Hang Chi Hang Chi If we say that Liu Zhendong's 7th Division is already a veteran force of the Northwest Army, it has more than 13,000 men, equipped with nearly 100 cars and trucks of various types, and thousands of mules and horses.
The vast asphalt road built in the northwest is a grand and majestic advance.
On both sides of the asphalt road are green belts formed by planted poplar trees, like a long green dragon winding its way through the land in the northwest.
If there are more than 10,000 people, there will be no borders or shores.
Tens of thousands of people from the 7th Division, including mules and horses, came out of the military camp and headed to the train station, attracting countless people to stop and watch.
The people in the farmland on both sides were even more fascinated.
Since the 20th year of the Republic of China, this army has pacified the northwest.
In the troubled times of war, it has protected the paradise land of the northwest, making the northwest unprecedentedly peaceful in the war.
"Hey, Brother Xuan, come out and see, Northwest Army."
When passing by a small village, Chen Zhenglun, a civil engineering student at Lanzhou University, happened to be returning home.
The young man of the same age who came to his home was his cousin from his hometown in Hubei.
Two years ago, he came to the northwest to study.
Several uncles from his clan came to the northwest to seek livelihood because of floods in the Yangtze River, and they settled in the northwest ever since.
Influenced by the education in the northwest, Chen Zhenglun had completely become northwest-oriented at this time.
Whenever he saw the northwest army in the brigade, he was always extremely excited.
These mighty troops defended the tranquility of the northwest, but this time they had to leave Gansu to defend their country and face the barbaric Japanese army.
The Northwest Army is about to respond with the harshest counterattack to those greedy invaders.
The army moved swiftly, like a long long dragon, walking slowly on the road.
The army's appearance at the train station in Xi'an caused even more of a stir than in the northwest.
Woo In a long and powerful whine.
As the train stopped at the platform.
The steel plates at the joints clanked on the ground.
Avengers covered with burlap.
The huge figure of the Avengers 2 tank descended to the ground of the platform.
The 3rd Army, composed of the 7th Division and the 2nd Mechanized Brigade, appeared at the Xi'an Railway Station.
The already tense atmosphere in Xi'an was like a boulder dropped from the slightly rolling water.
Suddenly it rolled.
The torrent of steel formed by forty tanks and twenty trucks rolled out of the train station and rolled forward.
"This is the mechanized brigade of the Northwest Army.
This brigade imitates the mechanized troops of the European powers.
In addition to a small number of mules and horses, transportation is mainly based on cars.
There are also more than 200 electric donkeys.
There are more than 300 transport trucks of various types.
Including thirty-six vehicle-towed artillery pieces and one anti-aircraft battalion.
Including ground combat troops, the brigade has more than 8,000 troops.
If the cost of building this mechanized brigade is spent elsewhere, at least three can be built.
Infantry Division."
Yang Hucheng stood on the city wall of Xi'an, watching the torrent of steel rolling past his eyes and converging with the 7th Division.
He talked eloquently to Xuezhong, Wang Yizhe, as well as Chen Cheng, Dai Li and other senior officials in Nanjing.
He was very satisfied with the surprise on the other party's face.
The first time he saw this steel unit was in Lanzhou.
At that time, Yang Hucheng realized how little he thought he knew about the 15th Route Army.
Jiang Li hid too deeply.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be impossible to imagine that such a steel army could be built in a barren land like the northwest.
Looking at the condition of these tanks, some are in mint condition and some are 50% or 60%.
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Obviously, it had been more than a day or two since this unit was built.
It was not until this dispatch that the news was released.
The water of the 15th Route Army was too deep.
No wonder Jiang Li didn't pay attention to the Central Army outside Tongguan.
The two armies opened up their postures, and with such a force in hand, Yang Hucheng was confident that he could penetrate the Central Army's defense in one fell swoop when the enemy was unprepared.
When he came back, Yang Hucheng received bad news.
His confidant and right-hand man, Feng Qinzai, rejected his plan to lead his troops to Tongguan to prevent the Central Army from entering Shaanxi.
Instead, he made a mistake to Nanjing that he was not a communist.
No crowding, Xiao Zhang Xueliang, three no commitments to fight with the central government.
At the same time, he and Liu Zhi of Henan jointly sent a telegram to oppose Zhang Yang and let Tongguan defend.
The Central Army can march straight into Shaanxi at any time.
Historically, it was under such circumstances of internal rebellion and external pressure from the Central Army that Yang Hucheng had to accept Nanjing's order to force him to step down.
The situation is stronger than the people, his Seventeenth Route Army is isolated and helpless, and the Northeast Army cannot be mobilized.
In this situation, he had no better way out than to go to the field.
Later, Yang Hucheng was arrested until the Kuomintang lost the civil war, and Yang Hucheng and his secretary's family were silenced by the military.
It is a shame that this northwest general who was determined to serve his country ended up in such a tragedy.
In fact, Jiang Li also deliberately wanted to protect Yang Hucheng, otherwise Nanjing would force Yang Hucheng out of the field and then march the army into Shaanxi.
Facing the already scattered 17th Route Army and Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army, it would undoubtedly be easier to annex and control.
However, Jiang Li couldn't do this kind of thing, and he sympathized with Yang Hucheng's experience in history.
Looking at the large number of troops surging in front of them, Chen Cheng, Dai Li and others changed their expressions.
As Nanjing senior officials directly related to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, these few people knew very well about the Central Army and the cost of building such an army. .
The huge cost of purchasing alone is only one of them.
The huge logistical strength to ensure that this army can be mobilized at any time is really scary.
Otherwise, just repairs, replacement of parts, and lack of fuel would be enough to paralyze such a force.
It is obvious that Northwest already has such strength.
Hundreds of cars and e-donkeys queued through the streets with almost no end in sight.
Including Liu Zhendong's 7th Division, there are more than 20,000 people, but the visual impact is far more shocking than the previous 30,000 to 40,000 troops.
A few years have passed since the 15th Route Army stole the show during the Great Wall War of Resistance.
The shocking scene on the streets of Pingjin has now appeared in an even more jaw-dropping manner.
It seems that the Northwest Army headed by Jiang Li is constantly growing.
Just when you think you know him well enough, the Northwest Army often appears in an even more amazing state.
Previously, Feng Qinzai rebelled against the 17th Route Army and could have persuaded Yang Hucheng to surrender.
However, as the 3rd Army of the Northwest Army passed through Xi'an and continued eastward, the threat from the Central Army suddenly disappeared.
No wonder Yang Hucheng was shocked and angry when he received Feng Qinzai's telegram, but he didn't show any panic.
It turned out that he had a back-up plan.
Yu Xuezhong, Wang Yizhe and others looked at the army passing by with complicated expressions.
At that time, the Northeast Army was the most powerful force in the entire Republic of China.
Now the Northeast Army's orthodoxy has sunk, and even the young marshal has been detained by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
However, the side branches that were not very popular in the Northeast Army in the past have actually created a situation in the northwest that is far greater than that of the Northeast Army.
Even if they did not lose their old base in the Northeast, the Northeast Army at this time may not be able to achieve such a grand event.
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