The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 260: Swallowing the Nobles
Under the leadership of He Shaozhou, He Wei first came to the temporary division command post of the 103rd Division. In the command post, He Shaozhou informed He Wei of the current specific situation and equipment of the 103rd Division.

This division does not implement the current national army's standard adjustment division or consolidation division of two brigades and four regiments. Instead, it adopts a three-regiment establishment, with the 613th, 615th and 618th subordinates. There are three infantry regiments, and the troops directly under the division include a communications company, a special agent company, an engineer company, a cavalry company, and a baggage company.

The overall organization of the army is worse than that of the general main force, and after the battles in Jiangyin and Zhenjiang and other places, the troops of this division also suffered heavy losses.

At present, the 103rd Division has only more than 5,000 officers and soldiers in total, and there are also problems with the command system. After the Battle of Jiangyin, the 103rd Division’s commander, chief of staff, and subordinates of the 615th Regiment The regiment commander took some personnel from the division and ran away directly. However, the commander of the 613th regiment was killed in the battle, causing chaos in the entire division's command system.

It can be said that the overall situation of the 103rd Division is not optimistic.

In the command post, He Wei drank a cup of hot tea in one gulp, frowned and said to He Shaozhou: "Sir, the situation in your unit is really not good. The command system is in chaos. The three regiments There is only one regiment commander now, and the division headquarters is also in dilapidated condition. There are still people in the army who are against you. We need to solve it quickly. I don’t know the specific personnel situation? Who is the specific person who is against you? "

He Shaozhou glanced at the people around him and whispered to He Wei: "Our division now has three organic regiments. The leader of the 618th regiment is named Wan Shijiong. The leader of the 615th regiment followed him after he was injured in Jiangyin. The original division commander fled to Hankou, and the post of regimental commander was taken by the division adjutant director Wang Shuhuai. The commander of the 613th Regiment was killed in Jiangyin. Now there is no regiment leader. The actual affairs of the entire regiment are presided over by Ding Dafa, the lieutenant colonel of the regiment. .”

"Of these three chiefs, the two commanders, Wan Wang, both obeyed me and the Central Committee. But the problem lies with Ding Dafa. This man is almost forty years old. His military rank and position are not high, but he is very important in this division. He has a deep personal background, and all the heavy cigarettes smoked by the officers and soldiers of this division are handled by this person. He is a difficult character to deal with."

He Wei said puzzledly: "Sir, he is a lieutenant colonel. The worst he can do is arrest you or end your life."

He Shaozhou smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I acted as the division commander after I arrived at Jinling. I wanted to get rid of this person, but the relationship with him was too deep. Although the two commanders of Wanwang obeyed my orders, they had many battalion commanders. Wear the same trousers as the guy named Ding. Even the special agent company commander of the division is also named Ding. Once I give an order that is unfavorable to the guy named Ding, I can't carry it out at all. Alas, I don't have any soldiers, so what can I do? I don’t even have the confidence.”

"After I arrived at Jinling, I intended to reorganize the troops and wanted to take control of this division and fight the Japanese. However, the group of people named Ding always disobeyed my orders. Recently, they even secretly searched for people behind my back. Most of the ships crossing the river were planning to escape across the river, but the military police were keeping a close eye on them and they couldn't find any ships, but I can be sure that as long as there is a problem in the battle situation, these people will definitely run away."

"I understand, I understand."

He Wei squinted his eyes, looking thoughtfully at the people coming and going from the 103rd Division Headquarters, and murmured. Suddenly, a fierce and fierce light flashed in He Wei's eyes.

After thinking for a moment, He Wei already had a plan in mind, so he leaned into He Shaozhou's ear and whispered: "Sir, according to you, this person named Ding is very powerful, and many battalion and company commanders of this division are secretly taking orders. Is he real?"

"That's right, although the 103rd Division has accepted the reorganization from the central government and some officers from Huangpu, people like Ding and others are still afraid of losing control of the army, so they will One-third of an acre of land is regarded as my own private property. I want to organize the troops, ban smoking in the troops to improve combat effectiveness, and let Huangpu students take root in this division. It is inherently in conflict with their interests. The level of battalion and company commander in this division There are at least twenty rebels, many more than the battalion and company commanders who are leaning towards me, they are really difficult to deal with."

He Wei nodded and said: "Sir, I understand, but I still want to ask for your instructions. You also know that I served in the Tenth Division of the Fourteenth Army during the Xinkou Battle. The Fourteenth Army also There is an 85th Division that is also a former Guizhou Army unit, and it has also been centralized. If I want to follow the story of the 85th Division, will it have any impact on you?"

As he spoke, He Wei raised his right hand, gestured with a knife, and scratched his neck.

The story of the 85th Division mentioned by He Wei refers to the annexation of the 85th Division of the local army of the Guizhou Army by the direct line of the Central Army before the Anti-Japanese War. The 85th Division was also a unit of the Guizhou Army. Before the Anti-Japanese War, In the encirclement and suppression campaign, the battle was unfavorable and the division commander suffered heavy losses.

Therefore, the Guozhou Central Committee was determined to annex this army and sent Chen Tie, a first-term student from Huangpu, to take over as the division commander. Chen Tie's situation after he took office was almost the same as He Shaozhou's current situation.

From the chief of staff of the division to the company commander of the battalion, everyone was extremely hostile to Chen Tie. The chief of staff of the 85th Division even wanted to kill Chen Tie and led his troops to Gui Province to defect to Xiao Xiao. The thoughts of Zhuge Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren.

In an extremely critical situation, Chen Tie took decisive measures and took direct action during the movement of troops. He arrested the division chief of staff and many battalion company commanders who were confronting him. In the end, he was either shot or sentenced. It can be said that he was killed. Heads rolling in.

In the end, the 85th Division, the former Guizhou Army unit, was annexed by the Central Army in such an extremely bloody and violent way, and has since become a unit of the Central Army system.

After the incident, there was a lot of rumors, and He Shaozhou was a native of Guizhou, and he was well aware of the story of the Eighty-fifth Division told by He Wei.

He Shaozhou was surprised at first, and then determination flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "No problem, you can do it like this. The right way is an important code in troubled times. Besides, this is the army and it is wartime. To tell you the truth, if not I can’t mobilize the troops, I’ve done this a long time ago, and we don’t even have a day to rectify the troops, so that’s all we can do to cut through the mess quickly!”

This handsome nephew was also a decisive person in killing. When he learned that He Wei was thinking of killing people, He Shaozhou immediately and decisively agreed without asking his mother-in-law.

So, after just a few cups of tea, the two of them decided on a plan to kill people to solve the problem. He Shaozhou didn't feel anything about it, but he felt that He Wei was quite skillful and dared to kill people and take action.

As for He Wei, he thought that before he traveled through the previous life, he often saw how the Central Army of the National Army annexed the miscellaneous armies. Unexpectedly, time has changed, and now he himself has to do the same thing, and It's done in an extremely violent and bloody way.

But there is no way. What a person does depends on his butt and source of interests. The origins and sources of interests of He Wei, Huang Pusheng and the Central Army destined him to do this, and this is the only way he can do it.

Of course, Ding Dafa and his other vassals, who had been sentenced to death in He Wei's mind, were not unjust. They sold cigarettes and found boats to try to escape from the battle, all of which were worthy of being shot.

He Wei actually has no psychological burden to kill such people. Moreover, these people are really brainless. He knew clearly that behind He Shaozhou was Minister He of the Military and Political Department, but he still dared to offend him. If he was so stupid, his death would not be considered an injustice. .

As for this, He Wei couldn't figure out what these people were thinking. It was really puzzling that they dared to go against Minister He's nephew.

After determining the action plan, He Wei and He Shaozhou immediately split up and acted. The 103rd Division headquarters, which originally seemed a little comfortable amidst the rumble of artillery fire from the Japanese feint attack, quietly became murderous after the conversation between the two. .

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the 103rd Division command post.

He Shaozhou, the commander of the 103rd Division, was sitting on a marching chair, looking out along the observation port of the division command post. The rumbling sound of artillery was still continuing, but it was nothing compared to the large-scale artillery bombardment of the Japanese army in the morning. Much reduced.

The 103rd Division, which is at the rear, has not participated in the battle. There is a lazy atmosphere permeating the entire position, and there is no sense of tension as a frontline unit. Even the command post of the 103rd Division is filled with a sense of laziness. It smells like smoke paste.

The corner of He Shaozhou's eyes glanced at the officers and soldiers who were secretly hiding and puffing away, and a trace of displeasure and disgust flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly, a guard close to He Shaozhou ran into the command post and reported loudly: "Report to the deputy division commander that all the company-level and above officers from the division have arrived for the meeting."

"Oh? Please come in quickly."

He Shaozhou took the initiative to stand up and greet him. Immediately, dozens of officers from the 103rd Division walked into the command post one after another. The leaders were the three commanders of the three infantry regiments of the 103rd Division, and the 618th Regiment. Colonel Wan Shijiong, the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Shuhuai, acting commander of the 615th Regiment, and Lieutenant Colonel Ding Dafa, acting commander of the 613th Regiment.

The one at the forefront of the three regiment commanders was not Colonel Wan Shijiong, the highest-ranking commander, but Lieutenant Colonel Ding Dafa, the commander of the 613th Regiment.

This guy has big hair, a fat head, and big ears. The belt around his waist is so fat that it seems to be about to break. There is also a large cigarette rod with a white jade cigarette holder in the belt.

"Hello, Deputy Teacher He. Hello, Deputy Teacher He."

Ding Dafa walked in front and greeted He Shaozhou flatteringly. He Shaozhou nodded humbly and pretended to be enthusiastic and said to the officers: "Brother Ding is here. Come on, please take a seat!"

He Shaozhou greeted all the officers to sit down. Na Ding Dafa looked at the smile on He Shaozhou's face and the warm greeting. A slight doubt flashed in his eyes, but he stood still and stared at He Shaozhou for a few times, and then seemed to Sensing something was wrong, a pair of thief eyes looked around in the command post.

"Everyone, please take a seat, please take a seat. Come here, guards, serve tea."

Except for a few of the officers behind Ding Dafa who sat down at He Shaozhou's invitation, the rest stood upright when they saw Ding Dafa did not sit down. Instead of sitting down, they stood solemnly behind Ding Dafa.

Ding Dafa swaggered around the command post for several times, then unceremoniously pulled up a chair and sat down. Only then did the standing officers sit down one after another.

He Shaozhou saw this and was secretly annoyed in his heart, but did not show it on his face. He smiled and poured tea for the three regiment commanders himself.

Then, before He Shaozhou could speak, Ding Dafa showed a greasy smile and asked He Shaozhou: "Deputy Commander He, I wonder what the instructions are for suddenly summoning our brothers to the division headquarters?"

"Oh, that's right. It is said that the Japanese will increase their attack intensity in the past two days. Our reserve team near Xiaguan is the only one that can be mobilized to fight. There may be battle orders passed down."

As soon as He Shaozhou finished speaking, Ding Dafa spit out a sip of tea. He looked at He Shaozhou in shock and disbelief and asked, "Deputy Deputy, you said you want to send this division of our brothers to the battlefield?"

"The specific situation is not clear yet. I have asked someone to inquire about it. Maybe someone will come to deliver the order soon."

He Shaozhou said calmly and took a sip of hot tea, while Ding Dafa and all the officers under him exploded and discussed the matter in shock. He Shaozhou did not stop him and just allowed the division command post to turn into a pot of chaos. He watched with cold eyes as Ding Dafa and his followers were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

Ten minutes later, He Shaozhou's guards once again ran into the command post to communicate.

"Reporting to the commander, He Wei, the commander of the friendly city defense special agent battalion, is here to convey General Xiao's order."

After the guard's report, the command post suddenly became silent. Everyone looked in the direction outside the command post, only to see He Wei leading the messenger Tao Heiwa into the 103rd place with a golden sword. The division's command post completely ignored the surprised looks cast by dozens of officers and walked directly towards He Shaozhou.

"Hello, sir!"

In full compliance with the requirements of infantry drills and military etiquette, He Wei stood at attention on his feet in front of He Shaozhou and gave a standard military salute.

He Shaozhou nodded, stood up as if seeing He Wei for the first time today, and asked seriously: "Major He is here to deliver the order?"

"Yes! I just received a notification from the forward position that the Japanese army may have large-scale operations in the near future. General Xiao ordered your division to prepare for battle immediately and be ready to fight at any time!"

"Well, I understand. Does General Xiao have any specific arrangements?"

He Wei stood at attention again and said: "Of course there is. General Xiao values ​​​​your division's troops very much and has already understood the basic situation of each part of your division. General Xiao believes that your division has gone through bloody battles in Zhenjiang, Jiangyin and other places, and has arrived in Jinling It has been resting since then, and its combat effectiveness should be well preserved. General Xiao specifically named the 613th Regiment of your division. He said that the regiment's leader was killed in the bloody battle in Jiangyin. The entire regiment's officers and soldiers still fought to the death to kill the enemy, and their combat effectiveness should be regarded as your most precious. The best in the division, so General Xiao ordered this regiment to be the first to enter the battle and set an example for the officers and soldiers of your division."

After He Wei finished speaking, he glanced at Ding Dafa, the acting commander of the 613th Regiment. When Ding Dafa heard that his regiment was going to take the lead, the color on his face had already gone. He ran directly to He Shaozhou and kept saying: "Deputy Commander , deputy seat, this is not possible, this is impossible."

He Shaozhou pretended to be confused and asked: "Brother Ding, what do you mean? Don't talk about General Xiao. Even I think that your regiment's combat effectiveness is the best among all the divisions. Soldiers should serve the country. Once the war starts, I also intend to let him You are the vanguard, and I also think that you, my brother, are mature and prudent and should not be relegated to the position of a mere lieutenant colonel. As long as you finish this battle, I will immediately recommend you to be promoted to the captain of the colonel."

Ding Dafa's face was dripping with cold sweat, and he said in a low and anxious voice: "Vice-in-command, no, our regiment suffered the most casualties in Jiangyin. The former Commander Luo died in the battle. This shows how brutal our regiment's struggle was. Our regiment is still You need to rest, please think twice, deputy chairperson."

Ding Da found out that he was scared to death. He had been a soldier for more than 20 years, and now he couldn't even use a gun. Instead, he used his position to do business and made a lot of money. Let him fight. Go to die, not to mention that during the Battle of Jiangyin, he had a very perceptual understanding of the fierce fighting power of the Japanese army. As for being promoted to colonel leader, Ding Dafa did not think that the so-called blank check official function was more important than his own life.

"Hey, Commander Ding, don't be humble. Your regiment's combat effectiveness is obvious to all. This is the time to employ people. It's time for you to serve the country."

He Wei put on an official tone and helped.

At this time, Ding Dafa was too lazy to pay attention to He Wei, a major he had never met before. He turned around anxiously and shouted to the officers behind him: "Brothers, our regiment must not be dragged up to fight. We still need to rest." , two shots, three shots, it’s expensive, please say something quickly.”

All the officers behind Ding Dafa were shouting that they could not join the battle, and they were complaining. Two major officers took the initiative to stand up and walked to He Shaozhou and begged.

"Second Officer, my brother is right, we can't fight. You should know how many kilograms our troops can eat, but you don't dare to do this, you don't dare to do this."

"Yes, sir, leave some seeds for our troops."

The two major battalion commanders put on bitter faces, bent over and cried and begged He Shaozhou, as if they were not giving them battle orders but reminders.

When He Wei looked at the badges of these two men, he discovered that one of the two battalion commanders was named Ding Erfa and the other was named Ding Sanfa, and they both looked similar to Ding Dafa. Now He Wei also understood. The stubborn Ding Dafa turned the army into a family business. When he became the acting commander of the middle school regiment, he promoted his brother to be the battalion commander.

Then, a captain in his thirties also said to He Shaozhou: "Vice-in-Chief, this matter needs to be considered again."

He Wei remembered this man again. His badge showed that his name was Huang Naigui, and he was the captain of the special agent company directly under the 103rd Division.

"Vice-in-Chief, please leave a way for our brothers to survive!"

Suddenly, Ding Dafa burst out crying and knelt on the ground. As he knelt down, a group of Ding Dafa's fans also knelt down in mourning. There were more than twenty people in total, and a group of people knelt down. Moved to He Shaozhou, crying and begging He Shaozhou to take back his life.

A good division command post suddenly became like a mourning hall.

He Shaozhou and He Wei looked at each other, and they both understood that Ding Dafa was trying to force people to cause trouble in the palace, and wanted He Shaozhou to take back his order to let the 613th Regiment be the first to attack the vanguard.

And this is the effect the two of them want.

He Shaozhou's face suddenly turned cold and he said, "Humph, Brother Ding, what do you mean? Are you going to disobey military orders?"

"Sir Ding, it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. To put it bluntly, it is your destiny to be a soldier. Even if there are bullets in front of you, and the officer asks you to go up and eat the bullets, blocking the eye, we have to rush forward without blinking. I advise you to obey orders."

Ding Dafa still had a mournful look on his face, and he knelt down and raised his hands to bow: "Vice-in-Chief, give me a way to survive, give me a way to survive."

"Hmph, Ding Dafa, as a soldier, don't you know that the land is divided into north and south, and people, old and young, all have the responsibility to defend the land and resist the war. In this battle, your regiment must be the first to fight. You'd better go back and prepare for the battle. .”

He Shaozhou looked down at Ding Dafa who was kneeling and scolded angrily.

After saying this, Ding Dafa's face turned from pale to angry red in an instant, and he stood up with a swish.

"Damn it, don't bully others too much."

Ding Dafa fiercely took off the military cap on his head, pulled off the belt around his waist, opened his clothes, revealing the high-end silk shirt underneath, then took out the big smoking gun from his waist, pointed it at He Shaozhou and shouted: "Your mother is unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust. Let me tell you, I will never go to fight. Don't think that I don't know what you want to do. Don't you just want to eat our troops?"

"Well, if you want to eat, I'll give it to you. I'm telling you today that I won't do it anymore. Whoever wants to fight in this battle will fight. I don't want to die under Japanese artillery fire. I will also let you know something today. Logically speaking, this 103rd Division is not something you can control with just one hand."

Ding Dafa then waved his arms to the officers around him and said: "Brothers, if you don't want to die and want to live, come with me. Let's cross the river by ourselves and leave Jinling to go back to our hometown to eat well and drink spicy food. Naigui, take someone with you. The division headquarters is surrounded by me, let us brothers fight for our own way to survive!"

After saying that, the commander of the 103rd Division's special agent company named Huang Naigui was about to run out of the command post, apparently to carry out Ding Dafa's order and lead troops to surround the command post.

Some officers who were determined to follow Ding Dafa also drew their guns and assumed the posture of armed mutiny.

But before Huang Naigui could run out, He Wei shouted to Tao Heiwa, the messenger behind him: "Do it!"

Tao Heiwa immediately blew the whistle, and a sharp whistle suddenly came from the headquarters of the 103rd Division. Then, dozens of heavily armed soldiers from the special agent battalion instantly poured into the headquarters of the 103rd Division. .

Ah - with a scream, Huang Naigui was kicked down by Yang Biao, the leader of the special agent platoon directly under the special agent battalion, and was then blocked in a corner by several special agent battalion soldiers.

Yang Biao trotted to He Wei and reported loudly: "Report to the battalion commander, the first and second infantry companies of our special agent battalion have surrounded the 103rd Division headquarters. The division's special agent company has been disarmed by our battalion. Please instruct!"

He Wei pointed at the bloodless Ding Dafa and the officers holding guns and shouted: "Tie up this man and those violent criminals who are holding guns and trying to arm the mutiny."

"on!"

Yang Biao waved his hand, and the soldiers from the special agent platoon stepped forward, unloaded their guns on Ding Dafa and his minions, and tied them all up.

And He Wei said to He Shaozhou: "Sir, please give me instructions on how to deal with these rebellious people."

He Shaozhou let out a long breath, kicked open the chair where Ding Dafa was sitting, pointed at Ding Dafa who was tied up by Wu Huada, and said loudly: "Today we have Ding Dafa, the acting commander of the 613th Infantry Regiment, the first of the 613th Regiment." Battalion Commander Ding Erfa, Third Battalion Commander Ding Sanfa, Special Agent Company Commander Huang Naigui, Baggage Company Commander Liu Songsan, Sergeant Brigade Deputy Captain Gao Gao and others disobeyed orders, attempted mutiny, committed atrocities, and increased crimes upon crimes. Unforgivable, order, shoot immediately!"

(End of this chapter)