In Yan'an, Yangjialing.
After the meeting, Mr. Zhu and Vice Chairman Zhou went to **'s house together.
Although the cave dwelling is said to be warm in winter and cool in summer, it is very uncomfortable to be stuck in the cave dwelling in such a big summer, so I asked the guard to take out the short table from the pit, place it in the yard, and then brew a pot. During the tea, the three of them sat around in the yard and chatted with each other. In their free time, the three of them often chatted with each other like this.
** poured tea for Mr. Zhu and Vice Chairman Zhou respectively, and said with a smile: "Boss, and Enlai, these are the melon slices brought by Comrade Xu Rui from Damei Mountain. This is a famous good tea, you should try it too. "
"This is indeed good tea." Mr. Zhu took a sip and said, "It's an endless aftertaste."
Vice Chairman Zhou also took a sip and said, "Chairman, do you feel that the Japanese are a little unusual this time?"
"Well, I just wanted to tell you." ** nodded lightly and said, "I thought about it seriously last night and found that the Japanese's combat operations this time were indeed a bit abnormal, and there were many things that were not logical."
"So you think so too?" said Mr. Zhu, "I thought I was the only one who thought so."
Vice Chairman Zhou nodded and said: "The Shanxi Japanese army has assembled two divisions and a mixed brigade on the line from Luliang to Yuncheng this time, and they look like they are going to go to war. The question is, do they still have the confidence to go to war now? ?The Japanese government is really ready to launch a massive attack on Shaanxi?"
"Absolutely impossible!" Mr. Zhu said flatly, "Not to mention that Tokyo has just experienced a plague, which resulted in a large number of casualties and property losses. In the Far East battlefield alone, it has restrained most of Japan's energy. Under such circumstances, how can the Japanese government have the energy to launch a large-scale offensive against Shaanxi?"
"This shows that the Japanese army in Shanxi put on a posture of attacking the Yellow River, but it was just a bluff." ** lit a cigarette, took a long drag, and said, "The little devil has other plans."
After a few discussions with Mr. Zhu and Vice Chairman Zhou, **'s ideas became clearer.
This is the case for this person. After all, one person's ideas are limited. If more people can discuss it, the ideas will be broadened, and many problems that are usually difficult to figure out can be figured out. This is why every time there is a war, The commander-in-chief of the army must summon all staff members to discuss the reasons collectively.
Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "So, what is the real intention of the little devil?"
"Boss, you can find out by looking at the map." ** said, motioning to the guard to bring a map of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and surrounding areas, then spread it out on the table, and finally pointed at the map and said, " Boss, come and see, Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army is entrenched in Suiyuan, forming a strong horn with our Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region."
"I know this." Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "This is the main reason why we spent so much effort to help Fu Zuoyi carry out mass work in Suiyuan, because with Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army in Suiyuan, we can make the Japanese army in Shanxi Being faced with enemies on both sides, focusing on one and losing the other can greatly reduce the pressure faced by our Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region."
** added: "Then the intention of the Japanese army in Shanxi, or the Japanese army in North China, this time is very clear, which is to break the horns between our Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and Fu Zuoyi's troops, and improve the unfavorable situation faced by the Japanese army in Shanxi. If possible, it can also clear the way for future attacks on Shaanxi or the Hexi Corridor."
Boss Zhu said in a deep voice: "Old Mao, are you saying that the real target of the Japanese army is Fu Zuoyi?"
"That's definitely the case." ** said with a wave of his hand, "And I can go one step further and judge that the target of the Japanese army in North China is the 7th Cavalry Division of Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army! Because the 7th Cavalry Division is the only one in Fu Zuoyi's hands. With some maneuverability, killing the Seventh Cavalry Division would be equivalent to cutting off Fu Zuoyi's arm!"
Vice Chairman Zhou said anxiously: "Then we have to notify Fu Zuoyi immediately."
"We must notify you." ** stubbed out the remaining cigarette butts on the cloth soles, and then said quietly, "However, it's hard to say whether it's too late. I hope it's not too late."
Vice Chairman Zhou stood up and left in a hurry.
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Wuyuan, the headquarters of the 35th Army.
Although the 7th Cavalry Division is not his direct unit, Fu Zuoyi still attaches great importance to the 7th Cavalry Division's southward campaign.
Since the 7th Cavalry Division crossed the Yellow River and entered Houtao, Fu Zuoyi has never left the war room. However, due to backward communication methods, the entire 7th Cavalry Division only has one radio station, and it is good and bad. The commander-in-chief of the Route Army was also unable to grasp the movements of the 7th Cavalry Division in a timely and effective manner.
At this time, it had been two days since the 7th Cavalry Division went south.
Fu Zuoyi came to the war room early in the morning.
The orderly brought a bowl of freshly cooked noodles. Before Fu Zuoyi could take a bite, he heard the sound of footsteps. When he turned around, he saw deputy commander Ye Qijie hurried in from outside.
"Chief!" Ye Qijie stood at attention and saluted, and said, "I just got a tip that the Suiyuan Japs have imposed martial law on all fronts!"
"What, martial law across the board?!" Fu Zuoyi's heart suddenly sank when he heard this, and he had a bad premonition.
As a senior general, Fu Zuoyi knew very well that the Japanese would only implement comprehensive martial law when there was a major operation. The purpose of doing so was to prevent the National Army and Japanese intelligence personnel from passing on information and win the battle for the Japanese army's actions. Opportunity and time, this means that the Suiyuan Japs are about to make a big move
But that's not right. Isn't the Japs' target the Yellow River Defense Line, which is heavily garrisoned by the Eighth Route Army
In this case, even if martial law is implemented, shouldn't it be the Shanxi Japs who implement martial law in Shanxi? How did the Suiyuan Japs implement comprehensive martial law in Suiyuan? Isn't this logic wrong
Thinking of this, Fu Zuoyi suddenly realized, could the real target of the Japanese be him
At this moment, the director of the Communications Department suddenly walked in in a hurry and reported: "The main office, we just received an urgent telegram from Yan'an from the Communist Party of China, reminding us that the military operations of the Japanese army on the east bank of the Yellow River in North China are just an illusion. Their real target is most likely us, or to be more precise, it is most likely the 7th Cavalry Division!"
"What?!" Fu Zuoyi's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he almost fainted.
Fu Zuoyi is also capable. He was already doubting, but the police reminded him again. After confirming the two, he immediately understood that this was the enemy's attack in the east. The Japanese army in Shanxi gathered heavy troops from Luliang to Yuncheng, just to contain the Yellow River. The Eighth Route Army on the defensive line simultaneously paralyzed themselves, creating opportunities for the Mongolian army to launch a surprise attack.
As expected, he was fooled and sent the Seventh Cavalry Division to the Yike Zhao League.
Fu Zuoyi couldn't sit still now. If the Seventh Cavalry Division was eaten by the Japanese, the loss would be great!
Hurrying into the isolation telecommunications office, Fu Zuoyi stood directly in front of one of the radio stations and said, "Contact me immediately to the 7th Cavalry Division and ask them to report their current location!" After a pause, he spoke to another radio station. The transceiver of the radio station said, "Immediately contact the 302nd Regiment stationed in Dongsheng County and tell Guo Jingyun to assemble the troops immediately!"
Guo Jingyun's 302nd Regiment is stationed in Dongsheng County, within the territory of Yikezhao League. If the 7th Cavalry Division is not far from Yikezhao League at this time, then Guo Jingyun's 302nd Regiment can rush to help in time. In this way, The situation may not collapse! Therefore, the most urgent thing now is to find out the location of the 7th Cavalry Division.
However, as soon as Fu Zuoyi finished speaking, one of the female signal soldiers stood up and said: "General seat, the radio station of the 7th Cavalry Division is not responding. It is either turned off, the battery is dead or there is some mechanical failure."
"What did you say?" Fu Zuoyi immediately froze when he heard the words.
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At the same time, Men Bingyue's 7th Cavalry Division had entered the Ordos Right Rear Banner, more than a hundred miles west of the Yike Zhao League, which is now the Hangjin Banner.
Historically, the 7th Cavalry Division was stationed in Yikezhao League at about this time, and then stationed here permanently. The National Army Command also set up a separate Yikezhao League headquarters, with Men Bingyue as the commander-in-chief.
However, in this time and space, there have been great changes due to the emergence of Xu Rui, a time traveler.
First of all, the commanders of the North China Front, the First Army stationed in Shanxi, and the Army stationed in Mongolia have all changed. The commander has changed, and the military strategies adopted have also changed. In the original time and space, Tada Shun served as the commander of the North China Front, and Shinozuka When Yinan served as the commander of the First Army in Shanxi, he did not go out of his way to make a splash in the east and attack in the west.
But in this time and space, just after Anami took office, he brought in a cunning little kid like Kaneko Keijiro. As soon as he took office, this little kid hatched such a trick. Although both the government and Fu Zuoyi discovered it one after another, However, due to the backward communication methods, it was already too late by the time it was discovered.
Men Bingyue didn't know that the 26th Division of the Japanese Army in Mongolia had broken into pieces three days ago and entered the Yikezhao League without leaving a trace, in the woods near the right rear banner of Ordos. Ambushed, more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers had already opened their bloody mouths, waiting for the Seventh Cavalry Division to burrow in.
In addition, the 4th Cavalry Brigade of the Mongolian Army has also completed its assembly in the Yikezhao League. It was only waiting for the 7th Cavalry Division to be defeated in the battle with the 26th Division and retreat. The Fourth Cavalry Brigade will launch a pursuit from behind. At that time, the Seventh Cavalry Division will be defeated like a mountain, and the entire army will be annihilated as a result with a high probability.
Because the weather was too hot, Men Bingyue took off the sheepskin water bag from the back of the saddle and took a sip of water.
Just as he was drinking water, a faint sound of gunfire suddenly came from the woods in front.
Men Bingyue felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly ordered the entire army to form a fighting formation. After waiting for a moment, he galloped back from the front on a fast horse and loudly reported: "We encountered a small group of Japanese soldiers ahead."