Southern guerrilla warfare: I led the Red Seventh Army Corps to amassed a million troops.

Amidst this chaos, Red Army assault teams dressed in Nationalist uniforms silently infiltrated from the flanks and rear of various positions.

They advanced rapidly along the trenches with their guns in hand, firing a burst of bullets at any resistance they encountered, and shouting "Surrender and you will not be killed!" when they came across fleeing soldiers.

Under the combined attack from both sides, several positions collapsed one after another, like building blocks with their bases removed.

Amidst this frenzied offensive launched unilaterally by the Red Army, one unit quietly withdrew.

That was a regiment of Guangdong troops that had been lying in ambush outside the Nationalist army's command post all night.

After confirming that the Nationalist army command post had been completely destroyed and that no one had escaped, Zhang Qiming immediately fired three green signal flares as ordered by Su Yu.

That being said, Zhang Qiming had no idea what firing a signal flare at this time meant, or who it was meant for.

However, what he didn't know was that this Guangdong Army commander was quite clear about the entire plan. As Li Hanhun's most trusted subordinate, he was basically familiar with everything except for the most crucial part.

The Commander-in-Chief and the Red Army joined forces to wipe out an entire Nationalist army corps, weakening the Nationalist army's strength and strengthening the Red Army's.

They also sold a batch of weapons and ammunition produced by the Guangdong arsenal at a high price.

This is killing three birds with one stone!

The Red Army swept through southern Fujian and made a fortune, but in the end, more than half of it ended up in the pockets of the Guangdong Army.

The thought of getting rich without lifting a finger made him feel incredibly happy.

Thus, under the pale green light, the rugged face of this Chaoshan man, who was usually stern and unsmiling, now resembled a blooming chrysanthemum.

A moment later, he waved his hand behind him. The thousands of men made no extra sound, but orderly put away their weapons and disappeared into the night, line by line, following the route they had marked during the day.

The Red Army scouts nearby noticed the commotion, but no one fired a shot or tried to stop them.

Before setting off, they received strict orders: not to clash with the Guangdong army.

The team marched briskly along the mountain road for more than two hours before finally returning to the temporary command post of the Second Army of the Guangdong Army.

As the regimental commander strode into the operations room, he saluted Li Hanhun, his voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement: "Commander! It's a great success! I saw the signal flare!"

Li Hanhun was drinking tea when he heard this. He put down his cup and asked sharply, "Green or red?"

"green."

"Three shots or two shots?"

"Three shots, clearly, three shots."

Li Hanhun nodded, then asked, "Did you fire any shots?"

The regimental commander grinned: "Not a single shot was fired. The Red Army handled things brilliantly; not a single spark touched us from beginning to end."

Li Hanhun slammed his fist on the table: "Good! Excellent!"

He stood up, walked a few steps around the room with his hands behind his back, and finally couldn't keep up the mature and composed expression on his face, revealing a gleeful yet sinister smile.

"Haha, now there's no way to prove it. The Central Army was completely wiped out, and Commander Chiang died a heroic death. Can't I just say whatever I want?"

At that moment, the chief of staff strode in from outside, holding a list in his hand:

"Commander, all units have assembled and are ready to launch the breakout operation at your command. In addition, the military supplies that cannot be taken away have been sealed up, and I have arranged for reliable brothers to stand guard until the very end to ensure the safe handover of the goods."

Li Hanhun nodded. This was a crucial step in the entire plan, concerning Commander-in-Chief Chen's finances, so there was no room for carelessness.

No matter how much the Red Army valued integrity, if something went wrong and they didn't receive the goods, the other party wasn't going to be taken advantage of.

Commander-in-Chief Chen will definitely be unhappy if he doesn't get the money, and he'll be the one to take the blame in the end!

Therefore, his original plan for the entire army to retreat and for the Red Army to take over the warehouses was directly scrapped.

It's still a bit too risky. Let's send a few people to keep watch! Afterwards, gather them together, pay them to keep quiet, and assign them all to our own guard battalion.

Once this storm passes, any further rumors or gossip should be harmless.

Li Hanhun pondered for a while longer, and feeling that there were no major problems with the entire plan, he then gave the instructions:

"The breakout plan must be arranged perfectly, without the slightest mistake. We've already performed ninety-nine parts of this grand show, and we can't afford any mistakes in the final step."

The chief of staff hesitated for a moment: "Is the commander worried that the Red Army might rebel and wipe us out as well?"

Li Hanhun waved his hand, his tone firm, "No, the Red Army wouldn't be so short-sighted. They care about the big picture, not short-term gains."

"I'm not talking about breaking out; I'm talking about the battle report. This battle isn't a military one; it's a political one."

The chief of staff nodded knowingly: "I had already considered this. I have drafted the first report, and the wording is arranged as follows."

"The Red Army launched a surprise attack, leaving its rear vulnerable. Our army did the opposite and successfully broke through the encirclement, even achieving some gains along the way. It can be said that we were still honorable despite the defeat."

The regimental commander next to him scratched his head, somewhat puzzled: "Chief of staff, the Red Army has cleared this road for us. We haven't even encountered a single person. What can we possibly gain?"

The chief of staff chuckled. "The military flags! The liaison officer on the other side made arrangements with us. They've set up fake flags all over the mountains, waiting for us to take some with us when we retreat."

"The battle report can say something like this: Our army encountered the main force of the Red Army during the retreat. After a bloody battle, we successfully repelled them and captured several military flags."

"But the retreat was too hasty, and the captured weapons had to be abandoned. Only a few Red Army battle flags were salvaged by our brave Guangdong soldiers. So we didn't even need to report the number of captured weapons."

Li Hanhun's eyes lit up. He thought he was already quite cunning, but he never expected that there was always someone stronger, and that there was always someone better.

The regimental commander was stunned. When he came to his senses, he immediately gave a thumbs up: "Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Even if we lose this battle, we can still make a name for ourselves. Chief of Staff, you truly deserve to be called a scholar. Your mind works much better than ours, you roughnecks."

Li Hanhun laughed heartily and patted the regimental commander on the shoulder: "Good! When we get back to Guangdong, I'll get a promotion, and you'll all be rich. All the brothers will have meat to eat!"

The chief of staff simply sighed and said, "Whether I eat meat or not is irrelevant. As long as the Central Army can't enter Lingnan, I'd rather be a vegetarian for the rest of my life."

These words immediately brought a somber atmosphere to a close.

These people know the character of the Central Army all too well, and they know even better the character of the Kuomintang bureaucrats. They let these kinds of people govern their hometowns.

Just kidding, that would be like pushing the villagers into a fire pit.

This is also a common consensus among grassroots officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Army.

For this reason, they did not hesitate to cooperate with the Red Army, which was like seeking a bargain with a tiger.

But what Li Hanhun and his men didn't expect was that some high-ranking commanders only cared about their own future and interests, and their ideological awareness was even lower than that of a lowly soldier.