20_20434||->-> Chapter 282 Get ready to fight

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When the map was hung back in his original position, looking at the blank area on the map, everyone, including the commander-in-chief, looked at Yang Zhen with puzzled and even surprised eyes, and they didn't guess what this young general who had high hopes for the chairman thought

Even the commander-in-chief, who had always been fond of Yang Zhen, looked at Yang Zhen with an incomprehensible look, obviously not figuring out what was wrong with this young general who had always been brave and good at fighting, especially good at commanding large corps of battles, and who had repeatedly created miracles at the age of less than thirty, and how he could be so hasty in such a serious matter of life and death for his troops

Looking at the suspicious and even incomprehensible eyes of the several central leaders present, Yang Zhen put aside the report on the enemy situation in his hand, took a whip handed over by the operational staff officer of the Central Military Commission, and said: "Chairman, boss, and leaders, I'm sorry that I can't put forward a combat plan yet."

As soon as Yang Zhen's words came out, the people present couldn't help but be in an uproar, in addition to not understanding Yang Zhen's true thoughts, some people even thought that Yang Zhen was timid, and even the commander-in-chief, who had always been calm, was a little uncomposed, and looked at Yang Zhen with some incomprehensible eyes

However, the chairman who was smoking a cigarette didn't seem to take Yang Zhen's surprise to everyone present to heart, but looked at Yang Zhen with great interest, as if waiting for his words, and the chairman's calmness not only did not make Yang Zhen nervous, but made him more convinced that his idea was the right idea

In the face of everyone's discussion, Yang Zhen just smiled faintly, and the old god was silent, until he felt that the commander-in-chief had something unusual, and stopped the discussion below, Yang Zhen picked up his whip and pointed to the map and said: "The reason why I think that I can't come up with a plan for the time being is because I don't know much about the shape of southern Anhui, although this enemy situation report is very detailed, but some necessary things have not been written out and have not been explained clearly."

"First of all, there is still no clarity on the strength, equipment, and real combat effectiveness of the various units in the Third Theater stationed around Yunling, and there is not even any explanation of the number of troops that can be mobilized and reinforced in southern Anhui at any time in the event of an emergency."

"Most of the leaders are old revolutionaries, and even the military age and the time they participated in the revolution are the same as mine, and you should know that there are many factions in it, and they are subject to the constraints of their original structure, and the equipment and combat effectiveness of each faction are very different."

"Judging from the troops of the Third Theater currently deployed around southern Anhui, they are mainly based on the Central Army and the Sichuan Army, although some of the troops are so-called miscellaneous troops, but on the whole, the combat effectiveness is not weak, especially the 25th Army is the Central Army, and the combat effectiveness is also superior in the Central Army, and its equipment is also excellent, and one of the two divisions belongs to it is all French-style equipment."

"And the two divisions of the 50th Army, which originally belonged to the Sichuan Army, are the elite of the Sichuan Army, and the combat effectiveness and equipment are first-class among the Sichuan Army, and the Japanese army in the east has also deployed heavy troops to blockade the Yangtze River along the Yangtze River, and the shape of southern Anhui can be described as quite complicated.

"Especially at present, the elite of the Third Theater are concentrated around southern Anhui, and we should taste a hint of it from this move, no matter which route we choose to retreat through the Third Theater, we may encounter its heavy encirclement, we must be prepared to cross the river."

"Before the headquarters of the New Fourth Army retreats northward, it is necessary to fight a reasonable struggle in order to win the retreat of the old, weak, sick and disabled and non-combatants first, and minimize the number of non-combatants in the troops, so that the troops can concentrate on dealing with the unexpected events during the northward retreat."

"At the same time, the means of liaison between the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army should be strengthened, and all units should be equipped with more radio stations as much as possible so as to keep communications and contacts unimpeded, so as to ensure that their top military commanders can adjust their deployment at any time according to changes in the situation.

"Although the central government strives to peacefully resolve the route of the New Fourth Army's military headquarters to the north, and domestic and international public opinion does not want a civil war to break out at this time, I still have to build a war, whether I choose the defense area of the third theater of operations or the Japanese-occupied area, I must be prepared to fight."

"As for the choice of the retreat route and the way of retreat, I just said that if I don't have the right to investigate, I have no right to speak, and only through the field investigation can I make the best and most accurate judgment, so I hope the central government can approve me to go to southern Anhui for a field trip."

"Also, I think that whether it is in terms of the overall situation or the surrounding situation, the northward movement of the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army must not be delayed, and the Nationalist Government has always accused us of disobeying orders, and if we continue to delay, public opinion in the whole country will be very unfavorable to us."

"Moreover, judging from the situation around southern Anhui, the main force of the New Fourth Army has been deployed in the north of the Yangtze River, and in southern Jiangsu, in addition to the more than 3,000 people under the jurisdiction of the Jiangnan Command, there is no favorable force strategy in the surrounding areas, in fact, it is no longer very suitable to use southern Anhui as a strategic support point, so I should build the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army to speed up the retreat to the north."

"Many of the leaders are veteran comrades during the Great Revolution, and we should be very clear about the character of some people who turn their hands into clouds and turn their hands into rain, and we must be prepared to fight hard, so as not to be caught off guard when we encounter accidents."

"If the head of the Central Committee thinks that this strategic support point in southern Anhui cannot be lightly abandoned, I think it is entirely possible to leave a regiment of troops under the command of veteran comrades with rich guerrilla experience and persist in the struggle on the spot, so that the troops in southern Jiangsu can form a horn and play the role of mutual cover."

"Even if we really tear our face, our losses can be smaller, in the southern Anhui region, we are in the most disadvantaged of the three parties in terms of troops and equipment, once we tear the skin, in the face of the special terrain and complex enemy situation in the south of the Yangtze River, it is difficult for the reinforcements to arrive in time, we will suffer heavy losses."

"Therefore, I think that the military headquarters in southern Anhui must speed up its retreat, and the sooner this determination is made, whether it is in terms of public opinion, in the military aspect, or even in terms of political struggle, it will be extremely beneficial to me, otherwise once the Japanese puppet army and the third theater of operations are completely blocked, our road to the north will be completely blocked."

"Especially under the current situation that the Japanese army's military strength on the Yangtze River is still relatively strong, once the news and route of the military headquarters retreating north are learned by the Japanese army, it is difficult for us to escape by relying on wooden boats, and the warships with strong mobility are blocking and running slowly, and the wooden ships that are almost without fire cover are difficult to confront the warships on the wide river surface of the Yangtze River, which is why I fought in the south after defeating the puppet Manchurian army on the river in the autumn campaign last year."

"With the wooden boats alone, we have no artillery fire advantage and even the comparison of troops is also at a disadvantage, we want the whole army to cross the river along the river, basically there is no possibility, and the Japanese troops stationed along the Yangtze River are not only large warships, but also a large number of gunboats that are more flexible, tens of thousands of troops, not hundreds of people, under the nose of the Japanese fleet stationed in the Yangtze River, how much price we have to pay."

Yang Zhen's words fell, and everyone, including the chairman and the commander-in-chief, couldn't help but be stunned, compared to the pressure that the central government might bring to the international situation, and seemed a little optimistic about the affairs of southern Anhui, compared to Yang Zhen asserted that if he wanted to cross the river in order to retreat along the lì, he must be prepared for battle

This analysis Yang Zhen said in detail, but for his analysis, many people do not agree very much, after all, even if the enemy is currently pretending to be shown to outsiders, any aspect will not tear his face lightly, even if it is the party that has an absolute advantage

After listening to Yang Zhen's thoughts, the chairman was silent for a long time before he said: "Comrade Yang Zhen, do you think that a certain aspect will ignore the current situation of the great enemy and risk the condemnation of public opinion for undermining the national united front because of the civil war and weakening the anti-Japanese strength of the whole nation, and take action against the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui."

In response to the chairman's rhetorical question, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "Once the chairman really makes a move, we may not really have an advantage in public opinion, and under the current situation where the national government controls the superstructure of political power, when the two sides conflict, the board of public opinion is very likely to fall on us."

"At present, both the Eighteenth Group Army and the newly formed Fourth Army are still on the list of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, and the word National Revolutionary Army must be added in front of the number, and the New Fourth Army is directly on the establishment table of the Third Theater, and at least nominally, it is under the command of the Third Theater."

"For any national defense force, first of all, there must be a unified command, once there is a conflict between the two sides, a big hat that does not obey orders and disobeys unified command will be put on our heads, and we will even openly declare that we are rebels, and the people who have suffered from the division of the country and the warlords before the time of the national war of resistance will find it difficult for the people who do not obey the orders to accept the army that does not obey the order."

"I took a look at the circulars of the Central Committee and the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government and the New Fourth Army these days, and the order of the Nationalist Government to withdraw from the New Fourth Army to the north has been made public for a long time, and as a country's military commanding organ, it is normal for the military command to give such orders to its own troops, even if it is a nominal army, at least in the eyes of ordinary people."

"The New Fourth Army disobeyed the order to retreat north, although the reason is very complicated, but for ordinary people, a disobedience to military orders and destruction of the unity of military orders during the Anti-Japanese War is enough to suppress all the influence of public opinion, that is to say, the current advantage of public opinion is not on our side, the reason is very simple, your New Fourth Army does not obey the orders of the military commander, that is, the rebels, a country's national defense forces to exterminate a rebel army, that is too normal."

"So I think that once the two sides really make a move, public opinion will not necessarily be on our side, and in the current situation where the national government controls most of the public opinion, we are not necessarily their opponents in terms of mouthpiece, so if the war really breaks out, the chairman, we are likely to lose the public opinion war," hotzww, remind you to be aware of eye fatigue.