Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

深夜，吉姆拉还沉浸在战车营突击胜利的喜悦中，突然得到了一个他难以接受的消息：51军军长刘昌义率第51军、第21军、第123军4.3万余人起义。

Liu Changyi is not just the commander of an army, he also has another identity: deputy commander of the Songhu Garrison.

To put it simply, Liu Changyi is the highest military commander in Mo Du.

After the general offensive to liberate Shanghai launched, the reactionary forces' rule in the city was in jeopardy. On May 5, the authorities ordered a full retreat. Before Tang Caobao, commander-in-chief of the Songhu-Hangzhou Garrison, fled, he appointed Liu Changyi, commander of the 23st Army, as deputy commander of the Songhu Garrison. Stationed on the north bank of the Suzhou River, Liu Changyi, through the efforts of his close confidant Liu Fengde, established contact with the PLA, and the uprising began on the evening of the 51th.

At the critical moment, Liu Changyi led his troops to revolt and provided the PLA with the latest movements and troop deployment of the reactionaries in Modu, which accelerated the liberation process of Modu.

In the industrial zone, Hu Zhenhua was immersed in joy. Yushchenko's fundraising in the United States was very successful. In just one morning, he raised at least 400 million US dollars. If the fundraising team was expanded to the entire free world, raising hundreds of millions of US dollars would not be a problem.

People in later generations often sigh: If every person in the country gave me one dollar, I would become a billionaire in an instant.

He was still in YY ds, Carter came hurriedly,

"Hu, Xie Zhiyu must retreat, immediately!"

He briefly introduced the current situation and hoped that Hu Zhenhua would immediately order Xie Zhiyu to retreat.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The 51st Army was completely wiped out in the suburbs a few days ago. Even if Liu Changyi surrendered, the 51st Army would not be included!"

Carter was so angry that he wanted to slap him.

"It's already this late, and you're still focusing on the details. The 51st Army was indeed completely wiped out, but it's been reorganized. If Xie Zhiyu doesn't withdraw, his entire army could be wiped out. Our supply route via waterway is no longer feasible. The defenders' collapse has freed up the Red Army's anti-aircraft guns, meaning the airdrop will soon be a failure!"

Hu Zhenhua was extremely reluctant to withdraw his troops. If he withdrew them, those old soldiers who were too obsessed with acting would not be able to keep their mouths shut.

If they say something they shouldn't, the whole show will be ruined.

The best outcome would be to have them all captured and reformed for two years.

Hu Zhenhua glanced at Carter.

"Retreat? How do we retreat?"

Retreating by water would be very risky. If retreating by air, only the main officers could be evacuated, and all technical equipment would be lost!

Carter was silent.

Although there are only more than 1 soldiers left in the Temporary 1st Regiment, they have been tempered by war and are all elite.

Carter slammed his fist on the table and cursed,

"That damned Liu Changyi!"

If Liu Changyi had not surrendered, no, if he had not revolted, how could the 1st Temporary Regiment's water retreat route be cut off!

How could Hu Zhenhua give up this opportunity to kick someone when he was down? He cursed,

"A bunch of useless good-for-nothings who screwed me over and over again!"

Old Hu cursed for a full five minutes before he stopped. He seemed to have lost all his strength. He leaned on the sofa and said weakly,

"Carter, I plan to let Xie Zhiyu negotiate at a suitable time. Weapons and equipment can be handed over to the Red Army, but the personnel must be withdrawn. What do you think?"

"this?"

Carter’s current personality is that of a brave and resourceful diplomat. If he compromises, wouldn’t he appear to be incompetent?

But if they did not agree with Hu Zhenhua's suggestion, the Temporary 1st Regiment would definitely be trapped and killed.

With this benchmark in place, in the future we can invite officers like Xie Zhiyu to speak out and denounce the corruption of the defending troops.

In this way, the US government can blame its failure in the Far East entirely on the corruption of the National Government.

Because the 1st Temporary Regiment was just a ragtag army that had been formed for less than half a month, and it was able to achieve such brilliant results simply because of its effective logistical support. Doesn't this speak volumes?

After a long time, Carter compromised with reality, but he played a trick and said,

"Hu, you decide!"

How could Hu Zhenhua not see that he was playing tricks, but he was too lazy to care and turned to Zhuge Lin and ordered,

"Tell Xie Zhiyu to negotiate with the other party when the time is right. Make sure the safe evacuation of the personnel is the top priority!"

"Yes!"

Carter rubbed his brow.

"There's a small matter. The 1st Temporary Regiment has detained the crew of the Snowflake and is demanding compensation for the loss of their munitions. What do you think of this?"

Hu Zhenhua had no expression on his face.

"Xu Yun reported this to me. It was Stuart who was unreasonable first and insisted that Xie Zhiyu compensate him for his freighter!"

Carter was in a dilemma and gave a suggestion that was not really a suggestion.

"How about this, both sides take a step back and bear the losses, how about that?"

Hu Zhenhua naturally didn't care and waved his hand.

"For your sake, I agree! I don't care about this little loss. Let Xie Zhiyu release him!"

Lao Hu suddenly thought of something and grabbed Carter's arm.

"Negotiations require bargaining chips. To increase his chances of success, Xie Zhiyu must act as if he's ready to die together. What I mean is, we should airdrop another batch of supplies to Xie Zhiyu. We must trick the Red Army into thinking that the 1st Temporary Regiment is determined to hold out."

Carter made a bitter face.

There is no doubt that the consulate will have to pay for this batch of airdropped supplies.

In order to support the 1st Temporary Regiment, the consulate has already invested more than 1 million yuan in supplies. Do they want to throw more into it now?

"Hu, Xie Zhiyu is about to negotiate peace. Won't the airdropped weapons fall into the hands of the Communists? Is that appropriate?"

"So, the supplies we're airdropping this time can't just be weapons and ammunition. I mean, they should be primarily food, like rice, biscuits, canned goods, and so on! But we must remind the pilots that some of the airdrop packages must contain weapons and ammunition, and they must land on the Red Army side. What do you think, Carter?"

Carter's expression softened a little.

Engage in tactical fraud, true and false!

Hu Zhenhua's trick might really fool the other party, because the last airdrop was almost entirely filled with weapons and ammunition.

After the Snowflake was sunk, the weapons supply for the 1st Regiment could only be carried out through airdrops.

This is completely inertial thinking.

Carter stood up and said with a smile,

"I'll make arrangements right away. The transport plane will arrive over the Temporary 1st Regiment at daybreak."

"Okay, I'll notify Xie Zhiyu immediately and get ready!"

In fact, Carter hopes that Xie Zhiyu can hold on, because according to the current situation, the liberation of the Magic City is only a matter of time.

If the 1st Temporary Regiment can hold on, it will undoubtedly be a resounding slap in the face to the Red Army.

This is beneficial to the overall situation.

But Carter knew that this was impossible. When the whole world became the enemy, the morale of the Temporary 1st Regiment would surely collapse. If an organized surrender occurred at that time, the last fig leaf of the free world would be gone!

So, let Xie Zhiyu withdraw.

Private Wang Mancang of the 1st Temporary Regiment opened the cell door and shouted,

"Stull, you can leave now!"

Stuart seemed to smell the breath of freedom. He was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something. He quickly closed his eyes and prayed diligently.

"Almighty Lord, under your divine guidance, your servant Stuart has regained his freedom. Thank you..."

Wang Mancang complained in his heart: The person you should thank the most is me. If I don’t open the door, it’s useless to ask anyone else for help!

Another minute passed, and he became a little impatient when he saw that Stuart was talking on and on. He was so sleepy that he had no time to listen to the nonsense of the Zhejiang white devils!

"Forget it, it doesn't say when it will be released. Let's talk about it tomorrow morning."

He locked the cell door and went back to the barracks to sleep.

A few minutes later, Stuart finished praying and opened his eyes to find the cell door closed. He felt terrible and grabbed the iron bars on the door and shook it hard.

"Open the door! Open the door!"

He howled for more than ten minutes, and seeing that there was no hope of leaving, he began to pray again.

"Almighty God, have I done anything wrong? Please give me some guidance..."

In the command center, Xie Zhiyu held a military meeting and sent a telegram to everyone.

The above content is exactly the news of Liu Changyi’s uprising.

Zhu Xingquan was horrified.

"Has our water access been cut off?"

The venue was like a raging fire, with a lot of shouting.

Although everyone had a great time acting these past two days and made a lot of money, that was based on having a way out.

But now, you have become a piece of meat on the chopping board. Will others still act with you?

Xie Zhiyu took in everyone's expressions, coughed twice, and said,

"The higher-ups know we can't hold on any longer, and they've ordered us to negotiate with them when the time is right. We can leave our weapons and equipment to them, but we must evacuate all our personnel!"

"Great! The other side has been eyeing the tank for a long time, how can we guarantee it will succeed!"

"That's right, we are all Chinese, there's no need to fight to the death!"

……

Xie Zhiyu waited until they had fully expressed their opinions before speaking.

"If we surrender our weapons and equipment, we'll become toothless tigers, at the mercy of others. No matter what you choose, I, Xie Zhiyu, will not sit idly by and wait for death. We now have two paths to choose from. First, negotiate, with Brigade Commander Zhu in charge. Second, follow me and disguise yourself to break out. We are brothers, and the choice is entirely voluntary!"

Zhu Xingquan was naturally very willing to this arrangement. But could you break out at this time?

Old Zhu calmed down and said righteously,

"Master, I am willing to follow in your footsteps until death!"

Xie Zhiyu smiled.

"Commander Zhu, it's easy to sacrifice one's life for justice, but it's hard to find a way out for the brothers. I've chosen the easy part, and I hope you'll follow the hard part! We can't put all our eggs in one basket. Each of us must shoulder our responsibilities. Brother Zhu, please!"

Zhu Xingquan squeezed out two tears. This was not fake. After spending so much time together, they had developed feelings for each other.

"Commander, I will definitely bring the brothers back safely. See you in the industrial zone!"

Xie Zhiyu nodded.

"Everyone, don't be sad. It won't be long before we break out. There will be an airdrop tomorrow morning. Everyone, go back and rest early."

"Yes!"

Half an hour later, Wang Ernao appeared in the 298th Regiment.

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