Age of Rebirth

Chapter 390 Complete the deployment

Liu Tiehan's troops stationed in Shandong, most of the troops deployed along Guantao, Linqing, Wucheng, Dezhou, Leling, Xiaobotou and other places at the junction of Hebei and Shandong to establish a defense line, and a small part of the troops established a second line on the south bank of the Yellow River line of defense.

In addition, Liu Tiehan is good at shouldering this important secret mission. Once the Japanese army lands in Shanghai, Liu Tiehan's main force will quickly go south to the East China region and join the Songhu battlefield. This is also a strategic reserve that Chairman Jiang does not know. .

Once the Japanese army succeeds in the Songhu battlefield, they can threaten Tang Qiuli's Yellow River defense line by going north, stab him in the back, and form a pincer attack with the Japanese army in North China. , the situation is critical.

If the Japanese army did not march northward after successfully landing in Shanghai, but instead attacked from east to west, took Nanjing directly, and besieged the capital of the Republic of China, then a major tragedy in history would inevitably happen, and the Japanese army did take this kind of attack The situation, this is the result that Tang Qiuli absolutely cannot accept, and it is also the result that he will not be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life. [

The Japanese army could not win quickly in the North China region, and was entangled in the North China region by itself, and suffered a lot of losses every day. The Japanese army base camp would not sit idly by and ignore this stalemate. It did not conform to their overall strategic concept, and would definitely open up another front.

And Shanghai is the best location. Firstly, it can occupy the most economically developed and richest Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions in China. Second, it can capture Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. According to historical data, the Japanese army was indeed at the beginning of the North China War just over a month ago. After that, they impatiently started in Shanghai, but the Japanese navy took the lead.

Tang Qiuli stood in front of the large map of the Republic of China, and it took a lot of brainpower. Except for the Yellow River Basin, he could rest assured. Looking around the coastline, there were weak points everywhere. With coastal defenses, the Japanese army could carry out landing operations at any point.

It's just that he still can't coordinate the national strategic layout, and he is worried that there is nothing he can do. After careful consideration, he feels that Liu Tiehan's troops take into account two strategic directions, and their strength seems weaker. Taking care of one thing and losing another, the troops in that direction are not enough.

He immediately sent a telegram to Brother Qiusheng, Dingbian Mobile Corps, and immediately organized it according to the standards of field troops, recruited reserve soldiers, and expanded the troops. The total strength should reach five infantry brigades, two artillery brigades, and one air defense brigade. About 6000 people.

In addition, from the Huangyadong Garrison Brigade and the Recruit Supplementary Brigade, recruits who have completed training were transferred to form the Independent Ninth Brigade, the Independent Tenth Brigade, the Independent No.11 Brigade, and the Independent No.12 Brigade, a total of four brigades.

The brigade commander of the Ninth Independent Brigade was appointed by Qiao Manshan, former deputy commander of the Second Independent Brigade; the commander of the Tenth Independent Brigade was appointed by Niu Shuangquan, the former deputy commander of the Independent Third Brigade; the commander of the Independent No.11 Brigade was appointed by the former Independent Brigade Ren Zhaoquan, the deputy brigade commander of the sixth brigade, and Chen Han, the former deputy brigade commander of the independent No.12 brigade, served as the brigade commander. Each brigade has 1 soldiers.

In addition, the Fifth Artillery Brigade was established, and the brigade commander was Qu Jiang, the former deputy brigade commander of the First Artillery Brigade. The sixth artillery brigade was formed, and the brigade commander was Tang Qiushan, the former deputy brigade commander of the Second Artillery Brigade. This was Tang Qiuli's appointment. A cousin, one of the veterans who followed him in the first batch of soldiers, was only 24 years old at the time, but he was a battle-hardened veteran.

Except for the No.12 Brigade of the Independent Infantry and the Sixth Brigade of the Artillery in North China, the remaining three infantry brigades and one artillery brigade were all placed under the command of Tang Qiusheng, the deputy commander of the Independent Division, to form the Independent Division Sulu The mobile corps, with Tang Qiusheng as the commander-in-chief, has eight infantry brigades, three artillery brigades, and one air defense brigade under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of 12.

The Dingbian troops departed from Dingbian, Shaanxi on May [-], and arrived at Luoyang, Henan via Shangluo and Lushi. The three infantry brigades and one artillery brigade in Huangyadong departed on May [-], passing through Changzhi, Shanxi, Jincheng arrived in Luoyang, Henan Province. After the troops converged, they entered Shandong in late May and stationed in Zaozhuang and Linyi in the south of Shandong, and Xuzhou in the north of Jiangsu.

In this way, Tang Qiuli deployed two regiments in Shandong and the future Songhu battlefield, with a total strength of more than 26 troops, and they were led by the two deputy division commanders of the independent division. It can be seen that Tang Qiuli's contribution to this area Worry and pay attention.

Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps with 12 people stationed in Linyi and Zaozhuang in Shandong Province. Han Fuju was unhappy again. He felt that Tang Qiuli was overreaching and deceiving people too much. First, Liu Tiehan's 14 people came again. His elder brother also brought more than 12 people. Is this a treasure land in Shandong?

The north and the south attacked each other, and I, Han Fuju, became dumpling stuffing, which was not bad. He sent a protest telegram to Tang Qiuli with strong words, asking Vice Chairman Tang what he meant by this?Do you want to attack me, Old Han?

I also sent a very wronged telegram to Generalissimo Jiang in Nanjing. Tang Qiuli was too lazy to talk nonsense with him for such a pigheaded bastard. Just when you are about to start, you are still thinking about fighting for territory and occupying the top of the mountain. If you, Han Fuju, can support the situation in Shandong, why would I bother to deploy more than 20 troops far away from the front line in North China?

The remaining mobile forces that can be used are only 10,000+ people. I have to face the Japanese army with nearly 40 people. Why should I come here?He only replied a few words to Han Fuju: "Chairman Han, don't be suspicious. This is the Yellow River Basin Theater Command. It is a strategic deployment to prevent Shandong and northern Jiangsu from being lost. If there are any more such things that will hinder the sincere unity language, military law!"

When Han Fuju received Tang Qiuli's call back, he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and the flames in his heart flew up and down, it's really a fucking high-ranking official, your surname Tang stretched out both hands to my Shandong You still say that I hinder the sincere unity, and let people live?

However, Han Fuju was just cursing at home. This Tang man was so cruel that he even dared to shoot He Yingqin's own nephew. Take me as the old Han. I don't know how to deal with it?For Tang Qiuli's strength and means, Han Fuju was really a little afraid, so the matter was let go.

Instead, Generalissimo Jiang called and asked what Tang Qiuli's intentions were when Chen Bing Xuzhou.The Xuzhou area should not be under the jurisdiction of the Yellow River Basin Theater Command?

Tang Qiuli called back, all in order to ensure the safety of the northern gates of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and to prevent the Japanese army from driving directly into Jiangsu and Zhejiang via Henan. Generalissimo Jiang pondered for a long time and found it reasonable. More than [-] people were assigned to the command of the Sulu Mobile Corps of the Yellow River Basin Command. Although it was a motley army and a local security force, it could be regarded as flesh on the bone, which was better than that. [

All of Tang Qiuli's deployments were completed within May [-]. The bases of the various units under his command were sufficient for three months of normal consumption, and the logistics supplies reached the standard of five months. The rest is to wait patiently , Waiting for the enemy of the feud, the first to strike.

Although this kind of waiting makes people feel helpless and depressed, it is waiting amidst excitement and slight trembling. For Tang Qiuli, it should be said to be a kind of expectation. The Japanese sharpened their knives, and he also polished them. The sword in his hand, and what was left was an excuse and reason the Japanese wanted, and what Tang Qiuli returned to them was a thunderous blow.

He doesn't have to worry about military issues for the time being. The main generals of all walks of life are all leaders of the independent division. Tang Qiuli is full of confidence in them. That's it.

He still has another important thing to do, which is the Palace Museum in Beiping.

There are tens of thousands of national treasure-level cultural relics and antiques, all of which are rare treasures. How can he feel at ease when they are under the guns of the Japanese?

According to historical records, after the July [-]th Incident broke out, the Japanese army occupied Beiping. Except for most of the rare cultural relics in the Palace Museum, which were rushed out by the staff of the Palace Museum before the Japanese army entered the city, the rest of the cultural relics fell into the Handed by the Japanese, the Japanese then smuggled it back to the mainland. Now, in the National Museum of Japan, there are still many cultural relics looted from the Imperial Palace Museum in Beiping. It’s just that the Japanese also feel that the stolen guys can’t be knocked, no Dare to show it publicly.

There is a question that has been tormenting Tang Qiuli, and it is also a struggle that has been hidden in his heart for a long time. The first shot of the Anti-Japanese War originated in Pingjin, how could the city of Beiping survive the artillery fire? , How many shots can it withstand?

Sticking to Beiping, with his current strength, he can completely do it. Even if the Japanese army is besieged by heavy troops, he can ensure that he will not fall into the enemy's hands. However, this is fighting in his own home. The Japanese can completely ignore everything, but he has a lot of worries .

Burning everything together, slaughtering the city, fulfilling his reputation, but destroying this thousand-year-old capital, which is more important?

Beiping is the strategic, political, and economic center of North China. The Japanese are determined to win it. Airplane bombing and artillery bombardment. The huge city of Beiping, with so many ancient buildings, how can Tang Qiuli keep Beiping without destroying the thousand-year-old capital? In the flames of war, how can we be comprehensive?

The Japanese can let go of their hands and feet and fight to the death. Anyway, what they smashed is other people's property. They can't take it away, and they won't leave it to the Chinese. .

Can I bet on the thousand-year-old capital and the buildings of the three dynasties for the sake of my own fame?Tang Qiuli asked himself, he couldn't, he couldn't bear it, and he couldn't bear it. The Yuanmingyuan would make countless Chinese people feel heartbroken to this day.

He dare not imagine that standing in front of the broken wall of the Forbidden City in Beiping, which is full of rubble and ruins, the carved railings and paintings turned into lingering smoke, and the splendor turned into broken bricks and tiles. What about the journalists with meritorious service in Peking, what are they talking about?

Tang Qiuli made up his mind to abandon Beiping and defend Tianjin and Baoding. He knew what he would bring to himself if he did so. He would become famous, another non-resistance general, Zhang Xueliang the second, and so on. He drowned!

What do men have to carry?The merits and demerits of future generations have commented that if this was fighting on the Japanese mainland, he would have filled the four islands of Japan with gasoline, and then set fire to them, watching the Japanese mainland be reduced to ashes in the flames, but this was on his own. home.

(To be continued)