Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 685: The Calm Yellow River

Tang Qiuli rushed to the Mei Mansion overnight to propose marriage. Without any trouble, the second elder of the Mei family readily agreed to his request. To be honest, he was absolutely relieved to entrust his second daughter to him. Besides, it was nothing for the two sisters to marry the same man.

Mei Xue was no longer shy about the novelty, and generously accompanied Tang Qiuli with Mei Ting. Seeing the closeness of the three of them, the two elders nodded and smiled happily. (Baidu search,)

According to Mr. Mei's wishes, the wedding will be held in Dingbian tomorrow, and it will be fine, but it is just a worry. Tang Qiuli naturally wants it. Mei Xue has deeply attracted him, eager to explore the last paradise, get married and get married.

Heart, isn’t it a man?

It's a great joy to have two delicate and beautiful flowers by my side. I feel proud just thinking about it. However, there are still countless things to deal with tomorrow, so I can only explain tactfully that I will definitely come back after completing this battle.

Go to Dingbian to get married.

The two sisters were chatting with their parents. Tang Qiuli called Mei Ling to another room alone. Not to mention the joy in Mei Ling's heart. In his heart, he believed that only Tang Qiuli could be worthy of his eldest sister and second sister.

, Mei Ling would not feel comfortable if any other man got his second sister. This is the hero he admires in his heart.

Tang Qiuli was talking about something else to Mei Ling, because he had a vague feeling of uneasiness. This feeling became stronger from the moment he met Mei Ling and learned that he had joined the cadet brigade of the Military Academy.

The guy's face was filled with excitement and he was eager to try. He couldn't wait to go to the battlefield and make contributions immediately.

What made him even more worried was that Mei Ling had never participated in actual combat. Even if he was an intern in the field army, because of his status, the brigade commander knew that the division commander only had such a brother-in-law. He left him at the brigade headquarters and heard the gunfire.

The sound of cannons is still far from the real battlefield.

Therefore, what Tang Qiuli said to Meiling was based on his actual experience on the battlefield and his experience in many years of bloody battles. The most important thing was how to protect yourself. For Meiling, every sentence Tang Qiuli said was meaningful.

I listened to the mantra very carefully. I even took out my notebook and recorded it carefully. I also asked a few questions from time to time, all of which were on the point.

Mei Ling's heart was full of pride. He could listen to the idol of all the military cadets and personally guide tactics. How many people could be around Quanding? Only Mei Ling'er could show off to his peers. Tang

Qiu Li takes good care of each of his relatives and does his best to bring them happiness and peace. Especially as he gets older, this feeling becomes stronger. Mei Ling's attitude makes him feel relieved.

The two of them hid in the house and chatted privately. Mei Xue, who could not be separated for a moment, felt flustered and was distracted from the chat with her parents. She answered questions incorrectly and came over from time to time to poke around. Mei Ting came over and chased them out, and the family chatted again.

After a while, I saw that it was getting late,

I stayed overnight at my father-in-law's house. In the middle of the night, I felt a soft and smooth body sliding into the bed. I touched that Mei Ting was still there beside me. I knew it was Mei Xue who couldn't bear the loneliness and was full of worries. He had no intention of being romantic at this moment. Tang Qiu

Li hugged Mei Xue's body and fell into a deep sleep.

At about 8 o'clock in the morning, in the Dingbian Special City Hall Square, war flags were flying, people were crowded, and guns were flashing. An armed swearing-in meeting from all walks of life in Dingbian to defend the Yellow River defense line was held here. According to Tang Qiuli's order, a force of 250,000 people was organized.

That's it, who knows, despite mobilization from all parties, the final number of people still reached more than 288,000, exceeding nearly 40,000.

More than 200,000 people stood neatly in the broad square according to their respective establishments. It was impossible to tell that these people were ordinary people a few days ago. The team flags were fluttering in the spring wind. Tang Qiuli stood in front of the chairman.

On the stage, his heart was surging, and a soaring pride rose in his heart. This was his greatest asset. Bai Chucai, commander of the Dingbian Garrison District, gave an order, and the teams left the square in order and headed for the front line.

Tang Qiuli saw his father and mother in the crowd seeing him off, as well as his father-in-law and mother-in-law looking at him, General Jiang Baili's straight body, walking at the front of the cadet brigade of Dingbian Military Academy, and Feng Zhi'an, who had gray hair on his temples.

The general led the team past in high spirits, and their eyes met. The old general's eyes were full of determination. The blood in his heart was boiling, and there was a lump in his throat. He turned around and ordered Shan Hu: "Huzi, let's go."

I jumped off the rostrum, boarded the jeep, and the motorcade drove out of the city. Everything I could see was lush green. Rows of straight trees bloomed with fresh green, as if they were soldiers waiting for review. In the past, the long yellow sand and salt spots around Dingbian

Alkali has been replaced by green. After Tang Qiuli's death, he seemed to still be able to feel the eager eyes of his relatives and citizens in Dingbian.

Two hundred and eighty thousand armed personnel, according to their respective garrison areas, left the Dingbian border town and headed for their destination. Sun Zhenbang Corps is the backbone of river defense along the Yellow River. According to the principle of a regular unit of a unit, it is equipped with varying numbers of armed forces.

, within two days, all deployments were completed, nearly a thousand miles of river defense, and the defense was as strong as an iron barrel.

Tang Qiuli, who arrived at Wubao, received a telegram from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The defense of the Yellow River defense line this time was not just a matter of fixing the border. The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border area was also the first to bear the brunt of what the Japanese soldiers pointed out. There was no reason to shirk responsibility. The telegram

Please ask Deputy Committee Tang

The commander allowed the left-behind section of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region to send troops to participate in river defense. Tang Qiuli, who was worried about the lack of regular troops, would not refuse a good thing. He immediately replied, fully agreeing, and the number of troops should be determined by himself.

In the afternoon of the same day, Xiao Jinguang, director of the rear area of ​​the Eighth Route Army, arrived with four regiments of troops. Tang Qiuli secretly admired that the Eighth Route Army not only kept its word, but also acted so quickly. Of course, it could not treat others badly. Tang Qiuli ordered

The Logistics Department of the Dingbian Garrison District immediately replaced equipment for the Eighth Route Army units. This made Xiao Jinguang overjoyed. He got so many benefits without firing a shot. The chairman was really good at predicting things and knew that Tang Qiuli would not treat him badly.

The troops at the rear of the Eighth Route Army took over the defense of the section from Yongheguan to Hukou. Tang Qiuli set up his headquarters at Wubao Ferry, one of the largest crossings in the Shaanxi section of the Yellow River, across the river from Liulin Town in Shanxi.

It is the closest route from Taiyuan to the Yellow River, and it is also the place where Okamura Neji was judged to attack first.

After waiting for a day, there was no movement from the Japanese army. Information came from Shanxi. The Japanese army was busy strengthening security around Taiyuan, attacking cities and plundering land, and expanding the occupied area. There was no Japanese army advancing towards any crossing of the Yellow River. Instead, the area around Shuozhou in the north of Shanxi, Shanxi

There was a fierce battle between the Jin army and the Japanese army. The Jin army was defeated and was defeated in Baode, western Shanxi. It was reported that Yan Xishan was among the Jin army.

Tang Qiuli was speechless and laughed. Okamura Neji was chasing after Yan Xishan. He would not give up until he killed this commander Yan. It was only fitting that Yan Xishan was unlucky and was chosen as his opponent by Okamura Neji.

, just like history, Yan Xishan was forced to cross the Yellow River westward.

He, settled in the Qiulin area of ​​Shaanxi Province, leaving the territory he had ruled for many years. Commander Yan must be feeling desolate and helpless at this time, right? Yan Xishan has lost all his old capital and has no capital to make a difference. He is destined to live in Shanxi

Become history.

It's time to resume communication with the Nanjing government and Yan Xishan's radio station. If the silence continues, it will be a bit false. As soon as the radio station was turned on, there were no telegrams from Yan Xishan. Instead, telegrams from the Nanjing Military Commission arrived one after another, nothing more than asking about the fall of Shanxi.

With all kinds of questions, Tang Qiuli was not in the mood to call back for the time being. His thoughts were all on Okamura Neji.

The situation is not normal. Okamura Neiji, an old Japanese soldier, did not send troops to march westward as quickly as possible. Why did he pay attention? Okamura Neiji in Taiyuan City sat in Yan Xishan's mansion and lamented that Yan Xishan would enjoy it.

, However, he did not feel enjoying it at this time. He encountered a problem and lacked troops.

, as the territory occupied in Shanxi grew larger, troops had to be guarded everywhere. The 320,000 troops who first entered the Taihang Mountains, after such a long period of struggle, especially after passing through Huangyadong, Heshun, Taigu, Jinzhong

, after the Battle of Taiyuan, the total strength of the army has been reduced to about 240,000.

He divided his troops to occupy the key points, and spread them like sheep dung eggs across the land of the Three Jin Dynasties. The troops he used to attack Shaanxi and Dingbian could only mobilize about 80,000 people, including the four key points of Hequ, Liulin, Xiayukou, and Fenglingdu.

He could only choose two of them for the direction of attack. He chose Liulin and Fenglingdu as the locations for crossing the river and made various preparations. He had to suppress his enthusiasm for the time being and start formulating a battle plan to cross the river and advance westward.

Okamura Neiji is not too worried about the garrison force of the Chinese Army along the Yellow River. Tang Qiuli's main force is fighting the imperial army in Pingjin. The river defense of nearly a thousand miles does not have enough troops and is full of loopholes. You can choose any

Location crossing the river

, What worries him is the strength of the troops. Okamura Neiji is not so arrogant that with 80,000 troops, he can occupy the entire territory of Shaanxi, as well as Gansu, Ningxia, and Qinghai. Looking at the vast land in western China, Okamura Neiji

I feel very powerless in my heart.

He originally hoped that the Kwantung Army's southward troops could enter Shanxi as soon as possible, but in the area from Shanhaiguan to Tangshan in East Hebei, they fought hard with Tang Qiusheng's regiment, one of the main regiments of the *** division, and it was impossible to reach Shanxi in a short time.

, he is not worried at all about taking back Tianjin

, it will be a matter of time to restore the original situation in the Pingjin area. What he is most worried about is that once Tang Qiuli realizes his intention to cross the Yellow River westward, he will mobilize all available troops and fortify tightly along the Yellow River. By then

, the difficulty of crossing the river has increased many times.

What Okamura Neiji needs most now is time. As long as the Kwantung Army troops enter Shanxi, it will be the beginning of his large-scale crossing of the river. It is estimated that the capture of Shaanxi will require at least 150,000 troops, as well as the fixed border, which is said to be Tang Qiuli's biggest

of

Logistics and production bases. Unfortunately, the intelligence department of the Imperial North China Expeditionary Force has repeatedly reached out to Dingbian, Shaanxi Province. The agents sent there have disappeared like mud cows into the sea, and there is still no news about Dingbian. So far, the intelligence about Dingbian is still blank.

Okamura Neiji could only wait anxiously while mobilizing his troops as much as possible to prepare for crossing the river. His biggest reliance was the Kwantung Army's southward troops. Didn't he know that the Kwantung Army's southward troops were fought by Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps?

In the Jidong area, it is difficult to move even one step.

(To be continued)