[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 58: Kill with a knife

Chief Yan in Shanxi is having a hard time, and Chairman Jiang in Wuhan is also having a hard time, in fact, since the little devil entered China, all Chinese people have had a hard time.

It's just that as the nominal leader of a country, Chairman Chiang has to bear more pressure, after all, no one wants to be the king of a dead country.

But the more this is the case, the worse the situation becomes, the worse it gets, since the beginning of the war, the bad news has been one after another, either this place has been captured by the Japanese army or that place has been bombed by the Japanese army. The troops under his command were also not powerful, either this division was completely wiped out or that army was defeated by the Japanese army, anyway, there was no good news.

It's just that compared with Yan Xishan, a warlord in one province and one region, Chairman Jiang's vision is a little deeper. As China's nominal supreme leader, Chairman Chiang has to consider not the question of the gains and losses of one city or one place, but the strategic question of whether or not the country can defeat the country's resistance against Japan.

However, judging from the current situation, it may not be easy to win the war of resistance. The vast coastal areas have basically all fallen, even the capital city of Nanjing has been lost, and there is a lot of condemnation of him at home and abroad, and even the Americans, who have always been very optimistic about him, are now very dissatisfied with his performance. Now the Japanese army is invading Xuzhou on a large scale, intending to open up the Jinpu line.

However, the battle situation on the front line was not as optimistic as Lao Chiang imagined, and in addition, some news about the Nanjing Massacre gradually came out in the past few days, which made Chairman Chiang's mood suddenly deteriorate to the peak. In order to turn the tide of the war as soon as possible, Lao Chiang convened a meeting of military and political officials in Wuhan, but at this time, the telegram of victory transmitted by the Second War Zone arrived.

After receiving the telegram sent by Wang Shihe, the attendant, Lao Jiang glanced at it roughly. Suddenly, Lao Jiang's face changed greatly, and he vaguely showed excitement.

Seeing that all the military and political officials were looking at him, Lao Jiang actually read aloud in Ningbo dialect: "Chairman Jiang of the Military Commission of the Nanjing National Government: On the night of March 2, our department dispatched more than 3,000 people to attack the Japanese army entrenched in Tianzhen County, Shanxi Province, and our department completely annihilated the 11th Wing of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army, killing one Dazuo and 54 officers below Zhongzuo, and capturing a lot. On the night of March 5, our army made persistent efforts to storm the Yangyuan county town heavily defended by the Japanese army, and in one fell swoop, completely annihilated the enemy defenders, and gained a lot of casualties. ”

After Lao Jiang read the telegram, he looked at the group of military and political officials in the conference room with a red face, and said loudly: "Win more with less, fight well, and play the prestige of the Chinese!" Respectfully, think about how we should reward this Ma Zheng. Is it for him to expand the size of the army? Or is Ma Zheng a first-level military rank? ”

He Yingqin next to him hurriedly reminded in a whisper, "Commission, no matter how great Ma Zheng's military exploits are, he is also a unit led by GD!" You are well-intentioned, but the Eighth Route Army does not disown the ranks and medals of the national government. ”

Chairman Jiang, who was on the rise, was stunned for a moment, his face suddenly darkened, and he scolded Niang Xipi, and then stopped talking.

However, I think that during this period of time, international public opinion on China's resistance to Japan has become more and more unfavorable, and the pressure from Western countries has become more and more intense. At this time, his Central Army did not give him a long face, and the situation on the frontal battlefield deteriorated. If there is no great victory worth proclaiming to suppress public opinion at home and abroad, he, the chairman of the committee, is really about to be pointed at.

So he said slowly: "Whether it is GD or the Kuomintang, they are all Chinese, and they are all bloody of the Chinese nation!" Both the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army were under the leadership of the party-state, and they all belonged to the battle sequence of the National Revolutionary Army. If there is no reward for meritorious service, won't it make the soldiers feel cold? In my opinion, we can fully commend Ma Zheng and his anti-Japanese detachment in Chanan, and we should set an example throughout the country and form a trend of killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions in the whole army. ”

He Yingqin asked in a low voice: "Commission, then how about we upgrade Ma Zheng's rank by one level and allocate some oceans?" ”

Chairman Jiang glanced at He Yingqin, his eyes were full of cold light and said: "The small family is angry, if you want to reward it, you will be rewarded, and if you don't reward it much, it is not enough to gather the hearts of the people, let alone boost morale!" ”

Then Chairman Jiang said in a deep voice: "Order: Zhu and Peng Xunjian: Recently, I heard that the Horse Department of your army completely annihilated more than 3,000 people of the enemy's 26th Division with the strength of one regiment, and none of the enemy's officers and soldiers escaped the net. By special order of the Military Commission and the Ministry of Military Affairs, Ma Zheng's department was upgraded to a brigade-level military establishment, numbered as the 7th Independent Brigade of the Revolutionary Army, with two regiments under its jurisdiction, another guard battalion, and one cavalry battalion. ”

"The 7th Brigade was subordinate to the combat sequence of the 18th Group Army, and Ma Zheng was promoted to major general and brigade commander. The Ministry of Military Affairs allocated another 1,200 new neutral rifles to the ministry, each with 100 rounds of ammunition! Ocean 10,000 yuan. Shang Xi encouraged the department to continue to work hard, which is the cause of hope. ”

After He Yingqin listened, he was silent for a while before he said: "Commission, the Seventh Independent Brigade is the number of the Jin Sui Army, and it was given to the Eighth Route Army, will Yan Laoxi have any opinions?" ”

"Niang Xipi, what is your opinion, his sixty-first army guarding Tianzhen was beaten by the little devil and threw away his armor, he thought that throwing out a Li Fuying would make the people angry? Just take advantage of this matter to beat this Shanxi rich man! "Old Jiang Dao.

"Respectfully, immediately after the meeting, you will hold a press conference to focus on publicizing this battle of winning more with less, so that those Western countries can also see the demeanor of our Chinese."

"Yes, I'll do it later!" He Yingqin nodded and said.

After listening to the conversation between Lao Jiang and He Yingqin, all the military and political officials present at the meeting gasped in their hearts! What kind of commendation is this, this is clearly a life-saving talisman, it seems that the commission is preparing to borrow a knife to kill people, and it is killing two birds with one stone. However, I don't know if this discordant plan is good for Yan Laoxi and the Eighth Route Army.

The commendation order of the Ministry of Military Affairs was sent to the headquarters of the Second War Zone Commander and the Eighth Route Army that night, Yan Xishan was silent with a telegram in his hand, and Yang Aiyuan and others next to him were shocked.

"Marshal, I see that Lao Jiang is not kind, he is obviously rewarding the Eighth Route Army, but he is actually beating us, otherwise why would we give our number to the Eighth Route Army?" Yang Aiyuan said with a frown.

Yan Xishan was silent for a while and said: "Our chairman, this kind of person who has to put a needle in a sweet date, he is beating us, it is clearly fanning the flames between us and the Eighth Route Army, he is afraid that we and Yan'an will wear a pair of pants!" ”

"So what are we going to do?"

"Cold salad, since Wuhan has rewarded the Eighth Route Army, then we naturally can't lag behind, otherwise it will not be cost-effective to end up with the infamy of treating the meritorious army harshly. Pass my order to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army: Your unit fought bravely, and the soldiers used their lives. 2,000 guns, 100,000 rounds of ammunition, 20,000 silver, and I went to my back house to take out the Browning and give it to the horse Zheng for me, saying that it was a gift I personally gave to him alone! Yan Xishan said in a deep voice.

"Is it really good that you give your favorite Browning to Ma Zheng, will the Eighth Route Army be suspicious of that General Ma because of this?" Yang Aiyuan said.

"Hehe, isn't this exactly what we Chairman Jiang want to see? Okay, Sensei said, so be it! After speaking, Yan Laoxi waved his hand and motioned for Yang Aiyuan and the others to retreat.

Yang Aiyuan wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say anything, so he could only sigh deeply and leave.

As soon as they left the room, Yang Aiyuan and the others heard the sound of crackling teacups and shattering bones from the house.