At 7:50 in the morning, Dayu County Government Office.
Lu Yixuan was wearing an ironed and crisp combat uniform, sitting motionless on the mahogany Taishi chair, calmly listening to the combat staff report on the military situation submitted by his ministries, and heard that the 50th Brigade's forward reconnaissance unit found many red flags southwest of Datong'an.
The south bank of Zhangshui in the direction disappeared and appeared. Lu Yixuan's eyebrows trembled and he suddenly stood up: "Check again! Call the brigade commander Guo Peirong immediately and verify it immediately. There must be no delay. Tell him that I will only give him two hours!"
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"yes!"
Half an hour later, fierce firefights suddenly came from the direction of Datong'an, and two urgent telegrams came one after another from Guo Peirong, colonel and commander of the 50th Brigade:
The front line of Datong'an was fiercely attacked by the enemy. Judging from the enemy's flags and firepower, all five regiments of the enemy's 12th Army were dispatched. Because the morning fog had not dispersed and the drizzle was misty, Zhangshui suddenly swelled and the water flowed quickly, so the reconnaissance detachments could only move across the bank.
Looking out, we found that enemy flags were constantly appearing in the many mountain roads on the south bank, stretching for three kilometers and turning to the southwest. It was impossible to determine whether the main enemy force was fleeing westward.
When all the generals and commanders heard this, they all became nervous. Instead, Lu Yixuan slowly sat down, picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly. It took more than five minutes before he put down the teacup and ordered loudly:
"Immediately forward the two pieces of information to General Chen Cheng's headquarters, along with my opinion: The 49th Brigade is rushing to support the Datong'an front line. Our division is doing its best to cross the river for close reconnaissance. Once confirmed, it will be reported immediately."
"yes!"
Ganzhou, headquarters of Chen Cheng's bandit suppression column.
Chen Cheng and the generals around him studied the map nervously. Huang Wei came in a hurry and handed an urgent message with both hands: "Commander He suggested that our army immediately attack south with all its strength to hold back the main force of the Red Bandits. The general general of suppression strictly ordered Zhang Xianghua
The Fourth Army went all out to intercept on the western front, and at the same time ordered Yu Han to mobilize troops on the southern front, and the two leading divisions of General Zhu Shaoliang's Sixth Route Army to the northwest to advance at full speed, striving to reduce the encirclement within twenty-four hours and then encircle and annihilate the main force of the Red Bandits."
"Twenty-four hours? Can other route armies do it?" Liu Shaoxian was very doubtful.
Chen Cheng smiled slightly: "We have to do it even if we can't do it. He Jingzhi has issued the order in time. The responsibility for failure does not lie with him and the General Suppressor, but with the various armies. Hmph! Hasn't he been so slick and shirking responsibility in the past few years? Just
Take the telegram he sent to our army as an example. Suggestions, you see, the hidden meaning is to let us judge for ourselves. He will not give orders but only suggestions. If we win, he has a keen eye and command well. If we lose, it will be useless.
Responsibility makes you feel relaxed.”
The generals looked at each other in confusion and were helpless, and all looked at Chen Cheng expectantly.
Chen Cheng looked at the map again: "Fight! Even if we make a mistake, we won't suffer much loss. If we don't fight, if the main force of the Red Bandits really escapes to the west, Zhang Xianghua's Fourth Army will definitely not be able to stop it, and we will be overrun."
Shang Xia Xia was treated as a scapegoat. Order: The Lu Division must repel the enemy's front-line attack at Datong'an and wait for an opportunity to pursue them, and dispatch two regiments of the 51st Brigade to move westward along the Zhang River at full speed, and do everything possible to cross the river to attack the enemy!"
"yes!"
Chen Cheng ordered again: "Urgent call to the remaining divisions to speed up the march. We must catch up with the main force of the Red Bandits before three o'clock in the afternoon!"