Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

The five people in the tent were smoking

Li Yan took a deep puff of cigarette and said, "We have won a great victory in this battle, but this does not mean that we are safe. On the contrary, the crisis has worsened."

"If the enemy's supply truck arrives tomorrow and discovers that their two platoons are missing, they will definitely send heavy troops to encircle and suppress them."

“By then we’ll have nowhere to hide.”

"Everyone, please give your suggestions and see what we should do next."

Gao Xuan said, "Today we have seized a large amount of weapons and ammunition and broken through the enemy's defenses. Why don't we break out overnight and reunite with the main force in Yongding?"

Song Tao retorted: "If we just arrived in Fujian and took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to attack all the way to Yongding, we still have a chance."

"Now our troops coming from southern Jiangxi have disturbed the enemy, otherwise they would not have set up a sentry at the foot of our mountain."

"It's over 100 kilometers from here to Yongding. The enemy must have set up tight blockades along the main roads. Their intention is obvious: to prevent us from reaching Yongding and to defeat us one by one."

"With so few of us now, plus the wounded, going to Yongding now would be suicide."

Gao Xuan said: "Then we can't just sit there and wait for death."

The old squad leader knocked on the pipe and said, "Can we think of a way to avoid breaking out and not let the enemy find us?"

Li Yan's mind moved. He thought that the experienced ones were the most experienced. He was just thinking about what to do if he was discovered by the enemy.

Should we hide or continue to move deeper into Meishan? After all, Meishan is so big that it is useless if the enemy comes in small numbers. If the enemy comes in large numbers, there will be loopholes in their blockade line. At that time, it will be much easier to move to Yongding.

Li Yan said: "Old squad leader, do you think this will work?"

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Early the next morning

Gao Xuan stood beside the captured Kuomintang company commander and said politely, "Captain Zhang, you haven't forgotten what I said last night, have you?"

The National Army company commander nodded and said, "I remember, Captain Li explained it very clearly."

Last night, in order to better complete this plan, Li Yan personally interrogated the enemy company commander.

At the beginning, the enemy company commander was very stubborn and remained silent no matter what he asked.

If the company commander did not cooperate, Li Yan's plan would not have been completed so perfectly.

At the critical moment, Song Tao learned about the company commander's situation from other captured soldiers.

The company commander of the National Army is Zhang Dong, 35 years old.

At the age of 16, he entered the Yunnan Army Military Academy. Due to his excellent test scores, he became a battalion commander of the 19th Route Army at the age of 21.

Later, because he saw a bully bullying people on the street, he got angry and shot him dead in the street

Who knew that the background behind this bully was so complicated?

Zhang Dong can't offend people he shouldn't offend

If the division commander of Zhang Dong's unit had not resolutely refused to obey, Zhang Dong would have been severely punished. However, he was later demoted to company commander.

In 1932, he participated in the Battle of Shanghai, where his younger brother died, and he had a deep hatred for the Japanese.

Later, during the "Fujian Incident", Zhang Dong's immediate superior was bribed and he had no choice but to join the Central Army.

After joining the Central Army, Zhang Dong was immediately sidelined.

The crooked-mouthed platoon leader was the one who was stationed next to Zhang Dong to monitor him.

Zhang Dong lost his military power.

Chiang Kai-shek kept saying that we must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression. He surrounded and suppressed the Red Army every day and never mentioned fighting the Japanese invaders. From then on, he became discouraged.

But in order to survive, I had no choice but to go along with this group of people.

Li Yan got hold of this information and found Zhang Dong's weakness, so he changed his interrogation method.

Li Yan said nothing, sitting in front of Zhang Dong, staring at him.

At first, Zhang Dong acted indifferent.

But an hour passed and Li Yan still didn't speak

Zhang Dong's heart was immediately ignited with anger. He slammed the table and questioned Li Yan: "What do you want to do? If you want to kill me, do it quickly. If I blink, I'm not a hero!"

Li Yan remained calm. He knew his psychological warfare had worked. He was not afraid of you speaking, but afraid of you not speaking.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Dong was still about to get angry, but Li Yan said quietly: "Do you want to avenge your brother?"

This sentence made Zhang Dong stunned, and Zhang Dong turned from anger to silence.

Li Yan looked at Zhang Dong's expression and knew that his words had broken Zhang Dong's psychological defenses, so he took the opportunity to say, "I heard that you were also a man of blood and righteousness in your heart. You killed the bully and fought against the Japanese pirates."

"The newspapers are all calling you, the 19th Route Army, heroes, national heroes."

Li Yan stood up, slammed the table, and shouted: "Bah, what hero, bullshit hero, I think he is just bragging"

"If one soldier is incompetent, the whole army will be incompetent"

"Look at this top student who graduated from the Yunnan Military Academy and was once a heroic company commander in the 19th Route Army. Now he's actually working for an army that oppresses the good and exploits the people, acting as an accomplice to these evil forces."

"You are like your company commander, you are like your soldiers. To call you shit is to overestimate you."

Zhang Dong was hit on the pain point in his heart

He clenched his fists, his face flushed red, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "The soldiers I led faced the enemy's planes and artillery on the Great Wall battlefield, and they didn't even blink an eye. They all fell on the way to the charge. What right do you have to say that about us?"

"My company was replaced twice, two hundred brothers never came back, and even my only brother died."

Talking about this cave, tears welled up in my eyes.

Li Yan couldn't bear it, so he continued slowly, "What's the point of crying as a man?"

"Those Japanese invaders are still devouring our Chinese people, those corrupt officials are still oppressing the people, those landlords are still exploiting the people, the people are living in misery, and the country is on the verge of collapse."

"Those brothers who sacrificed their lives are watching you. Are you worthy of those brothers who died in your current state?"

"Think about why you joined the army in the first place. Think about your brothers who died. What was it all for?"

After saying these words, Li Yan turned around and was about to leave

Before I even stepped out of the tent, a voice came from behind me: "What do you need from me?"

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