Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

Listen to the old squad leader's words

Li Yan combined his own judgment

The inspection team is indeed targeting the military power of the Red 24th Division

Then Li Yan shook

Said: "Old squad leader, I guess things are not as simple as we thought."

Li Yan repeated what he had just said to the chief of staff and his suspicions and guesses.

The old squad leader Zhang Dongdu opened his mouth wide

The old squad leader said angrily: "I knew these people had bad intentions."

“They just lost the Soviet area.”

“We finally caught our breath.”

"They now want to push our entire Red Army into the abyss of death"

"What do they want to do?"

As the old squad leader was talking, he started coughing violently, and the bandages on his body began to bleed.

Li Yan quickly shouted: "Zhang Jing, Song Sheng, come over and take a look!"

The old squad leader waved his hand quickly

Said: "Commander, have you contacted the Southwest Fujian Military Region yet?"

“We must stop them.”

Li Yan shook his head

Suddenly Song Tao ran in

He hurriedly said, "I have contacted the three leaders Zhang, Tan, and Deng."

"They said fighting broke out in Changting this morning."

“But they said they didn’t know what was going on.”

"The firepower of the 36th Division in Changting is very fierce, and there are more than one division."

"Less than 3 hours"

"The First Division of Southwestern Fujian and our soldiers from the 70th and 71st Regiments"

“Already lost nearly one-third of it.”

"They also said..."

Chief of Staff Lu Zhiguo said anxiously: "What else did they say? Tell me quickly!"

“They also say they have now given the order”

"Let the Southwestern Fujian 1st Division and our 70th and 71st Regiments withdraw."

“But they didn’t enforce it.”

"In addition, the three leaders Zhang, Tan, and Deng said..."

"They discovered that there were a division of the Nationalist army in Pingyuan County, Jiaoling County, and Yunmenling County in Guangdong."

“Moving towards Wuping and Shanghang”

Chief of Staff Lu Zhiguo said loudly: "Not good!"

"Wuping is in danger"

"Division Commander"

"Should we ask Commanders Zhang, Tan, and Deng to move quickly?"

Li Yan frowned

Said: "Chief of Staff"

“The more it comes to times like this”

“We must hold steady.”

After saying this

Li Yan said to Zhang Dong: "You just said..."

"The Meishan Logistics Base has undergone tremendous changes"

"Tell me how many troops are there in Meishan now"

Zhang Dong did not hesitate

Said directly: "Meishan now has 4 independent regiments and 4 militia regiments"

"There are more than 12,000 people in total."

“Although these people have never been to the battlefield”

“But I’ve already gone through three rounds of training.”

"There are four more guerrilla groups in Guanzhi Mountain, Tiangong Mountain, Taoyuan Cave, and Futian Township."

"These four guerrilla groups have about 1600 people."

"In addition, I also formed two artillery regiments."

Li Yan was shocked

Meishan's development has far exceeded its expectations

Said excitedly: "Zhang Dong"

“How did you do it?”

"Where did you get the cannons from? You even formed two artillery regiments."

Zhang Dong said: "Just now I said that after I arrived at Meishan..."

"Using the methods Chu Ming and Huang Siwen used to develop Shuangyang Town"

"Chu Ming also provided support to Meishan with more than 20 foreigners and various machines."

"Meishan's productivity has greatly accelerated"

"We also cooperated with the 19th Route Army"

"The coal, iron and other minerals we dug out of Meishan"

"Transport to Guangdong, Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Shanghai, etc."

"In exchange for a large amount of food"

"In less than two months, the population of Meishan has more than quadrupled."

"We have money, food, and population"

"I decided to recruit soldiers and buy horses."

“This is not every group above your request”

“Another 500 people were added”

"As for the cannon"

"We bought it on the black market through the 19th Route Army."

"People from the 19th Route Army said"

“I don’t know what’s going on.”

"Prices are soaring in many places in China now"

"Other local forces"

“It has been three months since the military received their salary.”

"They secretly took the troops' guns, ammunition, and even artillery."

“Buy on the black market”

“Very cheap”

Li Yan's mind turned

Said: "I see"

“No wonder I came back from Guangdong”

"The price of one stone of rice has risen to 13 yuan."

“It’s very close to Southeast Asia.”

“The price of rice has never exceeded 10 yuan.”

"I guess the National Army is preparing for a German-equipped division."

“All the money was spent”

Zhangdong

"Tell me what good stuff you have."

Zhang Dong nodded

Said: "Six Krupp 75mm mountain guns made in Shanghai"

“辽14年式77毫米野炮和晋18年式88毫米野炮各2门

"The three northeastern provinces' ordnance industry produced two 105mm cannons"

"There are also two 150mm howitzers"

"Liao 11-type 150MM heavy mortar and Jin 20-type 150MM heavy mortar"

"Four doors each"

"There are also some small-caliber mountain artillery, artillery guns, anti-aircraft guns, etc."

Not only Li Yan was confused

Even the old squad leader and the chief of staff were dumbfounded.

Li Yan shouted, "Great, there's hope, there's hope!"

“This is a truly unexpected turn of events.”

The old squad leader frowned

Said: "Master"

“I don’t understand.”

"Judging from the information Song Tao just said..."

"At least four divisions of the Nationalist army are about to attack us"

"Including Changting, that's six divisions."

"It's still German equipment armed to the teeth"

"Besides, considering the current situation..."

"Your speculation just now has now come true."

"Now we have taken the initiative to attack Changting"

"Politically, it means ignoring the overall situation of the War of Resistance"

“The National Army just couldn’t grasp this excuse.”

"They will definitely find a way to kill us."

"Even the ZY Red Army will be affected by this"

Li Yan nodded

Said: "Old squad leader"

"you're right"

“But I have another solution.”

“Getting out of this crisis”

“That’s ‘rebellion’”

The old squad leader was surprised and said: "Rebellion"

Li Yan said: "Old squad leader, you heard it right."

"It's rebellion"

"Don't forget, everyone"

"We are still officially the 19th Route Army."

Lu Zhiguo immediately reacted: "Commander"

"You mean we declared to the outside world that we rebelled against the 19th Route Army?"

"This is the attack on Changting"

“That has nothing to do with the Red Army.”

“But can the outside world believe it?”

Li Yan smiled and said, "Yes."

"In fact, when I heard that the German-equipped division of the National Army had arrived in Lanxi Town and was about to attack Shanghang..."

"The inspection team transferred our 70th and 71st Regiments to Liancheng."

"When we were about to launch a feint attack on Changting"

“I have made two preparations.”

"The first is that we stopped the feint attack on Changting."

"We can defend Shanghang to the death"

“Although there will be great losses”

“But we can keep our current territory in Fujian.”

"The second possibility is that the Battle of Changting has already begun."

"We can only solve the problem by 'rebelling' against the 19th Route Army"

"The reason is that the national army did not resist the Japanese"

"We just attacked Changting"

"The purpose is to join the Gannan Red Army"

"This move solves the political problem of public opinion."

"Saved the ZY Red Army"

"But the Nationalist Army had reason to drive the 19th Route Army to eliminate the "rebels"."

"To avoid a bloodbath with the 19th Route Army"

"We are the Red Army of Southwest Fujian"

“We have no choice but to give up the current good situation in Fujian.”

"Really attack Changting"

"Fight to Jiangxi and join forces with the Soviet Area ZY Branch"

"In that case"

"We will face layers of sniping from the Kuomintang troops numbering over 100,000 in Jiangxi."

"A narrow escape from death"

“But not now.”