However, what surprised Ye Qijie was that after hearing the news, Fu Zuoyi did not show any happy expression on his face, but just let out a slight hum, and then focused his attention on the map again, following the two
Together with the combat staff, they took a square ruler and began to work intensely on the map.
"Huh?" Ye Qijie was stunned for a moment, and then walked to the map.
After walking to the map, Ye Qijie couldn't help but take a breath of air, because the situation on the map was very different from when he left. Obviously, during the time he left the war room, another battle report came back, and moreover
The battle reports returned are not good news. Now, Wuyuan's situation is already in danger.
A few minutes later, Fu Zuoyi and the others finally completed the homework on the picture.
Then, Fu Zuoyi threw the pencil in his hand heavily on the map and sighed: "It's over, it's over now. Xin'an Town has been lost, Wuyuan's right-wing barrier has been lost, and the Japs can concentrate their forces to attack Wuyuan City.
The external battle has become an internal battle, and Wuyuan City will probably be difficult to defend."
Ye Qijie took a breath and reminded: "General, the Chahar Independent Regiment is about to head north to Wuyuan."
"It's useless." Fu Zuoyi shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Unless they can help us retake Xin'an Town. However, the Chahar Independent Regiment is a cavalry. The strength of the cavalry is mobility, but they are not good at attacking fortresses."
Ye Qijie was speechless, because what Fu Zuoyi said was basic common sense.
After a long while, Ye Qijie asked: "Chief, what should we do now?"
Fu Zuoyi sighed and said, "Reply to Yan'an and say that our 35th Army has decided to temporarily abandon Wuyuan and wait until the main force of the Japs retreats before launching a counterattack." After a pause, Fu Zuoyi said again, "I don't believe it, the Japs.
Can the main force of the troops stationed in Mongolia stay in Wuyuan and not leave?"
Ye Qijie sighed: "Okay, that's the only way it can be."
At that moment, Fu Zuoyi called the adjutant to him and ordered: "Pass my order to all units to pack up their belongings according to the previous plan, and then move all the people in the city away. We must make sure not to leave a single person or a grain of food behind."
"Yes!" the adjutant agreed, turned around and walked away.
…
A few hours later, the north gate of Yikezhao League.
Under the dim night, more than 1,500 officers and soldiers of the Chahar Independent Regiment have completed their assembly in battalion units.
Xu Rui and Leng Tiefeng stood at the top of the city and looked down. They could clearly see that the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment were divided into five small square formations. From left to right were Ma Fei's First Cavalry Battalion and Bart's Second Cavalry Battalion.
Battalion, Cheng Luming's Third Cavalry Battalion, Li Zhengrong's Fourth Cavalry Battalion and Zhao Hao's Seventh Cavalry Battalion, and finally the Langya Brigade.
Just now, Xu Rui expanded five cavalry companies into cavalry battalions.
This is also the proper meaning of the title, because each of these five cavalry companies has a strength of more than 200 cavalry. This is almost the establishment of a standard cavalry battalion. However, the Chahar Independent Regiment is under one regiment.
There are five cavalry battalions under its jurisdiction, but this one is seriously overstaffed. This one is almost the size of a cavalry brigade.
Then again, overstaffing the army is Xu Rui's usual style.
In terms of the designation, Xu Rui deliberately retained the designation of the 7th Cavalry Battalion, and asked Zhao Hao, the former guard company commander of General Men Bingyue, to serve as the battalion commander, which could be regarded as an explanation to General Men Bingyue. Regarding Xu Rui's
As soon as the arrangement was made, Zhao Hao, Cheng Luming and Li Zhengrong were all very grateful.
Seeing that the troops had been assembled, Xu Rui led Leng Tiefeng and slowly walked down the city.
But at this moment, a comrade from the Suizhong Working Committee stationed in the Yikezhao League suddenly came over in a hurry and brought an urgent telegram from Yan'an. After reading the telegram, Xu Rui's face changed slightly.
Since it was night, the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment in the distance did not notice it, but Leng Tiefeng, who was standing next to Xu Rui, keenly noticed the subtle changes and asked softly: "Old Xu, what happened?"
Xu Rui shook his head and didn't say much. He just waved his hand and shouted: "Let's go!"
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment turned their horses and marched toward the north.
It wasn't until the troops were on the road that the continuous sound of horse hooves covered up all the sounds. Xu Rui whispered: "Something happened. Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army just suffered a decisive defeat and decided to abandon Wuyuan."
"What?" Leng Tiefeng's face changed drastically and he said hurriedly, "Then why are we going to Wuyuan?"
"Shh, keep your voice down." Xu Rui signaled Leng Tiefeng to be silent, and then said, "Whether Fu Zuoyi defends or not, we must go north to Wuyuan. Don't you still understand the truth behind this?"
Leng Tiefeng immediately stopped saying anything. He was in a hurry just now, so he didn't think much about it. But now that he calmed down, he immediately understood the key. It is true that whether Fu Zuoyi keeps it or not
Wuyuan City and Chahar Independent Regiment must go north.
The reason is very simple. If the Chahar Independent Regiment goes north, it can contain the Japs in Wuyuan. But if it does not go north, the Japs will definitely divide their forces and go south after occupying Wuyuan. In other words, their Chahar Independent Regiment and the Japs will
A decisive battle cannot be avoided no matter what. Since there is no way to avoid it, fighting on the outside is always better than fighting on the inside.
Another point is that if you go north to Wuyuan City at this time, you may still have a chance to make Fu Zuoyi change his decision. However, if you hide in the Hetao and wait until the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia are free to go south, Fu Zuoyi will never help. At that time,
, the Chahar Independent Regiment must rely on its own efforts to deal with the troops stationed in Mongolia.
With only one regiment facing the enemy and one army, even Xu Rui has no chance of winning, so the final result is almost doomed. The Hetao Grassland, which was only recovered two days ago, will soon be lost again, and the cattle that were just allocated to it will soon be lost.
The sheep and livestock as well as the Mongolian herdsmen on the pastures will lose everything in the blink of an eye, become impoverished again, and will also be oppressed by the Japanese.
Therefore, Xu Rui will unswervingly lead his troops to the north, because only by going north can he have a chance to reverse the situation. If he insists on defending the Hetao, in the end he will not only be unable to defend the pastures of the Hetao, but also the people of the Hetao. In the end, he is afraid that the entire Chaha
The Er Independent Regiment will also fall apart. After all, this is an untrained army, and Xu Rui has not yet had time to cast a military spirit into them.
After walking a long way north with his head down, Leng Tiefeng finally couldn't help it and asked: "Is it still too late?"
Leng Tiefeng's question was confused, but Xu Rui knew what he was referring to, and nodded immediately and said: "It's too late, even if Fu Zuoyi wants to evacuate, it won't be possible right away. The people must be evacuated first, and then the supplies."
Loading the trucks and then transporting them, and finally formulating the retreat sequence for each unit, it would take three days no matter what!"
Leng Tiefeng nodded and said, "Is three days enough?"
"Then it depends on what to do." Xu Rui said, "If you want to completely reverse the unfavorable situation in Wuyuan, three days is certainly not enough, but if it is just a battle to reaffirm Fu Zuoyi's determination to defend Wuyuan, it is still enough.
Yes, to put it bluntly, Fu Zuoyi actually still has a chance to defend Wuyuan, but he just can't make this determination himself."
In the original time and space, the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia attacked Wuyuan at almost the same time. The final result was that Fu Zuoyi's troops gave up Wuyuan. But in fact, Fu Zuoyi had a chance to win, because the main force of the army stationed in Mongolia and the Thirty
During the battle between the Five Armies, the Eighth Route Army in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Base Area sent a large number of guerrillas to harass the Pingsui Line day and night. As a result, the Japanese logistics supplies could not be transported at all. In fact, when the Thirty-fifth Army withdrew, they attacked Wuyuan.
The troops stationed in Mongolia have also run out of ammunition and food. As long as the 35th Army holds on for three more days, the result will be completely reversed.
Unfortunately, there are no what-ifs in history, so the Five Elements were finally lost in that time and space.
But in this time and space, with Xu Rui as a time traveler, everything will become very different.
At that moment Xu Rui said again: "Veteran, in order to try our best to get Fu Zuoyi's troops to stay in Wuyuan, we should act separately. You lead the main force of the regiment to the north and look for opportunities to fight with the Japs. It doesn't need to be a big fight, but it must be ensured.
To win, we need to use this victory to tell the Japanese and Fu Zuoyi that our Chahar Independent Group is here!"
Leng Tiefeng nodded and asked: "What about you, Lao Xu? Are you planning to see Fu Zuoyi?"
"Yes." Xu Rui nodded, "If Fu Zuoyi has made all preparations for evacuation, then even if we win the battle in Wuyuan, we may not be able to change his decision. Therefore, we must rush to do it before the 35th Army.
Before making all preparations for evacuation, find Fu Zuoyi and strengthen his confidence."
Leng Tiefeng frowned and said, "Would it be too risky to do this?"
What Leng Tiefeng said was that Xu Rui's life would be in danger if he went to Wuyuan.
Not long ago, the Kuomintang authorities sent Central Supervisory Committee member Yao Dahai to Baichuanbao to investigate the issue of Fu Zuoyi's "secret collusion with the Communists." It was for this reason that Fu Zuoyi had no choice but to send all the Communists from various units back to Yan'an. For this reason
It also caused acrimony between the two parties. Fortunately, the Communist Party ignored the past grievances and the situation did not escalate in the end.
Xu Rui sneered and said: "Veteran, do you think a mere Yao Dahai can kill me?"
"Of course Yao Dahai can't kill you." Leng Tiefeng said, "But it will be different if Fu Zuoyi cooperates. Don't forget that Wuyuan is Fu Zuoyi's home base."
Xu Rui said flatly: "Fu Zuoyi is not that kind of person."
Xu Rui is still very confident in this judgment, because history has fully proved that Fu Zuoyi still has a certain fondness for the Communist Party. He is especially unwilling to antagonize the Communist Party. Therefore, when the Kuomintang authorities sent Yao Dahai to investigate, they only
Send Communists back to Yan'an to deal with them instead of arresting or executing them.
