Commander Du hurriedly worked out a detailed battle plan with Lao Xiao and his staff officers, and was about to issue the order, when Lao Jiang's order came, and he asked Lao Du to quickly send troops to rescue the young division that was besieged in Lao Zhuzhuang.
Lao Jiang's attitude changed rapidly in one day, which made Chief Du very confused, it must be that Commander Pan or those officers of the Youth Division directly asked Lao Jiang for help, most of the officers in the Youth Division were the sons and daughters of senior officials of the Nanjing government, and the chairman estimated that he couldn't bear the pleading of those people, so he took the risk of sending troops to the rescue, thinking about the fact that the chairman ordered to change twice in one day, this situation of changing orders and orders seems to be not good, and Chief Du was vaguely worried in his heart, this time the battle of Xu Beng is unlikely to have a good result.
But what can be done, as a soldier, it is his duty to obey orders, and since the chairman has already issued an order, he can only do it, and don't think about anything else.
Who can be sent to rescue the surrounded youth division, the Yellow Corps obviously can't move, they must move in the direction of Xuzhou, otherwise there will be a loophole in the eastern defense line of Xuzhou, and if they are caught, then Xuzhou will really be finished, the Yellow Corps can't move, the Qiu Li Corps has not yet arrived, Chief Du looks at it, only Jia Wang's new 18th Army can be dispatched, anyway, other teams will be sent to replace the 18th Army, then let Commander Wen make a hard trip, and immediately dispatch the main force to Lao Zhuzhuang to rescue the Youth Division.
At the same time, he ordered Commander Zhang of the 58th Army stationed in Suqian to go north to Jiawang to take over the defense of the newly formed 18th Army.
Considering that the 58th Army was originally a contingent of the Northwest Army, and that the Jiawang area belonged to the northern gateway of Xuzhou, it should be safe to send elite troops of the Central Army to guard it, so they suggested to Commander Du: "It is better to draw a corps from the Yellow Corps, enter the Jiawang area westward, and guard there." ” Lao Xiao hurriedly objected: "Chief Du's consideration is right, the Central Army is reliable, and its combat effectiveness is also strong, but in the current situation, there are almost no Central Army troops around Xuzhou that can be mobilized, if you want to dismantle the Yellow Corps and advance westward, it is simply to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, and the east of Xuzhou will be dangerous."
When Chief Du heard this, he shook his head again and again: "No, no, the Yellow Corps has the important task of guarding the east of Xuzhou, and now I still think that they don't have enough troops there, if they are transferred to the past, then there will be a loophole in the east of Xuzhou, who will make up for the 58th Army Although it is the team of the Northwest Army, its combat effectiveness is not weak, and Commander Zhang is also very loyal to the chairman, and he has won the chairman's commendation and medal, there should be no problem, plus they go to Jiawang to replace the new 18th Army team to garrison, it is also a temporary time of a few days, Once the Liang Li Corps and the Little Yellow Corps in the west, Huang Wei, rushed to the front line of Xiao County, the 58th Army could be withdrawn and continued to defend Suqian. ” When the staff officers beside Chief Du heard this, they didn't say anything, and hurriedly issued the transfer order, and the commander of the Wen army who received the order to attack scolded the Xuzhou Suppression Headquarters: "Damn, when the brigade under my command was surrounded, I didn't send troops to rescue, but now I want to send the main force to Lao Zhuzhuang to save the young division, isn't the young division quite hanging, has the ability to break out of the encirclement by himself, Lao Tzu will not go" Scolding is a relief, but after calming down, Lao Wen knew that this order must be carried out, otherwise he would not be able to eat and walk around, disobeying military orders during the war is a big crime of killing, there is no big backstage behind him, Lao Jiang was angry, and he and his family immediately suffered, so after scolding, Lao Wen still had no choice, so he had to find Lao Lu, the chief of staff, and sincerely ask him for advice: "Lao Lu, our 18th Army is in trouble, you see, let us all go out to rescue the young division surrounded in Lao Zhuzhuang, What do you think we should do?"
Chief of Staff Lao Lu squinted and thought for a while, and suddenly asked Commander Wen: "Then Commander, you have to show me what you mean, otherwise I won't be able to say." ” When Commander Wen heard this, Lao Lu was also his own person anyway, and it didn't hurt to tell him about his bottom line, so he hurriedly said to him: "Of course I don't want to rescue that young division, that young division is arrogant on weekdays, and there is no one in his eyes, but now he is in trouble but wants our 18th Army to rescue, and what is even more infuriating is that the last time our broken brigade Lao Lu was surrounded, Xuzhou refused to send troops to rescue no matter how I called for help, but now it's good, but we want to save people, how can there be such a cheap thing."
The more Commander Wen spoke, the more angry he became, and finally slapped the table, Lao Lu said: "Junzuo, I have a way to save the lives and future of the brothers of the Eighteenth Army, I don't know if you are willing to do it."
As soon as Lao Wen heard that there was a good way, he immediately urged: "Then tell me quickly, what is the method?"
Lao Lu looked around vigilantly, Commander Wen knew, so he nodded and let those bystanders withdraw, Lao Lu said: "Junzuo, in this situation, our Eighteenth Army is like fish on the chopping board, it can only be slaughtered by others, there are large troops all around, and our own people are also crowding us, I think, now we can only ensure the safety of more than 20,000 brothers of our Eighteenth Army by revolting on the battlefield and throwing ourselves to, otherwise we will only end up with the annihilation of the whole army."
When Commander Wen heard that Lao Lu wanted him to surrender, his face turned pale with fright, and he whispered to him: "Lao Lu, you don't have a fever, you can say this kind of thing."
Lao Lu said to Commander Wen with a serious face: "Junzuo, do you see that I look like I have a fever, I Lao Lu dares to say this today, I am not afraid that someone will arrest me, military commander, you have to think about the future of yourself and so many of your brothers, think about it, you have worked hard for Lao Jiang all your life, but in the end you can't save your cronies, and at this time, I want you to go to Lao Zhuzhuang as cannon fodder to rescue that mysterious young division, do you say that it is worth working for such a government Since I have already said it, one person does things and one person does, You're going to report it as soon as possible, I'm not going to run, I'm just here and waiting to be arrested."
When Lao Wen heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head: "No, Lao Lu, what kind of person do you think of me, since the second son slipped away, I feel that I am unreliable, you are right, I sold my life for Lao Jiang, but in the end I couldn't keep my old subordinates, it's really not worth it, but I have killed the Communist Party before, and I will revolt like this, will people want me to be deceived in the end, and I will end up in prison."
"Commander Wen is worried that he has done bad things in the past, and he is afraid that the Communist Party will settle accounts.
When Lao Lu heard this, he hurriedly laughed: "Junzuo, just look at the old Commander Hu in Jinan, he was a traitor during the Anti-Japanese War, and he also killed a lot of communists, even he is now a military commander there, what is your previous?"
When Commander Wen heard this, he finally put his mind at ease, what he knew, the old commander of the 95th Army in Jinan, was the general of Han Fuyu of the Northwest Army, and even he could continue to be the commander there, so the broken facts he had done before were not worth mentioning, so that's it, for the sake of himself and his more than 20,000 brothers, let's do it.
Commander Wen secretly made up his mind to revolt, Lao Lu saw it, and hurriedly said to him: "Let's take out the team of the Eighteenth Army to Lao Zhuzhuang first, and it is better to launch an uprising on the way, so that even if it is known by Xuzhou, we can quickly move closer to the opposite team and successfully implement the uprising."
"Yes, that's it, the matter of the uprising will be handled by you, Lao Lu, and we will set off towards Lao Zhuzhuang immediately" Commander Wen nodded yes.
The fat man who was worried about how to storm Jia Wang in Xie Zhuang suddenly received a report from the sentry outside: "Report to the division commander, we have caught a spy of the 18th Army of the Kuomintang Army, and he keeps asking to see you."
As soon as the fat man heard that he had caught a spy of the Eighteenth Army at this time, it was a matter of dozing off and pillowing, so he hurriedly asked the sentry to bring the Kuomintang spy in, and he had to interrogate him carefully, and it was best to get something useful out of his mouth.
The person who came was a subordinate sent by the chief of staff of the eighteenth army Lao Lu, surnamed Lu, a native of Shandong, the last time Lao Lu was locked up, Lao Lu happened to be in charge of him, and he could hear him crying inside, Lao Lu was very sympathetic to Lao Lu's experience, so he tried to secretly let go of Lao Lu, but Lao Lu refused, and later after Lao Lu was released, he felt that this guard Lao Lu was very similar to a communist, so he found an opportunity to ask him, this guard Lao Lu did not admit it, and Lao Lu had no choice, so he had to put this matter aside.
At this time, the commander of the army asked him to deal with the matter of the uprising, so he had to contact the side first, and Lao Lu sent Lao Lu to the fat man, and asked him to bring his letter to the head of the People's Liberation Army, at this time, this old Lu saw it, and immediately admitted that he was the underground party personnel lurking in the 18th Army, and saw that the commander and chief of staff of the army wanted to leave the Kuomintang army and join the PLA, and he was willing to serve as this liaison How did the fat man know that he was his underground party comrade, and thought that it was really a spy sent by the 18th Army of the Kuomintang to inquire about the situation, as soon as he saw Lao Lu, the fat man shouted at him: "Tell me honestly, what are you doing here, before I change my mind, it will be good for you and me to say it as soon as possible."
Lao Lu saw that the fat man was five short and fierce, as if he was not the head of the People's Liberation Army, so he raised his head and said to him: "I want to see your division commander Liu" The fat man was furious and hurriedly said: "Lao Tzu is, don't fucking rub it, be careful that Lao Tzu shoots you, a Kuomintang spy."
Lao Lu was a little surprised when he heard that the short and fat man in front of him was the fierce general Liu Division Commander under Zhou Wu, and he couldn't react for a while, and the fat man saw that he was staying there silently, thinking that he was frightened by his might just now, and said to him with a very proud smile: "Tell me everything you know, our People's Liberation Army treats prisoners preferentially." t1706231537: