The reason why other leaders who followed the military operations opposed the military commander's original choice to change the route and go directly to Nanyi Lake was that they were worried that they would not be able to recruit a sufficient number of ferries in a short time. In the battle of Shuiyangjiang, although Zhongyijiu's defense was broken through
, but the whereabouts of the main force have also been exposed.
If there are not enough ferries, the troops can only cross the lake in batches. In this way, the troops, which are already insufficient in strength, can only be further dispersed. Once each batch of troops crossing the lake loses its size, it will be easy for others to take advantage of them.
And the time to cross the lake will be very long.
Once the second guerrilla zone reacts and before sending troops to return for reinforcements, the most dispersed troops will be unable to complete the crossing and will encounter catastrophe. It doesn’t take much. The second guerrilla zone only needs to deploy one on the east bank of the lake.
Brigade, you can eat up the extremely dispersed troops one by one. Attack halfway, even a fool will choose this best tactic.
But beyond everyone's expectations, the military commander collected ferries that could cross half of the military headquarters and the main force in a short period of time, leaving those who had previously opposed no excuses. As for the enemy situation that may be encountered during the crossing,
No one took it to heart. As long as the troops crossing the lake were large-scale, even if they encountered the enemy after crossing the lake, it would not have much impact.
Although Nanyi Lake is not out of the control range of the Second Guerrilla Zone of the Third War Zone, it has a significant advantage when crossing it, that is, there is no interception by Japanese gunboats. Except for Shuiyang River, Nanyi Lake has no major connection with the Yangtze River.
River communication. The Shuiyang River Basin is the only waterway in and out of Nanyi Lake from the Yangtze River, but it is basically controlled by the Third War Zone. It is impossible for Japanese warships to enter Nanyi Lake.
Without the obstruction of the well-equipped gunboats of the Japanese and puppet troops, the commander was not afraid even if they were encountered on the lake by the few patrol boats using wooden sailboats in the second guerrilla zone. Before crossing, the commander followed the same instructions as before with Yang Zhen
After discussing how to deal with the unexpected situation, we specially designated the old regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness in the fleet and set up a convoy. All the heavy machine guns and grenade launchers were allocated to the old regiment.
During the crossing, all the light and heavy machine guns were loaded with bullets and placed on the bow. All the grenades were unscrewed and the safety covers were pulled out. Once encountering the enemy, the enemy used fire suppression first to cover the main fleet.
Rush out. As long as we cross Nanyi Lake safely before the main force of the second guerrilla zone returns, there will be no force that can stop the Wannan troops from moving northward on the rest of the way.
At a small fishing pier in the reeds north of Mocun, the military commander held up his binoculars and looked at the first fleet of boats crossing the lake that was getting further away, and then turned to look at the operations section chief next to him.
He said: "You haven't contacted the political commissar yet? Tell the Communications Department that no matter what method they use, they must contact the political commissar for me."
Looking at the commander who now looked a little more energetic compared to the previous Xiao Suo, Li Zhigao, the combat section chief next to him, said: "Commander, why did you think of coming to Nanyi Lake? I am really convinced. In such a short time
, you can get so many ships at once. You knew in advance that the Japanese army would definitely be dispatched, so you made preparations in advance. Commander, you have such a long-term vision."
Regarding Li Zhigao's words, the army commander shook his head and said: "This is not my pre-arrangement, but the political commissar has made preparations in advance. When the two of us were studying the northward retreat route, he thought of a lot. Regarding
We have made preparations for all possible accidents along the way.”
"Before the political commissar was transferred, he had drawn up a number of contingency plans based on the different terrains and enemy situations on several routes. This trip to Nanyi Lake was because the political commissar was tired after our army might have fought for a long time and encountered the Japanese army.
One of the contingency plans that may put us in danger."
"Although our military political commissar is young, his thoughtfulness, meticulousness and down-to-earth work are rare in my many years of service in the army. Although he was successful at a young age, he became the commander-in-chief of hundreds of thousands of troops at a young age. But he is not like ordinary young people.
Impetuous. I am far inferior to him at his age. It is definitely not an accident that he can achieve such results in the Northeast."
Having said this, the army commander sighed slightly, as if to Li Zhigao beside him, but also to himself: "What a young and promising political commissar, what a young hero. How can our army have such a young but talented young general?"
, the good fortune of our army and the good fortune of the Chinese nation.”
Li Zhigao did not answer the army commander's words and could not answer. When the new political commissar arrived in Wannan and took office, Li Zhigao was honestly a little unconvinced. He served as the chief of the operations section of the New Fourth Army when he was only twenty-seven years old.
I already feel like I have achieved success as a teenager.
But this new military political commissar in his twenties was actually one year younger than himself. When he joined the Red Army in 1929, he was still studying. Although during the Red Army period, many division cadres
They are not very old. They served as military and political commissars in their twenties, and they even served as division commanders in their teens. Political commissars are not new.
However, at the tender age of more than 20 years old, he served as the commander of the Northeast Military Region, the political commissar of the New Fourth Army, the commander-in-chief of a strategic area, and had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals under his command. The troops in his hands were larger than the three front armies combined during the Red Army. The most important thing is
He is a man who is extremely well-equipped in the army, and he is the only one in the whole army.
He joined the Red Army at the age of fourteen and made many military exploits. He was highly regarded at a young age, and he already felt that he was outstanding during his time in the Red Army. But compared with this 38-style cadre in his eyes, Li Zhigao was
I feel that the experience I was so proud of back then is nothing.
But after Yang Zhen arrived, he was convinced by his low-key but unswerving way of working. It wasn't the large amount of ammunition and equipment he brought, but the iron-fisted methods he showed, clean and tidy.
, never procrastinate at all. Once you make up your mind, you will never procrastinate in your work style.
The previous deputy commander, who was actually the political commissar, had been procrastinating and not taking action to move north. When the new political commissar came, he not only formulated a detailed plan in a few days, but also analyzed the enemy situation that he might encounter.
It is extremely detailed. Various plans have been made for possible accidents.
As the chief of the operations section, many of the plans for these actions were customized by Li Zhigao with the participation of two of the best staff members in the staff office. During the formulation process, he discovered that this young political commissar was definitely not what he seemed on the surface.
It's so simple. The thinking is clear, and the vision is extremely broad. The most important thing is that the mind is extremely delicate, and the use of troops is combined with the right and strange, and it can even be described as unconstrained.
The mere appearance of these pre-prepared ships in Nanyi Lake shows the careful thinking of the political commissar. No matter which northward evacuation route is chosen, although the vast Nanyi Lake is relatively safe, it is something the military is trying to avoid.
It is because it is not easy to recruit ferries temporarily, and the troops are too scattered when crossing, and they are easily attacked by the enemy halfway across.
They were even more worried that the Second Guerrilla Zone would seize all the ships and not be able to collect ferries at all. But they thought that the political commissar had already made arrangements in advance and used funds to secretly collect a number of ferries. Although the number was not enough to transport the troops at once
All transportation has been completed, but at least two main regiments of troops can be transported in one batch.
This ensures that both the troops that have crossed the lake and those that have not yet crossed the lake have enough strength to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the enemy. In addition to the hundreds of small but numerous ferries captured along the Shuiyang River,
Enough to transport the general's personnel across the lake.
In less than a month, Li Zhigao, who was in the Operations Section of the Military Department, turned from being unconvinced with Yang Zhen to being convinced. Coupled with the scene by the lake, he lost his temper even more. He should have been
The Chief of Operations thought of this, but he never thought of going directly to Nanyi Lake when necessary. The young political commissar thought of it.
Seeing the first batch of fleets drifting away, the commander put down his binoculars and turned around, only to see Li Zhigao in a daze. He said somewhat angrily: "Xiao Li, why don't you go to the communications department and ask?"
Have you contacted the political commissar? I don’t know how the political commissar is doing and whether he is out of danger.”
Hearing the somewhat angry words of the military commander, Li Zhigao said quickly: "Commander, I would like to ask for permission to change the radio station to a higher-power one? The power of the five-watt radio station is too small, and the political commissar doesn't know where he is now. Moreover,
They must be in a mountainous area now with complex terrain. The radio signal is greatly interfered with. With low-power radio stations, it is even more difficult to communicate."
"The political commissar taught the Communications Department some methods of using low-power radios over long distances before. But the Communications Department always couldn't figure it out. There is a vast plain here, and there is no pole that is too long to erect an antenna. The strength of the signal,
It is directly related to the length of the antenna. You can use a ground wire, but the communications department doesn't know how to use it."
"It's not that the methods taught by the political commissar don't work, but they are too advanced. The staff officers in our communications department and confidentiality department have limited technical capabilities. It was okay when the political commissar was there, but now that the political commissar is gone, we can't always figure it out.
The line is also down, but it just can't reach the communication distance of the political commissar at that time. The gap between military commanders is really too big, and our communications department has never heard of the political commissar's stuff."
"Now our radio station can only hear the constant calls from the political commissar, but there is no response. Obviously the other party cannot receive our signal. The power of the five-watt radio station is too small, and the terrain there is very complicated and the mountains are high.
Lin Mi, the signal is greatly affected. In addition, the power of the radio station is small, so it is normal for the political commissar and the others to be unable to receive the signal."
"Commander, the situation with the political commissar is very complicated. Judging from the enemy situation around us, it is obvious that the political commissar has attracted most of the enemy troops south. In particular, almost all the main forces in the second guerrilla zone have been attracted to Ningguo.
It can be said that the enemy situation within our borders and around us has been fundamentally alleviated."
"It's just the political commissar's side. I don't know what's going on. There were only two battalions on the front line of Xingtan before we left. I don't know if the Secret Service Group and the Teaching Corps have joined them. There's also the Third Regiment. I don't know what's going on.
After they were separated from the main force, they didn't know if they could get rid of the 52nd Division."
"I wonder if we should turn on a high-power radio station and contact the political commissars. We have basically escaped from the encirclement of the third war zone. There is no big enemy situation around us. The situation is no longer the same as that in the mountainous area south of Xuancheng.
It’s different. Should we turn on a high-power radio station?”