After hearing Yang Zhen's plan to abandon the original plan to move to the Tianmu Mountains and reach Liyang via Sanxi, Jingde, and Ningguo, he instead followed the 88th Army stationed in the 32nd Army Headquarters in Jixi and the original stationed in Nanling to
Between the two defense areas of the 25th Army in Xuancheng. A new plan to go north.
Even though this army commander had been on the battlefield for many years, he couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this. In everyone's eyes, Yang Zhen's new idea of forcing his way through the gap between the two armies was a risky move.
You know that if you are blocked and pursued by soldiers, you will be in a more dangerous situation than now.
Although all two divisions of the 25th Army have been dispatched, their military headquarters are still stationed in Xuancheng. The headquarters of the 32nd Army is stationed in Ningguo. There is also the 88th Army with two divisions nearby. And Ningguo
Edom does not include the three divisions and one column of the Hunan Army's elite 28th Army stationed on the Xiaofeng line under the First Guerrilla Zone.
The front lines of Liyang, Langxi and Guangde alone were stationed with two divisions from the Second Guerrilla Zone, a brigade and a column, as well as some loyalist rescuers. The commander-in-chief of the Second Guerrilla Zone was an old enemy of the New Fourth Army.
If he found that the southern Anhui team was moving close to his defense zone, he would never stand by and watch indifferently when there was already a big fight.
Once you cross the Huihe River and head directly to the northeast, you are likely to face a three-sided attack. If you add the strength of the Japanese Fifteenth Division and the puppet appeasement second regiment stationed in Fanchang, Wuhu, and Gaochun, choose
This route can even be described as being besieged on all sides.
Seeing the commander's hesitation, Yang Zhen, who understood what he was hesitating about, smiled and said: "Commander, when I was in the Northeast, I always asked my subordinates to have reverse thinking. Because this route is almost
There is no chance of death. That’s why I want to choose this route.”
"We have now publicly broken up with the Third War Zone and started fighting. And Ningguo is the throat of southern Anhui. It is also the rear of the Third War Zone. If we take this route, we will be attacked from three sides. This is the average person's opinion.
.So most people would not think that our army would not choose this route after breaking through."
"The Jingde direction southward from here is located in the Tianmu Mountains. It is also a weak area in the Third War Zone. Once we are pursued and intercepted, we can break out in any direction along the Tianmu Mountains. For us, it should be the most suitable. This is also
The reason why the Third Theater District urgently deployed the 62nd Division to march westward."
"When there are many military commanders, the route that seems safer is actually the most unsafe. Just because it seems the safest, there will be people plotting against you along the way. Everything you can think of, others have already figured out. And many of them
At that time, it seems that the most dangerous route may be the safest. This is what I call reverse thinking. Find their loopholes and then do the opposite. For more and faster chapters, please come. The Art of War has clouds
:This is the meaning of the deceitful way of a soldier."
"The 52nd and 108th divisions belonging to the 25th Army in Xuancheng have all been dispatched. And they are all deployed as the main force. The 88th Army currently stationed in Ningguo is a motley crew among the motley crew.
The combat and equipment are extremely poor. They are incomparable to the Central Army."
"And there is no fundamental conflict with our army. They will not go to great lengths to intercept our army. The most important thing is that as a miscellaneous army, they are afraid of being swallowed up by the Central Army or used as a shield and scapegoat by the Central Army. Since The awareness of security is very deep and strong.”
"These miscellaneous armies have a deep awareness of the Central Army's precautions. Even if Shangguan Yunxiang ordered them to intercept our army, I am afraid that they will not contribute much in terms of their efforts. If compared to the Central Army, let's talk about the 144th Division and the New 7th Division. A division is a miscellaneous force. Then the 88th Army, which only has one newly formed 21st Division, is a miscellaneous force."
"Compared to the 144th Division, which is the elite of the Sichuan Army. Its equipment and combat effectiveness are absolutely top-notch in the Sichuan Army, and the New 7th Division, which was formed by the direct troops of the Sichuan Army. This division was formed by the defeated generals of the Sichuan Army in the civil war and gathered old troops. It has only two troops. The Eighty-eighth Army of the Fourth Brigade Regiment is even more wary of each other than the Central Army. I think this Eighty-eighth Army will never fight to the death."
"What's more, Shangguan Yunxiang's 32nd Army Headquarters is stationed in Ningguo. He still retains the 88th Army to escort him. If we enter Ningguo, the commander-in-chief will not fail to consider his own safety. He sent out the Eighty-eighth Army, the only escort unit left by his side. He has no determination to fight to the death."
"As for the second guerrilla zone stationed in Liyang, Langxi, and Guangde, although it has a large number of troops, it is relatively far away from the first line in Ningguo. As long as our army moves quickly, by the time they arrive, our army has already entered the mountainous area of Ningguo. As for the first guerrilla zone on the Xiaofeng front line, although the Hunan Army has relatively strong combat effectiveness and its equipment is second only to the Central Army, it also has the problem of long distances. Its main force is still far away in western Zhejiang. Although it is marching day and night to the We are in a hurry here, but we still have to walk step by step."
"If we choose this route, the key issue lies in two words. That is speed. As long as we act quickly and are determined, concentrate our forces and clench them into fists, and enter the territory of Ningguo before the first guerrilla zone can react. Judging from Ning Guo’s current situation of empty troops, we have a high degree of confidence in breaking out safely."
Yang Zhen's analysis made the military commander fall into deep thought. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Yang Zhen's suggestion, the long-term suppression made him nod his head after a long silence: "I think the political commissar's analysis is reasonable. I think Let’s follow the decision of the political commissar.”
Yang Zhen was slightly taken aback by the commander's performance. It was not that he didn't hear the disapproval in the commander's tone. He understood that the reason why the commander agreed to his suggestion was because he was still frightened by the previous encounter and deliberately avoided it. He put himself in the position of a field commander instead of performing his duties as the commander-in-chief of an army.
What makes Yang Zhen a little confused is why he has not been able to change the military commander's overly cautious style since he arrived in Wannan, despite all his efforts. Rather than restoring confidence in the work, it is better to say that I have been passively cooperating. I even took the initiative to put myself in the position of chief of staff.
Although Yang Zhen couldn't understand the commander's performance, under the current situation, Yang Zhen, who had no time to talk with him for a long time, could only put his work first: " Commander, the current situation is unfavorable. In order to facilitate the command, should the general be divided into two parts? You and I will each take one part."
"In this way, even if someone has an accident between you and me, the command of the entire army will not necessarily be interrupted. In this way, you can lead the vanguard to rush out according to the route we discussed and open the passage for the entire army. I will stay on the spot. Xingtan gathers the follow-up troops, especially the Special Agent Regiment and the First Division of the Teaching Corps, as well as the military rearguard troops."
Yang Zhen's suggestion actually puts himself in a dangerous position. Everyone knows that when the enemy is surrounded on all sides, it is definitely a dangerous thing to stay and gather the follow-up troops. Compared with the current most The northern front troops and the middle route troops are strong in strength. The southern front troops, which are moving closer from Niulanling to Xingtan, are also the weakest in strength.
The original strength of the teaching corps was the smallest among all the ministries in southern Anhui. There were only more than 800 people in total. There were said to be two battalions on the Niulanling line. The actual total strength was less than 500 people. The special service group had only one remaining force. In addition to serving as the general defender of the entire army, he also left several companies to carry out guerrilla warfare on the spot in southern Anhui. In fact, his strength was less than six companies.
The two units on the southern front together do not have the strength of a regiment. Once the enemy troops on the southern front close in, the breakthrough will be closed again. What will be the result of staying? Everyone knows clearly that commanding such a small force is not enough for the whole army. It is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous thing for the army to serve as the general defender. Therefore, Yang Zhen's suggestion was firmly opposed by the senior leaders of the military department.
Faced with the opposition of almost everyone, Yang Zhen insisted: "The reason why I proposed that the commander and I set up two headquarters separately is because we are worried that the enemy's advance will be too fast. Once the follow-up troops arrive before the star. The breach in the pool has been re-sealed. We can separately command the troops to fight without losing command on one side."
"The troops in southern Anhui are the foundation of the New Fourth Army. Any troop is extremely valuable. We cannot lose any troop easily. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must take them all out. I have fought guerrilla warfare in the Northeast and have experience in guerrilla warfare. Compared to a military commander, it’s relatively rich.”
"Even if the Third Regiment cannot stop the 52nd Division from going south and the breakthrough is re-sealed, I can use my experience to lead the follow-up troops to find a gap to break out. So I stayed to gather the follow-up troops. The commander of the army commanded the troops who had crossed the Huihe River. The first column and the main personnel of the military headquarters crossed the Huihe River first."
"I decided to form the first echelon with the military commander, director of the Political Department, deputy secretary of the Southeast Bureau, and deputy chief of staff. The military commander and Comrade Xiao Yao will be responsible for military and political command respectively. Director Yuan and the secretary-general will uniformly command the military department to follow the first echelon. .All military operations and deployments are under the unified command of the military commander. No one is allowed to interfere."
"I will stay and select some of the elite personnel of the military headquarters to form a second command post. I will stay to accommodate the follow-up troops. The battalion south of Xingtan will be left to me to command. After the first echelon crosses the Huihe River, no matter what happens in the west of the river, Don't stop at anything, just go to the northeast with all your strength."
Speaking of this, Yang Zhen looked at the serious expressions of everyone in the military headquarters after hearing his decision. He smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about my safety. Niulan Ridge is only seven or eight kilometers away from Xingtan. And I myself Before Pi Ling led the army to move forward, he had ordered the troops on the southern front to abandon their positions and retreat towards the Changkeng Mountain and Xingtan lines alternately. If everything goes well, they would have already reached the Changkeng Mountain line by this time."
"And Changkeng Mountain is only a stone's throw away from Xingtan. You can get there in a moment. So don't worry about my safety. The most important thing now is that the military must rush to cross the Huihe River and cross the Langqiao to Sanxi.
road. As long as we cross this road, we will break through the enemy's first blockade."