Age of Rebirth

Chapter 570 IX Surfaced

Chen Feng, the director of communications, brought good news to Tang Qiuli. Tang Enbo, who had been tracking him for many days, finally surfaced. Tang Qiu received the telegram, which read: "Master, after many searches, we found Tang Enbodi in Xiangfan, Hubei. The headquarters of the Eighth Army Corps, which currently has about 11 troops, is stationed in various counties around Xiangfan."

"After detailed reconnaissance, the existing troops of the Eighth Army are all trusted troops of Tang Enbo, including the four divisions that fled in the battles of Anyang and Xinxiang, and the three divisions that fled from Zhengzhou. *News, Tang Enbo himself lives in seclusion, and a series of military deployments are remotely controlled through the radio. There are signs that the National Military Commission has not yet known Tang Enbo's whereabouts. Our agents are currently closely monitoring all Tang Enbo's actions, and ask for instructions on the next move Direction, Yu Deshui, Shen Jun."

Tang Qiuli took the telegram and shook his head. It was unexpected that Tang Enbo ran so far out of Henan and went to Hubei. Zhengzhou to Xiangfan is more than 1000 miles away, right?The legs and feet are fast enough, this is what is called a thousand miles.

He called Yu Deshui and Shen Jun back, "Strictly monitor, don't disturb Tang Enbo, I will rush to Xiangfan to solve everything," he couldn't help laughing wryly, what a hard worker, and he has to travel thousands of miles again, and the matter in Haozhou has not yet been resolved At the end, I had to go to Xiangfan in Hubei again. However, I was able to find Tang Enbo, and I also got rid of my heart. This guy, even Nanjing, didn't know what he was thinking about. [

Tang Qiuli prepared a big event for Li Zongren. He invited reporters from local newspapers in Bozhou and more than [-] citizen representatives. He also selected more than a dozen officers from the Sulu Garrison Regiment, led by Feng Zhian. Sitting on the rostrum, Li Zongren immediately caused a sensation when he stepped onto the stage.

It is an unusual event for a top officer in the war zone to be able to visit the small place of Haozhou in person. In addition, Li Zongren has recently become the focus and central figure of the audience, and everyone responded with thunderous applause. Tang Qiuli, who was dressed in casual clothes and sat under the stage with Shanhu and Qiuquan, was very satisfied with the scene he directed.

Through the long conversation with Tang Qiuli, Li Zongren knew the elegant meaning after listening to the string songs, and knew what Vice Chairman Tang needed. It is the credit of the Sichuan army, and he also described the feat of the Sulu garrison in the bloody battle against Shangqiu with [-] troops to stop the Japanese army of more than [-] troops for two days. Part of the intention is to show favor to oneself.

There were crows and sparrows in the venue. For the first time, these people heard the Xuzhou victory that was different from the rumors, and a troop that participated in the battle was right next to them. The battle is restored to the people below. When it is said that General Zhang Zizhong died heroically and more than [-] soldiers were blood-stained on the battlefield, these officers seemed to have returned to the battlefield where the artillery was raging.

In the emotional part, the passionate man couldn't help but shed tears. The audience below couldn't help crying, especially the head of the guard of General Zhang Zizhong, who tore off his shirt suddenly, revealing the scars all over his body. This is the best evidence of the fierce battle. , the audience burst into waves of applause, bringing the atmosphere of the venue to a climax again and again.

Because Xuzhou still had military affairs, Li Zongren hurried back to Xuzhou. He and Tang Qiuli were quite satisfied with the meeting. All walks of life in Haozhou spontaneously organized to condolences to the troops, and many citizens who spontaneously organized rushed to the army station with condolences.

Once they knew the truth of the matter, those citizens who had participated in the siege of the army station could not express their guilt in words, but could only prove their remorse with actual actions. In Haozhou, there was an upsurge of condolences to the troops. Out of admiration for this heroic army, there was an upsurge of joining the army in Haozhou and surrounding areas.

On the day the meeting ended, thousands of young people asked to join the army. Feng Zhi'an asked the division commander if he could recruit new soldiers. Of course, Tang Qiuli couldn't ask for it. Those who took the initiative to recruit them were all with great patriotic enthusiasm in their hearts. Young people, wouldn't you be a fool if you refused.

He told Feng Zhi'an that the recruitment is open, as many as you want, and there is no limit to men and women, but you must pay attention to one thing, strictly check it out, do a good job of background checks for recruits, those who want to sneak into the army, and those with bad records Those with complicated backgrounds will not be accepted at all, and Feng Zhian is instructed to strike while the iron is hot and set up more recruiting stations in the surrounding areas of Haozhou.

In one day, more than 6000 recruits were recruited. According to this speed, when the Sulu garrison moved to defense, the strength of the troops could reach 8 to [-]. , were sent to Dingbian to study in various military academies, and the rest were sent to Huangyadong for a six-month training.

Tang Qiuli took time out again to pay homage to General Zhang Zizhong's body, and then ordered Chief of Staff Yu Guanghan to personally escort the general's body to Dingbian and bury it in the Martyrs Cemetery.

The matter in Haozhou has been satisfactorily resolved. The mayor of the city government and the mayor of the party department have been replaced with newcomers. They are very cooperative with the current recruiting work of the army. Li Zonghan and Jia Hongcheng have been dismissed. To investigate, the No. [-] person in the national government personally intervened in this matter. How dare the Anhui Provincial Government and the Provincial Party Headquarters be negligent? The handling efficiency is so high that it has set the fastest record in the history of Anhui Province. It is not yet known.

The matter in Haozhou is over, and Tang Qiuli will rush to Xiangfan tomorrow. In the evening, he specially found General Feng Zhi'an. Such an army should be entrusted to reliable people who have the ability to command and command. Only then can he leave with peace of mind. Through the contact with Feng Zhi'an in the past few days, as for the candidate for the commander of the corps, he prefers Feng Zhi'an in his heart.

Not only because he is an old man from the former 29th Army, but also because of his ability and character, this is also the meaning of finding Feng Zhian. Tang Qiuli is leaving tomorrow, and Feng Zhian knows it. He came here today, and he has a lot of ideas , I want to say to this young teacher.

Tang Qiuli first told him that in order not to forget the old tradition of the 29th Army, he decided to change the designation of the Sulu Garrison Corps to the 29th Corps of the North China Independent Division. After hearing this, Feng Zhian suddenly stood up and gave Tang Qiuli a military salute. He said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you, Master, for being considerate for the 29th Army. General Zhang knows, and he should rest in peace! The heroic souls of more than 2 soldiers should also rest in peace!" Tang Qiuli noticed that the old general The saluting hand was trembling slightly, obviously suppressing the excitement in his heart.

Later, Tang Qiuli told him that he was planning to appoint him as the commander of the 29th Corps. To Tang Qiuli's great surprise, General Feng Zhi'an shook his head. Seeing the teacher's question, the old general said slowly: "I'm getting old. , I often feel powerless, and now that the army has expanded, I know that my ability is not enough to take on this important task, so I am willing to disarm and return to the field, and return to my hometown in the northwest."

After Feng Zhi'an finished speaking, he couldn't hide the loneliness of a hero in his heart. He belonged to the previous generation of soldiers. Facing this cruel war today, he felt very at a loss. Everything he was familiar with before seemed very vague. Outdated, the troops are handed over to him, and he can't control them.

The room fell silent. Tang Qiuli thought seriously about Feng Zhian's words. For a half-life soldier, leaving the army was a very sad and cruel thing. Free and easy, he also understood Feng Zhi'an's mood, for the better development of the army, for the sake of being responsible for the army, he took the initiative to let virtuous and more capable people command this army with a fine tradition and growing day by day.

Tang Qiuli pondered for a long time, looking at the old general with admiration, Feng Zhi'an calmly faced the teacher's eyes, it seemed that after making this decision, he suddenly felt a sense of relief, Tang Qiuli could see that this kind of thinking, in his After circling in his heart for a long time, he also shook his head. [

"Old general, since the formation of the independent division, it has not had the habit of letting senior officers of its own unit leave sadly. In this way, I have an idea, which can also be called an order, that you go to the Dingbian Special Economic Zone to serve as the vice chairman of the military and political committee. Or the commander of the Dingbian garrison, with your experience and experience, you will definitely be able to play the greatest role."

Feng Zhi'an still shook his head and said: "Master, thank you for your love and trust in me, let's give the opportunity to those young people, so I will make a compromise, isn't there a martyr in our Dingbian?" The cemetery, I will go to work there, and I can spend more time with General Zhang Zizhong. This is my last request, please agree."

Having said that, Tang Qiuli knew that Feng Zhi'an's mind had been decided, so he could only agree, and the matter was settled like this. He sent a telegram to the front line of Cangzhou overnight, transferred Li Honggang, the chief of staff of the independent division, and hurried to Haozhou to serve as the commander of the 29th Corps The post of Chief of Staff of the Independent Division is held by Chang Feng, the current chief of staff of the Sulu Mobile Corps, and Yu Guanghan, the chief of staff of the Independent Division, is the chief of staff of the Sulu Mobile Corps. Guanghan's position as chief of staff.

Because General Feng Zhian was determined not to serve as the commander of the 29th Corps, Tang Qiuli made a series of personnel adjustments and transferred Li Honggang to be the commander of the Corps. After receiving the order, Li Honggang rushed from the front line of Cangzhou to Haozhou overnight. The matter of the 29th Corps has come to an end.

On January 23, Tang Qiuli left Haozhou, via Luohe and Nanyang, braved the severe cold, and went straight to Xiangfan, Hubei. The accompanying guard brigade and soldiers from the first unit of the special warfare detachment totaled more than 600 people. Taking more than 40 vehicles, Xiaoxing stayed overnight and soon entered Hubei.

(To be continued)