Chapter 754: The Response of the State Government

The two major battles that broke out in the north, the Battle of Shanhaiguan in the northeast and western Liaoxi, ended with the loss of more than 270,000 soldiers of the Kwantung Army in the south, the death of several general-level officers, and the occupation of Liaoxi and East Méng by independent divisions, and the Tianjin Campaign in North China, which ended with the defeat of Tianjin Mén, the last heavy army group of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army, the defeat of Tianjin Mén, the defeat of 250,000 troops and the defeat of the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula in the northeast, the loss of the occupied land in North China, and the complete recovery of North China by Tang Qiuli's independent division.

Tang Qiuli led the North China Independent Division, on the first anniversary of the July 7 Incident, the news of the recovery of the entire territory of North China came out, the whole country rejoiced, since the signing of the "Tanggu Agreement", North China has become a springboard for the Japanese to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains and the Jiangnan region, and the first battle of Tianjin, the footsteps of the Japanese back to the Northeast, this is an unprecedented feat.

Chairman Chiang, who was far away in Chongqing, saw Tang Qiuli's war report from Tianjin, and looked at the newspapers on the table, all of which reported the news of the recovery of North China by the North China Independent Division, and said to the staff and senior generals sitting around him: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of this matter? The staff and senior generals did not know the essentials, and they looked at each other, not knowing how to answer Chairman Chiang's abrupt question.

The unbearable silence, the depressed and frozen air, shows the complex psychology of everyone, especially Chairman Jiang, who is even more complicated, in fact, he did not expect these staff and senior generals to give him a satisfactory answer, after this battle, Tang Qiuli's position in the hearts of the people is even more unbreakable, and his prestige far exceeds his own, compared to himself who is hiding in Chongqing, the southwest of China, the light is getting dimmed, Tang Qiuli is more like a rising sun.

After being silent for a long time, Chairman Jiang waved his hand wordlessly, signaling everyone to leave, looking at the people walking out, he sighed and said to himself: "After that, the north will be all to this person" rushed back to Chongqing to report on the former enemy headquarters, Zhang Qun, secretary general of the Nanjing camp, keenly captured this sentence, the muscles on his face couldn't help but beat, and the light flashed in his eyes.

Hurriedly pulled the sleeve of Chen Cheng, chief of staff of the Nanjing camp, who came back to report on his work, and the two deliberately slowed down, Chairman Jiang raised his head, saw that the two had not left, and asked strangely: "Brother Yue Jun, Cixiu, is there anything else?" Before the two could answer, Yang Yongtaijin, secretary general of the Military Affairs Committee, and Gu Zhutong, who was then the head of the Military Command Department of the Military Commission, also came in from outside the mén, and when they saw Zhang and Chen, they were stunned for a moment, and they suddenly came to their senses.

Seeing them come back one after another, Chairman Chiang already understood their intentions, and couldn't help but be moved, the fire in his eyes flashed, and then dimmed, motioning for a few people to sit down.

It was Yang Yongtai who spoke first: "Chairman of the Committee, the North China Independent Division reconquest of North China, the state government and the Military Commission still have to have an attitude, please instruct, the people below, there is a scale, fait accompli, the central government has no voice, it is not good after all" Yang Yongtai said the truth, Tang Qiuli is the vice chairman of the Military Commission, and he is also the wartime commander who commands the whole team, and the recovery of North China is a matter of duty and responsibility.

Tang Qiuli won the battle, that is, the victory of the national government, it is logical, but a few people here, including Chairman Jiang, have mixed feelings in their hearts, and it is indescribably awkward, this victory, if it is fought by Chen Cheng or Gu Zhutong, even if it is fought by another person other than Tang Qiuli, Chairman Jiang can allocate special funds for vigorous publicity, but Tang Qiuli's victory is not very suitable for the appetite of several people, to put it bluntly, after this battle, Tang Qiuli's position in the Republic of China is unshakable, It is also highly likely that he will replace the old man.

Chairman Jiang thought for a while, and said to Yang Yongtai: "Xianqing, you are fully responsible for this matter, say hello to the Propaganda Department and the Central News Agency, don't set the tone too high, don't set too low, so as not to make foreigners laugh, as for the non-governmental media, can't keep their mouths shut, let them go" Yang Yongtai nodded knowingly, with the frame given by Chairman Jiang, the rest of the things are easy to do, he also mō the old man's thoughts, sour with jealousy, as well as deep jealousy, and a trace of indescribable powerlessness.

After the article that needs to be done in the official face is finished, the room fell silent again, everyone knows that this is not the main problem, but they all feel that they can't start, Chen Cheng couldn't bear it, stood up and said: "Chairman, the student has a plan, in view of the current end of the war in North China, there is no large-scale attack by the Japanese army, and the Sino-Japanese war has ended, can the former enemy command of the Military Commission be revoked in Nanjing, and the military command of the whole country will be retaken into the ownership of the Military Commission?" ”

Chen Cheng's construction is a bit too red, and the Nanjing camp has not officially started operation, and it will be revoked, obviously in order to restrict or deprive Tang Qiuli of the command of all affairs, the intention is too obvious, and when this word spreads, the whole country will inevitably be in an uproar, and there will be a voice of accusation, and Chairman Jiang, who has gradually dimmed his light, will be pushed to the tip of the wind and become the focus of accusations.

Besides, the Northeast is still in the hands of the Japanese, the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan, and the Japanese still have hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Gu Zhutong obviously supported Chen Cheng's construction, set up a camp for a former enemy commander, and deprived most of the full strength of the Military Commission, and he, the military command department, was reduced to the executive department, and for Gu Zhutong, who was used to giving orders, he couldn't swallow this breath.

Yang Yongtai and Zhang ** changed their eyes, and both shook their heads secretly, this is not Lao Cheng's words to seek the country, it seems a little brave and ruthless, and petty childishness, you have revoked the former enemy commander's camp, and Tang Qiuli will not be able to cause any loss and damage at all, the north is still his world, that is, by virtue of the identity of the vice chairman of the Military Commission, he set foot in the area of Nanning, Shanghai and Hangzhou, which is also justifiable, if the Japanese reopen the war in Songhu again, he will lead his troops into the Songhu area, it is even more logical, and he can't stop it.

Zhang Yang and the others, both of whom are old and sophisticated, are accustomed to the changes of the situation, of course, they will not immediately refute Chen Cheng's construction, besides, the starting point is good, Chairman Jiang coughed lightly, and said: "Resigning, although the construction is good, it is inevitable that it is too hasty, and the reason is untenable, so let's discuss a practical solution," This is tantamount to denying Chen Cheng's construction, Chen Cheng didn't care, and sat down calmly.

Chen Cheng, nicknamed "Chen Little Ghost", has eaten through the old man's thoughts, and is most taboo about civil officials and martial arts, and military attachés like literature, thinking that this is not doing their job, putting on a martial artist's rectum, taking the lead, and appearing to be very daring to take responsibility, naturally won the jackpot, although Jian yì was denied, he got a good impression, and naturally there were more advantages and fewer disadvantages.

Chairman Chiang discussed with the four most confidants for a long time, but there was no very good way, which could not deny the fact that North China had been included in Tang Qiuli's sphere of influence, nor could he erase his achievements in beating the Japanese out of North China.

On the political stage, the Kuomintang Central Committee for the Special Situation Handling Committee was set up to deal with the affairs of the government's foreign wars, and Tang Qiuli was of course excluded from this committee for the reason that he was in charge of military command and was responsible for the war against Japan.

Economically, finance and taxation are uniformly allocated by the central government, and all provinces are not allowed to withhold taxes by themselves, and after they are uniformly handed over to the central treasury, they will be returned to the allocation, and no money will be used to raise soldiers, this is the truth that three-year-old children know, and blocking Tang Qiuli's economic source is equivalent to indirectly restricting the economic lifeline of the North China Independent Division to continue to develop and expand its strength.

This economic plan is very powerful, Tang Qiu left all the provinces of northern China, and set foot in the ancient region of Inner Méng, in the local tax revenue, accounting for a large proportion, the local government has no right to use the tax revenue, which is equivalent to putting the wallet into the hands of others, and their own money has to be begged from others, but Chairman Chiang and his think tanks have ignored an important point.

The development experience of the North China Independent Division, except for the equipment provided by Chairman Chiang when it first entered the customs, the rest of the troops grew and developed, and Tang Qiuli did not use a penny of the central government at all, including the three battles of Songhu, Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps, which relied on long-distance transportation from the Huangya Dòng base to ensure the materials, ammunition, and supplies.

What Tang Qiuli is seeing now is a congratulatory telegram sent from Chongqing in the personal name of Chairman Chiang to congratulate the ** troops on the recovery of North China, and the content of the congratulatory message is as follows: "General Qiuli, vice chairman of the Tang Committee on the Tianjin Front and former director of the enemy headquarters, is very happy to hear that your unit has recovered the territory of North China and inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army. ”

The tone was polite and relatively cold, there were no words too much, Tang Qiuli seemed to smell a strong sour smell in the telegram, the old man felt uncomfortable, seeing that he had achieved a great victory in North China, and the land he had lost in his hands had been recovered by himself, and his strength was even stronger, threatening his throne, he was both jealous and guarded, and he was helpless, and he had to do it on the surface, and it was really difficult for him.

The Central News Agency's report on the recovery of North China's territory had a large headline on the front page, and a press was added, and the content made him laugh, shaking his head and sighing.