It has been half a month since the Southern Army came to Wuhu, and there has been no news from the Chinese dispatch army of Shunroku Hatata. According to intelligence, Shunroku Hata withdrew all his troops to Hubei and Sichuan, and began to launch the most fierce offensive and defensive battles with the country.

For a time, the base area of the People's Liberation Army was relaxed, and without the harassment of the Japanese army, there was a rare peace after the war.

This time, the threat of the Japanese army's million-strong army was lifted, which not only inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, but also dragged the Japanese army to exhaustion, and the Southern Group Army made great contributions. The Military Commission personally sent a congratulatory telegram commending Gao Dong and **** for their meritorious deeds.

At the same time, Chairman Mao personally instructed whether the Southern Group Army could get in touch with the country and the army and jointly launch a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese army.

Although the Kuomintang had a bit of opportunism before, it wanted to sit back and watch the PLA and the devils fight to the death. However, Chairman Mao meant that the Kuomintang-Party army must not be seen fighting the Japanese army alone, even if it is out of the general principle that the whole country will jointly resist Japan, it must not sit idly by.

The operational meeting was presided over by ****, because Gao Dong had already submitted his resignation to the Military Commission, suggesting that **** should be the commander-in-chief of the Southern Group Army, and He Long should be the deputy commander-in-chief. And his reason is that **** and He Long are more qualified for this position, and he wants to charge at the front line.

After careful consideration, he ****** and other leaders of the Military Commission felt that even if Gao Dong voluntarily resigned from the post of commander-in-chief, his status would absolutely not be lowered. So he was appointed as the front-line general staff officer, and he fought together with the command of the group army, and his rights were no different from the previous commander-in-chief.

looked at the few people present, He Long, Gao Dong, and Hu Xinghan. They fought all the way from Henan to Hubei, and from Hubei back to Anhui. Now they are going to join forces again to create another brilliant achievement. And he became the commander-in-chief of the next battle, and his heart was extremely excited.

"Everyone knows what Chairman Mao meant, right?" Without any opening statement, he said bluntly: "When we were at war with the Japanese, the Kuomintang sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight. But now that the Japanese are fighting their people, we will never sit idly by. ”

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, this is Chairman Mao's personal words. Therefore, we want to unite with the Kuomintang-side to jointly defeat this powerful Japanese army. Neither we nor the Kuomintang-Party forces were able to destroy this Japanese army on their own. We have fought this Japanese army in previous battles, and although we have tried very hard, we have to choose to evacuate in the end, and the main force of the Japanese army is still there, and we have not been hurt by our bones. Therefore, union is the best way out! **** said in a deep voice.

"It doesn't matter if we unite, anyway, it's all about fighting the Japanese, and the fighters won't think much about it. However, the United Democratic Party ......" Hu Xinghan shook his head and said: "I'm afraid there are many people in the army who can't think about it." The people = the party wished we were all dead, and now that they are fighting with the Japanese, everyone is trying to see the joke, who wants to help. ”

Shaking his head, he said: "Lao Hu, as a general, you can't have such thoughts in the first place, otherwise what will the people below think?" ”

He smiled slightly: "I want to explain to the soldiers that we are not going to help the Kuomintang-Party now, but to help our compatriots who are also Chinese." Everyone is in different camps, that's our insider's business, and it's inevitable that brothers will fight, let alone us. ”

"The matter of our own family can be solved later, but we must not show mercy to foreign invaders." Hit the table hard: "So, no matter how difficult this job is, everyone must get through the minds of the soldiers." This opportunity is so rare that if we can unite with the Kuomintang, we may be able to completely wipe out this Japanese army! ”

"I'm for it!" Gao Dong immediately raised his hand and said: "Chairman Mao's strategic thinking has always been far-sighted, United Kuomintang!" I'm in favor with both hands! ”

"I'm for it too!" He Long smiled and raised his hand.

Hu Xinghan smiled: "I have nothing to say, since I have decided, then I will completely obey!" ”

"Well, in that case, then unanimously passed! From tomorrow, reorganize the troops and wait for orders in place. If you can successfully contact the Kuomintang, then attack immediately! **** said slowly.

"What if the Kuomintang-Party people don't know each other?" Hu Xinghan asked suspiciously!

"Then we're going to beat up the devil too!" Gao Dong looked at everyone with a smile: "If such a good opportunity is wasted, I am afraid it will be difficult to have this opportunity if I want to find it in the future!" ”

"Yes, anyway, this time we're settled!" A fist slammed on the table, and his expression was extremely determined.

In Huaihua, in the front-line headquarters of the Kuomintang-Army, Chen Chengzheng, a first-class general of the Kuomintang, was burying his head in front of the sand table, studying the current battle situation with the generals of the counteroffensive operation.

Suddenly, a man in a black tunic walked in from outside the house. Quickly came to Chen Cheng's side and said a few words in his ear.

Chen Cheng immediately raised his head, his expression extremely serious: "Where are they?" ”

"Please come with me!" The man in the black tunic bent down respectfully.

Chen Cheng instructed everyone to continue their research, and he walked out briskly with the man in the tunic suit.

The headquarters used to be a mansion of a wealthy gentry, and later Huaihua became the Japanese city defense headquarters after it was captured by the Japanese army. Now it has been recaptured by the national army and Huaihua, and it is temporarily used as a temporary front-line combat headquarters.

Chen Cheng followed the man in black around the courtyard several times, and finally came to a relatively quiet courtyard.

Artillery fire roared in the distance, and the great battle between the country, the army and the Japanese army was in full swing. In this courtyard, the spring flowers are blooming, the fragrance is pleasant, and there is a scene of paradise.

"The people are inside, sir, go in, I'll take someone to guard outside!" The man in black bowed respectfully, then stood by the door, and the other three men in black guarded the place.

Chen Cheng took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and strode in.

The windows in the house are bright and clean, and the fragrance is faintly wafting. There were two people sitting on the chair facing the door, and when they saw Chen Cheng coming in, they hurriedly got up.

"Chief Chen is really as rumored, he never drags his feet in doing things, and it really flatters us to come to see us so soon!" One of them said with a smile.

"Who are you?" Chen Cheng squinted.

"Contemptible Guan Lie, from the PLA Intelligence Department, this is my deputy!" Guan Lie smiled and stretched out his hand towards Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng shook his hand politely, he has always had no good impression of the Communists, the main reason is the question of background, he looks down on the people of the Communists.

"Sit down!" Chen Cheng waved his hand, sat on a chair casually, and looked Guan Lie up and down.

Guan Lie had been prepared for Chen Cheng's coldness for a long time, smiled slightly, and sat back with his assistant.

"You want to cooperate? Is it? Chen Cheng said coldly: "What? Do you want to tie us up and fight the Japanese together? Did you get too badly beaten last time, so you want to get some benefits from this war? ”

He said it very vulgarly, and this is also the impression that most generals have of the Communist-Proletarian-Party army. They always think that the Communists = Communists = Communists who are born with mud legs are poor and white, and they are always looking for opportunities to obtain benefits. Of course, they do not deny that there are some generals who can fight. But out of orthodoxy, they never looked down on each other.

Guan Lie's assistant suddenly wanted to get angry, but was pressed back by Guan Lie's hand.

Guan Lie looked at Chen Cheng with a smile: "Chief Chen, everyone is Chinese, and when you are fighting the Japanese army, we really want to help you." After all, the Japanese are the enemies of all Chinese, and the Chinese army is a very large team. I believe that there is no need for me to explain their strength, Chief Chen knows better than anyone else. ”

"If we flank the Japanese army from the north and south, we will certainly receive better results than we have now. At that time, even if the Japanese army is completely annihilated, it will not be impossible! Guan Lie said with a smile.

Chen Cheng's heart is like a mirror, of course he knows that the strength of the PLA is very strong now. The Japanese army that was able to maneuver for two months with 100,000 troops and a million Japanese troops, and still fought heavy losses was not ordinarily strong. At least it is countless times stronger than today's national army.

But he could not agree to Guan Lie's request, because the stronger the PLA, the greater the threat to the country and the army.

Chen Cheng is Lao Jiang's descendant, of course he knows Lao Jiang's thoughts. If you cooperate with the PLA, if you really defeat the Japanese army at that time, the PLA will inevitably occupy many territories occupied by the Japanese army, and will also obtain a lot of resources.

This is tantamount to making the PLA develop and grow with his own hands, and Lao Chiang absolutely does not want to see such a situation. If he Chen Cheng did it, then he would be an eternal sinner in front of Lao Jiang.

Chen Cheng was able to get to his current status, not only because he could fight, but also because he had always been loyal to Lao Jiang.

This war is a counterattack of the country and the army, and if it is won, the reputation of the whole country will be greatly enhanced. In addition, a large amount of Japanese equipment will be captured to improve the overall strength of the country and the army. Such a good thing, Chen Cheng must not let the PLA interfere.

"I don't think you have to interfere, this is our battle with the Japanese, I hope you don't get involved." Chen Cheng immediately stood up and rejected the proposal.

"But we are very strong, and with our help, it will be ...... to defeat the Japanese."

Guan Lie's deputy had just said a few words when he was interrupted by Chen Cheng waving his hand.

He sneered and said, "You used to be very strong, but that's in the past. Now we are receiving full military assistance from the Americans, and the combat effectiveness of our troops has been greatly enhanced. Now you go and see, are the Japanese still our opponents? It's hard to say who will kill the rabbit, but no matter which side loses, it doesn't matter what your PLA does! ”

"Okay, that's the end of the conversation, I don't want to see you, and I ask you to stay honestly in your base. I repeat, this is our Kuomintang-Party war, and it has nothing to do with you! After Chen Cheng finished speaking, he turned around and left.

"Old Guan, this guy is too ......" Guan Lie's deputy was speechless with anger.

"Okay, okay, I knew this was the result!" Guan Lie smiled and waved his hand: "Since they don't want to help, then we can send a telegram to the whole country and go to fight the Japanese openly." Whether they want help or not, little devil, we're all done. This is China, and it's not up to the Kuomintang-Party to have the final say! ”