Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli used more than two days to cross the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula, from Zhuanghe in the east to Bayuquan in the west. This is the established blocking line. All the key points along the way are key exploration targets. Lu Town, stretching to Guangmingshan Town, Changling, Guiyunhua, Shidong Street, Yangyun, to several key defense areas of Shuangtai Town in Bayuquan in the west, a blocking line extending more than [-] kilometers, in the Liaodong Peninsula On the military map, a curved red line has been formed, like an iron wall, across the middle of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Whenever he went to a place, according to the prior arrangements, who would not disturb the local government and the local garrison as usual? Tang Qiuli's focus was naturally on surveying the terrain. However, paying attention to the situation of the local government and the garrison also became the focus of his work. Partly, the method adopted was that after surveying the terrain on the shore, all the generals and school-level officers, including Tang Qiuli, put on the uniforms of ordinary soldiers and went to the streets and alleys to chat with ordinary people.

Tang Qiuli was very satisfied with the situation he got. The situation in Zhuanghe and Guangmingshan Town did not appear at all. The eastern governments and garrisons in these places were all engaged in intense preparations for war. Everything was carried out according to the Liaodong Peninsula The order of the theater command is in progress, a busy and orderly situation.

When he arrived in Bayuquan, Tang Qiuli's gloomy mood caused by the Zhuanghe incident completely dissipated. On the way, he met the wounded and troops retreating from the fourth and fifth brigades of the Marine Corps. Similar to the sixth brigade, each regiment also has about a battalion of troops intact.Tang Qiuli ordered Ge Zhenzhuang, the chief of staff, to form a reinforced regiment according to the method of arranging the sixth brigade, and select a regiment-level officer with rich combat experience.As the head of the regiment, he stayed to participate in the battle and was directly under the command of the theater headquarters.

In this way, Tang Qiuli has three more reinforced regiments in his hands, and one reinforced brigade-scale troop has become an organizational system.Immediately, Tang Qiuli issued an order in the name of the division commander to leave the fourth, fifth, and sixth brigades of the Marine Corps to participate in the battle.It was reorganized into a brigade directly under the Liaodong Peninsula theater. As for the candidate for the brigade commander, Colonel Meng Jianzhu, the current mayor of Zhuanghe City and the commander of the [-]th Brigade and the First Regiment of the Zhuanghe Garrison.Into Tang Qiuli's sight.

Ever since.Meng Jianzhu, who was so busy in Zhuanghe, received a letter of appointment issued by his teacher Tang Qiuli himself, "I will appoint the mayor of Zhuanghe City and the commander of the Sixth Brigade and First Regiment of the Zhuanghe Police Commander, Colonel Meng Jianzhu, to serve as the commander of the Liaodong Peninsula. The theater headquarters is directly under the post of brigade commander, and the brigade is the general reserve of the theater! With this order, Tang Qiuli, the commander of the independent division!"

Looking at the letter of appointment issued by the teacher himself, at the front line on the south bank of the Na River in Wulu Town.Meng Jianzhu, who supervised the construction of fortifications, slapped the dirt all over his body.He opened his mouth and laughed, "Hey hey hey! I really didn't expect that my Lao Meng also became the brigade commander! There are also [-] people under his command! Ah! Hahaha!"

The officers under his command clamored for Brigadier Commander Meng to invite guests. Meng Jianzhu pretended to be serious and said: "What guest are you inviting? The little devil is about to reach his nose soon, so I still have time to treat guests. I will wait until this battle is over, let alone , I, the brigade commander, is only temporary. When the battle is over and the regiments return to their original organizational system, the brigade directly under the theater headquarters will be disbanded naturally! The brigade commander doesn’t count if the battle is needed, so there’s no need to treat guests!”

The officers burst into laughter, and went to work. Meng Jianzhu clicked his lips, feeling quite unbelievable. The position of a brigade commander fell from the sky, which he never expected. From the [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th brigades, Jiang Xianliang, the commander of the [-]th brigade, naturally had nothing to say, but the commanders of the [-]th and [-]th brigades, who could see one of their reinforced regiments, were forced to be drawn out , the battle is over, why don't you argue with Commander Han to go back to the army?

If it is true that the brigade directly under the brigade is organized and will not be dismantled, it will still be in the combat order of the Marine Corps. If you go to the headquarters for a meeting, you will inevitably meet those old officers who know that you are commanding their former troops. Why don't you eat yourself? Thinking about it, Meng Jianzhu's scalp is numb, but he is also a little proud, "No matter what you say, my old Meng has also been a brigade commander, commanding 8000 people to strengthen the army. What about the brigade! Think about it, among the [-] or so captains of the Marine Corps, that one is as good as our old Meng!"

Tang Qiuli, who was far away in Bayuquan at the western end of the Liaodong Peninsula, naturally did not know that Meng Jianzhu in Zhuanghe was complicated and self-satisfied. With Qiuli's specific participation, it has also taken shape. What is needed now is to implement the problem immediately after the troops are in place.

One day ago, the No.20 Ninth Corps reinforced the three main brigades in the Liaodong Peninsula and landed at the port of Dalian. Just landed, before recovering from the dizzy seasickness, several confidential staff officers of the division headquarters waited on the pier. The documents marked top secret were handed over to them, and then they drove away.

The three of them opened the document, which read, "Order, the first brigade of the No. 20 Ninth Corps, immediately head north from Dalian Port, and rush to Shuangtai Town and Shidongjie Town in Bayuquan for defense, and the second brigade rushed to Yangzhou. Fortify Yunzhen and the two places, and the third brigade rushed to the front line of Wanjialing for defense. The above-mentioned departments must rush to the place specified in the order to assemble and deploy within twelve hours! This order, the Liaodong Peninsula Theater Command of the Independent Division Command Tang Qiuli!"

Major General Jing Zhanqi, the commander of the first brigade, was the temporary commander who led the team. After reading the secret order, he shook his dizzy head and said to the other two brigade commanders: "Both, the division commander's order is very urgent. Don’t plan to temporarily stop in Dalian, my opinion is that after the troops disembark, they should rest for three hours to eat, and then set off overnight!”

"A journey of nearly [-] kilometers, arrived in [-] hours. The time is tight enough. The three of our troops are not going all the way. I think the three of us will go to Deputy Commander Liu Hanzhang in the Liaodong Peninsula Theater and request He assisted, arranged vehicles and guides as much as possible, the infantry went first with light equipment, and the artillery and supply troops followed, so there would be no delay!"

The three brigade commanders, such as the military order Rushan, and Jing Zhanqi, naturally dare not slack off. The soldiers who landed can rest and eat, but they will not have such a blessing. , and also the office of Liu Hanzhang, deputy commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Peninsula Theater.

As soon as they entered the door, they saw Liu Hanzhang in casual clothes, who had been waiting for them in the office for a long time. It seemed that he was somewhat incompatible with the identity of the deputy commander-in-chief of the theater, but the three professional soldiers did not despise them at all. The vice chairman of the committee is also well-known in the independent division. The three saluted hurriedly, "Report! No. 20 Ninth Corps First Brigade Commander Jing Zhanqi, Second Brigade Commander Xu Tingzhi, and Third Brigade Commander Guo Zhenmin have seen Deputy Commander Liu!" He looked respectful and followed the etiquette of his subordinates.

Liu Hanzhang seemed very unaccustomed to this, and waved his hand and said: "I am very unaccustomed to these rules of the army. As the deputy commander-in-chief, he also manages the logistics work of the theater for the division commander. He does not participate in command operations and gossip less. The three brigade commanders The troops, just landed, you came to see me in a hurry, do you want to solve the problem of transport vehicles to transport troops to the front line?"

Jing Zhanqi and the other three were all taken aback, and thought to themselves: "Well, it's just like the legend of the big guy, speaking quickly and straightforwardly, but soldiers still like to deal with such people!"

Looking at the faces of the three people, Liu Hanzhang knew he had guessed right, and then said: "I have already made arrangements for this matter. The transport vehicles and guides have been put in place to meet the requirements of the troops!"

Before Jing Zhanqi and the others stood up to express their thanks, Liu Hanzhang shouted outside the door: "Secretary Wang, come in!"

A well-mannered young man wearing glasses responded, "Secretary Wang, you immediately take the three brigade commanders to the transportation department, find the person in charge of this work, and arrange for the transportation of troops! Hurry up!" , don't delay for a minute!"

Then, Liu Hanzhang turned his face, and said to Jing Zhanqi and the three of them: "Three brigade commanders, the military affairs are urgent, and we don't have extra time, so I won't keep you!" Okay, he issued an order to evict guests and walked out of Liu Hanzhang's office , Jing Zhanqi and the others still had a strange feeling in their hearts!

As far as Liu Hanzhang's work efficiency is concerned, it is impeccable. Three hours later, just as night fell over the coast of Dalian, the infantry units of the three brigades of the No. 20 Ninth Corps had already set off from Dalian Port in trucks to their respective assembly points. Place.

At ten o'clock that night, the three brigades of the Marine Corps returned to the battlefield of the Liaodong Peninsula from the Mokpo battlefield on the Korean Peninsula in an emergency. Major General Chen Mengqiao, the commander of the brigade, Major General Li Bohan, the commander of the second brigade, and Major General Xiao Jinting, the commander of the third brigade, delivered three top-secret documents to Chen Mengqiao and several other staff members with serious expressions. Li, also without saying a word, left in a car.

From the Marine Corps, crossing the sea by boat, Chen Mengqiao and other three brigade commanders, of course, they will not be like Jing Zhanqi of the 29th Corps, who are so seasick and dizzy. The stipulated time to arrive at the assembly point was much less than that of the three brigades of the 29th Corps. Tang Qiuli only gave three brigades of the Marine Corps seven hours to reach their respective defensive areas.

In this way, the six brigades participating in the Liaodong Peninsula blockade battle were in place one after another, and Tang Qiuli finally had the capital to prepare a solid wall for the Japanese Third Army in the middle of the Liaodong Peninsula.

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