Liu Shitou and Zhang Xiaobao successfully avoided the little devil Huang Duoduo, but they failed to avoid the big devil Tang Cheng. Tang Cheng was very "annoyed" by the fact that the two went out hunting on horseback privately.
Early in the morning, the two were driven by Tangcheng to check the terrain on the road from Dabanqiao Town to Yanglin Town. Liu Shitou and Zhang Xiaobao were just the first group to go out to check the terrain, followed by Hou San and Man Niu.
People, they were going to the highway from Dabanqiao Town to Shilin Town.
"Company Commander, why do you have to push them out early in the morning to check the terrain? Hasn't our place been turned into a shelter by the Administrative Office? What does the surrounding terrain have to do with us? Do you think that the little Japs will
Call Kunming?" Except for Tang Cheng himself, no one around him would know his intentions, but Tan Fei was the only one who had the courage to come and ask Tang Cheng.
"Naturally, the little devils will not come to Kunming. I asked them to go out to check on the brothers first. When a large number of defeated troops retreat from the front, we can set up checkpoints in suitable places in advance to contain these defeated troops." Tangcheng
Then he showed Tan Fei the warrant he got yesterday. Although he didn't understand why the place needed to be expanded, Tan Fei was still a little excited that he could be promoted to sergeant.
As the days passed, at the foot of the hillside where there was only one dilapidated courtyard before, the administrative office mobilized a large number of civilians to build several connected courtyards. Tangcheng estimated that if the rooms in these courtyards were full of people, the number of people would definitely not be enough.
There will be less than 800 people. "Brother-in-law, do you think the place is too big? I guess if it is squeezed in, it might be able to accommodate a thousand people." Looking at the civilian husband in the distance.
They were digging a well, and Tang Cheng and Huang Hanju, who came to inspect, were whispering.
"These are not things you need to worry about. You just need to take care of this shelter. The administrative department will take care of other things." Seeing that Huang Hanju seemed to mean something in his words, Tang Cheng immediately pulled Huang Hanju up to the second floor.
Be prepared to ask Huang Hanju what else is hidden here. "It's not a big deal, it's just a precaution. The water here is too deep. You, a small shelter director, should not get involved in it."
Well, as long as you can keep control of this place, it will be regarded as a great help to my brother-in-law."
Tang Cheng saw that Huang Hanju seemed to be insincere, so he pulled Huang Hanju and refused to let go, forcing Huang Hanju to tell the reason. "Chairman of Yunnan Province Long Yun has always been called the King of Yunnan by the outside world. During the Great War in the Central Plains, Chairman Long
In response to the order of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, the Yunnan Army was dispatched to fight in Guanxi. Unexpectedly, due to the unsuitable climate and other reasons, the Yunnan Army's operations were not very smooth. As a result, the Yunnan Army was attacked in Nanning by the Gui Army that had withdrawn from Hunan. In the end, it had to be defeated.
Return."
"In 1935, when the Central Army was chasing the bandits, Chairman Long sent a large army to block the Yunnan border to prevent the Central Army's troops from entering Yunnan to suppress the bandits. Because of this, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing became wary of Chairman Long. Although he later
Chairman Long repeatedly sent troops to pursue the Communist Party or to raid underground underground organizations in Yunnan, but it still failed to avert Chairman Chiang's suspicion of him." Huang Hanju was a member of the administrative department, so naturally he was dissatisfied with Long Yun, the King of Yunnan.
It would be strange, but Tang Cheng was very confused as to what this Long Yun had to do with him.
"Wang Zhaoming, do you know? He is the Kuomintang veteran who fled to Hanoi, Vietnam, as I told you last time. After this Wang Zhaoming escaped from Chongqing to Yunnan in the name of "going to Yunnan to give lectures in 1938", the unknowing Chairman Long also
They secretly discussed the "peace movement" with them. On December 19, when Wang Zhaoming went to Vietnam, Chairman Long went to see him off. Unexpectedly, half a month later, on January 2, 1939, Chairman Chiang suddenly called Chairman Long and said that Wang Zhaoming had rebelled.
The party committed treason. At that time, no one, including Chairman Long, thought that Wang Zhaoming was preparing to defect to Vietnam."
"Although Chairman Chiang Kai-shek praised Chairman Long in his subsequent telegram for discerning the conspiracy of traitors and adhering to national policies without being swayed, after all, Wang Zhaoming left the country from Yunnan, and Chairman Long was still unaware of the situation.
Went down to see him off. In order to make up for the relationship between Yunnan and the central government, Chairman Long immediately resigned as commander-in-chief of the First Army and was replaced by Lu Han. He also made a special report to Chairman Chiang on the Wang Zhaoming incident, expressing the attitudes of Yunnan and himself."
"So after that, Chairman Long not only mobilized a large number of civilians to build the Burma Highway, but also formed two troops, the 60th Army and the 58th Army, to rush to Hunan to help in the war. On the surface, Chairman Long has made his attitude clear to the Central Committee, but it is a pity that Comrade Chiang Kai-shek
But the president can no longer tolerate Chairman Long. He has always been committed to centralization. How can he let Chairman Long dominate Yunnan? The current situation is not good. The Japanese army has shown signs of sending troops to Hanoi. Chairman Long requests the Nationalist Government to call back the Yunnan Army.
He was stationed in Yunnan, but was rejected by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek."
After listening to Huang Hanju's explanation, Tang Cheng finally understood the reason for the whole incident. This internment station was not only to deal with the upcoming large-scale rout, but also a recruitment point for Long Yun's attempt to reorganize the Yunnan Army.
"That's right, that's what was considered above. The Administrative Office has been divided into a separate section, which is responsible for receiving the broken troops coming from all directions in Yunnan. Once the situation changes, these broken troops will be reorganized into the new Yunnan Army and transferred to the border.
Fight the Japanese army." Huang Hanju knew that Tang Cheng had understood the intention of his words just now, so he simply stopped hiding it from Tang Cheng.
"Your current military rank is captain, but the scale of your shelter is at the battalion level, which means that as long as you can fill this place with defeated troops, you will be a major and battalion commander from now on." Huang Hanju's words made Tang Cheng suddenly realize, no wonder
There will be so many barracks built here. This is Huang Hanju's preparation to help him improve his military rank. "You must be careful about this matter. Our family has been tied to Yunnan and there is no way out. If Chairman Long
If we lose power, our family’s life will not be easy.”
Seeing Huang Hanju's solemn words, Tang Cheng also nodded heavily and assured Huang Hanju. "Don't worry about the materials you use here. As long as I am here, you will never be short of them. But there is one thing you must keep in mind.
, Although Chairman Long has chased down the Communist Party and cracked down on the underground organizations of the Communist Party in various places in Yunnan, there are rumors that Chairman Long has been secretly in contact with the Communist Party. Now the Communist Party is developing manpower everywhere, and last month it even dug up people in the administrative office.
A few of their lurking personnel have come out, so you have to be careful here, and you must not let anyone sneak in, otherwise it will be very troublesome."
Huang Hanju's worries were not unreasonable. On the way Tangcheng crossed the Yangtze River and went south, he encountered many Communist guerrillas. Although Tangcheng had cooperated with the guerrillas for himself and the people around him, when it came to his true friendship with the Communist Party,
But there is no such thing in Tangcheng. "Brother-in-law, don't worry. I have stayed in the Yunnan Army's shelter in Liuyang after all. I am not a newbie in sheltering defeated and wounded soldiers. The Communist Party you said wants to sneak into me."
Don’t even think about it.”
"I'm relieved now. I know you are a capable fighter, but you must be careful when dealing with the Communist Party. Sometimes they are more cunning and terrifying than the little devils." Although he was relieved in Tangcheng, Huang Hanju
Still couldn't help but give a few more warnings. "You accept people here first, and when you truly integrate them, I will send weapons and ammunition over there." Huang Hanju's worries were not groundless. In May,
The acting commander-in-chief of the First Army, Gao Yinhuai, returned to Yunnan to report on his duties. Long Yun once asked Gao Yinhuai to secretly move his troops from the front line in northern Jiangxi to western Hunan, but Gao Yinhuai declined. At this time, Long Yun only had a small number of new troops.
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In June, several checkpoints set up by Tangcheng on the outside of Dabanqiao Town began to receive broken and wounded soldiers who had been defeated from the front line. Although these groups of people together only amounted to more than 200 people, it also made Huang Hanju
I am very happy that at least these people can form an infantry company after they recover. "Give me the power to recruit troops, and I can immediately pull out a battalion for you." Tangcheng was not kidding.
From the beginning, the Japanese army continued to carry out air raids and bombings on Chongqing. Many civilians chose to flee to Yunnan. Not only was Kunming full of refugees, but there were also many young refugees in Dabanqiao. As long as they took care of food, these young people would
Zhuang is willing to be a soldier.
"Don't even think about this. These broken soldiers and wounded soldiers have at least received certain training. They can be dragged out to fight if they are given weapons and ammunition. Recruiting civilians does not require a lot of supplies, and you also need to make time for training.
They, the Administrative Office will not agree to your recruitment of new soldiers." Tang Cheng's statement was directly poured cold water on by Huang Hanju. Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense, just like his own experience on the way south, he mainly recruited veterans.
Without permission to recruit troops on the spot, Tangcheng could only arrange for Hou San and others to attack in multiple directions to intercept the defeated troops entering Yunnan. Perhaps the Chinese army gave the Japanese army a strong counterattack in the Changsha battle, but the Japanese army has not made any big moves.
This gave the various national armies time to gather scattered troops, and the number of broken troops entering Yunnan was not very large. Tang Cheng actually didn't care much about whether he could become the major battalion commander, he just wanted to help Huang Han
I am very busy, but the actual situation is not very good.
"What's ours is ours. No one can take it away. It's not ours. It's useless no matter how anxious you are." In June, Tang Cheng's injuries completely recovered, but the wounded soldiers in the shelter also disappeared.
There have never been more than 300 people. Tang Cheng immediately gave up the idea of promoting his military position, and then instead of taking Liu Shitou and Zhang Xiaobao to hunt and play all over the mountain, he would accompany Mu Lianshan to search for medicinal materials.