Chapter 233: Garrison Commander

All the senior officers, after saluting Tang Qiuli in turn, sat quietly in their chairs and looked at him, with gratitude and appreciation in their eyes, this young lieutenant general, as bright as the sun, gave them the feeling of a spring breeze.

Accustomed to seeing the faces of those central officials, and getting along with Tang Qiuli for a short time, they can relax and get great gains, especially when they heard about him and the way to deal with the Japanese consul, these officers couldn't help but smile when they thought about it.

With such a chief, you will never be angry with the little devil again, and this alone is worthy of everyone's trust and respect.

Tang Qiuli smiled as bright as the sun under everyone's eager gaze, and this smile swept through their hearts like a spring breeze.

"Commanders, Qiu Li knows that the equipment level of our troops is relatively low, and many soldiers still use rifles made in the late Qing Dynasty, and even some troops are not even equipped with rifles, so they can only let soldiers use broadswords, which also just exercises the brave spirit of the soldiers."

This is Tang Qiuli's sincere words, there is absolutely no ridicule, the troops who can use the cold weapon of the broadsword and dare to play with the Japanese devils are themselves a spirit that is not afraid of death, and the broadsword team of the 29th Army is indeed famous for the little devils.

The "March of the Broadsword", which is famous for the national anti-Japanese battlefield, is based on the broadsword team of the 29th Army, and whenever he hears the song "The Broadsword Cuts Off the Heads of the Devils", Tang Qiuli has an alternative feeling of blood.

For such troops, such soldiers, no one is qualified to mock and despise them, any bit of disrespect is blasphemy against the heroic spirit of the anti-Japanese army, in Tang Qiuli's heart, there is only respect and high respect

Hearing this, the officers present lowered their heads in shame, Tang Qiuli was telling the truth, these officers could only complain about their own lives, who let us not be Chairman Jiang's descendants, equipment and supplies, never our share

Not to mention that it is not as good as your independent division, it is the new darling of Nanjing, as soon as it arrived in North China, all of them changed their clothes, and the 29th Army picked up the rags you threw down, as if they were treasures, and the hearts of these officers who led the troops to fight could not help but feel a little sour.

In all fairness, the equipment replaced by the independent division is very good, but the soldiers are not used to some types of Japanese-style equipment, such as light machine guns, and the crooked handle is not as easy to use as the Czech style.

Based on these factors, Tang Qiuli wanted to change this situation, the spirit of the broadsword would always be preserved, but he could no longer let the soldiers who used the broadsword face the devil's bullets, in that case, Tang Qiuli's heart would bleed.

"However, we can't let the flesh and blood of our soldiers face the bullets of the Japanese invaders, the independent division still has some idle equipment, which can be equipped to all units of our 29th Army free of charge, if you don't dislike it, it can be transported to Beiping in the near future, and it will be equipped to the troops as much as possible."

After Tang Qiuli finished speaking, he looked at everyone with a smile on his face, without the slightest hint of charity.

All the officers, including Song Zheyuan, were a little shocked, and what happened today gave them too much impact, first Tang Qiuli was suddenly appointed deputy commander, and then the troops of the independent division were not allowed to enter the two rich places of Beiping and Tianjin, and now, they had to provide equipment to the 29th Army free of charge.

You must know that the 29th Army has nothing to do with him, and even his friends are reluctant, after all, they just met, not to mention, when the independent division changed its outfit in Zhuozhou last time, it had already left a lot for the 29th Army.

The heads of the officers are a little unable to turn in circles, guns have always been the lifeblood of all troops, the one who is willing to take them out to others, General Tang, who are you a saint, why are you so righteous?

Seeing these officers like this, Tang Qiuli knew that the impact on them was too great, so he had to ask: "Do you have any opinions?" ”

These officers woke up like a big dream, and they agreed again and again, such a good thing, that opposition, and they are not fools and nerds

Tang Qiuli turned his head to Zhao Yuhe and said, "Director Zhao, you can report the list of equipment that the independent division can take out to everyone here."

Before Zhao Yuhe came to Beiping, he had received an order from the division commander, he had already prepared, he stood up, and won a burst of admiration from everyone, Tang Division's subordinates are all young and handsome officers, this Director Zhao, who is no more than twenty-five years old, is the rank of colonel, in the twenty-ninth army, at this age, it is very good to be a captain.

Zhao Yuhe stood up and saluted, clean and neat, and his movements were chic and beautiful, which was pleasing to the eyes of all the officers.

"Report to the division commander, the number of idle equipment in the independent division is as follows: Type 38 rifles, 17,000 pieces, crooked handle light machine guns, 480 pieces, Type 92 heavy machine guns, 190 pieces, 60 mortars, 120 pieces, Type 92 infantry guns, 80 pieces, 75 mm caliber mountain guns, 60 pieces, in addition, 2 million rounds of bullets and shells of various types, 6,000 Japanese grenades, report completed"

The officers of the 29th Army were completely overwhelmed, what is the meaning of wealth, what is the meaning of a big family, look at the people, equipped with more than 80,000 men and horses, and there are still so many idle, just those artillery pieces are enough for the 29th Army to set up an artillery brigade

These officers all felt a little ashamed of their narrow thinking just now, they lacked nothing, they didn't come to grab territory, they really fought devils, and they really helped our 29th Army.

In front of these officers, Tang Qiuli dictated an order to Zhao Yuhe: "Immediately send a telegram to Zhang Quan, the chief of the logistics department, first, take out two-thirds of all the idle equipment and all the idle ammunition and transport it to Beiping as quickly as possible; second, order the logistics department to deliver this batch of equipment and ammunition within 15 days." ”

"Send a telegram to Deputy Division Commander Liu that the transport team needs to be escorted by heavy troops, and order Li Honggang's only brigade, Tang Qiuquan's first and second brigades of special detachments, and Liu Chun's first and second regiments of the first cavalry brigade to escort the transport team to Beiping, led by chief of staff Feng Jiwu."

Tang Qiuli has his considerations, and the little devil has an all-out war, it is inevitable, the independent division and the 29th Army will have to face hundreds of thousands of well-equipped, extremely vicious enemies, with the strength of the independent division alone, it will be very difficult, with the help of the 29th Army, the chance of victory will be greater, helping the 29th Army is to help yourself.

It's a pity that in the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, many ** generals couldn't understand this, didn't understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth, blindly preserved their strength, and sat back and watched their friendly forces be wiped out or exhausted, especially the miscellaneous armies and local powerful factions, and were broken by the Japanese army, which was also the result of Chairman Chiang's strategy of killing people with a knife.

At this point, Tang Qiuli admired the devil very much, he was attacked at all, and the rest of the departments, desperately rescued, swarmed, and there was no way to preserve his strength.

Therefore, on the land of China, the devils, as long as they build a pigsty-sized turret, they can control a large area, and the lack of heavy weapons for the squadron is a factor, and the decisive factor is the overall consciousness of the Japanese army and the spirit of desperate rescue.

Zhao Yuhe went out to send a telegram, these officers were so happy that they were talking nonsense, with these equipment, the strength of the 29th Army will undergo a qualitative change, especially Deputy Commander Tang, who is also equipped with so much ammunition, I really want to fight with the little devil now.

Song Zheyuan was even more excited with tears in his eyes, took Tang Qiuli's hand, nodded again and again, but couldn't say a word, he really didn't know how to express his current mood, thank you That's polite, the help to the 29th Army is not a thank you can be expressed, because the arrival of this young man, the fate of the 29th Army and himself will be fundamentally changed.

Since Yu Xuezhong's transfer away, he has been like a lonely night walker in the night of the tiger and wolf, trembling at every step, his whole body is on guard, he does not dare to relax in the slightest, and he is physically and mentally exhausted

He loudly quieted these officers, who were in a state of extreme excitement, and announced another appointment: "Deputy commander of the 29th Army, commander of the independent division, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuli, assumed the post of commander of the Pingjin Garrison Command. ”

Because this is a matter within his purview, he does not need to report to the Nanjing Government and the Military Commission for approval, and he can be appointed directly.

This time, all the officers did not express any objections, and expressed their welcome to Tang Qiuli to take up this post with warm applause.

Tang Qiuli was another accident, today, Tang Qiuli was surprised by no less than these officers of the 29th Army, the commander of the Pingjin garrison, but an important position, completely controlling the military defense and social order in the Pingjin area, in the current situation, it is definitely a department with real power.

This means that in addition to Song Zheyuan, he is the No. 2 person in Pingjin and even North China, and he is an absolute powerful faction, and he sits in this position, I don't know how the Japanese will feel, and with his bitter hatred for himself, he exerts pressure on Song Zheyuan to ask for the removal of that is certain, after all, he sits in this position, and it is absolutely unfavorable for the Japanese.

I don't know what Chairman Jiang of Nanjing will think, he is uncomfortable and even has a lot of suspicions, that's for sure, the old man is a suspicious person, he won't think that he is completely and fell into Song Zheyuan's arms, right?

The Japanese don't care about him, they didn't want the devils to occupy North China comfortably, where is the old man, but be careful, don't let He Yingqin and his ilk stumble behind their backs, and at the end of the year, the Xi'an Incident broke out, and it will be clear that if you treat Little Japan in any way, there will be no trouble from within.

Song Zheyuan also announced the last decision, in order to welcome Deputy Army Commander Tang to Beiping to perform his duties, at 7 o'clock tonight, a grand welcome reception will be held at the Yanjing Hotel, at which time celebrities from all walks of life in Pingjin will attend

(To be continued)