When Jia Yunshan and Li Shouwei led their troops to Funing, they only saw Liu Zongwei's guard regiment. Xu Rui and the Langya Brigade led by him had long since disappeared, and so had Han Deqin.
Li Shouwei asked Liu Zongwei: "Captain Liu, where is the chief?"
Liu Zongwei then reported: "Let Xu Rui's Wolf Fang be hijacked."
"Hijacked?" Li Shouwei was greatly disappointed, so he took advantage of the topic and said, "What do you do for a living? There are more than 5,000 people in a reinforcement group, but they can't deal with a few dozen people from the Langya Brigade? Even the chief officer let them hijack
I don’t think you should be the leader anymore, so you should give up your position as soon as possible.”
Liu Zongwei drooped his head and said nothing.
Jia Yunshan was more concerned about another question and asked: "How long have they been gone?"
"It must have been more than two hours." Liu Zongwei replied honestly, "I left before dawn."
When Jia Yunshan and Li Shouwei heard this, they immediately let out a sigh. They had been walking for more than two hours, which meant that Xu Rui and his Langya Brigade had almost entered the New Fourth Army's defense area by now. Even if they hadn't entered yet, they would soon.
, anyway, it would be too late for them to pursue him now.
However, Jia Yunshan and Li Shouwei were unwilling to give up such a good opportunity. If they missed this opportunity, God knows when they would have the opportunity to become army commanders.
At that moment, Jia Yunshan and Li Shouwei exchanged glances, and then ordered a full-speed pursuit.
This is what Jia Yunshan and Li Shouwei thought. They would definitely not be able to catch up, but they would still have to catch up to Yongfeng Town. Before the main force of the New Fourth Army's first group had assembled, they could annihilate one or two of their regiments. In this case, the New Fourth Army would
In anger, they may kill Han Deqin. As long as Han Deqin dies, their goal will be achieved.
Therefore, Jia Yunshan and Li Shouwei tacitly led their troops to Yongfeng Town to kill them.
At this time, Xu Rui, the Langya Brigade, and the Flying Tigers had already returned to Yongfeng Town first.
When Marshal Chen Yi heard that Xu Rui not only rescued their people and took back all the donkey skins, but also captured Han Deqin, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Sulu Theater and commander of the 89th Army, he quickly led his people to welcome him.
Come up.
After meeting, Chen Yi exchanged a few words with Han Deqin, then pulled Xu Rui aside and whispered: "Xiao Xu, you just brought me a hot potato this time. This Han Deqin, I'm going to kill him."
Or should I let him go? If I kill him, the situation will be complicated, but if I let him go, wouldn't it be like letting the tiger go home?"
Compared to Wan Xiangyun and his ilk, Han Deqin can still fight, and can barely be considered a tiger.
Xu Rui said: "Commander Chen, I have an idea, but it's not mature yet. I want to discuss it with you."
Commander Chen Yi immediately became interested and said, "I've long heard that you, Xiao Xu, are very scheming. Tell me, what other ideas have you come up with?"
Xu Rui asked: "Commander Chen, what is the biggest threat facing the Northern Jiangsu Military Region?"
"That goes without saying." Commander Chen Yi said without thinking, "Of course it's the Ninth Division stationed in Huaiyin. The Japanese Ninth Division is like a bone to our throats."
Since the Japanese Ninth Division was crippled in the Battle of Xuzhou, it withdrew from the front-line troops. Since then, it has been stationed in Huaiyin for rest and recuperation. Now it has been directly transformed into a local security force, responsible for the security and seriousness of the northern Jiangsu area. Its main
The mission is to eliminate the New Fourth Army and the regular Nationalist Army entrenched in northern Jiangsu.
However, the focus of the Central China Condemnation Army had been on frontal battlefield attacks, so it did not invest too many resources in the Northern Jiangsu battlefield. Later, the Central China Condemnation Army concentrated its full efforts on launching a second sweep of Damei Mountain, and the Northern Jiangsu Battlefield
It also did not receive enough attention, so in general, the Ninth Division was on the defensive in northern Jiangsu. However, taking the defensive did not mean that the Japanese army did not take action. With the cooperation of the puppet troops, the Ninth Division
Still progressing gradually.
It was precisely in response to the cannibalization policy of the Ninth Division that the Northern Jiangsu Military Region moved its main forces to the direction of Huaiyin. This gave Han Deqin the opportunity to take advantage of the 89th Army and unexpectedly occupied the headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Military Region.
In Funing, even the headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Military Region almost let Han Deqin take over.
After a pause, Commander Chen Yi continued: "If it weren't for the purpose of guarding against the Japanese Ninth Division, I would have transferred back the ten main regiments of our Northern Jiangsu Military Region. How can I still tolerate Han Deqin's 89th Army being rampant to this day?
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Xu Rui then asked: "Commander Chen, Han Deqin's 89th Army is clearly cooperating with the Japs this time. If you transfer the main force of the military region back to deal with Han Deqin's 89th Army, then won't the Japs in Huaiyin direction
Can we take advantage of the situation? By then the Northern Jiangsu Military Region will be attacked from both sides, and the situation will become very passive."
"Yes, but there is no other way." Boss Chen Yi said, "We can only let the militiamen in each county resist for a while. After we deal with Han Deqin's 89th Army, we can go back to deal with the Ninth Division."
Xu Rui said: "Commander, have you never thought of joining forces with the 89th Army to give the Ninth Division a hard blow?"
"Join forces with the 89th Army?" Boss Chen Yi waved his hand and said, "This is simply impossible. Xiao Xu, you don't know that Han Deqin is a die-hard. He would rather give up his territory to the little devils than to our New Fourth Army.
Speaking of this friction, Commander-in-Chief Yu Xuezhong of the Sulu Theater was actually opposed to it, but Han Deqin still insisted on going his own way."
Xu Rui said: "As the saying goes, Han Deqin may be a die-hard, but he is definitely not a person with firm political beliefs. People like Han Deqin value their own wealth and life more than their political stance.
, if he is asked to choose between his wealth and life and his persistence in anti-communism, I believe he will definitely choose the former!"
"Let him choose between his wealth and life or insisting on resisting the zone?" Commander Chen Yi suddenly said, "You mean, in order to save his wealth and life, Han Deqin must cooperate with our New Fourth Army?"
Xu Rui chuckled and said, "I'm afraid that's the case."
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Xu Rui and Chen Yi were whispering to each other, and while they were talking, they glanced at Han Delin from time to time, which made Han Delin's heart skip a beat.
At this moment, it would be absolutely false to say that Han Deqin is not worried or scared.
Because the grievances between Han Deqin and the Communist Party can be traced back to the third and fifth sieges of the Central Soviet Area by the National Army. Han Deqin participated in these two sieges. This time, Han Deqin led his troops to raid.
He arrived at the headquarters of the New Fourth Army's Northern Jiangsu Military Region, and almost took control of the headquarters. Therefore, the relationship between Han Deqin and the New Fourth Army was a combination of old and new hatred. It was entirely possible for the New Fourth Army to kill him directly.
Although Xu Rui repeatedly promised not to kill him on the way here, Han Deqin didn't believe it at all.
Firstly, Xu Rui is a guest and cannot be the master of the New Fourth Army's North Jiangsu Military Region. Secondly, who knows whether what Xu Rui said is true or false?
Therefore, every time Xu Rui and Chen Yi glanced at each other, Han Delin's heart would beat loudly. He couldn't help but wonder, were the two discussing how to kill him?
Therefore, when Xu Rui and Chen Yi walked over hand in hand, Han Deqin felt that his legs were a little weak, and his state of mind was similar to that of a death row prisoner waiting for execution.
Then, when Xu Rui came over to untie himself, Han Deqin almost knelt down, "Don't kill me!"
However, what Xu Rui said next made Han Deqin's tense nerves immediately relax.
Xu Rui untied Han Deqin and said, "Commander-in-Chief Han, you have been wronged along the way, but now you are free."
Han Deqin said doubtfully: "Captain Xu, do you mean I can leave?"
"Of course, you are free, and no one will stop you from leaving." Xu Rui said with a smile.
After hearing this, Han Deqin subconsciously walked forward. After walking several steps, he found that Xu Rui really didn't stop him. Han Deqin immediately quickened his pace. But at this moment, Xu Rui suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute."
Han Deqin immediately stopped, and the expression on his face immediately fell. Sure enough.
Xu Rui walked slowly up to Han Deqin and asked with a smile: "Is Commander-in-Chief Han really going back like this?"
The muscles on Han Deqin's face trembled, and he said in a solemn voice: "I wonder if Captain Xu has any other advice?"
"Don't take it as a warning." Xu Rui waved his hand and said, "I'm just a little worried for Commander-in-Chief Han. If you go back like this, will you be punished by Chairman Chiang?"
Marshal Chen Yi also lost no time in speaking up and said: "Yes, Chairman Chiang has always been suspicious. If he knew that Commander-in-Chief Han had come to our Yongfeng Town as a guest, I'm afraid he would not be able to explain it clearly.
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The implication of Commander Chen Yi is that you, Han Deqin, were once captured by Langya. If the 89th Army did not suffer too much losses in the end, it would be nothing. What if it were defeated in the battle with the New Fourth Army?
I can’t tell clearly. Chairman Chiang may very well suspect that it was you, Han Deqin, who leaked secrets to the New Fourth Army?
Han Deqin's face turned pale when he heard this. He had never thought about this.
However, after what Commander Chen Yi said, Han Deliqin really found it difficult, because Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has always been suspicious by nature. The most common way to deal with senior generals who have betrayed or been captured by opponents is to treat them coldly, that is, to send them to a certain place.
He was idle in a position of high authority and low power.
Of course Han Deqin didn't want to be like this.
Xu Rui smiled slightly and said: "If Commander-in-Chief Han does not want to be left idle by Chairman Chiang, there is only one way."
"What method?" Han Deqin immediately asked subconsciously, but after asking, he immediately looked embarrassed.
Xu Rui pretended not to see Han Deqin's eagerness, and added: "If Commander-in-Chief Han does not want to lose Chairman Chiang's trust, and if he does not want to be idle, then he can only win the battle."