Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 446: Fight for peace?

On September 8, Chairman Chiang led the civil and military officials to Shanghai in person and held a commendation and medal ceremony for *** at the Broadway Building. All officers from the Shanghai garrison and above were honored to attend, with more than 2,400 participants.

The large number of people made it the largest military merit appraisal meeting in the history of the Republic of China, surpassing the time when Tang Qiuli was awarded honors in Nanjing.

At the meeting, Chairman Chiang announced that the Military Commission would ensure that all losses of soldiers and equipment of the participating troops would be replaced within a week, and that the proportion of artillery units would also be increased. Each division participating in the war would be awarded the honorary title of the Father's Guard Division.

, the division commanders awarded him a first-class Baoding Medal.

Soldiers who participated in the war were each rewarded with NT$50. Officers were also rewarded according to their rank. Soldiers who died in battle received a pension of NT$200 each. Local governments also provided subsidies to their immediate family members in varying amounts each year.

in cash or in kind.

This time, Chairman Chiang was absolutely generous and not stingy with his actions. The old man understood this truth. A brave man must be rewarded with a heavy reward. He also set an example for other direct line troops of the Central Committee and let other local powerful factions take a look at this.

This time I, Chiang Kai-shek, used his direct troops to fight the Japanese, and the result was a complete victory. Are you not afraid that I will lead the charge with your troops?

Chairman Chiang had his own purpose. When the Battle of Songhu was raging and the Central Army and the Japanese were fighting inextricably, he convened a National Council meeting in Nanjing to discuss the overall strategy for the national war of resistance. However, those local forces were

The faction was wary and fearful, suspecting that Chairman Chiang was trying to kill with a borrowed sword, borrowing the Japanese's sword to weaken his own strength. When encircling and suppressing the Red Army, he, the old Chiang Kai-shek, did this often.

Longyun from Yunnan in the southwest corner, Liu Xiang from Sichuan, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi from Guangxi all declined with excuses. Even Yan Xishan from Shanxi and Han Fuju from Shandong did not come to attend. As a result, the meeting became a one-man show for Chairman Chiang, which was very depressing.

It was reasonable for Long Yun, Liu Xiang, and Li and Bai from the Xingui clique not to attend the meeting. However, Yan Xishan and Han Fuju made Generalissimo Chiang very angry. These two people did not know life or death, and were short-sighted.

I can't see how critical the situation is. If Tang Qiuli's North China Army hadn't been blocking more than one million Japanese troops in the Hebei area, your little belongings would have been robbed by the Japanese long ago.

Logically speaking, the two of them should be the most active and the closest to the Japanese. They are very painful, but they are the most intolerable. Long Yun, Liu Xiang and Li Bai, although they did not come to attend the meeting, they were at any rate.

Some people expressed their attitude that once the war required, the Yunnan Army, Sichuan Army and Guangxi Army would be obliged to send troops to fight against Japan. It is said that Liu Xiang of Sichuan was already preparing for war and preparing to leave Sichuan.

Yan Xishan and Han Fuju are so good, they don't count even if they don't get a dime, they even open their mouths to the lion of the Central Committee, asking for guns, cannons, silver coins, whatever. The Jin army and the Lu army guard the north gate of the Central Committee in the Yellow River and Shanxi. Because of their financial resources,

It is really unsustainable, please ask the central government for support.

Chairman Chiang almost sent a telegram to curse these two shameless guys. He almost asked Tang Qiuli to let go of the North China defense line and let the Japanese army march into Shanxi and Shandong. Yan Xishan was okay, after all, he was in trouble in Xi'an, and this old Westerner was at the critical moment.

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, standing on my side, it is not a pity to give him something. That Han Fuju actually asked Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng to kill him. It was really abominable. Later I thought, a small impatience can ruin a big plan. I swallowed this breath, but I hate Han Fuju.

The more serious your heart becomes.

This time in the Battle of Songhu, we fought all our direct troops, and they won the battle. This time, the princes who supported the troops had nothing to say, right? They also know the determination of Jiang, the old man, to do things

, never without aim, in politics, this trick is played with great proficiency.

After the meeting, Chairman Chiang separately summoned Zhang Fakui, commander of the Eighth Army, Zhang Zhizhong, commander of the Ninth Army, Tang Qiusheng, commander of the Tenth Army, and Chang Feng, chief of staff. He greatly praised Chang Feng and announced on the spot that Chang Feng would be promoted to major general.

Chang Feng was quite surprised.

Chairman Chiang asked with concern about the casualties of Chang Feng's troops, and said that if necessary, the Central Army troops could be added to the Tenth Army in an organic form. He also joked, half-truthfully, that the Tenth Army was only a temporary transfer.

The Songhu battlefield will eventually return the organization of the North China Army Division and restore the designation of the Sulu Mobile Regiment of the North China Army Division. If all is lost in Shanghai, why don't you, Commander Tang, come to me to fight for your life?

These words made the thoughtful Tang Qiu Sheng have some doubts. Chairman Chiang never talks nonsense. Is this a hint that there is no need for the Sulu Mobile Corps to stay in the Songhu area? He thinks that Shanghai is already safe.

There are still other purposes, but Matsui's remnant troops still have more than 40,000 people, wandering around the sea outside the Yangtze River estuary, neither retreating nor attacking, and their intentions are suspicious.

Xiaoqiu repeatedly reminded whether the Hangzhou Bay area would be the next main battlefield in the Songhu area. Otherwise, with Xiaoqiu's military command skills, the Shanghai Bund would be beaten to pieces and would not be allowed to send troops to reinforce it. It would be very difficult in itself.

Explain the problem.

After the meeting, Zhang Zhizhong wanted to host a banquet for Zhang Fakui, Tang Qiusheng, and Chang Feng. In fact, Zhang Zhizhong's main purpose was to thank Chang Feng. Without his troops as the core pillar of the beachhead, whether Shanghai could be saved?

It is still unknown. On August 25th alone, if it were not for Chang Feng's heavy artillery regiment, the Japanese tanks would have broken through the 87th Division's position. Therefore, it is reasonable to express gratitude.

The meal was very harmonious. General Zhang Zhizhong was an open-minded man. Tang Qiusheng and Chang Feng were even more modest and polite, without any hint of arrogance. When military issues were involved, the discussions were even more lively.

Only Zhang Fakui was not in a high mood. The Songhu Battle lasted for more than ten days. His Eighth Army stayed out of the incident and watched the scenery in Hangzhou Bay for more than ten days. After the war, the names of Zhang Zhizhong and the Ninth Army were publicized.

Everyone knows that this made Zhang Fakui feel very uncomfortable.

He is a veteran soldier. I am afraid that Zhang Zhizhong is his junior, not to mention Tang Qiusheng and Chang Feng, who are in their early twenties and less than thirty. Neither of them were born when he was fighting? They also carry the brand of general.

, it’s not because of the vice chairman Tang Qiuli.

Especially this Tang Qiusheng, who deployed more than 100,000 troops behind his own defense line, was obviously worried about the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Army, which greatly hit Zhang Fakui's self-esteem. He firmly believed that pulling the Eighth Army to the Lion Forest would

The defensive positions in Wusong or around the Chuanshahe Estuary were no less impressive than Zhang Zhizhong's. Zhang Zhizhong also had decades of battlefield experience, and Zhang Zhizhong was incomparable.

Maybe he is really old. He only sees the nearly 100,000 troops at his disposal. He does not see the quality of the troops and weapons and equipment. The gap with Zhang Zhizhong's Ninth Group Army, let alone the gap with Chang Feng's troops, is so great.

If you go up there and can't hold on for a day, it will be a complete defeat.

He also proposed to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek that the Sulu Mobile Corps should be transferred from the Songhu battlefield and returned to the organizational structure. With Tang Qiusheng's 10th Army behind him in Hangzhou Bay, he was like a child being taken care of. Zhang Fakui's

In my heart, don't mention how awkward it is.

His various thoughts cannot be said to be completely selfish and malicious. However, after he had such thoughts, he was destined to be a soldier eliminated from the anti-Japanese battlefield. Facing the Japanese army armed to the teeth, his mind was still stuck in the Northern Expedition.

Putting the troops in his hands was a tragedy for the soldiers and for him personally. It was a blessing that Zhang Fakui never performed outstandingly during the eight-year war of resistance and remained unknown.

In the evening, Tang Qiusheng reported Chairman Chiang's words, including his own judgment, to Tang Qiuli through the top-secret radio station. He understood immediately that the old man's heart was stirred up again, which disabled Matsui Iwane.

He thought that everything was fine, the Japanese were hurt, and it was time to sit down and bargain with the Japanese. On the Songhu battlefield, he used his old money to fight with the Japanese, mostly to show the international community and the princes from all walks of life.

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His troops were an eyesore in Songhu. Chairman Chiang still did not have enough confidence in devoting all his country's power to fight the Japanese to the death. This consideration might make sense. After all, there was a huge gap in national power between China and Japan, and the old man was afraid of being caught.

He accidentally broke his dragon throne.

The key is that the Japanese will not give up and can't eat the fat in their mouths. The current Emperor Hirohito's eyes must have turned red. They have been preparing for generations to invade China. How can this be such a loss?

Can they just give up? If so, they are not Japanese. Unless their blood is completely squeezed out, they will still want to bite you when they fall to the ground. This is the character of the Japanese.

He sent a telegram back to Brother Qiu Sheng, saying that everything should be in accordance with the original deployment and the alert level of the troops should be strengthened. Within the next month, there will definitely be a major war in Hangzhou Bay, unless the National Military Commission officially issues an order for the Sulu Mobile Corps to return to northern Jiangsu.

, make other plans at that time, otherwise, we will not leave the current position for anything, but will also purchase a large amount of steel and concrete to build strong defenses. In addition, the ammunition mobilized for your department from the Huangyadong Arsenal has already been shipped.

, pay attention to receive.

The war in Songhu was declared subdued, and the Japanese army in North China also stopped their frenzied dancing and immediately adjusted their tactics. They no longer conducted attracting attacks. Instead, they launched a focused attack with heavy troop groups and a large number of aircraft.

On September 10, the Japanese army launched a massive attack on Baoding, an important town in southern Hebei, with seven divisions and about 250,000 troops. Tang Qiuli commanded six infantry brigades, two artillery brigades, three cavalry brigades, and two air defense brigades.

The brigade, with about 100,000 troops, launched a battle with the Japanese army outside Baoding.

After three days of fierce fighting, the Japanese division suffered more than 8,700 casualties. Relying on the complete defense fortifications, more than 20,000 Japanese troops were left lying on the land of North China forever. The Sasaki brigade was commanded by Tang Qiuli.

Separated from the heavy Japanese army group, they fought fiercely all night, completely annihilated the brigade, and achieved the record of shooting down 21 Japanese aircraft.

At this time, Baoding was already in danger, and a large number of Japanese troops were seen on the left and right flanks. It seemed that there was a tendency to encircle Baoding, so the troops moved into the city.

(To be continued)