"Captain Liu, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise I must truly report the details of this operation to the theater headquarters." This is the first time that Army Lieutenant General has received many benefits from Liu Lang.
Such harsh words for Liu Lang can also be seen in his anger towards the independent group who left no one alive.
"Sir Zeng, the explanation I can give you is tit for tat. How did the little devils in the southeastern battlefield treat our parachuting pilots? Not only the anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns on the ground can fire, but also the aircraft in the sky. My pilot has died for this without knowing how many times.
Isn’t it a joke to talk about conventions and humanity with animals?” Liu Lang’s response on the phone was equally tough.
Zhou Dapeng, who was already on the front line in Songhu, sent a telegram saying that he hated the Japanese atrocities the most brutal act of shooting parachuting pilots on the Songhu battlefield. As many as fifteen people from the aviation volunteers died due to the cruelty of the Japanese army.
If Liu Lang, as a general of an army, had not been able to turn his entire regiment into cold-blooded people like the Japanese invaders, he would have personally ordered the killings long ago. Although the final instigator was Zhao Ergou, it seems that it was due to his connivance.
The lieutenant general of the army was speechless for a while. What Liu Lang said was correct. If the Japanese invaders could do the first grade of junior high school, he would naturally be able to do the fifteenth grade. I am afraid that if he really wants to make trouble with the theater headquarters, except for a few senior officials, I am afraid that most of them will
On the contrary, people will think that he is in the wrong.
"Brother Liu! If we can capture the enemy pilot alive, it will be of great benefit both in promoting public opinion and seeking support from the Western world for our country. We must consider the overall situation and be less motivated!"
The Army Lieutenant General could only use this reason to explain his anger.
By the way, he gave himself a step down. That clearly meant that he was blaming Liu Lang for the sake of the overall situation, not for anything else.
"Don't worry, Commander Zeng. If you need it, I have sent people to escort the frontline headquarters. It will not delay the important matter." Liu Lang finally gave the army commander a face.
He shot and killed the pilot prisoners he needed, but sent him 6 living prisoners of the cavalry regiment.
When I heard that Liu Lang had sent such a heavy gift, he also asked me directly on the phone not to ask for credit from the war zone, but to crown the 28th Cavalry Regiment and the glorious record of shooting down 5 Japanese aircraft on the entire Niangziguan front line.
Above the soldiers, the Army Lieutenant General was happy and at the same time, he was inexplicably surprised by Liu Lang.
He knew very well that even though Liu Lang was just a colonel, it was only a matter of time before he was promoted to a general with two medals of the Blue Sky and White Sun on his body. This battle alone was enough to promote him to major general on the spot. But
He did not hesitate to share the victory in the battle with tens of thousands of soldiers on the entire Niangziguan front line. This kind of magnanimity was extremely rare.
It’s hard to decide whether to admire him or not!
It is understandable for the Lieutenant General of the Army to think this way. Anyone who gives up his monstrous military exploits is a broad-minded person. However, he still does not understand Liu Tuanzuo after all. For a certain regiment that can take more onions than leeks.
As for me, would you give up your military exploits easily?
It's just that the battlefield this time is very different. Facing tens of thousands of Japanese invaders who are armed to the teeth and supported by aircraft, the 386th Brigade and the 17th Division that the Independent Regiment has contacted with him are not enough to resist. He needs to unite everything he can.
Friendly troops. Just sending some submachine guns and ammunition is not enough to make others live and die with you, but sharing the battle merits, this huge favor, will make a big difference.
The Chinese, whether you admit it or not, have always been a society where personal feelings come first.
Of course, compared with gaining favors, the most important thing is to keep a low profile. The rafters that stand out first will die first. Liu Lang does not want to be promoted as a star by public opinion and become the target of both the enemy and ourselves as soon as the all-out war begins. The higher the profile of love, the more high-profile it is.
Love dies faster, and war requires a low profile to live longer. Looking at China and foreign countries, the combat troops that are praised as stars are ultimately the ones with the heaviest casualties. And this war has just begun, and there are still
I don't know how many years it will take to fight. Even if history has not changed because of his arrival, it will still take a full 8 years.
Admiration is admiration, but the army lieutenant general was not vague at all when it came to his military exploits. A eloquent report was freshly prepared and sent to the theater headquarters dozens of miles away together with the prisoners of war.
The 28th Cavalry Regiment and the five destroyed Japanese aircraft that were wiped out on the Jiuguan front line became the Niangziguan front line. From Snowflake Mountain to Jiuguan, nearly 40,000 troops from the 17th Division to the Third Army to the Independent Regiment assisted.
The results of the battle.
Don't tell me, when you put it this way, things become much more reasonable and not so shocking. Tens of thousands of troops surrounded and killed hundreds of Japanese invaders, plus concentrated all the anti-aircraft guns and machine guns in the entire army to shoot down five Japanese planes.
A piece of cake.
It can be said that this conclusion is the best for both the entire Shanxi Theater Command and the Niangziguan Frontline Command. This is not only a victory for the Niangziguan Front Line, but also a victory for the Shanxi East Theater Command, and even for the entire
The victory in the second theater is a victory for the entire China.
After inspection by the special commissioner sent by General Huang, more than 200 Japanese corpses, a pile of basically indistinguishable body parts, and a pile of captured Japanese cavalry standard rifles have been determined to be those of the 28th Cavalry Regiment.
The 28th Cavalry Regiment has been completely wiped out.
As for the shocking bombardment described by Captain Fukuna Endo who was extremely frightened, the commanders at all levels in the second theater from top to bottom voluntarily ignored it with a tacit understanding.
As for the more than 500 tall horses of the 28th Cavalry Regiment, no one asked about them, and they seemed to have been forgotten.
Even after the reporters accompanying the army took pictures of the light and heavy machine guns and rifles seized from the 28th Cavalry Regiment that were piled in the square for posing, an infantry platoon sent by the independent regiment then loaded them into a truck and took them away in a swagger.
I want the horse to run but also want the horse not to eat grass. How is that possible?
Although these guns are not in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment, the 386 Brigade wants them! The three intact Type 92 heavy machine guns were directly assigned to the 772 Regiment. Even the parts of the heavy machine guns that were blown away were also used by the officers and soldiers of the 772 Regiment.
Collected and inspected for future use. Of the 24 crutch light machine guns equipped by the 28th Cavalry Regiment, 12 are still usable, 6 were left with the 772nd Regiment, and 6 were returned to Qigen Village
At the 386th Brigade Headquarters, the rest that were blown apart by mortars were also sent to the brigade headquarters ordnance department for maintenance. The light machine guns and rifles that were completely blown to pieces along with the Japanese troops on the top of Jiuguan Mountain can only become the dust of history.
The artillery fire was so fierce that even the steel could not support it and was basically deformed and scrapped.
There are 203 Type 38 rifles that can still be used, and more than 500 horses are all sent to the brigade headquarters. The rifles with shorter barrels are not suitable for infantry, but they are very suitable for forming cavalry units. The 772th Regiment cannot be retained even if it wants to.
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As long-range weapons, Japanese grenade launchers are the most complete among the captured weapons. Of the 24 grenade launchers of the 28th Cavalry Regiment, 17 are intact. The 772nd Regiment also kept half for itself and handed over half.
If you say that half cannot be rounded, then the 772nd Regiment naturally belongs to you and is rounded up. Regarding this point, the frontline commanders know how to settle accounts, and they will never suffer any loss anyway.
The biggest thing captured was a complete Type 92 infantry gun. Commander Ye wanted to keep it for himself, but he was scolded by the future general on the phone. The entire 386 brigade only had a few mortars to support its appearance.
This captured infantry gun and the more than 30 rounds of artillery shells that the Japanese invaders had not had time to use could be regarded as the biggest killer of the entire 386 brigade.
But in any case, the 772nd Regiment made a huge profit in this battle. Three heavy machine guns, six light machine guns, and nine grenades were all evenly distributed among the three infantry battalions, and their firepower was increased by 20%.
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As for the Japanese 6.5mm machine rifle bullets, in addition to the captured part, Liu Tuanzuo promised to replenish some. In this battle, the three infantry battalions of the 772nd Regiment not only fought well, but also suffered losses themselves. Without replenishing ammunition, Liu Lang
I also felt very sorry.
In this battle, although the 28th Cavalry Regiment was completely annihilated with superior troops and superior firepower, the 772nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment did not suffer any damage.
Of all the officers and soldiers participating in this battle, 33 people from the three infantry battalions of the 772nd Regiment were killed and 36 injured; 9 of them were killed by aerial bombs dropped by Japanese aircraft in a desperate attempt to hit the tunnels and be buried in the soil.
The battalion had 3 killed and 9 wounded; the independent regiment's guard platoon had 2 killed and 4 wounded; the independent regiment's artillery battalion had 8 killed and 15 wounded.
However, their sacrifices resulted in the death of 452 people, 446 of the 28th Cavalry Regiment, and 6 prisoners alive. Five Japanese aircraft were shot down, and five Japanese pilots were killed.
Even if we add that a position of the Third Army was also hit by an aerial bomb, 32 people were killed and 45 injured, and 28 villagers were injured and killed by machine gun fire in three villages by fleeing Japanese planes. The total number of military and civilian casualties in Shandong, China, reached 215.
However, compared with the result of the battle, the battle loss ratio also reached 1:2. This battle can also be regarded as a glorious victory.
The confirmed battle report was quickly transmitted to the Shanxi Taiyuan Second Theater Command and to the Nanjing Presidential Residence, which was struggling with the meat grinder-style Battle of Songhu.
"The glorious victory of our army in Shanxi and Jindong."
"Destruction of the 28th Cavalry Regiment."
"The Sorrow of the Japanese 20th Division."
The front-page headlines of major domestic media and newspapers did their best to exaggerate the insignificant tactical-level victory that took place in Shanxi Province, China, and the Songhu battlefield where both sides had invested nearly 1 million troops in a fierce battle.
Eye-catching.
Whether it is the streets of the Shanghai Concession filled with gunfire and gunfire, the streets of Nanjing where security guards are tight, or the streets of Hankou, where people are enthusiastic and taking to the streets to donate money and join the army, the newsboys roaring "victory" at the top of their lungs can be heard all the time.
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In the current China, the northern battlefield is losing consecutive battles, and the organized troops in the southeast battlefield have been destroyed by Japanese naval gunfire and aircraft bombing, but there is no hope of victory in sight.
Both the soldiers and the people need a victory to boost their morale.
Even if it's just a small wave.
In the swaying carriage, a pair of beautiful eyes looked at the name of the independent regiment, which was drowned in many numbers of troops, and curled up into a crescent moon.
She knew that as long as he was there, there would be victory.