Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 210: Announcement of commendation, promotion of position and dismemberment of the Tang Corps! (Subscription required)

How to deal with Tang Enbo’s affairs.

Chiang Kai-shek was always extremely conflicted.

Let's talk about the credit of this battle.

Was it Tang Enbo's credit that the 52nd Army rushed to Linyi and participated in the Linyi counterattack?

Tang Enbo naturally contributed a lot to the combat of the 52nd Army, which was previously under the 20th Corps.

Moreover, the 85th Army under his command rushed to Teng County and supported the 22nd Army of the Sichuan Army in the battle. Did he make any contribution?

Of course there were some, not to mention that when the Teng County encirclement and annihilation campaign broke out, the main forces of two divisions intercepted the main force of the Japanese 10th Division heading south, and attacked the Japanese defenders in Zou County, tying down a part of the Japanese troops and effectively ensuring the victory of the Teng County encirclement and annihilation campaign.

But no matter how much I say,

Merits are merits, and faults are faults.

There is no such thing as offsetting merits and demerits.

"Ember's performance in this battle was really poor. I intend to dismiss him from his position as legion commander. What do you think?"

Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand to Wang Shihe.

He stepped forward and came to Zhang Dayun, whispering, "Chief of Staff Zhang, please follow me."

Zhang Dayun saluted again and turned to leave.

After the two of them left.

Li Zongren was the first to object: "Chairman, Enbo performed well in this battle. He was in the mountainous area of ​​Baoduigou, facing a strategic situation of being attacked from both sides by the Japanese army. The Japanese army's deployment was quite abnormal. While attacking Taierzhuang, they deployed their main forces in Zao, Lin, and Yi. It seems that they predicted our army's strategic intentions in advance, or learned about our army's deployment."

Bai Jiansheng also advised: "Yes, Chairman, Enbo effectively contained the main force of the Japanese 10th Division in the encirclement and annihilation battle in Teng County this time, and severely damaged the enemy in Zou County... The 85th Army performed quite well in the subsequent operations..."

For Chang Kaishen.

The more the opponent opposes, the more it means that this thing is done right.

When even my opponents support me, it means that this thing must be correct.

Tang Enbo must be dealt with. If not, the people will not be convinced.

"Let's not talk about Enbo for now, let's talk about the performance of Guan Linzheng, commander of the 52nd Army, in this battle."

Everyone understood what Chiang Kai-shek meant.

Talking about Guan Linzheng is actually talking about Tang Enbo.

The 52nd Army performed very well.

Whether it was the Linyi counterattack, the battles of Zao and Yi, or the eastward advance to meet the Guoqi detachment.

They all played in their own style.

Seeing everyone praising in unison.

Chiang Kai-shek said with great satisfaction: "If all Chinese troops were as strong as the 52nd Army, defeating the Japanese army would not be a problem."

"The chairman is right."

In one word, this matter is finalized.

Guan Linzheng was promoted because of his military achievements, and no one would be dissatisfied.

This man was quite brave, and needless to say he fought in the Gubeikou Anti-Japanese War.

A division commander personally led the charge.

In the Battle of Zhanghe, thousands of Japanese troops were annihilated, and it was claimed that an entire Japanese regiment was annihilated.

The surprise attack on Handan Airport was also the result of a battle fought by a regiment sent by Guan Linzheng.

Such generals have performed quite well in the past, to put it bluntly.

The 52nd Army is an elite force, with generals such as Zhang Yaoming and Zheng Dongguo under its command.

Just let Guan Linzheng command the battle himself, tie a dog to be the legion commander, and he can still win the battle!

Tang Enbo did not demonstrate his command ability during the Battle of Xuzhou.

Instead, it made Guan Tiequan famous.

From Chiang Kai-shek's perspective, Tang Enbo preserved most of the troops.

The 85th Army, the 13th Army, and the 52nd Army are all direct descendants of the Central Army.

It is an acceptable result that the team loyal to Chiang Kai-shek can survive and win the battle.

However, he has made up his mind to rectify military discipline.

Tang Enbo had no choice but to deal with it.

Once this meeting is held, it is basically settled.

Guan Linzheng will be promoted to commander of the 25th Army due to his military achievements.

As for the position of commander of the 52nd Army.

It could only be born between Zhang Yaoming and Zheng Dongguo.

Zhang Yaoming was promoted by Guan Linzheng and obviously has more advantages.

Zheng Dongguo and Guan Linzheng had previously had some conflicts over the Battle of Baoding.

It is naturally even more impossible for Guan Linzheng to use him.

After Guan Linzheng was promoted, the 52nd Army naturally became directly under the jurisdiction of the 25th Corps.

Even though this corps currently only has the 52nd Army under its command.

But for Tang Enbo.

At this time, Guan Linzheng was already on equal footing with him in terms of position alone.

The most important point is that Guan Linzheng was only 32 years old at that time, so young!
Even Wang Yaowu, who was in the third term, was a few years older than him.

He is considered to be the fastest growing person in the current national army system and the first person among the first class of Whampoa Military Academy to be promoted to corps commander based on his military merits.

This guy is also very interesting.

To say that he is reactionary is because he did say some nonsense that students have the freedom to march and police have the freedom to shoot.

You can say that he has no conscience, but when He Yingqin and other senior officials of the National Government were working hard to sign the He-Umezu Agreement, he wrote to He Yingqin and Chiang Kai-shek several times to advocate resistance against Japan. He was one of the few pro-war generals at that time (most of them were from the Central Army, such as Song Xilian).

He cried bitterly when he was evacuating Beijing, feeling that he had let the people down.

You could say he's a sycophant.

He dared to slam the table in front of Chen Cheng.

People say he is broad-minded, as he squeezed out talented people like Du Yuming and Zheng Dongguo.

Only Zhang Yaoming recognized Guan Linzheng. Guan Linzheng is actually a very interesting person.

anyway.

The promotion and transfer of Guan Linzheng's troops has been confirmed.

Chiang Kai-shek did not mention how to compensate Tang Enbo's troops.

In other words, this was directly taking away a main force of 30,000 people from Tang Enbo.

Moreover, after discussing Guan Linzheng's promotion, Chiang Kai-shek began to discuss the promotion and rewards of Sun Lianzhong's troops.

The Battle of Xuzhou continues to this day.

Sun Lianzhong's reputation as the "Steel Head" became increasingly famous, and the divisions under his command not only achieved their strategic objectives, but also inflicted certain casualties on the Japanese army.

Although the battle loss ratio is very ugly, it is understandable.

Guan Linzheng's promotion to corps commander was both a deliberate move by Chiang Kai-shek and a way of giving an explanation to the generals within the army.

Sun Lianzhong was loyal to him.

Chiang Kai-shek was naturally quite clear about this.

But Sun Lianzhong was not a direct descendant after all, and this time only the word "deputy" in Sun Lianzhong's title of deputy commander-in-chief was removed.

This made Sun Lianzhong the true commander-in-chief of the Second Army.

Naturally, everyone present had no objection to this point.

As for the ideas of He Yingqin and others, Chiang Kai-shek would naturally discuss them with them after returning to Wuhan.

After talking about the two key troops.

Next, we naturally have to talk about Chu Yunfei's troops, who performed the most outstandingly and were the biggest contributors in this battle.

The commendations and promotions for Chu Yunfei's troops were quite extensive and numerous.

Chiang Kai-shek naturally would not say that he hoped to have more troops like Chu Yunfei.

Because he himself knew that if the main force of the teaching corps was still there, there might be a chance to build a second unit similar to 358D.

But now, it is almost impossible to replicate Chu Yunfei's troops.

There are several other armies with the same configuration as Guan Linzheng's 52nd Army, and they have also had outstanding and brilliant performances.

But troops like Chu Yunfei's are hard to find even with a lantern.
Not only does it have a special organization and vertical command, but its artillery power is also quite powerful.

That was a team that Yan Laoxi had built with all his family wealth, by emptying the reserves of two war zones, and with the full support of himself as the chairman, he was able to create such a "tycoon" army.

Even Hu Zongnan's troops were known as the best army in the world.

Chiang Kai-shek merely believed that their combat effectiveness was no weaker than that of Chu Yunfei's troops.

About Chu Yunfei's promotion and commendation.

Chiang Kai-shek knew what was going on.

Let’s talk about this unit first. Chiang Kai-shek was going to award it the honorary title of “Flying Tiger Honorary Division”.

And also presented a Flying Tiger Honor Flag.

As for the 52nd Army and other troops, they naturally did not have such an honor.
So far, Chu Yunfei's troops are the only ones to receive this honor.

The second is the promotion of Chu Yunfei himself.

The original deputy chief of general staff will have his deputy chief removed from the post and become the true chief of general staff.

Even if this Chief of General Staff was only serving in the Southern Route Army Command of the Second War Zone.

It is also a small step forward.

Next are Qian Bojun, Li Kuishan and Wu Ziqiang.

The military rank of the post will also be promoted accordingly, but the military rank of the personnel assignment will remain unchanged.

And all three will be awarded corresponding honors for their merits.

Personnel transfers below the brigade level.

Regarding the relationship between Chiang Kai-shek and Chu Yunfei.

In fact, it is a very simple matter. Chu Yunfei writes a report and Chiang Kai-shek writes a signature. It is very convenient.

noon the next day.

Tang Enbo received Chiang Kai-shek's telegram at his 85th Army headquarters.

It was like a bolt from the blue, and Tang Enbo found it hard to accept.

He thought he did nothing wrong after all, he was thinking deeply about Chiang Kai-shek.

What's more, before the war, he went to Wuhan to meet Chiang Kai-shek.

The two talked very frankly. All the main forces of the direct lineage have been defeated. What can they use to maintain the situation?
Because of this, Tang Enbo thought he would be like Liu Zhi.

The reputation rises but the glory declines once the limelight passes.

Promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the army group, commander-in-chief of the army group or something like that.

I never expected that he would actually be fired.
That was the same time when Tang Enbo received the telegram.

the other side.

Chu Yunfei received a commendation from Li Zongren, commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone.

At the same time, he also received the letter of appointment delivered by Wang Shihe himself.

After his position was adjusted, Chu Yunfei immediately reported the current situation to Yan Xishan, commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone.

He also asked Fang Ligong to send a telegram on his behalf to say hello to General Wei Lihuang.

As for the former Chief of Staff Guo of the Southern Route Army.

Naturally, he would become the commander of his Ninth Army.

"Sir, what does this mean?"

Chu Yunfei touched his chin and said, "It is obvious that the Chairman and Commander Li and others have not made up their minds yet. The follow-up guidelines for the Battle of Xuzhou are probably still under discussion."

Just as the two were discussing the possible subsequent war situation.

The confidential clerk walked quickly and handed over a telegram containing a letter.

Guan Linzheng was promoted to the commander of the 25th Army for his meritorious service.
Although I was mentally prepared, I was still a little surprised.

As soon as the war subsided, promotions and adjustments began... Chiang Kai-shek was a little too hasty.

What followed was that the Tang Corps in the Teng County direction handed over the defense line to the 22nd Army.

Tang Enbo was relieved of his post as corps commander.

The fact that Wang Zhonglian, commander of the 85th Army, temporarily took over the post caused an uproar.

It is true that Tang Enbo missed the opportunity in the Battle of Taierzhuang.

But no one expected that at this time, Chiang Kai-shek would be ruthless in dealing with Tang Enbo.

First, the 52nd Army was dismantled, and then Tang Enbo was removed from his post.

There is news that this was the result of Tang Enbo's self-request for punishment, but it is not yet known how he would be dealt with in the end.

So far, no one knows.

Chu Yunfei also gained some real benefits.
Ever since the mechanized artillery company was transferred to his command, Chiang Kai-shek has never transferred this unit back.

In addition, a group of military horses were sent from the northwest and have been settled in Kaifeng.

As soon as I received the telegram.

Chu Yunfei called Zhuo Tianyu.

He was asked to select 500 new recruits who had completed training from the remaining troops, and go to Kaifeng under the leadership of officers and veterans to participate in the training of the cavalry unit.

As for the recently promoted cavalry regiment commander Ma Keying, he also left the main force at this time.

He led his cavalry battalion to retreat westward to Kaifeng.

A training and expansion plan had already been drawn up for execution.

At this time, eighty percent of the soldiers in the supplementary regiment had been added to the combat troops.

The veteran soldiers who returned to the team after recovering from their injuries retained their original military ranks and underwent corresponding adaptive physical training in the supplementary regiment.

After a simple transition.

Then replenish them back to the original troops to maintain the combat effectiveness of the current troops to the greatest extent possible.

The core of Chu Yunfei's troops' combat effectiveness still lies in artillery.

It’s just that this batch of students from the Artillery Academy have not yet graduated.

The artillery also needs the support of the Second War Zone and even the Military Committee.

Before you ask for something, you must first figure out how many cannons you have.

"Monk, please go to the logistics department."

"Let me ask Lao Liu, why haven't we calculated the spoils from the battles of Tengxian and Zouxian yet? Is it that hard?"

"If he's short of people, I'll add them to his team."

Wei Dayong saluted and turned away: "Yes!"

"The organization of the mountain artillery regiment needs further adjustment, and all the captured mountain artillery should be utilized." Chu Yunfei picked up the pencil in his hand and quickly drew a corresponding framework diagram of the troops under his command.

"It has two to three mountain artillery battalions, and each is equipped with eight mountain artillery pieces as standard."

Fang Ligong sighed: "But, not only are we unable to meet the equipment requirements, we are also unable to meet the personnel requirements."

"I wonder if Commander Yan hasn't got any yet..."

"Brother Ligong, when there is news from Lao Liu, please draft another telegram for me..."

Logistics Office.

At this time, Liu Shugao was very busy.

There are simply too many things that need to be counted for inbound and outbound storage.

Many things even suffered some damage and shortages during the march.

For a moment, it was unclear whether these respective officers were secretly taken back or something really went wrong.

The bigger the stall, the more workload there is.

When he saw Wei Dayong coming over, Liu Shugao immediately waved his hand and said, "Come here, young man. Go to the medical team for me and ask if these medicines have been taken away for use. When you come back, say hello to Captain Xu for me and ask him if he needs anything else."

Wei Dayong scratched his head and said, "Sir, I am Commander Chu's guard. He asked me to come and ask you why you haven't reported the spoils from the battle a few days ago. Are you short of manpower?"

"It's not just that we are short of manpower, we are extremely short of manpower... You go to the medical team for me first, and I will go to the division headquarters."

"Yes!"

ten minutes later.

Liu Shugao appeared in the duty room in a hurry.

Fang Ligong went up to him and asked, "Old Liu, are you in such a hurry?"

"My Lord." After giving a military salute, Liu Shugao picked up a bowl of boiled water on the table and drank it all in one gulp. "I'm so busy. We don't have enough manpower. There are too many things. Many things still need people who know about equipment to check... Many weapons have been distributed to the troops as much as possible. These bastards didn't register after receiving the things. Some soldiers died in the air raid. The approval slips don't even match the goods."

"We are currently taking inventory."

Fang Ligong was somewhat helpless: "Let's not talk about the small things first. How many cannons do you have now?"

"Four Type 196 infantry guns were seized. One is at B's place. The other three are still in the warehouse. The shells are hard to find. There are shells in total... Wu Ziqiang and Qian Zhaoyou both came to me to ask for them, but I refused to give them to them."

Liu Shugao seemed to have expected this, and he added, "We have captured two more mountain artillery pieces... One of them is slightly damaged and may need to be repaired, but it should still be usable for now."

"Commander Chu ordered the mountain artillery to be directly added to the mountain artillery regiment. As for the Type 92 infantry artillery, we will make a decision after he finishes his talk."

"Who's in there?"

"Commander of the Assault Battalion Zhou Daxing..."

Liu Shugao suddenly realized: "It turned out to be him. Their assault battalion fought well in this battle."

"Yes, that's the problem..." Fang Ligong sighed.

After Zhou Daxing left, the company commanders under the assault battalion were relatively lacking in combat experience.

No one could take over.

But Zhou Daxing's military achievements are there, and it would be unreasonable not to promote him.

Chu Yunfei simply called Zhou Daxing over and asked for his opinion.

"Sir, I'm busy right now. If you guys come up with a result, can you send someone to let me know?"

"Sun Ming, dispatch two squads from the guard company to help."

Liu Shugao smiled and said, "Why don't we ask Sun Ming to come over and help me? We'll only be busy for the next two days anyway. What do you think?"

Sun Ming looked at Fang Ligong with a questioning look.

Fang Ligong hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "Go."

"Yes!"

Not everyone can do logistics work.

Logistics cadres have basically received secondary education.

Not only do you need to be able to do arithmetic, but you also need to have quick reaction speed.

The most important point is that people working in logistics must not have a soft temper. If you are soft-tempered.

Some cadres really want to show off.

Fang Ligong didn't have to wait long before Zhou Daxing and Chu Yunfei walked out from the inner courtyard.

"Sir..."

"so what have you thought of?"

Zhou Daxing scratched his head and said with a silly smile: "If I leave, there will be no one to take over the assault battalion now."

"Although I can't continue to be promoted in terms of position, I calculated that the time for suspension is enough for military rank. I will find a way to say hello to Director Wu (Lin Wei has already resigned, and Wu Siyu has taken over as Director of the Personnel Department)"

Seeing Fang Ligong's puzzled expression, Chu Yunfei explained: "I asked around when Mr. Wang came over. He shouldn't embarrass us in this regard."

"Old Liu has too much work to do, so I borrowed Sun Ming over there and transferred two squads from the guard company to help..."

"Send a telegram to Sun Weimou, asking him to find a way to find 200 new recruits who have received secondary education and completed recruit training... We are in great need..."

"But... transport capacity is tight right now. Do we need to ask the Fifth War Zone Commander for help?"

Chu Yunfei laughed: "Commander Li is eager for us to continuously transfer troops from Shanxi to support us!"

I went to the hospital in the afternoon...The update is a bit late, sorry everyone!

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