"The Sixth Division?" Ding Wei's voice became a little hoarse.
If he didn't even know what the 6th Division was, he would still be the commander of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Generally speaking, the division of the Japanese Army can be simply divided into two categories, namely draft horse divisions and draft horse divisions.
The former generally refers to the seventeen standing divisions, while the latter refers to the expanded divisions during wartime.
But anyone who is familiar with the Japanese army knows that even the draft horse divisions are divided into strengths and weaknesses. The Japanese Army's most elite divisions are recognized as having five, namely the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th and 9th.
It can be said that these five divisions are the most elite of the Japanese Army.
After the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army fought for the first time at Pingxingguan.
At that time, the Eighth Route Army dispatched five regiments of the 115th Division, with more than 12,000 officers and soldiers in the division.
As a special reminder, the Eighth Route Army during this period was almost all veterans who had experienced climbing snow-capped mountains and crossing grasslands, and their combat effectiveness was not weak.
The Japanese army was a mixed force of more than 1,000 people, consisting of a baggage regiment and a section of the 21st Brigade.
It has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, and since it is an ambush battle on the terrain, it also has a very large advantage.
Therefore, before the war started, everyone in the division, including Commander Lin, believed that this was a victory that had no doubts and could even be easily achieved.
But after the war started, everyone was shocked by the fighting power and madness displayed by the Japanese army.
This unit, which was mostly composed of baggage troops, showed extremely high individual soldier quality. Whether it was shooting skills, tactical command and a crazy counterattack that was not afraid of death, it surprised the Eighth Route Army, which was dealing with the Japanese army for the first time.
The battle lasted almost a whole day, and the 115th Division finally annihilated more than a thousand Japanese troops surrounded in the canyon at the cost of more than 600 casualties.
It was this battle that made the commanders and fighters of the Eighth Route Army realize that the current strength of the Japanese army was by no means comparable to that of the previous National Army. It also made the senior officials realize that the War of Resistance was not an overnight success, but a long and arduous process.
Ding Wei is a talented man, but also a proud man, and he fought against the Japanese army dozens of times during his years in Shanxi.
A few days ago, I followed the Liantai Militia and fought a fierce battle with the Japanese army in Zhongtiao Mountain. I thought I had a good understanding of the Japanese army's combat effectiveness.
Although he had previously known from Brigadier Chen's telegram that he was about to fight the 6th Division, to be honest, although he had already increased his vigilance, he always thought that he could still deal with it as long as he was careful.
But today's battle shocked him. It was also a Japanese army, but its combat effectiveness was different by several levels. They faced a Japanese search team with six times the strength. Although they completely wiped out the enemy, they paid a heavy price.
The casualties can be described as killing eight hundred of the enemy and losing one thousand.
Seeing Ding Wei's silence, Gao Dachun thought that Ding Wei was feeling sad for the casualties of the first battalion, and then comforted him: "Commander, don't be too sad. The reason why our casualties are so large is mainly due to the two Japanese tanks."
Otherwise, we could have controlled the casualties within a small range."
"shit"
Ding Wei turned his head and cursed with an unkind expression: "When did you learn to avoid the important and take the easy? You said it was because of the casualties caused by the two Japanese tanks? Well, what if I let you lead a battalion with the same number as the 6th Division?
The Japanese are fighting, can you annihilate them all?"
Gao Dachun said nothing and lowered his head.
"Okay, leave one company to clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, and everyone else will rush to Liantai County by road immediately. There is no need to arrive within the specified time."
"yes!"
Just as Ding Wei was leading a new group to hurry up and rush to Liantai County, Gao Hongming and Huang Huaimin came to an office at Airport No. 3 in the southern suburbs together.
At this time, the two people standing in front of Gao Hongming were Huang Huaimin, Xue Kegong and Huang Kebiao.
As the flying group continues to grow, the number of fighter planes alone has increased from 24 fighter planes in two squadrons at the beginning to nearly 150 fighter planes in 6 squadrons today. In addition to bombers, transport aircraft and other aircraft, the entire flying group's aircraft
The number reached more than two hundred.
After adding so many aircraft, the original establishment was no longer suitable. After some discussions, Gao Hongming decided to expand the flying group into a flying group, with Huang Huaimin as the commander-in-chief.
There are two brigades under the general team, with Huang Kebiao and Xue Shaogong serving as the first and second team captains respectively.
Looking at the three people standing upright in front of him, looking high-spirited and high-spirited, Gao Hongming looked at the two of them with his hands behind his back for a while and then said with a smile: "How about... After more than half a year of repairs, Captain Huang, Captain Xue, how do you two feel?
Not bad, right? Speaking of which, I haven’t even congratulated you two on your promotions!”
Seeing the playful look on Gao Hongming's face, the two of them not only did not feel happy, but felt a chill on their backs. Huang Kebiao quickly said loudly: "Thanks to the cultivation of the superior, the staff department has been walking on thin ice since taking up the position of captain.
I don't dare to go beyond it in the slightest, and I really don't dare to say congratulations to everyone."
Compared to Huang Kebiao, Xue Shaogong, who has a more honest personality, is much more clumsy with his mouth. He said bravely: "Tuan... Tuan, the staff is more clumsy. If you want to scold me, just say it quickly. With such an expression on your face, the staff
I’m really scared!”
"Are you two afraid too?"
The smile on Gao Hongming's face became even brighter, but people who knew him well knew that whenever members of his family showed such a smile, it meant that he was already very angry inside.
Even Huang Kebiao, who has always been carefree, was frightened, "Commander, if the department does something, you can kill or cut it into pieces. Don't laugh like that, I'll be scared!"
"Captain Huang, please stop being modest." Gao Hongming sneered, "If I remember correctly, you seem to be holding a dance party at Airport No. 3 tonight, and have invited dozens of female teachers from Liantai Middle School and county officials.
Many celebrities and ladies from gentry families here are here to attend, is that right?"
"Yes!"
As soon as the two of them heard this, they immediately understood why the regiment leader came here to curse people today. Huang Kebiao hurriedly said: "The regiment leader, please listen to the explanation from the department. It's like this. Seeing the Japanese troops approaching the border, a war is imminent.
As you know, most of our brothers in the flying corps are young men in their twenties. Moreover, our daily life is also extremely boring. In addition to patrols and training every day, many of us have never even held a woman's hand in our lives.
.
I might not be able to come back one day after this big battle. Brother Shao Gong and I discussed it and thought that we should take this opportunity to let the brothers get to know girls and, if possible, taste what a woman’s rouge feels like.
I won’t regret it if I die in battle in the future.”
Although Huang Kebiao said this with a smile, his eye circles suddenly turned red as he spoke.
The flying group has been in existence for more than a year. During this period, the flying group conducted dozens of large and small air battles with the Japanese army, although it achieved a brilliant record of damaging and shooting down hundreds of Japanese aircraft.
But as the old saying goes, if the earthen jar is not broken outside the well, the general will inevitably die in battle.
There are no casualties in a war. While achieving great victory, the flying brigade also suffered dozens of casualties, and the average age of these pilots who died in battle was
Only twenty-one years old.
How can you not make people feel sad when you sacrifice your life for your country at such a young age?