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These words made the atmosphere in the headquarters darken again. He Yingqin and Qian Dajun looked at me and I looked at you, but they couldn't make an accurate judgment for a while.In fact, this judgment is simply a gamble!If you think that the enemy has retreated, you should press on all fronts now, eat the enemy's rear troops in the fastest time, and then launch the most violent pursuit!Try to bite the enemy's tail.On the contrary, you should strengthen the position you just captured as soon as possible, and wait for the counterattack of the main force of the enemy...

No one spoke, and there was silence in the headquarters.

"Why don't you order the troops to consolidate now and wait for the results of the air force's reconnaissance to arrive?" In the end, He Shaozhou, He Yingqin's nephew, put forward his own suggestion. .Only this time did I find the opportunity to follow my uncle and become the director of operations.

He Yingqin supported the chair, his eyebrows furrowed slightly.The method proposed by the nephew is undoubtedly the safest, but it may also let go of fleeting opportunities.The Air Force's aircraft has not yet installed a radio station, so even if they find something wrong, they have to fly back to Pingyao Airport and report to the headquarters by phone.There was a delay of at least one hour. If the enemy made up his mind to run away with light clothes, he should be able to run for five to six kilometers... and the Shanxi Front Army would then spend a lot of time breaking through the opponent's rear troops before launching a pursuit However, given the fact that the Kuomintang army has too much heavy equipment and a slow marching speed, it is estimated that it will be difficult to catch up.

He thought for a while, then sighed: "Okay! Let's do it this way! We launched the attack without authorization, but we can't afford to lose..."

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At this time, Feng Yuxiang, the commander-in-chief of the Southward Corps of the Communist Army, was completely in a panic. Several chief officers of the Corps headquarters surrounded him anxiously, sending emergency calls and telegrams like a reminder come over.Li Jishen, who was still in command at the front line, begged Feng Yuxiang almost in tears to "give me a hand", at least to send the No.16 or No.17 Route Army up to support him.However, Feng Yuxiang, who has been a soldier for half his life, already knows that he has lost this battle to the point of no return!Just now he received an urgent report from the Artillery Division - they were attacked by the Kuomintang Air Force in the middle of their retreat to the north, and all the heavy artillery and ammunition vehicles were blown up!The artillery division has now become an infantry division... Anyone with a little military knowledge knows what it means to fight an opponent with hundreds of heavy artillery without artillery support!

Feng Yuxiang, who knew that he had made a huge mistake, now has only one thought in his mind, that is, he must keep the army handed over to him by the party!Especially the Third Route Army, No.16 Route Army, No.17 Route Army, and No.18 Route Army belonging to the CCP. As for the No.19 Route Army of the leftist Kuomintang... Uh, revolution always requires sacrifice!Thinking clearly about the critical relationship, Feng Yuxiang gritted his teeth and shouted at the officers around him: "Light pack! Thoroughly light pack! Order the 19th and [-]th Route Army to abandon all unnecessary baggage, and only carry weapons, ammunition and three days Give up all the rations, give up everything else, and retreat north immediately! The sooner the better!" His tone became gloomy: "Order the No. Come with the spirit of sacrifice! Premier Sun’s spirit is watching them from the sky.”

"Huanshuai." At this moment, Lu Zhonglin quietly approached and lowered his voice: "Let's leave them now... What if they turn against each other before the battle?"

Feng Yuxiang said coldly: "Defect? ​​Hmph, how can it be so easy? They and the Kuomintang rightists have vowed to be at odds long ago, and there will be good fruits to eat after defecting? Why don't we fight all the troops now and win for us?" The transfer time, the CCP will not treat them badly in the future. Besides... this time it is I, Feng Yuxiang, who is sorry for them, not the CCP! If they want to do it, they will do it to me, not to the CCP.”

"Then what should we do when they go to the CCP to file a lawsuit with us?" Lu Zhonglin was still hesitant.

Feng Yuxiang sneered and said, "Let's go to the lawsuit... In the worst case, I will kowtow to them and plead guilty. Can I really kill me? Don't worry, Zhang Guotao will come out and speak for us when the time comes." Zhong Lin blinked mysteriously.

The officers and soldiers of the Communist Army in the brigade carried only rifles, bullets and personal equipment, and began a somewhat chaotic and rapid retreat.All the luggage was discarded on both sides of the road.The cannons that survived the bombing by the Kuomintang Air Force were destroyed on the spot and abandoned after all the shells were fired. Anyway, taking them on the road would not escape the fate of being bombed.

Among the large group of people who retreated, there were also some small troops who arranged firepower points at key intersections to prepare for defense.

Of course, such a large-scale retreat cannot be hidden from the eyes of the Kuomintang Air Force.However, these frightening small biplanes in the legend did not embarrass the densely packed infantry below, covering the entire land.It just circled a few times above their heads, shot randomly for a while, and then flew away.Although some people were killed, it was still insignificant for the nearly 8 people of the three route armies, and the pace of retreat did not slow down because of these planes...

This battle, which was called the "Battle of Xugou" by later generations of history, was carried out under a series of misjudgments and random command.The two parties in the war knew almost nothing about the opponent's situation, and they only relied on some elusive intelligence to guess the opponent's strength and intentions.Therefore, in this battle, the commanders of both sides made a series of seemingly low-level mistakes... In the end, the CCP lost a non-fatal battle in confusion, and the Kuomintang side also won a battle Confused, he wiped out his "leftist comrades", but let go of the real communist army!

Chapter 0505

The night is like paint.

Outside the city of Taiyuan, there was no sound at all. It seemed that since ancient times, this place had been a deserted wilderness.

The war has wiped away the traces of its prosperity.Originally, the surrounding area of ​​this city was the hub of railway and highway traffic in Shanxi. Merchants from all walks of life kept coming and going for many years, and the town was crowded with horses and horses shops, grain stores, bank notes, north-south warehouses, and foreign goods stores. row upon row.Yan Xishan, the "warlord of Shanxi merchants", was not good at fighting, but he managed his one-acre three-point land with great vigor, and he could be called a model province in the Republic of China era.But after several months of fighting, the towns and towns around Taiyuan have long since fled.In the past, it was brightly lit even at night, and it was a bustling place where people come and go, receiving and delivering goods all year round, but now it is dead silent!Not even a trace of light.

Right here, 10 people from the CCP and the Jin army are confronting each other with live ammunition.

The sky in the south was flickering, and occasionally orange-red fireballs rose into the sky. This was because the two armies were using mountain artillery and mortars to shoot blindly at each other's positions.Since the battle of Xugou on the southern front, the CCP stopped its siege operations at night and just confronted each other.No one knows how many days the siege of Taiyuan will last.

The overall situation has been clearly seen, the CCP's enthusiasm has passed, and Xugou's inexplicable defeat has caused heavy losses to the entire Southern Expedition Corps.It's not about the personnel, but the loss of heavy weapons and supplies, and the morale has been greatly hit!In almost half a day, the 20 troops were defeated by the 17 troops, and nearly 4 of the [-]th Route Army of the Kuomintang leftists were wiped out!Only a few senior officers such as Li Jishen and Chen Shuming managed to escape under the desperate protection of the guards.The other four army abandoned all heavy weapons and supplies and rushed all the way, and were taken in by the main force of the CCP under the city of Taiyuan in the early morning of the next day... Although they kept their vitality, the CCP no longer had the power to continue to attack Taiyuan. .

It's just that there are nearly 25 troops under the city of Taiyuan, and the Shanxi Front Army of the Kuomintang is not willing to fight with it.What's more, the ownership of Shanxi is still a big question mark.After the war is over, most of northern Shanxi will still be owned by the CCP, but will Jinzhong and southern Shanxi become the territory of the Kuomintang?Or continue to maintain the status quo and let Yan Xishan continue to rule?

The battle has come to an end, but no one can tell the final profit distribution!

"Boss, the Fourth Route Army is handing over its position to the No.20 Brigade... No fire is raised, people are awarded the title, horses pick bells, and carry all heavy weapons and supplies..."

Ye Ting, the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army, still stood there with a straight military posture, expressionless, and reported to Zhu De the situation of the Fourth Route Army's retreat in a calm tone.Compared with Feng Yuxiang and the leftist armies of the Kuomintang, the Fourth and Eighth Route Armies are the foundation of the CCP.As long as these two elites are preserved, the CCP's revolution will not fail.Therefore, the senior leaders of the Fourth Route Army, including Ye Ting, did not take Xugou's somewhat useless failure too seriously at the moment, but felt a little unwilling and angry.

Zhu De pointed at the map.It seemed that he was also unwilling, and just sighed in a low voice: "Feng Huanzhang messed up the good situation, so we can only retreat to the front line of Xinkou..."

Ye Ting was followed by a few staff officers, all of whom had expressions of disapproval.In this battle, their Fourth Route Army fought all the way from the other side of Taihang Mountain, and they were invincible and invincible!Moreover, Taiyuan City is already within reach. If Feng Yuxiang's Southward Corps can stop the Kuomintang army on the front line of Xugou for ten and a half months, this Taiyuan battle will definitely become the beginning of an all-round victory for the revolution!It's good now... First, there was an inexplicable retreat order from the central government, and then Feng Yuxiang retreated in a panic, almost fleeing!A victory that was about to be obtained was ruined like this!

Although Ye Ting is calm on the surface, it does not mean that he is really calm in his heart. Even if he is calm, he should express enough indignation in this sensitive period.Especially the generals like Ye Ting who have turned from the dark to the bright from the core camp of the Kuomintang, this is not only outrage, but a position...

Ye Ting took a step forward and said loudly: "Commander-in-Chief, on behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the Fourth Route Army, I invite you to fight! Please transfer us to the front line to fight against the Kuomintang reactionaries!"

Jude hummed.Looking back, I looked at Ye Ting with gratified eyes. This former general of the Kuomintang (there are four Cantonese among the five big men, so the Cantonese line is the direct line) suffered a lot of grievances and twists and turns after defecting to the CCP, but still loyal.

Zhu De smiled faintly: "Okay! Comrade Ye Ting, on behalf of the General Front Committee and the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, I accept your request. After the Fourth Route Army has completed its retreat, it will immediately go to Beijing and prepare to participate in the battle to defend the capital."

Ye Ting was taken aback by these words, and after a while, he whispered: "Boss, are the Kuomintang reactionaries going to attack Beijing?"

Zhu De sighed and nodded lightly: "The military strength of the Kuomintang reactionaries is stronger than we imagined. In the past two days, the underground party organizations in Henan and Shandong have found out the numbers of two light divisions. The armored division of the Ming designation is also on the front line of the Yellow River. It is estimated that the Kuomintang army will move to the Zhili Plain after stabilizing the situation on the front line of Taiyuan. The situation will be very severe at that time, and your Fourth Route Army must be prepared for the worst! "

(Alas, intelligence work is very important! The full name of the two light-armored divisions is light-armored divisions, which were expanded from the teaching corps of the Whampoa Military Academy. They are all the belongings of the armored forces secretly formed by the Kuomintang. It’s nonsense, and there are no tanks and cannons for twenty trains, this underground party worker’s master is also hearsay...)

"Preparing for the worst is..."

Zhu De's dark face had sunk, and his thick eyebrows were tightly furrowed: "The Central Committee is worried that Zhang Xueliang may be bought by the Kuomintang reactionaries!"

Contrary to the previous retreat organized by Feng Yuxiang that turned into a rout, this time the retreat was carried out quite covertly and well organized.The Fourth and Eighth Route Armies of the Communist Party of China are currently the most well-trained infantry tactics in China.Moreover, due to economic distress and weak family background, they could not afford powerful artillery and air force. In the past two years, they had to specially strengthen infantry marching and attack training at night.From company platoon to division scale.At this time, the level is reflected.Such a large-scale night mobilization was completed quietly under the nose of the enemy. It took only one night, and the [-] troops of the Fourth and Eighth Route Army, as well as the remaining artillery and supply troops of the CCP, were all withdrawn.After retreating to Yangqu County in the north of Taiyuan, we can retreat to Xinkou in at most two days.As long as they reach Xinkou, relying on the dangerous terrain and fortifications there, the Kuomintang army will have nothing to do with the CCP.

As for the 15 "riflemen" who were withdrawn with Feng Yuxiang, except for Song Zheyuan's Third Route Army, which was left at the end to serve as the army, the others have retreated to the Xinkou line and are strengthening their fortifications day and night, preparing to guard against death.

Of course, the CCP did not give up its efforts to resolve the civil war in Shanxi peacefully. Through various channels, baskets of olive branches were delivered to the five KMT leaders.At the same time, all parties involved in the game that will determine the direction of East Asia in the next ten years have also started their own activities and lobbying.

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July is the most sweltering time in Beijing, and there is not even a breeze in the courtyard of the West Flower Hall at this time.The branches and leaves of the trees in the yard just sway occasionally.

In the living room, there is no air conditioner at this time, not even an electric fan, there is only a big fat man in a formal suit, sweating profusely.Such a fat man is definitely a rare species in the current Beijing city. One can tell at a glance that they are not fed by a monthly ration of more than 20 catties, and most of them are "democrats" who have special provisions.At this moment, the clothes on the big fat man seemed to have been fished out of the water.But he still holds his breath and sits on a sofa with a smile on his face, holding freshly made tea in his hand.

This is the Kuomintang spy, Wu Zhong, the new chief representative of the North-South Exchange Foundation in Beijing, and the main person in charge of the Kuomintang's northern united front work!As soon as the Battle of Xugou was over, this Fatty Wu began to brave the scorching heat to move around in Beijing, visiting the CCP, various democratic parties, and the leftist leaders of the Kuomintang day after day.Today, I directly posted a post to visit Zhou Enlai, the leader of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, at Xihua Hall in Zhongnanhai.

"Mr. Zhou, the assistant commander wants me to bring you a message." Probably because the weather is too hot, which makes people a little irritable. The customs, the emptiness outside the customs, is the best time for your party to seize this foundation. If Mr. Zhou is interested, we can solve the main force of the Northeast Army entering the customs."

Zhou Enlai was startled when he heard the words. He didn't expect that the Kuomintang would come to discuss this matter with him so straightforwardly.In fact, after the failure of the Xugou Battle, Mao Zedong spoke to him in private more than once, saying the same thing!Now it seems that it is unrealistic to defeat the Cao Cao of the Kuomintang, so the foundation of seeking Zhang Xueliang, the stupid Sun Quan, should naturally be discussed.

Seeing that Zhou Enlai did not respond, Wu Zhong continued to speak eloquently: "In fact, our party has no intention of eliminating your party at all. After the Xugou battle, our party's Shanxi front army did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it. This is a clear proof. The presidium of our party The leaders have always regarded your party as an important and indispensable political force in China. Especially for the security and national defense of the north, your party's armed forces are the top priority. If your party is willing to go out and develop, And hand over the territory inside the pass to our party to manage, and from now on, the two parties will use Shanhaiguan as the boundary, how about co-existing and co-prosperity?"

"Zhili, Chahar, Suiyuan, northern Shaanxi, northern Shandong, northern Shanxi, do you want to win without fighting?" Zhou Enlai's tone was a bit cold. There is no such content as voluntarily giving up the territory in the customs.

Wu Chong shook his head: "Our party is very sincere in helping your party seize the Northeast. If your party can give up the territory in the pass, our party can also provide weapons, ammunition and military expenses for your party to go out of the pass to ensure that you can successfully seize the four corners of the Northeast." Province. Mr. Zhou, the current situation is more complicated and dangerous than your party imagined! Not only your party wants to seize the Northeast, but the Japanese are also actively planning incidents. If your party does not hurry up and leave the customs, the consequences will be dire Unbelievable!"

A trace of sarcasm flashed across Zhou Enlai's face: "Mr. Wu, don't use such clumsy lies to deceive our party. After the Japanese were defeated in the anti-Japanese struggle led by your party and our party in 1928, their ambitions have been greatly curtailed. Moreover, they are facing an economic crisis at home during this period, so how can they have the spare power to launch a war of aggression again?"

Wu Zhong sneered: "Well, since Mr. Zhou doesn't believe it, I won't say any more. However, I have to remind Mr. Zhou one last thing. If you really don't plan to get out of the customs before the Japanese do it If so... When the Japanese side comes to ask you to agree to extend the lease period of the Kanto Prefecture and the Manchurian Railway, you'd better not refuse. Then the Japanese may temporarily postpone the time to do it."

With a snap, Zhou Enlai slapped the table hard and shouted: "This is a trap! Mr. Wu, we have always regarded you as a friend, but you set us up like this! Do you think we will be fooled? And your tricks It's also clumsy!"

Wu Zhong glanced at Zhou Enlai with a somewhat mocking look, and said with a light smile, "I have already said what should be said and what should not be said. It is up to you to believe it or not. Next, let's talk about the Shanxi issue. How does the party plan to deal with the aftermath? Do you still want to fight this war?"

Zhou Enlai exhaled heavily, and after calming down, he said: "The cause of the Shanxi War was entirely Yan Xishan's disobedience to the central government. Our party has always left room for it, hoping that it can be resolved peacefully. But... this is the battle between our party and Yan Xishan. The conflict between Xishan has nothing to do with your party, right? Our party hopes that your party's army can withdraw from Shanxi as soon as possible, and return the people of Shanxi to a peaceful and peaceful situation!"

Fatty Wu smiled slightly: "What about your party's power? If your party's army and local government can withdraw from Shanxi, then our party's army can also withdraw. Shanxi will continue to be led by General Yan Xishan, and our two parties will jointly Guarantee the peace of Shanxi. Does Mr. Zhou think such an approach is acceptable?"

Zhou Enlai frowned. If this method is followed, wouldn't the CCP's painstaking efforts in Shanxi for many years be in vain?Not only Jinbei, which was finally defeated, will be spit out, even Northwest Shanxi will be returned to Yan Xishan!Moreover, Yan Xishan relied on the help of the Kuomintang to preserve his territory, so he must be on the side of the Kuomintang in the future!This kind of loss-making business is absolutely unacceptable!

"Mr. Zhou, your party has another choice." Wu Zhong stared at Zhou Enlai and said with a smile: "With the Xinkou line as the dividing line, the north belongs to your party, and the south belongs to our party. His efforts were not in vain.”

Zhou Enlai thought for a while, and then immediately asked, "Then how do you plan to arrange General Yan Xishan and the Jin Army?"

Wu Chong smiled indifferently: "That's my party's business, and it has nothing to do with your party."