Chapter 368: The Intrigue of Influence

What made him even more difficult was that he not only got into the Fifth Cavalry Army, but was also put in by the Central Army under the pretext of increasing the strength of the Fifth Cavalry Army, and the temporary First Cavalry Division, which he had finally come back, was also put in. After the division arrived in northern Shaanxi, the Eighth Theater officially ordered that the first cavalry division of the provisional cavalry be transferred to the Fifth Cavalry Army.

However, after the division was merged into the Fifth Cavalry Army, the backbone of the Fifth Cavalry Army, after the Fifth Cavalry Army was transferred eastward, the Fifth Cavalry Division, which originally remained in Longdong, was immediately directly subordinate to the theater and was transferred from the Longdong garrison to Weinan alone. Not only is it far away from the 129th Army, but even the main force of the 5th Cavalry Army is also separated from the Guanzhong Plain.

Ma Chengxiang, commander of the Fifth Cavalry Division, was promoted to deputy commander of the Fifth Cavalry Army, and the commander of the Fifth Cavalry Division was changed to the commander of the original Provisional First Cavalry Division.

The deputy division commander was Wu Linbo, the former chief of staff of the Fifth Cavalry Army, who returned home after the Fifth Cavalry Army arrived in Qinghai. The chief of staff is Kang Guanru, a native of Gansu who was originally in Ma Buqing's system and is currently the security commander of the second district of Gansu. This also means that the upper echelons of the entire Fifth Cavalry Division have completely changed. It turned out that the officer of the Fifth Cavalry Army, who had been dismissed from his post and returned home by the king of Qinghai, returned to the division to control the troops.

After the division is directly under the theater, the theater is responsible for the replenishment of firearms and food and salaries for the units under the division, and the funds for the whole division are paid in full according to the standard of a division of the Central Army. That is to say, the salary of the 5th Cavalry Division that was assigned to it was almost more than that of his 82nd Army, which was only paid according to the standard of 7 out of 5 for a division of the Central Army.

After the transfer of the main force of the Fifth Cavalry Division, the Fifth Cavalry Army now only has jurisdiction over the Eighth Cavalry Division and two cavalry divisions, the First Cavalry Division. In view of the current situation of insufficient infantry in this army, the theater decided to transfer a new division directly under the theater to the formation of this army. A regiment of the 82nd Army system, which was originally part of the 1st Provisional Cavalry Division, was transferred out and replaced by an infantry regiment under the Central Army.

The Fifth Cavalry Corps, a complete corps, was dismantled in a short period of time. The so-called new division that was incorporated into the army was not only fully equipped, but also equipped with all medium-sized rifles and Czech-made light and heavy machine guns. The regiment has a company of light and heavy mortars, and the division actually has a very small mountain artillery battalion directly under the division.

And all the officers are graduates of the Central Military Academy, and all the soldiers are veterans at a glance. In addition to the division commander who is from the third phase of Huangpu, the deputy division commander, chief of staff, plus three regiment commanders are at least from the sixth phase of Huangpu. This is a new division, and it is almost the same as saying that it is the Central Army. At this time, such a division was transferred to the Fifth Army of its own cavalry, what it was for, as long as it is not a fool, everyone knows.

Seeing that he had worked hard, he did not hesitate to get a stiff relationship with his own eldest brother to get a cavalry army. Before he could completely swallow it into his stomach, he was swallowed up by a main division. Let this Qinghai king, who calculated Chongqing, but was calculated by Chongqing in turn, was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

What he couldn't accept the most was that Chongqing not only transferred the Fifth Cavalry Army, but also let him directly lead the headquarters of the 40th Group Army, which was established after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War but had never been out of Qinghai, to form an advance command post at the first time. He also named the former military headquarters of the Fifth Cavalry Army to serve as this forward command post.

And the one who has been overtaken by himself, the basic unit of the Fifth Cavalry Corps has been taken by him, and now there is only one Chaidamu Reclamation Supervisor plus the deputy commander of the 40th Group Army, and the empty commander of the Fifth Cavalry Army. In fact, in addition to his own guard battalion, the eldest brother, who could not even command a regiment, was the director of the advance command post with full authority to command the two armies that were divided into northern Shaanxi and Longdong.

He only had time to remove and replace the cadres at the division level in the Fifth Cavalry Army, and the cadres at the regimental level had not yet had time to be replaced. Several of the main commanders of the Eighth Cavalry Division are still the original old men. As soon as this eldest brother of mine goes back, I am afraid that the hard work he said he had paid before would be in vain. Perhaps what the Fifth Cavalry Army can control by itself is the first provisional cavalry division.

The Northwest King saw that this was a nail in his own body, and he wanted to completely divide and disintegrate his troops. These hands of the king of the northwest not only did not suppress the king of Qinghai, but aroused his feeling of being a rabbit and a dead dog, and he felt a sense of self-danger.

Although Qingma was not very willing, especially did not want to transfer the Fifth Cavalry Army, which had just been annexed by himself, into northern Shaanxi and hand it over to his eldest brother to command. is even more unwilling to accept that the main force of this army was swallowed by the Central Army in one bite. But under the persecution of the first protégé of the Son of Heaven and the coercion of the surrounding central army, he finally agreed to this request.

Although he was very unwilling to be swallowed up by one army, the other army went to the central army as a substitute for the dead. But he regards the territory as his life, and now that the Central Army has clearly planned to eat him in one bite, how dare he leave Qinghai? In desperation, he could only agree to let the eldest brother, who was overthrown by himself, serve as the director of this forward command post to command the two armies.

However, he is cunning and cunning, and he still plays some tricks in it. He used his cousin, the veteran general Ma Yuanhai, to be transferred to the post of deputy director of this forward command post and concurrently the commander of the Fifth Cavalry Army. He transferred his hardcore henchman to the former commander of the 100th Division, took over as the deputy commander of the Fifth Cavalry Army, who was responsible for the command of the former enemy, and set up a forward command post for the Fifth Cavalry Army in the front.

The original nephew who was deprived of real power by Mingsheng and secretly surrendered, the original commander of the Fifth Cavalry Division, was transferred back to Qinghai to serve as the commander of the 100th Division of the 82nd Army. At the same time, all the personnel of the forward command of the 40th Group Army, which will be formed, will be replaced by their own henchmen.

He regarded Ma Yuanhai, a veteran who couldn't read a big character and couldn't even read a map, and the only advantage was that he was an obedient veteran. As the deputy director and chief of staff of this forward command post, who knows what he can and can do to his staff? I'm afraid that my cousin, looking at his eldest brother, is real.

And he transferred the commander of the 100th Division, who was also illiterate in big words, only knew how to fight to the death, and only knew that he was desperate for himself, to the deputy commander of the Fifth Cavalry Army, and I am afraid that he also made up his mind to control this army in his own hands. Absolutely do not let your eldest brother use this opportunity to pull this army back.

The king of the northwest didn't care about the hand that he had appointed as the commander of the two armies in Longdong. He doesn't care what you do internally, that's your own business. But after you get the benefits, you still think about not working hard, don't even think about it.

As for his proposal that he personally command the two armies in Dongkai and hand over the 82nd Army remaining in Qinghai to his son, Chongqing also agreed. However, he asked his headquarters to be set up in Guyuan, Gansu, which was under the clamping posture of the two central armies. And because of the tense situation, he had to come to work.

In other words, either he left his old nest in Qinghai and went to command the front under the guns of the Central Army. If you don't want or force it, then hand over the command of the two armies to those who are willing to go. Anyway, you are brothers, and whoever goes is the same, as long as you take care of things.

As for the Fifth Cavalry Army, since it has been sent to his mouth, he will not let it go. No matter the two horses in Qinghai, no one will want to pull them back. He used to cooperate with Qingma's combat ability in the First Battle of Hexi, and he was deeply impressed by Qingma's combat effectiveness through that battle.

In addition, although Qingma only dispatched one division after the anti-Japanese resistance, it achieved a record that was almost equivalent to that of an army. made him even more envious of the combat effectiveness of the green horse cavalry, which far exceeded the cavalry of various factions in the country, as well as the mobility ability, and he had long wanted to annex it in one bite.

In his opinion, fighting with the northern Shaanxi side, such a horse can charge, the horse can fight, and the fighting style can be used to act with fierceness, is exactly what he has always wanted. Controlling this Fifth Cavalry Army in his hands can just make up for the disadvantage that he is an infantry and lacks mobility.

As the first protégé of the Son of Heaven with his eyes above the top, there are not many miscellaneous troops that he can afford. But Qingma's two armies, he has been peeping at for a long time. It's just that he wants the 82nd Army with the same flesh and blood as the king of Qinghai, but unfortunately he can't find a chance to start, and now is not the time to completely turn his face with the king of Qinghai.

Although the "central authorities" have repeatedly ordered that they should be used and more importantly guarded against these miscellaneous armies, now is the time to use them officially. So he had no choice but to settle for the next best. He painstakingly transferred this Fifth Cavalry Army under his nose in order to prevent them from leaning together so that he could annex them.

No matter what the supreme authority in Chongqing thinks. But the real battle has not yet begun, and the teacher and student have already begun to deliberate on another battlefield where there is no smoke of gunpowder. And this enemy is not their overt or covert enemy, but their allies.

In fact, whether it is Chongqing, or the king of the northwest who has painstakingly completed the task of the principal. I also know quite well in my heart that as long as I don't do it, northern Shaanxi will not fight at this time. The people transferred two brigades to Longdong, more to strengthen the defense.

But in addition to the two powerful people who don't want to be gunmen for the Central Army, this pair of teachers and students in Chongqing who always want to take advantage of the danger of others made these moves, but out of a certain not very good mentality. What's more, in the current situation of this so-called rare opportunity, these two are obviously a little ready to move.

Although northern Shaanxi has taken some precautions and mobilized elites to enter the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border region, this has not been completely dispelled, and it is believed that there are now hundreds of thousands of troops that can be thrown into the idea of the supreme authority in Chongqing in northern Shaanxi at any time. With the strong forces in their hands, they still can't suppress some of the eager desires in their hearts.

It's just that both of them have already made up their minds to let the miscellaneous army first, especially Qingma, who has a blood feud with northern Shaanxi, to charge first. When both sides lose, they will clean up the mess by themselves. If the Americans pursue it, they can also use Erma as a scapegoat to give the Americans an explanation.

However, despite Chongqing and the Eighth War Zone, they have made great efforts to deal with the situation. But for the redeployment of the Eighth War Zone, it is not a matter for Yang Zhen to worry about. Naturally, the central government has to deal with this matter, and he, the regional commander who is nicknamed the "King of the Northeast" by the chairman, it is better not to interfere.

There are some things that are done too much, but people will think that their hands are too long, and it is easy to be taboo. Therefore, he only transferred two brigades to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, but he handed over all the command of the troops to the Central Military Commission and the left-behind corps, and he never asked again.

However, after the end of the battle, the overall situation has changed, and the first thing Yang Zhen did was to fly to Yan'an. Together with the chairman, the leaders of the Central Military Commission, the boss who has returned to the central government from Jinsui and the commander of the Jinsui Military Region, including the two bosses of the Advance Army who arrived with Yang Zhen's special plane, and the deputy commander-in-chief who rushed back from Jinchaji.

To study the issue of the entry of troops in the border area into the northeast for retraining, the most crucial issue is the readjustment of the major strategic zones, especially the issue of the division of the newly liberated areas. After the adjustment of the strategic area is completed, he can readjust the troops. The transfer of two brigades into the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border region was nothing more than a matter of his own hand. As for the internal turmoil in Chongqing, he did not expect it.