The Rehe troops captured Duolun and Chicheng. They originally wanted to win over the allies Ji Hongchang and Fang Zhenwu, but unexpectedly they merged into one place and 6,000 troops were divided into three groups to attack Peiping.
The front line of the Great Wall was heavily guarded by the Chinese army. Once a war started, it would cause misunderstanding among the Chinese people and give Chiang Kai-shek an excuse. With no choice but to do so, Ma Xiandeng stopped his actions and began to sort out the occupied areas.
Five counties and 11 banners were added at once, and Feng Yuguo's militia troops became busy. After three days of clean-up operations, more than 60,000 idle personnel were gathered.
After Hou Dashun discussed with Hu Zhigang, they singled out the old and weak to graze, and the others formed three engineering corps for road construction and began to operate. The establishment of household registration, inventory of old government employees, and commercial, school, animal husbandry, and agricultural surveys were all carried out.
While Feng Yuguo was in charge, Ma Xiandeng was having fun with the national army at the border.
Zhangbei County is located in the northwest of Hebei Province, north of the Great Wall. It is named "Zhangbei" because it is located north of Zhangjiakou. Yehuling is the gateway outside the Great Wall, an important border pass, and a battleground for military strategists. Zhangbei County on the Bashang
Since ancient times, the north has been a transportation hub connecting the Mongolian Plateau and the North China Plain, strangling the traffic between the north and the south.
Stationed here are the 145th Regiment of Dai Anlan of the 25th Division of the National Army. The positions of the two armies are only fifty meters apart, and the National Army has built solid fortresses at strategic pass points.
Ma Xiandeng was inspecting here and happened to run into Dai Anlan inspecting the frontline defense. The regimental commander, who was less than thirty years old, met the eyes of the thirty-two-year-old army commander, and both of them smiled.
"Brother, come and sit." Ma Xiandeng invited.
"I am the host and you are the guest, so I should entertain you!" Dai Anlan dared to take risks, but he was still a capable general and quickly invited the commander of the Blood Wolf Army.
"Okay!" Ma Xiandeng quickly agreed, took out his gun and handed it to the guards, and told them: "Get two good cigarettes, two boxes of cans, a box of wine, and a sheep. I want to communicate with the national army generals opposite.
one time."
Just as Dai Anlan was about to speak, Ma Xiandeng smiled and said, "You don't want me to bring a gift? You live a hard life, so let me treat you."
They are both soldiers, and they also have a generous side. Dai Anlan no longer insisted, smiling and waiting for Ma Xianden to come over.
"Eh? He - he came here alone without any guards!" A battalion commander of the 145th Regiment shouted in surprise. He was amazed at Ma Xiandeng's courage.
Dai Anlan also admired Ma Xiandeng's unique broadmindedness and extraordinary courage. This was not a shameful act, but a state of mind. The guard who followed him from a distance put the gift on the ground and quickly returned it to his
defense zone.
"Aren't you afraid that I will capture you alive?" Dai Anlan asked with a smile.
"Don't be afraid!" Ma Xiandeng said in an astonishing tone: "If you can put me under house arrest, I believe Peking will be taken down by us because of your recklessness. If so, will your Chairman Chiang let you go?"
In August of the Gregorian calendar, the temperature was over 20 degrees. Ma Xiandeng, wearing a general's uniform, looked extra handsome and dashing. The national army had difficulty supplying supplies on the front line, and the dirty old military uniform barely covered the body.
Ma Xiandeng looked at the soldiers of the national army with coldness and said emotionally: "You are encircling the Chinese territory and fighting the Japanese army on the front line. You have all worked hard! Commander Dai Anlan, let all the brothers have a good meal.
How about I supply the supplies?”
"This -" A soldier on the front line is very happy if he can have three meals a day. How dare he be like the Rehe army who supplies two kilograms of mutton, one kilogram of polished rice, and fine noodles a day?
"Don't worry, we can feed one of your regiments just by saving one mouthful!" Ma Xiandeng turned around and faced his position and shouted: "Brothers, the lives of the soldiers of the national army are difficult. Should we reach out to help them?
Bundle?"
"Should!" Jehol Jun responded loudly.
"Do you have any objections to deducting one third from your life every day?"
"No!" The soldiers in Rehe did not hesitate. They gave the two kilograms of meat to the national army and gave them seven taels, so that they could have enough to eat.
"Send it here, don't talk empty words!" Ma Xiandeng smiled, knowing that his brother would agree with his decision.
"Isn't this bad?" Dai Anlan didn't expect that the Jehol Army would actually supply him with supplies.
"Am I your enemy?" Ma Xiandeng asked slyly.
"No." Dai Anlan answered affirmatively.
"Since they are not enemies, they are friendly forces and brothers. Is it still human to be a brother when he sees his brother hungry but only cares about his own food? You are welcome. Eat well. When the little devil comes over, let's beat him together.
Damn you!" Ma Xiandeng's rude words and metaphors made the brothers in the national army burst into laughter.
Dai Anlan is a top student in the third phase of Whampoa Military Academy. He is extremely brave and a smart general. He was deeply moved by Ma Xiandeng's words and sighed: "I know that you are not fighting the national army, but you are a team that sincerely resists the Japanese."
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"Who said we won't fight the National Army?" Ma Xiandeng's words shocked all the National Army officers and soldiers.
"I hate the National Army fighting the civil war. If anyone dares to use a knife or gun on my head, I will wake him up with artillery fire!" Ma Xiandeng laughed and said: "I am a cavalryman, and I once cooperated with my brothers in the National Army on the front line of the Great Wall.
We fought against the Japanese. The little Japanese conspired to occupy Chahar in order to cut off our communication inside and outside the customs, and also to cut off the purchase of anti-Japanese supplies from the Soviet Union. We will guard this channel for you to ensure that the anti-Japanese supplies will not be lost!
"
"You want us to go to the Soviet Union from here to buy supplies?" Dai Anlan looked at Ma Xiandeng in surprise.
"Of course! Our weapons and supplies will also be supplied to you, provided that these things are not used to fight the civil war." Ma Xiandeng watched his soldiers deliver the supplies and said cheerfully: "Let's go, I'm here as a guest.
Yes, it’s only right to go to your headquarters to drink.”
While Ma Xiandeng and Dai Anlan were drinking, Hu Zhigang and Su Xiqing arrived here with He Yingqin and his party. When they heard that Ma Xiandeng was a guest, Su Xiqing laughed and scolded: "You idiot, you dare to drink on the front line!"
"This is not the front line!" Ma Xiandeng's first division commander of the Second Army argued: "Our army commander said that the national army on the opposite side is a friendly army and brothers. It is natural for brothers to get together for a drink!"
"Hahahaha!" Song Ziwen laughed first, clasped his hands and praised: "I like to hear this sentence. Mr. He, we should open up frontier business operations. I believe that the Jehol Army will not attack Beiping."
"Yes, let the materials circulate first and let the residents of the capital remain stable." Kong Xiangxi also agreed with Song Ziwen's idea.
"Should!" He Yingqin understood the meaning here. The meat and food needed by the capital were cut off by the Japanese and Jehol troops. In the long run, people's hearts would be in turmoil.
"Okay!" Hu Zhigang also agreed with this idea and said to He Yingqin: "Material circulation, our medicines and ammunition can also be sold to the national army. But it must be in the ocean."
"Are you buying weapons?" He Yingqin asked eagerly as he looked at the parked rocket launchers and command vehicles.
"Machine guns, rifles, mortars, pointed bullets and pistols can all be sold, and a small amount of sniper rifles can also be sold to you." Su Xiqing pointed at the rocket launcher and said: "The kid really wants to get this thing, but for the sake of confidentiality, I won't do it for the time being.
trade."
"Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with the Chairman. I believe he will agree to purchase weapons from you."
Germany established an alliance with the island countries and not only stopped selling weapons to the national army, but also withdrew all military advisers. In order not to provoke the Japanese army, the Soviet Union refused to buy weapons to the Nationalist Government.
Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi looked at each other and asked expectantly: "Can you sell your anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and howitzers?"
"Sell!" Hu Zhigang said sincerely: "The stronger the country's army, the more the little devils will be scrupulous and dare not stir up trouble. Minister Song, you can leave an office and the two parties can negotiate business and other matters."
"Okay!" Song Ziwen laughed: "Your second brother is now the section chief of the Ministry of National Defense, how about letting him come?"
"Hu Zhiqiang?" Hu Zhigang shouted in surprise, and finally shook his head and said: "He is Dai Li's subordinate, and it is not appropriate to come here."
"I assure you that he has now resigned from the Military Command Bureau. It was his father-in-law's wish. His position was arranged by me, and I am very confident that your brothers are doing business." Kong Xiangxi intervened in time and told what happened to Hu Zhiqiang now.
"Quited the Military Command Bureau?" Hu Zhigang hesitated for a moment, then quickly smiled and said: "Let him come, I want to see what he has learned in the past few years."
Seeing that the soldiers on the border were getting along well with each other, He Yingqin was a little worried. In front of the rich and powerful Rehe Army, there was no guarantee that the national army would come here. But he quickly figured it out that the Jehol Army did not recruit outsiders to join the army.
Soldiers must pass the three-year test.
The two sides said goodbye, and Song Ziwen left a message to Hu Zhigang: "Your brother's new appointment is the first thing you need to do. Prepare one million catties of grain for him to meet Peiping's urgent needs."
"One million catties of grain?" Hu Zhigang said generously: "We have as much as you want. We can send it directly to Peiping if needed."
"Oh?" Kong Xiangxi looked at the Jehol military and political officials in disbelief: "Do you have so much food here?"
"We don't have it here, it was shipped back from Los Angeles." Hu Zhigang said happily: "We have signed a five-year grain and material distribution contract with the United States, and all grain businesses around Shanghai are our businessmen."
"Awesome!" Song Ziwen couldn't help but nodded: "Thank you, it is you who have saved the disaster-stricken areas and major cities in the south. As long as you remain non-independent, I believe the chairman will not make things difficult for you."
"We are opposed to civil war, and we are even more opposed to splitting the country's land! Rehe will always be the land of China. If we drive away the little devils, we will hand over this land to the country!" Hu Zhigang said righteously, representing everyone in Rehe.
Take a stand.
"Hey! Commander Su, Young Master Commissioner, come over and have a drink with Brother Dai Anlan!" Ma Xiandeng shouted from the defensive position opposite.
"Okay, let's go as guests!" Su Xiqing laughed and led the way towards the national army's defensive position.
"You can't carry a gun!" Ma Xiandeng shouted blankly: "Don't let me think you are a coward!"
"Damn, I never carry a gun!" Su Xiqing patted herself: "Except for the ### in my crotch, there is nothing hanging on the outside."
"Hahahaha!" The soldiers on both sides of the position laughed. This military commander is so funny!
He Yingqin's heart moved: "If we take this opportunity to kidnap these three Rehe officials, will it force the Rehe army to compromise and withdraw from Chahar?"
"Commander He, as long as you take action, I guarantee that the North Bank of the Yellow River will be captured by the Jehol Army in an instant!" How could Song Ziwen not guess He Yingqin's psychology? He warned, and looked at the rocket launcher behind him and said: "Those of us will die.
It’s nothing, the ancient capital was destroyed because of your recklessness, you are a sinner through the ages!”