Just when the Maoshan detachment was at a loss, Wu Ming also fell into anxiety.

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

In the smoky conference room, the atmosphere was unusually dull.

Wu Ming stood up and said with great hesitude:

"I'm going to review it for you...... Some time ago, as a result of the implementation of erroneous guidelines, our military strength behind enemy lines was exposed. As a result of the large-scale expansion of the army, the combat effectiveness of the task force has declined rapidly, and our troops are no longer short and concise, but have become bloated, inconvenient in dispatch, ineffective in transfer, and have accumulated a lot of useless pots and jars. ”

"During the Battle of Wuhan, because the main force of the Japanese army was firmly contained in Wuhan by ****, our development behind the enemy line was smooth, and the battle also changed hands, and it seemed invincible. When the battle is over, the main force of the Japanese army returns, and the enemy and our attack are changed, we should immediately adjust our strategy, break it into parts, and put our strength first. ”

"However, I did not realize this and continued to order the troops to attack on all fronts, only to be frantically retaliated by the Japanese army. In the case of a strong enemy and a weak enemy, the guidelines were not changed in a timely manner, and the commanders of many units were even more reluctant to work hard to build up the base areas, and in order to defend the territory that had been won with great difficulty, they relied on rudimentary weapons to confront the main force of the Japanese army, resulting in heavy casualties! ”

"All of this stems from my miscalculation of the situation, and here I apologize to all of you and all the officers and men of the New Second Army!"

"It's not to blame the military seat!"

Long Shaogang interrupted Wu Ming's words: "The battle situation is always ever-changing, and no one knows what will happen in the next moment!" If you say so, everyone here is responsible. Although the military command had already called to warn us, we did not notice that the Japanese army had put its primary goal on the troops behind enemy lines, rather than attacking us. ”

"That's right, Junza, this is the responsibility of collective leadership, where is it to blame you?"

Zhang Dongning, Dai Ziran, Zhang Ying and others spoke one after another, and there was a lot of noise in the conference room for a while.

"Well, you don't have to excuse me...... I am the commander-in-chief of the new Second Army, and I have approved all the military guidelines and action plans, so I should be responsible for any problems. ”

Wu Ming smiled bitterly and waved his hand, picked up the document in front of him, and said sadly:

"The brutality of the battlefield behind enemy lines is far beyond our imagination! Seriously, the first time I saw the battle report, my heart was bleeding! ”

Wu Ming shook the document in his hand: "At present, our base areas and guerrilla areas on the east bank of Taihu Lake and the Pinghu area have been almost completely lost, so far, the main force has lost more than 1,300 people, and many other military engineering teams and guerrillas have fallen into the encirclement of the Japanese army, and the whole army has been annihilated, with a loss of about 3,000 people——"

"At present, the main forces of the two major guerrilla zones have been basically broken into pieces, some of them are scattered into the Taihu Lake, Dianshan Lake, Yangcheng Lake and other lake areas, the other part has retreated to Tianmu Mountain, and some have moved to the Ningshaotai area by waterway - according to reliable intelligence, it will not be long before it will become a battlefield, and according to the determination and strength of the Japanese army, it will be a matter of time before it falls, and then they will become a surprise army."

"At present, the Zhedong detachment only retains the Moganshan anti-Japanese base area, and the area of activity is the area between Wukang, Anji, and Yuhang, with a total strength of about three regiments. I have already given them an order, and I have found that the situation is not right, and they can move to the Tianmu Mountain area, and they must not go head-to-head with the Japanese army. ”

Wu Ming's eyes were red, and after a long while, he continued: "Compared with eastern Zhejiang, the situation in southern Jiangsu is also bad...... Here I would like to pay special tribute to the Li Yong Brigade of the Southern Jiangsu Detachment, when he led the troops to fight guerrilla attacks in the Huangshan and Jiashan areas east of Jiangyin, and more than 20,000 puppet troops were forced from Changshu, Wuxi, and Wujin respectively. ”

"Li Yong's brigade on the line of Yangtou Mountain and Dingshan north of Yunting, gave the Takechu Brigade of the 19th Wing of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army to meet the attack, pretended to hold on to the stand, but secretly retreated in great strides, and crossed the Yangtze River in the north of Daxing Town under the response of the New Fourth Army.

"Up to now, the southern Jiangsu detachment still retains the Maoshan base area and the guerrilla area in southern Anhui, but they have also reached the most critical moment...... In the face of the frantic attack of the Japanese puppet army, the only right choice is to temporarily avoid its edge and preserve its vitality. Nothing else can be said until the troops survive this sweep. ”

Wu Ming stood up and said impassionedly: "Only by preserving oneself can we better fight the enemy, and if we strike at the enemy, we can better preserve ourselves." ”

At the end of the meeting, the New Second Army formally established the operational guidelines for the troops behind enemy lines in the next stage, and Wu Ming decided to personally convey them to the officers and men on the front line through radio waves.

Starting at 4 p.m., Phoenix Radio will announce every half an hour: At 10 p.m., Wu Ming will deliver an important speech at Phoenix Radio.

The time was already early March of the 39th year, the spring was warm and cold, and the night was quiet.

But that night, many people did not sleep, waiting by the radio for the long-awaited voice.

"Tick-tick-"

At ten o'clock, the broadcast ended on time, and the moving voice of the female anchor came from the radio speaker:

"Listeners and friends in front of the radio, compatriots, overseas Chinese, General Wu Ming has come to our Phoenix Radio live broadcast room, and is currently making the most final preparations......

The voice of the female anchor is still so pleasant, but to the listeners waiting by the radio, it is as disorienting as a chirping sparrow.

Fortunately, after a while, the female announcer's voice was gone, and then a deep male voice appeared, his timbre was not very good, and even a little hoarse, but this simple voice penetrated the hearts of the people and attracted the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.

"Forty thousand compatriots, I am Wu Ming, the current lieutenant general of the New Second Army. Here I would like to express my deep apologies to all of you, due to the mistakes in the work of Phoenix Radio, so that everyone misunderstood that maybe I had something surprising, but in fact, it was not ...... At present, the troops of our New Second Army, which are deep behind enemy lines in the Japanese-occupied areas, are being frantically attacked by the Japanese puppet army, and I just want to personally comfort them through the airwaves. ”

Wu Ming's voice sounded flat, but at the end of this paragraph, his vocal cords trembled slightly.

Maoshan Base Area, Headquarters of the Southern Jiangsu Detachment.

The officers and men of the New Second Army, who were sitting in front of the radio, all had sour noses after hearing Wu Ming's condolences, forcibly held back the tears that came out of their eyes, and listened attentively to Wu Ming's speech.

Wu Ming's voice sounded again: "Dear brothers, I am your army commander Wu Ming. I know that after continuous fighting, you are now very difficult, and with the rapid depletion of ammunition, the base area is getting smaller and smaller, and your lives are threatened at any time...... Due to the strict blockade of the Japanese army, many of your troops have long been out of food, and the officers and men have finished eating one meal, and I wonder if they will be able to eat the next meal. ”

"The Japanese army was very cunning and ferocious, and built pillboxes and artillery towers at the intersections of various communication arteries, and pulled up fences and barbed wire, preparing to encircle and annihilate our troops in cages in one fell swoop. I know that many of you are determined to die and are ready to die with the little devils. However, now I want to tell you that you should not die lightly, because you are the most precious treasure of our New Second Army, and with you, our New Second Army will have hope, and with you, our New Second Army will never be defeated. ”

Speaking of this, Wu Ming's voice choked:

"I want all the brothers who are bent on death to do everything possible to break out of the encirclement. I ask you to live, the New Second Army also needs you to live well, and the people of the motherland look forward to your life even more. Only by staying strong can you save the New Second Army from danger. ”

"I want you to remember that only by preserving yourself can you better fight the Japanese aggressors and defend our great motherland! All the officers and men of the New Second Army, including me, are waiting for the news of your safe escape. ”

In order to protect the people of Jiangnan who had helped the New Second Army, Wu Ming did not specifically thank them, but changed his words and began to denounce angrily:

"Traitors and traitors who work for the Japanese devils, you turtle bastards listen to me, the days when the Japanese devils are rampant and domineering in China will not last, and your good days will not last long...... Your hands are stained with the blood of the officers and men of the New Second Army, and we will pay for it with blood. ”

"Our New Second Army is an anti-Japanese army, and I, Wu Ming, am an anti-Japanese soldier. If you do something hurtful, you don't have to look forward to going to heaven, because our new Second Army will send you to hell. Wash your ass and wait......"

Wu Ming's speech lasted for half an hour, but everyone had a feeling of unfinished after listening to it.

Colonel Xie Yu, commander of the Southern Jiangsu Detachment, clapped his hands and said to the officers in the room: "After listening to the words of the military seat, you won't always think about how to work hard now, right?" Our first task at present is to make every effort to break through the encirclement set by the Japanese army. ”

Xie Yu turned his head and looked at Captain Li Zhiqing, the first commander of the newly formed special service company of the southern Jiangsu detachment next to him, and asked, "Is there any movement in the Japanese army?" ”

"After reconnaissance by the officers and men of the Japanese special squad in disguise, a wing of the Japanese Third Division was stationed in Maoshan Town in the northwest of the base area, two regiments of the puppet army were stationed in Baoyan Town to the north, and a wing of the Sixth Division of the Japanese Army in Yanling Town in the northeast had just been stationed. The 8th Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army is guarding Tianwang Town in the southwest of us, and the 7th Brigade of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army is stationed in Caixiang Village next to the unit. ”

"Relatively speaking, the Japanese puppet army pressed from the north is more elite, and the combat effectiveness of the puppet army in the south is relatively inferior, especially the seventh brigade transferred from Hangzhou. Of course, once we are bitten by them, as long as the 3rd and 6th Divisions hurry up, we will end up in a situation where the whole army will be annihilated. ”

After Li Zhiqing finished his report, he stopped and handed over the decision to the high-level.

Lieutenant Colonel Gao Zhiheng, chief of staff, stood up: "Judging from all aspects, there is an opportunity for the southwest to take advantage of. The intelligence department has already done the work of the puppet army, and now it depends on whether we dare to take risks! ”

Xie Yu nodded and looked around: "How are the ministries preparing now?" ”

Liu Zhenning, the first regiment commander of the southern Jiangsu detachment, and Lan Feng, the second regiment commander, stood up and said loudly: "As long as the commander gives an order, our department can immediately enter the battle!" ”

"Okay, now the table, the time is eleven o'clock in the evening, at 0 o'clock in the morning, with the first regiment as the vanguard, the entire detachment will be drawn to the southwest, the second regiment will be in charge of the palace, and all departments must be careful!" Xie Yu quickly made a decision.

"Yes!"

The officers replied in unison.