When Chairman Chiang heard that Zhang Zizhong's troops had not been withdrawn and had fallen behind enemy lines, and that he was sure that there would be some kind of telegram or something like that, he said: "I don't want to look at it, they are all useless people, and they can't be counted on at all." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Wang Shihe said: "It's good news. ”

Chairman Jiang said suspiciously: "What good news, read it." ”

Wang Shihe read aloud: "The Supreme Military Commission, Chairman Chiang, our department entered the Lunan area, cooperated with the Huben Brigade Summer Dynasty, from June 15 to June 22, launched an offensive in the vast area of Shandong, continuously annihilated the 104th Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army, the Nakajima Garrison, the Yamamoto Garrison and other units, and killed 21,000 people under Major General Wataru Yamazaki, Major General Yamamoto Kazuki, Major General Koichi Nakajima, and more than 23,000 puppet troops. 19 counties and cities including Jining, Qufu and Feixian were recovered. The total number of counties and cities currently controlled is 26. Zhang Zizhong, Zhao Dengyu. ”

There was jubilation in the war room. Many people shed tears of excitement. It is no wonder that since the beginning of the war, land has been lost all day long, and it is really exciting that Shandong has been able to carry out a counteroffensive and recover the lost territory.

"What?" Chairman Jiang grabbed the telegram, read it, and said with a red face: "Good job, Zhang Zizhong is good, Xia Chao is good." ”

Bai Chongxi said with some fascination: "How did they fight in the summer, so many of our troops could not achieve victory, and it is really incredible that they were able to annihilate the three brigade-level troops of the Japanese army behind the enemy line." ”

Li Zongren said: "The rumors are true, Zhang Zizhong's troops and Xia Chao fought together, and they also won the victory, and Xia Chao really deserves to be a lucky star." "The Battle of Taierzhuang, Li Zongren has experienced, and it is pleasant to cooperate with the Xia Dynasty.

Chairman Jiang was excited for a while, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Why didn't the summer dynasty send a telegram?" What's he doing? ”

Chen Cheng knew what was going on, it must be because of the penicillin matter, he was worried that Chairman Jiang would be angry, and hurriedly said: "The Celestial Empire is with Zhang Zizhong now, in terms of rank, Zhang Zizhong is the army commander, so it is normal for the telegram to be sent by him." ”

Chairman Jiang listened and nodded.

Li Zongren said: "Chairman of the committee, I have an idea, the summer dynasty is behind the enemy, which will be of great help to the frontal battlefield, but with only one brigade, his strength is too small. Since Zhang Zizhong's troops have entered behind enemy lines, it is better to let them join forces in one place, expand their formation, and let them continue to contain the strength of the Japanese army. ”

Zhang Zizhong was a member of the Northwest Army, and Chairman Chiang had long had the intention of annexing them, but it was only because of the urgency of the war and the resolute resistance of the Northwest Army that he retained it.

He said: "Delin's suggestion is very good, let's merge the Tiger Brigade and the 59th Army." Give them the number of the 33rd Army. ”

He Yingqin asked: "Who is the commander-in-chief of this 33rd Group Army?" ”

Chen Cheng believed that the Xia Dynasty was behind enemy lines, and the risks were very great, and it was best for the commander of this group army to be inappropriate so as not to bear responsibility. If you can't hold out behind enemy lines, it's a big deal to come back and rearrange. ”

He said: "Zhang Zizhong is old and has rich combat experience, so let him take the lead." ”

Li Zongren disagreed, but it was inconvenient for him to intervene in the matter of appointing generals. So I couldn't help but say nothing.

Bai Chongxi said: "I don't think it's appropriate. Although the battle report did not elaborate on this Shandong victory, I am sure that it was mainly planned by the Xia Dynasty. Zhang Zizhong is more than brave, but in terms of tactical level, it is more suitable for Xia Chao. ”

Chairman Jiang nodded, the Xia Dynasty is his own lineage, and he can't let the Northwest Army annex his own troops. So, he said: "Jiansheng is reasonable, the 33rd Group Army has the 59th Army, and the Tiger Brigade has been promoted to the Tiger Army, Xia Chao is the commander-in-chief and the commander of the Tiger Army, and Zhang Zizhong is the deputy commander-in-chief and commander of the 59th Army. ”

He Yingqin asked: "How to deal with the subordination of the 35th Group Army?" ”

The supply of the national army is now based on the theater system, and it is not clear which system this system is counted behind enemy lines.

Chairman Jiang said: "It's still directly under the jurisdiction of the Military Commission, and this time I will allocate 500,000 legal dollars to them, and give them 10,000 official rifles." ”

Chen Cheng wanted to say something, but when he saw that Chairman Jiang had made up his mind, he stopped talking.

Chairman Jiang suddenly remembered the war in Henan, and he said: "Do you want to let the Xia Dynasty send troops to Hebi and cut off the Pinghan Railway." "He really remembered that one play was one play.

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi both thought it was inappropriate, but it was inconvenient for them to speak.

Chen Cheng said: "Chairman, your idea is very good. However, the Celestial Empire has just gone through a big battle, and the casualties are definitely not small, so they should be given time to make up for it. They are too far away from Hebi, and the labor expedition will not have a great effect, so it is better to let them consolidate the existing achievements, which can also play a role in containing the Japanese army. ”

Chairman Chiang didn't think about this matter well, he just said it casually. Seeing that everyone didn't support it, he just did it.

Zhang Zizhong got the news, except for the fact that his 59th Army was merged into the Central Army, and he felt a little uncomfortable, but he was generally happy.

Regarding Xia Chao's commanding talent, he and Zhao Dengyu were convinced. In this great victory, their results were not as good as those of the Tiger Brigade, but the casualties were greater than theirs. The tactics used in the summer war were bold and flexible, and they were unexpected.

Zhang Zizhong and Zhao Dengyu discussed the battle of annihilating the 33rd Brigade in the summer dynasty, and believed that if they were the 33rd Brigade, they would never have imagined that they would be ambushed at their doorstep.

The 35th Group Army was established, and after reporting to the Military Commission for approval, Commander-in-Chief Xia Chao, Commander-in-Chief Zhang Zizhong, Chief of Staff Xia Feng, Deputy Chief of Staff Bergman, Director of the Political Department Chen Shuming, and Logistics Minister Cui Xiaobao.

Xu Feihu, commander of the Tiger Army, and Zhao Dengyu, commander of the 59th Army. Chen Lin, president of the General Hospital, and Lu Zhengxin, director of the arsenal.

It has jurisdiction over the Tiger Army, the 59th Army, the artillery brigade, the engineer brigade, the air defense brigade, and other directly subordinate units. The total strength is 65,000 men.

Weishan County, headquarters of the 35th Army.

Xia Chao, Zhang Zizhong, Xia Feng, Bergman, Chen Shuming, and others are studying the issue of replenishing soldiers.

Chen Shuming concurrently served as the garrison commander of the newly expanded Shandong base area, which had five administrative districts, five supplementary brigades, and 27 county garrison regiments. His main task was to provide troops for the main force.

The garrison first conducts basic training in the replenishment of troops in the base areas, and the reserve of soldiers is in the supplementary brigades, and when the main forces need it, they are drawn from the supplementary brigades. If conditions permit, professional training is carried out by the main force, which saves time for new recruits to replenish the troops.

At present, there are 27 counties and cities in the base area, with a population of more than 4 million, and there is no problem with the number of soldiers. Next, there is the issue of weapons.