Age of Rebirth

Chapter 620 Three

In Yan'an, northern Shaanxi, where the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is located, in mid-March in northern Shaanxi, the breath of spring can already be vaguely smelled. The snow on the hillside on the sunny side has melted, and the ice skates hanging under the eaves have melted into water, dripping and splashing. Under the sunlight, the loess land shone with dazzling luster, and the air was full of moist breath.

The five leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, and Ren Bishi all gathered in the cave dwelling of the Communist Party of China. It has been more than a month since Tang Qiuli left Yan'an. *** The uniformed and newly equipped troops have been reorganized and trained, and are waiting for the order to go out.

The CCP will never let go of such a historical opportunity. Living in a corner of northern Shaanxi is definitely not the wish of the CCP leaders. In their hearts, they pretend to be the whole of China. When the CCP leaders gather together, it is a topic. At that time, I crossed the Yellow River eastward and headed for the battlefield in North China.

*** Said with his strong Hunan accent: "Maybe that little guy has forgotten us! The millet in northern Shaanxi does not keep people!" This half-joke and half-question caused a burst of laughter, everyone knows Who is the little guy that *** is referring to? Also, since he came to power, no one can sit on an equal footing with him and control half of the country. The CCP helped him fight the Eastern Expedition and the Northern Expedition twice , In the end, it was not forced to take the road of armed resistance. [

For Tang Qiuli, who rose like a comet, the leaders of the CCP are full of curiosity. He is so young, but he can control so much military power and become the mainstay of the northern anti-Japanese battlefield. The strangest thing is that Chairman Jiang seems to be interested in him. It is also a strategy of restraint, allowing him to become bigger, and being someone else, he would have been cleaned up by Lao Jiang long ago. Mao Zedong explained it in one sentence, "The times make heroes", and the next sentence is probably "Heroes of the world make Lizi Be famous!"

According to the division of labor of the five major leaders of the Communist Party of China, Zhou Enlai mastered the intelligence system. He knew the meaning of the half-joke of the Communist Party of China, and immediately said rigorously: "According to the information we have, Tang Qiuli is now setting up a headquarters in Zhengzhou to direct Shandong Bandit Suppression Campaign, however, he gave the command to Tang Qiuquan, the leader of the special warfare detachment of the Independent Division, who was also his cousin. Now, the banditry in Shandong Province has been eradicated. According to reports, Tang Qiuli personally ordered the Ju Ye shot more than 400 people in three days, and now he has shifted his attention to the Taihang Mountains and frequently mobilized troops."

Zhou Enlai paused, then continued: "According to the information provided by the underground party in Pingjin, the new commander of the North China Dispatch Army, Neiji Okamura, has assembled heavy troops in the area from Handan to Shexian County. It is obvious that the Japanese army's attack target must be North China. The Taihang Mountains, the main rear base of the Independent Division, I have sent a telegram to the underground party in Pingjin to closely monitor the movements of the Japanese troops."

After Zhou Enlai finished, none of the five CCP leaders in the cave said a word, and they were terrified. The banditry in Shandong began in the early years of the Republic of China and reached its peak when Han Fuju was in charge of Shandong, while it took Tang Qiuli less than two months. It is unbelievable that the century-old banditry in Shandong was eradicated within a short period of time.

***'s mood is the most complicated. As one of the most outstanding strategists, he can see Tang Qiuli's intention to get involved in Shandong at a glance. The importance of Shandong's strategic position is self-evident. Here, it was originally his*** One eye can make a good article, but now, Tang Qiuli took the lead. The Eighth Route Army marched eastward to manage Shandong, and there would inevitably be a conflict of fundamental interests with Tang Qiuli. According to Tang Qiuli's current management of Shandong Determined, will not allow anyone to get involved.

The leaders of the CCP present here are all outstanding talents. They thought of what *** thought of, but they can only keep it in their hearts. However, they don’t feel good in their hearts. , the feeling of being taken away by others, but unable to stop or take it back,

Zuo Quan, the deputy chief of the general staff of the Eighth Route Army, hurried into the cave, breaking the solemn atmosphere, "Chairman, boss, the general headquarters of the Yellow River Basin Theater has sent a telegram." Zuo Quan probably also noticed that the atmosphere was strange, so he said succinctly without any nonsense, " You said Cao Cao Cao Cao will be here, but you still haven’t forgotten about us, let’s see, what imperial decree did this Vice Chairman Tang come for?” *** said jokingly.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the telegram. Zhu De took the telegram first, and said with a strong Sichuan accent: "Chairman, they asked us to send troops!" *** took the telegram in Zhu De's hand, and after reading it, he laughed loudly. Laughing, "Is this little guy very considerate? Knowing that we were forced out by Chairman Jiang, we only designated the combat area, how to play, we have the final say, Mr. Zhu, let's see what you do next." Already!"

Zhu De smiled honestly, "If you want to fight guerrilla warfare in the mountains, Vice Chairman Tang has found the right person. From the moment we became an army, we finally settled down in Jinggangshan. We didn't spend that day wandering around in the valleys. , "*** laughed, "Boss, the Taihang Mountains are thousands of miles away, but they are the roof of North China. When we go, the dragon returns to the sea, and the tiger enters the forest. It’s hard to stop, but it’s disrespectful, just stand firm in Taihang Mountains, defeat the Japanese, and create a new China, boss, when you go out, we will send you off!"

*** was still unsatisfied, and then said: "We crossed the Yellow River east in [-] and went to North China. We made Chief Yan restless and put on a desperate posture. We also invited ten divisions of the Central Army to help out. This time, Let's take Shang Fang's sword and pass by his Shanxi openly, to see what Yan Yan has to say?"

There was another burst of laughter. After receiving a telegram from Tang Qiuli ordering the Eighth Route Army to send troops to North China, the anxiety that had gathered in the hearts of the leaders of the CCP for many days was swept away. Zhu De said to Zuo Quan: "Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, immediately report to the Yellow River Basin theater." Tang Qiuli from the general headquarters replied that the troops of the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army will pass through Liulin Ferry on the Yellow River, pass through Luliang Mountain, pass through the Jinzhong area, and head to the Taihang Mountain theater in North China on March [-]. Please contact us Password and station callsign."

Tang Qiuli, who was in Zhengzhou, did not know that his telegram would have such a big repercussions among the CCP leadership, nor did he know that the topics of the CCP leaders were all about him, his Every word and deed is enough to influence the strategy and direction of the CCP.

All the deployments have been completed, and the troops participating in the battle of Jingxing Pass are ready, just waiting for his order. However, there is still a mystery in Tang Qiuli's heart that has not been solved. There seems to be a layer of fog in front of him. Finding out is the main factor affecting his order to attack and determine the time of attack.

Tang Qiuli didn't quite understand why the newly appointed commander of the North China Dispatch Army Neiji Okamura chose the Taihang Mountains as his first target, instead of capturing the big cities and plains, which are more valuable in North China than the Taihang Mountains There are so many strategic goals, but instead of spending so much money in the mountains, there must be something in the Taihang Mountains that attracted Neiji Okamura.

He stood in front of the map of North China for a long time. It was getting dark, and he didn't notice. The staff officers and correspondents slowed down when they entered and exited, and spoke in a low voice. They all knew that at this time, the division commander was thinking about important strategic issues and didn't dare to disturb him. Mei Ting and Mei Xue brought the food, and seeing him obsessed, the two sisters looked at each other, and Mei Ting stepped forward and said softly: "Qiu Li, it's getting dark, let's have dinner!"

Only then did Tang Qiuli come back to his senses, feeling hungry in his belly, he smiled apologetically at the two women who cared about him, and ate big mouthfuls, eating so hard that he rolled his eyes from choking, Mei Xue hurried to a glass of water , and lightly beat him on the back, he was chewing an unknown meal, but his eyes did not leave the map, suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

I hurriedly called in a few combat staff officers and asked them to mark the locations of the previous battles of the Independent Division on the map. After a while, all the battle locations were clearly shown on the map. I completely understand, Ning Okamura Why did you take the Taihang Mountains as the focus of the attack? The previous battles were all centered on the Taihang Mountains and spread out radially. The farthest battle location was only in the Xuzhou area. Same.

Neiji Okamura must have confirmed that the Taihang Mountains are his rear supply base. The supplies and medicines of hundreds of thousands of troops are searched for supplies here. The [-] troops collapsed without a fight. Perhaps Neiji Okamura had a deeper conspiracy. He would not just sit back and watch his neck being strangled. He would definitely compete with the Japanese army repeatedly in the Taihang Mountains. In this way, in North China, a war would be formed. The decisive battle between China and Japan.

Okamura Ning’s secondary effect is this effect. With the rich strategic resources in the Pingjin area, the Kwantung Army of Manchuria, and the superiority of the Japanese army in North China, it will be very difficult for him to be in the Taihang Mountains. He must mobilize troops from various battlefields. The hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops who were pinned down in Cangzhou and Niangziguan were able to free up their hands and join the Taihang Mountain battlefield. With superior forces, they fought against themselves and gradually consumed their own strength. [

If the Kwantung Army sends troops south again, I will be in a bad situation. Hundreds of thousands of troops are gathered in the Taihang Mountains, and they will not be able to withdraw just by withdrawing. I can't afford to fight a war of attrition, damn it. Well, Neiji Okamura, an old devil, is really cruel and merciless. If he wants to solve the North China issue in one battle, the Taihang Mountain base area will face another catastrophe.

Once he figured this out, all the context became clear. The situation in North China was three-dimensionally displayed in Tang Qiuli's mind. Frowning, this guy's smile is terrible, unspeakably evil, like a weasel grabbing a chicken.

Tang Qiuli didn't care what they thought, since Okamura Ningji's purpose of attacking the Taihang Mountains was determined, the next thing would be easy to handle. The time to attack the Japanese army at Jingxingguan was when Okamura Ningji launched an attack on Licheng when.

(To be continued)