Dawn is approaching, and the Guanbei position under the night is ablaze with the raging flames of war.
The biting night wind in early spring carried the smoke and the smell of blood far away. The gunfire had stopped, corpses were strewn across the fields, and every inch of scorched earth and rocks on the three highlands seemed to be soaked in blood.
On the high ground of Long'eryu, two guards carried the division commander Guan Linzheng, who was covered in blood, onto the last stone ridge. Under the guidance of his regimental commander, they moved step by step to Cui Dalin, who was slumped on the ground holding his head.
Guan Zhenglin, furious after being unable to hold off for a long time, personally charged with his gun and was knocked unconscious twice by Japanese grenades. However, every time he woke up, he refused to retreat. After hurriedly bandaging, he continued to command his soldiers to attack the fortress without stopping.
Finally, after the ninth charge, the most important high ground in Guanbei was captured.
After the victory, Guan Linzheng asked his guards to help him up on the battlefield. He wanted to see with his own eyes the bodies of more than 3,000 soldiers who fell on the battlefield, and to see what was left of the 627 death squads who frantically rushed to the front again and again.
How many people are there?
Cui Dalin stood up with difficulty, holding on to the hot ground. He looked at Major General Guan Linzheng, who was more seriously injured than himself, and tried his best to squeeze out a smile, but it was as ugly as if he was about to cry.
"Brother Cui is still alive, what a blessing! Of the 627 suicide squad brothers, there aren't many who survive like Brother Cui, right?" Guan Linzheng said with a grin.
Cui Dayong nodded unconsciously: "I just counted them, there are two hundred and fifteen left, and a dozen of them may not be able to carry a gun in this life..."
Guan Linzheng sighed: "Brother Cui, what are your plans after withdrawing?"
Cui Dayong was stunned for a moment, suddenly remembered something, and said with a grin: "We will wait until we finish burying the brothers who died in the battle. We will definitely get the reward. After that, I will go find your cunning and vicious director of the political department and drink his wine."
, beat his mother again."
Guan Zhenglin burst into laughter after hearing this. He laughed a few times, which affected his wounds, and turned into moans of pain. The guards on the side quickly stepped forward to help him and asked him to withdraw from the position.
Guan Zhenglin nodded and refused no longer, telling Cui Dalin that the corpses and wounded soldiers of the brothers had basically been sent to the pass. A brigade reserve team would soon come up to take over the defense, and they could withdraw with confidence.
Cui Dalin nodded and followed Guan Zhenglin slowly down the mountain. As he walked, he sighed: "During your Northern Expedition, I served in the Independent Brigade led by the Marshal in the Henan Theater. I fought with Zhang Fakui's 11th Army at that time. I know
You Southern Barbarians fight for your life, but I didn’t expect that today’s battle would be even more brutal than that time. Brother, I’m convinced.”
Guan Linzheng said with great emotion: "I am from Shaanxi, and nearly half of my brothers in the 25th Division are from Jiangbei provinces, and the brothers from other divisions are also from all over. Also, General Yang Jiuxiao's troops were stunned when they defeated the Japanese army in western Liaoning a while ago.
, they were originally members of your Northeastern Army. Not only were they not frightened by the Japanese army, but they have been fighting since September 18th until now. They are all well-known men. It can be seen that whether a man has talent has nothing to do with the region...
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The sky was bright and the Baoding camp headquarters was filled with cheers. The generals were overjoyed that the Central Army Corps had successfully recovered the Fubeikou Guanbei position and wiped out more than 8,000 enemies. However, An Yi silently calculated the nearly 10,000 casualties of the 17th Army in his heart.
Quantity, victory at such a huge cost did not make An Yi feel any joy. Fortunately, within a short period of time, the Japanese army was unable to launch a large-scale ground attack in Gubeikou. The careful Xu Tingyao and his generals were in command.
, An Yi no longer needs to worry about the Gubeikou front line.
Chiang Kai-shek's feeling was quite different. Less than twenty-four hours after losing the position outside the Gubeikou Pass to the Northeast Army, several of his direct divisions suddenly launched a fierce counterattack, and it was withdrawn in an instant. This huge political influence had a huge impact on North China.
The motivating effect of all the armies on the battlefield was surprising. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek, who personally commanded the overall situation on the front line, was more excited and proud than anyone else.
Chiang Kai-shek, who was in a happy mood and full of energy, made an exception to let the generals of the various ministries who had been busy for a day and night have a good rest, leaving only some staff members on duty. After bidding farewell to the beaming generals, he took An Yi, who was still unwilling to leave with the battle report in his hand, to the yard.
Take a walk.
"What? You don't seem satisfied with this?" Chiang Kai-shek asked An Yi in a low voice.
An Yi, who was worried, raised his head: "Gubeikou is temporarily stable, but the Japanese offensive on the eastern front continues unabated, and it is estimated that more troops will be invested to increase the intensity of the attack. And on the Chahar front, the main force of the Japanese north route is approaching
In Duolun, Sun Dianying, who led his troops to join Feng Yuxiang's Anti-Japanese Allied Forces for fear of being punished, has not seen any movement. The five so-called armies under Feng Yuxiang's command have also not seen any action. Their main forces are still gathered in Zhangjiakou to wait and see. If this continues, the future is worrying.
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Chiang Kai-shek stopped and said with a dark face, "Don't count on Feng Yuzhang. This old fox will not let go of his prey until he sees it. Even so, I can forgive him, but he secretly communicates with the special envoys of the Russian government and has frequent discussions."
To be attached to the so-called Communist International in exchange for weapons, equipment and military support, and to want to establish a new central government with the secret support of the Russians, is simply a delusion and a wishful thinking, huh!"
An Yi was shocked: "This...can't be a rumor, right?"
"Rumor? He, Feng Yuzhang, met with the Russians during the day. I can know what they talked about at night. It seems that he is still unwilling to fail and wants to make a comeback... Let's not talk about him. I will handle this matter myself and it will not affect it.
You don’t have to think about the current overall situation, just focus on the overall strategy and tactics.”
Chiang Kai-shek paused for a moment, then took the initiative to change the subject and asked: "When will your five divisions arrive?"
An Yi replied: "Xia Jian's 39th Division has arrived at Hankou and will reach Peiping within five days. All other divisions will be in place by the end of the month at the latest. I just... hope that there will be no trouble on the eastern front where the Northeastern Army is responsible."
Chiang Kai-shek looked at An Yi: "Are you still angry about Wang Yizhe's final decision? It's not that I want to let go of this scum who collapsed without a fight. The main reason is that the interests of all aspects need to be balanced... This time Tang was cut off.
Although the heads of the fifty-four generals of the Yulin Department were serious about military discipline and shocked the military and public opinion, it also made the Northeast Army feel sad. Especially Han Qing, he is difficult to be a man! Although he is out of office now, the Northeast Army
The army still regards him as the commander-in-chief, and he is still reluctant to let his army fall apart after being disgraced. Therefore, from the overall situation, Wang Yizhe's punishment of demotion and rank is almost enough... I hope you can be more open-minded about this aspect. Politics after all
Different from the military, you must not act on your temporary arrogance. Gradually you will realize how hard I have worked."
"Yes, students understand."
An Yi understood clearly, but was still resentful in his heart. After all, Wang Yizhe had resisted resolutely for a period of time, and it was fine that he had not received the punishment he deserved. However, Song Zheyuan actually drove his car, escorted by a regiment of officers and soldiers, and personally
Sending Tang Yulin to the Japanese Concession in Tianjin made An Yi's agents extremely anxious, but because of the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war, they did not dare to stop him or shoot rashly.
An Yi was very angry after hearing the report. He was about to give instructions to Hou Wuliang and order the Northern Bureau to gather with the Tianjin Station to formulate an action plan and launch a secret assassination of Tang Yulin. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Chiang Kai-shek, Marshal Zhang Xueliang, and Assistant Marshal Zhang Zuoxiang arrived together to fight for the Northeast.
An Yi sincerely apologized for the army's collapse without a fight, and Song Ziwen also interceded on his behalf. An Yi could not refute the boss's reputation, so he had to leave it to He Yingqin's Military and Political Department to deal with it, and promised that the Fourth Department of the General Staff Headquarters would no longer care about this.
Something happened to the bird.
However, An Yi agreed, but he would never let go of Tang Yulin, the culprit who caused thousands of casualties among his brothers. An Yi also had a solution - to issue a pursuit order through the Northern Wulin Gang, with a reward of two million oceans.
, buy the head of this coward Tang Yulin!
The teachers and students talked and walked for twenty minutes. Just when An Yi was about to leave and rush to the Gubeikou front line for inspection, Chiang Kai-shek pointed to the pavilion in the courtyard and said to sit down.
An Yi saw that the brothers in the attendant's room had placed refreshments in the pavilion, and immediately realized that the principal still had something to talk about. He could only swallow back what he was about to say, followed Chiang Kai-shek into the pavilion, and sat down one after another.
Before finishing half a cup of tea, Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi came side by side. An Yi was surprised and quickly stood up to greet them. He respectfully welcomed them into the pavilion and sat down. When he saw Chiang Kai-shek waving to the attendants not to disturb them, he took the initiative
He picked up the teapot and filled the teacups in front of them.
Song Ziwen was supposed to return to Nanjing yesterday with the condolence delegation. Kong Xiangxi had just returned from a three-month visit to Europe and the United States as the Minister of Industry of the National Government. One of the central government officials in charge of money and the other in charge of business were both there.
Apart from reporting to Chairman Chiang for instructions, there seemed to be nothing else that had nothing to do with An Yi. However, Chairman Chiang kept An Yi by his side to meet him together, which immediately made An Yi's mind spin rapidly.
Everyone chatted for a few words and then got down to business.
An Yi listened quietly. Song Ziwen told Chiang Kai-shek clearly as soon as he opened his mouth that the total tax revenue in the first half of this year would be difficult to reach one-third of the same period last year. At present, the central government's tax sources are only Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Jiangxi.
The eight provinces and cities of Hunan, Hubei, and Henan, Shandong, which originally started to pay central taxes this year, did not pay a penny. Han Fuqu even said to the Ministry of Finance officials who went to Jinan to urge them, "If you want money, you have to pay for it."
The entire Shaanxi Province is divided into three large areas. One area is occupied by Yang Hucheng, the commander of the 17th Route Army who is entrenched in Xi'an. The other area is owned by the seven counties near Henan that belong to the central government. All other counties and towns are controlled by local warlords, large and small.
Under this situation, the central government simply did not pay the bills. After several tax officials sent to collect taxes were killed one after another, no one dared to go there again.
Chiang Kai-shek was so angry that his face was livid, but there was nothing he could do. Seeing this, Kong Xiangxi quickly offered words of comfort, but just after saying a few gentle words, he complained again:
As the North China War dragged on for a long time, European and American countries had ambiguous attitudes towards the central government's industrial and commercial cooperation, trade cooperation and loan plans. Apart from a series of agreements on industrial investment and technological exchanges, this trip to Europe and the United States did not include any other agreements.
Substantial results have been achieved. What’s even worse is that as of the end of last month, domestic capital flowing to Europe, the United States, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia due to war panic reached 1.7 billion. There were more than 4,000 closed companies in Shanghai and Jiangsu and Zhejiang alone. Textile
Industry and foreign trade exports are basically paralyzed, import trade has doubled, more than three million workers have lost their jobs, and millions of disaster victims from northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, western Henan, and Shaanxi are moving southward...
When An Yi heard this, his first reaction was that the central government would not repay him the money within the agreed six-month period. He originally wanted to joke with Song Ziwen to remind him not to forget to pay back the money, but he saw Chiang Kai-shek's lips
Closing his eyes tightly and looking red and extremely painful, An Yi closed his mouth wisely, sighed slightly, and picked up the teapot. But when he took a closer look, the teacups in front of everyone were full...