Chapter 687 I Can't Fight on the Front Line Anymore
What Song Xi said does make sense. The 34th Army alone is simply not capable of taking Wuhan.
Minister He agreed, "Secretary Song is right. Chu Xi is just threatening, not really going to attack Wuhan."
Unexpectedly, Ma Chunfang opened the next telegram and couldn't help laughing: "Minister He! Because Okamura Ningchi and Doihara Xianer invented a coded telegram to call Chu Xi a butcher and a man who would cut off his descendants, Chu Xi was so angry that he wanted to send troops to attack Wuhan and capture Okamura Ningchi and Doihara Xianer alive."
"No more descendants?"
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
Chu Xi doesn't have much else, but he has a wife and children.
Some people couldn't help but look at Song Xi and Ning Caiwei.
Both women were silent, and no one knew what they were thinking.
Chen Guo taunted, "Chu Xi is still too young after all. She loses her temper after being scolded a few times. Haha!"
Commander Lin agreed, "That's right! Such a person is not fit for important tasks, he still needs to be trained well."
Ma Chunfang said anxiously, "My two lords! That's not true. The 34th Army has run out of ammunition. They threatened to attack Wuhan, but in fact they went to Shicheng to rob Doihara Ken'er's ammunition depot."
"Going to rob the ammunition depot?!"
Everyone exclaimed again.
Minister He said thoughtfully: "Shicheng is not far from Wuhan. Chu Xi is really courageous."
He was deliberately throwing out ideas to stimulate discussion and form a consensus, but no one at the scene responded to his suggestion.
Under such circumstances, it would be a blessing to be able to hold Chongqing firmly, let alone recapture an important place like Wuhan.
Minister Chen hurriedly changed the subject for him and pretended to be interested and asked, "Director Ma! Ask Chu Xi again, why did she quarrel with the two old devils?"
Ma Chunfang smiled and said, "We also received the plaintext messages from both sides. Doihara Xian'er asked Chu Xi for the seal of the defense and the flag of the elite chicken assault team. Chu Xi asked him to bring Okamura Ningchi's head in exchange.
Doihara Xian'er deliberately went to Okamura Ningchi to discuss the matter of borrowing a head, in order to anger Okamura Ningchi and give him a battalion of troops to capture Chu Xi. Okamura Ningchi scolded Chu Xi, which led to a quarrel.
"Ha ha!"
Everyone laughed.
Minister He was still thinking about attacking Wuhan, and couldn't help asking, "Where is Chu Xi now?"
Ma Chunfang smiled and said, "Chu Xi is at the 34th Army Command Post on the shore of Dongting Lake in Xiangyin, organizing troops to salvage weapons and ammunition from the Japanese transport ship overnight."
Zhang Zhong couldn't help but say, "It seems like we really have no ammunition left."
Under such circumstances, Ma Chunfang actually revealed Xiang Chu's specific location.
Dai Nong glanced at Song Xi and Ning Caiwei, and found that they had an indifferent expression tonight. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "These two women must have asked Ma Chunfang to act and deliberately reveal Xiang Chu's location to verify whether there are spies among those who participated in the military operations meeting."
Minister He couldn't help but say, "Director Ma! Don't reveal Chu Xi's exact location in public in the future."
"understand!"
Ma Chunfang nodded, turned and left.
The meeting continued and began to discuss and analyze the combat situation of other troops.
Compared with the 34th Army, other troops suffered mainly defeats, with some minor victories as well.
Everyone found it boring and many of them went to the bathroom or went out to get water with their cups.
Minister Wu also held his stomach and left the meeting room and has not returned since.
Ning Caiwei remembered the time when people came and went clearly and handed the record paper to Song Xi.
Song Xi left the meeting room with the record of people coming in and out and returned to Chuxi Yaju.
The south bank of Dongting Lake is very busy.
Officers and soldiers of the 34th Group Army are salvaging supplies from three sunken transport ships at the lakeside.
Not far away is the tent command post of the 34th Army.
A trap was dug at the entrance of the tent, and Gan Rong and others lay in ambush inside, waiting for the assassin to come.
There is a mountain to the south, named Wanghu Lake.
A cave in the mountain was used by Xiang Chu as the command post of the 34th Army Group.
Yu Xiaowan smiled and said, "Brother Chu! Can you catch the assassin tonight?"
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "You should say, can both the spy and the assassin be caught?"
At this time, the radio station with the bamboo mechanism set up sounded.
Kong Ling hurriedly copied and translated the message, sneering:
"This Tianque reported our false position by the lake to Doihara Xian'er, and also said that our army went to rob the ammunition depot in Shicheng, and that weapons and ammunition were extremely scarce. He is indeed a senior official who participated in the Chongqing Operations Research Conference."
Xiang Chu sneered, "It's useless to report to Doihara Xian'er. He has no soldiers. Okamura Ningchi is annoying him so much that he can only worry. Send the time of sending the message to Sister Xi quickly, compare the time, and find out who left the meeting room to send the message at this time."
Kong Ling smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid that even if we find out who the spy is, the higher-ups will let it go because there is insufficient evidence."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "It's not impossible!"
Kong Ling and Song Xi exchanged telegrams frequently and soon found out the suspected spy, who was Minister Wu.
Song Xi called back: "I'm afraid even if I report it to the higher-ups, they won't believe it! But I still have to report it truthfully. Wait for my good news."
Not long after, she replied frustratedly: "It says there is insufficient evidence and we cannot convict people arbitrarily."
Kong Ling shouted, "I really admire these people. What's the point of holding future combat research meetings? Isn't it equivalent to gathering the power of all senior officials and telling the devil all our military intelligence?"
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Fifty thousand! Why not tell Minister Chen, Minister He and others separately and let them take precautions."
Kong Ling nodded and said, "Yes! We can't let them be kept in the dark any longer."
At this time, the 34th Army Radio Station sent a plain text telegram.
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Doihara Xian'er still wants to quarrel."
Yu Xiaowan copied and translated the message and said with a smile, "Brother Chu! Doihara Xian'er said that you dared to rob his ammunition depot in Shicheng, and he wishes you to be single for the rest of your life."
Xiang Chu said thoughtfully: "He has already blessed me, why not find another one?"
Yu Xiaowan and Kong Ling shouted angrily, "Get lost! You are not allowed to find another one."
At dawn, the radio loudspeaker sounded.
Gan Rong's anxious voice came from inside:
"Commander! We have captured an assassin, but he has shot himself."
Xiang Chu said happily: "Search him to see if there are any good things on him."
Gan Rong responded: "A gold medal, a pistol, a special rifle, some money and maps."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "This Japanese assassin is their Olympic champion Xiaolu Shisanlang. I didn't expect him to die here. He really deserves it."
Gan Rong reported: "There is a circled point on his map, in Jianjiao Village next to the Wangcheng River Bridge. Is it possible that the other assassin did not cross the Wangcheng River and is still hiding in that Jianjiao Village?"
Xiang Chu ordered, "Immediately dispatch the people guarding Wangcheng Bridge and Wangcheng River to Jianjiao Village and search the entire village. Be sure to find the other assassin named Daxiong Xiaozheng."
"Yes!"
Gan Rong hurriedly accepted the order.
However, a company of soldiers searched the entire Sharp Corner Village but still could not find the whereabouts of Daxiong Xiaozheng.
Gan Rong had no choice but to report: "Commander! There is no Japanese assassin in Jianjiao Village."
Xiang Chu said thoughtfully: "It seems that this running target shooting runner-up Daxiong Xiaozheng is the hidden master who can show up and assassinate us at any time."
At this time, Yu Xiaowan copied and decoded a telegram and said anxiously: "Brother Chu! Okamura Ningchi has assembled two divisions and is preparing to retake Yueyang again."
Xiang Chu said helplessly: "Forget it! If we can't defeat them, can we hide? Tell Zhang Fei to seize the ammunition depot and retreat south immediately."
Kong Ling said bitterly: "It seems that our information was leaked by Minister Wu, which caused Okamura Ningchi to not be afraid of us and dare to take back Yueyang from us by sending two divisions."
Xiang Chu said thoughtfully: "This spy Minister Wu attends combat research meetings every day. I can't fight on the front line anymore."