Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"You mean an uprising?"

"Ah."

Cao Yousen spread out the map and said, "Look, the 67th Army's deployment this time is: the 11th Cavalry Division on the right, our new 26th Brigade on the left, the Security Brigade following behind, and the new th Division holding the line. He Wending gave the troops in front no chance at all. Now the only chance is us. We will pull the st Regiment out and unite with the Eighth Route Army troops in Shanxi and Suiyuan, forcing the nd Regiment to follow us. If the nd Regiment refuses, we will annihilate it. As long as we succeed, He Wending will inevitably need to readjust the deployment. This will give our troops valuable time to rest and recuperate."

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Eighth Route Army was also a unit that had experienced the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Now the situation is getting worse due to the repeated attacks by Fu Zuoyi.

As long as they rest for a period of time, they will be able to recover their combat effectiveness. By then, it will be very difficult for the 67th Army to annihilate the Jinsui Army.

Niu Huadong nodded.

Said: "The situation is urgent now, this is indeed a good idea."

The two men were not worried at all about an uprising.

Because the First Group is essentially an armed force controlled by the party organization.

It wasn't just because these high-ranking officers in the First Regiment were Party members. The main reason was that, out of a total of over 2000 men, the entire First Regiment had approximately 500 Party members. Of the 13 company commanders in the First Regiment, 11 were Party members. It could be said that Party member activities in the First Regiment were practically open.

But the second group can’t do that.

In the new 11th Brigade, the st and nd Regiments were incompatible.

While the First Regiment had many underground Party members, the Second Regiment was home to many defecting Party members. Many officers in the Second Regiment were former Red Army commanders who defected. These defecting officers maintained strict control over the Second Regiment and were extremely vigilant against underground Party activities. Consequently, tensions between the First and Second Regiments of the New 11th Brigade were high.

Although Cao Yousen was the commander of the new 11th Brigade, he was from the 11st Regiment. When the 11st and nd Regiments were fighting for the position of brigade commander, they were in a fierce dispute. The officers of the th Brigade supported the nd Regiment commander because they all suspected Cao Yousen of being an underground party member. In the end, our party did some work at the top, mainly working with Deng Baoshan in Yulin. Deng Baoshan was worried that if the nd Regiment commander took the position, the th Brigade would follow Hu Zongnan's CCP and fall out with Yan'an. So he supported Cao Yousen, who had a good relationship with Yan'an, to be the brigade commander.

After all, the new 11th Brigade was built by Deng Baoshan himself. Deng Baoshan's support directly determined the selection of the brigade commander. However, the Second Regiment had always been dissatisfied with Cao Yousen's appointment as brigade commander and did not usually obey orders. Many officers, including those at the brigade headquarters, were against Cao Yousen.

"We now need to get in touch with the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi and Suiyuan."

"Let Zhao Wuchen go. He's smart, and before joining the new 11th Brigade, he had been in the Jinsui Military Region."

Zhao Wuchen is the company commander of the third company of the first regiment of the new 11th Brigade.

Zhao Wuchen had previously been responsible for liaison between the new 11th Brigade and the Jinsui Military Region. After making the decision, Cao Yousen and his men immediately began secretly gathering their troops. Cao Yousen first needed to control the personnel at the brigade headquarters. Many people there were hostile to Cao Yousen, and there were even some defecting officers. Since the decision had been made to revolt, of course, they had to be apprehended first.

Then he immediately sent Zhao Wuchen to find the Jinsui troops.

"Have you verified your identity?"

The new 11th Brigade sent people to contact the Jinsui Army, which surprised them at first, but they soon realized that this was a big deal and reported it to Zhang Zhongxun immediately.

Zhang Zhongxun took this news very seriously and personally inquired about the matter. The troops were now in such a passive position and the situation was so dire. If the New 11th Brigade could revolt at this time, it would completely enable the troops to escape this passive situation.

It was also a very good thing for the Jin-Cha Wing troops to annihilate the 67th Army.

After all, without the nearly 4000 troops of the New 67th Brigade, it would be much easier to deal with the th Army.

"Commander, our identity has been verified. Zhao Wuchen is indeed a member of our party, and the 11st Regiment of the New th Brigade is capable of revolting. There are over of our comrades in the st Regiment alone.

Yao Zhe reported to Zhang Zhongxun excitedly.

Zhang Zhongxun also breathed a sigh of relief.

I didn't expect the party organization of the new 11th Brigade to be so strong. If the new 11th Brigade revolts, it will definitely be a timely help to the Shanxi-Suiyuan troops.

"Commissar, what do you think?"

Zhang Zhongxun asked the political commissar Zhang Pinghua next to him.

Zhang Pinghua is currently a member of the Jinsui Branch Bureau and the Director of the Political Department of the Jinsui Military Region. This time, he and Zhang Zhongxun are leading the troops. Zhang Pinghua nodded and said, "This is a good thing. Once the new 11th Brigade revolts, the threat to our right flank will be eliminated. We will have valuable time to recuperate before the 67th Army redeploys. But first and foremost, the uprising must be successful."

"That's easy. Let's set up a dedicated radio station for communication and see how we can cooperate."

After seeing the situation of the 11st Regiment of the New th Brigade, Zhang Zhongxun had a complete idea.

There will definitely be no problems with this uprising.

Yao Zhe said from the side: "Commander, we need to inform the Jin-Cha-Ji side about this matter."

"Ah."

Now the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops are in place.

If they also put the New 11th Brigade within the attack range, things will be difficult.

"Commander, this is a good thing."

The information that the New 11th Brigade wanted to revolt was quickly passed to Zhang Zihua through Zhang Zhongxun.

Gao Wei, commander of the Sixth Brigade, made a grand speech.

Although Zhang Zihua was previously the commander of the Chanan Detachment and Gao Wei was the commander of the Chaxi Detachment, they rarely met and only met during important meetings. However, they were actually very familiar with each other.

Back in the Independent Regiment, Wang Qiuyun, Wei Hongjun, Xiao Yongshi, and Zhang Zihua were all around the same age and rank, so they interacted quite a bit. Gao Wei was therefore also familiar with Zhang Zihua.

So I speak very casually.

Zhang Zihua nodded.

Said: "It's a good thing."

However, despite receiving the good news, Zhang Zihua's expression remained solemn.

Because the responsibility is heavy.

He had to resolve the battle quickly along the way. It was the first time that Wei Hongjun commanded such a large battle and was given such an important task.

If I fail, I will not have the face to continue leading troops to fight in the future.

Zhang Zihua looked at the map and said, "Send a telegram to Comrade Zhang Zhongxun to have them continue their retreat, all the way to Tiancheng, and then welcome the New 11th Brigade's uprising. We will not interfere with how they cooperate with the New 11th Brigade's uprising; let them decide for themselves. Also, have them actively build their defenses and make sure the th Cavalry Division doesn't break through. The rest will be left to us."

"Yes."

Ma Hongyuan looked at the map and said, "Commander, how should we adjust now? If you let our cavalry brigade attack, I will definitely destroy the 7th Cavalry Division."

Ma Hongyuan led his cavalry troops for many years.

He had fought many battles with the Japanese and puppet cavalry units, so he immediately joined the 7th Cavalry Division.

Zhang Zihua shook his head.

Pointing to the Suiyuan Security Brigade, he said, "Old Ma, I told Comrade Zhang Zhongxun to withdraw his troops to Tiancheng because the front of Tiancheng is suitable for your cavalry to fight. Look at the terrain. Deploy troops on both wings to provide fire support, and then the cavalry can attack. If the attack goes smoothly, it won't take more than an hour to defeat the Suiyuan Security Brigade."

"Commander, you want our Cavalry Brigade to fight the Suiyuan Security Brigade?

You are wasting your talent.

After the establishment of the First Brigade of the Jin-Cha Wing, Ma Hongyuan's cavalry regiment was assigned to the First Brigade.

After that, Ma Hongyuan continued to fight alongside Zhang Zihua. Even after the brigade became independent, many of the subsequent battles were still under Zhang Zihua's command. Therefore, Ma Hongyuan directly expressed his dissatisfaction with Zhang Zihua's arrangements.

Ma Hongyuan's cavalry brigade, though considered a brigade, was even larger than two Nationalist cavalry divisions. Excluding non-combat troops, the brigade alone had over 4900 combat troops. The total force totaled over 7000.

Let yourself fight the security brigade?

The Suiyuan Security Brigade was just a ragtag force of less than 3000 people.

Ma Hongyuan doesn't like it at all.

Zhang Zihua immediately said seriously: "Comrades, we must remember one thing. Fighting is not a child's play, and fighting a big war is even less so. We attacked the 67th Army with intention, but even so we cannot be careless. We fight to concentrate our forces to annihilate the enemy and annihilate the enemy with superior forces. This is the principle of our army's operations. Lao Ma, this Suiyuan Security Brigade is the Suiyuan bandit unit reorganized by Fu Zuoyi. They have committed numerous crimes against the people in our base area in the Suiyuan region. His unit has a large number of habitual bandits. Before being reorganized by Fu Zuoyi, they were a group of bandits who robbed and looted. Since we have encountered them this time, we must not let them escape, and we must not let them continue to harm the people. The Cavalry Brigade is a heroic unit of my Jirecha Military Region that has made many meritorious deeds, so I chose the Cavalry Brigade to annihilate the Suiyuan Security Brigade. Because I believe in you, as long as your Cavalry Brigade is out, you will definitely not let these bandits escape."

Zhang Zihua said this, and Ma Hongyuan straightened up immediately. Then he said loudly, "Commander, don't worry. A group of bandits dared to come to our base and cause trouble. I will definitely wipe out this group of bandits."

Ma Hongyuan was once a bandit.

But he hated bandits the most.

Because the base they had established in the Chadong Detachment had been repeatedly ravaged by bandits. After arriving in Rehe, the bandits were even more numerous and more brutal. So, upon hearing that the Suiyuan Security Brigade had ravaged the Eighth Route Army base and harmed the people there, Ma Hongyuan immediately declared his determination to destroy them.

"The Sixth Brigade and the Third Special Brigade."

"arrive."

The commander of the Sixth Brigade, Gao Wei, the political commissar, Lu Weisheng, the commander of the Third Special Brigade, Ding Sheng, and the political commissar, Feng Linqi, stood up.

Zhang Zihua looked at them and said, "The commander told me that Comrade Gao Wei and Comrade Ding Sheng are both capable and skilled generals. You are the most suitable for a surprise attack on the enemy like this one, so I have assigned your two brigades to the Southern Route Column. Now I will give you the task of surprise attacking the New 26th Division and encircling and annihilating it. Your two brigades combined have nearly four times the strength of the New 26th Division. You must not only surprise them and divide them, but also surround them. You must launch attacks from the head, flanks, and rear simultaneously to disrupt the New 26th Division's organization.

What Zhang Zihua attached most importance to was the battle to annihilate the New 26th Division.

因为67军核心部队就是新26师，人数大约有七千多人。也是67军军长何文鼎的嫡系部队。其他新11旅和骑兵第七师都和何文鼎没有什么关系。只是为了组建67军，临时编进来的部队。

Therefore, Zhang Zihua's deployment was relatively detailed.

Mark the locations of the 6th Brigade and the 3rd Special Brigade on the map.

Including how to split them after the attack.

"We don't have much time, because our time is earned by the lives of our comrades stationed in Taolin and Jining. Therefore, you must quickly destroy the New 26th Division. The shorter the time it takes to destroy the New 26th Division, the fewer casualties there will be in Jining and Taolin. The commander gave us two days, but I hope we can destroy the New 26th Division within one day. Can you do it?"

"Resolutely complete the task."

"it is good."

Zhang Zihua turned to Peng Longfei.

He said, "Comrade Peng Longfei, your Second Self-Defense Brigade is located in the Goumen area. Your job is to prevent the Seventh Cavalry Division from returning to reinforce and hinder the Sixth Brigade and the Third Special Forces Brigade from encircling and annihilating the New 26th Division. The Seventh Cavalry Division is highly mobile, so your job is to deploy a good defense line."

Hold several important passes. The 7th Cavalry Division will retreat from the front line, fight a battle with you first, and then bypass the ditch gate. It will take a long time.

So as long as you hold the pass around Goumen, you'll have accomplished your mission. Comrade Peng Longfei, can the Second Self-Defense Brigade complete its mission?

"Commander, we will complete the mission."

Chapter 628: Raid on the 67th Army

"Commander, news from the front. The Eighth Route Army troops from Shanxi and Suiyuan have stopped in the Tiancheng area and are beginning to build a defense line."

He Wending was overjoyed when he heard the news.

Then spread out the map.

Looking at the terrain around Tiancheng, he said excitedly, "Good, good. The Jinsui Eighth Route Army can't run anymore. Our pursuit is working. Look at the small hills on both wings, which are natural barriers. They must be planning to deploy a defense line here to block the New 11th Brigade and the th Cavalry Division."

The wide front allows them to take advantage of their large numbers. The security brigade is most afraid of this kind of offensive and defensive battle."

He Wending was really happy.

Because he understood that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Eighth Route Army had no other choice but to build a defense line on the spot.

If they had any other options, they would never stay in Tiancheng.

Because the current Jinsui troops were exhausted, they would never be able to break out if they stayed. He Wending immediately ordered: "Order the new 11th Brigade to leave one regiment to attack the Jinsui Eighth Route Army's left flank, and the other regiment to go around and cut off the Jinsui Eighth Route Army's retreat. Order the th Cavalry Division to attack the Jinsui Eighth Route Army's right flank. Absolutely do not allow the Jinsui Eighth Route Army any time to rest. The Jinsui Eighth Route Army has been running for their lives these days and must be extremely tired. If they are not given time to rest, no matter how strong their willpower is, they will eventually collapse. Moreover, they are currently short of ammunition. This is a good opportunity for us to annihilate them in one fell swoop."

"Send a telegram to the Security Brigade, instructing them to launch a fierce frontal attack. Tell Guo Changqing that if we can successfully annihilate the opposing Communist forces this time, we will be invincible."