Chapter 305: Thorn Plum

The 500 trucks transporting the troops returned with a full load, most of the guns and ammunition, and were transported to Beiping to prepare the troops of the 29th Army, striving to replace the weapons of the 29th Army and reach a level comparable to that of the Japanese army in North China.

The rest, there is still a lot of gasoline and diesel, the preliminary estimate is that there are more than 1,000 barrels, all of which are transported to Huangya Cave, these materials, enough for the arsenal and automobile troops to consume for a while, Zhang Quan, who saw these things, was so happy that the wrinkles on his face bloomed, and commanded the logistics soldiers to sort the materials into categories.

All the belongings of the independent division are in Zhang Quan's mind, how much ocean and gold, how many guns and ammunition, how many military supplies, no difference, he is a man who is accustomed to careful calculations, has the most basic virtues of Chinese peasants, and he grinned happily when things came into the warehouse of the logistics department.

If he goes out to do something, he looks extremely painful, and all the troops come to the logistics department to extract supplies, weapons and ammunition, no matter when, let him stare at it with good eyes, for fear that any naughty soldier will waste a little something.

Because of this, all troops, from brigade commanders to ordinary soldiers, gave him a special nickname "Zhang Lao Li", Tang Qiuli only knew a rough idea of how much money he had now, but he was still a little stunned by Zhang Quan, every time he spent money, looking at Zhang Quan's painful appearance, Tang Qiuli had the feeling of scolding himself for being a loser.

No, he received a telegram from the division commander again, and it was still a matter of spending money, and according to the conversion of 10 million US dollars, he sent silver dollars and gold to Zhu Zixuan and Leddy in the United States, and increased the intensity of purchasing weapons and military materials, especially antiaircraft guns and antiaircraft machine guns, which were the most advanced in the United States.

Tang Qiuli sent another telegram to the old man Zhu Zixuan and Leddy, saying that the Suomi submachine guns produced must be delivered as soon as possible, and all the order requirements must be completed by the end of September, with an additional 20,000 units, and 100 "Sherman 3" tanks must be ordered from the US fire manufacturer, which is required to arrive at the end of 1936.

The current wealth of the independent division can only be described in two amazing words, it cannot be called a rich country, and it also accounted for half of the financial revenue of the government of the Republic of China at that time.

Tang Qiuli must now step up the pace of purchasing weapons and military supplies, as soon as the war in North China starts, all materials will be cut off, and they can only be captured from the Japanese to make up for a large amount of consumption, so how long can it last?

He is going to form a mechanized army, and the consumption of all kinds of materials is even more amazing, replenished from the country, don't even think about it, the domestic rotten bottom, he knows very well in his heart, even the matches are imported, and the kerosene for lighting the lamps is called foreign oil, and he must develop the oil field, otherwise, these tanks and cars are just a pile of scrap iron.

The Japanese army all evacuated near Wanping, and even the area occupied by the original mountain enter, the Japanese army also evacuated, Tashiro Wanichiro, is now a frightened bird, he is afraid that the original mountain into the troops, still here, Tang Qiu left the old trick again, and if he comes again, he is afraid that he will sell blood.

In this area, the threat to Beiping's only external passage is too great, Tang Qiuli will not let the imperial army get stuck in his throat, rather than taking the risk and reluctantly occupying it when his strength does not allow, why not let it be temporarily relinquished.

Waiting for the arrival of local reinforcements, even Pingjin is the emperor's ** team, not to mention a small Wanping City, there is a saying in China, "retreat is advance", in the future, the advance of the imperial army will be overwhelming, unstoppable, Tang Qiuli, waiting for me Tashiro Wanichiro to settle the account with you.

The weak Japanese soldier slowly shook past Tashiro like a ghost, and Harayama was carried over on a stretcher, and Tashiro didn't look at the former deputy chief of staff who was no longer human, and waved his hand to let the military doctor carry him away.

It was this stupid and arrogant guy who humiliated the entire North China garrison army and suffered heavy economic losses, and the intelligence department also issued a notice, and he reminded him many times that he must guard against Tang Qiuli's independent division, but this bastard didn't take it to heart at all, so he caused today's defeat.

Not only that, but it also affected the entire North China garrison army, and following him to drink gruel, my reputation was damaged, how should I live in the future? This guy is completely to blame, Tashiro has no sympathy and pity for Harayama Shin, and his heart is full of resentment.

Thinking of the days of the entire North China garrison army in the future, Tashiro was full of sorrow, and a few more gray hairs, looking at the position of the independent division troops opposite, Tashiro's face was gloomy and terrifying, and he gritted his teeth and swore a poisonous oath in his heart, I, Tashiro, will soon get it back with interest.

The Japanese army on the opposite side, within two days, was completely evacuated, Tang Qiuli ordered all units to return to their original combat positions, and the 258th Regiment sent two battalions to enter the original mountain troops, and the original occupied positions, and the original 258th Regiment defensive positions, forming a situation of mutual cooperation, jointly guarding the perimeter security of Wanping City.

He reported the result of the matter to Chairman Chiang in Nanjing, but the old man did not express surprise, as he seemed to know the result, and it seemed that he had another intelligence channel, so he only asked lightly in the telegram: "How much money do you get from the Japanese, and the central government will not be responsible for distributing the military expenses of the independent division in the future."

Tang Qiuli hurriedly reported truthfully, are you still afraid that money will bite your hand? He really suspected that the old man was going to extort bamboo and fight the autumn wind in his place, so he cried a lot, as if he couldn't eat tomorrow, and his pants were stacked with patches.

Chairman Jiang called back, just three words "I know", there is no follow-up, Tang Qiuli didn't pay attention to it, only that it doesn't matter what I want money.

After fighting with the old man, the Japanese army withdrew again, his mood relaxed, and he decided to return to Beiping tomorrow.

At night, Tang Qiuli slept soundly, and he was tired enough to fight with Tashiro for a while, and it was rare to have a good night's sleep.

In the early hours of the morning, the head of the special guard detachment hurriedly woke him up, and a telegram from Shen Jun, the director of the investigation department, woke him up from his sweet sleep, and the content of the telegram shocked him very much.

"The division commander is in a hurry, Mei Ting was assassinated on the way back to the apartment at about one o'clock this morning, her life is dying, and she is now in emergency treatment in Union Hospital, the murderer was killed by the guards on the spot, and the identity is being investigated, and the details will be reported later" This is the content of the telegram.

Tang Qiuli was stunned for a long time with the telegram, Mei Ting's delicate face appeared in front of him, not to mention how much he had a good impression of Mei Ting, as Tang Qiuli, who had an unforgettable love experience, also felt some of Mei Ting's thoughts.

Tang Qiuli didn't think about this aspect at all, Mei Ting's origin was like an invisible chasm, between the two of them, he just admired Mei Ting's work attitude and work ability, and regarded her as a very capable non-confidant subordinate.

However, why didn't she feel sleepy, and she was still a little flustered and anxious, Mei Ting's guards were personally arranged, as a soldier of the special guards, there could not be such an obvious mistake, what happened in the meantime?

What is the vulnerability? Or in the Pingjin Garrison Headquarters, the Japanese spies who were hidden and not dug up mastered Mei Ting's whereabouts, giving the assassins a chance to attack, Tang Qiuli is sure that it must be the hands of the Japanese, other forces, do not have such great courage and such great energy.

The night was very long, and the dawn of the sky was not seen for a long time, Tang Qiuli was pacing back and forth in the room anxiously, an important subordinate was stabbed, and the important personnel around him could become the target of the Japanese.

This time, the Japanese army in North China suffered such a big loss, and they did not dare to provoke a frontal conflict for the time being, and adopted the means of assassination to make a conspiracy to deal a blow to themselves, which was in line with the Japanese style of doing things, and all their whereabouts would definitely fall under the surveillance of the Japanese.

Thinking of the Japanese spy network that has been eliminated repeatedly, deep-rooted, and spread throughout North China, Tang Qiuli has a headache, what do you complain about? It was not the "Tanggu Agreement" written by the Nationalist Government that gave the Japanese the opportunity and time to take root.

Shen Jun sent a second telegram, "Mei Ting is still in the process of rescue, not out of danger yet, the body of the assassin who was killed has been transported back to the investigation department for further identification, and there is no clue yet." ”

Tang Qiuli immediately called back: "The assassination of Mei Ting, the news is tightly sealed, and it is not appropriate to take any action at present. ”

The East finally showed the dawn, Tang Qiuli said goodbye to Chen Chuan, the commander of the 258th Regiment, and Tian Erniu, the commander of the first battalion, and hurried back to Beiping with the guard brigade, accompanied by a cavalry brigade of the 29th Army.

Looking at the back of the army in the long run, Chen Chuan and Tian Erniu had a premonition that something serious must have happened, otherwise, the army commander would not have rushed back to Beiping in such a hurry, and only by doing his own things well was the best help to the army commander.

Peking Union Hospital, Tang Qiuli, Shanhu, and Shen Jun sat silently on the long chair in the operating room, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was depressed and dull.

Tang Qiuli rushed back to Beiping, it was already more than ten o'clock in the morning, he went directly to Union Hospital, where Shan Hu and Shen Jun were waiting for him, he was anxious to understand the situation, what worried him was that Mei Ting's operation had been carried out for nearly ten hours, and there was no sign of over.

Shen Jun's report restored the course of the incident, at about one o'clock in the morning today, Mei Ting finished the work at hand, and when she left the garrison headquarters, her guard soldiers were resting in the guard room, Mei Ting did not alarm them, and left alone.

According to the usual guard practice, at this time, at least six guards followed her, I don't know why, Mei Ting did not call the guards today, but chose to walk back to the apartment alone.

When he first arrived at the door of the apartment, he was suddenly attacked by four assassins, Mei Ting was shot three times, and the guards who found Director Mei going back alone immediately followed after him, that is, in less than five minutes, Mei Ting had fallen in a pool of blood.

The Guards soldiers immediately surrounded the Assassins, and after a fierce exchange of fire, all four Assassins were killed because there was no possibility of being captured alive, one Guards soldier was killed and four were wounded, and Mei Ting was sent to Union Hospital for first aid.

This is the whole story of the incident, Shen Jun stopped talking, and looked at the division commander Tang Qiuli with doubts in his eyes.

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