That night, Bai Fei was about to rest, Li Zhengyang came over with a telegram, Bai Fei took it and saw that it was the good news sent by Lu Zhengchao of the 691st regiment.

The telegram briefly introduced the intentions of the Japanese army and the course of the battle, as well as the troops participating in the battle and the number of casualties on both sides. The telegram also introduced that the last 2,000 people of the old devil Abe Norihide were also completely annihilated with the cooperation of the 115th Division, the Independent Regiment and the 691st Regiment, among which Abe Norihide was killed by a mortar by a soldier of the Independent Regiment. At this point, Abe Norihide's 8,000-strong brigade was completely terminated by the Chinese army.

What is surprising is that at the end of the telegram, the Protector Army actually talked about the National Protector Army, saying that the National Protector Army "loyally and bravely defended the country, with the number of 100 people, destroyed more than 1,000 Japanese troops, and later cooperated with the 691st Regiment and the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army to fight, regardless of sacrifice, and wiped out most of the devils, which is the pillar of the country..."

Bai Fei saw that his head was a little big here, and he didn't know what it was like.

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Besides, after all parties cooperated to destroy the last 2,000 people of Abe Norihide, Lu Zhengchao sent a telegram of good news, which was first shaken by the warring troops of China and Japan in North China. The commander of the Japanese North China Front, Terauchi Shouichi, was furious and immediately asked the 5th Division, an elite unit of the Japanese army in Shanxi, to attack the area of Yanmen Pass and Pingxingguan, in an attempt to save some face through invasion and occupation, but unexpectedly, the attacking Japanese army was then ambushed by the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army on both sides of the northeast highway of Pingxingguan. After a day of fierce fighting, the Japanese army was annihilated by more than 3,000 people, destroyed more than 100 cars, and captured a large number of weapons and military supplies.

On the other hand, Terauchi Shouichi ordered the troops in the Beijing-Tianjin battlefield to step up their offensive in an attempt to take Baoding in one go. However, the Chinese army, inspired by the telegram sent by Lu Zhengchao, began to put up more stubborn resistance, and the two sides fought inextricably and stalemate for a while.

Of course, that's all for later.

It is said that the attendant officer on duty at Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Nanjing felt that the situation was serious after receiving a telegram from Lu Zhengchao, and immediately knocked on Chiang Kai-shek's bedroom door with a telegram. Chiang Kai-shek, who had just had dinner after a day's work, was sitting in front of the window chatting with his wife when he heard a knock on the door, and he frowned.

Song Meiling said on the side: "Darling, maybe there is something important, I'll go open the door." With that, Song Meiling got up and opened the door.

The attendant immediately saluted, "Headmaster, madam, sorry to disturb me. I have just received a public telegram from Lu Zhengchao of the 691st Regiment of the 53rd Army, which said that more than 8,000 people under the headquarters of Abe Norihide of the First Brigade of the First Division of the Japanese Kwantung Army were annihilated in Taihang Mountain, including Abe Norihide himself. ”

"What?" Chiang Kai-shek was immediately taken aback, immediately jumped up from his chair, took the telegram from the hand of the attendant, and looked at it at a glance.

Chiang Kai-shek usually feels very serious, and even in life he is a person who lacks fun, does not smoke, does not play cards, does not drink alcohol, does not drink tea, drinks only boiled water, and is really like a Puritan.

But Chiang Kai-shek, who was usually steady and serious, behaved out of shape at this time, and the attendant officers on the side were a little surprised. Song Meiling explained: "Your principal is so happy, don't take it to heart, go down." ”

The attendant officer saluted awkwardly and was about to leave, but heard Chiang Kai-shek say: "Wait a minute, immediately notify He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and Dai Li to come to see me." ”

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After a while, Chen Cheng and the three of them came together, and Chiang Kai-shek didn't have time to greet them, so he immediately beckoned them to take their seats and said straight to the point: "Jingzhi (He Yingqin), Cixiu (Chen Cheng), Yunong (Dai Li), you have all received the telegram sent by Lu Zhengchao of the 691st Regiment, right?" ”

All three nodded, they had all just received the news before they came.

Chiang Kai-shek added: "You all tell us what you think about this matter." ”

Chen Cheng looked happy, and spoke first: "Principal, the Kwantung Army belongs to the elite unit of the Japanese army, and the First Infantry Brigade of the First Division is the elite of the elite. I have heard that Norihide Abe is known as the 'flower of famous generals' of the Japanese army, and the Japanese media have spoken highly of this person, and I suggest that this news be announced in the name of the government early tomorrow morning, so as to encourage the enthusiasm of our army and people for the War of Resistance Against Japan; second, if the flower of the famous generals withers in Taihang, we can also use this to slap the Japanese in the face; and third, so that the international community can clearly recognize our determination and strength to resist Japan. ”

He Yingqin, who was also from the civil engineering department, has always been at odds with Chen Cheng, and said: "You can't be so hasty, whether this matter is true or false is still debatable, how the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, I'm afraid everyone knows it, and the telegram said that most of the Japanese army of about 6,000 people was annihilated by the 691st Regiment and the Independent Regiment and a civilian organization called the 'Anti-Japanese Protector Army', and their two regiments counted more than 3,000 people, how could they defeat the well-equipped 6,000 Japanese troops?" In addition, the telegram later said that this non-governmental organization first 'destroyed nearly 1,000 enemies with the number of 100 people,' and then participated in the joint operations of the 691st Regiment and the Independent Regiment to 'destroy most of the enemy'. ”

He Yingqin's words to destroy his prestige made Chiang Kai-shek very displeased, but it was not good to reprimand him in person, so he turned his gaze to Dai Li: "Yunong, you are responsible for the intelligence work, you can talk about it." ”

Dai Li stood up and saluted, then sat down and said, "I was about to report to the principal, according to the news from our people in the 691st regiment, this matter is true, and the 8,000 people of Abe's Guixiu Department have indeed been wiped out. In addition, it is reported that this organization of the Anti-Japanese Protector Army was established by a young man named Bai Fei, who first collected dozens of villagers whose relatives were killed by the Japanese army, and then absorbed 100 routs of the Jin Sui Army, and that the 691st Regiment and the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army were able to annihilate more than 6,000 Japanese troops, largely thanks to the firepower support of this organization. ”

"Oh?" He Yingqin still couldn't believe it: "Then how did they do it?" ”

Dai Li continued: "It is said that this organization has some very sharp equipment, including a weapon called rocket artillery, which is light and small, very easy to carry, and very powerful, and they used this thing to blow up the Japanese artillery and heavy machine guns, so that the Japanese army became a toothless tiger, and then cooperated with the other two regiments to annihilate the Japanese army one by one. ”

After Dai Li finished speaking, He Yingqin fell silent. Chen Cheng opened his mouth and said: "No matter how you win, it is already a fact that the Japanese army that eliminated a brigade and regiment, principal, I suggest that the headquarters participating in this battle be commended." ”

Chiang Kai-shek was a little happy when he saw He Yingqin deflated, nodded at Chen Cheng's proposal, looked at Dai Li, and asked meaningfully: "Regarding the Anti-Japanese Protector Army and their commander Bai Fei, have you found out the other circumstances?" ”

Dai Lijiu and Chiang Kai-shek, where still did they understand what he meant, said: "Check it out, although they have contact with that side in this battle, but there is no direct contact, and after the war, Bai Fei wanted to lead the troops south to Shanghai to participate in the war, but he had no legal identity, and even worried that he couldn't even get on the train, so he specially asked for help from Lu Zhengchao of the 691st Regiment. In addition, the principal, although this organization is called the 'army', there are actually only about a hundred or so people, and they all call Bai Fei the captain internally. ”

Chiang Kai-shek smiled dumbly, and then sighed again: "Wenchen is not greedy for money, and the military generals are not afraid of death, so why worry about my China's prosperity?" ”

There was silence.

Chiang Kai-shek also said: "The current situation in Shanghai is not optimistic, our army has suffered heavy casualties among the troops participating in the war, if the next withdrawal order is issued now, I don't know how many people are rushing to flee Shanghai, I can't imagine that under such circumstances, there are still people who are worried about not being able to get to Shanghai because they are bent on participating in the war?" ”

Chiang Kai-shek turned his gaze to He Yingqin: "Jingzhi, what do you think?" ”

He Yingqin, Minister of Military Affairs, said stubbornly: "Such a tiger should be rewarded." ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said: "I want to give this organization an official name, and temporarily give them a regimental establishment, what do you think?" ”

He Yingqin could only nod in agreement, but still said without giving up: "Now that Song Xilian's 36th Division has suffered heavy losses in Shanghai, I think it is better to put them under Song's command." ”

He Yingqin was born in the civil engineering department, and Song Xilian was his descendant, as soon as he said this, Chiang Kai-shek was a little angry on the spot, and said: "Temporarily organize them as the 001 Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Protector Army, no one should interfere, let them develop themselves." ”

He Yingqin said in his heart, what you Lao Jiang said is good, but it seems that he doesn't have any good intentions and develops on his own? To put it bluntly, isn't it left to fend for itself?