History always carries an astonishing inertia, even if Jiang Li, a traverser, changed the situation in the northwest beyond recognition, but on the issue of Shanxi, the 18th Group Army led by General Zhu still entered Shanxi, preparing to fight the Battle of Taiyuan with Yan Xishan and contribute its own strength to the War of Resistance. Of course, the 18th Army at this time also had a certain difference from history. In order not to stimulate the nerves of Nanjing and the United States too early, the fact that Huang Xiansheng and a few others joined the party is still only a secret, and it is not known to outsiders like the top military secret of the Northwest Army. Some of the top echelons of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi have been integrated into the political arena of the northwest and consolidated the political power of the northwest, and some of them are still in the military circles, ready to sacrifice their lives for the war of resistance at any time.

The pace of the Northwest Army's current expansion was extremely large, and too many recruits were recruited, resulting in the weak combat strength of some newly expanded units, while the Red Army in northern Shaanxi was previously extremely poorly equipped; in order to further promote the great integration of the northwest, a group of veterans from northern Shaanxi spread to the newly formed divisions in the northwest, and at the cost of this, a large number of ordnance was obtained. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL A BIT OF A GAP COMPARED WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRST-LINE DIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST ARMY, EXCEPT FOR ONE DIVISION EQUIPPED WITH 24 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS, THE MOMENTUM IS SLIGHTLY LESS, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF MORTARS, LIGHT AND HEAVY MACHINE GUNS AND OTHER WEAPONS HAVE NOT BEEN REDUCED IN THE SLIGHTEST.

The establishment of the 18th Group Army in history was divided into three divisions at this time, and the 57th Army of Miao Zhengliu, which was drawn from the Northeast Army, had jurisdiction over the 111 and 112 divisions. Drawn from the Northwest Army, the 5th Army, with jurisdiction over the 8th and 19th Divisions. plus the 115,120th Division of the 9th Army, which was originally the headquarters in northern Shaanxi. Plus separate heavy artillery regiments configured to the army group, anti-aircraft battalions of each army headquarters. Although it was inferior to several group armies that went east out of the Central Plains, the weapons and equipment of the Jin Sui army were originally good. As a guest army. One army group is equipped with three armies. If you count the flying team sent to Shanxi. The 18th Army was already 80,000 or 90,000 troops.

Due to Yan Xishan's shrinkage of troops and the emptiness of Suiyuan, the former Northeast Army Liu Duoquan's 49th Army, which had been incorporated into Li Du's 5th Group Army, had moved its headquarters to Baotou. The 3rd Cavalry Division and the 6th Cavalry Division of the Northeast Army have been stationed in Guyang and Tumut Right Banner respectively, covering the north and south flanks of Baotou. However, what really made Liu Duoquan, Xu Liang, Liu Guiwu and others full of confidence was that they had already stationed in Yinchuan. Chow Tai Fu Mechanized 1st Brigade, ready to go north at any time. The 12th Division of the Northwest Army has been stationed in the Yulin area of northern Shaanxi. At the beginning, Sun Liren's mechanized 2nd Brigade drove all the way into Xi'an, showing off his muscles to Dijing, and at the same time intimidating these generals of the Northeast Army. At that time, Liu Duoquan, Wu Keren and others thought that although Sun Liren was a mechanized 2nd brigade, there might not really be a 1st brigade in the northwest. The Northwest has not given an explanation for the doubts of the outside world, although there are different opinions, but no one has been able to inquire about the core fist of the Northwest Army.

After going north from Yinchuan again and seeing the real existence of the 1st Mechanized Brigade, he only saw it once in Xi'an. Forty tanks and hundreds of transport trucks can be seen. During the towed artillery regiment, Liu Duoquan, as well as his deputy commander Dong Yanping, chief of staff Wu Anzhi and others were deeply shocked again. However, Liu Duoquan did not understand the choice of such an elite army in Suiyuan in the northwest to throw such an elite army on a relatively remote battlefield like Suiyuan, but at the same time as the march, you could see the construction team going north all the way, as well as the machinery transported by car, and it seemed that he was preparing to overhaul the fortifications in Suiyuan. It's just that the northwest doesn't say it at this time for the time being, and Liu Duoquan is too lazy to ask, after all, even if he asks, he may not be able to really ask why.

Every action in the northwest and left has a deep meaning, and this time it may be that they want to put a partial division in Suiyuan and threaten the Japanese army in Chahar and Pingsui Road. So that the North China Front did not dare to go south without scruples. However, this trip to Suiyuan will not be idle after all, the Japanese army captured the eastern section of Pingsui Road, Suiyuan is empty at this time, the Japanese army will not let go of this opportunity, in the case that the Jin Sui army has given up Suiyuan, the Northwest Army will not sit back and watch Suiyuan easily fall, and now dispatch such a military force, presumably want to make a big move in Suiyuan. For Liu Duoquan and others, as long as they can fight the Japanese army, it is enough. Wu Keren fought bloody battles in Pingjin, and he was very envious. Although the Northeast Army was scattered in various battlefields at this time, the situation was not bad.

Liu Duoquan, Dong Yanping's mood is naturally good, relatively speaking, Wu Keren's face is not too good at this time.

"Commander Wu, did you give the order, or did my people come?" Geng Youmin looked at Wu Keren for a long time. Geng Youmin was originally mixed in the army, but because he was too demanding of his subordinates, he received a lot of criticism from below, and now he has been transferred to the Military Justice Department, which is also a professional counterpart, and in fact, he is completely different from the combat troops. However, for Geng Youmin, he felt that such a day was not bad, and his role in the Judge Advocate General's Office was no lower than that of the combat troops, just like what he was going to do now.

"It's better for you to come, sooner or later, you will personally handle this kind of thing in the future, sooner or later." Wu Keren shook his head expressionlessly.

"Junza, you call me?" It didn't take long for Zhang Wenqing to pass the guards of the military headquarters and strode in, but what made him strange was that the officer, who had always been familiar with him, suddenly saw several unfamiliar faces at this time, and the person who came was still a major general.

"It should be said that we invited you."

Geng Youmin grinned. At this time, the control of military ranks in the northwest was very strict, and the promotion from colonel to major general was a very difficult threshold to cross. Even the commanders of most of the main divisions in the back will be gradually adjusted to the rank of colonel. He is a major general, and at least one army commander or chief of staff is on an equal footing. It is precisely because of this that Wu Keren knows that this incident will never be in harmony with the northwest and will pass Zhang Wenqing's dereliction of duty.

"You invited me? Can I help you? Zhang Wenqing frowned, and he didn't know much about the current situation.

"Zhang Wenqing, commander of the 108th Division of the 67th Army, failed to fight, causing the defense line of the 3rd Army to waver, and the Japanese detachment approached the headquarters of the 3rd Army in a roundabout way, almost causing the group army to suffer irreversible losses and endangering the entire Pingjin front. The 3rd Army responded in a timely manner and did not cause serious consequences, but the crime of fear of war cannot be left uninvestigated. By the decision of the Northwest General Staff, Zhang Wenqing was dismissed from the post of commander of the 108th Division. He was placed by the Shaanxi Provincial Government and transferred to the deputy director of the Dali County Public Security Bureau. It is hoped that after taking office, the co-housing government will maintain order in Dali County and contribute to the rear of the Republic of China. The General Staff of the Northwest Army electric! Geng Youmin read the telegram he was holding in his hand, and then put the dismissal order and the order to go to Shaanxi on the table next to him. (To be continued.) )