Pang Bingxun also knew that what Li Zongren said was the truth, so he also promised: "Please rest assured, Mr. De Neighbor, humble positions have their own limits."
Li Zongren knew that Pang Bingxun was not easy to control. This can be seen by looking at his behavior in the civil war before the Anti-Japanese War - he was known for being good at avoiding the most important and taking advantage of the light and conserving his strength.
If not, from the Zhili-Fengtian War to the later Central Plains War, Pang Bingxun's troops would fight more and more, and their equipment would get better and better. On the other hand, other troops suffered heavy casualties and were even destroyed in the smoke of the civil war.
"I don't know why the Ministry of Military Affairs wants to reduce the number of soldiers in your department. Is it because of the salary issue?" Li Zongren asked patiently.
Pang Bingxun waved his hands hurriedly and said: "Does Mr. De Lin look down on his subordinates too much? He drinks the blood of soldiers and eats empty pay. It is absolutely impossible for me, Pang Bingxun, to do this. The central government wants to kill all the members of my five regiments." The special agent regiment was merged into four regiments, but all five regiments of our department are fully staffed. Where should I merge this regiment? If it cannot be merged, then it will have to be disbanded. Now is the time to use troops At that time, all the troops were expanding, but my troops were asked to be disbanded. This doesn’t seem to be the original intention of the high command, right?”
After listening, Li Zongren sighed softly and said: "Maybe the central government does not understand the situation of your army! Brother Chen, you have been in the army for a long time. In terms of seniority, you are the eldest brother and I am the younger brother. I am the younger brother. I shouldn’t be commanding you. However, during this war, I was assigned as commander-in-chief and held a relatively important position. So in terms of official business, I am the commander-in-chief; in terms of personal relationships, we are really brothers-in-arms. , there should be no distinction between superior and inferior."
Then, Li Zongren continued: "We have been in the civil war for more than 20 years. Although the times are pressing, we are forced to spin in this whirlpool, but looking back on that life, it is so meaningless. Black and white, right and wrong. Regardless, defeat is not shameful, but victory is not enough. Today, as we wish, we have a chance to resist Japan and the country in this lifetime.
From now on, only if you die in battle for your country and nation can you truly die a worthy death. You and I are both in our forties and fifties, and it is worthwhile to die. Only in this way can we be worthy of being a soldier for the rest of our lives. "
After hearing Li Zongren's heartfelt words, Pang Bingxun immediately said with great emotion: "Sir, you have both virtue and authority. We are subordinates. If we can serve the country under your command, we will do our best to protect our country even if we die! Sir, please Don’t worry, I will never conserve my strength this time, and I will fight the enemy to the end.”
"Well, very good. I am also very happy to hear what Brother Geng Chen said. I will help you solve your problem!" Li Zongren patted Pang Bingxun on the shoulder and said.
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While Li Zongren was thinking of ways to solve and conquer the problems and morale of the Third Army Corps, which was born in the Northwest Army, Zhang Tianhai's troubles had just begun.
In order to give this unknown troublemaking officer some color, Huo Qiming even mobilized half of the city defense forces. Oh, by the way, half of the city defense forces are the three companies formed by Dissatisfaction.
Jiashan County is located to the north of Chuzhou and south of Xuzhou, which is today's Mingguang City.
Because it is close to Xuzhou, an important military town, and Anhui is also one of the important sources of troops for the Nanjing National Government, the National Government pays more attention to public security than Anhui. There are almost no bandit kings in Anhui. Strong men, if they existed, would have been wiped out long ago.
Precisely because the territory was safe and Jiashan County was a small county, no big shot would notice it, so Huo Qiming began to earn his free salary openly.
According to the wartime establishment, the militia group in Jiashan County should be a three-battalion regiment, and should be fully staffed, and then wait for the emergency call order from above.
The militia in Jiashan County has three battalions, but in fact each battalion only has two companies. Each battalion eats at least one company's free pay. What about the remaining two companies that are not full? That’s a lot.
But these small problems are nothing to Huo Qiming. If the commander of the Fifth War Zone wants to mobilize his militia, at worst he will have to replenish it urgently. Anyway, the militia has poor equipment and weak combat effectiveness, and that is an established fact. .
When Huo Qiming came over aggressively with three companies of the militia, he found that something was wrong. The policemen who should have nodded and bowed to him were instead bowing to the commander of another army. Dai Zhihong's There seems to be a bit of charm on the face? !
Anyone who can become a city defense commander is not a fool. What's more, generally those who hold this position are not graduates of serious military schools. Whether they are officers who graduated from the Northeast Military Academy or Baoding Military Academy, they have long been drawn into the field. The troops went.
Seeing this situation, Huo Qiming suddenly realized that he might be in trouble.
Countless years passed through Huo Qiming's head as he weighed the gains and losses. Is it worth it if he offended this person?
Being able to rise from a big soldier to a city defense commander like Huo Qiming cannot be obtained by just relying on bravery. To put it bluntly, a shrewd mind and quick adaptability are both indispensable.
He has been in the army for more than 20 years, and his past experience tells Huo Qiming that the opponent is not a good person - let alone the people, let's look at the opponent's troops. Although the clothes are a bit shabby, the weapons in their hands are The weapons are unambiguous. They are all Japanese weapons and the murderous look in their eyes cannot be compared with those of ordinary militia groups.
This is an elite force, an elite division that fought out from the Japanese encirclement!
If they had not won many battles with the Japanese army, it would have been impossible for them to replace the weapons in their hands with full-scale Japanese weapons!
Careful observation made Huo Qiming, an old fox, decide in an instant that he had to speak well and not lose his official position. Since the other party dared to be so bold and was an elite unit of the Central Army, maybe it was already Aren't you afraid of trouble?
The consequences of an egg hitting a stone are obvious. If the egg is broken, the stone will still be there. This type of business cannot be done at a loss.
Forbearance a moment, calm, take a step back, a brighter future.
Bear with it for a while, at least you are still a city defense commander, and the whole family will not have to worry about food and clothing.
He has already made up his mind, but he cannot lose face, otherwise what will the people of Jiashan County think of him, Huo Qiming?
Therefore, Huo Qiming dismounted and strictly ordered the troops not to conflict with the opponent without receiving instructions.
"May I ask which army the commander in front of you is from?" Although Huo Qiming himself also had the rank of colonel, his colonel rank was too much, and he really didn't see what the other party's rank was.
Hearing that although the other party's words had the intention of calling for an attack, the tone was quite kind, so Zhang Tianhai turned around, lit the cigarette that Dai Zhihong had "filial piety" on, and said: "Your Excellency should be Huo Huo, the commander of the city defense of Jiashan County. Qiming, Commander Huo, right? I, Zhang Tianhai, am the commander of the first regiment directly under the Third War Zone. If I enter the city this time, I may cause trouble to Commander Huo."
Seeing that the opponent's background had been revealed, Huo Qiming also knew what to do. If it could be a unit with the designation of the regiment directly under the third theater, it must be the elite of Chairman Chiang's direct line of the Central Army.
"There were gunshots just now in the city. As the city defense commander of Jiashan County, Qi Ming must fulfill his duties to prevent accidents, so he mobilized some troops from Jiashan County to inspect the situation. Since it is Chief Zhang here, it must be a misunderstanding. It's just one scene." Huo Qiming laughed loudly, and in just a few words, he already determined the nature of the matter.
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PS: The first update is here. Regarding the number of Pang Bingxun’s regiment, Xiongying misremembered it when updating last night. It has been corrected now.
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