Bai Chongxi said as an elder: "You must know that it is a German who is now commanding the operation of the Red Army, the main force of the Communist and bandits. This guy doesn't understand the truth about our China at all, he doesn't understand anything except shouting and killing, shouting and fighting, who knows if he will lead the gang of people who came back from Soviet Russia to forcibly demand that the main Red Army continue to rush to the Hunan-Hubei border, and must join forces with the bandit leader He-Long there? Maybe this surnamed Guo saw this tragic and helpless situation, and figured out how to use guò to somewhat divert some intercepting forces. It's not very promising, but it's better than nothing. ”

Hai Jingqiang said: "These communists and bandits are really stupid, really stupid, how can they let a foreigner lead them?" ”

"It's a blessing for us people." Speaking of this, Bai Chongxi smiled rarely, and said, "Hehe, maybe we can use this telegram Yin, surnamed Guo, to make him either bear the responsibility of 'leaking military secrets' or bear the charge of 'secretly opposing Li De, the supreme leader of the Red Army', as long as everyone around him knows that he is not of the same mind as their superiors, his good days will come to an end, maybe their insiders will really kill him." ”

Hai Jingqiang couldn't imagine that Bai Chongxi was still in the mood to laugh at this time, and he still had the heart to take care of the other party's private issues, in his opinion, whether the surname Guo was shot by their internal people was a matter of the future, not a matter of now. He hurriedly asked, "Uncle, what should we do now?" ”

Bai Chongxi asked lightly, "What to do?" ......, why are you in a hurry? Did the sky fall, I ask? Even if the sky falls, there are tall people on top of it, what are we anxious about? His surname Guo is willing to jump into the trap and cut off his own life, of course I, Bai, want to fulfill him. I see what he can do with thousands of people and nearly 10,000 people in Jianghua County. Look what they eat and where the ammunition is replenished. ”

Hai Jingqiang was even more anxious and said, "However, he said that he was going to attack south from Baimangying Town, and he wanted to cut off the road from our Gui-Lin to Guanyang County. Could it be that he is bluffing, talking and playing? If he really does this, the central army will definitely not fall into the ground at that time, and our troops are now in Guanyang County, and even if they are not there, they are on their way there. Such...... That's not ...... Isn't it dangerous? ”

Bai Chongxi said: "Didn't the person surnamed Guo point out to us how to act? Immediately retreat from Guanyang County. All retreated to Gui-Linlai. ”

Hai Jingqiang's eyes widened and asked, "Uncle, are you saying that we really negotiate with him?" ”

Bai Chongxi threw the telegram on the table and said, "Talk, why don't you talk about it." Wasn't the purpose of the last telegram I replied to today? If we don't talk about it, we lose a lot, but if we talk about it, we have benefits. Of course we have to talk about it. ”

In this situation, can it be done without talking? People are holding sharp knives in their hands, and the tip of the knife has already pierced the clothes against the flesh, do you still have the qualifications not to talk about it? People are barefoot, we are shoeed, he can fight his team, and he can't even lose Gui-Lin himself. In that case, the people's hearts will be scattered, and the military spirit will be gone. Hey, if I knew this, I might as well talk about it last time. In that case, you will have a lot more hole cards than you do now.

Thinking of this, Bai Chongxi sighed and said: "This surnamed Guo is not a simple person, he has already planned today's step, our Gui Army and the Central Army have been tricked by him, and we didn't expect him to fight back." Kill back the horse and shoot it to Jianghua County. ......, why are there so many capable people in the Communist Party, and what kind of magic do they have to attract capable people to join them and die on them? ”

Hai Jingqiang said a little unconvinced: "Uncle, are you trying to destroy your prestige?" His surname Guo may not be as strong as you say. Look at what he wants in these negotiations, except for the return of their captured officers and soldiers. The others are either gold, silver, or silver dollars, what does he want these things for a soldier with troops, why don't he want weapons and ammunition? What is the use of him being surrounded on all sides of us, and with this money he cannot buy weapons, nor food, nor even salt and cloth? You can't eat it, you can't wear it, it's just a burden. This guy can't be a rich man, right? Did he want to take these treasures and leave the army alone and run away? ”

Bai Chongxi nodded and said, "This point of his is really incomprehensible. I really don't know if he wants to use this money to buy the generals of our Gui Army or the Central Army, or to spend money to boost morale, although he has captured a lot of weapons, but these weapons are limited, one bullet is missing when one bullet is killed, and one gun is missing when one gun is damaged, why does he only need money? ”

Bai Chongxi waved his hand and said, "No matter, we can only take care of our own affairs." We must first make sure that we do not lose our possessions before we can think about anything else. Maybe this time the guy surnamed Guo can really hurt Zhou Hunyuan, and let us breathe a sigh of relief, if Guan County loses it, he will lose it, I don't think he Zhou Hunyuan will dare to accept it. ......, you're in charge of this negotiation, and if they're just asking for money, you're negotiating on his floor price. ......, first send a telegram to ask Commander Xia to see what they know about the situation of the Red Army under the county seat of Guanyang County. ......, these rice buckets, people have already run away, and they don't know yet. ”

There was no need for Hai Jing to send a telegram, Xia Wei's telegram came: "According to investigation, the red bandits under the city of Guanyang County suddenly fled, and their current whereabouts are unknown, and the position has abandoned artillery, shells, etc., and the situation is wolf. ”

Bai Chongxi couldn't cry or laugh: People themselves have taken the initiative to talk about the movement, you are like headless flies, and what are you talking about.

He didn't say anything, but after thinking for a while, he decided to send a telegram to Jiang Jiashi.

At this time, Zhou Hunyuan, the commander-in-chief of the third column of the Central Army, who had just gotten up, was still holding the telegram sent by Bai Chongxi last night, and said with a smile: "Haha, Xiao Zhuge ah, Xiao Zhuge is the smartest without strength, and it is useless." Okay, I'll see how your Gui army has surrounded and eliminated these communists and bandits, and let our central army have a good look at the excitement. ”

At this time, a communications staff officer hurriedly walked in and reported loudly: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the Red Army at Gulingtou has not gone out, and there is not a single person in the original position. ”

"What? So many Red-Army suddenly disappeared? Didn't they fire at our positions last night, how could they have disappeared out of thin air? Did we send a reconnaissance unit? Zhou Hunyuan immediately asked, and then turned his head to look at his chief of staff.

The chief of staff was also at a loss, and a thoughtful look slowly appeared on his face.

"They've sent troops to look for it. It's just that because there was a heavy fog in the morning, our men couldn't scout it out. The communications staff officer said loudly.

After waiting for the communications staff officer to go out, Zhou Hunyuan asked his chief of staff: "Could it be that the Gui army's action of encircling the Red Army under the county town of Guanyang County has been discovered by the Red Army?" ”

The chief of staff nodded affirmatively and replied, "Very likely." The Gui army north of Gui-Lin had only a few regiments of troops, and it was difficult for them to conceal their movements from the spy personnel of the communist bandits. It is impossible for him, Bai Chongxi, to transfer all troops from Gui-Lin Nanfang for the sake of secrecy, and as soon as the surrounding army moves, it will be difficult to be unaware. The espionage ability of the communists and bandits is too strong, and they may have set up chess pieces around Bai Chongxi. ”

Zhou Hunyuan was obviously reluctant to talk to his subordinates about these things about spies, and instead said: "Now we must determine where these communists and bandits will go next, and what they are going to do, whether to break through our Xiangjiang defense line, or to fight a decisive battle with the Gui army under Guanyang County?" Or is it to go back to their Jiangxi lair? Speaking of this, he immediately ordered, "Order all armies to be ready for battle, especially the Xiangjiang defense line is bound to defend to the death." ”

The chief of staff hurriedly replied: "Yes! ”

After the chief of staff went to the next room to pick up the microphone and prepare to give the order, the communications staff officer walked in again: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the front-line troops have found the communist wolf fleeing to the southeast. They retreated in a hurry, not only leaving behind the prisoners of the Gui army, not even taking food and some military supplies with them, but also blowing up the artillery and ammunition they had captured. Moreover, there are indications that they fled together with the Communists who attacked Guanyang County. ”

Zhou Hunyuan hurriedly asked, "Can the front-line troops be sure that they are fleeing to the southeast?" ”

The communications staff officer must have said, "Yes." ”

Zhou Hunyuan was very disappointed, and said to himself: "This communist gang is really cunning, and when he smells danger, he gives up categorically. But how did they end up in the net? Could it be that the brain is burned and confused, this doesn't give us ......" Speaking of this, he was suddenly stunned, and his face was full of excitement.

He walked quickly to the military map and suddenly said loudly: "Staff officer, record the telegram!" ”

Then, in a respectful tone, as if Jiang Jiaoshi was standing in front of him, he dictated, "Principal, students ......."

Jiang Yaoshi received telegrams from Zhou Hunyuan and Bai Chongxi almost at the same time.

He was not surprised by the attitude and plan of the two, but surprised that the two of them attached so much importance to this small leader of the Communist Party called Guo Zhuocheng at the same time, this Guo Zhuocheng had never heard of it, how did it appear all of a sudden, how did it suddenly make Zhou Hunyuan excited, how could it make Bai Chongxi so nervous?

He knew that Bai Chongxi's nervousness was mostly pretended, but to be able to make him pay so much attention to it, this surnamed Guo must not be simple. He turned his head to Chen Cheng, who had been standing respectfully behind him, and asked, "Cixiu, have you heard of a person named Guo Zhuocheng in the Gong-Bandit before?" Is he from our Whampoa Military Academy? ”

Chen Cheng immediately put his feet together and replied with a full sense of anger: "Report to the principal, the student has not heard of it before, but he has only heard in the last two days that he destroyed a division of the Gui Army. ”

(To be continued)