Age of Rebirth

Chapter 38 Changes in the 29th Corps

On the way to Kunming, Tang Qiuli was surrounded by soldiers under Li Honggang, commander of the No. 20 Ninth Corps, as spies. Xiao Zhan became suspicious.

No matter what the situation was, Shanhu and the special guards took protecting Tang Qiuli's safety as their top priority. When the No. 20 Ninth Corps soldiers surrounded them, the special guards naturally couldn't be moved. The soldiers' eyes were blurred, and dozens of murderous officers were already standing in front of them.

Especially the big black man, his eyes were like bells, and the heavy machine gun in his hand was already loaded. There was chaos here, and more soldiers surrounded him. It could be seen that they were all from the same company. Tang Qiuli hurriedly He signaled the mountain tiger and the special guards to put away their weapons. If they were accidentally injured by soldiers or had other accidents in their own troops, the joke would become a big one.

In the blink of an eye, more than 100 soldiers surrounded them, with guns in their hands, all of them were loaded, watching Shanhu and dozens of special guards vigilantly, the atmosphere was tense, and there was a tendency to explode, Tang Qiuli said helplessly: " Everyone put down their weapons and let your commanders speak." In this case, even if he revealed his identity, no one would believe him. [

A young man with the appearance of a captain and company commander said vigilantly: "Put down your weapons first, our regiment commander will come over immediately." Under Shan Hu's signal, the secret guards put down their hands with great reluctance, and the soldiers did not To be polite, the weapons were taken away when they came up. Tang Qiuli's special guards were confiscated. This was the first time that the special guards felt so aggrieved.

The sound of a car engine came from far and near, and an off-road jeep, with a whirlwind, "creaked" and stopped on the side of the road, and a loud voice shouted: "Where is the spy? From Nanchang to here , I haven’t even seen a little devil, and it’s not bad to catch a few spies, these traitors should be shot, and use their heads to get a lottery.”

The soldiers surrounding Tang Qiuli and the special guards flashed to the two sides, and a tall and sturdy colonel officer came over with great vigor, a typical Shandong man, Tang Qiuli turned around with a smile, the colonel officer Dazed, he took a closer look, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly stood at attention and saluted, "Report to the commander, Zhang Baozhu, the head of the third brigade and first regiment of the No. 20 Ninth Corps of the Independent Division, is here to report, please give me instructions!"

"What? He is our teacher, and he is too young." "Oops, this is a big disaster. He pointed a gun at the teacher just now." Shouting and shouting," the soldiers were in a commotion, whispering among themselves, the captain and company commander and the little soldier were dripping with sweat.

Zhang Baozhu was very embarrassed, and he said in an awkward manner: "Teacher, Commander, the soldiers don't know you and mistake you for a spy. I'm sorry. I'll put them in confinement later." Tang Qiuli waved his hand and said with a smile: "Teacher Zhang , the soldiers didn’t do anything wrong, why should they be in confinement? Well, take me to your Commander Li.”

Before getting into the car, he lightly patted the shoulder of the little soldier who was at a loss, and said, "Your name is Xiaodouzi, you are very good. If your regiment leader puts you in confinement, young man, come to me and I will give you Let it out, are we friends?" The convoy walked away, leaving a large group of soldiers in a dream.

Xiaodouzi suddenly shouted in surprise, "You all saw it, the teacher patted me on the shoulder, saying that he is my friend!" The soldiers burst into laughter, and the company commander came over and said to Xiaodouzi: "Xiaodouzi, you are lucky! Well, the independent division has tens of thousands of people. It is not easy for you to become the teacher’s friend. That is to say, in our independent division, if you leave it in other teams, as we did today, if you don’t shoot more than a dozen people, it’s not a big deal. Finished."

Zhang Baozhu's car led the way, and Tang Qiuli sat in the bumpy car, with a warm smile on his face, still immersed in the interesting scene with the soldiers just now, "You can know the big things from the small things," No .20 The Ninth Corps, since the first battle in Shangqiu, Henan, was severely injured, and the veterans were almost wiped out.

While resting in Haozhou, Huaibei, they were treated unfairly again. Chen Guofu and He Yingqin secretly sprinkled a handful of salt on the wounds of soldiers in the army. The old 29th Army retained the No.20 Ninth Army designation purely to preserve a little blood of the old army commander.

In his consciousness, the No.20 Ninth Corps adapted from the No.20 Ninth Army of the original Song Zheyuan, no matter in terms of the number of soldiers, the individual quality of soldiers, weapons and equipment, concept, combat and tactical level, they are all legal and directly subordinate. Corps, Tang Qiusheng Corps, Feng Jiwu Corps, and Liu Tiehan's Northeast Advance Command, these four veteran main corps are on a par.

If Tang Qiuli were to be divided, it should be slightly higher than the local garrison corps, but lower than the main field corps, between the position of the second-line field corps. If it was not in Yunnan, Tang Qiuli would not be preparing for a decisive battle with the southern dispatched army in Japan. The No.20 Ninth Corps was transferred from Nanchang, Jiangxi to the battlefield in Yunnan.

However, today, through contact with an ordinary soldier and an ordinary company, Tang Qiuli felt the change of the No. 20 Ninth Corps. Li Honggang spent a lot of effort in this army.

This made Tang Qiuli very gratified, "Li Honggang is a guy who refuses to admit defeat in his bones." He secretly thought that in future battles, the No. 20 Ninth Corps should be used as a main force. This is the recognition of Li Honggang , It is also the recognition of all officers and soldiers of the 29th Corps.

In a lush forest, several army-green tents constituted Li Honggang's regiment headquarters, with antennas protruding out of the tents. Li Honggang was not satisfied with the marching speed of the troops. In the process, he learned that the other three participating corps had arrived at the designated location.

Only my own corps is still on the mountain roads in western Guangxi, competing with the transport troops of the logistics department for the roads that are not wide. It is no wonder that the No. 20 Ninth Corps is the least mechanized unit in the entire field corps of the Independent Division , the wheels of other corps cars are fast, and the soldiers of his troops run with one pair of feet.

"Brigade Commander Xin of the Third Brigade? Where is your brigade now? What? You just arrived at Napo, and you haven't entered Yunnan territory yet. No, the speed is too slow. Don't stress the difficulties to me. Isn't the other brigades also in the same condition? No war without cars? Let me tell you, the third brigade must be camped in Funing, Yunnan Province tonight. Otherwise, you can go to the Corps headquarters to explain yourself. Do you want our 29th Corps to be a reserve team? ?”

When Tang Qiuli walked into the tent, Li Honggang was yelling into the walkie-talkie. Based on his understanding of Li Honggang, in such an urgent situation in the northeast, facing the pressure of the Kwantung Army soldiers, he was neither tepid nor angry. It is a rare situation. It seems that not only the officers and soldiers of the No. 20 Ninth Corps are anxious, but Li Honggang himself is afraid that he will not be able to become the main attacking force.

In fact, Tang Qiuli's plan was to let Li Honggang's corps serve as the battle reserve team, but now the enemy's situation has changed. On the way, he received an urgent telegram from Long Yun, and the Dian army was violently attacked by 10,000+ Japanese troops. It took only one day During this time, many positions outside Kunming were lost.

The original plan of sticking to the plan for two days may be difficult to achieve. Please ask Vice Chairman Tang to issue an order to withdraw from Kunming immediately. Tang Qiuli can even imagine that the situation where Long Yun is in a hurry, the original plan to abandon Kunming is based on The two troops of Shouyi in the temple rushed towards Kunming. The deployment of the independent division was not completed, and the battle of Nanning was not over. [

Now, the Japanese army of the four divisions that reached Yunnan in advance launched an attack on Kunming first, and they have the opportunity to destroy this Japanese army first. The prerequisite is that the Yunnan army will hold on to Kunming for at least two days, but Long Yun is now complaining. , making Tang Qiuli anxious.

After receiving Long Yun's telegram, a battle plan was basically formed in his mind, which stopped the staff saluting, "Commander Li, who is so angry with you, it will hurt you!" Tang Qiu Li said with a smile.

Li Honggang turned around suddenly, his face full of surprises, "Master! When did you come to my place? According to the report from the staff office, isn't the master in Qujing?" Tang Qiuli stepped forward to hold Li Honggang's hand, and looked at him carefully After a while, he said: "I'm dealing with some things in Wuming. Chang Feng and the others arrived in Qujing earlier. I happened to pass by. I was regarded as a spy by your soldiers, so I came to complain to you, the commander. Well, I'm in good spirits."

Li Honggang looked at the flushed Zhang Baozhu who followed in surprise, and asked, "Baozhu, what's the matter?" Tang Qiuli briefly told the story, and Li Honggang also laughed, "The dignified Guomindang The vice chairman of the military committee of the fu, the commander of the second-level general of the independent division with nearly one million troops, was arrested by an ordinary soldier under me, which is big news."

After making Zhang Baozhu and his staff members who wished to find a crack in the ground to get in, Li Honggang put away his smile and asked, "Master, do you have a new task? Leave it to our corps to complete." Tang Qiuli nodded, and Li Honggang was refreshed. , looked at him eagerly.

Tang Qiuli couldn't help laughing again, and said: "Why, it's still that stubbornness to admit defeat. The 29th Corps has never had a combat mission. You, the commander of the Corps, must have itchy hands. I heard you shouting on the phone. Grab the main attack mission?"

Li Honggang's expression changed, and he replied: "Master, the main force was formed during the battle. We are the only brigade with the old background, and the officers who come out can be independent. As the first brigade commander, I can't hold back too much." No? Don't worry, the 29th Corps can take on any difficult tasks."

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