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Episode 39

Then believe in the facts

Go see what happened to Huang Botao's corps

That's right

The order to make Huang Botao's corps

wait for the 44th Army

was not given by Liang Tong

But I know someone who can prove that

it was Liang Tong's suggestion to Gu Zhutong

Simple yet reasonable suggestion

wiped out Huang Botao's corps

they were the fiercest soldiers

Huang Botao is a great warrior

a rare talent

Let bygones be bygones

Now it's time to think

what the Communist Army's next target is

Is it the 12th Corps?

Is it the 18th Army?

We are much stronger than Huang Botao's corps

If the Communist Army wants to destroy us

they might be prepared to suffer heavy losses

That depends on who leads them, the 12th Corps

and the 18th Army

Under your command, they are fierce warriors

Under Huang Wei's command, they are cowards

That's the real reason Liang Tong asked you to leave

I won't believe it

until I see the truth

You can only see the truth

if you don't trust anyone

Ministry of National Defense of the National Government

Attention!

The 7th Corps is gone

There is no need for Du Yuming to go to the east to support

Huang Botao held out for 12 days

Pity

Pass on the order

Ask Du Yuming to stop attacking and advancing

no reinforcements to the east

Li Mi's 13th Corps guard Xuzhou

Du leads Qiu Qingquan's 2nd Corps

and Sun Yuanliang's 16th Corps

to the south to attack Su County

Join Huang Wei's 12th Corps

Li Yannian's 6th Corps

and Liu Ruming's 8th Corps

Then attack Su County from three directions

Yes

Finally, the 7th Corps got wiped out

Liang Tong is now waiting for another piece of news

waiting to hear that the next unit is in trouble

Because he knows

given the fighting style of the People's Liberation Army

and the capabilities of Liu Bocheng and Su Yu

they would not miss a single opportunity

The next fallen one

will be Huang Wei and Hu Ziqi's 12th Corps

You guys continue

I have a meeting

What's next for our 12th Corps

what should we do?

You heard Gu, didn't you?

The 18th Army of the 12th Corps

is the army that you and I have served

which is of great significance to Commander Chen

I know

But now we can only rely on the main force to open up a passage

Just two days of delay

Huang Botao was besieged

It will take far more than two days

for General Du to reach Su County

Although it is said that Su County will be besieged by several units

our 12th Corps is actually isolated

At this time

perhaps the Communist Army that besieged Huang Botao's Corps

would rush to the 12th Corps

The current situation is like this

we can only put faith in the 12th Corps

it's a tiger

But if I'm not around

it's a toothless tiger

You want to return to the unit?

Yes

I came here this time

to tell you one thing

There would be no 18th Army

worthy of the name without me

In order to accomplish the strategic goal of the Huaihai Campaign

The People's Liberation Army slowed down its pace of making attacks

which rekindled the hope

of the Kuomintang army

to rescue Huangwei's Corps

Liang Tong sincerely admired the decision of the Party Central Committee

The party-state is at the critical point of life and death

It's time to make a decision

Extraordinary times, extraordinary measures

As far as we know

the Fourth Field Army

is likely to enter the border early

If the Battle of Xubeng

is sabotaged by these communist spies again

there are going to be serious consequences

Piles, piles!

Remove piles immediately!

November 22, 1948

Central China Field Army occupied Mengcheng area

cut off the retreat route of the 12th Corps

We have lost Huang Botao's 7th Corps

Now Huang Wei's 12th Corps

is surrounded by the Communist Army in the Shuangduiji area

I suggest we abandon Xuzhou, retreating to the Huai River

and secure the periphery of Nanjing

We defeat the main force of the Communist Army in the Huai River area

and buy time for the construction of the second front

When the Strategic Planning Department proposed this plan

I agreed

A full retreat to the Huai River is quite strategic

In the Central Plains region, which is impossible to defend

hundreds of thousands of our troops can only huddle

in a few large strongholds

along the main railway line

There is a considerable distance

from Xuzhou to the north bank of the Yangtze River

Compared to the vast area

controlled by the National Government

a decisive battle on the Huai River is very beneficial to us

It's a pity that this plan

was not implemented in the end

Instead, they argued that "to guard the Yangtze, one must guard the Huai"

I'm upset

and panicking

By now

it's too late

to implement this plan

You mean...

Abandoning Xuzhou and retreating west

is too frustrating

It's the worst solution

It is not yet time to consider this option

Then the best solution is?

We send five more armies to Bengbu

so that Li Yannian's Corps, Huang Wei's Corps

and the troops in Xu Zhou could make attacks from north and south

then open up the Tianjin-Pukou railroad line

That's the best solution

In between is to hold on to Xuzhou

we will still be possible to prevent the enemy from moving south

Yesterday, Gu Zhutong and Liang Tong went to Wuhan to see you?

They want to transfer Song Xilian's 14th Corps

How can I approve that?

Huang Wei's 12th Corps

was already besieged

Bunch of prodigals

We can see the strangling battle in the Huai-Hai region

The scale of troops sent by the two sides

is close to a decisive battle

a decisive battle means to do or die

the last-ditch

Fu Zuoyi in Northern China refuses to send troops

We don't send troops either in central

Then

Battle of Xubeng will end badly

What difference does it make?

If we win, it's still Chiang's world

Chiang's triumph

I won so many times in the Northern Expedition

so what?

Time for them to taste failure

But if Chiang loses

this world is no longer Chiang's

Report, sir

The car is ready

Feiyun, let's go and meet Leighton Stuart

Yes, sir

It's better if Vice President Li Tsung Jen stays behind

That's why he asked me to come back

and meet you

General Bai and Vice President Li seem to me

are the future of the Republic

Please, please

Peace will come soon

The United States and the Soviet Union

according to the purpose of the Yalta Agreement

suggest making the Yangtze River the border of the two governments

The Soviets are very supportive of this plan

They have promised to communicate with China

and will take the lead in achieving this plan

The democratic system

that President Washington established for the United States

is an example for the Republic of China

Of course the United States will support President Li

The Tokyo War Crimes Trial has reached a critical juncture

but the issues regarding the extradition of war criminals in China

such as Yasuji Okamura

have not been resolved for a long time

President Chiang Kai-shek claimed that

Yasuji Okamura and Masanobu Tsuji were seriously ill

and can't return to Japan for the war trials

But recently they were released on medical parole

and became Chiang Kai-shek's military advisors

The new government will fully promote

the extradition of Yasuji Okamura and other war criminals

General Bai just doesn't answer the phone himself

After all

He only agreed to transfer the 20th Army

but not the others

Isn't this blatant disobedience?

General Bai said

he will carry out reasonable orders

he cannot accept unreasonable ones

We can only rely on ourselves

Let's see if we can transfer some troops

from Commander-in-Chief Fu Zuoyi

I'm afraid that's not possible

We just received intelligence

the Fourth Field Army

has secretly entered the border

The situation in Northern China will be very difficult

We'll have to abandon Xuzhou

and retreat to Bengbu to fight the Communist Party

Yes

Hu Ziqi has applied to the President to return to the front

The President ordered him to return to the unit as soon as possible

and flew him to the front lines in Shuangduiji with a small plane

Commander

I'm so glad you're back

Hearing that you are back

the morale of the whole army is greatly boosted

Although we fell into the pocket array of the Communist Army

they have a weak spot in the direction of Guzhen County

I suggest we abandon our plan to attack Su County immediately

and break through to Guzhen County

and move to Li Yannian and Liu Ruming's corps

That's the only chance we have

The problem is

the order is to attack Su County from three directions

The direction of advance is Su County

But we can't get through Su County

If the President blames us

It's

A field commander must decide even against king's orders

Let's consult the President first

It's only 25 miles to Guzhen

Huang Wei's Mechanized Corps

can arrive in half a day

But because Huang Wei didn't make his decision in time

by the time he decided to retreat

the Central Plains Field Army had already blocked the passage

leading to Guzhen

Huang Wei's 12th Corps

lost its last chance

Report!

Huang Wei's 12th Corps

is retreating

towards Yongcheng as planned

Got it

Huang Wei's 12th Corps

is in danger

Even if Hu Ziqi returned to the unit at this time

he won't be able to change anything

Du's corps were retreating

to Yongcheng as planned

If they get through the Xu-Beng passage

retreat to Bengbu

and meet up with Li Yannian's 6th Corps

and Liu Ruming's 8th Corps

The outcome of the Battle of Xubeng would be difficult to predict

According to the speed of Du

the East China Field Army

which had just wiped out Huang Botao's Corps

was too far away

to catch up with Du's three corps

The only way is

to get Du back to rescue Huang Wei's corps

put him back into

the East China Field Army's encirclement

According to the plan of the Central Committee

We must not let Du escape

At this point, Liang Tong thought of someone

Get me through to Minister Chen Cheng in Taiwan

Yes, sir

Right

Report! Minister Chen Cheng in Taiwan is on the line

Minister Chen

Report, urgent message from the Ministry of National Defense

Read it

Du Yuming, the deputy commander-in-chief

was ordered to lead Sun Yuanliang's 16th Corps

Li Mi's 13th Corps

and Qiu Qingquan's 2nd Corps

to stop advancing towards Yongcheng

and attack towards Suixikou

Attack from north to south in cooperation with Li Yannian's 6th Corps

which is advancing northward in Bengbu

and Liu Ruming's 8th Corps

to break the siege of Huang Wei's Corps

The Ministry of National Defense's blind leadership

Is the Strategic Planning Department serving the Communist Party now?

Call back to the Ministry of National Defense

and forward it directly to the President

To attack or to retreat, only one can be chosen

We're now in the middle of the retreat

If the 300,000 troops are held up

there are going to be serious consequences

We must get through to Su County first

complete the rendezvous with Li Yannian's 6th Corps

and Liu Ruming 8th Corps

then try to solve the siege of Huang Wei's corps

Yes

The President cherishes the lives of his soldiers

Chief Chen also called the President several times

repeatedly asking for the rescue of the 12th Corps

It is impossible for Chen Cheng

to abandon Huangwei's corps

especially Hu Ziqi's 18th Army

Same for the President

It is indeed an outstanding unit

I commanded that unit in Shandong

Hu Ziqi is also a good warrior

You saw him being surrounded

As someone who served in the 18th Army

you can understand this

General Du Yuming has his reasons

Let's wait for the President's decision

I'm still more used to the President

giving orders directly to the front lines

To complete the decision made at Xibaipo

Liang Tong made a clever move to transfer Du Yuming

who was fleeing, back to the encirclement

of the People's Liberation Army through Chen Cheng

Report!

Handwritten letter from the President

Pass on the President's order

Stop the advance

Attack forward to Suixikou

to rescue Huang Wei's 12th Corps

Yes, sir

Commander, why did you change again?

The Republic will be annihilated

He made it such a serious issue

It seems that the president's determination to rescue

is unchangeable

After reading Chiang Kai-shek's letter

Du Yuming knew very well that this order

will lead to the destruction of the whole army

However, given that Chiang has made such a strict order

he worried that if he did not rescue Huang Wei's 12th Corps

Chiang Kai-shek would blame him

for the entire failure

Du Yuming decided to obey the order

and serve Chiang Kai-shek for the last time

December 6, 1948

After Du Yuming led his troops to the prescribed position

they were surrounded by the East China Field Army

Switchboard, this is Zeng Guangxi

Check your register

see if anyone

called Taiwan yesterday and today

Sir, please hold

Report, sir

There were five calls to Taiwan yesterday

and two today

Wait a minute

Let me guess

Chief Liang Tong of the Strategic Planning Department

should have made a phone call to Taiwan

And this call was made to Minister Chen Cheng

Sir, you're amazing!

I knew it was you

Send it out

It won't be a one-way trip for Hu Ziqi, will it?

I'm really worried that

our brothers

will leave us one by one

I got a message for you

Pang Zhuping is gone

What do you mean?

He killed himself

You killed him, didn't you?

You feel bad?

Me too

Pang Zhuping killed himself

Liang Tong wouldn't believe it

Pang Zhuping was such an optimistic person

always willing to help others

Zeng Guangxi's message is a threat

This man may use

all kinds of extraordinary means

including assassination

Liang Tong knows he's running out of time

He has to finish the last blow

Do it immediately tomorrow

as soon as Liang Tong leaves

You kill Luo Haobin

and create a crime scene

I will send someone to help you leave

When will General Liang arrive?

After 11:00 am

I'll tell him Luo Haobin is awake

specifically ask for him

General Liang is here to see Mr. Luo

then kill him

After that we catch General Liang, the murderer

Is that it?

That's right

Don't worry about Liang Tong

You just need to deal with

Luo Haobin in the hospital bed

Do it cleanly, with no loose ends

If something goes south, the murderer's charge is on you

And you'll die

You hear me?

Yes

Yes

Remember

do it three minutes after Liang Tong leaves

-Yes. -Yes

It's time to finish

Liu Feiyun received an urgent order from his superiors

In order to ensure the victory in the Huaihai Campaign

and eliminate Du's corps

The Party instructed Liu Feiyun to rescue a comrade

Unexpectedly

this comrade is actually his rival, Liang Tong

At this moment, there is no way

to avoid this insidious man, Zeng Guangxi anymore

The battle between the best requires the best strategy

Everyone in the room

saw Liang Tong's distress from behind

A load has been taken off his mind

He finally completed the task assigned to him by the Central Committee

At this moment

Liang Tong felt unspeakably excited

Du Yuming's corps will be eliminated soon

Liang Tong knows that

there will be no more major wars in the south of the Yangtze River

This will greatly speed up

the pace of liberating

He got no regrets

perhaps only people like him and Fang understand that

how great and noble this secret mission is

How's it going?

Everything is ready

From now until tomorrow

this road is under our control

How did you prepare? Tell me

This road is the only way out of the hospital

As long as General Liang's car

enters our ambush zone

the first attack begins

We're going to make an "accidental shooting"

After they park

the people we arranged in advance

will immediately rush forward from the side of the road

to "help the wounded"

and check whether General Liang is still alive

This is the second attack

How many snipers have you placed around?

We got four

Their shooting positions have been arranged

and simulated training has also been carried out

The four of them will each control one direction of the road

Why are you blocking us?

Get out of the way!

Why are you blocking us?

Get out of the way!

Through his special identity

Liu Feiyun figured out Zeng's assassination plan

He then passed on the intelligence

to Liang Tong through Soviet journalists

Liang Tong, who has been targeted by Zeng Guangxi

has no choice but to give a try

after receiving this mysterious message

Because Liang Tong believes

the organization would definitely be by his side

Where are they?

Where is the car?

Go find them!

Go, go, go, go, go!

According to the intelligence

these are the two places where they will attack

Kill Luo Haobin here

and kill me on this road

I'm just wondering

Zeng Guangxi

should know what assassination is

Assassination should be covert, individual

random and hard to detect

But it's all too complicated

In fact, he wants me to be charged

with killing Luo Haobin

Zeng Guangxi doesn't need to ambush me

He doesn't need me to go to the hospital to see Luo Haobin

He can fabricate everything

You know it's a trap

But if you want to save Luo Haobin, you have to go there

And Zeng Guangxi made it looks like that

you can't find a reason not to go there

Luo Haobin ready to sacrifice himself

It seems that now

whether the two guards were really turned by Mr. Luo

is a critical question

On December 14, 1948

Hu Ziqi flew back to Nanjing

made a comprehensive report to Chiang Kai-shek

on the situation of the Huaihai Campaign

On December 15

Huang Wei received instruction from Chiang Kai-shek

allowing him to break out at a critical moment

He immediately issued an order to break out of the siege

but it was too late

Huang Wei's 12th Corps was wiped out

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Don't stop me!

Don't move!

Don't move!

Sir

Come and sit down

You said you were going to stop her from escaping

but you didn't say you were going to kill someone

Who did you kill Pang Zhuping for?

Who are you threatening?

Who are you going to kill?

Me?

I'm ready

Sir

I admit that I took advantage of the information you gave me

to kill Pang Zhuping

But sir, you and I are both serving the party-state

Please believe me

I just did

what I had to do

Hello?

Say something

Luo Haobin is awake

You won't want him to confess

Better pay him a visit

If you're late

you're screwed

Assassination Trap Luo Haobin

Zeng Guangxi's call finally came

which is a death sentence as expected

Kill

Today is bound to be an unusual day

But he knows

it's the decisive battle between him and Zeng Guangxi

May I ask you

to let General Liang and I be alone for a while?

Mr. Luo, the two of us

have always worked well together

In my opinion

you are also a person

who is responsible for what you say

But Minister Zeng told me

you are going to accuse me of serving the Communist Party

What are you thinking?

Can we trust these two people outside the door?

I don't care about that anymore

I can't even save myself

It's like gambling, you will never know the result

until the very end

I want to report

I'm going to expose Zeng Guangxi

What do you want to expose?

If the bullet doesn't go into my head

means I turned them successfully

In this room a few days ago

he asked me to help him connect with the Communist Party

he wanted a backup plan

How can I find the Communist Party?

First you accused me, now Minister Zeng

to save your life

You are a liar

You really don't want to live, do you?

Minister

What to do with Pang Zhuping's body?

No hurry

Wait for the other one

and bury them together

Yes

Pang, you were a good man

but you just helped the wrong people

Do not blame me

Mr. Luo, it's about time

to send you off

Send me off?

Mr. Luo

we have made up our mind

We decided...

Minister Zeng said

if you show kindness to Mr. Luo

by making it quick

you will end well

Otherwise, you will end badly

Turn your gun on Mr. Luo

pull the trigger yourself

and send Mr. Luo to his afterlife quick

After all, you have known each other for so long

Alright, let him go

We've said goodbye

Pull the trigger

Just pull the trigger

Thank you for being with me for so long

Do it

Pull the trigger now!