It didn't take long for Chiang Kai-shek's new appointment order to reach Zhu Shaozhou.
Zhu Shaozhou really didn't expect that Chairman Chiang would be so angry that he would directly remove Wang Jingjiu from his post as army commander and even arrest him and put him in confinement for a week!
At the same time, news about the arrest of Wang Jingjiu, commander of the 71st Army, and Zhu Shaozhouqi, the commander of the Luoyang garrison, also spread in Luoyang city.
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Early next morning.
The water of Liuyang River flows quietly. The nine twists and turns of Liuyang River have already smoothed out the ferocious momentum of the river.
It was an April day when the grass was growing and the orioles were flying. There were overgrown weeds all around. Dots of flowers were dotted on the land full of green like nature’s paintbrushes. There were also birds flying in the sky, making out There was a chirping sound.
A scene full of life.
Song Xilian, the commander of the Honorary First Division, was walking by the river wearing a slightly worn white shirt. His lower body was wearing goose green officer trousers, and the pair symbolized the status of a senior officer. Symbol of military boots.
The breeze by the Liuyang River gently blew Song Xilian's face full of confidence and vitality, and also blew the hair of his wife Leng Lanqin.
Leng Lanqin, this is the first wife of General Song Xilian in his life. As her name suggests, she is also a quite famous pianist. She teaches in the Music Department of Central University and Jinling Women's College. If it were before, she would have been a famous pianist at this time. I went to class, but where is the place to go to class now? The school was destroyed, and Jinling was also lost.
So after Nanjing was lost, Leng Lanqin followed the information from the front and found Liuyang.
Song Xilian held Madam's hand, his eyes full of love, and he said: "Madam, it would be great to be able to walk by the river and enjoy the scenery like this with you. People are more beautiful than flowers, and this sentence is not It’s just talk.”
As he said that, a very happy smile appeared on Song Xilian's face - his wife had all the perfect factors, how could he not fall in love with her? I love him, he is beautiful, has temperament, is well-educated, and is generous in everything he does.
"You know how to trick me into making me happy by talking nonsense. The scenery around here is particularly beautiful. It would be great if you could accompany me every day and stroll leisurely by the river like this!" Leng Lanqin said with a soft smile. .
"When the Japanese are beaten away, maybe I won't have to be as busy as I am now. The fighting in Xuzhou is lively now, and the Japanese don't have much energy for the time being except sending a sixth division to fight against Wuhan. I will continue to open up a new front, so I can walk along the Liuyang River with my wife as leisurely as today. Look at the natural scenery, the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, and then look at this river and this day. And everything around is the most perfect." After saying that, a look of hope flashed across Song Xilian's face.
"Don't worry! This day is not far away. It is precisely because of your perseverance that we will finally win." Leng Lanqin gently held Song Xilian's big hand.
However, the next second, the situation was different.
In the distance, I saw a soldier riding a horse, quickly heading towards Song Xilian and Mrs. Song. It turned out that the speed was not ordinary.
Seeing the panic of the soldiers, Song Xilian had a bad feeling: this was most likely a military intelligence report on the front line.
The frontline military intelligence and battle reports were in full swing. Once the Honorary Division was mobilized to the battlefield, what he and his wife just said became a very desirable and luxurious thing.
Well, to use modern language, to summarize it more accurately, it is to set the flag...
"Report... to the divisional seat. The chairman of the committee... has an urgent message. Deputy Chief Lin asked me to ask you to return to the division headquarters immediately. He said that there are urgent military matters that need to be dealt with."
The deputy commander Lin mentioned by the messenger naturally refers to Lin Ying, the deputy commander of the Honorary First Division. Both of them were students in the first batch of Huangpu, and they were also the first commanders of the Honorary First Division since its formation.
However, Song Xilian was transferred from the position of division commander, and Lin Ying was also promoted from the position of brigade commander.
It can be seen that Song Xilian ranks relatively high among his classmates in terms of official promotion.
"Okay, I'll go back right away. Just tell Deputy Chief Lin and wait a little longer and I'll be back." Song Xilian said sternly.
"Yes! Master!" The soldier stood at attention and saluted.
After the soldiers left, Song Xilian turned around, sighed, and said to Leng Lanqin: "Madam, it seems that our wish will have to wait for some time before it can be realized."
"I understand you, let's go! Let's go back to the division headquarters now! After you're done with everything, let's go out and relax." Leng Lanqin smiled, and then gently adjusted Song Xilian's collar.
Not long after, there was a roar of off-road vehicles, and the driver drove Song Xilian and his wife back to the headquarters of the Honorary First Division.
The Honorable First Division is more like a new starting point for Song Xilian. When the 36th Division was trained in the past, the army was formed from the veteran backbone units of the 87th and 88th Divisions. And now? These soldiers were formed after soldiers who were injured on the battlefield returned from their injuries. Except that the equipment could not keep up with the 36th Division, basically everything else was not much different. Especially, this unit was all veterans!
If Zhang Tianhai were here, he would definitely complain to Song Xilian with a mournful face: "Master, look at my regiment. There are almost no veterans left. I can't survive this day. Now the combat effectiveness of the army is low." It's extremely bad. If the front line collapses, Master, you must save my life..."
Of course, the purpose of complaining is not to complain, but to get a few more people with Song Xilian, a few more veterans and qualified cadres to return to their own army. Even if they exchange personnel, it is definitely worth it.
However, it is impossible for Zhang Tianhai to know the situation on Song Xilian's side.
After entering the division headquarters hall, all the officers of the Honorable First Division headquarters immediately gave Song Xilian a military salute: "Hello, master! Welcome back to the army, master!!"
To be honest, Song Xilian really felt a little baffled. What did these officers want to do? He usually comes back like this, why is it so grand this time?
"What's wrong with you? Why are you all so weird?" When Song Xilian said this, his brows were already frowning unnaturally. After all, this is not any other special day.
As soon as Song Xilian finished speaking, there was a burst of very loud applause in the division headquarters, but it was extremely lively.
This made Song Xilian even more confused.
"What are you doing? Is today a special day?" Song Xilian asked with a frown.
Unexpectedly, Deputy Division Commander Lin Ying strode out, stood at attention and saluted Song Xilian with a smile on his face: "Master, congratulations on your promotion to the position of Army Commander!"
"What?? I've been promoted to Army Commander, what's going on?!" Song Xilian had thought about everything about this urgent telegram, but she just didn't expect that this time the urgent telegram came, it turned out to be a promotion!
Lin Ying smiled and said: "An hour ago, the principal sent an urgent telegram appointing you to the position of lieutenant general in the 71st Army!"
"Isn't that the commander of the 71st Army, Wang Jingjiu? What's going on now?" Song Xilian asked with a frown. He was not the kind of person who would easily be overwhelmed by such sudden good news. , he had to analyze what the situation was. After all, Wang Jingjiu was also his classmate at the same time, and the same was true for Lin Ying.
"It's like this. Last night in Luoyang, after Wang Jingjiu got drunk, he led his troops into a conflict with the gendarmerie troops under Commander Zhu of the Luoyang Security Headquarters. He also insulted Commander Zhu Shaozhou in person. Now Wang Jingjiu has been dismissed from his military post. , is still being detained in the gendarmerie of the Security Headquarters in Luoyang. This is an explanation after your document is issued." Lin Ying explained.
After hearing this, Song Xilian let out a long sigh: "Hey, brother Youping (Youping, Wang Jingjiu's cousin) is really in a mood these days. Isn't his brother Wang Zhonglian still leading troops on the front line to fight? Isn't he? He was dismissed. Sure enough, being in a high position at a young age is not necessarily a good thing...it's like walking on thin ice..."
Lin Ying understood the implication of Song Xilian's words. She was telling him not to gloat too much. It was not a good thing that Wang Jingjiu was dismissed. After all, they were all classmates at the same time. No matter what, they all had to remember some classmates. Points...
Of course, Song Xilian despised people like Sun Yuanliang from the bottom of his heart, otherwise he would not have fought the Liberation War in history. After hearing that Sun Yuanliang was going to be the commander-in-chief of the Corps, Song Xilian was unwilling to take up the post. Commander, sir.
Except for some conflicts in Nanjing city, they were more disdainful.
At that time, General Song Xilian's actual words were "I disdain to be with such people!"
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PS: Make up for last night’s second update!
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