The mountainous area in southern Shandong was still shrouded in a layer of frost, and there was a loud knock on the door of Commander Yu Xuezhong of the Sulu Theater Headquarters in the middle of the night.
"Who is it?"
Commander Yu Xuezhong, who was drowsily asleep, was awakened by the knock on the door and asked at the top of his lungs.
"Commander Yu, there is an urgent call from Yuan Guangtao of the Northern Jiangsu Corps!" the voice of Wang Jingxuan, chief of staff of the theater, came from outside the door.
Hearing the voice of Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan outside the door, and then hearing the telegram from Yuan Guangtao, the deputy captain of the Northern Jiangsu Corps, Commander Yu Xuezhong suddenly woke up and hurriedly grabbed his clothes and climbed up.
Wang Jingwei was causing quite a stir in Nanjing these days, constantly sending people to various places to persuade them to surrender, and the Sulu theater was Wang Jingwei's key target.
Now many officers from the Sulu War Zone have led their troops to Nanjing. As the commander-in-chief of the war zone, Commander Yu Xuezhong also constantly asked all ministries to persist in the war of resistance and not to be fooled by Wang Jingwei.
Now that I heard the news in the middle of the night, it was from the Northern Jiangsu Corps. Commander Yu Xuezhong could no longer calm down.
Deputy Captain Yuan Guangtao is equivalent to a supervisor they sent to the Northern Jiangsu Corps to contain Yang Ling. Now he sent a telegram in the middle of the night. Could it be that the Northern Jiangsu Corps wants to defect to Nanjing?
Commander Yu Xuezhong's brain was spinning rapidly. He knew that once the Northern Jiangsu Corps surrendered to Nanjing, the western front of the Sulu Theater would be finished.
Yang Ling's Northern Jiangsu Corps is now guarding the line from Jiesou to Huaiyin, once the door here is opened.
The Japanese's heavy troops can drive straight along the Gaohuai Highway to southern Shandong, and the canal can provide the Japanese with a steady stream of food and ammunition support.
By then, the 89th Army in central and eastern Jiangsu and the Sulu Guerrilla Corps in Taizhou in the south will be surrounded by Japanese soldiers, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
"What happened? Did the Jiangsu North Corps defect to Nanjing?"
Guessing is nothing but speculation. After Commander Yu Xuezhong hurriedly opened the door, he saw Wang Jingxuan, the chief of staff of the theater with an anxious look on his face, and asked hurriedly.
"No, they did not defect to Nanjing." Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan handed a message to Commander Yu Xuezhong: "They want to attack Baoying."
Commander Yu Xuezhong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Wang Jingxuan said he was not defecting to Nanjing, but when he heard that the Northern Jiangsu Corps was going to attack Baoying, he became worried again.
Is Baoying so easy to beat?
The Japanese have occupied it for such a long time and have built countless reinforced concrete fortifications. Don't steal the chicken but lose the rice.
Moreover, Gaoyou on the southern front is still heavily stationed with Japanese troops. Once they take advantage of the Northern Jiangsu Corps to attack Baoying and strike in the back, the Northern Jiangsu Corps will be under attack from both sides.
Although Commander Yu Xuezhong has his headquarters hidden in the mountains of southern Shandong, he is well aware of the situation in each region.
"Hurry up and order them to retreat. It's sheer nonsense. If they get entangled in Baoying and Gaoyou's Japs go north again, they will be in a situation where they will be attacked from both sides!" After seeing the telegram, Commander Yu Xuezhong looked a little angry.
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Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan shook his head solemnly and said: "I'm afraid it's too late now. This telegram was sent from Baoying. Maybe they will call it now."
"Nonsense, this is simply killing first and then showing off. Do you still take me, the commander of the theater, seriously?" Faced with the unauthorized action of the Northern Jiangsu Corps, Commander Yu Xuezhong felt panicked.
"what happened?"
At this time, Lieutenant General Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department, and General Shen Honglie, deputy commander of the theater, also rushed over after receiving the news.
When they heard that Yang Ling and the others wanted to capture Baoying with just a single army, they were also shocked by Yang Ling's boldness.
"Good boy, you are very brave."
Deputy Commander Shen Honglie took the telegram, shocked and full of admiration at the same time. He sighed in his heart, he is really a master who is not afraid of anything.
"Brother Shen, what time has it been? You are still joking here. If the Northern Jiangsu Corps suffered heavy losses in Baoying and lost its combat effectiveness, then what can we do to resist the Japanese Watanabe detachment heading north from Gaoyou? By then, I am afraid that the entire Jiangsu The war situation will become irremediable."
After hearing the reminder from the theater commander Yu Xuezhong, everyone's expressions became solemn. They all looked at the message and fell into a brief silence.
"There is only one way now, and that is to immediately remove Yang Ling from his post and escort him to the theater headquarters for interrogation. Let Yuan Guangtao immediately take over as the commander-in-chief of North Jiangsu and command the troops to withdraw from the battle immediately to avoid greater losses and let the situation get out of control." Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan. After thinking about it, he said.
They are now worried that the Jiangsu North Corps will overestimate its capabilities and fail to capture Baoying, because if Baoying suffers heavy losses, then no one will be able to stop Gaoyou's Japs.
The situation in the enemy-occupied area is complicated now, and they are maintaining the situation carefully, hoping to avoid being beaten by the Japanese. Now Yang Ling dares to take the initiative to attack, which makes them all feel headaches.
This is a deal that will cost you both your wife and your troops. Let alone Gaoyou, even Jieshou and Huaiyin may not be able to defend it.
"I agree to let Yuan Guangtao take over Yang Ling's command to withdraw the troops. They really don't know how high the sky is. They were lucky enough to win the battle against Huaiyin and Gaoyou. You don't rely on luck in fighting a war. You have to pay a price."
Although Deputy Commander Shen Honglie admired Yang Ling's courage and courage, he still felt that Yang Ling was taking too many risks this time. If this was not the case, it would end in a collapse.
"Now, changing generals on the spot will affect the morale of the army, and I don't think Yang Ling will fight an uncertain battle. Maybe he can give us another surprise this time."
When they heard that everyone felt that Yang Ling's attempt to hunt for treasure was too risky and wanted him to withdraw, the director of the Political Department, General Zhou Fu, who had been silent, spoke up.
"Brother Zhou, do you mean this?"
If Yuan Guangtao is a supervisor of the Sulu War Zone in the North Jiangsu Corps, then General Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department, is a supervisor of the Chongqing Military Commission in the Sulu War Zone.
Everyone is well aware of the identity of General Zhou Fu, the director of the Political Department. It is precisely because he is from Chongqing that neither Commander Yu Xuezhong nor Deputy Commander Shen Honglie dare to look down upon him. Zhou Fu’s opinion.
"I got to know Yang Ling a little bit when I visited the Jieshou front line last time. He is definitely not the kind of person who takes aim at nothing." Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department, set the tone first.
"Whether it was the battle against Huaiyin or Gaoyou, or the subsequent great victory at Jieshou, although it looked like luck, it was actually expected. Whether it was the judgment of the enemy's situation, the capture of fighter planes and the timing of the attack, they were all the benefits of being grasped appropriately."
"If it's luck once or twice, then is his luck too good?" Zhou Fu, director of the political department, said with a smile.
"That's true. This kid seems to have had some bad luck. Others are chased and beaten by the Japs. But he is good at provoking the Japs whenever he has nothing to do. He beats the shit out of the little Japs every time."
Although everyone thought that Yang Ling was very aggressive in fighting, they had to admit that Yang Ling was indeed a strong warrior who could fight. Seeing him beat the Japanese to such a state of embarrassment made them feel comfortable.
"Since he is attacking Baoying now, he is sure to win. We don't know Baoying's situation right now. If we rely on our guesses to ask him to retreat, or let Yuan Guangtao take his place and forcefully withdraw, not only will it not help, but we may even
It will have the opposite effect, and a victory will turn into a defeat." Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department, said solemnly.
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that since they want to fight Baoying, we can't watch them fight alone. We must mobilize the surrounding troops to attack the Japanese reinforcements to support Baoying's battle."