The New Fourth Army's Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column resolutely fought back, completely stunned the eastern Hubei guerrillas. Their equipment and training were originally far inferior to those of the Central Army. The combat effectiveness is also separated by several grades, and the attack on the base area of the Hunan-Hubei-Henan border region was originally just to pick up a bargain.

The Eastern Hubei guerrilla headquarters had no intention of crushing the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column of the New Fourth Army, and as long as they took advantage of the withdrawal of the Japanese army, they quickly followed up and encroached on the base areas of the New Fourth Army, and their strategic goal would be achieved.

However, the counterattack of the New Fourth Army was too fast, and the third detachment of the 16th Column was completely annihilated as soon as it entered the base area. Liu Shaoyuan caught up with the troops, and was attacked by the New Fourth Army.

The guerrilla headquarters in eastern Hubei was formed by the integration of local armed forces, and of course its combat effectiveness is not high. After arriving in eastern Hubei Province, it was incorporated into the Fifth War Zone. However, it was squeezed out by the Gui Army, the descendant of the Fifth Theater, especially the Gui Seventh Army, which often had disputes with the Gui Seventh Army in terms of equipment and military salaries.

After Liu Shaoyuan arrived at the troops, the first thing he did was to gather the troops and prepare to withdraw the troops. He only had three detachments in total, and he was accidentally wiped out by one detachment, and if he borrowed ten more guts, he didn't dare to venture in.

Liu Shaoyuan's approach made the General Headquarters very angry. However, soon the General Command had nothing to say. Because the Nineteenth Column was almost completely annihilated, in contrast, the Sixteenth Column, although it lost one detachment, still retained most of its strength.

The General Headquarters of the Eastern Hubei Guerrillas invaded the base areas, and in the course of more than 10 days, they did not get anything back, except for the loss of several detachments and the capture of more than 2,000 people. Liu Shaoyuan saw the opportunity early, and when the New Fourth Army surrounded and annihilated the 19th Column, he decisively ordered the withdrawal to Eastern Hubei Province, which saved the 16th Column.

But after returning to eastern Hubei Province, Jiang Hongkui, the commander of the 19th Column, started a lawsuit with Liu Shaoyuan. The 19th Column suffered heavy losses this time, and almost all the troops were annihilated. Jiang Hongkui believed that the biggest problem was that the 16th Column was afraid of the New Fourth Army and did not dare to fight a decisive battle with it, so it took the initiative to withdraw its troops. Only then did the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column of the New Fourth Army free up its hands and use the strength of four regiments to besiege the 19th Column on all sides.

If the 16th Column did not retreat, or even could send troops to rescue it, would the 19th Column suffer such heavy losses? The four regiments of the New Fourth Army can unite and cooperate tacitly, so why can't the guerrilla general headquarters?

If the 16th Column could get closer to itself, even if it was to make a gesture of asking for reinforcements, perhaps the 19th Column would be able to break through smoothly and not be captured by the New Fourth Army of more than 2,000 people.

"Brother Jiang, you don't know the situation of the 16th Column at that time, if it wasn't for the brother who rushed back in time, I'm afraid the troops would have dispersed long ago." Liu Shaoyuan said with a wry smile.

Liu Shaoyuan was secretly glad that if he hadn't taken the initiative to gather the troops, he might end up like Jiang Hongkui. However, the New Fourth Army was very grateful to Liu Shaoyuan for his "cooperation." When the third detachment of the 16th column was ambushed, Liu Shaoyuan had not yet arrived at the troops, so that the first and second detachments could not be reinforced in time, resulting in the third detachment being isolated and annihilated by the New Fourth Army.

Liu Shaoyuan was once bitten by a snake and was afraid of grass ropes for ten years, so he gathered his troops and just gave the New Fourth Army a chance. The 1st and 9th regiments of the Hunan-Henan-Hubei Advance Column withdrew and cooperated with the 2nd and 3rd regiments, which basically wiped out the 19th Column.

If the 16th Column could have been dragged to the 1st and 9th Regiments, perhaps the 19th Column would not have been so miserable. If Liu Shaoyuan could rush back to the 16th Column in advance, his third detachment would not be isolated and annihilated by the 1st and 9th Regiments of the Hunan-Henan-Hubei Advance Column.

When Bian Mingze learned that it was precisely because Liu Shaoyuan had not returned to the team for a long time that this led to the defeat of the 16th Column, and after the 19th Column was defeated, he immediately sent a telegram to the Guxing Wild Grass Intelligence Group. spoke highly of Zhu Muyun's behavior this time, it can be said that Liu Shaoyuan returned a few days late, which directly led to the victory or defeat of the entire battle.

If Liu Shaoyuan can rush back to the army in time, the New Fourth Army can also win, but it will not win so easily. In addition to the heroic and good fighting of the Hunan-Henan-Hubei Advance Column of the New Fourth Army, Liu Shaoyuan was trapped in Guxing, which was also a major reason.

Although Zhu Muyun did not participate in the battle, his cooperation in Guxing allowed the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column to defeat the eastern Hubei guerrillas. When the commander of the column learned about it, he praised it repeatedly. Liu Shaoyuan was trapped in Guxing, and the sixteenth column was leaderless, so the enemy rushed forward and was broken by the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column.

After receiving a call from Bian Bao, Hu Mengbei finally understood why Bian Mingze wanted to make himself the deputy team leader, and Zhu Muyun became the team leader. is indeed far less sensitive to intelligence than Zhu Muyun. It's not something that can be determined by seniority and experience, it's all about talent. His task is just to escort Zhu Muyun.

Deng Xiangtao was not particularly surprised by the fiasco of the guerrillas in eastern Hubei Province. A glimpse of the whole leopard, Liu Shaoyuan only wanted to have fun, before the war, he actually ran to Guxing to have fun, such a person led the troops, if they can still win the battle, it is really unreasonable.

However, Deng Xiangtao will still report the situation to the bureau. Liu Shaoyuan suddenly entered Guxing, and no one told him about the Fifth War Zone and the Eastern Hubei Guerrilla General Headquarters, so that Liu Shaoyuan's adjutant was arrested, and Liu Shaoyuan almost fell into the hands of the enemy.

If it weren't for the strict precautionary measures taken by the military commanders in the French Concession, so that Liu Shaoyuan could be safe and sound and smoothly return to the troops, perhaps the fate of the 16th Column would have been even more tragic than that of the 19th Column.

Therefore, even if the Eastern Hubei Guerrilla General Headquarters suffered a defeat, the military commander of the Guxing Region would not be at fault. Not only is there no fault, but there is merit. The "rooster" transmitted information in a timely manner, and at a critical moment, arranged for Liu Shaoyuan to go out of the city. It can be said that the sixteenth column was able to preserve its strength entirely because of the ancient star area.

The headquarters of the Military Command Bureau very much agreed with Deng Xiangtao's opinion and decided to give a commendation to the "rooster." The information on the timely retreat of the Japanese army was provided by the "rooster", and the information on the capture of Liu Shaoyuan was also provided by the "rooster" in a timely manner. Let the Eastern Hubei Guerrilla General Headquarters send out false information, telling the Japanese puppet secret service that Liu Shaoyuan's plan to return to the army was also planned by the "rooster". In the end, Liu Shaoyuan left Gu Xing safely and smoothly, which was also arranged by "Rooster".

"District, since I have made such a great contribution, how can I be rewarded? Why don't you have to give a medal? Zhu Muyun looked at the telegram and said very dissatisfied.

"If it weren't for my good report, would you still have a reward?" Deng Xiangtao sneered and said that his report was indeed very crucial, highlighting the achievements of the Guxing District and the "rooster", and especially emphasizing Liu Shaoyuan's responsibility, which made the bureau headquarters immediately understand whose responsibility it was.

If Deng Xiangtao wants to put the responsibility on Zhu Muyun, he only needs to move a few words on the report. But Zhu Muyun is his person, and if Zhu Muyun makes a mistake, of course he is also jointly and severally liable.

In fact, the reason why there is only a commendation is mainly because Liu Shaoyuan's troops are a ragtag army. If the "rooster" had saved the Central Army, perhaps there would have been a medal.

"Thank you for the cultivation." Zhu Muyun said with a smile that he naturally didn't care about the so-called awards and medals.

However, these honors will also be his capital in the future. At the same time, it will also be his talisman. Being in the enemy camp, lying on a salary and tasting courage, once he returns to the military command, who dares to doubt him for half a point?

"You are my student, if you don't defend you, can't I defend others?" Deng Xiangtao said slowly, he also knew that Liu Shaoyuan went back a few days late, which brought huge losses to the 16th Column.

However, this can't be blamed on the Ancient Star District. For the sake of his own safety, Zhu Muyun certainly can't take risks easily. Moreover, at that time, the search and arrest of the Political Security Bureau was very strict, and Liu Shaoyuan was fat, and if he showed up, he would be easily arrested. If Liu Shaoyuan is arrested, things will be even more difficult to manage.

If you really want to blame this matter, you can only blame Liu Shaoyuan for insisting on coming to Guxing. Before the war, I was still thinking about coming to Guxing for recreation, but I really didn't know how the dead word was written. Fortunately, he left Gu Xing safely, and he was almost going to stay here forever.

"Thank you, teacher." Zhu Muyun said sincerely that it was his luck to be able to maintain this relationship with Deng Xiangtao.

"In addition to the commendation order, the bureau has a new mission. Do you remember Zou Zhitao? Deng Xiangtao asked.

"Of course." Zhu Muyun said that this kind of traitor who took the initiative to surrender to the Japanese puppet is the most shameful.

"Zou Zhitao came to Guxing, in fact, to play the front station for his uncle Zou Bufan." Deng Xiangtao said slowly.

"Who is Zou Bufan?" Zhu Muyun said in surprise that he was only familiar with the situation in Guxing, at best, he had some understanding of the situation in the three provinces of Hunan, Henan and Hubei, but he didn't know who Zou Bufan was.

This person graduated from the 6th phase of Whampoa, participated in the Great Wall War of Resistance in 1933, and was promoted to the rank of general in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. But he did not repent, and recently left Chongqing suddenly, and it is said that it is very likely that he will come to Guxing. Deng Xiangtao said.

"I will pay attention to this person, as long as he comes to the ancient star, he will definitely create an opportunity for assassination." Zhu Muyun said that a traitor like this, as long as he has the opportunity to attack, he will definitely not be merciful. Because, once they become Japan's doglegs, the harm will increase exponentially.

"Let's watch him for a while." Deng Xiangtao did not immediately respond to Zhu Muyun's proposal, someone once said, "Huangpu has no enemy", he hoped that Zou Bufan could restrain himself from the precipice.

"Yes." Zhu Muyun didn't say much, but he was very puzzled in his heart, such an important person, if he really surrendered to the enemy, he should be executed as soon as possible.

Zhu Muyun received a commendation in the army, and after meeting with Hu Mengbei, he also received an organizational commendation. For this award, Zhu Muyun was happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Lao Hu, this is just what I should do, you should explain this to the organization." Zhu Muyun said humbly.

"What, isn't a commendation order enough?" Hu Mengbei said.

"No, no, I just did what I was supposed to do, and I don't need to be rewarded." Zhu Muyun hurriedly waved his hand and said.

"In this battle, you trapped Liu Shaoyuan in Guxing, creating the best conditions for our army's final victory." Hu Mengbei said. He actually felt that it was unfair to Zhu Muyun to only give a reward.

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