Wenchang Pavilion, which was built in Jinhua City during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, is currently the temporary headquarters of the New Second Army.

On the evening of August 3, the lantern in the wing next to the main hall of Wenchang Pavilion was bright, and the New Second Army generals and schoolmen were gathered together, and a meeting of officers above the military and above was underway.

Wu Ming, the commander of the New Second Army, sat upright at the conference table, and Dai Ziran, the chief of staff, stood beside the wall on one side, holding a baton to explain the latest enemy situation in comparison with the map:

"The Japanese army is coming in full force. The Fourth, Fifteenth Divisions in eastern Zhejiang have now set sail to Xiaoshun Town, only more than 20 kilometers away from Jinhua. If our engineers had not started to demolish the railway and destroy the roadbed after the new second division retreated, the Japanese army would have arrived in half a day."

"The 23rd and 33rd Divisions of the Japanese Army are still stranded in Yiwu City, but as long as they start, they can reach Jinhua in just one day... There is a new situation now. The 16th Division of the Japanese Army, which was stationed on the Xuzhou line and landed from Ningbo Port through the sea route, took only one week to arrive in Anwen, and now it is only one day away from Yongkang."

After everyone digests the content, Dai Ziran held the baton and pointed to the east of Ganzhou on the map, and then introduced:

"Look at the eastern Gan area... At one noon today, Okamura Nishiji commanded the 3rd Division and the 34th Division under the 11th Army to conquer Shangrao in one fell swoop. The Chinese defenders stationed in Shangrao have retreated to Yushan. In addition, the 40th Division of the Japanese Army and the 101st Division were passing the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway and urgently increased troops to Shangrao. According to the intelligence department's notice, the Sixth and 13th Divisions have also arrived in Nanchang. In this way, only the front line in eastern Gan area, the Japanese army gathered six divisions."

"Although we do not have the exact information to prove where this huge force will attack, our staff judged that Okamura Yanji will use this heavy force directly to open up the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line. This means that Yushan, Jiangshan and Quzhou along the railway are all dangerous!"

Dai Ziran's face became more and more serious, and his hand holding the baton was trembling slightly: "Now the trend of advancing between the two Japanese troops in the east and west is very obvious. In preliminary calculations, the heavy army group concentrated on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line will reach 13 divisions, which is basically the same as the Japanese army's troops during the Wuhan battle."

"Although I have mobilized a lot of troops in the third and ninth war zones to block them layer by layer, from Yiyang, Hengfeng, and Shangrao City in eastern Gandong, we have fallen into this reality for a day. Our staff department is really not optimistic about the ability to defend us... Okay, the situation of the war will be introduced here. Please give us a lecture!"

Wu Ming stood up and waited for Dai Ziran to return to his seat, and then he said slowly:

"I don't want to talk about the past. From Pinghu to Jiaxing, from Jiaxing to Lin'an, to Zhuji and Yiwu before, everyone knows the pig teammates very deeply."

Wu Ming's face became very serious and slapped the table hard: "At this time, can we feel at ease to hand over our backs to these pig teammates? If we fight just right, but the friendly forces lose their retreat, what should we do? Therefore, how to locate this Jinhua battle is worth everyone's deep thought!"

"The military throne is right. Fighting with those scum who are afraid of life and death, you have to be more careful at any time." Long Shaogang first expressed his support for Wu Ming, and then said:

"The situation is so bad now. If we follow the speed of losing a city in one day, Quzhou will be dangerous for up to four or five days! I think we should withdraw to Qianligang Mountains and fight at our doorstep!"

"Old Long, you and I are thinking about it."

Wu Ming simply came to the map and took the baton from the staff: "Please see, the area centered on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway will be the focus of the competition between the enemy and us in the future. Shangrao is only more than 200 kilometers from Jinhua, and only more than 130 kilometers from Quzhou. Once the Japanese army makes up their minds, Quzhou will be very dangerous! If Quzhou is lost, our retreat will be gone!"

"Look at the surrounding area of ​​Maoliangwu. The Qianligang Mountain Area is nearly 60 kilometers long. The mountain area is vast and vast, with peaks and peaks. Most of the areas are above 1,000 meters in height, with a barrier of north and south. If we fight here, for us who are familiar with the grass and trees in the mountains and have fortresses and obstacles, we have all the right time, place, and people."

Wu Ming's eyes patrolled the Japanese black arrow marked on the map for a while, shook his head: "Now the Japanese army is only around Jinhua, with a total force of up to eight divisions. It is not a long-term solution to fight hard here. My opinion is to retreat immediately and return to Qianligang Mountain Area."

"If the Japanese army chases us, with the strong fortifications, we will definitely tell him that he will never come back. If we don't come, we will rest for a while and take the initiative to attack at any time, to turn the Japanese occupied area upside down, accumulate small victories into big victories, and finally drive the Japanese army out of western Zhejiang!"

"But... General Gu Zhutong, commander of the Third War Zone, has sent an order to transfer our independent division to the west to assist in the defense of Yushan and Jiangshan."

Dai Ziran blinked her eyes and said worriedly: "Military, if we withdraw our troops at this time and ignore Commander Gu's orders, isn't it good?"

"Don't worry about his bird's egg!"

Luo Yuming, who was defending Yiwu, had a heavy casualty and injured, said with a tiger face...

"It's not good to be hard!"

Zhang Dongning thought about it and suddenly had an idea: "Military throne, why not do this... We call Commander Gu. After a series of battles such as Zhuji, Yiwu and Jinhua, our army was already exhausted, and our weapons and ammunition were consumed. We urgently needed to replenish our troops and weapons and ammunition, so the troops could only return to Maoliangwu first to rest. When we restore combat power, our troops will definitely take the initiative to attack the Japanese army."

Long Shaogang shook his head: "It's not right. Fan Gu Zhu is a mature man and you can see the tricks at a glance!"

"I think Dongning's idea is quite good... In this situation, no matter what, I will offend Gu Zhutong, but with his shrewdness, I will definitely not talk too much."

Wu Ming smiled faintly and commented on it.

Wu Ming now wants Gu Zhutong to know that the New Second Army is not a soft persimmon, so he can use it whatever he wants. Being a firefighter is a thankless thing, and Wu Ming never wants the New Second Army to reach this point.

The meeting quickly made a decision, and the New Second Army strived to evacuate Jinhua in the next two days.

At the end of the meeting, Chief of Staff Zhang Dongning led the logistics and baggage troops of the New Second Army to take the lead and took the train to Quzhou.

At the same time, the Maoliangwu militia took active action and quickly organized people to move to Qianligang and Xianxialing and Huanggang Mountains to the south in Quzhou and Changshan.

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The courtyard of a landlord's house in the Xiashimen Town, Jianglang Mountain in the southern part of Jiangshan County is the location of the temporary headquarters of the Third War Zone.

Gu Zhutong, who had just retreated here, had not had time to have dinner before he received a telegram from the New Second Army and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. Wu Ming found such a clumsy reason and sent him away. This was too much of a decent commander.

The officers of the headquarters were very angry and suggested that Gu Zhutong deal with Wu Ming and reported to Chairman Jiang from Chongqing to increase the punishment to serve as a warning!

Huang Baitao whispered to Gu Zhutong, who immediately gave up the idea of ​​dealing with Wu Ming.

Although Gu Zhutong was the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, he had no choice but to the local tyrant Wu Ming and the New Second Army. When the Japanese army attacked east of Gan, the local militia under the New Second Army stationed there (actually the Second and Third Divisions) were only concerned with protecting the people from moving to Huaiyu Mountain in the north and Wuyi Mountain in the south, and did not take the orders of the War Zone Command seriously.

If it were other troops, Gu Zhutong could also control the distribution of weapons and equipment and the supplement of food and ammunition as a constraint, but the New Second Army itself had strong supplementary capabilities. The Third War Zone still hopes that Mao Liangwu Arsenal will provide assistance. How could Gu Zhutong dare to make things difficult for a big financial backer like the New Second Army?

Besides, since the Battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, the New Second Army has sent good news, adding a lot of glory to the Third War Zone. How dare Gu Zhutong cut off his own hands and let the Japanese take advantage?

The day after that, the battle situation in Jinhua deteriorated rapidly.

The 16th Division had already joined the Second Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Marine Corps stationed here in the mountainous area northwest of Yongkang. At the same time, the Fourth, Fifteenth Divisions of the Japanese Army began to attack Huangheshan Village and Wang Mingtang Village defense lines on both sides of the railway line east of Jinhua City...

This time, the Japanese army brought a field artillery gang. Twenty-four seven-five mountain cannons and twelve 105mm field cannons made a huge roar. The shells smashed like hail, knocking down the 108th Division, which was responsible for the defense of the line, was quite light. As a result, the artillery bombardment lasted only half an hour, and the 108th Division dropped the blocking position and fled to Jinhua City.

Yesterday, when the logistics and baggage troops of the New Second Army retreated, the **** units in Jinhua City began to discuss that Jinhua City might not be able to be saved. When the New Second Army Independent Division boarded the train to the west this morning, even Wang Jingjiu, the commander of the 11th Army, could not sit still.

Wang Jingjiu rushed to the headquarters of the New Second Army and loudly asked Wu Ming why he retreated without authorization.

Wu Ming was not a person who was easy to mess with. He immediately attacked and asked other troops that could retreat. Why could the New Second Army, which had no ammunition and food supply, never received weapons and ammunition supplements?

Wang Jingjiu was speechless.

Although he knew that the New Second Army said that the ammunition and food exhaustion was just an excuse, Wang Jingjiu really couldn't blame the New Second Army for this, because since the Battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, there were many generals who led their troops to escape, and except for a few unlucky guys, no one else had punished too much.

Wang Jingjiu was a little unwilling to accept that the New Second Army was already a banner of anti-Japanese war. Once the New Second Army retreated, it would have a great blow to the morale of the entire Jinhua defenders.

Several other generals who accompanied him persuaded Wu Mingxiao to lead his troops to stick to Jinhua. Wu Ming was a man with a firm will. In Wang Jingjiu's words, it was the stone in the pit - smelly and hard. Wu Ming decisively refused the proposal to stick to Jinhua.

Wang Jingjiu, who returned to the death, was depressed and immediately evacuated the New Second Army without authorization and informed the Third War Zone Command. With experience, Gu Zhutong did not touch Wu Ming's bad intentions. He added some information to the telegram and directly forwarded it to Chairman Jiang in Chongqing.

After receiving a telegram forwarded by Gu Zhutong, looking at Wang Jingjiu's attack on Wu Ming and the New Second Army between the lines, Chiang Kai-shek, who was in the Huangshan official residence in Chongqing, was slightly stunned, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Wu Ming's bravery is famous all over the world. The army in the Battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi suffered consecutive defeats. Only the New Second Army performed well. The intelligence sent back from the Japanese side has so far been broken by more than 30,000 in front of the New Second Army. Zhuji, Yiwu and other battles have many highlights. In addition, Phoenix Radio has repeatedly promoted it, and the people in the world have regarded it as the backbone of the anti-Japanese war.

For such a general, he could not be beaten or scolded, and even Chiang Kai-shek felt helpless.

However, Jinhua had to be defended, so Chiang Kai-shek had to summon a few confidant aides and finally ordered Wu Ming to lead his troops to defend Jinhua in the name of the Military Commission.

Before conveying the order, Chiang Kai-shek instructed Chen Cheng, Lin Wei, Yu Jishi, Zhou Zhirou and other generals who were close to Wu Ming to send a telegram of comfort to Wu Ming. In the telegram, Chen Cheng and others repeatedly told Wu Ming that they must put the great cause of the Party and the country first, with earnest words and meaningful words.

After receiving five or six telegrams in a row and receiving severe orders from the Military Commission, Wu Ming was helpless and had to compromise. He led the New Second Division to stay for assistance. The main force of the New Second Army retreated to Quzhou in the west and then retreated to Qianligang Mountain Area.

At this point, Wang Jingjiu finally felt relieved. As long as Wu Ming stayed, the entire Jinhua City army would feel much more at ease.
Chapter completed!