At the Yangping Town Joint Command Headquarters, a staff officer ran in excitedly with a telegram, and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door.
"Sir... the National Defense Army and the Flying Brigade jointly reported that the Japanese heavy artillery regiment has been completely wiped out by them. A total of 57 heavy artillery pieces, 103 trucks, 1,302 enemy people were wiped out, 606 people were captured, and they captured..."
"Wow!"
There was a burst of warm applause in the combat hall, everyone showed excited smiles, and many people even jumped with joy.
Ever since they knew that the Japanese heavy artillery regiment was coming, everyone felt as if a big stone had been pressed against their hearts.
Well now, the stone has finally been removed.
"etc……"
Just when everyone was jumping for joy, Tang Huaiyuan interrupted the staff officer's narration, "How many people did you just say you captured?"
"606 people?"
The staff officer looked at the telegram in his hand again and said in a positive tone: "That's what it says in the telegram." After saying that, he handed the telegram to Tang Huaiyuan.
"Is this number wrong?" Tang Huaiyuan muttered as he took the message.
It’s no wonder that he couldn’t believe it. As a general who had been fighting the Japanese army for four years, he knew very well how difficult and stubborn the Japs were. In 1941, when the Japanese military resources were not exhausted, the Japanese army’s combat effectiveness was still very high.
Strong. When the Chinese army fought with them, there were only a handful of Japanese prisoners captured in a battle. Now, in a regiment-level battle, the number of prisoners actually reached more than 600. This is simply
Unheard of, this was simply more difficult than annihilating a Japanese brigade.
Tang Huaiyuan looked at Gao Hongming and said with some embarrassment: "Brother Gao, it's not that I can't trust you, but this is really unbelievable. When did the little devil become so greedy for life and fear of death?"
"perhaps……"
Gao Hongming naturally knew the reason, but it was difficult to say it out loud. After all, it would make him appear to be bragging.
Although Brigadier Chen on the side didn't understand at first, he was such a smart man. After thinking about it a few times, he understood what was going on. He looked at Tang Huaiyuan and said with a smile: "Brother Tang,
Don’t forget, the power of example is infinite at any time.”
"hiss……"
When Tang Huaiyuan heard this, he suddenly understood and slapped his thigh: "How could I have forgotten this?"
In the past, when the Japanese army fought against the Chinese army, the reason why the Japanese resisted desperately rather than surrender was that, in addition to being influenced by militarism and Eastern culture for a long time, another important reason was that the little Japanese knew that they were guilty, even if they surrendered.
There is no escape from death.
Although the Geneva Convention stipulates that prisoners who have laid down their arms must not be killed, there are very few countries in the world that strictly abide by this agreement, and it can even be said that there are basically none.
Especially the national army and the miscellaneous troops from various places. There are many people in these armies who have deep hatred against the Japanese. They can play tricks on the Japanese prisoners who fall into their hands. How can the goddesses scatter flowers, light sky lanterns, and smoke.
There were countless tortures including skin pulling and tendon pulling.
Naturally, these things reached the ears of the Japanese army, who thought that the prisoners were tortured to death rather than dying on the battlefield. This is why so few Japanese prisoners were captured during the war of resistance for many years.
But this time it was different. The Japanese soldiers of the Heavy Artillery Regiment were shocked to find that the people fighting them were actually their own comrades. What a shame. In order to survive... there is no shame in surrendering to your own compatriots.
After figuring this out, Tang Huaiyuan couldn't help but look at the instigator, Gao Hongming.
Originally, although Tang Huaiyuan didn't say anything about Gao Hongming's huge expenditure of manpower, material resources and hard work to establish the National Defense Army, he still felt a little disdainful in his heart.
But after asking about it, Gao Hongming found out that in order to maintain this Japanese army, he not only equipped them with the same weapons as the Japanese army, but also paid them according to the Liantai militia. Moreover, this national defense army was established for nearly a year, but it has not participated in actual combat.
The number of times is pitifully few.
In order to maintain such a team of several hundred people, it costs at least several thousand dollars every month. What can I do with this little money? Isn't this a waste of money?
But today's battle of the National Guard Army gave everyone who looked down upon Hu Guojun a slap in the face.
It was just such a battalion-sized unit that so arrogantly found the location of the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, and then used smoke canisters to indicate targets to the strike fleet. It only took less than an hour to make all the troops hit the target.
The Heavy Artillery Regiment, which everyone was in pain, had suffered a disaster, and now they had captured twice as many Japanese prisoners as themselves. Where could they reason?
Don't think that Tang Huaiyuan's ideas are just a minority. In fact, there are many people who have the same views as him. For a while, many people felt their faces burning.
But what about a soldier? If he loses his competitive spirit, would he still be a soldier?
Brigadier Chen glanced around and seemed to have noticed everyone's expressions. He was in a good mood and then asked Gao Hongming with a smile: "Commander Gao, now the heavy artillery regiment is finished. According to the battle report of the flying brigade, the Japanese third flight
The group has also been severely damaged. It can be said that the Japanese army in Zhongtiao Mountain has had two arms chopped off. Is it time for a showdown with the Japanese next?"
Hearing what Brigadier Chen said, the hall immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at Gao Hongming.
Although the joint command is nominally under the joint command of Gao Hongming, Brigadier Chen and Tang Huaiyuan, any decision needs the approval of more than two people before it can be issued.
Although Liantai Militia has the smallest number of troops among the three, and Gao Hongming is also the villain with the lowest military rank among the three, everyone knows that the most important among the three is undoubtedly Gao Hongming.
There is no other reason, because the strength of the Liantai Militia is the strongest, whether it is the flying brigade's more than one hundred aircraft, dozens of heavy artillery, or the nearly 10,000 Liantai Militia soldiers who are armed to the teeth, or even the steady stream of people who are airlifted in every day.
The food, weapons, ammunition and various supplies all showed the rich family wealth of the youngest among the three.
As the saying goes, if someone is short-handed and soft-mouthed, if you eat what they have and drink what they have, they will naturally speak louder than you.
Just like now, if Brigadier Chen proposes to have a real fight with the Japs, he must first seek Gao Hongming's opinion. After all, without Gao Hongming's self-control, this battle can only be a joke.
Facing the gazes of everyone, Gao Hongming pondered for a moment and suddenly looked at Tang Huaiyuan: "Brother Tang, since we are going to have a showdown with the Japanese, how can we lose the support of the First Theater Command? Could you please send another telegram to the First Theater Command?