20_20434 was originally in the work arrangement, and Yang Zhen's predecessor was left with only the commander who contacted the three theaters and asked for funds and ammunition. At this time, he resumed his original work again, and studied the route of the New Fourth Army's northward retreat all day with the representatives of the New Fourth Army stationed in the Third Theater. On behalf of the New Fourth Army, he came forward and demanded the Eastern Front.

The Third Theater of Operations never agreed to this request of the New Fourth Army, insisting that it could only take the northern front of the enemy-occupied area, which had already deployed troops to cover the north of the Yangtze River, but was almost entirely in the enemy-occupied area south of the Yangtze River. In order to force the troops in southern Anhui to agree to take the northern front, the Third Theater even agreed to allocate 50,000 yuan in extraction fees and 30,000 rounds of ammunition for the troops in southern Anhui before they set off.

The situation that the three theaters only agreed to the northern line of the troops in southern Anhui had already been expected by Yang Zhen and even earlier in his plan. For the unprecedented generosity of the three war zones, Yang Zhen just smiled. In addition to asking the army commander to continue to negotiate with the three theaters, the reconnaissance of the southern front in private did not relax for a day.

On the one hand, the military commander and his fellow student from Baoding were engaged in a lawsuit on the radio, and on the other hand, he kept calling the central authorities, hoping that the central office in Chongqing would be able to communicate with the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government. As far as possible, the route for the northward withdrawal of the troops in southern Anhui was selected. At the request of the troops in southern Anhui, the central representative in Chongqing also frequently came and went in and out of the Central Military Commission.

Although the troops were completely ready to retreat north, what made everyone very incomprehensible was that the military headquarters, which had forced everyone to jump into the well these days, had no movement at this time. The orders received by the troops from top to bottom were actually good to eat and drink, and to adjust the tension of the troops. Even the daily training of the troops has stopped.

All the people thought that the military headquarters had done this because the northward retreat that had already been chosen by the eastern front had not yet been won, and the scouts who had set out on the eastward reconnaissance route had not yet recovered the terrain. In fact, except for the army commander and the chief of staff of the army, the director of the political department, and the deputy secretary of the Southeast Branch, even the operational staff officers of the military department did not know that these were just tricks adopted by Yang Zhen.

In order to keep it strictly secret and confuse the three war zones, Yang Zhen adopted a qiē method. Not only did they ostensibly strive to take the northern front with the three theaters, but even the retreat route, plan, and contingency plan drawn up by the army commander himself were all drawn up by Yang Zhen in the name of a meeting.

The retreat plan drawn up by the staff officer of the military headquarters in the war room of the military headquarters was specially shown to the liaison officer of the New Fourth Army sent by the Third Theater. The real plan, except for Yang Zhen knowing, no one else knows. In order to be more thorough, Yang Zhen also transferred the old regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness to the eastern front, and put on a posture that as long as the three theaters agreed, they could immediately advance eastward.

And the scouts sent to the Northern Front, as well as to the Eastern Front, but this was only to cover the real operation. As early as the fifth day after Yang Zhen arrived in southern Anhui, he sent out all the classes that followed him to southern Anhui. With the cooperation of several cadres from local origins and scouts, a focused reconnaissance was carried out on the southern front, which had actually been chosen.

The reason why Yang Zhen has not given the final order for a long time is that the reconnaissance unit has not yet returned, and the map of the southern front has not yet been surveyed and mapped. The second is also to express an attitude to the third theater of operations, if you do not agree with my plan to retreat north on the eastern front, then Lao Tzu will not leave. This was also the last smoke released to cover the real retreat.

On 27 December, when the reconnaissance unit returned with the surveyed map and the latest enemy situation, and obtained the consent of the central authorities. Yang Zhen, who had already made preparations, decided to finalize the time of evacuation at 0:00 on 30 December 1940, after the deadline set by the Nationalist Government.

After the time of the retreat was finally determined, the liaison officer of the Third War Zone has been kept strictly secret since he came to southern Anhui, and has always avoided him, and he has not let him know that Yang Zhen, who came to southern Anhui, finally came forward to meet with the liaison officer in person.

When Yang Zhen arrived in southern Anhui, he was returned to the Third Theater Command at the request of the central army commander in the name of requesting the transfer of defense funds. When he returned, Yang Zhen deliberately avoided it and kept his whereabouts strictly secret. made this deputy military commander who didn't know that the original deputy commander who was in charge of the work had been transferred away, and when the new political commissar had been appointed as a liaison officer, Yang Zhen was not ambiguous, and directly went straight to the point with his self-registration number.

When he heard that the person in front of him, who was younger than himself, was actually the new political commissar of the New Fourth Army, the liaison officer's face changed a lot. He didn't expect that he had only been back in the Third Theater Command for a few days, and the situation had already changed here.

Looking at the confusion in the eyes of this liaison officer, Yang Zhen knew that his reputation in the Guannai army was far inferior to that of some veteran generals. His own name, this guy who is far away from the rear has really not heard of it. In this way, it is a good thing. If you don't know your work style, you may be able to provide yourself with some convenience.

It's just that what Yang Zhen didn't expect was that after this guy got through the initial confusion, he didn't sweat profusely after a while. Looking at Yang Zhen's expression, he was a little embarrassed, and said with some curiosity: "Chief Yang has never known about his appointment, and he didn't inquire about visiting afterwards, which is really rude, and I asked the chief for a lot of guarantees." ”

"But with all due respect, I would like to ask, did Chief Yang defeat several divisions of the Japanese army in the northeast last year, the commander of your army? As far as I know, it seems that among the senior commanders of your army, there is only one commander named Yang Zhen from the northeast? Oh, the same officer who caused a sensation in Chongqing last year. ”

Regarding the colonel's compliment, Yang Zhen didn't care at all and said: "Where I came from, you don't need to know this, let alone know." As for who I am, you will know and will know in the future. ”

"I came to you today to tell you that since the Third War Zone is resolutely opposed to us taking the Eastern Front, then we have decided to change our course. Go south to the dense forest and cross the river to the first line of Liyang. And in order to show resolute obedience to the three theaters and to maintain the anti-Japanese national united front, we have decided to set out on the 30th, the day before the deadline you have set. ”

Yang Zhen's words made the colonel stunned: "Take the southern route? On the 30th, the day after tomorrow, you will set out? This is a bit too rushed. The Theater Commander's Department simply has no way to reply so quickly. Sir, although the final deadline for you to retreat north from the theater commander's department is the day after tomorrow, the route you choose again still needs the approval of the theater commander. And two days is simply impossible to come. ”

Regarding the colonel's objection, Yang Zhen said: "I'm not here to ask for your opinion, I'm here to sue you for our decision." You don't agree with the Eastern Front, and you force us on the Northern Eastern Front. However, the actual situation on the northern front must be clearer than us as the entire third theater responsible for the operation in Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang. ”

"Thanks to you, we have no choice but to take the southern route. You can now tell your prefect that we will not be able to obey the order within thirty-six hours. Now that we have decided to carry out the order, we also hope that the Theater Commander's Department will help us coordinate friendly forces on the route. ”

"I can tell you clearly, if there is an accident on the way while we are retreating, we will not be responsible. Also, if you encounter an armed volley on the road, don't blame us for being polite. When necessary, we can fight all the way. Our retreat to the north was requested by the Chongqing Military Commission, and it was also an order of the Third Theater. If anyone has ulterior motives and wants to fish in troubled waters with the intention of creating a conflict between the two armies and sabotaging the anti-Japanese united front, we will never be polite. You have guns in your hands, and we don't have burning sticks in our hands. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen looked at the colonel who was stunned by his words and said, "You are right, I am the Yang Zhen who was awarded the rank of lieutenant general by you, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation." I am not afraid of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops with planes and tanks and heavy artillery. Tens of thousands of allies with ulterior motives, I am even more afraid. ”

"Sue sù to your war zone commander, if people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, but if people offend me, I will offend people. I have a characteristic, that is, when I am strong, I am strong. You are strong, I am stronger than you. Lao Tzu led hundreds of people to kill from the encirclement and suppression of tens of thousands of Japanese troops, and for the rest of his life, he was not afraid of anything when he crawled out of the pile of dead people. ”

Seeing that this guy was stunned by his words, Yang Zhen just smiled, didn't say anything, and left without taking a cloud with a wave of his hand. Looking at Yang Zhen's back, the colonel's adjutant, who was also dumbfounded, said for a long time: "Sir, their new commander is very horizontal." What are we going to do? ”

The major, who had woken up from shock by his adjutant's words, heard his adjutant's words and said angrily: "What should I do? Fuck, you ask me what to do, where do I know. Immediately report to the Theater Commander's Department about their latest change of course. And the arrival of this guy will also be reported. ”

"This guy is not simple, much more difficult than his predecessor. If it is really like the legend, this time the theater commander has encountered a tough opponent. Grandma's, how did he come here in such a short time? You are all a group of fucking scraps, Lao Tzu went to report to the war zone commander's department, you stayed here, and you didn't even know that such a big living person was coming? That guy on your neck, what else can you do but eat? ”

When the adjutant heard the chief's angry words, he had to say cautiously: "Sir, as soon as you leave, we will be locked up by them. You can't go anywhere except at the office. There are double whistles outside, and you can't even get out of the yard gate on weekdays, how to investigate the situation? Even when you come back, aren't you also trapped in the house by them and can't get out? ”

"It's just that one night I heard the roar of planes. It can't be their new chief, who came by plane. But these dirt roads, even the guns are not complete, where to find the plane? Even if the Russians give them planes, where do they go to find pilots? ”

"Even if there are airplanes, pilots can't just come out of the ground overnight. And is it possible that the Japanese soldiers along the way are all blind? An airplane of such a size, you can't see it. You know, from the northwest to here, you have to pass through enemy-occupied areas. They flew over, and they didn't know to intercept? ”。