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    Qin Wei previously had the title of deputy commander-in-chief of the Guangdong-Guangxi Campaign, but after the Japanese troops in the three divisions in northern Vietnam were taken away by the Japanese, his position was handed over.  But this time, because he wanted to rescue MacArthur and his group, he was sent back by Chiang Kai-shek.  But this time he is no longer the deputy commander-in-chief, but the deputy commander-in-chief of the fourth theater.  In fact, the Fourth Theater has always existed, but before that, the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Theater was He Yingqin.  Because he has to take charge of the Ministry of National Defense, he cannot take up the post directly.  This is the same situation as Chen Cheng being the commander-in-chief of the ninth war zone, while Xue Yue, the acting commander-in-chief, is the actual front-line commander.  This is one of the reasons why Bai Chongxi, Xu Tingyao, and Qin Wei served as the chief and deputy commander-in-chief respectively during the Guangdong and Guangxi battles, instead of directly serving as commander-in-chief.  And since we are talking about the fourth theater, we have to talk about Yu Hanmou.  Yu Hanmou, as mentioned before, during the Battle of Wuhan, Chiang Kai-shek kept dispatching troops and generals from this man. As a result, when the Japanese army raided Guangzhou, this man had almost no troops available, allowing the Japanese to easily occupy Guangzhou.  This cut off China's only external communication line at the time, making it meaningless to defend Wuhan, and also made the Nationalist Government finally decide to abandon Wuhan and relocate to Chongqing.  Logically speaking, although Yu Hanmou had made a mistake, his mistake was excusable. The person who was really responsible for the fall of Guangzhou should be Lao Jiang.  Because after Chiang Kai-shek received news one after another that the Japanese army intended to attack Guangzhou, he still insisted on his own point of view, saying that the Japanese had concentrated a large number of troops in the Wuhan theater and could not send extra manpower to attack Guangzhou.  As a result, his throat was cut off with a single blow, and his army of millions fought almost in vain for several months.  But it was impossible for Chiang Kai-shek to bear this responsibility, so Yu Hanmou, the top military commander of Guangzhou Province at the time, became the main person responsible.  Because the common people did not understand the actual situation, they also attributed the main responsibility for the fall of Guangzhou to Yu Hanmou, Wu Tiecheng, the then governor of Guangdong Province, and Zeng Yangfu, the mayor of Guangzhou. They also made up a folk song: "Yu Han had no intention, Wu Tiecheng  The lost city has no trace of its past."  But after all, Yu Hanmou is not as unreliable as Chiang Kai-shek.  After the fall of Guangzhou, he led the remaining 120,000 soldiers of the 12th Army under his command to persist in the war of resistance in northern Guangdong. Faced with the Japanese attack, he was highly motivated and won two consecutive battles in northern Guangdong, thwarting the Japanese aggressors' use of Guangdong.  The strategy of cutting off the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, threatening the rear of Hunan and Guangxi, and finally forcing the southern provinces to surrender, and effectively cooperating and supporting the Battle of Southern Guangxi, inspired the hearts of the soldiers and civilians of Guangdong and Guangxi.  These two battles also avenged Yu Han's humiliation and allowed him to regain his confidence and honor as a soldier.  At the same time, perhaps because Chiang Kai-shek had always felt guilty about him, he intended to let him take over the position of commander-in-chief of the Fourth Theater Zone.  But Yu Hanmou¡¯s luck was really not very good. The position of the commander of the theater flickered in front of his eyes, but in the end it flew away and fell on the head of Zhang Fakui, commander-in-chief of the Second Corps and Eighth Group Army!  This General Zhang Fakui is also famous throughout the history of the Chinese revolution.  Among other things, the Ye Ting Independent Regiment belonged to the Fourth Army of the "Iron Army" under Zhang Fakui. Its reputation during the Northern Expedition was not much worse than that of the "Steel Army" under Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren; the Nanchang Uprising was created by Ye Ting, He Long and others.  A brother's rebellion, but before that, the CCP's target was Zhang Fakui himself, hoping to instigate Zhang Fakui to join them in the uprising.  It's a pity that Zhang Fakui is closer to Wang Jingwei.  After discovering the Communist Party's plan, he tried to lure Ye Ting and He Long to Lushan, remove their military power, and then reorganize their troops.  Unexpectedly, this plan was reported to Ye Jianying, who was the chief of staff under him, and the Nanchang Uprising broke out.  After the uprising, Ye Ting and He Long led their troops to leave Nanchang. Zhang Fakui wanted to lead his troops in pursuit, but in the end he listened to Ye Jianying's opinion and allowed the uprising troops to leave.  Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Fakui did nothing in the face of the uprising troops. He once tried to recover the 25th Division of the uprising army, which was the troops of Zhou Shidi (who was promoted to general in 1955). But what is unexpected is that Zhang Fakui took the train  While pursuing south, his own guards also revolted, scaring an "Iron Army" commander into jumping out of his car and fleeing.  However, if you conclude from his performance in the Nanchang Uprising that Zhang Fakui has no ability, then you would be underestimating this man.  Not to mention that he led an "iron army" during the Northern Expedition and defeated the troops of the famous Beiyang general Wu Peifu many times. During the Anti-Japanese War, when facing the Japanese invasion, Zhang Fakui also led his troops to fight fiercely with them many times, and many times.  Have a winning record.  Especially when he served as the commander-in-chief of the Fourth War Zone, he commanded the national troops in Guangdong and Guangxi to fight many fierce battles with the enemy and regained many lost territories, living up to the name of the "Iron Army" he had previously conquered.  And Zhang Fakui¡¯s personal reputation is very good.  When Wang Jingwei invaded the Qing Communist Party, he publicly shouted at a meeting that "I would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one person go", which showed his cruel nature.  However, although Zhang Fakui also agreed with Wang Jingwei's ideas, he still refused to carry out the Qing Dynasty in his own troops.It was because the proportion of Communists in Zhang Fakui's army was too high, and he did not dare to act rashly. This was also the reason why Zhang Fakui was unwilling to kill people indiscriminately.  Moreover, Zhang Fakui does not care about old evil.  He will just talk about the faults of his friends or subordinates, but never deliberately settle the scores, so his subordinates feel a sense of security.  In addition, Zhang Fakui dares to employ people and is able to employ them.  It is obvious that Ye Ting, Ye Jianying and He Long can all be reused under him.  Since he led the army, Zhang Fakui has strictly restrained himself, lived a very frugal life, and never wasted military funds.  All these made Qin Wei have a good impression of Zhang Fakui, and also made him feel that he could cooperate well with Zhang Fakui.  But he didn't expect that Zhang Fakui would give him a "surprise" from the beginning!  As soon as he took office, his first plan was to send troops to Hong Kong to "assist defense."  When those at the Fourth Theater Command heard about his proposal, they were all in disbelief, and then there was almost one-sided opposition. However, Zhang Fakui slapped the table with these people on the spot without asking him.  The reason is just two words: send troops!  ¡­ ¡°But now these foreign devils don¡¯t give me any face,¡± said Zhang Fakui, who had a mustache and looked very energetic.  He sent the telegram he had just received to Qin Wei, "Brother, what do you think we should do?" "What does General Xiang Hua think?" Qin Wei glanced at the telegram.  This is a report jointly signed by Chen Jiliang of the Navy and Deng E, the commander of the 155th Division. The content is also very simple: Hong Kong refused their "support", especially the army of the 155th Division from entering Hong Kong. Hong Kong Governor Yang Muqi even sent troops directly to the dock.  to prevent soldiers from disembarking.  "Of course we can't retreat. If we retreat, won't we both lose face?" Zhang Fakui snorted coldly: "And the British have long been a thing of the past, and now they are suppressed by the Japanese. If it weren't for us, they would have been suppressed long ago.  "Takashi Sakai, you still dare to be so arrogant, I think we need to give them some color and let them know the current situation." "Then what do you think we should do?" Qin Wei asked.  "First of all, we have to find a suitable reason." Zhang Fakui shook his mustache, "Earlier we said we were supporting the foreign devils, but now they don't give us face, we have to think of another one But how can this be justified? This Hong Kong is British  It's human territory, and Yang Muqi acted like a fool again, as if he wasn't afraid of anyone, so it's not easy to deal with. " "Look what about the reason of 'protecting Chinese citizens'?" Qin Wei laughed.  asked.  "Protecting citizens?" "It's the same as the 'protecting expatriates' that those foreign devils have been clamoring about all day long." "Okay." Zhang Fakui was startled for a moment, and then he was overjoyed, "This is a good reason! Haha, protection  Expatriates! Use your spear and attack your shield! I don¡¯t see what the foreign devils say. That¡¯s all, protect the overseas Chinese!¡± ¡°Although Hong Kong is a colony, it is also our own people.  You can't call them 'expatriates' there, they are Chinese citizens!" Qin Wei said.  "Yes, citizen! Chinese citizen!" Zhang Fakui laughed, "Brother, I have long heard that you have a lot of ideas, and you are indeed well-deserved." "Laughing and laughing are just favors from foreign devils." Qin Wei smiled at him.  He cupped his hands and said thoughtfully: "But even if there is a reason, if Yang Muqi insists on not letting our soldiers disembark, the problem will still not be solved." "Haha, brother, you don't understand this.  " Zhang Fakui said with a smile, "These foreign devils are just playing tricks. Don't look at them being tough all day long, but as long as you have a reason and act tougher, they will be like.  That He Huzi is the current He Long from the Communist Party. When that guy was serving as the garrison in Lizhou, Hunan, he seized the British smuggling merchant ship. As a result, the British consul came to visit and refused to say anything.  , and asked him to bear the consequences, but was He Huzhu easy to mess with? He used some tricks to seize the goods, and also arrested the smuggling merchants, leaving the British in trouble.  I have no choice but to admit defeat. "I seem to have heard of this before, but this is different from ours." Qin Wei said with a smile, "That time it was just a little arms and opium.  What we are facing when we return to Yang Muqi is our 'conspiracy'! He is afraid that we will not leave after we leave, and he will definitely not let go." "Brother, please tell me the truth," Zhang Fakui also laughed.  He looked at Qin Wei and asked, "Is this your idea of ??sending troops to support Hong Kong this time?" "Since you have already seen it, why bother asking again?" Qin Wei said with a smile, "And I have no intention of hiding it.  Who are you looking at? I have made it clear that I want to bully the British, but there is nothing you can do about it now." Zhang Fakui extended his thumb to him, and then said with a smile.Although this idea came from you, brother, you have to solve this problem.  Brother, I am slow-minded. At most, I will shoulder the responsibility with you if something happens.  " "Haha, it really doesn't matter whether you can carry it or not.  Qin Wei smiled and said, "But to deal with this Yang Muqi What do you think of ordering the navy to fire?"  "
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