Tang Juwu, whose original name was Tang Fulong, was named Jiazhou, was from Zhenghuang Banner of Manchu, and from Shuangcheng, Jilin. He entered a private school at the age of 11, dropped out of school at the age of 16 and went to the city to learn woodworking skills. Later, he joined the army and joined the Feng army.

Because of his bravery in combat and leading by example, Tang Juwu was promoted to platoon leader...

During the Second Zhi-Feng War, Tang Juwu was promoted to major battalion commander.

In the spring of the 15th year of the Republic of China, Zhang Hanqing sent Tang Juwu to the 6th session of the Infantry Department of the Northeast Military Academy.

In the 17th year, he served as a lieutenant colonel of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the Liaoning Provincial Defense Army and stationed in Fengcheng.

After the September 18th Incident, the Japanese army launched an attack on the Northeast defenders. The day after the incident, the Japanese army raided Fengcheng, and the commander of the 1st regiment was captured and surrendered.

At that time, Tang Juwu was not in Fengcheng. After hearing the incident, he came to Peiping alone and faced Zhang Xueliang, the commander of the Northeast Army, with the anti-Japanese affection.

Zhang Hanqing was then promoted to the commander of the 1st regiment and asked him to return to the Northeast to take up his post.

On March 21, Tang Juwu and others held a secret meeting in Huanren, and more than 30 representatives attended the meeting.

After the meeting's research and decision, the Liaoning People's National Rescue Association and the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Force were established.

The National Rescue Association established a political committee and a military committee, with Wang Yuwen as the chairman of the political committee, and Tang Juwu as the chairman of the military committee.

Under the Military Commission, the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Army General Headquarters was established, and Tang Juwu was officially appointed as the commander-in-chief.

There is only so much information about Tang Juwu that Lu Shan knows. Tang Juwu is an outstanding representative of the old intermediate officers in the Northeast Army. After attending a private school for a few days, he has no education. However, he later went to the military academy to study and had a certain military command ability. However, he was a bit conservative in military command and was a typical old soldier!

But saying that he is an old soldier, it means that the old soldier is not patriotic. Tang Juwu is very patriotic, and he joined the army with the desire to enrich the country and strengthen the army.

So Lu Shan came to a conclusion that Tang Juwu is qualified to be a regiment commander, but if he commands dozens of troops and hundreds of thousands of people to work together, he really doesn't have the ability, at least he can't do it now!

Therefore, in the face of the Japanese encirclement and suppression, the Self-Defense Army could only fight on their own and was finally defeated by the Japanese army. In less than a year, hundreds of thousands of people were wiped out!

This is a very painful lesson!

Tang Juwu was born into an old soldier. He inevitably had some problems with old soldiers. These are all trivial matters, and no one can be perfect!

The failure of the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Army led by Tang Juwu was not his personal failure, but it was an inevitable one. It might be better if the other person was replaced. However, under objective reasons, if all the problems and contradictions within the Self-Defense Army cannot be resolved, failure is still inevitable!

The first point is internal and external difficulties. Internal concerns are not only internal contradictions and injustice in distribution, but also the troops' equipment, training, logistics, intelligence and other aspects. In fact, the Self-Defense Forces are at a disadvantage, and the Japanese army's blockade has not received support from the outside world.

Second, internal government orders are not unified. Everyone beats you and I beat mine. There is neither the current plan nor the long-term plan. It is just a step or a step. There is another point that internal members are responsible and can easily be bribed by the Japanese and puppets using various means.

Third, the army organization is chaotic and there are too many numbers. As long as a team is formed, one number will inevitably cause chaos in command. Moreover, too many troops will easily lead to poor information and delay opportunities for combat!

Fourth, the ability to control the troops is too poor. To put it bluntly, the Self-Defense Forces are actually a mess of sand. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as mobs. Although there are many people, there are not many people who can use them!

Fifth point, the leaders of the team are basically old soldiers of the Northeast Army and some green forest heroes. They have a dull tactics and do not know how to be flexible and maneuverable. They often suffer more losses than the enemy after one battle, and they will win miserably!

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The Self-Defense Forces ultimately failed for many reasons. To sum up, it is not a problem to list dozens of items, but the key is still a problem of strength!

Without strength, everything is free from negotiation!

After lunch, Lu Shan proposed to visit Tang Juwu in Tonghua County (Kuaidamao Town), and Qin Shiyu and the other two agreed.

Lu Shan, the commander of the Eastern League, visited him in person, which should be considered a great face for Tang Juwu.

Finally, it was decided that Lei Dong and Wang Erxi would accompany him, and another squad of soldiers were sent to escort along the way.

Lu Shan thought about it and did not ask Qin Shiyu to be a sect, but instead called five newly joined Yang Shangwu brothers. Debao was too young and stayed.

The military uniforms of the East Column are blue and gray, similar to those of the Northeast Army, and are basically the same in style, but the eaves and collar seals have been abolished. In addition, the large cap of the Northeast Army has also been replaced with round caps with brim of the hat, which is basically the same as the Eighth Route Army in history!

There is no way. If there is the conditions, Lu Shan also wants to create military uniforms, camouflage uniforms, training uniforms, and handsome military dresses and regular clothes from later generations.

It is already quite good to be able to guarantee one military uniform for each person at this stage!

Lu Shan’s military uniform is brand new. The commander who went out represents the face of the East Zong. He can’t come to visit the door in an old military uniform?

The armed belt also has a ****, hat, and leather shoes. Lu Shan is used to wearing leather boots. Lu Shan, who is wearing military uniform, stands in front of the mirror, as if he has found his true position!

"salute!"

Looking at the mirror, Lu Shan put his legs together, stood at attention, and gave a solemn military salute!

"Commander, you are so majestic when you wear this military uniform!" Lei Dong walked over with a smile, carrying his sniper rifle behind him that he never left his body.

"Stop talking, are you ready?" Lu Shan said with a smile.

"It's ready!"

"Going down the mountain, this is the first commander of the East Column to come to my door, so I can't lose my etiquette! Lu Shandao.

"Don't worry, Commander!"

Outside the mountain gate, the six men of Yang Shangwu and Wang Erxi were waiting in a row!

"Shangwu, how about being a guard for me?" Lu Shan walked to Yang Shangwu and smiled.

"Be your guard?" Yang Shangwu was stunned. He didn't know Lu Shan's identity yet. Although Wang Erxi brought them to complete the procedures for joining the Eastern League, he did not have Lu Shan's permission. He did not have the courage to reveal his identity to Yang Shangwu and others.

"What, don't you want to?" Lu Shan showed a playful smile.

"What an official are you?" Yang Shangwu asked silly.

"Haha..." Lu Shan laughed, "You monk who doesn't know what you are after, can you choose a high-ranking official as a guard?"

"That won't happen. Senior brother has been a company commander before. If he wants to be a guard, this commander must at least be a regiment commander!" Dexin said.

"Haha, then how old do you think I am?"

"I think you are a battalion commander at best!" Dexin tilted his head and thought for a while.

"Battorney Commander, haha, the official is very young!" Lu Shan smiled. "Shangwu, how about it, would you like to be a guard for me, the battalion commander?"

"Where is the battalion commander qualified to have a guard?"

"Why is the battalion commander not qualified to have a guard?"

"We are all veterans, don't you know?"

"Haha. You are all veterans, and the rules in the army are clear." Lu Shan said, "But the rules of the Eastern Zong are different from those of you before. You must study hard and not bully the weak. Do you understand?"

"We Shaolin disciples never do anything to bully the weak!"

"Okay!" Lu Shan nodded, "Get off."

Wang Erxi glared at these five monks who didn't know what was good and what was good for him to be a guard for the commander. He couldn't even ask for it, and this messy guy was even able to hold on.

Lei Dong also shook his head. Lu Shan had his own ideas for doing this, but he still didn't interfere. The five monks all had a lot of skills, and perhaps the commander valued this.

After going down the mountain, eight war horses that had already been prepared were at the foot of the mountain.

"Can you ride a horse?" Lu Shan asked Yang Shangwu.

"Yes." Yang Shangwu nodded, and he also realized that Lu Shan's identity was definitely not as simple as a small battalion commander. I'm afraid he was really misunderstood.

"Helping!" Eight people turned over and rode down the mountain road, galloping towards Damao Town.

Kuaidamao Town, the location of Tonghua County.

The county government of Tonghua County has now become the headquarters of the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Forces. Commander-in-Chief Tang Juwu and the Military Committee of the Anti-Japanese and Rescue Liaoning Branch are all working here!

Although Tang Juwu was the commander-in-chief of the Self-Defense Army, he actually did not have many troops under his command. In addition to one guard, he was a regiment formed based on the original first battalion, with a total force of only more than 2,000 people.

However, he had a hard-core brother, Tang Yuzhen of the First Route Army, Chang Yonglin of the Second Route Army, Zhang Zongzhou of the Fifth Route Army, Guo Jingshan of the Seventh Route Army, Li Yuelin of the Thirteenth Route Army, etc.

These people gathered under his command, which gave him the capital to compete with the Dongzong for a leadership position.

"Commander-in-Chief, the Eastern Column just called and said that their commander was coming to visit the Commander-in-Chief soon!"

"What, Commander of the Eastern Column, is it Qin Shiyu?" Tang Juwuyi was wearing a Northeastern Army colonel uniform, with his hands behind his waist, and stood in the court of the county government office.

"I don't know, they didn't say it!"

"What Qin Shiyu wants to do? Isn't it said? As long as he is willing, he will serve as the deputy commander-in-chief after the merger. The original troops of the Dong Zong are still under his command. What else is he not satisfied with?" Tang Juwu said unhappily.

"Maybe they are not willing!"

"If you don't want to, then forget it. I, Tang Juwu, are not someone who likes to force others!" Tang Juwu said.

"Commander-in-Chief, we agreed at the beginning, that the Self-Defense Forces will be incorporated into the Eastern Column as a whole!" Huang Yuzhou said.

"Brother Huang, it's time and time. At that time, we had few people and few guns, but now we have 100,000 guns. Would we still let us incorporate into the Eastern Zong?" Tang Juwu turned around and said to Huang Yuzhou.

"The commander-in-chief, but the above meaning seems to be that we hope we can incorporate into the East Zong..." Huang Yuzhou said, and the meaning of saving the National Council headquarters also made him a little confused, but he is a member of the National Council and always has to listen to the above orders.

"Brother Huang, the headquarters may not know our current situation?" Tang Juwu said, "If the headquarters knew our current strength, it would definitely not agree to our merger into the Eastern Region!"

"Commander-in-Chief, we promised others that we have now regretted it. Isn't that great?" Huang Yuzhou said.

"My deputy commander-in-chief, I, Tang Juwu, are not a villain who goes back on my word. I didn't say that I would not merge, but after the merger, we must be the main one, and the Eastern Zong must listen to us!" Tang Juwu said, "This is a principle, and it cannot be changed!"

"Commander-in-Chief, if you have this condition, I'm afraid the Dongzong side will not agree!" Huang Yuzhou said worriedly.

"If you don't agree, that's their business, that's the condition." Tang Juwu said in a snorting.

"Old Tang, if you do this, you will only make things bad. Dong Zong is also very tough. Now we are united in anti-Japanese war. If we can't get along, the Japanese will be happy!" Huang Yuzhou persuaded patiently.

"What should I do? It's not that I, Tang Juwu, dare not be under the jurisdiction of others, but that we have more than 100,000 troops under our command. If I, the commander-in-chief, go to be the deputy to others, what will the brothers under me think? Will they be convinced?" Tang Juwu explained.

Huang Yuzhou nodded. Tang Juwu said it well. Once he was pushed to this position, it would not only be considered for personal reasons, but also for the people below. If he did not compete for this position, the people below would think that Tang Juwu, the commander-in-chief, was too soft and too courageous, and the team would easily become disinterested.

"Old Tang, can you win a little bit? Let's see if you unite first. Without mentioning who merges with whom, we can form a coalition force, each demarcating a defense zone, and jointly fight in wartime?" Huang Yuzhou suggested.
To be continued...