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Chapter 1299 A hint of mystery

Zhongnanhai Jurentang is a two-storey Western-style building, and the whole building and the auxiliary decoration of the exterior are obviously different from the surrounding ancient buildings with a distinct Chinese garden style, and it is also the largest building in Zhongnanhai. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 With the relocation of the theater headquarters from Shijiazhuang to Beiping, Jurentang became the center of the theater command, and Cheng Qian's office was located in the east of Jurentang, with a conference room and a reception room in the middle, and a war room full of military maps in the west.

In the reception room, waiting for the maid to bring the fragrant tea and retreat, Cheng Qian made a gesture of invitation, An Yike raised the teacup from the master and took a sip, slightly eliminating the heat around him, and said in a consultative tone after putting down the cup:

"Song Gong, I don't know where An Yi, the commander of the First Army, came from? Previously, I had already shouldered the posts of director of the Syrian Government Pacification Office, commander of the Second Route Army, director of the Yichang camp, and deputy chief of the General Staff. ”

Cheng Qian put down the teacup and shook his right hand: "General An, haven't you gotten a glimpse of mystery from this appointment?" As the deputy chief of staff of the whole army, General An naturally could not stay in North China for a long time, but the Fifth Army of the An Family Army was extremely powerful, and if it was handed over to outsiders, it would inevitably be criticized by others, and even thought that the commission was weakening the general's authority. In order to avoid rumors and unite the majority of the people to resist Japan, the commission simply appointed the general as the commander of the group army, so that when he was not on weekdays, General Hu would take command as the commander of the Fifth Army Corps, and the only thing that needed to be coordinated was General Qiyu's 32nd Army, so that internal friction could be avoided, the pace could be coordinated, and all the energy could be used to resist the Japanese army. I explain it this way, can the general understand the painstaking work of the commission? ”

An Yi nodded silently, as if he had an understanding: "Speaking of which, I don't have to bother to set up the heads of various departments and relevant departments directly under the group army headquarters, the war is urgent, let me find someone to fill up for a while......"

Cheng Qian laughed: "It depends on whether General An really needs it, and generally speaking, it must be set up." For example, the first group army was founded, and the post of deputy chief of staff, the post of director of the first department, the post of chief of each division directly under the command, the post of commander of the guard division directly under him, the post of head of the military police regiment, etc., all need to be personally appointed by General An, reviewed by the theater command, and submitted to the Ministry of Military Affairs for approval. Under normal circumstances, the above will not dismiss it, these important military ranks are generally not low, and they are all directly allocated by the central government to pay salaries, which is a lot of oil and water! I heard that Liu Jingfu's Second Group Army, his relatives and friends have set up a lot of good positions. ”

An Yi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that there were these doorways, but thinking about Liu Zhi, he basically has no industry, but he has always been generous, and his life is extremely luxurious. However, Liu Zhi was his old chief, and An Yi didn't want to be infamous as mean and unkind, so he changed the topic and asked:

"Song Gong, An Yi still has something unclear, what is Liu Jingfu's intention in transferring the 17th Army of the Fifth Army to the north? At present, the Pingjin front is stable, and the 17th Army is actively repairing fortifications along the line of the North Canal, Qinglong River, Longfeng River, and Wuqing, echoing with the three armies in the south of Tianjin, forming an unbreakable and solid defensive line. Once the 17th Army withdrew from the north, would the 77th Army of General Feng Zhi'an under the 29th Group Army be able to undertake such an arduous task? You must know that defending Wuqing means guarding Baoding, and the area west of Tianjin is a horse and Pingchuan, once it is broken through by the Japanese army in Tianjin, the consequences are unimaginable! ”

"It shouldn't be a good idea!" Cheng Qian thought about it for a while, and then comforted in harmony: "At present, Song Mingxuan's 29th Group Army has sufficient strength, and at 11 o'clock in the morning, the 69th Army, which was formed by the Tongxian and Xianghe uprising troops, made new contributions and recovered Shunyi, *** Battalion and Huairou in one fell swoop. The 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army, knowing that it was invincible, took the initiative to cross the Chaobai River and fled in the direction of Gubeikou, and it is expected that the next step will be to withdraw to Chengde. The 29th Group Army formed a long snake formation in the Jingdong area, and the 59th Army of General Zhang Zizhong moved to Langfang to respond in the center, so the Japanese army in Tianjin was not enough to worry about! ”

"Ishikawa *** The 21st Brigade has withdrawn to Gubeikou?" An Yi was a little surprised: "This person is not an easy person, in the previous Nankou Battle, General Wei Junru and General Tang Keqin both suffered losses under him, and it stands to reason that he should not be defeated without a fight!" Could it be a conspiracy? ”

"Conspiracy?"

Cheng Qian was puzzled, and shook his head again and again: "No, I heard that this *** 21st Brigade is a newly formed brigade of the *** Kwantung Army, and its combat power is not strong. ”

"Ishikawa I have worked with, tenacious personality, extremely brave in battle, the 22nd year of the Republic of China on the front line of the Great Wall, our department has fought with the seventh brigade led by it many times, and did not have the upper hand, once the brigade fell into the ambush circle of two brigades of our army and could not defeat it, Chengde is even more led by one hundred and twenty-eight cavalry to take, it should not be so unbearable to ......" An Yi frowned.

Cheng Qian said with a smile: "No matter what, it is a living reality that the Japanese army fled without a fight, and we don't have to worry about investigating the reason...... It was precisely because of Song Mingxuan's successive achievements that Liu Jingfu couldn't sit still, and he was ready to send troops early tomorrow morning to launch a counterattack in the eastern Hebei region. At the same time, since there was no longer defensive pressure on the line from Changping to Nankou, Wei Junru's 14th Group would be divided into one part to join the Chabei battlefield, and the other part would be moved to Tongxian County and join the attack sequence on the eastern Hebei region. Within a few days, more than 300,000 troops will gather on the line from Tongxian to Xianghe, and the peak of the military is rare in recent years, and the recovery of eastern Hebei is just around the corner. ”

An Yi saw that Cheng Qian's words were full of optimism, and reminded: "Song Gong, I don't know if you have thought about it, what if the Japanese army sets a trap in the eastern Hebei region?" In the past ten days, the Japanese army has frequently transferred troops, but there is no warning signal from the Pingjin and Songhu lines, so where are the Japanese reinforcements placed? ”

Cheng Qian frowned slightly, raised the teacup to moisten his throat, and advised earnestly: "General An, the Japanese army's intrigues and tricks certainly need embankments, but we can't stop because of choking. At present, the food supply of our major military stations in North China is seriously depleted, and if the Japanese army cannot be quickly defeated, once the logistics are tight, it will inevitably lead to unstable morale in the army. On the contrary, if we can seize the favorable opportunity of the Japanese army's loss of air supremacy and insufficient troops, and quickly move the battle line to the front line of the Great Wall, then the next battle is peace, and we can all occupy the absolute initiative. The country is weak and can't afford too much attrition! ”

An Yi suffered from insufficient evidence and had no way to prove his opinion, so he couldn't help but be secretly anxious. Now even Cheng Qian, who is cautious by nature, has this attitude, which shows how eager the whole army is to engage the Japanese army.

After thinking about it, An Yi turned to ask for something else: "Song Gong, yesterday the Tianjin Battle of the 53rd Army and the 40th Army suffered heavy losses, I have ordered the Baoding Military Station to send enough guns and ammunition first, but if the additional officers and soldiers are transferred from Yichang, Wuhan or Nanjing, it will inevitably take too long, I heard Commander Hu say that the Theater Command has recruited a group of recruits, can it give priority to our First Group Army?" ”

Cheng Qian glanced at An Yi and muttered: "This batch of recruits is about 40,000 people, they are strong, and after a week and a half of basic military training, it costs a lot of money......

As soon as An Yi heard this, he knew what it meant, and immediately said: "How much it costs, I can bear it." At present, the war is critical, and the recruits enter the army one day earlier, that is, they will form combat strength one day earlier, and time waits for no one! ”

When Cheng Qian heard this, his face bloomed with joy, and he took the initiative to explain: "It's not that I, Cheng Songyun, took the opportunity to blackmail the general, the main reason is that the recruitment of new soldiers is quite large, and the new theater command has not long been established, and the books are almost empty, and the recruitment points set up in various places require expenses, and the training of recruits also needs to invest in guns and ammunition, so it is difficult for me to be a family!" ”

"I understand Song Gong's difficulties, if nothing else, let's talk about Zhongnanhai...... After the Nationalist Government moved its capital to Nanjing, it ordered the Beiping Municipal Government to open Zhongnanhai to the public, and later Song Mingxuan took charge of Beiping, and also followed the central government's order to use Zhongnanhai only as a place for banqueting guests. After such a year, the whole garden is a little dilapidated. This time the theater command is stationed, not to mention anything else, it is estimated that a sum of money will have to be spent on repairing some ancient buildings first, am I right? ”

Cheng Qian nodded again and again: "Yes, I can't bear to see this garden full of royal buildings being abandoned like this, so I can repair it properly and live comfortably, why not?" By the way, General An, I don't know which house you chose as the headquarters of your group army? ”

"Zhongnanhai?" An Yi asked in surprise: "Can our group army headquarters be set up here?" ”

Cheng Qian smiled and said, "Of course you can, this place is so big, of course you have to make the best use of it." Now I live in Hanyuan Hall with a few old friends. Or you can live in Ziyun Xuan, it's just empty! ”

An Yi shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "I don't have any specific requirements for these things to live in. I don't know if there is a spacious place near Ziyunxuan to set up the headquarters of my First Group Army? ”

Cheng Qian said: "I think the Yi Nian Hall is good, it's just in front of Ziyunxuan, and it's only a few minutes to walk, I think it's just right." ”

An Yi no longer refused when he heard this, Cheng Qian saw that it was getting late, and invited An Yi to have dinner together. An Yi was a little worried about Hu Jialin, Ye Qing and others, and just wanted to say no, Cheng Qian had already stood up and said with a smile:

"I have already instructed General Hu to lead his troops to escort the Japanese prisoners to the garrison headquarters, and then invite him to Zhongnanhai, if the troops have no place to station, they will simply move into the Forbidden City, anyway, there are large areas of empty houses."

"Let the troops live in the Forbidden City?" An Yi was embarrassed for a while, but when he saw Cheng Qian's indifferent look, he remembered that the valuable cultural relics and antiques in the Forbidden City had already been packed and shipped to the mainland, and the current Forbidden City was just some empty big houses, just ask the officers and soldiers to take care of those ancient buildings.

After stepping out of the living room with Cheng Qian, An Yi really saw that Hu Jialin was talking to Cheng Qian's chief of staff Yan Xunfu, deputy chief of staff Zhang Zhenxing and others, while Ye Qing was chatting with a beautiful girl, laughing like silver bells from time to time, and couldn't help but be stunned.