Both Yan Xishan and the Japanese hope to see Fu Zuoyi and Xu Rui fall out.
Even Chairman Chiang secretly condoned this situation.
In a secret message to Fu Zuoyi, Chairman Chiang even explicitly hinted to Fu Zuoyi that if Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment refused to listen and held Guisui in hand, the 35th Army could use military means to resolve it.
If the strength of the 35th Army is insufficient, he can even order Yan Xishan's Jin army to go north to Suiyuan to cooperate in the battle. If Fu Zuoyi does not trust Yan Xishan's Jin army, he can even order Wei Lihuang to transfer the Central Army from Zhongtiao Mountain.
One unit went north to Suiyuan to help in the war.
It can be seen from this that how much Chairman Chiang hopes that Fu Zuoyi can fight with the Chahar Independent Group?
It is not surprising that Chairman Chiang would have such an idea, because as the Sino-Japanese War entered a stalemate stage, the pressure on the Nationalist Government to survive has been greatly relieved. The main contradiction facing the Nationalist Government now is no longer survival.
It is a threat, but a competition with the Communist Party for control of the battlefield behind enemy lines.
In order to compete with the Communist Party for the battlefields behind enemy lines, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has dispatched more than one million troops to the battlefields behind enemy lines such as the Sulu Theater in the past six months. However, the effect has been disastrous. These more than one million troops have entered the battlefields behind enemy lines.
After that, they soon became puppet troops and broke away from the order of the national army.
Of course, this is also because Chairman Chiang has selfish motives. He is unwilling to send his direct Central Army to the battlefield behind enemy lines, but is only willing to send miscellaneous troops like Pang Bingxun and Sun Dianying to the battlefield behind enemy lines. These miscellaneous troops are actually large and small.
It is strange that the warlord troops were willing to resist the Japanese and fight the Japanese even though they knew that Chairman Chiang was using them as cannon fodder. Therefore, it is not surprising that they immediately betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy after arriving on the battlefield behind enemy lines.
In short, Chairman Chiang very much hopes that Fu Zuoyi can fight Xu Rui.
If the two really fight, whether Fu Zuoyi or Xu Rui wins in the end, it will be of great benefit to Chairman Jiang. Of course, if he can choose freely, Chairman Chiang would still prefer Fu Zuoyi.
Winning because although Fu Zuoyi said he was not very obedient, he was still a general of the party and state.
So, can the wishes of Yan Xishan, the Japanese, and Chairman Chiang be fulfilled?
Can Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment and Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army really fight?
…
Dark night, empty and desolate desert.
A nighthawk suddenly rose from the grass, croaked and flew away into the distance.
A moment later, the originally silent ground suddenly trembled. A hare was frightened and ran out of a cave. It fled into another deeper cave with three leaps and bounds. The next moment,
The trembling of the ground turned into violent vibrations, followed by thunderous hooves.
After a while, a group of heroes rushed over like the wind and lingering clouds in the moonlight.
There are more than a hundred cavalry in this team, and all the knights on horseback are dusty.
When you get closer, you can see that they are wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. However, if someone looks closer, you can see that they are also wearing an armband on their right arm, with a lifelike wolf head embroidered on the armband. Good guy.
, I bet this team of cavalry is the Wolf Fang Brigade.
"Hey!" Leng Tiefeng, who was galloping at the front of the team, lightly reined in his horse, and the horse immediately slowed down.
The more than one hundred horsemen who were accompanying him, Langya, also reined in their horses one after another. In just a moment, the more than one hundred horsemen stopped. The thunderous sound of horse hooves disappeared instantly, leaving only the heavy breathing of the war horses.
There was hot air blowing out from between the nostrils, condensing into streaks of white mist under the early winter moonlight.
Leng Tiefeng reined in his horse and turned around, shouting in a low voice: "Zou Chao!"
"Yes!" A team member immediately stepped forward and saluted on horseback.
Leng Tiefeng asked in a deep voice: "I remember you are a native of Baotou?"
"Captain, I'm a native of Baotou!" Zou Chao replied, "Before I was admitted to the Central Military Academy, I went to high school in Baotou Public School. However, I haven't been back to Baotou for many years."
Yes, that's right, Zou Chao is one of the more than 20 Central Military Academy cadets brought out by Leng Tiefeng from Chongqing. After more than half a year of getting along, these more than 20 team members have all been integrated into the Langya Brigade.
The collective, including Zou Chao, are now proud to be members of the Langya Brigade.
Leng Tiefeng nodded and asked, "Are you homesick?"
Zou Chao's eyes immediately lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "I think so!"
"Okay, you can go home now." Leng Tiefeng said solemnly, "However, in addition to visiting relatives, you also need to find out the Sui Army's defense situation in Baotou City and draw a detailed map." He raised his wrist to look at it.
After checking his watch, he added, "I only give you half a day. You must give me the defense plan before tomorrow evening."
"Yes!" Zou Chao paid a military salute and asked, "Captain, where will I find you when the matter is done?"
Leng Tiefeng said: "We are camping in the woods of Saihantala. When the matter is done, you can find me there."
"Yes!" Zou Chao agreed, then reined in his horse and turned around and walked away. Leng Tiefeng immediately led the Langya Brigade to Saihantala in the southeast of Baotou. Soon, the same place was again
Silence was restored, and the dust floating in the air gradually dissipated, as if this cavalry had never appeared.
…
Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.
The past two days have been like a year for Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie. Two days ago, there has been no news since Xu Rui left Wuyuan suddenly without saying goodbye. Ye Qijie asked people from the Communications Department of the 35th Army to call the Chahar Independent Regiment several times.
There was no response from the other party, and the atmosphere was so tense that it could be suffocating.
Ye Qijie was really worried that Xu Rui would start a war in anger.
The 35th Army may not necessarily be afraid of the Chahar Independent Regiment, but given the current situation, if the two families go to war, the final result can only be that both sides will lose, and the Japanese will take advantage.
Although Fu Zuoyi did not believe that Xu Rui would be so rash, he did not dare to take it lightly. Soldiers are also deceitful. Xu Rui has always been known for his deceit. In this regard, the little devil has suffered from him many times, so
, no one can guarantee that Xu Rui will not take advantage of their thirty-fifth army.
The only good thing is that the Chahar Independent Regiment in Guisui did not engage in any further extreme behavior after releasing the cordon. Especially after Wei Jingyun's troops retreated, the two sides had actually disengaged. That kind of
The tension was tense, and the suffocating atmosphere was slightly relieved.
However, until Xu Rui didn't take the initiative to come to them, the two of them were still worried.
Fortunately, Xu Rui did not keep the two of them waiting for too long. Early this morning, there was finally news about Xu Rui.
What Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie didn't expect was that Xu Rui did not go to Guisui, but arrived in Baotou. At this time, Xu Rui was at the headquarters of the newly formed 31st Division in Baotou, and then borrowed the newly formed 31st Division.
He called the department and invited them both to Baotou to continue the second round of negotiations.
After receiving the call from Xu Rui, Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie immediately set off for Baotou.
In fact, Fu Zuoyi had already decided to move the North Route Army Headquarters to Baotou. Now Xu Rui proposed to start the second round of negotiations with them in Baotou, so he simply moved the commander's relocation in advance. Of course,
Fu Zuoyi would never wait for the entire headquarters to hit the road together, but left with Ye Qijie in advance.
"Hey..." Seeing that Baotou City was already in sight, Fu Zuoyi suddenly reined in the reins.
Ye Qijie and the more than 40 guards accompanying him also tightened their reins.
Fu Zuoyi looked at the outline of Baotou City on the horizon in front of him on horseback, and said to Ye Qijie in a faint tone: "Brother Xin, tell me, what kind of medicine is Xu Rui selling in this gourd? Why did he choose to negotiate with us in Baotou?"
Ye Qijie thought for a moment and then said: "This may be a compromise on his part."
"A compromise?" Fu Zuoyi frowned and asked in confusion, "How do you say this?"
Ye Qijie said: "Judging from the map, it is almost the same distance from Wuyuan to Baotou and from Baotou to Guisui. Wuyuan is where our North Route Army headquarters is located, and Guisui is now controlled by the Chahar Independent Regiment.
Well, if we negotiate in Wuyuan, that is our home court, and he is worried that he will suffer a loss. If we choose to negotiate in Guisui, it is their home court, and it is our turn to worry that we will suffer a loss, so he probably chose to negotiate in Baotou.
"
Fu Zuoyi shook his head and said, "I think this is a psychological offensive launched by Xu Rui."
"Psychological offensive?" Now it was Ye Qijie's turn to be puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by the chief executive's words?"
Fu Zuoyi said: "Brother Xinwu, as you just said, Wuyuan is our home court, but the first round of negotiations in Wuyuan collapsed. Now he has chosen Baotou as the location for the second round of negotiations, which is in the middle.
, just want to use this to put pressure on the two of us. If the second round of negotiations still fails to reach an agreement, then the third round of negotiations should be in Guisui. Moreover, with the change of negotiation location, his position will become more and more serious.
Getting tougher."
Ye Qijie said: "Is it so complicated?"
Fu Zuoyi said: "I can't overestimate Xu Rui."
Ye Qijie gave a light cheer and said: "Chief, it's useless no matter how much we think about it now. When we enter the city and meet this guy, won't we know? After all, Baotou is still our territory, at least this time.
In the second round of negotiations, we still have the initiative, right?"
"That's right. The so-called negotiation is nothing more than asking for a price and bargaining on the ground, afraid of being a bird." After Fu Zuoyi said this, he waved his whip and hit the horse's butt hard. The horse felt pain, raised its head and let out a mournful hiss, and then shook
He drove quickly towards Baotou City at the end of the horizon. After a moment, only a small black dot remained.
