When Yang Sen led his people to make revolution in Sichuan, Ouyang Yun didn't know which mountain he was grazing on. If we just talk about his qualifications, it is not an exaggeration to say that Ouyang Yun is not qualified to carry Yang Sen's shoes, but fighting is such a thing. It’s not just qualifications. Modern warfare is completely different from the cold weapon era. The human factor has been reduced to a very low level. On the contrary, weapons, tools that should be completely controlled by humans, sometimes become the deciding factor in the outcome of a battle. balance,
Sichuan's traffic was congested, which to a certain extent determined the Sichuan Army's seclusion. The Xuebing Army only emerged in recent years, and its rise was too fast. Therefore, after the Battle of Nanjing, the 26th Division and the 1st When the news came that the 4th and 5th Divisions had been reorganized by the Xuebing Army, Yang Sen didn’t even know what the Xuebing Army was at first. As representatives of China’s old-school warlords, Yang Sen and others had one thing in common, that is, they particularly cared about their own troops. In these In the minds of veteran warlords, people and guns are directly proportional to their status and power. Therefore, when the news reached Yang Sen's ears, he was so angry that he cursed: Ouyang Yun was so stupid that he dared to annex my property. Team, is he tired of living?
From that time on, Yang Sen began to pay close attention to the movements of Xuebingjun and pay attention to Ouyang Yun's relevant news reports. Then, he was stunned. Yes, Ouyang Yun was a junior, and Xuebingjun was also a newcomer, but These are not problems. What are their achievements? Launching a large-scale offensive at the junction of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and actively provoking the Japanese, but actually daring to extend their hands into Taiwan, this is not something that everyone can do. , Taiwan is a forbidden territory for the Japanese, and has been regarded as a local existence by the Japanese. Yang Sen can think about it with his toes, and he can also think of the importance that the Japanese army attaches to Taiwan and the strength of its defense in Taiwan. Ouyang Yun, this guy is ruthless. , To actually dare to send troops to Taiwan is to shit on the Japanese. The Xuebing Army is amazing. It actually has a foothold in Taiwan. After these things happened, Yang Sen looked at Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army with admiration. At the same time, the idea of finding an explanation for the 26th Division and the 145th Division also faded away.
The telegram Ouyang Yun sent to Li Zongren was very straightforward and explained the meaning directly. Yang Sen did not know that Ouyang Yun's telegram meant to express his goodwill to him. He only thought that Li Zongren and Ouyang Yun had a good personal relationship. Xuebing The army has achieved so many achievements. When a thoughtful person like Yang Sen has something to do, he will naturally study: Why is this? And he came to the conclusion that the Xuebing army has money and good equipment. This is how they can defeat the Japanese army repeatedly. Magic weapon, at this time, the Xuebing Army's standard weapons have entered the market on a certain scale. The Xuebing Army has been developing steadily in Guangdong for more than two years. After the arsenal's production capacity is increased, it is more than enough to equip its own troops. The Xuebing Army The cooperation with the GCD due to the Qingyuan Tungsten Mine has provided the GCD army with a lot of weapons and equipment. In addition, the Gui Clan and the Old Northwest Army, who have a good personal relationship with Ouyang Yun, have also obtained a lot of such weapons. Circulation not only increases the combat effectiveness of the above-mentioned troops, but also makes the Xuebing Army famous.
Yang Sen once personally tried the Weiqing assault rifle and the Qubian general-purpose machine gun. What he tried was actually the most old-fashioned style, but he was still stunned. At that time, his evaluation of the Weiqing assault rifle was: It's from Ge Laozi, this is Is it a rifle? No, it's just a light machine gun. It belongs to me. If all my troops are equipped with this kind of rifle, it belongs to me. Then I will be invincible in the world.
Through various channels, Yang Sen found that half of the most elite guard group at his disposal had used Weiqing assault rifles. He once had the idea to save money and save money to get a division of this kind of equipment. However, the Weiqing assault rifles There is simply no market, so until now, he still has not been able to realize this ideal that is not actually great.
But this time, the opportunity came. Because of Ouyang Yun's various behaviors, Yang Sen once thought that he was a domineering person, but now it seems that he is still very kind. People are kind, so of course he has to act tougher. Okay, considering the current strength of the Xuebing Army, we can't go too far. So, just ask Ouyang Yun to provide a division of assault rifles, and then a regiment of artillery.
The commander-in-chief along the Jiangnan line is Chen Cheng. Because Chen Cheng had just achieved the victory of annihilating the Japanese 17th Division some time ago, he was very high-spirited during this period, and he was very high-spirited. Xiao Qiao was very high-spirited when he was first married. In the past few days, he could not move at all. A notice will be sent to the North Bank. It is said to be a notice, but in fact it is almost an order, because the five divisions of the Central Army did not listen to Li Zongren at all. They were from the same line as Chen Cheng, so now it seems that they have accepted the South Bank's The command is the same. Originally, Jiangbei and Jiangnan were two parallel command systems. However, because they had won a great victory, their own side was tired of defense. Therefore, the military committee had faintly spread its intention to let Chen Cheng unify Being in charge of cross-strait defense, Li Zongren was not too enthusiastic about power, but considering the situation in Guangxi, he had to gather his energy and deal with it with all his strength.
Li Zongren desperately hopes to win a victory to consolidate his position, but the only one he can really rely on now is the Sichuan Army. Therefore, helping Yang Sen plan the equipment of the Xuebing Army has become his inevitable task.
Li Zongren knew Ouyang Yun far better than Yang Sen. When he heard Yang Sen's quotation, he couldn't help laughing. He said: "Brother Zihui, you are too conservative. A division's rifles, a regiment's artillery, twenty-six There are so many men in the 145th Division and the 145th Division, and that’s what they are worth.” He held out three fingers and said, “The Xuebing Army is very rich, with three divisions of rifles, one regiment of tanks, and one division of artillery. I think this price is not appropriate.”
As a middleman, Li Zongren actually asked for a sky-high price. Yang Sen was very uncomfortable with it. This figure was far beyond his psychological endurance. In fact, what he just offered was just a test. What he could accept in his heart was a regiment of rifles plus A few cannons are enough. He stammered: "Is it too many? I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive. I, I heard that Ouyang Yun, Ouyang Yun, is a very stingy guy."
"Ouyang Yun is stingy." Li Zongren looked at Yang Sen with strange eyes, shook his head and said: "It depends on the person, I tell you, as long as you have an appetite for Ouyang Yun, this kid is actually generous, Zihui, I think You are brothers, so I won’t hide some things from you. In fact, after the last battle of Nanjing, our Guangxi clique has existed in name only. But, hehe, because Ouyang Yun helped at the critical moment, Guangxi is still firmly regarded as The control is in our hands."
Guangxi only has such a large territory, and its economy is not developing very well. Therefore, at its peak, the Guangxi Clan only had 50,000 elite soldiers. In the Battle of Nanjing, these 50,000 elite Guangxi soldiers performed very bravely, but their equipment and tactics were far away.
Far inferior to the Japanese army, so they ended up becoming ridiculous cannon fodder troops
, was dispersed after several rounds of bombardment by the little devils. At that time, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi both thought that the Guangxi clique was over and Guangxi was going to return to Chiang Kai-shek. At the critical moment, Ouyang Yun resolutely came forward to provide support. Li Bai and Li Bai
Only then were we able to rally the troops again and consolidate Guangxi's position.
Yang Sen was not very clear about matters in Guangxi, but this did not prevent him from humbly accepting Li Zongren's proposal. He thought about it and asked uneasily, "It's really okay."
"Of course, you are here to fight the Japanese. Hey, for this reason, Ouyang Yun won't ignore death."
Because of Li Zongren's advice, Yang Sen and Ouyang Yun reached an understanding and signed an oral agreement. The two parties agreed to go hand in hand and support each other in the future anti-Japanese years. However, Ouyang Yun expressed his presumption of annexing the 26th Division and the 14th Division.
Apology from the Fifth Division
, finally agreed to provide free support to the two divisions of the Sichuan Army with the student military-style equipment. The two divisions' student military-style equipment was not just a simple matter of more than 10,000 Wei Qing-style assault rifles, because the student army could
They are all fully armored divisions. Each division has two brigades and six regiments with more than 10,000 troops.
Moreover, in addition to rifles, the Xuebing Army division-level establishment also has one regiment of tank troops and one regiment of self-propelled artillery troops. In other words, the Xuebing Army will eventually support the Sichuan Army with more than 20,000 guns, and two regiments of
The tank also has two regiments of artillery. Yang Sen is making a lot of money this time.
(Here, Ouyang Yun is actually a villain, because the real equipment situation of each division-level establishment of the Xuebing Army is one regiment of tanks and one regiment of artillery for each brigade. If you include the combat units directly under the division,
Vehicle and artillery units have actually been established at the brigade level),
Ouyang Yun's performance was too generous, far exceeding Yang Sen's expectations, and even made him feel embarrassed. Therefore, considering that the soldiers of the tank unit and artillery unit still needed to go to Guangdong for training, he
Finally, it was decided to provide free support to the soldiers of the two divisions of the Xuebing Army.
In that time and space, during the most severe years of the Anti-Japanese War, Sichuan Province alone bore 30% of the National Government's taxes and 10% of its soldiers. It can be said that it made huge sacrifices for the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
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Ouyang Yun generously supported the Sichuan Army's equipment. On the one hand, it was because the Sichuan Army was indeed determined to resist Japan and believed that it had an obligation to provide better weapons to those officers and soldiers who fought passionately and shed less blood. On the other hand, it also established a good image in the minds of Sichuan people.
, the purpose of recruiting troops in the future,
Facts have proved that Ouyang Yun's generosity was not in vain. Yang Sen still repaid his kindness. The Xuebing Army currently does not lack soldiers, but in the long run, the Xuebing Army still needs the soldiers of the two divisions.