Chapter 1332: Before the War

Nanjing, Office of the Chairman of the Military Commission.

Chiang Kai-shek, who had not been sleeping all night, stood in front of Yin Jinan, looked carefully, and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I have been abroad for more than two years, and my temperament is still the same, but I seem to be more mature and steady, and I can give you greater responsibilities and trust."

Yin Jinan quickly stood up and saluted: "Thank you for the cultivation of the principal."

Chiang Kai-shek patted Yin Jinan's shoulder affectionately: "When did you arrive in Nanjing?"

Yin Jinan said respectfully: "The student was on a flight from Germany, German Lufthansa Shipping Company Berlin to China's Xuzhou Mansion. On the way, he was transiting at six airports. After nearly thirty hours of flight, he finally arrived at Xuzhou Mansion in the early morning. Then I left my tired wife in the Xuzhou Mansion, reunited with my long-lost father-in-law and mother-in-law, and arrived in Nanjing by a special plane overnight. Please forgive me, because Jinan was worried about his elder brother's safety, he rushed to Nanjing Central General Hospital to meet his elder brother before coming to see the principal."

Chiang Kai-shek smiled and waved his hand: "This is human nature, you don't need to apologize to me. If I were not busy with military and government affairs, I would have been guarding the door of An Yi's ward..."

Yin Jinan was a little surprised: "Principal——"

Chiang Kai-shek sighed: "Oh, An Yi devoted himself to the party and the country, and his life and death, and his efforts were unimaginable. Sometimes when I think back, I feel ashamed of him... By the way, what are your plans to come back this time?"

Yin Jinan said respectfully: "Students obey the principal's arrangements in everything!"

"You are just too weak in character. You don't argue with reason and have no compromise like An Yi. It would be great if you two could combine it."

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head, returned to his desk, and took out a document from his document bag: "This is the document that An Yi verbally told after he woke up yesterday. He requested that you be appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the First Army. The Ministry of Military Affairs approved this appointment in principle. What do you think about this?"

Yin Jinan had already been on the passenger plane to Nanjing, and Yang Bin's general situation introduction. When he arrived at Nanjing Airport, there was a tip from the intelligence leader Zhao Rui, who knew his place. However, when facing Chiang Kai-shek, he did not dare to tell these secrets. The An family army knew the tricks of Chiang Kai-shek's division and disintegration. Yin Jinan himself was actually a victim of Chiang Kai-shek's death in order to split the An family army, so he wasted so many years together.

In order to reassure Chiang Kai-shek, the An family army now seems to be not a solid piece of iron on the surface, with mountains inside, Hu Jialin, Gu Changfeng, Yang Bin, Lu Chengguang, Xia Jian, Ye Cheng and others not convinced anyone. It seems that when An Yi falls, the entire group will be divided immediately, but no one knows the real inside story.

Therefore, at this time, Yin Jinan was extremely respectful and looked directly into Chiang Kai-shek's eyes: "Students are willing to obey the principal's dispatch and strive to do their job well no matter where they go."

Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied with Yin Jinan's attitude. After sitting down, he said, "Now An Yi is seriously injured and cannot be a director. He really needs a helper around him. You, who has been assisting An Yi with An Yi since the founding of the An Family Army, is naturally the best candidate. So I thought about it and agreed to the appointment of the Ministry of Military Affairs. This appointment was also passed at the Military Commission meeting held yesterday afternoon. At the same time, in order to better control the troops, I have informed the Secretariat Hall and let them pass the review procedures as soon as possible and promote you to a higher level."

Yin Jinan knew that this was Chiang Kai-shek's show of kindness and grudges, so he immediately saluted: "Thank you for your care of the principal! The students are very grateful!"

"This is what you deserve!"

Chiang Kai-shek smiled and said, "Jinnan, I don't know what kind of secret soup you gave to Head of Hitler before leaving. The German side suddenly informed our Embassy in Germany yesterday afternoon and generously agreed to the application for a military loan of 30 million Empire Mark that the People's Government submitted at the beginning of this year. At present, Britain, the United States and other countries have provided weapons, equipment and financial assistance to our country, so the money is too timely. I am ready to use this money to purchase a batch of most urgently needed fighter jets in China and join the heavy losses of the Central Air Force."

Yin Jinan knew that it was his words before leaving that touched Hitler, but he did not dare to take credit and said modestly:

"After South, what can I do, how can I change the decision of a leader? This is all because the head of Hitler saw that China, under the leadership of the principal, won victory in the battle against the ***, so he generously donated to alleviate the crisis that arises between China and Germany since Japan and Germany. The relationship between countries lies in the exchange of interests. Since the establishment of the Nazi government, although industrial development has made great progress and solved the people's work and survival problems, the living materials and materials

Production materials are still extremely lacking. Before 1933, Germany had profited from the decline in raw material prices in the international market. However, in 1934 and 1935, the prices of industrial finished products continued to fall, while prices of raw materials, food and semi-finished products continued to rise, which was very unfavorable for industrial countries like Germany. So since last year, Germany used advanced industrial products and weapons and equipment to exchange large amounts of agricultural products and raw materials from China, Denmark, the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries.

"The reason why Germany provides preferential treatment for China's 30 million empire marks is that as long as the pro-German Chinese government can persist in the war and stabilize the front line outside the production areas of tungsten, antimony ore and other production areas, Germany can continuously obtain strategic raw materials such as tungsten, antimony, and tin from China. It is unimaginable for Germany's military industry. On the contrary, if these mineral areas in China are damaged by war, Germany's special steel plants will fall into a tragic situation of being put into a pot without rice, and the special steel used to make aircraft, tanks and cannons will be gone, which is something that any wise *** wanna see. Therefore, from the fundamental reason, it is still the principal's resolute resistance policy and the demand relationship between China and Germany."

"Very good, Ji Nan, you have a unique vision and I feel very relieved to see places that others cannot see." Chiang Kai-shek nodded repeatedly to express his praise.

At this time, the door of the room was pushed open from outside, and Chen Bulei quickly stepped inside: "Chairman, Chabei urgent telegram, General Yan Baichuan, commander of the Second War Zone, decisively sent troops. At three o'clock in the morning, General Zhao Chengshou, the First Cavalry Army of the First Cavalry Army, led the First Cavalry Division, and the Second Division successfully attacked Shangdu. The main force of the Shanxi-Sui Army accelerated the northward, attacked Shangyi, and reinforced the Nanhao Chuan line. At present, the war in the major towns in Chabei is fierce, and the Japanese army seems to have signs of collapse."

"good!"

Chiang Kai-shek was very excited and stood up to Yin Jinan and said, "Jinan, go to the war room with me to see what the situation is going on?"

Although Yin Jinan was tired and wanted to die, he did not dare to neglect and said solemnly: "Dare not obeying!" Then he let Chiang Kai-shek hold his hands and walk towards the next Military Commission war room.

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Tiejialing, the Fifth Legion Command.

Hu Jialin, who had been sleeping at the desk for three or four hours under the incense desk in the temple, was awakened by the low voice of the staff, wiped his eyes and stood up, stretched his waist, and saw a ray of light coming through the door, and asked quickly: "When is it?"

Confidential staff officer Hua Zifeng stood up from the sand table and ran to Hu Jialin: "It's almost six o'clock. Ten minutes ago, a call from Nanjing was called. The commander who was escorted to Nanjing Central General Hospital by a special plane last night by 8 o'clock last night for observation and treatment woke up again. He explained some things and fell asleep again. At the same time, the Fourth Department forwarded the information from Taiyuan. The Shanxi-Sui Army had decided to fight against Japan, and the main force moved to the front line of Chabei. At present, the cavalry army has conquered Shangdu. The 33rd Army of the Sixth Army attacked Shangyi, and the 34th Army captured the Nantou Chabei. The situation in Chabei was rapidly reversed."

"oh?"

Hu Jialin excitedly received a thick stack of telegrams. Since the Northern War was an integral part of the war in North China, he took the lead in reading the series of information about the Jinsui Army forwarded by the Fourth Department.

At five o'clock yesterday afternoon, Yan Xishan officially expressed his idea of ​​the strategy of fighting against Japan at the Military and Political Meeting of the Second War Zone: First, political strategy, resist the aggression of ***; second, strategy, long-term warfare, abandoning land is irrelevant. In protracted warfare, three forces of the Japanese army should be studied and reduced, namely aircraft, cannons, and chariots; third, tactics, today the Japanese army mobilized heavy troops in North China and wanted to fight with us, in this battle with the Japanese army, we should choose the opportunity to annihilate several Japanese troops, make the entire battle victory, and then evacuate the army and engage in protracted warfare; fourth, fighting, the Japanese army has nothing to rely on except using firepower, and should avoid its edge in battle, so that it cannot fully exert itself and will surely achieve victory. Therefore, our army should fight against the Japanese army in beneficial terrain, so that its aircraft, tanks, and cannons will lose their effect.

Hu Jialin was deeply excited after reading the several pages of the telegram. Yan Xishan's statement showed his determination and vision for the War of Resistance, and showed that Yan Xishan had sufficient psychological preparation for the fight against the ***, and made his own analysis of the current enemy situation. Especially the raids carried out by the Jinsui Army in the early morning using the cover of night, which showed that at least a few days ago, the Jinsui Army had mobilized and mobilized troops, and was mentally prepared for the Japanese army to transfer from stalemate to attack.

With more than 200,000 troops from the Jinsui Army entering the battlefield, the situation in North China is moving towards a favorable situation in the Chinese team. As long as all troops work together, it is possible to maintain a relatively stable balance of power in North China.

Afterwards, Hu Jialin looked at the minutes of the conversation sent by Nanjing about An Yi when he met the general of An Jiajun. He was deeply convinced of An Yi's prediction that a war would break out in Shanghai in the near future. However, due to the participation of the Jinsui Army in the war, he was somewhat dissatisfied with An Yi's suggestion to do his best to ensure the safety of the army.

Yesterday midnight, Liu Zhi hurriedly led the Second Army Command and nearly 100,000 people who were urgently withdrawn from various fronts, hurriedly retreated through Tiejialing to Sanhe County. Because he was too eager to retreat, when Liu Zhi's car passed Tiejialing, he didn't even want to stop the car and chat with Hu Jialin and other Fifth Corps generals, which caused strong dissatisfaction among the Fifth Corps. In Sanhe County, the Second Army, except for the First Corps, was added to the original

The two security divisions first had a total of 150,000 troops, ensuring the temporary stability of the entire Hebei Eastern Front. Moreover, judging from the progress of the battle situation, Sanhe only faced the threat of the Japanese army in the south. A new division of the 29th Army was settled in Pinggu County in the north, and the roads to the west and north were guaranteed. Even if Liu Zhi was incompetent, he could do it for one or two days. By then, the Fifth Corps had already taken over the First Corps and evacuated from Tongxian together.

At this time, Huang Zhi and Zhang Chengzhu, who were worried about the war, also walked into the war room one after another, received the telegram from Hu Jialin and finished reading it. Just as they were about to talk about it, they suddenly heard a dense "buzzing" sound, and their faces changed drastically, and they rushed out of the temple with the staff.

Everyone came to Gaogang, which was covered with a large pine tree in the east. They picked up the telescope and saw that in the sky to the southeast, a group of black Japanese fighter jets flew towards Jixian, and soon flew over Bangjun Town and dropped dense bombs.

Hu Jialin raised his wrist and looked at his watch: Six o'clock!
Chapter completed!