Chapter 563: Living the addiction of being the commander-in-chief
The large march of the Eighth Route Army troops also made the National Army troops in front aware of it. After both sides sent people to confirm their identities, the commanders of the two armies met quickly.
It was getting dark, and no one on either side had a torch. Zhou Weihan squinted his eyes and looked at the person coming from the opposite side. The star on the neck of the person opposite was slightly reflected in the moonlight.
"Captain of the detachment, you see a high-ranking official across from me," Jing Dagang whispered in his ear.
"Stop talking!" The person was getting closer and closer, and Zhou Weihan looked familiar.
But the man opposite said hello first: "** Zhou, this is Shu Rong, commander of the 89th Division of the 13th Army, we met this afternoon!"
After this reminder, Zhou Weihan realized that the person coming was one of the three people who had been sitting in Zhang Xuezhong to attack him.
"It turned out to be Mr. Shu. What a coincidence. I didn't expect that after a long time, we would meet again in the wilderness!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile on his face.
"What a coincidence!" Shu Rong responded stiffly.
Due to the dispute in the afternoon, the atmosphere between the two parties was a little cold for a while. Seeing this, Zhou Weihan took the initiative to step forward and said: "Mr. Shu, are your troops going to Changzhi for reinforcements?"
"Our unit and the Thirteenth Army belong to the Central Army, and all the officers and soldiers are also Chinese. Naturally, we will not let our compatriots fight with the little devils and just ignore it!" Shu Rong looked grim.
Zhou Weihan really sighed in his heart, who said that there are no generals in the Central Army who understand the overall situation and take the overall situation into consideration.
"This is the first time your army has arrived in Changzhi. It is a new arrival and the terrain is unfamiliar. We happen to have a small force in the suburbs of Changzhi to detect the Japanese army. How about our two armies march together so that we can take care of them!" Zhou Weihan took the initiative to show his kindness.
"Thank you!"
Shu Rong graduated from the third phase of Huangpu and is a direct descendant of the old man. Otherwise, he would not have served as the commander of the 89th Division.
In the Battle of Lingchuan, the 89th Division, under his command, fought the most bravely and intercepted the Japanese army.
After the negotiations at the Thirteenth Army's military headquarters ended, Shu Rong returned from the military headquarters and immediately reported many situations to the attendant's office, and then received the order to lead his troops away from the main force.
The 89th Division currently has more than 4,000 combatable troops, and it also carries twelve mountain cannons.
At dawn that day, the Eighth Route Army troops were in front and the 89th Division was in the rear. They arrived at Sifangzhuang in the southeastern suburbs of Changzhi.
Inside the headquarters, Zhou Weihan invited Shu Rong over, and reconnaissance company commander Dong Jiangzheng reported the current situation in Changzhi one by one.
"After the Japanese army broke through the city yesterday, they continued to fight with the defending troops. The two sides did not cease fire until late at night. Since the reconnaissance soldiers could only observe outside the city, the specific situation inside the city was unclear. The Japanese army had a temporary camp outside the city.
In the camp, wounded soldiers are constantly being brought out from the city, which shows that the battle is quite fierce!" Dong Jiang said.
"However, the Japanese heavy artillery seemed to have misfired. At night, no sound of heavy artillery shelling was heard, and air support was not in place!"
"In addition, in addition to the west and north directions as the active directions, outside the East City, the Japanese army has four small units distributed everywhere to undertake security tasks!"
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After listening to Dong Jiang's report, Zhou Weihan immediately said: "You just said that the Japs have a lot of wounded soldiers. Do the Japs have a field hospital outside the city now?"
"No!"
"Hmph! It's better if you don't have any!" Zhou Weihan snorted coldly: "The wounded soldiers of the little Japs must be sent to Lucheng. Your reconnaissance company has never had a combat mission! Now you can free your hands and feet to do anything to the little Japs!"
"Yes!" Dong Jiang was immediately shocked after hearing this. The reconnaissance company had avoided being involved in the battle before and was following the Japanese reinforcements from Changzhi. After the battle between the Chinese and Japanese troops began, Dong Jiang immediately ordered the reconnaissance company
Away from the battlefield.
After Dong Jiang left, Xing Zhiguo handed a stack of telegrams to Zhou Weihan, including those from the 27th Army, Tainan 1st Division, the Special Service Regiment, and the 18th Regiment of the Taiyue Military Region.
Shu Rong, who was sitting upright next to him, had some wrinkles in his general's uniform, but his body was straight and unshaven, giving him the air of an iron-blooded general.
Zhou Weihan smiled and handed over the telegram from the Thirteenth Army: "Commander Shu, Changzhi is in danger, and the Twenty-seventh Army is in danger. You and I still need to cooperate sincerely!"
This joint operation is no better than the joint operation within the Eighth Route Army. Many of the bargaining chips are on the table to determine the issue of command authority.
"Our Eighth Route Army has three armies. Two regiments on one leg arrived west of Changzhi at night at the junction of Lucheng and Changzhi. Three regiments on the other leg are currently located in the Dongyangguan area. They can attack Licheng at any time. Once the battle starts, they can contain the forces in Licheng.
Japanese troops, cut off the Japanese troops’ retreat at the same time!”
"The rest of the way is led by me personally. There are three main regiments of our Tainan Military Region in the southeast of Changzhi, one main regiment of our Tainan Military Region in the east, and one section of the New Fifth Army. There are also two 94th Divisions of our Tainan Military Region in the northeast.
A group!"
"After all, there are twelve regiments under my command, plus your army and the 47th Army south of Changzhi. The Japanese army is now surrounded by both of us!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
Zhou Weihan deliberately did not tell the specific number of people in each regiment. Shu Rong was shocked when he heard this. He had heard of Zhou Weihan's name a long time ago, and his troops were also very capable, which was very different from ordinary Eighth Route Army troops.
Of course Shu Rong understood what Zhou Weihan said, but Shu Rong said: "Before coming, the attendant's office issued an order granting the authority to command the 47th Army and the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army. Our 89th Division still has 5,000 athletes who can compete with the Japanese army."
war!"
"Damn it, isn't this nonsense!" Zhou Weihan cursed in his heart. Fan Hanjie is still alive, and now two more command systems have been created. Isn't that nonsense?
"Of course, the principal mentioned in the telegram that we should listen more to Zhou **'s suggestions. Only Zhou **'s command can impress me. I am willing to obey the command!"
Shu Rong's words surprised Zhou Weihan. The two had the same military rank, but the 89th Division was a direct descendant of the Central Army.
When Zhou Weihan watched Shu Rong speak, he showed no resistance. He immediately stood up and stretched out his right hand: "Mr. Shu, you and I will work together to annihilate the Japanese army in Changzhi right now!"
The 89th Division joined suddenly, so Zhou Weihan's previous battle plan had to be revised, and then the two discussed the specific battle plan.
After Shu Rong left, Xing Zhiguo said with a smile: "Old Zhou, your command power is getting bigger and bigger. Now even the Central Army has to obey your command. Even the boss doesn't have this treatment!"
When Zhou Weihan heard this, he smiled and waved his hand: "Old Xing, please don't put me on a pedestal. I'm afraid I'm prone to pride. I just want to be the commander-in-chief!"
Then his face straightened: "Immediately give power to the special agent group, the 18th Group, in the name of the previous one, and ask them to quickly advance along the Baijin Railway. Make sure to make a big splash!"