Chapter XXXVII

June 22, the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935).

"Your Excellency General, let's move quickly, the Black Tiger Army is about to fight here." The chief of staff of the 12th Division Headquarters hurriedly came and said to Lieutenant General Koiso Kuniaki.

"Baga, I'm not leaving, I'm going to see where the Black Tiger Army can hit." Koiso Kuniaki roared loudly with his command knife.

Seeing this situation, the chief of staff didn't talk nonsense, waved his hand at the guards, and immediately two guards picked up Koiso Kuniaki and walked out. "Put me down, you bastards I won't go"

The 12th Division of the Army suffered heavy casualties under the combined blows of the Black Tiger Army's ground and air forces, and its defeat was a foregone conclusion. The 12th Division of the Army is a permanent horse pulling division, with a total of eight wings, including four infantry wings, one field artillery wing, and one cavalry wing, with a total strength of about 28,200.

With such a huge force, it was defeated by the Black Tiger Army, which only had four infantry regiments and more than 10,000 people, at Longmen. This result shocked the Kwantung Army, and the defeat of the 80th Brigade of the Reading Force Mixed Brigade can be said to be a coincidence, and the total annihilation of the 77th Wing can be said to be a conspiracy.

But this time the matter of the 12th Division could not be justified in this way, and Lieutenant General Koiso Kuniaki was defeated and retreated to Chengde before stopping. The Black Tiger Army also stopped the pace of pursuit and retreated into the territory of Chahar, and on 26 June, the defensive lines of both sides returned to the state in front of the station, and Koiso Kuniakiichi, who finally had time to count the casualties, counted the losses and couldn't help jumping to his feet in distress.

The heavy artillery brigade was basically wiped out, and only more than 14,000 people came back from the 12th Division, which means that the 12th Division was reduced by half. This is the heaviest loss of the army since the Meiji Restoration, and it can definitely go down in history, how can this not make the person himself thunderous.

"The Black Tiger Army Aviation Defeated the 13th Flying Division of the Army"

"The 12th Division of the Army suffered heavy losses and retreated to Chengde"

"Commander-in-Chief Su claimed that the Japanese must be driven out of China"

It's on fire, it's on fire completely. The media all over the country are reporting on an incident in which the 12th Division of the Japanese Army was defeated by the Black Tiger Army. This time, not only the domestic but also the Western media reported on the course of the battle of the "Dragon Gate", which made the political axe feel disgraced.

The General Staff Headquarters of the Chinese Army shouted loudly that it would remobilize heavy troops from the Kwantung Army to take revenge, but before it could do anything, the news came that the Soviet Far Eastern Military District was conducting exercises close to the borders of the three eastern provinces, and all the personnel of the General Staff Headquarters kept their mouths shut.

Now Su Tong has become a famous general of the national civilization, and even Chairman Jiang has sent a commendation order, and it is time to solve this identity problem.

Previously, Su Tong was forced to use the name of the Black Tiger Army, but now that the situation in Chahar has temporarily stabilized, it will be re-totaled.

Since ancient times, China has paid attention to an orthodox issue, as the so-called name is not right, the word is not good, and if the word is not good, the thing will not be accomplished. Before, it was because he didn't have any fame, but now our Su Daguan has the aura of a famous general on his head, and the central political axe can't be said if he doesn't give a name.

It is necessary to arrange the affairs of the Longmen Institute and rush back to Zhangjiakou as soon as possible, Su Tong secretly made a decision.

In the conference room on the ground floor of the Longmen Institute, all the officers gathered together, smoking, drinking, chatting and farting very lively. But everyone is clear about the content of today's meeting, Su Tong can't stay in Longmen for a long time, and Longmen, as a forward fortress to resist the Yue army, must be stationed with a large force. Then it is necessary to appoint a person to oversee the affairs of the Dragon Gate.

Don't look at the fact that the Black Tiger Army is still nominally a local miscellaneous unit, but in terms of military strength and weaponry, it is second to none in the country.

The Longmen Institute has now gathered one-half of the Black Tiger Army's men, and whoever can command the troops of the Longmen Institute is the well-deserved number two person of the Black Tiger Army.

And everyone believes that it won't be long before the central government will definitely give Su Tong a name, and the status of everyone present at that time will inevitably rise. Therefore, the people who have the strength to compete for this position are all gearing up, but despite this, no one dares to form a gang directly, because everyone knows the temper of our Su officials from the old men of the militia group.

"The commander-in-chief has arrived!" With a shout from the star officer, all the personnel stood upright.

Su Tong came to the first seat, looked around at everyone, and then pressed down with both hands, and all the staff in the conference room sat down with a bang. Did Su Tong learn this trick when he was watching TV in the later life, and today is it the first time to try it, is this feeling? Well, in short, just look at the corners of our Senior Su's mouth that are slightly upturned now.

"Everyone has fought very well and worked hard during this time, and I have seen these results. I hope that everyone will report the list of meritorious personnel as soon as possible, so that the staff officers can make statistics as soon as possible. After a pause, Su Tong said again.

"I convened you to hold an impromptu meeting today, and the content of the meeting is to appoint the list of persons in charge of the Longmen Institute and Dushi Pass" Su Tong didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point.

Oh, that's coming. Everyone didn't expect that Su Tong didn't even say much polite words about greetings, so he went directly to the topic, and not only the Longmen Institute, but also the person in charge of Dushi Pass was proposed.

"Now I command," the whole legion stood up, and the hearts of the few who qualified to compete began to stir.

"Wang Li is the temporary person in charge of the Longmen Theater, and he is responsible for all the troops in the Longmen Theater, including operations, of an appropriate size." There was an uproar of applause, no matter what everyone thought in their hearts, and now that the overall situation was decided, they had to give face to Wang Li, the newly baked person in charge of the Longmen Theater.

Su Tong then announced: "In view of the weakness of the defenders of Dushiguan, the command decided to mobilize the Seventh Infantry Regiment, and the artillery Wang Yingjie Regiment went to Dushiguan to increase its garrison strength, and the Dushiguan Theater was in charge of Chen Dazhu. ”

Oh, it dawned on everyone. This is reasonable, there is no reason to let Longmen Institute dominate a war zone, and balance is the king.

After reading out the fate, Su Tong instructed all the officers to unite sincerely, and if they encounter the army to provoke, don't be polite, and resolutely fight back. If anyone has good intentions, don't blame him for being polite, everyone's hearts are awe-inspiring, and they all agree in succession.

After the appointment was announced, Chief Su, who had the little nurse in mind, also attended the army's celebration banquet with his subordinates, and hurried to Zhangjiakou with his guard battalion.