The meeting ended quickly, and almost all the cadres present went to bed.
Four full days and nights have passed since the siege of Sihang Warehouse, and everyone has barely slept a wink! Even those made of steel and iron can't bear it, let alone flesh and blood. In fact, during the battle to encircle and annihilate the Ninth Division,
After the battle, when many officers and soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, they fell to the ground and fell asleep.
That is to say, the more than 6,000 veterans who participated in the last event were still energetic, and they were also laying siege to the North Railway Station.
Shi Changqing and a dozen other army commanders all went to bed, but Leng Tiefeng, Xie Yuan, Yang Rui, Wang Husheng, Liu Mei and a few people from Jiangnan stayed because there were still important things to discuss. Although Shanghai had basically been restored
, but the war is not completely over. The patrol battalion will definitely pursue the victory and expand the results.
In particular, the four counties of Baoshan, Qingpu, Songjiang and Jiading around Shanghai must be captured! This is not only to obtain personnel and materials from the surrounding counties, but also to expand the depth of defense and prepare for the next battle to defend Shanghai.
Otherwise, as soon as the Seventh and Twentieth Divisions of the Little Devils arrive, there will be no time left.
Therefore, the commanders below can sleep as much as they want, but they cannot.
When the regiment commanders and battalion commanders left, Wang Husheng first complained: "Old Xu, you are too harsh. Although the Ninth Division is not what it used to be, it is still a permanent division. Now we will annihilate it."
The Ninth Division, which has defeated the Japs, deserves a few words of praise, but it would be better for you to belittle them right away."
Leng Tiefeng also echoed: "Old Xu, don't you often say that good soldiers are praised?"
Xu Rui shook his head and said: "Yes, good soldiers are praised, but good commanders cannot be praised alone. You have to pour some cold water on them from time to time, otherwise their tails will rise to the sky. Sooner or later, they will be
If you cause a big disaster, I will take precautions and take precautions."
"Anyway, it's all your fault." Wang Husheng shook his head and asked, "What should I do next?"
Xu Rui thought for a while and said: "Next, there are two main things. One is to divide the troops to attack Baoshan, Qingpu, Songjiang and Jiading counties around Shanghai. The other is to expand the control area of the military division to obtain more
personnel and materials, and at the same time expand the depth of defense. The second is to openly display the banner of the Songhu Military Division."
"It is indeed time to raise the public banner of the Songhu Military Division. Otherwise, it will be difficult to carry out work. As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be smooth. Only when we make our identity public can we effectively mobilize the masses." Wang Husheng nodded,
Then he said, "But there is one thing, Lao Xu, have you ever thought about?"
"What?" Xu Rui asked.
Wang Husheng said: "If we openly display the banner of the Songhu Military Division, we can no longer rely on the public concession. Let me use an inappropriate metaphor. We use the title of concession patrol camp, which is like a place that was incorporated by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
Although the warlords are fundamentally independent, they at least have to listen to Chairman Chiang in name. But now, when we openly use the banner of military divisions, it is equivalent to directly declaring independence. In name, we no longer listen to Chairman Chiang. Commissar Chiang
Can the president agree? Can the public concession agree? Can the United Kingdom and the United States also agree?"
Leng Tiefeng, Jiang Nan, Liu Mei, Xie Yuan, Yang Rui and others next to them also nodded subconsciously.
The identity of the Concession Patrol Battalion is not worth mentioning, but in any case, it can provide them with a certain degree of cover. However, after the identity of the Songhu Military Division is revealed, for the sake of face, it is impossible to allow them to stay in the Public Concession.
In the concession, this also means that they can no longer receive the protection of the public concession.
Faced with this unavoidable problem, Xu Rui scoffed.
Xu Rui said: "Old Wang, can't you just turn your head around?"
"Turn a corner?" Wang Husheng said in confusion, "How to turn? Where to turn?"
Leng Tiefeng reacted immediately and said: "Old Xu, do you mean to get two sets of people?"
"Smart." Xu Rui nodded approvingly and said with a smile, "But what you said is not entirely correct. We don't have two sets of people, so this should be called one set of people and two brands."
"One set of troops and two signs?" Wang Husheng finally came to his senses and said with wide eyes, "You mean to keep the patrol camp sign and then put up a sign for the Songhu Military Division of the New Fourth Army? One set for the internal one.
People and horses, but to the outside world, they claim that they are two sets of people and horses? Is that so?"
"That's it." Xu Rui said with a smile, "In this way, the face of the public concession is saved, and we also have some dignity. Isn't it the best of both worlds? Of course, Little Japan will probably not be happy, but even if they want it
Expressing opinions will have to wait until they capture Shanghai again, which will be at least two years later."
"Okay, then this problem is solved." Wang Husheng said again, "But now there is another problem."
"What's the problem?" Xu Rui asked. When he looked up, he found Wang Husheng winking at him. He immediately understood and stood up and said to Leng Tiefeng and others, "Well, it's getting late. You can go back and rest."
Knowing that Xu Rui and Wang Husheng had confidential matters to discuss, everyone stood up and left.
After everyone left, Wang Husheng said: "That's it, I just received an urgent telegram from Shadow. Jiangwan, where the Nakamura Agency is located, has been attacked by a group. He asked us if we should reveal our identities and participate.
Anti-war alliance? But I think the shadow has not been exposed, so it would be a pity to give up hiding like this."
When Xu Rui heard this, he slapped his forehead and said, "I've actually forgotten about this."
Xu Rui suddenly remembered that not only Nakamura Jun's lurking was a problem, but also Liang Wuyi's identity. With such a big change happening in Shanghai, will Nakamura Jun continue to lurk? Should Liang Wuyi still use his identity?
?It really should be weighed carefully.
It would be a pity to give up directly. Let alone Nakamura Shun. Liang Wuyi is also the nominal mayor of Shanghai. If he keeps this identity, he can play a big role. But the problem is that in this combat operation to regain Shanghai, it is very difficult.
It's hard to say without leaving any clues. Once the little devil discovers the flaw, it is very likely that his life will be involved.
Xu Rui said: "I have to think carefully about this matter. Let the group stop first and don't rush to attack Jiangwan."
"That's okay." Wang Husheng nodded and added, "By the way, Lao Xu, there is one more thing I need to tell you. The military department has just issued an official document to regulate the troops under its jurisdiction and the base areas under its jurisdiction.
, to conduct a unified reorganization, of course, mainly to deal with the National Government, but we may have to do some work."
"What do you mean?" Xu Rui frowned and said, "Can you explain it more clearly?"
Wang Husheng smiled bitterly and said: "Let me put it bluntly, because our Communist Party has mobilized troops too fast, which has aroused Chairman Chiang's alarm, so the Nationalist Government requires our Communist Party to report the clear number of troops. We are sure of this
If you can't agree, only a fool will reveal your family background to them."
"This is definitely not possible." Xu Rui said, "They don't pay military salaries, so why should you expose your family wealth to them?"
Wang Husheng added: "But in order to make it justified from the perspective of the National Government, our levels must be clarified. For example, our Songhu Military Division is theoretically a regiment-level organization, and the detachment is also a brigade-level organization. The most we can do is
Regiment level, so in terms of troop organization, the brigade and regiment levels will not be used for the time being, and the maximum is battalion level."
"That's it?" Xu Rui said, "Isn't it just a title? What a big deal."
This is indeed a matter of title. Let’s not talk about the New Fourth Army. At this time, the Eighth Route Army had already secretly grown to more than 400,000 people. Many military division commanders were only at the regiment level, but they had already been brigade commanders.
Even in the days of division commanders, some commanders of secondary military regions were richer than the commander-in-chief of a group army!
For example, the Jizhong Military Region is theoretically only a second-level military region, brigade level, but in fact, the troops of the Jizhong Military Region have already expanded to nearly 100,000 people, while the strength of a Type B Army Group of the National Army is only 50,000 people. Lu Zhengcao
Isn’t the life of a commander better than that of the commander-in-chief of many group armies?
"It's not a big deal, but if it's not handled well, it will leave hidden dangers." Wang Husheng shook his head and said.
"Old Wang, this is all up to you." Xu Rui patted Wang Husheng on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You are the political commissar, and it is your job to do ideological and political work, right?"
Wang Husheng said: "I will do the work below, but you have to do the work of Comrades Xie Yuan and Yang Rui."
"Okay." Xu Rui said cheerfully, "For me, Xie Yuan and Yang Rui's ideological work is just a title. I don't believe they want to be brigade commanders so much."
Wang Husheng nodded and said: "There is also the matter of the shadow. You have to think about it quickly. The troops can't always surround the Zhongcun Agency and not attack the Zhongcun Agency, right? That would arouse the suspicion of the Japanese. Even if you deal with it now, you will be taken advantage of in the future.
If the devil is caught, it will harm the shadow, so you have to hurry up."
"Got it." Xu Rui waved his hand and went back to the room.
Xu Rui returned to his room, only to find that Jiang Nan was about to leave.
Xu Rui immediately stopped and asked: "It's so late, where are you going?"
"Where did you say we were going?" Jiang Nan slapped Xu Rui's claws away and said angrily, "I have to go to the radio station."
Jiang Nan is now the deputy director of the Political Department and Director of the Intelligence Division of the Songhu Military Division. Therefore, before the Songhu Military Division Field Radio Station broadcasts the program, the manuscript must be submitted to Jiang Nan for review to ensure that there are no political issues and no secrets will be leaked.
If it is left to Liang Yixiao's radio station to broadcast, no one else can do this job.
Xu Rui's face immediately fell, and he could only watch Jiang Nan leave.