Age of Rebirth

Ge Zhenzhuang, chief of staff of the division, was talking about practical issues. The capacity of the Tacheng Field Airport is too small. It is pitifully small for the more than 200 large transport aircraft of the two major aviation groups of the Independent Division Air Force, the North and the South. Fortunately, it is a propeller aircraft of this era, and the requirements for the airport runway are not too harsh. If it is a jet supersonic transport aircraft of later generations, the runway may not be qualified, and a forced landing will end in a crash.

Ge Zhenzhuang obviously understood the detailed information, and he was able to contact the National Government Aviation Administration and obtain the required information in just ten minutes. I am satisfied with Ge Zhenzhuang's performance.

However, how many transport planes the airport can accommodate is not a problem that can stump Tang Qiuli. "Director Ge, you have done a very good job. As long as the airport in Tacheng can still be used, it will be enough!" , he has never been stingy with words of praise.

Tang Qiuli said to Zhao Yuhe who was waiting together: "Yuhe, send a telegram to order Liu Cuigang's transport plane unit to send out a transport plane that can accommodate Tacheng Airport, and first transport the guard brigade to land at Tacheng Airport. As for how to solve the problem of the landing of the transport planes, it is up to Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang!"

"Also, just sending a telegram to Sheng Shicai is not enough weight, and he doesn't know how to be afraid," Tang Qiuli said with a cold light in his eyes. The troops have been at ease for too long, so I ordered the Northwest Wuma troops to march to the junction of Xinjiang and Qinghai, posing a threat to Hami in the northern Xinjiang!"

Zhao Yuhe's eyes widened in surprise.The teacher is used to winning with surprises, and there are endless tricks and ideas, but this time, it is too outrageous, not to mention the little family background of the Northwest Five Horses, even the historical grievances with the independent division, will not obey the order, even the teacher personally issued it Orders don't work, let alone Liu Hanzhang, those local warlords.Everyone is rebellious and rebellious, how can they be willing to be driven?

Zhao Yuhe swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said: "Master, something is wrong, Vice Chairman Liu can't control the Northwest Five Horses! And...!" He paused.Apparently the words were not finished, indeed.There is a saying.He didn't dare to say, let alone Liu Hanzhang, even if you personally gave the order, warlords like the Northwest Five Horses would not buy it!

Tang Qiuli saw what Zhao Yuhe meant, and said meaningfully: "Yuhe. You underestimated Liu Hanzhang's energy and power. He has been in charge of the Dingbian Special Economic Zone for many years. Liu Hanzhang has a high prestige in the Northwest area. Objectively speaking, even I am ashamed of myself, and even many people in the Northwest may not know me, Tang Qiuli, but they must know Liu Hanzhang, send a telegram, and there will be news soon that the Northwest Five Horses are missing I am not at ease with this pawn!"

What Tang Qiuli said was true. After Liu Hanzhang received the telegram pointed out by his master, he immediately sent a telegram to the Northwest Five Horses. Moreover, the tone of the telegram was not a tone of discussion at all, but a direct order.

"Liu Hanzhang, the vice chairman of the Dingbian Special Economic Zone, ordered all the troops in the northwest region to be filled immediately. Within three days, they will go to the junction of Xinjiang and Qinghai to stand by and wait for the next order. If the troops in that province, Deliberately obeying the law and violating the law, and delaying the military aircraft, the chairman of the provincial government will come to the border to accept the punishment!"

He is also a domineering person, as rebellious as the five horses in the Northwest. After receiving Liu Hongzhang's order, no one dared to disobey the order, and no one dared to work hard or cut corners. Liu Hanzhang didn't even pay for the expenses, and he had to be responsible for it himself!

The Northwest Five Horses can only lament their unlucky luck and have no desire to resist at all. Their Qian Daizi and the lives of the whole family are all in the hands of others. The consequence is that all economic ties will be cut off on one's own territory. What food and daily necessities will disappear from one's own territory overnight, and the warlords will also have to eat, drink, and enjoy themselves!

There are also the left-behind troops of the Independent Division in Dingbian, as well as the huge reserve army. Breaking through their own territory is as simple as drinking saliva. The few guns in their hands and even the bullets are provided by the Dingbian Arsenal. I can't afford to mess with it at all, but fortunately, it's not a real war, just a show, the loss is not too big!

Liu Hanzhang has been operating in the Dingbian Special Economic Zone for many years, and his deterrent power against the indigenous warlords of the Northwest Wuma has become more and more domineering. The territory of the Wuma has become a vassal of the Dingbian Special Economic Zone. , The armed forces owned by each family of Wuma in Northwest China are controlled at less than 3 guns. This is an insurmountable bottom line.

Its name is to help maintain local law and order, but it is actually a duty of surveillance. The boss is used to the Northwest Five Horses, and naturally feels uncomfortable, but what can be done, the economic lifeline is controlled by Liu Hongzhang, one is not right , cut off the blood, the subordinates of the Northwest Five Horses and the whole family are waiting to drink the Northwest Wind!

There is also the huge reserve force contained in the Dingbian Special Economic Zone. As long as Liu Hanzhang issues a mobilization order, within six hours, no less than 20 troops can be mobilized immediately, and the combat effectiveness is no less than that of a regular field corps. The horse's territory is like a rolling mat, not to mention that Tang Qiuli, the number one boss in Dingbian, commanded more than 200 million elite troops who were capable of fighting well and fought all over the north and south.

With silver and a knife, the five horses of the Northwest did not dare to have the slightest rebellion, and made a pawn without thinking. However, the sweetness Liu Hanzhang gave to the Five Horses of the Northwest is also very impressive, better than when they ruled by themselves before. I don't know how many times!

But Sheng Shicai, the local emperor of Xinjiang who received the telegram from Tang Qiuli, had mixed feelings in his heart, terrified and angry, ferocious and helpless, and full of dissatisfaction, threats, and nudity. How could Sheng Shicai, who has always said one thing and one thing, accept such an undisguised threat?

In Xinjiang for more than ten years, I am used to being king and hegemony. In addition, Xinjiang is located in the corner of the northwest, the sky is high, the emperor is far away, and the Chongqing Nationalist Government is out of reach. , Every plant and tree in Xinjiang is our own!

And that Tang Qiuli's naked threat made Shengshi feel impulsive. He really wanted to mobilize troops to ambush around the Dihua Airport. When the reinforcements from the Independent Division arrived, he would immediately solve it by force on the spot. Xinjiang was his own. Landlord, not anyone who wants to come here, but still come with such an arrogant attitude!

But Sheng Shicai didn't dare. Even if he faced the Chairman Jiang of the national government, he could not buy his face. , Sheng Shi didn't have the courage.

In the hands of that Vice Chairman Tang, there were more than 200 million capable soldiers who drove the Japanese out of mainland China, conquered the Indochina Peninsula, half of the Indian mainland, and defeated the Soviets in Outer Mongolia. Can you provoke such a person after two major defeats?

The answer is yes, I can't afford to offend. Similarly, Sheng Shicai knew the strength of the Soviet Union, and he was also a role that couldn't be offended. It was because of this that he flirted with the Soviet Union and communicated secretly, of course to hide it from the people. What the government does in private is nothing more than to reap some benefits.

But the Soviets were not fuel-efficient lamps. They used guns, ammunition, and supplies plus rubles to tie themselves to their chariots. During the first Outer Mongolian War, Stalin’s confidant, Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs Mo Lotov also wanted to send troops to attack the rear of the independent division.

However, I was prevaricated by myself with various excuses. I didn't want to be a thug for the Soviets. That's it, for Tang Qiuli's domineering and threatening telegrams, I can refute them one by one under the premise of following the handling, but do I dare?

Don't dare, I'm sick in my heart, how can I put it in a word, "Being a thief has a guilty conscience." If Chutian's special operations detachment was besieged in Kazakhstan, it had nothing to do with Sheng Shicai, and I wouldn't believe it if I said it.

After arriving near the border between Xinjiang and Kazakhstan, Chutian believed that he had escaped from the pursuers and arrived in a relatively safe area. He did send a telegram to Sheng Shicai, explaining the current location of the special warfare detachment and the route to pass in Xinjiang. and asked Sheng Shicai to provide the necessary supplies for the troops. In the telegram, Chutian also repeatedly emphasized that the special warfare detachment was just passing through Xinjiang to make an excuse!

This is not a big deal, but more than 3000 troops just pass by, how much food and energy are spent, and it is also an opportunity to make good friends with the powerful Vice Chairman Tang of the Nationalist Government. How do you think, Shengshi Only then will not be extravagant.

But the problem did arise. Sheng Shicai is a cunning and powerful person. Otherwise, he could not have entered Xinjiang in the 19th year of the Republic of China as an attache of Lu Xiaozu, Secretary-General of the Xinjiang Provincial Government, and in the 22nd year of the Republic of China. In more than three years, as a humble official, he climbed to the high position of Xinjiang border defense supervisor, and then took control of the party, government and military power in Xinjiang. He became the emperor of one side and ruled Xinjiang for 11 years!

Therefore, Sheng Shicai's consideration for the special warfare detachment of the Independent Division was much more practical. Dealing with the Soviets and Tang Qiuli, two behemoths, was both an opportunity and a risk. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, the risk factor prevails.

(to be continued) (to be continued..)