Chapter 40: The Sorrows of the Mountain City
Chongqing, Huangshan Residence
More than a month has passed since the battle of Laojun Mountain, and it seems that the limelight of this matter is almost over, but under the increasingly calm surface, all parties are moving, as if now, the Huangshan Mansion in the middle of the night is still brightly lit, and in the huge living room, a man in a Mao suit is respectfully standing in front of the Standing Committee Chairman to listen to the lesson.
"Look, look, this is the information that Zhongtong got from the special high class, shocking, shocking!" Wearing a silk pajamas, the Standing Committee Chairman leaned lazily on the chair, angrily throwing a stack of photos to the man in front of him, but his face could not hide his exhaustion.
"Principal, this, why are there so many, the losses of the Eighth Route Army are too much-" The middle-aged man picked up the photo, on which were the battlefield photos taken by the fighting Japanese army, the remains of the soldiers of the two armies all over the mountains, huge craters, destroyed tanks, twisted heavy artillery wreckage, and a large pile of shell shells, from these photos, it was easy to judge that the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army also suffered heavy losses in this battle.
"Yesterday, on behalf of the government, Cixiu asked the ambassadors of the noodle country and the northern powers, and they did not admit that they had sold any heavy weapons to the Eighth Route Army. The Standing Committee Chairman was very angry, his emotions were actually very complicated, he must have been happy that the Eighth Route Army had defeated the little devils, and he was also happy that the Eighth Route Army had suffered heavy losses, but the Eighth Route Army suddenly had a large number of advanced equipment but he was worried, and the ignorance of the great powers made him feel angry and detached.
"Headmaster, I'm afraid they won't be able to deny this." As he spoke, the middle-aged man also took out two photos from his arms and respectfully handed them to the Standing Chairman.
"This is Chen G? How could there be so many tanks behind him? How many are these? "The first thing Chairman Chang saw was a photo of Brigadier Chen, and the background of the photo was a dense CV-33 tank.
"Report to the principal, the photo was sent back by a senior agent lurking in the northwest of Jin, as for the number, our agents in the Jin Sui Army also passed back, one hundred and twenty vehicles, all of which are CV-33 tanks from the Noodle Country, it is said that the commander of the Second War Zone Yan is discussing the purchase of tanks with the Eighth Route Army at this time." The middle-aged man's face returned as usual, as if it would be easy to obtain such information.
"This Yan Laoxi, what does he want to do? Does he really want to fall to northern Shaanxi? The Standing Committee Chairman exclaimed that although he had always suppressed these warlords under him openly and covertly, he could not tolerate these people turning to northern Shaanxi, and in his opinion the former might be an internal factional dispute, while the latter was threatening his rule.
"Judging from the current situation, Chief Hu's actions on the Chenggu Arsenal have completely stimulated the Jin Sui Army, not only Chief Yan has moved, but even many middle and high-level officers in the Jin Sui Army have been shaken, of course, there are also many people who intend to fall to the Japanese, at the critical moment of the Battle of Laojun Mountain, Qian Bojun defected because of this, Chief Yan now needs to let the people below know that he still has an ally, but this ally does not seem to be the government." The middle-aged man's words are already very bold, and he has already pointed at the chairman's mistake to his face.
"Warlord, this is a warlord, if you have milk, you are a mother, Yu Nong, after a while, you will notify the attendant room to send a report to Xi'an, so that the troops can withdraw from the city, during the Anti-Japanese War, there will be friction, it really shouldn't be, it shouldn't be." The president of the Standing Committee of the Standing Committee confessed that during this period of time, he secretly fought with Chief Yan several times and took the lead, but once Chief Yan fell to northern Shaanxi without emphasizing martial virtues, he was completely panicked, a Jin Sui army is not terrible, what is terrible is that other military leaders also fell to northern Shaanxi in the same way.
"Headmaster, it's not a good thing that Chief Yan has been living in the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, do you think the government can send important officials to visit?" Director Dai carefully advised.
"In a few days, I will go to Jin Province on behalf of the government to express my condolences to the commander of the Eighth Route Army, by the way, what is the name of that commander?" Chairman Chang also understood what his subordinates meant, and Chief Yan was actually waiting for his own attitude, so he asked the Wei Chief of the First War Zone to visit the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army before, but it seemed that people felt that the weight was not enough.
"Li Yunlong, the commander of the 1000th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, can be regarded as this guy's luck to be able to enter the principal's eyes." There was no lack of envy in Director Dai's tone, there were too many regimental-level officers in the national government like carp crossing the river, even if they were from the Huangpu lineage, the chairman of the committee might not remember them, let alone be the head of the Eighth Route Army.
"A partisan struggle is a partisan dispute, but a soldier is a soldier, a regiment commander can kill the captain of the devil wing one after another and capture the wing flag, it's really amazing, I plan to let this Li Yunlong go to the army officer school for training, Yunong, what do you think?" It has been a few years since the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but the government has only captured a total of three wing flags, two of which were captured by Li Yunlong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one general in China.
"I'm afraid, Li Yunlong may not be willing, after all, he is the head of a main force regiment, with thousands of elites in his hands, once he comes to Chongqing, he will not be able to continue to lead troops, and he is worried that even if this Li Yunlong comes to Chongqing, he will have a grudge against the chairman." Director Dai is not optimistic about the whims of the chairman, your old man thinks this is a gift to others, but in fact, people don't care about whether it is good or not, these years, what is more reliable than the gun in his hand? It's like himself, if he didn't have the subordinates of the Military Command Bureau, he might not even be a fart in the eyes of this principal.
"Everything can be discussed, the government can even order him to lead his troops to move to Chongqing, nothing is impossible, if there is, it can only be that the price has not been negotiated." The Standing Chairman said very indifferently, for northern Shaanxi, he has a lot of plans in his heart, and now he suddenly feels that if he can put this 1000 regiment into the plan as a partner, it seems to be good, as for what he wants to do, he will definitely not say it to the beloved general in front of him now, after all, the military command is not only the largest intelligence agency, but also the largest sieve, there is no talk of secrecy at all, just like the photo in his hand, it is estimated that many people in Chongqing should get it now, including the Japanese.
"Headmaster Wise!" Seeing that the chairman of the committee was full of confidence in his eyes, Director Dai didn't say anything anymore, but he knew very well that his principal must have his own calculations.
"This is artillery, what model? Quantity? Have you figured it all out? "I casually pulled out a photo below, which scared our chairman out of a cold sweat again, how can it be a large piece of artillery, or heavy artillery, this is too scary.
"56 M1910 122-mm guns, 27 1906 75-mm guns, 13 1911 75-mm guns, a total of 120 guns, no less than 20,000 shells." Director Dai replied stubbornly, when the previous tank photo appeared, his principal had a fire that had not been extinguished, and now there are more than 100 heavy guns, isn't this adding fuel to the fire?
"It's the artillery of the big country in the north, Niang Xipi, I know that these guys don't want to die, and they dare to bypass the government to help northern Shaanxi privately, no, I want to protest to Moscow, solemnly protest!" The president of the Standing Committee suddenly stood up.
"The M1910 122 mm gun is the artillery of the northern powers, although it is not in the aid catalog, but the government still purchased a batch, and now the 200 divisions are equipped, as for the 1906 75 mm guns, the 1911 75 mm guns are the artillery of the noodle country, and they are the main equipment of their army." Director Dai reminded carefully.
"Noodle country again? What do they want to do? Aren't they preparing for an alliance with the Japanese? The Standing Committee Chairman was angry and suddenly noticed something different, these two countries are preparing to negotiate an alliance, at this juncture, the noodle country is aiding Huaxia, perhaps, is he doing a little bit of off-the-shelf action?
"Headmaster, the military commander's infiltrators in the northwest of Jin have had close contact with these artillery pieces and tanks, and all the nameplates, inscriptions, and numbers have been deliberately polished out, and it is obvious that they are also trying to avoid suspicion."
"If you want to cover it up, these foreign devils are doing things so roughly, with such a number of weapons, who would believe that they have nothing to do with them? I want the whole world to know that the noodle country has resumed military assistance to our country, and in addition, the government will instruct the embassy in the noodle country to take the initiative to visit the relevant factories, whether the leader of the noodle country admits it or not, the facts are here, there is no doubt! "The Standing Committee Chairman is actually a little excited as he spoke, since the outbreak of the European War, the aid of the north has been a little weak, and as for the beautiful country, it is also more concerned about Europe, and he must make everyone pay attention to his side, although it is the weapon of the Eighth Route Army, but it is also the army, isn't it?
"Headmaster, I'm afraid this will affect the prestige of the government, right?" Director Dai worried.
"If we don't advertise, no one will know? This kind of thing can't be hidden, instead of making people feel that the government is weak-minded, it is better to publicize it generously, not only that, but I will also ask Ci Xiu to study the purchase issue with them, since Yan Laoxi can buy their weapons, why can't the government? The Standing Committee Chairman said with a deep meaning.
"Headmaster, there's another piece of information coming back from the Eighth Route Army base area, but-" Director Dai stopped when he wanted to speak.
"What's the matter, to put it bluntly, is there anything more serious than this?" The Standing Committee Chairman patted the photo in his hand and said.
"It's not a big deal, it's just that the latent staff specifically mentioned that Li Yunlong will get married on May 10, and he hasn't figured out what's special about this." Director Dai replied in embarrassment.
"If you don't understand, you don't want to, when the time comes, you and Ci Xiu will go over and have a look, it is said that the Eighth Route Army has an airport in the northwest of Shanxi, you can fly directly over, and congratulate me on my behalf." The Standing Committee Chairman waved his hand.