Chapter 12: The Aftermath of War (19)

"Something's wrong! Something is wrong! After a long while, I heard Qin Guosheng say a little overwhelmed.

Seeing Guo Taiqing's concerned gaze, Qin Guosheng handed over the telegram in his hand, and the expression on his face turned into infinite sympathy.

Guo Taiqing took the telegram, only glanced at it, and then heard a wild scream: "I'll fuck your grandma, is this still a human!" The glass in his hand slammed to the ground and shattered.

The telegram was very simple, with few crosses: "This morning, more than 9,000 people from Ye Ting's division of the New Fourth Army were surrounded by 70,000 men from Shangguan Yunxiang's division in the Third War Zone in Maolin, Jing County. ”

"How can this be, how can this be!" Guo Taiqing is like an ant on the pot table, spinning around in the Daxiong Treasure Hall. Qin Guosheng sat down, and after being stunned for a while, he poured half a bowl of wine into the bowl and poured it down.

"It's only been a few days, it's only been a few days, it's actually done, is this still a national united front, is this still a fraternal force, is this still a united resistance to Japan!" Guo Taiqing saw that Qin Guosheng had poured half a bowl of wine, so he also walked over, poured half a bowl, raised his neck, and swallowed it.

Qin Guosheng knew what Guo Taiqing meant by only a few days. On December 9, Chairman Chiang ordered the New Fourth Army south of the Yangtze River to move to the area north of the Yangtze River by December 31; The Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army south of the Yellow River were to reach the area north of the Yellow River before January 30, 1941. Today is the 6th of January, the sixth day after the deadline given by the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government for the withdrawal of the New Fourth Army in Jiangnan to the north. After only six days of delay, eight times as many men and horses were organized to encircle it, so that they were unprepared for war, and they were afraid that this time the Jiangnan column of the New Fourth Army would be a little troublesome.

Guo Taiqing walked a few laps, his eyes were red, he sat opposite Qin Guosheng, and said very painfully: "Director Qin, what do you say is this!" It is not a trivial matter for a large army to be pulled, even if it is an ordinary person's house, it will take three or two days to clean up, not to mention a large army of more than 10,000 people. It is not appropriate to exceed the specified time limit, but as far as I know, Commander Ye and Deputy Commander Xiang had already set off from Yunling on the 4th of January, and they were still surrounded in this way, which was really ruthless. What can I do? What can I do? ”

Looking at the painful and anxious Guo Taiqing, Qin Guosheng had another thought in his heart, this matter is still the New Fourth Army itself making trouble for itself, since sooner or later it will have to move north, why do you have to delay until the fourth to leave, leaving a truth for the Military Commission, it seems that the Central Military Commission is also because the New Fourth Army seriously provoked his dignity, so he was born in the guts.

"It was premeditated, it was a planned killing." Guo Taiqing's words startled Qin Guosheng, and Qin Guosheng thought about it, the mobilization of 70,000 troops is not an overnight effort, and finding a suitable encirclement and annihilation point in Jing County is not something that can be found casually, it seems that the Military Commission is no longer an ordinary concern for this Red Army in Jiangnan. If they do not move out of Jiangnan within the time limit set by the Military Commission, otherwise, they will all be surrounded and suppressed by Gu Zhutong in the Third War Zone. It is a bit disgraceful to treat a friendly army fighting side by side on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War in this way, Qin Guosheng thought.

Guo Taiqing's feeling is very different, as a member of the New Fourth Army, the more anxious he is, the more angry he becomes, and he can't wait to have wings, fly to Jiangnan, and participate in the battle. 9,000 against 70,000, unprepared against unprepared, the Jiangnan column of the New Fourth Army is more than lucky. Guo Taiqing stood up, found a few remaining incense sticks in front of the Buddha seat, took the oil lamp and lit it, walked back to the Buddha seat, bowed respectfully three times, and recited words in his mouth, begging my Buddha to bless my Jiangnan column from evil to good fortune, and the situation cannot be expanded.

really doesn't usually burn incense, hugging Buddha's feet in a hurry, Qin Guosheng slandered his stomach, and then, his stomach also gurgled. After walking for a day, I was tired and hungry, and I was getting ready for a good meal, but I didn't expect the telegram to stir up the situation, and I saw a table of good dishes, and before I had time to start, I stopped the chopsticks, which really made Qin Guosheng a little sad.

Returning to the table and sitting down, Guo Taiqing said to Qin Guosheng: "Director Qin, I'll go out for a walk." I'm uncomfortable, I can't eat, so I won't eat with you. ”

Qin Guosheng stood up and said: "It's useless for Captain Guo to be anxious, the far water can't save the near fire, it's better to analyze the next situation on this matter, now that the Military Commission has already taken action against the New Fourth Army in Jiangnan, will the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei also take action next, the question we have to consider is whether the Zongyang guerrilla brigade can stay in Dabie Mountain." ”

Hearing Qin Guosheng's words, Guo Taiqing sat down like a pig's urine bubble punctured by a needle.

The cadres of the field supplement regiment headquarters in Yuexi Paradise were also shocked by this news, there has always been friction between the national army and the New Fourth Army, and small conflicts have always been continuous, but the large-scale action against the New Fourth Army is a blatant war of annihilation, which is the first time since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.

"The behavior of the Red Party in the three war zones has touched the bottom limit of Chairman Chiang, otherwise, there would be no encirclement and annihilation." Luo Wei said: "As a disciplined force, it should be ordered to prohibit it, and if you ask to evacuate before December 31, you will not obey the order." Failure to obey orders is a rebellion and can be annihilated. ”

Luo Wei's words aroused a strong resonance among everyone, everyone here is a soldier, and a soldier takes obedience to orders as his duty, if he does not obey and does not implement the orders of the upper peak, how can he fight and win. On the battlefield, if you don't obey orders, you can be killed, and if you don't follow orders strategically, you don't have much experience in this, and some people think that they can be punished, but it is a bit too much to take such a large-scale military action. Some people even believe that Gu Zhutong's move is more of a deterrent element, and under the siege of the large army, the Jiangnan column of the New Fourth Army will definitely be captured. Some people also believe that Ye Tinggui Jiang of the New Fourth Army would rather die than give in, but he is afraid that he will not stop until he fights to the last soldier.

"I don't agree with Lao Luo's opinion." It was Jin Tongxuan who spoke: "Although I don't have a good impression of the New Fourth Army, they are an anti-Japanese team, there is no doubt about this, on the occasion of national reunification and anti-Japanese war, as long as it is an anti-Japanese team, it should be tolerated and protected, not annihilated for one reason or another." Internal friction can only make relatives and enemies happy, and let the anti-Japanese forces suffer losses. ”

Jin Tongxuan's words have also been unanimously recognized by everyone, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has been fought for several years, and the troops are fighting less and less, and there are few troops left that can fight fiercely with the Japanese army.

"It is precisely because the Red Army saw what you said in Tongxuan that it threatened the central government with great righteousness and used the anti-Japanese pretext to occupy the development of Jiangnan and was unwilling to leave the nest." Luo Wei said: "If the Japanese army is a wound, then the Red Army in the south of the Yangtze River is like a cancer, the wound must be treated, and the tumor must also be cut." ”

"Deputy Luo's words are over! I have a different view on the Red Army's efforts to set up its own base areas. "Everyone looks, it is He Degui, who usually doesn't speak much, Director He of the Logistics Department is a good man, he has always been the only one, only burying his head in money, and rarely looking up at the road, but in the past six months, the development of Yuexi depends on him, and everyone's rations also depend on him. I only heard He Degui continue: "It's not easy to be a family, and if you don't know that oil, salt, firewood and rice are expensive." We used to be a regular army, and we were paid from above, and food and grass were provided from above, and we never worried about our own food. In the past six months, we have become a self-raising grain and grass group, which is very different. ”

All the people were attracted by He Degui's words, this small half a year, the field supplement regiment grain and grass continued, a lot of military salaries, after a long time, everyone actually forgot what is different from the past, listening to He Degui talk about this topic, everyone remembered that they are different from the past.

"We raised our own funds, and the New Fourth Army has never received a letter of silver from the Military Commission, and like us, they have to worry about everything they need to eat, wear, and wear." He Degui said: "We have been able to live quite well because we have Yuexi County as a base area, we have enough grain for us to eat, enough money to pay us, and the income of 19 military stations. Everyone knows that whoever wants to move the benefits of our nineteen military stations, I am afraid that our whole regiment will not hesitate to fight over, whether it is the Queen Mother or the King of Heaven. ”

Everyone laughed, it was really this reason, Mo Di was the first time to hear He Degui talk about this topic, he knew that He Degui had an account, and he would give himself a report a month, and the comings and goings of various expenses were very clear, and he was able to settle down in Yuexi, and these nineteen soldiers contributed a lot.

"There are more soldiers in the New Fourth Army than us, and the money and food they need are far more than ours, if there is no stable base area, no grain and no grass, and all expenses depend on the acquisition of war, who has the ability? Whoever can be invincible, the battle will be won, you think you are immortals. He Degui's words are getting closer and closer to the topic: "It's not that they have to get a nest, but they can't do without it." It is not easy to get them to leave their base areas, and it is even more difficult to leave within 20 days! The crops in the fields must be harvested, the trade with the local people must be completed, the grain and grass on the road must be prepared, and all kinds of materials must be prepared. From the date of the Central Committee's telegram on 9 December, the New Fourth Army was able to set off on 4 January, which is already remarkable. If you don't believe it, think about ourselves, and now suddenly ask us to leave Yuexi before the Chinese New Year, can we do it? Wuhe's Juntun winter wheat has just been planted, and there will be a harvest in spring and summer next year, I have been to see our Juntun, such a large planting area, as long as one season, is enough for us to eat for a year, let us give up, we are reluctant! Even if we are willing, where will next year's rations be? Who provides it to us? Brothers, our problem is the problem of the New Fourth Army, and the Central Committee will only give one order: Go. But how to go and where to go, the central government did not give clear instructions. What to eat and where to stay on the road, isn't it a joke! ”

Mo Di smiled, He Degui's words not only summarized what happened in southern Anhui, but also reminded himself that this Yuexi must be caught in his own hands, and if he loses Yuexi, his wild supplement group is a rootless wanderer.