Chapter 364: Guarding Against You
"Are you going to fight a civil war?"
After Zhang Zhizhong's explanation, the US military observation group was surprised by what was happening in front of them, and at the same time had many worries...... Just said that he was going to fight with the Japanese, why did he suddenly start a war with the local forces in Yunnan? Why is China so chaotic? They are aware of their mission, and while feeling the atmosphere of war and assessing the combat effectiveness of the Chinese and Japanese armies, they should also make an assessment of the trend and outcome of the confrontation between the two countries. Obviously, the United States at this time was on the side of China...... They hoped that China would be able to repel the Japanese. This is in the interests of the United States. But now, the battle with the Japanese has not yet begun, and the Chinese have actually fought among themselves.
"It's not a civil war."
Qin Wei glanced at Van Vliet who was asking. In the history of later generations, this guy is not famous, but he checked the information. This guy is a staunch firepower winner, having fought in the Normandy landings, first landing on the Utah beachhead, and was awarded three bronze crosses in one day. At that time, he was just a regimental commander, but he was discovered by his old classmate, the later five-star general Bradley, and felt that it was wrong, thinking that he was so brave and good at fighting, he should be able to command at least a division, but why was he just a small regiment commander? It just so happened that McNair, the commander of the U.S. Army Ground Forces at the time, went to France to inspect the war situation and approached Bradley to ask who had done the best job, and Bradley recommended Van Vliet. As a result, McNair immediately remembered the name, but firmly believed that Van Vliet was an alcoholic...... Bradley hastened to deny it, as Van Vliet never drank...... After some answers, it finally became clear that Marshall, the chief of staff of the Army, had confused Van Vliet with another guy with a similar name but who had an alcoholic problem, and this was the unfair treatment of Van Vliet. Thereupon. The injustice was soon over, Marshall quickly corrected it, and within 100 days, Van Vliet was promoted from regimental commander to corps commander like a rocket.
Of course, things were too far away on the battlefields of Europe, but Van Vliet also went to the Korean battlefield and was an important American general on the Korean battlefield. In August 1951, during the summer offensive launched by the U.S. Army against the Volunteer Army, when this cargo commanded the attack on the 983 heights, it consumed as many as 360,000 rounds of artillery shells in nine days alone. An average of 350 rounds per gun per day...... Unfortunately, the results of the war were not abundant, and the losses were very heavy, and he was finally transferred out of North Korea.
However, relative to his performance on the battlefield, Qin Wei paid the most attention to Van Vliet. But this guy lived to be 100 years old!
"Not a civil war? But as far as I know, Yunnan is Chinese territory. Moreover, the government in Yunnan is also under the command and leadership of the Chinese central government. "Van Vliet is now forty-eight. He didn't know that he had another 52 years to live, he only knew that he was not welcomed in China...... I almost couldn't even enter the observation group. Because some people above said that he was an alcoholic, it could damage the image of the American army. He was furious about this, and found his boss again, insisting on clarification, and then infiltrated the observation group. I thought I was so old. It is said that the military rank is also the highest level in the whole observation group, and at least it should be able to get a deputy head or something, but I didn't expect that the entire observation group was all over forty years old, not even thirty-nine. Not to mention the deputy commander, even the squad leader doesn't have his share. This made him feel a little relieved while he was depressed...... It's like a thirty-five-year-old doctor who doesn't want a twenty-five-year-old doctor to stay together, it's too depressing.
"Lieutenant Colonel, you're right, that's the situation in Yunnan. But now there is a problem," Qin Wei smiled, "The central government intends to concentrate the strength of the whole country against the Japanese, but Yunnan intends to protect itself...... There is a big rear, but they keep hundreds of thousands of troops and do not send them to the battlefield, what do you think we should do? β
"Is there no other way than war?" Clark asked.
"As I said, it's not war." Qin Wei smiled, "Or, you can think of this as a test for you...... We need to solve this problem in the shortest possible time. β
"We have an army group that can be 'mobilized', but you say it's just a 'problem'?" Weidemeyer smiled bitterly.
"Of course it's a problem." Qin Wei smiled and pointed to the map hanging on the wall, "There is a map here, and soon after, you can still see the sand table on the Yunnan border in the Ministry of Defense...... I need you to put an army in danger to someone in Yunnan Province and send the vast majority of his forces to defend his territory. However, there is a premise for this: you can only transfer troops, not use force! β
"You can't use force?" Li Qiwei asked.
βYESοΌβ Qin Wei nodded.
"That's really a problem." Van Vliet muttered.
"General Qin, if our opponent is replaced by a local warlord in Yunnan, then ...... What about the Japanese? They had three divisions preparing to attack Guangxi. Eisenhower asked suddenly.
"Ike," Qin Wei smiled as he looked at the most accomplished member of the Observation Group in the future, "You are the head of the Mission, and I have high hopes for you...... So, think about it. You know what hole cards we have. β
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"Bastard, bastardβ"
Long Yun was roaring.
Not long after he received a telegram from Yan Xishan, according to the news reported by Yan Lao Xi'er, Lao Jiang had already agreed to his conditions...... He originally thought that the matter would pass immediately, and he only needed to find a scapegoat by himself at that time, and let this person stand up for Long Shenbin and let those students get angry, and nothing would happen again. And in order to thank Yan Xishan for his help, he immediately sent 300,000 oceans over. Unexpectedly, it had only been half a day since the incident, and as soon as I breathed a sigh of relief, new information came: Guan Lin's expeditionary department was moving towards the border of Yunnan!
Guan Linzheng!
In the first phase of Huangpu, Lao Jiang's confidant and favorite general, after Hu Zongnan, the commander-in-chief of the second group army from the Huangpu Military Academy, one of He Yingqin's most valued students, had fought with the Japanese army many times along the Great Wall before the official outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, known as "Guan Meng". The Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Wuhan, and the Battle of Changsha all had outstanding performances. The 15th Group Army, with 250,000 troops, had the Battle of Guinan because the Japanese army wanted to invade and occupy Guinan last year. The national army suffered serious losses, so He Yingqin strongly recommended to Lao Jiang to enter the Guangxi border from Changsha to garrison to fill the gap in Guangxi's troops. Now, however, these 250,000 troops have "invaded" from Guangxi to Yunnan.
"Yan Lao Xi'er may not be lying. It didn't take Qin Wei a few hours to get from Kunming to Chongqing, and when he heard about the plane, he went to find Lao Jiang...... This guy's influence on Lao Jiang is not ordinary, maybe he persuaded Lao Jiang to change his mind again. "Little Kongming" Zhang Chong has long been unable to enter Longyuan Villa, and after Long Yun's "cleanup", there are not many old people around. Zhang Fengchun was one of the few people who could speak, and when he saw that Long Yun was angry because of Guan Lin's expedition to the west, he carefully comforted him.
"I don't care what happened to him Yan Xishan now, I just know that Lao Jiang wants to attack Yunnan. What now? Long Yun asked in a dark voice.
"If he is unkind, then I will be unjust!" The Dragon Rope Ancestor jumped up, "It's the opposite!" β
"Get out!" Long Yun directly picked up the telephone on the side and smashed it, "Anti-anti, anti-what?" What time is it? He Chiang Kai-shek can do it, but I can't do it, do you know the way? β
"Then wait for the one surnamed Jiang to call the one surnamed Qin?" The Dragon Rope Ancestor flashed the phone and airway.
"Send troops to block the surname Guan first." At this time, Long Rope Wu also lost the original wisdom bead in his hand. He never thought that Qin Wei would react so violently...... This is not at all in line with the style of a top officer. Two students on their own, worth such a big fight? Chiang Kai-shek too, aren't you really afraid that the time will be urgent, our surname Long's rebellion?
"How many people did Guan Lin recruit? Is there a number? Long Yun asked the adjutant who came to report the news.
"I don't know what to do, but according to the telegram, most of the 15th Army has moved, and it is indeed coming towards us." The adjutant replied.
"Pass my order and order all the troops to immediately go to the Yunnan-Guizhou border......"
"Chairman, the Yunnan-Guizhou border, as well as the Sichuan-Yunnan border, can't be relaxed!" Long Yu Lane beside Zhang Fengchun shouted.
"I know it." Long Yun sighed, and glanced at a few generals sitting in front of him again: "Don't stay here either." They went to guard the troops, so as not to know the road below, and the army's morale was unstable. If you really can't do it...... You just tell the people below that this is just Lao Jiang doing it, and the Central Army will not really fight it. β
"Guan Linzheng is a close confidant of Chiang Kai-shek and He Yingqin, and a fierce general in the Central Army. Dad, he moved, and Chongqing made up his mind. "Long Rope Ancestor didn't believe what Long Yun said. In his opinion, since Guan Linzheng has put on a posture, it means that Chongqing has made a plan. Otherwise, wouldn't an army group be playing around there without anything? The march is also very expensive.
"I was just angry. I know Jiang Zhongzheng, he won't let the Japanese see the joke at this time......" Long Yun grimaced: "In this situation, he is playing falsely nine times out of ten." As long as I put on a posture of not hesitating to fight, he will definitely not dare to come hard. β
"Dad, be careful of Qin Wei's air force! My gendarmerie regiment and the second independent regiment have to stay! Long Shenwu suddenly shouted.
"Your dad and I haven't been so old that I forgot about it!" Long Yun smiled coldly, "I'm not Ma Bufang!" The one surnamed Qin wants to repeat the trick on me? Dream! How can two regiments be enough? Kunming must leave at least one division! I'll see what tricks he can do for me. (To be continued......)