Chapter 851 Zhou Weihan: 'This is a pot of raw rice'
Zhang Lindong and his group of puppet soldiers did not rest for a moment in order to survive. Their legs and feet were sore after running all night. When they were surrounded by the commanders and soldiers of the 16th Brigade, they had no idea of resistance.
Li Yunlong arrived at the arrest scene in a furious manner and burst out laughing when he saw him. The soldiers next to him didn't know why and thought that the brigade commander had something wrong with him.
"Brigadier Commander, after I caught this group of people, I saw that they didn't look like our Eighth Route Army. I just interrogated and found out that this group of people is actually a puppet army disguised as a puppet army. The leader is the adjutant of Sun Liangcheng, commander of the puppet Fourth Army.
!" said the battalion commander leading the team.
"It turns out we are old acquaintances. I know you. Your name is Zhang Lindong, right!" Li Yunlong said.
"Sir, you have a very good memory. When I first met Commander Zhou, I had a chance encounter with you!"
As Sun Liangcheng's adjutant, Zhang Lindong saw a lot of the world. When he went alone to Dingtao, where the Southwestern Shandong Army Division Headquarters was located, Li Yunlong was accompanying Zhou Weihan. The first time he saw Li Yunlong, he knew that this guy was not easy to mess with.
So when Li Yunlong asked him something, Zhang Lindong didn't hide it at all and gave a clean and neat answer.
"According to what you said, the little devil has no good intentions?"
"Sir, look at what you said, little devils are not meant to be beaten by others. Although we, Chief Sun, are temporarily working for the Japanese, our hearts are with Cao Ying and Han. Our brothers will be fine no matter how hard we beat them, but we cannot let outsiders take advantage, right?
?We have dealt with the situation this time!" Zhang Lindong tried his best to say good things.
Although Li Yunlong is usually careless, he is actually very rough and subtle. Naturally, he does not believe all Zhang Lindong's words. He chuckled: "That's what I said, but your Chief Sun has no other thoughts? I heard that he
He advocated a curve to save the country, but this time the Central Army invaded our base area, didn’t he secretly contact us?”
Zhang Lindong felt something in his heart. Sun Liangcheng really planned to take this opportunity. Anyway, Li Xianzhou was also willing to pick up an army for free, but in the end Chiang Kai-shek did not agree.
I saw Zhang Lindong forcing a smile on his face: "Sir, I am just an adjutant, how can I know so many secrets!"
Seeing that he couldn't squeeze out any extra information, Li Yunlong's expression changed and he suddenly changed his tone: "Huh, don't give me such a playful face. This time you ruined our Eighth Route Army's major event. Even if you shoot you ten times, it won't be enough!"
"Come here, pull him out and kill him!" After Li Yunlong said this, he turned around and walked back. Behind him, Zhang Lindong was being held up by two soldiers from the 16th Brigade. His body was as strong as noodles and his legs could not use any strength.
"Sir, Chief Li, we can't. We are all Chinese. I want to see Chief Zhou. I am willing to work for the Eighth Route Army!"
Li Yunlong seemed to be moved by Zhang Lindong's miserable wailing, so he turned back and said: "I tell you, the nature of your matter is very serious. If this was done by my 16th brigade officers and soldiers, they would be shot without any hesitation!"
"But since you have a good attitude, I can put in a good word for you with my superiors, and I might be able to treat you leniently then!"
Li Yunlong and Luo Benzhong have been together for a long time. They have not learned any serious ideological work, but their ability to coax and frighten them has gradually improved.
Zhang Lindong was taken out for interrogation alone. Li Yunlong whispered in his ear for a while, and Zhang Lindong's expression changed drastically: "Sir, I am willing to cooperate with your army, but not all my brothers may agree.
If someone among them rebels, bad things will happen!"
"Don't worry, I will make arrangements. You have a good rest first!" Li Yunlong said.
After meeting Zhang Lindong, Li Yunlong was in a good mood. He suddenly thought that if he could make good use of the identity of this group of puppet soldiers, it might have a miraculous effect on the next operations.
The 16th Brigade's combat mission this time was to cut off the 28th Group Army's retreat, but this morning the 16th Brigade's scouts brought back information that there were actually many national troops stationed in Laowangji between Niuwang Lake and Xiaoyangji.
According to the intelligence, the strength of the national army was at least twice as different as the strength of the national army provided by the previous headquarters. Fortunately, Li Yunlong sent a group of people to conduct reconnaissance before the war.
After Luo Ji, the headquarters of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Column, and Zhou Weihan sent out the cavalry regiment, there was only one guard company to protect them, and the others were staff and communication personnel.
Li Yunlong's excited voice came from the walkie-talkie: "Commander ***, the matter has been investigated clearly. The Eighth Route Army soldiers who appeared in Dayangji last night were pretended to be Sun Liangcheng's people, and now they have all been arrested..."
After Zhou Weihan heard Li Yunlong's report, he immediately verbally praised Li Yunlong and then said: "What do you think?"
Li Yunlong said: "According to the latest intelligence from the scouts, there are at least nearly 2,000 national troops in Laowangji. Li Xianzhou's deployment of additional troops here is obviously to ensure the safety of the retreat. I think we can temporarily hold back on this group of national troops. First,
Take down the two Japanese strongholds of Niuwang Lake and Xiaoyangji to deter Lao Wangji's national army, and let's see how Li Xianzhou reacts?"
At this time, Li Xianzhou had led some of the national troops to retreat to Dayangji and join forces with the 81st Division. He was organizing troops to start a fierce battle with the two regiments of the 4th Teaching Brigade occupying the east and north sides, in an attempt to fully occupy the peripheral fortifications and defend them.
"Once our unit launches an offensive against the Japanese stronghold, we will definitely be unable to hide it from Lao Wangji's national army. The news will soon reach Li Xianzhou's ears. Then he has only two choices. One is to abandon Lao Wangji and order the national army to go north to Dayang.
If we gather together, our 16th Brigade can take the opportunity to annihilate them and save us the trouble of attacking them!"
"Secondly, if Li Xianzhou orders Lao Wangji's national army to continue to defend, he must have thought about withdrawing to Huaibei, and our army can continue to conduct field battles with him, which also saves the trouble of attacking Dayangji!"
Li Yunlong's idea was exactly the same as Zhou Weihan's previous move, which was to leave Lao Wang to gather the national army as a bait and continue to mobilize the main force of the national army.
The Hebei-Luyu column has currently cut off the main force of the national army into several groups, but Dayangji not only has a high terrain and has fortifications, but it is difficult to form an effective offensive by just teaching the four brigade and two regiments. In this process, sacrifices are inevitable.
These are all things Zhou Weihan should take into consideration.
"I agree with your idea. The headquarters will immediately send electricity to the 13th Brigade and order it to move south from Kaocheng to reduce the pressure on your department. But there is one thing I need to remind you. The Japanese strongholds are now very different from before. Don't collapse.
Toothless!"
Li Yunlong chuckled: "Please rest assured, *** members, and please rest assured, the column party committee, I already have a good idea. Within two hours, my 16th brigade will capture the Niuwang Lake and Xiaoyangji strongholds!"
After the communication was interrupted, Chief of Staff Zhao Bingzhang said: "I used to hear from comrades that Comrade Li Yunlong is like a fiery person and never sticks to the rules when doing things. Now I feel that the rumors are wrong. Not only is he thoughtful, but he is also strict in doing things!
"
"Don't praise him. Li Yunlong is what he is today because of Comrade Luo's training. In the past, he would have started a quarrel with just two sentences!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Comrade ***, I don't dare to take credit. When Tainan and Lao Li were working together, I had a lot of headaches at first. I could only start working smoothly because of the pressure from you and Political Commissar Zhao!" Luo Benzhong said.
Zhao Bingzhang was secretly surprised. The relationship between the party, government, military and civilian systems in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area was surprisingly harmonious, and internal conflicts were reduced to a minimum. With the Hebei-Shandong-Henan branch as the core, both the work efficiency and the relationship between comrades were unexpectedly good.
good.
There are factional strife within the National Government, and our party also has internal conflicts, but they say it differently. The Shandong base area is the best example. Zhao Bingzhang understands this very well. At one time, it reached the point where Yanzhou's intervention was ineffective.
, and finally many major leaders were transferred back to Yanzhou.
When Zhao Bingzhang was transferred from Shandong to the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Secondary Military Region as Chief of Staff, Zhou Weihan was studying in Yanzhou. As a newcomer with no foundation, Zhao Bingzhang had already anticipated that he would encounter difficulties at work.
Then the expected difficulties did not occur. As the political commissar, Tan Lin set an excellent example and respected his ideas as the chief of staff. Even when the military division was inspected below, the leading cadres of the military division were also very cooperative.
As Zhou Weihan came back from Yanzhou, Zhao Bingzhang knew very well that Zhou Weihan had a very high prestige in the army he had built himself. The comrades below strongly supported him and had deep trust in his superiors, so he became more cautious when dealing with him.
In his observation, he found that although Zhou Weihan also had his own selfish motives, he considered the overall situation and always said whatever he had to say.
The formation of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Column is the best example. Although Zhou Weihan resigned from the Tainan Military Region, his words are still effective. He said that if two regiments were transferred to Hebei, Shandong-Henan and Henan, they could be transferred there, and he almost kept his word on personnel appointments.
It seems that Tan Lin, as political commissar, has no objection to this.
"Lao Luo, Lao Wang, I think the three of us should review the situation now. I said before that this is a pot of raw rice. If it doesn't taste good, it will cause stomach upset!" Zhou Weihan said.
Under Zhou Weihan's greeting, the three of them stood in front of the map, which clearly marked the specific situation distribution of the Eighth Route Army, the National Army, and the Japanese Army.
"The map is not as intuitive as the sand table. After this battle is over, the people in the staff office will make sand tables in Yucheng and Huxi areas!"
After Zhou Weihan finished speaking, Zhao Bingzhang nodded immediately.
"There is no need for us to consider the north of the old route of the Yellow River. The fortifications our army built there were enough to cause the 92nd Army to suffer a bloody blow. I estimate that the 92nd Army has learned about the war in Dayangji by now!"
"At the same time, based on the information reported by the frontline troops, a regiment of the 14th Brigade was ordered to outflank Li Xianzhou from the left wing. Although it escaped Li Xianzhou, it blocked the rear of the enemy's 20th Division. It was only a matter of time before the three regiments of the enemy's 20th Division were eaten up!
"
"The ones that fought against the assault group were the 65th Regiment of the enemy's 22nd Division, the 66th Regiment and most of the supplementary regiments. In this way, the only ones who followed Li Xianzhou to withdraw were the team directly under his group army headquarters and the 64th Regiment of the enemy's 22nd Division. In total, the combat troops were at
About 4,000 people.”
"According to this inference, those who originally stayed in Dayangji should be the enemy's 81st Division. Perhaps the national army stationed in Laowangji is also the 81st Division, so now there are at least tens of thousands of people in Dayangji!"
Whether it is the Eighth Route Army or the National Army, the personnel establishment is highly confidential. Once the enemy learns the specific personnel establishment, it is easy to suffer heavy losses on the battlefield.
What Zhou Weihan said was partly based on deductions based on battlefield information, and partly based on intelligence previously obtained by Eighth Route Army intelligence workers within the 28th Army.
"Previously, we were a little optimistic about the situation. We have to move quickly. We can't wait for Li Xianzhou to make another move. We immediately contact the cavalry regiment to speed up, make a detour from the south side of the battlefield, and flank the group of national troops who are fighting with the assault regiment.
The belly and back, while protecting the supplies!"
"What Li Yunlong said before makes some sense, but it still needs some consideration. The 92nd Army is a direct descendant of the Central Army and was brought out by Li Xianzhou. He will never abandon this elite force. At the moment, Li Xianzhou will never dare to continue to lead the army northward. He can only
He was able to give the 92nd Army a retreat order, and then he led his headquarters to stand firm in Dayangji until the 92nd Army came to join them. At the same time, Lao Wangji’s group of national troops may not be able to move easily!"
The situation on the battlefield is always changing rapidly, so the planned deployment should be changed in time. Zhou Weihan said to the two of them: "What do you think?"
Hearing this, Zhao Bingzhang said: "After analysis by the Communist Party members, I think Li Xianzhou may still have the idea of continuing to compete with our army. At present, he is teaching the fourth brigade to contain the main strength of Dayang Ji's national army, so that although Li Xianzhou has a chance to breathe, he is still unable to fight.
We dare not dispatch troops to support the battlefield on the northern side, so we can only concentrate on dealing with the Fourth Teaching Brigade!"
"But the Fourth Brigade can't do anything to the Dayang National Army. The enemy and we can only contain each other, but this is a good thing for us. The cavalry regiment is a new force. Once the cavalry regiment joins the battlefield, it can accelerate the change of the battlefield situation!"
"After our army devours the national army north of Dayangji, our army will have an advantage in terms of strength and time!"
Zhou Weihan smiled after hearing this: "I want to go with you. You still have to eat this meal one bite at a time. Only when you are full can you have the strength to do the next one!"
Luo Benzhong on the side said: "I have an idea. I'm afraid it's not safe to teach the Fourth Brigade. It just so happens that the local front detachment led by Comrade Cheng Qiwu is about to arrive. It can be responsible for the transportation of the local armed forces and the main force. We don't want to launch an attack on the front.
, I just want to increase my momentum and scare Li Xianzhou from moving!"
Zhou Weihan clapped his hands: "That's great. They say three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang. If the three of us get together, can Li Xianzhou still escape?"
"Go immediately to convey the order to the 13th Brigade, the Cavalry Regiment and the front team!" Zhou Weihan finally said: "I'm afraid Li Yunlong will have to get up early to catch a late meeting!"
Zhou Weihan actually had a headache. He arranged Li Yunlong's 16th Brigade north of the Longhai Railway. He indeed had great expectations for the 16th Brigade. However, other troops participating in the war were currently fighting fiercely, and Li Yunlong might not even be able to get hot food in the end.
"It's okay. Comrade Li Yunlong himself proposed that the 16th Brigade should stand still for the time being, which shows that he is a good and conscious comrade!" Zhao Bingzhang praised.
Zhou Weihan and Luo Benzhong looked at each other and said to themselves, "You still don't understand Li Yunlong. The reason why he stood still was because he wanted to make a fortune."