Globe Trekker

Chapter 96 Unscrupulous

Not long after, the deputy head of the Second Regiment on the west side ran over, and when they met, he told them that the small mountain pass four kilometers west of the village had been blown down, and two centuries-old trees had been blown up by the cunning Chiang Kai-shek army. The big tree that can only be hugged by a human being slanted sideways and slanted, tightly blocking the narrow mountain path. The soldiers were cutting down the lush branches that blocked the way and sight, and it would take three hours to finish cutting.

After hearing this, Guo Tianming turned pale with anger, stomped his feet and said in a hateful voice, "I'm afraid the two main groups in the east are also in big trouble. Just now I saw thick smoke rising from the east."

Xie Weijun realized that the situation was very bad, so he quickly opened the map and looked in all directions. The only thing he can rest assured at the moment is that there is a battalion of the 42nd Regiment stationed on the cliff to the northeast. The place is difficult to climb, and there is a battalion condescending to attack at any time, even if 2000 people rush over it, it is not enough to die.

After thinking about it, Xie Weijun shouted loudly:
"Everyone, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, let's find a way together... Everyone, the eastern pass has been firmly occupied by our two main force regiments, and the enemy in the south city will never dare to come out to reinforce them under the three-sided encirclement of our first army's main force Let's not talk about the attack, the enemy will definitely not be able to get out of the encirclement; second, the enemy's possible exit in the northeast is also blocked by one of our battalions condescendingly, and the enemy cannot calmly climb the nearly 30-meter-high Cliff, and then launch an upward attack on our battalion, otherwise there will not be enough people to be a target."

"Thirdly, to the northwest, although the enemy blew up the trail on the deep stream and prevented our army from attacking, they also blocked their own retreat. The third regiment only needs to leave a battalion there to be on guard. However, the remaining battalion can completely strengthen the second regiment in the due west direction; the remaining two roads are our current south road and a blocked southwest valley. If you live in that direction, the enemy will have no retreat at all..."

"So, everyone, don't be anxious, and slowly think of a way to see how to narrow the encirclement in the shortest possible time. I'm sure the enemy is more anxious than us, otherwise they would never have killed themselves in such a vicious way."

Everyone cheered up when they heard that, only Guo Tianming still frowned:

"I always feel that there is deceit here. The enemy's actions are too abnormal! The way to die...Could it be that this Wu Ming saw through the intention of the entire campaign, so he used all means to delay the time and prevent us from launching a general attack on it, so as to gain the opportunity to wait for Nancheng Or the enemies of Fuzhou come to help?"

Chen Feng stood up immediately, and blurted out: "Yes, yes! It must be like this, the cunning and stubborn enemy is delaying time! No, no, I need to contact the head of the army through the radio immediately, report the battle situation and ask for instructions!"

At [-]:[-] p.m., Nancheng, the former enemy headquarters.

The sound of "Didi——" kept ringing, and Ma Zhizhai, who was standing by the radio station, received the telegram translated by the translator, glanced at it and immediately rushed to the conference room.

After Yu Jishi took the telegram and read it carefully, he had to admire Wu Ming's means:

"This is the seventh telegram sent this afternoon. The main forces of more than six regiments of the Communist Army have surrounded Mao Pailing, but from noon to now, they have been unable to attack Wu Ming's regiment... This Wu Ming, It’s a cow! A wise general!”

Wu Qiwei also admired:

"I was terrified when I heard the violent explosion at noon. Later, Commander Wu called to explain that he had sent someone to do it. He blew up the roads in four main directions and broke the enemy's offensive posture in one fell swoop. What a beautiful job!"

Ma Zhizhai said suddenly: "I have a hunch that Wu Ming will make a big move tonight."

"What big move?"

Yu Jishi and Wu Qiwei asked at the same time.

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At six o'clock in the evening, the light rain finally stopped, and the main forces of the Red Army, which were carrying out a three-sided feint attack on Nancheng, also stopped attacking and retreated to the rear positions in an orderly manner.

Suddenly, a series of huge explosions came from the direction of Dongkou in the northwest of Nancheng. The huge sound waves could be heard clearly from more than ten miles away. The billowing smoke soaring upwards, I don't know what happened there.

In Maojiaping, five kilometers south of Nancheng, Lin Biao, the head of the First Red Army who was alarmed, strode up the hill in front of him, raised his binoculars, and looked at the East Pass [-] kilometers away to the north. Thick smoke billowed above the pass. Still spreading with the wind, Lin Biao realized that the situation had changed unexpectedly. He walked down the hill after thinking for a while, but did not return to the command department. The communications director had already sent an urgent call: "Calling from the Fourth Independent Division."

Lin|Biao opened it immediately. After reading it, he was quite annoyed. He went in and found Nie Rongzhen, the political commissar of the Legion, and handed the telegram to him: "Wu Ming, the commander of the Kuomintang defenders in Mao Pailing, is purely a bastard who will do anything to save his life. I just heard that The series of explosions he did..."

"Before the explosion, this vicious man even forced a villager to send a letter to Guo Tianming and Xie Weijun, warning our army not to attack him, otherwise he will suffer both sides, and then he will cause a few rare big explosions. Guo Tianming and the others I dare not move anymore, it seems that this Kuomintang colonel who has committed all kinds of crimes is by no means trying to scare people, but is really ruthless! If this person is not eliminated for a day, the harm will be inevitable!"

Nie Rongzhen was very angry after reading it: "This is definitely an ugly act that violates military morality! This person even has the face to talk in the letter about letting go of prejudices and fighting against Japan together. Isn't it just for survival? I have never seen such a shameless soldier. , Only the Kuomintang army has such scum!"

"It is estimated that Guo Tianming and the others are also upset, how do you think about it?" Lin|Biao asked.

Nie Rongzhen suggested: "Do you want Guo Tianming and the others to send someone in to negotiate?"

Lin | Biao couldn't think of a better solution, so he nodded helplessly: "That's the only way to go. Negotiate first. If it doesn't work, launch a general attack at [-]:[-] tomorrow morning at the latest to eliminate him resolutely!"

At [-]:[-] p.m., Nancheng, the former enemy headquarters.

Yu Jishi, Wu Qiwei and a group of generals sat around and had a tense discussion on the request and reasons in Wu Ming's telegram.

Seeing everyone's speeches looking forward and backward, Ma Zhizhai, who was extremely worried in his heart, suddenly became anxious, and said loudly:

"Everyone, Wu Ming's call has made it very clear that he doesn't want us to really attack Dongkoukou, but wants us to contain the enemy's main force through a feigned attack and create opportunities for their entire regiment to break through. He even suggested that we feign an attack If the troops rush out of the range of the machine guns, they can turn around and go back, and only request to charge three times within two hours is enough, what are you still worried about?"

All the generals and schools were embarrassed, but Ma Zhizhai was still relentless:

"Are you afraid that the communist army from the other three directions will detour more than ten kilometers to attack our feint attack troops? It takes an hour and a half to run for more than ten kilometers, and the enemy has been fighting for a day. Aren't they tired? Take a step back and say, even The enemy went around to attack our feigned attacking troops. What are our scouts and artillery for? Damn it, you can always stop him for half an hour, right? With this half an hour, the feigning attacking troops can retreat back to the city without incident. inside!"

Yu Jishi signaled Ma Zhizhai to stop talking, stood up and straightened his belt: "I personally led the team to launch a feint attack, and I took the two regiments under my command stationed in the north of the city... Please help me, assist in vigilance and communication, and the artillery brothers please cheer up, In order to use firepower at any time to prevent possible attacks by the enemy."

Wu Qiwei finally made up his mind, stood up suddenly and said: "Please rest assured, this is not just your business, but the responsibility of the entire army. I will personally command all the troops and send a special agent company to strictly investigate and report to you at any time. Provide support, at worst there will be a big melee with the communist army!"

The other generals quickly stood up and expressed the same meaning. Yu Jishi and Ma Zhizhai saluted everyone, turned around and hurried back to the north of the city, ready to set off.

As soon as Yu Jishi and the two left, Wu Qiwei sat down with a wry smile, and his chief of staff asked, "Sir, is this Wu Ming going to attack the west? Break through from the west where the enemy least expects?"

"No... It is very likely that he chose to break out from the south, because the north is an impassable mountain, and there is no way to escape. The east is the East Pass, and his thousand people will not be able to attack it no matter how capable they are. Only the south is relatively flat. Some, it is also closer to the South City where our army is stationed. As long as we break out of the encirclement of the six regiments of the Communist Army and enter the high mountains in the south, with the powerful firepower configuration of the Wu Ming regiment and the amazing marching speed, the Communist Army really can't do anything about him. This provides him with more options for safe escape." A middle-aged colonel expressed his opinion in detail.

Wu Qiwei nodded in agreement:

"That's right, these two directions are the most likely, but it's not ruled out that he has other ways. Don't look at Wu Ming's gentle appearance, he doesn't talk much to people he doesn't know, but he is quite arrogant in his bones. He is strategic and courageous, from the moment he entered the battlefield to today he uses a series of big explosions to prevent the five times the enemies who surrounded him from attacking, every move shows his extraordinary resourcefulness and bravery... Ren is indeed a rare general in the army, and he deserves our help!"

(End of this chapter)