For a time, everyone in the New Fourth Army headquarters felt uneasy. The struggle with the National Army was already extremely difficult, and now that the shadow of the Japanese army was discovered, no one could tell how the situation would develop.
Liu Dake sighed and said, "Let's report the situation to the central government first. As for the Japanese army, we need to send more people to investigate. We must find a way to know what the Japanese army's plans are. In addition, Chen Yi and Su Yu have to be rescued. In this regard, we hope that Ye
The military commander can give you some military advice."
Ye Ting looked at the map and said, "The Yangtze River has always been under the control of the Japanese army. Last time, it took Chen Yi and Xiang Ying more than ten days to sneak across. Now our army is in the Nantong area. The river here is
There’s no rush, but the river is quite wide, so it’s not easy for us to choose a place to cross the river.”
As he spoke, Ye Ting pointed upward and said, "From a geographical point of view, the most suitable section for crossing the river is from Da'an Town to Wushi Town. The Japanese army here is relatively weak, but it is too far away from us and it is difficult."
...The strength of the National Army is gathered around here. Once Chen Yi shows some tricks, they will be attacked by them. I don’t think Chen Yi and Su Yu can return to Jiangnan with only the strength of Chen Yi and Su Yu. Even if they come back, they will be greatly affected.
The loss must be rescued.”
Xiang Ying said, "I think I will send troops to follow the original route and capture Taizhou, and then work with Chen Yi to open the passage and rescue them."
Liu Dake nodded and said, "I think it's okay, then let's send this plan to Yan'an first and let the central government take a look."
——Yan'an
"How is it possible? How is it possible? How could Huangqiao be defeated?" Chairman Mao was circling in the yard in disbelief, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Zhou Guansheng said, "Chairman, this is normal. Now Yan Xishan has become the chairman of our anti-Japanese government, and Suiyuan has been liberated. This means that our time and space is no longer the time and space of 203, and our historical development will not be the same as his."
It’s the same, it’s natural that there are changes in Huangqiao.”
Chairman Mao knocked his head hard and said, "It's all my fault for underestimating the enemy. Guansheng, what do you think we should do now?"
Zhou Guansheng said, "Chairman, my initial idea was to launch a political and military offensive at the same time. Politically, we should unite neutrals and public opinion forces to denounce the Chongqing government that actively attacks our army. Militarily, we should concentrate our efforts on defeating Han Deqin and Han Deqin.
The Taizhou Army, and Lin Sanhu from Shandong should also go south. But I suddenly noticed something. Liu, Ye, and Xiang's telegrams mentioned the presence of Japanese forces in the Taizhou Army. I think we must find out where the Japanese are
The role you played in this incident cannot be left to their own devices."
Chairman Mao nodded and said, "You are right. You immediately write an article and ask Xinhua News Agency to mobilize its power to denounce Chongqing. Since the Japanese army may have a conspiracy, let Lin Sanhu stay still and be our final winner. In addition,
Let people go to Taizhou to understand the situation and see if Taizhou has really surrendered to the enemy. If it is true, we must expose it. This time it will not only be an attack by the reactionaries on us, but an attack by Chongqing and the Japanese invaders.
With a joint attack, the situation of our struggle will fundamentally change."
——Chongqing
Agent Jiang hummed a little tune, picked up the newspaper and lay on the bed. Seeing that Agent Jiang was so happy, Song Meiling deliberately asked, "What is it that makes you so happy? Tell me."
Agent Jiang said with a chuckle, "Han Deliqin did a good job this time. Although he fell short of success, it caused the Red Party and the New Fourth Army to suffer a big loss. No, the Red Party screamed in the newspaper again. It's still the same old thing. What kind of sabotage?"
Resistance, destroying the united front, haha, it sounds like they are the only ones resisting Japan. I don’t know what it means!”
Song Meiling gently touched Agent Jiang's hand and said, "However, the Red Party has always been good at using romance, so we should be careful."
Agent Jiang waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. Every time we take advantage and suffer big losses, it's our turn this time. I've already told the public that I'm sick. Let's take advantage of them first."
Song Meiling nodded and said, "That's true."
Agent Jiang looked at Soong Meiling under the lamp, his heart moved, he threw the newspaper away and said, "Let's take a rest."
Song Meiling nodded shyly. It was late at night in Chongqing.
——Huangqiao Town
The gunfire at Huangqiao had not stopped yet, but what was strange was that it was Li Changjiang's troops and Han Deqin's troops who were fighting this time.
It took a while for the two parties to stop under the officer's order. Han Deqin led the troops and a gloomy-looking Li Mingyang into Huangqiao. What appeared in front of everyone was a Huangqiao that was like a hell on earth.
The roads were littered with the corpses of ordinary people. Many women had been stripped naked and it was obvious that they had been raped. Han Deqin looked up and saw a baby tied with an intestine and hung on a pole.
The person only felt dizzy.
"Beasts!! Beasts!! Li Mingyang!! This is your Taizhou Army?? You are more ruthless than the Japanese. No wonder my troops will start a fight with you as soon as they arrive at Huangqiao. I think I will kill you all.
It’s not an exaggeration!” Han Deqin took out a pistol and pointed it at Li Mingyang and said.
The guard behind Li Mingyang immediately drew his gun and pointed it at Han Delin. Han Deqin's guard also quickly raised his gun. For a moment, the situation was deadlocked.
Li Mingyang looked at this scene and felt ashamed. He shouted, "Call those rebel soldiers and Li Changjiang over here!"
The guard captain next to him whispered, "Commander, the rebels were all protected by Deputy Commander Li, and he didn't come over either."
Li Ming was trembling with anger, unwilling to give up, and reluctantly raised his hands to Han Deqin and said, "Chairman Han, don't worry, I will definitely give an explanation to Mr. Huang Qiao about this matter!"
Han Deqin thought that this was the case, and he could use this to make the Taizhou Army listen to his orders, so he hummed to Li Mingyang, "Commander Li, it's hard for me to hide this matter. You
You can take care of it yourself, I will help you deal with it first, and when you are done with it, I will report it to Chongqing together. This is my best effort."
Li Mingyang quickly thanked him and said, "Thank you, Commander Han."
——
Li Changjiang pointed at Ji Gang and cursed, "What's wrong with your soldiers? Isn't it just Huangqiao Town? How much wealth can there be, and you can't help but what's in your crotch? Hand over all those rebel soldiers, these people
You can't boost the morale of the army without killing!"
Ji Gang said in embarrassment, "This matter is really difficult to handle, General Li. These people who are messing around in Huangqiao are all members of the Japanese army. They were sent to guide us. You also know that once the Japanese army captures
In one place, they can burn, kill and loot to make up for the losses of soldiers. This is one of the reasons why the Japanese army is so strong. No, they are used to doing random things. But in the end, they are just some rioters who have taken refuge in the Red Party.
, let’s just kill him. We have to hand him over. If others know that this Japanese soldier is in our army, it may not be good. Secondly, it will be difficult for me to explain to Nanjing.”
Li Changjiang pulled out his pistol and said angrily, "I say it again, hand over those people to me, either they die or you die!!"
At this time, Li Mingyang walked in, looked at Li Changjiang and Ji Gang, and said angrily, "What's going on? Why are there rioters causing trouble in the city? And...Ji Gang? Why are you here? Damn, those rioters are
Aren’t they yours?”
As he said that, Li Mingyang's guards pulled out their guns and pointed them at Ji Gang. Ji Gang quickly looked at Li Changjiang. Li Changjiang sighed, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, can you leave this matter to me?"
Li Mingyang had not yet discussed the unauthorized attack with Li Changjiang. Hearing this sentence, he became even more angry. He endured it for a while and said, "You guys go out first. I have something to say with Deputy Commander Li." Then he pointed at Ji Gang and said, "This man,
Pledge it for me!"
After the others left, Li Mingyang sat aside, picked up a cup of tea and said, "Tell me, why didn't you obey my order and attack without permission? Why didn't you notify me after launching the attack? Why did you let Ji Gang's men cause trouble in the city?"
Li Changjiang took a breath, knelt down in front of Li Mingyang and said, "Brother, I am doing this for our own good. So what do the New Fourth Army and the Red Party want? Can't you see clearly? What they want is the world."
!!They go around doing things and talking for those poor people, helping them reduce rents and interest rates. This is obviously trying to win people's hearts. If we don't drive them away this time, after Han Delqin and the others are beaten away by them, we will
There’s meat on the chopping board.”
Li Mingyang kicked Li Changjiang over and said angrily, "What about those rebels?"
Li Changjiang sighed, "Those are all Ji Gang's men. I was the one who led the army incompetently. I promise to give an account of those people's heads to the people of Huangqiao."
Li Mingyang stamped his feet and said, "Don't I know that the New Fourth Army and the Red Party will not stay under the control of others for a long time? But in a big way, our biggest enemy is still the Japanese. It is not yet time for us to attack each other. In a small way,
He said, we have a good relationship with the New Fourth Army. Those who have conquered the world in the past dynasties will accept being surrendered. Even if one day the Red Party really wants to take over the world, we are not afraid. But now it is better, we have become
You have met the person they hate the most...I am going to be killed by you."
Li Changjiang didn't expect that Li Mingyang thought like this. He suddenly blushed, stammered, and was speechless for a long time.
Li Mingyang shook his head and said, "Now that it's done, let's forget it. I can't hand you over. In this case, you first go to Ji Gang's army to find some scapegoats for Han Deqin and settle the matter. Then we can do it again."
Let’s discuss what happens next, and the New Fourth Army will definitely not let us go.”
Li Changjiang sighed, and soon he found dozens of people who were looting with the Japanese army, and shot them one by one. When he saw that only his own people were killed, not the Japanese, Ji Gang's army suddenly burst into uproar, but there was nothing he could do.
--Nanjing
Zhongxi Gong looked at the information in his hand and couldn't believe his eyes. The New Fourth Army was actually defeated. The Taizhou Army had the shadow of the Japanese army. There were too many strange things in it. Zhongxi Gong calmed down for a while, and he stood up slowly.
I got up and thought about the person in Nanjing who would be responsible for this matter. After much deliberation, I couldn't think of who it was. In the end, I could only guess that T might have done it himself.
Nakanishi Gong smoked a cigarette, his head started working quickly, and he slowly clarified his thoughts. No matter what tricks the Japanese army had, they all needed people to realize them, so as long as they knew whether the various units of the Japanese army had received the order, they could
, and the only one who can get all the transfer orders is the war room in the headquarters.
Nakanishi Gong slowly put out his cigarette and walked out of the room. He wanted to find a way to get the Japanese army's accurate action plan.
Not only him, Yuan Shu and other underground forces of the Red Party were all mobilized, and pieces of intelligence were compiled to Yan'an.
In the room in Yan'an, strange machine guns were lit. Outside the room, there were rows of tables. One after another, people who looked at each other and knew they had read books were working hard on the tables one after another.
of deciphering.
Li Kenong asked Turing next to him in English, "Mr. Turing, according to the method you mentioned, is it really possible to crack the Japanese army's new code?"
Turing nodded and said, "The machine provided by 203 is very good, even more perfect than I imagined. The ciphers used by the Japanese army are the same as 203 guessed. They were modified from the German Enigma cipher machine. In fact, all the ciphers are
The principle is the same, but it uses a calculation method to change the original word into another word, so what we want is this calculation method. There is no way to change the initial key all the time.
So we can definitely succeed."
Li Kenong said clearly, "That means as long as you have the key?"
Turing smiled and said, "As far as I know, many cunning people do not use keys directly. Sometimes, the first few telegrams they send are the keys to be used that day, and then they use them according to the agreement. For example, he
We issued seven keys using the key in the book and then used them in the agreed order. This method will make our deciphering work more difficult."
Li Kenong asked, "How long do you estimate it will take us to completely decipher the Japanese army's code?"
Turing shook his head and said, "We can't rush this matter. We still have too much information that we don't have yet."
Li Kenong immediately said, "Whatever you need, I will help you find it, as long as it can be speeded up."
Turing shrugged and said, "Well, I hope we can succeed soon."
——Chongqing
Agent Jiang looked at the door of his office strangely, picked up the phone and asked, "Bray, come in."
Chen Bulei walked in quickly and said, "Commitment."
Agent Jiang nodded and asked, "Has the Red Party sent anyone here in the past two days?"
Chen Brei asked strangely, "Didn't we send people to protest a few days ago? What's wrong?"
Agent Jiang shook his head and said, "The Jiangbei incident is such a big fuss. Why did the Red Party just shout in the newspapers and find people to march, but did not take the next step? Their Chen Yi and Su Yu troops stopped on the spot.
I stood down, as if I was waiting for something, and I always felt like something was wrong."
Chen Brai also nodded and said, "I do feel that something is fishy. This time, I always feel that the Red Party's heart is not focused on this matter."
Agent Jiang knocked on the table and said, "There is also Taizhou Er Li. He really has no personality and is simply a warlord. He was also used by the Red Party to bombard us..."
Agent Jiang wanted to continue talking, but Dai Li hurriedly ran in. When he saw Agent Jiang, he quickly said, "Principal, principal, the Japanese army suddenly launched an attack in the direction of Xiangyang. Our army is in a hurry. This is an urgent message from General Zhang Zizhong."
Jiang intermediary stopped talking about the New Fourth Army. He quickly took the telegram and ran quickly to the map. After reading it for a while, he said, "The telegram said that the Japanese army dispatched more than 100,000 troops. This is a big war. I now understand that the Red Party
What are you waiting for? He is waiting for this!! Immediately send a message to the Fifth War Zone to ask if there are any difficulties. In addition, immediately call Bai Chongxi, He Yingqin, and Chen Cheng to come for a meeting."
Chen Brei asked, "Then should we go to the Red Party and talk about solving the problem in northern Jiangsu?"
Jiang Jie said bitterly, "No! They just want me to find them, but I just won't look for them!! Order Han Deqin to launch an attack on Chen Yi's department immediately. I just want to tell the Red Party that without them, I, Jiang Jie