After a loud noise, there was a series of sounds of wood breaking. Hu Jialin struck out in anger, knocking one end of the five-meter-long and two-meter-wide long table to the ground, and all the teacups on the long table bounced up.
It fell to the ground, making a "crackling" sound amid the swirling wood dust and smoke, and the neatly arranged general's hat fell to the ground.
The generals on both sides of the long table suddenly stood up, each one frightened and suddenly changing their expressions.
The more than thirty staff officers in the conference room and the guards at the door were stunned. The generals had followed Hu Jialin for many years, and this was the first time they saw their commander so angry.
Hu Jialin's forehead and neck were veined with anger, and the beard that he had not had time to shave off in the past week stood on end. His whole body was straight and murderous, and his eyes were burning with burning anger.
One dares to look him in the eye.
In the spacious conference room, there was complete silence, and you could hear the drop of a pin.
The generals watched their noses and hearts, holding their breath, waiting for the storm to come.
At this moment, Qin Zhenbang, the director of the communications department, was still holding the battle report sent by Yang Guan, the commander of the *** division. He lowered his head and did not dare to say a word to Hu Jialin. Even Huang Yingwu, the director of the *** department who was standing below and to the right of Hu Jialin, did not dare to
Say more.
Hu Jialin loosened his clenched fists, took a deep breath, tried his best to calm down the anger in his chest, turned his head, and asked in a deep voice: "Where are the Three Friends of Friends now?"
"Returning to the commander, Shi Yousan left the Marco Polo Bridge defense area at 11:40 last night on the pretext of following the order of General Song Zheyuan, deputy commander-in-chief of the First Theater Command, to return to Shijiazhuang for reorganization and re-equipment, and assembled to go south. His first infantry brigade has now arrived.
Twelve kilometers north of Baoding, its Second Infantry Brigade, Army Brigade, Special Agent Battalion, Artillery Battalion, and Transport Battalion are about three kilometers behind. It is estimated that the unit will be stationed in the main camp in the north of the city to rest before dawn...
"Commander, Shi Yousan showed the latest telegram from Chief Song Zheyuan to General Feng Zhi'an of the 77th Army when he passed through Fang County. After General Feng Zhi'an read the telegram, he did not stop him. Shi Yousan asked General Feng Zhi'an to inform our army on his behalf.
The security general then informed Division Commander Yang Guan, but after Division Commander Yang inspected the innocent civilians who were massacred by the Japanese army in Wanping City, he immediately followed the Second Regiment and Third Regiment of the Japanese Brigade and the Heavy Artillery Regiment directly under the Army to rush to the Eastern Front overnight.
Battlefield. By the time the regiment, which had unsuccessfully pursued the riverside brigade, returned to Wanping County, received the notification from General Feng and promptly forwarded it to the Corps Headquarters, there had been a delay of more than four hours.
"I estimate that at this time, the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Third Division of Friends will arrive at the peripheral checkpoint of our military police regiment." Qin Zhenbang finished his answer tremblingly.
When Huang Yingwu saw that Hu Jialin was about to make a decision, he quickly stepped forward to hold his hand and dissuaded him in a low voice: "Huzi, if we deal with Shi Yousan, will it cause doubts and panic from surrounding friendly forces? He has arrived in Shijiazhuang and took office as the first theater of war.
How will the deputy commander-in-chief Song Zheyuan react? There are also the theater commander-in-chief Cheng Qian who has been controlling the overall situation in Shijiazhuang, and the former enemy commander-in-chief Liu Zhi. What will be their opinions? These must be considered in detail, otherwise it will easily lead to
Various problems have even led to punishment from Chairman Chiang and the Communist Party of China. I am wondering whether I should ask Commander An for instructions immediately?"
Deputy Commander Zhang Chengzhu was also very worried: "Beard, encircling and disarming a division-level unit including three brigades is a big deal. Do you want to inform the commissioner and Commander An respectively?"
"Hmph! No need to ventilate. Before Commander An left Nanjing and returned to Baoding, both the committee member and Chief Bai had already anticipated Shi Yousan's intentions, and gave Commander An the power and responsibility to deal with them on an ad hoc basis. Before Commander An left yesterday, the last thing he wanted to do was
I am rest assured that this is my best friend... If the Japanese army hadn't gathered a large force to threaten Langfang, and the war on the Eastern Front was imminent, the two brigades of the Japanese Division would never have rushed to the Eastern Front before the Battle of Wanping started, leaving the Riverside Brigade
The remnants of the regiment broke out from Shiyou's third defense area.
"Damn it! What kind of blocking is the three brigades of friends? Three brigades with 18,000 troops couldn't stop more than 2,000 Japanese troops who had lost their heavy weapons and were exhausted and fled. Why? Isn't it just trying to resist?
With such a helpless look, are you deliberately giving the Japanese invaders a way to survive? It is so deliberately obvious, do you think that we are all idiots? Even if it comes to the sky, Shi Yousan's crime of collaborating with the enemy cannot be escaped. He is just a person who failed to stop and escaped before the battle.
For these crimes, I, as the chief of staff of the war zone, can kill these traitors!"
After Hu Jialin finished cursing bitterly, he frowned and looked at the ceiling, took a deep breath, and calmly issued the order:
"Pass my order, pretending not to know anything, and ask the forward checkpoint to let the three Shiyou troops in. The Operations Department and the Logistics Department immediately sent people to greet them, and freed up the camp in the north of the city for them to rest; ordered the special agent regiment, the guard regiment, and the gendarmerie regiment to be directly under the command.
, Engineer Regiment, Teaching Brigade, prepare for action immediately. Ying Wu, you will be responsible for this disarmament operation. Zong Yu will lead the intelligence department to cooperate, and we must not let any soldier of the three friends slip through the net! Go and prepare, go now!
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"yes!"
Huang Yingwu and Liu Zongyu obeyed loudly, saluted in unison, and then ran out of the conference room with their respective assistants.
Hu Jialin walked up to Zhang Chengzhu: "Brother Chengzhu..."
"Let's talk, Beard, now that we've made up our mind, let's just do it beautifully." Zhang Chengzhu nodded heavily.
Hu Jialin was very grateful: "I would like to ask my eldest brother to lead the Military Justice Department to go there, screen them immediately at dawn, find all the officers who fled when they blocked the riverside brigade, and shoot them on the spot in front of all the officers and soldiers of the Third Division of Friends!"
Zhang Chengzhu was horrified: "How to deal with Shi Yousan and the division and brigade level officers of this department?"
Hu Jialin had a headache. After thinking about it for a while, he decided resolutely: "One person above the deputy division commander will be spared. All of them will be escorted to Nanjing and tried by a military court. We just need to get some confessions."
"What to do with the remaining officers and soldiers? After all, there are only 18,000 people. It is impossible to kill them all." Zhang Chengzhu shook his head and said with a bitter smile.
"Why kill them? What a waste! After punishing a group of chief culprits, the *** Department, the Teaching Brigade and the Military Justice Department jointly escorted all the officers above the company commander back to the Baoding camp for another screening, and the remaining soldiers were disrupted.
They were organized into eight regiments and given weapons but not ammunition. They were all sent to the headquarters of Wan Fulin and General Pang Bingxun. Commander An was there and knew how to use them.
"Now there is a possibility of fighting on the Langfang front line at any time. The more than 18,000 coward soldiers passed by just in time, handed them all over to two friendly forces, and immediately rushed to the battlefield to attack Tianjin. Don't forget, General Pang Bingxun's supervising team is comparable to
We are much more ruthless. Our war supervisory team usually only slaps dozens of military sticks on deserters, and only the officers shoot them, but they all chop off their heads. Don’t worry, I will call Commander An right away, and he will give us strong support.
Maybe he was so angry that he even killed his third friend." Hu Jialin had a sinister look on his face.
Zhang Chengzhu was happy now. He knew An Yi's temperament of clear love and hate. During the Northern Expedition, An Yi dared to personally shoot the fleeing army commander. What's more, when Shi Yousan rebelled again a few years ago, he killed an ordered civilian at Pukou Military Station.
Hundreds of soldiers from the Anjia Army rebelled, prompting three divisions of the Anjia Army to launch a merciless encirclement and pursuit. This time, at the hands of the Anjia Army, whether Shi Yousan's life could be saved hung in the balance.
Zhang Chengzhu and Hu Jialin still have concerns about executing Shi Yousan beyond their authority, but An Yi has no such worries. And with An Yi's current status and power, there is no need to buy into Song Zheyuan's account. Even the supreme commander of the theater, Cheng Qian,
, I’m afraid I don’t dare to say that An Yi is not good. After all, Shi Yousan’s escape from the enemy is an unchangeable fact.
At five o'clock in the morning, Shiyou's three infantry brigades and one brigade drove into the military camp in the north of the city. More than 5,000 officers and soldiers were walking heavily and exhausted. They were all tired and hungry. Military discipline was loose. Complaints and curses were heard one after another.
The Major General of the First Brigade, Chen Guangran, and several regiment commanders did not dare to complain about the Anjia officers and soldiers who greeted them. They jumped off their horses and threw the reins to the guards, then followed the smiling Huang Yingwu and others into the Chinese Army courtyard to drink tea and rest.
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Huang Yingwu immediately said that since he had received the notification too late, he would have to wait another two hours for the car to deliver the food. He asked the friendly brothers to rest for now and wait patiently. After politely expressing his gratitude, Huang Yingwu deliberately asked curiously why he set off overnight.
, wait until daylight before marching?
Chen Guangran, who was tall and shirtless due to the hot weather, scratched his head in embarrassment, smiled, pointed to the sky and said that he was worried that marching during the day would attract bombing by Japanese aircraft, so he withdrew south overnight.
As the sky dawned, the Second Infantry Brigade, the *** Brigade and other directly affiliated units arrived one after another. Most of the officers and soldiers of the First Infantry Brigade who arrived earlier were already sleeping soundly with their heads covered. The more than 12,000 people who arrived later were complaining and shouting, dragging artillery and
The more than 600 packhorses carrying ammunition and supplies were covered in sweat, staggering, panting and sneezing, and did not even have the strength to neigh.
When more than 12,000 men and horses entered the camp, they lost their formation. Countless officers and soldiers lay down and panted. In the open space in front of the barracks, there was a large area of black people lying around. The horses were not looked after, and the guns were put aside.
People took off their straw sandals and lay down on their backs, breathing heavily. Many people just lay on the ground and gradually fell asleep. Little did they know that more than 8,000 soldiers from various departments directly under the headquarters of the Fifth Army Corps of the Anjia Army were already distributed around the camp.
Half an hour later, as the camp fell into silence, a red signal flare was launched into the sky. More than 8,000 soldiers rushed into the camp from all directions. Countless automatic rifles, machine guns and pistols were pointed at the chaotic officers and soldiers, "put down their weapons" and "take a stand."
The roar of "shoot to death without mercy" rang out loudly, followed by the crackling sound of gunfire. In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred officers and soldiers who hurriedly resisted were bleeding on the spot, and screams and begging for mercy came and went.
Several brigade commanders, deputy brigade commanders and a dozen regiment commanders who were feasting and drinking in the Chinese Army courtyard were shocked. Before they could react, they saw dozens of black holes with gun muzzles pointing at their heads, rebelliously.
Brigadier Chen Guangran stood up suddenly. Before he could curse, he was shot in the head with a gun. His huge body turned twice and fell down, knocking over a table of sumptuous dishes. The other generals looked at them in shock.
The expressionless Huang Yingwu and his smoking muzzle stood up obediently and asked the An family officers and soldiers to disarm and tie them up.
"Tell me honestly, where are Shi Yousan and the generals of your division?" Huang Yingwu put his gun to the head of the tall and thin Second Brigade Commander Wu Zhensheng.
Wu Zhensheng turned pale with fear and finally told the truth: "Chief Shi had to rush to see Commander Song Mingxuan to ask for a special train from General Feng Zhi'an. He followed the wounded soldiers and took the train to Shijiazhuang as early as midnight... We
Chief Shi doesn't want to see you, because he is worried that General Anjiajun will be resentful. If it weren't for Chief Song Mingxuan's telegram and guarantee, we would not have rushed to Shijiazhuang through your defense area..."
Huang Yingwu was so angry that he strode into the side room, shook the phone, and reported the situation to Hu Jialin.
In desperation, Hu Jialin immediately sent an urgent message to An Yi, asking An Yi to talk to Liu Zhi and arrest Shi Yousan and his generals immediately, and never let these scum escape from Shijiazhuang.