Phoenix Mountain Base, the military headquarters of the New Second Army.

After receiving a call back from Nanjing, Wu Ming shook his head and smiled, and threw the telegram on the table.

"Junza, how did the chairman reply to our suggestion to strengthen the defense of Guangdong?" Dai Ziran asked with concern.

"Hey, I almost said on the telegram that my dog took a mouse! See for yourself! Wu Ming raised his head with a helpless expression: "The two main divisions of the Guangdong Army dispatched by Chairman Jiang have already arrived in Hunan, and it will not be long before they arrive at the front line in Wuhan." Our first few warnings were in vain! ”

"This ...... How can they do that? What a bunch of idiots! Putting down the telegram, Dai Ziran laughed angrily.

Due to the loss of North China and the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Guangzhou has actually become the most important gateway for the country's material imports, and it is also the most important communication route for China to receive foreign aid. Such an important place was ignored by those bigwigs of the Military Council, which really made Dai Ziran cry and laugh.

"Forget it, forget it, it's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let him go." Wu Ming waved his hand.

"In this reply, in order to alleviate the tremendous pressure on Wuhan, Chairman Jiang ordered us to attack the key cities in the Japanese-occupied areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Japan, and specifically mentioned that we must make a big move."

Dai Ziran pointed to the telegram and asked, "What should we do?" ”

"Or follow the established policy...... It is already October, and the 1 million troops of the 9th and 5th theaters have been fighting around Wuhan with the Japanese Central China Front for more than four months, and both sides are exhausted, and it is the turn of our new second army to strike. ”

Wu Ming looked at his watch and asked, "Have all the officers of the various departments who led their troops to attack behind enemy lines come this time?" ”

"They have all arrived, they are in the large conference room, and Deputy Army Commander Long will explain the tactical essentials of guerrilla warfare, and Chief of Staff Zhang will make supplementary explanations on logistics and supplies!"

Dai Ziran walked with Wu Ming to the conference room, and introduced as he walked: "This group of company platoon commanders and some squad leaders have specially conducted guerrilla warfare training a few months ago, and the quartermaster logistics department has also issued corresponding weapons and equipment. Those rabbit cubs are waiting for you to give them a lecture, and when they are done, they will go behind enemy lines and smash the **** of the little devils. ”

Wu Ming walked to the door of the large conference room, and the star officer on duty shouted: "The military seat has arrived!" ”

Although there were only 30 companies of troops sent by the New Second Army to carry out the sabotage battle, there were 500 officers and non-commissioned officers sitting here.

The large conference room was packed, and when they heard the shouting, the officers and non-commissioned officers stood up in unison, their bodies tensed tightly, their waists straightened, and they saluted Wu Mingxing.

"Sit down!"

Wu Ming strode to the center of the rostrum and looked around at the many young faces in the audience.

Long Shaogang nodded to Wu Ming: "Junzuo, you can say a few words to the brothers!" They've been waiting for you for a long time! ”

"Okay!"

Wu Ming unceremoniously took the microphone and said loudly to the five hundred officers and non-commissioned officers in the audience: "Brothers, this mission is very dangerous, there is no support from your brother troops around you, there are no abundant guns and ammunition, no artillery and other heavy weapons for fire support, and you don't even wholeheartedly support your people. ”

"What's more, from the moment you enter behind enemy lines, it will be difficult for you to eat a hot meal, you will be surrounded by Japanese troops at any time, and you may be betrayed by traitors. If any of you are afraid, you can raise it now, and I will never embarrass you. Are you afraid? ”

"Don't be afraid!"

The officers replied in a neat and loud voice.

"Okay, worthy of being a soldier of our new Second Army."

Wu Ming took a deep breath, looked around and asked: "In terms of specific strategic and tactical arrangements and logistical supplies, Deputy Army Commander Long and Chief of Staff Zhang told you, I won't be verbose here, I'm afraid you will be annoyed by me!" ”

Smiles spread across the faces of officers and non-commissioned officers.

"At the beginning, it was decided to send you behind enemy lines to conduct guerrilla operations, but Deputy Army Commander Long was very reluctant, because you are the lifeblood of our New Second Army, and the blood and skeleton of the New Second Army. It is precisely because of you that our New Second Army has been able to defeat the Japanese invaders again and again and create a great reputation. ”

Wu Ming's words changed: "However, I still insist on sending you out, because your task is to take root behind enemy lines and gradually develop and grow." Only when you have developed behind enemy lines can the New Second Army left behind in Quzhou have a chance to breathe, and our fathers and villagers in western Zhejiang will have a stable life. ”

"This time, we have sent a total of thirty companies to Lu, and I hope that you will soon develop into thirty battalions, and have more than thirty regiments of militia as your reserve support force."

Wu Ming coughed lightly, and then said: "Half a year ago, we sent a group of troops into the enemy rear, and they opened up a vast guerrilla zone from scratch and had ample room for development behind the enemy line. This time, you will go to support them, and I hope that you will be like them, turning the guerrilla areas into consolidated anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, and making it difficult for the Japanese army to move an inch like nails! ”

The officers and non-commissioned officers listened with enthusiasm, and looked at Wu Ming intently, their eyes full of reverence.

"After you arrive in the Japanese-occupied area, I and your superiors don't ask about the specific battle, but in fact, the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, and we can't ask about it."

Wu Ming smiled brightly and pointed to the radio and radio placed on the rostrum: "This time, the military headquarters will equip each of your companies with a radio and three radios, and when we launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese army in the future, the military headquarters will issue an order through the Phoenix radio station." ”

"Yes!"

All officers and non-commissioned officers answered in unison.

After the meeting ended, when the officers and non-commissioned officers who were about to go out to make preparations for the expedition went back to make preparations, Wu Ming left the main generals of the military headquarters to have a small meeting.

Dai Ziran briefed the attending generals on Chiang Kai-shek's orders.

"Guys, look at the map!"

Waiting for the staff officer to hang up the map, Wu Ming picked up the baton and pointed to the map: "The Battle of Wuhan has reached the most critical moment, although the Nationalist Government has an absolute advantage in terms of troops, and has also achieved a brilliant victory such as the victory at Wanjialing, but under the joint attack of Japanese aircraft and artillery, it is expected that it will be defeated in a short time." Considering the situation in all aspects, it is now time for our new Second Army to exert its might! ”

"When our New Second Army retreated from the Pinghu front line in mid-to-late November last year, the chief of staff filled in many places east of Hangzhou with weapons and equipment that could not be evacuated, and now these companies that have gone deep behind enemy lines can be replenished on the spot."

Wu Ming's baton moved on the map, and then said: "However, the border area between Jiangsu and Anhui is a blind spot for the time being, although our troops operating behind enemy lines looted a number of Japanese-made weapons and equipment during the Battle of Xuzhou, but it is far from meeting the needs of the development base area. ”

"Now, I plan to carry out a series of large-scale sabotage battles on the Beijing-Shanghai railway line, and seize the guns, ammunition, food, medicine and other materials supplied by the Japanese army to the Wuhan battlefield in one fell swoop."

Long Shaogang and the others nodded again and again.

The seizure of Japanese materiel can, on the one hand, equip the gradually expanding anti-Japanese forces behind enemy lines on the spot, and on the other hand, weaken the Japanese army's ability to sustain operations, effectively support the Wuhan battlefield, and alleviate the tremendous pressure faced by the Ninth Theater.

"Military seats, this plan has been planned, but the Guards Division drawn by the Japanese army from the mainland has been stationed in Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi and other places. The Guards Division was set up to protect the Japanese Emperor, and its strength must not be weak, I don't know-" Zhang Ying looked a little worried, and stopped talking.

"Zhang Ying, you don't know what to say, although the Guards Division is known as the first in the Japanese army's combat strength, and guards the palaces and royal dignitaries of the Japanese Emperor in Tokyo, Kyoto and other places all the year round, but it has no actual combat experience, and its combat power is probably not as good as the front-line combat units such as the Second Division, the Sixth Division, and the Seventh Division that we encountered before."

Wu Ming patiently explained: "Taking a step back, even if the strength of the Guards Division is not bad, they are too scattered, and the troops of less than 25,000 people have to defend five or six large cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou. ”

"According to the information we obtained from the Japanese puppet Republic of China Restoration Government, among the two wings, one is stationed in Chang'an Town in eastern Zhejiang to guard the Shanghai-Hangzhou railway line, and the other is stationed in Wuxi to inspect the Beijing-Shanghai line.

Zhang Ying scratched her head a little embarrassed.

Wu Ming was not wrong at all, the Japanese army gathered heavy troops and threw them into the Wuhan battlefield, and due to the unfavorable situation of the war, troops were drawn from the rear many times, and now the troops in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui are extremely empty.

Wang Jingwei is still in Wuhan, the Nationalist Government is resisting stubbornly, the Sino-Japanese war situation is still unclear, the Japanese army can assign not many puppet troops, and the Japanese army, which has less than three divisions after being transferred, has to undertake the garrison tasks of many county towns and towns, and at the same time, it is also necessary to spare some troops to assume the responsibility of the public security police.

Although the Japanese-occupied area seems to be vast and the Japanese army seems to be extremely strong, but after careful analysis, it is an empty frame of external strength and middle cadres, and it cannot withstand too much tossing.

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In the middle of October, although Phoenix Radio is still broadcasting normally as before, it will broadcast some trivial local news on time, such as the price of grain in a certain place has risen, the price of vegetables in a certain place has dropped, the pig herd rate in a certain place is good, or it is simply a missing person notice, etc., these news are generally not long, ordinary people sound nothing, but through a specific password, you can get the information you need.

Under the bright moonlight, the four fields were silent.

On a small hill called Pailing in the middle of Guzhu Mountain between Changxing and Yixing, the figure was sensational, but no one spoke loudly, even if he occasionally saw an acquaintance on the other side, he just nodded lightly and continued to lead his people to sit down silently.

After 15 July, people continued to gather in the area around Pailing, including troops of more than 100 people, as well as small detachments of 10 or 20 people.

On the night of the third day, more than 3,000 people gathered in the entire Pailing and the surrounding area.

Lan Feng, a man of the She nationality whose ancestral home is Changshan, is the captain and company commander of the First Special Service Company in the New Second Army, he is 24 years old this year, and he is the cousin of Lei Yan, the commander of the guard battalion.

In the half year of the Japanese-occupied area, Lan Feng completely abandoned the high profile of the leader of the soldier king, and mingled with a group of peasants and mountain people.

With the prestige of the new Second Army, he was strongly supported by the people, plus he was good at pulling relations, leading a group of peasants to fight traitors and divide the fields, and soon the army was expanded from a company to a regiment, and all the officers and soldiers of the spy company he led became officers, and Lan Feng was directly promoted to regiment commander.