Globe Trekker

Chapter 94
Wu Ming made a serious mistake. He underestimated the determination and tenacity of the Red Army.

The Red Army also made a mistake, underestimating the opponent's intelligence analysis capabilities and response capabilities.

At 28:[-] p.m. on March [-], three Red Army regiments with a total of [-] troops suddenly appeared in three directions eight kilometers outside Nanfeng City and launched a fierce attack on Chen Cheng's troops stationed outside the city.

Chen Cheng was shocked when he received the urgent report. The generals and schools were in chaos. How could the three defeated divisions who were already demoralized be able to stand up to an enemy whose morale was twice as high?
In desperation, Chen Cheng, who was waiting for the crime, resisted all opinions and refused to withdraw from the north where the Red Army had not yet formed an encirclement. He made a decision that made everyone extremely happy after the war:
All the ministries under attack were required to resist with all their strength, and all the troops in the city were ordered to take out all light and heavy machine guns and mortars, and set up a temporary defense line three kilometers out of the city. Once the attacking troops on the periphery retreated within three kilometers of the city, the artillery immediately opened fire to block the passage between the enemy and ourselves with intensive artillery fire, and then repelled the Communists. Army chasing soldiers!

In Nancheng, [-] kilometers to the north, Wu Qiwei, Yu Jishi and others who received the emergency report from the South were also shocked. No one thought that the Red Army, which had been fighting for a month, could launch such a large-scale battle in the blink of an eye. After urgent consultations, it was concluded that it was difficult for the communist army to break through Nanfeng City, which was defended by three main divisions, so it only needed to send a brigade of the [-]th division to the south for reinforcements to achieve the purpose of deterring the communist army and restraining its full-scale deployment.

At [-]:[-] in the evening, Ou Zhen, deputy commander of the [-]th Division and brigade commander of the [-]th Brigade, led the headquarters slowly south to support Nanfeng. Yu Jishi, who returned to the temporary division headquarters in the north of the city, quickly telegraphed the situation of the battle to Wu Ming, reminding him to be careful The communist army attacked.

When Wu Ming received the telegram, he was visiting the two wounded at the home of the old village head. He was not surprised after reading the telegram. Instead, he smiled and said to the two Red Army wounded in complicated moods:

"Your main force once again assembled to besiege Nanfeng City. If I guess correctly, you will not be able to defeat this battle, but you will be able to drive our three divisions into a scramble and have to abandon Nanfeng and withdraw to Nancheng. In fact, even if you don't Fight, our three divisions that have basically completed the rest in Nanfeng City will also take the initiative to withdraw, because it will be the rainy season, and we have no strength to fight anymore. It is estimated that our regiment will also withdraw in a few days, so you can rest assured Get well, goodbye."

The two wounded watched Wu Ming leave eagerly, and the room suddenly became quiet. The firepit in the middle was blazing, and the room was filled with the pleasant smell of burning pine wood, but everyone seemed to feel no warmth.

The old village chief's wife, daughter-in-law and a few juniors retreated quietly, the two wounded looked at each other, and the older one timidly asked: "Uncle Zhou, tell me, what is this white bandit leader Wu hitting?" Idea? Why would he tell us so many military secrets?"

The old village chief put down his long pipe, pondered for a long time, and sighed: "Son, there are good guys and bad guys everywhere. I dare not say how good Captain Wu is, but after all, he doesn't bully We common people, his subordinates are as talkative as he is, and they buy things with money and goods, which is very fair. They were killed so many people, and they were buried crying, even what you left behind..."

"Tsk tsk, they burn incense and burn paper regardless of enemy or me, and return tree monuments. These days, they help us repair the canals that were destroyed by the flood. They don't charge a penny, and they help the villagers see the doctor for free. You two have broken legs. It was also healed by others, and I still come to visit every day, only with this kindness, this kindness, what do you tell me to say to my old bones?"

"Don't look at the fact that most of the people in the village don't know a single word, but their hearts are open, alas!"

"Uncle Zhou, if our team calls, will you and the villagers help us?" Another young wounded man didn't know what sorrow was, and asked bluntly.

The old village head turned to the firepit silently, his face was illuminated by flickering flames, looking extremely miserable.

After smoking a pipe, followed by a long sigh, the old village chief finally said what was in his heart: "It stands to reason that you also have a few nephews of mine and the sons of more than a dozen people in the village. If we don't help you, who else will we help? But if we want to count Leader Wu and the others, I guess few people in the village are willing to do it... Leader Wu and the others are not like other white dogs. No matter what they do, they have a conscience, just like the songs they sing every day. It also comes from the common people!"

The two wounded soldiers stopped talking. These days, they heard loud and clear singing one after another when the Kuomintang troops gathered outside. Among them, "I am a soldier", which has a simple melody but is very majestic and proud, deeply moved them both. people:
"I am a soldier, from the common people, destroy the Japanese dog robbers, destroy the invading army! I am a soldier, love the country and the people, the Revolutionary War tested me, and my stand is firmer! Hey! Hey! Hold the gun tightly and see clearly , the enemy dared to invade, and resolutely killed him..."

Wu Ming, who returned to the tent of the temporary regiment headquarters, couldn't hear the old village chief's conversation, but he could smell a little bit of danger from the telegram sent by Yu Jishi. He ignored Dai Ziran's joke that he was too suspicious, and insisted on sending out messengers Distributed to each company, asking each company to cheer up from now on, and then sent someone to call Yin Dizhong, Zhang Dongning, and Lu Kuiyuan, the special agent company commander who led his troops stationed in Baiguozhai, and ordered the cooking team to take the food hanging outside. Two peeled yellow rice dumplings were put into the pot and stewed.

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After dinner, the gloomy sky seemed to be about to rain, and the air was filled with a damp breath.

Yu Jishi, Chief of Staff Ma Zhizhai, and Chen Shi were walking out of the city to inspect the sentry posts and morale of the two regiments under the headquarters. Before reaching Wanfang Town, a fast horse rushed up, and the herald immediately jumped off the horse and saluted Yu Jishi. Send the latest received information, and said in his mouth:
"Mr. Yu, we still have a message from the military seat, so you should hurry back and discuss it together."

After reading the telegram, Yu Jishi immediately reported to Ma Zhizhai and Chen Shizheng, who had reined in their horses and stopped beside him: "The reconnaissance team of the Ouzhen brigade was attacked by the Communist army, and only one person escaped. It is unclear how many Communist troops came over. To be on the safe side, Ou Zhen has already led his troops back... I will return to the city immediately, and I have worked hard for you two to go to the town and direct the various departments to immediately establish defensive positions."

Ma Zhizhai and Chen Shizheng were all taken aback. When they saw Yu Ji, they had already ridden away, and immediately turned their horses and rushed towards the town. No one remembered that they should inform the Wu Ming regiment who was hanging outside and was more dangerous than them, let alone the First Army of the Red Army and the Ou Zhen Department. After the encounter, three of the main regiments had quietly bypassed Houjiawan, nine kilometers southeast of Nancheng, and headed north at high speed along the foot of the mountain away from the main road under the cover of night.

Ou Zhen led his troops to retreat eight kilometers and returned to Nancheng. Wu Qiwei had commanded the remaining two brigades and a reserve regiment to set up two lines of defense inside and outside. Responsible, except for the defense position at the north gate, which is the least threatening and can be connected to the east pass of Mao Pai Ling, where no artillery is deployed, artillery firing positions have been built outside the other three city gates.

What is strange is that the communist army encountered by Ou Zhen never appeared again. Wu Qiwei sent his special agent team to investigate five kilometers ahead, including eight kilometers in the south and southwest directions, and no communist troops were found. There was no sign of the army, and there was no movement throughout the night. Most of the generals and schools made the wrong judgment of "small groups harassing the police". Feeling ashamed, Ou Zhen decided to lead his troops south the next morning.

In the early morning of the next day, Wu Qiwei, Yu Jishi and others who had only slept for three hours were woken up by the faint sound of guns and guns at the same time. The headquarters of the county government in the city.

When they arrived at the headquarters, Yu Jishi and Ma Zhizhai were surprised by the news they received: the main force of the Red Army had already moved about five kilometers to the east, south, and west of Nancheng. Not under ten thousand.

Yu Jishi quickly thought of whether to take the initiative to attack or to shrink the defense. Only Ma Zhizhai exclaimed loudly, lamenting with great remorse: "I forgot to notify Wu Mingtuan!"

Yu Jishi felt remorseful immediately, and immediately sent his chief guard to Mao Pailing. Unexpectedly, within half an hour, the chief guard ran back to the headquarters in a state of embarrassment, and shouted at Yu Jishi in pain, "East Pass is occupied by the Red Army!" Yes, there is at least a regiment of troops there!"

This sad news was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, the whole hall fell silent, and they all looked worriedly at Yu Jishi and Ma Zhizhai, who were in pain and blamed themselves.

Yu Jishi swayed and waved his hands before Wu Qiwei came up: "Brother Qingyun, I need to contact Wu Ming first, and then I can attend the meeting."

"The radio station is at the back, let me go with you."

Wu Qiwei also blamed himself, how could he forget about this yesterday?As a temporary commander-in-chief, there should never be such a big negligence!

Yu Jishi immediately followed Wu Qiwei into the room, and Ma Zhizhai, who had reacted, followed immediately. Unexpectedly, Wu Ming had already sent a report with a common password when he arrived at the Communications Department:

"At 45:[-] in the morning, the reconnaissance team of our regiment had a fierce exchange of fire with the reconnaissance troops of the Communist Army in the six directions of Zhengdong, Southeast, Zhengnan, Southwest, Zhengxi, and Northwest. The size of the main force of the Communist Army, according to my judgment, the headquarters has been encircled by the Communist Army of no less than six regiments, and all passages have been cut off. In addition: the primary target of the Communist Army in this battle should be Nanfeng. If Nancheng is attacked, it should be a feint attack .Five Regiments, Wu Ming Yours sincerely!"

Wu Qiwei was completely out of ideas. The easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack eastern pass of Mao Pai Ling had already been occupied by the elusive communist army. It was impossible to divide the troops to rescue the enemy, and it was impossible to pull out artillery to bombard the pass to defend the enemy. He had to face three directions outside the south city. The main force of the Red Army's siege was really helpless and powerless.

Ma Zhizhai's face was dark, his eyes were red, and he hugged his head remorsefully and sat down on the wicker chair. Yu Jishi closed his eyes tightly, and spit out eighteen words for a long time:

"Call back: Abandon the baggage, break out immediately, set your own direction, and go all out!"

The captain quickly wrote it down, signed it to Yu Jishi and distributed it himself.

Yu Jishi turned to Ma Zhizhai, who was hugging his head: "Old Ma, you are more familiar with Wu Ming. Tell me, which direction will he choose to break through?"

Ma Zhizhai raised his head and put his military cap on subconsciously: "It's hard to predict, but I know one thing, Wu Ming will never abandon his soldiers, unless he is killed, he will not abandon any of them. Since the establishment of the unwritten rules, they have a saying that officers and soldiers often talk about in training - don't abandon, don't give up!"

"Do not abandon, do not give up……"

Yu Jishi was extremely moved, straightened his military cap, and said loudly: "I have confidence in Wu Ming. Even if only one person escapes this time, I will not let his five regiments disappear! Go, go back quickly! Don't worry too much, Wu Ming knows what he should do better than any of us."

　Thank you brothers and sisters for your love!My daughter has woken up and is now in the post-operative observation period. Seeing her lying on the hospital bed screaming in pain, her face was swollen after suturing, her eyes were red with blood and filled with tears, and the emperor was also crying. .Pray to God that the child's cervical spine, spine and pelvis will not have any problems, the wound will heal as soon as possible, and the pain will be relieved as soon as possible.

　　
　
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