Gao Hongming frowned after hearing Yang Aiyuan's words.
"Sir Yang, you don't have to speak for him. The fact that this group of devils can lurk under our noses shows that there are big loopholes in our defense. As the captain of the defense brigade, he has an unshirkable responsibility."
Gao Hongming's tone was quite stern, and there was also a hint of dissatisfaction in the subtext. I was teaching my subordinates, but you came to interfere with me. Isn't this a bit over the line?
And everyone saw another side of Gao Hongming's attitude.
Normally Gao Hongming respected them very much and discussed everything with them. What happened today was beyond everyone's expectations.
Unexpectedly, this young man, who was always amiable and amiable on weekdays, would actually show a kind of dignity without anger when he got angry.
"Brother Gao, you misunderstood."
Yang Aiyuan also realized his rashness just now. In this era, all generals with military power, especially local warlords, regard the army as their lifeblood.
Years of warlord struggles have taught them that only those with soldiers have rights. If you don't have soldiers, no one will take you seriously.
It is an eternal truth that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. It is taboo to interfere in the internal affairs of other people's military without authorization.
"Brother Gao, don't get me wrong. I have no intention of meddling in your affairs..."
Yang Aiyuan explained: "I came here because I just received a piece of intelligence from the military commander. This intelligence said that a few days ago, the Japanese army suddenly took off from Nanjing Airport, including six transport planes, and more than a dozen aircraft.
, flying towards the northwest.
This information is consistent with the number and direction of the batch of aircraft detected by our air defense radar the day before yesterday. We all believe that it is very likely that these Japs flew directly from Nanjing and airborne directly in a certain area.
A place off the beaten path.
I guess even the Japanese troops in Shanxi didn’t know about this, so they hid it from all of us. I’m afraid you mistakenly blamed Battalion Commander Niu.”
"I see."
Gao Hongming's mind was spinning rapidly. The reason why they were able to discover Matsuura Tsunayoshi's special agent team this time was thanks to the mobile air defense radar vehicle they deployed near Taiyuan.
When the air defense force discovered the Japanese plane, Ma Shan reported it to Liantai Airport, and Liantai Airport immediately contacted the nearby patrol aircraft. However, when the plane rushed there, it was discovered that the fleet had already begun to return.
After receiving the news, Huang Huaimin did not dare to neglect and reported it to Gao Hongming. After receiving the news, Gao Hongming immediately flashed the words "airborne troops" in his mind.
It’s no wonder that Gao Hongming was so sensitive. For later generations, it was too common to use aircraft to drop troops behind enemy lines to attack important enemy targets or to behead enemy leaders.
With alarm bells ringing in his mind, Gao Hongming immediately and without hesitation ordered the supplementary battalion responsible for the defense of Liantai to search the location where the Japanese planes last appeared.
It happened that the National Defense Army led by Ihara Heihachi was also nearby, so they also joined the search, and finally blocked this lonely Japanese army in Xiaonanzhuang.
After connecting these clues together, Gao Hongming gradually became clear about the matter in his mind, and he also made a rough judgment. Niu Youlin had indeed suffered an unreasonable disaster.
He looked at Niu Youlin, and his tone softened a lot, "Captain Niu, it seems that I wrongly blamed you for this matter. My attitude just now was not very good, so don't take it to heart."
Niu Youlin waved his hands repeatedly: "Commander, the Ministry of Finance cannot afford what you are saying. It is the Ministry's duty to protect the security of Liantai County. This time, the Japanese lurked for dozens of miles before they found him.
The guard captain is really ashamed."
"Okay, you go down first."
"Yes, then the staff will resign first."
After Niu Youlin went down, Gao Hongming smiled and said to Yang Aiyuan: "Sir Yang, thank you for the information just now, otherwise I wouldn't have known that the Japanese army came from Nanjing.
It's a pity that those Japs were so stubborn that they all died in the battle, and we didn't even capture a single prisoner, otherwise we would have known their purpose of coming here."
Yang Aiyuan waved his hand: "We can check this later. I came here mainly to say goodbye to Brother Gao."
"Farewell?"
Gao Hongming was startled for a moment, then sighed: "Yes, there is no such thing as a banquet in the world. Now that Taiyuan has been liberated, Commander Yan must be preparing to move back to Taiyuan. There will definitely be a lot of things to do next. As a World War II
The deputy district commander must also have his hands full."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Gao Hongming finished speaking, Yang Aiyuan's old face turned slightly red, "Brother Gao, I don't know, but Commander Yan currently has no idea of moving the World War II Zone Headquarters back to Taiyuan.
After all, today's Taiyuan has gone through a great war. The leaves have withered and the buildings in the city have been severely damaged. It will take a lot of energy and time to restore it to its full strength. In addition, the Japanese army has just been defeated. They may become angry and launch another attack on Taiyuan.
Attack, so moving the headquarters back to Taiyuan is really not a wise choice at the moment."
have to……
Gao Hongming understood immediately after hearing this. After all, Yan Laoxi was afraid that the Japanese would come back again.
In 1937, the actual strength of the Jinsui Army was about 200,000, with ten artillery regiments, including 300 75mm mountain guns and dozens of 105mm field guns.
However, the Jinsui Army with such a strong force was pushed across half of Shanxi by half a division led by Seishiro Sakagaki. In the end, the Japanese army occupied most of the cities in Shanxi with four and a half divisions.
In this battle, the Shanxi-Sui Army lost tens of thousands of people in the Taiyuan defense battle alone. As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the well rope for ten years. Yan Xishan was also afraid that if he moved his command organization back to Taiyuan, what might happen to him?
There will be another Taiyuan defense battle. With the current strength of the Jinsui Army, it will really be over.
Although I don't quite agree with Yan Laoxi's approach, I can understand Yan Xishan's mood.
"Well, anyway, now that Taiyuan has been liberated, it's time for our temporary joint command to be disbanded. The staff is here to wish Commander Yang a safe journey."
After speaking, Gao Hongming solemnly gave Yang Aiyuan and Sun Chu a military salute.
After Yang Aiyuan returned the gift, he held Gao Hongming's hand and said solemnly: "Brother Gao, Chief Yan asked me to tell you something. We will remember this kindness. Whatever difficulties we encounter in the future, as long as we can handle it, Jinsui
Everyone in the army must do their best."
"Gao Hongming was also a little moved. He could see that what Yang Aiyuan said was not polite, but sincere. This sentence also represented that the entire Jinsui Army owed Gao Hongming a favor.
"Mr. Yang's words are serious. We are all Chinese, and it is our unshirkable responsibility to fight the Japanese. Besides, we are all fellow Liantai fellows. Wouldn't it be too polite to be so polite?" Gao Hongming did not take credit for himself.
He answered very sincerely and held Yang Aiyuan's hand.