Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Desert Heroes

There was nothing more to say, so Itagaki stood up and said goodbye. When parting, he gave Fu Zuoyi a saber.Fu Zuoyi also has gifts. Lao Fu's gift is a Duan inkstone and a set of four books. Learn to write and write hard, read a book, don't yell and kill all day long, it seems that you have no quality at all. Itagaki doesn't have such a good temper, what he loves is sabers, and he has no interest in the Four Books and Five Classics. Since Fu Zuoyi refused to agree to back down, then drive him back to Shanxi and let him be a companion with Yan Laoxi. The Kwantung Army wanted to attack Suiyuan, relying on King De of Inner Mongolia.

Liu Ruming, who was stationed in Chahar, did not have the courage and courage of Xiao Zhenying, which made King De more and more courageous. Not only did he want to fight for independence, but he also prepared to send troops to Suiyuan with the support of the Japanese in order to establish an imaginary China. "Mongolia". De Wang was still a little bit jealous of Fu Zuoyi, so he dared not do anything, but the Japanese spies kept encouraging him. This Japanese spy is the assistant military officer, Major Takashi Tanaka, who conspired in the "Mayushan Road Incident".However, he is not what he used to be today, the minor assistant has become the past tense, and now he has been promoted to the middle assistant because of his meritorious service.

Tasting the sweetness of playing conspiracy in the south, after being transferred to the north, Tanaka served as the head of the secret service agency in Dehua (now Huade County, Inner Mongolia), and was going to Suiyuan to have another heartbeat. He was very disdainful of De Wang's "cowardly and cowardly". Knowing "September 18th", no, the Northeast Army was known as the strongest local army in the country at that time, and it didn't just hit and run. We chased it to the Great Wall, took the four northeastern provinces with ease, and established "Manchuria".

What does Fu Zuoyi have, but he has a false name, and he is not necessarily stronger than the Northeast Army.Maybe he is also a softie who runs away when he is scared, Suiyuan will soon be ours.At that time, "Mongolia" must be more beautiful than "Manchuria". King De thought it made sense. Looking at Tanaka's appearance, it is impossible not to send troops. His puppet Mongolian troops are all invested by the Japanese. The boss depends on the output. King De immediately sent Fu Zuoyi a strongly worded letter of challenge. But it only got Fu Zuoyi a sneer. If you don't beat you, you almost don't know your last name.Well, since your ass is itchy, I don't need to be polite anymore, and I will play the role of teacher for the time being.

The reason why Fu Zuoyi is so resolute is because he has preliminarily weighed the weight of the incoming enemy through intelligence.This information did not come from our own agents, but was provided by the head of another Japanese secret service. Hayama Kiichiro, head of the secret service agency of Guisui (now Hohhot), the capital of Suiyuan. When Yu Shan first arrived in Guisui, he was very flamboyant.Under his pressure, Fu Zuoyi was forced to make a compromise, changing the name of the September 18th Memorial Hall to "Public Hall" and the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War Martyrs Cemetery to "Martyrs' Park."

After that, Yushan publicly established the "Hayama Mansion".This was the only one among the Japanese secret agencies in North China at that time. Before that, even the veteran Doihara and Itagaki did not dare to be so arrogant. Yushan's three axes are not ruthless, but Fu Zuoyi will soon make him realize that wisdom and tenacity will ultimately play a role in the competition between the two sides. Fu Zuoyi first placed his chief of staff next to Yushan. The chief of staff is a graduate of the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy and can speak fluent Japanese. He will accompany Yushan all day long, talking, eating, drinking and having fun.

The Yushan mansion is very remote, and there are very few people around.Yushan probably thought that this would make it easier for him to spy on the intelligence, but who knew it would be convenient for Fu Zuoyi to arrange the follow-up. Because there were only a few people going in and out, Fu Zuoyi simply arranged for plainclothes military police to set up stalls around the mansion to check and deal with all suspicious persons. For a while, Yushan always felt strange. He spent a lot of money on the Chinese he brought in, but once the man left the mansion, he was like a yellow crane, and he didn't even hear from him.

After much deliberation, he had no choice but to attribute the problem to "quality": the morals of the world are cold, people's hearts are not ancient, and the "Chinese people" who have always been honest and loyal can't be trusted anymore. Fu Zuoyi's people were lurking around him, and the informants couldn't enter his mansion. Yushan became deaf and blind. Not only could he not spy on any information, but he had to send information to Old Fu instead. Yushan has long mastered the Kwantung Army's plan to invade Sui.He knew that the Kwantung Army would not directly participate in the attack on Sui, so a seemingly strange thought came to him.

He turned out to be on Fu Zuoyi's side! It's strange, but it's not strange.Although they are both the head of the agency, Yushan and Tanaka are not the same. Tanaka's direct superior is the Kwantung Army, while Yushan is under the control of the "garrison army" in North China. For this reason, the relationship between Yushan and Tanaka is very delicate.Because everyone wants to make contributions here in Inner Mongolia, Tanaka's contribution is greater, and Yushan's contribution is less.After all, there's only one piece of cake. From Yushan's point of view, Tanaka was dealing with King De, and he, Yushan, was Fu Zuoyi's "guest minister", each with his own specialties. Now that Tanaka is coming to fight Suiyuan, he is stealing someone's job to some extent.

If Suiyuan was taken down by Tanaka so easily, how would he explain to the "garrison troops" in North China in the future, and would he still have the face to brag about his unwarranted achievements? Therefore, Tanaka and Dewang must not win, they must lose. Human psychology is so complicated, not only us Chinese, but also Japanese. Through the chief of staff who accompanied him to eat and drink, Yushan told Fu Zuoyi: If King De wants to beat you, you should be polite and give him a hard blow. The Japanese government will not intervene. This sentence can be delivered too timely.Fu Zuoyi is not only capable of fighting, but also sophisticated, and is very good at understanding people's psychology. He immediately heard the implication from it, that is, the Kwantung Army would not directly participate in the war easily.

In this way, you can breathe a sigh of relief. However, judging from the balance of power, Fu Zuoyi is still not dominant, not only not dominant, but also at a disadvantage. The Puppet Mongolian Army has a total of 15,000 people, and the Sui Army has only 10,000 people, a difference of 1/3.Although the combat effectiveness of the puppet Mongolian army is not as good as that of the authentic Japanese army, they are not made of tofu skin after all, and at this time, they are in full swing. The first punch is very important, and we must not miss it, but if we still can't see where this punch should be hit, let's wait and see and let the puppet army provide us with the answer. On November 16, 1936, the first puppet Mongolian army set off from Shangdu and went straight to Honggertu, and the famous Suiyuan War of Resistance in history began. Just as Fu Zuoyi's first punch could not fail, Tanaka Longji, the actual commander of the puppet Mongolian army, was also eager to fire the first shot of the invasion of Sui. It was the "Big Han Rebels" who were in charge of shooting him. Just looking at the names, you can tell that most of these guys are Han Chinese born in Inner Mongolia.Although they are Han Chinese, they are holding weapons issued by the Japanese and wearing the "skin" of Japanese military uniforms. If you don't look carefully, you really think they are all Kwantung Army. The chief leader, Wang Ying, is an old fritter who has been around the rivers and lakes. He has served many masters. He has followed Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, and Zhang Zuolin successively. Drilling under the plaster flag, it can be called a modern example of a house slave with three surnames. The counterfeiters were amused when they went to Honggertu to see it. There are too few defenders, only 300 people, while Wang Ying's "Big Han Rebel Army" has 1,500 people, and they are all cavalry with sufficient ammunition and fast speed. It seemed that the Sui Army was not only young, but also old, and they all looked like guards who had just retired and rehired. How difficult would it be for five strong men in their prime to beat a retired old man? Today is really lucky, and it is just a matter of wind to rush over with a saber. But soon, Wang Ying's expression changed from excitement to surprise, and then to pain. The "old gate guards" are so good at fighting, each of them is precise in marksmanship, lively and vigorous, and the most important thing is that they are very calm and calm. When the puppet army rushed forward, it was like acting as a living target. You can't say that Wang Ying didn't work hard. Within two hours, he launched six fast breaks in a row, and he had to charge once in less than half an hour.But no matter how high the waves of the cavalry hit, it was like hitting a stone in the end, not only returning in vain, but also full of scars. The "old gate guards" that Wang Ying saw in Honggertu were young and old, but they were not old and weak soldiers, but veterans carefully selected by Fu Zuoyi from the Sui army. The Sui Army itself is a very capable force, let alone veterans. Suiyuan, like Chahar, is a regional concept before liberation, and its geographical location is now the central part of Inner Mongolia.Needless to say, it was also a very poor place at that time.However, being poor has its advantages. First, if you live here, others will not worry about it. Second, the folk customs here are extremely aggressive. They are all Han immigrants. Fighting between people is even more fun". Being in the endless prairie, the people here are not born with many short-sightedness. When the soldiers reach the level of veterans, they can become sharpshooters in all likelihood. But then again, the so-called "big Han rebels" are also Han people on the grasslands, and many of them used to be bandits who robbed houses. You are fierce and good at fighting, and he also licks blood with knives. . This also has to talk about Fu Zuoyi's unique secret skill: good defense. Fu's defensive key is "use soil for seven points and guns for three points", and the essence of it is all in "soil", that is, to build positions and fortifications. The attack power of the Japanese army is strong enough, they have cannons and tanks, but Fu Zuoyi still had no choice but to fight against the Great Wall. After the war, when the Japanese side visited the Niulanshan fortification, they repeatedly lamented the ingenuity and complexity of the fortification structure, and thought it was the latest fortified position at that time. Now, Fu Zuoyi just moved the soil level of Niulan Mountain to Honggertu, and Wang Ying obviously couldn't bear it. Old Fu already knew it in his heart. Tanaka, Tanaka, 10,000 vs. 15,000, I am worried that the total amount is not as much as yours, but now you want to divide your troops to eat me a little bit, I just wait for work at leisure, and defeat each one. The first punch didn't hit any other place, it just hit Hong Geertu. While clearing the siege, Wang Ying was hit hard. Fu Zuoyi also made a vivid metaphor for this: Tanaka wants to make Shangdu, Honggertu, and Bailing Temple into a cucumber and connect them in a line, and I want to give him a cucumber to hit the middle and break it all! Fu Zuoyi immediately transferred Dong Qiwu to fight Honggertu. Among Lao Fu's subordinates, the two generals are the most famous, known as the "Two Tigers of the Fu Family", one is Dong Qiwu and the other is Sun Lanfeng. The two "tigers" have completely opposite personalities. Dong is from Shanxi, relatively calm and quiet. In contrast, Sun is an authentic Shandong native, a standard Shandong man, who is more impatient and active when things happen. Fu Zuoyi is different from person to person, and he can use the strengths of the two "tigers": Dong Qiwu can bear his temper, so let him guard; Sun Lanfeng can't stay at home, so let him attack.As a result, the two of them relaxed and became a perfect match. To solve the siege of Honggeertu, one must use anti-encirclement to deal with the encirclement. If you are a little edgy, it is very likely to overwhelm the enemy, alarm the enemy in front of you in advance, and make the success fall short. That's why Lao Fu didn't use "move the tiger" but use "quiet tiger" ". From this point of view, Fu Zuoyi is not only a master in defense, but also unfathomable in terms of employment. Dong Qiwu was indeed a calm "watchdog". After he arrived near Honggertu, even if he was beaten there, he remained motionless and did not show any signs of expression. Wait a second, there is still a good show to watch. For Tanaka and Wang Ying, Hong Geertu has become a bait that cannot be swallowed or spit out. You say it's difficult to fight, and the defenders are only about 300 people. You say it's easy to fight, but they can't squeeze in no matter what. Brother, I used to fight the old version of "Red Police". I always thought that I could pass the fight, but I always gave up halfway, so I fought again from the beginning, and even stayed up late into the night without sleep. This is called addiction. Tanaka also became addicted, and in order to successfully fire his first shot, he even came to Honggertu to supervise the battle in person. The Supreme Emperor "comes in person", is this just a joke.The number of puppet Mongolian troops attacking Honggertu immediately increased. In addition to cavalry, there were also infantry, and the number suddenly expanded from 1,500 at the beginning to 5,000. Honggertu is just a small town in Suiyuan, so many soldiers and horses poured in all of a sudden, and people shouted and neighed, the scene was really lively. Wang Ying changed the frequency of fast attacks from six times a day to seven times a day. The men and horses were so tired that their mouths were frothy, but they still couldn't rush into the village, and instead left corpses everywhere. On the third day, the morale of the "Great Han Rebel Army" is running low, and the "Quiet Tiger" who has been lying by the side for a long time is about to act. During the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese special forces left a deep impression on the people of insight in the Chinese army.First came the cannon, then the tank, especially the tank, the devastating effect it produced was really shocking. Fu Zuoyi was not at Nantianmen, so he had never seen a large-scale intensive charge of tanks, but when he defended Niulan Mountain, he also witnessed the scene of Japanese tanks showing off their might in front of the fortifications. As a good defender, he is no less sensitive to sharp spears than to strong shields.After returning to Suiyuan, Fu Zuoyi thought about it day and night, and almost got "tank disease". Unable to make authentic tanks, he followed suit and invented the "earth tank". The so-called "earth tank" is actually a car with a layer of iron added. Not to mention, after putting on the golden bell cover, it still has a bit of the charm of the British Vickers. The latter is nothing more than running on the lower wheels. . As a result, Fu Zuoyi finally created a special force with native methods and mounted horses. You see, there are artillery, cavalry, and native tanks. They are all there. Honggeertu is a ready-made stage, and the old Fu handed over all the special forces to Dong Qiwu: You just practice it and watch it with me. Dong Qiwu had already practiced this formation for a long time, so he knew it well.He set off at night, first used artillery to disrupt Wang Ying's formation, and then used earthen tanks to divide the puppet Mongolian army into pieces. When the earth tanks rushed in front of the puppet Mongolian army, these guys were all stupid, not knowing where the dark thing was. When it hits you, the machine gun sweeps across a large area. When you hit it, the bullets can only dance on the iron sheet. In the night, the puppet Mongolian army was chased by earth tanks everywhere, like a frightened bird. Until this time, Tian Zhong and Wang Ying thought they had a chance to counterattack, and planned to wait until dawn to rectify their troops and horses to fight again. At dawn, all opportunities are gone. When the artillery and "tank soldiers" attacked in front, the Sui Army cavalry, the last branch of the special forces, had already used the night as a cover to complete the tactical outflank of the puppet Mongolian army, and suddenly closed the net at this moment. White snow was floating over the grassland, and the cavalry rode their horses and wielded their swords. It was a spectacular scene of "wanting to drive away the light cavalry, and the heavy snow covered their bows and swords". Relying on the special forces, "Jinghu" just jumped forward and bit Wang Ying's throat. The "Big Han Volunteer Army" collapsed in an instant. At this time, let alone Tanaka's presence, even if the Emperor of Japan came, it would be useless. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Ying quickly hugged Tian Zhong and fled.The two were so embarrassed when they fled for their lives that they didn't even have time to take away the carriage they were riding in. Later, Suiyuan held a victory celebration ceremony. Wang Jingwei and Yan Xishan came to inspect it. They came to have a look. This carriage is not bad, whose?Wang Ying's, ho, just sit on it. Not only did Wang Ying's first shot fail, but also 1/3 of his "Big Han Rebel Army" was wiped out, and the most important thing was that he lost his energy and energy. In the Suiyuan Anti-Japanese War, apart from the protagonist Fu Zuoyi, there was actually a supporting role, and he was Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek not only secretly sent cannons to Fu Zuoyi, but also sent Tang Enbo's 13th Army to assist. All the officers and soldiers of the army disguised themselves as the Jin army to hide their eyes and ears. Dong Qiwu defeated the puppet Mongolian army in Honggertu, and Tang Enbo also ate another group of Wang Ying's troops in Suidong. The two sides cooperated very well. Hong Geertu's victory has greatly increased Fu Zuoyi's confidence. Since the middle of the cucumber has been disconnected, why not hold both sides and eat it? The so-called two sides, in Suibei, are the Bailing Temple. But the Bailing Temple is different from the Honggertu. It is the central stronghold managed by De Wang painstakingly, and the difficulty of attacking can be imagined. In order to attack, you must have a weapon. The special forces played an irreplaceable role in Honggertu's rescue - this is just a half-baked special forces, if new arms are added, wouldn't it be even more powerful? Fu Zuoyi hoped that Chiang Kai-shek would deploy the special forces in the air, that is, the air force, to come to support, so that the three-dimensional raid he planned would be a surefire success. Chiang Kai-shek agreed without hesitation, but the promise quickly fell through because the preparation time was too late. The preparation time set by Fu Zuoyi was only three days. The battle of Honggertu has exposed part of the strength of the Sui army. Tanaka and King De have to be wary of this. Over time, uncontrollable things will inevitably increase. At that time, the Air Force Base of the Central Army was in Luoyang. After the plane took off from Luoyang, it had to refuel in Taiyuan before entering Suiyuan to participate in the war. The preparation took more than three days, and it had to be eight to nine days. In addition, senior Air Force officials also held objections to the Air Force's participation in the Suiyuan Anti-Japanese War, believing that it might lead to premature exposure of strength and bring troubles to the real Sino-Japanese air battle in the future. The Air Force couldn't come, so I had to do it alone.This is a great test for Fu Zuoyi. Honggertu is a passive clearance, while Bailingmiao is an active attack.This is not an ordinary attack, it is a fast break, and it doesn't matter if you don't hit, you must hit if you hit. If you fight for ten days and half a month, even if you keep fighting against King De, from the overall point of view, you will lose the battle.Because the Kwantung Army will find an excuse for direct intervention by then, and the situation will change drastically. Defensively you excel, can you also be your best offensively? Although he has fought many tough battles, Fu Zuoyi still feels a kind of tension that he has never felt before. Choose the general first. The raid on the Bailing Temple depends entirely on courage, and a person who is too calm will not be able to accomplish great things. Therefore, this time, Lao Fu did not use "quiet tiger" but "moving tiger". Sun Lanfeng was called "Sun Lame" because he was lame, but he was lame, but he was extremely agile in action, and he would never lose to two legs in battle. "Moving Tiger" is happy to move, but before the battle of Bailing Temple started, Fu Zuoyi insisted that he calm down and do scouting. Use people's strengths and overcome their weaknesses. The so-called general talents are not polished in this way. Sun Lanfeng personally went to the outskirts of the Bailing Temple to conduct reconnaissance. After returning, the old man had to deliberate with him again: on the day of the fight, which way do you go, where do you concentrate, and where do you break through.Pass one by one, pick a little bit, and don't be sloppy at all. The so-called surprise attack seemed to be a matter of just a few hours, but in fact it was all done before the battle. Three days is very short, but there are too many things to do, not only to observe the enemy's situation, but also to deploy suspicious soldiers. Hong Geertu's sharp blow shocked both Tanaka and King De.But what Fu Zuoyi wanted to tell them was, don't be afraid, I won't hit Bailing Temple. Use actions, not words. He first transferred a cavalry regiment out of Guisui with great fanfare, saying that he was going to change defenses. If there is going to be a major military operation, the number of people is not enough, how can we deploy troops to "change defense". For Tanaka, one doubt has been eliminated, and the other doubt is what the remaining troops in Guisui City are doing. It's not for you anyway. Fu Zuoyi dispatched troops to the east of the city every day for exercises, going out in the morning and returning in the evening, for three days, every day without interruption. Playing hard to get, false and real, the Kwantung Army used it many times before and after "September 18th", but when Fu Zuoyi concocted it in the same way, Tanaka didn't notice any abnormality from it. In fact, it can't be completely blamed on Tanaka's incompetence, but also on Guisuicheng The director of Hanshan in the movie is too rubbish. Bailing Temple is different from Honggeertu. If it is said that after Tanaka suffered a defeat in Honggeertu, Yushan may still gloat, then Fu Zuoyi's raid on Bailing Temple touched the root of him and Tanaka. The question is, there is no doubt that both of them will be punished in the end. If the information could be obtained in advance, I believe that Yushan would definitely report to the military headquarters or the Kwantung Army. It's a pity that this guy has been completely settled by Old Fu's ecstasy formation.Not only did he not get any real information from Fu Zuoyi, but he also unconsciously delivered false information to Tanaka, making the latter more convinced that Fu Zuoyi had no intention of attacking Bailing Temple. As soon as Tanaka was relieved, Bailing Temple's defense naturally relaxed.