Xu Rui heard that Liao Yaoxiang proposed to conduct a real-arms exercise with his regiment, and he already understood in his heart that Liao Yaoxiang wanted to overpower his third regiment and be proud in front of the Americans. How could he do what he wanted?
Thinking of this, Xu Rui said: "Liao Yaoxiang wants to play, then I will play with him. Anyway, I am idle, so I will use these New Sixth Army soldiers to stretch their muscles."
"Then we promise them?" Du Junjie asked.
Xu Rui said: "Of course we have to agree. We have to repair the New Sixth Army well and let them walk around when they see us."
"Old Xu, Liao Yaoxiang is a talented general. The New Sixth Army under his command has strong combat effectiveness and is a powerful enemy." Leng Tiefeng said.
Xu Rui said: "Let's see, which one is more powerful is the Third Regiment or the New Sixth Army!"
In Liao Yaoxiang's office, Chief of Staff Liu Jianzhang and other senior officers were sitting around Liao Yaoxiang. Liu Jianzhang said: "Military seat, Xu Rui has agreed to this competition with our army. My opinion is to draw the best from the entire army."
The soldiers formed a regiment and conducted confrontation exercises with Xu Rui's troops. With the best of our New Sixth Army against the third regiment, our chances of victory are still very high."
Long Tianwu, commander of the 14th Division on the side, said.
Li Tao, commander of the New 22nd Division, said: "I don't think so. Xu Rui's unit has a strong combat effectiveness. It has demonstrated extremely strong combat effectiveness in the battles with the Japanese in Damei Mountain, Shanghai, and the Northeast. Our New Sixth Army
Although they are the main force of the national army, most of the soldiers are young students who have recently joined the army. Except for some veterans, these young students have no actual combat experience. Even if the best of the entire army is integrated into one regiment, they may not be the opponents of Xu Rui's Third Regiment."
Li Tao was Liao Yaoxiang's favorite subordinate, so he handed over the new 22nd Division, which he had founded, to Li Tao. After listening to Li Tao's words, Liao Yaoxiang was convinced and said: "Xu Rui's troops are the most powerful in China, and we
Don’t be careless.”
Liu Jianzhang said: "In this case, there is another way to ensure our army's victory."
"What can we do?" Liao Yaoxiang asked.
Liu Jianzhang said: "Military, I heard that you have a good relationship with General Wiggins. Why don't we contact General Wiggins and let him help us at the critical moment..."
"Shut up! How can a man bribe others just because he won an exercise? What's more, Wiggins is a foreigner. How can I do such a shameful thing and let outsiders look down on me?
?”
When Liu Jianzhang heard what Liao Yaoxiang said, he couldn't help but blush, and said with a smile: "What the military commander is reprimanding is that it is a mistake for humble duty."
Liao Yaoxiang said: "I hate two things most in my life. One is hating foreigners. If it weren't for the bullying by foreigners, how could China be so poor and weak? It's not my fault to carry foreigners to respect myself. The second is hating treacherous villains. If I bribe Americans,
What's the difference between being a villain and a villain? In this actual combat exercise, our New Sixth Army wants to win in an upright and aboveboard manner, so how can we use dirty means?"
"Everyone, immediately mobilize the best companies from each regiment and form them together. This battle will be personally commanded by Commander Li Tao. We must show the majesty of the National Revolutionary Army. Not only must we defeat Xu Rui, but we must also let the Americans see our China.
Soldiers are awesome!"
"yes……"
The rules of the exercise were quickly issued. The area for the exercise between the two sides was set on San Marino Island. The exercise would only be conducted once. The Third Regiment and the New Sixth Army were not divided into attackers and defenders. Both sides acted at the same time. As for the battlefield, it was located in the center of San Marino Island.
in the jungle.
After Liao Yaoxiang learned the rules of the exercise, he immediately mobilized his troops and selected the nine companies with the strongest combat effectiveness from each regiment, and then unified them under the command of Li Tao. The soldiers of these nine companies were all proud soldiers.
They all want to express themselves well and show their faces well in the exercises.
Liao Yaoxiang even equipped these nine companies with the best weapons in the army, especially communication equipment, and walkie-talkies were even equipped to squad units. In this way, the coordination ability between the various units was greatly strengthened. This temporary formation
The group's combat effectiveness is greatly increased.
Three days later…
Outside the jungle on San Marino Island, an American officer said to Li Tao: "In five minutes, the exercise will begin. You will enter the jungle on your own in a while. Our observation posts in the jungle will determine the casualties of the exercise at any time. Remember, during the exercise
Only light weapons are allowed, not heavy weapons."
Then, the American officer lowered his voice and said: "General Wiggins said that there is a hill in the center of this island. He will leave four heavy machine guns for you on the hill. You can start the battlefield three minutes in advance, and then
You must occupy this hill for a while, and then use heavy machine guns to block the island, and you will have a great chance of winning this exercise."
Li Tao nodded. Although Liao Yaoxiang did not agree to bribe the Americans, officers such as Li Tao and Liu Jianzhang believed that this battle was related to the face of the national army and could only be won but not lost, so they secretly bribed Wiggins.
The American officer looked at his watch and said, "There are still three minutes left. You can enter the battlefield early."
Li Tao chuckled, said a few words to the first company commander Fang Yongchang, and then waved his hand, and a regiment of national troops immediately entered the battlefield...
"Fang Yongchang, I order you to immediately occupy the high ground in the center of the island!" Li Tao said through the walkie-talkie.
"Understood!" Fang Yongchang's voice came from the walkie-talkie.
Li Tao took a look at the walkie-talkie and felt very proud. This latest walkie-talkie developed by the Americans could cover several kilometers in radius. The situation of the entire island could be controlled through the walkie-talkie.
Seeing that Bu Xia was far away, Li Tao led a platoon of troops to the edge of the jungle on the island. Here, he could command the entire battlefield without being in too much danger.
"Report, the Third Company arrived at Target No. 1 and found nothing."
"Report, the fifth company has reached target No. 9, everything is normal."
Each company reported it one after another, but Fang Yongchang never contacted Li Tao again.
Li Tao frowned and asked through the walkie-talkie: "Fang Yongchang, where are you? Report your location immediately."
"Reporting to the division commander, our army is moving towards the unknown high ground. Everything is going well."
Hearing Fang Yongchang's reply, Li Tao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Snapped!"
A gunshot was heard over the walkie-talkie.
"Fang Yongchang, what's going on?" Li Tao asked.
However, Fang Yongchang's group seemed to have disappeared without even a trace of movement.
"Fang Yongchang, please reply to me!"
"Tap-tat-tat..." The roar of a heavy machine gun came from the walkie-talkie.
"Reporting to the division seat, the unknown high ground has been occupied. Our unit suffered a sudden attack and suffered heavy losses. Please support us! Please support us!"
"What happened!"
Li Tao was a little frustrated. Fang Yongchang's company was the benchmark company with the strongest combat effectiveness in the entire New Sixth Army. They set off three minutes earlier than the third regiment and were marching at full strength. How come they fell behind the third regiment? How could this happen?
possible?
"Master, my company's first and second platoons have lost their combat effectiveness. Please ask for reinforcements..."
"Fang Yongchang, hold on for me!"
"Second Company, Third Company, move closer to the unknown high ground immediately, we must occupy the unknown high ground!" Li Tao shouted.
"yes!"
"yes!"
"Fang Yongchang, how is the situation?"
"Master, I..."
"Beep...beep..."
The sound from the walkie-talkie suddenly stopped, leaving only a series of blind tones.
"Fang Yongchang! Fang Yongchang!" Li Tao shouted, but there was no sound from the walkie-talkie.
"Report, the Second Company was ambushed, requesting reinforcements, requesting reinforcements!"
"Report, the third company was ambushed by the enemy!"
"You all hold on, I will send people to reinforce you immediately!" Li Tao was really anxious this time and immediately ordered the rest of the troops to approach the unknown high ground.
"Master! There are only ten people left in our company. Our company is determined to persist until the end and fight the enemy bloody to the end!"
"Yang Fan, hold on for me!"
"Don't move..."
A loud shout came from the walkie-talkie, and then the gunfire suddenly stopped, and the second company had been completely wiped out.
At this moment, the third company's cry for help also stopped. Apparently, the third company also followed in the footsteps of the first and second companies.
The battle has only been going on for twenty minutes, and Li Tao's three most powerful companies have all been wiped out. Li Tao's eyes turned red. This is the first time that Li Tao has encountered such a thing in so many years of Cong Jun. His own troops have all gone through it.
With strict training and advanced weapons, how could he be defeated so quickly? Cold sweat kept flowing down Li Tao's face.
"Master, it seems that the situation is not good." An officer on the side said.
"We still have a chance, we can't lose!" Li Tao gritted his teeth and said.
"Report, the Fourth Company was ambushed by the enemy!"
"Report, the fifth company is under attack and our army is resisting!"
"Master, the Ninth Company was suddenly attacked by the enemy, causing heavy casualties. We can't hold on any longer..."
Bad news came one after another, and Li Tao was like an ant on a hot pot, extremely anxious.
"Seventh Company, immediately support the Ninth Company, the Eighth Company, the Sixth Company, support the Fourth Company and the Fifth Company!" Li Tao kept adjusting his deployment. Just half an hour after the battle, Li Tao's troops were completely in disarray.
"Snapped!"
A gunshot was heard, and a soldier directly in front of Li Tao fell to the ground.
"Sniper!"
Li Tao yelled, got up and went to find a bunker.
"Snapped!"
Another gunshot came. Li Tao felt a pain in his chest and couldn't breathe. He fell directly on his back and fell to the ground. Li Tao could hear gunshots coming continuously. After a while, the gunshots stopped and everything became quiet.
Everyone in the entire command center fell to the ground. After a while, Li Tao finally took a breath and slowly sat up. Then, he saw two people wearing weird clothes like bark and branches walking towards him.
before.
Li Tao is a soldier, and he saw the advantages of these two sets of military uniforms at a glance. In the jungle, such military uniforms have strong camouflage properties and are extremely difficult to detect.
"Are you Li Tao?" a voice asked.
Li Tao nodded and said, "Are you Wolf Fang?"
"Yes."
"The New Sixth Army is considered an elite force. I didn't expect that we were defeated so quickly when we had equal strength." Li Tao said with a wry smile.
"Equal strength? Hehe..." The two soldiers laughed.
"In fact, we only dispatched more than a hundred Wolf Fang troops." A soldier said.
"What?"
Li Tao's eyes widened and he refused to believe his ears...