The rebirth of the Republic of China

"Western Yunnan is mostly mountainous, and only the town-Myanmar highway is sparsely populated and not rich in products. Even food supply is difficult, so it is not suitable for large corps to fight at all." Zhong Bin put down the tea in his hand and said with a sneer, "Even I You all understand the truth, there is no reason why the Chongqing side doesn't know, do you have to have some kind of expeditionary army commander to respond to you?"

"You can't say that, it's always necessary, at least the commander is back."

Xiang Junci's words won everyone's support. No one expected Lu Yihua to come out of Chongqing. Not a small part of them have followed Lu Yihua since he made his fortune. The relationship between them is naturally deep, not to mention that there are interests between them, so naturally they all wish Lu Yihua well.

Zhong Bin didn't think so.He is a soldier, a very pure soldier, in some respects, he is even more serious than Lu Yihua.He did not like the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force, and his analysis was based entirely on military operations without considering any external factors unrelated to the war.Under the influence of this kind of thinking, naturally, he even complained to Lu Yihua, who was the Chief of Staff in the Minister's Department.

As mentioned above, Western Yunnan is not a good place, and the enemy lingering here is only a multi-division regiment. After the divisions of this multi-division regiment were dispersed at various points on the west bank of the Nujiang River, their strength was already stretched.

"We have an entire group army on the west bank of the Nujiang River! With air support, we can carry out counter-offensive missions as much as possible. The plan formulated by the former military headquarters is completely effective, and the expeditionary army headquarters is useless at all!"

Zhong Bin's voice was too loud, Lu Yihua took the phone a little away from his ear.Only to hear Zhong Bin say again: "Commander, it's Chen Cheng, what is he doing! What time is this? It's interesting to fight for power and profit?"

Lu Yihua paused for breath, and Zhong Bin seemed to sense his emotions and stopped talking, but he seemed to be still waiting for an explanation.Lu Yihua sighed, and said: "The national army has never been harmonious. Since you are sitting in this position, you naturally know it, right?"

"...I know." After a moment of hesitation, Zhong Bin's voice was a bit awkward.

"That's fine. It's fine if you know this. Some things should not be said now. You still want to stay on the battlefield?" Lu Yihua smiled. The principal is not at ease."

Zhong Bin stopped asking.It's fine if Lu Yihua can tell him these things, these words are taboo, it's okay for the two of them to find a place where no one is around, but it's very dangerous to say this on the phone at this time.Even Lu Yihua himself is not sure, given his current situation, whether the phone calls between him and his old subordinates have been monitored.

Zhong Bin asked again: "So the original plan of the military command has changed?"

"Most of them remain unchanged." Lu Yihua took the phone and walked to the window. From here, the scenery outside is still pretty good. The tall and lush trees, shrubs and grass have not been carefully renovated like his residence in Chongqing. , but it is another taste, a taste suitable for surviving in the smoke of gunpowder.

Hearing Zhong Bin inquire about the arrangement of the 71th Army, Lu Yihua thought about it, picked some and said to him: "The 93th Army's organization will change, and you will receive the order to reorganize in these two days. I will try my best to help you Fight for it. The result of the discussion now is that the Second Army, the [-]st Army, the [-]rd Army, the Second Reserve Division, and the guerrilla forces on the west bank of the Nujiang River are under the [-]th Group Army.”

Putting down the phone, Lu Yihua went through the original plan again in his mind. This counterattack is very important and cannot be sloppy. Besides, specifying the battle plan is also his job in his current identity. After touching his nose, Lu Yihua took out the map After laying it on the table, I took out a pencil and sharpened it, but my eyes were fixed on the complicated but orderly lines on the map.In the past, others made plans and he made decisions, but this time it was reversed.

On this side, Lu Yihua was thinking about countermeasures; on the other side, Chen Cheng was also thinking about Lu Yihua.

"After all, Jing An has won the trust of the chairman, and he has opposed me since he came here. You don't have to worry about him so much. If you act like you are facing an enemy, it would be embarrassing to say it."

"Cigong is right. Judging from Lu Jingan's current actions, it doesn't seem like he has the intention to fight for power. Besides, Cigong came here at the order of the chairman. Long Yun is in Yunnan. It is impossible for Lu Jingan not to see the chairman's intentions. mean."

Chen Cheng smiled when he heard this, and said: "Be cautious in doing things, but don't be petty. Jing'an has a good relationship with me, and I know him well. Don't worry about him being Long Yun. We should pay attention to whether he has a different picture. The key point. I came to Yunnan this time to prepare for a counterattack in western Yunnan on the one hand, and on the other hand to limit Long Yun's influence."

Chuxiong is very close to Kunming, and the headquarters was set up here, and Chen Cheng was appointed as the chief officer, in order to separate the command of all the troops west of Chuxiong from the Kunming camp, so as to control and weaken Longyun's power.

"The counterattack in the west of Yunnan should not be sloppy." Thinking of this, Chen Cheng said, "The current commander of the 71st Army of Jing'an's old army is Zhong Bin, right?"

Someone below said: "Yes. Commander Zhong is now acting as an agent for the military affairs of the [-]th Army."

"Well. The order to appoint him as the commander of the 71th Group is estimated to be issued soon." Chen Cheng nodded, and then said, "The 93st Army and the Second Army are already in the troops for this change, and the 93rd Army will be added. At the same time, through Jing'an's application, Chen Rongguang was transferred to be the lieutenant general of the [-]rd Army."

The people below immediately took notes and put them in a stack of files.If you look carefully, you can see that the stack of documents records that they are all troops equipped with American equipment, the Second Army belonging to the No.11 Army, the No.70 First Army, and the 93rd Army that Chen Cheng said just now is impressively in sight. , and there are about ten other armies.

It's no wonder that Lu Yihua has been fighting for this batch of equipment since he went to Yunnan. Although the army he led was not included in the five ace combat troops of the national army, his statement was not inferior to them. A trend at their head.The formation of this situation, in addition to the troops, is equipped.

Since he graduated from Whampoa and entered the army, Lu Yihua has served in miscellaneous troops. All the way, he has been the direct line of the Central Army. From the very beginning as a model teacher of German weapons to the present, the equipment of his troops is getting better and better. the better.This time, although in his position, Lu Yihua's fight for the Eleventh Army was already unfair to other troops. After all, he was not a member of the Eleventh Army, but it was his old army, and his feelings were different.Besides, when it comes to this army, there are probably not many people who really think that it has nothing to do with him.

Spreading out the things that Lu Yihua handed him, Zhong Bin took a deep breath.

Zhong Bin was Chuxiong who arrived this morning. After he called Lu Yihua that day, he always felt uneasy and inconvenient to talk on the phone. He was in a dilemma when the news came that the headquarters ordered the commanders of all armies to hold a meeting. Zhong Bin packed his things and set off for Chuxiong the next day.

He is Lu Yihua's old subordinate, so it is still a problem to meet the chief before the meeting.This is etiquette, and no one will raise objections here.

"Each army is equipped with a howitzer battalion, and each battalion is equipped with twelve [-]cm howitzers. Each division is equipped with a mountain artillery battalion, and each battalion is equipped with twelve [-]cm mountain artillery. The infantry regiment has a tank defense artillery battalion. Each regiment is equipped with four tank defense guns. The infantry battalion has a mortar platoon, and each battalion is equipped with two 'August [-]' mortars..." All kinds of heavy equipment are listed on a piece of paper On, really spectacular.

Zhong Bin swallowed: "Is this new equipment?"

"Huh?" Lu Yihua was looking for documents, and raised his head when he heard the words, "Look at it first, tell me if it's not applicable, and I'll contact you to make adjustments."

"Applicable, very applicable!" Zhong Bin rubbed his hands, changed his inexperienced appearance just now, and smiled, "Commander, if you call me now, why don't you give me something in such a hurry?"

Lu Yihua happened to be looking for the stack of documents, he took out a piece of paper from the middle, then raised his eyes to look at Zhong Bin, and scolded with a smile: "Why, this is not enough?"

Zhong Bin said: "How can this be possible? Doesn't it mean that the humble officer knows how powerful the commander is? It's impossible that he can't even get the equipment."

Lu Yihua shook his head and smiled, and then said: "I really didn't give it to me. After all, I am not the commander-in-chief of the [-]th Army Group. From the perspective of others, I am separated by a layer. This is the basic equipment of the army for this counterattack in western Yunnan. In addition to the ones you hold in your hand, each military headquarters and each division headquarters is also equipped with a field hospital. From the military division to the battalion company, they have also been given complete communication equipment, and the conditions are much better than before. At least Communication is much more convenient.”

"The firepower is also very strong!" Zhong Bin admired from the bottom of his heart. After finishing speaking, he looked serious and asked cautiously, "How do we get through this channel? Like you said, you don't care about us now, I'll take care of this." Take a trip to Chongqing?"

In the past, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs issued equipment, and Lu Yihua had a good relationship with the people above because he was there, and he didn't get involved in politics. Whether it was Chen Cheng or Minister He, the relationship with him was pretty good. There was Hu Shoushan who had a strong relationship with him over there to check and balance, and there was no shortage of equipment and materials allocated to Lu Yihua.

The situation is different now. According to Lu Yihua's authority, he is no longer in charge of the Eleventh Group Army. Even if the servants believe that he has nothing to do with it, he still has to guard against people who can't see the situation clearly. With regard to the equipment, Zhong Bin couldn't just go to the door to ask for the bill like Lu Yihua did. He had too many things to worry about. Instead of worrying about suffering afterwards, it's better to get the channel right now.

Lu Yihua understood Zhong Bin's concerns, and he smiled and said, "Don't bother, this time the equipment will be sent directly to the military divisions by the US side, and then the military divisions will report the quantity of each equipment to the Military and Political Department for future reference.

Zhong Bin was speechless: "Can Minister He agree?"

"The principal gave the order, and if you don't agree, you have to agree."

Zhong Bin nodded: "Fortunately, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs has been getting worse in the past two years, and the problem of indiscriminate stretching of hands is too serious."

Lu Yihua smiled indifferently.

At the beginning, there was a dispute about the convenience here. Although the United States adopted this method because of the corruption of the military and political department, it didn't mean to please the officers at all levels. He didn't need to thank anyone, it was all a means.

He, as long as it is conducive to fighting, the process has never been the object of Lu Yihua's relationship.

"By the way, after you go back, let the people below prepare. Those who are capable below the battalion will send me a list. After handing over the work in hand, go to Kunming and try to catch up with the first batch of cadres training."

"Okay, don't worry."

Lu Yihua nodded: "You pay attention to this one time, don't change the equipment at that time, but the combat ability of the troops will not improve."

Zhong Bin responded solemnly: "Yes!"

Zhong Bin lived very close to Lu Yihua, and when he went to a meeting the next day, he naturally followed Lu Yihua.I met a lot of people along the way, most of them knew each other, and Zhong Bin greeted them warmly. Except for Lu Yihua, the chief of staff of the headquarters who had just been promoted to admiral, the rest were people with similar military ranks and official positions. Not so much taboo.

On the way, I also met an American who was also going to attend the meeting—Brigadier General Horn.

This Brigadier General was born in the United States Military Academy at West Point and has a strong militaristic ideology. At this time, he is a representative of the United States and serves as the head of the liaison staff team in the Expeditionary Force Command. He has a superior-subordinate relationship with Lu Yihua.

However, this subordinate is not very formal after all, and he himself is not in China's combat order. After seeing the situation in China with his own eyes, he has a sense of superiority over the military officers of this country.What's more, he is also a racist, deeply proud of his white blood.

For such a person, it is obviously unrealistic to ask him to cooperate with Lu Yihua's work. On the premise of looking down on the comrades who fight together, it is good that he does not screw up.

However, although this Brigadier General Horn is arrogant, he also has a proud manner.

Seeing Lu Yihua and his party coming, he saluted very naturally, and greeted in advance: "General Lu, is this going to the headquarters for a meeting?" As he spoke, he looked past the others, "Oh, and the generals. "

Lu Yihua's current continuing rank is still lieutenant general, and general is just him. But after taking up the current position, according to the rank promoted by the position, there is a difference between lieutenant general and general. Lu Yihua was not promoted until 37 years in his last life. After setting his future goals in his life, he didn't even think about it.Therefore, the title of Brigadier General Horn stunned him for a moment.

Lu Yihua said: "Isn't Mr. Brigadier General also going to attend the meeting?"

Horn said: "Before I came, General Stilwell specifically stated that I was asked to assist the officials who handed over the equipment. This meeting is related to new equipment, so I naturally want to take a look. As for the land general, don't you worry about it?" ?” As he spoke, he looked at Zhong Bin next to him as if something had happened.

Zhong Bin didn't understand Horn's personality, and he looked at him inexplicably, but Lu Yihua's eyes darkened a lot because of this.Everyone is like this, it belongs to their own family, no matter how bad it is, their family members say it's okay, but outsiders will be jealous if they say so.

Horn's tone was not good, he was almost sarcasm towards the KMT's military and political system.But these are true facts, which made everyone present feel awkward.

Under such a weird atmosphere, Lu Yihua smiled.

"Mr. Brigadier General, we'd better go to the meeting."

After speaking, Lu Yihua stopped looking at him and led the others away.

The Liaison Staff Group was derived from the establishment of the Expeditionary Force Command, and the officers in it were all Americans, ranging from the Expeditionary Force Command to the various armies, corps, divisions, and regiments.They are similar to correspondents, and each infantry regiment consists of a lieutenant or captain and one or two non-commissioned officers, each carrying a radiotelegraph.The liaison group of the military department or division consists of six or seven people, headed by a lieutenant colonel or major.

Taking the Eleventh Army Group as an example, the liaison chief of staff at their headquarters consists of more than 20 people.Among these people, there are very few real professional soldiers, and many are overseas Chinese, but they are already very different from the Chinese.They work here, but there is a deep gap with the people of the country. Few of them can even speak Chinese, and their feelings for the government are not deep.

Seeing Lu Yihua nodding towards him, Brigadier General Huo En accepted him as soon as he saw it, and walked side by side with Lu Yihua after a slight nod.

Their meeting this time was mainly for that batch of equipment, and Brigadier General Horn had direct rights over it. Walking with Lu Yihua, he inevitably got involved with some things he didn't know yet.

Among them, this Mr. Brigadier General, who is above the top, raised doubts and made comments from time to time. When Lu Yihua spoke, he said in Chinese with an American accent: "Oh! It's really bad!"

Along the way, Zhong Bin's eyebrows were raised, and there were many people like him. As soon as Brigadier General Horn said something, someone wanted to refute, but he didn't say it, because Brigadier Horn said again In a word.

"General Stilwell was right, Admiral! Your government is a mess!"

"Brigadier Horn..."

"Oh, no, please listen to me, admiral, your government is so corrupt, how can you win the war? The world's anti-fascist battlefields are working hard, you one by one"

"Brigadier General Horn!" Interrupting him, Lu Yihua took a deep breath, turned to look at the American who was no longer speaking, and said, "How can we prove that as for war, our soldiers will give the world the answer in the future .”

Opening his mouth, Brigadier General Horn obviously wanted to say something else, but he finally swallowed those words under Lu Yihua's gaze, and said: "...I look forward to your answer."

Lu Yihua smiled: "There will always be an answer."

We will come up with an answer that shocks the world, he thought at this moment, even if the person who gave the answer is not what he believes in, at least it belongs to his motherland.

"First of all, the deployment of our army is that the current 71st Army belongs to, except for some guarding the Nujiang River, most of them are gathered in the Baoshan Youwang area to confront the enemy on the Burma Road. Activities in the Xiaguan area." His eyes swept across the faces of the people in front of him, and Zhong Bin continued, "...In addition to the above arrangements, our 36th Division is directly under the jurisdiction of the Group Army Command, and is now around Dali and Dengchuan."

After talking roughly about the situation of the Eleventh Army, Zhong Bin sat down again. Lu Yihua looked at the other person sitting beside Zhong Bin, and stretched out his hand to signal: "Commander Huo, please tell me about your department's deployment."

Huo Kuizhang is the commander-in-chief of the No.20 Army. Zhong Bin and him are the main force in the counterattack in the west of Yunnan. He is not hypocritical when he is called by Lu Yihua. tell.

Generally speaking, the number of the No.20 Army is relatively small, and the situation is simpler than that of the No.11 Army.Huo Kuizhang's two sentences almost summed it up. After listening to the current situation of each army and comparing it with the existing understanding in his mind, Lu Yihua had a general idea in his mind.

"In addition to what you just said, the strength of our army also includes the 54th Army in Xiangyun, which is under the direct control of the commander's department. In addition, there is also the army stationed in India. This is mainly under the purview of General Stilwell, so I won't say much here Yes. I’m mainly talking about the deployment of the enemy’s troops. As far as our intelligence department has learned, the enemy’s troops include No.18 Division, all of the Sixth Division, and one each of the Second Division and the No.30 Third Division. department."

Lu Yihua pointed to the southwest of the map: "Here is the enemy's No.18 Division." Then, he drew a circle on another area not far from here, "These are the No. 30 Division and No.[-] Three Divisions."

"Is the situation confirmed?" A middle-aged man in a lieutenant general's uniform interrupted him, asking, "As far as I know, the Japanese army has very strict control over the information. Has the Chief of Staff's statement been confirmed?"

For his interruption, Lu Yihua didn't care, just replied: "Confirmed."

"Where is the No.30 Third Division? There are surplus troops in our country."

"No, the main force of the 33rd Division is near Mandalay." Lu Yihua replied with a smile, his eyes gliding over the senior officials present, "Do you have any questions?"

On this day, the weather was just right, with white clouds floating in the blue sky.

After the war, the two sides of the Nujiang River have already changed, and the Huitong Bridge connecting the two sides has been dilapidated, as if it can no longer withstand a little damage.

In the battle meeting room, Lu Yihua and Chen Cheng stood quietly in front of the map. They didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, as if they were waiting for something.At this moment, Lu Yihua's eyebrows moved slightly, and the door of the meeting room rang twice.

"Come in!" Chen Cheng turned around and said.

A young officer came in from the door, holding a piece of paper, with a hint of excitement on his face.

"News came from the front line that the new 39th Division has successfully crossed the river near the upper reaches of the Huitong Bridge!"

Chen Cheng took the paper with only one sentence written on it, looked down at it, and then handed it to Lu Yihua who was beside him.Lu Yihua frowned, and only heard Chen Cheng say: "Call the [-]th Division to cross the river at Lichaiba tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

When the young officer went out, Chen Cheng sighed deeply, and said with joy, "It's finally started."

"Yes." Lu Yihua looked out the window and said in his heart, it was finally coming to an end.

At this moment, there are thousands of emotions in his heart, but he can't express any of them. These emotions are very intense, but it seems that he can't express the kind of emotion he expected.Lu Yihua closed his eyes slightly, after all, no matter how many ups and downs he has experienced, he will eventually be able to witness the future.

Different from his previous life, he was far away in the country at that time. Although he had paid a lot of attention to this counter-offensive war while preparing for the post-war suppression of the Communists, he was still not as good as he is now.After all, at that time, he was too restless.

It's finally over.

Lu Yihua stretched out his hand to touch the collar, as if he was thinking about something, his brows were soft.

"Jing An, live on."

Distant memories suddenly rushed through time, and the corners of Lu Yihua's eyes suddenly became moist.