RPAGF Chapter 835 Pingjin Broadcast
Chapter 835 Pingjin Broadcast
"Assholes, what right do they have to order the Second Air Division? The Second Air Division is only temporarily taking off and landing at their location. Immediately order the Second Air Division to move closer to North China."
After hearing this, Commander Terauchi wanted to run to the Northeast immediately and fight with those guys from the Kwantung Army. It was good enough that I didn't ask you for support, but you actually misappropriated the air force that belongs to us. Now we are in such a mess. It's all your responsibility, and you must bear joint liability.
"Commander, although we control several airports in North China, they are just as unsafe as the 72nd Army's airport in Tianjin. If we were to land at these airports, our aircraft would be in an extremely unstable state, and the losses would increase after the various supplies were transported here."
Chief of Staff Yamamoto has not lost his mind. Li Shaoyi's planes all flew in from the north. If our planes were stationed at major airports in North China, then I'm afraid that would be fun. Li Shaoyi's army itself does not have many targets. Once there are planes at your airport, then their target has arrived. They will drive armored vehicles and jeeps and launch a sneak attack on you overnight.
"idiot……"
When the Commander was about to curse, hurried footsteps were heard at the door. There must be something new, but the Commander's mouth twitched. As long as it was related to the 72nd Army, there would definitely be no good news.
"Reporting to His Excellency, Commander, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a telegram stating that their negotiations with the 29th Army have entered the most critical stage. Commander Song has agreed to withdraw part of his troops in exchange for the safety of all of North China, especially the troops stationed in Tianjin."
After hearing what the staff officer said, many people in the room looked relieved. They never expected that things that could not be obtained on the battlefield could be obtained outside the battlefield. This was consistent with their impression of being a Chinese. Those people in the 72nd Army were purely eccentric.
"Yoshi..."
Commander Terauchi was just about to have some fun when another officer rushed in from outside. However, he didn't have anything good to report, but turned on the radio next to him.
At this moment, a voice came from the radio, which made the Japanese extremely disgusted and even wanted to kill him immediately. That was Li Shaoyi's voice.
"I respect the decision made by the 29th Army and the National Government, but I refuse to carry it out. Peiping, Tianjin, and even North China are important areas of China. The Japanese want to station troops there, but I and the 72nd Army firmly refuse to agree. I declare that for the next period of time, we will resist the Japanese attack with our bodies and blood. All the troops stationed in North China of the 72nd Army will crush the Japanese attack with the utmost enthusiasm..."
Li Shaoyi had long anticipated the decision of the National Government and the 29th Army. What they said about retreating first and planning for the future was complete nonsense. The Japanese have not yet gained a firm foothold in North China. It is the perfect time for us to show our strength. By the time they gain a firm foothold, what's the point of planning for the future?
"I hereby announce the massive deployment of additional troops to North China. In addition to the two mechanized infantry regiments north of Peking, the 3rd Infantry Division of the 72nd Army and its independent brigade are ready to deploy to North China at any time..."
At the last moment of his speech, Li Shaoyi directly took out his own assets. The 1st Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division were in the north to guard against the Kwantung Army and the Russian Army. It was impossible to send all the 3rd Infantry Division and the Independent Brigade to the North China battlefield, but it would be no problem to send an independent brigade.
If it was an independent brigade from another army, the Japanese army would not take it seriously at all, but this independent brigade had as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people. According to the previous experience of fighting with the 72nd Army, if the Japanese army wanted to destroy them, it would cost at least six divisions.
After Li Shaoyi finished his speech, the entire North China region was in an uproar. Minister He also realized that the local people had never thought that the 29th Army could hold on, nor did they think that the Nanjing National Government could save them. They put all their hopes on the 72nd Army.
Commander Li of the 72nd Army did not let us down. Even though everyone retreated, we still did not retreat. We still had to stand on the front line.
"Fuck you! You're asking us to retreat now? If I do, I'll be too embarrassed to see the immortals in the future. From now on, I'm no longer the commander of the 29th Army. As a civilian, I'll stay on the battlefield to help you, whether it's carrying ammunition boxes or the wounded."
When Captain Ge received the order to retreat, he tore his hat to pieces without saying a word, threw it on the ground, and kicked it far away.
"I'm done with this either. This is clearly our own position. The brothers from the 72nd Army came to help us, and now we're leaving them to the Japanese while we run away. If anyone knows about this, I'll never be able to hold my head up high again. I'll just be a commoner."
"Who says it's not true? Brothers, the anti-Japanese war emphasizes defending our country. We are all men after all. But at the critical moment, you asked us to retreat, and we retreat after winning the battle. From now on, I am no longer a member of the 29th Army."
Captain Ge was the first person to join the 72nd Army. In various major positions in Tianjin, more than 2,000 men of the 29th Army all announced their direct withdrawal from the 29th Army.
As for the remaining 5,000 people, Li Shaoyi did not try to keep them. If you want to retreat, then retreat. But he has only one request for you, and that is to hold on until six o'clock this afternoon.
At this moment at the Tianjin Airport, one plane after another was landing rapidly. After landing, except for refueling, even the pilots would not leave the plane. They would take off again immediately to transport the wounded back to Chahar and transport the troops from the rear.
On the airport runway in the distance, Japanese shells fell from time to time, and there were some transport planes that had not burned completely, but at this moment the brothers could no longer care about so many things. We had to defend Pingjin and North China.
After Commander Song learned that a large number of personnel from the 29th Army had invaded the 72nd Army, he strictly restricted the various units of the 29th Army. However, no matter how he restricted them, more than 2,700 officers and soldiers from various units in Peiping took off their uniforms, and some of them left in entire squads and rows.
Moreover, this trend is getting more and more serious. Commander Song only realized at this time what he had done wrong. In the matter of resisting Japan, if you don’t stand on the side of the people, even your soldiers will not follow you. This is not an internal war among warlords, but a real national war!