Mr. Jingguo took a telegram from the hand of his personal attendant very formally and read it out in public: "After careful study by the Central Military Commission and in light of the needs of the current situation of the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it has been decided to make the following adjustments to the command structure of the original army. On the basis of the original combat units at the seven levels of headquarters, theaters, group armies, corps, divisions, brigades, and regiments, additional battalions will be set up to carry out military and administrative management of the theater and the operational areas designated by the theater, and brigade-level combat units will be abolished. ”

The celebrities from all walks of life at the foot of the stairs paused when they saw Mr. Jingguo read it, and applauded both those who understood it and those who did not.

When the applause subsided slightly, Mr. Jingguo then read out: "The current military and local organizational structure is: the Central Military Commission, the battalion, the theater, the group army, the army, the division, and the regiment. The Central Military Commission decided to establish the 10th Theater of Operations, which presided over the military of northeastern Shanxi, northern Hebei, Pingjin, eastern Chahar and Mongolia. ”

Pang Yuan looked at Xie Tian quietly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he knew that this tenth war zone was specially tailored for Xie Tian.

Okay this time, you are on an equal footing with Yan Xishan, the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone, and he will definitely not go back to Taiyuan.

Sure enough, Mr. Jingguo went on to announce: "After careful study by the Central Military Commission, it has been decided to appoint Comrade Xie Baoqing as commander-in-chief of the 10th Theater of Operations, and the independent division of the People's Liberation Army under his command, the 26th Mixed Brigade of the Jinsui Army, and the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the 18th Group Army will be reorganized into the 41st Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and Comrade Xie Baoqing will concurrently serve as the commander of the 41st Group Army. In view of Comrade Xie Baoqing's outstanding performance in the battle against the Japanese invaders, the Military Commission specially awarded Comrade Xie Baoqing the rank of second-class general. I would like to congratulate Commander-in-Chief Xie. ”

There was thunderous applause at the bottom of the steps, but Xie Tian and Pang Yuan on the steps were stunned.

The appointment of Xie Tian as the commander-in-chief of the 10th Theater of Operations is a matter of smooth sailing, and it is not unexpected by the two, even if the establishment of the 41st Group Army on the basis of the People's Liberation Army is just a favor, but which one do you sing when you incorporate the 26th Mixed Brigade of the Jinsui Army and the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army into the 41st Group Army?

Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army was originally subordinate to the 26th Mixed Brigade of the Jin Sui Army, Chu Yunfei led the 358 Regiment to defect to the PLA, and the 26th Mixed Brigade of the Jin Sui Army was left with only one 340 Regiment and the directly subordinate teams of the brigade headquarters and non-combat units.

This is still a trivial matter, Xie Tian is not afraid of offending Yan Xishan, since he occupied Taiyuan, he has been mentally prepared to tear his face with Yan Xishan.

But what is the matter with the fact that the 129th Brigade of the 386th Division of the Eighth Route Army was also assigned to the 41st Group Army?

Can the Eighth Route Army listen to your dispatch like this?

Can the 386 Brigade listen to my dispatch? Well?

Lao Jiang, Lao Jiang, you planted two thorns between me and Yan Xishan and the Eighth Route Army at the same time, and you played a beautiful trade-off technique.

If the 386th Brigade does not obey my dispatch, it will sabotage the joint anti-Japanese resistance, and you can take the opportunity to hold the Eighth Route Army accountable.

If the 386th Brigade obeys the dispatch and is assigned to the 41st Group Army, you will invisibly weaken the strength of the Eighth Route Army, and it will be beneficial to you and no harm.

A piece of telegram has already made Xie Tian feel the pressure from Chongqing, this old man is really not easy to deal with, even if Xie Tian has the advantage of crossing, it can't be done, this is a conspiracy, not Xie Tian's strength.

Xie Tian secretly looked at Pang Yuan, and Pang Yuan nodded slightly to him quietly.

Either way, it's not a bad thing for us anyway.

Xie Tian stepped forward to salute Mr. Jingguo and the celebrities in the audience, and said an impassioned New Year's speech, which can be regarded as accepting the appointment.

As for the second-level general, it was just to match his identity as the commander-in-chief of the 10th Theater of Operations, Xie Tian didn't care, but he was also a little proud.

His grandmother's, Lao Tzu ran to this era and was a second-class general, if he can go back, he will have the capital to brag with his brothers.

Although the ranks of the national army's combat sequence during the Anti-Japanese War were relatively chaotic, those who could become generals were also rare, and all of them were famous and famous.

For example, Yan Xishan was awarded a first-class general, and his military rank was one level higher than Xie Tian, a second-class general.

After announcing the appointment of Xie Tian, Mr. Jingguo continued to announce: "After the Central Military Commission has decided to study and decide, it has been decided to establish the Jin-Ji Battalion, appoint Mr. Pang Yuan as the director of the Shanxi-Hebei Battalion, confer the rank of first-class general, and take charge of the military and political affairs of the Second and Tenth Theaters. ”

The applause rose again, and Pang Yuan stepped forward with a smile to accept the appointment.

This time, administratively speaking, Pang Yuan managed the military and political affairs of the Second and Tenth War Zones in a unified manner, and Yan Xishan and Xie Tian were both under Pang Yuan.

If you can manage it, you can't say anything else, but the affiliation is here, Yan Xishan has to listen to it, and if he doesn't listen, he has to listen, even if it is yin and yang, he has to behave, otherwise Chongqing will have something to say.

This set of combination punches somewhat excludes Yan Xishan, and the smell of warning is quite strong, and it is estimated that Yan Xishan should be uncomfortable.

According to this appointment, Pang Yuan became Xie Tian's superior, and the guests did not react much, but the cadres of the People's Liberation Army were a little unconvinced.

Originally, Xie Tian thought that Chongqing's arrangement for him was a plan to kill two birds with one stone, but now he still underestimated Lao Jiang's means, and this trick killed three birds with one stone beautifully.

It's a pity that Lao Jiang doesn't know the tacit understanding between himself and Pang Yuan, what we want is an ideal world, and we are even ready to pay two or three generations of efforts, who is big and who is small is not important to us at all.

After Mr. Jingguo announced the appointment of Pang Yuan and Xie Tian by the Chongqing government, the atmosphere in the hall was pushed to a climax, and the celebrities rushed up to congratulate Pang Yuan and Xie Tian.

The noisy banquet did not end until midnight, Xie Tian and Pang Yuan stood at the door of the Ocean Building to see off the guests, Pang Yuan turned to Xie Tian and asked, "Commander-in-Chief Xie, can you squeeze out some time for me now?" ”

Xie Tian smiled and grabbed Pang Yuan's back and pushed him into the house: "Brother Pang, don't make trouble, tonight, our brothers will sleep on our feet, and no one is allowed to sleep if we don't talk thoroughly." ”

In the study room on the third floor, Xie Tian and Pang Yuan had just sat down, Tang Hao'er pushed the door with a tray, looked at Pang Yuan and said with a smile: "Mr. Pang, I have prepared a little food for you, you must be hungry after a busy night, you can talk while eating." ”

Pang Yuan got up and took the tray from Tang Hao'er's hand, and said with a smile: "There are Lao brothers and sisters, to be honest, I drank a few glasses of wine at night, and my stomach was already growling with hunger." Baoqing and I have a lot to talk about tonight, maybe it will disturb your rest, so I apologize to my younger siblings first. ”

Tang Hao'er blushed slightly and said: "Mr. also made fun of me, what you discussed is a big matter, I really hope that this troubled world can end one day sooner." ”

Pang Yuan laughed: "Then I have to ask your family Baoqing." ”

Xie Tian smiled and took the tray from Pang Yuan's hand, put the dishes, wine, steamed buns on the desk, and said with a smile: "I'm not a fortune teller." ”

Pang Yuan smiled: "I know you are not a fortune teller, but you are the Monkey King, and you have poked a hole out of it this day." Okay this time, Chongqing has dug a big hole for us again, what do you say? ”