I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

Song Zheyuan is tall and strong, with a round face, a wide nose and a wide mouth. He was born in Shandong and joined the army in the Northwest. He is a typical northern man in appearance. It looks a little "rustic", but this man in his [-]s who looks "like a farmer" is the majestic "King of Hebei", holding territory in two provinces and two cities and an army of one hundred thousand.

Song Zheyuan didn't look at others, just stared at Jiang Weiguo, and then smiled with obvious bitterness: "The chairman's son is the chairman's son, the tiger father has no dogs!" He sighed softly.

Jiang Weiguo couldn't tell whether Song Zheyuan was praising himself or belittling himself, so he stood at attention solemnly: "Duke Ming is overwhelmed! Weiguo is just like the predecessors of the 29th Army and Pao Ze, fulfilling his military duties, killing enemies and defending the country for the country and national sovereignty!"

Song Zheyuan smiled wryly again, and then nodded with unknown meaning: "Okay, okay!" He looked up and saw that the train station, which was originally flying the sun flag, had once again been flying the red flag with blue sky, white sun, and red flags, standing erect around the train station. Those on alert were also officers and soldiers of the 29th Army.

Looking at the national flag fluttering in the night wind, Song Zheyuan was silent, and seemed to be very touched (in history, Song Zheyuan was bombed when he returned to Fengtai Railway Station by train after the July 29th Incident. Landmines were planted on the ground, trying to kill Song Zheyuan and make the [-]th Army leaderless. Song Zheyuan escaped by accident.

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Qin Dechun, Tong Linge and others stepped forward with a smile on their face: "Minggong! It's great to have you back! The current situation in Pingjin is very favorable to us. The Japanese army stationed in North China has been completely wiped out, and the reinforcements sent by the chairman are constantly being sent. After entering the territory of Hebei Province, you can lead us in a unified way when you come back, make persistent efforts, make full preparations for war, and resist the full-scale counterattack that may be launched by the Japanese army soon!"

Song Zheyuan smiled: "Okay!" At this time, no one else knew that Song Zheyuan had finally made up his mind to fight the Anti-Japanese War wholeheartedly in Pingjin and Hebei Provinces, because "regardless of the final outcome of this matter, How to solve it, Chiang Kai-shek's forces have already infiltrated into Hebei Province, if you don't fight, you will be stigmatized, if you fight, although you will lose your territory, at least you can win a long history."

Chiang Kai-shek at the top ordered the fight, but Qin Dechun, Tong Linge, Feng Zhi'an, Zhang Zizhong and other generals below were already fighting. Song Zheyuan, who was caught in the middle, could only push the boat along with the current and take advantage of the slope to get off the donkey. He could no longer oppose or stop the general trend.

Because of Jiang Weiguo's intervention and the series of virtuous circles he brought, the situation on the Pingjin front and even the entire North China battlefield is much better than the original historical situation.

A month later, the Military Commission designated Hebei Province, Chahar Province, Beiping City, and Tianjin City as the "first war zone." Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant General Xiao Zhenying, the former chief of the Northwest Army and the "first founder" of the 29th Army, served as the chief of staff of the theater. At the same time, the 29th Army and several other local armies that entered Hebei Province were integrated into the 1st Group Army , Song Zheyuan served as the commander of the group army, and Feng Zhi'an served as the deputy commander of the group army; in addition, according to Chiang Kai-shek's order, the Military Commission set up a camp in Shimen City (Shijiazhuang), General Xu Yongchang was the director of the camp, and Lin Weizhong was the chief of staff of the camp. Command the first war zone to fight against Japan (the so-called "battalion", which is equivalent to the temporary branch of the Military Commission, has great power.

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When Song Zheyuan arrived in Pingjin, he had already made up his mind to fight against the war. After hastily washing up and having a meal, he immediately held a high-level meeting of the 29th Army. In addition to Song Zheyuan himself, deputy army commander Qin Dechun, deputy army commander Tong Linge, chief of staff Zhang Yueting, and deputy chief of staff Zhang Kexia , Feng Zhi'an, commander of the 37th Division, chairman of Hebei Province and garrison commander of Beiping (just appointed by Chiang Kai-shek), and others, as well as Du Yuming and Jiang Weiguo who did not belong to the 29th Army.

The reason why Du Yuming and Jiang Weiguo were able to attend the conference is needless to say.

Among the generals in a room (including Du Yuming and Zhang Kexia, both of whom are major generals), the lieutenant colonel Jiang Weiguo can be called "outstanding among the crowd", but everyone knows that the second son of Jiang is as important as a superior Will.

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Due to the urgency of time, this meeting went straight to the point.

Zhang Yueting and Zhang Kexia explained to Song Zheyuan the cause, process, and result of the Pingjin Battle, the current situation in Pingjin and the latest trends between the enemy and us in concise and capable language. He also praised Feng Zhi'an, Zhang Zizhong and others for their "loyalty to serve the country and bravely kill the enemy", and said that tomorrow morning he would personally go to the mass cemetery of the fallen officers and soldiers to lay a wreath to express his condolences.

After talking about the previous matter, Zhang Yueting continued: "Minggong, next, we plan to..." Before he finished speaking, Song Zheyuan raised his hand to signal him to pause, and then looked at Jiang Weiguo with an intriguing look, "Second son, What is your opinion on the future development of the situation in Pingjin and how the 29th Army will defend against the enemy?"

Everyone looked at Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Weiguo knew it well. On the one hand, Song Zheyuan was deliberately testing himself, and on the other hand, he was also testing the attitude of himself and Chiang Kai-shek behind him.

After standing up, Jiang Weiguo said in an orderly manner: "Minggong, gentlemen, the Japanese army suffered an unprecedented defeat in the Battle of Pingjin, with huge casualties and heavy losses. This was carried out according to the narrow character of the Japanese and the wolfish ambition of the Japanese to destroy China long ago. Analysis shows that the Japanese will never let it go. The latest information obtained by the government (Jiang Weiguo is making up nonsense) shows that the Japanese Kwantung Army is mobilizing on a large scale. In active mobilization, war is absolutely impossible to avoid. In fact, war has already broken out. The Battle of Pingjin is the first battle of the Sino-Japanese all-out war.

We have no choice but to prepare and fight with all our strength.

Lord Ming, gentlemen, please look at the map!" Jiang Weiguo walked to the wall of the conference room and pointed to the map of North China on the wall, "Although the two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin have been basically controlled by our army, Tangshan, Chengde, and Qinhuangdao north of Pingjin Other places are under the control of the Japanese army. There is no doubt that the Japanese Kwantung Army will march all the way after the southward troops are assembled. Our army cannot fight the Japanese army in the northern fields of the two cities of Pingjin. The Japanese army's level of mechanization and heavy weapons Therefore, our army can only rely on the two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin and use the city as a fortress to resist. The one that is most conducive to our army's defensive operations..."

"Defensive combat?" Song Zheyuan looked at Jiang Weiguo with a noncommittal attitude, "Second Young Master, you mean that our army can only be passively beaten on the Pingjin battlefield?"

"Yes!" Jiang Weiguo nodded, "Based on the comparison of the strength of the enemy and our own, our army can only fight defensive battles!" It was simply impossible for the Chinese army to counterattack the Japanese army in the early days of the War of Resistance.

"The Japanese army hasn't increased their troops in Tangshan, Chengde, Qinhuangdao and other places on a large scale yet?" Song Zheyuan looked at Zhang Yueting. Why didn’t the army take advantage of this opportunity to seize the above areas and build them as a land line of defense and outlying strongholds to defend Pingjin? In addition, seizing the above areas is also to recover the country! It will definitely further boost morale and people’s hearts!”

Jiang Weiguo knew that Song Zheyuan was deliberately pretending to be confused, so he had to answer honestly: "Ming Gong, our army can easily capture the above areas, but after the Japanese army makes a comeback, it will be difficult to defend. At the same time, if our army seizes the above areas now, it will be impossible Avoiding the mistake of dividing the troops in multiple places, they will inevitably be defeated one by one by the Japanese army.

The five fingers must be clenched into a fist to have the most striking power. Although our army is strong, it is difficult to start a large-scale field battle with the Japanese army, so we can only shrink to the Pingjin area!"

Song Zheyuan nodded slightly.

Jiang Weiguo continued: "The two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin are the core places in the early days of the North China battlefield, and they are also the first front line of the North China battlefield. In terms of combat preparations for defending the two cities of Pingjin, our army naturally built high walls, accumulated food widely, and dug deep. hole, turning the two cities into two fortresses!"

Song Zheyuan asked again: "The Japanese army has absolute sea power, and the two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin are adjacent to the Bohai Bay, and Tianjin itself is a port city. If our army gathers heavily in Pingjin, but the Japanese army lands in Cangzhou in the south of Tianjin, and then goes all the way west. If we capture Baoding, won't the main force of our army in Pingjin and Tianjin be outflanked and encircled?"

Jiang Weiguo said with a smile: "Ming Gong, you worry too much.

First of all, our army can also send capable troops in Cangzhou and Baoding to build city defense fortifications. On the one hand, it will serve as a reserve force for the frontline troops in Pingjin, and on the other hand, it will also ensure the stability of the frontline troops. Secondly, the two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin are connected as one, while Beiping To the west is Shanxi Province. As long as Zhangjiakou, Yanqing County, and Laiyuan County in the west of the two cities of Pingjin are in the hands of our army, our army's main force in Pingjin can easily move into Shanxi Province whether it is in defensive operations or in an all-round way. of!" (The National Army denounced terms such as retreat, rout, and retreat, all of which were referred to as "transfer", such as "transfer to Taiwan".

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Song Zheyuan looked at the map, lost in thought.

Jiang Weiguo continued: "Therefore, the two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin must be completely integrated in defense to prevent them from being cut off by the Japanese army, especially Langfang County, which is the throat connecting the two cities of Pingjin, we must strengthen our defenses. If the Japanese army captured Langfang County, the two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin would be separated.

In addition to Langfang County, there are also Wuqing County between Langfang County and Tianjin, Tongzhou County between Langfang County and Beiping, especially this Tongzhou County, which is located in the hinterland of Beiping City, and it is still occupied by the Japanese puppet army. The army must..."

"Do you think Pingjin can hold it?" Song Zheyuan suddenly asked Jiang Weiguo the most fundamental question.

Everyone looked at Jiang Weiguo again with meaningful eyes.

Jiang Weiguo has long thought about this issue.

In the original history, one was because Song Zheyuan had illusions, and the other was that the strength of the 29th Army was seriously inferior to the Japanese army, which led to the easy fall of Beiping and Tianjin. The Japanese army who captured Pingjin only paid less than a thousand casualties.

Although the current situation on the Pingjin battlefield has been greatly improved compared with the original history, it is still an indisputable fact that the enemy is strong and we are weak. The Chinese army may have the advantage of having more soldiers than the Japanese army (in fact, with more people, people’s hearts are also weaker. It’s messy and uneven), as for the Japanese army... The Battle of Pingjin was the first battle of the Japanese army’s invasion of China, and the Japanese army must have been hardened veterans, and Japan at this time did not start war against other countries such as the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union. Therefore, the war resources invested in the Pingjin campaign are very sufficient.

Jiang Weiguo thought over and over again, even if he was subjectively inclined to his own side, he still came to the frustrating but unquestionable conclusion that "Pingjin will definitely not be able to hold on".

"Ming Gong, gentlemen, Pingjin is of course..." Jiang Weiguo was about to say "I can't hold it", when suddenly there was intense gunfire from somewhere outside Beiping City under the night, which shocked everyone in the meeting. Surprised, the guards outside the meeting room hurriedly loaded their bullets.

Jiang Weiguo was also taken aback and jumped, but he immediately heard that although the gunshots were dense, they were very muffled, obviously not close, and did not come from the city of Beiping.

"What's going on?" Song Zheyuan asked with a frown.

A few minutes later, He Jifeng, the brigade commander of the 37th Brigade of the 110th Division, rushed into the venue in a hurry and with a happy face: "Ming Gong, everyone, good news! The puppet army in Tongzhou County has turned back!"

"Oh?" Song Zheyuan, Jiang Weiguo and others were very surprised.

He Jifeng happily handed over a letter to Song Zheyuan: "Ming Gong, look quickly! This is Zhang Qingyu, the head of the first corps of the Puppet Jidong Security Team, Zhang Yantian, the leader of the second corps, Shen Weigan, the head of the teaching corps of the security team, and Tongzhou County. Zhang Huiming, the captain of the puppet army division, and eight senior leaders of the puppet army sent people to send a letter of request anyway. They said in the letter that they wanted to follow the righteousness, abandon the dark and turn to the bright, wipe out the Japanese army in Tongzhou County, and welcome the national army into the city.

Now the gunshots are Zhang Qingyu and the others attacking the Japanese! "

"Really?" Tong Linge couldn't help but rushed to ask: "How many Zhang Qingyu and the others are there?"

He Jifeng replied: "More than 4000 people! Originally, there were two squadrons of Japanese troops stationed in Tongzhou County, with more than 500 people, but those two squadrons participated in the Battle of Wanping City, and the entire army was wiped out. There are currently more than 300 Japanese troops in Tongzhou County. Some of them are logistics and heavy soldiers, and most of them are temporarily recruited from Japanese expatriates and Japanese ronin in Tongzhou County, and their combat effectiveness is very poor.

Zhang Qingyu and the others wiped out more than 300 Japanese troops and occupied Tongzhou County with ease!"

"Okay!" Tong Linge and others were all excited.

Feng Zhi'an looked at Jiang Weiguo and said with a smile, "Second Young Master, you mentioned Tongzhou County just now, saying that it's located in the hinterland of Beiping City, and it's still occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops." One pawn, one shot, one shot, and it will come back!"

Tongzhou County is the Tongzhou District of Beijing in later generations. It is the most southeast of the 29 districts in Beijing. At this time, it is an independent county, guarding the land passage between Beiping City and Tianjin City. Under the control of the military, it is one of the areas under the jurisdiction of the "Eastern Hebei Anti-Communist Autonomous Government" that is completely controlled by the Japanese, and it is the seat of the government of the Eastern Hebei Anti-Communist Autonomous Government (the jurisdiction of the Eastern Hebei Anti-Communist Autonomous Government is about 8200 square kilometers. It governs a population of more than 600 million, and its fiscal revenue accounts for about one-fifth of the entire province of Hebei).

In the original history, 20 days after the July 29th Incident broke out, the Japanese army, which gained sufficient time by playing the game of slowing down the troops and was therefore well prepared, brazenly attacked the 29th Army. The Japanese army did not obey the order of the Japanese army to attack the 29th Army, and the Japanese planes subsequently bombed the puppet army (the Japanese army later claimed that those planes bombed the 29th Army and bombed the puppet army by mistake), the leaders of the puppet army Zhang Qingyu, Zhang Yantian, Shen Weigan, Zhang Huiming Zhang Qingyu and others were angered by this, and Zhang Qingyu and others had long been unwilling to be traitors, and had contacted the [-]th Army many times in advance, so the puppet troops collectively turned against the water, attacked and killed the Japanese army in Tongzhou County, and killed more than [-] Japanese soldiers and overseas Chinese. In the end, they were suppressed by the Japanese army's counterattack. The rebellious puppet troops broke through the fierce battle and joined the national army's combat sequence.

(See "Tongzhou Incident" and "Tongzhou Incident".

It is worth mentioning that in this incident, the rebellious puppet soldiers brutally killed hundreds of Japanese nationals. The Japanese soldiers and male Japanese nationals were killed by the puppet soldiers and then dismembered. The soldiers raped and then killed. This incident caused a great negative impact. After the Japanese army reported the incident to the country with embellishment, the "popular sentiment" in Japan strongly demanded "increasing troops in the northern branch and punishing the violent branch". The Japanese war criminals who participated in the Nanjing Massacre, commanded, and participated in the Nanjing Massacre once argued that "it was revenge for the Tongzhou Incident" when they were tried after the war.

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Jiang Weiguo looked at Song Zheyuan with a smile: "Minggong, of course Pingjin can hold it! Our army has already won the victory, the morale of the troops is strong, and our army is strong and well prepared. Relying on the terrain of mountains, rivers and cities, we can definitely fight! In addition, Pingjin and Tens of millions of compatriots in northern Hebei will support us even more unswervingly. The right time, place, and people are all on our side. What are we afraid of? You see, even the puppet troops raised by the Japanese are at odds with the Japanese. De!"

Song Zheyuan nodded with a smile: "It makes sense, it makes sense!"

Qin Dechun said with a worried face: "The two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin are both ancient capitals and famous historical cities of our country. The Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, and the Ming Tombs...how many places of interest! Once these two cities are used as battlefields...I don't know how many cultural The treasure will be destroyed in the flames of war and cease to exist!"

Jiang Weiguo nodded in agreement: "Mayor Qin, what you said is very true, but... there is no way to do it! Foreign invading troops are overwhelming the border. Are we going to hand over the city intact to protect places of interest? We can only move everything that can be moved. If it is really impossible to move and is damaged by the war, I believe that the spirit of our ancestors in heaven will not blame us.

Oh, by the way, the residents of Pingjin City must start to move out on a large scale.

I propose that priority should be given to relocating the elderly, women, children, and masters of science, literature and art, while the young and middle-aged should suspend the relocation and help the army dig trenches and build fortifications. After all, our time is too tight!"

Song Zheyuan nodded in agreement: "Second Young Master, where do you think women, children, and the elderly should be moved?"

"Move to southern Hebei first!" Jiang Weiguo said, "If the Japanese army breaks through the Pingjin defense line, we will see the situation at that time!" Jiang Weiguo knew that in the original history, the entire territory of Hebei Province fell, the entire territory of Shandong Province fell, and Shanxi Province ten times. Nine out of 1160 were occupied. Half of Henan Province was occupied at the beginning, and almost the whole territory was occupied in the later period of the Anti-Japanese War. Therefore, the migration of residents in North China is very difficult. There are 3700 million people in Shanxi Province, 3300 million people in Shandong Province, and 3200 million people in Henan Province. , [-] million people in Hebei Province (including the two cities of Pingjin), it is destined that a large number of compatriots in North China will live under the iron heel of the Japanese.

"By the way, Second Young Master..." Song Zheyuan seemed to think of something again, and he looked at Jiang Weiguo again with an intriguing look, "When will your troops return to Nanjing?"

"Huh?" Jiang Weiguo was slightly surprised.

Song Zheyuan smiled: "Hasn't the chairman already ordered your 918th Regiment and 10th Artillery Regiment to return to Nanjing?"

Du Yuming's expression changed, he looked at Jiang Weiguo with a tacit look.

Jiang Weiguo's mind was not slow, and he immediately came to his senses. He understood two things. First, Song Zheyuan was really well informed, knowing that Chiang Kai-shek ordered Jiang Weiguo to lead his troops to take back the Nanjing telegram. Second, Song Zheyuan's question was very meaningful.

Jiang Weiguo pointed out the country and talked about it. Will his own troops stay on the front line in Pingjin?If he talked about "our army will win" but took his troops away from the Pingjin front line, then his words would be very suspicious. Song Zheyuan's meaning was very vague, but it was also very clear, "Since you said that Pingjin must If you can hold it, then why are you taking your troops?" Song Zheyuan asked Jiang Weiguo face to face if he wanted to take his troops back to Nanjing, and he indirectly asked Jiang Weiguo to express his opinion.

"Ming Gong, although my father ordered me to take the 918th Regiment and the 10th Artillery Regiment back to Nanjing, I have repeatedly asked to stay!" Jiang Weiguo said calmly and sincerely, "The 918th Regiment and the 10th Artillery Regiment The [-]th Artillery Regiment was formed to fight against the Japanese invaders, and the existence value of these two units is to fight against Japan. Since the Anti-Japanese War broke out here in Pingjin, why don’t these two regiments stay in Pingjin?” He looked at Song Zheyuan said, "Minggong, even if I return to Nanjing, these two regiments will continue to stay in Pingjin until the last breath is left to fight against the Japanese invaders! I assure you of this!" His words were impassioned.

"Good!" Song Zheyuan, Qin Dechun, Tong Linge, Feng Zhi'an and others all expressed their approval, admiration, joy and relief.

Jiang Weiguo's statement really made Song Zheyuan and others very happy. It shows that Jiang Weiguo didn't just hit and run. Unlike his old man, he only knows to let the miscellaneous troops block bullets in front. There are Jiang Weiguo's direct troops staying in Pingjin Fighting side by side with the 29th Army on the front line can naturally boost morale and stabilize the morale of the army. Secondly, with the elite armored regiment of the 918th Regiment and the elite heavy artillery regiment of the 10th Artillery Regiment participating in the next battle, they will definitely be able to It is naturally a great thing to greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Pingjin National Army.

When Song Zheyuan and others showed joy and nodded to Jiang Weiguo, Du Yuming showed helplessness and a bit of bitterness.

Afterwards, everyone discussed in detail the various preparation measures. Everything was planned in an orderly manner. The meeting did not officially end until midnight. When the meeting adjourned, Song Zheyuan and others were bright-eyed and full of ambition, full of fighting spirit and confidence for the next battle.

"Jianhao..." Taking advantage of no one around, Du Yuming grabbed Jiang Weiguo and said in a low voice, "Do our two regiments really want to stay on the front line in Pingjin?"

"Brother Guangting, aren't you talking nonsense?" Jiang Weiguo looked at Du Yuming solemnly, "Isn't our goal just to kill the Japanese? Since the Japanese are coming from Pingjin, our two regiments will not stay here." Kill the Japanese here, where to go?"

"That's what I said..."

"If our two regiments don't stay, Song Zheyuan and the others will think wildly and half-heartedly. There is no way! Brother Guangting, do you want to do something like 'passively avoid war and preserve strength'? If you have such thoughts, then I But I will despise you!"

"Where, where..." Du Yuming smiled wryly, "I just think... well, forget it! Just listen to you!" He knew well that the reason why the 918th Regiment and the 10th Artillery Regiment were successful was largely due to Because of "picking up cheap", but the next battle will not be so easy to pick up cheap, the Japanese army must be heavy and well-prepared. completely consumed here.

Jiang Weiguo laughed, and he patted Du Yuming on the shoulder: "Don't think too much, just do our military duty!"

Du Yuming nodded solemnly: "You are right, I understand!"

While the two were talking, a bustling sound of people suddenly sounded outside the headquarters of the 29th Army. A large group of officers and soldiers from the 37th Division came over with a group of soldiers in puppet uniforms, but the two sides did not point their guns at each other. Talking and laughing, because they have turned enemies into friends. The officers and soldiers of the 37th Division are led by He Jifeng, and the puppet troops are led by Zhang Qingyu. The army, because they have just turned from darkness to light, and they revolted anyway.

Encouraged and influenced by the great victory in Pingjin, Zhang Qingyu and other former puppet army officers and soldiers launched the Tongzhou Incident 37 days earlier than the original history, wiped out hundreds of Japanese overseas Chinese, occupied Tongzhou and invited a part of the [-]th Division to station in Tongzhou. Successfully regained this lost ground.

In fact, Zhang Qingyu and other puppet soldiers had no choice, because the Japanese army in Pingjin was completely killed, and they were surrounded by the national army. If they didn't turn back quickly, they would definitely be beaten by the national army in the future.

"Who are these people?" Jiang Weiguo pointed curiously at the dozen or so people escorted by officers and soldiers of the 37th Division and the uprising puppet army.