Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Although Zhao Gang was worried that Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment might not be able to hold on, he couldn't care less now.

The time to attack is almost up.

.........

Jinsui Army Headquarters.

In the operations room, Commander Yan looked at the sand table in front of him and yawned from time to time. Normally, he would have rested long ago because there was something wrong with his body.

But this situation is not the time for him to rest.

"Commander." Commander Zhang ran in hurriedly.

"Is this a telegram from Chu Yunfei?!" Commander Yan asked hurriedly.

"Yes, we received a telegram from Chu Yunfei. They have successfully eliminated the Japanese in Fucheng and rushed to the rear of the Japanese in the southwest direction. He asked us to be ready to cooperate in the attack at any time." While speaking, Commander Zhang handed the telegram to Commander Yan.

"Good, well done! It seems that Mu Jin and the others are quite trustworthy!" Commander Yan finally smiled when he heard this.

Since Mu Jin and the others are acting with Chu Yunfei, there shouldn't be any accidents. He was worried before that Mu Jin might suddenly withdraw and sell them out, but now he doesn't have to worry about that.

"You must immediately give orders to other commanders and tell them to launch an attack on the Japanese positions at 2 a.m.!" Commander Yan ordered hastily.

"I understand!" Master Zhang nodded, then turned and left.

Commander Yan looked at the telegram in his hand, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise. The credit this time would probably be very great. Even if he failed to eliminate the 20th Division of the Japanese, just severely damaging it, that would be enough.

It was worth it that he made up his mind to cooperate with Mu Jin. Although the process was somewhat threatening, if you think about it carefully, Mu Jin only said that he would do it, but he probably didn't dare to do it.

Because Mu Jin didn't want to see the country's strength weakened by the Japanese.

Soon, Master Zhang ran back.

"The commander's order has been issued."

"Well, just watch carefully from now on." Commander Yan nodded.

"Commander, I actually think that we can discuss Chu Yunfei's promotion again?!" Commander Zhang suggested upon seeing this.

In fact, he still felt that Chu Yunfei should be promoted. After all, Chu Yunfei had made so many contributions, and it would be unreasonable if he was not promoted.

"Why are you bringing this up again?" Commander Yan frowned. He had already made the decision, so why was this subordinate so clueless and still bringing it up?

"Commander, have you ever thought about this, if Chu Yunfei is really the one planted here, then why didn't that person give him a promotion when Chu Yunfei has made so many contributions?!

This means that person actually thinks that Chu Yunfei is yours. I heard that when Chu Yunfei met that person, he praised you many times in front of him.
This must have made that person feel uncomfortable, what do you think? ”Master Zhang explained the situation.

If Chu Yunfei was really a stubborn person, he would definitely not say so many good things about Commander Yan.

"What you said seems to make some sense." Commander Yan frowned when he heard this.

Indeed, Chu Yunfei had made many contributions and was an officer from the Whampoa Military Academy. Logically speaking, he was that person's student.

Like other students who made contributions, they were promoted, even the students who suffered defeat were promoted. However, Chu Yunfei did not receive any promotion and was only given a verbal commendation.

Apart from that, there was no other expression. Does this mean that that person feels that Chu Yunfei is already his?
"Commander, you also think it makes sense, right? Chu Yunfei is quite capable, and the key is that he has a good relationship with Mu Jin.
Don't forget, Mu Jin was from the Northeast Army, and he left because of unfair treatment, which shows that Mu Jin disliked that person very much. "Master Zhang continued, and he also mentioned Mu Jin.

"Yes, Mu Jin knew that Chu Yunfei graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy and was considered a student of that person, but he still had contact with Chu Yunfei." Commander Yan also nodded, agreeing with what Commander Zhang said.

"Since that person doesn't promote Chu Yunfei, why don't we promote Chu Yunfei and make Chu Yunfei truly ours? What do you think?!" Master Zhang continued.

In this way, when the person sees that Chu Yunfei was directly promoted, he will definitely be more suspicious of Chu Yunfei.

"In fact, Chu Yunfei just doesn't understand politics, but he is still a talent. It's a good thing for him to stay in our army.

The key is that with Mu Jin here, Chu Yunfei will be able to make more contributions in the future, and then we can ask for more weapons and equipment." Seeing that Commander Yan was moved, Master Zhang continued to persuade him.

Commander Yan was silent and began to think deeply. What Xiao Zhang said made sense and was tempting enough.

In fact, in the past two years, he had falsely reported a lot of staffing in order to get that person to approve more equipment and money for him, but he still felt somewhat guilty about doing these things.

If Chu Yunfei really became one of his own, then he wouldn't have to feel guilty when asking for these weapons, equipment and military pay.

"Commander, have you thought about it?!" Seeing that Commander Yan didn't say anything, Commander Zhang asked tentatively.

"Forget it. What if this is a show that the other party deliberately staged with Chu Yunfei? The purpose is to gain my trust!" Commander Yan shook his head. He still felt that it was not possible.

He was worried that if what he said was true, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would really belong to that person. Then, wouldn't he be the meat on the chopping board? !
Although the probability of this happening is small, he still needs to be on guard. He doesn't want everything he has built to be destroyed.

"Commander, you..." Upon hearing this, Commander Zhang didn't know what to say for a moment. It seemed that Commander Yan was no less suspicious than that guy.

"Okay, that's it. Let's fight this battle first and talk about the rest later!" Commander Yan ended the topic decisively.

"Yes." Master Zhang nodded helplessly and sighed a few times in his heart.

"Are you also that person's man? Otherwise, why do you always want me to promote Chu Yunfei?!" Commander Yan said this suddenly, and his eyes looking at Master Zhang were somewhat unfriendly.

"Commander, I have followed you for many years and have always been loyal to you. If you don't trust me, just shoot me." Commander Zhang directly took out the pistol and handed it to Commander Yan.

"Xiao Zhang, I'm just trying to scare you, put your gun away quickly." Commander Yan smiled when he saw this.

"Commander, I can't stand being scared." Commander Zhang put the pistol back into the holster and felt relieved. If Commander Yan didn't believe him, he would have no choice but to die to prove his loyalty.

"Go back to the communications room first and report back when there is any situation!" Commander Yan waved his hand.

"Okay." Commander Zhang nodded, turned around and left the operations room!
"Alas... Am I really getting old?!" Commander Yan couldn't help but sigh. Xiao Zhang had been with him for many years. No matter who had a problem, Xiao Zhang would have no problem with it. Xiao Zhang even once blocked a bullet for him and almost died. Now he even began to doubt Xiao Zhang. It was really too much.

.........

On the other side, Matsushita Renkyu was still waiting for news. However, after another ten minutes, he finally became unable to sit still.

Several telegrams have been sent, but the troops in the floating city have not responded, as if they had disappeared.

"Division commander, don't worry, there shouldn't be any accidents!" The Japanese regiment commander tried to comfort him, but he was also somewhat uneasy in his heart!

It’s so weird that the troops in the floating city haven’t replied to the telegram yet.

"It's not a question of worrying or not. Something has definitely happened to them! Otherwise, it would not have taken so long. Even if they are afraid of the Northeast Army, they would not have been so short of time to reply to the telegram!" Matsushita Renkyu said with certainty!

He was basically certain that the troops over there would no longer respond to any telegrams, and it would be basically impossible to escape from the surprise attack by the Northeast Army.

"What?! But didn't Division Commander Nakajima say that the enemy would not attack in the next few days?!" the Japanese regiment commander said in surprise.

"That only means that Captain Nakajima made a wrong judgment!" Matsushita Renkyu responded helplessly. Although Nakajima Imago is very powerful, he can't calculate everything.

"Send a telegram to Division Commander Nakajima and tell him that the regiment that attacked the floating city was most likely wiped out." Matsushita Renkyu ordered.

"Division Commander, should we wait a little longer?! Maybe they will reply to the telegram soon?!" The Japanese regiment commander still didn't quite believe it.

"No need to wait, just send it." said Matsushita Renkyu.

"Hi!" The Japanese captain then went out.

.........

In the temporary headquarters of the 16th Division.

Nakajima Imao was still waiting for news, but the 20th Division had not yet replied to the telegram.

He couldn't help but feel anxious. Could it be that he made a wrong judgment? ! The Northeast Army actually planned to start the attack today? !

"That shouldn't be the case. Doesn't the Northeastern Army want us to fight the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to a standstill before launching a surprise attack?!" Nakajima Imao frowned.

"Division Commander, Division Commander! Something happened!" Suddenly, a Japanese brigade commander lifted the curtain and walked into the tent, his voice a little hurried.

"Something happened to the troops attacking the floating city, right?" said Nakajima Imao.

"That's right, that's what the telegram sent by Colonel Matsushita said." The Japanese brigade commander nodded quickly and handed the telegram to Nakajima Imao.

"Division Commander, why did the Northeast Army directly attack the Fucheng troops?! Shouldn't they take action after a few days?!" The Japanese brigade commander said. If the Northeast Army is exposed now, will it attack the 20th Division later? !
"There are two possibilities now. First, the reason why the Northeast Army was exposed in advance is that they never intended to annihilate the 20th Division from the beginning to the end, but wanted to divide and annihilate it.
But this is obviously impossible. After all, we are not stupid. Once the troops in the floating city are annihilated, we will withdraw.
Therefore, there is only one possibility left, that is, they intend to take action tonight, and they are probably already preparing for the attack! "Nakajima Imao slowly said his two guesses.

"What?! Should we go there to provide support in advance?" the Japanese brigade commander said hurriedly.

"Well, pass the order down and have the troops set out immediately to support the 20th Division. At the same time, send a telegram to the 20th Division and tell them to prepare for the attack.
It's time for the poison gas bomb to come into play! ! " Nakajima Imao began to convey the order. If there were no poison gas bombs, he could not guarantee that the 20th Division could hold out for too long in the hands of the enemy.

"Hi!" The Japanese brigade commander nodded and immediately sent a telegram, notifying the frontline troops to start their march.

"Mu Jin, you actually chose to take action today. Could it be that you have a good friend in the Jinsui Army?!" Nakajima Izago became puzzled.

Normally speaking, the relationship between Mu Jin and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was not good, so it was normal for them to take action a few days later, but he was somewhat surprised that the other party acted so quickly.

.........

At the same time, Li Jin was also keeping an eye on the camp of the 16th Division.

To be honest, if the 16th Division's frontline troops were not so close to the headquarters, he would have wanted to take action now. But there was no way. He was not sure he could capture the headquarters in a short time.

At this time, the walkie-talkie on Li Jin's waist rang.

"Commander, the Japanese front-line troops have begun to move! But it is not time to attack yet." The voice of the scout came from the walkie-talkie.

"Understood. Notify the soldiers on the next section to keep an eye on it." Li Jin nodded. He had arranged personnel to keep an eye on the 16th Division's advance route to avoid the situation of falling behind.

"Yes!" the scout responded, and the walkie-talkie fell silent.

"Captain, what's going on? How come the Japs set out so quickly? We still have a few minutes before we attack. Do they know our plan?
Or maybe the political commissar and his men attacked ahead of time? ! " Liu Changshun on the side couldn't help but say.

It's not even time to attack yet, but the Japanese have already taken action. This is too strange.

"Xu Qingfeng and his men didn't attack!" Li Jin shook his head. It was impossible for Xu Qingfeng and his men to attack before the time came.

"The Japanese should know that we are going to attack the 20th Division tonight." Li Jin nodded. He did not expect that this Japanese division commander was so powerful. No wonder he could become the commander of a Class A division.

"How did they know?!" Liu Changshun was still a little confused.

"Have you forgotten the floating city?!" Li Jin asked back.

"Commander, are you saying that the Japanese sent a telegram to the troops attacking Fucheng in the middle of the night, but found that the troops in Fucheng did not reply. Judging from this, the troops were completely wiped out?!" Liu Changshun thought of it immediately after hearing this and said quickly.

"Well, from the current perspective, it should be like this. When Xu Qingfeng and his men took action, they directly targeted the Japanese brigade commander and blew him up, preventing him from even reporting any information." Li Jin nodded.

"No wonder the Japanese suddenly took action, but how could they be so sure that we would attack tonight?!" Liu Changshun frowned.

Even if Fucheng's troops were completely wiped out by them, the devils of the 16th Division were too decisive in their actions. Aren't they worried about making a wrong guess and alerting the enemy? !

(End of this chapter)