Chapter 3 Bloody Battle at Xifengkou (Five Soldiers Discussion)
Unlike the Xuebing Army who had tanks to scare the Japanese, the 57th Army fought extremely hard against the Japanese forces led by the newly formed 108th Division in Shanhaiguan. According to the intelligence sent back by Hutong, on the first day of fighting alone, Zhang Zizhong's The 113th Brigade, which belongs to the 38th Division, was crippled.
Ren Qiu, in the conference room of the Xubing Army Headquarters, amidst the smoke, Ouyang Yun was doing situation analysis and troop deployment on the military map of North China, "... What is hateful is that China and Japan are not yet hostile. Country,." At this point, Ouyang Yun shook his head helplessly, feeling that this was really ridiculous. The three northeastern provinces had been occupied by others, and now they began to have North China in their sights. However, as the invader and the victim, The relationship between the two countries is still a normal state-to-state relationship. It would be great if the Nanjing government could declare war on Japan at this time. In that case, it could directly pull out the nail of Japan's Huabeitun garrison. "In this way, the Japanese army in Tianjin has become a nail. Although we are currently unable to remove this nail, we must not let it have a chance to launch, Brigadier Fang."
"The humble duty is here."
"I will leave this nail in your care, and I will transfer another regiment of self-defense forces to you. I don't care what method you use, but you must tell me that they will be locked in the Japanese concession."
"yes."
Ouyang Yun's eyes turned to the faces of Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian. He drew the baton in his hand on the areas of Jidong and Chadong, and said: "You two, Jidong and Chadong are left to you, hurry up. Eliminate the puppet forces and strive to fully control these areas in the shortest time, especially the 22 counties in eastern Hebei. If the Japanese army breaks through from Xifengkou and Shanhaiguan, by that time, eastern Hebei will definitely become a big battlefield , I hope that by that time, the Japanese will be blind and deaf in Jidong, no problem."
The two Zhangs looked at each other and said in unison: "I will definitely live up to my mission."
Ouyang Yun nodded, turned around and faced the map again, pointed his baton at the point of Xifengkou and said: "Tonight I will lead the Second Learning Division to support Xifengkou. After I leave, Renqiu's political affairs will be managed by General Jiang. In charge of overall military affairs, Deputy Commander Li and Chief of Staff Zhang are responsible. All military and government personnel must obey unconditionally, everyone." Seeing that everyone wanted to speak, he obviously wanted to prevent himself from going to the front line in person. He waved his hand and said, "This battle involves I believe no one here is more familiar with the use of many new weapons and new tactics than me. Therefore, no one should compete with me on the task of supporting Xifengkou, Deputy Commander Ji." His eyes fell on Ji Xingwen. on the face,
The latter looked at him quietly,
"I'll leave Chahar to you. For the time being, your department will be responsible for Chu Tiange's material and personnel resources."
"yes."
Ouyang Yun nodded, glanced seriously at everyone, and then said: "Everyone, although China and Japan have not declared war on each other, and the war only occurred within the jurisdiction of our army and 57 counties, I want to make it clear Yes, this is a national war, and everyone and everything should aim to win this war. If anyone dares to desert at this time or have other ideas, humph, I'll be the first to say something ugly. I don't mind killing two people. An individual can serve as a warning to the whole army."
Everyone was silent, but Ouyang Stern blinked and looked around, gritted his teeth and stood up and asked: "Commander, all troops have tasks, where is our independent brigade?"
"Stay behind."
"Didn't the left-behind troops have the First Academy Division and the Secret Service Brigade, as well as the Self-Defense Forces?"
Ouyang Yun frowned slightly. Since the formation of the Jewish Independence Brigade, due to the strong support of the Jewish Chamber of Commerce in military expenditures, except for the rifle, which is equipped with the domestic "Weiqing style", the other standard weapons are almost all beautiful weapons. It can be said that they are learned weapons. The most well-equipped unit in the army, it was not that he had never thought of bringing the independent brigade up to test the waters, but considering the possible impact and the original agreement reached with the Bonn father and son, he could not issue this order. , Stern is a pure soldier and does not care much about politics and other things, which he admires very much. Of course, it also gives him a headache. After thinking about it, he said euphemistically: "Major General Stern, is it Mr. Bonn? Didn’t I tell you?"
"What." Stern looked confused,
"We had an agreement at the beginning that your Jewish Independence Brigade could only be used to defend the autonomous region."
"This is unfair. It is an insult to our Jewish Independence Brigade. If the Japanese cannot enter Renqiu, won't we always have no war to fight? You also said that this is a national war, and we are also Chinese now. Now Our country has been invaded, as her citizens, can we stay out of it?"
To be honest, after the establishment of the Jewish Independence Brigade, although they have achieved good results in various exercises organized by the cadet army, neither officers nor soldiers regarded them as their own people. After all, in this era, The idea that people who are not from our own race must have different minds is still very serious, but now, after listening to Stern's angry confession, even Guo Biao, who has always been very nationalistic, can't help but pay attention to him. present,
Stern's performance today was not beyond Ouyang Yun's expectations. Among the military officers present, he was the one who had the most dealings with Stern, so he understood some of Stern's thoughts. His spirit was commendable, but it involved too many areas, so he couldn't give an answer right away. He could only smile and said: "Stern, we will study this issue more specifically when we have the opportunity. The staff's battle plan has already been prepared. , it is impossible to change it again, I hope you respect the decision of the headquarters."
As a soldier, Stern naturally knew that it was the duty of soldiers to obey orders. Therefore, although he was very reluctant, after hearing what Ouyang Yundu said, he had no choice but to sit down depressedly.
After solving Stern's question, Ouyang Yun asked everyone: "Do you have any more questions?"
Qin Dechun looked at everyone, took a deep breath and said: "Sir Ouyang, are you missing an army? We are a serious Chinese army."
After the rebellion in Peiping was resolved, because Song Zheyuan had been killed and Nanjing failed to respond in time, the remainder of the 29th Army quickly split. Some of them went to Zhang Zizhong of the 57th Army, while the one headed by Qin Dechun chose Join the Xuebing Army,
Ouyang Yun looked at Qin Dechun and had a vague feeling. Historically, Qin Dechun was impressed by Chiang Kai-shek because of his trip to Mount Lu, and ended up joining the Central Army. But now, he took the initiative to join him. While sighing at the tricks of fate, He also felt that the burden on him was heavier. Originally, this humiliating history was written by the 29th Army and Song Zheyuan, but now it fell on Xuebingjun and his butterfly. He could really flap his wings. Just change history?