A month passed in the blink of an eye, and the main divisions and field columns that had been reorganized had gathered in Taiyuan City one after another, and lived in the camp that the headquarters had just opened up outside the city. Of course, these newly reorganized troops have just entered their new barracks, and they have ushered in the order issued by Liu Hua personally from the headquarters on the formation training of each unit... Although, in this era, in the whole of China, there is no unit that pays special attention to the training of troops, and even the so-called inspection of the troops is only to see the military appearance of the soldiers of the troops, and does not take the right step. However, Liu Hua, who came from later generations, clearly knew that letting the army train go on the right path is not only a matter of the image of a soldier. More importantly, taking the right step can cultivate the sincere unity of a troops, and more importantly, the neat and correct steps can show everyone and themselves the real momentum and high morale of a force... As a result, as soon as each unit entered its own camp, an order issued by Liu Hua was sent to commanders at all levels: "Order, a week later, each main force division will transfer the strength of a main force battalion (it must be an integrated battalion) to participate in a military parade to be organized by the headquarters in the near future to test the combat effectiveness and training level of each unit." At that time, the Party Central Committee [***] will come to the venue in person to review everyone's achievements. At the same time, the field army headquarters will also make specific evaluations according to the performance of each unit, and there will be certain rewards and punishments for the first and last places. I hope that the commanders of the main divisions will pay attention to it ... Commander of the Northeast Field Army, Liu Hua..."

So, at the sound of Liu Hua's order, in the barracks of the main divisions outside the city, there was immediately a burst of loud slogans from the soldiers... One by one, the troops began to conduct the minimum platoon training in battalions... Under the supervision of commanders at all levels, these soldiers, who had undergone a certain amount of primary training, trained the entire platoon almost as pure as fire in less than a few days under the high period. And each main division, the day before the arrival of the last time, conducted their own competition, selected the strongest team, to participate in the official parade that will come in the near future....

On this day, when the commander Liu Hua and the political commissar walked back and forth among the various military camps outside the city to conduct inspections. The sound of a roaring three-wheeled motorcycle engine reached the ears of the two of them. Immediately afterwards, I saw the communications staff officer of the headquarters, stabbing a three-wheeled motorcycle, and rushed past the inspection of the sentry, and quickly rushed to his position..."Squeak..."A sharp brake sound reached everyone's ears, and the three-wheeled motorcycle stopped in front of Liu Hua. Immediately afterward, the communications staff officer quickly jumped off the motorcycle with a folder and ran in front of the two people. Salute, with an anxious face, "Report that the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff asked me to send an urgent telegram, which was sent by the central government, and something happened to the New Fourth Army..."

"What? Something happened to the New Fourth Army... Quick, show me..."As he spoke, Liu Hua, who looked anxious, had already snatched the telegram from the hand of the communications staff officer and quickly scanned it. In less than half a minute, Liu Hua's face immediately changed greatly. Then, he handed the telegram in his hand to the political commissar beside him, and said at the same time: "Political commissar, let's go back to the headquarters first." There are big things for us to do...."

After speaking, Liu Hua walked quickly in the direction of the headquarters with a thought in his head. You must know that in later generations, the Southern Anhui Incident has always been a very big unjust case. originally thought that because of his arrival, there would be some small side comparisons in this unjust case. However, I still have too much amnesia. During this time, I was busy with the reorganization of the army every day, and I forgot such an important thing...

"Chief of Staff, how is the situation now, has the central government sent any other specific information?" Answering the headquarters, Commander Liu Hua came directly to the huge map that had just been hung up by Chief of Staff Li Qing, and asked anxiously. And this huge map is a map of Anhui Province in Central China, which rarely appears in the headquarters....

"The situation is not optimistic. After the Party Central Committee sent us a warning telegram, I immediately ordered all departments to immediately begin collecting all kinds of intelligence in southern Anhui. Now the various marks on the map are the latest results that our investigators have just investigated...."As he spoke, Chief of Staff Li Qing pointed to a map hanging on the wall, with various red and white arrows.

"It seems that the current Kuomintang troops have formed a huge encirclement on the periphery of the main force of our New Fourth Army. As long as the Kuomintang troops suddenly launch an attack, coupled with the fact that the Kuomintang troops have sufficient strength, it will be difficult for our New Fourth Army to escape the fate of being completely annihilated..."Looking at the various Kuomintang units that had formed an encirclement, Commander Liu Hua couldn't help but sigh with emotion..."What, the Kuomintang launched a surprise attack. How can it be. Commander, isn't this the time for the common front of the country. Chiang Kai-shek of the Kuomintang, dared to go against the great power of the world, and when he did not drive away the little devils, he sabotaged the united front and became a national sinner? As soon as Liu Hua's words were finished, whether it was political commissar Luo Ronghuan or chief of staff Li Qing, both of them showed a look of disbelief on their faces. I couldn't help but let out an exclamation..."Hehe, national sinner....political commissar, chief of staff, in this troubled world, as long as there are troops and territory, even if you are a national sinner, you will still be the president of the country." Besides, this Chiang Kai-shek is not a good thing in the first place, think about how many things he did to be sorry for the people when Chiang Kai-shek launched the revolutionary rebellion, killed too few revolutionary fighters, and how many innocent people died in his hands. However, the position of the president is still in the hands of this executioner, Chiang Kai-shek...."Liu Hua couldn't help but sneer and said to the two people in front of him.

"But, Commander. Our main force of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, plus the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, has less than 10,000 troops. Why would Chiang Kai-shek transfer so many troops to encircle and annihilate our New Fourth Army? Even if Chiang Kai-shek wants to encircle and suppress us, it should be directed against our Eighth Route Army, after all, our threat to him is even greater...."Chief of Staff Li Qing asked with a look of doubt on his face.

"Chief of Staff, it's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he doesn't dare. As the so-called chain of Si Zhi is soft, now the entire North China region has been completely occupied by our Eighth Route Army, and the total strength of the Eighth Route Army has also grown from less than 50,000 at that time to 1 million now. A whole million troops, in addition to the Jiangnan region, are eyeing the little devils. Chiang Kai-shek simply did not have the ability to attack us. As for why the New Fourth Army was encircled and suppressed, the reason was very simple, Chiang Kai-shek was frightened and frightened by the speed of the expansion of our Eighth Route Army. He was afraid that the Jiangnan region, on which he depended, would once again develop into a base of our party. If the New Fourth Army developed into the current Eighth Route Army again, then Chiang Kai-shek would really lose most of the country. At that time, even if the army is defeated by us, Chiang Kai-shek will only have half of the country left. You say, this Chiang Kai-shek, will he be able to tolerate our development in his rear? Slowly, political commissar Luo Ronghuan also discovered the most fundamental reason from Liu Hua's words. Then, he said to Li Qing, the chief of staff in front of him.

"Commander, political commissar, and now nearly 10,000 commanders and fighters of the New Fourth Army have fallen into the heavy encirclement of the Kuomintang army. Could it be that we watched our comrades being annihilated by the Kuomintang troops... Commander, political commissar, no matter what, we have to think of a way to rescue these troops...."Chief of Staff Li Qing said....

"Chief of Staff, what day is today?" Liu Hua didn't answer immediately, and asked anxiously at Li Qing in front of him..."Today is January 5th." Commander, is there something wrong? "Although I don't know why the commander asked for a specific date. But still subconsciously replied.

"January 5th....There is still one day to go..."Hearing the chief of staff's answer, Liu Hua muttered to himself. Then, his eyes lit up, and he continued to ask: "Chief of Staff, how far is our Taiyuan City from the current specific location of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, and how far is it in a straight line. If there is a rapid march, can we get there in five days..."

As for the reason why it was set at five days, it was because Liu Hua clearly remembered that in history, the entire southern Anhui incident lasted for seven days. If you send your own troops, you can get to the battlefield within five days. Then, with the combat effectiveness of the special combat team, it should be possible to rescue many comrades-in-arms who were captured by the Kuomintang army, or comrades who were surrounded by the Kuomintang army, and even General Ye Ting, who was under house arrest by the Kuomintang army, may be rescued....

"Commander, if each member of the special combat team is equipped with a war horse, according to their marching speed, they can rush to the battlefield and participate in the battle within four days..." However, Li Qing, the chief of staff, who trusted Liu Hua and looked at the map, still reported the most detailed data at the first time. Then, he looked at the commander Liu Hua in front of him with an expectant expression..."Okay, order the special operations team to temporarily cancel the northward expansion plan." At the same time, the logistics department was ordered to equip each member of the special combat team with a war horse and rush to the battlefield where fighting might break out at any time in southern Anhui as quickly as possible. Rescue soldiers who have been surrounded by Kuomintang troops or who have been captured. At the same time, if possible, launch a surprise attack on the command of the Kuomintang troops, knocking out their command organs. Since the Kuomintang troops are unkind, then don't blame us for the injustice of the [***] people...."Commander Liu Hua fiercely broke the pencil in his hand, and ordered with a resolute face to the chief of staff in front of him..."Commander, I'm going to convey the order..."As he spoke, Chief of Staff Li Qing hurriedly wanted to run out..."Well, there is one more thing, order Liu Xiaogang, the captain of the special operations team, to come to the headquarters first before leaving, I have an important task to hand over to him...."Liu Hua nodded and said....

In less than a few minutes, Liu Xiaogang came to the headquarters. Looking at Liu Xiaogang in front of him, Liu Hua didn't hesitate, and immediately based on the memory in his mind. In later generations, the location of the headquarters of the Kuomintang army at all levels in the Southern Anhui Incident was pointed out one by one to Liu Xiaogang, who looked inexplicable in front of him.

"Captain Liu, I just carefully observed these places on the map, and they are very suitable as the headquarters of the troops. Therefore, after you arrive with the special operations team, it is best to divide the troops into two groups, and some of the team members will attack immediately, and be responsible for receiving the troops besieged by the Kuomintang and the captured soldiers. As for the other part, it is to raid these high grounds, find the enemy's command organs, and destroy their command headquarters. Other than that. In the process of destroying the enemy's headquarters, we will capture these high-ranking Kuomintang officers as much as possible, and we will meet in our base area later...."Liu Hua ordered with a confident face..."Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission... Time is pressing, I'll set off now...."After saying that, Liu Xiaogang rushed out of the headquarters with an excited face and ran towards his station..."Commander, in dealing with these Kuomintang reactionaries, why don't you just kill them, and capture them for what to waste food?" Looking at the departing Liu Xiaogang, political commissar Luo Ronghuan, said angrily to Liu Hua, who looked confident in front of him.

"Commissar, you just wait. When the time comes, as long as we can capture these Kuomintang army commanders into our hands. Even if the New Fourth Army suffers heavy losses, we must make Chiang Kai-shek pay a price that satisfies us for his own actions. In the southern Anhui region, Chiang Kai-shek assembled a full 80,000 Kuomintang troops, and how many commanders above the rank of major general must be there. I believe that Chiang Kai-shek did not have the guts to lose a dozen or even dozens of generals at a time..."Facing the political commissar's questioning, Liu Hua replied with a smile on his face.

At this moment, the four combat squadrons of the special operations brigade, more than 1,000 members, have already ridden the war horses that the logistics department has just equipped, and with all their equipment, they quickly rushed out of Taiyuan City and disappeared from everyone's field of vision... The target of the special operations brigade, without surprise, was directly aimed at the southern Anhui region, which was several hundred kilometers away..."Commander, the special operations brigade, under the leadership of Captain Liu, has already set off. Back at the headquarters, Chief of Staff Li Qing didn't have time to take any rest, so he reported directly.

"Well, then we will wait here to see what happens, and wait for the special operations team to give us good news. In addition, the political commissar will immediately send our plan to the Central Military Commission for the record. I believe that after reading our action plan, the chairman will definitely agree with it very much..."Liu Hua nodded and continued to order....

The three days passed quickly, and during these three days, the Kuomintang troops in southern Anhui, as in the course of history, suddenly launched a rapid attack on the various units of the New Fourth Army in the encirclement on the evening of January 6. In this way, for 7 days, the battle was extremely cruel and fierce The Southern Anhui Incident unfolded in this way... And in these three days, more than 1,000 members of the special combat team were almost non-stop. On the second day of departure, after a day and night rapid march, the war horse lost its combat ability because of the long rapid march. However, without the war horses, the belief in rescuing friendly troops in their hearts has not weakened in the slightest. After spending two hours looting a convoy from the army. More than 1,000 members of the team, except for some of them, still rode on their horses and patrolled back and forth around the convoy. The rest of the team members took turns to enter the carriage to replenish the physical strength consumed by the long and rapid march.

Finally, under this march, just as the evening of the fourth day of departure was approaching, a faint sound of gunfire had reached their ears. And the team members who heard the sound of gunfire, just for a moment, as if they had been stimulated, the tired look on their faces was immediately swept away, and then they showed a trace of excitement... An hour later, as the sky grew darker, the soldiers could faintly see the constant glow of fire several kilometers away. The entire convoy stopped at the command of the captain Liu Xiaogang..."Political commissar, let the soldiers drive all these big trucks to the woods next to the highway to hide." When the time comes, there will definitely be a lot of wounded among the New Fourth Army units we rescue. Now we happen to be in the area controlled by the army, and with these trucks, it will be very convenient for the wounded to be transferred..."Looking at the dozens of large trucks growing on the road, Liu Xiaogang ordered.

With the assistance of more than 1,000 soldiers, large trucks were soon pushed into the dense forest next to the road. Looking at the nearly 1,000 special combat personnel who had all gathered in front of him, Liu Xiaogang's face slowly showed a bloodthirsty smile. Then, to all the commanders and fighters in front of him, he commanded loudly..."Comrades, on the way, everyone kept asking me what was the goal of our operation. Now that we've arrived at the battlefield, we can tell you. Right in front of us, the Kuomintang troops, under Chiang Kai-shek's orders, gathered a full 80,000 troops, and in disregard of the agreement on the common front of the Kuomintang, brazenly provoked an incident and launched an attack on the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, which was a unit of nearly 10,000 troops. Today, our special operations brigade, on the orders of the commander, came here with a total of two tasks. ”

(To be continued)