[The Iron Blood King of the Anti-Japanese Army] Chapter 149: Merits and demerits are offset

Lao Jiang asked lightly: "In other words, what the newspaper said is true?" ”

"Yes, the vast majority of them are true!" Dai Lian said with his head down.

"Niang Xipi, I mobilized so many troops for my own selfish interests and didn't ask the Second Theater Command and the Military Commission for instructions, do you think that the Duqi Division is someone's private army? Do you think that the Duqi Division is subordinate to ****, and it has made some insignificant military exploits, so you don't take the government seriously! The old man's heart-wrenching words made Dai Li and Wang Shihe break out in a cold sweat, and they knew very well that the old man was very dissatisfied with the **** general.

Although Chen Cheng had just been reprimanded by Lao Jiang, he still couldn't help but say because of his upright nature: "Commission, although Ma Zheng's move is indeed a bit reckless, but after all, he completely annihilated a cavalry brigade of the Japanese army, and he still has his exploits!" ”

"He Ma Zheng also killed the commander of the army stationed in Mongolia, is it because of this that he can defy the government? I don't know what to do! Lao Jiang said angrily.

Several guards in the attendant's room were wondering in their hearts, what happened to the commissioner today, since Minister He, Chief Chen, Director Dai and others went in in the afternoon, the voice of the commission's anger has not stopped, could it be that there is some bad news today.

Supposedly, it won't be so fast, didn't the newspaper say yesterday that the battle was won and a cavalry brigade of the Japanese army was completely annihilated, could it be that the Japanese counterattacked so quickly?

How can they, the officers and men at the bottom, understand the thinking of the decision-makers at the top, it is indeed a good thing to win the battle, but it depends on whose troops can fight. Even if the Central Army only defeated a brigade of the Japanese army, Lao Chiang would not hesitate to reward him, and he would add officials to the knighthood and bring a lot of oceans. But if you want local warlord troops, the reward will be greatly reduced, and at most you will be rewarded and then the losses will be replenished.

Then if the battle record is achieved by the troops under the Eighth Route Army, then Lao Jiang will be rewarded at most, and he will not be happy for a while. Because in his view, the victory of the Eighth Route Army is a satire on the government, and at the same time, the prestige and influence of the Eighth Route Army will be greater if it wins, which is an invisible but real threat to the government.

What makes him even more intolerable is that now even the Japanese think that the Eighth Route Army can fight, and even some Japanese media even give Ma Zheng the name of a famous general! How can this make him embarrassed as the commander of the three armed forces, and how can he be embarrassed by the hundreds of generals under his command? You must know that Li Zongren, the commander of the Fifth Theater who completely destroyed the Japanese puppet army of more than 10,000 people in Taierzhuang, was not so respected by the Japanese!

"Jingzhi, what do you say, now it's all at this point, this Duqi Division must solve it, otherwise it will become a tiger for trouble." The old man said angrily.

"Bench, this matter needs to be considered in the long run. Ma Zheng is not an ordinary officer, this person not only has the support of the Duqi Division, a division of tigers and wolves. In addition, this person also has Yan'an as a support, to put it bluntly, as long as Ma Zheng does not surrender to the enemy, even if he mobilizes troops without authorization, we can't do anything about him. Even if we really give it any punishment order, I'm afraid we won't even be able to pass the level at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army! He Yingqin said.

"Do they dare to disobey?" Old Jiang asked angrily.

"Don't you forget that they are not the troops of the government, and disobedience is not a common thing for them? What's more, this Duqi Division is an anti-Japanese model set up by the government, and Ma Zheng is also an anti-Japanese hero set up by the government! If we really take Ma Zheng's knife, it will inevitably cause an uproar, and even cause dissatisfaction among the people across the country. He Yingqin analyzed slowly and methodically.

"Rhetoric, what about your opinion?" The old man did not comment on He Yingqin's opinion, but turned his head to Chen Cheng on the side and said.

To tell the truth, among all the high-ranking officers of the Kuomintang, Chen Cheng was the one who most agreed with the old Chiang's practice of returning military power to the central government. Moreover, he was also the most active person in implementing this policy, and in the Battle of Songhu, Chen Cheng often used the name of reorganization to recruit troops from other places. Especially in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the military committee of the ****** adopted a discriminatory attitude towards the non-descendant troops of some broken units that were defeated by the Japanese invaders, leaving them to be broken and not replenished.

In particular, those armies that have no territory and no support have survived in name only after fighting, and they are ridiculed everywhere.

Chen Cheng seized the opportunity and implemented his annexation policy. With the attitude of acting as a nanny, he took these troops in, placed them in the appropriate rear, negotiated with the Ministry of Military Affairs on behalf of them to receive funds and clothing, kept the number, and then appointed a division commander from the 18th Army, who in turn brought a large number of officers in, and when the troops regained their combat effectiveness, they actually became units of the 18th Army system.

For example, the 18th Division of the Hunan Army, which originally belonged to Lu Diping, and the 50th Division of Tan Daoyuan, suffered heavy casualties in the battle against the Japanese in Shanghai, and retreated without support. Therefore, Chen Cheng easily accepted these two divisions.

But for Ma Zheng and the entire Duqi Division, Chen Cheng had some other ideas, seeing that the old man let himself express his opinion, Chen Cheng frowned and said: "Commission, what Minister He said is reasonable, it is true that we can't deal with Ma Zheng, in addition to public opinion considerations, we also have to consider the actual situation." ”

"The actual situation? Plain point! The old man said with a frown.

"Putting aside political prejudices, Ma Zheng is the most famous general who emerged during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is universally recognized. And now there are many officers like Ma Zheng in China, such as Yan Xishan in the Second War Zone, Feng Yuxiang in the Third War Zone, Li Zongren in the Fifth War Zone, etc.! If we attack Ma Zheng, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of other local officers, so we believe that we can only use gentle means to deal with Ma Zheng, and cannot take coercive measures. ”

Then Chen Cheng said: "Another very important point is that Ma Zheng's defense area is in Suidong, Chanan and northern Shanxi. And in this area, we have almost no strength to take action, and no one can replace Ma Zheng, so it is not recommended to deal with Ma Zheng at this time. ”

"Niang Xipi, now that he has someone in his hands and has the support of **** and others, is the government really helpless against him?" The old man said angrily.

"Commission, in fact, it is still very beneficial for Ma Zheng's department to stay in Chanan?" Chen Cheng said.

"Benefits?"

"Commission, haven't you noticed that since Ma Zheng's headquarters made a fuss in the southern Chanan area, the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia has been unable to launch an offensive to the west, and the front of the troops has only stopped at the front banner of Urart, and Wuyuan and Linhe, which are close at hand, have never been able to attack. And once this line is held, it is impossible for the Japanese army to attack Shaanxi and Qinghai and Gansu through these places as a springboard, and the northwest can be regarded as preserved! ”

Then Chen Cheng continued: "In addition, Ma Zheng's department has a lot of power in the area of southern Chanan, and even the North China Front has to draw heavy troops to guard against him, for example, the Japanese army's Yamashita Fengwen Tourism Group is stationed on the front line of Zhulu all the year round, and it is Ma Zheng's department that is on guard, which is still very beneficial to us!" ”

"Then how do you think we should deal with the current situation, you have already seen the influence of Ma Zheng, once Yan'an uses Ma Zheng's appeal to act, the impact will be extremely terrifying! What's more, there are reports about this matter everywhere now, and if we don't come forward to respond, those media will say that we are discriminating against the local forces again! "Old Jiang Dao.

"Bench, in fact, this thing is easy to do? After all, Ma Zheng mobilized troops to save his wife without permission, this is a fact, and no one can deny it, so we can use this matter to make a little fuss! He Yingqin said.

"What article?"

"Merit and demerit are offset, no punishment and no reward!"

Dai Li immediately responded: "Wonderful, such a great achievement will be punished if it is not rewarded, and no one in the world can say anything!" It's still Minister He's smart! ”

Lao Jiang thought for a while and said, "So far, it's only like this!" ”