In the next few days, Yan Xishan's Jinsui Army and Chairman Chiang's Central Army showed no signs of continuing to move north. As for Han Fuqu's Shandong Army, they even retreated to the south of the Yellow River.

Peiping, Marshal's Mansion.

Zhang Xinghan was reviewing documents. After taking over the Pingjin area, within a few days, various large and small matters in these areas were submitted in a swarm.

Zang Shiyi was still busy in the Northeast recruiting naval recruits and could not get away for the time being. Some things were very important, such as post-war settlements in various places.

So Zhang Xinghan had no choice but to bite the bullet and go into battle himself.

While I was busy, there was suddenly a rush of footsteps outside.

Zhang Xinghan raised his head when he heard the sound and saw Huang Xiansheng and Liu Jianguo walking in hand in hand. They smiled and saluted Zhang Xinghan: "Commander, we are here."

"Brother Jingzhong, Jianguo, you guys are here, come and help me, I'm almost going crazy." Zhang Xinghan stood up quickly and said.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Huang Xian said: "Commander, those who are capable should work harder."

"That's right, those who can do more work." Liu Jianguo nodded in agreement.

After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Xinghan cut to the chase and asked, "How about it? There is nothing unusual about the Jinsui Army and the Central Army in the direction of Baoding and Cangzhou, right?"

Huang Xiansheng smiled and shook his head and said: "No, no, they stopped advancing after Pingjin was captured by us, and they haven't done anything unusual until now."

"Yes, our tank troops are displayed in front, and the air force is also constantly conducting deterrent patrols. They have the evil heart but not the courage." Liu Jianguo said.

Zhang Xinghan smiled and nodded. Indeed, the combat power of his Northeast Frontier Defense Force is now enough to make any East Asian country or force feel fearful.

Now that the situation in Beijing and Tianjin has been decided, no matter whether Yan Laoxi or Chairman Chiang has any intentions, they have to weigh the pros and cons and consider the consequences.

"Okay, you divisions will continue to be stationed in Pingjin. To prepare for possible emergencies, I will transfer Ge Quanwu's new division here later." Zhang Xinghan said eloquently.

"Commander, what do you mean by this, do you plan to leave?" Liu Jianguo asked.

"Yes." Zhang Xinghan nodded and said: "Now we have captured more than 100,000 Northeastern Army prisoners. These prisoners are very numerous. If we use them well, they will become our source of a large number of new soldiers. If we use them poorly, it may be counterproductive.

, the harm is endless.”

"So. I have to go back and personally reorganize these 110,000 Northeastern Army prisoners. Reorganize those who need to be reorganized and demobilize those who need to be demobilized. I want to transform them into effective combat capabilities of our Northeastern Border Defense Force as soon as possible."

"The Pingjin area will be left to you. Brother Jingzhong is the main one, Jianguo is the second. You all need to unite well. Before we can digest these 110,000 captive recruits, the Pingjin area can only be on the defensive and cannot move without permission."

Zhang Xinghan patted the two of them on the shoulders and encouraged them.

Huang Xiansheng and Liu Jianguo nodded solemnly and said, "Commander, please rest assured. We will do our best and never let down your trust."

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Early the next morning, Zhang Xinghan left Beiping City with his guard battalion and handed over all the defense of the Pingjin area to Liu Jianguo and Huang Xiansheng.

In the compartment of a military truck, Guo Zhong, who was still unconscious, was lying on a stretcher specially made for him by Zhang Xinghan. Two young female nurses were sitting next to him, holding bottles of salt water for him.

Zhang Xinghan sat on the other side, opposite the two nurses. It was probably the first time that he sat with a senior officer like Zhang Xinghan at such a close distance. The two young nurses were obviously at a loss.

Zhang Xinghan did not go to talk to them, but held a cigarette in his mouth and looked down at Guo Zhong who was lying on the stretcher. He had been in a coma for several days and had not yet woken up. His face was extremely pale and there was no blood at all.

"Zhongzi, wake up quickly. You have been with us for so long, and we still have a lot of things to do. You didn't die by the Japanese or Lao Maozi's gun. How could you die in the hands of a mob?"

You are my brother Zhang Xinghan. Who will protect me if you die? Who will command my guard camp?"

When it comes to emotional aspects, I recall everything about Guo Zhong who was by his side in the past. For three years, he worked hard and was loyal without any complaints. Such a loyal person is what anyone in power wants.

It is also worth feeling sad about.

My nose was sore, my eyes were moist, and tears almost came out of my eyes.

Zhang Xinghan turned his head away, rubbed his eyes with force, and wiped all the tears on his hands.

The two young nurses were so shocked by the scene in front of them that their mouths opened wide. It was obvious that they couldn't believe their eyes.

A great hero who is in their eyes could shed tears for his subordinates?

This seems incredible.

But from another perspective, their favorable impression of Zhang Xinghan suddenly increased, and their pure admiration has been mixed with some emotion and sympathy.

Perhaps such Commander-in-Chief Zhang is a normal flesh-and-blood hero, rather than a cold-blooded, ruthless and majestic figure.

Taking the cigarette butt in his mouth and taking two puffs, Zhang Xinghan ordered the driver to stop, turned around and jumped out of the car.

He didn't forget to turn around and tell the two young nurses: "You two, please be careful in greeting him along the way."

The two young nurses finally recovered from the shock, nodded in unison and said "Yes" in unison.

Zhang Xinghan led his troops along the railway line, passed through Tangshan, exited Shanhaiguan, and soon arrived in Jinxi.

As we were heading towards Jinzhou along the Hexi Corridor, a group of military trucks dragging a large number of artillery pieces suddenly appeared in front of us.

The convoy in front was moving very slowly, and Zhang Xinghan's guard battalion was forced to stop.

Leaning his head out of the window, Zhang Xinghan asked doubtfully: "What's wrong? What happened in front?"

A soldier quickly ran over from the front, saluted Zhang Xinghan and said, "Report to the commander, our army's transport team is in front, and they are transporting some of the captured artillery back to Jinzhou."

In this battle between Peking and Tianjin, the Northeastern Army captured 110,000 Northeastern troops, including Zhang Xueliang's last artillery force, three artillery brigades.

The equipment of the two artillery brigades was left by Zhang Xinghan to strengthen the firepower of Huang Xiansheng and Liu Jianguo. Zhang Xinghan planned to transfer the remaining artillery brigade outside the pass to prepare for the reorganization of the new army in the future.

However, this transport team set off a long time ago and has not arrived in Jinzhou yet, which is somewhat beyond Zhang Xinghan's expectation.

"Tell them to get out of the way and let us pass first." Zhang Xinghan thought for a while and ordered the soldier.

"Yes." The soldier responded happily, turned around and ran away.

After a day and night of rapid march, Zhang Xinghan returned to Jinzhou with the guard battalion, where the Air Force transport planes were already waiting at the airport.

Zhang Xinghan led the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion to carry the unconscious Guo Zhong, got on the plane, and flew directly to Jilin City.

After more than two hours of flight, the fleet successfully arrived at Jilin Airport under the escort of Zero fighter jets.

At the airport, Jiang Baili had been notified long ago and a field hospital was arranged, where the most skilled doctors and nurses were on standby.

As soon as Guo Zhong got off the plane, they picked him up in an ambulance and rushed towards the field hospital in Jilin City.

When we arrived in Jilin, the best rescue doctors and hardware facilities from the Northeast Border Guard were gathered here. It was definitely the best place for Guo Zhong, who had never woken up from a coma.

Watching Guo Zhong being picked up by the doctors and nurses, Jiang Baili turned around and saluted Zhang Xinghan: "Commander, you have worked hard all the way. I have prepared a reception banquet for you. Hurry up and get in the car. Let's celebrate this trip to Pingjin."

The war ended successfully and successfully."

"The chief of staff is interested." Zhang Xinghan nodded and followed him into a military jeep, while the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion got into the military truck behind.

The group of people took dozens of military vehicles and drove out of the airport toward Jilin City.

"Commander, now that the war in the Pingjin area has been successfully concluded, what is your next goal?" Jiang Baili asked casually after having three rounds of wine and five dishes.

"The next strategic goal is of course the Northwest. However, the top priority right now is that we must quickly reorganize the 110,000 Northeastern Army captured this time so that they can become our effective combat force as soon as possible to enhance the overall strength of our Northeastern Border Defense Force.

Strength." Zhang Xinghan said.

"Well, you're right. We captured so many enemy prisoners this time. If we can successfully reorganize and transform them all, it will greatly enhance the overall strength of our army.

With this new batch of troops, we can use this as a basis to expand our army on a larger scale to make up for the current situation of insufficient strength of our army, so as to support our next strategic expansion." Jiang Baili nodded and analyzed.

"Well, we will personally direct and control this later." Zhang Xinghan asked: "By the way, how is Minister Zang's recruitment of new naval recruits going?"

"We are still recruiting urgently. Including qualified veterans selected by each division, there are already more than 3,000 people." Jiang Baili replied.

"More than three thousand people are not enough." Zhang Xinghan mused: "In this way, there should be many qualified veterans among the 110,000 captive soldiers this time. Later, you can inform Zang Shiyi and let him choose first, and wait for him to choose.

After completion, we will reorganize them in a unified manner."

"Well, I'll inform Minister Zang about this later." Jiang Baili nodded, picked up the wine glass and said, "Come on, Commander, I'll toast you with another drink."

The two toasted and drank together until they were drunk. Jiang Baili stayed at the headquarters, while Zhang Xinghan was escorted back to his home compound by the guards.

As soon as the guards drove to the door, they alerted the Zhang family in the yard.

Seeing that Zhang Xinghan was so drunk, Wang Ruoying, who was helped out, hurriedly came over and said slightly reproachfully: "Xinghan, why did you drink so much?"

A guard smiled and said: "Our commander drank too much with the chief of staff because he was happy. This time we won a big victory in Peiping, and even Tianjin was defeated by us."
Chapter completed!