The 424 Anti-Japanese Allied Army begged for collections and subscriptions

March 25, 17th year of the Republic of China.

On the platform of Jinan Railway Station, it was not majestic, only to see the honor guard and military band neatly arranged, and the guns, brass instruments and school epaulettes were shining in the sun. The military generals and ministers of the Beiyang Anhui system stood on the side of the platform with their chests protruding, and everyone kept their graceful bearing, just talking to each other in a reserved and low voice, and looked a few times in the direction of the train entering the station from time to time.

After waiting for a long time, the roar of the train whistle came from the west, and the special car of General Feng Yuxiang, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Anti-Japanese Allied Army, panted and dragged the smoke, and slowly entered the railway station with a strong baroque style in Jinan. Suddenly, the drums rang out in unison, resounding through the sky, and the applause was thunderous, and tens of thousands of people paid attention. Duan Qirui, the head of the Anhui family, who was dressed in the generalissimo dress of the landing navy, led his subordinates to clean up their clothes, stood on the platform, and looked into the slowly moving carriage, wanting to catch a glimpse of the demeanor of Commander-in-Chief Feng, who led the Shandong War of Resistance as soon as possible. Who knew that Feng's carriage was full of civil and military officials, but Feng Yuxiang himself was not seen. Duan Qirui and the people of the Anhui family wondered, where is this Commander-in-Chief Feng? Didn't you hear about the strength of the Japanese army and escape? At this time, Feng Yuxiang's attaché saw the welcoming crowd visiting the carriage, and pointed to the back carriage with his finger. Duan Qirui and the others walked towards the back of the slowly moving train, and it turned out that the back carriage was not a passenger car, but a car loaded with luggage. I saw a big man in cloth standing at the door of the iron car, smiling and waving to the welcoming crowd. This person is the great savior that the people of Shandong are looking forward to at present, General Feng Yuxiang, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Anti-Japanese Allied Army.

Seeing that the savior was still there, Duan Qirui and Lu Yongxiang beside him glanced at each other, and couldn't help but sigh softly. When the train stopped, Duan Qirui hurriedly took a few steps and walked down from the luggage compartment to Feng Yuxiang.

"Feng Yuxiang, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Anti-Japanese Allied Army, reported to Zhi Lao." Feng Yuxiang stood upright, and gave Duan Qirui a standard military salute cleanly, and a humble smile was piled up on his fierce fat face.

"How dare you, how dare you." Duan Qirui just smiled faintly, seeing this Feng Yuxiang, he couldn't help but think of Xu Shuzheng, who died in Beijing at the beginning of the 14th year of the Republic of China. Although Feng Yuxiang never admitted that he did it, everyone in the world had already identified him as the murderer. However, at present, the whole of Shandong is looking forward to this "murderer" to save it, and the national disaster is at the head, and personal grievances can no longer be taken care of.

Duan Qirui took Feng Yuxiang's hand and said with a smile: "General Huanzhang, now you are the commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army, and all our anti-Japanese armies in Shandong respect you, even the old man is now your subordinate." Therefore, don't call yourself humble in front of the old man, only President Sun Da, who is sitting in Wuhan, can afford it. ”

Feng Yuxiang smiled coldly: "In my eyes, the only real first person in China is you, Zhi Lao, you will always be my Feng Yuxiang's commander" Speaking of this, Feng Yuxiang is another standard and respectful military salute.

Duan Qirui laughed, patted Feng Yuxiang's arm and said with a smile: "With General Huanzhang's words, I, Duan Qirui, will be satisfied." Huanzhang, to be honest, I'm old, and Lu Zijia is not young anymore. Look at our small characters in Beiyang, you are the only one who can really provoke the beam. Zijia and I have already discussed, and after the victory of the Shandong Anti-Japanese War, we will retire and ignore the world. There are still ...... in this Shandong province The elite of our five divisions in Beiyang will all be entrusted to you, this burden is not light, Huanzhang, you must not shirk it. ”

Feng Yuxiang took a deep breath, a hint of surprise flashed on his face, and he swept the corner of his eye at Lu Yongxiang, who was smiling and nodding next to him, and didn't know how to answer for a while......

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At about the same time, the motorcade of Luo Yaoguo, commander-in-chief of the Shandong Front Army of the National ** Army, also slowly drove into the Garden Hotel on Datong Street in Xuzhou. Now this first-class hotel in Xuzhou has a solemn guard standing at the door, and the roof of the hotel is full of radio antennas. In and out of the lobby of the hotel, there are staff officers in military uniforms, and a huge model of the sand table of Shandong Province has been placed in the center of the hall. Huge military maps hang from the walls on either side, as if it were a former enemy headquarters.

"Junza, according to intelligence, the second, fifth, and sixth divisions of the Japanese army have now completed mobilization and have begun to board ships one after another. Calculating the voyage, it will be disembarked in Qingdao in two days. ”

In a conference room on the second floor of the hotel, Luo Yaoguo, Li Zongren, deputy commander of the front army, Bai Chongxi, chief of staff of the front army, and other high-ranking military officials, all sat or stood, all listening to the report of Sun Yuanliang, director of the intelligence department of the front army, with serious faces.

In this time and space, China's intelligence work against Japan is no longer blank. It doesn't look like that's going to happen if you can't even figure out your opponent's number after a long fight. As a result of the "entrapment" of the Korean Independence Army and the Korean Red Army, through their lurking eyes in various parts of Japan, the Military Intelligence Bureau was able to grasp the mobilization and preparation of the various permanent Japanese divisions and regiments almost completely. These Japanese divisions and regiments are also dissatisfied with their members on weekdays, and if they really want to go out to fight the current Chinese Kuomintang army, they will inevitably have to mobilize and make up for it.

"What did Duan Qirui say there? Still not allow us to enter Shandong? After listening to the report, Luo Yaoguo asked in a calm tone. This time, Duan Qirui seemed to see the conspiracy of the Kuomintang, and said that he would not agree to the Kuomintang army stationed in Shandong. It was also declared that the defense of Shandong would be undertaken by the Anti-Japanese Allied Army, and that the Kuomintang Army would have to obey the unified command of the General Headquarters of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army...... Otherwise, if there is a "misunderstanding", Shandong will not be responsible. People are the masters, when it comes to this point, Luo Yaoguo is naturally powerless, and now Zang Zhiping of the Anhui Department is still commanding two divisions to strictly guard the border between Shandong, Jiangsu, and Henan, so it's not good for him to order the troops to fight over, right?

"Duan Zhilao was still nervous about not letting us in, and their call back said that unless we agreed to accept Feng Huanzhang's command, we would ......," Deng Yanda, who was in charge of liaising with all parties and directing the land reform, got up and replied.

Luo Yaoguo nodded noncommittally, and asked again: "How many troops does the Anti-Japanese Alliance have now?" How's the equipment? ”

Sun Yuanliang stood up again, gave a military salute, picked up a document that had been prepared a long time ago, and began to report: "The composition of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army is very complicated. At present, the situation we have is that there is Feng Yuxiang's National Alliance Army, including the troops of Yang Huchen, Deng Xihou, and Liu Zhenhua, with a total strength of about 150,000; Anhui is the five divisions of Duan Qirui and Lu Yongxiang, about 50,000 people; Zhang Zongchang's army sent by the Feng Department was about 20,000 people; The main force of the Second Front of the Red Army in the middle of the G was about 30,000 men. A total of about 250,000 troops. In addition, more than 20,000 men of the 3rd Division, which was directly related to Wu Peifu, were now stationed in Beijing to prevent the Japanese army from attacking from Tianjin. …… The anti-Japanese allied forces are generally poorly prepared, but we have agreed to replenish a batch of weapons and equipment of the Chinese and Kuomintang coalition forces, and the situation should improve when all these weapons are in place. ”

"Oh, aren't those weapons in place yet?" Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly.

Sun Yuanliang shrugged: "Not yet." ”

"Alas...... Got it, let's talk about where their troops were. Luo Yaoguo shook his head slowly, and he had already guessed a rough idea in his heart. It is estimated that Chiang Kai-shek gave an order to the Joint Logistics Command to withhold supplies to the Central G and the National Alliance.

"We don't know where the Red Army of China G has gone, but it certainly hasn't passed through Zhangjiakou yet. Most of the 150,000 men of the Kuomintang have now reached Tongguan, where they will take the train to Jinan. It will take about five to ten days to arrive. Feng Jun Zhang Zongchang's troops had already arrived in Jinan first. At present, around Jinan City are three divisions of Anhui troops and more than 20,000 Zhang Zongchang's troops, a total of 50,000 or 60,000 people, and the artillery is two mountain artillery regiments, a total of 48 75mm mountain guns. Sun Yuanliang finished talking about the locations of the various units of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army in a tone that was almost a eulogy, and then stood there and looked at Luo Yaoguo.

The room was quiet, and everyone had the same idea, and I was afraid that this thing was going to happen. The Japanese could go to Qingdao in two days at most, which was a big port, and the three divisions plus all the equipment could definitely go ashore in three days. Then it will take three days to hit the city of Jinan, which is eight days. At that time, the anti-Japanese Allied forces were afraid that they had not yet arrived, let alone how many fortifications they could have. And that old Jiang is now withholding their weapons and ammunition again......

Luo Yaoguo looked at Deng Yanda, who was pale, and he didn't know if he was anxious for the people of Shandong, or for Feng Yuxiang, the anti-Japanese leader.

"Brother Choice." Luo Yaoguo said in a cold and calm tone: "You go and take a telegram to Feng Yuxiang to inform me of the basic situation of the Japanese army." Furthermore...... The formation and training of the land reform task force was also stepped up, and I ordered them to be fully in place within eight days. ”

"Junza." Deng Yanda hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said: "We can't do nothing now, at least we can transport some weapons into Jinan City to help the anti-Japanese allies there...... It is also an anti-Japanese force"

Luo Yaoguo just glanced at Deng Yanda coldly, and the standard emotionless cold-blooded chief of the general staff: "General Choice, I am only the chief of the general staff of the National ** Army, not the master of the National ** Army, how to manage the weapons and ammunition of the army is strictly disciplined, I have no right to give them to others for any reason, this is the end of the meeting, I invite everyone to dinner tonight." ”

Deng Yanda sighed heavily, stomped his feet, and rushed out without looking back, going to take a telegram to Feng Yuxiang to report the news. He also knew that the reason given by Luo Yaoguo was high-sounding, and it was useless to wear out his mouth. Moreover, the national ** army in this time and space has indeed been almost transformed into a disciplined "national" army. As the chief of the General Staff, Luo Yaoguo really does not have the right to take the army's weapons and ammunition and give them away, of course, it is another matter to send them through the Military Intelligence Bureau.

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Jinan, Military Supervision Bureau. In the flower hall, a banquet is in full swing.

Above the banquet, the heat is steaming. A mutton hot pot with white waves is placed in the middle, surrounded by eight treasures, cold and hot, sweet and sour, gathered on a table.

"General Huanzhang, how do you plan to defend our Shandong this time?" Duan Qirui's old face leaned over and asked about the war in Shandong, and his words seemed a little anxious.

Feng Yuxiang's thick eyebrows frowned, and his face was a little heavy: "Old Zhi." In this battle, it is certain that the enemy is strong and we are weak, so our tactics can only be to stick to the provincial capital Jinan with the main force. Then, with a forceful force, it penetrated deep behind enemy lines to sabotage and attack the logistics supply lines of the Japanese invaders. ”

“…… Shandong is mostly hilly and mountainous, and our Jinan is surrounded by hills, and if the fortifications are carefully constructed, it can be regarded as dangerous. The east of Jinan is from south to north are Lushan, Yishan, Mengshan and other mountains. As long as these three mountains can be seized with a strong force, the Japanese army's logistical supply lines can be effectively threatened, so that it will not be able to concentrate all its efforts on attacking Jinan. In this way, we will have the opportunity to drag this Sino-Japanese war into a protracted war...... Japan's small land poverty is certainly not a protracted war. And the European and American powers certainly did not want the war between China and Japan to be endless, affecting their interests in China. Therefore, as long as the war enters into a protracted period, it will inevitably be a tie in the end, and our Shandong will naturally be preserved. ”

Duan Qirui nodded slightly, touched his beard and said: "According to the information provided by the Kuomintang, the Japanese army will dispatch three divisions of about 80,000 troops this time, and their offensive route should be along the Jiaoji Railway to the west, and only need to pass through the foot of Lushan." If they maintain the security of the logistics line with a division, the powerful part that General Huanzhang said should be useless, right? Will the remaining 50,000 or so Japanese troops be able to capture the city of Jinan? ”

Feng Yuxiang glanced at Duan Qirui, who was already looking a little old, and there was a hint of admiration on his face: "Zhi Lao is really a senior in the military world, and he can see the tactics of the Japanese army at a glance. We've already calculated what you've been talking about. The ratio of the combat power of our anti-Japanese allied forces to the Japanese army can be at least five to one, right? In that way, 250,000 Allied troops would be worth 50,000 Japanese troops. Moreover, we are holding on to the danger and at least double the geographical advantage, so the 250,000 allied troops can withstand the 100,000 Japanese army, but this time, the Japanese army only survived 80,000 people, so we still have a chance to win, so please relax Zhilao. ”

Feng Yuxiang's words had just finished speaking. At the banquet, one of the people slapped the table and shouted loudly in Shandong: "His grandmother's, isn't it an Oriental small-nosed soldier, what's there to be afraid of?" There are five people who beat people, are you anti-Japanese allies old men? We don't want to participate in such a kind of army. ”

The person who spoke was also the same as Feng Yuxiang, he was tall and big, with a sideways face and a two-handed-figure mustache. It was Zhang Zongchang, who proclaimed himself commander-in-chief of the Zhilu coalition army. This time he brought with him six brigades plus two echelons of 25,600 men, including about 5,000 men of the White Russian army, which was said to be well-equipped and combat-ready. With such elite soldiers to rely on, Zhang Zongchang naturally didn't take the earthy Feng Yuxiang in his eyes. At this time, he simply used the wine to openly challenge the authority of Feng Yuxiang, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Anti-Japanese Allied Army

A trace of murderous aura flashed on Feng Yuxiang's face, and in the blink of an eye, it was as calm as ever. He picked up the wine glass and walked to Zhang Zongchang's side, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Brother Xiaokun, a hero like Brother Xiaokun is in Jinan, and the Japanese devil naturally has nothing to worry about." The younger brother represents the elders of Shandong to pay tribute to Brother Kun for a cup. ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be" Zhang Zongchang sneered twice: "This Shandong father doesn't know what kind of crime he has suffered, and he wants to let a person who has been in trouble for many years represent it?" Hehe, at least I, a Shandong native, am not convinced."

These words were already full of gunpowder, and the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly became tense.

"Hehe, Xiaokun, Huanzhang two generals. Everyone is their own people, so why should their own people share anything with each other? At present, Lu Yongxiang, the genuine Shandong overseer, laughed dryly twice and hurriedly came out to play a round.

Duan Qirui also took a deep breath, and his face was also as black as iron. Where did Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Zongchang come to help him "defend Shandong"? Obviously, he is also here to grab the land...... I don't know what the difference is with the Kuomintang? It's really a wolf at the front door and a tiger at the back door, it looks like this bit of blood and blood in the Anhui system is about to end

"Brother Xiaokun, now that the national crisis is at hand, we can't hurt the harmony and make outsiders laugh, right?" Feng Yuxiang smiled again with a gloomy face: "Let's not do this, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army will ask Brother Xiaokun to make it difficult for him." After defeating the Japanese invaders...... The governor of Shandong Province asked Brother Xiaokun to do it, and our brothers will govern Lu together, how about it? ”

Zhang Zongchang smiled: "It's pretty much the same." I'm from Shandong, and it's more than enough to be the governor of Shandong, so that's it. When the Japanese devils are over, Shandong will be our brothers."

Hearing that the two "big saviors" actually divided the territory of Shandong Province in front of so many people, the generals of the Anhui system present were all blue and gloomy, if it weren't for Duan Qirui and Lu Yongxiang, they would probably have fought at this banquet

"Report, Xuzhou sent another urgent military information." At this time, a staff officer of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army hurriedly ran in, still holding a telegram newspaper in his hand.

"Read." Feng Yuxiang said calmly.

"Commander-in-Chief Feng Junjian: According to reliable information, the second, fifth, and sixth divisions of the Japanese army have recently completed mobilization and reorganization. Starting today, the ship will be boarding and departing, and it is expected to arrive in Qingdao in two days. Deng Yanda, deputy chief of staff of the General Headquarters of the Shandong Front Army of the National ** Army. After reading the telegram aloud, the staff officer stood solemnly waiting for Feng Yuxiang's instructions.

Feng Yuxiang laughed and looked at Zhang Zongchang in front of him: "The Japanese are about to be sent to the door, don't you know what kind of tricks Brother Xiaokun has?" ”