The Twenty-ninth Army was the army that fought against the Japanese army on the Lugou Bridge, and have you ever wondered why the Twenty-ninth Army was defending Beijing at that time? To understand this question, we must first talk about the Twenty-ninth Army, to whom does it belong? Are they a strong army, or a weak brigade?
The Twenty-ninth Army was originally an evolution of Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army, and during the Central Plains War, Feng Yuxiang was defeated by Chiang Kai-shek, after which the Twenty-ninth Army came under Zhang Xueliang's control.
After Zhang Xueliang lost the northeast, his own concubine troops still had no time to take care of themselves? There was no way to manage the Twenty-ninth Army.
In this case, the Twenty-ninth Army is like an army without a sense of belonging.
The reason for this is that we mainly want to say that the Twenty-ninth Army's equipment is not good, they have no money, they have no background, they can rely on themselves, and the weapons they use are basically machetes, just like when the Great Wall Was Resisting War, they used machetes at Xifengkou, and they also won the battle of Xifengkou. Although their equipment is not very good, they are really afraid of death.
In 1935, He Yingqin succeeded Zhang Xueliang and began negotiations with the Japanese army in north China, and He Yingqin signed the He Mei Agreement with the Japanese army, which talked about who would guard Beijing.
Obviously, for the Japanese army, it is certainly not possible to let Chiang Kai-shek's central army be defended, and Chiang Kai-shek's central army is all of good blood and equipment.
If they defended, the Japanese might not be able to take advantage. After all, they had exchanged fire in Shanghai before. Even during the Great Wall War of Resistance, Chiang Kai-shek's concubines were involved.
In the end, they chose the Twenty-ninth Army, which was not well armed. Another is the Twenty-ninth Army, which does not have a strong sense of belonging and does not have a specific superior. The Japanese army also had hopes for them, hoping to persuade them to become their puppets and govern North China like Puyi.
Of course, they did not succeed, because Song Zheyuan, the commander of the Twenty-ninth Army, did not want to be insulted by future generations as a traitor!
For the Proposal of the Japanese Army, He Yingqin also agreed!
For He Yingqin, the Twenty-ninth Army defended Beijing, although the weapons were not good. However, in the Battle of Xifengkou, they did show great bravery. Let them defend Beijing, and they will reassure Chiang Kai-shek. Just like Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army, tanks and aircraft are available, and the weapons and equipment are well-equipped. But what's the use of having these things? The key is to dare to fight and fight back.
It was under these circumstances that the Twenty-ninth Army took on the heavy responsibility of defending Beijing.
However, while the Twenty-ninth Army was responsible for the security of the city of Beijing, they also expanded their army, expanding their numbers to 100,000 people, and their weapons and equipment were also improved to a certain extent, at least not all machete brigades.
I have to say that this is indeed an army that is not afraid of death.
Let's look at what cattle people are in this army: the commander is Song Zheyuan, the division commander Zhang Zizhong, the division commander Zhao Dengyu, the deputy commander Tong Linge, and others.
The time came to July 7, 1937, and the Japanese army went to Wanping City to check on the grounds that there was one less soldier, and the key was still at night. The ambition of the Japanese wolf to enter the city at night was originally a deliberate provocation.
Because the negotiations failed, the two sides opened fire.
This is the July 7 Incident in history, after the incident Chiang Kai-shek knew about it, he told Song Zheyuan that if he negotiated with the Japanese army, he would not lose his sovereignty.
In fact, at this time, Chiang Kai-shek was already ready to resist Japan, after all, the Xi'an Incident occurred, the Kuomintang and the Communists reached an anti-Japanese agreement, since there must be a war between China and Japan, and the Japanese have begun to provoke again, why should they tolerate it? It is impossible to negotiate at all, and there is no choice but to start fighting.