Chapter 5 North China Crisis (Eighteenth Pre-War Meeting IV)
In this era, self-propelled artillery is definitely a high-precision weapon. The first self-propelled artillery in history has been documented to be in the hands of the French. However, because the vehicle itself lacks effective armor and the gun diameter is small, it is difficult to use on the battlefield. The survivability is still poor, and it is only suitable for fire support of infantry. Historically, the self-propelled artillery with the concept of modern military use was made by the Germans. Of course, due to the limitations of the artillery itself, it was originally regarded as a pure self-propelled anti-tank. The self-propelled artillery used by the Xuebing R&D Institute was once considered to be a modified tank when it first came out. However, after Ouyang Yun introduced the concept of self-propelled artillery into the military school curriculum, Si Ji Xingwen and others Only then did I understand the difference between it and a tank.
The arsenal under the Xuebing Army now has two dedicated workshops for the production of self-propelled artillery. One of them is the Renqiu underground arsenal, and the other is located in the hidden mountain of Taihang Mountain. The arsenal is currently the only one in the industrial system of the Xuebing Army that cannot make ends meet. , one-half of the profit from other profitable industries of Xuebingjun was filled into this black hole. In Jiang Shuren’s words, if all these funds were used for people’s livelihood, it would be enough to add a TV to every family in Jicha. Of course, he was just talking. Due to the severe domestic and international situation, he also knew that if the Xuebing Army wanted to protect this hard-won territory, it was absolutely necessary to increase military investment. Now, the Xuebing Army The two arsenals under the army can produce three self-propelled artillery pieces, nine tanks (including three anti-aircraft vehicles), and seventeen six-wheeled Kongming armored vehicles every week due to the use of advanced assembly line operations. At the factory, three off-road vehicles and five trucks roll off the production line every day. This is because the production capacity of backup factories and supporting factories such as steel plants is insufficient. If the raw materials can keep up, this number will increase several times.
The self-propelled artillery of a battalion is the Twenty-Four. After Ouyang Yun burst out laughing, he said to Li Ganjiang: "Ganjiang, you really can speak like a lion. Okay, I promise you."
"Thank you, Military Seat." Li Ganjiang immediately grinned, saluted, sat down, and suddenly stood up again, saying: "Military Seat, I remembered something, just giving a car is not enough, our division does not have the control talents in this area. Well, for the cadets of the artillery department in this period, will you give us half of it?"
Before he finished speaking, Guo Da and others could no longer sit still. Hu Li immediately stood up and shouted loudly: "Army, this is not acceptable. They are just ordinary troops. We are serious chariot troops. Naturally, we have to choose these professional soldiers first."
Ouyang Yun, Li Tieshu, Zhang Zhen, and Ji Xingwen had considered this situation when they discussed it before. At that time, Zhang Zhen said: "It's best not to say this, otherwise, just wait and see, there will definitely be a fight on the spot." Get up." He made eye contact with the three of them and found that they all had smiles on their faces. He quickly waved his hands and shouted: "Hu Li, sit down, why, this little devil hasn't come over yet, and we have started to have internal strife. You think I'm not busy enough right now, so I'm just adding to the chaos."
Hu Li was stunned, looked at his fierce eyes, and sat down in frustration. As Ouyang Yun's position became bigger and bigger, the personal prestige of this junior officer also increased, even though he usually looked like a good guy. , but with the title of "Anti-Japanese Heroes" there, no one dares to have a problem with him,
Ouyang Yun looked at everyone seriously and said: "Self-propelled artillery and tanks and combat vehicles are all technical arms. Without a considerable amount of training on the battlefield, it is no different from dying. At present, among the reserve forces directly under the army , there are already two regiments of infantry, one battalion of tank troops, and one battalion of self-propelled artillery troops that have met the training requirements. For these two regiments, I plan to form an independent brigade and send it to Hengshui to replace the original garrison. Naturally, the tank troops of this battalion were given to Hu Li. The self-propelled artillery was temporarily assigned to the Third Division to support their dangerous mission. Okay, just now we focused on the combat layout along the Great Wall. Let's discuss it below. Along the Shandong line, Shandong's fall will be a matter of time. Therefore, the defense of the border area must not be slacked off. It is not enough to just use the two regiments of the newly formed army to defend this line. Therefore, I want to send 37 of the original 29th Army to the line at the same time. The division will be transferred to assist in defense and coordination work. Deputy Chief of Staff Ji will be in charge, Lao Ji, no problem."
Ji Xingwen said: "No problem, leave it to me." He paused and said: "The current commander of the 37th Division is Wang Zhibang. He and General Tong Linge both want to merge into our student army. I will explain to them what you want. In the future, they are willing to retain the current establishment, but they just hope to receive exactly the same treatment as our other troops."
After the death of Song Zheyuan, the existing officer corps of the 29th Army negotiated and finally reported to Nanjing that Qin Dechun would take over as commander. After Peking was reshuffled, the territory was assigned to the 57th Army, and most of the military forces were assigned to the Xuebing Army. Among them, , including the teaching corps controlled by Qin Dechun and the new 37th Division controlled by Tong Linge and Wang Zhibang. According to Qin Dechun and Tong Linge's wishes, they wanted to directly merge into the army. The reason why Ouyang Yun rejected their good intentions was that he did not want to Excessive stimulation of Nanjing and surrounding forces, on the other hand, there are deep considerations,
Historically, after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Nanjing government established the First War Zone and appointed Feng Yuxiang as the commander-in-chief, commanding the 29th Army, Han Fuqu Department, Yan Xishan and other departments to unite the resistance against Japan. I don’t know if it was because the time was advanced. This was done by Ouyang Yun The event that impressed me most did not happen. Although Nanjing shouted loud slogans, there were no concrete actions. Even though Ouyang Yun and Zhang Zizhong petitioned together, they still did not send a general who could unify the orders to the many forces in North China. Come on, Ouyang Yun is aware of this period of history and knows that the so-called First War Zone is actually just in name. Although most of the troops and forces in North China were developed from the former Northwest Army, not many actually bought General Feng's account. In this case, if the 29th Army continues to exist, then future military expansion can be carried out openly.
After listening to Ji Xingwen's words, Ouyang Yun thought for a while and said: "There is no problem with this. Our student army is the reincarnation of the 29th Army Academy Corps. No matter from every angle, we are all brother troops, Lao Li, those security guards anyway How is the group doing now?"
The riots in Peiping were mainly caused by the security forces formerly affiliated to the 29th Army. After the Xuebing Army and the 57th Army entered the fight against the rebellion, they recruited many security forces. Li Tieshu was in charge and selected some combat-ready soldiers for training. This work has been going on for nearly two months now.
Li Tieshu nodded: "No problem, you can send them to the battlefield at any time."
"Okay, let them go to Hengshui. They were originally security forces, so give them a security brigade designation." Ouyang Yun said, looked at Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen, and Zhang Zhen, and said: "A few of us, I In charge of the Great Wall along the Great Wall, Deputy Commander Li is in charge of the Shandong side. Mu Jiandie, in the future, you will send intelligence about Shandong directly to Deputy Commander Li. On the Chahar side, Deputy Chief of Staff Ji is in charge. In addition to the 143rd Division, the security forces also The original Cantonese brigade is all under your control. The Cantonese brigade will maintain its original organization, but all supplies will be provided by our army. Mr. Jiang, please don’t skimp on this. General Xiang and I have a common understanding of this. As agreed."
After the Cantonese clique led by Chen Jitang was overthrown, the Xuebing Army and Xiang Hanping could be said to be the final beneficiaries. Among them, the Xuebing Army received even greater benefits. Their Dongshan County in Fujian was not only consolidated, but also gained The boss of nearby Guangdong obtained a piece of territory, and more importantly, obtained hundreds of aircraft, which made the strength of the Xuebing Army qualitatively improve at once. This may be due to Nanjing's delay in dealing with the situation in North China. Maybe the reason is that as long as the country has not reached the stage where the country is about to be destroyed and the family is about to be destroyed, Ouyang Yun has reason to believe that he will be like the GCD troops and become another target for someone who must first calm down the enemy.
Jiang Shuren nodded and said: "As long as the troops are serious about fighting the Japanese, we will not miss a penny of their pay. However, Ouyang, I heard that the Cantonese troops are very underpaid. Do we need to verify the specific number of people?" Will be distributed again.”
Ouyang Yun waved his hand: "No, we only have military command authority, but no jurisdiction. We just do our own thing." After a pause, he continued the topic above, looked at Zhang Zhen and said: "Chief of Staff Zhang, you Although you are not on the front line this time, you have the heaviest burden. Not only are you responsible for the work of the Self-Defense Forces, but you are also responsible for the logistical supplies of our three forces. And most importantly, if the three of us fall into If the authorities are obsessed with it, please give us a slap in the face."
Before this meeting, Ouyang Yun and others had held a small meeting to discuss the specific division of labor between the four people. Ouyang Yun originally wanted Li Tieshu to stay, but he declined on the grounds that he was not proficient in government affairs. However, it was further pointed out that Ouyang Yun, as the highest officer of the Xuebing Army, was in danger when he passed through Xifengkou, so he should not have personally taken the risk. Naturally, Ouyang Yun could not stay behind. The two of them had an argument, but in the end it was Zhang Zhen who took the initiative. He came out and expressed his willingness to stay, which solved the problem.
At this time, Ouyang Yun highlighted the importance of staying behind, which could be regarded as an indirect praise for Zhang Zhen's sacrificial spirit.
Among the four military-level officers of the Xuebing Army, Zhang Zhen has the most orthodox background and the most glorious experience. If Jiang hadn't made a stupid move at the beginning, he would never have gone with someone like Ouyang Yun. After experiencing the initial rejection and the cold-eyed wait and see in the middle, he has witnessed Ouyang Yun's extraordinary "mutation" ability, and now he has completely regarded himself as a member of the Xuebing Army. Perhaps he can see that Seeing Ouyang Yun's ulterior motives, he waved his hand and said: "The military position is serious. In fact, no matter which position I am in, as long as I can contribute to fighting the Japanese, as long as it is beneficial to the survival and development of our student army, I will do it without hesitation. You can rest assured and go to the front line to command the troops, the rear area will be left to us."
"Chief of Staff Zhang said it well, comrades, let us work hard together."
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There’s been a lot going on lately, everyone is so generous, I’ll add a thousand more words today, haha