Age of Rebirth

After Tang Qiuli finished his inspection in Yan'an, he returned to Dingbian, and immediately started to lead the division staff and establish a headquarters in the south. He was responsible for the department that understood the situation in the early stage. into a file for him to consult at any time.

There are all kinds of intelligence from various sources, but there is not much about the movements of the Japanese army. The Japanese are as honest as rabbits, which is a bit abnormal. For this reason, he urgently summoned Yu Deshui, the director of the intelligence department, and Shen Jun, the director of the investigation department, and ordered them to take The main energy is put on paying attention to all the movements of the Japanese.

This phenomenon can only be described by the silence before the storm. This time the battlefield is in the south. For the independent division troops, it is not fighting in a completely unfamiliar area where local forces are intertwined. Yu Hanmou from the Communist Party of China, He Jian and Cheng Qian from Hunan, and Lu Diping from Jiangxi are not easy-going lamps. They are able to survive to this day under such a strong posture of Chairman Jiang, which has its own merits.

Ordinarily, the Japanese also helped Tang Qiuli do good deeds inadvertently. Wherever the Japanese army went, the old forces disintegrated, and Tang Qiuli was able to take advantage of the opportunity to enter. Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Shandong are all like this, otherwise, Once you intervene forcefully, you will be opposed by the joint efforts of local bosses, and you will not dare to sing the opposite tune on a large scale, and it will be a headache to restrain your elbows in small places and make troubles everywhere.

No, Gu Zhutong, the spokesman for the Songhu area arranged by Generalissimo Jiang, kept making troubles for Feng Jiwu. After the Shanghai area and the Greater Shanghai, Huahua World did not have time to appreciate it, nor did it have a day of comfort. After the 87th Division of the Central Army withdrew from Shanghai, the Jiangsu Security Corps, Shanghai Police Corps and other local miscellaneous armed forces that remained in Shanghai continued to stir up trouble. [

There are no major issues, but small frictions continue every day. One Shanghai, two yamen gates, in addition to Feng Jiwu, there is also Gu Zhutong, two generals from two factions, Gu Zhutong is determined not to make Feng Jiwu feel better, those miscellaneous armed forces They are all local snakes. Feng Jiwu only deals with public security cases and conflicts between soldiers on both sides every day. There are also concessions in various countries. That is also a red line that cannot be stepped on. If this continues, the commander of the main corps of the independent division , [-]% can be crazy.

In this matter, Generalissimo Jiang did too dishonestly. He did not even say hello. The Central Army withdrew from the Songhu area as soon as it said it. Zhang Zhizhong worked hard. The two bloody battles in Songhu cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The Great Shanghai Line of Defense created was just left here, waiting for the Japanese to take over, and more than 3 people were armed here in miscellaneous places.

The independent division took over the defense of the Songhu area. Seeing that the Japanese had not come, Generalissimo Jiang regretted it. He thought about taking it back in a different way. In fact, this was the reason why Tang Qiu left. The Japanese army base camp, learned The Songhu and Hangzhou Bay areas have been taken over by the main corps of the Independent Division, and they were forced to revise their combat plan, pointing the finger at Guangdong, Guangxi and the Beibu Gulf. How dare they come to the Songhu area to meet a tough nail.

Tang Qiu gave an order to Feng Jiwu like a bright mirror in his heart, but Gu Zhutong was still in the way in Shanghai, and then there was another order to send a telegram, "Yuan Song General Gu Zhutong, the commander of the Shanghai Regional Garrison Command, according to the needs of the war, now cancels the Songhu Garrison Command, and transfers all functions of this department to the newly formed Jiangnan Defense Command.”

"General Feng Jiwu, the commander of the Jiangnan Defense Command, is fully responsible for all defenses in the area. General Gu can serve on the spot, or return to the Chongqing Nationalist Government Military Commission to report on his duties," Tang Qiuli also made plans. The Songhu Garrison Command, I don’t know, and Chairman Jiang didn’t say hello to himself. This time, I withdrew, and I didn’t say hello to Chairman Jiang. It’s a muddled thing. If this order continues, Chongqing must be fired. I just accept the offer.

After dealing with the matters in Shanghai, Tang Qiuli plunged into the training of the troops again. This time, the combat area of ​​the independent division was completely different from the terrain in the north. In the first training order of [-], the six field regiments of the independent division stationed in the southern region immediately conducted targeted training on the terrain of the future combat area.

Each corps draws four main brigades to specialize in training in mountain warfare and jungle warfare. All the troops that are drawn must be trained to be suitable for terrain warfare. Immediately go south and transfer experienced commanders and fighters to serve as training instructors for various troops.

During the busy period, it was already late March, and the Southern Command of the Independent Division had been established. In a few days, Tang Qiuli would lead the headquarters to the south and command near the theater. At this time, the conflict in Shanghai finally came to an end Intensified, Feng Jiwu attacked Gu Zhutong.

Feng Jiwu received the Shangfang sword from his master, and immediately cleaned up and rectified the local miscellaneous armed forces in the Songhu area. Before, Feng Jiwu tolerated it because he did not receive a clear order. The number one person, Chairman Jiang's confidant, and just stationed in Shanghai, many things have no clue, so they don't care.

This time, after receiving the order, he freed up his hands again. The first one to take down was Gu Zhutong's Songhu Security Command. Feng Jiwu's method was very simple. Once it was taken off, a seal was pasted on the gate, and all personnel were armed and escorted onto the ship, and sent directly back to Chongqing.

This moment caused an uproar. After receiving Tang Qiuli's order, Gu Zhutong immediately sent a telegram to Generalissimo Jiang to ask for a good idea. The old man also knew that this matter was a struggle between himself and Tang Qiuli. Abandoning the Songhu area, the Japanese didn't appreciate it, the ambassadors of the four countries were dissatisfied, and I didn't get any benefits. When it was cheaper, that boy Tang Qiuli felt a fire in his heart. The secret to Gu Zhutong was one word "drag ".

Gu Zhu agreed, and sent Tang Qiuli an extremely polite telegram, "Vice Chairman Tang Xunjian, the staff department has been stationed in the Songhu area for a long time, and it involves a lot of local governance and military affairs, and it is difficult to solve it as soon as possible. After the Ministry of Staff handles everything in hand, it will be handed over to General Feng Jiwu, Commander-in-Chief of Jiangnan Defense."

Gu Zhutong is leisurely and leisurely in Shanghai. One day is like a month. A few words are a big deal, and it will take ten days and a half a month. One official document can be studied for a week. , constantly creating friction, and from time to time, there will be disputes between soldiers from both sides. He appears as a mediator. This investigation will take another few days.

After Feng Jiwu took corresponding measures, Gu Zhutong deeply felt that there were not enough troops and troublemakers, so he secretly issued an order to Liao Hui, the commander of the 87th Division, who was ordered by Tang Qiuli to move to Nanjing, to transfer two main regiments to Shanghai to increase the number of troops. If one's own strength stands firm, he will control the big Shanghai in a disguised form, at least a part of it, and fulfill the old man's great trust.

As the central military system, Liao Hui, the direct descendant of Chairman Jiang, naturally understood, and sent the 120th and 120th regiments under his command to Shanghai. This is a full-staffed central army unit. Many people boarded the ship from Yanziji Wharf in Nanjing, arrived in Jiading, Shanghai in less than a day, abandoned the ship and landed, rested overnight, and sailed into downtown Shanghai the next day.

The two regiments of the 87th Division, as soon as they moved in Nanjing, fell into the eyes of the special agents of the Nanjing Intelligence Station of the Yu Deshui Intelligence Department. They immediately sent the information to Yu Deshui. In Tang Qiuli's hand, after reading the information, Tang Qiuli's eyes flashed coldly, and he sneered.

Called Chen Feng, the director of communications, and said: "Order, Feng Jiwu, the commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Defense Command, the 87th Division did not receive the order, left the defense area without authorization, and went to Shanghai. It seems to be suspected of rebellion. In an emergency, your department should deal with it immediately. , disarm on the spot, and if there is resistance, it can be wiped out immediately."

Tang Qiuli is taking advantage of this. Gu Zhutong's biggest mistake was that he should not bypass Tang Qiuli, the country's highest military commander, and make his own decisions. Gu Zhutong also figured it out, even if he asked for instructions. , Tang Qiuli is definitely not allowed, so let's just cut it first and play it later, a fait accompli, you Tang Qiuli will never directly challenge Chairman Jiang, right?

But Gu Zhutong was wrong, including Chairman Jiang and his staff, they also misunderstood Tang Qiuli's determination. For the upcoming war in the south of the Yangtze River, Tang Qiuli would never allow any unstable factors to appear. Behind him, Gu Zhutong's actions happened to touch his bottom line. [

Feng Jiwu, who received the order, was so happy. He had long been displeased with Gu Zhutong, and even secretly managed to bring more than 5000 people to Shanghai. He immediately ordered Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the corps, to dispatch two brigades and a tank regiment to encircle them overnight. The station of two regiments of the 87th Division of the Central Army.

Before Zhang Hansheng left, Feng Jiwu gave the opportunity face to face, "Hansheng, surround them overnight, don't disturb them, if the black lights are blind, the side who can't control it will shoot first, it's a scuffle situation, handle it carefully, deterrence is the priority, disarming is better than annihilating It is much better, and the teacher has more room to maneuver."

Zhang Hansheng said with a smile: "Commander, don't worry, the two brigades have nearly 3 troops and more than 100 tanks. It is easy to deal with the Central Army that has never seen battle. The 87th Division and other local troops Compared with, he is tougher, but compared with our corps, he is not qualified."

The sun rose and dispelled the thick night fog along the Yangtze River. The 87th Division of the Central Army had morning exercises as usual, but everything changed. She was sallow with fright and stuttered, "Report to the group, we are surrounded."