The weather was gloomy and drizzling. People were surging on the streets of Chongqing, and people were common in traveling in the rain. Suddenly, the screams of newspaper boys came from the streets: "Major news, major news! My First War Zone has sent another good news on the front line of Luoyang, and the Japanese 23rd Division has been wiped out..." Over the past month, the news of the First War Zone of Henan has been frequently reported, which has shocked the people.

First of all, Li Zongren led the soldiers of the Fifth War Zone to severely invade the 10th Division of the Japanese Army in Taierzhuang and win the victory of the Taierzhuang blocking operation. However, Taierzhuang's miserable victory still could not stop the Japanese attack. While the Central News Agency was making a statement, in order to justify the news of Taierzhuang's victory, and to lure the enemy into depth, the National Revolutionary Army of Xuzhou was ordered to retreat and a strategy to deal with a greater blow to the Japanese army. Of course, those with a little mind will see the mystery, but everyone knows it. After all, it is a fact that Taierzhuang severely inflicts on the Japanese army.

However, another strange phenomenon is that the people are right to think of the brilliant achievements made by the First War Zone. With the frequent reports of the First War Zone, the people's expectations are getting higher and higher, and the people do not understand much about the real situation. When the Japanese army attacked western Henan in large numbers, public opinion was overwhelming for the continuous defeat of the war, and they accused the First War Zone of unfavorable command, especially the blow-up of the Yellow River Dam, which quickly collapsed the Japanese offensive, and public opinion criticized them repeatedly.

Major domestic media also accused Mu Yaping of this move, which was completely a waste of time, and that he used the lives and property of the people as a shield, and that he was seeking fame. In short, Mu Yaping was entirely for his own selfish interests, regardless of the sufferings of millions of people. Even if he eliminated the 23rd Japanese Division, such merits and demerits were different, and wise people had different opinions, and he had mixed opinions on this. The key is that the negative impact of Mu Yaping's explosion of the Yellow River Dam quickly covered up all his achievements.

However, the people at the bottom were shocked to hear the news and completely eliminated the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army. Their happy mood formed a contrast, and the kind people could understand and support it. What a feat of annihilation of a reorganized division of the Japanese army. On the streets of Chongqing, people rushed to buy newspapers and rushed to tell each other. In a blink of an eye, people verbally promoted it, saying that hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops were eliminated, and different versions became more and more popular under the propaganda of people.

Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Chongqing, Chiang Kai-shek was in a very complicated mood with a telegram from the First War Zone. Mu Yaping exploded the Yellow River Dam. He knew that this was a forced act. What comforted him was that the Japanese army's plan for the offensive in Shaanxi had completely failed. Frankly speaking, at the most critical moment, he believed that Mu Yaping had made countless mistakes and the Japanese attack was unstoppable. He had originally planned to build a line of defense in southern Shaanxi and the Qinling Mountains.

But at this critical moment, he did not expect Mu Yaping to turn the tide and turn the defeat in one fell swoop. It was so difficult that Mu Yaping had thought of using this move, but according to the defensive combat situation, dangers were one after another. No one with a sound brain would adopt such a risk-taking move. If you have only one conclusion, Mu Yaping was completely helpless. In fact, the military experts of the Ministry of National Defense also thought so, but this shocking move did produce unexpected and huge results.

If Chiang Kai-shek did not expect to blow up the Yellow River Dam, it would be a bit of a belittle him. In fact, Chiang Kai-shek had already aimed at the Yellow River Dam at Huayuankou east of Zhengzhou, and he had personally issued instructions to Xue Yue in advance. However, he did not expect that the Japanese army's attack was very fast, which made this plan impossible to implement. Soon Huayuankou became a deep area of ​​the Japanese army. It was impossible to bomb the dam again.

Lao Chiang did not expect that at the critical moment, Mu Yaping chose to blow up the dam in Yanshi. In the subconscious of the veteran, he destroyed the Yellow River Dam in Yanshi area, and the flooding area was not large. However, he did not expect that this move cut off the lifeline of the Japanese army, the Longhai Railway, and then caused the Japanese army to collapse. The veteran now truly realized the importance of logistics supply. If Mu Yaping did not take action, he would hit the Japanese army seven inches. In connection with Mu Yaping's attack on the Pinghan line, he was surprised that Mu Yaping thought of using the depth of the country in the early stage of the war and then stood at a strategic height. This kind of fighting style of defeating the strong must have a far-reaching strategic vision.

Could it be that Mu Yaping thought of this ending in advance and would not believe it even if he beat Chiang to death, but the facts in front of him made him speechless. While Chiang admired him, he felt deeply jealous. The thing that shocked him the most happened again. It was unimaginable that Mu Yaping used the defeated general to launch a counterattack and eliminated a whole Japanese division? Could it be that Commander Mu was deliberately telling a big lie from Ni Tian when he exploded the dam? Chiang was confused!

"Report to the Commission! Minister He is here!" The director of the guard room came in and reported, and Lao Chiang signaled that he could come in. He Yingqin hurriedly walked in and said, "Class! It was verified that the entire Japanese 23rd Division was indeed wiped out. This morning, the intelligence personnel lurking in the 187th Division called, and the commander of the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army, Matsui Omoto, committed suicide in Xiaoliangling, south of the Luo River. It is estimated that the photos will be sent in a few days."

"What is the reaction of the Japanese side?" asked the veteran. He Yingqin replied: "So far, the Japanese side has been silent." After a long time, Chiang Kai-shek said: "It seems that the situation of Commander Mu's report is true. The Japanese 23rd Division must have been eliminated. The Japanese side's silence shows the problem. Immediately, in the name of the National Government, all the soldiers in the First War Zone were commended and rewarded." A communication officer next to him left after he got the order.

He Yingqin was not very happy to see that Chiang Kai-shek said: "I know the miscellaneous troops in Henan. The 128th Division of the former Northeast Army turned against each other at the last minute. However, these miscellaneous troops were united and it was really hard to understand. How did Commander Mu do it in such a short time?"

Lao Jiang said: "This is Commander Mu's cleverness. He moved the theater command to Tongguan to tell all the troops on the defense line that he would live and die with the defense line. This move first stabilized the morale of the troops. At the same time, he transferred the 129th Division to the front line and placed the 4th Cavalry Division, who could conquer and fight, on the front line, fully demonstrating his determination to defend. At the same time, the weapons, ammunition and logistics supplies of all troops in the defense line were included in unified management, which invisibly strengthened cohesion. It is said that the two Sichuan military advisors pulled to Tongguan were like beggars, and Commander Mu gave them priority to dress up. This courage played a role in winning people's hearts."

"Commissioner! Commander Mu is not relying on his wealth and wealth. If we meet the conditions, we can do this!" He Yingqin said unconvincedly. Chiang Kai-shek shook his head and said, "Not necessarily! This is the gap. Commander Mu can see 1,000 meters. You can only see 100 meters." He Yingqin suddenly had a fever on his face when he heard such a naked comparison.

"Report! The First War Zone Command issued a telegram!" The director of the guard room came in and handed the telegram to the veteran. When Lao Jiang saw the telegram as follows: Under the correct tie of the National Government and under the correct command of Chairman Jiang, all the officers and soldiers of my First War Zone... Lao Jiang was very helpful and handed the telegram to He Yingqin, and then closed his eyes slightly. He Yingqin took the telegram and looked at it quickly and said: "Committee! Congratulations!"

Jiang opened his eyes and asked: "What is the loss after the Yellow River breaks?" He Qingqin immediately understood what Jiang said, and then reported in detail the situation of the flooded area... Finally, he added: "Commission! I will arrange for the Central News Agency and major newspapers to report the disaster situation in detail." "We must truthfully reflect the suffering of the people!" Jiang thought to himself: Mu Yaping, you are so smooth, I must add some seasonings to you.

On the platform of Sanmenxia Railway Station, before Mu Yaping pedaled, he said to Wang Debiao who came to see him off: "After the war, the entire front-line troops suffered heavy losses, and the next step is to be reorganized. At present, the Japanese army cannot launch another attack, and your troops are temporarily stationed in Yiyang as a warning." Wang Debiao nodded.

Then Mu Yaping held Liu Bocheng's hand and said, "Team Commander Liu, the 129th Division performed very well in this defense and counterattack operation. I know you have suffered a lot of losses, but you cannot withdraw at present. I have obtained Peng Dehuai's consent and ordered your troops to be stationed in Xin'an and put alert in Luoyang." Liu Bocheng promised, "Commander Mu, don't worry, we will overcome difficulties and complete the task resolutely."

Mu Yaping continued: "Considering that your unit has suffered a lot of losses, I have ordered He Biao's remnants to be included in the 129th Division. General Peng suggested that he be the chief of staff of the division. Frankly speaking, He Biao took the initiative to counterattack and made a great contribution to our rapid elimination of the 23rd Division, so his faults will no longer be pursued." Liu Bocheng said that he would execute the command of the headquarters.

Then Mu Yaping said to all the generals who saw him off: "Everyone! We will face a more difficult period in the next step. The Japanese army is unwilling to accept failure and will definitely carry out large-scale air strikes. The consequences will be unimaginable. The key is that a large number of refugees will appear in the submerged area, and these refugees will flee to the west along the Longhai Railway. Therefore, I ask you to receive refugees who flee. They have paid a huge price for their lives and property to ensure that the battle is victorious. I hope that all troops along the way must ensure that the refugees are not hungry and should send them to Shaanxi safely."

Then Mu Yaping boarded the train. He knew that the post-war disaster began to spread widely, and millions of refugees were probably pouring into the west like a tide. Shanxi is easy to say, but the key is that it will be very difficult to organize the work in Shaanxi. The large influx of refugees will cause many problems. The next step is to vigorously transfer refugees to various western provinces. How to reduce the losses to the lowest point is an urgent problem.

The defense line must be strengthened and the troops must be reorganized. These tedious tasks will appear in front of you immediately, and there are so many things. Mu Yaping looked at the mountains and trees that were swept back quickly outside the window, and his mood could not be calm for a long time. He knew in his heart that the Japanese strategy would also undergo major changes in the tenacious resistance of the Chinese military and civilians, and the Japanese's economic blockade of the west might be put on the agenda.

At that time, the western region will be completely separated from the outside, and the entire transportation of combat materials assisted by the Soviet Union depends entirely on mules and horses, and the drop in the bucket is very limited. Many difficult problems such as how to adjust the wartime economy in the western region, how to seize favorable opportunities to develop rapidly, and how to survive difficult times are facing many difficult problems.

At this moment, Mu Yaping wanted to let himself be. In addition, strategically, he should urge Yan'an to step up the construction of the railway from Dihua to Yumen. The Longhai Railway has extended westward to Baoji, and the next step is to be built to Lanzhou. Even if it is difficult, the railway must be built.
Chapter completed!