Before leaving, in addition to the secret drawing, Li Yunfeng also gave von der Beck the ten first imitation rifles produced by the First Military Factory to take back to Germany for reference.
After sending away the three Germans who were full of admiration before leaving, Li Yunfeng immediately started to deal with internal affairs.
Coincidentally, on the same day, the new Japanese commander-in-chief of the North China Front, Gen. Sugiyama, also arrived in Peiping and began to clean up the mess left by his predecessor.
Since the Battle of Taiyuan, when the whole country of China publicized the National Defense Force’s Beijing Viewing Ceremony, the morale of the Chinese military and civilians was greatly boosted. They defeated the 10th Division, the main force of the Central China Front Army, killing more than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops, and seized countless corresponding baggage!
It was the first time since the all-out war in North China started in July last year that more than 10,000 enemies were wiped out on the frontal battlefield and the strategic goals set before the war were achieved. (Note: The recovery of Taiyuan was the first time the Chinese army achieved a major victory in urban assault!) As a result, the Central China Front Army was unable to do so. Do not pause the attack, rest and prepare for war.
As for the North China Front, it was even worse. The entire Shanxi within its jurisdiction was beaten into a sieve by the Chinese army. Not only the provincial government was forcefully recovered by the defense forces, but even the larger counties and their associated lands in the western Shanxi region were all destroyed in the previous fierce blocking battle. The Eighth Army, the Central Army, and the Shanxi-Sui Army were divided among themselves.
At present, throughout Shanxi, the Japanese Sun Flag can no longer be seen in the counties, villages and towns with a population of less than 20,000. Only the medium and large cities in the province such as Datong, Luliang, and Jin are left, and a few larger counties are relatively intact. However, looking at it, With enemies on all sides, it is completely surrounded by the Chinese army.
In addition, Chacha, Hebei, and Re provinces have also been infiltrated by various armies to develop base areas. The largest one is undoubtedly the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region of the 129th Division of the 18th Group Army. Its troops are so sharp that they even threaten the safety of Baoding City, an important town in Hebei Province. .
Finally, in terms of armaments, although the Second Division suffered heavy losses in the offensive, fortunately, nearly half of the main force of the four regiments were intact. After annexing the Botian Detachment of the 10th Division of the Central China Front, and transporting 5,000 new soldiers from the mainland, , at least rebuilt the organization of the division.
However, as for combat effectiveness, I am afraid that it will not be able to return to its pre-war peak level in the short term.
In such a predicament, Sugiyama Motoya, who was once the training director of the Army Headquarters, suddenly felt in trouble and felt that he had encountered a very dangerous and cunning opponent.
Prior to this, due to the defeat of the North China Front in Shanxi, as the direct person in charge of the battle, Yoshio Shinozuka was deprived of the rank of lieutenant general and returned to China as a major general and transferred to the reserve. Unless there were special circumstances, he would never have the opportunity to rise again in his life;
But thinking about it, even after he returns home from this trip, he will be drowned in the verbal and verbal criticism of the tens of millions of citizens of the island country.
The former commander of the Second Division who issued the order to retreat was relieved of all military ranks and ordered to retire as a civilian. He did not even have the opportunity to wear a reserve military uniform, and left for Brazil with his wife, children, and family in despair.
Finally, there was Juichi Templeuchi. The fall of Taiyuan was a complete disaster for him. After all, who would have thought before the war that there would be more than 4,000 people! How, under the surveillance of hundreds of spies from the Secret Service, came to the provincial capital without anyone noticing, and successfully captured it in two days. The army headquarters was ashamed of the Beijing Grand Ceremony, and even attracted the attention of the army. A group of Westerners are paying attention!
But what does all this have to do with him, Juichi Templeuchi?
Just because Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio could not explain to the cabinet and the Navy, he was transferred by the Army Headquarters to serve as the Governor of Taiwan and sat on the bench. It would take at least two years before he could be reinstated.
This is true for three prominent men such as Juichi Terauchi and Yoshio Shinozuka, not to mention several major generals and colonels under them. Four of them were demoted and retained, five were sent to military courts, and two were ordered to commit seppuku. commit suicide.
Only the captain of the city gate brigade who was shelled to death by the defense forces had a good ending. Although Li Yunfeng built the Jingguan due to the defeat, the army headquarters also had the opportunity to regard him as a model. His promotion to major general was considered a posthumous honor.
After a long time, Sugiyama Yuan calmed down after being reminded by his adjutant. A document with a list of captured expatriates was delivered to his hand, causing his brows to furrow...
"Commander-in-Chief, this is the list of Japanese expatriates we captured in Taiyuan City. They have been detained in prisoner-of-war camps for some time now. They must be dealt with as soon as possible."
At the Taiyuan Defense Force Headquarters, Zhang Dabiao wore a new military uniform and walked into the office to report to Li Yunfeng.
"Didn't I handle this matter?"
The latter frowned, while Zhang Dabiao shrugged and shook his head.
"Isn't that simple? Execute them all!"
"Commander-in-Chief, if you really want to be executed, I won't trouble you to handle it personally! The key is that this group of Japanese is relatively large in number, more than 5,000 in number, and more than half of them are old, weak, women and children?"
"Weak old women and children? Are there any Japanese ladies?"
"Yes! They are all family members of the Japanese soldiers who are accompanying the army, or Japanese family members who are doing business. There are 2,300 people in total! Killing them is not a good idea. Not killing them would be a waste of food!"
"Well... men are easy to handle, no matter how old or young they are, they will all be thrown into the coal field to dig coal! As for the supervisors, let the Chinese workers who were forcibly recruited in the mines be in charge! As long as they are not killed and the amount of coal dug is guaranteed, we will How are they going to deal with it! As for women...well! Hey, keep all the good-looking ones! Gather the rest and I will find a way to solve it!"
Seeing an imperceptible evil smile flash across his commander-in-chief's cheek, Zhang Dabiao knew that the other party's evil intentions were up again, but he didn't know who was suffering this time?
"yes!"
Li Yunfeng nodded, and after his subordinates saluted and walked away, he raised the phone on his desk, pushed his back back, and the two corners of the four-cornered stool were suspended in the air. He placed his feet on the table with his legs crossed, and dialed a phone number. .
"Hello? Little bastard, what do you want from me?"
At the right time, a familiar buffalo voice sounded on the other end of the phone. Li Yunlong, who was dealing with regimental matters, was wearing a military cap and opened his collar to breathe.
At that time, the new regiment, thanks to Li Yunfeng, captured Xinzhou a few days ago, annihilating more than 1,300 Japanese and puppet garrison, and countless bullets and baggage, becoming the first county-level town recovered by the 18th Army Relay. After that, they were the first heroic model troops to regain provincial-level cities.
As the leader of the regiment, Li Yunlong, after enjoying his short-term status as a winner, was struggling with how to deal with a city of 50,000 people.
After a while, Li Yunfeng's voice sounded, and a smile appeared on his lips:
"Brother, do you want a wife? If you want one, just ask and I will send someone to give it to you!"
"What? You little brat, you took off Taiyuan's tail and raised it to the sky? How dare you interrupt me? Believe it or not, I will go to your place tomorrow and whip you a few times!"
"Hey hahaha! I really don't believe it. You still have time to slap me right now?"
"Get out of here! Tell me exactly what you mean!"
"Literally, seeing as my brother is still a bachelor even though he is thirty years younger, as a younger brother, I can't bear to introduce you to a suitable one!"
"Well……"
Hearing this, Li Yunlong surprisingly didn't say anything, not that he really had this intention, and before the Xinzhou War, when he and Zhang Wanhe, the head of the logistics department and old comrade-in-arms, were talking about Dashan, they had teased each other about their wives. After hearing Li Yunfeng's words, he suddenly The bad taste suddenly arose, so he cleared his throat:
"Ahem! Well, I'm warning you! If you dare to rob a decent woman, I'll go all out to cut you into pieces! However, if you meet a good girl, you can introduce me to her. If it's not your brother, I'll find her! Your Brother Ding and Brother Kong are both singles. If there is someone suitable, I will introduce it to them!"
"Yeah! Got it, I'll send a car to take you there tomorrow!"
"No need to send a car, I'll just send Hu Zi to pick him up!"
"It won't work if I don't send it, otherwise I won't be able to pretend! That's it, it's a deal!"
After that, he hung up the phone, leaving Li Yunlong alone confused and talking to himself:
"Can't hold it in? How fat a girl must she be? Racing a pig? Racing an elephant? That's not the case, right?"
