Chapter 158: Patchwork

Yu Hua did not want the favorable situation in Jin Dong to be ruined.

Due to the Sichuan Army's hasty counterattack, Niangziguan suffered a rapid defeat, just as it had in history.

This consequently affected the Xinkou Battlefield, allowing the Japanese devils in North Shanxi to drive straight in.

Sun Zhen and Deng Xihou grinned.

"What?"

"Is there a time when you, kid, are afraid too?"

Since Principal was playing this game, Yu Hua did not want Li Jiayu's troops to end up the same way as they did in history.

By the time the Jinyang Defense Battle was over, the 22nd Group Army was resting in Jindongnan, while Li Jiayu's troops were still on the march.

With reinforcements, the courage of Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen grew.

Upon learning that the Sichuan Army was about to annihilate a Japanese division, Division Commander Liu was also deeply shocked.

Seeing Yu Hua say this, Deng Xihou frowned slightly: "You mean Principal will again try to split up my Sichuan Army like before?"

The 22nd Group Army had already started fighting the devils in Jin Dong.

Division Commander Liu felt that the 18th Group Army could unite with the Sichuan Army to counterattack the devils in Jin Dong together.

After explaining the cause and effect, Division Commander Liu also understood that the Sichuan Army had not informed the 2nd War Zone of the true combat situation in order to ensure the ambush went smoothly.

"Commander-in-Chief, you must quickly send a telegram to Army Commander Li Jiayu."

The 47th Army was assigned to the 22nd Group Army, but the 47th Army's speed in leaving Chuan simply could not keep up with the main force.

"Last time we led the army out of Chuan, if it hadn't been for Yu Hua leading the vanguard, we would have been set up by Jiang Mingsan."

Hearing this, Yu Hua widened his eyes: "Reinforcements?"

Principal again transferred Li Jiayu's troops back to Jindongnan under the jurisdiction of the 2nd War Zone.

"I will send a telegram to Li Jiayu immediately, telling him to use the same tactics we used against Jiang Mingsan last time."

Yu Hua gave a simple, honest smile.

After he led his troops into Shaanxi Province, Jiang Mingsan claimed he was acting under Principal's orders to transfer the 47th Army to the 1st War Zone.

Upon hearing this, Yu Hua stood up from his chair.

Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen informed Division Commander Liu about the Sichuan Army's ambush that night.

Before Yu Hua could speak, Sun Zhen spoke up.

Sun Zhen then added: "Army Commander Li Jiayu is now also the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the 22nd Group Army."

"If you don't say anything, given Li Jiayu's temperament, he might really listen to Jiang Mingsan."

There were both shortwave radios and longwave radios.

After the two commanders learned of this and discussed it in a meeting, they felt this was a good opportunity for a counterattack.

Deeply moved, the 129th Division had marched rapidly after receiving the telegram from Huang Shaohong.

Subsequently, Yu Hua introduced to Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen the advantages the little devils had in artillery, armored vehicles, tanks, and so on.

Preparing to counterattack in Jin Dong, it just so happened that at this time, Division Commander Liu led his 129th Division and arrived within the Sichuan Army's defense zone.

It was decided that the 18th Group Army would commit two divisions to cooperate with the Sichuan Army in a counterattack against the devils in Jin Dong.

Because Li Jiayu's defense zone was far from the defense zones of Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen.

As for Li Jiayu's 47th Army, in the original timeline, it had suffered greatly.

This time, he did not want to let Li Jiayu lead his troops to suffer.

Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen told Division Commander Liu about the Sichuan Army's plan to counterattack the devils in Jin Dong.

He arrived at the 22nd Group Army's command post, where Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen saw the travel-worn Division Commander Liu.

"Yu Hua is right; this Principal really would do such a thing."

"If we counterattack rashly, it will lead to an unfavorable situation for the troops."

He used the 22nd Group Army's radio to contact the headquarters of the 18th Group Army and expressed his thoughts.

"We worked so hard to stabilize this Jin Dong battlefield."

These two divisions would arrive in Jin Dong tomorrow morning.

Yu Hua curled his lips and grumbled to Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen.

They certainly wouldn't gain any advantage.

Yu Hua waved his hand, "Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, I am not afraid."

Yu Hua had specifically had these radios provided to the Sichuan Army from his hometown.

After Sun Zhen and Deng Xihou led their troops out of Chuan, his troops were still on the road in Sichuan Province.

So he had been worried for nothing; Deng Xihou and the others weren't panicked at all—it turned out reinforcements had come from Sichuan Province.

Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen also kept this gesture of friendship in their hearts.

After taking a long detour, Li Jiayu returned to the 2nd War Zone only to find that the 22nd Group Army in Jindongnan had been transferred to the 5th War Zone.

"You probably don't know yet, your Sichuan Army has received reinforcements!"

He understood this, as there were many spies planted by the devils in Jin Province.

"Where did the troops come from?"

Principal bypassed Marshal Liu and gave orders directly to the Sichuan Army on the front lines; this order did not follow protocol.

Thinking about it, Deng Xihou also understood what game Principal was playing.

"This is truly terrible for us."

"Fine!"

Deng Xihou then said: "Isn't this... you and Wang Zhizhong are currently surrounding and annihilating the 118th Brigade."

Deng Xihou patted Yu Hua on the shoulder: "You kid, you are capable in both civil and military affairs!"

Principal Chang's abacus was calculated well; after successfully hoodwinking the Sichuan Army into leaving Chuan, he split them up for use, achieving his goal of centralizing the Sichuan Army.

He grinned and said, "Commander-in-Chief, are the two divisions at Tongguan... the troops of Army Commander Li Jiayu?"

He had been too worried just now to care about drinking water, but now that reinforcements had arrived, Yu Hua's heart finally settled.

This was news worth cheering the entire nation since the start of the war.

"It will only take a day or two, and they will also enter Jin Dong."

"You all knew reinforcements had arrived, yet you didn't tell me, making me worry for nothing."

"We didn't have time to tell you yet, so as to facilitate your smooth annihilation of the enemy."

After analyzing the situation, the three of them felt that a counterattack by the Sichuan Army was feasible.

Among them, Xiao Ningxin also contributed by using the Xiao Family's resources to send a batch of radios to the Sichuan Army.

Seeing Yu Hua worried about the imbalance of the situation in Jin Dong, Division Commander Liu grinned and said, "Hahaha..."

"Tell him to stay at Tongguan and not listen to what Jiang Mingsan says!"

When the 22nd Group Army annihilated the 31st Brigade, Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen had already received telegrams from the 123rd Division and the 125th Division.

"It really rings true to what Xue Laohu said... a lucky general!"

Looking at Yu Hua's bewildered expression, Sun Zhen laughed, "The 22nd Group Army will have two divisions arriving in Jin Dong tomorrow morning."

Hearing this, Yu Hua picked up his canteen and took a big gulp, *glug, glug, glug*.

He had run to the Group Army Headquarters and talked for so long that his mouth was now parched.

"It is Li Jiayu's 104th Division and 178th Division."

There is no Sichuan Army in Jindongnan; the 47th Army has completely broken away from the organizational structure of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army.

"Take the troops directly to Jin Province; do not go to the 1st War Zone."

Li Jiayu led his troops toward the 1st War Zone, but after arriving at the 1st War Zone and meeting Cheng Qian...

"He trotted right over to the 1st War Zone."

"The subsequent two divisions have now arrived at Tongguan."

"Yu Hua, you kid are truly cautious and careful."

This time!

Every division in the first echelon of the Sichuan Army leaving Chuan is now equipped with radios.

They are directly under the command of Yan Laoxi of the 2nd War Zone.

If the encirclement and annihilation plan is not successful, it will instead ruin things.

In any case, the Sichuan Army belongs to the 2nd Route Army and is entirely under the command of Liu Dashuai.

The remaining thirty-thousand-plus men of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army came into contact with two divisions and one brigade of the devils.

Deng Xihou nodded, "Mm!"

Because Principal Chang, in order to divide the Sichuan Army and centralize it, split up the troops that left Chuan for use.

With radios, it is possible to prevent the Sichuan Army units from being bypassed and transferred elsewhere by Principal Chang due to poor communication, as happened in history.

He dismembered the 15 divisions that left Chuan, scattering them here and there.

(End of this chapter)