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Chapter 453 The Special Plane Arrived in Luo, Deputy Commander of the Military Order

"Sharing the principal's worries is the duty of the students."

Liang Xiao patted the committee's flattery a little bit. After all, in front of so many people, he still wanted to give the committee some face. Besides, he was still the committee's proud student, so he had to give enough in front of everyone. Principal's face.

The committee member nodded happily, he was very happy that Liang Xiao could make him look good in front of so many people.

Immediately, he lightly patted Liang Xiao's arms twice as a sign of encouragement.

"Everyone is here."

The committee member looked at the other generals. Of course, those standing in the front row were all lieutenant generals with two gold stars, and although some army commanders in the back also had two gold stars, they were still a step behind the army commanders. cut.

During the Republic of China, the military ranks conferred by the government were also in a mess. The brigade commander was a major general, the division commander was a lieutenant general, the army commander was also a lieutenant general, and the commander of the group army was still a lieutenant general. Central Army units are rare.

Take Liang Xiao's [-]th Army Group as an example. He himself is the commander of the group army, with the rank of Lieutenant General plus Major General. All the commanders under him are all major generals, and none of them is Lieutenant General. Of course, there is a reason for lack of qualifications. But what is more important is that the government has relatively strict management of the military ranks of the Central Army, which is especially evident in his Second and Sixth Army.

Most of the division commanders of the Second and Sixth Group Army are major generals, but their major general ranks were conferred by Liang Xiao himself, not by the commissioner himself. Although the military ranks are different, their meanings are different.

The brigade commanders of the [-]th Army rarely held the rank of major general, and most of them were colonels.

The assessment of military rank is linked to seniority, military exploits, and military age.

Because of Liang Xiao's lack of qualifications..., the generals under his command were also stuck in the military rank due to seniority issues. Compared with other Central Army troops, his troops obviously have lower military ranks.

"Hello, principal."

Tang Enbo shouted loudly, and immediately, he saluted respectfully.

"Good appointment."

"Welcome to the seat."

Both Shang Zhen and Song Zheyuan were from the local army. Compared with Tang Enbo, a direct descendant of the Central Army, they were not so enthusiastic about the appointment, and their attitude seemed respectful, but in fact there were some differences.

The commissioner smiled at the generals and said: "I arrived in Luo in a hurry, and everyone must know the reason, so I won't say much here. Let's go back to the headquarters of the first theater first, and hold a military meeting. After the meeting is over, I will discuss with you the plan of the War of Resistance in detail.”

Liang Xiao thought that there was nothing to discuss, just let the first war zone garrison in place, and save these guys from hindering him from fighting the little devils. Of course, he just thought about this in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out, after all, the first war zone There are so many people in the war zone, if you say it, you will offend them all.

"Appointment, the car is ready, please."

Cheng Qian laughed.

"Songgong, wait a moment, there is one more."

The pilot turned to look at the cabin, and then he ordered the guards to go to the cabin to call for someone.

After a while.

Yang Jie, who was wearing a general's uniform, came out of the cabin. Like Liang Xiao, he didn't wear a military cap, his hair was messy, and he wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses.

If it weren't for the three gold stars on the collar badge, who would have recognized him? He is the Dean of Education of the National Army University, one of the powerful figures in the Baoding Department.

"Senior Yang."

Cheng Qian's face changed slightly. When he was in the Hunan Army, he had many dealings with Yang Jie. Even he admired Yang Jie's achievements in military science. Foreigners praised him as the best chief of staff in the government.

"Mr. Song, after a few months of separation, I still have the same demeanor."

Yang Jie greeted Cheng Qian with a big grin, and immediately looked at Liang Xiao with a smile in his eyes.

"You must have met Deputy Chief Yang, so I won't introduce you much."

The commissioner said with a smile.

Yang Jie greeted all the generals with a smile. Among the generals who came to pick up the plane, there were a few major generals who were his students, so they were naturally very polite to him. This also made Liang Xiao see Yang Jie's connections in the army. all over the world.

"General Liang, it's only been a month since we left the mountain city. What the general expected that day has really come true, and Yang is convinced of the defeat."

Yang Jie said sincerely.

He spoke like this, which made Liang Xiao a little uncomfortable. After all, he was a lieutenant general with the rank of general, and Yang Jie was a second-level general. He had followed the former prime minister in the South and North Wars, so even the committee did not dare to do anything to him.

"Hello, Vice President Yang."

Liang Xiao greeted with a smile.

"Haha, after a while...you'll know."

Yang Jie made a small pass.

The commissioner saw that Yang Jie had greeted all the generals, and surrounded by Cheng Qian and others, he boarded the waiting car at the airport.

Because Yang Jie wanted to chat with Liang Xiao eagerly, he took the initiative to get into Liang Xiao's car.

On the way from the airport to the First Theater Command.

Yang Jie asked almost all the way, all about military issues.

"General Liang, I really want to know why you dare to directly attack Luocheng and Kaifeng, which are heavily guarded, because your troops have just arrived in Luocheng and haven't stopped yet. The Japanese troops in the two places had heavy weapons, as well as tanks and armored vehicles. How did your troops capture two heavy cities in one day, and how did you dare to divide your troops to attack? As far as I know, you this time Going north, the troops we brought were only the 26th Army, the 66th Army of the Second and Sixth Army, and the special warfare division directly under the headquarters, with a total strength of more than 5 troops."

"You only have more than 5 people, where did you get the confidence to attack two heavily guarded cities?"

Yang Jie asked incoherently, he had also talked about this question with the committee member on the road, but the committee member's half-baked military level really made it impossible to continue the conversation, so when he saw Liang Xiao, he couldn't wait to ask.

"Senior Yang, speaking of this matter, Liang is really lucky. I led the troops to Kaifeng, and I heard that Tufei who was stationed in Xucheng... It turns out that these days, I am nostalgic for the fireworks and wine alley, and I have no intention of fighting. I think this It was an opportunity, so I ordered the troops under my command to attack Xucheng and Kaifeng respectively. Who would have thought that the devils defending the city would let my troops enter the city in just a few hours. According to Zhou Shiji of the 26th Army, he entered the city After that, two or three thousand devils were captured in one fell swoop in the Japanese barracks. Guess how these... how the devils were captured"

Liang Xiao asked with a smile.

"Could it be that these... devils fell asleep"

Yang Jie said.

"No, it's these...the devils are all drunk."

Liang Xiao said with a serious smile.

Chapter 454 Second General Chief of Staff

First Theater Command.

The commissioner was dressed in the uniform of a super general, sitting in the first place, his gaze was like a torch, and slowly swept left and right: general.

Immediately, he got up slowly, and took a document from the staff officer.

Open the folder.

"Before the meeting, I will announce an appointment."

After the commissioner finished speaking, he took a look at Yang Jie and said, "According to the decision of the military and political council, Yang Jie, the deputy chief of the military command department, was appointed as the chief of staff of the first theater, the deputy commander, and the chief of staff of the No. 20 Sixth Army."

As soon as this word comes out.

The generals present were all astonished.

Yang Jie is the deputy chief of the military command department, a second-level general, and has a huge network of contacts in the army. With his qualifications and background, he is more than enough to be a commander of a theater, but he was sent to the first theater as the chief of staff and deputy commander. Officer, Chief of Staff of the No. 20 Sixth Group Army, above the rank of general, served as the Chief of Staff of the Group Army, which is unheard of.

"Don't think too much about it, everyone. I took the initiative to apply to the Military and Political Council. I made a bet with Commander Liang of the [-]th Group Army before. I lost. The so-called willingness to bet surrendered, so Yang had no choice but to go to the [-]th Group Army to serve as Commander Liang. Chief of Staff for a while."

Yang Jie laughed.

He said so.

Only then did the generals understand that Daredevil volunteered to be the Chief of Staff of the Second and Sixth Army.

For a moment, all the generals looked at Liang Xiao with weird eyes.

The second-level general will be the chief of staff for him, and the pressure on him, a commander with the rank of lieutenant general and general, can be imagined.

Liang Xiao didn't bother to look at the faces of these people, wasn't it just the three gold stars on the collar badge, at worst he added another 1 gold star on his collar badge.

He is now a lieutenant general plus a general rank. According to the practice of the national government's military rank system, lieutenant general plus a general rank is allowed to wear three gold stars. Of course, this rank belongs to the rank of duty. Once the rank is gone, he cannot wear three gold stars. Gold star.

And his lieutenant general rank is civil service rank, which belongs to the eternal system, unless he retires or dies, even if he stops serving in the army one day, he can still wear the rank of lieutenant general and enjoy the treatment of the lieutenant general rank of the government.

He is currently wearing a military rank with two stars, and he will go back to the commissioner to apply for it and change his military rank to a military rank, so that it will not be a problem for him to wear three gold stars.

Of course, his three gold-star lieutenant generals are only associate generals, lower than second-level generals, and lower than first-level generals.

Of course, military rank is only a small matter, the key is Yang Jie, who is known as the chief of staff of the Chinese army, and his ability is absolutely unparalleled. With his help, he is like a fish in water. The committee members dare to scold.

Outsiders say that Yang Jie has a difficult temper and is talented, even Wei Zuo and He Jingzhi look down on him.

Liang Xiao didn't know if he could control him, but there was nothing to worry about. Even though his military accomplishments were not as good as Yang Jie's, he knew the art of war and tactics well. understanding, and the ability to read minds, it may not be worse than Yang Jie.

"Let's discuss the war next."

The committee member waved his hand to interrupt the discussion of the generals, and said, "Fei Yu, please introduce the current enemy situation and your personal opinion on the battle situation."

"Yes."

Liang Xiao stood up calmly, walked to the bottom of the military map, picked up the pole, pointed in the direction of Zhengzhou, and said: "Currently, the 26th Army, which belongs to the [-]th Army, has fully occupied Zhengzhou, and sent a small force to eliminate the devils in Zhengzhou. The stronghold in the southwest direction, and the county seat occupied by devils in this area, judging from the current situation, the enemies of Zhengzhou come from the following three directions."

"One, Baoding's [-]th Division, which is well-equipped and has a strength of about [-] troops. At present, the leading troops of this division have arrived more than [-] kilometers outside Zhengzhou City."

"On February 2, the Japanese army in Hankou was about to advance to the southwest, but our army captured Kaifeng and cut off their way back to Pingjin. The Japanese army will definitely counterattack Zhengzhou frantically, so as to ensure the smooth flow of Pinghan Road."

"Third, the devils on the Jizhong Plain. In the Jizhong area, the devils have only one brigade of troops, and their troops are scattered in various places. They are the Japanese troops closest to Zhengzhou. Once the devils from Baoding and Hankou attack from both sides, The devils on the Jizhong Plain will definitely attack from behind Zhengzhou, so Zhengzhou will be attacked from three sides."

"According to relevant information, the devils in Hankou haven't changed yet. However, the devils on the Jizhong Plain are gathering. It seems that they are preparing to support the devils in Baoding and attack Zhengzhou from the side."

"Our intelligence department is closely observing the movements of the devils in Hankou. Once it is confirmed that the devils in Hankou are attacking Zhengzhou, our army will not only be attacked by the enemy, but the whole army will be in danger of being wiped out."

"My opinion is that the national army troops on the front line in Zhengzhou continue to advance the front line to the north and prepare to attack Baoding. Some troops quickly marched to the Ruyang area to prevent the Hankou devils from going north. Some troops marched to the Jizhong Plain for guerrilla warfare in the central Jizhong area. With the cooperation of the troops, attack the devils on the plain."

"Let me talk about the war in Kaifeng. Kaifeng is the gateway to the northwest. Once Kaifeng is occupied by the devils, the devils will rush into the pass at any time. Moreover, our army occupies Kaifeng, which will directly threaten the Japanese flank on the north bank of the Yellow River. Currently, the Japanese army is in Jinsui and other places. To use troops, in order to ensure the safety of the flanks, we must send troops to attack Kaifeng."

"My opinion is to get in touch with the Second War Zone. The Kaifeng garrison and the Central Army in the World War II zone, and the Jinsui Army will attack back and forth. As long as the devils intend to attack Kaifeng, we will jointly attack. In this way, the devils will definitely not Dare to act rashly."

"That's what Liang said, if you have any opinions, feel free to speak up."

His voice fell, and everyone fell silent.

This is a big battle, and if it fails, it will lead to another complete defeat.

Therefore, no one dared to speak out, for fear that the battle would not go well and be thrown out as a scapegoat by the war zone.

"I don't think this method is appropriate. The current situation is that the enemy is strong and we are weak. Although our army has captured Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, we are surrounded by enemies on all sides. If we are not careful, our entire army may be in danger of being wiped out."

Tang Enbo said: "I think that at present we should avoid their edge and take the initiative to withdraw from Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. Don't provoke the devils, stretch the front line, and consume them slowly. Anyway... we have plenty of time. If I use all my strength In the battle against the Japanese invaders, if you lose, the Central Plains will not be preserved. Once the Central Plains fall, the Southwest and Jiangnan will definitely be lost. What is more important, please think about it.”

Chapter 456 Chief of Staff Yang, Offense Instead of Defense

"I don't agree with Commander Tang's opinion. The [-]th Army managed to capture Kaifeng and Zhengzhou and reversed the situation on the battlefield in the Central Plains. How could they give up so easily to the people of the country? Confessions by officers and soldiers”

Song Zheyuan said angrily.

"I don't agree either. Why do you spit out the meat in your mouth if you eat it?"

Shang Zhen said.

The commissioner pondered for a while, looked at Cheng Qian, and asked, "Song Gong's opinion?"

"Committee, my opinion is never to give up Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. General Liang Feiyu captured Kaifeng and Zhengzhou. It is not easy. If they are handed over so easily, how will they explain to the people and the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers in the first war zone? , and, since General Liang Feiyu can attack Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, he must have the ability to defend Kaifeng and Zhengzhou."

Cheng Qian is an old fox, he didn't want to be accused of surrendering the city, and pushed Liang Xiao to the front of the stage, even if he lost the battle, it was Liang Xiao's responsibility and had nothing to do with him.

The commissioner looked at Yang Jie again, wanting to hear his opinion.

Although Yang Jie has a bad temper, he does have real talents, especially his accomplishments in military science. Even Mr. Baili, the principal of Lu University, is full of praise.

"Committee, if you want me to say, simply launch a full-scale offensive war, replace defense with offense, use the 26th Group as the main offensive force, advance across the board, move forward along Jinpu Road, first attack Baoding, then go to Pingjin, and then move to Shanxi. In the southeast region, concentrate large-scale forces and attack Beiping across the board.”

"Use Tang Enbo's [-]th Army as the right-wing attacking force to launch an attack on Hankou, replace the defense with offense, and prevent the Hankou devils from attacking the Central Plains, use Song Zheyuan's First Army as the left-wing force to attack Jin, and cooperate with the troops in the World War II zone. Compressing the living space of the devils forced the Japanese army to switch from offense to defense in the Central Plains and North China battlefields. With Shang Zhen's group army as the garrison force on the Central Plains battlefield, they sent troops to Jizhong, wiped out the Japanese troops in Jizhong, and then sent troops to the Hubei, Henan, and Anhui regions. Attack and drive the devils out of the Hubei, Henan and Anhui regions, so that not only the Central Plains can be restored, but the Hubei, Henan and Anhui regions can also be restored, and the initiative on the battlefield will be in our hands again."

Yang Jie talked eloquently.

have to say.

His tactics of substituting offense for defense are really ingenious, Liang Xiao also thinks the same way, but not every national army unit can be like his [-]th Army, with mobile marching speed, aircraft, cannons, tanks and armor As an auxiliary force, it can not only attack the city, but also hold the city defense.

The strength of the three group armies in the first war zone, Shang Zhen's group army is not bad, Song Zheyuan's Northwest Army is too backward in equipment, relying on bayonet and hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield.

,, The offensive was more motivated but not strong enough. After Tang Enbo's army withdrew from the Taierzhuang Battle, it continued to replenish nearly half of its recruits. The combat effectiveness of the troops has not yet slowed down.

After listening to Yang Jie's discourse, the commissioner frowned tightly, as if he was deep in thought. After a while, his brows gradually relaxed, and he asked: "Fei Yu, what do you think?" The students thought Chief of Staff Yang said It makes sense, but Chief of Staff Yang seems to be an important link, and that is the combat effectiveness of our army. It's not that Liang looks down on the First World War, but the fact is that the First Army under Commander Song Zheyuan has heavy artillery and tank armor. Are the guns and ammunition of the troops sufficient to support an offensive war?"

Liang Xiao asked several times.

Song Zheyuan hurriedly said: "My First Army has grown from the Great Wall War to the present, and the supplies are getting bigger and more scarce. To tell you the truth, the armies under our Army are almost running out of ammunition and food. On average, each soldier only has two bullets. Collected together, there are only forty or fifty boxes. The artillery only has more than 100 mortars, more than 40 [-] infantry guns, five mountain guns, and less than [-] light and heavy machine guns. Can't afford an offensive battle."

"Mr. Song, the committee member is here today. Excuse me, when will you promise to give us the weapons and equipment of the First Group Army? Is it really possible to see my First Group Army run out of ammunition and food?"