An Yi's trip to Nanning was fruitful. Although he could not invite Bai Chongxi back immediately, he had received a private promise from Bai Chongxi to make arrangements calmly as soon as the situation calmed down.
Four days after the military exercise ended, news of the successful military exercise in North China slowly spread. The baseless speculations and all kinds of bizarre assumptions in the newspapers made people laugh and cry. What is worrying is that newspapers and magazines published by the Communist Party
, the restoration of this exercise is actually 80% similar.
In view of this, with the consent of An Yi, the Communist Party of China relaxed press controls. The excellent performance of the *** divisions in the exercise was highly praised by the *** propaganda agency, and was hailed as the "Dinghai Needle" and the "Party-State"
"Proud", and the Central News Agency has always reported good news but not bad news. In order to strengthen the people's anti-Japanese belief and inspire the morale of the army, the powerful air force, powerful heavy artillery and armored forces, and sophisticated standard weapons recorded by field reporters in this exercise were
The information was sent to major newspapers and quickly attracted the attention of military experts, especially political experts.
Under the instigation and publicity written by the "Central Daily News", "Republic of China Daily", "Shen Shen", "Ta Kung Pao" and other newspapers, only three days later, various celebrations were held across the country to celebrate the occasion.
The powerful army of their own country is full of pride. The traitor lackeys who were once arrogant suddenly disappeared. The people of North China, who were fed up with the cowardice of the Communists, took to the streets with their heads held high, holding various rallies, speeches, and promoting China.
The strength of the ** team! Major universities and progressive groups across the country organized huge condolence groups and went to various military units in North China to offer condolences. Some radicals even tried to attack the 17th Army, the 29th Army, the 53rd Army, and the 40th Army.
Although they were forcibly driven away by sentries, they still raised their arms and shouted slogans such as "Send troops north and drive out the Japanese invaders" and "Recover Pingjin and give us back China", which made all the troops restless.
A convoy of four military jeeps drove into the gate of the 17th Army Headquarters. On the last jeep, there were many pairs of enthusiastic hands tightly grasping the spare tire and antenna at the rear of the vehicle. If it were not for the polite words of the officers and soldiers on duty,
, saying that the soldiers in the car were on a mission, and there was probably going to be a dispute.
The convoy stopped in the parking lot of the headquarters. Yang Jiuxiao, who was sitting in the third jeep, jumped out of the car, took several staff officers and guards, and quickly came to the conference room on the second floor of the headquarters. He walked in and turned his military cap to the meeting room.
Throwing it on the table, he shook his head and sighed:
"Crazy, crazy. As soon as the car drove out of the military camp, it was surrounded by people. It drove all the way from Hengshui, as slow as an ant. Countless students rushed to my window and asked us to go north immediately to Pingjin.
All the Japanese garrison troops in the area disarmed and then went all the way to the north to drive the Japanese and the Kwantung Army out of North China and Northeast China..."
An Yi smiled bitterly and said: "It was better when I saw General Bai Jiansheng from Nanning the day before yesterday. People were quite sensible along the way. Since yesterday, we can't leave the headquarters gate at all. This time I really shot myself in the foot.
Who knows that after the central government and major newspapers have exaggerated it, many people in the country actually feel good about themselves. They really think that with the combat power of our 17th Army and the cooperation with the armies of North China, we can easily defeat the Japanese.
.Although it is said that people's support can be used, if it is unrealistic and blindly optimistic, it is unimaginable to cause great harm!"
Hu Jialin shook his head repeatedly: "General Pang called me in the morning to complain. His headquarters was overcrowded. Students from universities in Henan, Anhui, Shaanxi and other places and representatives of social groups came to express their condolences. The training improvement plan originally formulated was basically
There was no way to expand it, and he was so anxious that he couldn't even eat. There was also General Shoushan. He was also having a hard time. People were surrounding him wherever he went, and his mouth was blistered with anxiety. General Shoushan was worried that he would not be able to complete the army reorganization and training plan.
I am ashamed of my trust in the Military Commission and the Chairman of the Generalissimo, and called us to ask what we should do? I told him to endure it for the time being, and when people's enthusiasm subsides, they will naturally disperse. But looking at this posture, why is it becoming more and more fanatical?"
Huang Yingwu chuckled: "No matter how busy and chaotic they are, are they as outrageous as ours? Students and progressive people from all over the country, tsk tsk, there must be tens of thousands of people in total, right? They all flocked to us at once, not only
The outside of the headquarters is not clean. There are also excited patriots outside the headquarters of each division and brigade. As a result, our soldiers are afraid to leave the military camp. Many new weapons are also hidden, for fear that these people will lose control and attack the military camp.
The *** spy hiding inside has an opportunity to take advantage of it."
An Yi was very worried. The current situation was something he was happy to see. After all, it was his long-cherished wish to awaken the people to fight against Japan together. Now even ordinary farmers in the countryside in Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan and other places must say that "
"Resist Japan" and "save the country". However, such out-of-control fanaticism is something he is unwilling to face and accept. Resistance against Japan requires overall planning and joint advancement and retreat. The current chaos and restlessness has no merit except adding chaos.
Extreme low self-esteem and extreme fanaticism are both undesirable. On the surface, it seems that the people have been mobilized, but if they surround the military camps and express their anti-Japanese opinions arbitrarily, they will only disrupt the preparations of each army and make them lose control of the war during the exercise.
The shortcomings discovered and exposed cannot be effectively corrected, which is contrary to the purpose it wants to achieve.
But what makes people wonder is why after the Central News Agency broadcast the news of the successful exercise, there was no movement from the KMT. A large number of KMT spies and intelligence personnel disappeared, and the KMT troops stationed in Pingjin also deliberately
They remained silent, and even the drills being conducted at Marco Polo Bridge and other places were stopped.
"Commander, someone is looking for you outside!" Liu Qing came in to report.
An Yi raised his hand: "Just say I'm in a meeting and I won't see any guests!"
Liu Qing approached An Yi and said, "The person here is Wang Chengjun. He is very grateful for your help, so he wants to thank you in person."
An Yi was stunned for a moment: "Is it him? This guy is always causing trouble for us. It's okay to disappear!"
It turned out that after the Japanese troops entered Peiping on the 16th of last month, students from five universities in Beijing and Tianjin held anti-Japanese demonstrations. Song Zheyuan was afraid of causing diplomatic disputes, so he sent military police and arrested all the teachers and students who led the demonstrations. Finally,
The ** team was dispersed, and Wang Chengjun was also imprisoned without bail. Two days ago, when he returned to Baoding from Nanning, An Yi received an anonymous letter asking for help. An Yi thought about it and felt that the students were patriotic.
His enthusiasm could not be dampened, so he called Song Zheyuan himself. Song Zheyuan, who was seriously wary of the exercise, immediately let him go without saying a word. Wang Chengjun came to think of it.
"Commander, I think the hope of quelling the restlessness of students and patriots this time can be pinned on this person. Isn't their party the best at organizing? I think they will definitely have a way." Liu Qing suggested.
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An Yi stood up after thinking for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go see him right now. It is estimated that the reason why there was such a big storm this time has something to do with some people pushing it behind the scenes. Since the Wayaobao meeting
Later, the CCP's anti-rebellion trend in northern Shaanxi was effectively contained, and the gap between its organization and the army was also being bridged. At the same time, its central committee held high the anti-Japanese banner. Recently, Zhu Mao wrote to Cai Yuanpei, asking for advice.
The authorities stopped the civil war, supported the CCP's proposal to establish a democratic republic, and sent messages to Soong Ching Ling, Wang Jingwei, Hu Shi, etc., in an effort to win public support.
"According to the latest telegram intercepted by our side, the Red Army is preparing for a large-scale Western Expedition. On the day of our exercise on September 17, the Red Army's Sixth Army Corps Xiao Ke and Ninth Army Corps Luo Binghui occupied Chengxian and Huixian County in Gansu Province. Two days ago, Zhang Guotao,
Xu Xiang advanced from Lintao in Gansu Province to occupy the area between Suzhou and Dingxi, known as Gouyi, and cut off the Xilan Highway. His intention to open up a line of communication with the Soviet Union was obvious.
"Under such circumstances, if we can draw the attention of the entire *** people to the North China exercises and the fight against the Japanese invaders, or even trigger a local conflict between China and Japan, then the Northeastern Army, the Northwest Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army will all be mobilized to go north to support
, which can effectively alleviate the pressure suffered by northern Shaanxi."
After listening to An Yi's analysis, the generals all felt that it was reasonable. Facing a critical moment of life and death for the central organization and the army, it was understandable that the CCP would resort to any tactics. However, the current chaos has seriously affected the anti-Japanese war preparations of the armies in North China.
work, so it is necessary to communicate and solve it properly.
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Baoding has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate. Winters are cold and snowy, summers are hot and dry, and springs are windy and sandy. Autumn is the most beautiful and comfortable time of the year.
The Seventeenth Army Headquarters was established on the basis of the original Baoding Military Depot of the *** Division. The predecessor of the military depot was a material transfer station established by the Anjia Army purchased from the Zhoujia Hongda Cargo Yard at the end of March 2, just before the outbreak of the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War.
On the basis of more than three acres, after more than three years of expansion, it now covers an area of nearly 500 acres. In addition to a large military base that can accommodate 20,000 people, and a spacious military camp for two divisions,
There are also three major venues: technical training ground, tactical training ground and common subject training ground.
Among them, the technical training ground is specially used for various departments of the 17th Army to conduct technical training in turns, such as vehicle training, infantry live ammunition shooting, engineering operations, professional training of communications troops, bomb delivery training, etc. The tactical training ground is further divided into infantry unit tactical training ground and collaborative tactics training ground.
training ground and the newly established armored fighting vehicle tactical training ground. The common subject training ground is a place where all divisions and arms implement common subject training, such as military sports training grounds and battlefields.
At this moment, An Yi, accompanied by Shen Fengdao and Lin Yaodong, stood in front of a one-acre quagmire covered with fishing nets in the battlefield, watching more than 20 officers and soldiers of the Special Forces Brigade of the *** Division crawling forward in the mud, using their skills
Strong and agile, there was no sign of stagnation. When the soldiers came to the edge of the quagmire, the fishing nets covering their heads disappeared, and they immediately jumped into the air, rushed up the gentle slope in front of them, and raised their guns to shoot without aiming. "Bang bang"
Amidst the sound, the gun hit the head of the Japanese soldier's target five hundred meters ahead, and he couldn't help but cheer loudly.
"General An is so excited! Just look at the extraordinary performance of these officers and soldiers, and you will know that what the newspaper said is true, the Japanese army is definitely no match! The general has such a powerful army, why didn't he send troops to Pingjin and attack Huanglong as soon as possible?
"A deep and deep voice sounded next to An Yi.
An Yi turned his head, his eyes passed over Wang Chengjun's smiling face, and fell on a girl next to him who was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a beautiful country and a beautiful country, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.