Zhou Wen was pleased not only with Mu Qinghe's caution and meticulousness, but also with the fact that Mu Qinghe began to have his own thoughts and ideas in command, and had the courage to make decisions and take responsibility.
This is the quality a good commander should possess.
It has only been three years since Mu Qing and the others joined the mercenary group. Although it is not a long time, they have already experienced two large-scale battles with the Japanese army, and their performance is remarkable.
From a young officer in the recruit period, he has grown up to the point where he can advance and retreat well-founded, calmly deploy even when facing strong enemies, and is now fully capable of taking charge of his own role.
And the good news is that it is not just Mu Qinghe who has grown up, but all the recruits who joined the mercenary group three years ago have now become elites in all battles.
Of course, the rapid growth of the second detachment also had a lot to do with the addition of officers like Meng Yuting and Chen Wanli who were studying in the Soviet Union. Zhou Wen usually had no time to train these new officers. It was entirely Meng Yuting and others who taught them through words and deeds and brought them out step by step.
Not long after Zhou Wen and the others evacuated, they met up with a detachment that was on the march.
Zhou Wen immediately used the intercom to notify Chen Wanli, and the entire group went directly to secret camp No. 1 to assemble.
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The frequent mobilization of the Japanese troops on the front line naturally failed to hide from the eyes and ears of our troops on the front line, and various reports flew to the Peiping Branch of the Military Commission like snowflakes.
At this time, in a large office of the Peking Military Commission, General He, currently the commander-in-chief of the Great Wall Defense Line, was discussing something with a bespectacled man in a beige suit.
The man with glasses is slightly chubby, his hair is sparse but carefully combed, he has a popular mustache, and he always has a friendly and prosperous smile on his face.
At this moment, a staff officer reported at the door: "Report to Minister He, there is a new military intelligence report from the direction of the Great Wall."
Originally, General He's current position was Chairman of the Peking Branch of the Nationalist Government's Military Commission.
However, in order to avoid the principal's taboo, he did not allow his subordinates to call him chairman of the committee, and he still referred to him as the minister of the military and political affairs department concurrently.
According to the usual rules, after the staff officer's briefing, he should go to the war room to study the latest military information with the staff.
But the identity of the bespectacled man he received today was very important, so naturally he couldn't be too rude and said: "Mr. Ziyuan is not an outsider, just tell me directly, what kind of military intelligence is this?"
"yes!"
"According to the intelligence sent by the 32nd Army and the 29th Army, although the main force of the Japanese army has withdrawn from the forward positions on the Great Wall front, they are mobilizing frequently in the Dushan area, as if there is some big operation."
Minister He pondered for a moment and said: "I understand, let the negotiators in Tianjin ask, haven't the two sides ceased fire? Why are there still frequent troop mobilizations? At the same time, let the frontline troops be more vigilant. The ceasefire agreement is uncertain day by day.
Frontline officers and soldiers must not relax."
"Yes, I will send the report immediately, but..." the staff officer said hesitantly.
"What else?" Minister He said impatiently.
In his opinion, as long as the current Japanese army does not launch an attack on the Great Wall, it means that the possibility of peace talks is already very high. As for how they make trouble on the occupied territory, China's hands are not that long and can only
Just let it be.
The staff officer hesitated and said: "Minister, General Shang Zheng of the 32nd Army and General Zhao Changshu of the Model Brigade have called three times, saying that they have an advance unit currently outside the customs and asking us to put pressure on the Japanese and let this unit enter the customs. This is really not possible.
, they asked to send troops out of the customs to respond."
"No!" Minister He refused without hesitation.
"You send a report to Shang Zheng, asking him to keep the country in mind and put the overall situation first. Seeing that the armistice between the two sides is imminent, let's not create extraneous matters at this time."
"Minister, you know that this advance team is actually the teaching team of the Central Party Headquarters. If you really don't care about it, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Central Party Headquarters to explain it."
Hearing this, the bespectacled man's eyes flashed, but he became thoughtful.
Minister He was reminded by his subordinates and felt hesitant.
Yes! How could I forget this?
This unit was indeed the teaching corps of the Central Party Headquarters. It was really indifferent and left the Japanese in trouble. There was also some trouble in Nanjing.
However, although this unit made some achievements in defeating the Japanese, it was unruly and did not obey orders.
For a veteran and conservative soldier like Minister He, failure to obey orders is an uncontrollable factor and a force that cannot be controlled, so it is better to find opportunities to eliminate it.
Are there few people who have done this kind of thing in the decades since the Republic of China? Minister He is not the first one.
Moreover, I heard that the captain surnamed Zhou had a feud with the military police commander Gu Shang when he was in Nanjing. If I took the opportunity to help him settle the matter now, I could sell him a favor.
But if you really want to do this, you have to weigh the pros and cons.
Seeing that Minister He was silent, the bespectacled man sitting on the sofa said casually: "Brother Jing, I don't understand the military aspect, but if there is something that needs to be taken care of at the Central Party Headquarters, I can still explain it."
As mentioned above. If Brother Jing needs it, I will go visit some ministers of the Central Party Committee when I get back."
When Minister He heard this, his eyes lit up.
This person has a close relationship with several big bosses in the Central Party Headquarters, and there are many intricate relationships at the top of the Central Party Headquarters. His intervention can save a lot of trouble.
But at the same time, he secretly sneered in his heart. The fat man in front of him, who seemed to be a genial person, was a master of no profit. He never paid attention to other things. Why did he come to a party training team today?
Interested, is there any grudge between them?
At that moment, he was no longer willing to make a hasty decision. He waved his hand and sent the staff officer away. Then he smiled at the man with glasses and said, "What does Brother Yong have to say?"
It turns out that this man with glasses is Mr. Kong Da, the current president of the Central Bank, deputy president of the Executive Yuan, and brother-in-law of the president.
Mr. Kong Da's visit to Peking this time is actually to send money to the front line.
War means making money, and now Mr. Kong Da is in charge of the Nanjing National Government's purse. The consumption of money and food for the Great Wall defense line depends on him in the rear.
However, such an errand of sending money did not require him, a big shot, to deliver it in person despite his busy schedule.
One of the reasons for this is that he had other thoughts about Zhou Wen.
Moreover, he had already learned from the principal that Zhou Wen's teaching team had come to fight on the front line of the Great Wall, so he had been paying close attention to the progress of the war on the Great Wall.
This time, I heard that the principal was ready to negotiate peace with the Japanese, so I took the opportunity of sending money and came to the Peking Military Commission to see if there was any chance to make a move.
As a big boss of the Republic of China, Mr. Kong Da has no grievances against Zhou Wen. Judging from the family backgrounds of both parties, they are even more incompatible. How could he think of dealing with Zhou Wen?
