In the war room of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief and the left deputy chief of staff were sitting on a bench, looking at the 100,000-to-1 map of Hebei in front of them, and they remained silent even as they looked at it.
Just yesterday, they had just received news that the 129th Division led by Commander Liu and Political Commissar Heping had returned to the base safely, but there was no news at all from the Liantai Militia at the rear. This made the leaders of the Eighth Route Army very worried.
The atmosphere also became dull.
"Lao Zuo, is there no news yet from the Liantai Militia?" the deputy commander suddenly said.
"No!" Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo shook his head, "Three days ago, they stopped communicating with our radio stations. According to them, the Japanese army adopted a new deciphering method that can greatly strengthen the positioning of our military's radio stations.
and deciphering efficiency, so they took the initiative to reduce their contact with us."
"Hey... this Gao Hongming is good at everything, but he is too strong." The deputy commander cursed regretfully: "I have told him long ago that if something cannot be done, we must withdraw in time. As long as we can reach the border of Shanxi, we will
We were able to send troops to meet him, but they refused to listen and insisted on confronting the Japanese head-on. That’s two whole divisions!”
"Hey..." The left deputy chief of staff also sighed, showing a look of regret. One regiment faced two divisions. No matter how you look at it, the only result is that the entire army will be annihilated.
Although he had already had a hunch in his heart that Gao Hongming and the Liantai Vigilante Group might be in trouble this time, he could not say it out loud.
"Chief... there is news, there is news from the Liantai Militia!"
A staff officer almost jogged into the war room. The left deputy chief of staff and deputy commander-in-chief, who were sitting on chairs discussing matters, raised their heads in surprise. The deputy commander-in-chief suddenly stood up and asked excitedly:
"Tell me, how are they?"
When the deputy commander-in-chief spoke, his voice unconsciously trembled. This veteran general who has been in the army for decades and fought numerous small and large battles, and now commands thousands of troops,
It is rare to feel a little scared to hear news about a mere group.
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Chief of Staff, I also heard this news from the telegram. Just more than ten minutes ago, Commander Gao Hongming issued a telegram, claiming that he was fighting with the Japanese 16th Division and the 108th Division.
At that time, one of the artillery shells they fired hit the Japanese gas bomb storage area, causing a serious poison gas leak.
This gas leak also caused large-scale casualties and rout of the Japanese army. Commander Gao Hongming immediately commanded to launch a full-scale counterattack, eventually annihilating the Japanese 16th Division with more than 6,000 casualties. The 16th Division suffered as many as two casualties.
In the early days of Wan, the Liantai militia captured countless more in this battle... This is the power line sent by Commander Gao Hongming."
After the staff officer finished speaking, the entire war room was silent. Everyone's pupils were wide open, and dozens of pairs of eyes were staring blankly at the staff officer.
The staff officer was a little anxious when he saw it. He raised the telegram in his hand and said loudly: "Why are you all looking at me like this? Everything I say is true. If you don't believe me, read it for yourself."
After speaking, he slapped the telegraph newspaper on the table.
The left deputy chief of staff picked up the telegram and looked at it carefully. After a long time, he handed the telegram to the deputy commander-in-chief.
After reading the message, the deputy commander-in-chief showed no expression on his face. He looked at each other with the left deputy chief of staff, and both saw the meaningful look on the other's face.
After a long time, he said: "Counsel Qiu, please record this."
The staff officer quickly took out his pencil case and notebook.
"The Japanese imperialists are determined to subjugate themselves. Since the July 7 Incident, they have frequently used poison gas against our military and civilians regardless of international law, causing great harm to the Chinese military and civilians. Now Commander Gao Hongming hit the gas bomb storage location, causing the poison gas to explode and spread.
, and then cause serious casualties, it is really your own fault.
There is an old Chinese saying that you can forgive yourself for the evil you do. The heavy casualties of the Japanese army this time have just verified this iron law. I hope the Japanese government will take this as a warning and stop and destroy all biological and chemical weapons in China.
, otherwise you will definitely shoot yourself in the foot, and the 16th Division and the 108th Division are examples of this."
After the deputy commander finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Commander Qiu, send this telegram out immediately... By the way, remember to use a clear code."
"yes!"
After Staff Qiu went out, the deputy commander-in-chief said to Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, "Lao Zuo, come out with me for a while, and we can have a cigarette."
After the two people left, the originally silent war room burst into chaos. All the staff members lowered their heads and started discussing with the people around them. For a while, the whole war room was as lively as a vegetable market.
The deputy commander-in-chief and the left deputy chief of staff left the war room. They walked slowly to a nearby hillside and sat down. The deputy commander-in-chief took out a box of Good Luck cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to the left deputy chief of staff.
Then he took out the Zippo lighter, and with a crisp sound, a faint blue flame rose.
The two lit up their cigarettes and took a few puffs before the deputy commander sighed: "Originally, I thought it was amazing that Gao Hongming could get so many guns and ammunition, but I didn't expect that he even had chemical weapons.
I was just wondering, where did he get so many good things?"
Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo also smiled bitterly: "Yeah... This is exactly what I am puzzled about. There are only a few countries in the world that can manufacture this thing, but after thinking about it, no country can risk it."
There is no one in the world who would sell this thing to him, this is really weird."
The deputy commander raised the Zhibao lighter in his hand and said meaningfully: "Look... could this be the one for you?"
"I don't think so." Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo shook his head: "Don't look at this country shouting about freedom of cooking all day long, but what they can do is not authentic at all. Until now, they are still selling Japanese waste materials in the name of waste.
As for selling steel and oil, how could it sell such important weapons to Gao Hongming?"
"yes!"
The deputy commander said depressedly: "But other than this, I really can't think of any other country that would sell gas bombs to Gao Hongming."
The two looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
Don't look at the deputy commander-in-chief who just criticized the Japanese in the telegram, but everyone knows that what Gao Hongming said about a shell hitting the Japanese army's poison gas storage point, causing the poison gas to leak and causing the Japanese army to collapse, is just a joke.
Just listen, whoever takes it seriously will lose.
Things in the world are so strange. Everyone clearly knows that the other person is telling lies to trick ghosts, but most people cheer and agree with each other. As for the truth, no one cares. Maybe this is reality, right?