"But, no matter what you think, the first thing we have to face now is the threat from the Japanese." Liu Xiang's eyes dimly focused on the map of the Songhu War Zone again.
"If we don't drive away the Japanese, let's not talk about the Kuomintang and the Red Party. Let alone the Liu family's foundation in Sichuan will be destroyed in one day. How will the hair be attached if the skin is gone? Maybe this time, it is not the humiliation of the Sino-Japanese War.
It will lead to the destruction of the country and the destruction of the species. I still say the same thing, until the Japanese pirates are destroyed, I, Liu Xiang, swear not to return to Sichuan."
"Yes! I obey Yaoshu's order! I, Liu Lang, will lead an independent regiment to follow Yao Shu's Jiwei. I will not destroy the Japanese pirates and swear not to return to Sichuan." Liu Lang stood at attention and replied firmly.
"Haha! You, my uncle and my nephew, please stop being so vain. You might as well just say that if the father dies, the son will take over, and if the uncle dies, the nephew will take over. That will make me feel more comfortable." Liu Xiang
Obviously he was in a good mood at the moment and laughed loudly. "However, you can't swear not to return to Sichuan. From my point of view, the little devil is trying to eat a big fat man in one bite. This battle can be regarded as
You have to fight. You have just got married, so you still have to take the time to give birth to a fat grandson for my cousin to continue the family line. Otherwise, my fierce-tempered sister-in-law will never let me go, and I don’t know what she will do behind the scenes.
How many bad things can you say about me?"
"Ahem, I'm 26 this year, and Yan Xue is only 24, so there's no rush." Liu Lang still used to explain away the age at which young people in big cities will get married and have children in the future.
You know, in the past time and space, he was still a bachelor at the age of 30, let alone having children.
"Twenty-six? What a child. When I was 26, all the children went to school." Liu Xiang pointed at Liu Lang and cursed with a smile.
"Come to think of it, you got married in such a hurry at the swearing-in ceremony, and then rushed to the anti-Japanese front line. As an uncle, I didn't give you a wedding gift. Why don't you make up for it today?" Liu Xiang said, but
The conversation changed: "Look, how is my seventh theater? Do you want to come? I am the new commander-in-chief of the seventh theater! It is extremely easy to get promoted to your rank."
"This..." Liu Lang felt a little sore.
Naturally, Liu Lang knew the so-called seventh theater better than anyone else, even better than the new commander-in-chief of the seventh theater in front of him.
This new theater should be established within the next two days because the Chinese army is showing signs of decline in the battle of Songhu. In order to defend the capital Nanjing, the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government transferred southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang, and eastern southern Anhui to the third theater.
It was divided into the seventh theater, with Liu Xiang as the commander-in-chief and Chen Cheng as the deputy commander-in-chief.
Under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Army, the commander Zhang Fakui; the Seventh Army, the commander Liao Lei; the Fifteenth Army, the commander Chen Cheng; the Sixteenth Army, the commander Luo Zhuoying; the 23rd Army, the commander Liu Jianxu; the 23rd Army, the commander
Liu Xiang; in charge of the 24th Army Corps, commander Tang Shizun; the 25th Army Corps, commander Pan Wenhua;
Doesn't this sound awesome? He commands three armies with a total strength of more than 200,000 troops. He is definitely an important figure on the battlefield between China and Japan.
However, we don't even look at who the commanders of the Eighth Army and the Fifteenth Army are.
Zhang Fakui, the commander of the Eighth Group Army, was the commander of the Fourth Army, known as the "Iron Army" during the Northern Expedition, and was later promoted to the commander of the group army. He was also a famous general in the National Revolutionary Army, although he was very fond of the bald man.
This is not to say that he is a die-hard follower, but with his seniority in the military, it is extremely difficult for him to obey the orders of a provincial warlord like Liu Xiang.
And the deputy commander of the theater with greater authority and the commander of the 15th Group Army, General Chen, is the backbone of the civil engineering department of the national government and the right-hand man of the bald man. Rather than asking him to help Liu Xiang, it is better to say that he
They came to contain Liu Xiang.
To put it bluntly, the people Liu Xiang can command are those who belong to the 23rd Sichuan Army Group Army under his command.
In Liu Lang's view, the reason why Liu Xiang was given the title of Commander of the Seventh Theater Command was because of the narrow-mindedness of the bald man. It was because he was dissatisfied with Liu Xiang and contradicted him more than two years ago.
revenge.
In 1935, in order to gain real power in the two provinces of Sichuan and Kangxi, the bald man first sent the think tank He Guoguang to lead a staff group to Chongqing in the name of assisting the Sichuan Army in chasing down the Red Army during the Long March. Later, on the pretext of helping Liu Xiang unify Sichuan and Kangxi, he led
Gu Zhutong, Yang Yongtai and others personally went to Sichuan to take charge of the work. This naturally made Liu Xiang, the new king of Sichuan, who had finally obtained the right to rule Sichuan, very unhappy, and the conflict became public.
If it weren't for Liu Lang's existence, in the past time and space, Liu Xiang even planned to respond to the action of "General He sent planes to Xi'an to bomb and force Zhang to kill the boss" during the incident in 1936, which was just a military deployment
Before it was completed, the incident was resolved peacefully.
Even in this time and space, Liu Xiang followed Liu Lang's advice and made the decision to support a peaceful settlement, but the bald man still did not give up his old grudges and still arranged for the sick Liu Xiang to serve as the commander of the so-called seventh theater.
Decide.
If Songhu is defeated, the capital Nanjing will be flat and undefeable. Whoever becomes the theater commander guarding the capital will undoubtedly be a tragic character who takes the blame. What's more, this theater commander can effectively command the troops, but
It's just a group army.
Liu Lang really didn't believe that with Liu Xiang's ability, he would not be able to see the mystery. If he really transferred his independent regiment to this war zone, it would be the rhythm of the uncle and nephew playing together.
Sure enough, when Liu Lang gritted his molars, Liu Xiang burst out laughing, "Haha, I knew there was nothing I could hide from you, a "cunning" melon."
"Uncle Yao! Since you understand the secret, why do you need to take this position?"
"You are the Qilin of my Liu family. You have always been very accurate in seeing people and things, far beyond your peers. However, your experience is still too shallow. This is why I have been trying to prevent you from rising too high at a young age.
The reason. Before your foundation is stable, the wind will destroy the trees that are weak in the forest!" Liu Xiang sighed slightly. "But that person saw it very accurately. I have to take over the position of commander no matter what. Otherwise,
Aren’t the speeches I, Liu Xiang, made in Rongcheng Park a bunch of nonsense! Let’s not mention that my Liu family will continue to thrive in Sichuan for generations. Let’s talk about the current weak war situation. If the army is in danger, I, Liu Xiang, will retreat, and our Sichuan army will not advance.
, then why should I lead tens of thousands of our Sichuan Army soldiers to send troops?"
"I have to fight this battle, even if I lose." A faint blood filled Liu Xiang's eyes, "Even if I, Liu Xiang, die on the front line, and even if all the men of the Sichuan Army of my 23rd Group Army die on the battlefield, I still have to fight. I still have to fight.
Remember what you said during the Battle of the Great Wall, Langwa'er, if one person retreats, then a hundred people will retreat; if a hundred people retreat, then ten thousand people will retreat; if ten thousand people retreat, the country will be destroyed. That battle was fought by you, and this one
Now it’s my turn as an uncle to fight. Our Liu family and Sichuan people will never show off."
The words he spoke were extremely heroic. They showed the style of a generation of heroes. He was a hero in troubled times, but at this moment, he can be called a hero of the generation.
Liu Lang didn't know who he had said these words to in the past. Maybe he just kept it in his heart, and he was only on his deathbed when he was sent to the hospital where he had been treated because of vomiting blood due to the fall of Nanjing.
"As long as the enemy troops do not withdraw from China's borders, the Sichuan army will never return home." This famous line was used by hundreds of thousands of Sichuan troops to recite their oath every day, which reveals the great pride hidden deep in the heart of this hero!
"But Uncle Yao, you must not serve as the commander of Nanjing's city defense. You don't have to go to the front line personally. You can just sit in the rear and command." Liu Lang tried to persuade him, hiding the lust in his eyes.
"I don't have to worry about that. We have to fight, but I can't bear the blame for losing the Battle of Songhu for him in vain. But there is no need to mention the matter of sitting in the rear. I have made up my mind, you and I
Thousands of men in Sichuan can go to the battlefield, why can't I, Liu Xiang, not do so? Commander Hao can be my role model for generals across the country. After I attend his funeral ceremony, I will go to the front line in person. I haven't fought the Japanese devils yet, so it's easy.
Enjoyable." Liu Xiang waved his hand.
"Getting back to the subject, this time you became famous all over the country in the battle in Eastern Jin Dynasty, and your military exploits were so great that you can't suppress anyone who wants to come here. Hehe! But if my Liu family has two generals, the one who doesn't have much hair must have very little hair.
A few are for sure." Liu Xiang chuckled and roared softly: "Since it can make that person uncomfortable, I don't mind adding fuel to his fire. Liu Lang, the colonel commander of the 22nd Army Independent Regiment, obeyed the order.
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"arrive!"
"The independent regiment made great contributions in the battle on the Shanxi Jindong front line. The 22nd Group Army Independent Regiment was specially assigned to supplement the 23rd Group Army in the 7th Theater. We hereby appoint: Liu Lang, Colonel Commander of the 23rd Group Army Independent Regiment, and concurrently the 23rd Group Army's independent regiment.
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Group Army, military rank to be determined."
"How's it going? Although this wedding gift I gave you and Yan Xue is a little late, it's not bad!" Liu Xiang smiled softly at Liu Lang and teased: "As the deputy chief of staff of the group army, not only can you have the ability to fight
The decision-making of the former headquarters staff still has some commanding ability! Many generals, division commanders, and brigade commanders would not dare to look down upon you, a little colonel, when they see you!"
Liu Lang was naturally overjoyed. Liu Xiang was indeed a scheming person. The Independent Regiment was transferred to leave Shanxi and rush to Songhu. It was a certainty to leave the 22nd Army. The Sichuan Army only had two armies. Leaving the 22nd Army naturally meant joining the 23rd Army.
The 23rd Army now has five divisions and three independent brigades, with a total strength of more than 60,000. As a colonel, he is just a little scumbag. Just five division commanders and a dozen brigade commanders asked him to raise his hand.
Even if you salute, your shoulders will hurt.
As the saying goes, a staff officer will not fart without a commander, but with a commander, it is different. Unlike the Japanese army where the chief of staff is extremely weakened, in the Chinese military hierarchy, the deputy chief of staff of the group army is not very important. Even if he is a colonel, if
The trust from the top is well deserved, but the status is not low.
The second-in-command of the staff department is fine in normal times, just in charge of training and so on. But in wartime, he can be the proposer or even the decision-maker to advise your troops to deploy defenses in that place. If he were the commander-in-chief of the army, wouldn't he?
Take him seriously?
As the top officer, Liu Xiang can definitely promote Liu Lang to the position of chief of staff, if the bald man is brave enough to promote Liu Lang to major general this time.
However, in Liu Lang's opinion, this position is currently the most suitable for him. He has the right to make suggestions without having to be the target of public criticism.
The 26-year-old Chief of Staff of the Army Group is really enviable, so it would be better to keep a lower profile.