After speaking, Commander Liu handed the telegram to Gao Hongming.
"This is a telegram just sent by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief is very excited about the results we have achieved during this period. At the same time, he is also very excited about Okamura Neiji's sudden flight to Taiyuan to take personal command and the continuous mobilization of troops to come for reinforcements.
Feel worried.
At the same time, the deputy commander-in-chief felt that he was very worried about the situation as Okamura Neji continued to mobilize troops from the North China Front Army to Liantai County, and asked us if we needed military support. If we agreed, he could send another unit to rush to Liantai County.
Come for reinforcements.”
Gao Hongming took the telegram and read it again, and found that the deputy commander-in-chief's tone in the bulletin was very polite. It was obvious that he was trying to avoid giving himself the feeling of interfering in commanding the defense of Liantai County.
Gao Hongming thought for a while, "Commander Liu, Commissar Ping, there is no doubt that our troops are insufficient.
The Japanese army currently has three divisions, and behind these three divisions there are two mixed brigades. Although the combat effectiveness of the mixed brigades cannot be compared with the Japanese standing divisions, they are still 10,000 smaller.
If there are too many Japanese, they will be a very big threat to us once they join the battle, so objectively speaking, we naturally need reinforcements."
Political Commissar Ping handed Gao Hongming a cigarette and asked with a smile: "So you agree with the deputy commander-in-chief's opinion?"
Gao Hongming took the cigarette and lit it, took a deep breath, and narrowed his eyes slightly: "I agree in principle, but now I still have a concern. If both of us continue to increase our troops, will the number of troops gathered in Shanxi become larger and larger?"
It turned into a big battle involving hundreds of thousands of people?"
Commander Liu nodded: "I have also considered the issue you are worried about, but now we have no way out. Liantai County is now our foundation. Once this rear base is gone, our air force and armored forces will lose supplies."
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Tens of thousands of troops will be like rootless ducks without supplies and support, returning to sparrow warfare and guerrilla warfare. This is unacceptable to us, so even for this, we have to fight with Okamura Neiji
in the end!"
Although Master Liu's voice was not loud, his attitude was extremely determined.
Although it has only been less than a month since they arrived in Liantai County, the commanders and fighters of the 129th Division have already felt the benefits of having a stable rear.
Relying on the strong logistical supplies of Liantai County, both the commanders and soldiers of the 129th Division have lived a life that they could not even dream of in the past.
In Li Yunlong's words, I have never fought such a battle for wealth in my eight lifetimes.
On the battlefield, soldiers never have to worry about material issues. Bullets can be made and artillery shells can be fired at will. If you see a lot of people on the opposite side, you can also call for artillery support. If the artillery fire from behind is not available...it doesn't matter...we still have air support.
As long as the phone call is made, several planes will immediately fly into the sky. Under a barrage of aerial bombs and large-caliber aircraft machine gun bullets, no matter how fierce the Japanese are, they will have to kneel down. I want to ask you, do you feel comfortable fighting like this?
As the old saying goes, it is easier to move from frugality to luxury than from luxury to frugality. After getting used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, no one is willing to eat braised vegetables again.
So just for this reason, Commander Liu was willing to give the Japanese army a go.
What's more, Gao Hongming's factors are involved. After all, everyone knows that Liantai County is the foundation of the Liantai Militia. Once Liantai County is lost, the fate of the Liantai Militia can be imagined with one's knees.
Gao Hongming looked at Mr. Liu and Mr. Liu. He said nothing, but he felt like a mirror in his heart.
Although Mr. Liu never offered anything in return, and both parties had already agreed that they had no intention of prying into Liantai County, we are all smart people, and there is never a free lunch in the world.
You can't let people help you for free, right?
If they buy some medicines, supplies, etc. from you, will you give them to them or not? The most important thing is how Chongqing will view this matter.
These are all problems.
But I can't care about that now. Gao Hongming, who knows the direction of history, certainly knows that once the Anti-Japanese War is won, Chiang Kai-shek's life will be like Wang Xiaoer's New Year. Each year will be worse than the other, and in the end he will lose everything.
In this case, it seems that it doesn't matter if I have a closer relationship with the Eighth Route Army in advance. If I can't offend my brother, why can't I hide from him?
After weighing the pros and cons, Gao Hongming slapped his thigh.
"Okay... Then please ask Commander Liu to send a report to the deputy commander-in-chief and ask them to send another support force.
As for the scale...it shouldn’t be too much, about thirty thousand is enough, what do you two think?"
Commander Liu and Political Commissar Heping looked at each other, with a hint of joy in their eyes:
Political Commissar Ping smiled and said: "Okay... I will send a report to the headquarters immediately, asking them to send reinforcements as soon as possible."
"Master...Master..."
A voice suddenly sounded, and everyone turned around to see a burly figure like a bear rushing in. This person was none other than Gao Hongming, the guard battalion commander Zhang Bao.
"Master... gave birth... gave birth..."
There was unconcealable excitement on Dabao's face, and he was smiling almost from ear to ear.
Seeing Dabao's appearance, Gao Hongming couldn't help scolding him: "What's going on? Could it be that you made Aunt Liu's niece pregnant?"
"no!"
Dabao said anxiously: "It's the Second Young Mistress. She gave birth to a big fat boy, weighing seven pounds and six taels!"
"Wow..."
Gao Hongming stood up immediately, the muscles on his face trembling slightly with excitement.
"is that true?"
"It's true. It was the eldest mistress who called me just now. She asked me to tell you to go back as soon as possible."
"Okay...I...I..." Gao Hongming was so excited that he was speechless for a moment.
Political Commissar Ping on the side saw this and said quickly: "Captain Gao, this is a big deal. You'd better go back as soon as possible. It's fine as long as Commander Liu and I are here to keep an eye on it. There won't be anything wrong with the safekeeping."
"Okay...I'll go right away."
As soon as Gao Hongming finished speaking, people rushed out of the headquarters, making Commander Liu and Political Commissar Heping burst into laughter.
It wasn't until Gao Hongming's figure disappeared from the door that the two of them looked away.
Political Commissar Ping let out a long breath, "It's not easy. After this battle, our relationship with the Liantai Militia has taken a big step forward."
"yes!"
Commander Liu also nodded: "It is true. Facts have proved that strengthening the cooperative relationship with the Liantai Militia will be of great benefit to our Eighth Route Army.
Not to mention anything else, after this battle, all the officers and soldiers of our 129th Division have developed by leaps and bounds, both in terms of combat will and the combat experience of the large corps.
For example, in the past, most of our commanders and soldiers did not even understand what infantry-tank coordination and infantry-artillery coordination were. Now we are very skilled in cooperating with armored forces to complete infantry-tank coordination attacks. This is a huge problem.