Chapter 566: Establishment of a new temporary joint command
Just when Gao Hongming and the other three were happy about the defeat of the Japanese army, outside the gate of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief welcomed Sun Chu, who had been ordered to come to discuss matters with the deputy commander-in-chief.
One of these two people is the commander of the Sixth Army and the other is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army. They naturally know each other. Although they are not familiar with each other, the atmosphere after meeting is still good.
The deputy commander personally gave Sun Chu a glass of water and asked with a smile: "Brother Cuiya, you always go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, why do you have time to come to this small temple of mine today?"
Sun Chu shook his head helplessly and said angrily: "Brother Shi Chuan, you are asking questions knowingly. Why am I here? It was not forced by you Eighth Route Army!"
The deputy commander-in-chief and deputy chief of staff Teng looked at each other and said with a smile: "Brother Cuiya, I don't understand what you are saying. Why did our Eighth Route Army force you?"
Sun Chu was infuriated by the words of the deputy commander, "Brother Shi Chuan, you are still pretending to be confused until now. Then tell me what is going on with this telegram?"
After that, he took out a telegram from his pocket, slapped it on the table, and raised his voice: "If I remember correctly, your Eighth Route Army is still under the jurisdiction of our World War II zone, right? But for such a big thing as attacking Taiyuan, you
You didn't even ask for instructions, but told us in a notification tone, I just want to ask, what are you doing?"
Seeing Sun Chu's serious expression, the deputy commander also smiled: "Brother Cuiya, since you have brought your words to this point, I will say it directly.
I also want to ask, is it possible that our Eighth Route Army was wrong in wanting to regain Taiyuan? Since your Jinsui Army is incapable of regaining the lost territory, why not let others come? What kind of logic is this?
Today I will also put my words here. We are all soldiers, and we have always valued the capable and the mediocre. Since you can't do it, then don't occupy the manhole and do nothing!"
"you……"
Although Sun Chu had long heard that the deputy commander-in-chief had a bad temper, he never expected that he would not give him any face. For a moment, he was so angry that his body was shaking, and he pointed at the deputy commander-in-chief and was speechless.
Upon seeing this, Deputy Chief of Staff Teng quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and said: "Oh, what are you doing? We are all friendly forces and brother troops. If there is anything we can't say carefully, why do we get choked up when we meet?"
Commander Sun, our boss has always had a bad temper and won't give anyone face when he is impulsive. Don't take it to heart.
Boss, I have to criticize you this time. Commander Sun is our guest anyway, so how can you, as the host, fight with someone as soon as we meet him? Do you still have any sense of friendship as a landlord?"
Deputy Chief of Staff Teng was indeed responsible for the rectification work. He calmed down the tense atmosphere with just a few words. Then he personally poured two cups of coffee for the two of them and handed Sun Chu cigarettes.
Sun Chu took the cigarette and smelled the fragrant coffee in his nose. Still angry, he couldn't help but said: "They say the Eighth Route Army lived a miserable life, but I don't see it. Drinking coffee and smoking American cigarettes,
This little life is simply not too comfortable."
Deputy Chief of Staff Teng still smiled and said: "Commander Sun, you have wronged us. If our Eighth Route Army really had the ability to get American coffee and cigarettes, we wouldn't be eating sweet potatoes and drinking pumpkin porridge every day.
These things were all given to our boss by Captain Gao Hongming, and I just ate and drank with him because of my thick skin."
"Hey...you pushed it all the way."
Although you know clearly that the other person is telling lies, there are some things that you just see through but don’t tell. It would not be good for anyone if you expose them.
"Okay, let's put this aside for now and let's talk about business first."
Sun Chu realized that if he continued to be entangled in these matters, he might not be able to complete the tasks assigned by Yan Xishan.
He said seriously to the deputy commander-in-chief: "As for your telegram, after careful consideration, we, Commander Yan, believe that the recovery of Taiyuan is a major event, and how can the Jinsui Army stay away from it?
Therefore, it was decided that our Shanxi-Sui Army can send five temporary divisions and three artillery battalions to participate in this operation."
Upon hearing this, the deputy commander-in-chief and deputy chief of staff Teng were stunned.
It's not because the other party is stingy, on the contrary, but because he is surprised that Yan Laoxi, who has always been very calculating, is so generous this time.
Starting last year, Yan Xishan reorganized the Shanxi-Sui Army and reorganized all units into 14 infantry divisions and one cavalry division, with the designation ranging from the temporary 37th division to the temporary 50th division.
This time, the World War II Area Headquarters was willing to allocate five divisions and three artillery battalions from his beloved ones. This shows that Yan Xishan was really anxious this time.
But after the surprise comes the surprise. If Yan Xishan can really dispatch five divisions to participate in the war this time, it will be of great help to the Eighth Route Army. Moreover, with the participation of the Jinsui Army, it means that the entire World War II zone will participate in this war.
In this battle, they no longer fight alone.
After being happy, Deputy Chief of Staff Teng asked with a smile: "Commander Sun, such a big move in the World War II zone this time cannot be without conditions, right? You'd better finish it in one breath so that we can be prepared."
"Yes, just tell me if you have any conditions."
After Deputy Chief of Staff Teng said this, the deputy commander-in-chief remembered that Yan Laoxi also had a nickname called Yan Laoxi, and that was the master who had to pluck the hair of a goose that passed by.
He clearly remembered that during the Battle of Pingxingguan, the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army personally asked him for help.
Yan Laoxi said it sounded nice, but when he got serious about it, he backed down, and in the end he only supported the Eighth Route Army with 500,000 rounds of ammunition.
Although these 500,000 rounds of ammunition may sound like a lot, when spread across the entire Eighth Route Army, each Eighth Route Army soldier could only receive ten rounds of ammunition on average, so that in the middle of the Battle of Pingxingguan, the 115th Division ran out of ammunition.
, in the end we had no choice but to fight with the Japanese army with bayonets.
Although five years have passed since this incident, the deputy commander-in-chief still remembers it vividly.
Seeing the wary looks on their faces, Sun Chu felt a little embarrassed. It seemed that his boss's reputation as a stingy person was well known to everyone.
He thought for a while and said: "What our Commander Yan means is that this attack on Taiyuan City is a major operation and it is not advisable to fight alone.
It is said that in this battle of Liantai County, your army resolutely sent troops to support Liantai County and formed a temporary joint command with the Liantai Militia. This is very good.
Commander Yan said, we might as well join in this time with the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the three parties will set up a new temporary joint command headquarters to command all the troops together, what do you think?"
"The three parties have established a new joint command?" The deputy commander-in-chief and deputy chief of staff Tang looked at each other and began to mentally weigh the pros and cons...