Age of Rebirth

Chapter 440: Fight for peace?

On September [-]th, Generalissimo Chiang led civil and military officials to Shanghai in person, and held a commendation and honor ceremony for Mao Zedong at the Broadway Building. With so many people, it was the largest military merit appraisal meeting in the history of the Republic of China, surpassing the time when Tang Qiu was awarded an honor in Nanjing.

At the meeting, Generalissimo Jiang announced that the military committee would guarantee to make up for all the losses of soldiers and equipment of the troops participating in the war within a week, and also increase the proportion of artillery troops. The divisions participating in the war would be awarded the honorary title of the National Guard , the teachers awarded a first-class Baoding Medal.

Soldiers who participated in the war were rewarded with Dayang 50 yuan per person. Officers were rewarded according to their military rank. Soldiers who died in battle received a pension of 200 yuan for Dayang. Local governments also provided cash subsidies to their immediate family members every year. Or in kind.

This time, Generalissimo Jiang is absolutely generous and generous. The old man understands this truth, and there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. He will also set an example for other central troops, and let other local powerful factions see this. This time, I, Jiang, used my direct troops to fight the Japanese, and the result was a complete victory. You are not afraid that I will take your troops to lead the battle, right? [

Chairman Jiang had a purpose. Just as the Battle of Songhu was raging, and the Central Army and the Japanese were inextricably fighting, he held a national military meeting in Nanjing to discuss the general strategy of the national war of resistance. Pai, with fear in his heart, suspected that Chairman Jiang was using a knife to kill people, using Japanese knives to weaken his own strength. When he was besieging the CCP's Red Army, he did this a lot.

Longyun from Yunnan in the southwestern corner, Liu Xiang from Sichuan, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi from Guangxi all excused their resignations, and even Yan Xishan from Shanxi and Han Fuju from Shandong did not attend. As a result, the meeting became a one-man show for Chairman Jiang, which was very depressing.

Long Yun, Liu Xiang, Li and Bai from the Xingui faction, it is reasonable for them not to attend the meeting, but Yan Xishan and Han Fuju made Generalissimo Jiang very angry. You can't see the urgency of the situation. If it weren't for Tang Qiuli's North China Independent Division, which blocked more than 100 million Japanese troops for you in the Hebei area, the Japanese would have robbed you of all your possessions.

Logically speaking, the two of them should be the most active, and they are the closest to the Japanese, and they are in pain, but these two people are the most unbearable. There is an attitude, and they have expressed that once the war requires, the Yunnan Army, the Sichuan Army, and the Guangxi Army are obliged to send troops to fight against Japan. It is said that Liu Xiang in Sichuan is already preparing for the war and preparing to leave Sichuan.

Yan Xishan and Han Fuju are good people, they don’t count for nothing, they even open their mouths to the central lion, asking for guns, cannons, and silver dollars, saying that the Jin army and Lu army guard the north gate for the central government in the Yellow River and Shanxi. It is really unsustainable, please support from the central government.

Generalissimo Jiang almost went to send a telegram, cursing these two shameless guys, almost making Tang Qiuli let go of the defense line in North China, and let the Japanese army enter Shanxi and Shandong. It was a pity to stand on my side and give him something. That Han Fuju actually asked Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng to kill him. The hatred of the heart is getting worse.

This time, the battle of Songhu was fought by his direct line troops, and he won the battle. The princes who supported the army this time, can they talk?I also know Jiang's determination. The old man never targets the target when he does things. In politics, he is very good at playing.

After the meeting, Chairman Jiang summoned Zhang Fakui, Commander of the Eighth Army, Zhang Zhizhong, Commander of the Ninth Army, Tang Qiusheng, Commander of the Tenth Army, and Chang Feng, Chief of Staff. Chang Feng was quite surprised.

Chairman Jiang asked about the casualties of the Changfeng troops with concern, and said that if necessary, the Central Army troops could be supplemented into the Tenth Army in an organized way. He was half-true and half-joking. In the Songhu battlefield, the organizational system of the North China Independent Division will eventually be returned, and the designation of the Sulu Mobile Corps of the North China Independent Division will be restored. If it is all shot in Shanghai, you, Commander Tang, still have to fight me hard?

These words made the thoughtful Tang Qiusheng a little suspicious. Chairman Jiang never talked nonsense. Is this a hint that there is no need for the Sulu Mobile Corps to stay in the Songhu area? He thinks that Shanghai is already safe. There are still other purposes, but there are still more than 4 remnants of Matsui's soldiers, wandering around the Yangtze River Estuary, neither retreating nor attacking, the intention is suspicious.

Xiaoqiu has repeatedly reminded the Hangzhou Bay area, will it be the next main battlefield in the Songhu area? explain the problem.

After the meeting, Zhang Zhizhong wanted to host a banquet for Zhang Fakui, Tang Qiusheng, and Chang Feng. In fact, Zhang Zhizhong's main purpose was to thank Chang Feng. Without his troops as the core pillar of the beachhead, would Shanghai be able to survive? It's still unknown, but on August 25 alone, if it weren't for Changfeng's heavy artillery regiment, the Japanese tanks would have broken through the positions of the 87th Division, so it is reasonable to express our gratitude.

The meal was very harmonious, General Zhang Zhizhong was a magnanimous person, Tang Qiusheng and Chang Feng were even more modest and courteous, without any hint of arrogance, and when it came to military issues, they talked even more passionately.

Only Zhang Fakui was not in a high mood. The Battle of Songhu lasted for more than ten days. His Eighth Army stayed out of the matter and watched the scenery in Hangzhou Bay for more than ten days. After the war, the names of Zhang Zhizhong and the Ninth Army were widely publicized. Everyone knows that this makes Zhang Fakui feel very uncomfortable.

He is a veteran soldier, I am afraid that Zhang Zhizhong is his junior, not to mention Tang Qiusheng and Chang Feng who are in their early twenties and less than thirties, neither of them were born when he was fighting?He is also carrying the general's signboard, and he borrowed the light of the vice chairman Tang Qiuli.

Especially this Tang Qiusheng, who deployed more than [-] troops behind his own line of defense, obviously worried about the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Army, which hit Zhang Fakui's self-esteem very much. He firmly believed that pulling the Eighth Army to the Lion Forest, The defensive positions around Wusong or the Chuansha River Estuary were no worse than Zhang Zhizhong's. With his own decades of battlefield experience, Zhang Zhizhong was simply incomparable.

He may be really old, and he only sees the strength of nearly 10 troops in his hands, but does not see the quality of the soldiers and the weapons and equipment of the troops, and the gap with Zhang Zhizhong's Ninth Army, let alone the gap with Changfeng's troops. Going up, if you can't hold on for a day, that is the result of a complete defeat.

It was he who proposed to Generalissimo Jiang that the Sulu Mobile Corps should be transferred from the Songhu battlefield and returned to the organizational system. With Tang Qiusheng's Tenth Army behind him in Hangzhou Bay, he was like a child being taken care of. Zhang Fakui's In my heart, don't mention how awkward it is.

His various thoughts cannot be said to be entirely selfish and malicious, but after he had such thoughts, he was destined to be a soldier who was eliminated from the anti-Japanese battlefield. Facing the Japanese army armed to the teeth, his head was still stuck in the period of the Northern Expedition. Handing over the troops to him was a tragedy for the soldiers as well as a personal tragedy for him. It was a blessing that Zhang Fakui, no matter how outstandingly he performed during the eight years of the War of Resistance, remained silent. [

In the evening, Tang Qiusheng reported Chairman Jiang's words, including his own judgment, to Tang Qiuli through the top-secret radio station. Everything is fine, the Japanese are hurting, it is time to sit down and bargain with the Japanese, the Songhu battlefield, he took out his old book to fight the Japanese, mostly for the international community and the princes from all walks of life.

His troops staying in Songhu are an eyesore, and Generalissimo Jiang still lacks confidence in fighting the Japanese to the death with all his strength. This consideration may be reasonable. After all, there is a huge gap in national strength between China and Japan, and the old man is afraid Accidentally, he broke his dragon chair and throne.

The key is that the Japanese will not let it go, they will not be able to eat the fat in their mouths. The current Emperor Hirohito must have red eyes. Halazi old man, in order to invade China, they have prepared for generations. Is this a loss? Can you give up?If so, they are not Japanese. Unless their blood is completely squeezed out, otherwise, they want to bite you when they fall to the ground. This is the character of the Japanese.

He sent a telegram back to Brother Qiusheng, saying that everything should be done according to the original deployment, and the security level of the troops should be strengthened. Within the next month, there will definitely be a major battle in Hangzhou Bay, unless the National Military Commission officially issues an order for the Sulu Mobile Corps to return to northern Jiangsu. , make another plan at that time, otherwise, you will not leave the current position for anything, and you will need to purchase a large amount of reinforced concrete to rush to repair solid fortifications. In addition, the medicine mobilized from the Huangyadong Armory for your department has already started shipping , pay attention to receive.

The war in Songhu was declared to have subsided, and the Japanese army in North China also ended their frenzied jumping. They immediately adjusted their tactics and stopped making attractive attacks.

On September 25, the Japanese army, with seven divisions and about 10 troops, aggressively attacked Baoding, an important town in southern Hebei. Tang Qiuli commanded six infantry brigades, two artillery brigades, three cavalry brigades, and two air defense brigades. With a force of [-] people, they fought a big battle with the Japanese army on the outskirts of Baoding.

After three days of fierce fighting, the Independent Division, at the cost of more than 21 casualties, relying on complete fortifications, allowed more than [-] Japanese troops to lie on the land of North China forever. The Japanese army was separated from the heavy army group, fought fiercely overnight, wiped out the brigade, and achieved a record of shooting down [-] Japanese aircraft.

At this time, Baoding was already a dangerous city, and a large number of Japanese troops appeared on both the left and right flanks. It seemed that there was a tendency to outflank and encircle Baoding, so the troops moved into the city.

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