1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Why are you suddenly not in a hurry anymore?

Wasn't it said that the person who led the Communist bandits to Wuhan was Li Desheng? If it was that person, why wasn't the Chairman anxious?

What medicine was wrong with this?

Anyway, the original plan?

We still had a bullshit original plan.

Despite their confusion, the various units of the Nationalist army heaved a sigh of relief. There was no other way; they were too exhausted.

Don’t think that just because the soldiers are tired, the generals are not tired.

You have to know that many of them were originally summoned to Wuhan for a meeting, then left Wuhan at great risk, and were "displaced" for a long time before returning to the army; then, they led the troops and were treated like dogs from various places to Xinji and Huangan, then to Lu'an, and before reaching Lu'an, they were walked to Henan, and then from...

Don’t say anymore, it’s just tears.

The soldiers were dying, they were just as exhausted! The fat ones were becoming thinner, and the thin ones were being worn out to death.

Therefore, when Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek issued this order, they immediately understood it as meaning "Okay, okay, you can take a break, don't worry." As a result, some of the more responsible ones ordered their troops to continue to encircle the Jiujiang and Wuhan areas, but at a much slower pace.

As for those who had long been complaining, they simply ordered the troops to stop and rest!

Regardless of the type, the previously tense nerves of the various nationalist troops had completely relaxed. Without a ten-day to half-month rest period, it would be impossible to recover their combat effectiveness.

Then, they quickly received a new warrant:

"Get to Wuhan as fast as possible! As fast as possible! This is a death order! Anyone who disobeys will be shot!"

Fuck me!!!

Fuck you! Fuck you! The Chairman is crazy! He must be crazy!

The first time I sent a message asking if you wanted to rush back to Wuhan to provide support, you said no; now I'm already taking a break, and you're asking me to fly to Wuhan as fast as I can! Fuck you!

Some generals got angry and directly hinted to their subordinates to slow down or even instigated "mutiny", and simply dragged their feet and refused to leave; while other relatively more loyal generals such as Hu Zongnan did not have so many conditions to negotiate. Although they cursed in their hearts, they still urged the troops to set off quickly.

Judging from the Chairman's telegram after telegram, the situation in Wuhan is probably quite dangerous. Isn't this a good opportunity to show your loyalty?

Whether it was the former or the latter general, no one thought that Wuhan would fall, it was just a different attitude.

Based on previous "experience", "reckless" people would often get better rewards (referring to the troops at the forefront who avoided ambushes and easily captured Communist bases such as Xinji); but this time, under the strong order of Chairman Chiang, the situation suddenly became a little different when they frantically returned to Wuhan to provide assistance.

Because the Red Army's initial target wasn't Wuhan at all, but the Nationalist Army's fresh troops—the so-called "living forces." "...Have they all entered the ambush?"

"Yes! Commander-in-Chief!"

"it is good!"

Xu Xiangqian stared intently at the long-drawn-out convoy of Hu Zongnan's First Division and the seriously lagging infantry. Suppressing his excitement, he gave the order: "Cut off the head and tail and attack the center! Fire!!"

As the front car was blown up by a mine, a mortar shell accurately hit the hood of the rear car. Machine guns and rifles opened fire at the same time, and the Kuomintang army was immediately thrown to the ground and in chaos. After a few shots, Xu Xiangqian observed the situation on the battlefield and ordered the Red Army to blow the charge:

“Beep beep beep beep beep!!”

All the Red Army commanders and fighters, including Xu Xiangqian, were pleasantly surprised to find that this time they fought the National Army with great ease and pleasure.

Almost as soon as the gunfire rang out, the charge horns sounded, the cries of killing rang out, and the bayonets of both sides clashed, the Nationalist army, which was clearly demoralized and staggering, collapsed immediately. It was a real collapse;

Abandoning their superiors and weapons and equipment, they simply fled in panic or even knelt down in surrender, a collapse without any resistance. In ancient terms, this was called "throwing away armor and weapons."

Similar scenes also occurred on the battlefields commanded by Red Army generals such as Zeng Zhongsheng, Kuang Jixun, He Long, and Guan Xiangying.

Not to mention the Red Third Army, even the Red Fourth Front Army's combat effectiveness has always been good, but compared with the National Army they faced, it cannot be said to have formed a "crushing advantage"

Yet, nearly every battle the Red Army encountered went so smoothly that even they couldn't believe it, so easily that some cautious Red Army commanders even suspected it was a trap set by the Nationalist Army! A guerrilla force of less than 300 men, over 80% armed only with red tassel spears and javelins, actually captured an entire Nationalist Army regiment?

This...this is our enemy?

The national army that was able to inflict considerable casualties on us in the past?

At this moment, in addition to joy, everyone's hearts were filled with sincere admiration for that person, and they finally understood the strong confidence in his words before the start of this counter-encirclement and suppression: Drag the fat until they become thin, drag the thin until they die, and eat the dead!

The Nationalist army fell, and the Communist army was well fed!

205 Wuhan, an old revolutionary base, is about to return to the embrace of the Red Army

"Damn it!!!"

Ah... How many times have I used these three words to start a novel chapter?

There was no way out. Chairman Chiang, lying on his sickbed, was so furious that he was almost turning into a leader:

"Trash! They're all trash! Trash! All of them are trash!!! I came all the way to Hubei Province! And this is how they beat me up? I'm so pissed!"

If at this moment he still didn't understand the Red Army's intention of "encircling the point and attacking the reinforcements", then he was a complete idiot.

Obviously, Chairman Chiang was a bad guy, but he was definitely not a complete idiot.

But what if he understood?

The decision was his, and it happened.

Devastating news came one after another, as one Kuomintang unit after another was declared destroyed or sent out dying calls for help. In the end, the newly appointed telegraph operator (the predecessor was killed by several artillery shells from the special forces brigade) was in a panic and almost cried.

It wasn't just because he was unskilled and made frequent mistakes, but also because, just by counting, he realized that at least 10 Nationalist troops had been completely annihilated, and almost all of their military structures had been destroyed! How many Nationalist troops were there in total who participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area?

The Chairman boasted that the number was 30, but the actual number was estimated to be between 20 and 25 (because the army itself was not fully aware of the false reporting and concealment of the number of employees).

The documented losses in the early stages had already reached at least 5, and with a large number of troops fleeing or falling behind, there were only 10 to 15 left at most. And now, at least 10 more have been annihilated... In other words, the Nationalist troops participating in the "Fourth Encirclement and Suppression Campaign" can now be declared "totally annihilated"...

Now, the Communist bandits were stationed in Hanyang and Wuchang, and were about to cross the river and attack Hankou with all their might. How could a small telegraph operator like him not be panicked?

Of course, there were some problems with the young telegraph operator's calculations - at least he forgot to count the local troops that participated in the "Third Encirclement and Suppression Campaign" and were not included in the statistics of the "Fourth Encirclement and Suppression Campaign"; however, this does not mean that the situation of the entire national army was much better than he calculated.

Chairman Chiang was seriously injured, a large number of senior Kuomintang generals were killed, captured or trapped in Hankou, tens of thousands of Kuomintang troops were annihilated, and the Communist army was eyeing Hankou only a few dozen kilometers away... You would be afraid too if you were in their place.

In fact, the morale of the entire Hankou Nationalist Army had not yet completely collapsed because the news of the defeats on all sides had been concealed. Chairman Chiang's fury at this moment was precisely to cover up his panic and anxiety.

Because the Red Army had blocked the east, south, and north, and the air force was afraid to use it, he had no way to escape Wuhan unless he ran west.

But running westward was essentially political suicide, and Chairman Chiang was absolutely unwilling to commit political suicide, otherwise he would have sneaked away long ago; therefore, the road to the west was also blocked.

Faced with the Communist bandits who were raising the banner of "Enter Wuhan and capture Chiang Kai-shek alive" and were so aggressive and had the upper hand, do you think he was afraid? How could a game with a 30-5 advantage turn out like this?

Chairman Chiang was puzzled.

No matter what, as long as the Communist army can break through the defense line within half a month, Hankou will fall into its hands, leading to the complete loss of Wuhan, a crossroads of nine provinces and an important place in Hubei. What does that mean... Chairman Chiang shuddered, and his head and anus hurt even more.

At this moment, an attendant knocked on the door cautiously:

"Committee..."

Everyone involved in rescuing Chiang Kai-shek after the car overturned has been very cautious in recent days. After all, they were the culprits who caused the Generalissimo's injury and became a laughing stock. After this incident, there is no telling how they will be dealt with.

Sure enough, when he saw the visitor, Chiang Kai-shek's face immediately fell even more gloomy: "What's the matter?"

"Deputy Commander Li requests a meeting."

"Deputy Commander Li? What Deputy Li..." Huh?

Li Jishen? What is he doing here?

Anyway, it's strange that this guy didn't leave Wuhan secretly...

Unlike the national leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who would commit political suicide if he left Wuhan secretly, Li Jishen, the commander-in-chief of the Right Route Army, could have left with a clear conscience. Why didn't he leave? Chiang Kai-shek didn't want to meet his political enemies in such a bad state, but curiosity and the reason of "discussing state affairs" made it impossible to refuse, so he chose to receive Li Jishen.

"Brother Ren Chao, what brings you here to visit?"

"..."

Seeing Chiang Kai-shek lying on his sickbed, enduring the pain and trying hard to maintain a serious demeanor, Li Jishen, who had long since learned the whole story from the Communist Party, laughed heartily but replied slowly, "Chairman, I'm here this time to reluctantly act as a lobbyist."

“Say… lobbyist?”

"Yes, Chairman, you must make a decision soon."

"What...decision?"

"Well, it can't really be considered a decision." "What is that?"

"Yes, someone..." "Someone?"

"Someone asked me to bring you a message."

Chiang Kai-shek wanted to jump up and punch the bastard to death! Damn it!

This bastard must have vaguely heard what happened, so he deliberately delayed time to increase his suffering! Chiang Kai-shek had a gloomy face, punched the bed, and said softly:

"Brother Ren Chao! Stop beating around the bush! Tell me! Who is it? What did they say?" Seeing that the chairman was truly enraged, Li Jishen stopped playing around and said seriously, "The Communist bandits sent someone to me and offered you and us conditions."

".….."

Are they communists?

Chiang Kai-shek subconsciously wanted to accuse Li Jishen of being a "communist collaborator," but when he remembered his identity, he held back and said coldly:

"Communist bandits? What do they want to do?"

"They ask for peace talks with you."

".…."

This request was beyond Chiang Kai-shek's expectations.

Before, hadn't the Communist army been shouting that they wanted to capture Chiang Kai-shek alive and that all the Nationalist troops in Wuhan should surrender? Why did they suddenly take a step back?

Did something happen on the Communist side? Or do they have another conspiracy?

"What do they want to talk about?"

"They hope you can stop the civil war and join them in resisting Japan."

? ? ?

Chiang Kai-shek was bewildered. Anti-...anti-Japanese?

Just... just for this??

No, you Communist bandits have already fought the battle to this point, and you are doing it just to resist Japan? Have you all learned some kind of "communist ideology" that has corrupted your brains?

Chiang Kai-shek had no idea what the Communists were thinking. If he were Li Desheng, he would have rushed to attack without hesitation. Just think about it: annihilating the Nationalist army, taking Wuhan, and capturing Chiang Kai-shek alive...what a huge political achievement that would have been!

Li Desheng's position in the Communist Party will probably be decisively improved, right?

You can even become the first person in the Communist Party!

Why doesn't he do it?

No, there must be a conspiracy!

Let me think about it, let me think about it, what exactly is the Communist Party doing to their already absolute advantage...wait?

Advantages?

Do not!

Not necessarily!

How many people are there in the Communist army?

How much manpower and material resources have been lost in the continuous fighting during this period?

Not to mention the distant past, they just fought a huge battle with the Nationalist army, and indeed destroyed a lot of their own troops, but what about their own casualties? They must have suffered a lot, right?

Therefore, the Communist bandits definitely do not have the energy to continue fighting! That is why they suddenly took a step back!

The purpose is to buy time and restore the troops so that we can continue to fight Wuhan!

At this moment, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's mind rekindled, believing he had deciphered the Communists' intentions, completely forgetting their incredible feat of marching thousands of miles in just one month. Regardless of their motives, the cessation of their offensive was undoubtedly a truly significant blessing for the Nationalist army and for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

At least, he has time to mobilize more troops to rescue Wuhan and wipe out the Communist army!

Thinking of this, Chairman Chiang's pale face gradually returned to normal. He pretended to think for a while, and put on an attitude of "I'm not forced to agree" to save face. He slowly nodded and said: "Resisting Japan, this must be resisted... Since the Communist bandits... the Communist army has this idea, we can talk about it... Let them withdraw from Hanyang and Wuchang first..."

Li Jishen saw through Chiang Kai-shek's hypocritical demeanor and realized he had no intention of negotiating, but was merely stalling for time. He couldn't help but sigh, "The Communists are so right!" He replied, "Okay, I'll convey the Chairman's message right away... BOOM!"

The door was suddenly pushed open, and another attendant rushed in in panic:

"This is bad, Mr. Chairman! The Communists have launched a general offensive! Hanyang has fallen! The Communists have already reached the Wuchang River in the east and Shekou in the north!"

Not wanting to correct the mistake of saying "Communist Army", Chiang Kai-shek looked at Li Jishen with a cold look on his face. Li Jishen said leisurely:

"Oh, sorry, Chairman, I almost forgot, but the Communist Party has another message for me to give you."

"Wha...what?"

"We can talk, and we'll fight. You decide when the fighting starts, but we decide when it ends."