The five hundred and fourteenth chapter inspires the heart of the army
"Regimental deputy, are we really going to fight the 6th brigade?"
Wang Huzi looked at Yang Ling and acknowledged it again. The other company commanders all focused their eyes on Yang Ling, waiting for his answer.
Yang Ling asked with a serious face: "When did you see me making a joke?"
Hearing Yang Ling's confident answer, Wang Huzi couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and said: "Vice-General, there are thousands of powerful Japanese in the 6th Brigade."
They also came from the front of Minshan, and they had a fight with the main force of the Japanese 6th Brigade. Half of the whole group was killed, and they are still feeling scared now.
It's not that Wang Huzi and the others are greedy for life and afraid of death, but that they feel that the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great.
After all, on the Chinese battlefield, most of the time, the Chinese army has three or even four times more troops than the Japanese, but they may not necessarily be able to defeat the Japanese. Now they only have a few hundred people to fight against thousands of Japanese. This is purely seeking death.
What's the difference.
Yang Ling also knew what the company commanders who rolled over on the battlefield were worried about, but he didn't let the brothers really die for nothing.
"Although there are thousands of Japs, they have been exhausted after fighting our troops for several days and nights in Minshan. Even if they were a tiger, they are just a disabled tiger now. As long as the tactics are used properly, there is nothing to fear.
." Yang Ling's words were so powerful that people couldn't help but believe them.
"Besides, we first attacked and killed the Japs' baggage transport team, and now we blew up their weapons. I guess the Japs won't be able to hold on for long before they retreat from the front. A rifle without bullets is just a fire stick. No matter how many Japs there are,
No matter how good your marksmanship is, it's useless."
Yang Ling's description and explanation made several company commanders who were originally resistant to the 6th Brigade's fight against the Japanese suddenly realize that if this was really the case, then they really could not let the Japanese go.
"Then let's ambush the Japs on their way back and beat them up, the son of a bitch!" Wang Huzi's eyes were gleaming at this moment, and he wished he could beat the Japs right now.
Seeing that he had convinced Wang Huzi and the others, Yang Ling also showed a knowing smile. He waved his hand and said, "Let's make a detailed calculation of how to fight."
When Yang Ling and several daring company commanders were discussing how to plot against the Japanese 6th Brigade in Ruichang County, in the headquarters of the 1st Corps of the Ninth Theater Zone, a communications staff director hurriedly broke into General Xue Yue's conference room.
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Now the entire war on the Nanxun line is almost entirely under the responsibility of the commander of the First Corps, General Xue Yue. He is meeting with more than a dozen army commanders and division commanders in the conference room to discuss combat arrangements.
Seeing the chief of staff hurriedly entering the conference room, General Xue Yue knew that there might be new changes in the enemy situation, so he turned his attention to the chief of staff who came quickly, and the meeting was suspended.
The troops of their First Corps deployed along the Nanxun Line and defeated the Japanese 106th Division on the front battlefield of Jinguan Bridge, causing more than 8,000 casualties. In the direction of the Dexing Highway, the Big and Small Ridges also blocked it.
The Japanese 101st Division came across Poyang Lake.
The situation of the 101st Division was no better than that of the 106th Division on the Nanxun Line. In half a month, it only advanced less than three kilometers.
Now the only thing General Xue Yue is worried about is the Maruyama Brigade of the Japanese 9th Division attacking De'an from the northeast. Although the 74th Army was sent to block the attack in Minshan, the situation reported back from the front line shows that this Japanese army is very strong.
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The two sides fought for seven days and nights at Minshan, but they were still inextricable and could not be driven back. General Xue Yue had already had the idea of ​​dispatching reinforcements to reinforce Minshan. After all, if Minshan was breached, the rear of the Nanxun Line would be in danger.
"Sir Xue, Ruichang was conquered by the 74th Army!" Under the eager eyes of more than a dozen army division commanders, the chief of staff excitedly handed the message to General Xue Yue.
"What?" General Xue Yue guessed that there might be a new enemy situation at the front, but he never expected that it would be such exciting good news.
However, he was happy, and General Xue Yue soon had doubts. He had just received a telegram from the 74th Army from the front not long ago. The Japanese 6th Brigade in front of him was strong, suffered heavy losses, and needed reinforcements.
However, in such a short period of time, the 74th Army single-handedly defeated the powerful 6th Japanese Brigade and even defeated Ruichang, which made him even begin to doubt the authenticity of the intelligence.
The content of the telegram was also very simple, with only a few words. It only stated that Yang Ling, the 301st Regiment of the 74th Army, led his troops to eliminate a squadron of Ruichang defenders at three o'clock in the afternoon and regained Ruichang County.
"Who sent the telegram?" General Xue Yue looked at the telegram with unclear description, raised his head and asked.
The chief of staff replied: "I just received a clear telegram. I am also very confused. It stands to reason that this is against the rules..."
"Could it be false information passed on by the Japanese?" someone asked.
After all, in addition to fighting with real swords and guns on the battlefield, it is also common for the Japanese to pass on false information to confuse Chinese commanders.
Just as they were wondering about the authenticity of this telegram, another communications staff officer came in a hurry and delivered a telegram.
"Sir, the 74th Army has called back to confirm that they have indeed sent deputy commander Yang Ling to lead people to sneak into the rear of the Japanese. Now the 6th Brigade has withdrawn from Minshan and they are pursuing it with all their strength!" the communications staff officer said with excitement.
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"Then it seems that the story of Ruichang being defeated by Yang Ling's men is true." General Xue Yue looked at the message in his hand, with a rare smile on his face.
The chief of staff also became excited: "It must be true, otherwise the Japanese were fighting well in Minshan, so how could they suddenly evacuate? There must be a problem in the rear and they have to evacuate."
"This Yang Ling is really not simple. What on earth did he do to force an entire brigade to retreat? You must know that the 74th Army fought for so many days and couldn't defeat the Japanese."
The conference room was buzzing, the generals were all whispering to each other, with uncontrollable excitement on their faces.
"No matter what he did, it was a great achievement to recover Ruichang. Since we started the war with the Japs, there has been no precedent of recovering the occupied areas."
Hearing someone say this, the atmosphere in the conference room became even more heated. Their troops suffered consecutive defeats and lost most of China.
They didn't say they had lost troops and generals, and they still couldn't get the understanding of the people. Instead, they called them cowards and said they were sand troops who would collapse at the first touch.
Now that Yang Ling has led the army to regain Ruichang County, although it is destined to be unable to defend it in the face of powerful enemies, the significance of this is of great significance. Anyone who can sit in the conference room is not a fool, and naturally knows what this means.
General Xue Yue also had a smile on his face. Although the First Corps under his command blocked the Japanese at the Nanxun Line, it was still a passive defense. The surprise that Yang Ling gave him now really surprised him.
"Report the victory to the Military Commission and say that the 74th Army of our First Corps has recaptured Ruichang." Naturally, General Xue Yue would not miss this opportunity to promote the army.
"At the same time, I sent a telegram to the Central News Agency and major newspapers to tell the 40,000 people in my country this good news."
Although they all knew that the recapture of Ruichang County was short-lived and might soon be captured by the Japanese again, the strategic significance of the troops regaining a county this time was of great significance.
This will greatly boost the country's currently sluggish confidence in the war of resistance and let them see that the army is still fighting bloody battles and that they have hope of defeating the Japs.