King of Secret Service

Tang Enbo was so angry that he really wanted to draw his gun, and Liang Xiao collapsed with one shot. Reason told him that drawing a gun was the worst choice, and he might send himself into the abyss.

"Commander Tang, don't mind, and don't be angry. It's all for the sake of the War of Resistance. If you have any thoughts in your heart, you can go to the Military and Political Council to report it, or you can directly appeal to the committee. However, your department's combat missions must not stop at all. Offenders engage in military law.”

Liang Xiao was not afraid that Tang Enbo would go to the Military and Political Council to sue him. He was the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, and he had the final say on how the war would be fought. Tang Enbo did not obey the military order, and thought it was because of the Whampoa instructor's affection. He just tied him up and prevented him from interfering. If it was someone else in the war, Liang Xiao would have asked the guards to send him to the military court.

"you......."

How could Tang Enbo not be clear, going to the Military and Political Council to sue and appealing to the committee, the result is the same, the higher ups will not convict Liang Xiao for such a trivial matter, after all the higher ups have to rely on Liang Xiao to beat the little devils, How could he easily get into trouble with him, but even Minister He, who has always been at odds with Liang Xiao, has mostly tolerated Liang Xiao during this time.

"Chen Hua, pack your things, let's go back to the city."

Liang Xiao turned around and smiled at Yang Jie: "The chief of staff came just in time, and I will leave the rest of the work to you. Counting the prisoners of war, cleaning the battlefield, and counting the results of the battle are all your duties as the chief of staff."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the rest."

Yang Jie also wanted to use the post-war inventory to further understand the characteristics of fighting the Japanese army.

Liang Xiao smiled faintly, and led the special warfare brigade, staff officers and others to leave the headquarters and return to the city.

After returning to the city.

He asked the Confidentiality Section to send a telegram to the committee, detailing the process of the Battle of Los Angeles. As for the results of the battle, it has not yet been counted.

...Mountain City.

Commissioned official residence.

When the Los Angeles victory telegram translated by the attendant room was placed on the desk, the hands of the committee members trembled with excitement. How long did it take? Liang Xiao first won the battle in the Central Plains, and then defeated Ning Okamura who invaded Los Angeles. The No.11 Army annihilated the enemy's 148th Division, and Okamura Ningji led the 13th Division back to the southwest.

At this point, the Central Plains area once again returned to the hands of the government.

The commissioner took a deep breath and hurriedly said.

Send the news of the Great Victory in Los Angeles to China Radio Station, and let them broadcast it immediately, so that the military and civilians across the country will know immediately. Neiji Okamura."

"Yes, appointed seat."

Staff Officer Sun answered the telegram and hurriedly said.

"Go quickly."

The committee member hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Call President Chen and Gu Mosan, and ask them to come over quickly."

"Yes."

Staff Officer Sun couldn't help thinking to himself, every time the commissioner showed such an expression, it was the time when General Liang was promoted. I guess this time, General Liang will have good luck again. Of course, with General Liang's brilliant achievements in the front line, It's time to be promoted, after all, there are so many devils in the country, 80.00%%% of them were eliminated under his command, and the government naturally has to reuse such generals.

After more than an hour.

President Chen and Gu Mosan came to the official residence together.

When the committee member saw the two of them, he said happily: "Cixiu, Mo San, do you know that Fei Yu won another battle in Luo City, annihilating Neji Okamura's 18th Division."

"Liang Feiyu is so good at fighting. It has only been a short month since he crossed the river and entered the Central Plains. He first wiped out no less than 10 Japanese troops in the Central Plains Battle, and then wiped out a division of Neiji Okamura in Los Angeles. Regiment, if he continues to fight like this, it will take less than a year for all the land and cities that have fallen to be recovered."

Gu Mosan laughed in surprise.

"In terms of commanding and fighting, Liang Feiyu is indeed a great general. In such a dangerous situation for the party and the country, he is the only one who reports success frequently. Other places either lie about the military situation or... suffer heavy casualties. Compared with this, Liang Feiyu is indeed the pillar of the party and the country. .”

When Mr. Chen said this, he actually had a sour feeling.

"I invite you two to come here because I have something to discuss with you."

The commissioner said directly: "During the great victory in Shanghai, I proposed to promote him to the second-level general. At that time, there was no quota, so I gave him the rank of lieutenant general plus the rank of general. Now he is in He wiped out 148 enemies in the Battle of the Central Plains, and wiped out Neiji Okamura's [-]th Division in the First Battle of Los Angeles. It's time to promote him to the second-level general. What do you two think?"

"As far as military exploits are concerned, he has nothing to say when he was promoted to the second-level general. However, when evaluating military ranks, the Ministry of Civil Service always pays equal attention to seniority, military exploits and style. His qualifications and military experience are indeed too shallow. Moreover, he himself The reputation in the party is not very good. These days, some people say that he is in a golden house, some people say that he likes other people's wives, and some people say that he is a rich man, and even more that he has no relationship with Oriental women. "

Chen Cixiu said slowly.

"Oh, I've never heard of any of these things"

The committee member was immediately upset. He called Gu Mosan and Chen Cixiu to express their support for Liang Xiao's promotion to the second general at the military and political meeting, not to speak ill of Liang Xiao here. Liang Xiao has made great military exploits for the party and the country. Even if there are problems in personal life, it is harmless. Since ancient times, beauties match heroes, and heroes cherish beauties. It is also a good story.

Chen Cixiu was known as the roundworm in the committee member's stomach, seeing the change in the committee member's face, he hurriedly said: "Of course, these are all rumors from the outside, so it can't be taken as true."

Gu Mosan took a look at Chen Cixiu, thinking that you should stop being a hindrance. Liang Feiyu's promotion to the second-level general was something that the committee had already thought about. It won't be too far away. After all, Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou are all under Liang Xiao's control. In order to win over this...proud student, the committee must support him first. This can also be regarded as consolidating the committee's own position.

"Commissioner, I just thought that Mr. Zhang in our party will retire in just a few months. Why don't I go out and lobby for him to retire a few months in advance? In this way, the vacancy of the second-level general will naturally be vacant." Someone needs to be on top, and in terms of military exploits, Liang Feiyu is the right choice."

Gu Mosan laughed and said.

"Mo San's method is good, I will do as you say."

The committee member nodded in satisfaction.

Chapter 495 Order of the Military Commission, moved to Kaifeng

Victory in Los Angeles.

Liang Xiao, the deputy commander-in-chief of the first war zone and the former enemy commander, returned to the city immediately after the war.

During the Battle of Los Angeles, his [-]th Army only dispatched tanks and armored vehicles, and provided artillery support to Tang Enbo and Shang Zhen. Other than that, his troops did not mobilize at all.

After reporting the news of the great victory in Los Angeles to the committee, Liang Xiao fell into a deep sleep. These days, he hasn't had much rest. Now that the battle situation in the Central Plains has stabilized, he should have a good time.

wake up.

The kitchen prepared him a steaming bowl of mixed sauce noodles, topped with chopped green onions and coriander, and cold cucumber side dishes.

Unlike other senior generals, he never liked extravagance and waste.

Like Shang Zhen, the commander of the [-]th Group Army, I heard that his headquarters specially set up a chief cook, with three cooks, one is a Shandong cuisine chef, the other is a Sichuan cuisine chef, and the third is a Cantonese cuisine chef.

Shang Zhen's three meals a day are prepared by three chefs in turn, and the food they eat is delicacies from mountains and seas. Even in wartime, his Chief's Stove has never been short of chicken, duck and fish, even Western food.

Although Tang Enbo is not as extravagant and wasteful as Shang Zhen, he is similar. He has a Yangzhou cook, and he cooks... all kinds of delicacies early in the morning, such as Dongpo elbow, cold beef, cold pig ears, lamb, etc. ....

Tang Enbo is a well-known meat-eating connoisseur, and he cannot do without meat every day.

Liang Xiao is different, his meals are always only a few, steamed stuffed bun wonton in the morning, noodles at noon, such as noodles with mixed sauce, fried noodles, noodles with mushrooms and green vegetables, etc... Sometimes he just comes with a bowl of white noodles, and he mixes them by himself To eat, most of the night is noodles with mixed sauce, and occasionally stir-fried vegetables.

His subordinates asked, wouldn't you get tired of eating these things every day? Liang Xiao's answer was very simple. Now people across the country are starving to death every day. It would be good if they can eat enough. Why are they so particular? Besides, those... ..... What's delicious about delicacies from mountains and seas? He is tired of eating them every day. It's better to eat noodles.

Secondly, as the commander of the group army, he should lead by example and set an example for his officers, not to mention sharing weal and woe with the soldiers. Is it appropriate for me to have a lot of fish and meat? Speaking of which, during this period of time, the troops have been fighting continuously, and it has been a few days since they have had any meat.

The materials and supplies he dispatched from the Jiangnan area are still there: on the road, there are more than 100 pigs, [-] pieces of canned beef, and [-] catties of beef jerky...It rained heavily in the Central Plains. During the rainy season in the Jiangnan area, the troops transporting supplies The progress was slow, only thirty or forty kilometers a day, and at this speed, the materials were transported to Los Angeles for a day.

Just a few days ago, he captured Kaifeng and captured a large amount of food and luggage. The army stockpiled more than 1000 goats, more than 300 farm pigs, more than 2000 catties of cooked beef, and waiting for poultry, which was enough for his troops to eat meat.

He ordered the Confidential Section to generate electricity for the 66th Army, transfer 100 pigs, [-] sheep, [-] chickens, and [-] catties of cooked beef to Los Angeles.

These ...... pork, sheep, chicken, beef and other meat are enough for the 26th Army and the troops directly under the headquarters to have a big meal.

Of course, these......... meat is given priority to the wounded soldiers in the field hospital. They were injured on the battlefield and their bodies lack nutrition, while rib soup and chicken soup are the most nutritious Soup.

......Military and Political Council Telegram: The former enemy headquarters of the first theater was revoked, the defense of Los Angeles was taken over by Cheng Qian, the commander of the first theater, and the headquarters of the 26th Army moved to Kaifeng.

After the telegram came down, Liang Xiao smiled slightly, this was all he expected.

The territory of the first war zone is the Central Plains area. Now his troops are stationed in Hebei and some parts of the Central Plains. The 26th Army is still stationed in Kaifeng. In this way, most of the territory of the first war zone is in his hands. Tang Enbo and Shang Zhen It doesn't matter, the key is Cheng Qian, the commander of the first war zone, he is the veteran of the League, and as the deputy commander, he has taken over his military power. Not only will the military and political committee lose face, but the Hunan Army will also be difficult to explain.

That's why the Military and Political Council allowed his 26th Army to leave Los Angeles and move to Kaifeng to make room for the first war zone.

It's okay, Kaifeng has hoarded a large amount of supplies, backed by Longshan Mountain, can enter the Central Plains, and can also enter the Northwest Shanxi Province, and borders the Jizhong Plain, and can enter Guanzhong when retreating. From the geographical point of view, Kaifeng is also It would be a good place to garrison troops.

He replied to the military and political council, and the troops set off for training in Kaifeng recently.

At the same time, he made a large list of supplies, and urged the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs for food supplies, shells and bullets. As for guns, he did not need them. After a great war, the ammunition of the troops was greatly consumed, and the higher authorities should also replenish them. It's one o'clock, and we can't keep letting the horses run and stop them from grazing.

Tens of thousands of soldiers under his command died in battle, and he has not seen any compensation from the military and political council. Of course, even if there is compensation, it is still a empty promise and cannot be regarded as real.

Therefore, the pension for the fallen soldiers can only be paid by Liang Xiao himself. Fortunately, Baiyao's profit is still considerable, and he can be encouraged to maintain it. Coupled with the funds raised by the Anti-Japanese War, his military expenses will not be a problem in the short term. .

Of course, if one has no long-term considerations, one must have near-term worries. His troops lost so much in the Central Plains battlefield, and it is time to apply to the Military and Political Council to transfer a unit from the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou garrison to the Central Plains battlefield.

Of course, in order to transfer troops from the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou area, the security forces in the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou area must be reorganized into a new army. Only in this way can the shortage of troops in the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou area be made up for.

He seems to want to transfer troops to the Central Plains, but in fact, he is reaching out to the military and political council for establishment in a disguised form.

He has won such a big victory in the Central Plains. Considering his military achievements, the Military and Political Council should agree to reorganize another army. If one army is transferred to the Central Plains battlefield, then there are only two armies and local troops in the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou area. If the devils attack from the sea, will the two armies and the local troops be able to hold out in early July?

The Military and Political Council passed the discussion on promoting Liang Xiao to the rank of Second General.

The second-level general is not...a military rank, but a real regular military rank, unlike the general rank he is currently wearing. It is called a general, but it is actually a temporary general. Once the position is gone, the general Naturally it's gone.

However, the military rank assessed by the Ministry of Civil Service is different, it belongs to the rank of active duty, even if Liang Xiao loses his post one day, his rank of general will still be there: he is still a senior general of the national army and enjoys a series of preferential treatment policies.

Chapter 496 Before going to the mountain city, there are a lot of trivial things

Fourth of July.

The Military and Political Council sent a telegram to Liang Xiao, urging him to lead the [-]th Group Army to move to Kaifeng, and then ordered him to fly to the mountain city, and the committee would personally hold a promotion ceremony for him as a second-rank general.

The commissioner also asked the attendant to send him a telegram, which probably meant the same thing, and asked him to send the troops to Kaifeng for training earlier. He himself arrived in the mountain city on the seventh of this month, and on the eighth he participated in the promotion of military rank held by the military administration. The ceremony, the promotion of military ranks, will not only involve the participation of dignitaries in the military, political and business circles, but also Chinese and foreign media reporters, and he will answer questions from Chinese and foreign reporters at that time.

Liang Xiao also didn't expect that the active military rank assigned to him by the Military and Political Council this time was actually a second-level general.

He thought that the appointment would be the same as before, saying that he lacked qualifications and it was not convenient for him to be promoted to the military rank for the time being.

to be frank.

He personally doesn't think there is anything to be happy about the rank of second-level general, anyway...he is now holding the rank of second-level general, and he can also command troops to fight, the difference is that one is an official rank and the other is a temporary rank.

However, since the higher-ups wanted to grant him the rank of second-level general, why would he not accept it.

After receiving the telegram from the Military Council.

He ordered the first brigade of the Special Warfare Division to be the vanguard to march towards Kaifeng, build bridges and roads for the large troops, and ensure that the large troops moved to Kaifeng as scheduled.

This time he moved to Kaifeng, his [-]th Army headquarters directly under the troops, various agencies, field hospitals, etc..., all moved to Kaifeng.

Before that, he went to see Cheng Qian and expressed his apology to Song Gong. After all, it was the military and political council that ordered him to be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in the first war zone and take charge of the battle in Los Angeles. Isn't it... He thought To seize the military power of Duke Song.

Song Gong was very transparent about this, without the slightest dissatisfaction, on the contrary, he was full of praise for the battle of Luocheng commanded by Liang Xiao, and bluntly said that the battle of Luocheng would save the world. It saved the lives of countless soldiers in the first war zone, and also saved the lives of 10,000+ people in Los Angeles.

Seeing that Lord Song was not angry, Liang Xiao was very happy. This time he took the command of the former enemy commander, which can be said to have swept away Lord Song's prestige in the first theater. It's very wide open.

July [-]th.

Liang Xiao led the headquarters and field hospitals, and under the protection of the security teams directly under them, headed for Kaifeng. The large army packed up their bags and supplies, followed by the bomber formation stationed at Los Angeles Airport, and the third bomber formation flew to Kaifeng. The rest of the bombers and fighters all returned to Jinling Military Airport.

That night, he led the headquarters to Kaifeng.

Kaifeng used to be the provincial capital of a certain province in the Central Plains. Since the war situation worsened, Los Angeles has become the provincial capital, and Kaifeng has thus become a military center.

Liang Xiao led the 26th Army to station. From a military point of view, his Sixth Army can attack when advancing, and defend when retreating. It borders the defense areas of the First Theater and the Second Theater.

After arranging the affairs of the 66th Group Army Headquarters, he sent a telegram to the Military and Political Council, and asked Sun Bing, commander of the [-]th Army, for the post of security commander in a certain province in the Central Plains.

In this way, the local troops in Hebei and Henan will be dispatched by his Second and Sixth Group Army. In this way, his troops will grow rapidly and bring Hebei and Jizhong Plain into the jurisdiction of his Second and Sixth Group Army .

At the same time, he applied to the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs to form four 44 security brigades in Henan and Hebei respectively. The two provinces have a total of eight 8 security brigades. , that is, Sun Bing, commander of the 66th Army, and Zhou Shiji, commander of the 26th Army.

The security brigade is a B-level organization, with two regiments and four battalions under its jurisdiction, with a strength of more than 6000 people. Half of the military expenditure is allocated by the Ministry of Military Affairs, and half is contributed by the local government. Send it down.

You know, in the Central Army, there are very few Japanese weapons. If a security brigade is equipped with Japanese weapons and guns, if it gets out, many people will be jealous.

Of course, the security brigade was just a step in Liang Xiao's expansion. He had sent a small group of special operations troops to the Hebei Plain and the Central Plains to recruit strong soldiers to form a guerrilla team. After two or three months, let these........squads bring people back. By then, these.....newly recruited soldiers will have Having been on a small-scale battlefield, you only need to train well before you can be incorporated into the reserve troops of the [-]th Army Group. Once the front-line troops are completed, the reserve troops can replace them.

The 26th Army was stationed in Feng County, thirty miles outside Kaifeng City.

His troops took over Song Zheyuan's defense zone of the First Army in the First Theater, and the First Army withdrew to Los Angeles.

Because of the heavy rain in the Central Plains for many days, the water level of the Yellow River rose, and the ghosts in the northwest of Shanxi were separated by the Yellow River and could not cross the river. Therefore, Song Zheyuan's first army was able to rest and recuperate by the Yellow River for many days. It's fun, but there are few gunshots in the defense zone of the First Army.

In order to thank Zhang Zizhong of the 59th Army of the Northwest Army for guarding the city for the 66th Army, Liang Xiao dispatched special operations troops to send 59 German submachine guns and [-] heavy machine guns to Zhang Zizhong of the [-]th Army.

Don't look at just such a little weapon.

As far as he knows, the Zhang Zizhong Department of the 59th Army has a purely official rifle, a total of less than a hundred light and heavy machine guns, artillery is even rarer, and there is not even a single submachine gun.

He gave Zhang Zizhong these weapons because he remembered that there was a general in history who died in battle to prove his innocence in order to clear up his grievances. He hoped that after Zhang Zizhong got these weapons, he could equip his personal guards.

Of course, this is just an interlude.

The 5th Army is under the jurisdiction of the First Army Song Zheyuan.

And the First Group Army is under the jurisdiction of the First Theater. Although he has the name of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the First Theater, in fact, his command of the troops in the First Theater has been withdrawn with the withdrawal of the former enemy headquarters. Therefore, he has no command over the troops of the First Army.

The weapon he gave to Zhang Zizhong was purely a personal friendship and had nothing to do with anything else.

After the group army headquarters settled down in Kaifeng.

Liang Xiao started to go to the mountain city to participate in the promotion ceremony of the second-level general. This time, the military and political council invited a large number of military, political and business dignitaries to participate in the promotion ceremony. ,, Let Liang Xiao answer questions from Chinese and foreign reporters, just like a clown, performing to his heart's content on the stage.