Chapter 236: Trust

Just when the Japanese army was fully returned and the Chinese army launched a counteroffensive, the second detachment finally returned to Fuzhou. When Lai Changwen returned, Dai Zong had already left with the selected personnel to return to Nanning, because of the reorganization of the troops, Lai Changwen came back so slowly, and the number of his second detachment was reduced.

Originally, there were four brigades of 6,000 people, Dai Zong took more than 1,000 people with him, and he only had more than 4,000 people left, which were organized into two brigades and four regiments of the 77th Division. Under the jurisdiction of the 154th Brigade and the 155th Brigade, the four regiments were only empty shelves, and there were not many officers and men, each regiment had only 1,000 men, and the strength of a division was only about 4,000 people.

The second detachment was officially transformed into the 77th Division, and the reorganization was completed. Xue Ru was in Nanning, secretly directing what these people should do, and at the same time paying attention to the battle situation in the direction of Nanchang. The Snow Fox Corps no longer exists, and Xue Ru's Snow Fox Headquarters brand has also been replaced with "Guangxi Provincial Camp Office"

At this time, it was Guo Jingchu who was sitting in front of Xue Ru, who did not go to Hunan to take over the two divisions, but came directly to Nanning.

Xue Ru smiled: "Commander Guo doesn't have to be like this, right?" ”

Guo Jingchu also smiled: "Director Xue, there is no need to talk about this between us, Commander Song understands what is going on." You can propose this time, Guo is very grateful. Commander Song was no longer the commander of the army, and the position of commander of the 34th Group Army was also handed over, and he entered the military training department as chief of staff. So I've been idle, and when I came, Commander Song said let me ask you, what the new Ninth Army is going to do. ”

When Xue Ru knew that Lao Chiang did this, he was not quite sure what Chiang Kai-shek meant, because this situation did not exist in history. Now that history is getting farther and farther away from the original track, Xue Ru is a little confused and has lost the advantage of being a prophet. Everything can only be analyzed and judged by herself, so she contacted Song Xilian to find out why?

Song Xilian didn't say anything, the telegram just told Xue Ru a few words: "Shijun should be sincere, and when he is the Lord, he should trust, although he is strong, he does not betray the Lord, and although he is far away, he does not doubt that he belongs."

After watching it for a long time, Xue Ru, who was not too proficient in ancient Chinese and Chinese, figured out that Song Xilian told Xue Ru that when deciding who to respect as the king, he should be loyal to him, since he took refuge in Chiang Kai-shek, he must be loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, and be half-hearted for the taboo of his courtiers, and only loyalty can be reused. If you are the lord, you must have absolute trust in your courtiers, although you are very strong, do not think of betraying the monarch, when you are the monarch, although the courtiers are far away from you, do not doubt the ministers.

These few words are to tell Xue Ru that although you are very capable, do not betray Chiang Kai-shek, although your subordinates are now independent division commanders, and the troops are far away from you, do not doubt their loyalty, only in this way can you go far and become strong with support.

When Xue Ru understood the meaning of these four sentences, although he didn't agree with it, he was still very grateful. Unexpectedly, in addition to Xue Yue, who cared about himself, there was also Song Xilian. This military commander, who always jokes with himself, opens his mouth and closes his mouth, and is a little squint, is also a person who helps himself. He even told Xue Ru that although the first and second detachments left Snow Fox and became the New Ninth Army, they were not under the command of Xue Ru, but don't doubt the loyalty of Liu Yuanshan and Lai Changwen.

Guo Jingchu did not directly take over the troops, but came to see Xue Ru, indirectly saying that the New Ninth Army was still Xue Ru's troops, no matter what he became.

This made Xue Ru's heart full of gratitude, people are different, and she finally understood why Song Xilian, who was called the Eagle Dog General by many people, was called the Eagle Dog.

Before this, Xue Ru had never understood why a Kuomintang general, a loyal member of Chiang Kai-shek, could be trusted by the CCP and be praised by the CCP for leaving the mainland to go to the United States. Once Song Xilian chose Chiang Kai-shek, he was completely loyal to the Kuomintang. When he was captured, since he was no longer a Kuomintang, he was absolutely loyal to the CCP.

It is his words that once the Lord is faithful, he will not be half-hearted. Such a person will be valued at any time, talented, and brainy! ，

Xue Ru is not Song Xilian, she won't do exactly the same as him, but she also admits that people are right.

Xue Ru is not loyal to a certain party or someone, she is loyal to this country and nation, so she will never betray anyone, and she will do her best. In this case, why did she still suspect Liu Yuanshan and Lai Changwen? As long as they are loyal to this country, resist Japan and kill the enemy, and be loyal to this nation, it doesn't matter what kind of army they are, whether they are the national army or the communist army.

is open-minded, so when facing Guo Jingchu, he said that he didn't have to be like this. Guo Jingchu can become Song Xilian's deputy, friend, of course, is the same kind of person. It is the law that people divide things into groups and gather like them. After listening to Guo Jingchu's words, he said: "Commander Guo, don't call me any director, you should understand why?" ”

Guo Jingchu smiled: "Okay then!" I'll be the same as Liu Yuanshan and them, let's call you Miss Xue. ”

Of course, Xue Ru would not object, because this was the internal name of Snow Fox. No matter what position Xue Ru has, they will always call her Miss, which is a kind of title for their own people, and Guo Jingchu saying this is equivalent to admitting that he is also a Snow Fox.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, Xue Ru was no longer polite, his own people don't need to be polite, it is hypocritical to say more. He also said: "The new Ninth Army is like the fourth theater, how to mobilize Commander Zhang, obey the order!" However, there is one point, the 77th Division is only a detachment of 6,000 people, and most of the original troops of the 73rd Division will not return to their hearts, and they will also be returned to the original Guangxi army, so the strength of the 73rd Division is also insufficient. Report the situation to the Theater Command, saying that the New Ninth Army needs to be corrected and replenished in order to fight. ”

Guo Jingchu nodded: "I understand, does Miss have any other orders?" ”

Xue Ru shook his head and said, "No, the snow fox is a unit of the Anti-Japanese War, and it will not contradict the combat orders of the war zone and the military committee." However, Snow Fox focuses on tactical use and strategic maneuver on the battlefield, and does not fight to the death. Although Li Wenxiu has a level of tactics, she does not have the decisive character of a soldier, and I sent her to you in the hope that it can help you. You can also exercise her, do you think it's okay? ”

"Thank you, Miss," Guo Jingchu said. He knew that Li Wenxiu was brought up by Xue Ru, and he was also very level, not bad in terms of tactics and strategy, and he thought that Xue Ru still trusted Li Wenxiu. nodded and said, "I understand, I will discuss with her and jointly command the New Ninth Army." ”

Actually, Xue Ru didn't mean that, but she didn't explain it, and she knew it after a long time. I will see people's hearts for a long time!

Li Wenxiu became director of the Political Department of the New Ninth Army, in charge of the ideological and political work of the New Ninth Army, which was more suitable for Li Wenxiu's character.

Guo Jingchu returned to Liuzhou, and when he arrived in Liuzhou, he received Zhang Fakui's order that the New Ninth Army retreated to Liuzhou to rest, replenish its troops and wait for orders, and the direct command was transferred to the Hunan-Guizhou-Guizhou Border Region Command.

When he saw the commander-in-chief of the Hunan-Guizhou-Guizhou border region, Xue Ru smiled, because the commander-in-chief was the famous commander Tang Enbo Tang in later generations, and he was also Chiang Kai-shek's descendant. At this time, the headquarters was in Guilin, commanding the 97th, 98th, and 29th armies, and now there is a new Ninth Army.

Xue Ru has never figured out why the number is the New Ninth Army, and the army number is made up in order, she knows who the New First Army is, and she also knows the New Fourth Army, since this army is organized into the New Ninth Army, why haven't the other armies heard of it? Later generations rarely mentioned it. Knowing that the New First Army is Sun Liren, the New Sixth Army is Liao Yaoxiang, and the New Fourth Army is Ye Ting, but it seems that the New First Army was only available when the Expeditionary Force, and the New Sixth Army only appeared during the Civil War, but the New Fourth Army came out in three or seven years, and the New Ninth Army appeared at this time, Xue Ru really couldn't understand how these numbers came out.

Whether she appeared and made history different, she didn't know. I didn't think about these anymore, I was relieved to know that the Japanese army had withdrawn, and after telegraphing Xue Yue of my thoughts, I no longer thought about these, and began to devote myself to the administrative handling of Guangxi, and seek his own government in his position!

Xue Yue deserved to be a famous general, and seized the fighter plane to counterattack. Xue Ru used suspicious tactics to let the two divisions and the second detachment of victory clean up the Japanese troops around Nanchang, so that Okamura Ningji made a mistake in judgment, worried that Nanchang would be lost and the back road would be cut off, so he ordered the two divisions to retreat and clear the occupied area.

The remaining 33rd Division had no choice but to retreat, and the Nationalist Army no longer worried about the Changsha problem, and launched a major counteroffensive, not only recapturing the defensive line occupied by the Japanese army, but also recapturing the lost Wuning, Yongxiu, and Xiushui areas, and completely controlling the defense line of Jiuling Mountain, Mufu Mountain, and Wugong Mountain.

At Yongxiu, Xinfeng, Gao'an, Fengcheng, Fuzhou, Jinxian, Gexian, and Shangrao, the Japanese army could only communicate through De'an, Jiujiang, and Wuhan to maintain the Yangtze River channel. The Nationalist army completely cut off the possibility of the Japanese army attacking in the direction of Changsha and Hunan. This was the first victory in the defense of Japan by all the national armies since the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 37 years.

When the battle ended, the rear was full of celebration, and people finally saw the hope of victory in the War of Resistance. The Japanese army is no longer as arrogant as it was before the war, and the myth of attacking everything and winning the war has been shattered. The Military Council issued a general order to commend the subordinate units of the Ninth Theater.

The second detachment completely annihilated the 13th mixed brigade of the Japanese army and killed Major General Naragawa of the Japanese army. Dai Zong and Lai Changwen became famous and were officially promoted to major generals of the national army. Xue Ru again formed the Snow Fox Brigade in Nanning, and Lai Changwen became the commander of the 77th Division.

Li Wenxiu, former chief of staff of Xuehu, was promoted to major general and served as chief of staff of the New Ninth Army, and Guo Jingchu was appointed commander of the New Ninth Army with the rank of major general and lieutenant general, with jurisdiction over the 73rd Division and the 77th Division stationed in Liuzhou, which were subsumed into the General Headquarters of the Hunan-Guizhou-Guizhou Border Region.

Just when these news were flying all over the sky, Xue Ru became the hero behind the scenes. Because of the Nanchang offensive and defensive battles, the defense of Changsha was commanded by Xue Yue, and there was no matter of Xue Ru. But several army commanders and Xue Yue in the Ninth War Zone understood that the plan for this battle came from Xue Ru's hands.

The director of the Guangxi camp is actually a general at the same level as the commander of the theater of operations. Just when many reporters wanted to meet Xue Ru, she was forming a new Snow Fox Brigade in Nanning, which was Xue Ru's core force, almost including the core strength of Snow Fox.

As a military organ such as a battalion, if it replaces the command of the theater, in fact, the power is not small, and it can be regarded as the first person in Guangxi's military and political affairs. It turned out that this position was held by Bai Chongxi, and at this time it became Xue Ru's. But I don't know why, the Guangxi provincial government and the mayor of Nanning rarely see Xue Ru.

She didn't interfere too much in the local area, so that Bai Suyun, the governor of Guangxi, was very relieved. He didn't know how to face Xue Ru, and he wouldn't know how to reply to Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, Xue Ru didn't participate in these things, which made Bai Suyun feel a lot more at ease.

Militarily, the troops in the Xiguang region were under the command of Zhang Fakui of the Fourth Theater, and the local government affairs were under the provincial government and regional commissioners. Some of Xue Ru's requests were responded to, and they were all agreed.

Xue Ru has his own ideas, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi have been running Guangxi for many years, and it is very difficult for them to seize power, and it is not possible to do it in a short time. Besides, she has no intention of doing these things, mainly because Xue Ru does not have the idea of becoming a warlord, nor does she want to become the head of the administration of a party.

Two special people came back from her office, one was Taylor John who came back from England, and the other was Zhang Donglin. After the two completed this transaction, they returned to China and arrived in Nanning. I admire Xue Ru very much for being able to open Haiphong Port from Vietnam and open the passage from Lang Son to Nanning.

Taylor was a little dissatisfied: "Miss Xue, I am British, but the weapons and ammunition you purchased this time are indeed American, which makes it very difficult for me to explain to my family." The weapons of the British Empire were no worse than those of the United States, so why not buy ours? ”

Xue Ru smiled: "Mr. Taylor, Britain is facing the threat of Germany, and I'm afraid that there are not enough weapons for itself, right?" You, Prime Minister Chamberlain, are building and expanding the army to prepare for the war you are facing, and you don't know if you will have to buy weapons in the future, and do you have the ability to export them? ”

Taylor looked at Xue Ru with strange eyes: "Miss Xue, I really believe that they say that you are a witch, and you even know this." ”

Xue Ru laughed angrily, and even the witch came out. He said, "Since you know that I am a witch, you should believe my prophecy." Let your family prepare well, stock up on supplies, and within a year Britain will be faced with an unprecedented war, and that is when your family will rise. ”

Taylor was a little dizzy, Britain and France were declaring war on Germany, but the war was still far from the British Isles, he didn't know how much Xue Ru said was accurate, but if Britain was involved in a full-scale war, it would be an opportunity for the family. Some people didn't believe it, and said, "What you said is true?" ”

Xue Ru smiled indifferently: "Believe it or not, it's best to maintain a relationship with our Mr. Zhang, and when the time comes, you will find that Snow Fox can be of great help to you." ”

Taylor didn't know how Snow Fox could help the British, but Xue Ru was so sure that he would not argue with any doubts.

Zhang Donglin asked: "I heard Sun Zheng say that there is not much pressure on the French side to oppose it, what do we need next?" And a part of the money? ”

Xue Ru knew that the money to extort from the Japanese army was not much, because this time it was all light weapons, and there was less than 3,000 people left in the snow fox, so he said: "I will arrange for the weapons to be brought back, and you will immediately go to the Snow Wolf Cottage in Vietnam to assist Qiao Han and Xiao Yong in managing the place, expanding their influence, developing their forces, and the target control is northern Vietnam and establishing our base area." ”

Zhang Donglin asked worriedly, "Is Xiao Yong still reliable?" ”

Xue Ru remembered Song Xilian's words and said, "Don't worry, I believe him." ”

Although Xue Ru said this, Zhang Donglin saw the trace of sadness in Xue Ru's eyes, nodded and said, "I'll leave immediately." ”