263 To the Far East
Why did Li Xiaofeng rush to the Far East? There are three reasons, the first is that Konev is playing big, the second is that the negotiations with Japan have entered a key procedure, and the third is to save people.
Let's talk about the first reason first, there is no suspense in Konev's beating of the Kuomintang, but what Li Xiaofeng didn't expect was that Lao Ke had too much fun, and after completely annihilating Dong Zhao's 16th Army, he inflicted heavy losses on Li Tiejun's 76th Army, which rushed to reinforce him.
Let's put it this way, shortly after the battle began, the famous 34th Army of the People's Party was crippled. One army was completely annihilated, and the other army was left with only one division to survive. The dignified Imperial Guards are more than half defeated.
Anyway, Hu Zongnan, who had just finished the New Year and led the First Army to Wuyuan, was dumbfounded, and this result was completely unexpected by him. Because according to his original plan, after Dong Zhao's 16th Army was heavily damaged, Li Tiejun's 76th Army rushed to reinforcements and was able to repel Mao Zi. Repelled Mao Zi, rescued friendly troops, and weakened Dong Zhao's strength, this is killing three birds with one stone!
But the result? As a result, Dong Zhaoyi was declared annihilated, and Li Tiejun's 76th Army was also encircled, and the loss was that Dong Zhao and others adhered to the fine traditions of the national army and escaped from the encirclement at the last moment, otherwise it would be a slap in the face.
But even then, it's embarrassing enough. You must know that whether it is the 16th Army or the 76th Army, it is the main force of the 34th Army. The two main forces are gone, how can they explain to their superiors?
Anyway, the old man scolded Hu Zongnan and asked him to immediately be ashamed and must play the military prestige of the national army. We must avenge the death of the soldiers. All in all. Lao Jiang is also in a hurry.
With Lao Jiang's instructions. Hu Zongnan naturally went all out, and the First Army, which had been slowing down for time, finally took action and quickly marched in the direction of Wuyuan. Hu Zongnan not only accelerated the march, but also ordered Kong Lingsui and Zhao Xiguang to stop the attack on Baotou, and told them to immediately retreat to reorganize the defense line and wait for an opportunity to rescue the 76th Army.
In fact, it is fake to reorganize the defense line and rescue the 76th Army, Hu Zongnan was scared at this time, Mao Zilian said that the main forces of the 16th Army and the 76th Army would be annihilated if they were annihilated, and it was not the same as playing to eliminate miscellaneous cards like Kong Lingsui and Zhao Xiguang? Once Kong Lingsui and Zhao Xiguang are also finished. Then didn't he Hu become the commander of the light pole? How to explain to the old man?
Under Hu Zongnan's order, Zhao Xiguang and Kong Lingsui immediately retreated, because one of these two was reluctant to fight, and the other was deeply afraid of the combat effectiveness of the Red Army, so it was better to retreat at this time.
Zhao Xiguang and Kong Ling retreated, but Konev didn't enjoy it yet! If it weren't for the strict order from above to stop playing the miscellaneous cards of the army too badly, he would never let Kong Lingsui and Zhao Xiguang retreat, let alone take off a layer of skin.
Therefore, after the retreat of the 36th Army and the 80th Army, Konev began to concentrate all his efforts on encircling and annihilating the 76th Army of Li Tiejun. Let's put it this way, Li Tiejun only lasted one day. Then the defense line collapsed, and there was chaos. Li Tiejun led a group of high-ranking generals to disguise themselves as ordinary people and fled from the encirclement in a hurry.
Li Tiejun was destroyed, and Hu Zongnan's pressure was even greater, especially Dong Zhao, who picked up a small life, quickly sued him, saying that Hu Zongnan's command was wrong, and he didn't save him when he saw death, but he borrowed a knife to kill people.
Lao Jiang is still very angry about this kind of accusation, after all, Dong Zhao is not an outsider, he is also a Huangpu department, our Central Army can be ruthless against local miscellaneous cards, but it can't be its own people. Of course, it is not realistic to expect Lao Jiang Hu's body to shock Wang Ba's anger and soar, in fact, he just scolded Hu Zongnan, and there were no other punishments.
Hu Zongnan was scolded, and naturally he was even more angry, this was holding back a lot of energy to give Maozi a little color. He thinks that if he can beat Mao Zi, it naturally shows that there is no problem with his ability to Hu someone, and it is Dong Zhao who has the problem, and the ability of the goods is not good. When the time comes, the board will naturally not hit his ass.
It's a pity that the idea is good, but the reality is cruel. The First Army may be considered well-equipped among the scraping armies, but on the big stage of the world, the First Army is not very good. Of course, the problem of the First Army is not only that it has no superiority in equipment, but more importantly, that the ability of this army from officers to soldiers is also very average, and the combat effectiveness is just like that.
To put it bluntly, this army is just a cannon with a mouth, and it looks very arrogant, but it is actually tofu. And this time, the First Army of Soft Tofu ran into the regular army of the Red Army, and the diorama was naturally quickly dismantled. No sooner had the two sides fought than the First Army was beaten, and in the face of the Red Army's overwhelming superiority in firepower, the First Army quickly collapsed, and this collapse caused a chain reaction. Hu Zongnan was defeated for thousands of miles, and he fled for 300 kilometers before he regained his remnants and gained a firm foothold, not to mention that miserable and miserable relative.
Alack! Hu Zongnan's fiasco shocked the scraping army, especially Lao Jiang, he originally hoped that Hu Zongnan would go to fight for him face, who would have thought that the person who lost the boss. The entire group army was hung and beaten like this, and the three main forces of the scraping army were completely annihilated and one was severely damaged, how can this be explained?
For a moment, Lao Jiang really wanted to jump Hu Zongnan with one shot, this person was too big! Now the whole country is watching the jokes of the Central Committee, where to put his face as the chairman of the committee?
However, in the end, Hu Zongnan still didn't have any, and Lao Jiang was not generally tolerant of the Huangpu family under him, especially the Huangpu family from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Look at the history of Chen Cheng screwing up the Northeast, what's the matter? It's not the same people, five people, six. Hu Zongnan's hundreds of thousands of troops were beaten by General Peng's 20,000 or 30,000 Northwest Field Army all the way, and what punishment was there for losing the Great Northwest? It's not the same, it's a high-ranking official. I have to say that in terms of employing people, Lao Jiang is really a blind man, so it is inevitable to retreat to Taiwan.
Hu Zongnan's fiasco was not only a failure, but more importantly, it opened a big window in the cage that surrounded Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. Without Hu Zongnan's "elite", the situation in northern Shaanxi has taken a sharp turn for the worse.
At this time, Lao Jiang was not thinking about how to block the Turkish Communist Party, but was very worried that his reality would be seen through by Mao Zi. What if Mao Zi thought that he was easy to bully and that his Central Army did not have much role in containing the Japanese army?
In Lao Jiang's opinion. At that time, the Soviet Union would not hesitate to abandon him categorically in favor of the Turkish Communist Party. At that time, will it not be a country!
So after Hu Zongnan stabbed Lou Zi. What Lao Jiang thought of was whether to concentrate his forces in northern Shaanxi to do another vote, taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Soviet Red Army was pinned down by the Japanese army in the northeast, he simply bulldozed the Turkish Communist Party in one go, and took it out to show the true strength of the scraping army in front of Maozi.
This kind of thinking can't be waved in Lao Jiang's mind, the elimination of the Communist Party is what he cares about the most, in 1936 he could have done it, but was mixed up by Zhang Shaoshuai and Yang Hucheng, is it possible to correct that mistake now?
After Lao Jiang proposed this idea. He Yingqin immediately won the full approval of He Yingqin, as a pro-Japanese faction in the army, He Yingqin advocated giving priority to anti-communism, and the infamous "He Mei Agreement" was written by him.
However, Chiang's idea was opposed by Miss Song San and Song Ziwen, please note that these two were pro-American, and as representatives of American interests in China, they were opposed to surrendering to Japan.
"Darling, Ziwen has made it very clear. The U.S. Congress wants us to remain the status quo ante and not to formally declare war on Japan or to surrender to Japan. Only to maintain this state. The United States will continue to help us! ”
Lao Chiang wanted aid, after the Soviet Union reduced aid. The Scraping Army can no longer lose American aid, not to mention that the Americans' aid is more generous, unlike the stingy Maozi who strictly controls the whereabouts of aid materials, which makes a large number of scraping generals very dissatisfied (Scraping troops stealing and selling materials is quite rampant, and initially the US imperialists directly handed over military supplies to the Scraping People's Party, which distributed them.) Later, it was found that no matter how much material was imported, what could really be used in the war of resistance was a drop in the bucket. In a fit of rage, the U.S. imperialists were stuck in aid, the logistics of the expeditionary force were taken care of by U.S. quartermasters, and the supplies sent to China were also strictly monitored, which made Lao Chiang very dissatisfied).
It's not just the Americans who need the Democratic Party to maintain the status quo, but so does the attitude of the British. Soong Tzu-wen was explicitly told that it was better for the government to continue its current diplomatic line and maintain a military confrontation with Japan, otherwise the British Empire would also reconsider its relations with China.
"Niang Xipi!"
In his opinion, Britain and the United States are bullying people, and the reason why he is not allowed to surrender is to sacrifice his interests to ensure the interests of Britain and the United States. It is conceivable that once he and Chiang make a compromise with Japan, then the Japanese troops used to invade China will definitely have to find a new direction, either to the north or to the south anyway.
Needless to say, the south, Britain and the United States, which have a broad base of interests in Southeast Asia, will certainly not be able to cede them to Japan. As for attacking the Soviet Union to the north, this is also not in line with the overall interests of Britain and the United States.
Once the Soviet Union is defeated by Germany and Japan on two fronts, it means that Germany will unify the European continent, and I am afraid that at that time it will concentrate all its efforts on strangling Britain, and once Britain falls, what kind of monster will Germany swell into? Can such a monster be in the national interest of the United States?
Obviously, Britain and the United States will not allow Germany to win, so it is very necessary to continue to maintain the status quo in Asia. At least in the eyes of Britain and the United States, the current state is quite good, and Japan is dragged down by the Kuomintang and the Soviet Union, so naturally it cannot hit their ideas half-heartedly. They could sit on the hill and watch the tiger fight and recuperate, wait for Germany and Japan to be almost consumed, and then rush forward to snatch the fruits of victory.
Therefore, as the lackey of Britain and the United States, the Scraping People's Party was destined to maintain the status quo, and Lao Chiang could only give up the idea of compromise with Japan. However, giving up this idea does not mean that Lao Jiang is ready to swallow this breath, there is an element of retribution in his character, look at the endings of Bai Chongxi and Yang Hucheng, this is Lao Jiang's masterpiece.
It's the same this time, the first army in his heart was beaten miserably, if he doesn't say anything, how will he mix it up in the future? So he must have taken revenge, but he just controlled the scale of revenge.
"Teach the Turkish Communist Party a hard lesson and give them a little color!"
Yes, Lao Jiang didn't dare to provoke Maozi, he only dared to be in the nest, there was no way to take Maozi, and he couldn't take the Turkish Communist Party? Soon the 1st and 10th theaters were mobilized and began to move.
And this movement quickly aroused the alarm of the Turkish Republic and Kulikov, who immediately informed Blyukhel of the situation. Before, Blyukherr actually didn't pay much attention to the situation in Huaxia, and accompanied the Japanese to deal with it slowly, and when he received the information that Konev had beaten Hu Zongnan, he was also taken aback. He was well aware of the risks. It was clear what Hu Zongnan and the First Army were in Chiang Kai-shek's mind. Know to spoil the dish. Therefore, he immediately notified the Military Commission and asked for instructions.
However, to Blyukher's surprise, the instructions of the Military Commission and the Politburo did not come, but Li Xiaofeng hurried to Vladivostok.
"You should leave China's problems alone for the time being, and the most important thing you need to do now is to ensure that the armistice negotiations in Northeast China can proceed smoothly and prevent the Japanese from playing tricks!"
Li Xiaofeng is well aware of the Japanese discipline, not to mention that the armistice agreement has not yet been fully reached. Even if an armistice agreement is reached, it will have to be guarded against the Japanese playing tricks. I am afraid that only on the day when Japan and Britain and the United States declare war on each other will the Soviet Union be truly at ease.
And this is the focus of Li Xiaofeng's next work, after instructing Blyukhel, he will fully begin to preside over the relevant plans for deception against Japan. Of course, before that, he had to deal with the People's Party.
"Lao Jiang eats hard and not soft, the softer you are, the more he thinks you are a bully, you can only slap his face hard and swell it. He will be honest! ”
Under Li Xiaofeng's order, Konev, who was originally going to end the battle and go on the defensive, was asked to re-enter the offensive state. Attack Linhe County, where the People's Party is entrenched. Not only did he continue to launch an offensive militarily, but Li Xiaofeng also continued to attack politically.
"I don't understand why the Scraping People's Party army attacked the Outer Mongolian troops, who were commissioned by the Soviet people to open up the northern communication line between China and the Soviet Union, and they expelled the Japanese invaders in Baotou, Guyang, and Tuoketuo, but they were attacked by the Scraping People's Army. I'm curious to know, what exactly does the Scrape People's Party want to do? Are you anti-Japanese or helping the Japanese? The people of Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Union express their resolute opposition and strongest protest against the despicable practices of the Kuomintang army, and reserve the possibility of further reactions! ”
Just after Li Xiaofeng made this speech, Lao Jiang instantly became honest and said through diplomatic channels that all this was a misunderstanding, and it was all nonsense by some generals in private. In order to prove this, Lao Jiang sternly held Kong Lingsui and Zhao Xiguang accountable for "disobeying orders" and "coming without permission".
Regarding Lao Jiang's approach, Li Xiaofeng despised it from the bottom of his heart, what else would you do except throw it out to carry the black pot for the dead ghost? I'm afraid the most depressed this time are Kong Lingsui and Zhao Xiguang, it should be said that their performance is not bad, and they have preserved the troops as much as possible, but who knows.
Lao Jiang said that you are guilty, and if you are not guilty, you are also guilty. The two commanders were dismissed from their posts and brought to trial by a military tribunal, which sentenced them to 10 and 15 years in prison respectively in order to appease the anger of the Soviet Union's allies. As for Dong Zhao and Hu Zongnan, who performed even worse, they didn't have anything to do, and continued to be army commanders and group army commanders. The latter, in particular, was soon promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the theater of operations. Sincerity is a typical example of being promoted even after losing a battle.
"Andrey. Petrovich arrived in the Far East? ”
When she learned the news, Li Erwen subconsciously felt bad, she knew a certain immortal too well, that person was going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and he definitely had a plan to go to the Far East.
"I think Andrey. Petrovich's trip is inseparable from Japan, and there has been news that Japan is preparing an armistice with the Soviet Union, and I think someone is going to do it! I ask your permission for me to travel to the Far East and find out someone's purpose! ”
M didn't speak, because she was a little undecided, although there was information on the surface that someone had gone to the Far East to settle a conflict with the Kuomintang. But M has dealt with someone so many times, and has also figured out someone's temper, such a trivial matter is generally impossible to alarm him, and it is very likely that Leerwin's judgment is correct, and someone is doing ghosts behind his back under this guise.
But what made M depressed was that the boss no longer trusted Li Erwen, thinking that this woman was too unruly, and she would mess up the task every time, and she didn't win once against Li Xiaofeng. According to the above meaning, Learwin is not suitable for dealing with someone, and it is better to let him take a back seat to do writing work!
That is, M helped Li Erwen say a lot of good things, which continued to allow Li Erwen to work on the front line, and now Li Erwen took the initiative to ask for help, which made M very embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, I can only refuse your request!"
When M said this, Learwin's mood can be imagined, although she can't talk about how loyal she is to the country, but she is loyal and loves her job, which is all she has in life. And now, she is getting farther and farther away from the job she loves, and she is bored in Paris and has nothing to do.
This made Li Erwen extremely depressed and irritable, of course, the dissatisfaction also rose slowly, she wanted to show her talents, wanted to show her ability, but the top never appreciated!
As the so-called Huai Cai did not meet and Mingzhu secretly invested, Learwin had the idea of changing his master for the first time. Of course, this kind of thought was just a moment, and soon she had another thought, since the boss didn't trust her so much, then she still had to keep up with the boss, if she could figure out Li Xiaofeng's purpose, this would fully prove her ability, and then it would be her turn to slap her face and counterattack.
But it's not easy to do this, after all, she is now working in Paris, if leaving her post without permission is tantamount to treason, once she loses this confrontation with someone again, then she is really finished!
But soon Learwin made up his mind: "It's over, it's over!" Anyway, this kind of nesty life is enough, and the old lady has had enough! (To be continued......)
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