Chapter 234 The actual commander of the expeditionary army

On September 12, 1942, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the military command to issue an order to form the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Luo Zhuoying, the commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force, Yue Hanping, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Commander-in-chief of the Du Yuming, and the chief of staff Zhao Zili. The combat sequence of the Expeditionary Force: Youth Army (201st Division, 202nd Division, 203rd Division, 204th Division), the 5th Army (96th Division, 200th Division, 22nd Division, 38th Division), and the 20th Army (133rd Division, 134th Division, 49th Division). Before October 3, 1940, the above three armies gathered in Longling, Luxi, Ruili, and the chief division of Yunnan was temporarily located in Ruili.

In Nanchang, when the commander of the Youth Army, Yue Hanping, received an urgent call from Chiang Kai-shek, who urgently called Yue Hanping to Chongqing to meet Chiang Kai-shek.

Yue Hanping handed over all the affairs of the army to Liu Wenye. In order to hide the intention of the young army to mobilize and avoid Japanese spies spying military aircraft, Yue Hanping suggested that the young army leave Nanchang at night and enter southern Hunan before the troops can march during the day. Fortunately, the young army had prepared in advance, and the troops had already been holding their energy and were ready to wait. Arrange the long-distance marching of the troops. Yue Hanping only took Tao Wenqing and Huang Yueling with him to Chongqing by plane.

Nanchang Airport, because the troops were transferred and the whereabouts of generals were high-level secrets, only core figures such as Chiang Ching-kuo came to see him off. Chiang Ching-kuo held Yue Hanping's hand, "Watch Zhou, this opportunity is extraordinary. The Chinese Expeditionary Force can be said to be recorded in history forever. Please show it well. Take care of everything."

Yue Hanping held Jiang Jingguo's hand tightly, "Da, there are newly formed 205th and 206th Divisions of the newly formed Youth Army in Nanchang, so there should be no big problem. I just can't drink with Da anymore." His tone showed sincerity and a hint of sadness.

Jiang Jingguo smiled heartily, "I'm waiting for your triumphant day, let's drink three more bowls of it."

Tao Wenqing gave birth to a cute girl in May. After the child was full month old, she was sent back to Guizhou and raised by Hongyu. At this time, she added a bit of maturity. On the plane, Wenqing said worriedly that Hanping, the Chairman ordered you to be the deputy commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force. This is a thankless seat, you must be careful."

Yue Hanping smiled slightly and rest assured. If you look at the combat sequence of the expeditionary force, you can see a clue. I guess Commander Luo will not go abroad to command the battle." Wen Qing gently held Yue Hanping's hand and leaned his head on his shoulder. "With a daughter, I really want to go far away with you now, without caring about the world, and just live our lives. I don't want to have war anymore."

Even though he knew that the country was in trouble, Yue Hanping would not give up his ideal, but Wen Qing still expressed his thoughts like a little.

Yue Hanping tightened her into his arms and comforted him that there would be one day when the war would end, and we would go far away from the ocean."

Chongqing, Chiang Kai-shek's official residence. Yue Hanping quickly walked into the living room. Chiang Kai-shek was already waiting in the living room. Today, Chiang Kai-shek was only wearing a black long gown, a pair of cloth shoes on his feet, and his face was filled with bright joy. Yue Hanping quickly joined his legs and his heels made a "bang" sound. "Hello, principal"

Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction, "Hanping. No need to be polite, please sit down."

Yue Hanping sat sideways on the sofa opposite Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek looked up and down, "Xiao Zhou has become much darker and stronger these days, okay, okay, okay, okay." He spoke with a little kindness in his tone, as if he was praising the child.

Yue Hanping felt a heat in his heart and stood up, "Principal, thank you."

Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand slightly, "No need to sit down, sit down."

"I'll call you up urgently. Is there anything wrong?" Chiang Kai-shek asked gently.

Yue Hanping thought about it, "The principal is for the expeditionary army."

Chiang Kai-shek's face became solemn, and he nodded slightly, "No, that's it. Yours, this expedition is the first time China has sent troops abroad since the Opium War. It is also the first time this century has gone abroad to compete for its sphere of influence. This time it is of great historical significance."

Yue Hanping said seriously, thank the principal for his cultivation. I have received an order from the military command, and I am afraid that I am young and cannot be competent."

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Yue Hanping carefully for a while, "You are humble. Jingguo has been in front of me many times for you and I am very satisfied with your performance on the battlefield. I think that only you can shoulder the burden of commanding the expeditionary force. It is to consider your qualifications that Luo Zhuoying is the commander-in-chief. However, I will let Luo Zhuoying stay in the country, and you will be fully responsible for all combat affairs of the expeditionary force after going abroad. You are only responsible to me and will not accept the command of any foreigner."

Yue Hanping had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. Chiang Kai-shek's personal promise still surprised Yue Hanping and could not suppress his inner excitement. He stood up suddenly, "The principal knows the kindness of his encounter. Even if Hanping is broken into pieces, it will be difficult to repay one ten thousand. I am willing to spend the rest of my life and go through fire and water for the principal."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded and signaled him to sit down. "I specially transferred the 20th Army into the Expeditionary Force's combat sequence. You should understand. The 20th Army is the foundation of the Sichuan Army and its combat effectiveness is also a strong force in the entire army. You are from the 20th Army, so you should be able to command this army with ease.

Furthermore, the weapons and equipment of this army are all produced by the Guizhou Arsenal, which is similar to the equipment of your Youth Army, which is convenient for replenishing ammunition.

You know Du Guangting of the 5th Army very well. He can fight and has a good obedience. Although he is in the first phase of Huangpu, he never puts on qualifications or airs. I asked him to serve as the deputy commander, taking into account his qualifications and face.

Chief of Staff Zhao Zili is Xue Yue’s Chief of Staff. He is 32 years old and is young and promising. He is a graduate of the sixth class of Huangpu. He is very smart. It should be appropriate to be the chief of staff for you."

If Chiang Kai-shek didn't say these words, Yue Hanping could guess a good thing in his heart, but from Chiang Kai-shek's mouth, Yue Hanping's gratitude for Chiang Kai-shek reached its peak. He couldn't help but stay in tears, and knelt on the ground with a thump, "The principal is so kind, Yue Hanping is so shattered, it's hard to repay if Yue is not talented, and he is willing to do his best to lead the expeditionary force to fight the Japanese invaders, and fight the prestige of China and the military power of our country."

Chiang Kai-shek kept saying, get up quickly, get up quickly, don't be too polite to me." Chiang Kai-shek's favor for this young general deepened a little. Although Chiang Kai-shek was used to seeing the scene of his subordinates kowtowing and thanking him for gratitude, he could feel that those people made more than 90% of the show, but the young man in front of him was from the bottom of his heart.

When Yue Hanping sat down again, Chiang Kai-shek continued to say that I should send Lin Wei and Hou Teng to Myanmar to discuss the joint fight against the enemy with the United Kingdom. They will also inspect Lashio, Pingmanna, Mandalay and other places in Myanmar, collect Myanmar combat maps from the British army, and then they can send you the Myanmar military maps. In this section, you must mobilize the troops well. After a long-distance marching, you will have to go abroad to fight. The troops are very tired."

Yue Hanping answered the principal with confidence, please rest assured that the young soldiers were enthusiastic. When they learned that they could go abroad to fight, these young students expressed their willingness to use their military achievements to save the shame of China for a hundred years."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded in approval, Yue Hanping clarified his thoughts, and then said, "Principal, this time he went abroad to fight in foreign countries, the terrain was not familiar with the people, and the logistics supply was not completely British. I think we should still be prepared, prepare more cars and stockpile more supplies, so as not to interrupt the supply of food and ammunition on the front line when we get it."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded with relief, "Hanping, you are very careful. The military strategy says, 'Before the troops move, the food and grass should go first.' This is common military knowledge. I have ordered the Southwest Transportation Office to increase the control of transportation vehicles. Director Song Ziliang has 15 car transport brigades, with a total of 12,000 cars. The Ministry of Transport is also preparing to collect some cars nationwide as reserve capacity. The Ordnance Administration is also stepping up the production of charcoal vehicles to supplement transportation capacity. Among these cars, China's own charcoal vehicles and modified charcoal vehicles account for one-third."

Yue Hanping said with a little regret that we have no air supremacy. The car transport team on the Yunnan-Burma Highway will suffer great losses under the bombing of the Japanese army."

Chiang Kai-shek said helplessly, China's industrial foundation is too poor, and there is no aviation industry. However, I have transferred the First, Third, and Fifth Air Force Fighter Team to Baoshan Airport in Yunnan to strengthen protection of the Yunnan-Burma Highway."

Yue Hanping understood that Chiang Kai-shek had done his best to ensure the expeditionary force. In order to maximize the air supremacy of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, the Chinese Air Force transferred almost three-fifths of the fighter jets to Yunnan. It seems that after entering Myanmar, he had to find ways to strengthen air defense forces.

After leaving Chiang Kai-shek's official residence and waiting outside, Huang Yueling immediately came up to meet him, "Is it like?" The two women asked anxiously almost at the same time.

Probably, they didn't expect the two of them to speak at the same time. Wen Qing and Yue Ling smiled at each other, and both of them looked slightly red. Yue Hanping stretched out his hand and hugged both of them at the same time, happily saying that of course it was good news. I was appointed by the Chairman as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force, and I was specifically responsible for the expeditionary force operations. Luo Zhuoying did not go abroad and was just named."

Wen Qing and Yue Ling breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and said coquettishly that we will go abroad with you, too."

Yue Hanping kissed everyone in the face and said, of course, I don’t have the heart to fight without two beauties around me.”

Wen Qing curled his lips, "You are so beautiful. I'm afraid that you will bring us a few foreign women back in foreign countries. Be careful."

Yue Hanping deliberately smashed it and said, and turned around and asked Yue Ling that my little Yue Ling must be going to protect me."

Yue Ling smiled and suddenly had a shady face, "I'm not that generous. Of course, I'm just like Wen Qing, so I'll take you tighter."

Yue Hanping's face was sweating and speechless...

Chapter 234 The actual commander of the expeditionary army

Chapter 234 The actual commander of the expeditionary army
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