Just now he said that the independent regiment wiped out a Japanese division, which was actually just a joke, but he was stunned after receiving Mr. Zhu's affirmative reply.
One regiment wiped out one Japanese division? How is this possible?
It must be said that he is well-informed. During the Jinggangshan period, under the command of the Communist Party of China, it was common for the Red Army to defeat the National Army with a small number and annihilate the National Army several times its size. For example, in the third counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, Mao Zedong commanded 30,000 Red Army troops.
It thwarted the advance of 300,000 Nationalist troops and annihilated 30,000 enemies, including more than 18,000 prisoners.
Thirty thousand people versus 300,000 people, and they were able to annihilate enemy forces that were equal to their own strength. Such a record can be said to be terrifying.
It is said that General Su's commanding skills are superb. In the battle of Meng Lianggu, General Su almost annihilated Zhang Lingfu's reorganized 74th Division under the nose of Tang Enbo's First Corps of more than 400,000 troops. However, General Su's Dongye also had
With 300,000 troops, there is not much difference between the number of troops and the Kuomintang army.
Therefore, he is the number one expert in sports warfare!
Even the independent group was surprised by the results of the battle, which shows how awesome Xu Rui's battle was.
After a while, the cigarette in his hand had been burned out and he was shocked when his fingers were burned.
He quickly raised his feet, pressed the remaining cigarette butts in his hands to the soles of his shoes and extinguished it, and then said: "This Xu Rui is incredible. He actually annihilated a Japanese division, and the one he annihilated was the permanent division."
This regiment is even more powerful than the 106th Division that was annihilated in the Battle of De'an."
"That can't be compared, that can't be compared." Mr. Zhu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "The 106th Division is just a special division composed of the reserve troops of the 6th Division, and Xue Yue used all of them.
A regiment of more than 200,000 men finally annihilated the 106th Division at a great price."
After a pause, Mr. Zhu continued: "Xu Rui's independent regiment only used one regiment. The telegram said that after the expansion, the number of troops in the independent regiment has increased to more than 9,000, but most of them are
They are new recruits, and the veterans who can really fight are still the three thousand men of the old independent regiment. They can annihilate them all with a small number of enemies, which is much better than Xue Yue."
He chuckled and said, "Boss, it seems that you have a high opinion of this little guy Xu Rui."
"Little guy?" Mr. Zhu said, "I heard that Xu Rui is only in his early twenties. He is a few years older than the little red devil who followed us across the grass. He is really just a little guy."
From the tone of Mr. Zhu's voice, he could hear the meaning of affection, and he immediately said with a smile: "Boss, why do I feel that you seem to like this little guy Xu Rui?"
"Lao Mao, don't tell me, I really like this kid." Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Do you know who he reminds me of? I think of Er Zhuo, this boy Xu Rui, and you
Taku is equally resourceful, equally capable of fighting, and equally young, and the most important thing is that these two have the same firm stance."
He made a soft sound and said, "The boss seems to have something in his words?"
Mr. Zhu chuckled and said: "Old Mao, Xu Rui trapped the Japanese 10th Division in Damei Mountain three days ago. It had not yet been completely wiped out at that time. Chairman Chiang was extremely excited after hearing the news and immediately instructed Dai Li to mobilize the Fuxing Society.
People came into contact with Xu Rui, what kind of recruitment conditions do you think Chairman Chiang offered to Xu Rui?"
"I can guess this." He said, "It's just like recruiting Erzhuo three times in the past, to promote Xu Rui to Army Commander."
"I really can't hide anything from you." Boss Zhu pointed and added, "But Er Zhuo is a kind person, but Xu Rui is a slippery man. He actually called Chairman Chiang back and said he thanked Chairman Chiang for his support. He was very honored to serve as the commander of the Central Army, but he hoped that Chairman Chiang Kai-shek could transport all the soldiers and equipment of an army to Damei Mountain. It’s also possible to replenish it at the nearest combat zone. Oh, by the way, Xu Rui also asked Chairman Chiang to cash in this year’s funds, totaling one million French currency.”
Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter.
While laughing, he added: "Now our Chairman Chiang is going to scold his mother again."
"No, I heard that Chairman Chiang has been scolding my mother for a long time." Mr. Zhu smiled after saying that, "But this is all hearsay and cannot be taken seriously, but Xu Rui's call back is true. Because The Yangtze River Bureau also sent a telegram to the Independence League regarding this matter, and severely punished Xu Rui and Wang Husheng, the political commissar of the Independence League."
The laughter stopped, and his face gradually became serious.
After a moment, he said again: "We have to protect this Xu Rui."
Mr. Zhu nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, we must not let Xu Rui become the second Erzhuo."
During the Jinggangshan period, Wang Erzhuo was a rare general in the Red Army. Unfortunately, he sacrificed his life for the revolution at a young age. If Wang Erzhuo had not sacrificed, then there would have been one more capable soldier on the battlefield behind enemy lines. General Wang Erzhuo was in the first batch of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he was not far behind the three heroes of Whampoa.
Mr. Zhu added: "Lao Mao, the New Fourth Army called and said that it hopes to expand Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment into five detachments. In terms of the number of troops, the Independent Regiment now has more than 9,000 people. It is more than enough to form a detachment. Yes, in terms of combat merit and ability, Xu Rui is enough to serve as the commander of the detachment, what do you think?"
I slowly lit a cigarette and fell into deep thought for a long time.
Mr. Zhu knew that the long exam was taking place, so he sat quietly and waited.
After finishing a cigarette, he said: "Boss, I think we should postpone the expansion of the independent regiment. The current situation is more complicated. It can be seen from the Wuhan battle that the Japanese government has become unsustainable. It is completely imaginable. It follows that after the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese government's strategy towards China will shift from mainly military offensive to political inducement to surrender, supplemented by political inducement to surrender. By then, the pressure on the National Government on the frontal battlefield will be reduced, and Chairman Chiang's You don’t know his temper, and he will definitely have some ideas by then. Wouldn’t it be true to expand the Dameishan Independent Regiment into a detachment at this time?”
There is another sentence that has not been said. You cannot say anything about the expansion of the independent regiment, but you still have to do it. For example, the Eighth Route Army that advanced into the battlefield behind enemy lines still had three divisions with less than 40,000 people, judging from the number. But, what is the reality? The Eighth Route Army has now expanded to more than 400,000 people.
Boss Zhu said: "But Lao Mao, I'm worried that little guy Xu Rui has something in mind."
What Mr. Zhu was worried about was that Xu Rui had made such great military exploits that it would be inappropriate not to give him a detachment commander. Chairman Chiang Kai-shek was even willing to give him the position of army commander, so they should also express their feelings.
But he said something irrelevant: "Boss, I heard that there is a couplet hanging on the gate of Huangpu Military Academy, which reads: If you get promoted and make a fortune, go somewhere else; if you are greedy for life and afraid of death, don't come here. What this said is
It’s great, but it’s a pity that among those Huangpu Military Academy students of the Kuomintang, how many of them still remember this couplet?”
He paused and then said: "When Xu Rui abandoned the Kuomintang and joined us, he didn't do it for promotion and wealth. If he wanted to get promotion and wealth, wouldn't it have been better to defect to the Kuomintang directly? We can't give him a high official and a generous salary.
So, boss, you are worrying too much."
"You are right." Mr. Zhu nodded and added, "But Mr. Mao, do you think it is possible to give the Dameishan Independent Group a commendation by electrifying it in the name of the central government?"
"This is possible." He nodded happily and said, "We also need to inform the entire party, the entire army, and all base areas, and call on the entire party, entire army, and all base areas to learn from the Dameishan Independent Regiment."
"Then it's settled." Mr. Zhu said, "I'll take care of it later."
He got up and went down to the pit, and said to Mr. Zhu: "Boss, the meeting is about to start, right?"
Mr. Zhu stood up and walked out, saying, "I'm afraid there will be a quarrel in today's meeting."
"It's good to argue, as the old saying goes, the more you argue, the clearer the truth becomes. Countless examples throughout the ages have proven that all the truth comes from arguing." He waved his hand and said domineeringly, "And this time the Dameishan Independent Group's
This unprecedented victory has made me even more convinced that we are going to carry out an independent armed struggle behind enemy lines."
(Dividing line)
The telegram of commendation from Yan'an soon arrived at Dameishan.
At this time, the Dameishan Independent Regiment was capturing prisoners all over the mountains and plains.
The little devils were severely brainwashed by militaristic ideas, but this does not mean that they would commit suicide without hesitation under any circumstances. In fact, several large-scale mass suicides by the Japanese army during World War II were all committed by senior military officers.
Spontaneous mass suicides staged under pressure have never happened.
Therefore, when the command structure of the 10th Division was destroyed, it was not surprising that the soldiers at the grassroots level surrendered on a large scale.
While Xu Rui was reading the telegram, more than a dozen officers and soldiers from the independent regiment escorted a group of Japanese prisoners of war and passed by the hilltop where Xu Rui and Wang Husheng were standing.
While walking, a Japanese prisoner of war fell to the ground.
The veteran of the Independent Regiment who was in charge of the escort immediately became angry. He took off his weapons and put them on before whipping him hard. The whipping made the Japanese soldier wail miserably, but he refused to get up from the ground. In fact, it was not the Japanese soldier who refused to get up.
, he really didn’t have the energy anymore, he was almost exhausted due to severe dehydration.
"Get up, get up quickly. If you don't get up, I'll beat you to death!" The veteran didn't care about this. He waved the armed belt in his hand and just slapped it down. After a moment, the Japanese soldier stopped struggling and made no sound.
, the veteran stepped forward to check the Japanese's breathing, and found that he had only half a breath left.
