Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Facing the gazes of the first battalion commander and his subordinates on him at the same time, although the regimental commander wanted to give everyone a positive answer.However, after a brief hesitation, he shook his head naively and denied, "No...as the most elite instructors of the Cantonese Army, we will retreat without a fight. We are not only sorry for the commander-in-chief, but also for our teachers..."

After listening to the reasons given by the head of the regiment, a mocking smile quickly flashed from the face of the head of the first battalion.Then, facing the head of the regiment who had already begun to waver in front of him, he asked back: "Tuan Zuo, what the humble officer said just now, if the commander-in-chief really wants to defend Guangzhou City, he will not retreat without a fight... As for our division seat, Maybe we are packing up our bags now, preparing to follow the commander-in-chief and evacuate here before the National Defense Forces attack Guangzhou City... The remaining two regiments of our instructors have more than 3000 brothers, and they have become a real abandoned son..."

Perhaps it was to confirm what the first battalion commander said, just as his voice fell, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded from the command department.Then, the chief of staff of the regiment appeared at the door with a slightly anxious figure.Facing the silent head in the middle of the headquarters, he exclaimed, "Sir, something has happened... There is a situation in the direction of the division headquarters..."

"An old classmate of mine in the division just sent a message: the division is packing up and preparing to leave Guangzhou City in an hour. The old classmate told us to withdraw our cameras from Guangzhou City and not to die in Guangzhou City in vain. The two regiments remaining in the city of Guangzhou cannot possibly be opponents of the National Defense Forces."

Hearing this news, the eyes of the first battalion commander who had been encouraging the regimental commander in front of him to retreat.Looking at the shocked expression in front of the head, he continued to instigate: "Tuan, what are you waiting for... The masters have all retreated. Are we still here to die... retreat, and don't retreat anymore. We just want to retreat , and can’t withdraw... You know, the National Defense Forces are equipped with more than a dozen armored vehicles. Once they attack, we have no chance to counterattack or retreat..."

The chief of staff of the regiment, who was eager to retreat, followed closely and said: "Regiment, the commander of the first battalion is right. Now that the morale of the army is scattered, there is no difference between staying here and dying. Even if we don't think for ourselves When you think about it, you have to think about the more than 1000 brothers under your command. You know, most of the brothers we teach are from Guangzhou City..."

Under the instigation of the first battalion commander and the chief of staff of the regiment, the firm expression on the regimental commander's face finally disappeared.After a long sigh, he opened his mouth and said: "In this case, then retreat... However, in order to allow the brothers to retreat, the entire retreat process must be kept secret, and the position must be camouflaged to a certain extent, we cannot just evacuate the position. The National Defense Forces on the opposite side of the position noticed the anomaly and followed us to occupy the position..."

"Yes, group seats..."

After several years of development, the intelligence network under the National Defense Forces has extended to every county in the country.As the capital of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City.Since the establishment of the National Defense Forces Intelligence Service, it has been a key deployment target of intelligence agencies. [

Therefore, the city of Guangzhou, which has a population of several 10, has dispersed hundreds of intelligence officers belonging to the intelligence department of the National Defense Forces.As for these intelligence agents.They were scattered in various identities in every corner of Guangzhou City, including many officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Army, staff officers and logistics personnel of the General Headquarters of the Guangdong Army.

therefore.When the first and second regiments of the instructors who were ordered to stick to Guangzhou City were still in a dilemma about whether to accept the order, Li Guosheng, who was far away in Nanning, had already learned through the intelligence department that Chen Jitang led the entire Guangdong Army headquarters to evacuate Guangzhou City.

Li Guosheng, who is not aware of the series of military operations under Zhang Haitao of the Navy.Facing the telegram forwarded by the Intelligence Department, the first expression on his face was doubt.

In his eyes, even if he ordered the naval fleet to put pressure on Chen Jitang in Guangzhou, with only a few destroyers and a cruiser, it would be impossible to scare Chen Jitang, the hero of a generation, into fleeing Guangzhou.

Just when the frowning Li Guosheng was about to order the intelligence department to find out the specific reason, a telegram from the naval command made Li Guosheng unable to bear the joy, and at the same time, it also made Li Guosheng understand the reason why Chen Jitang fled Guangzhou. Specific reasons.

After reading the great results achieved by Guangyu and Zhang Haitao in the telegram, Li Guosheng couldn't help showing a big smile on his face, and excitedly said to Li Zongren and others: "Zhang Haitao has done a good job, no less than 7000 outstanding people Naval officers and soldiers, if we only rely on our own training, it is impossible to complete it in less than a year. Now, just a small-scale naval battle without any loss can completely solve all the problems our navy faces in expanding..."

"After the expansion of our navy in the future, this Zhang Haitao can be promoted to a higher level and directly serve as the commander of a squadron, leading troops to fight independently..."

Although the "government" and "chairman" Li Zongren has been transferred from the army, the strategic vision developed during his long term as the head of the Guangxi faction has not disappeared because of this.When Li Guosheng began to sigh with emotion how to expand the navy with [-] outstanding naval officers and soldiers, Li Zongren had already focused his attention on the empty city of Guangzhou.

After a short hesitation, he reminded Li Guosheng: "Commander-in-Chief, I thought Deputy Commander Zhang Haitao used this maritime conflict to achieve far more than seven thousand outstanding naval officers..."

"I don't know if you still remember a confidential telegram forwarded by the Intelligence Department from Shenyang a few hours ago: In the face of threats from our National Defense Forces from the sea and land, the General Headquarters of the Guangdong Army stationed in Guangzhou City has already arrived at Chen Jitang's Under the leadership, they withdrew from Guangzhou City... Less than two hours later, the only Cantonese Army unit left behind in Guangzhou City, that is, the Cantonese Army Instructor Division, also withdrew from Guangzhou City. If I don't expect, the current Guangzhou City has already become a city without any troops fortification. Our national defense force can completely rely on the two battalions of the Marine Brigade to occupy Guangzhou City with bluff, and take Guangzhou City, the largest city in southern China, as its own..."

Seeing that Li Guosheng's face was slowly showing "movement", Li Zongren continued to speak: "Commander-in-Chief, from an economic point of view, the fiscal and tax revenue of Guangzhou City can be equivalent to that of Guangxi Province. Taking Guangzhou City will definitely play an irreplaceable role in the economic development of the area controlled by our National Defense Forces..."

"From a strategic point of view. Occupy the city of Guangzhou, plus the rear area of ​​Guangxi Province. As long as we are willing, the front of the National Defense Forces can reach every corner of Guangdong Province within an extreme time. By then, we will have Guangdong, Guangxi and In the Shandong area, we can attack from north to south, compress the living space of the central army as much as possible, and put more pressure on the central army..."

Li Guosheng has long coveted the city of Guangzhou, which already has a trace of modern features.Leaving aside the two great benefits that Li Zongren just mentioned, there are several universities located in the city of Guangzhou, thousands of students and university professors... also needed by Li Guosheng, who is in urgent need of a large number of talents.

After listening to Li Zongren's analysis, Li Guosheng discovered very keenly that the situation in front of him was definitely a rare opportunity for him to go south to Guangzhou City in a thousand years.Just take the chance yourself.The city of Guangzhou will be under their own control.

After a pair of eyes quickly flashed a bright light, he asked Bai Chongxi: "Commander Bai, if the military threat from the Guangdong Army in Guangdong is removed, how many troops can we mobilize in the entire Guangxi Province..."[

After a brief analysis of the map, Bai Chongxi affirmed: "The three divisions under Xia Wei can each draw a regiment of troops, plus the teaching regiment at the headquarters of the Guangdong Army, the entire mountain army can draw a total of four regiments." of troops..."

Li Guosheng nodded affirmatively, and said to Bai Chongxi: "Four infantry regiments. In addition, a 105th light howitzer battalion and four mortar companies were transferred from the mountain division, and two marine brigades that have entered the vicinity of Guangzhou City Battalion, enough to occupy and hold Guangzhou City in a short period of time. Persist until the follow-up troops of our National Defense Forces enter Guangzhou City..."

Li Zongren followed up and added: "Commander-in-chief, not only that, but the city defenders can also get six destroyers. A cruiser can support naval guns anytime and anywhere..."

At this moment, Bai Chongxi said: "Commander-in-Chief, Chairman, the strength of the troops is equal to that of the Guangdong Army. Don't worry too much. It's just that how can so many troops belonging to different troops come together? There is a strong military commander in charge, otherwise, the whole battle becomes a melee without any organization."

Speaking of this question, Li Guosheng's face also became serious, and he opened his mouth to analyze and said to everyone: "Among the few people here, Chairman Li must sit in Nanning and cannot leave... Commander Bai will command fifteen The remaining three divisions of the army cannot leave either. Yang Xiankun cannot leave if he wants to command the mountain division. In this way, I am the only one who goes to the front to command in person. However, almost all of these four regiments come from Xia Wei’s fifteenth regiment. Army, if I rashly command, it may have the opposite effect. Therefore, I, myself, will also be kicked out..."

"Based on this calculation, only Commander Xia Wei is left to command these troops in the entire headquarters...Chairman Li, Commander Bai, my idea is to let Xia Wei be the commander-in-chief. Besides, this Almost all of these regiments came from Xia Wei's No.15 army, which made Xia Wei's past justifiable, and I also believe in the vision of Chairman Li and Commander Bai. Since Commander Xia Wei can stand out among the hundreds of thousands of Guangxi troops Lieutenant General, it means that Commander Xia Wei is very capable, and there is absolutely no problem in commanding such a surprise defensive battle..."

As a commander of the Guangxi army, the future division commander of the National Defense Forces is not qualified to enter the office where Li Guosheng is currently in no matter how you look at it.Therefore, it was an hour later that Xia Wei was actually appointed by Li Guosheng.

Seeing the appointment document personally issued by Li Guosheng in his hand, Xia Wei, who is not Li Guosheng's confidant, immediately shifted his doubtful eyes to Bai Chongxi in front of him.As the lieutenant general who commands tens of thousands of troops, Xia Wei is very aware of the heavy impact that the National Defense Forces can have on the entire National Defense Forces and the domestic situation after the National Defense Forces occupy Guangzhou City.

Since the occupation of Guangzhou City is very important to the National Defense Forces, then the supreme commander of the various combat units ordered to attack Guangzhou must be Li Guosheng, the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces.Before actually getting this appointment, Xia Wei never thought that this position would eventually fall to himself.

Therefore, after seeing the content of the appointment document for the first time, Xia Wei was shocked besides surprise.

Facing Xia Wei's ever-changing face, Bai Chongxi standing in front of Xia Wei was also full of emotion.Although there was nothing unusual about the appointment in Xia Wei's hands, Bai Chongxi, who had a certain understanding of Li Guosheng's character, knew it well.There are two hidden meanings behind this appointment.

One aspect: Tell all officers and soldiers in the [-] troops of the Guangxi Clan, the National Defense Forces, and myself as the commander-in-chief.Be full of trust in them, otherwise.Nor would they entrust such an important task of occupying the city of Guangzhou to a pure Guangxi army and give it to a Guangxi military general to command...

On the other hand, through this battle, the Commander Xia Wei who stood in front of him was tested.As the only one of the three commanders of the Guangxi family to choose the National Defense Forces, it is a wise task.If you have real talents.Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng will definitely promote Xia Wei and tell other generals of the Guangxi Clan and all other local forces in the country that as long as they are talented and capable, they will be reused after they come to our National Defense Forces.

Of course, even if Xia Wei did not achieve what he deserved in this operation, Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng would reuse Xia Wei in front of him.However, this reuse is a tactic used by a commander-in-chief, rising up and down...

It can be said with certainty that this appointment is both an opportunity and an opportunity for Xia Wei.Once he passes the test given by Li Guosheng, Lieutenant General Xia Wei will fully integrate into the National Defense Forces like a carp jumping over a dragon's gate, and rely on Li Guosheng's trust, he will soar into the sky in the National Defense Forces.

Think here.Facing Xia Wei, Bai Chongxi, who was also full of expectations, said: "Commander Xia, I can tell you with certainty that if you skip this checkpoint, you can soar into the sky in the National Defense Force. You may even directly pass the post of Deputy Commander of the National Defense Force. Directly serve as the lieutenant-general of the National Defense Forces, and become a limited number of high-level officials within the National Defense Forces. Therefore, I hope you will treat this military operation with caution. Help the National Defense Forces and the commander-in-chief to guard the city of Guangzhou..."

"According to the Commander-in-Chief, the four infantry regiments under your command and the responding artillery unit assigned to you by the Commander-in-Chief will arrive directly at Guangzhou City by sea. With the cooperation of the two battalions of the Marine Brigade of the National Defense Forces, Guangzhou will be fully taken over Then, use your troops to deploy defenses around the city of Guangzhou and stick to it for three days. After three days, a local garrison division and a heavy artillery division that will be reinforced from Shandong will rush to Guangzhou city by sea to conduct a military battle with you. confluence..."

Xia Wei is not stupid, after listening to the analysis of the old superior Bai Chongxi, he immediately understood.Then, facing Bai Chongxi in front of him, he asked thoughtfully: "Commander, what do you mean, the commander-in-chief intends to use the four infantry regiments I lead and a garrison division reinforced from Shandong to fight alone in Guangzhou City?" Form an army to defend the city of Guangzhou."

Bai Chongxi did not hide anything, nodded noncommittally, and then affirmed: "The commander-in-chief has this idea. After the establishment of this army, it will specialize in training in urban street warfare and other aspects, and it will be directly under the headquarters of the National Defense Forces. Therefore, you must grasp this idea." Opportunity, as long as this battle is fought well, the position of Lieutenant General will definitely belong to you..."

For a purely professional soldier, there is nothing more satisfying than being promoted. More importantly, this officer is a Lieutenant General of the National Defense Forces that he has never thought of before. , can be called the commander of a world-class army.

Therefore, as soon as Bai Chongxi's voice fell, Lieutenant General Xia Wei, whose face was already covered with an excited smile, seemed to have been injected with a dose of stimulant suddenly. ..."

Bai Chongxi replied with a satisfied face: "Commander Xia, I have known you for not a day or two, and I still believe in your military command ability... Work hard, I guarantee that your decision to choose the National Defense Force was the most important decision in your life. A wise choice…”

"Yes, Commander..."

In the Guangzhou military port, facing the combat order issued to him by Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng directly skipping the Navy Command, Deputy Commander Zhang Haitao couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face.

If Zhang Haitao were an army general, he might not even frown on this order.However, what makes Zhang Haitao regret is that he is a naval general, and his knowledge of army operations only comes from books.

"How can I defend Guangzhou City for a day with the strength of two marine battalions..." Zhang Haitao, frowning tightly, couldn't help but mutter to himself.

At this moment, the deputy chief of staff standing next to him reminded: "Deputy commander, instead of staring at us as laymen, we might as well go to the professionals and see how the only army general under our command, the First Regiment of the Marine Brigade, What did the head say?"

Zhang Haitao's eyes lit up, and he said, "You're right, there are specialists in surgery, and Commander Wang of the First Regiment of the Marine Brigade must have a solution... Immediately send the Commander-in-Chief's order to Commander Wang over the radio, see Let's see what Captain Wang said..."

In less than half an hour, a telegram from Commander Wang of the First Regiment of the Marine Brigade was delivered to Zhang Haitao.After reading the telegram, Zhang Haitao, who was born in the navy, gave an order almost without thinking: "Deputy commander, immediately order the captains of the ships. Each ship will draw [-] naval personnel from all the crew members under its command. After receiving the corresponding infantry equipment , Immediately go to the outside of Guangzhou City to obey the orders of the head of the first regiment..."

After the communications staff officer left, Zhang Haitao, holding the telegram, couldn't help but said to himself: "The two battalions of the Marine Brigade, plus the 300-odd sailors drawn from various ships, are almost 2000 people... [-] veterans. Supplementing [-] captive recruits is [-] soldiers. As long as [-] soldiers are in hand, there is absolutely no problem in defending the city of Guangzhou for a day.” (To be continued..)

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