Lieutenant General Huang pondered for a moment and suggested: "Commander, is this okay? Don't rush to report the battle report yet. The military commander is waiting for the other two divisions to assemble in Cangzhou. I will take the 139th Division by train today and set off overnight. We should arrive tomorrow afternoon. I can get to Jianchang Camp. After I personally verify the results of the Model Brigade, I will report to the Peking Branch."
General Shang Zheng said: "The wagons collected by the Peiping Branch for us have not arrived yet. I am afraid there will be problems transporting a division. You will lead the 717th Regiment and set off first."
"Yes! I'll make arrangements right away."
"This Zhao Changshu will really give me problems! Guanghua, thank you for your hard work."
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Different from General Shang Zheng's doubts and embarrassment, Marshal Yan, who received the victory message from Zhao Changshu at almost the same time, had no doubt about the outcome of the victory, and he immediately ordered the personnel of the Office of Appeasement to summon reporters from major newspapers in Taiyuan and discuss the matter that night. The news that the Jin Army's model brigade won its first battle and annihilated a Japanese brigade was announced.
As a veteran politician of the Republic of China, the Marshal is very clear about the disappointment and anger that the Rehe defeat brought to the people across the country. Even in Taiyuan, student demonstrations began, calling on the government to send more reinforcements and severely punish the military generals who failed to resist the war. Refers to Shaoshuai Zhang.
Now, the news of the complete annihilation of a Japanese brigade of more than 1,000 people is undoubtedly a spring breeze blowing in the harsh winter to the people across the country, injecting hope and confidence into the Chinese military and civilians who were depressed and miserable by the aggressive Japanese offensive.
The Northeastern Army, which is still considered the most powerful in northern China, has suffered humiliating defeats and retreats since the war against Japan. Its performance has repeatedly disappointed the people across the country.
However, the Jin army, which also occupied an important position in the north, took the lead and won the first major victory in the entire north since the war against Japan.
Once the whole news spreads across the country, it will be such an encouragement to the people across the country.
It is conceivable that Marshal Yan, who has been dormant in the north for several years, will receive countless praises across the country, and his political status and social influence will increase exponentially. Not only will he secure his position as the number two figure in the north, but if Marshal Zhang is forced to step down, Then it is not impossible for him to become the most influential person in northern China.
Therefore, the commander-in-chief did not doubt the authenticity of this victory report at all. First of all, he knew Zhou Wen and Zhao Changshu very well and knew that they were not people who faked their military exploits and were greedy for fame and fortune. Moreover, Zhou Wen's mercenary group had created nothing since the Central Plains War. He knows the record clearly. The commander's blind trust in Zhou Wen has reached a level that only you can't imagine, and there is no way this little bastard can't do it. Now he will believe it even if you say that a Japanese regiment was wiped out by Zhou Wen's mercenary group. .
Secondly, is it necessary for a political figure like him to distinguish authenticity? As long as it is beneficial to him, the old man has the ability to tell falsehoods as true. Now in the whole of northern China, except for the old man's Jinsui Army, where else can the Nanjing government find an anti-Japanese force that is fully prepared for war and can fight independently without relying on supplies from the central government?
If the situation continues to collapse, the only one who can stop the Japanese army in the north is the old man's Shanxi-Sui Army. Which principal of the Nanjing government would come to interfere with the old man at this critical moment unless his brain is flooded, and now the Nanjing government The government also urgently needs a good news to appease the angry people across the country.
Therefore, just a dozen hours after Zhou Wen's advance detachment annihilated Mishan's Beast Brigade, that is, early in the morning on March 4, Taiyuan's newsboys were already shouting news of the Model Brigade's victory in the streets and alleys of the city.
At noon, several cars were driving towards the north gate of Taiyuan City.
On a bridge car in the middle, Liu Ruolan was looking at a newspaper in her hand. Liu Ruoshui beside her smiled and joked: "Ruolan, you are about to turn this newspaper into pieces. You still haven't found Zhou Wen's name this time, right?" "
Liu Ruolan rolled her eyes at him and said: "Brother, you are not serious. Although my younger sister is a weak woman, she also cares about national affairs. There has been news of defeat before, but finally Awen won a big victory. , Regarding the current domestic situation, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a timely help, of course I am happy, little sister."
"Oh! How do you know that this victory was achieved by Zhou Wen? Couldn't it be Brigadier Zhao Changshu?"
Hearing this, Liu Ruolan proudly raised her pointed and smooth chin, raised the corners of her mouth in a slight arc, and said softly: "You don't know who Awen is? Who else in the country can match the creation of the Japanese army?" With such a brilliant record, it must be him. This has been proven in Shanghai, hasn't it?"
After finishing speaking, he seemed to be talking to himself: "Come on! Awen."
Liu Ruoshui's heart felt a little sour when he saw it. After all, your brother is still sitting next to you, so you have so much confidence in him?
Of course Liu Ruoshui knew Zhou Wen's abilities, and he actually agreed with his sister's judgment, but seeing his sister praising another man like an idol would make no uncle feel comfortable!
She couldn't help but poured a ladle of cold water on it and said, "Ruo Lan, you now regard yourself as Zhou Wen's fiancée, but can your family agree? Besides, in the past, the young master of the Kong family would have watched you marry someone else. Don’t you have any other ideas? The Kong family and our Liu family have been friends for two lifetimes, so aren’t you afraid of any accidents?”
Liu Ruolan's pretty face changed and she said unhappily: "Brother, are you trying to be angry with me? What year did that dude from the Kong family live in? He had long since given up on him. Besides, he had gone abroad and disappeared. It’s been many years, I’m afraid I already have children, is it still interesting to bring this up now?”
At this time, Liu Ruoshui didn't dare to tease her anymore. He knew his sister's character clearly, so he just had to be stingy.
So he straightened his face and said, "Brother, I was joking with you just now. Seeing that you have so much confidence in Zhou Wen, don't you feel uncomfortable as a brother? But brother, I have to tell you something. The man named Kong came back recently. He got a doctorate degree in England, and upon his return he was assigned by the Kong family to serve in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Of course our Liu family is not afraid of him, but you have to be careful."
Liu Ruolan said disdainfully: "With his ignorant idiot, I'm afraid he bought this doctorate degree, right? But I want to thank my elder brother for the reminder. Don't be afraid if this kind of person comes back, but be careful with the Kong family." That uncle of mine, back then, he personally promised his father that he would never let that dandy return to China. Now that he is back, he must have someone to rely on."
Liu Ruoshui spat and said: "This kind of person's promises are like farts. He is thick-skinned, greedy and dark-hearted. I heard that he licked his second uncle several times, trying to get Awen to give him the formula from the pharmaceutical factory. Hand it over."
