Age of Rebirth

Chapter 420

This stalemate and temporary calm made people mistakenly think that the war had frozen in North China. At the beginning of August [-], only Tang Qiuli, the chief of the general staff of the Japanese army headquarters in Beiping, Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen, and The well-known Supreme Commander of the North China Dispatch Army, Xiangyue Qingsi, knew it in his heart.

The calm on the surface is to breed a more violent and fatal blow. The two sides are already fighting red-eyed, and the wolves whose fangs are already stained with the opponent's blood. There is no possibility of giving up. Once the door of war is opened, unless one side falls , otherwise, there is no possibility of closing, not to mention, this little loss is just a little scratch for the powerful Japanese Empire.

Zairen believes that the root cause of the defeat in the first battle in North China is that the intelligence channel is not smooth. The independent division has more than 20 troops and is ambushing in the suburbs of Beiping. Fortunately, Zairen saw the real reason for the failure that night of the July 29th Incident. Although there was no lack of excuses for his old friend Xiangyue Qingji, he also told the truth. Get a bad name.

Afterwards, he coordinated the intelligence headquarters of the base camp, and secretly moved the headquarters of the "Bamboo" agency from Shanghai to Peiping, one of the four major spy agencies of "plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum" outside the Japanese military spy system, and established a secret agency parallel to that of the Japanese Beiping spy agency. Another intelligence system besides Chang Kobayashi Takiji system. [

His order to the current head of the "Bamboo" organization, Abe San, is to focus on collecting all information about Tang Qiuli and the North China Independent Division. I want to know everything about him, crack the intelligence network of the Independent Division in North China, and cut off the Independent Division. I hope that Abe-kun can become the nemesis of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, and look forward to your good news.

Tang Qiuli knew all the news about the Japanese army's increase in North China. The intelligence system of the Independent Division covered Northeast China and North China, but he didn't know that in order to deal with him, Zairen specially arranged a special agency to collect information about himself and the army. An invisible dark line will sooner or later make Tang Qiuli suffer a great loss, and his achievements in North China have also been written into the war history of the Republic of China.

According to the war history of the Republic of China, the Japanese invaded China and planned it for a long time. They first provoked at the city of Wanping, Beiping. The Japanese were severely defeated, causing them to lose more than [-] soldiers, and many Japanese chieftains lost their lives. The ambition of the Japanese invasion to the south was cut off in the Pingjin area, and the land south of the Yellow River was protected from the Japanese. Wei, so this battle became famous all over the world.

However, Tang Qiuli knew that he had fought fiercely in North China and Northeast China for more than 2 days. The various units of the Independent Division lost one and a half brigades, nearly [-] people, and all of them were the backbone of the army, veterans, and members of the Independent Division. The Qijia troops, including Liu Tiehan's Department in the East, lost nearly one brigade, and the entire independent division system had three and a half brigades. They lost their combat effectiveness and were seriously injured. They had to be transferred back to the Huangyadong base in Taihang Mountains to rest.

On the other hand, the Japanese army lost more than 30 people and quickly increased to more than 110 million. It also increased a large number of technical arms. Its war mobilization ability made Tang Qiuli deeply vigilant. Japan had planned for a long time, and the government was hasty. The quality of the soldiers alone is far behind. Except for the units of the independent division, the weapons and equipment are also far behind Japan.

Coupled with the comparable appeal and instigating power of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, the fanatical militarism of the Japanese people and the spirit of Bushido, it is extremely easy for Japan to mobilize the whole country. The local power factions, each with their own confidantes, each with their own little calculations, are obedient and devious, and they all want to take advantage of the chaos. Not to mention, Commander Yan in Shanxi did not see him when he was fighting the Japanese army. Reach out and help.

Tang Qiuli used the power of his family to fight against the power of the Japanese nation, and won the first battle. He took advantage of the fact that the Japanese didn't know their own details and took advantage of being caught by surprise. The next battle may not be so easy to fight.

The only thing he can do is to expand the size of the troop and build a troop that can deal with several battlefields at the same time, as well as a large number of high-quality reserve troops. Now is the best time. He asked Chairman Jiang of Nanjing for instructions. The military strength is far behind the Japanese army in North China, and the potential of soldiers in North China is almost exhausted. Our department plans to recruit new soldiers from all over the country to increase the strength to compete with the Japanese army.

The necessary funds and weapons and equipment, if the government really has practical difficulties, the Beiping Army Branch can solve it by itself. Just kidding, recruiting troops on Chairman Jiang’s site is tantamount to poaching people’s corners. Without the old man’s consent, how many people can you take away? It's Boss Dai's guy, so you don't feel bad about it.

He was also ashamed to let the old man pay someone out of his pocket to solve these things. With the current family background of the independent division, there is no problem at all. There is another sentence that he thought about repeatedly and did not bring it up to Chairman Jiang. , in addition to the three 10,000+ Jin troops, at least there is a potential of 15 to 20 soldiers.

But that was Chief Yan’s private territory, a country made of iron. If others looked at it a few times, the old man would draw his gun. With Chairman Jiang’s superb skill and ability to call the wind and rain, I have been thinking about it for several years, but there is no* ** Going to kick, finally got the opportunity of the Red Army of the Communist Party of China to cross the Yellow River. Eight divisions of the Central Army rushed to the ground in Shanxi, but they were used by Chief Yan as thugs, fighting to the death with the Red Army of the Communist Party of China , In the end, I couldn't stand still, so I was busy for a while.

I took food out of his mouth, not to mention Officer Yan's reaction, isn't that obviously making things difficult for Generalissimo Jiang?Moreover, that man is full of minds and tricks, and he is very good at calculating. If he accidentally got out of his way, he should wait for the Japanese to launch the next stage of offensive and lure this Japanese wolf to his home. At the gate, he ate his sheep and snatched away his children. He should be in a hurry.

At that time, he couldn't help him. When he came to ask him for help, it was not too late to ask for conditions. Tang Qiuli's consideration was correct. Yan Xishan hadn't felt the personal threat of the Japanese, and the North China Independent Division was in front of him. He said, he was happy to watch the fun, as long as the Japanese don't enter Shanxi, no matter who he fights with, as long as he doesn't touch a piece of firewood of my old man.

Chairman Jiang received a telegram from Tang Qiuli requesting conscription in Jiangnan, and knew what he was telling the truth. Dai Li's Military Control Bureau was not idle, and information about the large increase in the Japanese army's base camp to the North China battlefield was sent to him in a steady stream. Of course, this is Dai Li's own business of the Military Command Bureau, and it is also his kindness to repay Tang Qiuli's crucial letter and save his life from the gunpoint of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, which is exaggerated Inside, however, this was a great help to Tang Qiuli.

At the plenary meeting of the Military Committee, Chairman Jiang took out Tang Qiuli's telegram and asked for opinions from all the members of the Military Committee. Unexpectedly, there were a majority of those who opposed it. , has exceeded 150 million people, far exceeding the strength of the Japanese army in North China, and with the natural danger of the Yellow River, it is necessary to increase the number of troops.

What's more, the locations for this conscription are all in the interior. Once it is implemented, it will have an impact on the potential of the interior's military resources. In the future, if there is a large-scale war in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it will be too late to replenish the current troops. Vice Chairman Tang's intentions ,Debatable?

Dare to say, the important members of these military committees put the Jin Army troops in Yan Xishan, Shanxi, and the Lu Army troops in Han Fuju, Shandong, under the name of Tang Qiuli. In this way, the number of people is not as many as 150 million. The head is like a mirror, these military officials, their roots are all in the south of the Yangtze River, and that person has his own army. Tang Qiuli's conscription in the south of the Yangtze River has touched their fundamental interests.

There is also a little bit of careful thinking, such a young Tang Qiuli, with his illustrious military exploits in North China, makes these veterans in the army who claim to be veterans in the army, who have led the army for many years but have no brilliant achievements, feel in their hearts. Feeling jealous, I longed for a chance to tear things apart. To be honest, I once had doubts about Tang Qiuli's request. If it weren't for Dai Li's information, I really didn't know the pressure Qiuli was facing.

Tang Qiuli nominally led millions of soldiers, and Generalissimo Jiang, who had always regarded military power as the foundation of his foothold, knew the three flavors. Tang Qiuli could command the troops of Yan Xishan and Han Fuju, but he couldn't use them. Those two people regarded the soldiers as their sons and daughters, and they were willing to use the capital of occupying the territory to fight the Japanese desperately. [

The combat effectiveness of the former Northeast Army and the 10,000th Route Army is also obvious there. What Tang Qiuli can really use is the 100+ troops of the Independent Division. Facing more than 100 million Japanese troops, it is indeed powerless. It is also reasonable, if Tang Qiuli collapses in North China, the scene of more than [-] million Japanese troops moving south like locusts will make Chairman Jiang shudder, and his foothold in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will definitely be lost.

Therefore, in the face of the objections of the senior officials, Generalissimo Jiang took out Dai Li's information. Dai Li's information was very detailed. Even the strength of each regiment of the Japanese army and the name of the commander were completely written on it. The most convincing, all the officials fell silent, they understood in their hearts what Chairman Jiang meant by presenting this information, and now Tang Qiuli, in front of Chairman Jiang, responded to every request, sometimes, even if he didn’t ask If you take the initiative to give it, and then hit the cannon yourself, you will offend not only Tang Qiuli, but also Chairman Jiang.

After this meeting, the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government issued a general mobilization order facing the whole country, calling on promising young people to join the army and fight against the Japanese army. This also meant that this was a national war mobilization facing unprecedented pressure from Japan.

The telegram to Tang Qiuli was written by Generalissimo Jiang himself, "Qiuli, I know all about your situation. The situation in North China depends on you and has a great relationship. No army can recruit recruits now, but North China is the priority. For the independent division, as for the military expenses and equipment needed, I will order Minister of Finance Song Ziwen and Minister of Military and Political Affairs Chen Cheng to prepare for 25 people first, so you can rest assured that the central government will fully support it, Jiang Zhongzheng."

As a result, there was an upsurge of joining the army all over the country.

(To be continued)