After the brief but grand battlefield commendation ceremony, nearly a hundred generals accompanied Chairman Chiang into the dense woods in the northwest corner and began to enjoy lunch provided by the logistics troops of the 24th Army.
Previously at the headquarters of the Nineteenth Route Army, sixteen generals starting from Commander-in-Chief Cai Tingkai were awarded medals and commendations, and three brigades were awarded honorary titles. Chiang Kai-shek finally handed a reward check of 200,000 yuan to Cai Tingkai and emphasized again.
The Songhu Anti-Japanese War was always carried out in the name of the 19th Route Army, which fought bravely and fought successively.
The 19th Route Army was very satisfied and secretly grateful. Although since the war began, the 19th Route Army had received more than 1.7 million donations from people in Shanghai and all over the country, and received a large amount of food and material donations, and was able to recruit secretly from Guangdong, Fujian and other places.
The strength of the two supplementary brigades made up for the battle losses, but they were highly praised and recognized by Chiang Kai-shek and the Central Committee, which made the 19th Route Army abandon their complaints and become extremely proud. It played an important role in boosting morale and boosting the morale of the army.
In the just-concluded commendation ceremony, the 24th Army received high praise and benefits. Acting Army Commander Yin Jinan was officially promoted to Lieutenant General. Deputy Army Commander Ye Cheng won the Baoding Medal for his effective planning and command. Four tiger generals in the army
The commander of the 14th Division, Gu Changfeng, was promoted to lieutenant general, and all brigade-level generals were promoted and decorated.
In order to show his comfort and respect for the 24th Army, which had outstanding military exploits, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek was particularly gracious and awarded the Xia Jian Garrison Division, which rushed to the battlefield in the name of an instructor, the official designation of the Central Army Standing Division - the 39th Division.
, Xia Jian concurrently serves as deputy commander of the Southern Sichuan Garrison Command in the name of lieutenant general and division commander.
At this point, the 24th Army became the second direct army in the army after Chen Cheng's 18th Army, with three Class A divisions and the ability to establish its own headquarters.
Sitting at the long table made of felled trees, the generals were full of praise for the snow-white steamed rice in the lunch box, the large plate of braised pork, meat buns and egg and cauliflower soup on the table. They joked that they didn't expect that the 24th Army's
The food is so good.
The attentive deputy chief of staff Yang Jie introduced with a smile: There is another army with better food than this, but that army only has rice once a week and rice porridge for three days. The rest of the time they eat noodles, steamed buns, flatbreads and other staple foods.
When the generals heard this, they immediately thought of the Hu Jialin Independent Division, which was fighting fiercely with the Japanese army in Jiangbei and Chongming Island but was extremely agile, and immediately started a heated discussion about the layout and role of the independent division in Jiangbei.
Chiang Kai-shek looked at his favorite general An Yi sitting next to him and was very satisfied. Just now in the temporary pharmacy of the field hospital, Chiang Kai-shek had already scolded An Yi for five minutes for being on the front line and acting as a soldier. Now all that worry has dissipated. Twenty-four
The performance and firm loyalty of the entire army made Chairman Chiang feel even more comfortable.
Hearing the generals around him whispering about the profound meaning of the Independent Division's use, Chiang Kai-shek smiled slightly and lowered his head to eat. He had already learned from An Yi's secret report the profound significance of the Independent Division's use. After agreeing, he did not explain too much to his generals.
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From the bottom of his heart, Chiang Kai-shek did not want the spread of the war to escalate the war, so that he would have time to annex the great powers, wipe out the Red Army, and revitalize the economy. However, he had to take precautions and make further arrangements, including Chen Cheng's Eighteenth, who has now arrived in Jiaxing.
Army, Zhang Hong and Luan’s 44th Army on the Suzhou front line were all Chiang Kai-shek
Shi decisively mobilized the main force as a precaution. A total of more than 80,000 soldiers from seven divisions of the two armies can march into the Songhu battlefield for a decisive battle at any time. In addition, Xia Jian's rapid advance of 15,000 soldiers with armor of each artillery regiment
After planting divisions, Chiang Kai-shek, who had abundant first- and second-line defense forces, was determined and accepted He Yingqin and other leaders.
In response to the faction's opinions, he no longer allowed troops from all over the world to go to the battlefield and surrounding areas, and extended an olive branch to the Japanese for peace talks. Regardless of whether the Japanese accepted it or not, he would gain praise in the moral and diplomatic fields and seize the initiative. He also
Full of expectations for the independent division of his beloved general Hu Jialin - after all, they will blow up the Japanese army
At the airport, he achieved a record of wiping out 500 enemies in the first battle, and thus dragged a brigade of the newly arrived Japanese 11th Division into the Jiangbei and Chongming Island areas. Not every division can do this. An Yi planned
The results achieved by this secret strategic plan implemented by the independent division made Chiang Kai-shek extremely satisfied and secretly admired it.
An Yi's mood is far different from everyone else. Two divisions of the 24th Army will return to southern Sichuan to recuperate in the near future. The price of losing tens of thousands of experienced and determined veterans makes An Yi extremely painful. He knows that he will not have half a year.
Time, the Sixteenth Division and the Forty-fourth Division were out of breath. Even if they were replenished and formed into combat strength, they still had to wait for actual combat.
Therefore, how to strengthen the military construction has become a difficult problem before An Yi and the generals at all levels of the 24th Army. Secondly, An Yi was not satisfied with Principal Jiang’s willingness to give Xia Jian the official designation of the 39th Division regardless of previous suspicions.
An Yi was surprised and thought a lot. The Thirty-ninth Division was originally the designation of the Northwest Army. According to the plan of the Military Commission,
This official designation will be awarded to Pang Bingxun's troops who are still stationed in the border area of northern Henan and southern Hebei. Now Principal Jiang generously gives the designation of the 39th Division to the 24th Army as part of the reward. In addition to recognizing and motivating the 24th Army
In addition, there may also be factors to weaken political opponents and attack dissidents. There is another issue that makes An Yi sigh.
A lot, he didn't expect that Chiang Kai-shek was so kind to his father-in-law Ou Yaoting and Lao Shoudao. Before inspecting the hospital to comfort the wounded, he actually took the time to talk secretly with Ou Yaoting for twenty minutes. What they talked about An Yi still doesn't know. Colleagues from the Military Commission arrived.
Since then, An Yi has been accompanying me in the discussion and has no time to understand the content.
"You look worried, what are you thinking about?" Chiang Kai-shek wiped his mouth with a napkin and turned to ask An Yi kindly.
An Yi put down half the steamed bun in his hand and lowered his head to answer: "The fighting in the direction of Zhabei has started again, and the intermittent bombing of Wusong by Japanese aircraft has started again. The students feel that the Japanese army's full-line attack is likely to be delayed for a few days. I guess they have seen that we are determined
They are determined to resist the war and see that it is difficult for them to launch a large-scale all-out attack with their current military strength. Therefore, the students are worried about the gentlemen of the negotiating team of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is estimated that the pressure they will face will increase. After all seven European and American countries have participated,
The situation will become more and more complex."
The generals stopped talking and all looked at Chiang Kai-shek and An Yi. This was also a major issue that everyone was generally concerned about. Most military generals were worried about making progress in the military. After gradually taking the initiative, the civilian officials fell in the negotiations.
Chiang Kai-shek nodded approvingly: "I'm very pleased that you can think so, very good! As one of the chief generals of the army, as the deputy chief of staff of the Military Commission, and as the former enemy chief of staff in the Songhu theater, your concerns are normal and necessary.
.So far, we have not sent any military representatives to join the negotiating team. This is not because we are timid or afraid, but because we are polite, ethical and moral, and show the world that we are peaceful and peaceful.
We hope to achieve peace and at the same time show our sincerity to the Japanese. However, doing so does not mean that we wait passively. The brave resistance of the soldiers of the 19th Route Army and the 24th Army in the past half month is actually enough to let the world see our
I am determined. However, everyone thinks a little too simply when it comes to political issues. In fact, the situation is very complicated, and the ups and downs in it are not so good! What do you think?"
An Yi pondered for a moment and replied decisively: "Principal, the student has little experience and is not good at diplomacy and politics. He cannot share the worries of the principal and the country. The student feels very guilty!
Students have always thought that since they cannot make contributions in other areas, it is better to focus all their energy on the military and do their best to fight every battle. Through every battle, they can demonstrate the power of our army and show our unyielding determination.
, strive to use each large and small local
Victory builds up the confidence of the entire army to win, invigorates the spirit of promoting justice, increases the sense of pride and mission in the hearts of the entire army, and enables our soldiers to bravely go forward under the bayonet of the violent sun, to go forward and to fight for politics without hesitation.
Negotiate to create favorable conditions as much as possible.
I remember the famous saying of Bismarck, the iron-blooded prime minister of Germany: Failure is the final test of perseverance, and truth can only be found within the range of a cannon! Although this sentence may seem barbaric, it expresses the common essence in the hearts of the great powers. Therefore, students are now most
What we want to do and what we should do most is how to increase the range of our army's artillery."
The generals chuckled for a while, but felt endless aftertaste. Chiang Kai-shek nodded and glanced around: "An Yi said it well. He said the nature of the jungle in this era. From the military's standpoint and military perspective, we must have such a mentality.
Prepare. It comforts me even more
What is clear is that An Yi's words express an attitude, a spirit of perseverance and perseverance. Not only determination but also confidence, and the establishment of confidence must come from arduous actual combat and from each victory.
Inspire and spur!
Everyone, don’t underestimate An Yi’s words, he is telling us all, telling us the whole army, how to build confidence after making determination, it is thought-provoking!”
The generals stopped eating, and all of them were silent, thinking a lot. An Yi's words seemed humble and peaceful, even a bit hollow like a slogan. But after Chiang Kai-shek summed it up like this, it was meaningful. It not only contained the military's stance and policy
Where to go, there is a firm belief to move forward, and the blood, sweat and wisdom that need to be paid a hundred times. Otherwise, there will be no victory, how can we have confidence? And victory is not so easy to obtain. With An Yi's talent and the bravery of the 24th Army,
A fierce battle in half a month
Even down the line, they fought to the bitter end. Although they won key battles one after another, they also cost the lives of thousands of soldiers. After such tragic battles and at a heavy price, there were only a few victories achieved at a heavy price.
Can an army do it? How many generals are willing to do it? Although the 19th Route Army and the Anjia Army have already done it, and the direct independent divisions, the 87th and the 88th Division are doing it, but all the forces in the country are shouting to resist Japan.
, who can be consistent in their words and deeds and come from the heart?
Seeing that the generals were deep in thought, Chiang Kai-shek slowly stood up and whispered to An Yi to accompany him for a walk. An Yi stood up respectfully and walked into the forest path with Chiang Kai-shek.
The standing generals sat down again, looking at Chiang Kai-shek in the distance and nodding frequently, An Yi pointed to the figure on the battlefield to the east, knowing in his heart that through this battle, An Yi had gained the favor and respect of the commission, and I was afraid that An Yi would lose his position in the future.