Chapter 41
"Telegram? What did you say?"
Zhang Wenbin was a little stunned. He did not expect the chairman to actually generate electricity for him.
"Immediately lead your troops north. Tang Keqin's 20th Legion has already taken the train south to receive your troops. The 5th Battle Area has already transferred a large amount of logistics supplies south through the Jinpu railway line. I hope that your troops will go north as soon as possible. Don't delay any time."
Zhang Wenbin's face suddenly darkened. The chairman's telegram did not make him feel better. Instead, he felt a headache.
This meant that the Generalissimo and the higher-ups of the Congress Party already knew about his current situation. At the very least, they knew that he had 100,000 rescued captives around him.
In this way, his plan could not be implemented.
In his plan, he did not want to engage in a bloody battle with the Japanese at this time. The reason was simple. Without artillery, he felt that it would not be easy to fight.
The fear of insufficient firepower had already penetrated deep into his heart. Without suppressive artillery fire, he was not confident that he could kill the Japanese.
Previously, he was prepared to use the 100,000 captives to attract the attention of the Japanese and use the chaos of the 100,000 captives to disrupt the military deployment of the Japanese.
100,000 people were enough.
The result of doing so was that the rescued captives would either be captured again or die directly, and he could lead the First Battalion out of here.
This was his original plan.
Because this was war. As long as they could obtain victory and achieve the set strategic goal, it did not matter how many people were sacrificed. They would have died in history anyway.
In other words, every man for himself!
Zhang Wenbin was selfish, because this was the only way he had the greatest confidence in breaking out of the encirclement.
But now, a telegram from the chairman meant that he could no longer carry out such a plan. Using the lives of 100,000 people to get him a chance to retreat, even if he went back, he would probably be scolded by the world. He would also be scolded as the representative of inhumanity. If he walked on the streets, the people would probably want to kill him.
"I understand. Pass down the order to immediately move towards Chuzhou.”
Zhang Wenbin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
"Guild Leader, aren't we going to send people to Chuzhou to find out the situation?”
Wang Yiqiu looked at Zhang Wenbin.
"There's no time. He ordered the troops to set off immediately. At the same time, he ordered that if they met any landowners or rich people along the way, they should collect food. Remember, they were not allowed to touch the commoners. If anyone disobeys the military order, I will let you know my military rules.”
Zhang Wenbin said gloomily, and Wang Yiqiu quickly ran away.
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Shahe Town was located in the north-northwest direction of Chuzhou. Shahe Town was where the Jinpu railway line passed.
Now, the Japanese's 6th and 9th divisions had quietly made a detour here and were stationed here. They seemed to be waiting for Zhang Wenbin's arrival.
6th Regiment
Lieutenant General Gu Shou stood in front of the map of the command center with his commanding knife.
"According to the news from the 23rd Regiment. Currently, Zhang Wenbin's Pre-First Regiment was resting in Chahe Town. Zhang Wenbin did not give up on the 100,000 captives. It seemed that he was going to leave with them.”
The 6th division's chief of staff, Yoshihisa Ueda, said in a deep voice.
The infantry regiment that was monitoring them from behind Zhang Wenbin was the 23rd regiment of the 6th division.
"No, I can't! He would never leave with these 100,000 captives. He wanted these 100,000 captives so that he could have a chance to escape. You still don't understand Zhang Wenbin. Although I haven't fought this person before, his actions over the past few days have told me that this person is extremely adventurous and is very materialistic. This kind of person doesn't care about the lives of others. He only wants to achieve his own goals.”
Gu Shou waved his hand and said,"Their destination should be Chuzhou, but the closer they get to Chuzhou, the more cautious they will be. Now we can only wait. Once they enter Chuzhou and release the prince, we can start moving.
He wanted to get on the train in Chuzhou and leave by train. Humph! After humiliating the Empire's army, how could they let him leave so easily?”
Gu Shoufu had already torn down this section of the railway. In other words, Zhang Wenbin's idea of getting on the train in Chuzhou and leaving this place would not work unless the railway was reinstalled.
"Oh! I see. I was wondering why Zhang Wenbin and the others still wanted 100,000 captives when they did not have any logistics supplies. Aren't they just looking for a burden?”
Ueda Yoshihisa said with a sudden realization.
"Haha! One hundred thousand captives required a lot of supplies every day. How much supplies could Zhang Wenbin have? This person was also a ruthless person!”
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"Guild Leader, we've plundered the wealth of a few landowners, but we don't have much food. We have more than 100,000 people, and we need a lot of food every day. The amount we've plundered isn't even enough for two days.”
Wu Deshui, the veteran, came to Zhang Wenbin's side toot mumbled. On the way, whenever they saw the landlord's house, they would send people to loot it. Zhang Wenbin was not afraid of these people causing trouble. In any case, it was just an IOU and he would return it in the future!
What else could he do? More than 100,000 people didn't want to eat? He couldn't produce food, so he had to use this method. As for buying it, his family had money, but how could he have so much money on him?
"Alright! The rations would be reduced and distributed reasonably. Two meals a day, porridge for each meal! They had to make the most of the grain. When they saw some landowners, they continued to give out orders.
We don't even know where the Japanese are now. We have to make some preparations in advance.”
Zhang Wenbin did not know why, but he always felt uneasy. The closer he got to Chuzhou, the more obvious this feeling became.
Along the way, Zhang Wenbin's group of more than 100,000 people did not walk fast. Even when it was dark on the 16th, they still had not reached Chuzhou. They were still about 15 kilometers away from Chuzhou.
At night, Zhang Wenbin's dinner of more than 100,000 people seemed a little unsightly.
Each person was given a bowl of slightly thicker porridge and some wild vegetables.
No! To call it wild vegetables was actually a better way of saying it. To be precise, it was weeds!
As long as it was edible, whether it was rabbits, pigs, or wild grass, he would pluck them and cook them!
It could be said that logistics had become the biggest problem for Zhang Wenbin's troops.
At night, Zhang Wenbin's 100,000 people fell into a deep sleep after dinner.
The next morning, on the morning of the 17th, Zhang Wenbin's 100,000 men set off again. They finally arrived at Chuzhou City at noon.
At this time, in the camp of WuHan
Dai Yunong took a briefcase and hurriedly walked into the camp.
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