Koiso Guozhao nodded thoughtfully and said: "This unit is the unit that was reorganized from the 7th Infantry Brigade of the Northeast Army that had fought fiercely with our Kwantung Army in Beidaying before, resulting in more than 2,000 imperial army jade pieces, they were originally the elite headquarters of the Northeast Army, but later Zhang Xuewu seemed to have received Zhang Hanqing's approval and consent, so he took the officers and soldiers of the department directly to Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing, and the forces of the Kuomintang Central Army have always wanted to enter the northeast region of North China, This time, Zhang Xuewu's department entered Rehe, and I am afraid that it also provided a very good opportunity for Nanjing's political axe. ”

Muto Nobuyoshi nodded and turned his gaze to Okamura Ninji, who was encouraged to sign, and Okamura Ninji stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, the opinion of the lower officer is that we can directly ignore this force strategically, but we must pay great attention to it tactically. ”

Muto Nobuyoshi was slightly stunned and frowned, there was obviously a huge contradiction in Okamura Ningji's words, but Koiso Kuniaki nodded and said: "Okamura-kun does have amazing and unique views on Manchuria and China!" No matter the army of any country in the world, the word "first" is not something that can be used casually, the Imperial Guards Division, the first cavalry division of Washington, USA, are all elite! But the entry of the new first division commanded by Zhang Xuewu into Rehe is definitely a wrong deployment in terms of the national political axe, Rehe is the territory of the Northeast Army, Tang Yulin regards it as a forbidden body, even Zhang Xueliang is difficult to interfere, a division of the Central Army is stationed next to Tang Yulin's pillow, Tang Yulin's words will be better? Moreover, the Kuomintang political axe army in North China is only the 17th Army outside the new first division, and the rest of the divisions are the Northeast Army, the Northwest Army, the Jin Army, etc., once our army attacks Rehe, it is difficult for these chaotic and selfish local troops to form an effective defense, so strategically we can ignore Zhang Xuewu's troops, but in tactics we must attach great importance to this Chinese political axe army The third army in the Chinese political axe army was guided by the German [***] adviser and armed with German weapons. ”

Muto Nobuyoshi took a deep breath and said: "The main military strength of the Nanjing political axe of China is concentrated in the south to exterminate [***], this is the best opportunity for us to seize Rehe!" There are instructions from the Imperial side that the League of Nations will vote against the Empire in February, and we, the Kwantung Army, will show the world our force at a critical time, and cooperate with political actions, gentlemen! Please! There is another key point in this Rehe Battle, that is, I want to completely annihilate Zhang Xuewu's newly formed first division, and give the Nanjing political axe, which has always adopted a non-cooperative attitude, a head start, and let them know that any resistance in front of the chariot of the Imperial Army will be ruthlessly crushed! ”

Hi! Koiso Kuniaki and Okamura Ninji immediately stood up and nodded in salute!

After Koiso Kuniaki and Okamura Ninji left, Muto Nobuyoshi opened a letterhead, and wrote the words Minister of the War at the beginning, His Excellency Minamijiro, and after hesitating for a moment, Muto Nobuyoshi gently put the pen on the table again, and slowly leaned back in the chair and let out a long breath.

According to the Manchurian Mutual Defense Agreement, the Kwantung Army was responsible for the obligation and power to defend the territory of Manchukuo, so a large number of troops and military supplies landed in Pusan in North Korea and arrived in Jinzhou through Andong from far away.

Even Chiang Kai-shek, who was in Nanchang to command the attack, could not sit still, and hurriedly sent Song Ziwen and He Yingqin to form a central military inspection team to Beiping and Rehe to inspect and supervise the war.

You must know that the upsurge of nationalism and patriotic enthusiasm itself has no reason, and the shortcoming of too much reason is that it will give people an illusion of weakness, which is the most unacceptable to patriotic young people and ordinary people, so they would rather give up some interests to be enthusiastic!

said that his aggressiveness made Chiang Kai-shek angry, even the clay man could force out the surname of three points! The purpose of Song Ziwen's trip to Beiping Rehe as a representative of the Central Committee was to let Zhang Xueliang know the determination of the Central Committee this time, and Chiang Kai-shek dispatched three divisions of troops from the front line of encirclement and suppression to Zhengzhou as the reserve of Xu Tingyao's 17th Army, but He Yingqin's identity was a little embarrassing, and anyone with a discerning eye could see clearly that the purpose of He Yingqin and others going to Beiping was actually to clean up the mess for Zhang Xueliang under the conditions of last resort.

Before the war started, I was worried about cleaning up the mess, and I was afraid that no one would be happy, so after He Yingqin and Song Ziwen arrived in Beiping, He Yingqin stayed in Beiping under the pretext of transporting armaments and materials, and Song Ziwen took the central inspection team and a group of more than 20 people to Chengde, the capital of Rehe.

On February 2, the 22nd year of the Republic of China, after the loss of Shanhaiguan, the situation in Rehe became extremely tense, and even He Yingqin, who stayed in Beiping to supervise, could no longer sit firmly in Diaoyutai, and inspected the preparations of various departments in Rehe with Song Ziwen.

On the platform of the Chengde Railway Station in the cold wind, five steps, one post, two steps and one sentry can be described as heavily guarded, the water tower near the railway station, the corner tower are arranged on the guard force and even installed the telephone, come in and say that the infiltration of the pseudo spies makes Zhang Xueliang have to be vigilant, the special train has not yet arrived, but the officers from all walks of life who came to greet have been waiting for a long time, because they can't bear the severe cold, most of them have entered the waiting room to warm up.

Unlike these generals wearing thick furs, Zhang Xuewu was wearing standard military uniforms, even the tweed coat that seemed to be quite thick in the past looked very thin, and Zhang Xueliang, who was standing on the platform wearing a long fur and still felt the cold wind through his clothes, couldn't bear to look at Zhang Xuewu, who was blue but standing upright in the wind, and said: "Chengwen! Let's go inside and warm up for a while! How can you dress like this as a teacher? Don't you want to die? Where's the thick fur your sister-in-law gave you? That's my best piece, Wan Fulin joked with me back then, and I didn't sell it for 50,000 oceans. ”

Zhang Xuewu snorted and said: "I'm afraid that the officers and soldiers below are not as thick as me, they have been freezing for more than three hours, this special train will freeze people if it doesn't come, it's really not okay The honor guard will withdraw first, and the vigilance troops will take turns to test the fire?" ”

Zhang Xueliang looked around at the soldiers who were shivering in the cold wind, and helplessly touched a soldier's cotton clothes, his face suddenly changed, and he seemed to hesitate and nodded slightly, Zhang Xuewu knew that Zhang Xueliang also found that the soldiers looked at the brand-new cotton clothes were actually seriously cut corners, one piece of cotton made of five cotton clothes, such cotton clothes can keep out the cold? I am afraid that this is only the tip of the iceberg on the surface, and many things in China cannot stand up to seriousness.

After the order was issued for the honor guard to withdraw the alert troops and replace the roasting fire, several junior officers of the Northeast Army on the side looked at Zhang Xuewu's back with grateful eyes, because they had all heard and witnessed the conversation just now.

Zhang Xueliang immediately changed the topic back and said: "Look at your soldiers all have a sheepskin shoulder, are you a dignified major general and division commander really not cold or are you frost-resistant?" It can't be that you gave the thick fur I gave you to the woman who thought about it, right? ”

Zhang Xuewu was slightly stunned, stomped his somewhat numb feet and said: "The beautiful man of the Republic of China is all over the world, that is to say big brother, you are the big brother, the thick fur you gave me let me sell to a fur merchant in Beiping, and I knew that the thing was yours, so I made up a lot of money, and I bought a wool sheepskin vest for everyone in the whole division, including myself, to keep out the cold, didn't I welcome Dean Song today!" Wearing a sheepskin vest is unsightly, or are you giving me a thick coat, big brother? ”

Zhang Xueliang listened to Zhang Xuewu's words, his body was shocked, he turned around and glanced at Zhang Xuewu meaningfully: "I am not as good as you in leading soldiers!" I'd rather freeze yourself and let the people below dress warmly, some people say that you are the best at buying people's hearts, I can't help it! But you also have to pay attention to your body, you don't eat empty salary, naturally there is no extra money in your hands, I will ask Yu Xuezhong to give you a special fund of 500,000 yuan, and you have to be mean to yourself, saying that if I really call, I will inevitably push you into the fire pit! ”

Zhang Xuewu understands that his new First Division of the Central Army is actually a medicine primer, Yu Qing is Zhang Xueliang's cousin, Yu Li is the only army of the Central Army stationed in Rehe, I am afraid that at the most critical juncture, his new First Division will rush to the front.