As Wu Ming had guessed, the joint encirclement and suppression operation meeting was held for three and a half days in a row before the framework of the overall operational plan was formulated.

I don't know whether it is the determination of Jiangxi Provincial Chairman Xiong Shihui, or Yu Jishi's profound background that makes all military and political officials jealous, the Jiangxi Security Command and the Shangrao Administration have rarely demonstrated a vigorous and resolute high efficiency:

By the end of the three-and-a-half-day meeting, all the combat materials and necessary food and salaries had been delivered, and all the units participating in the battle had been sufficiently replenished, and even Wu Ming's unit, which was a strategic reserve, had received 80,000 rounds of rifle ammunition and a batch of grain and oil, as well as 15,000 oceans of military salaries issued in advance.

Four of the five scouts released by the spy company came back, but they did not find any trace of the main force of the Red Army, and this result made Wu Ming uneasy and suspicious, and after repeatedly consulting the map and analyzing the information, he could only wait patiently for the general headquarters to issue combat orders.

On the morning of the fourth day, after quietly entering the No. 3 area of Huaiyushan to investigate, one of the brothers finally quietly returned.

After listening to the investigation report of Lu Kuiyuan, the commander of the spy company, Wu Ming immediately rushed to the barracks of the spy company to determine whether the information he received was true and credible.

Because of the importance of the matter, Lu Kuiyuan drove all the brothers out of the barracks, and Lei Peng, who was already the deputy company commander of the second lieutenant, took the initiative to stand guard outside the barracks.

The thin scout saw that the regiment commander came to inquire in person, thinking that the regiment commander did not believe him, and stood up excitedly to confess: "Regiment commander, what his subordinates said is all true, **The Tenth Army Headquarters of the Red Army is located in the broken temple under the incense burner peak, and now there are few people, and their main forces have all been withdrawn!" ”

Wu Ming smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, don't worry!" The information you have received is very important to us, and it is related to the life and death of all the brothers in the group, so I need you to explain it in detail from beginning to end. ”

"Good! I...... My subordinates carried a basket on their backs, loaded with five feet of foreign flower cloth, two bottles of wine, two catties of salt and a packet of brown sugar, and hurried to my cousin's house in Tianjiapeng, three miles away from the entrance of the village, when they were stopped by the Red Army sentries who suddenly jumped out, and they held me at gunpoint, came and went to interrogate, and it was better to hear me say my aunt's name, but they still didn't let me go, and asked me how many officers and soldiers I saw when I left Shangrao? ”

So I told the truth as the company commander ordered, saying that nearly 10,000 people came, and the army from Zhejiang also came, and they asked me what I had been doing in the city for the past two years. How dare I say that I had fallen on the Wubao Mountain to the east of them two years ago? Hurriedly according to the company commander before departure, in the past two years, I have followed Boss Chen of the iron plate pit back and forth, from Shangrao and Guangfeng to Changshan, western Zhejiang, they discussed for a while and finally believed, and sent a small soldier to my aunt's house with me, and saw that my aunt and uncle recognized me, and that person turned back with confidence. ”

"Brother, don't worry, sit down and talk slowly."

Wu Ming kindly pressed the little soldier to the edge of the bed, took out a cigarette, and handed him one.

Xiaobing hurriedly put the cigarette on his ear, straightened up his small body, and then reported: "After the Red Army soldier left, my uncle hurriedly pulled me into the back room, he was so frightened that he trembled, my aunt beat me and cried, saying that I didn't learn to make a living with a knife and neck, so I had to lie to them that I had changed my ways, and really followed Boss Chen to do business, and I finished uncovering the back basket." ”

"My uncle and aunt saw that the things I had brought were valuable, so they believed them, and at dinner, they said that it was better for me to be outside than at home, or else I would have to let the Red Army come to the door and mobilize as soldiers. I asked why? My uncle whispered to me that Secretary Fang and Commander Zhou had quietly left with more than 3,000 guns as early as 20 days ago, and I heard that they were going to Jiangxi to fight Lao Jiang and fight against encirclement and suppression, and also ordered the Red Guards in all villages to set up cards everywhere and block the news, no matter who was only allowed to enter or leave, it only stopped in the past two days, and now only 200 wounded soldiers led by Commander Zhang are left in Xianglu Peak. ”

Wu Ming interrupted Xiao Bing's words: "Do you know what the names of Commander Zhou and Commander Zhang are?" Or is it your uncle who knows the way? ”

The little soldier puffed up his chest and said proudly: "Knowing the way, why don't you know the way?" They are too famous, Commander Zhou's name is Zhou Jianping, I heard that he studied in Yunnan Lecture Wutang, and later studied at the Huangpu Military Academy, his hometown is in Jinxi County, south of Yingtan, he is the most famous, and he is about to catch up with Shang Zhimin! Commander Zhang, I didn't know what to do, and I asked my uncle to find out that my name was Zhang Qingsong, this person is very good at fighting, and he is a rare tiger general. ”

"Zhang Qingsong? It's him? Ha Lu Ha! It's so much fun! You go on, go on. Wu Ming was quite surprised that his old friend Zhang Qingsong became the head of the regiment.

The little soldier nodded: "Later, I asked again, the Red Army never catches strong men, how can it mobilize me to be a soldier?" My uncle said that Commander Zhou led several thousand men away, leaving only 200 regiment commanders Zhang, and the other regiment left in Maple Hill to the east was only 200 people, most of whom were injured and could not walk. ”

"That night I wanted to touch the incense burner peak to explore, but I remembered the words of the company commander and was afraid of bad things, so I didn't dare to move that night, the next morning I left the village, when I passed the south fork of the village checkpoint, those few Red officers and soldiers still remembered me, I didn't feel embarrassed and let me go, out of more than two miles, I went around the two hills in the east and went back, lying on the mountainside to observe the broken temple under the incense burner peak three miles away, only to see dozens of people in and out."

"I was afraid that there were still people who didn't see it, so I lay on the mountainside until the sun set, and found that there were only about 100 people coming in and out and eating, and nearly half of them were wounded and sick, so I ran back, but it was still delayed for a day."

Wu Ming asked a few more questions, patted Xiao Bing's shoulder appreciatively, and stood up: "Your name is Luo Guangxing, right?" You have done a good job for all our brethren, and from this day onwards, you will be promoted to corporal! Kui Yuan—"

"Here!"

"Reward Corporal Luo Guangxing, who is both wise and brave, with ten oceans, plus a cigarette, and an exceptionally equipped with a shell gun, stay in your reconnaissance platoon of the special service company to continue studying!"

"Yes!"

Luo Guangxing trembled with excitement, and suddenly saluted Wu Ming.

Wu Ming solemnly returned the salute, turned around and left with a few words of encouragement, returned to his barracks, and immediately summoned Dai Ziran, an operational staff officer: "You go to the general headquarters to find Chief of Staff Ma, and see if there is a new name of the Red Army on the battlefields of eastern Jiangxi and northern Fujian in this month's internal report?" The excuse is to worry about the safety of our old Chao Jiangshan and the southwest border of Changshan. ”

"If not, tell him quietly that I suspect that the Tenth Army of the Red Army is no longer in the northeastern region of Jiangxi, and ask him to find a way to check through other channels, and if he asks for sources, you let him come to me."

"Got it!"

More than half an hour later, Dai Ziran came back in a hurry: "I found it, and it was found out in the internal report of the Executive Office, and the number of the Eleventh Army of the **Red Army was found on the border between northern Fujian and eastern Jiangxi, and the commander was Zhou Jianping, the former commander of the Tenth Army!" ”

Wu Ming was quite excited, stood up and laughed: "A plan to hide from the sky and cross the sea will play the 20,000 troops and governments at all levels in the entire northeast of Jiangxi, cow!" ”

Dai Ziran was surprised: "Why are you so happy?" ”

Wu Ming pulled Dai Ziran over and told Dai Ziran the important information obtained by the investigators and his own conjecture conclusions, and smiled at the stunned Dai Ziran: "Isn't this result exactly what we need?" Isn't it worth rejoicing? ”

"Dogs are better than upside down...... The entire Jiangxi security force is a bunch of stupid people! Dai Ziran lamented again and again, he racked his brains day and night, and finally got such a result.

Wu Ming put away his smile and solemnly admonished: "This news is not allowed to be spread, just as if nothing happened, I have already issued a confidentiality order to Kui Yuan." ”

Dai Ziran understood, and then asked, "What if Chief of Staff Ma asks?" ”

Wu Ming smiled: "He knows a fart!" You just asked him to help check the Red Army number, and didn't say anything, even if he was suspicious, I said that I care about the safety of our nest in western Zhejiang? ”

"That's true, he's so busy anyway that he didn't even ask, and he probably forgot about himself." Dai Ziran smiled, and suddenly felt a sense of relief.