Because I did not receive the military order to return to the station.
Liu Lang and his independent regiment stayed in Peiping for nearly half a month.
Just like in the past, the three Central Divisions that went south to participate in the Battle of the Great Wall did not immediately return to the north. Instead, they were stationed in the north. Because of the shameful "Tanggu Agreement", Jidong and Chadong were "demilitarized zones", and the three divisions
The station was selected in Hebei Province, and the old territory that originally belonged to the Northeast Army was completely annexed by the bald boss.
Taking advantage of a battle with the Japanese invaders, the bald man firmly took northern China into his own hands. It must be said that, among other things, the bald man's ability to seize territory is truly the first in China in this era.
The 29th Army, which killed 5,000 Japanese troops in a battle at Xifengkou, was second only to Song Zheyuan of the Independent Regiment in terms of military merit. Not only Song Zheyuan, Zhang Zizhong, Feng Zhian, Zhao Dengyu, and Liu Ruming were awarded the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun.
, at the same time, the Popular Anti-Japanese Alliance Army organized by Feng Yuxiang in Chahar was banned by the bald boss and had to be disbanded, so they were all absorbed by the 29th Army.
Song Zheyuan obtained the consent of the government and expanded the 29th Army into four divisions with more than 60,000 people. The newly added 143rd Division (formerly the temporary 2nd Division) was commanded by Liu Ruming, and the 132nd Division was commanded by Zhao Dengyu.
The 29th Army also received a large number of weapons and equipment from the Anti-Alliance, including more than 30 mountain cannons from the Tang Yulin Department of the former Northeastern Army, plus eight Japanese-style mountain cannons received from Liu Lang, which greatly increased its strength and became an important force in North China.
A military force.
But there is no place for the 29th Army in Hebei, so Song Zheyuan can only be sent back to Chahar to serve as his Chairman of Chahar Province. The 29th Army, the largest armed force in North China, is also stationed in Chahar.
Province.
On this day, Liu Lang was still thinking about how to talk to Song Zheyuan, who was about to leave, to talk about the situation in North China in the next few years, because Liu Lang knew that Song Zheyuan in history did not judge the situation of the Japanese army's full-scale invasion of China in 1937.
To be sure, even though the Japanese army stationed nearly 30,000 troops between Beijing and Tianjin, Song Zheyuan still believed that a mere 30,000 Japanese troops were definitely not the enemy of the already strong 29th Army, which had grown to 100,000 troops.
The general even chose to return to his hometown in Shandong to recuperate because he was tired of the marathon wrangling with the Japanese. As a result, while he was still relaxing in the mountains and rivers, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out.
The Japanese army, which has increased its troops to hundreds of thousands, not only has the advantage in strength, but also takes the initiative. How can the 29th Army, which hastily responded to the battle, be invincible? Deputy Commander Tong Linge died in the battle, and the commander of the 132nd Division
Zhao Dengyu also died for his country in this battle. The two generals should not have died like this on the battlefield against Japan, but they became victims of Song Zheyuan's paralyzed thoughts.
Even Zhang Zizhong, a famous anti-Japanese general who was later killed in the Battle of Suizao, also died indirectly in this battle. In order to satisfy Song Zheyuan's little desire to preserve his strength, Zhang Zizhong appointed himself mayor of Peiping and led four regiments to maintain public order. The 29th Army
All the troops retreated to Baoding. As a result, the people in Peiping, who felt abandoned by the national army, called Zhang Zizhong a traitor who fled without a fight. There was even a nationwide wave of denouncing "Zhang Zizhong". This was the case for this former famous anti-Japanese general.
His face was severely stamped on the ground by the Chinese and spit on his face.
Zhang Zizhong, who had a strong self-esteem, was determined to die. In any war, he would lead his army to fight bloody battles with the Japanese invaders. He often visited the front line in person as the commander of an army. During the Battle of Suizao, he even personally led a regiment to rescue his troops.
, the Japanese army finally discovered the clues and mobilized heavy troops to surround him and finally ran out of ammunition and food and died for the country.
These tragedies could have been avoided. Even if the 29th Army could not withstand the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, as long as they had been vigilant and entered the position earlier, the Japanese army would have to pay a heavy price even if they could occupy the entire Pingjin.
Liu Lang was still thinking of a reason to visit the army commander, when Song Zheyuan actually came to visit him personally.
Having become a second-level general, he naturally didn't come to visit Liu Lang because of how awesome he was. No matter how good Liu Lang was in fighting, he was just a small colonel now, with only three thousand troops under his command, which was not enough to support one subordinate.
The general's force, which had swelled to 60,000, which was almost equivalent to a group army, personally came to visit.
The purpose of General Song's visit was just to negotiate with Liu Lang on the follow-up issues of the more than a thousand wounded people from the original 288th and 289th regiments who were still in the hospital. The two regiments fought at the Great Wall and originally suffered more than 2,000 injuries, but in the end
Only about half of them survive in the hospital.
After more than a month of post-war recovery, those with minor injuries have returned to the hospital one after another. However, there are still thousands of disabled and seriously injured people in the hospital who have lost arms or legs and have no place to stay.
No matter how they are warriors who have survived hundreds of battles, they have lost their combat effectiveness and cannot return to the army. Song Zheyuan is also known to love soldiers as much as his sons. Naturally, he cannot bear to give each of them dozens of dollars like this.
Send them back to their place of origin.
After thinking about it, it happened that the newly established Chinese business group was recruiting a large number of northern refugees to work in the newly established factories in the south. However, one of the two major shareholders of this so-called Chinese business group who came forward to negotiate with the Peiping government was Liu Lang's Taishan master.
---Ji Lianrong.
Of course, Song Zheyuan's first thought was to find Liu Lang, who liked poaching, and had already poached 1,300 of his elites. He was trying to find a way to find someone who could feed the more than 1,000 disabled veterans in his father-in-law's factory.
Work should not be difficult for him!
Since Liu Ruming never took advantage or even suffered losses in every confrontation with Liu Lang, Song Zheyuan, who did not care about his admiral status, took action personally.
From this aspect, Song Zheyuan is undoubtedly an admirable general. It is difficult for Liu Lang to refuse.
Therefore, when Song Zheyuan explained his intention straight to the point, Liu Lang agreed without hesitation. What happened to more than a thousand disabled soldiers? So what if they have no hands or feet? They have contributed to this country and nation, and they should get this country and nation.
national respect.
What's more, those soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles for the rest of their lives can still fight without picking up a gun, even if they are not on the battlefield against the Japanese invaders. Liu Lang needs them.
Song Zheyuan was stunned by Liu Lang's cheerfulness. Before he came, he was even prepared to be blackmailed by Liu Lang. He would even rather lose a few cannons than give them to his subordinates who were unable to work.
A place for soldiers to eat.
"Captain Liu, if you have any request, just say it directly. Whatever I, Song Zheyuan, can do for you, I will definitely do it for you." Although the newly promoted second-level general was overjoyed, he still felt a little guilty after all.
Liu Tuanzuo is famous for never suffering losses!
"Mr. Song, are you sure you want me to make a request?" Liu Lang looked at the Chahar Provincial Chairman with some amusement and said.
"I must mention that you have done such a big favor for our 29th Army. As long as it is within the scope of my ability, Mr. Song, and does not harm the interests of my 29th Army, I will definitely help you." Although Song Zheyuan was guilty, he
But his mouth is very tough.
However, the meaning of the words was to remind Liu Lang secretly not to be too loud. Song's ability was not very wide. For example, those cannons should still be given.
"Okay, just sign this with your name." Liu Lang wrote a line of words on a piece of white paper and handed it to General Song.
"Song Zheyuan owes Liu Lang a favor. Liu Lang can ask for it at any time without harming the interests of the country and the 29th Army. This favor is valid for five years." Song Zheyuan looked at Liu Lang's words blankly,
I can't help but feel pain in my balls.
This is a really special girl's reality.
Give him a chance, and the favor is written in black and white. Not only does it span five years, but it also requires a signature for confirmation.
"Haha, that's interesting. Sign to acknowledge the favor. Okay, I accept this great favor. In the future, if you, Commander Liu, ask for something, I, Song Zheyuan, and the 29th Army will do our best to repay the favor." Song Zheyuan picked up the brush and signed the signature.
After hearing his name, he laughed a few times, dropped his pen and walked out.
Obviously this is another way to save lunch money for Langtuanzao.
Liu Lang chuckled and carefully put away the white paper and handed it to Sun Feng, who was a part-time confidential officer. "Put this away for me. This is a letter of commitment from Admiral Song. It is very precious!"
Sun couldn't help but express his admiration for the fat man Tuanzuo, and asked a general with an army of 60,000 to sign a favor letter. Looking at all the military officers in the national army, there was probably no one else!
Song Zheyuan, who left freely, probably didn't expect that this favor letter would cause some small changes in the historical trajectory he was supposed to experience four years later.
It was this change that made his shine in the sky of history much brighter.