Chapter 122: The Sword Goes Northwest
In the blink of an eye, the year was 1933. [Ran^Text^Library] []'Le' Wen ''Novel'lXs520'cUnlike later history, the Japanese Kwantung Army did not launch an attack on Rehe or even North China at this time. Because although most of the main towns of Rehe were still in the hands of Zhang Shaoshuai's Northeast Army, they were garrisoned by the Dragon Guard Army in the vast mountainous areas, especially in places where the military geographical location was extremely important. This made the Japanese Kwantung Army jealous. At the same time, in the three eastern provinces that the Japanese already controlled, the Japanese army only really controlled the cities and the major towns along the highways and railways because of the heavy military containment and extensive guerrilla warfare left behind by the Dragon Guards.
Following the reorganization of the Dragon Guard Army at Mu Han's wedding last year, the First Independent Army of the Dragon Guard Army commanded by Sun Feng was once again reorganized into the Fifth Group Army of the Dragon Guard Army, under the jurisdiction of the Dragon Ninth Division, the Dragon Nineteenth Division, the Dragon 20th Division, the Dragon 21st Division, the Dragon 22nd Division, the Dragon 23rd Division, and the Dragon 24th Division. So far, the regular troops of the Dragon Guard Army have reached 600,000, of which 200,000 are the troops in the three northeastern provinces controlled by the Japanese alone, which persist in guerrilla warfare and regular rotational warfare. This greatly restrained the strength of the Japanese Kwantung Army and the puppet army, making them unable to attack Rehe and North China at all!
Now there are two bizarre military confrontations in country Z. In the south, the Kuomintang and the SPD fought encirclement and suppression from time to time. The Northern Dragon Guard and the Japanese army carried out small-scale and large-scale guerrilla attacks and sweeps.
But the eerie balance is about to be upset.
The rapid expansion of the strength of the Long Wei Army finally caused the Nationalist government in Nanjing to feel uneasy.
In order to stabilize Mu Han and continue to implement the strategy of "settling the interior before attacking the outside world," President Chiang went so far as to throw out to Mu Han the four titles of vice president, vice chairman, deputy marshal of the army, navy and air force of the National Revolutionary Army, and chairman of the Northwest Defense Committee. To say that the vice president, vice chairman, and deputy marshal of the army, navy, and air force of the National Revolutionary Army are fictitious positions with no specific real power, they are justifiably the second-in-command of the central government! In addition, the chairman of the Northwest Defense Commission has real powers, and he can directly take over all government and military affairs in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Suiyuan, and Chahar.
The move caused an uproar in the country. Within the KMT, many warlord forces were quite dissatisfied. Also, in terms of seniority and seniority, how can the position of the second-in-command of the National Government not be Mu Han's turn? But out of fear of the Dragon Guard, they could only keep this dissatisfaction in their hearts. Besides, when Mu Han got married, they also participated in person or sent representatives, and in those days, they really saw the strength of the Dragon Guard, and at the end of the wedding, Mu Han even generously gave them a lot of light and heavy machine guns, artillery and other weapons. The mouth of the eater is short, the hand of the other person is short, and now that Mu Han is the second-in-command of the national government, they are really not good at saying anything, so they can only complain behind their backs. As everyone knows, this is exactly the situation that Lao Jiang is looking forward to. When it comes to fighting, Lao Jiang can't do it, but when it comes to playing politics, he can boast that he won't lose to anyone. In the face of Mu Han and Long Weijun, Lao Jiang didn't want to have any hook-ups with him from the domestic and party forces.
Regarding the hydrangea thrown by President Jiang, Mu Han smiled directly without thinking about it. Because he is looking for an opportunity to send troops to Qinghai and Xinjiang, and now that he has Shang Fang's sword and Zhengyin Guan, who would dare to say a word! Didn't you see that President Jiang Da did everything possible to win over Mu Han, this super powerful force in China! Besides, where is the record of the Dragon Guard, even Little Japan has suffered such a big loss, isn't it okay now? Who would dare to provoke Mu Han and the Dragon Guard!
However, this incident aroused strong resentment among the top echelons of the SPD and many members of the SPD in the anti-Japanese government in the northwest. Over the years, the Kuomintang and the SPD have been fighting, and many SPD cadres, generals, and their relatives and friends have fallen under the butcher's knife of the Kuomintang reactionaries. Now that Mu Han is the second-in-command of the National Government, how can they swallow this breath? Including Han Xing, Duan Zhengfeng and others, they even directly found Mu Han and questioned him face to face, what does this mean?
Faced with the questioning of Han Xing, Liu Zhixian and other SPD, before Mu Han could say anything, Chen Qi first said, what about our Long Weijun and the Northwest Anti-Japanese Government, do we still have to get the consent of your SPD? Besides, how many weapons, ammunition, materials and equipment have we supported you over the years? How many military forces have you trained? What did you give us? Why are you pointing fingers at my anti-Japanese government in the northwest and the Dragon Guard? If you quarrel any more, our cooperation will come to an end, and all the SPDs will leave the anti-Japanese government in the north-west at once!
Han Xing, Duan Zhengfeng and others who said Chen Qi's words were immediately speechless, yes! Over the years, the Long Wei Army has been really interesting to the SPD, and has supported the SPD with weapons and equipment for 8 divisions! The current SPD army can even fight a certain scale against Lao Chiang! At present, Mu Han is the second-in-command of the party, government and military of the National Government, and he hasn't said anything yet? Isn't it a bit too much for me to react like this? So Han Xing, Duan Zhengfeng and the others all lowered their heads.
Seeing this, Mu Han opened his mouth, "I sincerely admire the SPD!" In the general interests of the country and the nation, we have the same goal. I said a long time ago, as long as you don't provoke me, the Dragon Guards will not turn their guns on their own people! The Dragon Guard is the purest guardian force of the state and nation, and our enemies are only foreigners who invade our land! Although I served as the vice president of the country, the vice chairman of the Military Commission, the deputy marshal of the army, navy and air force of the National Revolutionary Army, and the chairman of the Northwest Defense Committee, the Long Wei Army was still the Long Wei Army, and the Northwest Anti-Japanese Government was still the Northwest Anti-Japanese Government! Old Jiang, don't want to mix sand here! Not anyone! Don't get me into any partisan strife here! For any party and democrat who is interested in seeking well-being for the country, the nation, and the people, our Long Wei Army and the Northwest Anti-Japanese Government are welcome! "Now the momentum of Mu Han's superiors is getting stronger and stronger. His words immediately shut everyone up.
After receiving the news about Mu Han's appointment, especially after receiving the news of Mu Han's reintegration of Qinghai's military forces after he took office, Ma Bufangqiang immediately panicked. He knew that in recent years, especially after the establishment of the anti-Japanese government in the northwest, he had long wanted to continue to expand the strategic depth and take Qinghai. Now people can rightfully adopt you. So he suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and took the initiative to resign, and took the henchmen of 1 division to defect to Wang Longyun in Yunnan! For the notorious and notorious Ma Bumang, Mu Han really wanted to clean him up for a long time, but he didn't expect that this time Ma Bufang simply slipped away. In fact, Ma Bufang also had the heart of rebelling at the beginning, no matter what, Qinghai is also his lair, so he gave up so easily, Ma Bufang was really unwilling. However, Ma Hongkui and other former Ningxia generals really felt the power of the Long Wei Army, and under their persuasion, in order to preserve their power, Ma Bufang had no choice but to leave.
But Xinjiang Wang Jin Shuren is not so dashing, this powerful warlord who has close ties with Britain and Soviet Russia, has always regarded Xinjiang as his own independent kingdom, and even President Jiang Da does not want to mix sand, how can he take Mu Han, who is in his early twenties, in his eyes? The three military and political orders issued by Mu Han, Jin Shuren didn't even look at them and threw them directly into the trash.
At this time, Jin Shuren completely angered Mu Han. Jin Shuren, who originally had mixed reviews for later generations, Mu Han had a good impression after reading the report materials of the Longyin Group and the National Government. As soon as Jin Shuren took office in Xinjiang, he began to vigorously operate and create a new situation: expanding the normal school and building new industrial and radio schools; Each county has a primary secondary school, and every village with more than 50 households has a primary school; He has sent people to study in Germany and Japan many times, and has also sent a large number of students to study in the mainland. At the end of the 18th year of the Republic of China, 6 road rollers were purchased from Germany, and its engineers were allocated to repair 473 kilometers of road from Tongdihua to the ancient Great Wall; Then, the lines of Dita, Diyi, Dia, and Diha were built to connect the highways in various districts of the province. At the same time, Xinjiang vigorously developed animal husbandry, especially horses and sheep. In order to improve the breeds of horses and sheep, Jin Shuren sent experts to the Soviet Union to purchase purebred horses and high-quality curly sheep, and set up pastures in Dihua, Yili, and Malikun to breed and breed. In order to develop the industrial economy, Jin Shuren first disclosed the principles and policies in the newspapers, calling on domestic and foreign capitalists to make new investments, set up industries, and build frontiers. and cooperated with Germany to extract oil in Xinjiang; Approached Siemens to send engineers to build a large power plant; Purchasing machines from Britain and demanding from the USSR machinery and technical personnel, extensive cooperation, etc. It also adopted the forms of government-run and government-supervised private offices to start mining the Ahsan gold mine and the Khotanese gold mine. In Mu Han's view, Jin Shuren is a good hand at managing government affairs and developing the economy, and if he wants, Mu Han is ready to let him continue to serve as chairman of Xinjiang Province. But I didn't expect this Jin Shuren to take the military and political power too seriously and take himself too seriously.
Three successive military and political orders, without a single response. Mu Han and all the high-level officials of the Northwest Anti-Japanese Government and the Long Wei Army couldn't hold their faces, so they decided to take Jin Shuren under the knife. After all, all the forces in the country have not really fought against the Dragon Guard, although they know the record of the Dragon Guard, but it is not excluded that some people think that this is just a fluke victory between Mu Han and the Dragon Guard. Now what Jin Shuren has done has made all domestic forces want to see how Mu Han and Long Weijun, who have made the little devils deflated, behave! There are really not a few people who have the mentality of watching the excitement, and even Ma Bufang, who defected to Wang Longyun in Yunnan, fantasizes that once Mu Han and Long Weijun are not worthy of their names, he will not hesitate to kill back to Qinghai.
In Lancheng, Gan Province, in the meeting of the Northwest Anti-Japanese Government, smoke was filled. Under the influence of Mu Han, almost all the high-level leaders of the anti-Japanese government and the Longwei Army in the northwest have become old smoking guns.
"Let's discuss, what should we do with this Xinjiang Wang Jin Shuren!" Mu Han opened his mouth first.
"Commander-in-chief! Since Jin Shuren is so ignorant of lifting, let's send troops directly! Nothing to say! Wu Peifu replied immediately.
"Yes! Make it clear that you don't give face to the commander-in-chief! It's just a shame on the face! Kill him directly! The crowd in the audience has expressed their positions.
"Good! Since everyone agreed to send troops, it was so decided! But which troops will be sent to fight? Although he had already made up his mind for a long time, Mu Han still said with an unfathomable expression.
"Commander-in-chief! Xinjiang is the closest to our defense area, and it is only natural that our Fourth Army will fight! Guan Yue, please die! Guan Yue, commander of the Fourth Army of the Dragon Guard, immediately stood up. In fact, with Guan Yue's qualifications, he should have commanded the army a long time ago. However, due to the fact that when he was in the army, the formation of the Dragon Guard Army and the territory was too small, he has always been in charge of the special forces work. Later, after the Nine Dragons treasure was confirmed, Mu Han, for the sake of insurance, sent Guan Yue's father and son to Yemaotai Sacred Miracle Mountain at the same time to protect the treasure. It was not until after the 918 Fengtian Incident, with the continuous expansion of the Longwei Army and the establishment of the Northwest Anti-Japanese Government, that there were too many generals needed at all levels of various ministries, and Guan Yue really commanded the army. In fact, among the eight generals of the old generation in Wolong Mountain, Guan Yue is the first fierce general who can not be compromised, even the old brothers Zhang Hu and Qiao Fei. And since he served as the commander of the Fourth Army of the Dragon Guard, Guan Yue has not really led the troops to fight, although he also led the troops to the northeast to fight in rotation some time ago, but it was all a battle of formed forces below the regimental level, how could Guan Yue enjoy it? Now that he finally has the opportunity at his doorstep, how can he let others compete for the lead!
Guan Yue's request, the older generation and the younger generation of generals in Wolong Mountain in the Dragon Guard Army immediately died down. In their opinion, this battle should be fought by Guan Yue.
"Oh? Since Uncle Guan has asked for an order, can you tell me about your battle plan? Mu Han said with a meaningful smile.
"Commander-in-chief! As far as Jin Shuren's troops, those broken guys, don't you play with him? Although Xinjiang is vast, I promise that I can take all of Xinjiang within a month! As for the battle plan? In fact, it is very simple, that is, to give full play to the advantages of our army's fierce firepower and fast mobility, first send special forces to quickly remove the relevant obstacles, and then our group army will follow up in a big way to eliminate all resistance forces with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai. Guan Yue said very easily.
The people present are all generals who can lead the troops to fight independently, and Guan Yue's plan can be said to be decent in everyone's opinion, with nothing new or new, but there are no flaws.
Mu Han glanced around at everyone, and then slowly spoke, "Uncle Guan! Against Jin Shuren in Xinjiang, I want to send anyone present to win easily. After all, the strength of our army is there! But this battle is about my Mu Han and the face of my Dragon Guard, since Jin Shuren is so arrogant, of course we want to give him some color! Uncle Guan just said that Xinjiang could be taken within a month. I think it's too slow! There are so many variables that can happen in a month! What if Jin Shuren, in order to protect his own personal interests, seek glory in foreign countries, and collude with the British, especially with Soviet Russia? Judging from the information we have, the British have always been eyeing Xinjiang, and Soviet Russia, which borders Xinjiang, wants to turn it into a bridgehead for continuing to invade our country! In case Jin Shuren jumped over the wall in a hurry and brought in the Russians, it would be a big trouble! ”