Before the Battle of Rehe started, according to the orders of the Yanjing Military Branch, Chaoyang, Jianping, Lingyuan and Pingquan were connected into a line as the combat dividing line. To the south of the line was the First Legion combat zone where Zhang Hanqing was also the commander-in-chief, and to the north of the line, Zhang as Xiang as the commander-in-chief, and Tang Yulin as the deputy commander-in-chief.

After the Battle of Rehe started, Zhang Shaoshuai, deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese naval, land and air, went to Chengde, the capital of Rehe Province, to command the First Legion. Although the Second Legion used Zhang Zuoxiang as the commander-in-chief, in fact, Zhang Zuoxiang did not have many soldiers, so the Second Legion was actually the main leader, and Tang Yulin's headquarters was located in Chifeng.

In a blink of an eye, the battle for defense of Rehe began. Three days have passed, and the entire Rehe line was extremely stalemate. Although the soldiers of our Chinese army tried their best to fight to the death, resulting in never being defeated, the Japanese still had the upper hand on most battlefields. Moreover, the cunning Japanese changed their fighting style of driving straight into the battle and adopted a strategy of step by step, breakthrough layer by layer, and steady advancement.

Three days passed, and the Japanese pushed forward several main battlefields for dozens or hundreds of kilometers by the Japanese. Among them, the Shanhaiguan line in the first war zone was even lost in Funing and Lulong counties. The four infantry brigades deployed in Pingquan and Jianchang were all in the death battle, and the situation was in danger.

In the second war zone, Tang Yulin's troops seemed to have a help from gods. First, although Chaoyang and Beipiao front line were attacked by the main force of the Japanese 8th Division, causing heavy casualties and great damage to the war, they defended these cities to death and never allowed the Japanese to enter the hinterland of Rehe.

Secondly, in the Aohan Banner and Naiman Banner areas of Chifeng City, the main force of the attack was the 4th Cavalry Brigade of Japan, but the 4th Cavalry Brigade was severely damaged by Wang Yue, which greatly reduced the Japanese's attack power. Relatively speaking, Feng Zhanhai and Li Haiqing's troops who were stationed in this area were under much less pressure.

Of course, the easiest one is undoubtedly the soldiers stationed in Kailu and Tianshan areas in the northwest of Chifeng, because in this area, there is no war except for the first-line battle on that day.

The First Legion Command of the First Legion, the lieutenant general in the hall was shining with stars and dazzling golden light. Looking around, all the generals were all in color. It turned out that today was the day when Zhang Shaoshuo personally invited the guards and generals from all sides of Rehe to discuss the plan for the defense of Rehe. Although on February 11, 27 generals led by Zhang Shaoshuo sent a telegram to the whole country and made an oath to defend Rehe to the death, but it was the first time that they really got together.

"Young handsome guy is here!"

Slap sex!

The voices were heard, and the originally noisy meeting hall was quiet in an instant. Although many generals were full of belly, they stood straight without any disrespect. Of course, this did not mean that everyone was convinced by the young coach, but at least on the surface, after all, they were all in the Northeast Army and were all subordinates of the old coach.

As soon as the hall door was opened, Zhang Shaoshuai took the lead in. Although the young marshal is over forty years now, his handsome face is not reduced at all (you know, Zhang Shaoshuai has the nickname of one of the four most beautiful men in the Republic of China). With the years of taking over his father's legacy and taking over this Northeast Army, the young marshal's face has a bit more mature flavor.

Two generals followed Zhang Shaoshang one after another, one was the auxiliary commander Zhang Zuoxiang, currently the commander of the Second Legion on the Rehe battlefield, and the other was Tang Yulin, deputy commander of the Second Legion and chairman of Rehe Province.

Zhang Zuoxiang, whose courtesy name is Fuchen, is known as Fushuai. He is from Taiguzhuang, Shen County, Zhili. He was born in Yi County, Jinzhou, Fengtian. He is 52 years old. The brother of the old general Zhang Zuolin, is a staunch supporter of the young general, and a staunch anti-Japanese man.

Tang Yulin, whose courtesy name is Gechen, nicknamed Erhu, is 62 years old. He is from Fengtianyi County. He is from a poor family. He was robbed because of a car. He took risks and became a bandit and dominated western Liaoning. He once saved the life of the old general Zhang Zuolin and formed a life-and-death friendship from then on.

"Sit all." After looking around for a week, Zhang Shaoshuai continued: "It is indeed hard for you to let all generals come here to attend the meeting under the Japanese artillery fire. However, now the war is in a state of anxiety, and we have to invite all the generals to discuss together. Therefore, please forgive me."

"How dare you say that you have worked hard for the party and the country?"

"It should."

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After being polite, Young Marshal Zhang took out a promotion order, then glanced at Cui Xingwu, who was sitting at the end of the long table, and said with a smile: "First of all, I would like to congratulate General Cui for taking the lead in the defense of Rehe, and wiped out the 25th Regiment of the 4th Cavalry Brigade of the Japanese, and set a good start for the defense of Rehe."

"Order: I will be promoted to Major General Cui Xingwu as Lieutenant General, and I will be awarded a treasure tripod medal. All the soldiers of the 17th Brigade will be awarded a first-class merit once, and a silver dollar of 50,000 yuan will be awarded... Jiang * Zhongzheng."

Slap sex!

After the command was finished, applause immediately sounded, and everyone's eyes were gathered on Cui Xingwu, some envious and some jealous, but most generals' eyes were still full of passion and yearning.

"Congratulations."

"General Cui is amazing, Xie is ashamed of himself."

"Thank you, thank you Young Marshal, thank you all my colleagues!"

After another compliment, Young Marshal Zhang took over the topic again and said, "The Battle of Rehe has been fought for three days. The soldiers used their blood and lives to withstand the Japanese planes and cannons on the front line. Although some cities and territory have been lost, we must fight with the Japanese to the end. It will be a shame for our Northeast Army to the end,..."

"Today, let everyone come, first, to strengthen their determination to fight the war, and second, to get together to discuss joint defense and joint plans...

As we all know, because of Lao Chiang's intervention, with the help of the Yanjing Military Branch, the Rehe defense zone was directly divided into two war zones. After all, Rehe was just one province, and the Japanese soldiers divided into five groups and advanced together. In this way, some overlap or vacuum zones were inevitable.

The overlap in garrisons can easily cause disputes between friendly forces, which is nothing. After all, they are all nominally Northeast Army, but if there is a vacuum area, it will be troublesome. Once the Japanese seize this opportunity, they may be in a long journey and the consequences will not be imagined.

Of course, according to the definition before the war, this situation would definitely not happen, but now as the war deepens, soldiers from all sides have suffered heavy casualties. For some intersections, these situations may inevitably occur. The main purpose of this meeting is to solve this situation and prevent this situation from happening.

In fact, if Chiang Kai-shek had not made such an order in the name of the Military Branch and divided the two combat zones, these things would not have happened at all. After all, whether it was Zhang Zuoxiang's subordinates or Tang Yulin's subordinates, they were all Northeast Army and the subordinates of the old general. Logically speaking, they were also the subordinates of the young generals. Although these uncles may not be convinced by the young generals, they could at least be able to live up to their face.

Now, Jiang Jiang was forced to do this, so he couldn't control the overall situation. Just like today's meeting, he could only be discussed. It has to be said that Principal Jiang was a natural politician. Even in the battle of defense of the nation's life and death, he did not forget the Yin Northeast Army.

"Xiao Liuzi, there is still a need to discuss joint defense and linkage. We are all a family, have we been working together for joint defense and linkage?" Tang Yulin asked back.

As soon as Zhang Shaoshuai finished speaking, Tang Yulin took over the topic, and the words "Xiao Liuzi" made Zhang Shaoshuai's face unconsciously thrust. Xiao Liuzi is Zhang Shaoshuai's nickname. Logically speaking, Tang Yulin, as the old man, could call Zhang Shaoshuai Xiao Liuzi, but in this kind of occasion, it is obviously inappropriate. To put it nicely, this is disrespect for Zhang Shaoshuai, and to put it bluntly, this is the trampling on the majesty and authority of the young man.

"Old Tang?" Zhang Zuoxiang sat opposite Tang Yulin and shouted.

"What's wrong, am I wrong?" Tang Yulin said with an indifferent expression.

Tang Yulin actually used this to express his dissatisfaction with the Young Marshal, because if it were not for Zhang Shaomai, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army was actually Tang Yulin, and there was nothing Zhang Zuoxiang at all. Although most of the Northern Army is still in the hands of Tang Yulin, the difference is still very obvious, at least it is a little short of reputation.

Seeing Tang Yulin's attitude, Zhang Shaoshuai was helpless, so he had to change the topic and said: "The war lasted for three days. I think everyone encountered various difficulties. You might as well propose them and discuss them together. In addition, those who have won the battle will also summarize their combat experience for others to learn from and learn from."

"Young Marshal, let me give in first. The defense area of ​​our 9th Brigade is Lu Long. Now he has lost his position. I am ashamed of humbleness and has become the first general to lose his city. But this really cannot be blamed on the soldiers. Our brigade has more than 4,000 people. After one battle, there are only less than 800 people left.

"Hey, our 13th Brigade is not much better. Before the war started, more than 3,500 men lost nearly half of them in three days. To be honest, most of our soldiers were killed by bombing, either by plane bombing or by the other party's heavy artillery bombing. Many soldiers died in the trenches before they even saw the Japanese....

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"The enemy our 4th Brigade faces is mainly the chariot corps of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army. Facing the Japanese tanks, our soldiers can only block them with flesh and blood. How can we resist this? More than 3,000 cavalrymen cannot stop dozens of chariots,...

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This bitterness was so bitter that even when all the generals were used to life and death, they were all jealous. Many generals were crying while talking, because these were their own soldiers, and they were all living lives. After one battle, they were hundreds of sacrifices. How could this not be heartbreaking?

"After all, we lack airplanes and cannons."

"Young Marshal, wasn't Tongliao Airport bombed by the secret guard of the Presidential Office? Can you contact them and let them blow up the Japanese at the airports in Jinzhou and Suizhong?"

…(To be continued...)
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