Chapter 9: Behind Enemy Lines (50)

Let Mo Enemy complete the task of disrupting the transportation of the Yangtze River, Shangfeng also knows that it is too outrageous and unrealistic. Perhaps when the General Staff of the Central Military Commission issued this instruction, it was mostly imaginary, just to comfort the Ninth Theater of Operations in Changsha, but they felt the strong motivation of the people of the whole country to support it, and as for whether it could be completed, the General Staff did not hold out hope. Under pressure from the General Staff of the Military Commission, the Fifth Theater could only do what it knew it could not do. In order to increase the striking force of the six counties in the west, the commander of the 176th Division, Ou Shounian, asked Yang Chuangqi of the 527th Regiment to make up a full second battalion and the third battalion of his second battalion to Qianshan and hand it over to the command of Wei Gaozhen, deputy of the regiment. Yang Chuangqi only retains a third battalion in Yuexi, as for how many people there are, everyone turns a blind eye, and it is no secret that this guy has a hobby of eating empty salaries.

However, there is a task that must be completed by him, that is, more than 200 prisoners of the first battle of Jin Xi were all sent to Yuexi and handed over to Yang Chuangqi, who was responsible for the transformation, and after the transformation was completed, it was supplemented into the third battalion of the 527th Regiment. Tan Heyi, director of the division's political department, personally came to Yuexi to supervise the progress of the transformation, and must not use all kinds of excuses to obstruct the transformation process. During this period of time, Mo Enemy made some gains in Shipai and Gaohebu, and sent prisoners to Yuexi several times, which brought opportunities for the supply of troops. Most of these prisoners have worked in the national army, and most of them are coerced by their commanders when they are puppet soldiers, and the most important thing is that in their opinion, when any soldier is to eat food, whether it is the national army or the puppet army, since it is safe to be a soldier in Yuexi and there is food and salary, why not.

The commander of the second battalion of the 527th Regiment is surnamed Cheng, called Cheng Wanquan, a native of Dacheng, Binyang, Guangxi, graduated from Nanning Military Academy, and he has a younger brother who serves as Bai Chongxi's secretary, named Cheng Siyuan. This person was cunning and not resilient enough to fight, and he could not be reused in the 527th Regiment, and it was only because he had the same township as the previous regiment commander Wei Gaozhen, a native of Shanglin, that he occupied a place in the 527th Regiment. After he got the order, he was very excited, he was able to leave Yang Chuangqi and go to Qianshan, no longer being paid by Yang Chuangqi, and he could also find another way to make money in Qianshan, which was better than sticking to Yuexi and getting moldy and smelly.

With the strength of two battalions, Mo Di completely gave the buried mountain to Wei Gaozhen, not only transferred all Luo Wei's people to Taihu Lake, but also asked He Degui, the head of the political department, to hand over all the business of the hidden mountain to Cheng Wanquan, and all the baggage battalions to Taihu Lake. Compared with Meicheng, the market of Jinxi is smaller, but there is a relatively blank Susong County in the west, if the market can be opened in Susong Fuyu and Fuyang, the days may not be as good as a hidden mountain Meicheng.

After the Battle of the Pavilion River last year, the 6th Division of the Japanese Army entered Hubei through Susong, and then the Battle of Huangmei, Wuhan was lost, and the battle line was pulled to the surrounding area centered on Wuhan. Because the battle line was lengthened, the Japanese puppet army had a limited number of people, and could only occupy the first-tier cities along the Yangtze River, and as for the vast counties and townships, they had no regard for it at all. In July, under the leadership of General Cheng Ruhuai, the Eastern Hubei guerrillas concentrated their main force to besiege Huangmei County, fought fiercely with the Japanese army for several days, killed more than 140 Japanese soldiers, seized the county seat, and drove the Japanese puppet army out of Huangmei. On the surface, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Hubei guerrillas is Cheng Ruhuai, an old man of the Northwest Army, but in fact the power is down, and the deputy commanders-in-chief are Cheng Shufen, the commander of the 172nd Division, and Qin Shouqiao, the deputy commander of the 171st Division. Zhang Guangwei, commander of the 174th Division, was once the deputy commander of the 172nd Division, and his relationship was very strong; under his coordination, Division Commander Cheng Shufen had a strict order to the four columns of the Eastern Hubei Guerrilla Army, and they were not allowed to enter Anhui unless the commander-in-chief of the six western counties was invited by Mo Di.

After that, there was Mo Enemy in the east, and Wang Xiaofeng, the commander of the 18th Column of Cheng Ruhuai's Department in the west, actually made Susong into a vacuum. Not only was there no enemy garrison, but there was not even a trace of the enemy, and the New Fourth Army had set up several work stations in Susong before, and after Gao Jingting was shot, all the work teams in the six counties in the west were withdrawn, and Susong was among them.

As the commander-in-chief of operations in the six western counties, Mo Di did not want to disturb the peace and stability of Susong, he did not send troops to Susong, and even repeatedly suppressed and did not allow Susong to set up a garrison brigade, hoping that Susong could steadily develop the economy under the leadership of the county party department and county government and become his own economic rear.

In order to complete the arduous task of disrupting the shipping of the Yangtze River, Mo Di had to pull Su Song into the war group.

The section of the Yangtze River within the jurisdiction of Modi, from the upstream to the downstream, through Susong, Wangjiang, Huaining, before arriving in Anqing, and then in Zongyang, which belongs to Tongcheng County in the lower reaches of Anqing, is still its own management area, Modi felt for the first time that his management area was too big, a little stretched, and wanted to report to the 176th Division, give Zongyang to the 528th Regiment, withdraw back Zhong Dingnai's third battalion, and strengthen the defense of the six western counties. Zongyang, which belongs to a part of Tongcheng, should also belong to the 528 regiment in terms of ownership, the reason why the Zhong Dingnai battalion was sent over before was because the New Fourth Army was in a hurry and there was no one to defend, and now Qin Zhenyuan has gained a firm foothold in Tongcheng, and it is time to hand over the defense!

However, Qin Zhenyuan used various reasons to prevaricate and refused to claim the station of Zongyang, because he knew that with Zongyang, there would be the defense of the Yangtze River, and with the defense of the Yangtze River, Modi's trouble today would become his trouble. Mo Di knew that Qin Zhenyuan's overall concept was poor, but he didn't expect him to be so bad, the enemy is currently so much that it is better to have less than one thing, and he is indifferent to the Changsha War, which is really too disagreeable.

Qin Zhenyuan's approach made Ou Shounian very annoyed, and he brought in Deputy Division Commander Zheng Cangrong, Chief of Staff Yun Yinglin, and Chief of Staff Zhou Mengxiong and asked them to come up with a solution. Zhou Mengxiong had already been appointed as the head of the 528 regiment, but because of Ou Shounian's insistence on retaining him, he handed over the post of regiment commander to Qin Zhenyuan. Going out to take up a position of real power is what every soldier is looking forward to, and Zhou Mengxiong is no exception, but as a close confidant of Ou Shounian, he can only suppress his desires in his heart, and still plan for Ou Shounian conscientiously.

Zhou Mengxiong said: "Division, our 176th Division basically did not fight a war of attrition during this time, the 526th Regiment has achieved quite a lot of success in several battles in the six western provinces, and the replenishment of the 527th Regiment is basically in place, and it seems that the most important thing is to restore the configuration of the four regiments of the 176th Division." If the 176th Division can restore the structure of the four regiments, even if it does not have a brigade-level establishment, its strength will not be much worse than the previous two brigades and four regiments, and the problem of Zongyang may be solved. ”

"Easier said than done!" Zheng Cangrong smiled, he was Li Pinxian's old subordinate, and he knew very well the significance of the previous downsizing, in the entire Anhui Gui system, only the 176th Division was reduced to three regiments, and the 138th Division of the same army still maintained the establishment of two brigades and four regiments. As for the Seventh and Eighty-fourth Armies, there were basically no changes. To a certain extent, the purpose of this downsizing is to limit Ou Shounian's military strength, after all, Ou Shounian is a native of Guangdong, and this contingent was also pulled up from the basis of the 19th Route Army, which resisted Japan and opposed Chiang, committed a big taboo, and in the eyes of the Kuomintang Central Committee, it will always be an unstable factor. Ou Shounian's uncle, Cai Tingkai, who stayed in Nanning, has always been in a position of being usable but not very useful, first serving as deputy commander of the 16th Group Army, and then as commander of the 16th Group Army; when all the armies under the 16th Group Army were in place, he was inexplicably transferred away and transferred to an empty shell of the 26th Group Army as deputy director of the preparatory committee, under director Huang Qixiang. It was Zheng Cangrong himself, who came to the 176th Division, and was always ready to take over the position of division commander of the 176th Division. Thinking of this, Zheng Cangrong said: "Downsizing and expansion is not something we can call the shots, let's talk about it later!" At present, the best way to solve the problem is to let the Tongcheng County Garrison Brigade move to Zongyang, take charge of the defense of Zongyang, transfer Zhong Dingnai's third battalion back, and increase the strength of the 526th Regiment. I believe that with the invincible ability, there are the first, second, and third battalions of the 526th Regiment, the first and second battalions of the 527th Regiment, as well as Luo Wei's guard battalion, plus Hao Wenbo of Shipai and Wu Wannian of Wangjiang, and more than 3,000 people in the 10th battalion of Yangyang. ”

Yun Yinglin has an old relationship with Mo Di, he will do anything that is beneficial to Mo Di, this person is very Jianghu, pays attention to reason and righteousness, and sometimes he doesn't even have too many principles, to be honest, he is not a suitable candidate for chief of staff. Yun Yinglin nodded his head and said: "I'm optimistic about Mo Tianzong, if Tianzong can't make something happen on the Yangtze River this time, I'm afraid that the entire Yangtze River will be safe and sound, and support the battle of Changsha, I'm afraid it will become an empty word." Our 21st Group Army, if we want to make a difference in the Battle of Changsha, I am afraid that we can only be here in Tianzhong, and further up, it is Xu Ruhuai's territory, although it is said that the 171st and 172nd divisions are fighting, but the results of the battle will not be on the top. Division, I agree with Deputy Zheng's opinion that the third battalion of the 526th Division should be withdrawn to the six counties in the west to enhance the strength of the invincible regimental commander. ”

Ou Shounian nodded and told Zhou Mengxiong to send a report to Qin Zhenyuan and let the Tongcheng Garrison Brigade take over the defense of Zhong Dingnai's department.

The same telegram was also sent to Mo Di in Taihu, agreeing to the return of Zhong Dingnai's department.

With Zhong Dingnai's department, Mo Di breathed a sigh of relief, it is very different to have one more battalion and one less battalion, not to mention a full battalion, a main battalion that has rested in Zongyang for several months without any battle damage. With soldiers at hand, he can come up with some tricks, and the plan in his heart has gradually become a little brighter.

Playing a Japanese transport ship, no matter what it is transporting, as long as it is defeated, even if it cannot directly help the Battle of Changsha, but it can also threaten the entire Yangtze River route, if it can really lay down a transport ship that is helpful to the front line, it will be a surprise! At the very least, it can also make the Japanese realize that the Yangtze River is the Yangtze River of the Chinese, and the transportation they want to do is not as smooth as they expected.

But how to do it, Mo Di thought about it for a long time, but still had no clue, with a brainstorming attitude, a truck, brought Jiang Chunyang, Ouyang Jin, Gao Guixuan, Thin Monkey, and Qin Guosheng to Meicheng, recruited Luo Wei and Shi Zhong from Gongling, and had a whole day meeting with Wei Gaozhen, Peng Wu, and Cheng Wanquan from Meicheng. After peeling off a basket of Tianzhu mountain melon seeds, he finally found a little idea in Cheng Wanquan's strange thoughts. Cheng Wanquan is known for his cunning, and he believes that if we want to fight a ship, we must not let our opponent realize that our purpose and motive are to fight a ship, and the best way to achieve this goal is to stir up the situation, and the more chaotic the better, so that we can stir up in the chaos.

Inspired by Cheng Wanquan's plan to stir up, Shi Zhong told a story about fighting voles in autumn, voles in autumn, growing round and fat, is the best time to eat, voles have multiple caves, holes are connected, holes are connected, the conventional practice is to find two holes casually, pile firewood and grass, give birth to smoke, and fan into the hole. It won't be long before smoke comes out of other caves, seal some holes with mud and stones, leave one or two, put a bag on it, as long as there is enough smoke, voles will definitely run out of these two holes, and as soon as they come out, they will automatically drill into the bag, tie the mouth of the bag, that is, harvest, sometimes get one, sometimes a nest to end off.

Mo Di smiled, stood up, picked up a pencil, drew a few circles on the map, everyone stretched out their heads to see, the first circle was Anqing, the second circle was Wangjiang, and the third circle turned out to be Fuyang Town in Susong. They glanced at each other and seemed to understand a little.

Shi Zhong told everyone that in a few days, the autumn grain will be harvested, which is a good season to catch voles.