Chapter 187: Quid pro quo (2)
"Today, I was shocked to hear about Xining, and I was angry in my heart, I didn't expect that there were still people in today's world who did this thing of bullying men and women, Su Tong had to raise troops to seek justice in order to protect the interests of the people under his rule" Chen Lifu directly omitted the previous paragraph, well, everyone knows that it is all nonsense, the important thing is the latter paragraph of the message.
"First heard that the central government wanted to reorganize the new army, but there was a shortage of guns and ammunition, Su Tongxin was very uneasy, and today he specially ordered someone to send 40,000 Mauser 98K rifles with 3 million bullets. 100 guns and 10,000 rounds of anti-aircraft artillery in the 37th war, so that the whole Chahar is worried about the country"
"What do you think?" After everyone had read the message, the chairman asked.
"Hmph, there are only 30,000 rifles, and 300 anti-aircraft guns want to change to Qinghai Province? It's too cheap, isn't it? Chen Bui gently threw the message on the table and said.
"Yan and brother, this price is not low." Yang Yongtai smiled bitterly and glanced at Chen Bui, this Chen Bui, the scholarly spirit is too heavy, doesn't he know that the art of political struggle is exchange and compromise.
"Well, Brother Chang Qing is right, this price is not low, if we add a few hundred machine guns, it will be enough for us to equip three infantry divisions." Chen Lifu also nodded.
The chairman sighed secretly in his heart, he also knew that this was Su Tong saving face for himself, if Su Tong forcibly occupied Qinghai, what could he do? Qinghai is thousands of miles away from his ruling area, and he can't just stare at it when the time comes. Su Tong has sent a telegram to himself now, just to keep himself neutral, which is already very polite, in the end, it is still not strong. This Ma Bufang will have to be ruined on a woman's belly sooner or later.
Thinking of this, the chairman of the committee was troubled for a while, and said impatiently: "That's it, tomorrow I will issue a statement in the name of the central political axe, saying that Ma Bufang will be revoked as acting chairman of Qinghai and all public offices, big and small, and let him go abroad for inspection." ”
Outside the city of Xining, which was now surrounded by the Second Armored Division, although it was night, hundreds of tanks and more than 3,000 infantry had blocked the way out of the city, and dozens of searchlights illuminated the city wall. Such a battle discouraged those who wanted to sneak out of the city at night.
"Company commander, what do you think of this, let us besiege Xining without attacking, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?" On a position of the Second Armored Division outside Ningxia City, a soldier was curiously asking Company Commander Du Jingtao.
"I don't know what the top is thinking, but I think I need to bring in infantry." Du Jingtao pondered for a while and said uncertainly.
"Well, I think so, you don't see it, today the brothers in the engineer battalion are desperately leveling the place, I estimate that a temporary airfield is going to be built, and the infantry will be transferred." Another soldier was also on the sidelines to help.
"It's just that attacking the city is not what we should do."
Just when Du Jingtao and several soldiers were in Dashan, in the headquarters of the 37th Group Army, General Bai Li and his staff officers stayed awake all night. They also did not expect that Ma Biao's 1st Cavalry Division would be defeated so quickly, and the troops that had originally planned to be airlifted to Yinchuan had no place for bravery, and finally Jiang Baili and the staff officers decided to make a mistake and airlift the troops to the outside of Xining. If Ma Bufang does not surrender, he will cooperate with the Second Armored Division to capture Xining City.
"The 2nd Armored Division has come to report that the temporary field airfield will be completed around twelve o'clock tomorrow at noon!" A staff officer came to report.
"Good!" Jiang Baili nodded and said, "Record the order, order all the members of the 11th Infantry Division to go to Feilong Airport before ten o'clock tomorrow morning to stand by, and prepare to support the 2nd Armored Division." ”
"But what about the heavy equipment? If there is no heavy equipment, the 11th Division will be like a toothless tiger. A staff officer asked.
"It's okay, I already ordered Wang Qinglong to lead his Fourth Artillery Division to Xining for reinforcements yesterday." Jiang Baili groaned for a while and said: "What I am most worried about now is the lack of infantry outside Xining City, Ma Bufang has been operating in Xining for more than ten years, and has built fortifications in Xining several times, and the current Xining City has long been run by him like a pillbox." ”
"Report, the 10th Division called for battle, and they asked to pursue Ma Bufang's 1st Cavalry Division. Avenge the dead brethren! ”
"Play the piano indiscriminately, tell Peng Zeyuan, let them stay put, I have my own arrangements. If anyone dares to pursue without permission, don't blame me, you're welcome. Jiang Baili said with a glare.
"Yes!" The staff officer saluted and took the order.
"Chairman Ma, Nanjing political axe calls." A confidential staff officer handed a telegram to Ma Bufang.
Ma Bufang couldn't help but be furious after reading the telegram at a glance and ten lines, tore the telegram into a ball and still fell to the ground, stomped on his feet hard, and said fiercely: "Damn veteran, when you can use me, you will win over Lao Tzu, and now when you see that Lao Tzu is useless, you will throw me like throwing waste paper, no way!" You want to revoke my position as chairman of Qinghai Province and let me go abroad for inspection? He dreams, and I won't leave if I die. ”
Ma Bufang was furious in the house like a lion trapped in a cage, thinking that after complaining to the central government about the despicable behavior of the Chahar army crossing the border, he could get the support of the central government, even if it was nominally. But the central government not only did not support it, but fell into the ground, which made Ma Bufang feel a burst of despair.
Since you all want me to die, I won't let you have a good time, and I will pull you on your back before I die. Before the arrival of the Second Armored Division, Ma Bufang transferred all the soldiers of the Qinghai 8,000 militia regiment and the temporary 100th division into the city, and temporarily requisitioned 20,000 people, and temporarily built countless temporary bunkers and machine gun positions and fortifications in the city, Ma Bufang was also ruthless, and now the city has been under martial law, and all the residents are not allowed to go out at will, it seems that Ma Bufang is determined to live and die with Xining.
In Xining City, the air is very stuffy, the sun is very strong, no one dares to look up to see where the sun is, only feel that everywhere is flashing, the air, on the roof, on the wall, on the ground, are all white and bright, white through the ignition, from top to bottom the whole ground is like a huge fire mirror, every light is like the focus of the fire mirror, and the sun is going to burn things. In this white light, every color was blind, every sound was unpleasant, and every smell was mixed with the fishy stench that evaporated from the ground. The streets seemed to be empty, and the roads seemed to have suddenly widened a lot, empty without a little coolness, and the white flowers were frightening.
On this sweltering noon, in a makeshift bunker in Xining, more than a dozen militia soldiers were gathering together to scratch.
"Brothers, we can't go on with this kind of thing any longer, maybe tomorrow the Chahar army will come in, so we have to leave a way back for ourselves as soon as possible." A young man of about twenty-six or seventeen, apparently at the head of the group, said that he was short and as strong as a pistol bullet; His eyebrows and beard were thick, and his eyes shone with a pitch-black light, which seemed to others to think that the tone on his face was too thick and obvious.
"That's it! Brothers, I've had enough of this. These people surnamed Ma are not anything, when did they see us as human beings? There are good things that are theirs, and we are all responsible for the drudgery, you say that it is like repairing the bunker this time, why are we and the people repairing, but the people of their 100th division are sleeping! A small militia soldier with a vegetable on his face said angrily.
"Hmph, we are tired of repairing fortifications, but we can eat wild vegetables from Wowotou, but they are eating white flour buns when they come back. If we start a war, we will definitely let us go to the city to be cannon fodder, they are hiding in the bunker, is there still a royal law in this world? The young man threw the pebble in his hand and raised two thick black eyebrows, the sun shone on his face, and his stubborn cocked nose and teeth stretched out freely showed his stubbornness and unwillingness.
"Du Bantou, what do you say, we will all listen to you!" More than a dozen soldiers surrounded the squad leader, surnamed Du, and said.
The young man surnamed Du beckoned to everyone: "Okay, everyone comes around, let's wait for the army outside to enter the city."
At the same time, a group of ugly big-bellied planes 'Aunt Junker' flew over the temporary field airfield outside the city, and they circled over the temporary airfield and then rushed to the runway.
Well, don't question the sturdiness of Aunt Juncker, who came and went as she could on this improvised runway paved with sand and dirt. As soon as the first plane came to a stop, the door of the plane opened, and more than a dozen heavily armed soldiers ran out of it, and as soon as the soldiers came out, the plane immediately closed the door, began to accelerate, and after a while, it flew into the sky with its head held high.
Such a scene is constantly staged on the four temporary runs on the airport, and at this time, there are constantly 'Aunt Junker' flying in the sky, landing, and taking off immediately after letting people down. After more than two hours of busyness, more than 100 'Aunt Junkers' finally let go of all the soldiers in its belly.
When Zhang Lengmo, commander of the 11th Division, led more than a dozen staff officers from the division headquarters to get off the plane, Wu Jilong was already waiting at the airport.
As soon as he saw Zhang Lengmo, Wu Jilong snapped and saluted, "Hello old regiment, chief, I have worked hard all the way." ”
Zhang Lengmo returned the salute with a smile, then patted Wu Jilong's shoulder and said: "Your kid is now also a major general and division commander who commands nearly 10,000 horses, why are you still like before, now we are all the same rank, why do you still salute me, maybe I will salute you in the future." ”
Wu Jilong also smiled, "Old regiment commander, aren't you slapping me in the face when you say this, I, Wu Jilong, was your soldier when I first became a soldier, and now although I am transferred to the armored force, the old regiment commander is the old regiment commander, and I, Wu Jilong, will always be your soldier." ”
Hearing this, Zhang Lengmo felt embarrassed and smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, let's go in and talk again, you are the landlord here, you have to take out good things to entertain me." ”
Wu Jilong smiled and waved his hand to make a gesture of invitation, Zhang Lengmo was not polite, and took the lead and walked to the temporary command headquarters on the side
(To be continued)