Nishio clapped his hands and said, "High! It's really high!" Then Nishio picked up the wine glass and said, "Come, let's take a sip and wish the plan success!"
Itagaki Seishiro smiled and took a sip of wine and said, "Not only that, Okamura Neji came to report that our troops have been mobilized one after another. It will be April soon, and the Changsha plan will also begin to be implemented, but I
I want to attract the attention of the National Army. Now there is chaos in Jiangsu in the eastern section and Jiujiang in the middle section. So, do we also need to use troops in the western section?"
Xiwei thought for a while and said, "Then we will launch troops in the direction of Xiangyang?"
Seishiro Itagaki smiled and said, "Look, we will launch troops in three places together, attack Xiangyang fiercely, attack slowly in Jiujiang, and fake defeat in Changsha. In this way, I believe no one can see the problem."
Nishio nodded and said, "Okay, using the world as a chess game is indeed a good move!"
Itagaki Seishiro stretched out his hand and said, "Okay, I've been talking about it for so long, you have to approve this money."
Nishio laughed loudly and said, "So you are waiting for me here. OK, OK, I will approve it for you. I don't feel bad about spending this money!!"
--Taizhou
Li Changjiang stared blankly at the table of people bowing their heads and asked Mr. Rong, "What are these?"
Mr. Rong smiled and said, "These are the people Mr. Wang trusts. They will lead their troops to join you in Taizhou in three days. I think you should understand."
Li Changjiang shook his fist and asked, "How many people?"
Mr. Rong smiled and said, "Two divisions, twelve thousand people!"
Li Changjiang took a breath of cold air, waved his hands quickly and said, "I don't have that much money to support these people! Besides, my eldest brother can't live there either."
An officer quickly stood up and said, "General Li, you are someone that Mr. Wang values like. Being able to take the rest of us to dinner is already our blessing. How dare we ask for any money?"
Before we came, Mr. Wang had already paid us military pay and food for half a year. General Li, please rest assured that we must obey General Li's command. General Li asked us to go east, but we will never go west. General Li asked us to chase away the dogs.
, we will never catch chickens.”
Li Changjiang was not stupid. He naturally knew that these people were sent by Japan, but when he thought about it, these people had to rely on him when they came to Taizhou. If he replaced these commanders, wouldn't it be possible for these more than 10,000 people to be replaced?
Have you lost your own strength? Even if you have suffered losses after defeating the New Fourth Army, with more than 10,000 people to supplement you, I believe that big brother can’t say anything."
After thinking about it, Li Changjiang smiled and raised his glass and said, "Okay, then I hope we can have a happy cooperation."
Mr. Rong then said, "In addition, these are some gifts from Commander Xiwei to General Li. I hope you can accept them and treat General Li as Commander Xiwei to treat General Li to a drink of tea." With that, Mr. Rong handed an envelope to Li Changjiang.
Li Changjiang did not shy away from others. He opened it on the spot and saw that it was a money order worth two million silver dollars. Li Changjiang couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and said, "This tea is really expensive."
Mr. Rong chuckled and said, "It's not expensive, it's not expensive. As long as General Li is willing to make friends with us, we will have these teas in the future."
——
Li Mingyang looked at Li Changjiang, took a breath and said, "Brother, who is this Ji Gang? He is the division commander of the puppet army. He suddenly came to surrender. I think there is something wrong no matter how I look at it. Think about it, we are not Huangpu.
He is not a confidant of Jiang Jie, and Taizhou is not a very wealthy place. If Ji Gang joins Gu Zhutong, he can at least get the rank of major general. What can he do with us? So I say, forget it.
Bar."
Li Changjiang walked to Li Mingyang and said, "Brother, this is a gun for more than 10,000 people. And didn't he say that he didn't like Jiang's agent and didn't want to be a traitor anymore, so he chose us. In this way, if eldest brother is worried,
, I will take people to his army to accept it. If there is a problem, it will cost my life, but if it happens, the strength of our Taizhou Army will be greatly increased."
Li Mingyang was sincere to Li Changjiang, and naturally he did not want Li Changjiang to take risks, but Li Changjiang insisted on it, and Li Mingyang reluctantly agreed, saying that he would give Ji Gang one hour, and if Li Changjiang didn't come out by then, he would lead his troops in.
Li Changjiang and Ji Gang had made an appointment. When Li Mingyang saw Li Changjiang and Ji Gang coming to Taizhou City together and Ji Gang's subordinates collectively put down their weapons, he believed that Ji Gang had really come to seek refuge, so he sent a text message to Chongqing to announce the good news.
Ji Gang designated a territory. At this time, Li Changjiang said that Ji Gang had just arrived and could not be completely trusted, so he planned to stay in Ji Gang's army permanently, and asked his subordinates and Ji Gang's subordinates to disrupt and reorganize. After thinking about it, Li Mingyang also felt that this was the case.
Insurance, when others said that this would prevent Li Changjiang from losing his tail, Li Mingyang laughed and said, "Brother Li and I have been friends for decades. Don't worry, even if everyone in the world betrays me, Brother Li will never leave me."
of."
At this time, Han Deqin's messenger came again to ask Li Mingyang to discuss the Huangqiao matter. Li Mingyang entrusted all Taizhou to Li Changjiang and went to Xinghua with some soldiers.
——Xinghua Han Deqin Headquarters
Han Deqin looked at the list of people participating in the meeting, nodded and said to Weng Da and others, "Very good, everything that should come has come. The chairman's order is more effective than anything else."
Weng Da smiled and said, "This time, we in Jiangsu will work together to drive the New Fourth Army and the Red Party back to Jiangnan."
Han Deqin clasped his hands behind his back and sighed and said, "This New Fourth Army has violated military discipline for many years and has repeatedly insulted our unit. Today, it can finally take revenge. This is all thanks to the chairman of the committee. Don't forget it."
As soon as they said this, others quickly praised Jiang's agent in Chongqing. In the conference room, everyone saw Han Deqin walking in and stood up one after another. Li Mingyang and Chen Taiyun from the tax police corps looked at each other, and it took a while for the two of them to get up.
, and did not look at Han Deqin, looking indifferent.
Han Deqin frowned and knew that he didn't have enough prestige. He made a plan in his mind and said with a smile, "Everyone has worked hard. I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm still worried about you. Is everyone okay these days?"
, are there any difficulties?"
Everyone waved their hands and said, "Okay, okay. I'm not sleepy."
Han Deqin patted the table and said, "You didn't...I did. Just a dozen days ago, Huangqiao, the area under my jurisdiction, was suddenly occupied by the New Fourth Army. You all know that Huangqiao is an important traffic thoroughfare, and I have always valued it very much."
Oh, what a pity. Due to some people's incompetent fighting and liaison with the Red Party, it was lost like this. Thousands of elites were wiped out in one battle." When he said the four words of liaison with the Red Party, Han Deqin deliberately increased his voice.
, while speaking, he looked at Li Mingyang and Chen Taiyun.
Li Mingyang and Chen Taiyun looked at Han Delin and pretended not to see it.
Han Deqin suddenly shouted, "Zhang Yi, commander of the second brigade, He Keqian, commander of the fourth brigade, where are they?"
At the conference table, two officers stood up tremblingly and said, "My subordinates are here."
Han Deqin hummed, "You two were guarding the front line of Huangqiao. First, you neglected to take precautions and were forced close by the New Fourth Army. Then you failed to fight effectively. Huangqiao is so good. There are so many defenders, and I didn't even persist in raising troops. It's simply
This is the most ridiculous thing in the world! In order to strictly enforce military discipline and carry out military law under the orders of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, come on, drag these two people down and kill them!!"
Before the two had time to argue, the guard who had been preparing for a long time pounced and caught the two of them. As the two cried for mercy, everyone in the conference room heard two gunshots. After a while, a guard
He walked in with a bloody plate. On the plate were the heads of two people. At this time, whether it was Li Mingyang, Chen Taiyun or the others, they were all shocked by Han Delin's iron fist. The look in his eyes
, a little more fearful.
Han Deqin continued, "The first purpose of this battle is to enforce military discipline, the second is to combat the arrogance of the Red Party, and the third is to unify Jiangsu military orders and prepare for the anti-Japanese war. Therefore, I have issued a three-kill order. Anyone suspected of being red will be killed."
! Anyone who refuses to advance when ordered to do so, kill! Anyone who retreats without a fight, kill! One person retreats and kills the whole class, and one class retreats and kills the entire platoon. If the people along that route retreat, hey!" Han Deqin put his pistol on the table.
He shouted, "I know you, but Military Law doesn't know you."
Everyone quickly expressed their stance and said, "We are willing to obey Chairman Han's military orders!"
Han Deqin nodded and began to make arrangements, "Huangqiao Town has the Huangqiao River as a natural barrier, Jiangyan to the north, Rugao to the northeast, Taizhou to the west, and Nantong to the southeast. Our army is twice as large as the New Fourth Army, so we only need to split up and attack together."
If you can defeat the New Fourth Army Headquarters, I order Li Mingyang!"
Li Mingyang quickly stood up and said, "Here you are!"
Han Deqin held the baton and said, "I order you to be the commander-in-chief of the Left Route Army. You will bring your own troops to attack Huangqiao from Taizhou and Jiangyan respectively. General Chen Taiyun will be your deputy and attack from Qutang. Your troops must not dispatch less than 100 troops."
Fifteen regiments, is there any problem?"
Li Mingyang felt his heart twitching and said, "No problem."
Han Deqin nodded and said, "Hu Chuankui!"
A strong officer stood up and said angrily, "I'm here to serve you."
Han Deqin said, "I order you to be the commander of the Right Army. You will lead your headquarters from Nantong to attack Huangqiao. The same goes for your troops. You cannot dispatch less than ten regiments. Is there any problem?"
Hu Chuankui was the general of the Loyalty and National Salvation Army. Dai Li was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to gather and reorganize the National Army that was scattered in Pudong and along the Beijing-Shanghai-Shanghai-Hangzhou route. At this time, it had 50,000 troops.
Hu Chuankui saluted and said, "I promise to complete the mission."
Han Deqin added, "I will lead the rest of the troops as the middle route and attack from Hai'an. All units must obey orders and are not allowed to act without authorization. Violators will be severely punished!"
Once again everyone stood up and said "Yes!"
After the meeting, Li Mingyang was about to go back. Han Deqin held Chen Taiyun by the hand and waved while saying, "Where is General Li going?"
Li Mingyang said strangely, "Chairman Han, you just issued a military order. Don't I have to go back and prepare?"
Han Deqin chuckled and said, "You don't need to go to these things in person. Sending a telegram is enough. You can stay and help me command together."
Li Mingyang said incomprehensively, "What about my left army?"
Han Deqin smiled and said, "The troops are all in place. It's not too late to go. Okay, okay, have a few more drinks with me."
Li Mingyang looked at Chen Taiyun who looked helpless and the guard beside Han Deqin who had already taken out his pistol. He knew that Han Deqin was afraid that he would not send troops and forced himself in this way. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send a telegram back.
Let Li Changjiang prepare."
As he spoke, Li Mingyang's lips curved slightly, and he wrote the order using a set of passwords agreed in advance with the New Fourth Army, and had them send it out.
——Taizhou
Li Changjiang looked at the order and learned that Li Mingyang could not return to Taizhou for a short time. He immediately felt that it was a God-given opportunity. While ordering the troops most loyal to Li Mingyang to go to Jiangyan, he notified Ji Gang and squandered gold and silver. Everyone else thought that Li Changjiang was doing it for
Li Mingyang was trying to win people's hearts, and Li Mingyang's military order did say that he was preparing to attack the New Fourth Army. Although many officers knew that this was probably just a show, they mistakenly thought that Li Changjiang was acting. So no one doubted Li Changjiang's intentions for a while.
——New Fourth Army Military Headquarters
Liu Dake, Ye Ting, and Xiang Ying looked at the telegram. Liu Dake smiled and said, "Li Mingyang is really interesting. He sent a telegram ordering the Taizhou Army to prepare to attack us with the secret agreed with us. Is he afraid that we don't know about it?"
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Ye Ting squinted his eyes and said, "This is either because Li Mingyang doesn't want to fight us, or it's just a tactic."
Xiang Ying said confidently, "This must be because Li Mingyang doesn't want to fight with us, and Chen Yi came to report. The Taizhou Army has a good relationship with them. Some time ago, Li Mingyang went to Xinghua for a meeting, and he even went to Chen Yi to report a letter to let us pay attention."
In addition, there is Chen Taiyun, who also has a good relationship with us. He is from Song Ziwen, and he does not like the National Army who are forcibly plundering the enemy's rear areas. He also sent a letter saying that Han Deqin is preparing to fight again.
An attack on us."
Liu Dake asked Ye Ting, "Commander Ye, you are a famous general in the Northern Expedition and a military authority. You talk about war. From a military point of view, can we fight?"
Ye Ting looked at the map and said with a smile, "If Han Deqin and Chen Taiyun really can't move, then our army will have a lot to do. This loyal army came from afar and was formed in the name of resisting Japan. I think our army can be the first to do so."
Concentrate the main force to repel this unit first, and then turn around and surround Han Deqin's unit."
Liu Dake looked at it, nodded and said, "Militarily it is possible, but from a political point of view, taking the initiative is the next best thing. If we adopt a defensive counterattack, do you think we can succeed?"
Ye Ting touched his chin and said, "If this is the case, you must be quick and decisive when counterattacking. Hit them so hard that they cannot react. Only in this way can you disrupt their encirclement layout. I suggest that Su Yu be the vanguard."
Liu Dake asked Xiang Ying again, "What is Comrade Xiang Ying's opinion?"
Xiang Ying nodded and said, "I agree with Comrade Ye Ting's idea."
Liu Dake made up his mind and said, "Okay! Then we will fight defensively and tell Chen and Su our central idea. How to fight depends on the people they have on the battlefield."