Xiong Yaowu, the commander of the 113th Regiment, excitedly surrounded an AEC wheeled armored command vehicle, stroking the armor that covered his body, as if stroking his beloved woman, with a look of satisfaction and intoxication on his face.
"This car is really great. It not only has a command room, but also a radio room, so that during the war we can sit in the car and direct the battle!"
Sun Liren couldn't help but smile when he looked at Xiong Yaowu, who was tall and burly but had a ferocious look on his face, as if he was offering treasures.
He walked to the armored command vehicle, patted the thick armor, and nodded with satisfaction: "This vehicle is indeed good, and the British's research on life-preservation is indeed world-class.
This time, the headquarters issued four vehicles to our division. In this way, in addition to the division headquarters, each of your three regiment commanders can be assigned one. In the future, you no longer have to worry about finding another vehicle when encountering a sudden battle.
The headquarters is here, and the information can be reported to friendly forces as soon as possible."
It's no wonder that Sun Liren and Xiong Yaowu are so happy. Wireless communications are not that developed these days.
When encountering an emergency, the commander's biggest headache is how to deliver his orders to the troops below as soon as possible.
But in the era before communication satellites, when two armies were marching, both sides had to book a time to contact each other, then set up antennas in advance and prepare the radio stations before the two sides could contact each other.
However, fighter planes on the battlefield are fleeting. Once missed, they are missed and difficult to capture again.
But with the command vehicle, it's different. The radio in the command vehicle is turned on 24 hours a day, so the commander can give orders to the troops at any time, and the combat efficiency is more than doubled.
Seeing that Sun Liren also liked this command vehicle, Xiong Yaowu came to his side and whispered: "Master, have you heard? Commander Gao only gave one to each of Chief Luo and Chief Du in this kind of command car.
The remaining four vehicles were all given to our division. Why do you think that regiment commander Gao valued us so much? Could it be that you..."
Seeing Xiong Yaowu's mysterious look, Sun Liren laughed and scolded: "What are you thinking about? I tell you, I have never met that commander Gao, and I have never dealt with him before. As for why he treats our division
If I look at it differently, I wouldn’t know.”
"Shouldn't it?"
Seeing Sun Liren's denial, Xiong Yaowu scratched his head with a puzzled look on his face.
I originally thought that the newly formed 38th Division would make the God of Wealth look at him differently because of my friendship with him, but I never thought that I was wrong.
In fact, it wasn't just him, even Sun Liren was puzzled. Everyone was a soldier. Who didn't know the benefits of this kind of armored command vehicle, but the entire family of expeditionary soldiers only gave the headquarters two vehicles, and instead gave them to the headquarters.
Who wouldn’t be jealous of the four newly formed 38th Division?
Could it be that Captain Gao knew him, but he just couldn't remember it at the moment?
In fact, the matter was not as complicated as Sun Liren and Xiong Yaowu thought. The reason why Gao Hongming took special care of the new 38th Division was purely out of emotion.
You know, the newly formed 38th Division and General Sun Liren occupied a very important position in the hearts of military enthusiasts in later generations.
The predecessor of the new 38th Division was the Tax Police Corps established by Song Ziwen in 1932.
Who is Song Ziwen? He is the man known as the God of Wealth. Therefore, when this army was formed by him, it was first-rate in terms of training and equipment.
At that time, the equipment of other troops was made in Hanyang, with old sleeves, and the better ones were medium and formal. Only the tax police headquarters were equipped with German Mauser guns and Belgian FN rifles. Machine guns were also imported from the Czech Republic, and there were even light tanks.
Amphibious combat vehicles and anti-aircraft guns.
And unlike the general army, where most officers are Huangpu graduates, the officers of the Tax Police Corps are mostly American students. Take Sun Liren, for example, he is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute in the United States.
After several years of development, the Tax Police Corps has evolved into a powerful force with more than 30,000 troops. The combat effectiveness of such a force is undoubtedly beyond doubt.
Since the Anti-Japanese War broke out in 1937, this unit participated in the Battle of Songhu. Later, in the defensive battle south of the Suzhou River, Sun Liren led his troops to fight bloody battles with the Japanese army for two weeks. He was seriously injured by Japanese mortars and suffered dozens of shrapnel wounds all over his body.
Three places, he was in coma for three days, and was finally sent to Hong Kong for treatment by Song Ziwen before he was out of danger.
Subsequently, it participated in a series of major battles including the Battle of Wuhan, and was not reorganized into the new 38th Division until last year.
I wonder how such a powerful team could not be appreciated by Gao Hongming.
Sometimes Gao Hongming often muttered, "We are all regiment leaders. How come Sun Liren, the regiment leader, can have more than 30,000 troops? I have only recruited 10,000 men, but I am always worried about the coming of a certain great god. After much deliberation, I can only
It comes down to luck.
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Rangoon Expeditionary Force Headquarters
"Sir Luo, have all the supplies been distributed?"
"It's all been sent out."
Luo Zhuoying was obviously in a good mood. He held Gao Hongming's hand tightly and said, "Brother Gao, if this Tonggu battle is successful, I will definitely ask the committee to take credit for you."
"Don't... just ask for credit." Gao Hongming quickly waved his hand, "You are not asking for credit for me. You are putting me on the fire. You should not let me get close to this kind of limelight.
Okay, thank you."
"Hahaha……"
Luo Zhuoying laughed, of course he knew what Gao Hongming was worried about.
Today's Chongqing government has adopted a cold attitude toward Gao Hongming and his Liantai Militia. Newspapers in the Kuomintang-controlled areas basically cannot read news about Gao Hongming and his Liantai Militia.
The reason is also very simple. In the words of a certain second-generation person from later generations, it is that China does not allow such awesome people to exist.
You, Gao Hongming, have been given the limelight. Doesn’t that highlight the incompetence of us people?
So what Gao Hongming has to do now is to spend the past few years peacefully, wait until Japan surrenders, and then lead troops to garrison Japan to live out the addiction of the emperor.
He clearly remembered that in another historical time and space, after Japan was defeated and surrendered, the greatest pleasure of the American garrison was to help the Japanese eliminate virgins.
Therefore, our tall leader has a simple point of view: Why can the Americans do it but I can’t?
So in a sense, our tall leader is a person who is greedy for pleasure and likes to bully and exploit others. However, the targets of his bullying are not his own compatriots, but those little Japanese.
Under Luo Zhuoying's supervision, the materials shipped by Gao Hongming were quickly distributed to various troops participating in the war, and the counterattack officially started on November 20, the 31st year of the Republic of China (1942).