Chapter 190 Zhu Huaibing: Sixty thousand versus thirty thousand, I have the advantage
"I don't care. I'm just a younger brother. I can't just let him fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. You have to save him!"
Zhu Huaibing finally sent away the captured officers and officials' wives, but he was helpless with his own wife.
48-year-old Zhu Huaibing is a typical old cow eating young grass. His beloved Mrs. Ru has just turned 30, and in this era she can be Zhu Huaibing's daughter.
In addition, he just gave birth to a son a few years ago, and now he is at the mature age, where he usually gets wind and rain.
Seeing that his good words were useless, Zhu Huaibing said angrily: "I tell you, the suppression of the Eighth Route Army is an order from the commission. Every move of our 97th Army is reported to the commission. My future and destiny have been completely suppressed."
Come on, the matter is done, and you can take a step forward in your official career. It is just a matter of a few words, but if you fail to do it, you will be dismissed from office. What will happen to you two when the time comes?"
"I have been with you since I was 18 years old. You are just a younger brother. If anything happens to him, our mother and I will not be alive!"
Seeing this, Zhu Huaibing could only give up after repeatedly ensuring that Zhao Keli was safe and sound.
Then Zhu Huaibing walked into the war room with a gloomy look. He first dismissed everyone present, but left the chief of staff alone.
Li Bingwen, Chief of Staff of the Ninety-seventh Army, felt a twitch in his heart. Previously, the military commander was very impassioned at the meeting, and it seemed that a strong man would cut off his wrist, but now it seems that he has changed his mind again.
Zhu Huaibing did not get straight to the point, but instead made a detour: "Brother Bingwen, what's going on with the Eighth Route Army?"
"Military seat, according to the reports from each regiment, the forward positions do not contain the main force of the Eighth Route Army!" Li Bingwen said.
"Does that mean the Yuquanling incident was committed by a small group of Eighth Route Army troops?"
"Judging from the situation reported by the 280th Regiment, this is what happened!"
Li Bingwen was not a direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek. He knew in his heart that the position of Chief of Staff of the Army had come to an end. Now he just wanted to do things according to law. He would say whatever the chief military officer wanted to hear.
"In Tainan, we have our 97th Army, the New 5th Army, Lu Zhonglin's Department, plus the 41st Army and the 71st Army that are about to arrive. The Eighth Route Army has at most 30,000 armed forces in Tainan. Our army
The soldiers are united to help the great cause of the party and the country, 60,000 versus 30,000, the advantage is mine!" Zhu Huaibing said with great satisfaction.
After hearing this, Li Bingwen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Zhu Huaibing always flaunted his appointment and had some political means. Even within the 97th Army, he tried to balance and differentiate. However, in Li Bingwen's opinion, the methods were too rough, and the military command was even more of a mess. Orders were changed every day.
It's a common thing.
That is, because he was firm in his political leanings, he was sent by Chiang Kai-shek to Tainan to cause friction.
"However, now a large number of officers of our army have been captured by the Eighth Route Army, which is a big blow to the morale of our army,"
Seeing that Li Bingwen had no reaction, Zhu Huaibing secretly cursed the old fox in his heart, and then said: "This matter still needs to be done. On the one hand, I will trouble Brother Bingwen to come out to negotiate with the Eighth Route Army. On the other hand, I will send troops to rescue the captives before the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrives."
officer!"
"I'm willing to listen to the military's arrangements! Which regiment will the military send to rescue the captured officers?" Li Bingwen said expressionlessly.
"Just send the 280th Regiment and let Yang Han temporarily act as the regiment leader. This will also give the 280th Regiment a chance to redeem himself!"
"No, most of the officers of the 280th Regiment were captured. The morale of the army is already unstable. If it encounters a surprise attack by the Eighth Route Army, it may be disastrous. Moreover, if the 280th Regiment is transferred, there will be loopholes in our army's defensive position, which will inevitably give the Eighth Route Army a chance.
By the way, I think it’s better to send the 281st Regiment stationed at Shibu Trough!”
After the two men negotiated, Li Bingwen came out of the military headquarters, and his personal adjutant hurriedly greeted him.
"Uncle, how is the situation?"
"What? Someone asked you to be a lobbyist?" Li Bingwen saw through his nephew's plan at a glance.
“If someone finds me here, I really can’t hide my face.”
"Hmph, make plans early. Important matters concerning the party and the country are actually influenced by a woman, and military orders are changed day by day."
"The situation of the Eighth Route Army was not fully understood yet, so we dared to send troops out to fight against the Eighth Route Army, which was good at guerrilla warfare, and used our shortcomings to attack the strengths of others. The advantage is mine! The defeat of the national army in Tainan is about to happen. You and I uncle
My nephew’s future is uncertain!”
"Pack your bags and go to the Eighth Route Army headquarters immediately. It's best to avoid this battle!"
Li Bingwen knew that the safest place at this time was the Eighth Route Army headquarters, otherwise he would not easily agree to Zhu Huaibing's personal negotiation.
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At three o'clock in the afternoon that day, after the military headquarters order was issued, Zhu Huaibing's 281st Regiment assembled very quickly, and soon crossed the first line of defense and marched towards Yuquan Ridge.
Yuquan Ridge.
Zhou Weihan had long received a telegram from the headquarters. Zhu Huaibing's telegram to the headquarters stated that the previous incidents were all misunderstandings and that he would send the chief of staff to the headquarters in person to negotiate the next step for peaceful coexistence in the Tainan region.
Zhou Weihan laughed when he saw the telegram. He had a knife on his neck. What was there to discuss? How could it be clear that he had destroyed the local anti-Japanese regime and killed the Eighth Route Army officers and their family members with just a misunderstanding?
The reply from the Eighth Route Army headquarters was even more interesting, saying that for the great cause of resisting Japan, the Eighth Route Army was willing to put aside its past grievances and continue to fight the enemy together. We would like to express our full sincerity and look forward to the visit of your chief of staff.
At this time, it was less than 14 hours before the attack on Zhu Huaibing's troops was launched, but Zhou Weihan had not received an order to stop the attack.
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"Commander, the 28th Regiment has come to report that about 1,300 enemy troops have passed by the hidden town of Wandering and are marching in the direction of Yuquan Ridge. They do not carry large-caliber artillery!" Dong Jiang said.
"Great, I'm afraid you won't take the bait!" Zhou Weihan clapped his hands excitedly.
"I am ordering the 28th Regiment to secretly monitor the enemy's troops and then sneak away, waiting for an opportunity to cut off the enemy's retreat! At the same time, Wang Yigong's Fourth Regiment is ordered to secretly march to Yuquan Ridge in order to form a double-team on the 281st Regiment."
"Li Da is capable, your garrison regiment does not want to fight, this is for your regiment to be the main force! Yuquan Ridge is easy to attack and difficult to defend, so everyone should withdraw to the Lijialing area to ambush the enemy!" Zhou Weihan gave the final order.
After the enemy's 281st Regiment left Cui Lu's first line of defense, their marching speed dropped sharply and never returned to the previous marching speed.
"Regiment leader, this Eighth Route Army is acting like a wild monkey. Our army has never been able to catch its traces. With such a marching speed, by the time we arrive, I'm afraid the Eighth Route Army in Yuquanling will have already escaped!" said He Qigui, Chief of Staff of the 281st Regiment.
"Brother Qigui, we have known each other for a long time. Let me ask you, who has better combat effectiveness between our army and the Eighth Route Army? With the same number of people, our army's weapons and equipment are stronger than those of the Eighth Route Army, and our position strategy has advantages, but at this time.
...." He Qigui's words stopped suddenly, and he instantly understood the meaning.
"Field combat is not our army's advantage. Unfortunately, the military commander forced our 281st Regiment to go to the rescue. This time is really a good opportunity for the Eighth Route Army to attack.
If I were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, I would never give up this opportunity when my side has the advantage. I hope it is just an act of the Eighth Route Army as the intelligence says, and I hope they evacuate as soon as possible!" said Zang Tiansheng, the leader of the 281st Regiment.
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There are still some generals in the national army who are knowledgeable about military affairs, but they are in trouble and can only watch themselves jumping into the fire pit.
As the saying goes, a first-rate army, a second-rate general, and a third-rate commander are nothing more than this.
