blood feud

As a human being, Bai Shujie naturally knew that the Southern Anhui Incident was an extremely complicated issue and an eternal mystery.

The official statement of the Kuomintang is: "According to Gu Zhutonghai, the commander of the third war zone, the telegram stated that the new Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army disobeyed orders and did not obey dispatches. Since last month, the entire army has been concentrated in the Jiangnan area to deliberately disrupt the It has not been a day since the war situation destroyed the anti-Japanese front line and the conspiracy was wrong. At the beginning of this month, it moved southward from Jing County, and on the fourth day (January 1941, 1, the author's note), it dared to attack the anti-Japanese army positions in front of us. Endangering the nation, being a slave to the enemy, being insane, nothing more!  …”

The external statement of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is: "The Southern Anhui Incident is the beginning of the national anti-communist sudden incident that the Kuomintang has been preparing for a long time. Cancel the reactionary order, punish the culprit of the Southern Anhui Incident, restore Ye Ting’s freedom, return all the guns of the New Fourth Army, abolish the Kuomintang’s one-party dictatorship, implement democratic politics, etc. 12 fundamental solutions to solve the Southern Anhui Incident..."

Doubtful point one: The main basis for Chiang Kai-shek's approval of the attack was that the New Fourth Army deliberately attacked the friendly forces in the southeast of Yunling, that is, the 32th Division of the 40nd Group Army stationed on the front line of Sanxi Town, Xingtan Town, and Langqiao Town.

But Bai Shujie has studied the situation of both sides here, so this reason is totally untenable.

The situation at that time was that the left wing of the 40th Division, which was directly south of Yunling, had more than 62 troops from the 79nd and 40th Divisions; the right wing of the 32th Division, which was east of Yunling, was the 52nd Army's There are more than 108 people in the [-]nd and [-]th divisions.

There are more than 5 enemies in the east and south of Yunling, and the headquarters of the New Fourth Army are all government cadres, and women account for one-third of them.The real guard force is a guard regiment of more than [-] people.

Even if Ye Ting, the commander of the New Fourth Army at that time, didn't count, Xiang Ying, the deputy commander, was also a general who led the troops.Not to mention other enemies, just one 40th Division may not be able to move. How could the New Fourth Army take the initiative to attack friendly troops?

Doubtful point 1940: Gu Zhutong and Shangguan Yunxiang reported to Chiang Kai-shek the "Operational Plan to Suppress the Bandits in the South of the Yellow River" on November 11, 14.The reason the Nationalist government declared to the outside world was that "the (New Fourth Army) refused to obey orders and was purely a rebel army."

The real situation is that in the Yunling headquarters of the New Fourth Army, in addition to the above-mentioned five divisions with more than 32 people blocking the south and east, there is also the 144th Division of the 7nd Army to the west, and the New [-]th Division to the north. A total of more than [-] people.

That is to say, Gu Zhutong and Shangguan Yunxiang put out all the main force of more than 8 people half a year ago, and surrounded the headquarters of the New Fourth Army-Yunling, Jing County, without leaving the slightest gap.

In this severe situation where dumplings will soon be made, the headquarters of the New Fourth Army has a total of more than 9000 people, most of whom are non-combatants. How can it be indifferent?

Moreover, the New Fourth Army's north crossing of the Yangtze River was originally an established strategy, and it was also a consensus reached by both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. How could there be a problem of not obeying orders?Besides, the vanguard of the New Fourth Army, that is, Chen Yi and Su Yu, had already crossed the river.

The third question is, since the New Fourth Army "has been planning for a long time" to attack its allies, how could Ye Ting, the commander of the army, take the staff of the army to negotiate with Shangguan Yunxiang's headquarters, and was arrested without any resistance? Imprisoned?Isn't this courting death?

In fact, the real situation should look like this:

Prior to this, Ye Ting had discussed with Gu Zhutong and Shangguan Yunxiang the issue of the New Fourth Army's northward crossing of the Yangtze River, and the course of action had been determined, but Chiang Kai-shek did not agree with this route.

Because the most critical part of this route is that the New Fourth Army has to pass through Langxi and Liyang!

The line of Langxi and Liyang is just in the middle of Nanjing and Hangzhou, less than [-] kilometers away from Nanjing.

What Chiang Kai-shek is worried about is that although this place is very close to Japan, it is basically surrounded by the Japanese.However, the vitality of the New Fourth Army is very tenacious. If they don't leave by then, they will take root in this place to deal with the Japanese.Once the New Fourth Army grows stronger, Ye Ting and the others can occupy Nanjing!

Nanjing, the capital of the national government, was lost in the hands of Jiang, which was a great shame and humiliation.

If it is taken back by the New Fourth Army and then seized, that is the worst thing in the world, at least someone Jiang thinks so!

Chiang Kai-shek disagreed with Ye Ting's troops taking this route. In addition to worrying that Han Deqin's troops in Shandong would be attacked, the same worry was that Ye Ting's New Fourth Army headquarters would be placed on the Huai'an line north of Nanjing.

Huai'an is less than 200 kilometers away from Nanjing. If the New Fourth Army develops and grows here, Nanjing is still in Ye Ting's pocket.Therefore, these places would rather be handed over to the Japanese and puppet troops than allow the New Fourth Army to exist.

The most fundamental reason for the outbreak of the "Southern Anhui Incident" is that Chiang Kai-shek must not allow the Chinese Communist Party to occupy the capital Nanjing!

In the traditional consciousness of the Chinese, whoever takes the lead in occupying the capital is the "orthodox" one, and Chiang Kai-shek pays most attention to this.

In the Jianghuai area and Jiangsu-Zhejiang area, the regular army of the national government has no hair at all, and all of them are little devils and puppet troops.

However, the Kuomintang did not agree with the New Fourth Army's activities in this area from top to bottom, and must have the New Fourth Army cross the Yellow River north and leave Nanjing far away.

From the perspective of the strategic significance of the overall anti-Japanese war, Chiang Kai-shek's request is fundamentally unreasonable, and there is no way to explain this kind of thinking.

Because it is analyzed according to Chiang Kai-shek's order: the enemy's rear in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River does not need anyone to trouble the little devils, just let the little devils do whatever they want, as long as they don't see it.

However, Yan Xishan’s Jinsui Army, Wei Lihuang’s Central Army, and the Communist Party’s Eighth Route Army existed on both sides of the Yellow River.

If the New Fourth Army also squeezed to both sides of the Yellow River, there is no room to turn around at all, so how can we carry out guerrilla warfare?

Therefore, the New Fourth Army must go deep into the enemy's rear of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, gradually seek to gain a firm foothold, and deal with the Japanese devils in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Chiang Kai-shek naturally resolutely refused to agree, and strongly demanded that the New Fourth Army must cross the Yellow River to the north, far away from his own confinement-Nanjing, and irreconcilable contradictions arose.

Bai Shujie believed that: Chiang Kai-shek's order was unreasonable first, even if the New Fourth Army disobeyed and disrespected it, it would not be a big mistake.

The ancients have already said: "The general will be outside the king, and his fate will not be tolerated!"

From the perspective of the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, the actions of the New Fourth Army were not wrong.Wherever there are enemies, that is where fighting should take place.

You can fight against Japan anywhere, why do you let the little devils in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jianghuai areas not fight, and you must go to the north of the Yellow River to fight against Japan?What's the benefit of confronting the future of the day if you leave a lot of enemies alone?

The area around Jiangsu and Zhejiang is the most critical part of the Little Devil's operation of East China, Central China, and South China, and it is also the engine for the Little Devil to continue to operate around the South China Sea.

At this juncture, it is wrong for the two brothers to act regardless of the severity and cause the loss of national defense forces.

Anyway, now that the two brothers in the family are fighting, Bai Shujie can't just sit idly by.

"Issuing a telegram: I was shocked to hear that there was an armed conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in Jingxian County in southern Anhui. This commander is deeply saddened. No matter where the differences are, no matter what is right or wrong, this commander now orders the two sides to cease fire immediately, and solemnly issued a telegram to explain my position. .”

"For the future of the Chinese nation, I will not hesitate to kill 4000 people to save 9000 people! Within two hours, this commander will show his wrath. Lujiao Mountain and Dakang, Fengcun line."

"In order to avoid accidental injury, the commander ordered the 144th and 79th divisions on the Gaotan line to immediately withdraw 40 kilometers westward; the 20th division at Dongliu Mountain to immediately withdraw 52 kilometers south; the 20nd division at Qiuling to immediately withdraw 108 kilometers eastward ; The 40th Division on the Lujiaoshan and Dakang lines immediately withdraw 7 kilometers north; the new 40th Division on the Fengcun line immediately withdraws [-] kilometers north!"

"Order: The Air Force immediately took off two strategic reconnaissance planes, carrying 2 antibiotics, 10 heavy machine guns, 120 light machine guns, 480 grenade guns, 480 million rounds of bullets, and 100 rounds of rifle grenades. Turn around from Shanghai and go west to reconnaissance in southern Anhui The front line of Shijingkeng in the northeast of Huangshan Mountain, and air-dropped medicines, weapons and ammunition. If you find the battlefield, report it immediately, and there must be no mistakes! At the same time, assume the command task of aerial bombing.”

"Order: For the mixed fleet that is undergoing sea trials in the waters of Jeju Island, 40 heavy bombers will immediately mount 360 tons of conventional high-explosive bombs, then take off from the aircraft carrier and fly to Jing County to receive the command of the strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Who dares to disobey the order, Regardless of origin or size, I will fry all of them into minced meat!"

"Finally, I once again warned Gu Zhutong and Shangguan Yunxiang: I am very clear about the deployment of your troops, and the headquarters above the regimental commander. If I really want to annoy me, I will send your headquarters and the entire 32nd Command to you today. The group army is blown to pieces, so that you will not even be able to do ghosts in your next life!"

"I dared to bomb Tokyo, where the little devil was, and Nanjing, where Wang Jingwei was stolen. Now bombing you, Gu Zhutong, and Shangguan Yunxiang, is it bullshit? Whoever dares to stab me in front of me, I want him to look good! Famous people don't .”

"Brother, aren't you too crazy?" Zhao Jinxi blushed: "You directly threatened with force and ordered the entire 32nd Army. This is an overlord's way. Don't you worry about the people all over the country scolding you?"

Bai Shujie waved his hand, and at the same time shouted at Xiao Lamei: "What are you looking at? Rescuing soldiers is like putting out a fire. Send out the power immediately! Otherwise, all 9000 people in the New Fourth Army Headquarters will be finished! Do you lose some meat? You know, I am the devil of China, otherwise how can I deserve this title?"

The New Fourth Army reacted very quickly. In less than 10 minutes, Xiao Lamei rushed in: "The headquarters of the New Fourth Army received a telegram: Our department accepts the mediation of Commander-in-Chief Bai. As long as the friendly troops get out of the established passage, I guarantee that the officers and soldiers of the New Fourth Army will never wipe guns." Fire incident. Xiang Ying."

Two hours later, Zhang Nianzu, commander of the Air Force, called: "The reconnaissance plane has arrived in the north of Huangshan Mountain and found three encirclement circles composed of nearly 10 people. Now the bomber formation has arrived at the destination, and medicines, weapons and ammunition have been air-dropped. .Is it really going to be bombed next? Those are all our own people!"

Bai Shujie said angrily: "Don't I know it's my own? The two sides have already fought a real battle, and it is impossible to stop. The troops of the New Fourth Army are all government officials, and most of them are women. Besides, they don't have many bullets at all. We will run out of ammunition and food soon.”

"Gu Zhutong is determined to wipe out 9000 members of the New Fourth Army, and now he can't care about that much. He ordered the bombers to start bombing the open area between the lines of fire between the two sides, and then carried out the expulsion bombing from the inside out."

"Let those bastards watch carefully, try to throw the bomb in a place where no one is around. The main purpose is to prevent the brothers of the national army from gaining a foothold on the battlefield, not to kill how many people, don't be fucking blind. Chicken .Ba litter!"

"Next, use five bombers to stare at the national army in other directions, concentrate on bombing the Qiuling and Lujiaoshan lines to the east of the position, and blast a 10-kilometer-wide passage for the New Fourth Army to cover their departure."

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.