Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 292: Taking up Territory

In Peiping City, at midnight, all the houses are quiet and the lights are dim.

Tang Qiuli hurried back to Peiping after a long journey. It was already midnight. The city had been noisy all day. He fell asleep peacefully. There was not a single pedestrian on the road. There were only a few entertainment venues. They were still brightly lit, with the sound of silk and bamboo, and dim street lamps. The people on the road were scattered in the photo, and the patrolling city defense troops of the 29th Army, heavily armed, walked by from time to time.

In today's Peiping, there is no shadow of the prosperous metropolis of later generations. It is ancient and heavy, and there is an atmosphere of obsolescence and decay, as if the sun is setting on the west, which makes Tang Qiuli feel a lot of emotion.

Seeing a large number of troops coming in front, the soldiers on the patrol came over with guns to question. When they saw it was the acting commander, they saluted in haste and surprise. They were very concerned about this acting commander and the soldiers of the 29th Army. Respected and liked.

As soon as the acting commander took office, he sent us a lot of good weapons. The most important thing is that he raised our salary a lot. He has been serving as a soldier for several years. When has the family seen the white flowers in the ocean? This time I saw it. , just last month, I sent it to my family as soon as my salary was paid. In the letter sent by my parents, they also asked me to work hard and not let down the kindness of the superior to me.

Seeing the high-spirited soldiers of the 29th Army, Tang Qiuli was very happy. The mental outlook of an army directly affects its combat effectiveness. Now, when facing the Japanese soldiers, the 29th Army has inferior equipment. It's really not too far off.

Beiping City is not as peaceful as it is on the surface. After three days of hunting, all the fish floating on the water have been caught. However, Ping and Tianjin have always been a place where fish and dragons are mixed. People lurking in the deep water are waiting for the opportunity. How many?

What is particularly noteworthy is that the Japanese have been unusually quiet since they suffered a big loss. They have neither taken retaliatory actions nor shown any signs of mobilizing troops. This is not a normal phenomenon in itself. Are they brewing a big conspiracy?

Thinking of this, Tang Qiuli turned his head and said to Mei Ting who was beside him: "Director Mei, the focus of your Inspection Office's work in the recent period is to keep a close eye on the Japanese and not let go of any clues."

Tang Qiuli's sudden question startled Mei Ting. On the way back to Peking, Tang Qiuli didn't feel anything at all, but the girl's heart was different. Ever since that casual touch at the Huangyadong meeting , Mei Ting's psychological defense completely collapsed.

In her opinion, this is what the ancients called "skin-to-skin contact". Her body has never been touched by a man. In such a complex environment of military rule, Mei Ting can be alone. This shows how powerful her self-protection ability is. powerful.

Along the way, she was thinking wildly, sometimes feeling happy and sometimes feeling sad. She also secretly cursed herself for being useless. Her heart was tightly tied to this big boy who was four years younger than her. After entering Peking, she was still immersed in herself. In the dream.

Mei Ting likes the ancient vicissitudes and melancholy nights in Peiping very much. Such nights remind people of many things, especially being with the people she likes.

Mei Ting, who was immersed in the night, only heard Tang Qiuli's last words and looked at Tang Qiuli blankly. At this moment, the smart, capable, courageous and quick Mei Ting was gone, just like a girl next door. The appearance of a child.

Tang Qiuli looked at her seriously, quite dissatisfied. Only at this time, he asked his subordinates to be alert at all times. However, he was also surprised that Mei Ting's personality seemed to have changed since she came back from Huangya Cave.

Many of them are no longer so cold-hearted.

This made him a little uncomfortable. Little did he know that it was all his own fault, disturbing the girl's heart for no reason. Tang Qiuli repeated the order again, and Mei Ting regained her clarity. At this time, for

The greatest help to those you care about is to share their burdens.

At this point, Mei Ting and Xiao Ling are surprisingly similar. They never cause trouble to the person they like, but instead share the burden for him.

The next day, Tang Qiuli went down to the units of the 29th Army to check the training situation. He had to be concerned. During the July 7th Incident, the 29th Army would be the first unit to fight the Japanese. The ** Division

Will appear as a surprise soldier.

The combat effectiveness of the troops was his biggest concern. For this reason, he traveled to various defense areas of the 29th Army and even went to the front line to personally observe the movements of the Japanese troops on the opposite side. The drills of the Japanese troops on the opposite side were not ambiguous at all, and he was calm.

, exuding such a murderous aura.

He found that the forward fortifications of many troops were prepared for infantry defense and lacked a deep and three-dimensional defense system, especially air defense and anti-artillery. Once the war started, under the joint air-ground firepower attack of the Japanese army, the frontline troops' combat capabilities would be greatly reduced.

The loss rate will reach astonishing figures.

It can be said that under the first joint air-ground attack by the Japanese army, the forward troops of the 29th Army will lose more than half of their strength in key attack areas, and may be completely annihilated. At the beginning of the war of aggression against China, the Japanese army's offensive was fierce, invincible, and overwhelming.

It relies on closely coordinated air and ground firepower, especially artillery firepower.

After discovering this dangerous shortcoming, Tang Qiuli ordered his troops to immediately renovate the fortifications wherever they went, forming a deep and three-dimensional defense system, and adding many anti-gun holes and air-raid shelters. In the forward positions, the troop density should not be too high.

, to avoid being massacred by the fierce firepower of the Japanese army.

Later, seeing that this phenomenon was common in the 29th Army, I simply summoned the commanders at all levels of the army in a typical area and explained to them the main characteristics of offense and defense in modern warfare on the spot.

In the words of later generations, he held an on-site meeting. At the meeting, he also emphasized that not to care about the gains and losses of one city or one place, and not to confront the Japanese army with superior firepower and troops. Only by preserving yourself can we better eliminate them.

enemy.

Unless the defensive troops receive a death order, they must defend in place. Even if there is only one person left, they are not allowed to retreat. This is to comply with the needs of the battle. Over the past few days, officers at all levels in the 29th Army have opened their eyes.

He was captivated by the unprecedented combat theory and admired the acting commander, almost worshiping him as a god.

Seeing this, Tang Qiuli was very touched. These soldiers were brave enough to fight, but what they were about to face was the Japanese army, which had long planned to occupy China. Japanese officers had all received military school education and graduated from the Army Non-Commissioned Officer School.

After that, he was admitted to the Imperial Army University in Tokyo, Japan, to continue his studies.

Possessing strong frontal combat theory and practical operational capabilities, Japanese military officers advocated decisive battles with the main force and liked large group duels. They suffered heavy losses in the early days of the War of Resistance. They fought with the Japanese army, which had superior ground and air firepower, in the decisive battle with the main force. How many brave soldiers were still able to do so?

No Japanese soldiers were seen, so they fell under Japanese planes and artillery.

Only the guerrilla warfare invented by his old man became the real nemesis of the Japanese army. There was no trace of the opponent, but he was always surrounded by the opponent. The shadow of the enemy was everywhere. Until Japan was defeated, no effective way to deal with guerrilla warfare was found.

method.

A school must be established in Huangyadong. I have already thought of a name, so I used the name of the later Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and called it Taihangshan Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. Various strategies and tactics must be taught. From now on, we must recruit talents from all aspects.

, Tang Qiuli secretly made up his mind.

After a lot of work, Tang Qiuli returned to Peiping. He appointed himself an official. Anyway, the Hebei-Cha Political Affairs Committee now had the final say. The location of the official position was in the Taihang Mountains area that he had coveted for a long time.

The name is "Office of the Taihang Mountain Region Administrative Commissioner of the Hebei-Cha Government Affairs Commission," and his official title is the Special Commissioner of the Administrative Commissioner's Office.

As soon as the report was submitted, the Executive Yuan of the Nanjing Government quickly approved it and fully agreed with it. However, the Executive Yuan did not have a big man to cover the opening expenses of the Commissioner's Office. The official reply said so, because it is a local special agency.

, all expenses related to the office will be settled by the Hebei-Cha Government Affairs Committee.

Those officials in the Nanjing Executive Yuan happily gave away favors. Who went to that poor mountain valley where rabbits didn't poop? They didn't need the central government to pay a penny, and they gave this famous Chairman Chiang a face and empty official title.

It doesn’t hurt to give it away.

The officials in the Executive Yuan have not carefully considered that the Taihang Mountains stretch for more than 800 miles and connect Hebei, Rehe, Chahar, Shanxi, Henan, Peiping, and Tianjin. Even Shandong is named because of its location.

It rises from the eastern foothills of Taihang Mountain. How large is this geographical scope?

I'm afraid that when the time comes, it's not just Tang Qiuli's Taihang Mountain District Administrative Commissioner's Office that will give them a headache. The first person who won't spare them is Shanxi Chief Yan. Isn't that just cutting off his flesh?

In this way, more than half of the territory in western Shanxi was assigned to Tang Qiuli's name, which was equivalent to cutting off one of Commander Yan's arms stretching out to the Great Plains of North China. With Yan Xishan's personality, he could give up and not ask for administrative help.

It’s strange that the hospital worked so hard.

Tang Qiuli pretended not to know, and waited until Commander Yan came to visit. At that time, he was not asking for territory, but was here to move reinforcements. I, Tang Qiuli, only want a small piece of Shanxi from you.

Territory, the Japanese want all of your property, Commander Yan, to take over your head. Commander Yan will weigh it clearly.

When the new official took office, Tang Qiuli immediately exercised his power and went deep into the troops in various counties in the Taihang Mountains. The highest military commander of the local garrison also served as the local county magistrate. The original county magistrate was dismissed on the spot and could be promoted to a member of the Hebei-Cha Administrative Affairs Committee.

If you are willing to come to Peiping to work, you will be considered an honorable retiree.

But there is one thing, the pension is not even a big penny. Not only that, but also the money collected during the county magistrate's term must be vomited out. If it is concealed and not reported, once it is verified, the property will be confiscated immediately and all the property will be confiscated.

I have to go to the North China Labor Reformatory to work and receive reformation.

Immediately, the Taihang Mountain area was in a state of panic, and people were in panic. The original old forces were uprooted and destroyed almost overnight. Li Honggang and other Communist Party members showed their talents and worked enthusiastically and energetically.

To be continued

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