What happened in Renqiu is not an exaggeration to describe it as shocking. Although they were not at the scene, through Fan Xudong's narration, Liu, Hou, and Tie still felt the seriousness of the situation.

Among the three, Liu Dakai has obvious characteristics of Jianghu people, happy to enmity and hatred, dare to do and dare to speak, Fan Xudong didn't finish speaking, he said: "The Nanjing government and Zhang Zhen chose to come to such a scene at this time, because they are determined to put our student army to death!" Judging from the speed of their hands, this is a well-planned and well-prepared operation! I'm especially worried about the little chief, and I can see them in advance, they must have prepared a poisonous trick to deal with the military seat. It doesn't matter if something happens to our people, but if something happens to the military seat, there is really no hope for the student army. ”

What Liu Dakai said is exactly what everyone here has taken into account. Hou Debang said: "Renqiu can't have anything to do, Renqiu's oil field is too important for the future development of our army." The reason why the Japanese want to annex our country is because they are rushing for resources. If the Renqiu Oilfield falls into the hands of the Japanese, then with the level of Japanese science and technology, we will inevitably pay a greater price if we want to drive them out. ”

Fan Xudong said: "This is what I am most worried about. If Ren Qiu really fell into the hands of the Nanjing government, with the personality of Nanjing's man who was not good at foreign wars and was an expert in civil wars, then Ren Qiu would fall into the hands of the Japanese sooner or later. At that time, it will not only be the oil field, but also the pharmaceutical factory and the arsenal ......" He shook his head before he finished speaking, and he didn't dare to imagine it.

As an overseas Chinese who has spent time in the United States, Tie Linfei naturally has a clearer understanding of the power of science, and he added: "Not only arsenals, but also electronics factories cannot fall into the hands of the Japanese. The electronics industry is the foundation of the military high-tech industry, such as the electronic control system on fighter planes, as well as radar. I think it's time for us to act, regardless of the situation out there, otherwise the consequences will be dire if the situation gets out of control. ”

Fan Xudong looked at Liu Dakai and said, "Xiaoliu, you are the highest-ranking military commander of the Dingzhou base, hurry up and formulate a plan." Even if the day is about to destroy our army, we cannot give the Japanese a strong opportunity because we do not fulfill our responsibilities. I don't think we can let the key factories and mines fall into the hands of the Japanese even if they are destroyed. Otherwise, we will surely become sinners who harm the country and the nation. ”

Fan Xudong and Hou Debang, as experts in the economic field and the field of science and technology, have a political vision that is far higher than a military vision, and they see higher and farther, so everything they say and do starts from the big festival, thus ignoring a very important point - Ouyang Yun's safety.

This contradicts the starting point of Liu Dakai and Tie Linfei.

The latter is a firm advocate of ensuring Ouyang Yun's safety first, believing that things can be reproduced if they are gone, but they cannot be saved if they are gone. thinks that once Ouyang Yun has something, even if the student army can be kept thoroughly, it will inevitably become a stream in the long river of history because of the loss of his soul, and it will inevitably be lost due to the changes of environment and time.

After discussing with Tie Linfei, Liu Dakai decided to first use the garrison strength in the base to solve the Shanxi army that might threaten the take-off of the fighters, and then dispatch the fighters and use the paratroopers who had just been formed and had not yet conducted actual combat drills to try to rescue Ouyang Yun.

Paratroopers (that is, airborne troops) were the indispensable backbone of the modern army in Ouyang Yun's time, like Ouyang Yun himself, who could parachute. Therefore, although the current strength of the Cadet Army is not enough to build an airborne force, Ouyang Yun still took precautions and used bombers and some members of the original wolf's teeth to form an airborne force of about 20 people.

It is a matter of Ouyang Yun's life and death, and indirectly it is a matter of the survival of the Xuebing Army, Liu Dakai did not dare to take it lightly, and decided to personally lead the team to Bagua Pass.

Naturally, his decision was unanimously opposed by the other three, and it almost broke up unhappily in the end. Fortunately, Fan and Hou are both open-minded and generous, and Tie Linfei seems to be too qualified, so he still obeyed Liu Dakai's decision.

When Liu Dakai was about to get into the plane wearing the trap paratrooper equipment that Hou Debang personally participated in developing, Fan Xudong grabbed him and said: "Xiaoliu, I know that it is too late for Lu Dao to say these things now, but as far as I know Ouyang, he will definitely not approve of your actions." I know that this is a matter of faithfulness and faithfulness, but don't you feel it? A long time ago, Ouyang had been actively preparing to build the Scholar Army into a military force rather than a narrow warlord army. Xiaoliu, I hope that it is best for you to save Ouyang in this battle, if it is too late, don't be rash - it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, only if you are still alive, there is hope for everything! That's all, take care on your way! ”

Surrounding the Dingzhou base was a brigade of the security forces organized by Yan Xishan in the name of protecting the territory and the people.

For Yan Xishan, the historical evaluation is that he is the best at playing balance and being a tumbler in a complex political environment. However, he often walks by the river, how can he not get his shoes wet, and in the end, it is precisely because he overplayed his balance and failed to recognize the general trend, so he died of extreme illness in Taiwan.

For Yan Xishan, the Xuebing Army is undoubtedly an upstart. As far as he can remember, it seems that overnight, there lived such a neighbor next door - not to mention powerful, but also very rich. This, naturally, aroused his coveting. Of course, under the condition that there is no external disturbance and internal difficulties, he does not dare to show his fangs. Although Ouyang Yun, the leader of the Xuebing Army, was much younger than him, he was a tiger with an appetite no less than his, and this tiger even dared to bite the lion of the Japanese, let alone the princes on his side.

The relationship between the Xuebing military government and the Shanxi provincial government was actually not bad before this. On the one hand, it has something to do with Ouyang Yun's personality (neither keen on civil war); On the other hand, it stems from Ouyang Yun's understanding of Yan Xishan in history, thinking that Yan can still be united, so he has always been more friendly to his neighbor.

After the start of the Second Great Wall War of Resistance, Yan Xishan kept his troops in a state of readiness for the purpose of protecting himself. His original idea was to send troops to help his students. From a purely military point of view, I have to admit that Yan's vision is still very poisonous, and because of his understanding of the strength of the Cadet Army, he did not think that the Japanese could win from the beginning. His plan was to send troops when the student army showed a victorious posture, beat the water dogs, and establish a reputation for himself, while also making a good friendship with this "nouveau riche" neighbor, it was best to make the other party owe him a big favor.

However, what happened next was somewhat unexpected for him. First of all, the capital of the Nationalist Government was surrounded by the Japanese army, and then the Scholar Army quickly won successive victories and began to encircle and suppress the main force of the First Army in North China. Originally, according to his original plan, he was already going to send troops to the Great Wall, ready to fight the Japanese invaders with the Xuebing Army, but who knew that when he was about to fall the hammer, someone in Nanjing sent an envoy and invited him to sing a big drama with him. not only promised to give him a big stage, but also put a fragrant big cake as far as his eyes could see.

As for what kind of consensus the Nanjing government and Yan Xishan reached, because the parties were overly cautious, they did not leave much evidence, and it is impossible to verify it afterwards. However, from the various tacit actions of the two sides after that, it is not difficult to see that the Dingzhou base was promised to Yan.

However, it was said that Yan Xishan sent the brigade that "accepted" the Dingzhou base, and the commander-in-chief was a lieutenant general named Huang Zhengzhi. After Huang Zhengzhi entered Dingzhou quietly with one of his elite divisions, the officers and men of the department were immediately attracted by the prosperity of Dingzhou. is Huang Zhengzhi, who has seen a big scene, and after entering the city, he also felt: "His grandmother is a bear, why doesn't Lao Tzu know that this bird place in Hebei is so rich?" ”

Dingzhou's economy, since Ouyang Yun opened the base, has begun to develop vigorously because of the entry of a large number of merchants, and now although only half a year has passed, this old city has been renewed, not the same.

You must know that at this time, Beiping and Zhangjiakou are still fighting fiercely!

The prosperity presented in Dingzhou City greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of Huang Zhengzhi and others, and after taking over the city defense and disarming the Self-Defense Forces without bloodshed, Huang Zhengzhi personally led the most elite brigade of his department to quietly besiege the Dingzhou base, and then began to dream of yellow sorghum.

Dingzhou's city defense capacity was formed after Liu Dakai took office as the military commander of the base. Because he was busy with the affairs of the base at that time, Liu Dakai did not grasp it himself, but handed it over to Xie Changan, the head of the Dingzhou Security Regiment. Xie Changan may be a good security chief, but when he was put in charge of the construction of the Self-Defense Forces, Liu Dakai obviously chose the wrong person. This can be seen from Huang Zhengzhi's acceptance of Dingzhou almost without a single shot. Of course, Xie Changan has no credit and hard work, and it seems biased to say that he has not contributed to the security construction of the base at all. And one of his greatest contributions was to paralyze Huang Zhengzhi and other Yan generals, making them have a desire to despise the enemy. This can be heard from the conversation between Huang Zhengzhi and his adjutant after entering Dingzhou City - "Shizao, there are rumors outside how powerful the student army is, and I don't think it's very good?" ”

"Don't be underestimated! Well, it's not good, the weapons are quite advanced, but it's a pity that the quality of the soldiers is too poor, and we can't compare with those in Shanxi! ”

"Shizuo, you have achieved Dingzhou without bloodshed, and this time you have made great achievements for the chairman!"

"Ha Luha, it's too early to say this, wait to win the Dingzhou base, this is the real credit."

"There is a division out of the horse, is there a city in this world that cannot be attacked?"

"Ha Luha, Xiao An, you are getting better and better at talking!"

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Although the sycophants in Adjutant Zhidao's words were seriously exceeded, Huang Zhengzhi still inevitably had feelings for his enemies, which directly made him suffer in the later battles.