As the Spring Festival approaches, the weather seems surprisingly cold.
The sky above Jiaoxi is covered with clouds. Under the clouds, the gray wall tiles look even more solemn. When the cold wind blows, the few leaves on the hedgehog tree swirl in the air. The surrounding fields were swaying with decaying grass, all gray and yellow, and the winter water under the small wooden bridge was slightly rippling, making bursts of whimpering sounds.
On such a cold day, the cold wind hit his face like a whip and hurt him. Mr. Chen did not stay in the house to warm himself by the fire, but instead took himself and Zhang Xiaoguo out to endure the cold. Liang Weihua was puzzled.
Young Master Chen rubbed his hands and asked, "Xiaoguo, are the cotton-padded clothes and cotton-padded shoes in place?"
"The main forces, including Zhang Ying, are all in place, and there are still some gaps in the newly reorganized second regiment. However, Director Li and Director Chen have already considered it. The allocated funds will be raised by each battalion themselves, and they will never let the brothers Frozen.¡±
"What about the preparations before the festival?"
"According to your order, training was stopped yesterday afternoon, and military pay was distributed early this morning. In addition to self-raised New Year goods such as chicken, duck, fish and meat, sugar, tobacco, wine and other condolence gifts have been delivered to each company. The brothers are very happy and can't wait to celebrate the New Year tomorrow."
While talking, the Japanese consultants who had just received their military pay drove four large cars and followed them, led by Yamazaki and Kobayashi, chatting and laughing.
Young Master Chen was a little curious, turned around and asked with a smile: "Yamazaki-kun, where are you going?"
Captain Yamazaki stroked his shiny beard and said with excitement: "Ishikawa-kun just called and asked us to go to the city to receive comfort."
"Comfort?"
"Well, the 11th Brigade Headquarters sent a comfort group. The Murakami Brigade and the 66th Wing are both being comforted. As a retired soldier, I can also enjoy the same treatment as active duty soldiers. It is really surprising."
Young Master Chen was amused, and he held the cart and joked: "Yamazaki-kun, there are so many athletes in the Murakami Brigade and the 66th Regiment, I'm afraid the women will be overwhelmed."
Yamazaki¡¯s face straightened, and he said seriously: ¡°In front of the long-tested Imperial Housewife, no man dares to say that he has been on the battlefield for a long time.¡±
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? As soon as these words came out, everyone burst into laughter.
Lieutenant Xiaolin wiped the tears from laughter and said with emotion: "The only drawback is that most North Korean women are women, and only active-duty officers can stay overnight. It's a pity to think about it."
"Yes," Hasegawa Sochang echoed with a look full of expectation, disdainfully and insightfully: "North Korean women have no taste. Only the women of the Empire of Japan truly understand the needs of the men of the Empire of Japan."
Young Master Chen didn¡¯t have time to continue talking to them. He picked up a branch and whipped the thin horse pulling the cart. ¡°This is a big deal. I won¡¯t delay you. Go early and come back early. Pay attention to safety on the road.¡±
What surprised Liang Weiguo was that as soon as Yamazaki and others walked forty or fifty meters away, Master Chen suddenly turned around and suddenly said, "I miss my family even more during the holidays, General Liang, how long have you not seen Madam?" "
"BrigadeBrigadeBrigade seat, youwhat did you say?"
"This is probably the most regretful thing in my life. After all, I had so many opportunities before but didn't think of sending people to Jinan to help look for him. Now it's too late to say anything. I really regret it."
Now that he had pierced the window paper, and then thought about how Master Chen ordered all the ministries to stop training as soon as he came back from Shanghai, Zhang Xiaoguo couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and before Liang Weihua, who was uneasy, could speak, he asked eagerly: "Business seat , what happened on this trip to Shanghai? Do you want to"
Young Master Chen nodded slightly and confirmed: "Xiaoguo, you are not an outsider, and I have never wanted to hide it from you. The reason why I have been keeping quiet is because I don't want to put too much pressure on you."
How could Zhang Xiaoguo not hear the implication behind his words? He was immediately shocked, "Is it too hasty?"
"Time has not waited for me. It wasn't until I went to Shanghai this time that I realized that it is a miracle that we have made it this far. If it weren't for the confusion within the Japanese army, and the young officers and decision-makers who had their own agendas, we would never have been able to turn over. Opportunities. Now their internal opinions are becoming unified. If they don't take prompt and decisive action, they will be separated and deployed after the year.
Liang Weihua suddenly realized it, grabbed his hands tightly, and said excitedly: "Traveler, it turns out that you are in the Cao camp and your heart is in the Han Dynasty!"
"General Liang, you have been reinstated from now on," Young Master Chen clapped his hand and said meaningfully: "But I don't dare to take a chance on whether you can live to the day of being reunited with your wife. "
"Liang has already died once. If you have anything to say, tell me directly. As long as the war of resistance is beneficial to the nation, Liang will definitely go through fire and water."?Don¡¯t say goodbye. "
Young Master Chen nodded heavily and said with a serious face: "Yesterday morning, the Telecommunications Office finally got in touch with Chongqing. Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has high expectations for us. He hopes that our brigade can fight back before the year. To encourage the anti-war morale of the entire people. To ensure that nothing goes wrong, our department will control the timing of the operation by itself. The former enemy deputy commander of the Third Theater Jiangnan Guerrilla Zone and the director of the Jiangnan Administration, General Leng Xin, will not be strictly ordered to respond until three hours before the operation."
"In addition, there are many ways to act. Pulling the troops to the front lines of Liyang and Yixing to join General Leng, and sending a call to expose Wang Ni's treasonous behavior is the simplest and safest one. But when I think about how we have endured the humiliation and burden for so long, it's like this It would be too easy for them to just leave, so I am determined to do something big and severely attack the arrogance of the Japanese invaders. "
Even Chairman Chiang Kai-shek held such high regard, Zhang Xiaoguo certainly would not miss the opportunity to become famous in this battle, and blurted out without even thinking: "Capture Changzhou City and destroy the Beijing-Shanghai Line!"
¡°This is a solution, but it¡¯s not the best.¡±
Young Master Chen stared at the two of them closely and said through gritted teeth: "My target is Seishiro Itagaki, the former Japanese Army Minister and current Chief of Staff of the China Expeditionary Forces! Because according to Wang Jingwei, Itagaki will go to Shanghai to meet with him in the near future, and it is very likely that If we take the land route and take the opportunity to kill Itagaki, wouldn't that be more satisfying than just taking Changzhou City?"
"My Majesty, his whereabouts are top secret, I'm afraid it's difficult to grasp."
"In fact, it's not that difficult!" Young Master Chen was confident. "The Japanese drew a cake for Wang Jingwei, and Wang Jingwei drew another cake for me, saying that they would give me tanks and artillery, and form the first mechanized brigade of the new government. And he claimed that he would find a way to finalize it during the meeting with Itagaki. This meant that I could know the approximate date of Itagaki's departure through him.
As his imperial guard, we must be stationed in Nanjing sooner or later. The defense area, garrison and even the marching route must be determined in advance, so I specifically asked Chu Minyi for a few "Return to the Capital Committee" passes issued by the Nanjing Gendarmerie Headquarters. I can definitely use this. Under the guise, he went to Nanjing for reconnaissance. "
Liang Weihua pondered for a moment and said to himself: "The roads are often damaged, so the chance of taking a train to Shanghai is higher. For safety reasons, it is unlikely that he will take an ordinary train, and the range has been reduced a lot. As long as he can Keep an eye on all the military columns heading east, and the hope of an ambush is still relatively high. "
The two of them had no objections, and Young Master Chen ordered while the iron was hot: "I will be responsible for the intelligence, and you can formulate a battle plan. The Beijing-Shanghai Line, Changzhou City, and Itagaki Seishiro must all be taken into consideration. In short, we must do our best to make it as big as possible. We must let them It¡¯s a bad year!¡±
The headquarters of Leng Xin, the former deputy commander-in-chief of the enemy in the Jiangnan Guerrilla Zone, is located in Liyang and Yixing. After the incident is completed, he will definitely withdraw to the south. Thinking of the complex terrain of Wunan with dense water networks, Zhang Xiaoguo said with concern: "The hotel seat, with the current situation If we have the strength to capture Changzhou City, it shouldn¡¯t be a big problem, but I¡¯m afraid that the 66th Infantry Regiment will cut our way out and General Leng won¡¯t be able to respond even if he wants to.¡±
Young Master Chen had already thought about this, shook his head and said with a smile: "How can a living person be choked to death by urinating? Not to mention that the 66th Regiment has been transferred to a brigade on the front line in Wuhan, with only more than 2,000 troops left, which can be transferred The two battalions will provide reinforcements to ensure that our retreat is not blocked, and we can retreat to the west via Maoshan to Wannan to join the main force of the third theater."
"You're right, you should not have any problem escaping unscathed. If that doesn't work, you can cross the Yangtze River north and defect to Han Deqin. In short, if something is wrong, retreat immediately. Don't be reluctant to fight."
Zhang Xiaoguo thought for a while and then said: "The top priority is to solve internal problems. Brigadier, have you thought about how to deal with Zhang Lu? The other two regiments have just been formed and people are unstable. Once Kuang Senlin and Wu Renying are unwilling If you follow us, the consequences will be disastrous."
Liang Weihua took it seriously and said: "Zhang Ying is nothing to worry about. As long as we capture the officers, everything will be easy to handle. The key is still the Second Regiment."
"I will do the work of Kuang Senlin and Wu Renying. You can also make arrangements to integrate all the more than a hundred Nanyang brothers who have just returned from the officer training regiment into the second regiment. At the same time, do not set too heavy combat tasks for the second regiment. , let them be responsible for pulling out strongholds, blowing up telephone poles, destroying roads, railways and bridges, so as to buy time for the main force to ambush Itagaki and encircle and annihilate the Murakami brigade. "
"Then let's talk to General Leng and ask them to cooperate?"
"No," Young Master Chen shook his head, "There is a mixed bag of good and bad people there, we must not take this risk."
After the important matter was finalized, the three of them began to prepare nervously.
With the cooperation of Zhang Xiaoguo and Qiu Chengsong, the old master tricked Wu Yuehong and Li Xiangmei into the car on the pretext of going to Shanghai for business, and took them to Shanghai to join Chen Liang and Zhang Qingxi. Even A-Zhu, Liu Ma and A-BingAfter being sent away, the ancestral hall suddenly became deserted.
Ding Shuping was not used to it. As soon as Master Chen entered the war room, she followed him in.
"What's up?"
She glanced at Xie Xiulan in the corner, pursed her lips and muttered: "Can't I come and see you if I have nothing to do?"
Young Master Chen stared at the map on the wall and said without looking back: "Xiulan, do me a favor and send Miss Ding back to her room to rest. Also, tell Changshou that adding a guard post outside the war room without permission is prohibited." No one is allowed in."
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You can tell the closeness from the title. Xie Xiulan felt happy, put down the untranslated message in her hand, and urged with a half-smile: "Miss Ding, please."
Ding Shuping was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and asked, "Chen Jizu, what do you mean?"
The war is about to begin, and Young Master Chen has no time to talk nonsense with her. "Xiulan, don't send Miss Ding back to her room. Call Miss Zheng and ask them to go to the Military Law Office to meet their old friends."