Although some of the cadres were reluctant, after all, they were at this level and had to learn from a small platoon leader. No one was happy. But after looking at Yang Zhen's face, they didn't say anything in the end and followed.
Li Mingbo went to reorganize the troops and sharpen his guns before the battle. The departure of several cadres immediately made Yang Zhen feel a lot cleaner.
Looking at the backs of several cadres leaving, Yang Zhen shook his head and turned to look at the map. In his heart, he was faintly worried about the military headquarters and the main force that he had not yet contacted. Although this meeting was different from his previous meeting in the Northeast.
Compared with my style, although the driving time is a bit delayed, it is not long, no more than half an hour at most.
If it weren't for the purpose of letting these cadres understand their true intentions, if Yang Zhen's style in the Northeast was followed, it would only have lasted fifteen minutes at most. Although the meeting did not last long, it still lasted half an hour. Half an hour passed.
, they have not yet been able to contact the military headquarters and the main force, which makes Yang Zhen somewhat worried.
Although he was somewhat anxious in his heart, in order to stabilize the mood of the troops, Yang Zhen could not show any worried expression on his face. He could only keep the deep worry in his heart. Although he was a little hesitant, he waited for almost another
An hour later, Yang Zhen, who still failed to see the military telegram, asked Zhang Zixiong to go to Li Huilan to inquire.
Seeing Zhang Zixiong shaking his head when he came back to report, Yang Zhen tapped the map with his fingers habitually. After thinking for a long time, he finally came to the location of the radio station. When he saw Li Huilan who was constantly calling the military department, Yang Zhen opened his mouth.
But in the end, she didn't say a word. She stood quietly behind Li Huilan, waiting for the result of the call.
What only disappointed him was that despite Li Huilan's best efforts, she still could not get in touch with the military. Looking at Li Huilan, who seemed a little anxious despite repeated efforts and still failed to get in touch with the military, Yang Zhen spoke.
Said: "Xiao Li, please contact the Jiangnan Army and see if they have contacted the military headquarters."
Hearing Yang Zhen's words, he focused on seizing the time to contact the military. He had no idea that Yang Zhen was standing behind him. Li Huilan, who had just taken off her earphones, was not alert and was startled at that time. Waiting for her
Looking back, he saw Yang Zhen standing behind him with a serious look on his face, and immediately understood that the political commissar was probably worried about the safety of the military headquarters and the main force.
Thinking of this, Li Huilan quickly explained: "Political Commissar, we are too far away from the military headquarters now. I think it is because of the distance and the mountainous terrain here. In addition, you asked the military headquarters to use a low-power five-watt radio station
The lack of communication power is why we have been unable to contact the military."
"Did you ask them to activate the high-power radio when calling? Political Commissar, the five-watt radio is a tactical radio. In complex terrain, even if the radio antenna is lengthened, the signal cannot be transmitted too far. Especially
In such a complex terrain, signal transmission is severely limited."
"I suggest that it is better for them to use high-power radios. Although our military does not have radios above fifty watts, a fifteen-watt radio is enough. And our military is in motion, even if it is used occasionally
Once or twice, as long as the speed of sending and receiving reports is fast enough, even if the Third Theater Zone monitors us, it will not be able to capture our signals."
Hearing Li Huilan's request, Yang Zhen refused without thinking: "No. The Third War Zone has a special intelligence room dedicated to deciphering and monitoring telegrams from all aspects. I even dare to say that the thirty-year-old military commander around us has
The Second Army must also have personnel sent from this special intelligence room."
"The military command is quite capable in monitoring and deciphering telegrams, and its level is no less than that of the Japanese army. We have paid a bloody price in this regard, so we must not use high-power radios unless it is absolutely necessary. Otherwise, we will
All the previous hard work has been in vain.”
"Once the main force uses high-power radios, although the telegram cannot be deciphered in a short period of time, it is still possible to locate the military headquarters in a short period of time. The military headquarters is about to escape, and we must not take any risks. Continue to use the original call sign
Contact the military headquarters and at the same time contact the Jiangnan troops to see if they have contacted the military headquarters."
"When you make the call, tell the Military Headquarters that before crossing the Yangtze River, if the power of the five-watt radio station is not enough, all telegrams will be forwarded by the Jiangnan Army. Before crossing the Yangtze River, their radio stations need to be silent.
His whereabouts must also be kept secret."
Listening to Yang Zhen's non-negotiable tone, Li Huilan shook his head and said nothing more. Although this military political commissar was young, he was very decisive in killing. Once he made up his mind, it was difficult to change. He did not allow the military to use high power.
The radio station will never be allowed to make decisions without authorization.
In desperation, Li Huilan had no choice but to turn the frequency and call sign to the southern Jiangsu army, trying to contact the military headquarters through them. In addition to a 15-watt radio station, the southern Jiangsu army also had a national army handover handed over by local people.
Abandoned locally when the war was defeated, it was a very rare 50-watt radio among the New Fourth Army.
Originally, the former deputy commander of the radio station was going to be transferred back to the military headquarters for use. However, due to the insistence of the military chief of staff and the former commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Army, who had already gone north at this time, the radio station remained in the southern Jiangnan Army.
In hand, it serves as a transit platform for the military headquarters to contact the Jiangbei troops when necessary.
This German-made 50-watt Siemens military radio has high power and a very high antenna sensitivity. The clarity of sending and receiving telegraph signals is much better than the military's 15-watt radio. Of course, the communication distance is also better than the 15-watt radio.
It was much farther away, so it had always made the military jealous. But at the insistence of the former Jiangnan commander, the deputy commander had to compromise.
Seeing the anxious expression Yang Zhen occasionally showed in front of her, Li Huilan hesitated for a moment and then said: "Political Commissar, do you think it would be better to have the troops from Suzhong and East Anhui in Jiangbei cross the river to meet the military headquarters and the main force.
The direct distance between them and southern Sunan is not far. As long as we act quickly, I think it should be able to play a part."
Regarding Li Huilan's words, Yang Zhen shook his head slightly. At this time, mobilizing the troops in Jiangbei was of no use. Not only was it too late in time, but there were some things that Yang Zhen could not say in front of Li Huilan or anyone in the army.
Even in front of cadres above the regiment level, I couldn't explain it clearly.
In fact, it was only after Yang Zhen arrived in Wannan that he discovered that before he came to Wannan, the troops that the deputy commander could actually command were just a few regiments of the military headquarters. After the Central Plains Bureau was established and the main force of the Jiangnan army was transferred to northern Jiangsu, the entire Jiangnan
There are only more than 3,000 people in the southern Jiangsu army developed from one team and several newly formed troops.
The remaining troops have all been transferred to Jiangbei and are under the command of the current Central China Command and the Central Plains Bureau. Even the three detachments closest to southern Anhui that were originally active in Fanchang have also been transferred away from the main force. In fact, the southern Anhui troops have been transferred
There is not much difference between becoming a lone army hanging behind enemy lines.
Although most of the main force of the New Fourth Army has been transferred to northern Jiangsu, Yang Zhen already knew it. However, after arriving in southern Anhui, he discovered that the actual command of the Jiangbei army was no longer in the southern Anhui military headquarters. Instead, it was jointly commanded by the newly established Central China Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army.
Ministry, as well as the Central Plains Bureau are responsible.
Not only have the troops in Jiangbei been placed under the command of the Central Plains Bureau, but even the command of the troops in southern Jiangsu actually only listens to the old superior, the current northern Jiangsu headquarters. In other words, that person is actually the political commissar of the New Fourth Army.
The deputy commander can only command the troops in southern Anhui.
The command of the troops in Jiangbei has long been no longer under the jurisdiction of the Military Headquarters and the Southeast Bureau. Before his arrival, the troops that the Military Headquarters could command were extremely limited. It was only before his arrival that the central government changed its original policy and issued temporary orders.
The New Fourth Army does not distinguish between Jiangnan and Jiangbei. All troops are under its own command.
Although the central government has issued this order to all troops and the Central Plains Bureau, it actually does not mean much. The current situation of the entire southern Anhui army is that distant fire cannot extinguish the near fire. Even if I can mobilize the troops in Jiangbei, I will not be able to mobilize the troops in Jiangbei.
Of no use.
Not to mention the distance, the Yangtze River line from Wuhu to southern Jiangsu has been tightly blocked by the Japanese army, forming an almost insurmountable barrier for the rescue of Jiangbei troops. The Yangtze River has nurtured more than half of China, and is also the richest country in China.
The mother river has now become a river of life and death for the southern Anhui troops moving north.
After Yang Zhen arrived, he had been paying close attention to the Japanese army's blockade of the Yangtze River line. He already knew from more intelligence that after learning that the New Fourth Army was about to move north, the Japanese army sent the naval task force stationed on the Yangtze River up to Wuhan and down to Shanghai, nearly a thousand miles away.
All the ships on the river that can be mobilized will be moved to the river from Wuhu to Nanjing.
The river that stretches hundreds of kilometers from Wuhu to Nanjing is densely covered with nearly a hundred Japanese warships of various sizes, ranging from destroyers, coastal defense ships, gunboats to gunboats. The Japanese army even sent some of the Chinese fleet ships stationed in Shanghai as long as they could sail to the Wuhu section of the river.
The warships were also mobilized to this section of the river.
In addition to mobilizing a large number of naval vessels, the Japanese aviation forces stationed in Wuhan, Wuhu, and Nanjing also dispatched a large number of aircraft every day to cooperate with the navy in cruising on the Yangtze River. With its absolute sea and air superiority, the Japanese army stationed on the line from Nanjing to Wuhu
The 15th Japanese Division formed a large net on both sides of the Yangtze River.
Relying only on wooden boats to cross the river, let alone large troops crossing the river, it would be difficult for even a small force to cross the wide river under such a tight blockade by the Japanese army. The Yangtze River is too wide, which is difficult for the Japanese with a modern navy.
Of course it was nothing. But for the New Fourth Army, which only had wooden boats to cross the river, it undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of crossing the river.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the troops in Jiangbei to reinforce Jiangnan in time. Even if some troops can be sneaked over under the cover of night, it is unclear whether it will be effective. Even if they can break through the Japanese defense line, it is difficult to say whether it will be effective.
By the time the troops from Jiangbei traveled thousands of miles and passed through the Japanese blockade to reach southern Anhui, I am afraid that the entire army from southern Anhui would have been wiped out long ago.
Therefore, Yang Zhen knew that the order from the central government would not have much effect. In fact, it was impossible for the Jiangbei troops to give him any support. After he arrived in Wannan, he almost took more than 7,000 combat troops and fought with three
Tens of thousands of troops in the war zone fought alone.