Chapter 68 The King of Northwest

"Old Liu, are you finally here?" Zeng Yiyang hugged Liu Xianhe and laughed.

"You are a national hero now, and you are a big shot of the same level as Yue Wumu. A small person like me can only be teased by you." Liu Xianhe smiled and joked.

From the Red Army occupying the three northwestern provinces, the country has been full of criticism. To the present, the Red Army has been dominating the battlefield in North China. It almost wiped out the Japanese main division and the Sixth Division. This contribution is the first to be placed in the country!

"Is there any resentment? Who are you, Old Liu? He is a revolutionary who doesn't want fame or profit for the sake of ideals. I almost can't tolerate you, the big Buddha!" ​​Zeng Yiyang and Liu Xianhe are old comrades who are used to jokes, so they have no scruples.

"Don't you scold me?" Liu Xianhe smiled and shook his head, then asked again: "Does we suffer a lot? We are all good troops. It would be a pity if the losses were too big."

"Four thousand,756 people were killed and their ashes were all on their way to Shaanxi. Ten thousand,356 people were injured, and the serious injuries were relatively small. After raising them for a period of time, more than 8,000 soldiers could return to the Red Army."

In this battle, the Red Army exchanged more than 16,000 casualties in exchange for more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers. Even if the Japanese army fought against Russia in the Battle of Fengtian, there were no such large casualties.

When Zeng Yiyang told the casualties, he felt depressed. The Red Army took the initiative in tactical terms, but the casualties were still so large. In this way, the combat effectiveness of the Third Front Army would be greatly reduced. To restore combat effectiveness, it would have to wait for a month or two before the injured soldiers returned to the army. I believe that by that time, the combat effectiveness of the Third Front Army would have a qualitative leap.

Liu Xianhe was also shocked by the casualties of the Red Army. When he and Zeng Yiyang partnered, there were no such large casualties. Even when he fought against Yan Xishan's 100,000 troops, the casualties of the Red Army were only thousands, and they were mainly injured.

Zeng Yiyang looked at Liu Xianhe and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The Japanese army is not made of mud. If you don't pay, you can leave more than 20,000 Japanese devils. This is simply impossible. Moreover, the most casualties are not the troops drawn from the forty army, but the 67th Army has more troops."

"This time the Red Army caused such a large casualty to the Japanese army, your commander's situation is a bit dangerous." Liu Xianhe said worriedly.

Although in Peiping and Tianjin, some Chinese teams still faced the Japanese army.

It's just that at night, you shoot and I fight each other.

As for whether someone can hit someone, it is not something that the person who shoots the gun can think of.

Although the Northeast Army was restrained by commanders of various legions, ordinary soldiers recognized their young marshals, rather than being bound by the generals of one army or several armies.

On the contrary, Chen Cheng's reputation in Peking became close to several military leaders, and the ones that could compete with him in the Huangpu family no longer existed.

Thinking that the Red Army had made Chen Cheng famous with such great casualties, Liu Xianhe was not very willing. As soon as Zeng Yiyang joined the army, Liu Xianhe had always been with him, and the first enemy was Chen Cheng. Unexpectedly, he had turned around most of China and joined forces with Chen Cheng.

"I didn't expect that in early March, 35,000 troops were sent from northern Shaanxi to the fortress. Only 20,000 people returned, and more than 10,000 wounded..." Liu Xianhe was unwilling to accept that there were more than 300,000 Chinese troops from all sides in North China, but in front of the 100,000 Japanese troops, there were heavy casualties.

Compared with the 19th Route Army, 30,000 people were not afraid of 30,000 Japanese elite troops. The gap for such troops was too big.

"Haha...how could only 30,000 people go back?" Zeng Yiyang said with a mysterious smile.

"Don't let me be happy. I was a job in the bank back then, and the arithmetic is not bad." Liu Xianhe said unhappily.

"I tell you, there are no less than 50,000 people returning to Shaanxi."

Zeng Yiyang then brought Ji Hongchang and others' northwest anti-Japanese alliance back to northern Shaanxi. As a result, after the Red Army fought a war in North China, the troops were more powerful.

"Will they follow you back?" Liu Xianhe said disbelief.

It’s not that he didn’t believe in Zeng Yiyang, but Ji Hongchang and others. Although they were one hundred loyal to the revolution, they should not forget it. They were also generals who had led troops for many years, and they had only formed several troops with their wealth, and they bought their weapons from the Northeast Army.

The difficulty of such a unit following Zeng Yiyang is imagined.

Liu Xianhe had known for a long time that Ji Hongchang wanted to establish a base in North China, imitate the Red Army, and turn the land into a self-sufficient area to confront the Japanese army head-on.

He was planning to occupy space in North China, so how could Zeng Yiyang follow him back obediently?

"I asked them to notify them without looking at it. What are the troops gathered from all over the country? So, I enthusiastically invited him to Shaanxi and asked Wu Gaoqun to help him train his troops. When the troops' combat effectiveness increases, some weapons will be supplemented. Only such a unit can survive in an environment full of Japanese troops." Zeng Yiyang said proudly. He forgot that he had never thought of letting Ji Hongchang take his troops to North China again.

Otherwise, if Ji Hongchang disturbed it, the Kwantung Army would not be able to resist and attack North China again, which would be unpaid.

"You... are you... lying them to northern Shaanxi?" Liu Xianhe said suspiciously.

"How could I lie to them? You know, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces will definitely not survive in North China. Even if Chen Cheng does not wipe them out, they will not be able to obtain supplies, especially ammunition in Rehe and Chahar. In this way, this unit that has finally been formed will be forced to disband in the short term."

Zeng Yiyang clearly remembers that although the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces had a certain influence in North China, they had this fatal weakness, that is, the leader of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, and Feng Yuxiang was chosen.

Among so many warlords of all sizes across the country, Feng Yuxiang may be the person Chiang Kai-shek feared the most.

Compared with Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi was partial to one side and his influence did not go out of Guangxi. Even if he occupied several other provinces, there were too few people who could be loyal to him, and the generals sent by the Guangxi clan could not convince the public.

Feng Yuxiang's influence was not something that Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi could achieve when he fought in the Central Plains War, but it was not Feng Yuxiang who agreed to Yan Xishan's request. In just one month, he gathered 300,000 Northwest Army. With such prestige, even Chiang Kai-shek dared not promise that he would be stronger than Feng Yuxiang.

If Feng Yuxiang hadn't had the talented people who could govern the local area and the economy was scarce, maybe who else in the seven northern provinces would have followed the orders of Nanjing?

Zeng Yiyang knew very well the weight of Feng Yuxiang in Chiang Kai-shek's heart, and of course he would not let the anti-Japanese alliance army that he had finally formed gather in Feng Yuxiang's hands. Zeng Yiyang would not say these words to Liu Xianhe, but could only put them in his own stomach.

"Yiyang, someone wants to see you." Liu Xianhe from Tianjin to Zhangjiakou was not as simple as returning to the army to work.

"Feng Yuxiang, the King of Northwest! But now he is just an opposition politician. If his strength is not there, he may have a bad temper." Zeng Yiyang sighed. Whether Feng Yuxiang's temper is actually directly related to the number of remnants of the Northwest Army that Zeng Yiyang took away.

"You all know, and you still say that." Liu Xianhe pretended to be angry. He already understood why Feng Yuxiang, who had always been polite to him, always looked at him with a look of thief a while ago.

"Although I agree very much that General Feng is a lover and has a strong patriotism. But he cannot be allowed to rule. He is not a good politician, but a bad politician. There is no way to govern the place, and he can only make some achievements in leading troops to fight. But after the Central Plains War, the generals who supported him all betrayed him one by one, and his influence is no longer there." Zeng Yiyang's reliance on Feng Yuxiang was so low that Liu Xianhe was greatly surprised.

"General Feng is very honest." Liu Xianhe argued.

"Fake?" Zeng Yiyang said disdainfully: "Feng Yuxiang is just a soldier. It is a huge mistake to let a soldier who has no choice but to govern the originally barren northern provinces. Moreover, as far as I know, Feng Yuxiang is a very ambitious person."

"Don't you think he is a warlord with a high vision and low talent and no real talent?" Liu Xianhe said in confusion.

"Absolutely, Feng Yuxiang is suitable for being a military supervisor in every province and one place, rather than a warlord. Because he does not have the ability to govern the local area, he can only use expansion to make up for the gaps in it under the premise of excessive military expenditure. This not only harms the surrounding provinces, but also makes his troops always appear in people's sight in the most dangerous posture. Do you understand what this means?" Zeng Yiyang could say this, on the one hand, because he had a full understanding of Feng Yuxiang, just like Feng Yuxiang wanted to jointly control the regime with Chiang Kai-shek after the Northern Expedition, and he could see that his plan was quite large.

"I didn't expect that you had such a low opinion of him." Liu Xianhe smiled bitterly. He was admired by Feng Yuxiang's bold husband.

"I will not harm him, but save him. If he is stubborn and thinks he is the savior of the people, then it will not only harm others but also harm himself. On the contrary, Feng Yuxiang is more suitable for being offered to him like a Buddha. It is best for him to be idle in the Nanjing Military and Political Committee." Zeng Yiyang did not give any affection at all, and said so badly that Liu Xianhe thought that the Zeng family would not have a bloody hatred with Feng Yuxiang!

Liu Xianhe was entrusted by Feng Yuxiang to meet Zeng Yiyang. Although Feng Yuxiang wanted to meet Zeng Yiyang, his attitude was very stiff, which made Liu Xianhe very worried.

Liu Xianhe didn't understand the truth before, but now he is clear. Zeng Yiyang is destroying Feng Yuxiang's old army. Feng Yuxiang's old army, rebelled, and defected to Nanjing. The real ones he can command are just a few people.

The biggest bargaining chip is Ji Hongchang, who is already a member of the ** party.

"Okay, I don't want to be this evil person either, but no one wants to do it, so I have to do it." Zeng Yiyang pretended to be helpless and said with a bitter face.

"You! You have taken advantage of it and even said bad things from others behind your back. This is not what a gentleman does." Liu Xianhe said angrily.

"You said he wanted to meet him? Where and when?" Zeng Yiyang understood that Feng Yuxiang could not run to Shaanxi to meet him. With his current situation, he could not leave the army too far.

"Seven days later, Baoding." Liu Xianhe calculated the itinerary. Feng Yuxiang had already set out. His confidence in his fame made him think that Zeng Yiyang would never give up meeting him.

Zeng Yiyang lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Okay, go and meet this warlord."

The next day, Zeng Yiyang took a battalion's guards and rode his horse towards Baoding. When he passed by the town, the people were still immersed in the joy of victory, and the broken red paper confetti were seen on the streets.

When they saw the Red Army cavalry, they were all watching the roadside, and some even cheered loudly.

There are also people with suspicious signs among them, but Zeng Yiyang was passing by and didn't pay much attention.

Sleeping all the way, five days later, he and Liu Xianhe arrived in Baoding. Just in time, the 29th Army, who had retreated along the Great Wall, happened to be on guard in Baoding. They had had several contacts with the Red Army and enthusiastically sent the Red Army into the city.

Since the Great Wall War of Resistance, the 29th Army has become famous and has a certain guarantee of military spending with the support of the rear. The military appearance and discipline are much better than the Northeast Army and are deeply supported in Baoding.

Song Zheyuan was a general under Feng Yuxiang back then, but his years of displacedness have made him even more determined. Instead of suffering under Feng Yuxiang, it is better to master the real thing.

Seeing that Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army was repeatedly excluded by Chiang Kai-shek, Song Zheyuan immediately had the idea of ​​occupying land to support the army. What made him embarrassed was that Feng Yuxiang had arrived in his territory. If someone was interested in saying this, he would be unable to argue.

What the Chinese people talk about is etiquette, righteousness, benevolence, and trust. If he dares to drive Feng Yuxiang away, what would others think? Even his subordinates would not be convinced.

These days, I have been living in a hurry, afraid that the Blue-Clothing Society of Peking, especially He Zhonghan, has a strong ambition and is in charge of it. Now both Peking and Tianjin are stared at by the Japanese, so he can't go, but instead creates public opinion in various parts of North China.

If He Zhonghan targets him, Song Zheyuan will have to lose his skin even if he doesn't die.

On that day, as soon as the sky was dawn, his eyelids twitched. Thinking that something big would happen, he suddenly received a report from the guards saying that a team of Red Army cavalry entered the city, and the leader was a young young officer.

Song Zheyuan said intimately: "It's so bitter!"

He quickly asked the guards to take them to the barracks where the Red Army was staying. On the way, he couldn't figure out who would come, but Song Zheyuan was getting more and more courageous. Seeing that he had great hope of seeking a prosperous province among several provinces in North China with the strong battle of 15,000 soldiers of the 29th Army on the front line, he had great hope of seeking a prosperous province among several provinces in North China.

Are you secretly connected to the Red Army? Then Chairman Jiang, the Nanjing government, will treat him as an enemy.

"General Song, long time no see."

He hurriedly ran into the barracks and found someone calling him behind his back. Song Zheyuan suddenly turned around and felt a chill.

"Commander Zeng, why are you here?" Song Zheyuan said with difficulty.
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