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    This time the two armies fought fiercely. Although the three theaters did not intend to cooperate with the Japanese army, Yang Zhen knew that as soon as the battle started, the southern Anhui army would actually be in a situation of being attacked from both sides.  The Japanese army will never let go of this excellent opportunity.  For every hostile force in the surrounding area, no matter whether it is troops or equipment, the southern Anhui army cannot compete.

    Although the situation was so bad and he knew that he would have to fight alone in the face of superior enemy forces, Yang Zhen still came.  Not for anything else, just for the more than 9,000 cadres and soldiers of the Southern Anhui Army, as well as the intellectuals and patriotic overseas Chinese in the military who came to resist Japan and save the country with passion.

    Since leaving Yunling Military Headquarters, no matter how dangerous the situation is, Yang Zhen has never been afraid or timid.  He has never worried about whether the Southern Anhui Army would, under his command, repeat the same historical mistakes that he knew in future generations.  But today's delay in contacting the military headquarters made him somewhat anxious.

    Yang Zhen was neither afraid nor worried about the tens of thousands of troops in the third war zone.  But when the Anhui army, which had been greatly damaged, was about to face the Japanese army, Yang Zhen was a little worried.  Without the cover and support of friendly forces, the troops marched continuously and suffered heavy casualties in battles. They were already extremely tired.  Under this situation, Yang Zhen was very worried about what the outcome would be when faced with the Japanese army, which had an absolute advantage in strength and equipment.

    What he was more worried about was whether Commander Xiyi, who was used to fighting head-on battles, would face the Japanese army whose combat power and equipment had an absolute advantage compared to the Third Theater Zone.  In that case, a strong emphasis on head-on combat?

    Fight to the death with the Japanese army, a head-on battle.  Not to mention that the current strength of the Wannan Army is only two regiments less. The actual strength of the Wannan Army is only four regiments.  Even if all the troops in Jiangnan were gathered together, I am afraid they would not be able to match a regular Japanese army.  Compared with the Third War Zone, which had broken away from contact after passing Xuancheng, Yang Zhen was more worried about the Japanese troops on the front lines of Wuhu and Fanchang.

    Thinking of this, Yang Zhen, who was very worried about whether the military headquarters and the main force had already contacted the Japanese army, turned to Li Huilan who was busy in front of the radio station and said: "Xiao Li, have you not been able to contact the military headquarters and the southern Jiangsu troops yet?"  Think of more ways and be sure to get in touch as soon as possible.¡±

    In response to Yang Zhen's pressing question again, Li Huilan shook her head slightly and said: "Political Commissar, the southern Jiangsu army has been contacted. Now they have followed your order and deployed along the entire northeastern shore of Nanyi Lake, but they have not yet contacted the army.  They also called the military headquarters many times on the radio, but there was no response. At present, they have sent reconnaissance troops to the Jingting Mountain line.¡±

    "Also, they encountered the Japanese troops of the Second Puppet Appeasement Regiment and about two squadrons dispatched from Wuhu at the Qingshan River line at the junction of Xuancheng and Wuhu. They are currently engaged in fierce fighting. The Japanese and puppet troops' offensive is fierce and several Japanese troops have been dispatched.  With the help of a tank and some artillery, they fought very hard under the superior firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops." At this point, Li Huilan handed a telegram to Yang Zhen.

    After receiving the telegram, Yang Zhen read it carefully and couldn't help being slightly surprised: "Things have developed in the worst direction that I expected. The Japanese and puppet troops in Wuhu were dispatched, so the Japanese troops on the Ma'anshan, Gourong, and Lishui front lines also did not  The reason is to sit back and watch. The latest transfer route of the troops moving north may be cut off by the Japanese army at any time. "

    Although Wei Wei seemed a little hesitant, Yang Zhen finally turned to Li Huilan and said: "Xiao Li, no matter what, you must find a way to contact the military as soon as possible. Tell them that the previous ban has been lifted. Let them resume using high power immediately.  Radio. And forward this situation to the military headquarters, and ask them to activate the No. 2 code immediately to contact the southern Jiangsu troops."

    Yang Zhen¡¯s decision made Li Huilan stunned.  But after being stunned for a moment, Li Huilan immediately turned her head happily and turned on the radio again, calling the military headquarters again and again.  Trying to convey this order to the military headquarters as quickly as possible.  As long as the political commissar allows the use of high-power radios, she will have the confidence to restore contact with the military.

    Regardless of whether it is Yang Zhen who seems a little anxious at this time because he has been unable to restore contact with the military headquarters.  Li Huilan, who was still a radio operator and was busy adjusting the frequency, didn't know yet.  Just as they were calling the military headquarters over and over again, the military headquarters, which had just broken through the blocking line along the Shuiyang River in the second guerrilla zone and was recruiting ferries on the southwest bank of Nanyi Lake, was also calling them.

    After setting off in Xuancheng, the military headquarters led four main regiments on a starry and night journey, non-stop along the southwest mountainous area of ????Xuancheng, carefully avoiding the troop gathering area with the second guerrilla zone, and went all out toward Nanyi Lake in the northeast.  march.  But they did not expect that at the front line of Jingting Mountain, when they were preparing to cross the Shuiyang River, they would encounter the Loyalty Rescue Department deployed here by the Second Guerrilla Zone.

    There is no more face to face.The road situation is in the absence of Yang Zhen, the political commissar with the final decision-making power.  Since going north, the military commander, who has always seemed hesitant in combat command and even a little hesitant, finally showed the courage he had during the Northern Expedition.  Concentrating all mobile forces and firepower, they defeated the Zhongyi Rescue Unit deployed on the east bank of the Shuiyang River and broke through the Shuiyang River defense line as quickly as possible.

    The main force of the second guerrilla zone was transferred south by Shangguan Yunxiang. The only ones left on the front lines in Xuancheng, Guangde, and Langxi were Zhongyijiu with poor combat effectiveness.  Moreover, all the attention of the second guerrilla zone was drawn to the Jingde front line, and there was no preparation for the sudden appearance of the southern Anhui army in front of them.

    Although it can be defended by relying on favorable terrain.  But in response to the army commander's all-out attack, Zhongyijiu, who was not focused on combat at all, but on how to make money by taking advantage of the fact that this place was located at the junction of enemy-occupied territory and his own jurisdiction, could not withstand it at all.

    In less than an hour, the first line of defense in Shuiyangjiang, which was equivalent to a regiment-level detachment of Zhongyijiu, was rushed to pieces.  Seeing that they could no longer resist, the Zhongyijiu troops deployed on the east bank of the Shuiyang River simply retreated south to Xuancheng, leaving the front line of the Shuiyang River.

    The Zhongyi rescuers on the front line of the Shuiyang River retreated in such a hurry that even the nearly 100 ferries that were impounded on the east bank were not destroyed or scuttled, but were thrown onto the riverside intact.  Anyway, they are members of the military command. Not to mention the second guerrilla zone, even the third war zone can't do anything to them.

    For the military headquarters and troops in southern Anhui, the current line of defense deployed by Zhongyijiu on the Shuiyang River is already the last line of defense.  As long as we break through here, it means that we are completely free from the pursuit and interception of the third theater.  As long as you cross the Nanyi Lake line, you will reach the guerrilla zone in southern Jiangsu.  As long as they reach southern Jiangsu, it means that the military headquarters and the main force are generally safe.

    But there is a prerequisite, that is, the Japanese and puppet troops stationed on the line from Wuhu to Ma'anshan will not be dispatched.  But everyone knows that there is almost no possibility for the Japanese army to sit idly by and give up this rare opportunity for them to eliminate the New Fourth Army, a serious enemy.

    Since the departure from Yunling, the main force has been exhausted after continuous forced marches and battles.  Although the ammunition was still quite abundant, the troop attrition after the Battle of Xingtan was quite severe.  Although it maintains the organizational structure of four regiments on the surface, the actual strength is less than three regiments.  Facing the Japanese and puppet troops who were recharging their strength, even if the commander could fight, he was still powerless.

    After weighing the pros and cons, the army commander decided to abandon the original plan of taking the north bank of Nanyi Lake and instead take the direct route to Nanyi Lake, despite everyone's opposition.  Get on the boat from Mocun and disembark from Nanmuzui to Dazhang.  This section of the lake is not large, and the Nanmu line is a small peninsula that goes deep into the lake, so the straight-line distance across is not wide.  Now Nanyi Lake is in the winter dry season, and the originally wide lake here is even narrower.

    Nanyi Lake has always been one of the most important places of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. It is rich in products and has many types of aquatic products, creating a large number of fishermen who make a living by fishing.  This is the only way from southern Jiangsu to southern Anhui, so although there are no motorized boats such as sailboats, there are many merchant ships and fishing boats in the lake.

    Because it was not expected that the Southern Anhui troops would suddenly change their route when they were moving.  Attention was drawn to the second guerrilla zone in the south, and no action was taken to control the ships in the lake.  Although there are no large ships, it is not possible to collect enough ships to transport all the people at once.  But relying on the good mass base here, there is no problem in recruiting fishing boats to cross the lake in batches.

    The reason why other leaders of the military opposed the commander's choice of walking on the lake was because they were worried that they would not be able to recruit a sufficient number of ships in a short period of time.  Although hundreds of ferries were seized along the Shuiyang River, they were all small boats that could only carry one or twenty people, and there were no large ships.  If not enough ships are collected, once the enemy comes from behind, the troops will have no way to move forward and no way to retreat, and will be trapped by Nanyi Lake.

    To the surprise of all the opponents, within just two hours, the military used various means to recruit 70 to 80 medium-sized merchant ships of various sizes, as well as nearly a hundred fishing boats and ferries.  In addition, hundreds of ferries were seized from the Shuiyang River.  A ship was assembled that could transport three thousand people at a time.

    In addition, the route across the lake is the shortest one.  Depending on the number and distance of ferries, all people can be ferried to Hubei within eight hours at the latest.  The premise is that the main force of the second guerrilla zone that has gone south to Ningguo and Jingde cannot come back.

    But at least the crossing is safe for now.  At present, the main forces of the second guerrilla zone have been attracted to the Ningguo and Jingde front lines. There are basically no large troops in the entire Xuancheng territory except for Zhongyijiu, who is not strong in combat effectiveness.  As for the loyal rescuer, it is simply out of intention.

    In fact, it was not the commander¡¯s decision to go directly to Nanyi Lake.It was a sudden thought, but it was one of the contingency plans that Yang Zhen had already prepared in advance when he was in Yunling.  At that time, in order to collect a large number of ferries in a short time when needed, a large number of ferries were collected.  Yang Zhen also sent people to secretly sneak into the Nanyi Lake area with a lot of money and made arrangements in advance.

    There is no need to cross the lake. Once it is necessary to cross the lake, enough ferries can be mobilized in a short time.  Otherwise, it would not be that easy to collect enough ferries in a short period of time, even if they were to cross the river in two batches.  You must know that even if Nanyi Lake is in the dry season at this time, the water surface is not comparable to that in later generations when it is almost dry and turned upside down.

    With such a large water surface, it is impossible to quickly choose the shortest route across the lake and recruit enough ferries without prior preparation.  You must know that after the troops in southern Anhui began to move, at least until their attention was drawn to the Jingde front line, the Second Guerrilla Zone still had very tight control over the ships in Nanyi Lake and Shuiyang River.  Without certain preparations in advance, it is impossible to gather so many ships through temporary collection
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