Chief of Staff Liu Yi came over and asked in a deep voice: "Director Ma, is the information reliable?"
"Absolutely reliable!" Ma Zhankui said without hesitation. Over the past six months, Ma Zhankui's operations office has built a huge intelligence network in Beiping, Tianjin, Baoding, Shimen, Taiyuan, Jinan and other large and medium-sized cities in North China. In terms of scale,
Mazhankui's intelligence network cannot yet be compared with the military command and the CCP's underground party, but in terms of efficiency, Mazhankui's intelligence system is definitely stronger than the military command and the CCP's underground party.
Ma Zhankui was born to engage in intelligence. Because Ma Zhankui was very good at building an intelligence network, Gao Jingwu's Intelligence Department almost became a subordinate agency of the Operations Department.
Liu Yi immediately turned back to Yue Weihan and said, "Master, what do you think?"
Yue Weihan said in a deep voice: "Okamura Neiji didn't send people early in the morning and late in the day, but he sent people to contact Yan Xishan at this time. I think it's probably related to the difficulties the Japanese army encountered. Last year in Jinzhong and southern Shanxi, there was a situation that was rare in a century.
In the great harvest year, both grain crops and cotton had a bumper harvest. Could it be that Neji Okamura wants to buy grain and cotton from Yan Xishan?"
"If Neji Okamura really buys grain and cotton, then all our efforts will be in vain!" Liu Yi said anxiously, "Yan Xishan shouldn't sell grain and cotton to the Japanese, right? If this matter is allowed to happen,
If exposed, it is a crime of collaborating with the enemy, and it will be infamous for thousands of years."
"That's impossible to say." Yue Weihan shook his head and said, "Yan Xishan is the local emperor of Shanxi. He only cares about the safety of Shanxi Province. For him, as long as he can save Shanxi, it doesn't matter whether he resists Japan or not.
He doesn't care whether he is a traitor or not. This Yan Laoxi has never been a staunch national fighter."
"This is troublesome." Liu Yi frowned, "We must stop Yan Xishan!"
"Yes." Yue Weihan nodded and said to Ma Zhankui, "Zhankui, use all the forces you can mobilize to get detailed information on the transaction between Yan Xishan and the Japanese!"
"Yes." Ma Zhankui stood at attention and immediately turned around.
Watching Ma Zhankui go away, Yue Weihan was not in the mood to stay at the scientific research institute anymore. Anyway, the design of the "heartless gun" had not yet been completed, and there were still several days before the actual test firing. At that moment, Yue Weihan took Liu Yi and other senior generals with him.
After returning to the headquarters, someone invited Commander Liu from the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army to come over.
If Yan Xishan really did business with the Japanese, he would definitely not go to Jingxingguan.
Yan Xishan most likely went to Feihuxing (one of the eight towns in Taihang, located to the north of Laiyuan County and south of Yu County), or to trade with the Japanese troops stationed in Datong in the Luliang Mountains. However, whether he went to Feihuxing or in the Luliang Mountains
As for the deal, the Thirty-ninth Army was beyond its reach. If it wanted to secretly sabotage it, it would have to rely on the Eighth Route Army.
Two days later, Operations Director Ma Zhankui obtained detailed information.
"The main seat is right here, Zhangjiayu." Ma Zhankui took a picture of the map and said to Yue Weihan, "Zhangjiayu is a small village on Feihu County. It is not far away from the Laiyuan County occupied by the Japanese army and the Lingqiu County occupied by the Jinsui Army.
Baili, three days later at 12 noon, the Jinsui Army and the Japanese Army will deliver supplies here."
"The general manager is really impressed." Liu Yi said, "Yan Xishan is really going to leave Feihuxing!"
Yue Weihan said: "Zhankui, do you know how much supplies the Jinsui Army has to deliver to the Japanese army?"
"The number is very large. The first batch alone includes 500 carts of grain, 900 carts of cotton, and more than 100 trucks. According to information provided by insiders in the Jinsui Army, Guoxian, Daixian, and Fanzhi counties
They are all working day and night to rush to Lingqiu to transport supplies. Now the food and cotton in Lingbing County have piled up into mountains!" Ma Zhankui said this and then said, "According to reliable information, the Japanese army delivered goods to the Shanxi-Sui Army.
It’s not silver dollars, let alone legal tender, but arms!”
"What did you say? Arms!" Yue Weihan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Liu Yi and Commander Liu of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army were also quite surprised.
Yue Weihan asked again: "How many troops are there to escort Zhankui, the Jinsui Army and the Japanese Army?"
Ma Zhankui immediately replied: "There are two regiments of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the Japanese army is an infantry brigade."
Yue Weihan looked at the map and saw that the straight-line distance from Jingxing Pass to Feihuxing was more than two hundred kilometers. In addition, there were high mountains in the middle of the Taihang Mountains. As the saying goes, the actual marching distance was definitely more than twice the straight-line distance.
If troops from the Thirty-ninth Group Army were mobilized, it would be absolutely impossible to reach Feihuxing within three days.
At that moment, Yue Weihan said to Commander Liu: "Old Liu, Feihuxing seems to be Commander Nie's territory, right?"
"Yes." Commander Liu nodded and said, "The headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area is in Fuping, south of Feihuxing."
Yue Weihan added: "With the strength of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area and the favorable terrain of Feihuxing, it shouldn't be a problem to take down two regiments of the Jinsui Army and an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, right?"
"There is definitely no problem with this." Commander Liu said, "The problem is that the Jinsui Army has not broken up with our Eighth Route Army. It seems inappropriate to openly attack friendly forces like this, hiss..." At this point, Commander Liu suddenly focused his eyes.
Then he said, "Mr. Yue, do you want Mr. Nie's troops to become Japanese troops?"
"Old Liu, you are right!" Yue Weihan said happily, "Commander Nie's troops not only want the Japanese army to attack the grain transport team of the Jinsui Army, but also want the Jinsui Army to rob the arms escorted by the Japanese army! Yan
Don’t Xishan and Okamura Neji want to make a deal? Hehe, I want them not only to fail to make the deal, but also to force them to fall out with each other!”
"Awesome!" Commander Liu exclaimed in admiration, "This will not only punish Yan Xishan who is not firm enough in his stance, but also prevent the Japanese army from obtaining much-needed food and cotton from the Jinsui Army. It may even cause the Jinsui Army to fall out with the Japanese army.
But our Eighth Route Army found a huge advantage out of thin air. It can be said that we have achieved four goals with one stone!"
"Chief of Staff." Yue Weihan immediately said to Liu Yi, "Immediately forward the information we obtained to the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and then submit my and Commander Liu's suggestions together."
"Yes." Liu Yi stood at attention and immediately turned around and entered the telecommunications room next door.
Jixi, Fuping.
Deputy Chief of Staff Tang hurried into the war room with a telegram and said to Commander Nie who was studying the battle map: "Commander, General Director Yue of the 39th Group Army and Commander Liu of the 129th Division jointly sent an urgent telegram.
Claiming that in three days the Jinsui Army and the Japanese Army will conduct underground transactions in Zhangjiayu on Feihuxing!"
"Huh?" Commander Nie said solemnly, "The Jinsui Army wants to make a deal with the Japanese army?"
Deputy Chief of Staff Tang nodded and added: "Commander, Commander-in-Chief Yue and Commander Liu also forwarded a combat plan."
"Bring it to me quickly." Commander Nie immediately took the telegram from Deputy Chief of Staff Tang. After reading it, he was overjoyed and said, "Great, what is most lacking in the base right now is food, cotton and ammunition. There is no
Thinking of the Jinsui Army and the Japs, they rushed to our door, haha."
Deputy Chief of Staff Tang frowned and said, "Commander, I don't think this information is credible."
Commander Nie's pencil had already scratched the map, and he asked: "How can you see it?"
Deputy Chief of Staff Tang said: "No matter how ignorant Yan Xishan is, he is unlikely to collude with the Japanese secretly, right? Besides, the Japanese have occupied Shanxi before, and they fought in the same battle with the Jin-Sui Army.
How can the hatred between the two parties be resolved in a short time? In short, I don’t think this is credible.”
"Old Tang, your understanding of Yan Xishan is not deep enough. From the bottom of his heart, Yan Xishan is a Shanxi native emperor. He only has Shanxi in his eyes. This person does not have much national complex, so he is not like the *** people.
There is no deep hatred between them. As long as the interests are suitable, he is of course willing to collude with the Japanese." After saying this, Commander Nie said again, "Besides, even if this information is wrong, the worst he can do is run away in vain.
If you go there, there’s no loss, right?”
Deputy Chief of Staff Tang said: "What if this is a trap set by the Jinsui Army and the Japanese army?"
"Haha, Old Tang, you just said that Yan Xishan would not make deals with the Japanese. Now you are worried that Yan Xishan will join forces with the Japanese to deal with our Eighth Route Army?" Commander Nie shook his head with a smile.
He said, "Let's put it this way, Yan Xishan is really capable of making small moves and causing friction behind his back, but he cannot join forces with the Japanese to deal with our Eighth Route Army."
Deputy Chief of Staff Tang was immediately relieved upon hearing this. Thinking about it, even if Yan Laoxi had evil intentions, Commander Liu of the 129th Division was a well-known military strategist in the party. Could it be that he still couldn't see through Yan Laoxi's conspiracy? Since Commander Liu dared to follow Thirty-Nine
Commander-in-Chief Yue of the Army Group jointly sent a telegram, which shows that the credibility of this information is quite high.
"This is it!" In this moment, Commander Nie had already drawn two circles on the map and said, "Division 1 *** Brigade, Division 3 *** Brigade, Division 4 *** Brigade plus
Qiao Zhuang, the Jinsui Army of the Headquarters Instruction Group, ambushed the Japanese troops between Yuhuangliang and Daoshan Cliff; the 2nd Division *** Brigade, the 5th Division *** Brigade, the 6th Division *** Regiment, and the Headquarters Cavalry Regiment, Qiao Zhuang, and the Japanese troops were in Matuo
The Jinsui Army was ambushed in the mountains and Huangquan Tuo area, and all troops were ordered to march at night, and they must enter the ambush position separately. Once the enemy enters the ambush position, immediately launch a general attack to eliminate the enemy in the shortest possible time, and try to annihilate them all!
"
"That's not right, Commander." Deputy Chief of Staff Tang said in astonishment, "In order to destroy the collusion attempt between the Jinsui Army and the Japanese army, we should not completely annihilate the Japanese army and the Jinsui Army. We should leave a small number of remaining enemies to report back.
.”
"Haha, Old Tang, you only know one thing but not the other." Commander Nie smiled and said, "The cleaner our hands and feet are in this battle, the less likely the Japanese army and the Jinsui Army will doubt us! On the contrary, if
We deliberately let go of a small number of remaining enemies. With the caution and cunning of Okamura Neji and Yan Xishan, we might have guessed that our Eighth Route Army was causing trouble."