At the meeting on the reorganization of the Sichuan army in early July, the central deputies and the Sichuan warlords were intrigued, and the warlords in Sichuan also calculated with each other, and everyone performed 18 kinds of martial arts, and the scene could be described as a group of demons dancing wildly.

However, on the third day of the meeting, the news of the July Seven Incident came, which made the yin and yang Sichuan Army reorganization meeting instantly turn into a bloody oath meeting.

From Liu Xiang to the small warlords of the Sichuan army, they all expressed their support for the central government and resolutely fought to the end.

Chang Kaishen spoke highly of Liu Xiang's patriotic enthusiasm and made a promise to establish the Seventh Theater in Anhui, Henan, and Shandong, with Liu Xiang as the commander of the theater and leading the main force of the Sichuan Army to resist Japan in the Seventh Theater.

Liu Xiang agreed with great anticipation, so the Sichuan army under his command was divided into two routes. All the way from Chongqing, east out of Kuimen into Henan; All the way from Chengdu, go north to the Sword Pavilion into Henan, and the two Sichuan armies agreed to meet in the seventh theater.

However, the two Sichuan armies on the East Road and the North Road were divided by the commanders of the various theaters as soon as they left Sichuan, and they were scattered and transferred to the anti-Japanese front, and Liu Xiang almost lost control of the Sichuan army on the front line.

By the way, there was one more way for the Sichuan army to participate in the Anti-Japanese War, that is, the Yang Sen troops who set off from Guizhou.

Yang Sen lost the warlord war with Liu Xiang, so he defected to Lao Jiang and was transferred to Guizhou to "Qingxiang" - in fact, Lao Jiang planned to transfer Yang Sen to Yunnan to replace Yunnan Wang Longyun, but was blocked by Long Yun.

Yang Senbu was the first Sichuan army to go to the front, set out on foot from Guizhou, completed a 50-day journey in 24 days, and transferred to Shanghai by car and ship in Hunan, and was thrown into the Songhu battlefield without taking care of repairs. This Sichuan army fought a bloody battle with the Japanese for seven days and seven nights, and only 5,000 soldiers remained of 12,000 people.

Even more tragic was the 26th Division of the 43rd Army of Yang Sen's old army, Guo Rudong led the army from Guizhou, arrived at the battlefield after a 46-day trek, and entered the battle the next day. Two of the four regiment commanders were killed, 13 of the 14 battalion commanders were killed or wounded, more than 250 company commanders and platoon commanders were killed or wounded, and only 700 of the 7,000 soldiers in the division were left who could still stand up, with a casualty rate of 90 percent. But they held out for seven days and seven nights, handing over their positions to the friendly forces in full force.

Although Yang Sen and Guo Rudong fought fiercely, they had a good relationship with Lao Jiang and got the treatment they deserved afterwards, while Liu Xiang's troops were not so lucky.

Historically, Deng Xihou led the Sichuan Army on the North Road and entered Shaanxi on foot from the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway, with the original plan to go to Henan to accept Liu Xiang's leadership. Jiang Dingwen, the governor of Xi'an, patted his head and ordered the train to pull this Sichuan army to Shanxi to fight.

Deng Xihou was confused, but he could only obey the arrangement, his only request was that the weather was hot when the Sichuan army set off, and now the north is getting colder, and he hopes that the tenth theater can solve the cotton clothes. Jiang Dingwen said: "When you arrive in the second war zone, Yan Xishan will arrange equipment and supplies for you." ”

And when Deng Xihou led his troops to Shanxi, Yan Xishan, an old man, was unwilling, ignoring the starvation and freezing of the Sichuan army, and was unwilling to provide cotton clothes and equipment. And most of the materials hoarded by Yan Xishan later became the trophies of the Japanese devils when Taiyuan fell.

Not only that, but the 60,000-strong North Route Sichuan Army was scattered to various fronts in fragments, and its real combat effectiveness could not be brought into play at all. On the way to retreat, they were abandoned by friendly forces, and even their commander Deng Xihou was almost ambushed and killed.

The Sichuan army almost didn't fight a decent battle, and it had already lost nearly half of its troops. The son of the Sichuan army, who died in a foreign land, was still wearing the single clothes when he left Sichuan when he died in the cold wind of the northern country.

In this way, the 22nd Group Army led by Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen only had 20,000 remnants left. They were displaced in the north, lacking food, clothing, and ammunition, so they had to rob the Jin army's armory. And Yan Xishan, who lost the whole of Taiyuan and threw a large amount of supplies to the Japanese and did not give them to the Sichuan army, was furious at the "robbery" behavior of the Sichuan army, and roared for Lao Chiang to transfer the Sichuan army, which did not resist the Japanese and only robbed.

Lao Jiang asked Cheng Qian: "Are you willing to transfer the Sichuan Army to the first war zone?" ”

Cheng Qian said angrily: "Yan Laoxi doesn't want it, you stuff it for me?" Absolutely not! ”

Lao Jiang was also angry: "Then let them go back to Sichuan to claim the king!" ”

At this time, Bai Chongxi came out to play a round and contacted Li Zongren to take in this poor Sichuan army.

Li Zongren only allocated 500 rifles and some ammunition to the Sichuan army, which made the Sichuan army who were bullied everywhere grateful, so there was a great victory in Taierzhuang.

As for the East Road Sichuan Army led by Liu Xiang, although the treatment was much better, it was made a mess by Lao Jiang's tricks. At that time, Liu Xiang was already seriously ill, and the troops were commanded by Tang Shizun and Pan Wenhua.

As a result, all units of the Sichuan Army have become bitter children raised by their stepmothers. They let go of the original contradictions, and only one common wish remained, that is: to fight the Japanese invaders to the end, and then ...... Die together!

All Zhou Hexuan can do now is to give the soldiers of the Sichuan army a new set of clothes, and don't let them die in single clothes in the cold wind.

September 1, Chengdu.

Deng Xihou summoned the officers and men of the 45th Army out of Sichuan to make a final mobilization speech: "The officers and men of the 125th Division threatened not to set off until they paid off their arrears. You should pay your arrears, but I really can't pay them...... The Japanese invaded our country's territory, killed our compatriots, and robbed our country and people of property, and the whole country unanimously asked to kill the enemy, and the natural responsibility of our soldiers is to go out of Sichuan to resist Japan for the sake of all the Chinese people. The situation on the front line is as urgent as a spark, how can it be said that we have to pay off the arrears before we set off? ”

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers stood silently under the scorching sun. They were emaciated, dressed in ragged single clothes, and on shabby straw sandals, as if they were about to fall down when the wind blew them.

Deng Xihou asked loudly: "Are you waiting for the arrears to be paid, or will you set off immediately?" ”

Suddenly, all the officers and soldiers responded: "May I immediately set out to kill the enemy!" ”

"Good!"

Deng Xihou smiled and said to Zhou Hexuan: "Mr. Zhou, can you say a few words." ”

Zhou Hexuan walked onto the stage with a heavy heart and said: "It's September now, and when you go to the north, it's already late autumn." The climate in the north is very cold, and wearing only a single coat can freeze people to death. Brother, I am a scholar, and I have no ability to kill the enemy on the battlefield, so I can only talk in the rear. I brought 60,000 sets of cotton clothes, cotton pants, cotton shoes, and cotton hats today, and everyone went to collect them after the meeting. In addition, if you are really in trouble at home, please come to me in a moment to register. I will send people to investigate in the field, arrange jobs for the poor family members, and make sure that the heroes do not bleed on the front lines, while the heroes' relatives starve and suffer in their hometowns. If anyone dies in battle, I will raise his children, and I will let the children study and become talents. I do what I say! ”

When these words came out, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers immediately smiled, and some even shouted: "Zhou Shenxian insists on getting it, long live Zhou Shenxian!" ”

The whole army was jubilant and morale was high.

Seeing this, Deng Xihou was happy and couldn't help but say: "Mr. Zhou, I'm ashamed, I still want you to break the bank." ”

Zhou Hexuan warned in a low voice: "When you go to the north, beware of the central army's deception." The Sichuan army should be grouped, don't be broken up by others, remember, remember! ”

"I see, thank you Mr. Zhou for your advice." Deng Xihou nodded and said.

Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but sigh secretly, if he really arrived at the front line, I am afraid that Deng Xihou would not be in charge, once he objected, he would disobey the military order.

Boxes of cotton clothes, cotton pants, cotton shoes, and cotton hats were carried to the school yard by the logistics personnel, all of which were produced by Zhou Hexuan's quilt factory and shoes and hat factory, and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers lined up to get them.

Many soldiers of the Sichuan Army who received their clothes were wearing new clothes to show off in the scorching heat of 36 degrees on the spot.

"Hey, it's all made of good cotton, and it must be hot to wear in winter."

"Ba Shi, it's Ba Shi, Lao Tzu has lived for more than 20 years, and he hasn't worn such good clothes."

"It's worth it to die when you wear this garment to the battlefield."

"Second brother, do you think I wear this dress (handsome or not)? Like the groom's officer? ”

"Crooked eyebrows, squint, stretch out a hammer. You can't ask for your turtle son and mother-in-law, and you still want to be a groom's official, I'm afraid that I haven't woken up yet. ”

"Platoon commander, I want to ask you something."

"What's the matter?"

"Can I take this dress home?"

"What are you going to do with it home?"

"My mom didn't wear any good clothes, and I wanted to take them back to her old man."

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