Regarding the fact that the Jinsui Army wanted to transport the city, the chief of staff guessed quite accurately.
At that time, Yan Laoxi was still on the way to escape. He was worried while running away, secretly thinking that it was all over now... Although the Japanese captured Yuncheng before, their target was still the stubborn army on the south bank of the Yellow River, so they concentrated their main force on the north bank of the Yellow River.
Only a small number of troops were left in Zhongtiao Mountain to clear out the remnants of the stubborn army.
This also enabled the Jin-Sui army to retreat to a corner of An'an in the southwest of Shanxi.
But now, the Eighth Route Army is stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain. After taking Yuncheng, the Japanese will march westward like last time, and then surround the entire Zhongtiao Mountain.
Because of the Japanese's hatred towards the Eighth Route Army, this time they had to surround Zhongtiao Mountain and clear it out several times!
So, where can he, Yan Laoxi, hide?
Where can the Jin-Sui Army survive?
There is no place for them in the entire Shanxi!
Yan Laoxi regretted cooperating with the Eighth Route Army. The result of the cooperation was that he got nothing and made himself embarrassed! Maybe the Japanese would anger the Jinsui Army because of this...
I thought about it a lot, but all in all I felt regretful and resentful.
The difference between warlords and the Eighth Route Army is that the warlords think about their own interests, while the Eighth Route Army thinks about the national interests.
Thinking about his own interests, Yan Laoxi would have such ridiculous thoughts. It was clearly his own mistake that led to the loss of Yuncheng and a series of consequences, but he would ignore all of this and only think that he would finally get what he wanted.
What.
If you are thinking about national interests or overall interests, you can see it more clearly, more clearly and more thoroughly.
Of course, warlords will not have such a consciousness. If they had such a consciousness, they would not be called warlords.
Just when Yan Laoxi complained that he had no choice but to flee to Xi'an and rely on the stubborn army, a communications soldier hurried to Yan Laoxi's horse and reported: "Commander, Commander Chu has called, the crisis has been resolved.
The Eighth Route Army captured Yuncheng, and the Japanese have retreated!"
"What?" Yan Laoxi's head immediately slowed down, and after he reacted, he said: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could the Eighth Route Army capture Yuncheng!"
Yan Laoxi knew some information about Yuncheng. There was a Japanese division stationed there, and it was also the main division... Although Anda 23's 37th Division was a second-class division, it was undoubtedly the main force in the rear.
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With the strength of the Eighth Route Army, how could it be possible to capture Yuncheng?
Even if the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness has made great progress during this period, with a force of one to three, it would take at least 60,000 to 70,000 people to capture Yuncheng!
The Eighth Route Army must first garrison Luliang Mountain and secondly garrison Zhongtiao Mountain. Where did it come from so many troops?
Moreover, it had only been a few days, and he, Yan Laoxi, had actually beaten him down without even hearing the slightest news?
absurd!
Daydreaming!
Nonsense!
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Adjutant Li Zilou was nearby and did not dare to talk.
Li Zilou believed this information, not only because this information was sent by Chu Yunfei, but also because Yuncheng was captured by the Eighth Route Army last time. How could it be "impossible" to capture Yuncheng this time?
But Li Zilou didn't say anything.
This was Li Zilou's way of being an official. The commander was furious at the moment and judged that it could not be the Eighth Route Army that captured Yuncheng. How could he disobey the commander at this time?
not to mention……
The reason why the commander did not believe that the Eighth Route Army could capture Yuncheng was largely because the commander was about to escape from Yuncheng.
Just imagine: the Eighth Route Army captured Yuncheng and handed it over to the commander, but the commander was defeated by the Japanese and lost Yuncheng. Now the Eighth Route Army captured Yuncheng easily...
Where does this put the commander's face?
He simply slapped the commander on the ear several times!
Therefore, Li Zilou not only failed to analyze, but also yelled at the communications soldiers: "Where did the intelligence come from? Do you understand? Go and send the report again to confirm whether it is Commander Chu himself!"
Then, Li Zilou said to Yan Laoxi: "Commander, maybe... Commander Chu's telegram and code book fell into the hands of the Japanese!"
Yan Laoxi nodded, and then sighed. This feeling of being at the end of the road made him a little disappointed. He thought about how prosperous he, Yan Laoxi, was when he dominated Shanxi. Who would have thought that he would have this day.
After a while, the communications soldier came back. He reported timidly: "Commander, the intelligence...confirmed that it was Commander Chu himself. The Eighth Route Army had indeed captured Yuncheng, just last night. They rode the night on rafts with tanks.
Crossed the Salt Lake, then directly broke through the south gate and entered the city, catching the Japanese by surprise!"
Yan Laoxi was extremely embarrassed and could only choose to remain silent.
I was thinking: I'm so stupid, I actually thought of using tanks to cross the Salt Lake directly to create a central flower! No wonder we were able to capture Yuncheng!
But at this moment, Yan Laoxi's heart was full of mixed flavors and he didn't know what they were.
He should be happy that the Eighth Route Army captured Yuncheng, because after all, if Yuncheng is in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, it can still be discussed, but if it is in the hands of the Japanese, he will definitely not spit it out.
Not to mention anything else, he and the Jinsui Army no longer have to run away like bereaved dogs.
But Yan Laoxi was not happy at all. He even preferred that the Eighth Route Army did not capture Yuncheng. He led the Jinsui Army to Xi'an to defeat them.
In this current situation, how can your Eighth Route Army allow me, Yan Laoxi, to gain a foothold in the world?
Yan Laoxi glanced around. Although his subordinates didn't say anything, their faces were a little strange and their movements seemed unnatural.
Yan Laoxi knew why. They had begun to doubt Yan Laoxi's commanding ability and the future of the Jinsui Army.
This is what is truly fatal.
Although many people in the Jin-Sui army got military pay because they followed Yan Laoxi, if they knew that Yan Laoxi would die sooner or later, then they should "choose the right tree to roost" as soon as possible... The stubborn army also has military pay, shouldn't they?
Defect the stubborn army as soon as possible?
This is what we often call "prestige".
The Eighth Route Army relied on the war of resistance and national salvation to unite patriots from all over the world and people who had been killed by the Japanese and had no choice but to rise up and resist.
Warlords, on the other hand, rely on so-called "prestige."
At this moment, Yan Laoxi's reputation has suffered an unprecedented blow, and this blow came from a battalion commander of the Eighth Route Army... If a battalion commander of the Eighth Route Army is better than the commander of the Jinsui Army, how can the Jinsui Army still
What's the future?
But embarrassment is embarrassment, and embarrassment is embarrassment.
After all, Yan Laoxi is a warlord, he knows what to do when.
He thought calmly for a while and felt that the Jinsui Army should take back Yuncheng, otherwise they would be rootless duckweeds with nowhere to settle and no land to develop.
Therefore, Yan Laoxi gritted his teeth and ordered: "Send a report to Commander Chu and order him to go to Yuncheng immediately to discuss the return of Yuncheng with the Eighth Route Army!"