Regarding Xu Zhixu's frustration, Wen Mingjian just shook his head slightly and said: "Brother, why don't you understand? It's not that our chief doesn't understand this, but he understands it too well. Letting go of the New Fourth Army troops in southern Anhui, even if they let It doesn't matter to him that they go north."
"Anyway, after the Northern Expedition, he didn't win any battles. If he lost too many battles, he would be thick-skinned, and it wouldn't matter. As long as the New Fourth Army goes north and doesn't go elsewhere, the result will be the same for him, and he will be the same. Be his officer and commander-in-chief of his group army."
"But there is one thing. If the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui goes to Zhejiang or Jiangxi, then they may not be able to eat and go around. I don't need to tell you where Zhejiang is. If our principal finds out, He put the New Fourth Army into his hometown, think about the results."
"As for Jiangxi, I won't even mention the reasons. If the New Fourth Army invades Jiangxi, where the theater headquarters is located, I'm afraid no matter how generous our teacher and theater commander is, he won't tolerate him. His group army The position of commander-in-chief has reached its peak."
"This battle against the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui has actually failed. Whether the New Fourth Army currently hiding in the southeastern mountainous area of Jingxian County is their main force and military headquarters is irrelevant. Our commander-in-chief is so aggressive with his opponent. The purpose of the clearing campaign in the mountainous area in the southeast of Jingxian County is not only to prevent the New Fourth Army from entering Zhejiang and Jiangxi, but also to save some face."
"Having a radio station means there are troops. As for how many troops there are, that will be a matter for the future. Anyway, the intelligence has already detected radio activities there. If he is lucky enough to encounter the New Fourth Army there, it is really their military headquarters and main force. , that’s the best.”
"If it is really just a small force used to attract our attention, then eat them to save some face. We can also give an explanation to Chong Qing and the theater headquarters, and even do some tricks on the record. It doesn’t hurt to make the whole record look good.”
Having said this, Wen Mingjian patted Xu Zhixu's shoulder and said: "Besides, brother, why do you have to kill everyone? There is always a little room left in everything. Don't do it too much. It will be easier for everyone to meet in the future. In a person's life, things will always change. He, the commander-in-chief of a group army, has lost confidence, so why should you take the blame for him?"
Wen Mingjian's words made Xu Zhixu slightly stunned, and after a long while he said: "Brother, what do you mean? Why didn't I understand it? Now that we have openly fought against each other, how can we meet in the future? The Military Commission Aren't we already preparing to declare the New Fourth Army to be rebels, and are about to issue orders to annihilate them completely?"
"Their ability to survive and develop is extremely strong, far beyond what we can compare with. If we don't take this opportunity to eradicate the roots, I'm afraid it won't take more than a year for them to recover. If we want to eradicate them by then, we will have to spend more money. With so many hands and feet, it will no longer be a matter of a few divisions."
Seeing the confusion on Xu Zhixu's face, Wen Mingjian did not explain to him what he meant by his words. He just said lightly: "Brother, many things cannot be explained clearly after talking too much. When you don't understand, then don't Say, once you understand, there will be no need to say anything more."
"Look, this matter will end here at most. After this battle, neither the Chongqing side nor the theater headquarters will issue any more orders to suppress the New Fourth Army, at least not publicly, and regardless of Whether the Military Commission really declares the New Fourth Army to be rebels, Northern Shaanxi will not act in accordance with the opinions of the Military Commission."
"Right now, we are in the middle of a national war of resistance. At this time, the civil war is going on. Neither the military nor the public will be on our side. Not to mention the international impact, even the domestic public opinion is not enough for the Central Military Commission. Besides, right now, the government is trying its best to solicit U.S. aid. At this time, the Military Commission will not take action at this time."
"Besides, have you wiped it out completely? Their main force is now in Jiangbei. South Anhui is just a military headquarters plus a few regiments. They are not **. When the headquarters is dispersed, the troops will also be dispersed. They will fight alone for a long time. , giving it extremely strong ability to survive and develop, and its ability to fight alone is far beyond comparison."
"The troops are scattered, but they can still get together as long as their organization is there. The headquarters is eliminated, and the subordinate troops can still fight and develop. The survival and combat capabilities of their troops, as well as the tightness of the organization, are far behind* *On top of that, even if we eat up their troops in southern Anhui, it won’t even hurt the branches and leaves.”
"Brother, think about it, an army that can survive in the deep mountains and old forests without food, ammunition, or medicine, relying on eating wild vegetables for three full years, and even retaining tens of thousands of people, will be easily defeated by you. Destroying such an army cannot be completely solved by military means alone."
"You and I are both pure soldiers, but soldiers like you and me are not popular in China. No one in China can be regarded as a pure soldier. When leading troops to fight, you have to think like a politician, and you I'm not that kind of person, brother, just listen to what I'm saying, it's enough and it's enough."
Wen Mingjian's words made Xu Zhixu speechless. He looked blankly at the big brother of Huangpu Phase II in front of him and fell into silence. However, Wen Mingjian looked at Xu Zhixu who was in a daze, but he smiled silently and patted him. The little brother turned around and left with the ammunition and supplies he received on his shoulders.
As a person who was admitted to the second class of Whampoa Military Academy during the Guangzhou Revolution, and participated in the Eastern Expedition, the Northern Expedition, and the split between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he has much richer experience than the younger brother of the fifth class of Huangpu Military Academy in front of him. He also knows the situation between the two parties. There are many things. For him, although many things cannot be stated clearly, he can still point them out.
He waved his sleeves gracefully. Xu Zhixu stood there for a long time but shook his head and did not understand. Wen Mingjian could not understand what he said, but Shangguan Yunxiang, the commander-in-chief of the group army, carried out the order. He must also implement that he is the chief of staff of the 32nd Army, not the 25th Army.
In addition to monitoring the subordinates and the various miscellaneous units that have been divided, they also have to perform their necessary duties. They cannot live as coolly as the big brother who served as the deputy commander of the 25th Army in Huangpu Phase II. As deputy commander, In addition to monitoring the military commander who came from a mixed background, there were some things that he wanted not to interfere with, so he could just stay out of it and ignore the command of the military commander who came from the Northeast Army.
For example, this time the commander of the 25th Army once asked him to rush to the 52nd Division to take command, but he refused easily saying that he was not feeling well. Although the commander of the 25th Army was a graduate of the eighth class of Baoding Military Academy, he was a motley crew like the Northeast Army. The commander who was born in the army had nothing to do with him, but he couldn't do it, at least he couldn't stay out of it like him.
After returning to the staff office and issuing various orders from the commander-in-chief of the group army to each division, Xu Zhixu looked at the large map in front of him and smiled bitterly and shook his head. With such a change in deployment, the original tight encirclement turned into a map. Nothing can be caught and it slips through the net.
Looking at Xu Zhixu, who was looking at the map and shaking his head with a wry smile, Zhang Xiangbao, deputy chief of staff of the Thirty-second Group Army, said: "Senate, I see that you have a frown on your face and you don't seem to be in a very good mood. Is it because of the meeting just now? It’s related to the chief executive’s readjustment of the deployment, but you still think there are loopholes in the chief executive’s deployment.”
Hearing the question from Zhang Xiangbao, his absolute confidant in the 32nd Army, Xu Zhixu, who was drawing the map, said angrily: "With the enemy's traces already lost, we only relied on the signal of a radio station. , just to judge the enemy’s position, I’m afraid no army in the world can do this.”
"Mobilizing the entire army group and the attached troops to go south, and almost clearing the entire route to the north, isn't this self-destruction? He really thinks that he has no military knowledge. The battle has already reached this point. Why do you still have it?" Let people follow the reported course of action."
"The benefits of entering the front line of Jingde are indeed obvious, but no one is blind. They can see it, but can't we see that their staff officers who are illiterate and have low-level backgrounds can still compare with us? A staff officer who graduated from zhong yāng military academy."
"We can see the benefits of entering Jingde. They won't expect it. Aren't they worried that we will mobilize troops to wait for them in Jingde? The troops on the battlefield can be true or false, false or true, others can Think about how we will act after entering Jingde and why we still need to drill in."
"Even if he wants to mobilize heavy troops, he cannot move all the troops in the second guerrilla zone south. At least he should leave the 33rd brigade behind so that when necessary, he can intercept the New Fourth Army who is just making a feint when it goes south. According to With his new deployment, the net is quite wide, but I’m afraid he won’t even be able to catch a single small fish.”
Xu Zhixu's anger made Zhang Xiangbao stunned for a moment, but Zhang Xiangbao, who was always fierce and cunning, and always relied on being wise and wise to protect himself, did not directly answer Xu Zhixu's words. For him, even though he and Xu Zhixu were both central yāng soldiers. He is a straight-line student and a serious Huangpu graduate, but there are some things that he cannot say, especially when it comes to conflicts between the Commander-in-Chief and the Chief of Staff.
But as Xu Zhixu's favorite general, Zhang Xiangbao had to respond to Xu Zhixu's words and was silent for a long time before he said: "Commander, since the president Your Majesty has made deployment adjustments, and those of us on staff should do our best and obey fate."
"Don't you know the customs in the army? The chief of staff is just a chief of staff who takes orders from the commander. He does not have the right to command the troops on the ground. Since he has made a battle plan as the commander-in-chief, we as staff still obey That's good. Besides, don't you know that for our chief, power is more important to him than his lifeblood?"
"He is also very stubborn. Who can he listen to? Didn't you try your best to persuade him at the meeting? But the result was that he still refused to listen. Why should you waste your time talking? Anyway, this time
Let the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui escape, and the Military Commission will not be able to spare him."
Compared to Wen Mingjian's words, Zhang Xiangbao's persuasion made Xu Zhixu feel better. Coupled with Wen Mingjian's previous persuasion, Xu Zhixu completely gave up the idea of changing Shangguan Yunxiang's mind and put the red and blue pencil in his hand towards
Throwing it on the map, he said with some frustration: "You're right, just do your best and obey fate."