Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 398: Complete deployment

Liu Tiehan's troops stationed in Shandong. Most of the troops deployed along the Guantao, Linqing, Wucheng, Dezhou, Leling, Xiaobotou and other places at the junction of Hebei and Shandong to establish defense lines. A small number of troops established a second line on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Line of defense.

In addition, Liu Tiehan shouldered this important secret mission. Once the Japanese troops landed in Shanghai, Liu Tiehan's main force quickly moved south to East China and joined the Songhu battlefield. This was also a strategic reserve that even Chairman Chiang was unaware of.

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Once the Japanese army succeeds on the Songhu battlefield, they can threaten Tang Qiuli's Yellow River defense line by going north. They can stab Tang Qiuli in the back and form a pincer attack with the Japanese army in North China. The troops in the Yellow River Basin theater will be attacked from both sides and fight on two fronts.

, the situation is critical.

If the Japanese army, after successfully landing in Shanghai, does not advance northward, but instead attacks from east to west, seizes Nanjing, and besieges the capital of the Republic of China, then a major tragedy in history will inevitably occur, and the Japanese army did adopt such an attack.

This situation was a result that Tang Qiuli could never accept, and it was also something that he would never be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.

The Japanese army cannot win a quick victory in North China. They are entangled in North China and suffer a lot of losses every day. The Japanese base camp will not sit back and ignore this stalemate. It is not in line with their overall strategic concept and will definitely open up another front.

Shanghai is the best location. Firstly, it can occupy the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, which are the most economically developed and affluent areas in China. Secondly, it can capture Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. Judging from historical data, the Japanese army did attack in North China just over a month after the war began.

After that, they impatiently took action in Shanghai. However, it was the Japanese Navy who took action first.

Tang Qiuli stood in front of a large map of the Republic of China, thinking hard. Apart from the Yellow River Basin, which he could rest assured, looking around the thousands of miles of coastline, there were weak points everywhere. There were seas and no defenses, and the Japanese army could launch landing operations at any point.

However, he is not yet able to coordinate the national strategic layout, and there is nothing he can do if he is worried. After careful consideration, he feels that Liu Tiehan's troops have to take care of both strategic directions, and their strength appears to be weaker.

Focusing on one thing but not the other, the troops in that direction are not enough.

He immediately sent a telegram to Brother Qiu Sheng that the Dingbian Mobile Corps was immediately organized according to the standards of a field force, recruited reserve soldiers, and expanded the force. The total strength was to reach five infantry brigades, two artillery brigades, and one air defense brigade, a total of seven

There are about 6,000 people.

In addition, the trained recruits were transferred from the Huangyadong Garrison Brigade and the Recruit Replenishment Brigade to form the ** Division ** Ninth Brigade, ** 10th Brigade, ** 11th Brigade, ** 12th Brigade, a total of four

A brigade of troops.

The commander of the **9th Brigade is Qiao Manshan, the former deputy commander of the **2nd Brigade. The commander of the **10th Brigade is Niu Shuangquan, the former deputy commander of the **3rd Brigade. The **11th Brigade

The commander is Ren Zhaoquan, the former deputy commander of the 6th Brigade of the **, and the commander of the 12th Brigade of the ** is Chen Han, the deputy commander of the 7th Brigade of the **. Each brigade has 12,000 soldiers.

In addition, the fifth artillery brigade was established, with the former deputy brigade commander of the first artillery brigade Qu Jiang as the brigade commander, and the sixth artillery brigade was established with the former deputy brigade commander of the second artillery brigade Tang Qiushan as the brigade commander. This was Tang Qiuli's

A cousin was one of the first veterans to raise an army with him. He was only twenty-four years old at the time, but he was a battle-hardened veteran.

With the exception of the 12th Infantry Brigade and the 6th Artillery Brigade remaining in North China, the remaining three infantry brigades and one artillery brigade were all placed under the command of Tang Qiusheng, deputy commander of the ** Division, to form the **

The Sulu Mobile Corps of the Division is commanded by Tang Qiusheng. The Corps has eight infantry brigades, three artillery brigades, and one air defense brigade, with a total strength of 120,000.

The troops at Dingbian set out from Dingbian, Shaanxi Province on May 16th, passing through Shangluo, and arrived at Luoyang, Henan Province. Three infantry brigades and one artillery brigade from Huangyadong set out on May 17th, passing through Changzhi, Shanxi Province.

Jincheng arrived in Luoyang, Henan. After the troops gathered together, they entered Shandong in late May and were stationed in Zaozhuang and Linyi in southern Shandong and Xuzhou in northern Jiangsu.

In this way, Tang Qiuli deployed two corps in Shandong and the future Songhu battlefield area, with a total of more than 260,000 troops, and they were personally led by the two deputy commanders of the ** division. It can be seen that Tang Qiuli had no regard for

concerns and concerns of a region.

Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Regiment, with 120,000 men, was stationed in Linyi and Zaozhuang, Shandong. Han Fuju was unhappy again. He felt that Tang Qiuli was pushing his limits and bullying others too much. First, Liu Tiehan's 140,000 men, and then

His brother came and brought more than 120,000 people with him. Is this the treasure land of Shandong?

The North and the South were attacking each other, and I, Han Fuju, became the stuffing of the dumplings. This was not bad. He sent Tang Qiuli a protest telegram with fierce words, asking Vice Chairman Tang what he meant by this? Do you want to do something to me, old Han?

Start?

He also sent a very grievance telegram to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing. For such a pig-headed bastard, Tang Qiuli was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. What was the situation? The Japanese had sharpened their knives until they were gleaming and cold.

Just when we are about to take action, you are still thinking of fighting for territory and occupying the top of the mountain. If you, Han Fuju, can hold up the situation in Shandong, why should I deploy more than 200,000 troops far away from the North China front line?

There are only a few hundred thousand mobile troops left that can be used. Why should I come if we have to face nearly 400,000 Japanese troops? He only replied to Han Fuju with a few words: "Chairman Han, don't be suspicious, this is the Yellow River Basin

The theater headquarters has made strategic arrangements to prevent losses in Shandong and northern Jiangsu. If there are such language that hinders sincere unity, military law will be enforced!"

When Han Fuju received Tang Qiuli's call back, he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and the flames in his heart were jumping up and down. It's so damn high-ranking that you can't help but stretch out your hands to me from Shandong.

, and they said that I hindered sincere unity, and they still refused to allow others to live?

However, Han Fuju just scolded him at home. This man surnamed Tang was so ruthless that he even dared to shoot He Yingqin's nephew. I, Old Han, am not the only one who doesn't know how to deal with it? Regarding Tang Qiuli's strength and

Han Fuju was really afraid of the method, so he let the matter go.

Instead, Chairman Chiang called and asked about Tang Qiuli and Chen's intentions in sending troops to Xuzhou? The Xuzhou area should not be under the jurisdiction of the Yellow River Basin Theater Command?

Tang Qiuli called back. Everything was done to ensure that the north gate of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai was safe and to prevent Japanese troops from marching straight to Jiangsu and Zhejiang through Henan. Chairman Chiang thought about it for a long time and felt that it made sense. He called back and confirmed Tang Qiuli's deployment, and also arranged for three troops to be stationed in Xuzhou.

More than 15,000 people were assigned to the command of the Sulu Mobile Corps of the Yellow River Basin Headquarters. Although they were miscellaneous troops and local security forces, they were still flesh on the bones, which was better than nothing.

All of Tang Qiuli's deployments were completed within May 1937. The ammunition base of each unit was sufficient for normal consumption for three months, and the logistics supplies had reached the standard of five months. The rest was to wait patiently.

, waiting for the feuding enemy to take action first.

Although this kind of waiting makes people feel helpless and depressed, it is a waiting with excitement and slight trembling. For Tang Qiuli, it should be said to be a kind of expectation. The Japanese sharpened the knife, and he also polished it.

With the sword in his hand, all that was left was an excuse and a reason that the Japanese wanted, and what Tang Qiuli gave them in return was a thunderous blow.

He didn't need to worry about military issues for the time being. The generals were all generals of the Army. Tang Qiuli was full of confidence in them. Only the Central Army troops in Henan Province in the middle made him a little worried. However, for the time being, that was all.

That's all.

He still has one important thing to do, which is the Palace Museum in Beiping City.

There, there are thousands of national treasure-level cultural relics and antiques, all rare treasures. How can he feel at ease when they are under the gunfire of the Japanese?

According to historical records, after the July 7th Incident broke out, the Japanese army occupied Peiping. Except for most of the rare cultural relics in the Palace Museum, which were rushed out by the staff of the Palace Museum before the Japanese army entered the city, the remaining cultural relics fell into the

Japan

They were smuggled back to the mainland by the Japanese. Now, many cultural relics looted from the National Palace Museum in Peking are still hidden in the National Museum of Japan. However, the Japanese also feel that they cannot knock the stolen ones away and dare not knock them off.

Just put it on public display.

There is a question that has been tormenting Tang Qiuli, and it has also been a struggle that has been hidden in his heart for a long time. The first shot of the Anti-Japanese War came from Pingjin. How could the city of Beiping survive the artillery fire? The ancient capital of three dynasties, the glorious buildings, and they cannot be copied or reconstructed.

, how many shells can it withstand?

With his current strength, he can definitely defend Peiping. Even if the Japanese army is heavily besieged, he can still ensure that he will not fall into the hands of the enemy. However, this is a war in his own home. The Japanese can ignore everything, but they have a lot of worries.

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All the jade and stone were destroyed, the city was slaughtered in the flames of war, and he achieved his own reputation, but destroyed this thousand-year-old capital. Which one is more important?

Peiping is the strategic, political, and economic center of North China. The Japanese are determined to win it. Planes bombed and artillery bombarded the huge city of Peiping. There were so many ancient buildings. How could Tang Qiuli save Peiping without letting the thousand-year-old capital be destroyed?

How can one be careful in the flames of war?

The Japanese can let go of their hands and feet and beat them to death. Anyway, what they smash is other people's property. They can't take it away, and they won't leave it to the Chinese. The Japanese just have this mentality. They have no burden in their hearts and no worries.

scruples.

Can I bet on a thousand-year-old ancient capital and the buildings of three dynasties for my own sake? Tang Qiuli asked himself, he couldn't, he couldn't afford it, and he couldn't afford the Old Summer Palace, which made countless Chinese people feel heartbroken to this day.

He couldn't imagine standing in front of the broken walls of the Forbidden City in Peking, which was full of rubble and ruins. The carved railings and painted buildings turned into smoke, and the splendor turned into bricks and rubble. Faced with this situation, faced with the guards who came to interview him

What did the reporter of Peking's achievements say?

Tang Qiuli made up his mind to abandon Peiping and defend Tianjin and Baoding. He knew what doing so would bring to him. Infamy came rolling in. Another general who did not resist was Zhang Xueliang.

He drowned!

What do men always have to carry? The merits and demerits have their own merits and demerits. Later generations commented that if this was a battle on the Japanese mainland, he would have filled the four Japanese islands with gasoline, then set off a fire, and watched the Japanese mainland turn to ashes in the flames.

But, this is at home.

(To be continued)