Seeing that Yang Zhen was a little angry, Zhang Zixiong did not dare to argue anymore and went back to his residence to rest according to Yang Zhen's order. Seeing that Zhang Zixiong finally chose to obey the order, Li Mingbo breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid of this kid's stubbornness. He is as stubborn as ever. This boy was deeply influenced by Xiao Huzi.
After working next to Yang Zhen, Zhang Zixiong and Xiao Huzi stayed together for a full month. When Zhang Zixiong took over his job, Xiao Huzi taught him almost all his experience intact. Even his stubbornness His temper was also passed on to Zhang Zixiong. He knew Yang Zhen's unique character very well.
Li Mingbo, who came from a family of martial arts and joined the army in Weihe, was one of the first batch of veterans in the reconnaissance battalion directly under the military region. Before being transferred to work beside Yang Zhen, he originally served as the company commander in the reconnaissance battalion directly under the military region. It was the famous battle of the reconnaissance battalion directly under the military region. A hero and a top trainer. His skills are no worse than Li Mingrui's. Especially his unique skill of piercing Yang with a hundred steps, even Yang Zhen can only regard him as a tie.
After learning that Yang Zhen intended to transfer Xiao Huzi to the army, Guo Bingxun personally found Li Mingrui and specially selected him from the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region that had just completed the upgrade to serve as Yang Zhen's personal guard platoon leader. As Yang Zhen's disciple and A die-hard admirer, after learning that he would be transferred to work next to No. 1, Lee Myung-bak was not at all dissatisfied with being demoted. On the contrary, in the envious eyes of his comrades around him, he rushed to the headquarters to report on the same day and immediately put into guard training.
When Lee Myung-bak received guard training, he did it together with Zhang Zixiong. However, as a dispersed member of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, especially Zhang Zixiong who came from the Eighth Army, the political trial lasted much longer than him. If Yang Zhen hadn't insisted, those who knew him would have The commander-in-chief insisted that the Northeast Bureau really would not agree to let him serve as Yang Zhen's guard.
Although Zhang Zixiong's skills far meet the needs of security work. But as a guard, especially a guard for senior commanders, the most important thing is loyalty and reliability besides skill. As a member of the Anti-Japanese War, he is also a bandit. Zhang Zixiong, who was born in an aristocratic family, could not get into the eyes of some leaders of the Northeast Bureau for this reason.
But this does not prevent Li Mingbo, who is Zhang Zixiong's direct superior, from liking him. As for Li Mingbo, Zhang Zixiong is only a few years younger than him, but he has good marksmanship and is very capable of catching, scooping and fighting. Lee Myung-bak still likes him very much. Of course, he is a bit stubborn and has a bad temper.
As one of the first batch of trainees, and one of Yang Zhen’s now few personal disciples, Li Mingbo is naturally very clear about Yang Zhen’s uncompromising character. During the training, Yang Zhen eliminated a group of people with just one sentence. , he still remembers it fresh. When Zhang Zixiong didn't want to carry out the order, Li Mingbo was really worried that he would make Yang Zhen angry.
Yang Zhen naturally knew the thoughts of Li Mingbo who was relieved. But for Yang Zhen, there were some things that he did not need to explain. Although Li Mingbo could be regarded as his apprentice, he had only seen his serious side. He His true character cannot be truly understood until he has been in contact with him for a while.
After Yang Zhen had a simple breakfast, he failed to go to the third branch of Kangxi University in Yan'an to give a lecture according to the itinerary originally arranged by the central government. After all, he did not take the GAZ bulletproof car, but only took an ordinary car. Yang Zhen, who was on his way to the Anti-Japanese University in a GAZ5 car, was urgently recalled to the Central Committee.
When Yang Zhen, who had returned from the call, arrived at the chairman's office, he found that the chairman and the commander-in-chief were all there. Seeing Yang Zhen come in, the chairman said straight to the point: "Comrade Yang Zhen, the central government has temporarily changed your schedule this time. I just want to ask you what you think of the current situation in southern Anhui."
Hearing the chairman's words, Yang Zhen was slightly startled: "Chairman, fellow chiefs, I am in the Northeast, and I don't know much about the situation on the battlefield inside the pass. Especially about the situation in southern Anhui, I know very little. Without the right to investigate, I can't speak. Quan. I don’t know the situation there and I can’t express my opinion.”
Perhaps he had expected Yang Zhen to say this. The commander-in-chief pointed to a military map on the wall of the chairman's office and a pile of enemy intelligence reports on the table: "It has been prepared for you a long time ago. On this map Everything is clearly marked. The situation of the twenty-odd people there is also very detailed in the enemy situation report."
"Comrade Yang Zhen, this time the central government is eager to change your original schedule and call you back because it wants you to provide a reference opinion for the central government to make a decision. The situation in southern Anhui is very complicated. The longer it is delayed, the more likely it will be. It is developing in a direction that is not good for us.
"Although you have been in the Northeast for a long time and do not understand the situation in southern Anhui, you have rich practical experience and are especially good at large-scale combat. The central government hopes that you can put forward a solution to the problem based on your experience. This is very important for the safety of the New Fourth Army. Important." When the always amiable commander-in-chief told the reason why the central government urgently recalled him, the expression on his face was quite serious.
Looking at the commander-in-chief's expression, Yang Zhen thought for a moment and then said: "Chairman, boss, I hope you can give me half a day to study it. If I just look at the map and the enemy situation briefing and draw a conclusion, that is It is irresponsible to the New Fourth Army and our cause."
In response to Yang Zhen's reply, the chairman, the boss, and the several leaders present looked at each other, thought for a moment and nodded: "Comrade Yang Zhen, we agree with your opinion and will give you half a day. However, you must not only scoop up We should not only give opinions on how to solve the problem, but also find ways to solve the problem.”
Having said this, the chairman pondered for a moment and then said: "This method of solving the problem should not be solved from the perspective of bystanders. You have to propose it from the perspective of a senior commander of the New Fourth Army, no, from the perspective of the actual commander of the entire New Fourth Army. Come out. From now on, you must regard yourself as the commander of the New Fourth Army."
"Comrade Yang Zhen, we hope you will consider it carefully. Whether the matter in southern Anhui can be resolved smoothly is not only related to the life and death of our heroic troops who have been persisting in the arduous guerrilla war for three years in the south. It is also related to a large number of outstanding members of our army. Whether the cadres can escape safely. Also, the safety of the large number of intellectuals gathered at the New Fourth Army headquarters."
When the Chairman asked Yang Zhen to propose a solution to the current predicament in southern Anhui from the perspective of being the supreme commander of the New Fourth Army, Yang Zhen couldn't help but be stunned. Thinking of the central government's previous adjustments to the actual work of the current New Fourth Army commander, Yang Zhen suddenly Understood something.
Feeling something, Yang Zhen did not directly answer the chairman's words. He just nodded solemnly, stepped forward to scoop up the map and enemy information report that the chairman's secretary had picked up, and saluted the chairman and several leaders with a standard military salute. Later, he returned to his temporary residence.
Back at his residence, Yang Zhen asked Li Mingbo to close the door of his cave, and after repeatedly telling no one to disturb him, he spread out the map on the kang. However, Yang Zhen was not in a hurry to read the map first as usual, but opened the enemy situation report. , first carefully read the situation between the enemy and ourselves around southern Anhui analyzed in the bulletin.
After reading the report on the enemy's situation, although later generations had a certain understanding of the tragedy of the enemy fighting against each other, Yang Zhen couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. He didn't understand that the New Fourth Army What are the main commanders thinking now?
According to the current situation in southern Anhui, the military headquarters is stationed in a small basin, and the directly affiliated troops and various units are scattered. In addition, there is a lack of radio stations, and the means of communication with each other are very backward. And the surrounding area where the military headquarters is located is full of mountains and forests. There are dense mountains and ridges with huge relative differences.
This kind of terrain seems to be surrounded by barriers and looks very safe. In fact, this kind of terrain is not in a favorable situation for a side with weak equipment, especially one with poor attack ability. In wartime, as long as the enemy forces occupy the surrounding area, The commanding heights will create a situation of catching turtles in a urn.
The Qingge River, which flows through the military headquarters, is a mountainous river. Yang Zhen, who has been fighting in the high mountains of the Northeast for two years, knows the nature of this kind of river very well. This kind of river originates from the mountainous area, and the main stream is also in the mountainous area. The river usually seems to have a gentle flow and is extremely easy to ford. However, during heavy rains, the water volume of this kind of river often swells due to water leakage in the mountain and forest areas. In fact, the entire military headquarters in Yunling itself is in a state of being overwhelmed. Under the condition of division.
Especially when non-combatants from agencies, schools, and even various groups account for a large proportion, the number of actual combat troops is not large, there is a lack of heavy weapons, and the surrounding enemy situation is serious. This situation is very important for any army. All of which are extremely disadvantageous.
It's just that Yang Zhen is hesitant. For the current army commander who was once a famous general in the Northern Expedition and a top student from Baoding, he will not be unaware of the disadvantages of this terrain. Even if he is only a nominal army commander with no real power, he cannot make a decision. The headquarters of the military. But the deputy commander is also a person who has experienced the test of three years of guerrilla warfare, so he will understand.
Even if the east can support the battle in southern Jiangsu and the north can cross the Yangtze River to join the troops in southern Anhui, its strategic position is important. But for the brain of an army surrounded by powerful enemies, this kind of terrain has extremely narrow room for maneuver. They are all very inappropriate.
Yang Zhen, who had never been to southern Anhui and did not know much about the terrain there, had some unexplained doubts in his heart after looking at the map. But for him, it is not important to know the truth now. In the end, What is important is how to formulate a detailed escape plan for the New Fourth Army headquarters that is already in a dangerous state in accordance with the requirements of the Central Committee.
While Yang Zhen looked at the map, he carefully compared it with the contents of the enemy report. Whether it was the surrounding enemy and enemy situations marked on the map, or the locations of the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops and the garrison in the third theater written on the enemy report. .Yang Zhen knew that these were obtained by the central government with great pains.
Although there are many places where the writing is still vague, such as the strength, equipment and combat effectiveness of the various units deployed in southern Anhui in the third theater, many places are only briefly mentioned. And whether the opponent will make up his mind to solve it militarily In terms of judgment, Yang Zhen also felt that the central government's judgment made a big mistake.
The more he looked at the map, the tighter Yang Zhen's brows furrowed. The drawing pen he held in his hand did not fall down. Yang Zhen, who was used to making plans, was silent for a long time, and finally closed the map. Waiting for him to enter the chairman's office. When he arrived, the map in his hand was still blank.