In the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek clearly instructed Zhang Xuewu to make all preparations to meet the enemy, hoard weapons, ammunition and materials, and as the commander of the Rehe Police Chengde Reserve, the new 1st Division has the obligation and responsibility to defend Chengde to the death, but it must ensure the smooth flow of the strategic transfer route before meeting the enemy.

What is a strategic turnaround? According to Zhang Xuewu's understanding, that is his own retreat, and if he loses the battle, he can't say that he is defeated, so as not to affect morale, so he euphemistically said that he is going to advance, just like saying that he asked for reinforcements, he always has to say that he needs tactical guidance!

Chiang Kai-shek gave Zhang Xuewu a clear target and date, that is, by March 20 at the latest, Huang Jie's 2nd Division and Guan Zhenglin's 25th Division would arrive in Chengde to join him. This order was sent in the form of a telegram to the Beiping Army Branch.

Zhang Xueliang was also amazed by the good intentions of Jiang Gong on this telegram, he could see that Jiang Gong was reluctant to form the first division, and Zhang Xuewu was the first person to take refuge in him Jiang Gong, before the whole [***] team was unified and reorganized, Zhang Xuewu's position beside Chiang Kai-shek was unparalleled, Jiang Gong needed an example for everyone to follow, and Zhang Xuewu just became this example, and Zhang Xuewu also admired Zhang Xuewu's decisive vision.

"The Japanese invaded the north of the country, and its period is not far away, and now it is said that only a decisive battle can save the hearts of the people, and although it is defeated, it can still survive, otherwise it will be a sinner for the nation through the ages." Chiang Kai-shek's earnest words made Zhang Xueliang also because of the incessant end, is the central government really determined to fight to the death with Yue Kou?

However, Zhang Xuewu's new first division is in the middle of the storm at the moment, and the Japanese invaders cannot use the central army to protect their strength and withdraw without a fight, at this time, the central army often has to set an example to fight the enemy desperately, and set an example for the local departments, so two divisions of the central army are opened, and the three divisions are piled up in Chengde, even if Chengde is lost, the three divisions can rely on each other and fight and retreat.

For Zhang Xuewu's new First Division stationed in Chengde, Zhang Xueliang also inherited Zhang Xuewu's favor, because he was also much more relieved to have the new First Division in Chengde, but in the final analysis, it was due to his distrust of Tang Yulin's military command ability.

Zhang Xuewu can be said to be very dissatisfied with the strategic and tactical arrangements for the overall Rehe Campaign, where is there a war that has shrunk into a ball with his head and is ready to be beaten before the war starts? However, with the overall situation of Rehe now, even if it is handed over to Zhang Xuewu's command, I am afraid that it will be sad that he will not be able to return to heaven.

On February 27, the 22nd year of the Republic of China, Chengde began to have a large number of troops on the front line, and the rumors that the army was lost and said that the army did not say that the generals were coming to the city, and there were routs from time to time. But it is clear to everyone that from today they will be displaced people, refugees!

Zhang Xuewu did not go to Tang Yulin's general headquarters, because Chengde was only garrisoned by Tang Yulin's three brigades at the moment, and in history, Shao Benliang, the head of the main force of the Tang Dong Futing Brigade of the Chaoyang Defenders, defected to the front line, and the army invested the three-way army in such a narrow triangle to crush the city and invade the territory, so the Tang Army would soon lose strategic points such as Nanling, Beipiao, and Chaoyang.

The loss of the triangle area also put Ling Nan, who was firmly defended by the three brigades of Wan Fulin's department, into a situation of loneliness, and the 29th Brigade Wang Yongsheng and the 30th Brigade Yu Zhaolin, the most effective in Wan Fulin's hands, were all engaged in defensive operations on Chaoyang's flank, and Chaoyang's rapid loss would also make these two brigades suffer from the enemy, if Wan Fulin's 29th and 30th Brigade 2nd National Defense Brigade elites were crushed, then the combat power of Wan Fulin's army would be reduced by as much as half.

Zhang Xuewu looked at the three black arrows that represented the army's deep penetration into Rehe in front of the war map, and secretly sighed in his heart that the gap between the [***] team and the army in the operation of the large corps is really a world of difference, although there are also many problems in the strategic and tactical deployment of the army.

For example, if this battle is defended by the French or German armies in Europe, the army will stage the most tragic massacre after World War I, but unfortunately the mobile surname of the [***] team is not as good as the army, and the density of firepower projection is only one-thirtieth of that of the army, although there is also air support and cover, but there is a lack of necessary ground-air coordination exercises.

Therefore, the old-fashioned tactics adopted by the Yue army during the First World War were very easy to work, and if the Yue army had waited for the Yue army to penetrate deep into Rehe, delayed the attack of the Yue army with a fixed point defense, attacked the Shanhaiguan line with the elite of three to five divisions, and turned to Jinzhou after breaking through to destroy the advance material transfer station of the Yue army, then the 200,000 Yue army that had attacked Rehe would fall into a situation of running out of ammunition and food in the ice and snow, and then surround and annihilate it with the main force of the central army, which would surely shock the entire Yue Ben. Can an army with only 16 divisions and regiments withstand several such total annihilations? Take advantage of the situation to recover the three northeastern provinces of Chenbing and the banks of the Yalu River.

These are just strategic plans imagined by Zhang Xuewu, and it is of course very important whether the enemy has strategic and tactical flaws, but whether or not he has the ability to find fighters and seize the flaws in the army is another matter, just as Zhang Xuewu saw that his own strategic and tactical deployment staff plan was like that made by a pig's head, and it was full of loopholes and ridiculous.

But the cruel reality slapped Zhang Xuewu in the face, that is, the army relied on this tactical plan full of loopholes to advance vigorously, and no matter how good the strategy and tactical plan were, they could only shrink in Chengde to strengthen the fortifications every day, Zhang Xuewu also thought about attacking, but on the narrow strategic offensive channel, his new first division was clamped down and divided and surrounded by the two heavy army groups of the Yue army, and the only result was that it was crushed and crushed.

In addition to defending Chengde, a crucial gateway to Rehe, Zhang Xuewu had no other way, because the bored army divided his troops into Rehe several ways, and the ultimate goal was still at Chengde, so what he could do now was to keep an eye on Tang Yulin's movements and strengthen the defense system in Chengde City.

Zhang Xuewu remembered that in history, Tang Yulin's three brigades in Chengde and his guard unit were all elites, but except for his guard troops, the other three brigades had not been paid for half a year, so the troops were not stable at all, and the three brigade commanders were also busy transferring their family property.

At noon, Zhang Xuewu received a report from Huang Tao that Tang Yulin had sent people to rob 30 two-and-a-half-ton Ford and three trains of the newly formed First Division at the railway station, totaling more than 60 wagons.

As soon as Zhang Xuewu's voice fell, Li Xinkai hurriedly rushed in and opened his mouth to say, "Master!" Tang Yulin said that he would rush to the front line to supervise the battle! Ordering the remaining three brigades to hold Chengde, he took one battalion to guard the troops and had already left the city, and the remaining three battalions were moving him to Tianjin, with more than 100 trucks alone. ”

Zhang Xuewu frowned and glanced at Xu Guohui and Wang Chuang, who came with Li Xinkai, and said, "Tang Yulin's three brigades, how are you doing your work?" ”

Wang Chuang smiled and said: "That's natural, even the platoon level basically has to go with us, the soldiers below are indeed good soldiers, and the weapons are not bad, but Tang Yulin will not be paid for half a year to mutiny, and the soldiers are also people, and they have to eat to support their families, right?" We used the relationship between fellow villagers, classmates, relatives, and friends to basically connect at least six Chengren. ”

Zhang Xuewu nodded and said: "I still say the same thing, pull a battalion over and I will give him the battalion commander, and I will give him the deputy commander of a regiment, and all the salary arrears will be made up, and the roster will be included in my new first division, and they will all be the Central Army in the future." ”

Wang Chuang smiled: "Master, don't break your promise and dislike a lot of people when the time comes?" Zhang Xuewu glared at Wang Chuang and said: "You immediately take your regiment to Tang Yulin's house now, surround and disarm his guard troops, dare to resist and execute on the spot, and seize all his property in the name of the garrison headquarters. ”

"Yes! Please put one hundred and twenty hearts! Wang Chuang gave a neat military salute and turned to leave.