By the time Liu Lang arrived at the independent regiment headquarters in the tunnel, everyone who was supposed to be there had arrived.
Only six people can participate in this meeting. On the 29th Army side are Qi Guangyuan, the leader of the 288th Regiment, Dong Shengtang, the leader of the 289th Regiment, Tang Yongming, the deputy of the 288th Regiment, and Bai Yunyue, the deputy of the 288th Regiment. Naturally, Liu Langhe is the leader of the Independent Regiment.
Deputy Chi Dakui.
After a fierce battle in the middle of the night, and nearly two hours of post-war inventory, the five school officers, all with heavy tiredness on their faces and bloodshot eyes, were sitting around a map on the table, arguing fiercely.
Seeing Liu Lang coming in, all the school officials, led by Qi Guangyuan, took the initiative to fight.
"Captain Qi, Commander Dong, you're welcome. Vice-President Tang, Vice-President Bai, sit down, everyone." Liu Lang was not arrogant and waved his hands.
Although the combat effectiveness of the 288th Regiment and the 289th Regiment is not as good as that of the Independent Regiment, the soldiers of the two regiments are worthy of being soldiers of the 29th Army. The casualty rate has exceeded 60% and they still do not retreat. They have gained Liu Lang's respect with their performance. Faced with
Liu Lang would naturally treat such a friendly force that had given him and the Independent Regiment great help with courtesy and sincerity.
They are the ones who should be remembered in the history of the Chinese nation.
"Captain Liu, I'm not being polite, you deserve this. In this battle, you were able to repel the 8th Division and defend our country. Commander Liu, you deserve the greatest credit. I salute you on behalf of my 5,689 brothers in the 288th and 289th regiments."
"Qi Guangyuan shook his head slowly and gave Liu Lang a formal military salute seriously.
The other four national military officers also followed Qi Guangyuan and gave a military salute in unison.
Although his official position was similar to that of Liu Lang, Liu Lang completely conquered the two colonels of the 29th Army with a series of achievements. He completely wiped out a Japanese brigade and used the defense line to repel a Japanese division. No, it should not just be repelled.
It would be more accurate to defeat a division. Not only did the Eighth Division suffer heavy casualties on Luo Wenyu's defense line, it also lost its most powerful weapon - artillery.
The two commanders of the National Army, who were full of self-confidence, were even confident of annihilating the Japanese army that had lost their cannons, if they were given a division.
With such a brilliant record, not to mention just standing up and paying attention to him, even bowing to him is nothing special. China needs such soldiers so much.
"Brothers, we are all brothers who live and die together. If you continue to be so polite, then I will suspect that you are interested in the seized materials. Use this to block my mouth first. Then I can start with my ugly words.
Speaking of which, you have to ask Deputy Chi to discuss the distribution of supplies." Liu Lang joked with a wry smile.
"Haha, don't be pretentious then, brother Liu, we are all waiting to listen to your instructions to see what the next step should be." Qi Guangyuan also laughed.
Several 29th Military Academy officers also had smiles on their faces, and they all sat down after Liu Lang sat down.
It is naturally a joy to have a colleague who is good at fighting but also very humble and funny.
"Before discussing the next battle plan, I would like to know the final casualties of our independent regiment, the 288th regiment, and the 289th regiment." Liu Lang's first question after sitting down involved a heavy topic.
It is so heavy that people cannot bear to read it, but it is a topic that everyone has to face.
All the smiles faded from their faces, and the conference room fell into a brief silence.
After a while, Chi Dakui took out a piece of paper from his pocket, his eyebrows lowered, and his face tightened as he read: "The Independence Regiment arrived at Luo Wenyu in early March to participate in the war. A total of 2,138 officers and soldiers, including 6 doctors and 16 nurses,
, 362 strong men and reserve soldiers, a total of 2,500 people. So far, 1,178 people have been killed in the battle, 721 were seriously injured, and 596 people were seriously injured in the evacuation to Peiping, not counting minor injuries. There are still 601 capable people...
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Hearing this, Liu Lang clenched his hands suddenly, with such strength that he crushed the corners of the wooden conference table to pieces. The splinters of wood pierced his palms and stung so much that he didn't even realize it.
No matter how painful it is, how can it compare to Liu Lang's heartache? After only one battle, a carefully trained regiment of soldiers was reduced to only a quarter of 600 people. More than 700 people were seriously injured. I don't know how many of them ended up in the end.
How many of them can be recovered and returned to the army?
Theoretically speaking, the Independent Regiment can basically declare its reconstruction.
"Continue." Liu Lang squeezed out two words through his teeth with difficulty.
“In our independent regiment, one major was seriously injured, one captain was seriously injured, 3 lieutenants, 19 second lieutenants, 3 captains, 6 lieutenants, 17 second lieutenants, 46 sergeants, and first-class and second-class privates are still being counted.
46 machine guns of various types, 16 mortars, more than 600 Hanyang-made rifles, and 6 sniper rifles were damaged. The loss of various types of ammunition and materials is still being counted. As for the seizures..."
"First listen to the losses suffered by the two captains Qi and Dong." Liu Lang waved his hands with a bitter look on his face and turned his eyes to Qi Guangyuan.
Why are there so few serious injuries among captains? Because there are only 4 captains in the Independent Regiment, and three-quarters of the seriously injured were killed in the battle. Those were all the backbones of recruits who had performed well during training and had gone to military academies! Unexpectedly, here
In the first battle, everything was lost. If there weren't many people here, Liu Lang would have had the urge to hug each other and cry.
"1,931 officers and soldiers of our 288th and 289th regiments were killed in battle, 2,308 were seriously injured, and 1,430 capable soldiers were left. Countless firearms were lost, and now at least half of the officers and soldiers are already fighting with Japanese 38-type rifles." reported the battle damage.
It’s Bai Yunyue, the deputy of the 289th Regiment.
A middle-aged man with a kind and white face who looks like a rich man. When he recited these numbers, his speech speed was extremely smooth and emotionless. However, you can tell by looking at his drooping eyelids and the constant twitching of the corners of his eyes.
How much grief must one endure to read out such tragic numbers?
There are two regiments that are larger than the independent regiment, almost equivalent to a brigade, but only two infantry battalions are left. Anyone would be so sad that they can't help themselves!
The three colonels all fell into silence, a silence of unspeakable sorrow.
The three regiments, including the strong men who helped transport the baggage, totaled 8,000 people. Now, there are only 2,031 people left.
As the saying goes: Kindness cannot lead an army. All of us here are veteran soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time. They should have become indifferent to matters of life and death. But when I heard these two sets of cruel figures, I was still so sad that it was hard to breathe.
The casualties were really too tragic.
At such a sad and suffocating moment, Liu Lang smiled, with tears in his smile: "Everyone, if the earthen jar is not broken away from the wellhead, the general will inevitably die on the battlefield. Since we have chosen to protect our country and our country, we have to wear this
Wearing military uniforms means you are ready to die and become a benevolent person. What's more, we suffered heavy casualties, but we achieved the most glorious victory of the Republic of China since the Japanese invasion. Tens of thousands of Japanese invaders fell into the sand in front of our defense line. Such a
What kind of encouragement will this great victory bring to our 40 million compatriots? If we can prevent our Chinese nation from being invaded by foreign invaders, what harm will it do if all the 8,000 soldiers of our third regiment are stained with blood?"
"well said."
All the school officials were so excited by Liu Lang's words that they all stood up and applauded.
After all, Liu Lang's blood is not cold, and neither is their blood.
The blood of all Chinese people is not cold.
Looking at the school officers standing together, Liu Lang, the fierce warrior, also had tears in his eyes.
When he returned to this era, he did not want to be a national hero. He just wanted to be an introduction and ignite the cold blood of thousands of people. Now, he has made a good start.
In the future, he believes that there will be more Chinese people standing there, not only applauding, but holding steel guns in their hands and shouting at the Japanese invaders: "Fight, fight, fight..."
A group of Chinese school officials are savoring the sorrow and joy after the war.
Thirty miles away, the two remaining major generals of the Japanese army looked at the huge injury report on the paper. Not only were they filled with pain, but they also had splitting headaches.
Not just a defeat, but an unprecedented defeat, an unprecedented defeat at the hands of the weak Chinese.