Chapter 280: Rectifying Military and Political Affairs

The officers within the 29th Army, the betrayal of Song Zheyuan, made him heartbroken, and dealt with these with his own hands, and followed his old brothers for many years, he couldn't bear it, the 29th Army has been fighting in the bitter cold land, and the brothers followed themselves, no less hardship, and finally in the past few years, when they arrived in Pingjin, a rich land, they could enjoy happiness, but there was this kind of thing

Taking advantage of the fact that the matter has not yet reached the strictest place, there is no room for recovery, send them away from the 29th Army, and they can also end up well, if they are soft-hearted, they will harm them, they will fall deeper, they will not be able to turn back, and they will not be able to save them, Tang Qiuli has no incense with them.

From Qiuli's approach to the Japanese, it can be seen that he will not be merciful to those who are willing to be Japanese slaves, and his subordinates will not be merciful, so Song Zheyuan entrusted Tang Qiuli to deal with this matter.

He also wrote a warrant, and from now on, Tang Qiuli will act as the commander of the army, and have full authority to handle all matters related to the 29th Army, including the dismissal, promotion, and transfer of officers.

Tang Qiuli is now going to the military headquarters of the 29th Army, and he has already conveyed the order to all departments of the 29th Army, and officers above the rank of major should go to the military headquarters to hold an emergency meeting.

All the officers of the 29th Army above the rank of major, about 200 people, sat solemnly in the conference room, but everyone's mental activities were not as calm as they appeared, and the flashing eyes of a few people exposed their inner uneasiness.

The old army commander was assassinated until now, it has been ** days, life and death are uncertain, go to visit, without exception, they are blocked by the guards of Deputy Army Commander Tang, if it were not for the presence of the head of the guard of the 29th Army Military Department, these people almost suspect that it was Deputy Army Commander Tang who assassinated the army commander.

And rumors from the outside world are spreading, more of them are that the old army commander has died, just to stabilize the overall situation of Pingjin, and not to announce it to the public for the time being, if so, the political situation in Pingjin will face a reshuffle, at this time it is very important to stand in line, step out, maybe heaven, maybe hell, facing the choice of personal future honor and disgrace, many people's minds can't help but become active.

And some young Zhuang faction officers hope that Deputy Commander Tang will come back to preside over the overall situation, Tang Qiuli's flaunted achievements in suppressing bandits in Xiaowutai Mountain are even more admired by these iron-blooded soldiers, but the ideas of the senior officers of the older generation are much more complicated.

They also hoped that Tang Qiuli would come back to preside over the overall situation, but they were worried that Tang Qiuli was still young and could not take on this great responsibility, and he would not be able to suppress the veteran faction within the 29th Army and the few people who were in the limelight in the political affairs committee.

They didn't have much hope for Song Zheyuan's condition, even if the army commander didn't die on the spot, his life was in danger, and it was almost impossible to show signs of improvement, otherwise, in the face of the turbulent political situation in Pingjin, even if he had a little strength, he would come out to stabilize the situation.

As for the assassination of the military commander, they believe that it was the Japanese who did it, but they do not rule out the possibility of other forces doing it, and it depends on who is the biggest beneficiary of the Song case.

The biggest beneficiary is obviously the No. 2 person in the Pingjin area, Tang Qiuli, who is the most in the limelight, after having this kind of thought that makes them feel uneasy in their hearts, these old men of the 29th Army have closed their doors to thank customers, live in seclusion, and do not talk about political affairs.

Tang Qiuli greeted the complicated eyes of officers at all levels, walked into the conference room with a calm face, and in the voice of the officer on duty, the officers saluted Tang Qiuli Lizheng, the position and rank were obvious, he was a lieutenant general present, and he was the first deputy commander of the 29th Army.

Tang Qiuli didn't have any extra words, took Song Zheyuan's warrant from Zhao Yuhe's hand, and handed it to the deputy army commander Qin Dechun, as Song Zheyuan's assistant and old friend for many years, Qin Dechun of course recognized this as Song Zheyuan's handwriting.

His expression was complicated, he glanced at Tang Qiuli like a newborn sunrise, and in an instant, there were many emotions in his heart, in terms of qualifications and status in the 29th Army, he was the acting commander.

Qin Dechun is not an ambitious person, and he consciously cannot control the current chaotic political situation in Pingjin, but the momentary loss and faint jealousy still come to his heart, this young man who is much younger than himself makes Qin Dechun feel a sense of powerlessness in his heart, it is the feeling that the sun is waning and the time is gone.

After reading Song Zheyuan's warrant, there was a frozen silence underneath, and then like a breeze blowing through the lake, a whispering "buzz" sounded, and no one had any doubts about the commander's warrant announced by Qin Dechun, but was full of surprise and doubts about this decision.

Since the army commander can write a warrant, it means that he is in good health, but why did he refuse to see them, Tang Qiu looked at everyone with a clear eye, and the deputy commander Qin and the deputy commander Tang on the stage formed a sharp contrast, just like the vigorous rising sun and the dwilight sunset.

The applause suddenly sounded, and it was concentrated at the back of the conference room, it was the officers of the Shaozhuang faction who expressed their welcome to Tang Qiuli with applause, Shaoqing, thunderous applause, flooded the conference room, the matter has become a foregone conclusion, the respected deputy commander Qin, did not express any objections, no matter how helpless and unwilling, it was useless.

As a result, Tang Qiuli completely grasped the military power of the 29th Army, this unit with the old foundation of the Northwest Army, in their bodies, we can also see the shadow of the founder of the Northwest Army, General Feng Yuxiang, from today on, embarked on a different path, as for the future changes and twists and turns, it is also a historical inevitability.

Tang Qiuli immediately issued an order, first of all, the independent division sent weapons and ammunition, which were immediately distributed to all units, giving priority to equipping the front-line troops facing the Japanese army, and doing their best to form combat effectiveness to deal with emergencies.

As for the equipment of the second-line troops, it was immediately resolved, the weapons of the bandits were captured, the equipment of the replacement troops was selected, the old guns were eliminated, and a part of them was transferred from the independent division to equip the 29th Army.

This made the officers at all levels of the 29th Army very excited, Zhao Dengyu's 113th Brigade escorted back the guns and ammunition, these people have all gone to see it, and they are so greedy that they can't do it, they are all good goods that are quaaking, and when they hear that the army commander has to replenish it, it means that everyone has a share.

Tang Qiuli knew that in a few months, in Laidi, USA, 30,000 Suomi submachine guns tailored for the independent division would arrive, and the guns that the troops had replaced were just right to equip the 29th Army.

Then, Tang Qiuli ordered all units to immediately return to their original defense areas, and the martial law order in Pingjin and Bao was abolished, and the Pingjin Garrison Headquarters issued orders and posted notices, and after all units returned to their original defense areas, they should closely monitor the movements of the Japanese troops on the opposite side, and without my orders, the commanders at all levels were not allowed to leave their posts without permission, and they must report to me the movements of the Japanese troops opposite the battlefield at the operational command post twice a day.

The order for the movement of the troops was immediately issued by the General Staff Office, and he paused, and his eyes swept over the officers below, and those officers who had ghosts in their hearts felt that they were pierced in the eyes by the electric light, and their hearts trembled.

The final order was that those senior officers were dismissed from their military positions, immediately handed over the military affairs in their hands, and repatriated to their hometowns.

This money, with the financial situation of the 29th Army, Song Zheyuan can't take it out, for Tang Qiuli, it's not even a dime, looking at this old man's embarrassed posture, he paid out of his own pocket, in the name of Song Zheyuan, to these veterans of the 29th Army who took the wrong path, taking into account the love between them for many years.

Tang Qiuli used vigorous and resolute means to decisively eliminate the unstable factors within the 29th Army, and at this point, he did not have any psychological burden at all, and it was better to clean up as soon as possible than to keep these people to become a scourge sooner or later.

In the case of their own and the Japanese's fight to the death, these people, maybe with their troops to join the Japanese, can also stab themselves in the back, history, such examples, there are countless such examples.

The atmosphere inside the 29th Army was completely new, and without these high-ranking officers clamoring for the Japanese all day long, officers at all levels were no longer distracted and devoted themselves to the training of the troops.

Tang Qiuli immediately ordered Zhao Yuhe to draw up a training plan tailored for the 29th Army in light of the characteristics of the 29th Army with reference to the training program of the Independent Division, and to be stationed here as the personal representative of the acting army commander to supervise and guide the training process.

The officers saw the methods of the acting commander, and they were newly equipped with a large number of advanced weapons, and the firepower of various units was raised to a great level at that time, and the training methods brought by Zhao Yuhe were completely new topics for these officers and soldiers.

The vast majority of the officers and soldiers of the 29 th Army were born in the great northwest of the bitter cold land, and they developed the character of enduring hardships and standing hard work and not fearing death; after the initial implementation of the new training method, the results were remarkable, the military qualities of the officers and men advanced by leaps and bounds, and the entire unit was full of vitality.

Tang Qiuli inspected several troops on the front line and the results of their training, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, in the end, it is the Northwest Man, the soldiers of the independent division troops, the training conditions and material supply, I don't know how many times more than the 29th Army, the training effect of the recruits is only slightly higher than them, it seems that the soldiers are suzhì, and the future combat effectiveness of the troops is determined.

On the side of the 29th Army, the army's morale was stable, and Tang Qiuli's various orders were carried out unimpeded, no longer involving his energy.

Tang Qiuli began to deal with the internal affairs of the Jicha Political Affairs Committee.

The pro-Japanese faction headed by Wang Yitang, Wang Kemin, and Qi Kuiyuan, plus followers large and small, formed a majority faction within the political affairs committee, echoing each other and influencing the political situation in Jicha and Pingjin.

Wang Yitang, a white-haired old thief, regarded himself as the actual leader of the Political Affairs Committee, as if he represented the will of the people, vigorously advocated pro-Japanese arguments, re-proposed the autonomy of the five provinces in North China, squeezed out the opposition within the Political Affairs Committee, and also interfered in police affairs in Pingjin and Tianjin.

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