Chapter 214 Reinforcements from the Advisory Group
"I am Sun Yuanliang, hello general."
When facing the phone, Sun Yuanliang looked respectful. Although he was a lieutenant general, he also bowed to General Falkenhausen, the German officer advisory group.
"What, reinforcements, reinforcements from the advisory group..."
What kind of reinforcements can the advisory group have? I heard that the advisory group is planning to organize a paratrooper school. Could it be that there are already troops in the past few days?
Although Sun Yuanliang had the short-sightedness of ordinary Chinese soldiers, because the officers of the Huangpu Clan received Japanese training, while the German armorers received German training.
From a certain perspective, the officers of the Huangpu Clan simply cannot exert the power of the German Clan.
Just like the tax police corps before Sun Liren took charge, Huang Jie was the head of the tax police corps at that time. After he took office, he insisted on changing American training to Japanese training learned in Huangpu.
As for whether they are stupid or not, just look at the record of the new 38th Division led by Sun Liren who came out of West Point, and you will get the result by comparing them.
After all, Japan's infantry training is nothing more than an improved version of combat tactics.
During World War II, whether it was against Mustache's Blitzkrieg or Maozi's Steel Torrent, including Yingjiang's air-ground battle, Little Japan's tactics were inferior to others.
When encountering the above three countries, they are all the results of being beaten at any time.
It can be said that part of the reason for the defeat of the Anti-Japanese War was that the military generals of Harbin and Japan were unable to escape the Japanese tactical mastery.
On the other hand, the new army trained in Garam, India, is much easier to deal with the little devils.
"Yes, I will definitely arrange them well..."
Having said that, Sun Yuanliang really didn't like that guy who liked to act without authorization.
But the thousands of reinforcements and dozens of artillery pieces he brought were of great benefit to the current Kunming Branch Line operations of the national defense fortifications.
When Sun Yuanliang put down the phone, Chief of Staff Zhang Boting, who had been waiting aside, spoke quietly to the side.
"Military seat, the Japanese cotton yarn we brought from Shanghai has been sold in batches in Suzhou, Wuxi, and Changshu according to your instructions, and the price is pretty good..."
Having said this, he took a moment to observe Sun Yuanliang's face and understood deeply how much he disliked Zhang Sixing, and then continued,
"As you said, some were given to our returning soldiers, and the rest..."
At this moment, the retreat, including that of the Eighty-eighth Division, was completely rout-like.
As for himself, he saw that the Japanese Toyota Cotton Mill guarded by the British army was empty, so he simply transported the thousands of bales of cotton yarn left behind in more than 30 military vehicles and small steamers to the three places just mentioned and sold them.
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It's nothing to sell the enemy's property and use it to comfort your own men. It's a pity that the wounded of veterans who have fought many battles are not as valuable as those cotton yarns.
When he first arrived here, Sun Yuanliang only brought a few guards. Later, the troops who escaped gradually gathered in Suzhou, but they only gathered more than 7,000 troops.
Although the 88th Division had decided to expand into the 72nd Army at this moment, with such a small force guarding the Kunming branch line, he still felt unsure.
Hearing that Zhang Baiting was going to talk about the cotton yarn, Sun Yuanliang, who had something on his mind, only raised his hand slightly, but the former sensibly shut up and said no more.
"What do you think of that boy?"
That boy?
Zhang Boting immediately understood that he was referring to the man who disobeyed the command and refused to retreat with Xie Jinyuan's troops. They were disarmed by the British army and lived together in a concentration camp.
"Military officer, I think that boy is quite unruly and unruly. Now he has become a major and principal of the German Officers' Advisory Group. When he comes to our place... he considers his position to be demeaning..."
As chief of staff, Zhang Boting always observed Sun Yuanliang's face when he spoke.
No one wants to act based on other people's faces, but in the chairman's government here, this is the most basic quality to "achieve great things".
It's like some idiots in later generations use "emotional intelligence" to evaluate all the people who are not willing to be fooled by them, but when asked carefully, they find that the "emotional intelligence" they are talking about has nothing to do with the scientific definition of emotional intelligence.
If Zhang Sixing were here, he would definitely look at Zhang Boting in front of him and comment as follows:
They are all the same people who are about being Machiavellian and how to deal with others. Of course, if they don't line up and the country is in trouble, they will dare to fight to the death, and they can't go wrong in the righteousness.
However, if such a confused and unprofessional person goes to the battlefield, is it considered murder?
Seeing Zhang Boting paused as he wanted to say something or not, Sun Yuanliang frowned and urged,
"Say, this is at the headquarters of our 72nd Army, entering my defense area. To give him face, he is an officer of the German Advisory Group. If not, he is nothing."
Hearing the military commander's statement, Zhang Boting felt confident, and then whispered,
"Military, I think we want his soldiers and any special weapons. If he is willing to give some guidance on making homemade weapons, we don't have to refuse, Military."
Homemade weapons?
Sun Yuanliang frowned and carefully reviewed the news he heard on the news. He frowned and said,
"As for those kite bombs, children's toys, I can't see..."
Seeing him shaking his head, Zhang Baiting, who was anxious, took advantage of two good connections to report carefully to Sun Wuliang.
"Military seat, I had a phone call with him before the Chinese people were ordered to evacuate into the concession. He told me that Major Zhang had some weapons he made from materials on the battlefield, which played a great role in killing Japanese infantry.
So I thought..."
At this point, Sun Yuanliang had already understood from Zhang Baiting's eyes what attitude he should have towards Zhang Sixing.
He could not be allowed to dictate the command, nor could he be allowed to take away the Japanese artillery that Falkenhausen mentioned. In addition, we had to get some inside information about those home-made weapons from him.
"I understand, I want to be quiet..."
Seeing Sun Yuanliang's solemn expression, Zhang Baiting stopped his narration knowingly, then turned around and went out.
Listening to the door of the command office, Sun Yuanliang put down all his guard and began to consider the issue at hand in detail:
According to the general, that guy has five to six thousand men, many cars, cannons and even hundreds of cavalry. So how can I get these troops from him?
At the moment, he only has more than 6,000 men in his hands, although there are still two regiments of new recruits. Firstly, the new recruits are all new recruits and cannot be compared with the veterans of the 88th Division. In addition, they may not be able to truly replenish their troops until they come to the rear.
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Thinking of this, he felt a little regretful that he only focused on transporting cotton yarn and neglected to collect veterans.
But that was all. As an officer under the Chairman, he knew that as long as he made the Chairman feel loyal, soldiers or veterans were not that important.
At present, the defense line only relies on 6,000 to 7,000 men in hand. How to deal with the coming Japanese attack? It is not an easy task to defend the Kunming Branch Line.