Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 220: Little Military Leader

After the Shanghai-Nanjing guerrilla column broke through the encirclement, it headed south and rested in southern Anhui. They now had tens of thousands of people and were not afraid of trouble from the devils.

Several divisions that participated in the Battle of Nanjing suffered heavy casualties. The most important thing was that the commander of the East China Expeditionary Army was killed in the bombing. The Japanese were leaderless and had to hide in the city of Nanjing to revel. They selectively forgot about Yue Qianli's troops.

The death of Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko caused a sensation both at home and abroad. At first, the Japanese were trying to cover it up, but what happened in Zhonghua Gate could not be covered up at all;

There were many foreign journalists present at the time. Some were killed in the explosion, while others survived. They protested to the Nationalist government through their own governments and demanded that the relevant personnel be punished.

It must be said that the government was slow to realize the situation. After learning that the remaining soldiers in the city had broken out, they were ecstatic and made a big publicity.
After confirming that Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko and Yanagawa Heisuke were killed in the explosion, they laughed so hard that their dentures fell off. The Kuomintang's propaganda machine was put into full operation, taking all the credit for themselves. Those who didn't know would think that they had won the Battle of Nanjing.

In fact, the National Government not only lost the city of Jinling, but also suffered heavy casualties, a complete defeat, but each has its own "G-spot";
The National Government focused its propaganda efforts on the killing of Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, and the main force also successfully broke through, highlighting how many people were responsible for the National Government's actions.

What they wanted to know most now was Yue Qianli's news. Just when the principal was about to scold them, Yue Qianli's telegram came;

This time he drafted the telegram in the name of the Shanghai-Nanjing Guerrilla Column, and it went directly to the attendant's room through Boss Dai. Yue Qianli finally became Sun Yuanliang, and the link he skipped was the commander of the 72nd Army, Sun Yuanliang.

Not only was the principal ecstatic, but other military leaders were also jealous. Some even proposed that the relevant personnel be allowed to return to their base and reached out to the guerrilla column.

Yue Qianli had no foundation in the government, and the gentleman was innocent, but the crime was to hide the wall. The old soldiers of the Central Army he brought with him were the source of trouble, and everyone wanted to take a bite;
There were many factions in the Kuomintang government. As the first batch of students of Whampoa Military Academy successively became army commanders and division commanders, almost all the elite of the Central Army were in the hands of the Whampoa elites, and the Whampoa faction suddenly became the largest faction.

Within the Whampoa clique, there are two major cliques, namely the Civil Engineering clique headed by Chen Cixiu and the He Jingzhi clique headed by He Jingzhi. The Hu Shoushan Group and the Tang Enbo Group both belong to the He Jingzhi clique in a broad sense, which also includes Guan Yudong's 52nd Army clique and Du Guangting's 5th Army clique.

Famous factions outside the Whampoa clique include the Political Science Clique headed by Zhang Qun, the CC Clique of Chen Lifu and Chen Guofu, the Xishan Conference faction composed of Kuomintang veterans, the Reorganization Clique headed by Wang Jingwei, the Fuqing Society - the Three Youth League faction (represented by He Zhonghan, Kang Ze, and Dai Yunong), etc.

Strictly speaking, Yue Qianli was a peripheral member of the Civil Engineering Department. Chen Cixiu had not taken him seriously before, mainly because he was too weak;

Things were different now. With tens of thousands of elite soldiers from the Central Army at his disposal, he naturally wanted to win over such a powerful faction, so he stood up and spoke for Yue Qianli:
"After the main force withdrew from Jinling City, Yue Qianli still held on to fight the Japanese army. Relying on a group of defeated soldiers, he fought fiercely with the devils for ten days and killed Lieutenant General Prince Asaka Naruhiko, commander of the East China Expeditionary Army, and Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, commander of the Tenth Army. He made great contributions.

They broke out from the encirclement of 200,000 Japanese troops, severely damaged several of the Japanese main divisions, and saved tens of thousands of elite troops of the National Army!

If we disperse them now, it will surely discourage tens of thousands of soldiers, so it is better to reward them generously.
By rebuilding the 88th Division with Yue Qianli's troops as the backbone, the 88th Division, the most elite division of the National Army, will be reborn from the ashes, which is a great benefit to the country and the nation! "

The principal did not agree with General Chen's proposal, because Yue Qianli made it clear in the letter that he had just been promoted to regimental commander and was not very knowledgeable. If he was promoted again, it would easily affect unity. He just wanted to be the commander of a regimental guerrilla column, and the 88th Division troops would return to the base.

He had already seen that Yue Qianli wanted to be a military leader, so naturally he could not promote such a person any further, but he had to win over the tens of thousands of elite central army troops under his command;

He was an expert at playing politics and striking a balance. Since General Chen had set his sights on Yue Qianli's troops, he would separate the guerrilla column from the 88th Division and place it directly under the Military Commission and under the management of General Chen, with its rank set at regimental level.

If he cannot be promoted, just appease him and give him a fourth-class Baoding Medal. This is both suppressing and coaxing him. Anyway, he cannot be promoted. Even if he can be a military leader, he can only be a small military leader under the civil engineering department. Therefore, the government gave high-profile rewards, issued telegrams to commend him, and vigorously promoted it to divert the public's attention and reverse the series of negative effects caused by the loss of Jinling City.

Although the National Government lost the city of Nanjing, it also killed the commander of the East China Expeditionary Army and the commander of the Tenth Army. These two lieutenant generals alone were enough for the National Government to boast about, not to mention that Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko was a prince.
People all over the country were beating drums and gongs to celebrate the death of these two bastards. The morale of the army actually increased, and Yue Qianli became a household name and became the most popular general.

"If you want to get married, marry Yue Qianli, and if you want to join the army, join the guerrilla column." When some gossip media revealed that Yue Qianli was still unmarried, a group of excited young women of marriageable age cried and shouted that they wanted to join the Shanghai-Nanjing Guerrilla Column. Their goal was clear: to give birth to Yue Qianli's "baby."

"Bagaya road!"

"Uncle, why did you leave me?

Without you, what's the point of conquering the whole world!"

"Yue Qianli! The revenge for my father's murder is irreconcilable. I will not be a human being if I don't take revenge!"

"Uncle Emperor..."

Yuhito burst into tears, and Konoe Fumimaro burst into tears as if he had lost his parents. He suppressed his grief and tried to dissuade Yuhito:

"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences! The empire's eternal cause still needs you to create - His Highness's revenge also needs you to avenge him!"

Konoe Fumimaro really understood Yu Ren. Seeing that kind words could no longer dissuade Yu Ren from her sadness, he had to bring up the hatred of the royal family. Sure enough, Yu Ren stopped crying and started thinking about how to avenge her father. Hatred really makes a person grow.

It is said that the relationship between His Royal Highness the Prince and Yuhito has gone beyond that of uncle and nephew, and is now like that of father and son. Now it seems that it is not groundless. Konoe Fumimaro was shocked by his own absurd idea, but looking at Yuhito's performance, it is really more painful than the death of his father.

"Lord Jinwei, Yue Qianli's troops must be annihilated, and he must be captured alive. I want to eat his flesh, drink his blood, and dig out his heart. Only in this way can I comfort the spirit of my father, the Emperor's uncle, who is in heaven!

Does the base camp have any feasible plans?"

Yuren finally started talking about business. Seeing that his head was almost confused by anger, Konoe Fumimaro had no choice but to follow his train of thought and said:
“Your Majesty, according to intelligence, the troops that broke out of Jinling City have already moved south and have now retreated to the Wuhu area to rest;
Several main divisions of the East China Expeditionary Force were still resting in Jinling City, dozens of kilometers away from Yue Qianli's troops.

After the Battle of Nanjing, the main force of the Huaxia government had retreated to the Jianghuai region with Xuzhou as the center, intending to defend Xuzhou where the Jinpu Road and Longhai Road intersected;
The next combat goal of the headquarters is to open up the Jinpu Road, and together with the North China Front Army, encircle and annihilate the main force of the Chinese in the Xuzhou area, forcing the Chinese government to surrender. "

My dear brothers, from this chapter onwards, the protagonist will be separated from the 88th Division system. At the regiment level, he can only use the guerrilla column and other carrot chapters, so that he can develop independently. This is also the first time that I write a military novel without starting from scratch. I don’t understand the relevant rules, and I have expanded the organization. In order to survive, I can only make the protagonist suffer. The Military Commission is directly under the regiment level, which makes it easier for the protagonist to play freely. It will take me one or two days just to make the changes. I hope that my brothers will understand and support me as always.

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