NCCnovel Chapter 429: Special Trip to Flatter
Chapter 429: Special Trip to Flatter
The smoke from the artillery shells gradually dissipated, and the soldiers of Hu Zongnan's regiment found that the Nanniwan position was quiet, eerily like an uninhabited area.
Were all the Eighth Route Army soldiers killed in the explosion?
The more bizarre it was, the more they hesitated to move forward. It took them half an hour to climb the short dirt slope of one kilometer.
Finally, they entered the trench with gritted teeth, only to find that it was empty and all weapons and equipment were gone.
The commander of the infantry regiment ordered the flag bearer to send a flag signal down the mountain: The position has been completely occupied!
"Commander Hu, urgent message! Urgent message from Chongqing!"
Hu Zongnan looked at the soldiers cheering on the battlefield with a telescope and shouted angrily:
"Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you see that we have already launched an attack on the Nanniwan position? Moreover, we have already captured the Nanniwan position!"
"Commander Hu, Chongqing has ordered us to stop the attack immediately!"
"Attack! I am attacking!"
"Stop attacking!"
Hu Zongnan was stunned for two seconds, then immediately took the telegram and read it.
"are you sure?"
"I have confirmed with them three times. Chongqing has ordered us to stop the attack immediately. The specific actions will be subject to further instructions!"
"What? I paid such a huge price to capture Nanniwan, but now you tell me to stop the attack! If you knew this, why did you launch the attack in the first place?"
"Commander Hu, walls have ears, be careful what you say!"
Hu Zongnan held back the curse that was about to come out of his mouth. Fortunately, there was no Eighth Route Army stationed at the Nanniwan position, otherwise he would definitely have to pay a heavy price again.
Hu Zongnan ordered all troops to stop advancing, rest on the spot and wait for further instructions.
In the cave in Yan'an, the boss received news from various observation posts that Hu Zongnan's troops had stopped advancing.
"Haha, Li Yunlong and his team have a good idea. Now it all depends on what Chongqing decides!"
It turned out that at six o'clock in the morning, the boss, following the suggestions of Li Yunlong and Wang Meng, sent a plain text telegram to almost all radio stations through various channels, and announced the content of the telegram to the people across the country through Yan'an Radio and Pingshun Radio.
“The border suddenly showed signs of war, and everyone was saying that the Central Army would take advantage of the dissolution of the Communist International to wipe out the Eighth Route Army.
The civil war crisis is imminent. Now is the difficult time of the war of resistance. It is probably too late to seek unity. If a civil war is launched, it will inevitably lead to continuous war and disaster, destroying the great cause of unity in the war of resistance, and will only allow the Japanese to reap the benefits, putting the country and the nation in danger, and greatly hindering the combat missions of the British, American, and Soviet allies. "
As soon as the news broke, the whole country was in an uproar. As Chongqing had expected, ordinary people across the country, and even ambassadors from various allied countries, began to put pressure on the Chongqing government, demanding that they withdraw their troops immediately and consider the overall situation.
The plan to attack Yan'an had failed, and the strategy of making things a done deal had also failed. In addition, Hu Zongnan's logistics supply lines had been cut off, making it impossible to support large-scale military operations.
Therefore, the order was given to stop the attack.
At this moment, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Eighth War Zone were trapped between Yan'an and Xi'an, unable to move.
"Call Chongqing back and ask for instructions on the next combat strategy as soon as possible. Our troops are now completely exposed to the attack range of the enemy's heavy artillery and aircraft. It is very dangerous!"
The potential enemy that Hu Zongnan mentioned should be Li Yunlong's independent column.
In the official residence in Chongqing, Peanut looked at the telegram and fell into endless pain.
Perhaps this was the closest he had ever been to annihilating the Eighth Route Army, but such a precious opportunity was wasted.
"Xun En, what do you think?"
"Sir, I don't understand military affairs. But from the perspective of public opinion and diplomacy, we are under great pressure now. You are the highest commander of the Chinese theater, and the Allied forces have high expectations of us. The Eighth Route Army has been attacking us for not resisting the war. If the charge of attacking the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region is proven, it will be very disadvantageous to us!"
Peanuts pondered for a moment, savoring every word of Chen Bulei.
"Hey, Xun'en, we are close, so you gave me some face. I'm afraid people outside have had a lot of opinions about me. In my position, I have a lot to consider! Retreat!"
An order to withdraw troops was handed to Hu Zongnan, and he immediately began to prepare.
"Send a telegram to the Eighth Route Army. Yesterday, our unit was chasing a small group of bandits and accidentally entered the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. We have now wiped out all the bandits and are preparing to withdraw to our original base. Please ask the Eighth Route Army to coordinate related matters! Sorry for the inconvenience!"
When the boss received Hu Zongnan's telegram, he laughed so hard that he fell over.
"Hu Zongnan is really good at making up lies. After fighting for a whole day and a whole night, he actually said that we were just a small group of bandits? What kind of bandits require hundreds of thousands of troops to chase?"
"Forget it, forget it. They probably can't find a better reason, so they can only pin the crime on the so-called gangsters. So why are they sending us away?"
"Well, let them withdraw their troops quickly! If we really leave these hundreds of thousands of troops in our border area, it will be a time bomb and might explode! Even rabbits bite when they are anxious, and Hu Zongnan is more powerful than a rabbit!"
The Eighth Route Army Command sent a secret telegram to Li Yunlong through Wang Ming, first expressing gratitude, and then asking them to clear the passage to "facilitate" the withdrawal of Hu Zongnan's more than 100,000 troops to their original base.
Li Yunlong was not in a hurry to retreat, but ordered the 201st, 202nd Airborne Regiments and the th Armored Division to take off their Eighth Route Army uniforms and put on the clothes of the Independent Column again.
On the surface, the Independent Column and the Central Army were polite to each other. Just watch them withdraw from Yao County, Yichuan and Luochuan, which could be regarded as a third-party witness and deterrence.
Hu Zongnan's troops quickly retreated from north to south, and the troops in Shenmu and Fugu also returned to their respective garrisons.
When Hu Zongnan passed by Yao County, he looked at the independent column standing guard on the side of the road and felt a little confused.
"I am Hu Zongnan, commander of the Eighth War Zone. Where is your commander? I want to see him!"
Li Yunlong had actually been waiting here for a long time.
Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Li Yunlong changed into camouflage uniform and seemed like a different person, full of energy.
"I am Li Yunlong, the commander of the independent column. What's your name?"
Hu Zongnan looked at the tall and heroic Li Yunlong and straightened his body unconsciously.
"I am Hu Zongnan, the commander of the Eighth War Zone! I have long heard of Commander Li's great name. He conquered Linfen and captured Taiyuan. What a great achievement! Nice to meet you!"
"Hahaha, these are just empty names. I just did a small job. It's not worth mentioning!"
"Commander Li is a man of high moral character. He actually called such a great achievement a trivial one. This is dozens of times better than those who seek fame and reputation!"
"Commander Hu, you came all the way to see me, aren't you just here to flatter me?"
Hu Zongnan didn't expect Li Yunlong to be so naked.
"These are my sincere words, not flattery. Uh, there is one thing I don't understand, please enlighten me, Commander Li!"