Chapter 359: Surprised

(...There were countless tragedies in the war, but when you learned that a tragic tragedy happened because of yourself, I think anyone with a conscience would not be able to stand it; when I learned that the explosion of the Yellow River embankment was a careful combat plan derived from the tactics of the water barrier in northern Jiangsu, I had the idea of ​​suicide at that time... Excerpted from "My Memories of the War of Resistance-Cao Xiaomin")

After lunch, Cao Xiaomin's room was more and more crowded, especially those recruits from the 74th Army, who heard that the great heroes who had left the army were in the hospital and saw some old brothers, so they tried every means to meet each other. However, Cao Xiaomin was so bored that he came and soon there was a steady stream of people coming from the ward. In the end, the medical staff had no choice and could no longer let Cao Xiaomin decide whether to meet the guests and stop them.

Because I saw many people, Cao Xiaomin then realized that the situation in Zhengzhou is very chaotic: the news from Wuhan was that the reports of the Japanese bleaching on the Yellow River were fake, and the bleaching was the National Palace! Although there was no conclusion yet, there were demonstrations everywhere in Zhengzhou City. At first, it was students, and later, the civilians who destroyed their homes due to floods also joined. Before the war, the situation of the military and civilians in Zhengzhou City being determined to fight against the war was invisible. The streets were often martial law, and soldiers were also seen dispersing the speeches and gatherings. According to some officers and soldiers, some dispersal operations also broke out in large bloody conflicts. They saw with their own eyes many students who were beaten to the death...

"Sir, who do you think the Yellow River embankment was blown up?..." "The brothers who retreated from Kaifeng said that when they saw our Air Force and the Japanese fighter planes fighting in the sky, the flood had already been flooded. So it shouldn't be the dams bombed by those Japanese planes?..." "Sir, I heard that you were personally hit by the flood peak of the Yellow River? How are the situation of the people?" "Sir, I heard that the crops in the fields were all headed, and when they flooded, it was sure that the Central Plains would be famine..." "I heard that the flood later rushed into the Huaihe River and washed away the Huaihe River embankment. There was also a thousand-mile marina country on the east side from Bengbu to the east. Is it true?"... The officers and soldiers raised countless questions, some of them joined the army locally or Anhui, and after experiencing a life-and-death battle, they were extremely worried about their hometown family.

How can I answer them? Cao Xiaomin knew that the embankment must have been bombed by the National Government, but can I say it? How will Hongfeng attack the people? Cao Xiaomin witnessed with his own eyes how a brigade of Japanese soldiers was swallowed up by the yellow mud tide. What will happen if the flood is flooded? Look at his own troops. It is an elite cavalry company of the Ma family army. It is a strong and strong force with faith and discipline. More than half of their casualties were dying. What will happen to the trapped people?...

"...No matter who blows up the embankment, we should think more about what would happen if the Yellow River flooded. More than 50 divisions were chased and beaten, and they would chase them all to Wuhan, Luoyang and even Xi'an... When we came all the way, we saw many Communist guerrillas attacking us behind us. The brothers they captured were all smashed into their heads with stones... Has anyone experienced the war in northern Jiangsu? I tell you, the Communist Party is the best to use all kinds of situations that everyone can't understand to create rumors and shake us

The morale of the army is best to use all the confusion and provoke and disagree with our relationship with the people. So I want to tell you that at this critical moment, don’t talk about these things with others. We must unite and firmly stand on the standpoint of the War of Resistance, resist all arguments that intend to undermine the War of Resistance and attack those enemies who spread rumors..." Cao Xiaomin unknowingly used a lot of common terms from the TV station in the original time and space, exaggerate many people and things, and constantly maintain stability for the officers and soldiers...

Because the medical staff had an objection, Cao Xiaomin's ward finally became quiet. In addition to following his special instructions, old brothers like "Old Bed Bug" and Xing Long could come in at any time, and most people could not enter. Cao Xiaomin took the opportunity to patrol around to see his entourage, especially those Huimin brothers from the Ma family army. Of course, he stayed in He Yan for a long time. When Cao Xiaomin returned to the ward, he saw a man sitting in the room with a little smile and more seriousness waiting for him.

That was Wang Yaowu. In fact, they had only met several times in Suzhou when they were reorganizing the army, but they seemed like old friends who were together day and night.

"I just heard that many officers and soldiers asked about the Yellow River just now, and you answered very well..." Wang Yaowu asked the others to retreat and said to Cao Xiaomin in a very low voice: "But you must know that the Yellow River was blown up by ourselves..."

Wang Yaowu was surprised that Cao Xiaomin was useless to be excited at all, as if he had known it for a long time.

"You guessed it? How did you guess it?" Wang Yaowu asked.

"The water is so strange, and the flood peak is completely facing the Japanese attacking troops; and in the morning, Brigade Commander Ma called and said that the Chairman sent me a road map the next morning after I left. If I follow that map to detour, I can avoid the flood..." Cao Xiaomin said calmly: "As a soldier, you must obey unconditionally, even if you have objections, right? Now that things have happened, I think we should consider more about how to pay for the victims, especially to deal with the plague, food shortage, refugee resettlement, etc. that are coming soon, to minimize the damage... Of course, we must prepare for war!"

Cao Xiaomin was not so calm when he woke up. He even thought about getting angry when he met Chiang Kai-shek, but after talking to the visiting officers and soldiers, he realized that the current situation was not what he expected. He personally experienced the situation in northern Jiangsu that was almost without the support of the public. The situation in Wuhan and Zhengzhou is very similar to that at that time. If there were no strong measures to control it, it is very likely that the buffer time that was exchanged for the flood block just now would be consumed in the fight against the enemy. He could not prepare for a new battle wholeheartedly: Although his history was very poor, he also knew that what was about to start was the longest and largest battle in the history of the War of Resistance Against Japan - the Battle of Wuhan!

"It's great that Chief Cao can think so..." The only person who followed Wang Yaowu was not repelled was Cao Xiaomin's old acquaintance Yu Hengzhou. Now he is the deputy chief of staff of the military.

"What a sir, brother, I'm not convinced..." Cao Xiaomin was very unwilling to the serious Yu Hengzhou call him. "Brother, forget this matter. If you remember, you will not be able to pick up a gun in the future..." Is the empty tomb of the brothers in Fushan outside Suzhou City still there? What Yu Hengzhou said to him sounded like a thunder. This time the incident was much more serious than using a thin coffin to bury the martyrs, but what can you do as an insider? You can only rot the matter in your stomach, otherwise you will really not be able to pick up the gun! However, Yu Hengzhou's next sentence made him suddenly rush up his forehead and his hands and feet were cold and his whole body was shaking!

"This plan was actually formulated by German consultant Farkenhausen. It had already been planned before the July 7 Incident... Brother, if you hadn't tortured the Japanese with water barriers in northern Jiangsu, the German consultant would have never thought of using water to attack the enemy. His original plan was to choose a place to dig a gap and let the water flow slowly in to block the enemy's offensive route. It was because you looked at your record in northern Jiangsu that you thought of digging fortifications in advance, and at the same time, and use the ** of the train carriage to make water in advance.

The effect of flooding the Seventh Army..." Cao Xiaomin was shocked by these words and petrified on the spot. He didn't expect that the flood would come like this... It turned out that he just wanted to dig a gap to block the enemy? But it seemed that it caused a lot of casualties among the people... Now six embankments are blasting together, my god! What effect will it be? How much damage will it be? These are actually because of his water barrier tactics in northern Jiangsu... Cao Xiaomin's cold sweat instantly made his whole body wet, and his pale face surprised both Wang and Yu.

"Brother, don't blame yourself too much. If you want to blame this, blame the Germans. He did all the plans..." Wang Yaowu saw the reason why Cao Xiaomin's face changed drastically, and quickly comforted him.

Yu Hengzhou, who understood the truth, quickly took over the topic and began to talk about his achievements: "This flood caused almost all the 14th Division from the east, the 2nd and 3rd Brigade of the Japanese. Except for the small part of the logistics personnel left east of Lankao and a small part of the people trapped in Lankao, the rest of them were swallowed up by the flood; the rest of them also had to be bombed every day, and the air force bombed them almost constantly. The Japanese on the southern line suffered even more heavy losses. According to news from the Japanese army, the 16th Division seemed to be completely finished, and even Nakajima Atsugo was missing; the 10th Division also lost more than half, and now it is in vain. The troops were being divided and annihilated by our army everywhere, and it was unlikely that the Japanese even wanted to support them... According to the current war report, it was already a foregone conclusion that the 14th and 16th Division of the Japanese army were completely wiped out. As for the 10th Division, it was probably impossible for them to escape the catastrophe. Other armies that were put into the battlefield were basically wiped out... According to the headquarters' estimates, the Japanese army would probably have to propose peace talks; even if the Japanese army wanted to fight again, it would be impossible for them to assemble troops to attack Wuhan in less than half a year. Now the guerrillas and our advance troops are encircling and suppressing the remnants of the Japanese army. This battle is at least 100,000 enemies..."

Originally, Cao Xiaomin planned to tell Wang Yaowu about Xing Long's secret love for a head nurse to see if he had a chance to match them. He also wanted to inquire about Zhang Lingfu. However, after learning about the cause and effect of the Yellow River dam, especially the difference between the method and the time of the dam explosion this time and the world in history, he only felt the "buzzing" in his mind, helpless and confused what to do; in an instant, any record of elimination of many Japanese devils seemed to have nothing to do, and only those limbs that were tumbling between the mud and the small corpses floating in the flood appeared in front of him... Cao Xiaomin fainted!

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