After thinking about it, Yang Zhen drafted two telegrams to Northern Shaanxi and Northern Jiangsu in succession, telling Northern Shaanxi and Northern Jiangsu of his determination. After drafting the telegrams, Yang Zhen, who wanted to call Ye Chao, After hesitating for a while, he came to Li Huilan in person.
At this time, Li Huilan seemed to have calmed down. She took the two telegrams from Yang Zhen in a businesslike manner and quickly sent them out. After sending the telegrams, Li Huilan raised her head and looked at the expressionless Yang Zhen in front of her, hesitating. After a moment, he said: "Political Commissar, do you have any other instructions?"
Seeing Li Huilan's businesslike look, Yang Zhen shook his head and just said: "I'll leave that coat for you, wear it at night. Although this is Jiangnan, it is still winter after all, and the mountain wind is still strong. Damn it, don’t sit down and find the root of your disease. I have always worn that coat. It has not been passed by anyone else and it is still very clean. I know you have the habit of loving cleanliness."
After saying these words, Yang Zhen turned around and did not look at Li Huilan's expression behind him after hearing his words. But before leaving, Yang Zhen was silent for a moment and turned his back to Li Huilan and said: "I will Discuss with northern Shaanxi and northern Jiangsu, and after crossing the river, I will take you back to the northeast, where talents like you are needed, and I will feel more at ease with you by my side."
Although neither of them said it clearly, they suppressed some words in their hearts. Only the two of them could understand the meaning of the words. Yang Zhen, who turned around, did not see the tears in Li Huilan's eyes when he looked at him. Maybe he felt I arrived, but in the end I still didn’t look back,
After breaking out of the encirclement of the Third War Zone, although we are still in a situation where the Japanese army and the Third War Zone are flanked, the situation has eased a lot after all. Although the remaining road is not easy, the Japanese troops have been used to the extreme in the invasion of China. Under the circumstances, except for the highly mobile navy, the Japanese troops deployed along the entire Yangtze River were not too many.
Although the headquarters of the Eleventh Army, the only field corps of the Japanese invaders within the Pass, is stationed in Wuhan, the main force of this Eleventh Army is still in the two lakes. A small number of troops are stationed along the Nanchang line from Jiujiang in Jiangxi. Except for the Eleventh Army In addition, the remaining troops of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force are mostly deployed to ensure the Tianjin-Puzhou Railway, as well as the Yangtze River Delta area rich in food, and the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou line.
There are not many Japanese troops on the front line in southern Anhui. In addition to the 15th Division stationed along the line from Nanjing to Wuhu, there are only the 116th Division stationed in Anqing, Jiangbei, and the independent infantry in Luzhou mixed into the 13th Brigade. The 15th Division focused more on southern Jiangsu and ensuring the safety of the Wuhu-Nanjing railway line. As southern Anhui was not a key combat area for the Japanese army, its troop deployment was far less dense than southern Jiangsu and central Anhui.
A fishing net with a mesh that is too wide to catch everything may be able to catch a big fish, but usually it wants to catch everything but is unable to catch anything. At this time, the Japanese troops on the river from Wuhu to Nanjing The situation of the gathering of warships is different. It may not be a key combat area. The Japanese army is inherently deficient in the deployment of troops in southern Anhui and relies more on the pseudo-appeasement army. In this case, Yang Zhen's remaining journey is not easy either. , but it is much better than before,
The Nanling and Fanchang front lines are the old base areas where the three detachments have been active for a long time. The mass base here is quite good. Although it is located in the Jiangnan water network area, under the cover of the basic masses, the troop marching speed can be said to be quite fast. Basically without fighting, they arrived at Zhaishan, one of the old bases of the three detachments, located 11 kilometers northwest of the county seat, and waited for a while.
On January 8, 1941, eight days after setting off from Yunling, under the cover of night, Yang Zhen led his troops to take the Fourth Jiangbei Detachment from Gao'an Bridge east of Diggang to Xiahu. The ships that had been prepared for a long time successfully crossed the river. However, at this time, the military headquarters and the main force in southern Jiangsu had to wait half a month to cross the Yangtze River due to the tight blockade of the Japanese army on the Yangtze River.
After crossing the Yangtze River, Yang Zhen led his troops, with the cover and assistance of the first section of the fourth detachment that came to meet them, and the three advancing regiments operating in Wuwei, Lujiang, and Tongcheng areas, and marched day and night, passing through Wuwei, Hanshan, and Chu The county arrived at the Jinpu Road West Base of the Fourth Detachment in Dingyuan for a short rest, replenished ammunition, and prepared for the next step to cross Jinpu Road eastward and join the North Jiangsu headquarters in Yancheng.
During the process of Yang Zhen's transfer to the Luxi base area, the Guangxi troops of the Fifth War Area deployed to the west of Jinpu Road closely monitored the transfer of Yang Zhen's troops, but they did not take the initiative. Of course, this time Yang Zhen, who knew that his troops were already quite weak and that their strength was far from being comparable to that of the Gui Clan, naturally would not take the initiative to provoke the Gui Clan.
Although the situation between the two sides was quite tense when passing through their defense zones along the way, and could even be described as tense, for some reason, the Guangxi Clan never took the initiative to launch an attack, and only sent a division of troops to see off the guests. , followed Yang Zhen’s troops until they left Wuwei territory before turning around and leaving.
Taking control of Wanxi, the Guangxi troops in central Anhui cleared a road, allowing Yang Zhen's troops to safely arrive at the Luxi base of the fourth detachment without fighting, rest and standby, and preserve their final strength for the next step. Yancheng has laid a good foundation,
After arriving at the Jinpu Road West Base of the Fourth Detachment, Yang Zhen could finally relax his nerves that had been tense since his departure from Yunling. The following was from Jinpu Road West to Yancheng, where the North Jiangsu Headquarters is located, and beyond the Jinpu Road in the middle, the remaining The whole journey was in the Ludong base area and the Jiangsu base area. It can be said that as long as the Japanese army did not come out to sweep, there was basically no suspense.
When Yang Zhen arrived at the Luxi base area, the party, government and military leaders in the Luxi base area, although they did not hold a large public gathering to celebrate in accordance with Yang Zhen's request, they did everything they could to bring out some delicacies, although they were not delicacies. A sumptuous meal was served to the fraternal troops who had traveled all the way from southern Anhui to fight in the open air.
Although he was not familiar with the leaders of the four detachments, Yang Zhen could not refuse the hospitality of his subordinates and the leaders of his brother units. Having been in the army for two generations, he also knew that many ways for soldiers to express their feelings are at the wine table. Above, it's just that compared with the old subordinates in the Northeast who are more afraid of him, the enthusiasm of the cadres here is a bit excessive in Yang Zhen's opinion. Of course, it is actually very common in this era.
In particular, the relationship between superiors and subordinates in this era is not as clear as it was in later generations. The comrades-in-arms friendship forged in the flames of war cannot be compared to the money-worshiping era in later generations. The most important thing is the people of this era. , not as many colorful intestines as later,
In this era, it is normal for lower-level cadres to touch cigarettes on superior leaders, or even ask for things directly. It is not uncommon for leaders to drink at the wine table, especially when the troops usually do not have the opportunity to drink. This is very frustrating for some. The drunkard seized this rare opportunity,
Yang Zhen, the acting political commissar of the New Fourth Army and the acting first secretary of the Southeast Bureau, although his rank is high enough, everyone is fighting with their heads on the battlefield all the way. They are used to being informal on weekdays. When it comes to the wine table, they naturally There is no distinction between superiors and subordinates.
Although he didn't really want to drink, at least as the nominal supreme commander, Yang Zhen couldn't refuse the enthusiasm of these nominal subordinates, especially when he was still quite young, and even with some people from the Luxi base area. Since the battalion commander was of the same age, Yang Zhen found it even harder to refuse.
Especially after the cadres who were transferred from Wannan with him had been nervous for such a long time, Yang Zhen didn't want to spoil everyone's temper. Although the Luxi base area was unfamiliar, it was also his home. Now that they were home, let everyone relax and relax. The pressure caused by long-term tension is also deserved. Yang Zhen still understands the truth that it is easy to break when you are too strong.
Although this era does not pay much attention to psychiatrists and psychotherapy, Yang Zhen also knows that after so many days of pressure, the troops' nerves have been stretched to the extreme. Relaxing appropriately can help relieve the tension of the troops. , there are still benefits,
Of course, this kind of relaxation can't be like the national army, where beautiful women and luxurious dinners come together, nor can it be like the later generations who first drank wine, sang songs, and then went to take a bath and massage in a place where sheep heads were hung for sale and dog meat was sold. Relaxation, for cadres in this era, having a drink with the leader of the brother army is the greatest relaxation.
There is no doubt that the New Fourth Army is poor, and it is also recognized. In addition, the Luxi base area was engaged in counter-mopping up some time ago, and in order to expand its living space and continue to conflict with the Fifth Theater Zone, it is even poorer. Therefore, even if it welcomes Yang Zhen, the political commissar, to the banquet Naturally, the wine is not a famous wine, and there is no expensive famous wine like Moutai and Wuliangye in later generations, which people spend a lot of money on. There is not even a local famous wine.
Although the leaders of the Luxi base area have tried their best to prepare the banquet, the banquet is still full of meat and meat, and the wine served is all local wine brewed privately by the local people. However, although the local wine in Dingyuan is not a famous wine, it is brewed. The workmanship is also very rough, but the degree is not low at all.
After a modest welcome dinner, with the local leaders and several of his subordinates taking turns to toast, Yang Zhen was actually poured a lot of wine. He was already quite tired, and after drinking a lot of The wine barely lasted until after the dinner, Yang Zhen passed out drunk.
Yang Zhen, who was drunk, barely remembered anything. The only thing he could remember was that a female soldier helped him back to his residence. He seemed to be holding someone in his arms, as if he was hazy. He even kissed her and said some incomprehensible words to her, but he couldn't remember what happened afterwards.
What Yang Zhen only knew was that when he woke up the next morning, he had almost no clothes on, and the warmth of another person was obviously still lingering in his bed, and there was another person next to his pillow. There is a long hair, but compared to this hair that is not obvious, the tear stains on the pillow are more obvious.