The truth of the Zhang Yueting incident spread all over the world through the mouths of the officers and men of the 29th Army, and the poor chief of staff ended up in a situation where everyone shouted and beaten; Zhang Yueting regretted it and submitted his resignation as soon as possible. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Tong Linge accepted the resignation on the surface, but did not deal with it much - after staying in County C for less than 6 hours, the train started again and went straight to Baoding - on the train, he received three news: the national government was going to carry out a large-scale reorganization of the troops, including the 29th Army; Song Zheyuan will also return; He and the officers and men of the 29th Army will be greatly commended by the national government.

After many days, Tong Linge really didn't know what kind of mentality he should face the old chief. In the first battle of TJ periphery, the 29th Army raised its eyebrows in front of the Chinese people, which was seen by everyone, and as the supreme commander, he made the greatest contribution and reaped the most benefits. Under such circumstances, if he was allowed to return to his original days, he would not be willing to do so anyway - he would rather be a big soldier under Guan Linzheng and Shang Zhen than be the deputy commander of the Raushzi army for Song Zheyuan anymore - the taste of power, once tasted, there is nothing to replace!

This time I went to Baoding, I took Xu Yongchang's special train, not to mention the degree of comfort, one of the carriages was specially converted into a war room, and in addition to a few sofa-style seats, there was a big sand table square table. The six legs of the square table are all fixed to the floor, and unless the train capsizes, it will never move in the slightest.

Tong Linge changed into a brand-new gift of lieutenant generals, and stood in front of the sand table with Zhang Kexia, Lin Wei, Guan Linzheng, Zhan Zhongyan, Zheng Dongguo, Liu Wenming and others, and Zhang Kexia explained and Liu Wenming supplemented, and made a thorough and detailed report on the combat situation of the 29th Army from the retreat of Beiping to the end of the TJ Campaign.

Lin Wei changed into a dress again, he has a not very serious cleanliness habit, and he has special requirements for his appearance and dress, so every time he goes out, the service staff must be fully prepared. But in Tong Linge's opinion, this is really a bit of a glue column: you are a soldier, you want to go to the battlefield, it is difficult to get there, and you have to open the box three times a day to change clothes?

Of course, Lin Wei didn't know the other party's mental activities, he was a staff officer himself, he took off his glasses with his white-gloved hand, took out a mirror cloth and wiped them, and was speechless for a while. "That, Yudong, you are also from the army, what do you think?"

Guan Linzheng didn't speak, the tactical layout of the 29th Army really has no bright spots, it can be said that every one of them is worthless, but it can cause more than 8,000 casualties to the devil? Is it true? Is the combat effectiveness of the 29th Army so strong? He thought about it for a long time in his heart, and secretly thought: Tong Linge was either deceived by his subordinates, or he lied with his subordinates! Looking at Zhang Yueting's performance, the former may be greater.

What he could think of, Lin Wei could also think of, deliberately did not express his position, but chose to ask his opinion, precisely out of the same consideration. However, the 29th Army's outstanding achievements were approved by the chairman, that is to say, officially recognized, can he still turn this public opinion around? Even if you have this ability, you must not pierce this layer of window paper - the Anti-Japanese War has just begun, and morale can only be boosted and not vented!

He waited for a while, and when he saw that Guan Linzheng didn't speak, he took the initiative to say, "Okay! The 29th Army is united, and its profits are golden! Hey, the little RB is known as invincible, and it's not a big loss for us Chinese! Third Brother Jie, this battle ended successfully, your brother has made meritorious contributions to the party and the country, and will be admired by the people of the world in the future, it is really well deserved, haha, haha! ”

Tong Linge naturally said a few polite words; No matter how he listened to Lin Wei's words, it seemed to have a little bit of sarcasm; But he felt that this commendation was useless, so he regarded it as a chief of staff and was jealous.

Several people have their own hearts, but they still maintain a harmonious atmosphere on the surface. After chatting a few words in the war room, he walked back to the carriage and sat down, "Chief of Staff, Commander Mingxuan, are they okay?" ”

"Okay, okay, Commander Song is all right." Lin Wei said with a smile: "Hey, if you want to say that this time the 29th Army's victory came, the happiest person is naturally the chairman of the committee, and the second happiest person is Commander Mingxuan." ”

Zhan Zhongyan, chief of staff of the 52nd Army, said: "Yes, originally Commander Song also wanted to come together, but Director Xu persuaded him - C County came to Baoding, and in less than a day, he could get together with the third brother Jie and others, so why suffer from running around and working hard?" ”

"Yes, yes......" Tong Linge nodded again and again: "Let the commander rest and rest, so that he can serve the party and the state more in the future, which is also what he should do." ”

Lin Wei echoed on the surface, and laughed in his heart: The chairman of the committee will never allow Song Zheyuan to return to the 29th Army! Don't say that the 29th Army is a full-time platoon commander, and he won't be allowed to be it! For people like Song Zheyuan, Feng Yuxiang, and Zhang Shaoshuai who have strength, military power, and more or less political demands, the chairman of the committee is afraid of it, and he does not dare to slack off at all, how can he let them come out of the mountain again - the party-state does not need your service, just be honest and lie down! Tong Linge can't even see this layer, so he can know that he is just a reckless martial artist.

Tong Linge chatted with everyone for a few words and asked, "I heard Chief of Staff Weiwen say that the army is going to carry out a major reorganization, are you sure?" ”

Lin Wei nodded happily. This can't be hidden, so there's no point in covering it up. "If you are convinced, it's hard to say now, but there are preliminary arrangements."

"Then, I don't know the ...... of the 29th Army of my brother?" Tong Linge wanted to speak and stopped, and smiled awkwardly: "Tong doesn't dare to deceive, this person who leads troops to fight is most afraid that he will not have a good relationship with the commander, so Tong wants to ......"

Zhang Yaoming sneered, obviously sympathizing with his words, but unexpectedly, in exchange for Guan Linzheng's angry gaze!

Zhang Yaoming didn't see it, and said jokingly: "Commander, don't blame me, General Jiesan's words are not wrong, hey, you are a full man who doesn't know how hungry a man is hungry, how do you know the suffering of our people!" ”

One sentence came out, and everyone burst into laughter! Guan Linzheng shook his head helplessly, and also smiled.

Talking and laughing, the train was speeding all the way, and finally arrived at Baoding Station at 5 o'clock in the morning on August 4. Xu Yongchang, the director of the camp, personally led the team to greet him, and this time the scale was larger and higher than that of County C. In addition to Xu Yongchang, Song Zheyuan, Qin Dechun, Feng Zhi'an, Zhang Weifan, Xiong Bin, and Lu Zhonglin all came to the station.

Old comrades-in-arms and old colleagues reunited after the catastrophe, and there were thousands of sighs, Zhao Dengyu gave Song Zheyuan a military salute with red eyes, and his voice was choked: "Commander." ”

"It's good if people are fine, and if people are okay...... Good. Song Zheyuan was also in a mood, and he couldn't see the kung fu he gave in the past words, and when he saw anyone, he could only answer correctly with this sentence.

Xu Yongchang let them be sad for a moment, approached and said, "Duke Xuan, General Jiesan, they have worked hard to kill the enemy, so let's arrange to rest in the camp." Wait until you have a break? ”

Song Zheyuan immediately nodded, and said in a respectful tone that Tong Linge, Zhao Dengyu and others were very unaccustomed to: "Yes, yes." Director Jichen said yes. ”

So everyone got out of the station, boarded the car that had been prepared, and took the commander of the first division and brigade to Caojiahua Garden (where the camp was located) in the city, while the rest of the 29th Army was led by the commander-in-chief of their respective units to the assembly area, which was located in Yuzhuang, about 25 kilometers south of Baoding.

Caojia Garden is in the east of the city, originally known as Sunjia Garden, which was originally the old residence of a businessman named Sun Zhongying, and was later bought by Cao Kun, hence the name. Sun Zhongying was in business at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and worked as a comprador for a foreign company, and later colluded with Li Hongzhang to engage in the arms business and make a fortune. In Zhili Province, he is a well-known rich man.

The weather in Baoding, the summer is dry and hot, Sun Zhongying can not bear the suffering, so from the date of the establishment of the garden, he has tried his best, and must create the premier summer resort in Zhili Province: enter the main gate, first have to zigzag through more than a dozen doors, the old-style Chinese house, tall and cool, the turning place, the special Tibetan wind gathers, especially the sandwich road preparation, the sun is not enough, and the summer is the most shady. Therefore, the guests have come here, and after passing through these more than a dozen doors, Su Khan is clear, and the feeling is different.

Then come to a courtyard, the front of the high acacia, the back of the jungle, the green shade turns, into the eyes cool, there are white stone flower pots of Nanmu frame in the corridor, planted with jasmine, gardenia, nightshade, passionflower, no less than ten kinds, the flower type is different, the fragrance is not strong, the Chinese people want to be drunk. When the roller shutter enters the room, it can be seen that the window is hung with a water-patterned shrimp curtain, and on the wall is Dong Qichang's snowy landscape and Zhao Mengfu's soft couplet. The ground is covered with purple bamboo and yellow bamboo swastika mats intertwined, there are sixteen palm bamboo chairs on the left and right, in addition, there are drum-shaped porcelain stools, another porcelain collapse, and the dragon beard grass mat is spread on the top, which is cool and slippery, and can sit and lie down.

Sun Zhongying's hard work was not in vain, after the completion of the garden, it became the first grand scene of Baoding Mansion, needless to say, it is the salt merchants from Lianghuai and Yangzhou, who visited the garden, and they were all amazed: "After Tao Yunting took office in Liangjiang, all kinds of sublimation of the two places in Huaiyang have already become Guangling's absolute sound, and it is not until today in Zhili Province that the old view has been reproduced!" ”

The 29th Army has been fighting for many years, but most of them are still the first time to set foot in such a luxurious place, and their eyes don't seem to be enough. Zhao Dengyu slurred his tongue and said to Zheng Dazhang on the side: "It is said that people are immortals on the ground, and when I look at it today, it is really so!" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Zhao Dengyu raised his wrist to see, it was already seven o'clock in the morning, "Two days ago now, we are at the headquarters of Liangwangzhuang, listening to the battle on the front line, I really don't know if we have the life to see the sun the next day, who knows, today can actually set foot in such a fairyland on earth!" Damn, Cao Zhongshan will really be blessed! ”

A few people who walked forward laughed, and Xiong Bin said: "If General Shunchen likes it, just stay!" If you can really intercept the Japanese invaders north of the Baoding line, Xiong will personally say to the general and send this house to the general, how about it? ”

"Really?" Zhao Dengyu was overjoyed: "Just Chong Xiong's words, just for this house, I, Zhao, have to fight bravely to kill the enemy!" The little devil must not be allowed to cross the line of Xu Shui and Cao River! ”

"General Shun Chen's words are magnificent!" Xiong Bin gave a thumbs up complimentally, "As long as we work together in China, 40,000 compatriots will fight the enemy with one heart, and the Japanese invade China, it will be like a spring dream." General Zhao, then let's decide? ”

"Of course, of course!"

chatting all the way, into the main hall, which had been renovated by Cao Kun, after the Baoding camp headquarters was determined, it had experienced a small decoration, some flashy words, ornaments, mountains, and the middle hall were removed and removed, and a military interprovincial map was hung on the front wall; In the middle of the hall was a long table with documents and files, and a dozen staff officers were busy, and from a long distance they heard footsteps and conversations, and they had already put down their work and stood solemnly. Seeing Xu Yongchang and others coming in, he snapped and stood upright.

Xu Yongchang led everyone through the main hall to the second hall flower hall, which was converted into a conference room and a war room, with a huge sand table. Then Tong Linge and Zhao Dengyu made introductions and reported the situation of the Jinghai operation again.

Xu Yongchang and Xiong Bin listened to one and remembered one by one, and the pen flew fast, and when the two finished speaking, Xiong Bin put on the pen cap and put it in his arms: "Okay!" Xu Yongchang applauded, "Although I didn't go to the front line in person, I only listened to the explanations of the two generals, and I felt like I was there." Xuan Gong, the 29th Army is really worthy of the division of the tiger, famous in China! ”

Song Zheyuan raised his chin proudly, pretending to be modest and said: "Director Xu has an overreputation, killing the enemy on the battlefield is really the duty of our soldiers." ”

Xiong Bin despised in his heart: his own duty? What did you do earlier? Tong Linge can also talk about this, what are you, and dare to speak out like this? "Then, General Tong, is there a number of casualties on both sides of the Jinghai battle?"

"Yes." Tong Linge said: "From the 77 Lugou Bridge Incident to the southward ride on August 2, the officers and men of our 29th Army killed a total of 10,302 enemies!" ”

Everyone was horrified! Even Lin Wei and Guan Linzheng also changed their faces: Yesterday on the train, he also said that he only killed and injured thousands of devils, and after one night, it actually increased to more than 10,000? It can be seen that Tong Linge is talking nonsense! The total number of enemies killed by the 29th Army was fabricated by him. Moreover, this number is long when it comes to the wind, and if the chairman of the committee summons him to Nanjing for inquiry, I am afraid that it will be more than 20,000 yuan!

After Xu Yongchang's initial surprise, he was also displeased, but because of his identity, it was difficult to reprimand. But Song Zheyuan didn't have to scruple and shouted: "Jiesan, you have such a big breath!" In less than a month, more than 10,000 enemies were killed? If the devils are all dispatched according to what you say, the chairman of the committee will still need to send Director Jichen over to command the war against Japan? As long as we send a lot of more men and horses to our 29th Army, we can drive the devils out of China with our own strength, right? ”

Tong Linge shook his head and said disapprerovingly: "Commander, how dare Linge deceive you. I've got all the records here. Staff Officer Liu? ”

"Yes!" Liu Wenming took a step forward, took out a dossier from his briefcase, and put it on the table: "Army Commander, Director Xu, Vice Chief Xiong, please look at the ranks, this is the detailed number and number directory of the troops killed and wounded by the Japanese invaders collected and sorted out by my 29th Army. It's a pity that the war situation is urgent and the situation is compelling, and we really can't check the names of the Japanese invaders one by one. It's a fly in the ointment. ”

Xu Yongchang picked up the file suspiciously and opened it, and he was stunned: the writing was horizontal. "This ......"

"This is the personal habit of the narrator, not to hide it from the director, Lin Ge also once said a few words about him, but he was not moved at all, so he had to go."

Xu Yongchang nodded, reluctantly looking. The narrator's text is very detailed, from the Lugou Bridge Incident to about 5 o'clock in the afternoon of August 2, when the Chinese army was ready to set off and board the train at Jinghai Railway Station. What's more, the vast majority of battles have the autographs of their own commanders.

Xu Yongchang was amazed, I really couldn't imagine that the 29th Army still had such talents? Take a hard look at the record: "...... July 26th. Both sides of the war. Enemy, 20th Division (Kawagishi Bunzaburo), 40th Brigade (Yoshito Takagi), 78th Wing (Kobayashi Tsunekachi), 1,369 soldiers. On our side, the 219th Regiment of the 110th Brigade of the 37th Division of the 29th Army, the 1st Regiment (Division Zhengzhi) and the 2nd Regiment (Liu Xueming) of the 2nd Brigade of the 132nd Division of the 29th Army were 6,953 people. ”

“…… As a result of the battle, the enemy was annihilated by 1,258 men and captured Osa Kobayashi Tsuneichi. Our casualties totaled 3,465. Above, the recorder wears a small dot. Signatures: Dai Xiaodian, Shi Zhengcheng, Li Yaohua, Zhang Wenshi, etc.

Xu Yongchang frowned: "General Tong, it is recorded above that the 29th Army captured a Japanese army named Kobayashi Hengichi?" ”

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang was overjoyed: "Where are the people now?" ”

"This, Staff Officer Liu, where is that Japanese army Dazuo now?"

Liu Xueming rarely got the opportunity to speak at such a level of combat meeting, his chest was straightened, and he said loudly: "I have been under the guard of the 29th Army." It has now been handed over to the Camp Judge Advocate General. ”

"Ke Nian, you immediately call the Judge Advocate General's Office and ask about the situation. OK down. ”

Ke Nian is the word of Xiao Zuolin, a staff officer of the Political Work Department of the War Department, and when he heard this, he picked up the phone, "I am Xiao Zuolin, and I will be connected to the senior director of the Military Justice Department." ”

Xu Yongchang suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and smiled apologetically: "General Jiesan, Xu Mou definitely doesn't mean to disbelieve in the ranks, but it is really a great merit to be able to catch a Japanese army with his own hands." Xu is proud of the officers and men of the 29th Army for making such a contribution, but he is also a little carried away, please forgive General Tong. ”

Tong Linge naturally didn't dare to do it. After a while, Xiao Zuolin turned back with a smile: "Director, there is indeed a Japanese prisoner of war, but the people from the Military Justice Department don't know his origin, and only put him in an ordinary cell. ”

Xu Yongchang laughed. Only then did I remember to circulate the dossier - he was the supreme commander, and if he didn't give it, others naturally couldn't open their mouths. Liu Xueming was a little impatient for a long time, and he thought vigorously in his heart: Show it to others, and let everyone praise us! It's a big camp director, how can he eat alone?

Lin Wei didn't know that Tong Linge had such a treasure in his hands, and he was very happy in his heart: there had been several skirmishes between China and Japan, and in addition to the victory or defeat of the battle, the number of casualties of each other was a problem that could never be understood. If you say kill more, I'll die less! There has never been a time when a mutually agreeable figure has been released. It's always a situation where you say yours and I say mine. And now with this, see what else do you guys have to say?

In addition to the joy, he was a little annoyed: why didn't he take it out on the train? Do you have to dedicate it to the director in person, are you afraid that I will rob you of your credit? Something that doesn't make a living! He only cared about his thoughts, and Xu Yongchang didn't hear his words: "Weiwen, Weiwen? ”

"Ah, Director, I'm sorry, I'm distracted."

Xu Yongchang gave him a look, and Lin Wei suddenly remembered, there is also a link to reward meritorious deeds!