigate, and provide support to you at any time, it's a big deal to have a big melee with the communist army!" ”

The other generals hurriedly stood up and expressed the same meaning, Yu Jishi and Ma Zhizhai saluted everyone in unison, turned around and hurried back to the north of the city, ready to go.

As soon as Yu Jishi and the two left, Wu Qiwei sat down with a wry smile, and his chief of staff asked, "Military seat, will this Wu Ming come to attack the west?" Break through from the west, where the enemy least expects it? ”

"That's not right...... It is likely that he chose to break through from the south, because the north is a mountain that cannot be crossed, and there is no way to escape, and the east is the East Pass, and his 1,000 people can't attack it no matter how capable they are, only the south is relatively gentle, and it is closer to the southern city where our army is stationed, as long as he breaks out of the encirclement of the six regiments of the communist army and enters the mountains and mountains in the south, with the powerful firepower configuration of Wu Ming's regiment, as well as the amazing marching speed, the communist army really can't take him, which provides more options for his safe escape. A middle-aged colonel spoke his opinion in detail.

Wu Qiwei nodded approvingly:

"Yes, these two directions are the most likely, but it is not excluded that he has other ways. Don't look at Wu Ming is polite and polite, he doesn't say much to unfamiliar people, but he is quite arrogant in his bones, this person is not only strategic, but also courageous, from the beginning of entering this battlefield, to today he used a series of explosions to make it impossible for five times the enemy besieging him to attack, every move shows his extraordinary resourcefulness and bravery...... This person is indeed a rare general in the army, and he is worthy of our help! ”