Chapter 630: Jiangnan Iron-blooded Legion is established!
The heated wedding finally came to an end. Although there were many onlookers, there was no chaotic scene because the two regiments of the 19th Army and the Shanghai Defense and Security Bureau maintained public security.
For the local warlords who attended the wedding, the end of the wedding banquet is just the beginning. In the following time, they will continue to stay in Shanghai in order to win the most and best arms and weapons.
Du Haisheng has no time to take care of these things. He is busy making people every day at the urging of Fu Zihao's father-in-law and Du Yunzhi.
And Du Yunzhi, the high-profile appearance of the current owner of the Du family at the wedding banquet still surprised and surprised everyone. No one thought that Du Haisheng, who dominated Shanghai, still had such a close relationship with the Shandong Du family, who had always been hidden. He turned out to be the nephew of the current owner, but before, they I didn't hear Du Haisheng say everything about it.
In the following period of time, representatives of ordnance companies led by Ma Yongzhen and Zhang Zihan and warlords from all over the Republic of China held negotiations for more than two months.
During the period of, there was a huge shock in the political situation of the Republic of China.
On May 15, Yan Xishan, together with Feng Yuxiang and Li Zongren, officially announced to the whole country that they would launch a crusade against Chiang Kai-shek and inform the public through radio, Shanghai media and various channels.
The historical battle between Yan, Feng and Jiang Zhongyuan was in mid-April, but it was postponed for a whole month because of Du Haisheng's wedding.
Another difference is that in addition to Yan Xishan, because he had a contract with Du Haisheng, and this negotiation was smooth, and he went back to Tongguan one step earlier, while Li Zongren and Feng Yuxiang announced this news in Shanghai. For a while, the Republic of China suddenly became an uproar, but everyone also knows that the war is It has begun to be brewing last year, and today's war is also a matter of time.
Telegram: Yan Xishan is the commander-in-chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of China, Feng Yuxiang and Li Zongren are the deputy commanders-in-chief, and Liu Ji is the chief of general staff. The Gui Army is the first front army, led by Li Zongren and sent troops to Wuhan. The Northwest Army, with the second front army, led by Feng Yuxiang, serves as the combat tasks of Longhai and Pinghan in Henan Province, attacking Xuzhou and Wuhan; the Jin Army is the third front army, led by Yan Xishan, serving as Jinpu and Jiaoji in Shandong Province. The two-way combat mission is to attack Xuzhou with the Second Front Army, and then march south along the Jinpu Line and go straight to Nanjing; Shi Yousan is the Fourth Front Army, attacking Jining and Yanzhou with the main force, and attacking Jinan with the Third Front Army; Zhang Xueliang is appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force, and actively strives to jointly fight against Jiang. After contact, Liu Wenhui from Sichuan and He Jian from Hunan are also ready to give them military responsibilities in all aspects.
In late May, Yan Feng's allied forces took Shi Yousan as the left road, searching from Kaocheng to Heze and Dingtao; with Wan Xuancai as the middle road and Sun Dianying as the right road, from Guide and Bozhou to Dangshan and Xuzhou respectively. After the three armies and artillery units commanded by Xu Yongchang and Yang Aiyuan drove to the Longhai Line, Xu Ji set up a headquarters in Lanfeng and responded to Wan and Sun with most of his troops.
At the beginning of June, the two sides began large-scale contact on the front line of Longhai, with unprecedented fighting and heavy casualties.
On June 5, the 19th year of the Republic of China, Du Haisheng, who had never been good at appearance, announced to the people of the Republic of China through the radio: in response to this war, he took his 19th Army, Sun Chuanfang's 18th Army, Tang Shengzhi's First Army, and Wu Peifu's Second Army jointly issued a statement, hoping that both sides would maintain restraint and return to the negotiation table. We held consultations and announced that the above troops remained neutral in this war and would not participate in the war.
On June 6, Du Haisheng, Tang Shengzhi, Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang, Xue Yue, Huang Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, Zhou Wenshan, Ma Yongzhen and other senior generals of several front forces held a ten-day emergency closed-door consultation in Zhouzhuang, Shanghai. During the meeting, the Shanghai Defense and Security Bureau, the tenth The Tigers of the Ninth Army temporarily carried out the defense of Shanghai. The Third Division of the 19th Army is responsible for the safety of the meeting, and no media reporter is allowed to report.
It is not only the people of Shanghai who are interested in this. Even Jiang Zhongzheng, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhang Xueliang and Li Zongren, who are participating in the war, have expressed their concerns about this secret meeting through various channels. They all know that if the question discussed in this closed-door meeting is about the war of the Central Plains Congress. Well, no matter which faction you help, it will tilt the balances of both sides sharply.
On June 15, reporters from major newspapers and radio stations in Shanghai received a phone call. Tomorrow, June 16, a press conference will be held in Zhouzhuang, and a major event will be announced.
On June 16, in front of the national media, Du Haisheng announced that his 19th Army, Sun Chuanfang's 18th Army, Tang Shengzhi's 1st Army, Wu Peifu's 2nd Army, Huang Jinrong's Shanghai Defense and Security Bureau, Xue Yue's Shanghai Garriage Command was unified into the Jiangnan Iron-blooded Army, and the 19th Army was changed to the Iron-blooded Army. The First Army, Sun Chuanfang's 18th Army was changed to the Second Army, Tang Shengzhi's First Army was changed to the Third Army, Wu Peifu's Second Army was changed to the Fourth Army, Xue Yue's Shanghai Garrison Command was changed to the Fifth Army, and Huang Huangrong's Shanghai Defense and Security Bureau was changed to the Sixth Army. The Third Independent Mechanized Infantry Brigade was specially established.
At the same time, the First Army and the Second Army are the First Front Army, responsible for the security of the coast of Shanghai and Shanghai City. The commander-in-chief is Sun Chuanfang, Du Haisheng is the deputy commander-in-chief, the Third and Fourth Armies are the Second Army, responsible for the safety protection of the Shanghai Siege, the commander-in-chief is Tang Shengzhi as the commander-in-chief, Kong Xuan is the deputy commander-in-chief, and the Third and Fourth armies. The mechanized infantry brigade is the third front army, responsible for the security and defense of Shanghai along the river, coast and the city. As the reserve legions of the first and second front armies, the commander-in-chief is Xue Yue, and Huang Jinrong and Zhou Wenshan are the deputy commander-in-chief.
The commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Iron and Blood Army is Wu Peifu, who no longer serves as the commander of the Second Army. The commander of the Second Army is replaced by the former Chief of Staff Kong Xuan, Du Haisheng as the deputy commander, and also serves as the commander of the First Army.
During these ten days, although there were no quarrels at the meeting, the competition for rights was also concentrated. Although everyone did not say anything, or even humbly, Du Haisheng still saw their desire for the commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief of the three fronts from their hot eyes.
Finally, in order to balance the relationship, Kong Xuan, Du Haisheng and Xue Yue jointly put forward the above opinions.
In doing so, he also tried his best to balance the relationship. Although Wu Peifu is the commander-in-chief and controls the three major fronts, he no longer holds the position of commander of the Fourth Army. Sun Chuanfang, Tang Shengzhi and Xue Yue still hold their respective commanders and also serve as the commander-in-chief of the three fronts. To a certain extent, this is It can also be regarded as a certain psychological comfort to them.
As for Wu Peifu, in order to dispel his concerns and negotiate, Du Haisheng still let him serve as the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Front Army.
Among the three front armies, Du Haisheng and Sun Chuanfang's first army is the most well equipped and has the most powerful combat effectiveness. After all, the first front army was originally based on the Eighteenth Iron-blooded Army, but later Du Haisheng took away the Eighteenth Iron-blooded Army. Now that it is combined into one place again, it also plays a deterrent role.
In the three fronts, the number and equipment of the Second Front Army are medium, and all aspects are balanced, but because they have experienced a hundred battles, their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.
Although the number of the Third Front Army has reached 130,000, due to the backward equipment and the newly enlisted soldiers, there is a big gap between the other two armies in terms of combat experience, combat effectiveness and other aspects. This is why Du Haisheng and Wu Peifu will use the only mechanized infantry in the three Fronts. The brigade was assigned to them, which also made Xue Yue, who was originally depressed, smile a little.
You should know that a large part of the soldiers of his Third Front Army are converted by disciples of the Youth Gang. Their discipline is poor, and their combat literacy is not high. As for the Shanghai Garrison Command, which he originally controlled, many of the soldiers have been recruited recently, and they can't even use guns very well, let alone combat effectiveness. However, there is still a certain advantage in the number of people. Moreover, Du Haisheng also assigned the independent mechanized infantry brigade to them. You know, this infantry brigade has a motorized infantry regiment, a tank squadron, and an armored squadron. The equipment used is the strongest of the three fronts.
The establishment of the Jiangnan Iron-blooded Legion was established as early as the plan of Du Haisheng, Wu Peifu and others, but they did not expect that it would be delayed for more than two years, and the three front armies were more divided into responsibilities and clear their respective tasks.
However, there is another issue that has not reached a consensus, that is, whether the Jiangnan Iron-blooded Legion will only operate in Shanghai in the future, or expand to other parts of the country based on Shanghai.
Wu Peifu, Tang Shengzhi and Sun Chuanfang advocated taking advantage of the battle of the Central Plains to expand in an all-round way, while Kong Xuan, Xue Yue, Zhou Wenshan and others advocated to stabilize the foundation first, accumulate grain and slowly reign as king, and then.
On this matter, the discussion is far more fiercely than who is the commander-in-chief. Everyone has their own reasons. Neither side can convince anyone, and finally break up unhappily.
At the news reception, Du Haisheng and Wu Peifu had to reach an agreement secretly, re-emphasizing the position of the Jiangnan Legion. Regarding the Battle of the Central Plains, the Jiangnan Legion will continue to remain neutral, hoping that all parties will return to the negotiating table and not be tricked by some people with ulterior motives.
The next day, when the news of the establishment of the Jiangnan Iron-blooded Army spread, it was tantamount to a huge bomb, which exploded in various parts of the Republic of China in an instant, and the whole Republic of China was in an uproar again.
The sensation caused byis no less than that of the Central Plains Congress.