The cold winter night in the Lunan Mountains swept southward with a wide range of cold air, covering many areas in northern China with a layer of frost.

Since the beginning of the year, after the devils concentrated several divisions and regiments in the Sulu area to carry out a law and order rectification operation in the occupied area, in the face of the grim situation, the Sulu Theater Command had to move north to the mountainous areas of southern Lunan.

The deputy headquarters of the theater was in the Xinghua area that remained in Jiangsu, and the chairman of Jiangsu Province, who was also the commander of the 89th Army, was responsible for commanding the operations on the southern front.

Since then, the Sulu Theater has formed two commands, one north and one south, one positive and one deputy, and Commander Yu Xuezhong commanded the 51st and 57th armies and other troops to fight on the northern front in Shandong and northern Jiangsu.

The chairman of Jiangsu Province, who was also the deputy commander, remained on the southern line of the Soviet Union to fight against the enemy, and was accompanied by the guerrilla army commanded by Li Mingyang and Li Changjiang.

But after all, it is a fallen area behind enemy lines, and the main towns and communication arteries are controlled by the little devils, and the devils have also changed the previous military-oriented combat policy.

Now the base camp of the devils has formulated a strategy of focusing on political inducement and supplemented by military strikes, and they are not only wantonly wooing high-ranking officials such as Wang Jingwei in Chongqing.

At the same time, they also launched a division of high-ranking officers in various theaters and units, among which Li Mingyang, commander of the guerrilla army in the Sulu theater, and Li Changjiang were also among the targets of the devil's covert bribery and wooing.

The devils tried to disintegrate and divide China's anti-Japanese armed forces through this series of means, although most of the high-ranking Chinese generals refused to be given high-ranking officials by the devils and did not defect to the enemy and treason.

However, in the face of the complicated domestic and international situation, there are still many high-ranking generals who are fighting the curve to save the country.

The combat conditions behind enemy lines were difficult, they often faced the attacks of the Japanese puppet army, and they also had to prevent the assassination of traitors, so now the chief and deputy commanders of the guerrilla army, Li Mingyang and Li Changjiang, also began to secretly contact the devils.

After all, they defected to the enemy and treason, and Li Mingyang and Li Changjiang, the chief and deputy commanders of the guerrilla army, were very cautious, but even so, they were spied on by the military commanders who were embedded in the troops and quickly reported to the theater command.

The 113th Division of the National Revolutionary Army was stationed in the village near Xuzhuang in the mountainous area of Lunan Mountain, and the theater headquarters of General Yu Xuezhong was also set up here.

Although it was late at night, the small courtyard of the farmhouse where the theater headquarters was located was still brightly lit, and there were armed guards patrolling all around, and there were even machine gun groups on guard at the heights, and there was a solemn atmosphere of slaughter.

In addition to more than 100 households in Xuzhuang, the special service regiment, communications battalion, baggage battalion, cavalry company, antiaircraft machine gun company and other units directly under the theater command are stationed here.

The sound of telegrams being sent and received kept coming from the confidential room, and one by one the telegrams were sent through the hands of the communications staff officers to the somewhat dimly lit operational command room.

"The 117th and 35th Brigade Division's attack on Yancheng was blocked, and the flank was attacked by an infantry brigade of the devils, and now it has withdrawn from the front-line position."

"The 349th Brigade has captured the area east of Baoying, annihilated a transport team of devils, and is advancing towards Baoying with all its might."

"The 97th Brigade is attacking in the direction of Lianyungang, encountering stubborn resistance from devils, and is currently fighting fiercely."

"The Eighth Security Brigade is moving in the direction of Guannan County."

"Tongshan has attacked the Tianjin-Pudong Railway for more than 80 miles."

"Linyi, the attack of the Tai'an troops was thwarted."

"The guerrilla fifth column lost contact."

"The 11th Security Brigade has lost more than half of its losses and has withdrawn from the battle."

"The third column of the Loyal National Salvation Army entered Funing."

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With tired faces, the operational staff officers were constantly conducting exercises and formulating new operational plans on the sand table in the center of the war room.

All theaters have received orders for the winter offensive in Chongqing, and all units in the Sulu theater are attacking, and although it is still quiet in the mountains, it has become a pot of porridge outside.

As the commander of the theater, General Yu Xuezhong has not closed his eyes for several days and nights, staring at blood-colored eyes and constantly reviewing telegrams from various places, giving replies, and controlling the overall situation.

"Is there any news from the guerrilla commander Li?"

Although the entire southern Lunan, northern Jiangsu, central Jiangsu and southern Jiangsu have been beaten into a pot of porridge, and each unit has good news and setbacks, most of them are under control.

Only the guerrilla army has no news so far, which has attracted the attention of Commander Yu Xuezhong, and he has to take the initiative to ask.

Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan quickly found a telegram from the mountain of telegrams and said: "Commander, Commander Li Changjiang sent a telegram in the morning, saying that the troops had suffered too many losses and requested to retreat and recuperate and fight again. ”

"Shit! It's only been a few days? This is untenable?! Commander Yu Xuezhong, who has always had a good temper, turned pale, and his angry face made Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan sigh slightly.

The weak local guerrillas were able to recover the towns and cities, and the devils and puppet troops fled in the desert, and achieved a lot of success, while the well-armed guerrilla army with thirteen regiments did not make the slightest progress, which made him very dissatisfied.

"I heard that Commander-in-Chief Li has been secretly with the devil recently, I think he should be transferred back for review first?" Political Director Zhou Fu whispered on the side.

"Is there any evidence?" Hearing that Li Changjiang, the commander of the guerrilla army, had hooked up with the devil, Commander Yu Xuezhong's face immediately sank.

Political Director Zhou Fu shook his head: "Our people haven't got the evidence yet. ”

Hearing this, Commander Yu Xuezhong's face finally softened, and if there is no evidence, it means that it is speculation, as the commander-in-chief of the theater, he doesn't believe in any rumors.

"Maybe this is fake news deliberately released by the devils, who want to drive a wedge between us, make us suspicious of each other, and weaken our combat effectiveness." Commander Yu Xuezhong paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, as if muttering to himself.

"Commander, but there is no wind and no waves, and now that the situation is grim, we still have to make more preparations." Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan was also full of worries.

"Well, you can send someone to investigate secretly, but don't let others know, after all, Commander-in-Chief Li is also a senior officer, we have to speak with facts and evidence, and we have been fooled by the little devil's discord."

Commander Yu Xuezhong is still very promoted, although he also knows that there is no wind and no waves, but the bad guy also has the rank of major general, which can be regarded as a senior general.

"Good news! Huaiyin was recovered by our army! ”

At this moment, a communications officer burst into the room with a telegram in his hand, and shouted loudly, ignoring the senior officers who filled the room.

The news of the good news broke out in cheers in the busy war room, and the combat staff officers also hurriedly looked for the location of Huaiyin on the combat sand table.

"I'll see—"

Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan's face was also full of joy, and he stepped forward to snatch the telegram into his hand and looked down.

"It's Huaiyin that has been restored by that force, and I want to give them credit." Seeing the strange face of Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan, Commander Yu Xuezhong couldn't help but ask.

"Commander, it's weird." Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan said and handed the telegram to Commander Yu Xuezhong: "Near Huaiyin is the guerrilla area of the Ninth Guerrilla Column, but the signature of this telegram is the Third Guerrilla Detachment under it. ”

"Huh?" Commander Yu Xuezhong also took the telegram and looked at it, and also discovered this strange place.

"Quickly go back to the phone to inquire about the situation." Commander Yu Xuezhong didn't think much about it, and directly ordered the communications officer.

The communications officer replied: "Sir, this is a clear code telegram, sent from near Huaiyin, we have changed the channel just now, but there is no response, it is estimated that they do not know our communication channel." ”

"Quickly contact the radio station near Huaiyin and ask them to quickly confirm the situation in Huaiyin."

"Yes!"

When the theater command received a clear-code telegram from Yang Ling and them about the restoration of Huaiyin, the commander of the devil's North China, Sugiyama Yuan, and the commander of Central China, Shunroku Hatata, also received the clear-code telegram of the fall of Huaiyin.

However, now the large cities in various regions such as Nanchang and Jiujiang are crumbling under the stormy attacks of the Chinese army, and the loss of a small county town in northern Jiangsu really does not attract their attention.

Because the northern Jiangsu region where Huaiyin is located is located at the junction of the two major groups of devils, Central China and North China, both sides felt that the other party would send people to take it back, but in fact, no one sent anyone.

This allowed Yang Ling and them to escape a catastrophe and win a good development opportunity, which Yang Ling did not expect.