Chapter 289: Armament and War (1)

The reporters wrote brilliantly, with all kinds of headlines, such as "The First World War calmed North China, Taihang changed the way," "Between talking and laughing, 20,000 bandits disappeared, comparable to contemporary Zhou Lang," "Laughing and scolding are all articles, waving Taihang to surprise soldiers," "A good general in North China, a new hero of the party-state," and so on.

There are also many female reporters, with delicate brushstrokes, write their inner feelings, praise words, now in the pen, of course, there are also some pro-Japanese newspapers, the tone is not so good, what "bandits blood stained the wilderness, World War I achieved the name of the general," and so on.

There are also big articles about the photos of Tang Qiuli and Mei Ting, and between the words, they insinuated that Mei Ting was the person in Tang Qiuli's dark room, and even boldly guessed that the two of them had reached the point of talking about marriage.

Mei Ting was full of joy, she was very interested in this kind of article, she carefully collected these newspapers, carefully hid them in a place where she thought she was safe, and when she was fine, she took them out and looked at them.

Tang Qiuli didn't have time to pay attention to these, he knew very well in his heart, although he scolded happily and showed the evil anger in his heart, but the Japanese can't just get rid of it with their mouths, they are talking about it, having said that, after all, they can't kill people, and the guy in his hand is the one who really works.

After obtaining Song Zheyuan's consent, he abolished the first-level establishment of the 29th Army's middle brigade and dismissed a number of old and infirm soldiers with bad deeds, and took them for the purpose of removing the false and preserving the true, and the unit was reorganized into four divisions, each with four reinforced regiments and an artillery battalion, and the cavalry brigade was retained separately as a unit directly under the military headquarters.

After the reorganization, the strength of the 29th Army reached more than 47,000 people, and the soldiers with good qualities were retained, and the treatment of the soldiers was greatly improved, although it was not as good as that of the independent divisions, and it was not far behind.

Among them, the treatment of soldiers in the army, the part that has been improved on the original basis, is supplied by the logistics department of the independent division, in this regard, Song Zheyuan did not object and be polite at all, the 29th Army will be Tang Qiuli sooner or later, and he should spend money on his soldiers.

The surplus officers will be formed into a military training regiment, which is specially responsible for the training and training of noncommissioned officers at the grassroots level.

In order to temper the combat coordination capability of the 29 th Army and the independent division, the two units adopted the method of transferring deputy commanders at all levels to each other's units for three months to study and exchange their experiences.

In this way, the role can be greater, and the officers of the 29th Army, after serving in the independent division for a period of time, are greatly impressed by the basic quality of the soldiers of the independent division and the guiding ideology of the officers' operations.

In front of them, they showed a training method that was different from that of any other unit, and new ideas and new viewpoints constantly attacked the outdated concepts in their minds, the so-called, "the courage of the soldiers." After these officers returned, they promoted the reform of the 29th Army from top to bottom, and the atmosphere of the troops was constantly updated.

The officers of the independent division who served in the 29th Army also benefited a lot, and seeing that the outdated equipment of the unit was more than a few grades behind the independent division, the simple thinking and style of the soldiers completely inherited the old foundation of General Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army.

In particular, the broadsword team of the 29th Army, every officer who has been promoted is outstanding in swordsmanship, and the soldiers are each armed with a machete made of betel iron, and knife training and hand-to-hand combat are one of the main subjects of the daily training of the troops.

This is directly related to the fact that the Northwest Army, the predecessor of the 29th Army, had a weak foundation and poor equipment, and there was no way to do it.

Thinking of his own troops, the equipment is so good, the training is hard, and the logistics support is not to mention, if you fight hand-to-hand with the little devils, I am afraid it will not be as good as the 29th Army.

After these officers returned to the troops, they taught the soldiers the sword skills they had learned in the 29th Army, and they also consciously cultivated the brave spirit and teamwork of the soldiers.

After the fight, the soldiers of the independent division, in addition to the standard equipment, each of them had an extra big knife on their backs.

When Tang Qiu left the army, he found this phenomenon, he did not stop it, although he emphasized that he would not fight hand-to-hand combat with the little devils, but there was no absolute thing, once he faced the little devils, and he had not been trained to fight the troops, he would suffer a big loss.

However, he found that the broadsword equipped by the army has a variety of styles and materials, and the materials are not the same, a regiment can be basically consistent, and a brigade is several, in Su Jingfeng's brigade, Tang Qiuli found that one regiment is equipped with a five-ring machete, and the other regiment is equipped with a ghost head knife.

There was no way, so he found Zhou Yushan, deputy director of the Logistics Department and director of the baggage department, and asked him to equip the troops with standard broadswords within a month, and the standard was that the weight of the knives should be one-third lighter than now, and the sharpness and hardness of the steel mouth should be more than three times that of the current one.

If there are troops with special requirements, try to meet their requirements, and the baggage department will be responsible for supervising the production, so you may wish to concentrate all the blacksmiths and weapons manufacturing masters around Huangya Cave, and the troops will provide raw materials for unified processing.

As soon as Tang Qiuli reached this order, Huangya Cave became a smelting site at that time, and the sound of "clanging" iron striking continued day and night, and the grand scene was comparable to the great steelmaking movement of later generations.

There are really troops with special requirements, the special operations detachment of Qiuquan, the soldiers demanded, each person has a sharp dagger, as well as a special sword branch of the bow and crossbow, and many soldiers with good martial arts in the cavalry brigade also found Zhou Yushan, saying that they are not used to using slender sabers, and asked for a special batch of thick-backed machetes.

Not long after the press conference, he received a personal letter from Chairman Chiang Kai-shek to Tang Qiuli in Nanjing, in which Chairman Chiang, in addition to praising him for his effectiveness in suppressing bandits, also made special reference to the questions raised by the female reporter of Ta Kung Pao and asked Tang Qiuli to give him a detailed report.

It is said that when Chairman Jiang saw the wonderful report of the newspaper, he was always smiling and appreciative, especially when he saw Tang Qiuli scolding Huai and scolding the Japanese, he rarely laughed loudly, which stunned the guards.

Mrs. Jiang Song Meiling also rushed over when she heard the news, and Chairman Jiang pointed to the newspaper and said to her wife: "The heart of a teenager, the heart of a teenager, the laughter and scolding are all articles, the words are like knives, and they are dripping with joy, but the Japanese don't even have the slightest reason to refute them, so they are happy."

If there had been this person when Jingzhi and the Japanese signed the "Tanggu Agreement" back then, the Japanese would not have been able to open their mouths and take advantage of so many advantages, so that North China is still under the watchful eye of the Japanese.

Soon, Tang Qiuli's report arrived, and he did not hide the matter of fighting with the Japanese, this matter was too big, and he couldn't hide it if he wanted to, if Chairman Jiang learned the news through other channels, it would not be good.

After all, after several battles, the Japanese suffered a big loss, and they did not dare to speak out, so the matter was over, and the government and Chairman Chiang had no trouble.

In the report, Tang Qiuli explained in detail the reasons for the fight with the Japanese, the final result, and the reaction of the Japanese to these things.

As soon as Chairman Jiang read the report, he was shocked into a cold sweat, the Japanese had nine planes, nearly 7,000 people, so Tang Qiuli quietly cleaned up, this young man is so bold, is he not afraid of angering the Japanese and making the situation in North China tense?

Seeing that later, Chairman Jiang's face became more and more calm, Tang Qiuli handled it very properly, where was it so cheap, he didn't leave any truth for the Japanese, and he didn't make trouble for the government, which is commendable, it is really not easy.

Since the independent division arrived in North China, the Japanese have never made unreasonable trouble, causing themselves a headache all day long and tired of coping; it seems that it was extremely correct to put him in North China at the beginning, and it was a force to deter the Japanese, so that he could save a lot of worry and devote all his energy to other major affairs.

This Tang Qiuli is really a talent, his ability is many times better than Song Zheyuan, and the most important thing is that the independent division is a central system of troops, and North China can rest assured that it will be handed over to this young man.

Chairman Chiang was very pleased, and immediately ordered the attendant office to draw up a telegram commending Tang Qiuli and the North China Independent Division, and rewarding all officers and men with 300,000 yuan in the ocean, which was used to reward meritorious officers and men.

This gave Tang Qiuli a lot of authority, the number of your independent division remains unchanged, as for the number of soldiers, you have the final say, probably Chairman Jiang also knows that He Yingqin, Minister of Military Affairs, is doing Tang Qiuli's small actions behind his back, so he simply gave him Shang Fang's sword.

Especially on the issue of military spending, you have an independent division of 500,000 people, and the state government also allocates funds to you according to the number of heads, and you will be given as much money as you want, as the saying goes, if you don't have money, you can't raise soldiers.

Tang Qiuli made a lot of money this time, and it was also Chairman Jiang who reciprocated the favor, you Tang Qiuli gave me a guard side, blocked the Japanese in North China, fought with you, and didn't make trouble for me, and I Jiang can't be stingy, work hard, and the benefits will be great.

It's just that Chairman Jiang has always had a doubt in his heart, according to the dead nature of the Japanese, they suffered such a big loss, and they did not say a word, neither protested, nor made cruel threats, let alone wielded knives and guns to find trouble, this is not like the style of the Japanese? Could it be that this Tang Qiuli is a natural nemesis of the Japanese?

What means did this young man use to make the arrogant Japanese so obedient, and if he had the opportunity, he really wanted to see this enigmatic Tang Qiuli.

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