The military situation was urgent. When Yu Xuezhong left the store, he used the radio he carried with him to notify Zhou Congzheng, secretary-general of the General Affairs Department and director of the political branch, to inform the 51st Army, officers above the commander of the 57th Army and the New Fourth Division Commander Wu Huawen, the Third District Commissioner and
Security commander Zhang Liyuan went to the headquarters for a meeting. When Xuezhong hurried back to the station, he quickly held a combat meeting in the Sulu theater and talked about the Eighth Route Army's determination to launch a war in southern Shandong and regain the lost land in southern Shandong.
Wang Jingxuan, chief of staff of the Sulu Theater, is a native of Xixia, Henan. He graduated from the fourth phase of the Huangpu Infantry College and the Central Training Corps Officer Research Course.
After listening to what Yu Xuezhong said about Liu Yimin's plan for the Lunan War, Wang Jingxuan thought about it for a while and said: "According to the Eighth Route Army's plan, the Lunan War will definitely achieve results. At the very least, thousands of Japanese can be eliminated and the Tenth Division can be defeated."
The regiment rushed back to the railway line. But if our army cooperates with the Eighth Route Army in fighting this battle, the losses may be considerable. This is not conducive to our long-term resistance in southern Shandong!"
Historically, Wang Jingxuan was captured by our army during the War of Liberation, and was killed by bandits while instigating rebellion. However, that was because he realized that the general trend of the Communist Party was over. Now, when the War of Resistance Against Japan started early, he has not yet realized that.
When Wang Jingxuan said this, Chang Enduo, commander of the 111th Division of the 57th Army, was no longer willing. He immediately stood up and said: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief: I think what Chief of Staff Wang said is wrong. Without the cooperation of the Eighth Route Army, we might have been driven out by the little devils now."
We are out of Lunan. Now the Eighth Route Army has launched the Lunan War, which is a good opportunity for our army to take revenge on the Japanese. After the success of the first battle, our army became famous all over the world, completely clearing the reputation of the Northeast Army for not resisting and losing the three northeastern provinces. I think we must not only cooperate with
When the Eighth Route Army fights, we must go all out, not be afraid of sacrifice, and demonstrate our military might in the counterattack so that the Eighth Route Army will not look down upon us."
At this time, Chang Enduo had secretly joined the *** and maintained contact with the Shandong Bureau.
As soon as Chang Enduo finished speaking, Miao Zhengliu, commander of the 57th Army, stood up, pointed at Chang Enduo and shouted: "Commander Chang, are you the one you can blame, Chief of Staff? How can you speak here?"
Serve. Sit down for me!"
Chang Enduo was not afraid at all and contradicted him: "When things are not fair, they will cry! This is a combat meeting, which is related to the victory or defeat of the war. The commander-in-chief also wants to hear everyone's opinions. What the chief of staff said is wrong, why can't I say it?"
Zhou Fu, Lieutenant General Director of the Political Department of the Sulu Theater Area and Chairman of the *** and Special Party Department Executive Committee, Education Committee Member of the Cadre Training Group, and Field Party and Government Committee Member of the Military Commission, Zhou Fu, graduated from the third phase of Huangpu and participated in the establishment of the Fuxing Society.
He is one of the core leadership members and the real "supervisory army" sent by Chiang Kai-shek to the Sulu Theater Command. Chiang Kai-shek sent Zhou Fu to the Sulu Theater Command, and his intention is self-evident. It is said that Zhou Fu often eavesdropped on Yu Xuezhong and his subordinates.
The conversation prompted Yu Xuezhong to complain to some of his cronies that Zhou Fu was too bullying. Of course, Zhou Fu was fulfilling his duties. In addition to monitoring Yu Xuezhong, Zhou Fu also devoted himself to the patriotic education of the troops, encouraging officers and soldiers to resist the Japanese and kill the enemy.
It played a certain role in motivating the morale of officers and soldiers.
Historically, Zhou Fu died on Chengding Mountain in Anqiu, Shandong Province during the Japanese and puppet raids in 1943, and was a famous anti-Japanese martyr.
Seeing that Chang Enduo and Miao Zhengliu were arguing, and Yu Xuezhong, who was sitting on the main seat, looked gloomy, Zhou Fu spoke: "Commander Miao, Commander Chang, please be patient! Chief of Staff Wang said so.
Logically speaking, the instructors of the Eighth Route Army are the elite of the Communist Party. After this battle, the Japanese 10th Division will suffer heavy losses. However, our army has suffered a new defeat and the camp is full of wounded soldiers. We need to discuss it carefully. Besides, we must cooperate with the Eighth Route Army in fighting.
, I’m afraid we have to submit it to the Military Commission for approval. Isn’t it inappropriate for us to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army in fighting without Chairman Chiang’s order?”
As soon as Zhou Fu opened his mouth, the conference room fell silent.
Mou Zhongheng, commander of the 51st Army, pondered for a long time and said: "Liu Yimin has made up his mind to fight this battle. I am afraid that the Eighth Route Army's combat order has been issued by now. In fact, to deal with the 10th Division alone, the Eighth Route Army does not need our cooperation.
We can fight. Commander Yu just said that the Eighth Route Army will dispatch four infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade to participate in the battle, and will also use two artillery regiments to support our army. I estimate that this is the entire main force of Liu Yimin's department. Lunan
It is a mountainous area, and the Eighth Route Army is good at mountain warfare. If our army launches a counterattack from the front under the cover of artillery fire to attract the attention of the Japanese, and the Eighth Route Army attacks from behind the Japanese, the Japanese will be trapped in an encirclement. If we don't fight this battle, I'm afraid everyone will regret it.
For life.”
When Yu Xuezhong introduced the combat deployment, he did not introduce in detail the strength of the Luxi, Luzhong, and Lunan Eighth Route Army groups. The reason was that Liu Yimin did not tell him the specific unit numbers and strength when he told him, but only told him that they were in other directions.
At that time, Yu Xuezhong had already estimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army's instructor divisions, and he was extremely frightened.
After Mou Zhongheng finished speaking, Wan Yi, the colonel commander of the 667th Regiment of the 334th Brigade of the 57th Army's 112th Division, stood up: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff Wang, and Director Zhou: What I, Commander Mou, and Commander Chang said are reasonable. If we don't fight at this time, what will happen?
When? If our army does not cooperate with the Eighth Route Army in fighting, when will Feixian County and Cangshan County be recovered? Once the main force of the Eighth Route Army turns to other directions and the Japanese army concentrates its forces to attack our army, then our army will fight alone and the casualties may be even greater!
Our 667th Regiment is willing to serve as the vanguard of the counterattack in the Lunan War and be the first to launch the attack. Please approve it from the Commander-in-Chief, Commander Miao!"
Underground party member Wan Yi directly asked for a fight!
Miao Zhengliu said coldly: "There are becoming more and more unruly. Just now, a division commander accused Chief of Staff Wang, and now a regiment commander has appeared to ask for a fight. I think the first task of the 57th Army is not to fight a counterattack, but to clean up
military discipline!"
Yu Xuezhong spoke: "What's wrong with taking the initiative to ask for war? As a soldier, you should have the heart to kill the enemy and serve the country."
Yu Xuezhong's meaning is very clear from this sentence. However, the *** troops are complex, and the Sulu theater is especially complex. Chiang Kai-shek has worked hard. Otherwise, Chiang Kai-shek would not let Yu Xuezhong rest assured.
I have led two armies to Shandong. What if I surrender to the enemy? What if I am kidnapped by the Eighth Route Army?
Sure enough, after a while, the conference room became noisy. Most people demanded an immediate counterattack against the Japanese invaders, while a small number of people advocated reporting to the Military Commission first and waiting for the Military Commission's order.
Zhang Liyuan, commissioner of the Third District and commander of security, was a powerful local man who originally obeyed Shen Honglie's command. After Shen Honglie resigned, Zhang Liyuan felt that Yu Xuezhong was unreliable and he might as well do it alone. Therefore, he came up with an idea and proposed that he should tell the Eighth Route Army
The condition is that after this battle, the Eighth Route Army is allowed to vacate Linyi, and the headquarters of the Sulu Theater Commander and the Provincial Government, as well as the Third District Administrative Office, are moved to Linyi, so that they can better direct the Shandong War of Resistance.
During the Linyi Defense War, this Zhang Liyuan once fought against the Japanese invaders, made great achievements in battle, and wrote the most glorious page in his life. When the Eighth Route Army swept through southern Shandong some time ago, Zhang Liyuan and the Eighth Route Army cooperated well. It is precisely because of this.
In this way, the Eighth Route Army not only did not reorganize his remnants, but also sent several cadres to him to help him reorganize the troops. Zhang Liyuan was also amazing. He just relied on his reputation as the commissioner of the Third District of the *** and the security commander to integrate the Lu Army.
Some places in the south were armed and their strength increased. Especially after Shen Honglie joined him, Qin Qirong conveyed to him the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and instilled in him the idea of "suppressing communism first, resisting Japan second", which made him
Zhang Liyuan's thoughts have changed a lot. That's why he proposed the idea of asking the Eighth Route Army for Linyi.
Wu Huawen was an old man from the Northwest Army, and he followed Han Fuqu to Shandong. After Han Fuqu was killed, Wu Huawen's pistol brigade was basically left without a mother. It was precisely because of this that Shen Honglie reported to Chiang Kai-shek that Wu Huawen was sent to Shandong. The Ministry of Culture and Education is coming to Shandong to serve as the provincial government's security force. Now that Shen Honglie has left and the Nationalist Government has not appointed a new provincial chairman, Wu Huawen and his New Fourth Division have once again become motherless.
Speaking of which, Shen Honglie was kind to Wu Huawen. Although he didn't know why Shen Honglie resigned as chairman of Shandong Province, Wu Huawen was not stupid. He judged that he must have something to do with the Eighth Route Army and Yu Xuezhong. At this time, Wu Huawen He has not surrendered to the enemy yet, and is still determined to resist Japan. But he is not happy to let him lead his brothers to use blood to add luster to Yu Xuezhong's achievements in the Eighth Route Army that drove away Chairman Shen.
Therefore, when Zhang Liyuan said that he wanted Linyi from the Eighth Route Army, Wu Huawen was also excited and immediately echoed his words, saying that what Zhang Liyuan said was reasonable. The headquarters of the Sulu Theater Commander and the Shandong Provincial Government should go to Linyi, the center of southern Shandong, for their offices. Linyi has a good terrain. , easy to defend but difficult to attack, relatively safe. Since the two armies are fighting together, the Eighth Route Army should be somewhat sincere and give up Linyi after the war.
Linyi is now the headquarters of the Lunan Military Region of the Eighth Route Army and the headquarters of the Fifth Jiao Brigade and the New Fifth Brigade.
When these two people talked about it, everyone in the conference room found it incredible. What if the Eighth Route Army refused to let it go? Do we still have to fight with the instructors of the Eighth Route Army? This is a combat meeting to discuss the cooperation between the two armies, not a mobilization for civil war. meeting.
The noise in the conference room became even louder.
Zhou Fu looked deeply at Zhang Liyuan and Wu Huawen.
Finally, Yu Xuezhong got angry, slapped the table, stood up, and shouted loudly: "It is the duty of a soldier to kill the enemy and serve the country! All the actions of the Eighth Route Army to contain the enemy are to encircle and annihilate the Japanese Tenth Division in southern Shandong. It cannot be because The poor cooperation of our army affects the entire campaign plan. The two artillery regiments of the Eighth Route Army will arrive soon, and the fighter opportunity will be fleeting. My commander-in-chief is responsible for the important task of the Sulu Anti-Japanese War and will definitely not miss the opportunity. In this Lunan battle, we will The entire army must pounce on it and use counterattacks to attract the main force of the Japanese 10th Division to come for reinforcements and create conditions for the Eighth Route Army to encircle the Japanese. Director Zhou, immediately report to the Military Committee that our army will cooperate with the Eighth Route Army to launch the Lunan Campaign. Chief of Staff Wang, please You organize the staff office to break down the tasks of each unit according to the Eighth Route Army's combat plan."
It was at this time that Yu Xuezhong showed the courage of a general and commander.
Due to the urgent military situation, Yu Xuezhong did not let the officers disperse. Instead, he urged Zhou Fu to call the Military Commission over and over again to urge the Military Commission.
Yu Xuezhong didn't know that after Zhou Fu sent out the war request telegram signed by him to the Military Commission, he sent a separate sealed telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, reporting to Chiang Kai-shek Zhang Liyuan's proposal and Wu Huawen's agreement to ask for Linyi from the Eighth Route Army. .
The telegram from the Military Commission arrived very quickly. At this time, the first battle of Changsha had just ended successfully, and Chiang Kai-shek and the bigwigs of the Military Commission were all in high spirits.
Chiang Kai-shek thought that Liu Yimin was determined to win and did not want Xue Yue to be the best, so he decided to launch the Lunan Campaign. Therefore, he admired the plan of the Lunan Campaign. Whether it was a battlefield in Central China or a battlefield in North China, it would bring bad luck to the little Japanese. , Chiang Kai-shek liked them all. Besides, the Eighth Route Army was willing to fight the Japanese to the death, so why would Chiang Kai-shek not be willing to do so? Therefore, the Central Military Commission’s call back instructions were very clear, ordering the Sulu Theater Commander’s Headquarters to uniformly command all units in Shandong to launch the Lunan Campaign. We must annihilate the 10th Division rebuilt by the Japanese army and open up the anti-Japanese situation in southern Shandong.
Chiang Kai-shek was also happy and confused. Isn't it nonsense to let Yu Xuezhong command all the troops in Shandong? It's almost enough to let Yu Xuezhong command the 51st Army and the 57th Army to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army.
However, Chiang Kai-shek was still worried about Shen Honglie being driven out of Shandong. He and He Yingqin and others spent a long time looking at the map. After discussing secretly for a while, Chiang Kai-shek sent a secret telegram to Yu Xuezhong, asking Yu Xuezhong to take up the post. Chairman of Shandong Province, and asked him to secretly mobilize a division after the Lunan Campaign was launched, seize the opportunity when all units of the Eighth Route Army were fighting fiercely on the front line, and stationed in Linyi.
Chiang Kai-shek told Yu Xuezhong that Linyi controlled southern Shandong and had an important strategic position. By occupying Linyi, it could echo and support each other with the North Korean Deqin Department. Therefore, the Sulu Theater Chief's Department must enter Linyi. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Yu Xuezhong , after the joint operation of the two artillery regiments of the Eighth Route Army is completed, you can consider ordering Liu Yimin to transfer the two artillery regiments to the command of the Sulu Theater Commander's Department. At least one artillery regiment should be left for the Sulu Theater.
Yu Xuezhong couldn't laugh or cry after reading the telegram. Who are these people? Here they are fighting with the Eighth Route Army, but over there they are sharpening their knives and preparing to seize the Eighth Route Army's territory and seize other people's artillery regiments. Aren't they being righteous!
If he had not entered Shandong, Yu Xuezhong might have carried out Chiang Kai-shek's order. But now the situation is different. Yu Xuezhong would never have carried out Chiang Kai-shek's order. Because he knew that once Chiang Kai-shek's order was carried out, he would It was tantamount to going to war with the Eighth Route Army. Yu Xuezhong was unwilling and did not have the courage to do that.
Yu Xuezhong immediately called Chiang Kai-shek back, stating his interests and refusing to serve as Chairman of Shandong Province.
When Chiang Kai-shek saw that Yu Xuezhong did not carry out his orders and refused to serve as chairman of Shandong Province, he called Yu Xuezhong back and asked Yu Xuezhong to recommend two subordinates as candidates for chairman of Shandong Province for selection; at the same time, he sent a secret message to Zhou Fu, He ordered Zhou Fu to choose an opportunity to mobilize Wu Hua's Ministry of Culture and Zhang Liyuan's Ministry to station in Linyi after the Lunan Campaign began.
Chiang Kai-shek was a master of maneuvering, and he talked about stationing rather than capturing or attacking.
The Lunan War has not even started yet, but it is already full of weirdness!
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