Age of Rebirth

It is not easy to make this determination, which means that Tang Qiuli, among the senior generals of the independent division, was very painful when he was transferred from the post of military power to the CCP members who had a series of overhead power.

These CCP members, together with Tang Qiuli, can be said to have shared weal and woe. When the Northeast Bloody Hands Group just started, these CCP members with profound military literacy helped him grow the Bloody Hands Group. From this aspect Speaking of them, they are the veterans and heroes of the independent division, and even so far, they have not separated from him.

However, Tang Qiuli, who has been a man for two generations and is well versed in history, is well aware of the historical facts after the CCP came to power. He does not want to be killed in some political movements. To make a decision and make a final decision, the telegrams from Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao can only provide an opportunity!

Tang Qiuli made up his mind, but he felt a little relieved in his heart. He lit a cigarette, took a puff, and was thinking about how to take the best way to deal with this matter, which would be more secure and discreet, so as to avoid Caused the army to shake.

Ge Zhenzhuang, who also thought for a long time, couldn't help but said: "Master, the appointment of officers at all levels in the army is the power of the division. Simply put, it is your decision, commander. I personally think that even Major General Jing Zhanqi During the Northeast Campaign, he performed well, and his appointment is also something you should consider, Commander Sun and Commander Yuan. The telegrams from Commander Sun and Commander Yuan seem to be arrogance and blackmail!"

"Director Ge, you're thinking too complicated, it's not good!" Tang Qiuli's eyes flashed, "Sun and Yuan's telegrams are absolutely selfless and unambiguous, they are just instructions to the teacher. It’s all about putting forward your own opinions, but can you still turn the world upside down?”

In saying these words, Ge Zhenzhuang absolutely did not mix any personal emotions.The starting point for his consideration of the problem was just to stand in his own position, and he felt calm when he saw the teacher say so. "Master, maybe I'm worrying too much, or I'm too sensitive, but how do you telegraph the two commanders, Sun and Yuan?" he said.

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Since both Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao valued Jing Zhanqi with one voice, it seems that the personnel appointments made by the previous teacher were also biased. Call back and appoint the former chief of staff of the Ximan Theater Command , now Major General Jing Zhanqi, commander of the first brigade of the No.20 Ninth Corps, serves as the deputy commander of the No.20 Ninth Corps. Responsible for all combat command matters of the Corps!"

"Ah?" Ge Zhenzhuang was so surprised that he almost yelled out. This is another way. What about Li Honggang, the commander of the No. 20 Ninth Corps now?

Ge Zhenzhuang never expected that this was the beginning of Tang Qiuli's deprivation of the actual power of the CCP members among the senior commanders of the independent division.Not only Ge Zhenzhuang, but no one in the senior management of the independent division would have thought of it.

"Are you surprised?" Tang Qiuli showed a gentle smile, and continued: "Since the Northeast Campaign is coming to an end, our army will inevitably capture a large number of Kwantung Army prisoners and Puppet Manchukuo Army prisoners in previous battles. Therefore, The management and reformation of prisoners of war is becoming more and more important, for this reason, the Prisoners of War Management Office is specially established to be responsible for the reformation and management of prisoners of war!"

"Order, Major General Li Honggang, Commander of the No.20 Ninth Corps, is specially appointed to concurrently serve as the director of the Prisoner of War Management Office of the Independent Division. He will focus on the work of the Prisoner of War Management Office and will no longer be responsible for the daily command of the troops. Director Ge, these two The appointment of personnel and the order for the establishment of the prisoner of war management office shall be issued to the entire army in the name of the division headquarters."

After sending the telegram to Shizhi, Sun Zhenbang, Yuan Jinghao, and Jing Zhanqi were still drinking together, but it was obvious that everyone's mind was not on the wine. , When it was delivered to three people, all three of them were stunned.

Sun Zhenbang patted his forehead, "Master, he has always acted unconstrained and unreasonable, and I never thought of this personnel appointment, but for Chief of Staff Jing, it is a very good thing, no .20 The deputy commander of the Ninth Corps is responsible for directing operations, which is almost the same as the commander of the Corps, okay!"

Yuan Jinghao felt that the appointment of Li Honggang and Jing Zhanqi by the teacher was a bit sudden, especially the appointment of Li Honggang as the chief of the prisoner of war management office. Doesn't that mean that he has to deal with the little devil prisoners all day long and stay away from them? With the sound of guns and guns on the front line, Yuan Jinghao felt depressed for his old comrades in arms. On second thought, he was right. Li Honggang was very good at doing political and ideological work. The teacher said that people should give full play to their talents!

Jing Zhanqi never imagined that this would be the result of a telegram. If he was transferred to another corps to serve as the deputy commander or chief of staff, he would accept it calmly. However, the current position is tantamount to putting The original Li Honggang was squeezed out.

From an emotional point of view, Jing Zhanqi can't accept it. Since the day the No.20 Ninth Corps was established, he has been fighting under the command of Commander Li Honggang. Suddenly, he replaced the position of the old commander and climbed up by himself. That is not inhumane. Is it unrighteous, what do those old fellows think of themselves?

Jing Zhanqi is a straightforward man, took a sip of wine, and said emotionally: "To tell you the truth, the two commanders, I really didn't expect that the commander would have such an appointment. Under the two of you, the deputy commander and deputy commander The chief of staff is all successful, but I can't do it in the No.20 Ninth Corps, so I will send a telegram to the division commander to explain my opinions and opinions!"

As he said that, he was about to get up, Sun Zhenbang grabbed him, pushed him onto the chair, and said: "Come on, don't make trouble, because a personnel appointment, if the trouble continues, the teacher is angry, and the three of us will be out of luck." , Master, you don’t know that temper, do you?”

"If you want me to tell you, the commander has carefully considered this. Just think about it. In the war zone alone, nearly [-] little devils were captured. Someone must take care of these bastards. Besides, Commander Li is now Shandong, this is what I do, I am familiar with the road! I have experience!"

Yuan Jinghao took over the conversation, "That's right, the commander has been thinking about this move for a long time. Now that I think about it, the commander still favors your No. 20 Ninth Corps! Special care!" There was a sour taste in his words.

Now, even Sun Zhenbang was confused, and Jing Zhanqi was even more confused. Both of them stared at Yuan Jinghao, "Commander Yuan, why am I so confused, please explain!" Sun Zhenbang was even more impatient. urged to.

Yuan Jinghao took a sip of his wine and said, "What's so confusing about this? You still remember that the Kwantung Army, which was composed of soldiers from the Puppet Manchurian Army, killed two soldiers from the Puppet Manchurian Army during the Battle of the Liaodong Peninsula. Let’s talk about the Second Corps, how many prisoners were taken, [-] to [-], and they were all escorted there, Shandong! Who is the highest officer in charge of the prisoner-of-war camp, Li Honggang!”

"That's right, there is such a thing, even the headquarters of the No.20 Ninth Corps have returned to Shandong together!" Sun Zhenbang nodded repeatedly.

Yuan Jinghao continued proudly: "Why don't you say it, the master has already made this move, 6 to [-] prisoners of the Puppet Manchurian Army, what's the matter, after the transformation, [-] to [-] people can be left behind, this is called advance Familiarize yourself with the troops, deeply observe the quality of the soldiers, and discover available personnel!"

"20 to 20 trained soldiers, according to the standards of our independent division's various regiments, are five brigades. Who are they preparing for? Isn't it for your No. 20 Ninth Corps! It won't be long, Chief of Staff Jing, No, it's Deputy Commander Jing, your No. [-] Ninth Corps is about to increase its troops and generals, with fourteen main brigades and more than [-] horses, that's a serious first-class field corps!"

Sun Zhenbang laughed loudly, patted Jing Zhanqi on the shoulder, and said, "Deputy Commander Jing, from now on, the three of us will have almost equal ranks!"

In the prisoner-of-war camp in Shandong, Li Honggang, who was devoted to reforming the prisoners of the Puppet Manchurian Army, did not have much thought after receiving the order. Regarding his number one general, Jing Zhanqi, who was promoted to the deputy commander of the corps, I was really happy to rush to Jing Zhanqi's military talent, that's nothing to say, the 29th Corps is in his hands, and it can't be messed up. The only regret is that I can't continue to lead troops to fight. Kill the Japanese invaders on the battlefield!

On the same day, Li Honggang personally returned the telegram to the teacher, saying that he would obey the order of the teacher and try his best to manage the prisoners of war.

Regarding this incident, there was no disturbance within the Independent Division. Everyone believed that such personnel appointments and job transfers were perfectly normal. Tang Qiuli, who was tense, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. I thought that Li Honggang should at least ask himself what the reason was in the telegram, or defend himself, but Li Honggang didn't, and he felt somewhat guilty in his heart.

A rectification of senior generals who were members of the Communist Party of China within the Independent Division started the first step quietly without causing any disturbance. After letting go of this matter, Tang Qiuli's attention immediately shifted to the battlefield in western Liaoning come up.

At this time in the Liaoxi battlefield, although there were no major battles, small-scale attacks were happening every day. , commanded the subordinate troops, and tightly compressed more than 50 Kwantung Army soldiers in the east of Linghai, the west of Panjin and Beining, the south of Shixin and Xietun, and the area around Liaodong Bay, within a radius of no more than a hundred kilometers.

The two main corps of the Independent Division, with more than 110 million troops, formed an unbreakable encirclement on the periphery, surrounded by heavy troops from the Independent Division on three sides, and leaning on Liaodong Bay on one side, without any important towns in the middle.

The Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement were like stranded fish, suffering unspeakably. Lieutenant General Kashii Shiro, the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army troops in western Liaoning, commander of the First Army, almost counted the days on his fingers!

(to be continued) (issued on October 2014, 10)