Rebirth of the Military Industry Power of the Anti-Japanese War

Thanks to book friend Tian Cangye for the reward again, here is today’s third update ^_^

It turns out that although Sun Yueqi is not as well-known as those "two bombs and one star" founders in later generations, he presided over the construction of the country's first oil mine - Yanchang Oil Mine and the larger Yumen Oilfield, which can be called the Republic of China.

Even the founder of New China's energy industry, it is not surprising that Hu Weidong attaches such importance to him. However, although Hu Weidong is familiar with the name Sun Yueqi, he does not know where and what position he holds every year. A celebrity in the Republic of China.

There are so many. No matter how good his memory is, Hu Weidong cannot remember them all. After all, his main business is military industry, not coal, iron and oil...

So Sun Yueqi, who was supposed to enjoy preferential treatment as a technical expert, was imprisoned because of his status as a major general in the national army. Fortunately, Hu Weidong arrived in time, otherwise this great expert might have led the crowd to protect the factory and protest against its demolition.

The grassroots commanders and fighters of the Red Army who were excited by the public sentiment due to various "reactionary" performances need to be repaired...

Fortunately, Sun Yueqi was not a narrow-minded person. When Hu Weidong learned that his son had otitis media that could not be cured for a long time, he asked the military doctor to cure him with penicillin. Even if he was angry, it disappeared. At the same time, although he was highly regarded by the government, as a

An out-and-out industrialist, Sun Yueqi hopes to see China embark on the road of industrialization as soon as possible, and his trip to Luoyang is the first time he has seen the hope of realizing his ideals since returning to China. Without developed industry, mining

No matter how well the industry develops, it will only be exploited by foreign countries, especially for a large country with a large population like China. Therefore, he resolutely gave up his rank of major general in the national army and devoted himself to the cause of the people.

Thanks to Weng Wenhao (one of the four major geologists of the Republic of China, who was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan at this time), Sun Yueqi had no choice but to say sorry.

Hu Weidong knew very well that Sun Yueqi was not only an excellent mining engineer, but also an outstanding business manager. As a standard industrialist, he once again invested in the possibility of a comprador government in Nanjing after learning about the Red Party's emphasis on and ambitions for industrialization.

The nature of the project was negligible, so Hu Weidong did not hesitate to appoint him as the general manager of the newly established "Zhongyuan Mining Group", giving him full authority to lead the coal and iron development business in the Soviet Area in western Henan. And Sun Yueqi did not disappoint him, with the development of heavy industry in the Soviet Area

With the rapid development of the industry, there has never been a shortage of coal. Even iron ore, which has relatively insufficient reserves, has been steadily increasing its output, and Sun Yueqi has done a great job!

On February 17, 1936, Taizu personally signed the Eastern Expedition Declaration, and the Eastern Expedition Red Army entered a state of war. However, Yan Xishan's mobile forces at this time were already stretched thin, and he was unable to set up a solid defense line along the river as in history. As a result,

The Red Army of the Eastern Expedition easily broke into northwest Shanxi and quickly divided into four groups. They were commanded by Taizu, Boss Peng, Boss Lin and the Red Army's top general Xu Haidong. They turned the entire northwest of Shanxi upside down and quickly controlled a large area of ​​the countryside.

And quickly established the red regime. Xu Haidong, a fierce general of the Red Army who was known for his bravery, crossed the Tongpu Railway, broke through the Fenhe fortress defense line, moved to Fenyang, Xiaoyi, besieged Jiaocheng, Wenshui, and the leading cavalry company arrived at Jinci.

Xiaodian actually threatened Taiyuan, the provincial capital where Yan Xishan was personally in charge, with just a few thousand Red Army troops. In order to prevent Taiyuan, which he had worked so hard to build, from being destroyed by the war, Yan Xishan transferred almost all the troops he could mobilize to the front line to resist the Red Army's attack. However,

How could the Jinsui Army, which had not fought a major battle for several years, be the opponent of the old Red Army, which had just experienced a 25,000-mile Long March?

In the short month of March, the Shanxi-Sui Army suffered nine defeats in a row, with more than 10,000 casualties and even more prisoners. If it weren't for the local militia that Yan Xishan had always attached great importance to, which had shouldered the responsibility of the reserves.

Yan Xishan was still anxious when he found that the Red Army seemed to be fighting more and more, and the more they fought, the stronger they became.

Several powerful forces in neighboring places asked for help. After all, Chiang Kai-shek had no credibility. Even if he really wanted to support him, water from afar could not quench his thirst. However, both Song Zheyuan and Han Fuqu were worried about sending too many troops.

The Japanese or the Central Army took advantage of the situation and seized the territory. The helpless Yan Xishan had to pin his hopes on two former subordinates whom he could no longer control...

The first was Shang Zhen in Henan. However, since there were still tens of thousands of Red Army troops staying in the Soviet area in western Henan, and the base area was about to expand to Zhengzhou, he did not dare to send too many troops to rescue Shanxi. Moreover, although Shang Zhen came from the Shanxi-Sui Army system, he

He had turned against Yan Xishan a long time ago, so he immediately rejected his old boss's request for help on the grounds that Henan was "more serious in gangsterism"; on the other side was Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army stationed in Suiyuan, which was different from Shang Zhen, who had already openly stood up for himself.

Nominally, Fu Zuoyi is still a direct subordinate of Yan Xishan. Although the 35th Army has only more than 30,000 troops, Fu Zuoyi is good at using troops, and the 35th Army has extremely strong combat effectiveness. It is the first-class military-level unit in the country. If Fu Zuoyi is willing

Going south for rescue, Yan Xishan felt confident.

However, although Fu Zuoyi was nominally under the jurisdiction of Yan Xishan, he had actually become his own group since the Central Plains War. Moreover, Fu Zuoyi was a patriotic general who resolutely resisted Japan. He quite agreed with the Red Party's idea of ​​the Anti-Japanese National United Front, but was also worried about it.

After he left Sui, the Japanese and puppet troops took the opportunity to cause trouble, so he initially rejected Yan Xishan's request for help on the grounds that he was worried that the Japanese and puppets would take advantage of the situation. However, seeing the overwhelming power of the Red Army and the defeat after defeat of the Shanxi-Sui Army, Fu Zuoyi's thoughts were filled with despair.

Subtle changes gradually occurred, and the anxious Yan Xishan spent a lot of money again, allocating 50 wagons of weapons and ammunition to the 35th Army and a military expenditure of one million oceans. Fu Zuoyi finally led the main force of the 35th Army southward into Shanxi, and fought with

At this time, Lin Zonghong's regiment, which had advanced into the mountainous areas of northeastern Shanxi, took over the fire.

In terms of military talent and troop strength, Mr. Lin and the Red Army under his command are not inferior to Fu Zuoyi. However, the invincible experience since entering Shanxi made Mr. Lin, who was not yet thirty years old at this time, inevitably somewhat complacent and dissatisfied with the Shanxi-Sui Army.

The combat effectiveness of Fu Zuoyi was extremely underestimated. Little did he know that Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army was the only alternative among the Shanxi-Sui Army. In addition, Fu Zuoyi's troops suddenly went south and caught Mr. Lin off guard. As a result, the first army suffered a huge loss. In just a few days,

There were more than 3,000 casualties within the battle, thanks to the main force of the Red Army, which had an extremely strong will to fight, otherwise it would have collapsed all of a sudden...

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