Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 589

Prepare for a rainy day

The plenary meeting of the Nanjing Military Commission on February 8 was originally to discuss how to deal with Tang Qiuli and use Fei Chi Duan to solve the issue of the Eighth Army. As Chairman Chiang became furious, Chen Guofu returned in disgrace and was kicked out of the conference room.

, and changed the direction and set the tone.

Tang Enbo fled before fighting and lost the city and territory, causing the war situation to almost fall into a situation of corruption on all fronts. He was sentenced to death and the matter was reported to the entire army to arouse the vigilance of officers and soldiers at all levels and strengthen their determination to fight against the Japanese army.

Officers and soldiers should take this as a warning. If anyone commits the crime again, Tang Enbo will set a precedent.

This is the basic content of the report sent by the National Military Commission to various places. The miserable Tang Enbo ended up in a foreign land. He has been infamy throughout the ages. He was also used as a negative example by Chairman Chiang to warn all the officers and soldiers that his person and his actions are really shameful.

There is hatefulness.

Tang Qiuli, who was far away in Xiangfan, had no idea what happened at the plenary meeting of the Nanjing Military Commission. He was almost treated like Han Fuju and others. He was busy digesting the soldiers of the former Eighth Army. However, he relied on his

Judging from the experience of later generations, once this matter was brought to Nanjing, it would definitely cause an uproar. The big guys on the military committee would definitely discuss various ways to deal with this matter.

The reason why he dealt with Tang Enbo decisively was because he knew very well that once Tang Enbo and his senior officers were deported to Nanjing according to normal procedures, not only would Tang Enbo not be able to die, but the Eighth Army would also be quickly mobilized, letting Tang Enbo go.

It doesn't count the guy who has been beaten ten thousand times, but he still leaves himself with hidden dangers. Tang Enbo and his officers, as long as they don't hate themselves to the core, and they are always against them, they might stab themselves in the back at some point.

Therefore, he did the thing first and established the established facts. After getting all the evidence, the secret orders given to them by Tang Enbo were found in the headquarters of those divisions. No one could tell anything.

The Eighth Army Corps was dealt with without going through normal procedures. The reason is very simple. During the non-tide period, we have to use Fei Duan. In today's terms, it is a special case.

On February 10, he received a notice from the Military Commission that in view of the current stable war situation and the Japanese attacks in all directions having been repelled, a general national defense mobilization meeting was planned to be held in Nanjing on February 15 to discuss the next step.

Japan's combat policy, commanders-in-chief of all major theaters, commanders of all group armies, and chairman of each provincial government all participated. Vice Chairman Tang is requested to come to the meeting on time.

Tang Qiuli took this telegram and pondered it for a long time. Chairman Chiang's intention was self-evident. His direct troops fought hard with the Japanese army in Songhu and Hangzhou Bay for several months, and the losses must have been heavy. Although they failed to defeat the Japanese army in the end.

Occupy Songhu District

District, defeated the Japanese conspiracy, the old man is also a little bit too much. If he continues to fight like this, his old capital will be almost exhausted. The purpose of this meeting is nothing more than to ask a local powerful group to bear more responsibility.

Combat mission against Japan.

I must attend this meeting. I have always been thinking about this treasure land of Shanxi. However, Yan Xishan has made it difficult to deal with the domestic tiger. How to make him hand over Shanxi obediently requires more thinking. There is also Shandong.

After Han Fuju was shot to death by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, he had been

There is no clear ownership issue. Although his troops have an absolute advantage in Shandong, according to the information sent back by Liu Tiehan, Li Zongren of the Guangxi faction is very interested in Shandong. Various signs indicate that Li Zongren has the intention to take over Shandong. All of this

, will all be resolved at this meeting.

Liu Tiehan, Tang Qiusheng, Feng Jiwu and Li Honggang, including Chang Feng and others, did not need Tang Qiuli to go to Nanjing to attend this meeting in person. Their Tang Qiuli's departure here would be more harmful than good. Zhang Xueliang and Han Fuju are obvious examples.

Killing a regiment of the Central Army with more than 100,000 people was no small matter after all. Chairman Chiang was a man of political skill and was regarded as the number one person in the Republic of China. Once the division commander was detained in Nanjing, the future of the army would be in doubt.

Tang Qiuli disagreed. To this day, he has such a strong backing, which is different from Zhang Xueliang and Han Fuju. The most important thing is that he has blocked nearly a million Japanese troops for the old man. Based on this,

The old man couldn't fall out with himself. He didn't know yet that Chairman Chiang was worried about this aspect, so he swallowed this sigh of relief. He was fully confident that he would gain a lot from this trip to Nanjing.

At the same time, he also sorted out his thoughts. From November 5, 1937, when the Japanese troops landed in Hangzhou Bay, to February 10, 1938, for more than three months, the troops have been

In the battle with the Japanese army in North China, from the initial passive defensive position to the subsequent battles, the passive situation was gradually restored. The whole process was somewhat unbearable to look back on.

After more than three months of fierce fighting, more than 400,000 Japanese troops in North China were killed. The total strength of the Japanese troops in North China dropped from the initial 1.1 million to less than 700,000 now. This is a shocking reversal.

, further narrowing the gap in strength with the Japanese army. However, our own troops also lost nearly 100,000 people, and they were all old troops.

The troops need to rest and replenish their strength. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the Japanese army in North China is on the defensive, he can vigorously expand the troops and occupy important strategic areas, such as Shandong and Shanxi, and integrate the Yellow River defense line. This is a strategic layout he has considered for a long time.

Only when the strength is enhanced can we be able to compete with the Japanese army in North China, regain the Pingjin area, march to Shanhaiguan, lay the foundation for the next attack on the Northeast, and realize the idea that has only been dimly awakened recently.

Tang Qiuli is twenty-two years old this year. As he grows older, his experience deepens, and he is constantly exposed to the flames of war, his ambition expands uncontrollably. At first, he simply attacked the Japanese invaders and regained the mountains and rivers.

Now, I want to build a foundation

The thoughts, the passionate hopes, the ambition of a man, always impacted his heart. Sometimes, he was startled by his thoughts. He had never mentioned these thoughts to anyone, including Liu Tiehan and Brother Qiu Sheng.

They, and their wife Mei Ting.

On February 13, he returned to Zhengzhou from Xiangfan, temporarily stationed his division command here, and made new adjustments to the deployment of troops throughout North China. Li Honggang's 29th Corps left Xiangfan and garrisoned in Yantai on the Shandong Peninsula.

, Weihai, Qingdao, and Rizhao, laying the foundation for our next exploration of Shandong.

The 29th Corps has recruited 10,000 soldiers from the original Eighth Army Corps, and has also recruited four new brigades from the ** Division Training and Training Headquarters. Its strength has reached about 60,000. The army not only replenished its strength, but also absorbed

Based on the lessons learned from the Shangqiu Blockade Battle, five artillery brigades were added, which restored their vitality and greatly enhanced their combat effectiveness.

However, Tang Qiuli believed that Li Honggang's Corps would be the backbone of the Shandong Peninsula's defense in the future, and the existing strength was far from enough. He ordered Wu Hongtao, commander of the **Division's Training Headquarters, to send troops to the 29th Corps in the Haozhou area.

After the training, all the new recruits were assigned to the 29th Corps. His assumption was that Li Honggang's 29th Corps should have a total strength of about 100,000 to ensure the defense security of Bendong Peninsula.

Han Tie, chief of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, was transferred to the position of commander of the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps. The corps's more than 48,000 troops immediately marched from the Taihang Mountains to Anyang to Zhengzhou. Together with the troops of Shaanxi Garrison Commander Yuan Jinghao, they were responsible for the Henan direction.

For the purpose of defense, the Taihang Mountain Field Corps was immediately revoked of its designation, and all units were returned to their organizational structure and returned to their original defense areas.

Sun Zhenbang's troops immediately went to the front line of Licheng to guard the direction of Shexian County. The other troops were trained on the spot and strengthened to prevent new military actions by the Japanese army. The original plan was for Tang Qiusheng's troops and Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan garrison to attack together.

The implementation of the Japanese army's combat plan outside Jingxing Pass is suspended. The general principle is that the Japanese army will not launch a large-scale attack in the near future. The troops will mainly focus on rest and recovery. Reconnaissance troops can be sent deep into the enemy's rear to find out the deployment of the Japanese army.

Tang Qiuli had a hunch that the Japanese opponents in North China were about to change. The Kwantung Army's southward marching corps made no new moves after losing a regiment of troops. After resolving the siege of Shexian County by the Second Army, not only did they not

Taking the opportunity to attack Li City,

Instead, they retreated to the Handan front line. This was not in line with the arrogant character of the Kwantung Army generals. Moreover, the Japanese troops in various places behaved very quietly. Various signs showed that the Japanese army was making strategic adjustments and there were major personnel changes in the top leadership of the Japanese army in North China.

Okamura Neiji, who led the Kwantung Army southward, was a celebrity. Among all Japanese generals, he was also famous for his scheming and ability to fight well. He would definitely be his new rival in North China. Tang Qiuli was almost certain.

Because in history, this period was when Okamura Neiji showed his talents in North China. He created many new tactics for the Japanese army and caused great losses to the Taihang Mountain base of the Eighth Route Army at that time.

Thinking of this, Tang Qiuli couldn't help but smile. He was looking forward to playing against this famous old fox. However, he should also find a new opponent for Okamura Neji. Yan Xishan and Okamura Neji were not on the same level. Facing Okamura

Ning Ci and Yan Xishan will definitely be defeated.

Tang Qiuli stood up and came outside. He looked across the plains of western Henan, across the rolling Taihang Mountains, and landed on the barren land of northern Shaanxi. Where was Neji Okamura's opponent? When he arrived in Nanjing, Commissar Chiang should be

I think of them all the time. It has been more than half a year since the war began in North China, but the government has not paid attention to them. I must think that those Japanese people who are in cave dwellings and whose hearts are in the land of China must be unwilling to be lonely and extremely anxious, right?

Tang Qiuli's thoughts flew to the distant future, and a complete strategic concept gradually became clear. The future war situation in North China and even the entire China will be fulfilled in this blueprint. This touching feeling made him feel relaxed and happy.

There was the sound of slight footsteps, and a burst of elegant fragrance came.

Tang Qiuli knew without turning around that this was Mei Ting. He was too familiar with the smell of his wife. Sure enough, a pair of warm little hands covered his eyes. He turned back and took the charming body into his arms. He saw

His wife's smiling face was like a flower. Tang Qiuli was very puzzled. Wasn't Mei Ting in Huangya Cave? How did she get to Zhengzhou?