Glorious Mission 1937

() No matter what others think, but Chen Feng doesn't think there is anything to be flattered about. On the surface, it seems that the national government has spent a lot of money this time.But in fact, Chen Feng didn't think that the National Government had paid much. Judging from these two commendation orders, it seemed that the National Government had given both money and officials.However, after careful analysis, it can be seen that the national government is just reciprocating. In fact, it is still using the things of the 61st Army to name itself.

Take this military rank as an example, although it is not a high-end commodity, but the gold content is not high. Take Qin Wuyang as an example, he is said to be a major general and brigade commander, but once the troops are defeated, he will immediately become a major general and battalion commander , this rank is really meaningless, there are soldiers and troops, even if you are only a second lieutenant, others will treat you as a general.No soldiers and no strength, even if you are now a first-level general of the national government, no one will take you seriously.

What's more, based on the achievements of the generals of the 61st Army all the way, this general deserves it. It doesn't make much difference whether the national government admits it or not.

Let's talk about the designation of this unit. It is said to be a group army, but in fact it has not increased many troops.Originally, the 61st Army had three infantry divisions, and after including the instructors proposed by the Nationalist Government, there were four infantry divisions.Now, the expanded No. 40 Army has no more than five divisions, and only a temporary tenth division has been added, that's all.

Besides those weapons and equipment and military expenses, 150 million is a lot to say, but look at the units behind, the French currency.Instead of the ocean of silver dollars.If it was before the war, the 150 million French currency was really worth a lot of money.Although it is still not enough to form an army group, it is more than enough to form a division.

Now, it's not bad to be able to form a group.As the national government lost all the rich lands in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and lost the legal currency guaranteed by an important tax base, its purchasing power went from bad to worse.Before the war, 100 French currency could buy two cows, but now it is not bad if you can sell half a pig. This has to be in the Kuomintang-controlled area. If it is in the occupied area, the legal currency has already been listed as banned currency and is counterfeit.Whoever dares to take French currency to the streets to buy things.Then be prepared to get caught.

If the 150 million French currency is converted into ocean, it will be less than 15, or even less. What can 15 oceans do, well, it can do a lot.But if it is used to form an army, it is only a regiment.This is not the soldier's salary.As for those weapons and equipment, Chen Feng didn't like them at all.It was just a pile of broken copper and iron when it was sent.Chen Feng still thinks it takes up space.

Besides, how much benefit Chen Feng gave to the national government this time, he directly gave more than 30 large and small ships and cruise ships. If these things are sold internationally.Without tens of millions of oceans, you can't buy them at all.Not to mention that even if the national government is rich now, no one may be willing to sell the national government warships.

In addition, Chen Feng also sent more than 7 tons of supplies to the Nationalist Government, which is nearly 2 million oceans. Compared to the benefits that the Nationalist Government has obtained from Chen Feng, these things are simply not worth mentioning.

As for the chairman of Chahar Province, it is a joke. Does the Nationalist Government still have troops in the Chahar region, and does it still have local government? The answer is of course no.Not only did the national government not have a single soldier in the Chahar area, it didn't even have a single local agency.Yes, most of the property in Chahar Province has indeed been recovered now, but you must know that it is Chen Feng's 61st Army that restored Chahar, and it has nothing to do with the National Government, even if it is not recognized by the National Government , Chen Feng is still the well-deserved king of Chahar.Besides, it's just a thin letter of appointment, which doesn't represent anything at all.

After the analysis, Chen Feng could only say that the national government was just reciprocating, and it was not a reward at all.But Chen Feng also knew that the national government had really lowered its stance this time. Whether it was the military rank, the 40th Army Group, or the chairman of the Chahar Province, they all sent a clear signal to Chen Feng that the national government Fu wants to make friends with the 61st Army.

Looking at the two awards, Chen Feng laughed. Since Lao Jiang said so, it means that Lao Jiang has fully recognized the strength of the 61st Army this time.If there is no special matter in the future, Lao Jiang will not make things difficult for Chen Feng anymore.The commander-in-chief of the group army and the chairman of the province, such a position can already be listed as a high-level Kuomintang government. If Lao Jiang is still deliberately trying to deal with the 61st Army at this time, I am afraid that the people of the whole country will not agree.

However, the number of the 40th Army Group made Chen Feng very entangled. It stands to reason that the 40th Army Group should not appear now, let alone in Shanxi.The 40th Army Group in history was formed on September 1943, 9 by the squadron stationed in Qinghai under orders. The commander-in-chief of the group army was Ma Bufang, the deputy commander-in-chief was Ma Buqing, and the No.28 Second Army under the jurisdiction of Ma Jiyuan was the commander. The Fifth Cavalry Army with Ma Chengxiang as the commander is under the command and jurisdiction of the Eighth Theater.

These Ma brothers are not good people, they are heaven in Qinghai and Ningxia.Unexpectedly, Chen Feng had never met those two horse bandit leaders, but he snatched their numbers first.

Although it is said that the 40th Army was the designation used by the troops of the Ma brothers, this designation was also very famous in the War of Resistance.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, under the influence of the national anti-Japanese upsurge, the Majia Army in Qinghai formed the first temporary cavalry division to go out of the province to fight against Japan.Although the Qinghai soldiers were not very disciplined, they did many things that hurt nature and reason when they were stationed in Qinghai.But in terms of combat effectiveness, there is really nothing to say. During the 36th year of the CCP’s Western Expedition, nearly [-] elites were lost in the hands of the cavalry unit of the Majia Army. It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of this unit is not bad.

Due to the bravery of this cavalry unit in fighting against the Japanese, especially the skill of riding a chopper on horseback, it repeatedly inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese cavalry.It was later promoted to the Eighth Division of the Cavalry, with Ma Bukang as the commander. He stubbornly resisted the attack of the Japanese army in the 1944 Central Plains Battle of Fuyang, and it can be regarded as a powerful force.

Since Lao Jiang gave him this designation, he will not be polite, and will definitely make the reputation of the 40th Army resound throughout the land of China.

to be honest.Lao Jiang didn't want to reward Chen Feng so much in his heart.But there is no way, he has to do it.This time the Japanese Army seemed to be targeting Chen Feng's 61st Army, and the main force was concentrated on the Datong line.But in fact, the little devil played a very beautiful trick of secretly hiding Chencang for the national government. He took most of Suiyuan with his move. The 3 brigades and one division of the Jinsui Army were wiped out silently. Not even the dross was left.

The national government has already lost more than a dozen coastal provinces, and most of North China has been occupied by the little devils. If Suiyuan is also lost, it will further arouse dissatisfaction among the people of the whole country.

This is second, anyway, Lao Jiang is now a dead pig and is not afraid of boiling water.If you are dissatisfied, you will be dissatisfied.it's not a big deal.But this Suiyuan is different from other provinces. Suiyuan's geographical location is extremely important. It is an important channel connecting the five provinces and cities in North China to the five provinces in Northwest China.Once there is a loss in Suiyuan, the mechanized troops of the Japanese army can go out to Guisui, Baotou, Dongsheng, and Wuhai to Ningxia.In turn, troops can be sent to Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang.A strategic rear that directly threatens the national government.

In addition, due to the great disparity in the strength of the navies of the two countries.The national government's external sea passages have basically been cut off.In addition, under the pressure of the Japanese government, Britain, the United States and other countries that had no intention of getting involved in the war began to alienate the national government intentionally or unintentionally. Now the only one that continues to provide assistance to the national government is the red Soviet Union in the north.

Once the national government occupied the five northwestern provinces.Then China's external channels will be completely blocked. This is a matter of life and death for the national government, so Lao Jiang is afraid. This is a major event of subjugation of the country and the party, and no accidents are allowed.

Originally, Lao Jiang hoped that Fu Zuoyi could take back his Suiyuan Province in the World War II zone, but the wish was beautiful, but the reality was cruel. No.30 The Fifth Army went out of Qingshui River to attack Guisui, but made no progress for more than ten days. According to reports from Wei Lihuang and others, although there are 30 troops in the World War II zone, the combat effectiveness of the troops is extremely limited. Nei couldn't take Suiyuan back at all.

Therefore, Lao Jiang had no choice but to rely on Chen Feng's 61st Army, and he could only let the 61st Army firmly take root in Yanbei and Suinan, so that the Japanese Army would not be able to march to the five northwest provinces with all its strength.Coupled with the containment of some troops of the Jinsui Army, the main force of the Japanese Army stationed in the Mongolian Army is at most dangling in Suidong and Suizhong. Moreover, there are about 15 divisions in the northwest region, including the Majia Army. The army is not the main force for siege, so it should not be a problem to defend the five northwestern provinces.And the key to all this is the 61st Army, so Lao Jiang had no choice but to reward Chen Feng and the 61st Army so heavily.

Of course, there is another unknown reason, that is, Lao Jiang received a secret report from the Military Control Bureau that Chen Feng provided a large amount of materials to the CCP, at least [-] tons, or even more.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. If you want people to know, you can't do it yourself.With the powerful intelligence gathering capabilities of the National Zheng Fu Military Control Bureau, those secrets between Chen Feng and the CCP that were not secrets were quickly put on the desk of the President's Office in Wuhan Camp.

At the beginning, Lao Jiang was of course very angry, but at the same time, he was more afraid.According to the information collected by the military command department and the dictation of Song Mengyao who returned to Wuhan, Lao Jiang had a more intuitive understanding of the strength of the 61st Army.Once the 61st Army surrenders to the Communist Party, the consequences will be devastating, not even much smaller than the Japanese invasion of China.

But now the 61st Army is in a critical position and cannot move at all, and even if the Nationalist government wants to move, it cannot move others.In the end, it was Minister He Yingqin who came up with an idea. The reason why Chen Feng got so close to the CCP was that he was very dissatisfied with some of Zheng Fu's practices.And since he is willing to hand over such a large warship to Zheng Fu, and also brought so many supplies along with it, it shows that Chen Feng is not yet desperate for the party-state, at least if the party-state has not taken the initiative to deal with him, it is impossible for him to betray Party-state.

Under such circumstances, what the party-state needs to do most is to improve the relationship between the two sides as much as possible, and promise high-ranking officials and generous salary to make Chen Feng and other senior officials of the 61st Army trust and support the party-state.In addition, the strength of the 61st Army is now close to or even surpassed that of the CCP. It's just that Chen Feng's political status and position are not equal to the actual situation, so give them a chance to cooperate.

That's why the Kuomintang government spared no effort to promote Chen Feng's position. As far as military positions are concerned, the highest position in the CCP is Zhu, whose official position is the commander-in-chief of the No. 18 Group Army.And now Chen Feng is the commander-in-chief of the No.40 Group Army, and he also has a provincial chairman. In this way, Chen Feng's position has surpassed that of the CCP. Even if Chen Feng wanted to vote for the CCP, they would not dare to accept it. Not sure who to swallow.

Of course, only Lao Jiang and a few of his confidantes knew the reason for this, and others didn't know it at all.But in any case, after the Kuomintang government's toss, the relationship with the 61st Army has been eased, and the muzzles of the two sides have re-maintained the same. (to be continued...)