King of Secret Service

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Song Zheyuan took advantage of the opportunity of being present, and said it decisively. He was afraid that if he didn't say it again, the national government gave him the weapons and equipment of the First Army, and he didn't know that it would be delayed until the year of the monkey.

"This......."

Cheng Qian looked at the commissioner with a troubled expression.

It is an order from the commissioner to give priority to the supply of materials in the theater to the Central Army. For local miscellaneous troops, the materials can be deducted as much as possible, so that they will not be full or hungry.

"The government's finances are difficult, and millions of national troops are waiting for supplies and equipment. However, considering that the Central Plains is about to face a large-scale battle, I will send someone to select a batch of weapons and equipment to supply your first army."

The political skill of the commissioner is not comparable to that of ordinary people. He said that he would give a batch of weapons and equipment, but he didn't say the specific amount... the amount, and how much he will give is completely up to him.

"Thank you, Commander Cheng. As long as the supply of weapons and equipment is provided, our First Army is willing to be the vanguard of the national army and fight a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders. Even if our First Army is wiped out, it will still be wrapped in leather for the War of Resistance and deserves to die."

Song Zheyuan said impassionedly.

The committee member nodded with a smile, motioning Song Zheyuan to sit down: "Continue to discuss the military situation, and asked: "Fei Yu, if you let your [-]th Army advance along Jinpu Road, how sure are you that you can take Baoding and cross the Hebei Plain, and the soldiers Wai Pingjin area"

"50.00%%% sure."

Liang Xiao said slowly.

"If you are allowed to stick to Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, how sure are you?"

asked the commissioner.

"50.00%%%."

Liang Xiao still answered in the same way. He believed in the combat effectiveness of his own troops, but he could not trust other troops in the First War Zone. You must know that the Tang Enbo Army was famous for running fast, and the Northwest Army was famous for being slow. The Sui army likes to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. If you cooperate with them to fight, you should be more careful, so as not to let them sell you.

Sitting down for a while... silently.

To be honest, Liang Xiao's capture of Zhengzhou and Kaifeng really made him face a lot, especially in the military and political meeting, his right to speak increased a bit.

The [-]th Army under Liang Xiao's command is related to his reputation and personal prestige, so he does not allow the [-]th Army to suffer heavy casualties.

All of a sudden, it was difficult for the commissioner to make up his mind. After all, once this battle broke out, hundreds of thousands of troops would participate in the battle on a large scale. At that time, it would be even more difficult to obtain supplies and equipment.

Chapter 457 The meeting is over, Los Angeles camp

When the meeting room fell silent.

Yang Jie suddenly said: "How about this, the three 3rd armies in the first theater block the Jinsui and the devils in Hankou respectively, and the No. 20 [-]th army will stick to Zhengzhou and Kaifeng with all their strength, looking for opportunities to attack instead of defending."

His words aroused the approval of the generals in the first theater.

If they are only fighting and blocking, they can still do it. If they are allowed to attack, unless they have aircraft, artillery and tank armor, which army can fight head-on with well-equipped little devils.

The committee member looked at Cheng Qian, and Cheng Qian nodded silently, expressing his support for Yang Jie's battle plan. In fact, what Yang Jie said was the battle plan proposed by Liang Xiao before, which was quite different.

"The Staff Office of the First War Zone quickly drew up a battle plan. The 26th Group Army fought head-on. Liang Feiyu was in charge of all the battles, and the First War Zone was not allowed to intervene."

The Commissioner once again emphasized that the 26th Army is under the jurisdiction of the Military and Political Council and is also under his command, and that local theaters are not allowed to interfere. This shows that the Commissioner attaches great importance to the 26th Army.

"Yes."

All the generals said in unison.

The commissioner slowly pressed his hand and signaled the generals to sit down: He smiled and said: "The two battles of Zhengzhou and Kaifeng were fought beautifully. Compared with the victory in Shanghai, they are not inferior at all. Generals, tell us about your achievements.”

The appointment of Liang Xiao to talk about the results of the battle is actually a disguised form to elevate his prestige. After all, the [-]th Army is the root of the Huangpu Army. Don't take this opportunity to spread the word.

"Yes."

Of course Liang Xiao knew the purpose of the appointment, he coughed lightly, and said: "This time the 26th Army of the 26th Group Army attacked Kaifeng, and the troops used mountain artillery groups, tank groups, and armored vehicles. Under the cover of bombers and artillery fire, they launched an attack on the city of Zhengzhou. During the attack, the tank group and armored vehicle group went hand in hand to cover the infantry charge. The battle lasted for more than six hours. With the cooperation of tanks and artillery armor, they successfully entered the city. The devils in the city relied on the alleys and fought fiercely with our army. Our army specially dispatched special forces who are good at fighting in the city alleys, and destroyed several lines of defense arranged by the enemy in the city in one fell swoop. Seeing that the situation was over, the headquarters of the [-]th Division of the enemy fled the city hastily under the cover of the remaining troops."

"In the First Battle of Zhengzhou, the 26th Group Army wiped out nearly ten thousand soldiers, captured more than 2000 puppet troops, captured about 1000 devils, and seized countless types of luggage. Because the front line has not yet compiled a specific list of captured items, I don't know what they are. How many...weapons and ammunition have been seized, I will report to the principal and everyone after the front line has counted."

Liang Xiao is not stupid, his troops captured Zhengzhou, how could they easily reveal the details of what they captured, wouldn't that make all the troops in the first theater jealous.

"The results of the war are brilliant, and the capture is quite rich. This is a big battle, which is enough to inspire the confidence of the army and the people of the whole country in the war of resistance."

The commissioner laughed.

"What the committee said was exactly that, the battle in episode [-] was fought beautifully, and it was really a big victory to wipe out so many devils."

Cheng Qian followed with a smile.

"Tell me about the history and results of the Kaifeng battle."

The commissioner continued to let Liang Xiao speak.

"At the beginning of the Battle of Kaifeng, the students judged that when our army attacked Zhengzhou, the soil would be fertile. . . It would have been to send troops from Kaifeng to support them. Therefore, the 66th Army was sent to ambush on Honghua Mountain, the only way from Kaifeng to Zhengzhou, early in the morning. After the battle of Zhengzhou started, the devils couldn't withstand our army's air artillery attack, so they ordered support to the devil troops in Kaifeng. The two devil regiments that came out of Kaifeng were ambushed by our 66th army when they passed Honghua Mountain. , The two Devils Wings were completely annihilated within two to three hours, and then the 66th Army left a brigade of troops to clean up the battlefield, and the rest of the troops quickly headed for Kaifeng."

“驻守开封的旅团只剩不到5000人5000,加上伪军也就六7000人,,,66军在空炮坦甲的协同作战下,激战四个多小时,攻入开封城中,派特战部队清理城中残留的鬼子,此战,66军总攻歼灭鬼子将近8000人,俘虏几百,俘虏伪军七八百,,,缴获辎重粮草若干,具体的详单正在统计中,等统计出来,再向诸位通禀.”

Liang Xiao knew in his heart that after these two battles, his 26th Army and 66th Army gained a lot of benefits, especially the 66th Army, which captured the supplies and equipment of two divisions and a large amount of grain.

clap clap clap.

Under the leadership of the commissioner, the generals began to applaud...

Although what Liang Xiao said is extremely simple, no one is a fool. It is conceivable how difficult it is to split up and capture two heavily guarded cities in such a short period of time. However, Liang Xiao's troops did it. This shows the combat effectiveness of the 26th Army and the 66th Army.

Of course, what angered the generals the most was that Liang Xiao's troops were too rich, with almost all heavy weapons such as tanks, planes, mountain artillery, armor, and tanks.

"This battle is enough to be included in the military textbooks of the national army. It is a typical example of offensive warfare, and it is also a rare achievement of our army in the history of the War of Resistance."

With a single word from the commissioner, this battle was defined as a classic example, and it was also used as a textbook. This is also a great honor for Liang Xiao, who commanded this battle.

Liang Xiao was already very calm about this. Starting from the defensive battle at Wusongkou, almost all of his big victories were included in the teaching materials of the National Army Army University, and were speculated and studied by countless generals on the mainland.

"The war is agreed. I have other things to do, so I won't continue the meeting. I hope everyone will remember that when the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible. The Japanese invaders, my generation of soldiers should have the heart to die, and fight the Japanese invaders. My mountains and rivers..."

The commissioner began his speech again.

Liang Xiao has already become immune to the speeches given by the committee members. Every time, he spends most of the day talking in plain language, without any substantive strategies. Of course, this is also a common method used by politicians.

After the commissioner gave a long speech, he got up from the first place and asked Cheng Qian to preside over the military meeting of the First War Zone. He prepared the Los Angeles camp.

The so-called Los Angeles Camp is actually... a small two-story western-style building.

Come to camp.

The commissioner asked Liang Xiao to sit down with a smile: , made him a cup of tea with his own hands.

Chapter 458

Los Angeles Camp.

Liang Xiao drank the fragrant tea made by the commissioner himself, but his heart was full of mixed feelings. Two years ago, when he was the colonel of the military command, it was difficult to even meet the commissioner. In just two years, he It is also a kind of luck to be promoted from a colonel in the military command to a general with the rank of lieutenant general and general, and to receive such a courteous appointment.

"Principal, the student wants to apply to you for wearing a military rank."

Liang Xiao said with a smile: "The student's military rank in the Civil Service Department is lieutenant general, and the rank of the post is lieutenant general plus general. Logically, they should be able to wear the rank of general."

"I have also considered this matter. Yang Jie is a second-level general. He is your chief of staff, but your military rank is a lieutenant general. It is inevitable that it will be difficult to control, but your qualifications are not enough... the civil service department evaluates military ranks It's due to various factors such as military exploits, military age, etc. I don't want to interfere too much. After all, I am not the only one who has the final say on the military and political council. However, you should wear the rank of general with three gold stars, According to the military ranks of the regular troops of the national army, the commander of the group army is a lieutenant general, the deputy commander of the theater is a lieutenant general plus general, and the commander of a theater is a second-level general. You bear the title of deputy commander-in-chief of the third theater and wear No one said anything about the rank of general."

The commissioner laughed.

After speaking.

He asked the attendants and staff officers to go down to get the military rank, and he personally conferred the military rank on Liang Xiao.

The official military rank is not the regular military rank of the Ministry of Civil Service, which is equivalent to the temporary military rank.

Once the position is withdrawn, or the unit is incorporated into other units, the position and military rank will no longer exist.

This is why the generals of the central army look down on the local generals. Some division commanders of the local generals have the rank of lieutenant general. Worried about this problem, the Civil Service Department will assess their regular military ranks based on their military age and military exploits. Even if they lose their military power one day, after returning to the government, the higher-ups will soon assign other positions, and enjoy the military rank treatment of the government for life, even if they retire The national government will continue to pay salaries according to the military rank before retirement.

A little while.

The staff officer came over with a red cloth tray with the rank of general on it.

The commissioner personally took off the lieutenant general rank on Liang Xiao's collar badge, and gave him the rank of general with three gold stars. Although it is not an official military rank, it is enough to hold the scene in some occasions.

"Wearing the rank of general, you really have an extraordinary bearing."

The committee member smiled with satisfaction.

"It's all cultivated by the principal, and the students are very grateful."

Liang Xiao is indeed very grateful for the kindness of the committee member. If it wasn't for his support, I'm afraid he would still be in the military command and the secret war at the moment.

The committee member nodded gratifiedly. Among the Whampoa students, he is Hu Shoushan, Song Xilian, Du Yuming, Wang Yaowu and other former students, but their performance on the battlefield is far from that of Liang, who graduated from the seventh batch of Whampoa. To save face for himself, he doesn't want to.

"The Central Plains battlefield is a crucial battle for the fate of the party and the country. If you win, you will turn the tide of the battle. If you lose, you will retreat to the southwest region. As the chairman of the military committee and as your principal, I hope you will do your best in this battle."

The commissioner said with great anticipation.

"Principal, don't worry, since the students have come to the Central Plains battlefield, they are prepared to succeed if they fail."

Liang Xiao's words are very beautiful, but he doesn't think that way, if the battle can be done, he will do his best, if not, he will not risk the lives of seven or eight thousand soldiers.

"Very good, worthy of being a Whampoa student."

The committee member nodded in satisfaction, and asked with a smile: "The Central Plains is no better than Jiangnan. You have no foundation here, and most of your troops are descendants of Jiangnan. What are the difficulties?"

"The student really wants to ask the principal for accommodation."

Liang Xiao said.

"oh what's up"

Appointment Road.

"Students want to apply for the post of Commander-in-Chief of Hebei Security for Zhou Shiji, Commander of the 26th Army."

Liang Xiao said.

The commissioner frowned: "Why?"

"In the Central Plains area, most of them are occupied areas. There are many local militias here. These... militias have not received formal training. They are not good at fighting devils. They are experts in bullying the people. Originally, the people His life is hard enough, being bullied by little devils is not enough, he still has to be bullied by his own people, the students want Zhou Shiji to use the name of the commander-in-chief of Hebei security to rectify these messy militia troops in the local area, so that the local militia have a certain quality To prevent them from oppressing the common people, and to cooperate with our regular troops to fight, so that we can not only eliminate disasters for the common people, but also train a military force for the War of Resistance.”

Liang Xiao's original intention was not like this, he wanted to take the right to recruit soldiers in Hebei into his own hands, so that he could recruit soldiers at will, and he could also organize and train the militia groups in Hebei to form an army quickly.

The committee member thought about it for a while... and said: "This is fine, but the situation in Hebei is complicated, and most of the enemy-occupied areas. Zhou Shiji is the commander of the 26th Army and also the commander-in-chief of Hebei security. Can he come over in a hurry?"

"Principal, don't worry, the students will soon call out the backbone of special operations and go to towns and towns in Hebei that have not yet fallen to start guerrilla warfare. Their task is to attack the rear of the devils, hold them back, support the frontline war as much as possible, and integrate the local mobs by the way. Training them into elite soldiers will help in the war of resistance, as for Zhou Shiji, the commander-in-chief of security, he is just a vacant post, so he will not be distracted from the war."

Liang Xiao laughed.

"It seems that you have thought about everything."

The commissioner laughed.

"Principal, it's not that the students want to ask for positions for their subordinates. The Central Plains is really vast and rich. It is really difficult for the two armies under my 26th Army to support the overall situation. I believe you have also seen the various armies in the first theater. They cooperate with the students to fight the war, that won't work."

Liang Xiao cried bitterly.

"Tang Enbo, as a general of the Central Army, seems to have a problem with you"

asked the commissioner.

"Commander Tang's opinions on the students are not so big. To be honest, if students are asked to choose the troops in the first war zone as allies, the students would rather choose Song Zheyuan's Northwest Army than Commander Tang's Central Army. Although the Northwest Army is poorly equipped , but they dare to fight devils, Commander Tang is not necessarily, he is famous for running fast, when the situation is favorable, he fights fiercely than anyone else, once the situation is not good, he will not care whether the friendly army is The central army or the local army, turn around and run away, with such a character, do you think the students dare to fight side by side with him?"

Liang Xiao smiled wryly.

Chapter 459 Chief of Staff Yang, Let's Make a Bottle First

"Tang Enbo's character is so bad"

The commissioner frowned and asked.

"It's not that the students are saying bad things about Commander Tang behind his back. You can inquire about Commander Tang's reputation in the Central Army and the local army. Whenever he mentions Commander Tang, his face will change. He is afraid that he will join forces with Commander Tang."

Liang Xiao didn't mean to say bad things about Tang Enbo, but Tang Enbo really did. Looking at the few battles he fought in North China in the past two years, he cheated his allies, robbed them if they had meritorious service, and ran away when they met devils... It can be said that he has a lot of bad deeds .

"At this point I have my own claim."

The commissioner pondered for a while and said.

He thought to himself, let Dai Yunong investigate Tang Enbo carefully after he returns, if he is really in such a bad situation, how can he be a general, it is better to withdraw him earlier, so as not to lose the Central Army in the Central Plains battlefield.

"When will the representatives of the meritorious soldiers of the 26th Army and the 66th Army arrive?"

asked the commissioner.

"The last batch of meritorious generals is expected to arrive in Los Angeles tonight."

Liang Xiao said.

"They were born and died for the country on the front line. As the chairman of the military committee, I will go to the front line to boost the morale of the army. I want to warn the soldiers of the whole army that the victory of the War of Resistance is in sight. All the soldiers of our army should fight the enemy bravely and serve the country. Their feats at the front will be forgotten."