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

In addition to the northern part of Ningde, there are also Fu'an, Fuding, Xiapu, Shouning and Zhouning further north.

Even further west of the base area, in Gutian and Pingnan, and further south in Datian, Youxi, and Minqing, there are many light red patches, which are all guerrilla areas of the Red Army.

The Northern Expeditionary Force against Japanese Aggression brought a large amount of weapons and supplies from Fuzhou, which were continuously supplied to these guerrillas through smuggling channels.

Especially with the arrival of field troops, the Nationalist army was forced to deploy a large number of troops to the perimeter of the core area for encirclement and blockade. The guerrilla forces in the guerrilla areas were able to breathe a sigh of relief and began to grow stronger.

The most direct manifestation of this was that the main force of the National Revolutionary Army was basically exposed to the Red Army.

Xun Huaizhou leaned back in his chair, shaking his head with a smile: "Zeyuan, your talent for coming up with nicknames is truly unmatched. You always manage to come up with something new. If this Mr. Niangxi knew you were making sarcastic remarks like this, wouldn't he be furious?"

Su Yu added with a smile, "It was clearly you who hit the Japanese, arrested their consul, and took their citizens prisoner."

"But the Japanese devils went after the Nationalist government and put diplomatic pressure on them. If it were me, I'd be so angry I'd vomit blood."

Zhou Zeyuan turned around, put his hands on his hips, and said dismissively, "What's there to be angry about? You have no idea how grand Mr. Niang Xipi's vision is."

As the three faced each other in bewilderment, Zhou Zeyuan changed the subject:

"It's just a matter of paying some compensation, making an apology, and pushing a few scapegoats out to take the blame. Our Mr. Hippie doesn't care about this loss at all. It's just a matter of a few inches, nothing at all."

The three were taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

Su Da slapped his thigh and laughed until he was panting, Xun Huaizhou clutched his stomach and shook his head, and Su Yu laughed until tears almost came out.

Once the laughter subsided, Zhou Zeyuan said seriously, "The Japanese are definitely pressuring the Nationalist government to intensify its efforts to suppress us."

"If this intelligence is true, then the previous actions of the Nationalist army, which were as erratic as epilepsy, become understandable. It is highly likely that the Nanchang Headquarters issued some orders without informing Chiang Ting-wen."

Su Da continued, "Based on current intelligence, the Nationalist troops on the southern and northern fronts have ports as their base and have already stockpiled a large amount of supplies."

"However, the Nationalist troops on the western front are currently still in the Gutian area of ​​Pingtung, where the mountain roads are rugged and transportation is difficult. They certainly haven't stockpiled enough supplies yet."

Su Yu sighed, her tone tinged with disbelief: "Changing orders overnight and giving orders beyond one's authority—this is too childish!"

Zhou Zeyuan waved his hand: "Sigh, this is hard to understand for others, but for Mr. Niang Xipi, it's just routine. He's a typical example of someone who's bad at the game but loves to play."

As soon as he spoke, he noticed that Su Yu and Xun Huaizhou's expressions froze slightly, as if someone had reopened old wounds.

Zhou Zeyuan's heart skipped a beat. He had been careless. Incompetent teammates were not a specialty of the Kuomintang!

He quickly changed the subject: "Old Xun, Old Su, what are your thoughts?"

Xun Huaizhou composed himself and focused his gaze on the map: "Opportunities are fleeting. I think we can send a detachment to draw the fighting to the outer lines and focus our attacks on the enemy's supply lines."

"This will not only reduce the damage to the base area, but also delay the enemy's general offensive."

Zhou Zeyuan nodded: "Okay, I have no objections. Has the specific battle plan been finalized?"

Su Yu continued, "I have an idea, but I need your approval. The Third Division will take over the defense of the northern front, and two regiments from the First Division and the Seventh Red Army Division will be deployed for operations on the outer lines."

"The initial objective is to launch an attack on the Pingning Ancient Road between Pingnan and Ningde, cut off the transportation line, and seize Zhouning in the northwest to cut off the enemy's logistics supply line in Pingnan."

Zhou Zeyuan walked back to the map and followed the route Su Yu had described, quickly understanding Su Yu's battle strategy.

If the operation goes smoothly, they can quickly return; if the situation is unfavorable, they can jump out of the base area and enter the northern guerrilla zone, where they can open up a large base area.

It can be used to attack or defend, leaving room for maneuver.

He turned around: "Who's going to take charge? I'm busy anyway."

Xun Huaizhou gave a wry smile: "I would like to go, but the situation doesn't allow it."

Su Yu answered decisively, "I will serve as the commander-in-chief of the front, and Comrade Hu Tiantao will serve as the deputy commander of the front."

Zhou Zeyuan pondered for a moment: "In that case, let's send the First Division and the Third Division to attack."

"I left one regiment of the 7th Division on the northern front to cooperate with the Fujian-East Independent Division in defense, and the remaining troops took over the position of the 3rd Division. This defense was roughly adequate."

Su Yu frowned slightly: "But if we do that, won't the 7th Red Army Division be under too much pressure, having to cover two directions? Should I leave one or two more regiments behind?"

Zhou Zeyuan shook his head, his tone resolute: "If you do well, there's not much pressure. Besides, I'm considering that the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divisions have more new recruits, so this is a good opportunity for them to hone their skills in actual combat."

With the decision made, the newly arrived batch of firearms was allocated to the 1st and 3rd Divisions, while their outdated weapons and miscellaneous equipment were handed over to local troops.

Besides the arms smuggling issue, Suda also reported on another matter.

Since Gu Shunzhang's defection, the underground party organization in Shanghai has suffered severe damage.

This was no ordinary underground party member, but a core leader who possessed a wealth of secrets and armed security forces.

To put it simply, the Central Special Branch in Shanghai at that time was a terrifying organization that made the Kuomintang tremble with fear.

Among them, the most powerful were the Intelligence Section and the Action Section, with Gu Shunzhang as the head of the Action Section.

His betrayal was like a bomb exploding inside the fortress.

In the following three or four years, several leaders were arrested, and many chose to defect, which led to a chain reaction.

Kuomintang agents obtained a large amount of secrets from them, and then arrested them one by one to infiltrate their ranks.

Local underground activities have been brought to a near standstill.

The most troublesome thing is that those comrades who are still active have no idea whether they are human or ghost.

Perhaps after being vetted today, they are still reliable comrades.

He was arrested a couple of days later, and then quietly defected to the ranks, continuing to infiltrate the group.

The intelligence situation in Shanghai has been quite dire in recent years. The central government has been sending people in, but they are being arrested in droves.

Given the current situation, there's really no time to worry about that now.

Someone in the central government suggested a large-scale relocation; since they couldn't be saved, then there was no point in trying.

Transfer all available personnel to eastern Fujian, and then look for opportunities to rebuild the Shanghai Municipal Committee later.

But there's a huge problem here, and if it can't be solved, it'll be a bottomless pit.

So much so that the central government was somewhat hesitant and made a special call to solicit opinions from the Fujian-Eastern region.