Chapter 146: The Bloody Heart

Zhang Xuewu is a soldier. Even if he wants to intervene in political matters, he has to weigh his own weight. This kind of national policy matter can be finalized. Wang Jingwei, who served as the president of the Executive Yuan, has been very energetic these days. The reason is very simple. Rehe defeated Jiang Jiang like an ant on a hot pan at that time, and Zhang Xueliang was in a crisis of leaving the world. Only by shouting to fight against Japan to the end, Wang Jingwei, who united the whole nation, made a fortune.

The staff of the Nationalist Government of China in the League of Nations have expanded from 20 to 30 before to more than 100. Gu Weijun, Yan Huiqing and others were urgently recruited back to China and prepared to participate in negotiations with Japan in Shanghai. Although neither of them had any sincerity, some matters between airs and face still need to be considered.

Now that the Japanese have been defeated, they need to negotiate. Chiang Kai-shek is the chairman of the Military Commission, so it is naturally inconvenient to come forward. Moreover, the conditions for cooperation before were that Wang was in charge of the government and Jiang Zhengjun, and the brilliant light-shaking feather fan and chatting with the Japanese, all the problems that the war could not be solved were undoubtedly a job of gaining fame and fortune for Wang Jingwei.

Before, Wang Jingwei was worried about defeating the front line and he was going to take the blame and was criticized. Therefore, the miserable defeat of Rehe began. Wang Jingwei took the initiative to attack Zhang Xueliang, trying to divert the attention and sight of the Chinese people, so as not to be scolded when he finally came out to sign a treaty of humiliation and humiliation. Wang Jingwei was also staring at Rehe. Although Rehe had few thalassinated people, his "hot land" for a year, that is, there were at least 80 million smokers, and more than 700,000 smokers survived by planting big smoke. You should know that the total amount of taxes in the National Government a year is only 2.7 billion. Eighty million is definitely not a small number. Moreover, the provincial chairman should not be a soldier.

However, for Chiang Kai-shek, China has two major enemies, the Soviet Union and Japan. For this reason, Chiang Kai-shek once put forward a very famous view, that is, "The Japanese attack is urgent but the Russian attack is slow, and the Russian attack is large but the Japanese attack is small!" The meaning of this is naturally self-evident. In the issue of invading China's territory, Japan is urgent and fast, but the Soviet Union is gradually eroding, steady and efficient, so Chiang Kai-shek always believed that Japan is not China's biggest concern, but the Soviet Union is.

The Central and Eastern Road incident completely cut off diplomatic relations between China and Russia, so the Japanese launched the Shenyang Incident without restraint and then invaded Rehe with heavy troops. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek realized that both evil neighbors could not be offended at the same time, so he planned to send Yan Huiqing to the Soviet Union to restore Sino-Soviet diplomacy. However, this was just Chiang Kai-shek's wishful thinking. What did the Russians think? I'm afraid no one knows, and the Russians are not easy to get along with. They are authentic polar bears, large carnivores, and especially Russia is still thinking about Tang Ke and Outer Mongolia. If you are not careful, it is not as simple as losing a piece of meat.

In fact, Chiang Kai-shek's policy is that as long as the Japanese are tolerated, they will deal with domestic warlord factions and Russians first. However, they did not expect that the speed of the Japanese was so arrogant that they were shocked. There was no way to return to join Russia, but this move was like a dangerous situation. Although the Chinese hated the Japanese the most in history, it was caused by massacre, looting, rape, etc. in the Sino-Japanese War, the Russians were the country that occupied the most land in China. The Japanese were notorious and did not make any profits, and the Russians kept silent and full of gold ingots.

Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek was still a little hesitant about the issue of joining Russia. It was easy to restrain Japan by the Russians, and the Russians were not fools. The difficulty of operating was naturally imagined. However, Chiang Kai-shek was thinking about how to help Zhang Xuewu to the front desk. Rehe really needed a powerful general to guard the world. Zhang Xuewu, who was good at guarding, was naturally the only choice for Chiang Kai-shek.

The military orders from Nanjing slowed down the speed of the Chinese army that had advanced out of Rehe. Wang Yizhe's troops and Yu Xuezhong's troops formed a confrontation with the Japanese army after recapturing Shanhaiguan. Chaoyang, who had abandoned the Japanese army, also returned to the control of the Chinese army on April 8.

While the army was busy in Rehe, Zhang Xuewu led the remnants of the newly formed First Division to clear a large open space in the ruined city of Chengde. He used two blue bricks of the city wall that collapsed in the most fierce battle directions in the east and west, mobilized hundreds of bricklayers to build a soul-suppressing tower with a bottom of five meters and a contraction on the top of the top. The fourteen big words "The Newly formed First Division to Chengde's Dead Memorial" were pieced together with the stone slabs from the old street.

Then the two sides are engraved with green blood and lying hearts, and the flags always shine with eight big characters! The white spiritual banners whistle in the wind.

For Zhang Xuewu, the first major event after the war is not to express his merits and ask for rewards, but how to soothe the souls of the deceased and gather the morale of the army! Zhang Xueliang, He Yingqin, Lieutenant General of the 17th Army, Xu Tingyao, Commander of the 25th Division, Guan Linzheng, Deputy Commander of the 25th Division, Dai Anlan, Commander of the 2nd Division, Huang Jie, Commander of the 83rd Division, and Liu Kan, Commander of the 83rd Division, all attended the memorial ceremony.

All the surviving officers and soldiers of the new first division were wearing mourning clothes at this moment. After lined up in front of the monument, the cold bayonets and broken military uniforms seemed to record the cruelty of the previous bloody battle. Zhang Xuewu looked around and walked up to the ceremonial platform, knocked on the microphone with his hands, and a bang sound came from the speaker.

All the staff stood attentively. Zhang Xueliang, He Yingqin and others sat on the ceremonial platform and looked at Zhang Xuewu's back. Zhang Xuewu first took off his hat and stood at attention and observed silently for three minutes. All the generals present stood up and took off their hats to express their grief. The officers raised their hands and saluted, and the soldiers saluted with guns. Amid the sad and slow gathering sounds, they remembered the fights and ruins for many days and the ruins. Many officers and soldiers burst into tears.

Zhang Xuewu looked at the many reporters below and said in a deep voice: "The headquarters of the newly formed First Division of the China Democratic Revolutionary Army was ordered to seize the dangerous city of Chengde. He fought with the Japanese invaders for more than ten days, killing and wounding more than 50,000 Japanese soldiers. With the support and counterattack of friendly forces, he achieved an unprecedented victory in Chengde's victory! The monument behind me is made of 10,270 blue bricks in the city wall. Each brick is soaked in the blood of our officers and soldiers. Each brick has the name of an officer and soldier. They used their flesh and blood to defend the independence of the nation and the integrity of the country's territory! As a soldier, the land of the country! No one inch of land is given!"

At this time, many people discovered that the names, army numbers and positions were engraved on the blue bricks of the monument.

Zhang Xuewu paused slightly and said, "There is an old saying in China that is clear about the laws of nature. Today, the Japanese pirates and Japanese slaves invaded me in China, burned, killed and looted my brothers and insulted my sisters. I will lead my troops to land in Japan in the future, and I will definitely make his blood debts and repay them with blood!"

Zhang Xuewu waved his right arm with great force, and more than 5,000 officers and soldiers below the stage shouted loudly at the same time: "Blood debts are paid for blood! Blood debts are paid for blood! Blood debts are paid for blood!"

Then hundreds of ordinary people in ragged clothes were guided to the front desk by the military police in a panic. Huang Tao beside Zhang Xuewu was wearing white gloves and solemnly opened a thick file. Huang Tao glanced at Zhang Xuewu, and Zhang Xuewu nodded!

Huang Tao took a deep breath and said, "Wang Fugui! The newly formed First Regiment, the deputy corporal squad of the 2nd Company of the First Battalion, killed six Japanese soldiers, one of them, with a pension of seven yuan, and the reward for killing Japanese pirates was 120 yuan! It was collected by his widowed mother Hu Li and his wife Qi Erhong."

"I kowtowed to Master Qingtian!" A woman who was pulling two five and six years old, knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Zhang Xuewu and Huang Tao with two white-haired old women!

Zhang Xuewu hurriedly helped the old man up and said, "Your son is a hero, his sacrifice is heroic. If you have any difficulties in your family in the future, just come to the army. The army is your home. You are all martyrs. Your relatives sacrifice their lives for the country. It is a glory of no good fortune!"

The families of the trembling soldiers who fell into battle were like a lantern. Huang Tao was reading about the hero's deeds, handing over the relics of the martyrs to the family, and counting the pensions on the spot.

After a while, Zhang Xuewu's heart was still beating and his face was still changing, he sent out tens of thousands of oceans, and then waved his hand and said, "I will verify the pensions and rewards of the other brothers who died and sent them to his family one by one. The living brothers will return to each of them to receive the money in the afternoon!"

Long live the master! Long live! Amid the cheers, Zhang Xueliang privately admired Zhang Xuewu's trick for playing so beautifully. I am afraid that the more than 5,000 people who survived the newly compiled First Division today will be the only one who will follow Zhang Xuewu in this life. Zhang Xueliang glanced at the empty big money box and looked at Zhang Xuewu in surprise and said, "Chengwen! Where did you get so much money? Is it going to pay back if you continue to pay this?"

Zhang Xuewu smiled slightly and said, "I have confiscated Tang Erhu's home. This is part of it. If people have no faith, they will not stand. The soldiers will serve their lives and hold on. What is this little money? But if you don't have enough money, you have to find a way!"

When Zhang Xueliang heard Zhang Xuewu ask him to find a solution, he had to smile helplessly and said, "You treat you tonight. I must have a meal. Minister He will have good news to tell you!"

He Yingqin smiled and patted Zhang Xuewu on the shoulder and said, "The Nanjing Central Government decided to draw 600 middle and low-level officers and 8,000 veterans from each unit to supplement your headquarters, award you the second-class Guanghua and first-class treasure tripod medal, and promote you to the commander of the Lieutenant General of the National Army, and awarded the honor and call Tiger Ben! The Rehe Legion and the Hu Ben Legion were adapted from the newly formed First Division, and the number of the newly formed First Army of the National Revolutionary Army is the newly formed First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, with three to five A-class divisions under its jurisdiction. The German Advisory Group will send additional personnel to assist in the reorganization and training and supplement the military."

He Yingqin paused for a moment and continued: "The Chairman is very concerned about Rehe's defense issues, so he has a deep high hope for the upcoming Rehe Legion. The Ministry of Military Affairs will fully cooperate in the military weapons and ammunition. In addition, you need to report the understanding of the meritorious personnel in this battle of Chengde. Nanjing will reward them in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Military Affairs."

As He Yingqin solved the mystery in advance, Zhang Xueliang smiled at Zhang Xuewu who was surprised and said, "I am the commander of the legion at the age of 22. You are almost twenty-five years old. What's there to be surprised? This time I stayed in Rehe. Minister He's recommendation and the meaning of Jiang Gong in Nanjing. The situation in Rehe must have an iron-fisted figure to carry out a thorough rectification. You not only have to serve as the commander of the Rehe Legion, but also serve as the chairman of Rehe Province. Chengwen remembers! Rehe and Shanhaiguan are the two gates of Pingjin. If Chengde falls here, the Japanese army will be able to drive straight in, cut off our Jinpu Road, and divide our troops into Shanxi to cut off the railway along our Zhengtai Road. We have to guard against the strategy!

In an instant, Zhang Xuewu understood that he had always been wondering before? Why are the generals of the Central Army today, and the 29th Army, the 32nd Army, and the Northeast Army attacking Chaoyang, but the three divisions of the Central Army with the strongest combat power were escorting around Chengde. It turned out that they were escorting themselves, the commander of the Xinzha Army and the chairman of the provincial government?

However, the honorary call for Hu Ben made Zhang Xuewu feel ashamed. This obviously robbed the business of the 57th Division of the 74th Army in later generations. However, Hu Ben of the 57th Division was a code name, and the code name was very different from the call name. The code name was reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs by himself. The call name was like a flying tiger flag and could only be issued by the Supreme Military Commission. It required that the troops awarded should have absolutely outstanding achievements.

In the evening, Zhang Xuewu invited a banquet for Zhang Xueliang, He Yingqin, Xu Tingyao, Guan Linzheng, Huang Jie, Du Yuming, Liu Kan, Dai Anlan, and a large number of reporters.

Since Chengde is a ruin, the dinner was held in a huge tent, but all the dishes were canned in Japanese? Drinking Japanese sake? Everyone who attended the dinner was slightly stunned. Zhang Xuewu immediately explained: "Since you are entertaining everyone, of course you have to use the seized spoils! This time, I will teach the Japanese a lesson, tell them to be less arrogant and arrogant, don't bully me, no one in China, and dare to offend my territory again, and will kill him and wipe out the entire army. If you don't withdraw from the three northeastern provinces as soon as possible, tens of thousands of corpses outside will be the consequence of their sins."

A reporter wearing gold-rimmed glasses saw Zhang Xuewu talking intimidatingly, looked around and said, "General Zhang Xuewu, since today is a celebration banquet, don't you want to say anything?"

Zhang Xuewu was slightly stunned and looked at the reporter and said, "Which newspaper do you belong to?"

The reporter was also slightly stunned and then said, "I am Cao Qiuhua, a columnist of the Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao. This time I came to interview you, General Zhang Xuewu, the highest commander of the Jueyu Army."

Zhang Xuewu nodded and said, "Please allow me to correct your mistake, that is, this is not a celebration banquet. I am an unqualified commander. Victory is exchanged for the blood of my brothers. This is not my personal contribution. Those brothers who sacrificed are the real heroes, and they are well deserved! Moreover, the victory of a battle is indispensable to Chairman Jiang of Nanjing Military Commission, Vice Chairman Zhang of Peking Military Branch, and Minister He of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and of course, the joint cooperation of friendly forces is indispensable."

Zhang Xuewu turned around and raised his glass high and said, "Please allow me to toast this first cup to the brave and fearless soldiers who died in the Battle of Chengde. The territory of the country will fight for incoming the territory of our country! If anyone dares to invade our country's territory, as a soldier, he should fight with him with the spirit of one inch of mountains, rivers and one inch of blood to the end! Please go all the way!"

Zhang Xueliang, He Yingqin, Xu Tingyao, Guan Linzheng, Huang Jie, Liu Kan and others were immediately surrounded by reporters, and everyone's faces were a little solemn in response to the reporters' interviews.
Chapter completed!