Just when everyone was silent, the armored battalion commander Li Changan spoke.
"Team members, everyone... I think, this time we are here to support the national army brothers in Zhongtiao Mountain. We are not gods, and our brothers are not invulnerable Boxers. Why do we always think of fighting the Japanese alone?
?
Since we are here to help our brothers from the national army in Zhongtiao Mountain, why not bring the nearby national troops over to work with us? This way there will be more people and we will be more confident."
"Eh...right!"
Many people's eyes lit up. I worked so hard to come here to save you. I can't just save you and watch the show. All the pressure is passed on to me. Why? Since we have to bear the risk, then everyone should bear it together.
The same goes for the Japanese. If you want to fight, fight together.
"What Commander Li said makes sense."
The commander of the fourth battalion, Nong Tiancai, slapped his thigh and said, "You must know that there are more than 100,000 national troops on Zhongtiao Mountain. Why should we, a militia group with a lone army, take all the risks for them? It doesn't make sense.
Well, if we can come over to help them, we are already doing them a favor, but it would be unreasonable if we don’t come over to help them.”
"The enemy!"
You Tianliang, commander of the third battalion, also had a sudden idea, "Nearly half of Zhongtiao Mountain is also in Shanxi. Aren't the regiment members familiar with the Eighth Route Army? Why don't we say hello to them and ask them to send some of their troops to help with the situation?"
, what do you think?"
"Hmm... I think this is a good idea!" Yan Xiaofu, commander of the fifth battalion, nodded repeatedly, "I heard that the Eighth Route Army has a base near Zhongtiao Mountain. It shouldn't be a problem to ask them to send troops to help, right? Friends, don't you?
Come and go?"
Everyone was talking to each other, and the meeting quickly made a decision. Soon, messages were sent to some people along with the radio waves.
He Yingqin felt a headache immediately after receiving Gao Hongming's telegram, "This Gao Hongming will really give me problems. Come on, let's take a look."
It was already after eight o'clock in the evening when he received Gao Hongming's telegram. He Yingqin, who had just finished dinner, could only inform Second Group Army Commander Sun Lianzhong, Chief of Staff Guo Jiqiao, 40th Army Commander Pang Bingxun and others for a meeting.
The telegram was passed through everyone's hands, and Sun Lianzhong actually smiled, "This Gao Hongming is very courageous. He actually dared to propose the strategy of sticking to the flowering center of the rescue center. Isn't he afraid that in the end he will fake it and be annihilated by the Japanese?
But no matter what, with his courage, I am willing to call him a man."
"That's true." Even Li Tiejun, the commander of the 76th Army, who has always been unruly, agreed: "Li has been in the army for more than 20 years. He has seen many brave people, but there is still no one as big as him.
See you once.
Ten thousand versus one hundred thousand...tsk tsk...it's really a scary life."
He Yingqin frowned and said: "Okay, don't sigh there. He has specified that no less than one army will be sent to cooperate with him to implement this plan. What do you think we should do?"
Everyone stopped talking, this is where things get embarrassing.
Gao Hongming was just a militia leader and did not even have military status in the Ministry of Military Affairs. Now he asked the national army to send an army to cooperate with him in fighting. The implication was that the army should also listen to him.
What's this?
To put it mildly, he was audacious, but to put it more seriously, he was called a commander without a command. If he encountered a more grumpy commander, he would probably be shot without saying a word.
However, the people here are all veterans who have been around the sea for decades, so naturally they will not look at the problem so simply and crudely.
On the surface, this condition seems to be extremely rude to Gao Hongming, but if you think about it carefully, they are just a local militia. They don’t owe you anything. They just take your money and work for you. There is no direct superior or subordinate to both parties.
relation.
This is like you, the chairman of SX Province, why should you give orders to the county magistrate in Shandong? Everyone is not subordinate to each other. If he doesn't follow you, he won't do it either. What can you do?
Pang Bingxun, who had been silent for a long time, took out his cigarette and took a sip. After thinking about it, he said: "Sir, I think Gao Hongming's suggestion is reasonable. After all, he came all the way to help, but we let him face the numbers alone."
Thousands of Japanese troops, this is unjustifiable.
Otherwise, Tang Huaiyuan's Third Army has already captured Wufujian Ferry and is now defending the ferry. Just in time, we will transfer the Third Army over and let the Third Army cooperate with Gao Hongming to implement this plan.
Didn't Gao Hongming say that he also sent a telegram to the Eighth Route Army, asking them to send a part of their troops to join him in carrying out this centrally blooming tactic?
It just so happens that we all agree to him, but I want to see what tricks Gao Hongming can come up with?"
As they looked at Pang Bingxun, whose hair was mostly gray while talking, everyone felt unanimously that after all, old age is still hotter.
What kind of army is the Third Army? It is a miscellaneous army. From the army commander to the battalion and company commander, most of them are veterans of the Yunnan Army. In the Chairman's mind, such an army is used to consume the Japanese army.
cannon fodder.
If such a force cooperates with Gao Hongming to fight, if he loses, it will be because Gao Hongming is arrogant and seeking death. If he wins, it will be because Commander He has a good command. Moreover, once the Japanese army is defeated or over-exploited, the first theater that gets a precious breathing opportunity will be
You can calmly mobilize an army to beat up a drowned dog. Where can you find such a good thing?
Seeing the satisfied look on He Yingqin's face, everyone felt extremely happy.
"I think it will work. Commander Pang deserves to be a pillar of the party and the country. This is a good idea."
"Well, this idea is indeed a sound one, I agree."
Seeing everyone nodding, He Yingqin was naturally happy to go with the flow and sacrifice a motley crew. Losing was not painful, but winning would be of great benefit. Of course, he had no reason to refuse such a thing.
Soon, the reply telegram flew to Gao Hongming's hands.
At the same time, the Eighth Route Army headquarters also received a telegram from Gao Hongming.
"Lao Zuo, Lao Liu, what do you think of this telegram sent by Gao Hongming?"
Gao Hongming's telegram has been circulated among everyone many times. Now everyone is silent and thinking about the problem.
Commander Liu of the 129th Division took off his glasses, wiped them with a cloth, put them back on and said: "The Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain was fought so suddenly, but Chiang Kai-shek actually put the commander of the theater under house arrest before the war, so that the first theater was leaderless.
Was caught off guard by the Japanese.
It was entirely their own fault that this war ended like this. In the end, they had to find a local militia group to save the situation. I feel ashamed for them even if I tell you."
Political Commissar Ping smiled and said: "Hey, you can't say that. On the contrary, I think He Yingqin thought of asking Gao Hongming to save the situation this time. This shows that he has not reached the point where he is completely hopeless. Now Zhongtiao Mountain's
Hasn’t the situation changed?
From this point of view, Minister He is much smarter than the Chairman in Chongqing."