Chapter 551: Siege

Zhu Muyun discovered one thing, since Wu Shangtian arrived at Guxing, there seems to be some kind of tacit understanding between the military commander and the political security bureau. Originally, one www.biquge.info of the tasks of the military commander was to assassinate Wu Shangtian. But after Wu Shangtian became the deputy director, Zhu Muyun mentioned it several times, and when Deng Xiangtao said this, he talked about him left and right.

Needless to say, Zhu Muyun already knew Deng Xiangtao's thoughts. The military command and the central command are originally the same master. Since Wu Shangtian and Shi Xixia have cooperated so "tacitly", the military commander will not only assassinate Wu Shangtian, but will protect him. Therefore, the assassination of Wu Shangtian is not mentioned.

On the issue of the three places, Zhu Muyun has given up on the military command. Therefore, for the situation in the three places, Zhu Muyun can only communicate with Hu Mengbei. The main task of the three departments is to deal with the CCP, which Zhu Muyun cannot allow. As long as it is information from the three places, Zhu Muyun will pass it on to Hu Mengbei as soon as possible. As for Deng Xiangtao's side, it is generally delayed or even missed.

Wu Shangtian's preparation for the establishment of the Anqing Society, and the fact that Ding Zihuang will join the Anqing Society, Zhu Muyun sent the information to Hu Mengbei yesterday. According to the news obtained by Zhu Muyun, Ding Zihuang at this time was entrenched in the ancient city of Pingba, dozens of miles west of Guxing, with the so-called righteous salvation army.

Of course, the three departments are ready to welcome it, and the funds applied for from the General Affairs Office, as well as some of the equipment, are for the purpose of housing the righteous national salvation army. Although the current Zhengqi National Salvation Army is said to be a guerrilla force, in fact, it does not have a few guns. After entering the city, the role of the long gun was much less, and the main thing was to use the short gun.

Although Pingba is also an ancient city, it can only be regarded as a market town compared to Guxing. Besides, Ding Zihuang is in Pingba, which is only temporary, and he may leave when. Therefore, when he came to Gu Xing, he couldn't ask for it. After he talked to Shi Xixia, he was ready to leave Pingba. And the three places have also begun to prepare for it.

Wu Shangtian, in particular, was very excited. Although Ding Zihuang's team is only about a hundred people, in the future, these people will join the Anqing Society. In the morning, Zhu Muyun met Wu Shangtian at Zhennan Hardware Factory, and the other party glanced at Zhu Muyun coldly, and walked over with a disdainful face.

Ah Da is still recuperating in Yaren Hospital, all of which was caused by Zhu Muyun. Wu Shangtian and Zhu Muyun's Liangzi can be regarded as concluded. If he had the chance, he would have taken revenge.

Regarding Wu Shangtian's attitude, Zhu Muyun naturally didn't pay attention to it. Wu Shangtian was originally the target of the military commander's assassination, but Wu Shangtian and Shi Xixia colluded, and the two colluded to establish three offices. The attitude of the military commanders suddenly became ambiguous. However, the CCP's attitude towards Wu Shangtian and Shi Xixia has not changed. Although Zhu Muyun is the ace undercover agent of the military commander, he is the best intelligence agent of the underground party.

However, in the afternoon, Zhu Muyun received a notice that the inaugural meeting of the Anqing Association would be postponed until further notice. What's going on? Zhu Muyun inquired around, and finally learned that Ding Zihuang, the so-called righteous salvation army, was surrounded by the New Fourth Army in Pingba Shicheng.

"Lao Chen, what's going on? Didn't you say that the inaugural meeting would be held the day after tomorrow? Zhu Muyun specially went to the General Affairs Office and asked him in Chen Wangjin's office. Regarding the three things, Chen Wangjin's news is much better than him.

"Ding Zihuang is too greedy, he is leaving, and he has to collect apportionments from every household in Pingba. As a result, someone reported it to the New Fourth Army. The Communist Party has long taken a fancy to Pingba, and just took this opportunity to destroy Ding Zihuang. Chen Wangjin gloated and said that he couldn't look down on others, and if Ding Zihuang was eliminated, he would definitely not be sad.

"What now?" Zhu Muyun was secretly happy in his heart, he didn't know if it was because of his own intelligence, or if someone really reported it, anyway, trapping Ding Zihuang in Pingba was good news for him.

"Wu Shangtian is discussing with the Japanese army and wants the Japanese to save them. I heard that the New Fourth Army dispatched several regiments and went late, and I am afraid that Ding Zihuang, the vice president of the Anqing Association, can only go to the underworld. Chen Wangjin said with a smile. Ding Zihuang's life and death, he doesn't care at all, if Ding Zihuang dies, then it will be applauded.

When it came to the movements of the Japanese army, Zhu Muyun did not ask any further. He asked Ding Zihuang about it, just curious. But if you ask about the movements of the Japanese army, it is to inquire about the news. Zhu Muyun has always been very taboo about this kind of thing.

However, in the face of Jiro Osawa Tani, Zhu Muyun did not have so many scruples. He bluntly asked Osawa Tanijiro to inquire whether the Japanese army would support Pingba? If so, how big will it be?

When he was about to get off work, Osawa Tanijiro told Zhu Muyun that the Guxing Japanese army could not transfer troops for the time being, and might transfer troops from Anlu. Although Guxing has the Lijiamiao barracks, the Japanese army is now fighting on the front line in Changsha, Nanchang, and Jiujiang. Although Pingba is important, Gu Xing really can't draw extra troops.

Besides, in order to save an army that is still the Kuomintang, the Japanese will not easily send troops. In their eyes, the life of the Chinese is not as good as a dog they raise.

In this regard, although Zhu Muyun is very regretful, he is still very happy in his heart. Around Pingba, there are only the Loyal National Salvation Army. However, will Gu Chunhui take the risk to save people? Even if the loyal and righteous national salvation army goes, it will be a moth to the fire. If it's not good, the Loyal National Salvation Army will also be finished. Therefore, the only ones who can really save Ding Zihuang can only be Wu Shangtian and Shi Xixia.

Because, Ding Zihuang is coming over soon, and now Ding Zihuang's strength, if there is any loss, it will actually weaken their strength. However, with the abilities of Wu Shangtian and Shi Xixia, how could it be so easy to mobilize the army?

In the evening, Zhu Muyun went to the French Concession. However, he did not contact Yu Xinyu, but went to meet Hu Mengbei. But before going to 88 rue de la Clemansha, he deliberately made a few more circles to make sure that there was no tail behind him before entering through the tunnel.

In fact, the entrance to the tunnel itself is very hidden. Even if someone followed, they would only suddenly find that Zhu Muyun suddenly disappeared like magic.

"Yesterday's information, I have sent it to my family in time. We've wanted to get Pingba back for a long time, and your information just gave us a reason to act. Hu Mengbei said with a smile.

"You've wanted to get Pingba back for a long time?" Zhu Muyun said in surprise that Hu Mengbei hadn't told him about it before.

"You know, the Hunan-Hubei-Henan border area is in Zhupo Mountain, and Pingba is the southwest gateway of Zhupo Mountain. Taking Pingba will further consolidate the base area. Hu Mengbei said that in fact, there was another thing that he didn't tell Zhu Muyun.

In the winter of 1932, all the commanders and fighters of the Eighth Division of the Red Third Army led by He Long, about 8,000 people, spent three days without capturing the ancient city of Pingba. On the contrary, more than 80 people were lost as a result.

In ancient times, the Pingba area was called Lilin Gang, and later the city wall was built to cut the hill, so it was named Pingba. At that time, there were only more than 300 people in Pingba, and there were only more than 10 guns at that time, most of which were earthen guns and spears. Due to the poor weaponry in the castle, there were also a large number of stones, wooden poles, lime, tung oil, catalpa oil, kerosene, and bottom slurry (the bottom of the water used to make wine).

But such a team actually supported it for three days and made the Red Army pay a heavy price. At that time, although the equipment of the Red Army was poor, it was much stronger than the troops in Pingba. Guns aside, there are at least two more machine guns.

In the face of the strong city wall, the Red Army adopted various methods to attack: First, it attacked with a square table, that is, the large square table was covered with a layer of wet cotton wool, and the ladder was organized to climb the city wall with the square table, but the regimental soldiers were pushed down under the city by row with wooden poles, and took advantage of the opportunity for the Red Army to fall to the ground, smashed with stones, and beat them with fast guns and earthen guns, and repelled groups of people.

Second, they broke through the door, and several Red Army soldiers sneaked to the city gate of Xiajie and pried the door with an iron hoe, but they were discovered by the regimental soldiers and sprayed the boiled bottom slurry on the faces of the Red Army with bamboo tubes, burning all eight of our Red Army faces.

The third is the night attack, the night attack is the best way for the Red Army to fight, but the regimental soldiers tied the cotton wool to the firewood, poured kerosene, tung oil, and catalpa oil, and after igniting it, threw it outside the city wall, looking like a city of fire. Thus, the Red Army suffered many casualties.

The fourth is to destroy the Thorn City and the Barbed Wire City and attack it in an all-out way. Because the stone city of Pingba is particularly high, as high as more than 10 meters, plus a water city, a wire city and a Ibara city, the road is easy to defend and difficult to attack, when destroying the city and the wire city, our Red Army suffered certain losses, after three days of fighting, the Red Army failed to capture Pingba. In the end, you can only go around the city.

This time, when it was learned that Ding Zihuang was in Pingba, Commander Li of the Hunan-Henan-Hubei Advance Column personally led the troops and attacked the city again. Although the personnel of the New Fourth Army were smaller than those of the Red Army at the beginning, they were much more prepared. Moreover, more than a dozen democratic anti-Japanese base areas, such as the Zhupo Mountain Base Area and the Qugou Base Area, have been established in the surrounding areas.

This time, it is to cooperate with the frontal battlefield and contain the enemy. Second, it is also to crack down on the Kuomintang's fake anti-Japanese and anti-communist nature, and at the same time, it also allows others to see clearly the true face of the Kuomintang reactionaries.

"What do you need me to do?" Zhu Muyun asked: Now that the KMT and the CCP are cooperating, Pingba was in the hands of the Kuomintang in the past, and the New Fourth Army is naturally not easy to do.

But now, Ding Zihuang's surrender just gave the New Fourth Army the truth. As early as the Ming Dynasty, Pingba already had a bazaar, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an ancient city. If Pingba can be taken down, it will be of great benefit to both the consolidation of the base area and the expansion of the commercial area of the base area.

"You have already done a good job, if the Japanese army of Guxing does not move, the Japanese army from Anlu will not be in place for at least three days, and even, it will take longer." Hu Mengbei said that although most of China has fallen into the hands of Japan, Japan has also reached the end of its power.

The Japanese army seems to be very strong, but China is vast, and no matter how many troops they have, once diluted, there will be a shortage of major generals everywhere. Otherwise, they would not have paid more and more attention to the Nanjing government.