Seeing Yan Xishan's question, Gao Hongming thought for a while, "Sir, are you asking where those planes were bought from? I'm sorry, I can't tell you this. When I bought it, I had already promised that the seller should never be
Reveal it."
Seeing that the other party had even blocked the door and window before he asked, Yan Xishan was very angry. But after these days of contact, this kid is definitely a master of the soft and the hard. Don't look at it now.
He is quite respectful to himself, but once he proposes something that goes too far, this kid will definitely fall out.
He smiled bitterly, "Okay, since you kid doesn't want to talk, I won't ask, old man. But if one day, old man needs your aircraft for support, you must not shirk it."
"What else do you need aircraft support for?" Gao Hongming asked in surprise: "Is it possible that the Jinsui Army is preparing to go to war with the Japanese? That's not the case. I heard that the Japanese sent people to contact you some time ago.
, For this reason, you not only cut off the meager food and salary of the Eighth Route Army, but also ordered that no Shanxi-Sui army can provide support to the Eighth Route Army, and violators will be severely punished.
Oh...I understand, are you planning to start a fight with the Eighth Route Army?"
"Hey……"
Seeing that Gao Hongming didn't give any face to Yan Xishan, and made Yan Laoxi's complexion turn blue and white, Wang Jingguo couldn't help it any longer: "Captain Gao, although you are not directly in charge of the World War II zone, Yan Laoxi
After all, sir, he is also the highest military and political officer in the World War II zone. Isn’t it too much to say that?”
"Excessive?"
Gao Hongming couldn't help it, and he got angry and said, "Sir Wang, when our Liantai militia and the Eighth Route Army fought a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders a few months ago, it was just that your Jinsui Army didn't help, and you even added insult to injury. May I ask?
Is this what a commander should do?
Regardless of our status as friendly forces, we are at least all Chinese compatriots, right? Our Liantai militia has fought bloody battles with the Japanese aggressors several times this year. When did the Jinsui Army help?
Now, the Liantai militia has finally gained some scale and has a few planes of its own, but it's fine if you don't support it. You're still flirting with the little devils, and you even use the Chongqing government to suppress me. What does this mean?
Maybe you have all kinds of reasons and excuses to justify your actions, but as the old saying goes, if the skin is gone, the hair will be there. If China is really dead, what is the meaning of the existence of the Jinsui Army?"
"you……"
Gao Hongming's words were loud and clear, like a sharp arrow piercing the three of them. For a moment, Yan Xishan found that he was speechless.
Yes, no matter how he defended himself, how he worked so hard for the Jinsui Army, and the Japanese had no choice but to pretend to be a snake, but these are just excuses. As Gao Hongming said, if China is gone, how can the Jinsui Army still be there?
What's the use?
After a long time, Yan Xishan smiled sadly and shook his head helplessly, "I have been working hard all my life, but I didn't expect that I would be taught a lesson by a young boy in my old age. That's all... let's go, old man."
After saying that, Yan Xishan slowly stood up and was about to leave.
"Sir Yan, please stay." Upon seeing this, Gao Hongming quickly stopped him and said sincerely: "Sir, I have a bad temper. I offended you with my words just now, but I have absolutely no malice in my heart.
Although you didn't say it, I can guess the purpose of your visit this time. In this way, if the Shanxi-Sui Army needs air support in the battle against Japan in the future, you only need to send a telegram, and I will never refuse.
What do you think?"
"oh……"
Yan Xishan stopped, and his originally somewhat muddy eyes suddenly became sharp, "Child of the Gao family, are you serious about what you said?"
"Of course." Gao Hongming said sternly: "I will never lie to you, but you must say it clearly, you are fighting the Japanese, otherwise I will ignore it."
"What if it's not a battle, but I need your help in transporting supplies?" Yan Xishan asked again.
"this……"
Gao Hongming pondered for a moment, "Junior now only has dozens of old-fashioned biplanes, and the transport planes are not equipped yet, so your request..."
"We don't have any equipment for the time being, right?" Yan Xishan showed a meaningful expression.
"This old fox."
Gao Hongming cursed secretly in his heart, this old guy is too shrewd, and his skills in beating snakes with a stick are almost perfect.
Why was he still willing to help Yan Laoxi even though he knew that he was flirting with the Japanese? It was because Gao Hongming knew that Yan Xishan was doing this purely out of nature.
He is the kind of person who, even if he wants to chop someone, has to calculate which part to chop, how much force to use, and whether to kill him or not before he chops. To put it bluntly, such a person is hesitant and lacks decisiveness in doing things.
He also wrote in his later memoirs: "Throughout the entire period of the Anti-Japanese War, he was dancing on three eggs. He was always cautious, never getting too close to any force, and never offending anyone too much. He tried his best to play well.
balance."
But apart from that, Yan Laoxi was very capable in construction. During the decades he ruled Shanxi, the entire Shanxi economy was prosperous. Even the great man later criticized those works at a meeting on the mountain.
The incompetent cadre said, "I think you are worse than Yan Xishan when it comes to construction."
Because of this, even though he knew that this guy was flirting with the Japanese, Gao Hongming still didn't fall out with him.
However, the reason why Gao Hongming dared to sneer at Yan Xishan was because of his strength. After more than a year of development, the scale of Gao Hongming's Liantai Militia was not too large, but after several battles with the Japanese, the Liantai Militia was
He was so famous that in more than a year, three Japanese divisions were defeated by him, especially the 16th Division, which suffered heavy losses and had all been withdrawn to the mainland for repairs some time ago.
From this point of view, although the number of the Liantai Militia is much smaller than that of the Shanxi-Sui Army, their combat effectiveness is not inferior at all. In this era where strength is respected, Gao Hongming has the confidence to challenge Yan Xishan.
This is also the reason why Gao Hongming faced him head-on, but Yan Laoxi and the others did not fall out on the spot.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There is no other reason. Even though Gao Hongming is a junior, he now has this strength.
"Report!"
At this moment, Dabao trotted in and said urgently to Gao Hongming: "Master, Captain Li Yunlong sent you an urgent message."
"Li Yunlong?"
Gao Hongming's heart skipped a beat. In the military, once an emergency call was involved, it meant something important had happened.
When he was about to speak, he saw Yan Xishan and the others looking at him with half-smiling eyes. He blushed and simply waved his hand: "Say, what's the matter?"
"yes!"
Dabao puffed up his chest and said loudly: "Captain Li said that a few hours ago, they discovered a Japanese army heading towards the Eighth Route Army base area, about the size of a reinforced regiment, and carrying artillery.
The Independent Regiment was ordered to intercept the Japanese army at Xiaolongling, but found that this Japanese army was not the first Japanese army stationed in Shanxi, but the troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army. Due to the fierce firepower and extremely powerful combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, their regiment was defeated as soon as they fought.
There have been quite a few casualties and we hope we can provide air support."
"Japanese Kwantung Army?"
Everyone, including Yan Xishan and Gao Hongming, took a deep breath.
"How is this possible...how could the Kwantung Army come to Shanxi?" Sun Chu exclaimed.
Wang Jingguo also frowned and said, "That shouldn't be the case. The Kwantung Army is coming. Why haven't we received any news at all?"
Everyone present is not ignorant. Of course, they know that the Japanese army in China is generally divided into two parts, the dispatched army inside the Pass and the Kwantung Army outside the Pass.
Since occupying the three northeastern provinces, Japan has long regarded the three northeastern provinces as Japanese territory. In order to strengthen its occupation, they have even moved more than 300,000 households to the three northeastern provinces in recent years. About 1 million people have moved to the three northeastern provinces. These Japanese
The immigrants are the so-called "Japanese Pioneer Corps".
This shows that the Japanese attach great importance to the three eastern provinces. For this reason, the Japanese government has allocated the most elite troops and the best weapons to the Kwantung Army, and it is still strengthening.
Historians of later generations even said that if during the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese had put all the nearly one million Kwantung Army troops outside the Pass into the battlefield inside the Pass, the Nationalist Government would have been left in the cold.
You must know that during the eight years since the July 7th Incident, the Japanese left millions of their most elite Kwantung Army troops outside the Pass to bask in the sun, and were not willing to put them into the battlefield inside the Pass.
However, there are reasons for the Japanese government to do this. The Japanese are not really stupid. The reason for this situation is that in addition to the Japanese paying too much attention to the three northeastern provinces, they are also always vigilant about the numbers stationed in Outer Mongolia and on the border.
One hundred thousand Soviet Far Eastern Front troops.
In the eyes of the Japanese, the Soviet Far East Army is much more terrifying than the troops under the Chongqing government. The Battle of Nomenkan that occurred more than a year ago has shown everything. The Soviet army led by Zhukov severely beat the Kwantung Army.
Had a meal.
In this battle, the Japanese Kwantung Army suffered nearly 50,000 casualties, and the Second Flying Group was almost completely wiped out. This also allowed the arrogant Japanese Army to see for the first time what a torrent of steel was.
And now a Kwantung Army has appeared quietly in Shanxi, and the information contained in it is too great.
Gao Hongming said to Dabao almost without thinking: "Dabao, please notify Huang Huaimin immediately and ask the airport to load all the planes with ammunition. When ready, go to Xiaolongling to reinforce the independent regiment!"
"yes!"
Dabao responded and immediately ran out.
After giving the order, Gao Hongming was about to say something to Yan Xishan, but saw the other party wave his hand, "You don't have to say anything. The old man knows that you are very busy now, so I won't disturb you. I will go back to Kenanpo right away."
, If you have anything to say, we’ll talk about it later.”
"Okay, I'll see you off later."
"No, you are busy in advance. The old man will go back first." After saying that, Yan Xishan and the other two people left quickly. Looking at the hurried backs of the three people, Gao Hongming realized that due to the emergence of the Kwantung Army, the existing structure of Shanxi will definitely change.
If there is a big change, Yan Xishan should go back quickly to discuss countermeasures.