Age of Rebirth

Chapter 37 Lao Jiang Wants Guiyang

After finally sending away the Guangxi Military Affairs Supervision Office, the second tycoon of the Guangxi Clique, Bai Chongxi, and his party, Tang Qiuli was about to order the remaining personnel of the division to immediately set off for Yunnan to join the Chief of Staff Chang Feng who had arrived earlier. ("", watch the latest update of this book)

Unexpectedly, the trouble came again. This time, it was Zhang Qun, the deputy secretary-general of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, and Xu Liejun, the chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Government, who had already arrived in Wuming and asked to see the teacher.

Tang Qiuli's head had swollen into two big heads at that time, and he had just sent Bai Chongxi away, and he was so verbal that he wanted to use his sword and gun, Zhang Qun and Xu Liejun came to him again, setting a precedent for Bai Chongxi Needless to say, these two came for Guiyang and Qiannan.

Think about it, let’s meet each other, Xu Liejun is a small and important character, not at the same level as Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, but Zhang Qun is different, he pokes Chairman Jiang behind his back, and also serves as the director of the former enemy command post of the Military Commission, Nanjing Perform the duties of the Secretary General. [

Although this Nanjing camp was in vain, and no one took it seriously, in name, Zhang Qun was still his subordinate, and Xu Lie was a member of the military joint defense of the five southern provinces, as well as his subordinate. The sheep are also released, but they can't hide, so they simply fight another lip service.

This time, Tang Qiuli did not greet Zhang Qun and Xu Liejun at the entrance of the command department. They were both subordinates, so they naturally had to put on airs. Zhang Qun and Xu Liejun came in with more smiles and humility than Bai Chongxi and Li Minghan, and the bow angle It basically reached [-] degrees, Tang Qiuli sighed secretly, begging for help is really not easy.

Zhang Qun spoke first, and said: "Vice Chairman Tang, I haven't seen you for a few days since we left Nanjing. Director Tang is as handsome as before. Recently, he has achieved a brilliant record of annihilating more than [-] Japanese troops. He is really a role model for us," a few words , Changed two job titles, as the backbone of the Department of Political Science, a well-known political broker, Zhang Qun's speaking skills have reached the level of proficiency.

The first title, to put Tang Qiuli in a high position, you have to have a sense of the overall situation, and you can't be small-minded. The second title is the relationship between superiors and subordinates, which is easy to speak and dilutes the imprint of Chairman Jiang. There was no room for change. When Zhang Qun spoke, Xu Liejun only smiled along with him, and secretly praised and envied him. Seeing what he said, it was really level.

Tang Qiuli understood Zhang Qun's intentions at once, and was too lazy to engage in these verbal twists and turns with them. After giving up his seat, he asked straight to the point: "I don't know why Secretary-General Zhang came to Wuming. One hundred thousand troops have entered Yunnan, the military situation is urgent, and the battlefield situation is changing rapidly. To make a long story short, my time is very tight. (" ", watch the latest update of this book)"

Zhang Qun's face froze, and he dared to be affectionate. He didn't want to talk nonsense, he had a big disagreement, and he meant to send him away. This Vice Chairman Tang, who was very different from Chairman Jiang, seemed not in a good mood. Even Xu Lie He didn't even mention his name. It seems that this is not a good thing. Where did Lao Xu offend Tang Qiuli?But he had to talk about it himself, so he hurriedly gave Xu Liejun a wink.

Xu Liejun understood, stood up and said, "Vice Chairman Tang, I'm here to ask for instructions. Guizhou Provincial Government, when is it appropriate to move back to Guiyang? Please give me the advice of the Vice Chairman. I'd like to make preparations early!"

Tang Qiuli was so angry that he wanted to laugh. Just now, when Bai Chongxi came here, he pretended to be Li Zongren and said it very euphemistically. This one is good, he is not polite at all. As soon as he speaks, he will rush to take Guiyang away. Guess, Xu Liejun's subordinates are just outside Guiyang City, waiting eagerly?

Xu Liejun, Chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Government, who is very addicted to officialdom but mediocre in talent and good at making money, is Chairman Chiang’s confidant. Tang Qiuli has no good feelings for him. Guizhou, where the ruler is flat, the sky is sunny every day, and the people are three cents silver, has become more and more depressed, and the people are in dire straits, but he himself is earning a lot of money.

Unlike Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Guangxi family, what people say, they also fought a bloody battle with the Japanese army in Nanning, showing the prestige of the Gui army. Xu Liejun was lucky. The Japanese army had just launched an attack on the Qiannan defense line of the Central Army. This man rolled up gold and silver Xiruan, with a few aunts and wives, ran to Chongqing to avoid disaster, and ran faster than that.

Even people like Gu Zhutong looked down on him for only one reason. When Gu Zhutong retreated to Guiyang, he needed a lot of materials to build the fortifications. Extremely fast, officials, big and small, are not fools, that one will die in Guiyang.

What's even more exasperating is that when the directly subordinate corps regained Guiyang, those puppet soldiers who wielded knives and guns and wanted to fight with the troops were all former soldiers of the local security forces in Guizhou Province, Xu Liejun's subordinates. For such people, Tang Qiu Li is not polite at all, let him enter Wuming, it is because of Zhang Qun's face.

Furthermore, this person is Chairman Jiang's confidant, and he will not cooperate sincerely with him at all, and he can't stop making small moves behind his back. It is not worth it for him to allocate part of his energy to deal with such a person, so Tang Qiuli simply , "Xu Liejun, you were the first to flee before the Battle of Guiyang, which led to the loss of morale among the army and the people. We have more than [-] troops in the army, and we can't find a local official in Guiyang to assist the Communist Party in building fortifications."

"Regarding this matter, General Gu Zhutong, who was the commander-in-chief of Guiyang's garrison at the time, also had some criticisms. The soldiers of the local security forces under you collectively defected to the Japanese and were reorganized into puppet troops. This is not the same as you fleeing without a fight. Is it directly related? According to the wartime regulations issued by the Military Commission, you fled in fear of the enemy, lost the city and lost the land, and the local administrative position has been automatically dismissed."

"I have dismissed you as the commander of the Guizhou garrison. Today, you still have face. If you want to return to Guiyang to become an official again, it is already a kindness to not deal with you. I still keep people like you and continue to endanger the people of Guizhou. Is it? The war in Yunnan is imminent, and a person like you is not suitable for any position in the theater. I have already written that the position of Chairman of the Executive Yuan and Guizhou Provincial Government will be filled by someone else."

Xu Liejun's face was ashamed, the official he had worked so hard to get, had just been in office for a few years, and he hadn't earned enough, so Tang Qiuli dismissed him with a single word. Without Bai Chongxi's capital, and only a few hundred guns in his hands, how can he challenge Tang Qiuli?Look at the meaning of the surname Tang, and you want to shoot yourself?

Xu Liejun swallowed hard, and looked at Zhang Qun pitifully for help. Zhang Qun was also frightened by Tang Qiuli's murderous aura. Guiyang was taken back from Tang Qiuli's hands. Tang Qiuli couldn't squeeze the space of the national government in such a way. The national government couldn't be in the province of Sichuan and give orders, right?If so, it can be shabby enough.

Guiyang is too close to Chongqing, and the soldiers of the Independent Division are close at hand. Chairman Jiang cannot sleep or eat, but Tang Qiuli's attitude is so firm. Zhang Qun, who has always been eloquent and eloquent, doesn't know what to do. How to speak, I had to bite the bullet and said: "Vice Chairman Tang, please think twice, the change of local military and political officials is no joke, the director should not be temporarily arrogant."

Tang Qiuli sneered, and said, "A joke? Spirituality? Secretary-General Zhang, I'm afraid you made a mistake. According to what he, Xu, has done, it is not an exaggeration to shoot him. As the commander of the garrison, the Japanese army invaded. He didn't let go of the gun, he abandoned the city and fled. All the soldiers under his command became traitors and became the chairman of the provincial government. Instead of benefiting one party, he searched for the people's fat and anointing and enriched himself. I don't worry about putting such a person in Guizhou, okay, It’s not hard for you, just report my words to Generalissimo Jiang truthfully.”

"See off!" Tang Qiuli shouted, and several guards came in. He turned around and left, leaving Zhang Qun with a wry smile on his face, and Xu Liejun, who was sweating profusely and looked like a dead man.

From Guangxi to Yunnan, passing through Baise, Guangxi, to Qujing, Yunnan, along the way, there was an endless stream of convoys and troops, filling the roads, big and small. Tang Qiuli was very surprised, and there were troops heading to Yunnan?

The logistics convoy can understand that they are transporting supplies to the front line, but which corps do they belong to with so many combat troops?Avoid the road with many cars and people, and turn to a side road. It happened that a troop passed by. I asked about it. It was Li Honggang No. 20 Ninth Corps from Nanchang, Jiangxi, who was rushing to the Kunming battlefield. Because of the long distance, It was the last troop to arrive.

"Li Honggang," Tang Qiu moved in his heart. It has been more than a year since we met in Beiping last time. I don't know how this old man is now. He got out of the car and looked at the troops who were busy on the road. The head and the tail are not visible, and the mental state is not bad. Most of the team are tall fighters.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he stopped a young soldier who was about ten years old, and asked kindly: "Are you from the brigade of the No. 20 Ninth Corps? Is your commander Li Honggang in front?"

The little soldier looked up at him a few times, with a look of vigilance in his eyes, opened his mouth, and said in an authentic Shandong accent, "Which army are you from? Why do you ask these? The army is disciplined, and this is a military secret. I can't tell you, by the way." , What is the password? Answer it quickly!" After speaking, he clenched the submachine gun in his hand.

Tang Qiuli laughed out loud. Li Honggang's corps was originally reorganized from the 29th Army of Song Zheyuan by the words of the little soldiers. After the Shangqiu blockade a few years ago, there were not many left. The Corps has also expanded from the original [-] to the current strength of more than [-], becoming one of the main corps of the Independent Division.

This little soldier joined the army in Shandong. If all the old men in the 29th Army knew him, but he had four golden general stars on his shoulders, wouldn't this little guy not know his rank?Faced with his pressing questions, Tang Qiuli really didn't know how to answer.

Seeing that Tang Qiuli was hesitating and couldn't answer the password, the little soldier became even more nervous. He took a few steps back and shouted towards the marching troops on the side of the road, "Squad leader, are there spies here?" It doesn't matter, " Hula!" Dozens of soldiers surrounded them, pointing their guns at the commander of the Independent Division, who was also the boss of their boss, second-rank general Tang Qiuli.

(To be continued)