Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

689 The Third War Zone Joins the War

"So, you really want to take northern Jiangxi?"

Gu Zhutong asked Ye Qingshan what he wanted to ask most this time.

Ye Qingshan was silent.

"Haha, I knew your target wasn't northern Jiangxi."

Seeing that Ye Qingshan remained silent in response to his question, Gu Zhutong suddenly became happy, knowing that he had guessed right, and shouted.

Seeing this, Ye Qingshan stopped pretending and nodded slightly: "Since Commander Gu already knows everything, why bother asking me again?

My target is definitely not northern Jiangxi.

As for my real target of attack, I believe Commander Gu has guessed it.

I don’t need to say more.”

Seeing Ye Qingshan so generously admitting that his real target of counterattack was not northern Jiangxi, Gu Zhutong continued to smile:

"Brother Ye, you are honest.

I knew that there was no way you, Ye Qingshan, would be willing to serve as a foil for others.

If you really attack northern Jiangxi, the person who will be the happiest will definitely be Xue Yue.

Now Xue Boling is fighting with the Japanese in western Hunan, and his brains are about to explode.

What he hoped most at this moment was for reinforcements to arrive and help them deal with the Japanese 11th Army.

Before that, the headquarters transferred the 32nd Army from our Third War Zone to support the Xiangxi front, which stabilized the situation.

But defeating the attacking Japanese 11th Army was still a long way off.

I didn't expect that you would send troops to attack northern Jiangxi as soon as you returned to the country.

If your 89th Army can really take over northern Jiangxi, then Xue Boling in western Hunan will definitely thank you.

Unfortunately, Xue Boling was destined to be disappointed.

"Who told you, Ye Qingshan, to attack northern Jiangxi? That was fake, but to go south to plot against Guangdong Province was real."

Gu Zhutong said this while looking at Ye Qingshan and smiling, as if he had seen through everything.

Ye Qingshan was not surprised that Gu Zhutong discovered his purpose.

After all, as the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, he naturally knew the situation in Fujian Province very well.

In the past few days, a large number of pack horses and mules of Ye Qingshan's 89th Army have been continuously taken back from civilians' homes.

Then, these pack horses and mules carried various supplies, weapons and ammunition and began to march quietly south.

Such a large team could be hidden from the Japanese, but it was impossible to hide it from Gu Zhutong.

Gu Zhutong's Tenth Army is currently stationed in Fujian Province.

The 89th Army's troops heading south had to pass through the Tenth Army's defense zone, so it was inevitable that they would be discovered.

Ye Qingshan had already made preparations and fooled Gu Zhutong on the phone.

But what Ye Qingshan didn't expect was that Gu Zhutong didn't call Ye Qingshan first, but came directly to Ye Qingshan's headquarters.

In this case, Ye Qingshan has nothing to hide.

After all, as the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, Gu Zhutong could not be a spy for the Japanese.

"Commander Gu, since you have also seen it.

Then I won’t hide it, I really want to attack Guangdong Province.

This is the real goal of my counterattack.

As for northern Jiangxi, it's just a smokescreen.

Currently, Commander Xiao is leading the attack."

"How confident are you that you can take over Guangdong Province?"

After hearing what Ye Qingshan said, Gu Zhutong stared at Ye Qingshan and asked.

Ye Qingshan actually saw the desire to fight from the opponent's eyes.

"Seventy percent!"

"So many? Really?"

Gu Zhutong was frightened by the 70% probability that Ye Qingshan said.

"Does it really matter if I, Ye Qingshan, joke with you, Chief Gu?"

"it is good!"

Gu Zhutong shouted in surprise.

“Since you, Ye Qingshan, are so confident that you can take over Guangdong Province.

You can't leave behind our Third War Zone and other friendly troops.

How about we fight side by side again this time?"

Hearing Gu Zhutong say this, Ye Qingshan looked at him in surprise and asked, "You guys want to join the battle too?

Aren’t you afraid of being blamed by the headquarters?

At present, I have not reported this plan to the High Command."

Gu Zhutong also shook his head after hearing this, pointed at Ye Qingshan and said, "You are the only one who still acts first and reports later.

Others don't have the courage.

I do not have either.

But it doesn't matter. I can let the other troops of our Third War Zone attack later than your 42nd Army.

In this way, we will attack after you start fighting.

The headquarters should have known about this by now.

We won’t be considered as acting first and asking for permission later.”

When Ye Qingshan heard this, he thought that Gu Zhutong's idea was very good and could get rid of them.

There is no need to be charged with deceiving the high command.

As for this crime, it no longer mattered to Ye Qingshan.

“Besides, if this battle is really as you said, there is a 70% chance that we can win.

After the war, we won. What charges do we have to worry about?"

Gu Zhutong said excitedly.

"Okay, since Commander Gu wants to participate in this battle, I naturally have no objection.

Next, our 89th Army troops will move southward one after another and pass through the defense zone of your Tenth Army.

When the time comes, Commander Gu will notify the 10th Army Group to prevent any accidents.

I would like to ask Commander Gu, how many troops are you planning to mobilize for this battle?"

Gu Zhutong's unexpected participation in the war disrupted Ye Qingshan's plan.

But this is a good thing for Ye Qingshan's counterattack in Guangdong Province.

At least, with the participation of other Kuomintang troops in the Third War Zone, Ye Qingshan's 89th Army can share a lot of offensive pressure.

"I plan to have Liu Jianxu's Tenth Army attack with you.

Now, two armies of the Tenth Army are stationed in Fujian Province, which is the most suitable location.

As for the 13th Army, it is now at the border of Fujian and Jiangxi. It would be a good idea to have them cooperate with Xiao Shanling's offensive in northern Jiangxi."

When Ye Qingshan heard this, he realized that with the addition of these two army groups, plus Ye Qingshan's 89th Army, wouldn't that mean that most of the troops in their entire Third War Zone would have to participate in the battle to attack Guangdong?

Gu Zhutong is quite generous.

"Commander Ye, this time we will join forces to seek revenge on the devils.

And avenge me for the shot I received from the Japanese."

Gu Zhutong still remembered that when the Japanese invaders attacked southern Zhejiang, they shot him and almost took his life.

"Okay!"

“Come on, Commander Ye, tell me about your battle plan.

Let me hear what plan you have made that makes you so confident.

We have a 70% chance of taking over Guangdong Province."

Gu Zhutong pulled Ye Qingshan to the map and asked Ye Qingshan to tell him the battle plan of attacking Guangdong from the south.

Ye Qingshan had no choice but to tell it once.

But in fact, there are too many things here that Ye Qingshan cannot tell Gu Zhutong.

For example, Ye Qingshan couldn't tell the truth about the actual strength of his 89th Army at that time.

The total number of troops that Ye Qingshan brought to the south to attack Guangdong was about 50,000.

But the outside world knows that the total strength of their 89th Army is less than people. What can Ye Qingshan say about this?

It's impossible for Ye Qingshan to say in front of Gu Zhutong, the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, that his 89th Army actually has soldiers capable of fighting.

That would scare Gu Zhutong to death on the spot!

In addition, Ye Qingshan could not clearly explain his overseas layout, ability to collect intelligence, etc.

Therefore, Ye Qingshan could only tell his battle plan half-truthfully.

Let’s trick Gu Zhutong away first.