Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 597

Kill and fight

At the national defense mobilization meeting held in Nanjing, Yan Xishan proposed a proposal to redefine the northern theater. From a broad perspective, there was nothing wrong with it. It can be seen that Yan Xishan was carefully prepared, although the princes from all walks of life knew Yan Xishan’s true identity.

There is no need to make any plans, and there is no need to show off. I just have to wait on the sidelines and watch the development of the situation. (Just read the novel--yz

Tang Qiuli's expression was beyond their expectations. He was neither angry nor refuted. Everyone exchanged glances, not knowing what the young Vice Chairman Tang had in mind. Even Chairman Chiang had guessed.

Without knowing Tang Qiuli's thoughts, only Tang Qiuli himself knew that this was just the beginning. Yan Xishan had no supporters and would not rashly propose this plan.

Li Zongren stood up, and the officials from all walks of life whispered to each other and discussed in low voices. This recently famous leader of the Guangxi clique is very good at taking advantage of the situation. If he wants to speak at this time, whether he supports Yan Xishan's proposal or whether he opposes it.

What is he

What was Li Zongren’s intention? No one could guess Li Zongren’s thoughts. Only Liu Xiang secretly nodded. In the battle of Xuzhou, the Gui clique and the Sichuan army fought side by side, and only then could there be a great victory in Xuzhou. It was considered a warm relationship. Li Zongren’s thoughts were also revealed to Liu Xiang.

Some.

Compared with Yan Xishan, who was as shrewd as greedy, Li Zongren seemed gentle and gentle. He nodded to everyone before saying in a calm tone: "Chairman Chiang, Vice Chairman Tang, everyone here, I agree with Brother Baichuan."

Proposal, in fact, our Xuzhou Theater is also facing the same problem. Xuzhou is located in a corner of Jiangsu Province, and is close to Shandong and Anhui provinces. The transportation of troops and combat materials is far away. Once there is a war, military aircraft will be delayed."

"Therefore, I propose to the Military Commission that the Xuzhou War Zone should include the three provinces of Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui. The manpower, material resources, and financial resources of the three provinces should be uniformly dispatched to ensure that Xuzhou, the northern barrier to the south of the Yangtze River, is not lost, and to deal with the future.

The large-scale Japanese attack in North China has built a strong defense line for the capital and Songhu area." After Li Zongren finished speaking, he nodded to everyone, and then bowed slightly to Chairman Chiang and Tang Qiuli on the stage, without any fireworks.

sit down.

Yan Xishan stood up again and expressed his position, "I personally very much agree with Chief Li's proposal. This is what an old country says. Otherwise, the situation in North China is worrying. Our military defense zone has been artificially divided. Once the Japanese army launches an attack, the head and tail cannot be connected, and the east and west cannot be connected."

In response, the situation must be critical, and the Military Commission is requested to seriously consider my proposal and that of the German neighbor."

At this point in the meeting, the princes from all walks of life suddenly realized and understood the true intentions of Yan Xishan and Li Zongren. These two people must have reached a private deal to carve up a few pieces of fat in North China. They are really cunning, but these fat

The meat is all within the jurisdiction of Vice Chairman Tang's Yellow River Basin War Zone. Will he give it up?

Chairman Jiang looked at Tang Qiuli again. His mood was quite complicated. To say that he had no grudge against Tang Qiuli for shooting Tang Enbo and disbanding the Eighth Army was to tell lies with open eyes. In addition, Chen Guofu

Although he said stupid things at an inappropriate time, there was one sentence that struck Chairman Chiang's heart, that is, Tang Qiuli's power was growing day by day, and there was a vague tendency to rival him.

He spent more than ten years, racked his brains, and used all kinds of political and military means to defeat his opponents one after another, ostensibly unified the Republic of China, and reached the position he is in today. He did not want another one to appear.

Being on an equal footing with him, even if forces that slightly threaten his position appear, Yan Xishan and Li Zongren's proposal is the best way to weaken Tang Qiuli's extremely expanding power, and he does not have to be a villain.

But he also knew that Tang Qiuli blocked nearly a million Japanese troops in North China for Jiangnan. Neither Yan Xishan nor Li Zongren could do this. Once Henan and Shandong were divided into two war zones, Tang Qiuli would

The war zone in the Yellow River Basin would be in vain.

The Japanese launched a new offensive in North China. Tang Qiuli continued to stand by and watch in frustration. Yan Xishan and Li Zongren could not withstand it for a few days. The Japanese army in North China moved south. He had to give up the Nanjing and Songhu areas and retreat to Wuhan.

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Therefore, Chairman Chiang's mood was extremely contradictory, and he hated the Japanese even more deeply. If he had not deliberately provoked a full-scale war and maintained the status quo, he would not be troubled today. However, he really could not think of a way to get the best of both worlds, and he also adopted the method of waiting and watching.

His changed attitude, let's see how Tang Qiuli responded to this situation and what card he played.

Yan Xishan and Li Zongren expressed their proposals. Chairman Jiang did not express his position. All eyes were focused on Tang Qiuli. This was a matter involving his vital interests. Both Li and Yan were among the princes, and they had great weight.

A super-level person didn't have full confidence and didn't dare to use the knife on Tang Qiuli. This matter was more difficult.

Tang Qiuli stood up with a smile, walked to the front, faced the princes from all walks of life, and said in a clear voice: "Sir Yan, what Chief Li said is extremely pertinent and hits the point. It can be seen that the two officers have thought carefully.

As far as the current situation is concerned, in order to fight against the Japanese aggressors, it is not an exaggeration to say that we must mobilize the strength of several provinces, or even the strength of the whole country. We must use the strength of the whole country to fight the Japanese aggressors to the end until the Japanese aggressors are defeated.

Expelled from the country."

The princes from all walks of life were in an uproar and were dumbfounded. Vice Chairman Tang swallowed the bitter pill like this? Yan Xishan and Li Zongren exchanged glances, and they could see each other's surprise. Yan Xishan wanted to get an advantage. In comparison,

, Li Zongren’s mood is relatively complicated.

Although he coveted Shandong's geographical location and rich products, he also knew that Tang Qiuli was not easy to mess with. He had an army of 260,000 in Cangzhou. Before coming to Nanjing, he received intelligence that the former chief of staff of the Japanese Army

The 29th Corps led by Li Honggang, with more than 60,000 troops, has been stationed in the coastal ports of Shandong, making it clear that it intends to monopolize Shandong.

However, Li Zongren is a person who refuses to give up easily. If he gets Shandong and the Guangxi Clan in the Central Plains, he can also gain a foothold. He can advance and attack, retreat and defend. Taking advantage of the geographical convenience, once the situation changes, he can aspire to dominate the Central Plains.

will seize the opportunity, so as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, Li Zongren will not give up his attempt on Shandong. It just so happens that the famous

The iron abacus Yan Xishan came to the door. Both parties had common interests and hit it off immediately. Only then did Li Zongren have the courage to fall out with Tang Qiuli. Now, Tang Qiuli's answer made him immediately alert. With his attitude towards this young deputy

The Chairman knew that he was not someone who would give up easily, so Li Zongren remained calm and waited for Tang Qiuli's next words.

Tang Qiuli had a panoramic view of everyone's reactions, and then changed the topic and said: "However, any adjustment of strategic deployment must focus on the overall situation, starting from the July 7th Incident last year, to November last year

On the 5th, when the Japanese army in North China launched their second attack, the tactics adopted by the Japanese army were all-out attacks. Starting from Datong, Shanxi Province in the west, to Dezhou, Shandong Province in the east, every point on the front line stretching for thousands of miles was a target of the Japanese army.

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He smiled and asked Yan Xishan, "Sir Yan, you are a person who has been to the battlefield in person. Did the Japanese army adopt such tactics?" Everyone in North China had been fighting several major battles for several months. Yan Xishan could not lie, so he nodded.

At the same time, I felt vaguely bad.

"If according to the proposal of Chief Yan and Chief Li, a battle line is divided into two parts, the east and west. The west side is under the command of Chief Yan and the east side is under the command of Chief Li. Then where are the troops of our North China ** Division? There is no way.

Will retreat to yellow

Go to the south bank of the river, to the Shaanxi-Gansu border? If so, the Japanese army gathers heavy troops to attack any of the defense areas of your two officers. I would like to ask the two officers, which one of you can resist the invasion of millions of Japanese troops from North China? "

Tang Qiuli's voice was not high-pitched and his tone was very calm, but such a question made Yan Xishan and Li Zongren sit on pins and needles and look at each other. They knew very well that in North China's defense, the Army Division was the mainstay, and the Jin Army and the Gui Army were the top

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It's just a side drum. After a few battles, they know who is fighting the tough battle. If the Japanese army really invades in full force, they know that they are too weak to resist it. Even if they use all their money, they can at most support it.

Just a few days.

Tang Qiuli's words pinched the pulse of Li Zongren and Yan Xishan. They were speechless. It was good to have a large territory, but they had lost all their money. No matter how much territory they had, it was useless. Their original plan

, occupying the territory themselves and letting the troops of the ** Division fight against the main force of the Japanese army.

Tang Qiuli saw that Yan Xishan and Li Zongren were speechless, so he was no longer polite. He treated me as a sick cat if he didn't show off his power, and continued: "What the two officers just said lacked an overall perspective. The Yellow River defense line is a whole.

Move one place and everything will happen

Line movement is related to the strategic situation of the northern battlefield. The proposal of the two commanders is to artificially divide the entire theater and form a situation of fighting independently, wasting the manpower, material resources, and financial resources in the theater, and creating opportunities for the Japanese army to attack us."

"Therefore, not only can the Yellow River Defense Line not be divided into several parts, but it must implement unified military and political leadership to form the closest whole, so as to maximize the use of all resources within the jurisdiction. Therefore, Shanxi is no longer a separate direction, Commander Yan,

Your troops must be included in the unified mobilization of the Yellow River Theater Command."

"The Xuzhou Theater has the East Point of our ** Division and the Sulu Mobile Corps in the north, and the Central Army troops in the Songhu Theater in the south. After Isotani Rensuke's First Army was wiped out, there is no enemy to face in the theater.

There is no need to exist and should be abolished. The Gui Army under Chief Li and the Sichuan Army units that coordinate operations can join the Cangzhou battlefield on the northern front, and can also join the Songhu and Hangzhou Bay battlefields on the southern front."

Tang Qiuli's words were fatal. Yan Xishan handed over the army and Li Zongren left Xuzhou. Moreover, under the so-called unified military and political leadership, the *** division troops were deployed along the Yellow River. Several provinces within the jurisdiction were

They were all put into Tang Qiuli's pocket, and all the princes had a ridiculous feeling. This young Vice Chairman Tang was so powerful.

Smash your own feet.

To be continued)r