"Since the Japanese invaders invaded our defense line on July 7, Zhao and Tong both died in battle for the country. As their comrades, how could Zhang do such a thing as greedy for life and fear of death? On the other hand, Zhang only hopes to fight the Japanese invaders to the death.

But the Japanese invaders were beyond our imagination. More than 100,000 troops came to Yanjing. Mingxuan secretly ordered me to negotiate with the Japanese invaders as the mayor of Yanjing. After the military order was issued, I had to be respected as a soldier. This is far inferior to your brother's courage to violate the orders at the Sixing Warehouse at that time. After thinking about it, I regretted it even more.

Of course, Mingxuan's words, "In order to protect the ancient city of Yanjing from being destroyed by war, what's wrong with our personal reputation!", did make me unable to refuse.

But, Brother Tang, do you know what the most painful thing about me, Mr. Zhang?" Commander Zhang turned his back to Tang Dao, and faint green smoke kept rising from him, his voice calmly.

Apart from the cold wind outside the window, no one could see his facial expressions, but Tang Dao seemed to be able to see his eyes full of sadness.

However, Tang Dao knew that when facing this inquiry, he didn't need to answer, he just needed to be a listener quietly.

Listening quietly is far more useful than a spiritual mentor who speaks from his own perspective. There is never a real empathy in this world.

The wounds of the mind are not like the body that can be repaired, but only heal themselves!

"The most painful thing for me is not that I, Zhang, was negotiating with the Japanese invaders, and even attacked me. Since I obeyed the order, I was ready to be infamous.

But when I personally ordered my old friends to know the inside story, they refused to argue for me. I eventually became the eternal sinner on the headlines of major newspapers and magazines that led to the fall of Pingjin nation. At that moment, Zhang was truly in a state of destruction."

Speaking of the real hidden pain in his heart, Zhang Junzhong's originally generous and strong shoulders slightly shook, and Tang Dao almost didn't need to look at it, and he also knew that his inner agitation was at this moment.

Tang Dao can fully understand this feeling of being betrayed by his companion and friend. If he was sold by Lei Xiong, even if he was a knife and axe, it would not be as painful as his heart!

"I remember that after the Central Plains War, the 29th Army was incorporated by the Young Marshal. At that time, the Young Marshal wanted to appoint Zhang as the commander of the army for various reasons. I refused and recommended Mingxuan as the commander of the 29th Army, and I served as the commander of the 38th Division as his deputy. I treated him like this back then, but I didn't expect him to treat me like this today!" Zhang Juncheng looked back at Tang Dao with tears in his eyes. "Brother, do you think that is, Zhang, is it because he is blind and misjudged? This blindness is like many years."

Tang Dao could only sigh slightly, and he knew these history naturally.

This patriotic general was really a real person. He was talking about not only the facts, but even briefly described his feat of giving way to the position of military commander.

You should know that at that time, China was not only eyed by Japan, but also in chaos. Sichuan Province was fighting and the Central Plains was fighting. Warlords of various factions could not stop meeting each other for their own interests. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a chaotic world.

And in such a chaotic world where human lives are like grass, if you want to grasp your own destiny, you must have the only way to gain power. How important is the military power of an infantry army with tens of thousands of troops?

With 100 people, maybe 99 people will choose to strive for it.

But this one is the only one.

You know, if he wanted to, the possibility that he could have been the first military man in the North was more than 80%.

In the Central Plains War in 1930, Commander Zhang, then commander of the 6th Division, participated in the war. The troops he commanded lost to Xu Yuanquan and Zhang Zhizhong troops in Henan and were known as a tiger general on the battlefield of the Central Plains.

However, with the Northeast Army entering the pass and fully assisting the principal, Shanxi old cannon, Feng and others stepped down from the field and other attacks, the coalition forces against the enemy were defeated.

The tiger general who occupied a high position admired Chief Zhang, once called him specifically to win over him and promised him the position of general commander-in-chief of the 24th Route Army, but was flatly rejected.

Commander Zhang took the principal's appointment telegram and said to his subordinates: "What is very important for us as soldiers is loyalty. Now the Northwest Army has failed, and many people have betrayed Mr. Feng, but I will not do this."

Afterwards, the patriotic general resolutely led his troops across the Yellow River and retreated into southern Shanxi. Some friendly and neighboring troops knew their loyalty and righteousness, and they all moved closer to him and expressed their willingness to be commanded by him.

The Northwest Army, which gathered in Shanxi, soon spontaneously reorganized into two armies and twelve divisions, but under the pressure of the situation, they were eventually forced to surrender and reduced to one army and two divisions as required.

There were too many monks and too few porridges, and many divisions, brigades and regiment commanders were therefore organized. In this case, Commander Zhang was supported and was expected to become the commander of the army. However, he refused and took the initiative to support another veteran general of the Northwest Army, Song Zheyuan, as the commander of the newly established 3rd Army of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force.

After that, the 3rd Army was renamed the 29th Army, and he was the commander of the 38th Division of the army and became the second largest figure in the 29th Army.

No one dared to underestimate this time of reunion. Facts have proved that the reunion of Chief Zhang, who was not interested in power, was very important to the cohesion of the 29th Army in the future.

Although the 29th Army troops were all from the remnants of the Northwest Army, these troops belonged to different systems. If they could not be united, the 29th Army would not have combat effectiveness. A unit without combat effectiveness would certainly not have the glory of the Battle of Xifengkou in the Battle of the Great Wall in 1933.

Under the leadership of Brigade Commander Zhao, the 29th Army's Big Sword Team killed the Japanese army with one thousand to one thousand. Finally, the famous "Big Sword March" was created in the battle.

It can be said that the fact that Chief Zhang can become the most outstanding patriotic general in China in the future is not only a burning of his own life, but also a noble character that makes people have nothing to say.

The formation of the 29th Army is like a Republic of China version of the "Taoyuan Robbery", the eldest brother Song, the second brother Zhang, and the third brother Feng...

History will not lie. The "courage", "loyalty" and "righteousness" shown in this melee war between warlords in China were definitely patriotic generals with rare noble character in that era. In the future, the anti-Japanese battlefield of the future, Chief Zhang's performance was just like the Guan Erge worshipped by the people, and he was extremely loyal and brave until he died for his country in the end.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! How can such a person not be admired by Tang Dao for no reason?

Because he was still a young man who could not match this Commander Zhang in two lives. Although his thinking was more experienced than most people of his age, he still had the inherent characteristics of the young man. His blood was not completely cold and he had not learned to place his own interests above friendship.

Commander Zhang never said that Tang Dao was not afraid of the power of the 20th Legion and faced dozens of submachine guns to catch Mingxin, but without saying it, Tang Dao understood him more and more.

Because, they are the same kind of people.

They can be cruel and ruthless to their enemies, but they value their lovers and friends the most are gone even if they have thousands of people!

But then again, this may be one of the reasons why Commander Zhang is unwilling to serve as Commander of the 29th Army.

To become the number one military person in northern China, if you are not ruthless and ruthless enough, how can you subdue those arrogant soldiers and generals, and how can you resist the jackals and tigers and leopards like the Japanese?

However, as Chief Zhang said himself, he still misunderstood the person. Not only was he cruel, but he also took care of the friendship between his comrades for more than ten years for his personal interests and pushed him out to take the blame for the defeat in North China.

No wonder this anti-Japanese celebrity was so heartbroken. Since Yanjing escaped, he went south and would rather come to Jinling alone to apologize than return to the 29th Army to serve as a military post. If the 38th Division had not been adapted into the 59th Army, and the commander of the Fifth War Zone invited him out several times, he would probably have served as a lieutenant general in the Ministry of Military Affairs at this time!

However, seeing Zhang Juncheng's iron-blooded man crying when talking about his sad past, Tang Dao knew that he was still unwilling to face his injuries after all.

This is also the most normal manifestation of people who have been hurt.

Roman Rolland said: The real hero is to still love life after seeing through the essence of life!

But how many people in this world can truly do this? Who is not entangled with life and can’t extricate themselves?

After all, there are more ordinary people in this world!

He was so sad that he was cheated by his boss and comrades, but what really made him unable to let go of his heart was probably the overwhelming curse in the whole country. For Chief Zhang, who joined the Tongmenghui at the age of 20, he devoted himself to the vigorous democratic revolution of "exorcist", he devoted himself to "exorcisting the captives, restoring China, establishing the Republic of China, and equalizing land rights", it was definitely the biggest blow in his 47 years of life.

That almost means that the ideal you pursue is filled into a cesspool, and there is also his own help.

Tang Dao, who knew this history, knew even more that the involvement behind this was actually more complicated than what this person said.

After the July 7 Incident, most of the 29th Army, who were not prepared for war, withdrew from Yanjing under the leadership of Song, but the principal still had a lucky heart and hoped to save the crisis in the north through negotiations.

Under the surging wave of anti-Japanese wars across the country, a secret order from Jinling to the north arrived at Song. The original biggest scapegoat was the first military man in the north who was not liked by the principal. As a result, Song had a trick to bring disaster to the east and threw the pot on his good brother's head.

The main force of the 29th Army has retreated. Commander Zhang, who has only two brigades and five regiments under his command, faces the heavy encirclement of the Japanese army that has increased to more than 100,000. What can he do? He may not be able to do anything except use his poor force to maintain the public order in Peking.

The only thing that can be done is to not be a surrender general after the Japanese army captured Yanjing, or either die or escape. However, Commander Zhang, who did not want to be a prisoner under the ranks, may not have expected that sometimes, death is simpler.

He escaped from Yanjing alive and was attacked unprecedentedly. Media from all over the country, from high-ranking government officials to ordinary people, seemed to have found a punching bag against the defeat of the north, and they all took pride in scolding him.

Various news media criticizing him gave him four words: "I think I am loyal!" On September 28, Shanghai's Ta Kung Pao published an article titled "Meng the North Soldiers", "Don't learn from Yin Rugeng, who is innocent and shameless, and Zhang, who is smart!" He belittled the patriotic general who was determined to fight against Japan. The mainstream Jinling Daily even wrote: "Zhang Ni!"

Even when they went to Jinling to receive the crime, the train passed by the big city in northern Jiangsu where they are now. As soon as they arrived at the station, thirty or forty young students rushed to the door of the carriage with signs such as "Disclaiming the traitor Zhang" and "Zhang is the second Wu Sangui" and asked to get on the car to search for the "traitor".

Finally, another general of the Northwest Army who went to Jinling in the car hid him in a secret room. The students wished they could not even check the bathroom, so they got off the car and left.

When Tang Dao saw these words, he could have imagined the mood of this famous anti-Japanese general at that time. The embarrassment was probably second-hand. The most painful thing was that the upright soldiers who had been committed to expelling the Tartars became the terrible incident of everyone calling for the traitors!

In fact, Commander Zhang, who was carrying the name of a "traitor", was already rushing to Jinling with the idea of ​​going to die. If he really committed suicide due to his loss of troops and land, it would be impossible to lose his head. At least he would have to be in prison. But what kind of political figure is that person on the stage?

On the one hand, the man who knew in his heart that the incident in Yanjing was not the charge of this army commander. He was just the number one military man in the north and his own scapegoat. If he was killed, it would be better if he was so sad and angry that he would be defeated. On the other hand, he was quite unhappy with Lao Song, who had never been obeyed his command. It would be absolutely no harm to leave a military commander who was already disheartened by him. Moreover, this army commander, Changzhi Army, has always been famous. When this nation's resistance to Japan, it would be better to have a general who could lead troops than not.

Based on many considerations, the Army Commander Zhang, who took the initiative to apologize to Jinling, did not punish him. He just temporarily canceled his position as Commander of the 38th Division and placed him under house arrest under pressure. After half a month of limelight, he got him a free servant from the Ministry of Military Affairs and sent him to the Ministry of Military Affairs to live.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! It was not until more than a month ago that the war situation was in decline and even Jinling was about to lose its security, the commander of the Fifth War Zone personally came to the door to invite the unemployed army chief Zhang to come out of the mountain, taking the initiative to fight against Japanese pirates as the righteousness, and promised the position of commander of the 59th Army adapted from the original 38th Division. The commander Zhang, who was so sad, regained his military commander and came here.

Needless to say, Tang Dao also knew his determination to fight to the death with the Japanese invaders and avenge his previous shame.

"Brother Zhang, the ancients said: Duke Zhou was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang was humble and respectful before he usurped the time, so he died in the first place. Who knows the authenticity of his life!" Tang Dao sighed with emotion.

"And if we put it bluntly, there are so many distinct black and white in the real world. Just as a philosopher once said: "There are no good people or bad people in the world, only people who do good things and people who do bad things." If you draw conclusions about someone or something too early, you may be blinded by the appearance of things, wrong good people, and indulge the evil people. When judging people and things, don't just focus on the front of you, let the bullets fly for a while, time will always reveal the final answer.

Brother Zhang, do you believe it or not? One day your name will shine on this time and space and become a symbol of this era!”

"Brother, you look down on your elder brother too highly. I have never hoped to be a national hero like Zheng Chenggong. If possible, I only hope to cleanse the stigma with my blood!" Zhang Junchang replied with a wry smile. "However, I don't know how much lighter my heart has said this. I have to thank you for listening to me about these unbearable past events!"

"Brother Zhang, how should you and that Commander Song get along now?" Tang Dao asked.

This is also a hidden worry in Tang Dao's heart. The wheel of history is very stubborn. If Tang Dao remembers correctly, the one who served as the commander of the First Army has arrived in Henan Province. He will lead the Four Army Group through its defense zone soon, and it is inevitable to deal with that person. If the two of them have the same power, it may be difficult to survive the journey.

Although Tang Dao had no contact with Commander Zhang before, the incident with the 20th Legion today is quite a big deal. For those big men who are paying attention to the troubles, the relationship between the two may not take long to be placed on that desk.

"He Mingxuan treats me like this, and his brotherly friendship is gone!" Anger flashed in Chief Zhang's eyes and he was determined to stop the railway.

"But, this is the moment of the national war of resistance. I, Zhang, will not delay military affairs due to personal feelings. Even if I transfer my 59th Army to serve again, I will not refuse, but the friendship will stop at the top and bottom from now on!

If I completely cut off contact with him that day, it would definitely be the time when my war of resistance was successful!"

"Brother Zhang is indeed worthy of our country's true soldier!" Tang Dao gave a sincere thumbs up.

This is not a deliberate compliment by Tang Dao, but a person like this patriotic general who can temporarily shelve personal grievances under the premise of the national war of resistance against the people. He has said more beautiful words, but very few can really do it.

But this guy really did it.

In the past, the 59th Army made military achievements in the bloody battle of LY and expanded into the 33rd Army. This patriotic general was promoted to this. His military position could be matched with his former boss who had retreated to the second line, but he never told anyone a bad word until he died in battle.

It’s a pity that it was five years before the victory of the Anti-Japanese War that he had expected, and the one who betrayed his friendship for many years passed away a month earlier than him. I don’t know if he had regretted his actions before his death.

"Brother Tang, you are afraid that when your four-way team passes through his jurisdiction, Mingxuan will deliberately keep you in trouble because of your relationship between you and me!" Zhang Junchang was so smart. He could see Tang Dao's hidden worries at a glance and smiled slightly. "Don't worry, although Mingxuan pushed me to the target of public criticism because he did not bear the courage to lose Pingjin, his aura was not only narrow! Not only that, he might take great care of your four-way team due to guilt! Then I will write a book and help me bring it to him, and you can keep you unobstructed through the road to Henan Province!"

"Thank you, Brother Zhang!" Tang Dao heard this and could not express his gratitude. He stood up and refilled some boiling water into Chief Zhang's teacup. "Brother Zhang, I wonder where your 59th Army General is stationed this time?"

"The garrisoning matter is still decided for the final decision, but I am more interested in LY. I, Zhang, was defeated in the north and wanted to avenge the shame. I will naturally see the predicament with him. Now Qingdao has been lost, and the Itagaki Division is coming to Xuzhou. LY is the key place he must conquer." Hearing Tang Dao's question, Commander Zhang turned his eyes to the map and answered firmly.

Tang Dao admired him in his heart, and this is the strategic vision and pattern.

Although the LY Battle of the 59th Army in time and space was not as famous as the Taierzhuang Battle, it was actually no less important than that.

If the battle of LY was not too difficult, the Itagaki Division had to give up LY and attack Teng Prefecture, which eventually led to the invasion of the lonely army, and probably the glory of Taierzhuang would be greatly reduced.

In this regard, the person in front of him is one point stronger than Comrade Wu.

"Hehe! Brother Zhang, then you probably have too late." Tang Dao smiled awkwardly. "Captain Wu also likes there like you. He hurried to the war zone headquarters. Eighty percent of the time were probably looking for the commander to ask for this task."
To be continued...