Gu Zhutong calmed down and asked Huang Baitao: "Chief of Staff, what is the reaction of Little Japan?" ”

"So-za, what else can little Japan react to?" Huang Baitao pursed his lips and said disdainfully, "The new commander of the ll. Army, Kazuichiro Sonobe, is far from his predecessor Okamura Ningji, the Battle of Jinjiang has been fought until now, this old devil is blindly commanding, judging from the current situation, little Japan is very likely to suffer a heavy defeat in Shanggao, in this case, where can little Japan take care of a mere dragon's mouth?" ”

Gu Zhutong nodded thoughtfully, although the Third War Zone and the Ninth War Zone were separated by nearly a thousand miles, Gu Zhutong still cared about the progress of the Battle of Jinjiang, and he also knew some about the latest progress of the battle.

By the time the Battle of Jinjiang was fought, the Japanese army had fallen into passivity on all fronts.

Of course, the Japanese army did not perform well in the Battle of Jinjiang, and the poor command of Sonobe and Ichiro was only one of the reasons, and another reason was that Xue Yue was too powerful, and another reason was that Wang Yaowu's 74th Army had just been reequipped with American weapons, and I heard that the artillery units of the 74th Army even dared to engage in artillery battles with small Japanese artillery, which was absolutely unimaginable in the three theaters.

In this case, Little Japan can't even take care of the main direction of Shanggao, and it can also take care of southern Anhui

Therefore, it can be seen that the 19th detachment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in southern Anhui will usher in an unprecedented period of great development in Longkou County, and even in the entire southern Anhui

Maybe it won't be long before the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army will be like the New Fourth Army, expanding to several detachments and 100,000 horses without authorization, thinking of this, Gu Zhutong can no longer sit still, because the New National Army is a Communist Party's troops, Gu Zhutong can't control it even if he has great ability, but the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is an independent armed force, so it is necessary to firmly control this armed force.

Seeing Gu Zhutong's face cloudy and silent, Huang Baitao knew what was going on in his mind, and said at the moment: "General seat, why don't I go to Longkou and bring your commendation to him?" ”

Gu Zhutong pondered for a moment and said, "No, I'll go myself." ”

Huang Baitao bowed his head slightly, he also felt that Gu Zhutong should go to Longkou in person.

After all, after the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army completely annihilated the main force of the 14th Brigade of the small Japan, both its influence and strength were categorically incomparable with the previous 19th Detachment of the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

In this case, how to treat Xu Shijiu must be extremely cautious.

No matter what, at least Xu Shijiu can't be allowed to fall to the Communist Party.

If Xu Shijiu's 19th detachment of the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army fell to the Communist Party again and joined forces with the New Fourth Army, then the entire southern Anhui would probably have to change color, for such a situation, not only Gu Zhutong would never want to see it, but even Chairman Jiang would never dare to wait to see it.

At that moment, Huang Baitao said: "When does the general seat plan to leave?" I'm good to make arrangements in advance. ”

As the commander-in-chief of the Third Theater, Gu Zhutong shoulders the safety of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, and Anhui provinces, and is also the supreme commander of hundreds of thousands of troops.

"Of course, the sooner you can make it, the better." Gu Zhutong said in a deep voice, "Besides, don't stop that thing after I leave." ”

Huang Baitao's face became solemn in an instant, the matter that Gu Zhutong said was not a trivial matter, but a matter of solving the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui.

As early as the beginning of last year, Chairman Chiang had already made up his mind to attack the Communist Party, and according to Chairman Chiang's original intention, in the entire North China Plain north of the Yellow River, he Chiang was beyond the reach of the whip and could only allow the Communist Party to develop, but south of the Yellow River, the territory and armed forces of the Communist Party must be restricted.

As for the New Fourth Army south of the Yangtze River, it must be resolutely eliminated

Adhering to Chairman Jiang's will, Gu Zhutong has been secretly preparing for this matter.

Up to now, the Shangguan Yunxiang Group Army has successively entered the designated position, and about 40 regiments and more than 80,000 national troops have formed an arc-shaped encirclement of Yunling, where the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army is located, and about 9,000 men and horses of the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army and the Jiangnan detachment are already in the semi-encirclement of the national army.

If the dragon's mouth is blocked again, the troops left by the New Fourth Army on the south bank of the Yangtze River will be unable to fly.

The reason why Gu Zhutong decided to go to Longkou in person was not only to pull Xu 19, but also to plug the gap of the New Fourth Army breaking through from Longkou, because Longkou is adjacent to Qingyang, and Qingyang is the west gate of Jing County, if the 19th Detachment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in southern Anhui falls to the National Army, the gap of the New Fourth Army breaking through from Qingyang will be completely blocked.

At that moment, Huang Baitao nodded solemnly and said, "Please rest assured, I will report to you in time." ”

(Dividing Line)

The Kuomintang is already sharpening its knives, but Xiang Ying, deputy commander of the New Fourth Army and secretary of the Southeast Bureau, is still hesitating

It is said that power is the devil, after tasting the taste of power, few people are willing to let go of power, Xiang Ying is not a great man with great determination, great wisdom and great perseverance, of course, it is not exempt from vulgarity, once the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army moves to the north bank of the Yangtze River, the influence of the Southeast Bureau will definitely fade sharply, and the military power of the New Fourth Army will inevitably fall into the hands of army commander Ye Ting, which Xiang Ying categorically cannot tolerate.

Yunling, Jing County, the newly formed military headquarters of the Fourth Army of the Army.

The conference room was filled with smoke, and the party committee of the New Fourth Army was holding an enlarged meeting.

As the official commander of the New Fourth Army, Ye Ting unexpectedly sat at the bottom.

Ye Ting used to join the Communist Party, but soon after the failure of the Nanchang Uprising, he left the Communist Party.

Therefore, it stands to reason that Ye Ting is not qualified to participate in today's party committee, but Ye Ting is the commander of the New Fourth Army after all, and this meeting is related to the life and death of the New Fourth Army, so under the strong request of the majority of commanders and party members and cadres, Xiang Ying reluctantly agreed to Ye Ting's attendance at the meeting, but he could only accompany the last seat and had no right to vote.

Judging from the smoke that filled the conference room, the meeting had been going on for some time, and the atmosphere in the conference room was also very solemn.

The situation in southern Anhui has become more and more severe, and Shangguan Yunxiang's group army has even made no secret of its hostility to the New Fourth Army, and is brazenly assembling around Yunling; judging from the information that has been obtained so far, the first group army has gathered at least 40 regiments and nearly 80,000 people, especially the first army, which has been like a sharp knife straight into the hinterland of Yunling.

The only thing to be thankful for is that such a large-scale transfer is a great burden for the current Kuomintang Third Theater, compared with the Ninth Theater with Xue Yue as the commander-in-chief, Gu Zhutong's Third Theater can be called pitiful in terms of material supply and personnel replenishment, so it will take at least half a month for the Third Theater to complete the encirclement of the New Fourth Army.

This time, even Zhou Zikun, the head of the New Fourth Army Teaching Corps, who had always supported Xiang Ying, couldn't sit still, and said at the meeting: "Secretary Xiang, I'm afraid we can't wait any longer, if we wait any longer, the Kuomintang army should really complete the encirclement of us on all sides. ”

The rest of the commanders and fighters also nodded in agreement.

At present, the situation in southern Anhui is indeed extremely grim.

If it continues to stay in southern Anhui, it will never be able to avoid friction between the Kuomintang troops, and if there is really a situation of cannibalism, the result can only be that the relatives will be hurt and the enemies will be happy, so that little Japan will reap the benefits of the fisherman.