Listening to the doubtful words of his adjutant, the colonel could only smile bitterly and shake his head: "You may not know yet, but they now not only have airplanes, but also the latest American fighter jets. A few days ago, they dispatched a fleet of aircraft to transport the city to Yuncheng. The Japanese airfield was blown up to the ground."
"These old haters are getting tougher and tougher now. When they report back to the war zone this time, I heard from the war zone commander that this time the Americans gave them hundreds of planes in the form of loans, nǎinǎi Yes, after several efforts by the Military Commission, the Americans agreed to give us 100 fighter jets, which will not be available until next year."
"But *** gave these people hundreds of aircraft at once, and it sounds like they were given at extremely cheap prices. I really don't know whether we represent the Chinese government in the eyes of Americans, or they, hundreds of new aircraft. Fighter, I didn’t even say hello before, I just told the Chongqing Military Commission afterwards.”
"What's even more irritating is that the loan to buy the plane is still on our heads, and it is directly deducted from the aid given to us by the Americans. Because of this matter, Chong Qing is almost going crazy. I heard that a military commission member of mine who came to inspect the war zone After meeting classmates, the chairman of the committee personally went to the U.S. ambassador to negotiate several times, trying to get these planes over, but the Americans directly replied that all planes had been delivered."
"Nǎinǎi, we have been putting off buying a few airplanes for a long time, but now it's better. We rushed to deliver them to people almost in vain. The delivery speed is very fast, and the procedures are even delivered first and then fulfilled. Listen to these batches Many of the planes are in-service planes drawn from the US military, and all of them are the latest aircraft. It’s really irritating to see how many people there are.”
Here, the colonel sighed and said: "It's no wonder. Who allowed us to fight? I heard that they fought hard in the Northeast for several months and ate up several Japanese divisions in one breath. It's no wonder that the Americans look at us differently. We If they had this ability, the Americans would have already given them equipment, and they would still beg others to use it."
The adjutant was a little disapproving of the colonel's words and said: "Sir, they can't brag by eating several divisions at once. With their fire sticks and big blades, there are at most a few 38-style weapons in the Northeast. With the few troops we have, they can still fight better than our Central Army."
Regarding the adjutant's somewhat disapproving words, the colonel frowned and said, "Do you think the Americans are like the Chongqing Military Commission? They are so easy to fool. Whether they are Americans or Russians, they are not the ones who don't let go of eagles when they see rabbits." , let me tell you, one of their military observation groups is now in the Northeast."
"Because of this matter, the Chairman of the General Assembly almost had to withdraw his boss, and a group of Americans swaggered away to Yan'an under our noses, including an assistant to the Army Attaché from the U.S. Embassy in China. Their so-called omnipotent military commander actually doesn’t know anything about it.”
"I heard that the Chairman's temper has been very bad these days. All the senior generals in the attendant's room and the audience have been scolded. It's no wonder that the Chairman is angry. In order to win the aid of the Americans, our mouths are almost dry and we have exhausted all our efforts. For the sake of thinking, the Americans generously gave us two loans and did not provide us with the equipment we urgently needed. It would be better to go there, but the Americans rushed to repay the money."
Here, the colonel stopped talking and said: "Let's stop chatting here and report the situation here to the theater commander's department. I hope the theater commander can still have time to adjust the deployment and don't let Chong Qing's plan fail. Otherwise, You and I can't escape just a single charge of negligence. If the Chairman is further provoked, it will be you and me who will be unlucky."
Yang Zhen naturally ignored the worries of the two liaison officers. On the way back to the military headquarters, Yang Zhen said directly to the commander: "Order all units to start gathering at twelve o'clock tonight. The old one on the eastern front The regiment must withdraw to Yunling Military Headquarters before midnight today. A meeting of cadres above the regiment will be held tomorrow afternoon. After the meeting, an action plan will be issued. At midnight tomorrow night, the entire army will start setting off on time."
In response to Yang Zhen's words, the army commander did not express his position, but nodded silently. Unlike his predecessor who hesitated more due to political considerations, although this new party and government leader is much younger, there is no trace of him. He has the arrogance of a successful young man, but his style is very decisive and decisive.
After only a few days of contact, he found that this young man, who was almost the same age as his nephew, found it difficult to change once he decided something. Facing this young but powerful partner who was extremely difficult to fool, he had been subjected to many mistakes before. The commander of the attack naturally knows what to do.
After returning to the military headquarters, facing a situation with no room for retreat, the two of them split up according to the previous plan. Yang Zhen immediately began to arrange all the final arrangements for the evacuation, especially the arrangements for the troops left to fight guerrillas. The commander then began to deploy troops and generals according to the plan, especially the concentration of troops.
They were all old troops. Faced with the sudden concentration order from the military headquarters, the various ministries in southern Anhui did not panic at all. They quickly moved from their respective stations to the location of the military headquarters, concentrated, and faced off against the 108th Division of the Third Theater Zone on the eastern front. After receiving the order, the old regiment left two companies to pretend to be the main force and returned on time at a forced march speed.
After the troops were assembled, Yang Zhen did not do any political mobilization. He directly announced the northward withdrawal route and order at a meeting of cadres above the entire regiment. After Yang Zhen announced the completion of the northern withdrawal route, all the cadres at the regiment level and above who attended the meeting listened to the instructions. The retreat route turned out to be the unexpected southern route, instead of the eastern route that had been negotiating with the Third War Zone these days. They couldn't help but look at this young new political commissar who was still unfamiliar to them in surprise.
Looking at the cadres at all levels with different expressions after listening to his announcement of the northward withdrawal route, Yang Zhen did not give any explanation. He just emphasized that the troops must strictly obey orders in all actions during the operation. Military issues are the responsibility of the commander. You are responsible for the rest, and at the same time, all troops are required to be more vigilant when marching.
Once encountering so-called friendly forces interception, be sure not to fire the first shot. However, if the other party fires first, then you must respond to the battle with all your strength under the command of the military headquarters in accordance with the requirements of the respective plans, never be timid, and once the fighting begins, you must Beat the opponent thoroughly.
As his first real appearance in front of all the troops in southern Anhui, Yang Zhen did not give a long speech. Instead, just like when he was in Northeast China, he spoke very briefly and made his demands clear in a few words. The cadres below had not had time to finish recording. He has finished speaking here.
Not only did the new political commissar speak very briefly, but he also required other cadres to speak briefly. At the meeting, each person should not speak for more than five minutes. This new political commissar's style made him accustomed to the leaders of all levels in meetings. Cadres at all levels who gave long speeches couldn't help but feel refreshed. However, although this political commissar's speech was brief, every sentence was to the point.
This mobilization meeting for the northern evacuation was extremely short. In the past, the meeting took two or three hours, but this time it ended in less than an hour. After the meeting, other cadres went to the army commander in batches to receive their respective evacuation plans. Different, Yang Zhen's place is very clean.
Only after the main force withdrew, Du Jianqiu, Chief of Staff of the New Third Regiment, served as the leader of the newly established Jiangsu-Anhui Border Guerrilla Detachment, and Xiang Yongzhang, Deputy Chief of the Organization Section of the Third Detachment as Political Commissar, Yang Zhen only stayed and persisted in southern Anhui. The army cadres were interviewed. As for the former deputy secretary of the Southern Anhui Special Committee who stayed to reorganize the Southern Anhui Special Committee who left with the army, the deputy secretary of the Southeast Bureau in charge of local work was interviewed.
The choice of Du Jianqiu and Xiang Yongzhang to stay was finally finalized by Yang Zhen after going through the military personnel files in detail. Du Jianqiu and Xiang Yongzhang are both veteran Red Army soldiers who have experienced three years of guerrilla warfare and have rich experience in guerrilla warfare. , and not only have rich experience in military struggle, but also have an extremely firm political stance. Yang Zhen believes that they are the right candidates to keep them.
Looking at the two people sitting in front of him, who had already learned about their missions from the deputy chief of staff of the army before the meeting, and looked serious, Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Comrade Jianqiu, Comrade Yongzhang, this time the military department decided It was a matter of careful consideration for the two of you to stay and persevere after the troops in southern Anhui retreated north, but now I want to hear your own thoughts."
Here, Yang Zhen paused and said: "I know that given the current situation in southern Anhui, it would be cruel to leave you here, but as an important support point for our army's military struggle in the south of the Yangtze River, Wannan completely gives up on the development of our army in the entire south of the Yangtze River. It’s a great loss.”
"Completely abandoning southern Anhui and persisting in southern Anhui will cause the army to lose an important support and become completely alone. Therefore, after careful consideration, the military has decided to leave a capable armed force in southern Anhui. This is not to abandon you, but to The decision was made based on the development of the situation.”
"You are all veterans who have experienced three years of guerrilla war. You know better than me what it means to stay. If you stay in southern Anhui, you will not only face the suppression of the Japanese and puppet troops, but also face the attacks of the so-called friendly forces around us, so Now I'll give you a chance to choose. If you really don't want to stay, I can change you."
Du Jianqiu and Xiang Yongzhang listened to Yang Zhen's words, but looked at each other and said without any hesitation: "Political Commissar, we are all veterans. We have no idea about keeping us here and will obey orders resolutely. Commander, please rest assured that we will be able to persevere and wait for the day when the main force returns to southern Anhui."
Regarding the two people's statements, Yang Zhen did not answer them immediately. Instead, he opened the map and said: "In view of the current situation, the army can only leave you with five companies of troops. Our army in southern Anhui has been too busy due to previous work. Passivity has caused our army to be compressed into a narrow area with a width of less than 100 kilometers from north to south and a depth of less than 50 kilometers from east to west, and there is no local armed force that you can rely on."
"Within such a narrow range, your room for action is very limited, and there are tens of thousands of troops from seven divisions in the Third War Zone around you. Therefore, after the main force leaves, the situation you face will be extremely difficult, and the local party organizations are also rebuilding.
You have limited foundations to rely on. If you stay in southern Anhui, you must be prepared to endure hardship and even sacrifice."