Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

Chapter 119: Southwestern Fujian Melee 3

Li Yan saw that he had been discovered and knew that it was time to perform.

Without hiding his identity, he stood up and introduced himself:

"Li Yan, Captain of the Meishan Detachment"

Commander Zhang and the other two were stunned.

I thought having a third-in-command chief of staff was a high standard.

I didn't expect the top military leader of Meishan to come in person, and he is so low-key and young.

Ignore

Commander Zhang is now asking for help from others, and he dare not be arrogant.

He immediately stood up and said politely: "Forgive me for my poor eyesight and my inability to recognize you."

"Captain Li's performance in the Battle of Zhangzhou is well known to everyone"

"Zhang has been looking up to me for a long time"

Li Yan's face was serious, and he said directly: "Master Zhang, you are too polite."

"Commander Liu of your 17th Army is loyal to his subordinates and treats the people in Jiaodong well."

"In an era of warlords, this is rare."

"Some time ago, Commander Liu was executed by firing squad in the eastern suburbs of Nanchang"

"Before he died, he said, 'A man should never be a son. No man should be content to be a horse or an ox!'"

"To be honest, I still admire the character of your Commander Liu."

"Before coming here, I also knew the origins of your 45th Division and our Red Army."

"I originally wanted to incorporate your 45th Division"

"But when I arrived in Liancheng, I saw that the senior officers of your 45th Division were waiting for me at the entrance of the division headquarters."

"I'm disappointed"

"The old commander was executed"

Turning a blind eye

"To survive"

“Only know how to compromise”

"Your 45th Division had its backbone broken and lost its last bloody battle."

"How dare I use such an army?"

After hearing this, Commander Zhang became furious.

Tear off the outer layer of your armband directly

Revealing the twelve characters "Save the country, save the people, don't fear death, don't love money"

Pointing at the words above, he roared, "We Shandong people are definitely not ungrateful villains."

"Until today, we have not forgotten Commander Liu's teachings of these twelve words."

"You Red Army can kill all our 45th Division members"

“But you must not insult us.”

"Since Commander Liu was executed"

"Every soldier in our 45th Division thinks about revenge day and night."

"But we in the 45th Division don't have any heavy weapons, so even our ammunition is strictly controlled."

"The 10th and 36th National Army Divisions are all around us, watching us with eager eyes."

"As long as we make the slightest movement, we will be slaughtered immediately."

"I can't just sit there and watch Shandong people make unnecessary sacrifices for revenge."

“I just want my brothers to survive.”

As he spoke, Commander Zhang's eyes filled with tears.

Li Yan didn't expect that his words would lead him to see such a scene.

......

Sunset

Li Yan, Lu Zhiguo, Zhao Wu, the stonemason, Bao Zi and others stand on the wall of Liancheng

Attached is the crowd coming and going in Liancheng

Lu Zhiguo sighed: "Although there were some twists and turns in taking Liancheng this time..."

“But the final result is perfect.”

"The only pity is that Commander Zhang and his men are disheartened."

"I have since left the army"

Li Yan nodded with some sadness: "If it were in peacetime..."

"With the abilities of these people, we can also create a world of our own."

"It's just that he was born at the wrong time, so he is a pitiful person."

Lu Zhiguo comforted him: "Captain, there is no need to be like this."

"Didn't you arrange for someone to send them to Hong Kong?"

“It’s the best possible outcome.”

“But there are many more people in dire straits.”

"Waiting for our rescue"

Li Yan smiled and said, "The Chief of Staff is right."

"The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard"

"Zhao Wu, how is the recruitment of the 45th Division going?"

Zhao Wu replied: "The remaining 1300 officers and soldiers of the 45th Division are very cooperative."

"As You Wish"

"We selected soldiers aged 18 to 35 from the 45th Division who had no bad habits."

"Break up and replenish into a group"

"Since most of the soldiers in the 45th Division are from Shandong, they have good physical fitness."

"A total of more than 900 qualified soldiers were selected"

"Add the first regiment to attack Yong'an and support the remaining soldiers of the second regiment."

“There are now more than 1800 people in the group.”

"The rest are those who are not suitable or do not want to serve in the military anymore"

"I also sent a company to escort them to the source cave, waiting for the old squad leader's arrangements."

"As for the officers above the platoon level in the 45th Division, they will also be sent to the Meishan Military Academy as you wish."

"After graduating from the military academy, we will reassign them based on their abilities."

"But Captain, there are some things I haven't figured out yet."

"Why don't you explain it to us?"

Li Yan smiled and asked, "If you don't understand something, just tell me."

"Why are you still so polite?"

Zhao Wu smiled and said, "I just don't understand this psychological warfare."

"Why do we distribute leaflets, fire artillery and dig trenches?"

"The 45th Division surrendered willingly. This battle was too easy."

Before Li Yan could speak

The Chief of Staff pointed at Zhao Wu and laughed, "Don't say you, Zhao Wu, don't understand. I guess a lot of people are confused right now."

"When I left Zhangquankeng, Gao Xuan was completely stunned."

"This battle is not as easy as you think."

Li Yan didn't keep the secret any longer and said, "This battle is a battle of hearts and minds between the two sides."

"After arriving in Fujian, the 45th Division was not able to adapt to the local climate and was treated differently."

“I’m already mentally unbalanced.”

"As long as we find a way to intensify this psychological change, we can achieve the result of defeating the enemy without fighting."

The Chief of Staff added: "For example, when the captain asked Gao Xuan to lure the enemy to attack..."

"The 108th Brigade of the 36th Division of the National Army and two regiments of the 45th Division were stationed together."

“Seemingly solid”

"But the Nationalist army's main troops looked down on and did not trust the local surrendered troops."

"The captain took advantage of this and only ordered Gao Xuan to attack the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division."

"We made the 36th Division mistakenly believe that the 45th Division was in contact with us, so they did not attack the 45th Division."

"This deepened the Nationalist Army's distrust of the 45th Division."

"The National Army wanted to ensure the loyalty of the 45th Division and prevent it from defecting."

"They will definitely use their status differences to drive the 45th Division into an attack."

"At the same time, this also caused the 45th Division to resent the National Army."

Zhao Wu suddenly had an idea and said, "A plan to sow discord."

Li Yan laughed: "This is not only a plot to sow discord"

"You are spreading rumors that the Nationalist Army is unjust and can abandon even their own troops, let alone their 45th Division."

"You are distributing leaflets, firing artillery, and digging trenches to imply that our Red Army is powerful and can capture Liancheng at any time."

"Fear the 45th Division"

"The 45th Division was worried that the Nationalist Army would abandon them and use them as cannon fodder, and they were also worried that our Red Army would launch a strong attack."

"If you do both, you'll end up feeling broken."

"It is more effective to destroy the enemy's fighting spirit than to break down the enemy's walls."