Xiang Tianhu joked: "Chief of Staff, what makes you so happy? You are grinning from ear to ear. Have you fallen in love with another girl from another family?"
Xiang Tianhu knew his chief of staff very well.
This chief of staff is good at everything. He comes from a noble family, has a high degree of education, a tough style, and excellent military qualities. But there is one thing about him: he suffers from the disease of being a widower. Basically, wherever the war is fought, the concubine will marry. After joining the army for more than ten years, he has married more than a dozen concubines. It really makes people worry whether his small body can handle it
"Look what you said, Master, am I so lustful?" Yan Yuhui blushed slightly.
"Aren't you horny?" Xiang Tianhu chuckled and said, "So it's not my concubine's business?"
"Of course not." Yan Yuhui waved his hands heartily and said, "But Master, this is really a great thing."
While talking, Yan Yuhui took out a telegram and handed it over. Xiang Tianhu took the telegram and looked at it. He saw that it was signed Dameishan Independent Brigade, and he was surprised and said: "Is this a telegram from brother Xu Rui?"
"No." Yan Yuhui suppressed Fen Fen and said, "Master, please read the content."
Xiang Tianhu read the message from the beginning, and when he saw half of it, his eyes widened immediately.
"Oh my god, brother Xu Rui gave the kid a hard time in Huilonggou again. He robbed thousands of tons of supplies and burned two thousand tons?" Xiang Tianhu shouted, "My dear , now the more than 50,000 Japanese soldiers on the Huaihe battlefield are really at a loss. Without replenishment of military supplies, what else can they use to launch an offensive?"
Yan Yuhui continued to suppress his excitement and continued: "Master, look down."
He murmured a few words to Tianhu, then looked down, and then even opened his mouth, which could almost fit a duck egg.
Yan Yuhui said excitedly: "Master, how are you? Is this good news? Do you think this is good news?"
"God, this is more than just good news!" Xiang Tianhu slammed the telegram on the table, his excitement was palpable, "It's simply great news. Brother Xu is really our 18o Division, oh no, it's our 59th Army Even the lucky general of the entire Fifth War Zone, he helped us pull out the Japs protrusion as soon as he came. No, in just a few days, he gave us such a good opportunity again. If this was done, , it is absolutely impossible to severely damage the 9th and 13th Japanese Divisions, and it is even possible to completely annihilate these two elite divisions of the Japanese!"
"Master!" Yan Yuhui said excitedly, "Then quickly ask the military commander for instructions!"
"There's no rush." When he got to the point, Xiang Tianhu waved his hand and said, "This battle involves so many troops, and the army can't make up its mind. In the end, the war zone commander or even the chairman of the committee must take the decision personally. idea, but right now the theater commander’s attention is entirely on the Linyi battlefield on the northern front, and I’m afraid they don’t have much energy to pay attention to the south.”
"Then what should we do?" Yan Yuhui asked anxiously, "Is this a good opportunity missed?"
"Missed the opportunity? How can that be done!" Xiang Tianhu said, "If we really miss the opportunity, not only will Brother Xu Rui not let us go, but even God will shed tears."
Yan Yuhui asked anxiously: "What should we do?"
Xiang Tianhu picked up the telegram from the table again and said: "This telegram alone is not enough to impress the war zone commander and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek. Hu Zongnan is also a guy who has no profit and can't afford to be early. No, Let him see a little benefit, and he will never send troops easily, so we have to take action here first."
"We need to get started here first?" Yan Yuhui asked in surprise, "What do you say, Master?"
Xiang Tianhu touched his chin and said: "Chief of Staff, didn't Brother Xu Rui say in the telegram that the Japs in the Huaihe battlefield are about to fall into a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food? I believe him in someone, but others may not believe it. Him, so we have to put the Japanese out of their predicament and make Li Pinxian, Liao Lei and Hu Zongnan believe in this!"
"To put the Japanese out of their predicament?" Yan Yuhui said, "Master, what you mean is..."
Xiang Tianhu strode to the map, picked up a pencil and drew a circle on the map, and said: "Linhuaiguan!"
Yan Yuhui's eyes immediately lit up, and he said in a deep voice: "Master, do you mean to take the opportunity to recapture Linhuaiguan?"
"Yes, recapture Linhuai Pass!" Xiang Tianhu said, "If our 18th Division recaptures Linhuai Pass, it will not only cut off the Japs' escape south along the Jinpu Railway and Mingfeng Highway, but also make the Japs' fatigue show. Wuyi, in this way, Li Pinxian, Liao Lei and Hu Zongnan will invest their forces to fight back."
Yan Yuhui said: "But master, it's not that easy to seize Linhuaiguan. It's difficult for the Japanese, but our situation is not much better. In recent days, we have relied entirely on the help provided by brother Xu Rui." It was supported by Japanese weapons and ammunition, and now, there are not many Japanese weapons and ammunition left."
Xiang Tianhu said: "We don't have it, but Brother Xu Rui has it. Didn't he just rob a thousand tons of supplies from the little devil? He only needs to leak a little bit from between his fingers, which is enough for us to eat, not to mention that we don't Take what he has for nothing, after this battle is over and these two Japanese divisions are annihilated, I will give him back a whole brigade of Japanese weapons and equipment!"
"This is possible." Yan Yuhui said excitedly, "Master, we can dispatch the cavalry battalion first and seize Banqiao Town in the east of Linhuai Guan at a lightning speed. This way we can compete with Brother Xu Rui's big army. The Meishan Independent Brigade will gather together, and we will replenish military supplies from them, and then we will join forces and head west to attack Linhuai Pass!"
"That's it!" Xiang Tianhu punched the table again and said, "If Brother Xu Rui is right, if the Japanese on the Huaihe battlefield are indeed facing the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food, then they will never be able to withstand us. The 18o Division and the Dameishan Independent Brigade will attack with all their strength. As long as Linhuai Pass is captured, the battle will be decided!"
Yan Yuhui said: "I'll send a telegram right away!"
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The telegram sent by Yan Yuhui was quickly copied to Xu Rui.
"The 18th Division wants to join us in attacking Linhuaiguan?" Xu Rui was a little surprised after reading the first half of the telegram, but after he read the entire content, he was immediately relieved.
What a good Xiang Tianhu, he never makes a loss-making business.
Xu Rui handed the telegram to Leng Tiefeng, Wan Zhongshan and other officers for circulation.
After circulating it, Xu Rui said: "Let's talk about it, what do you think?"
In fact, Xu Rui had already made up his mind the first time he saw this telegram. In the past, Xu Rui would have announced his decision directly, but now, Xu Rui wants to hear everyone's opinions. One is to brainstorm ideas, and the other is to cultivate the ability of the officers under their command, especially the cadets of the youth training team, to capture fighter jets.
"Captain, I object." Xiao Yanyue, who had just arrived, was the first to express his position. "The 18th Division wants to attack Linhuai Pass with us. This is possible, but they want to replenish weapons and ammunition from us, but it is impossible for them to do so." None! Our ammunition and supplies were brought back with the blood and sweat of the folks from the Dameishan base area, so they cannot be given away for nothing."
Xu Rui put his hand on his forehead, thinking that he should not have let Xiao Yanyue come over so early to receive the supplies.
But Xu Rui still said: "Yanzi, this is not a free gift. Didn't I tell the division commander that after we win the battle, he will return the equipment of a brigade to us! This is the weapons and equipment of a brigade, Yanzi, no matter what No matter how you calculate it, for us, this is a sure-profit deal."
Xiao Yanyue said angrily: "What if we lose the fight?"
"It is impossible to lose this battle." Leng Tieran said, "As long as we seize Linhuai Pass and cut off the Japs' southward escape route from the Jinpu Railway and Mingfeng Highway, Li Pinxian, Liao Lei and Hu Zongnan will definitely smell the opportunity. , they will definitely send troops accordingly, and the Japanese 9th and 13th Divisions entrenched in the Huaihe battlefield will be doomed."
"You said you won't lose, so you won't lose?" Xiao Yanyue said angrily, "By the way, last time you lent me 100 bullets and said you would pay me back 200 within three days. Where are the bullets? Give me back 200 bullets. .”
Leng Tiefeng snarled at the civilians on the mountain road not far away and said, "That's not true."
"These were all seized by the public, how can they be blamed on you personally?" Xiao Yanyue refused to admit it.
"Don't you mean to be ridiculous?" Leng Tiefeng was a little reluctant to come off the stage, turned around and ignored him.
Xu Rui quickly smoothed things over and said, "Yanzi, how about this? After this battle is over, I will ask the veteran to lead a team to Wuxi and find a way to transport the weapons and equipment buried there."
"That's pretty much it." Xiao Yanyue glanced at Leng Tiefeng proudly and no longer objected.
Xiao Yanyue didn't really object, she just wanted to have more weapons and ammunition in her hands.
At this time, He Shuya, who had been watching the sand table, suddenly said: "Captain, whether the battle on the Huaihe River can be a battle of annihilation as we wish, the key lies in Hu Zongnan's 17th Army. The 17th Army is based on Hu Zongnan's The 1st Army was expanded from its base and is known as the strongest combat force, but..."
Xu Rui said: "Nerd, what are you talking about?"
He Shuya said: "In Tongguan, our 69th Army once fought against Hu Zongnan's 1st Army. The appearance of the 1st Army in the Battle of Tongguan was really unflattering."
What He Shuya is talking about is that after the Xi'an Incident broke out, He Yingqin urgently mobilized Hu Zongnan's 1st Army to advance towards Tongguan and threatened Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng with force. However, there was no large-scale battle at that time, only small-scale conflicts broke out locally, so He Shuya The assessment of the combat effectiveness of the 1st Army is not objective.
In fact, the 1st Army's combat effectiveness is still very strong.
Especially now, the equipment of the First Army is not the same as before the Xi'an Incident.
Because after the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the Soviet Union provided China with a large number of aircraft, tanks, and artillery, including more than 1,000 aircraft, and even sent an air force of 2,000 people to aid China. Hu Zongnan’s First Army It happened to be stationed in the northwest, so it gave priority to replenishing the weapons and equipment provided by the Soviet Union.
At that moment, Xu Rui said: "The combat effectiveness of the 1st Army is still very strong. Although Hu Zongnan is not a good general, he is definitely not a mediocre person. As long as the headquarters does not hinder him, this battle is still worth fighting." (To be continued.)