Chapter 231: Accident

Looking at Kenjiro Kobayashi's stumbling back, gradually moving away, Song Zheyuan laughed heartily, he remembered that he hadn't been so happy for a long time, and gave Tang Qiuli a thumbs up and said: "Master Tang, it's really you, the people who arrested them, asked for their money, and made them dare not say a few more words, so much admiration Song admired."

Song Zheyuan's eyes were full of appreciation, and his tough attitude in front of the Japanese, this young division commander Tang, with his tough attitude in front of the Japanese, would definitely become a figure of decisive significance in North China, and the future and destiny of the 29th Army might be linked to him, and they should be even closer to him.

Subsequently, he told Tang Qiuli with concern, the Japanese have a lot of spies in Beiping, and you should be more careful in public in the future, the Japanese can do anything, and they are worried about shooting you in the back

Tang Qiuli laughed, army commander, I wish the Japanese would do this, I have a big search in Beiping, and wipe out the hidden Japanese spies, so as to get rid of these scourges as soon as possible, so that the Japanese troops outside Beiping City will become deaf and blind, and we will also worry about it every day.

Song Zheyuan really couldn't believe that Tang Qiu's confidence and courage from there, nothing was a problem in front of him, and he would handle things to his advantage, this is a person who does great things.

He ordered the communications staff officers to immediately ask all officers at and above the rank of regimental commander of all units to attend an emergency military meeting at the military headquarters.

A few hours later, the sound of horses' hooves was heard outside the military headquarters, and groups of officers in uniform arrived one after another, and all the officers of the 29th Army arrived.

At the meeting, Song Zheyuan first introduced Tang Qiuli to everyone, and the officers below were in a commotion, and whispered to each other, for this young lieutenant general who has recently been in the limelight and famous, although it is the first time, he is no stranger to Tang Qiuli, and his record in fighting devils in the northeast has spread since he arrived in North China.

Especially in the battle of Jinzhou and Huludao, more than 20,000 devils were eliminated, and the city of Jinzhou was recovered, and there was no general's troops, who could kill so many little devils, and they were really relieved, all officers who had a sense of blood and military honor were full of respect for the troops that could fight the invaders and the commander of this unit, and real soldiers could fight bravely on the battlefield to kill the enemy, which was their greatest happiness.

For the security team that eliminated Yin Rugeng, these officers were even more angry, they had long seen that the big traitor was not pleasing to the eye, but because of the orders from above, they could only grit their teeth in anger, holding a fire in their hearts, and finally someone came out for them This evil breath, and the person who created this series of legends is right in front of them, these officers are looking at Tang Qiuli with eager eyes.

At the meeting, Song Zheyuan mainly learned about the movements of devils and puppet armies in various places, and when he said this, these officers who rushed back from the front line were all holding their stomachs, and a regiment commander stood up suddenly, unable to suppress his anger.

When he heard Song Zheyuan call him Ji Xingwen, Tang Qiuli's spirit moved, this is Ji Xingwen, who fired the first shot of the all-out war of resistance, his troops were stationed in Wanping County, southwest of Beiping, and the 77 Incident happened in his jurisdiction.

This is a national hero, he and his troops, will always be remembered by future generations, but unfortunately, except for the gunfire on the night of the July 7 Incident, during the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were few achievements, because it was not a descendant army, and was squeezed out by the Whampoa Department, and by the end of the War of Resistance, Ji Xingwen was the division commander of a miscellaneous army.

With the smoke rising on the land of China, the whole nation has thrown themselves into the battlefield of the battle to the death against the Japanese invaders, and the gunfire outside Wanping City has gradually disappeared, drowning in the dust of history.

Later, Ji Xingwen retreated to Taiwan Island with the defeat of **, and when he was employing people honestly, Chairman Jiang remembered his merits during the Anti-Japanese War, reactivated him, and arranged for him to be an idle post of deputy commander of defense on Kinmen Island, which was very close to the main road, as General Hu Lian's deputy.

During his tenure as deputy commander of the defense of Kinmen, from August to October 1958, an artillery battle broke out between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party that attracted the attention of the world, known as the "8 and 23 artillery battles." A PLA shell hit the headquarters of the Kuomintang defenders in Kinmen, and its deputy commander was killed on the spot, and there were no bones.

For him personally, it cannot be a tragedy, and a generation of anti-Japanese heroes died on the battlefield of the civil war, which is sad to think about, and I can't help but sigh.

At this time, Ji Xingwen was in the prime of his life, his face was delicate and elegant, quite like a teaching gentleman, Tang Qiuli looked at him, perhaps, he could change his fate more than ten years later.

Ji Xingwen reported that the Japanese have recently stepped up the pace of provocation and held all kinds of military exercises under Wanping City and in the suburbs almost every day.

After speaking, he sat down hatefully, because of excitement, his fair face was covered with a flush, and it could be seen that he was forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart.

Song Zheyuan once again sternly warned all officers not to act arbitrarily and recklessly, not to provoke incidents, and to take tolerance and concession as the fundamental principle of provocation by the Japanese.

It can be seen that all the officers present here are all iron-blooded men with strong blood, and they are quite dissatisfied with the requirements of the military commander, and their indignation is beyond words.

In fact, among them, how many people can understand Song Zheyuan's hardships and painstaking efforts, but Tang Qiuli, deeply understands Song Zheyuan's choice, and also understands his situation, if Song Zheyuan knows that Tang Qiuli, who is not yet twenty years old this year, is his current confidant, he is moved to tears, but he can't exclaim again and again, this person is the reincarnation of a goblin

The rest of the front-line commanders all reported the movements of the Japanese and the puppet army within their respective defense areas, and in the northwest direction, the traitors and bandits Li Shouxin and Wang Yingbu, who had been bribed by the devils, suddenly advanced their positions three kilometers to our side in recent days, and also organized several small-scale attacks, all of which were repulsed by our army.

All the units stationed on the periphery of Peiping encountered such a situation, and they strictly followed the orders of the military headquarters and did not take drastic measures.

After everyone finished reporting, Tang Qiuli thoroughly understood the enemy situation around Pingjin, and the little devil couldn't hold it back, and began to test the defense situation of the ** squadron, the level of combat effectiveness and the soldier's plain duty.

Towards the end of the meeting, Song Zheyuan suddenly grabbed Tang Qiuli's hand, stood up, and announced a decision that surprised everyone.

"Now, I announce that the commander of the North China Independent Division, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuli, concurrently serves as the deputy commander of the 29th Army of the National ** Army, and will be officially appointed after it is submitted to the Ministry of Military Affairs" Tang Qiuli felt Song Zheyuan take his hand and tremble slightly, obviously trying his best to control his excitement.

Song Zheyuan didn't confide in him in advance, and now, he was very passive, and the officers below also showed shocked expressions, and several of Song Zheyuan's henchmen and officers seemed to be very dissatisfied, as if they thought that Tang Qiuli used Shangfeng's order to force the army commander to do this, looking at him, his eyes were full of hostility.

"When I am absent or unable to perform the duties of the army commander due to unexpected reasons, the 29th Army must obey unconditionally, and the orders of Deputy Army Commander Tang, just like the orders I personally issued, must not be dissented, and if there is any disobedience, I will personally deal with it."

The officers below were silent, this decision was too sudden, everyone was not prepared, and they were at a loss for a while, what happened to the old army commander, isn't it related to this deputy army commander Tang?

Tang Qiuli comprehended the deeper meaning from Song Zheyuan's decision, he was entrusting himself with the future fate of the 29th Army, as an old qualified professional soldier, Song Zheyuan knew very clearly that the Sino-Japanese war was inevitable, but the time was unpredictable sooner or later.

With the equipment and strength of the 29th Army, as well as the terrain that is at an absolute disadvantage, once a war starts, the lives of tens of thousands of brothers will inevitably be difficult to protect, and it is only a matter of being able to support them for a few days; if there is no foreign aid, waiting for the fate of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the 29th Army will be annihilated.

It was precisely because he saw this that he didn't want to destroy the team in his own hands, so he entrusted the starting troops to himself, and also to find a way out for the brothers who had followed him for many years.

Tang Qiuli felt in his heart, a hot current surged all over his body, more moved, he had not known each other for a day, he believed in himself so much, and handed over his net worth and life to himself, this is a great trust, the powerful faction in that place does not regard the team as the root of life.

After Song Zheyuan finished speaking, he sat heavily on the chair, his waist was straight, and the momentum of an iron-blooded soldier rose up, only the careful Tang Qiuli saw the faint tears in his eyes, in his heart, it was a deep helplessness and depression, perhaps, he thought that his own era had passed.

In the face of the Japanese of the tiger and wolf division, he felt powerless, and in the face of the complicated political situation and military situation in North China, he was haggard, and analyzed it deeply, this is not a kind of relief, detachment, away from the whirlpool of struggle, implicit to avoid disaster.

People are all complicated, Tang Qiuli understands Song Zheyuan's good intentions in doing this, we are all mortals, why use the standards of saints to demand everyone?

If nothing else, after he took up the post of vice chairman of the Political Affairs Committee of the Jicha Procuratorate, this old brother Song would announce that because he was unwell, he needed to go to Nanjing or Shanghai for treatment, and that he would be entrusted with full authority to handle all military and political affairs in North China.

It's just that Tang Qiuli is a little uncomfortable in his heart, he doesn't like to be arranged by others for his fate and future direction, in his heart, he has always been the master of his own soul, completely controlling his own destiny, and even how can he influence others and control others.

So passively pushed to the foreground, in the past few years he has crossed, it is the first time to meet, with his consistent character and temperament, it is inevitable to feel uncomfortable, a person who is accustomed to controlling other people's thoughts and destinies, suddenly controlled by others, this is not a simple role change, but a subversion of a period of psychology, it takes time to slowly adapt or get used to.

(To be continued)