War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 511: Dressed in red!

"Is this the Japanese Army's tactics and mountain warfare inertia blueprint that Comrade Xu Chaoyang handed over?"

Baiyatai, headquarters of the 115th Division.

The man stood in front of a huge white paper next to the division map. Drawing on the paper were the Japanese invaders' habitual movements during combat.

"Comrade, this is indeed the Japanese tactical map submitted by Comrade Xu Chaoyang. The one you are looking at is the Japanese machine gun transfer combat method, as well as a detailed analysis of the number of machine gun transfer troops and the number of protection personnel."

"This is the coordination of the Japanese infantry and artillery, the pincer attack after the air strike, and the wave attack..."

"And here, this is the way the Japs used to cover the rear every time they found a target. They would quickly defeat the enemy troops, and then defeat them with the hidden troops behind the enemy. Therefore, in the battlefields of Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Chahar and Rehe, the Japs were always able to achieve the greatest results with the smallest losses."

The division commander looked at the drawings covering the wall and said, "Xu Chaoyang is a treasure. He has rich experience in fighting against Japan and can be of great help to us..."

As he spoke, the division commander took out a small notebook from his pocket and said, "Comrade, this is the order in which all the orders of the 217th Regiment were issued during the Tuanchengkou victory."

"Xu Chaoyang is not a commander who will not change his orders after giving them. His changes in orders are completely in response to the changes of the Japanese. After watching the whole battle, it is amazing how familiar Xu Chaoyang and 217 are with the Japanese, and their grasp of the timing on the battlefield is also admirable."

The man nodded as he listened and said, "Can you make a copy of these things so I can take them back and promote them to the entire army?"

The commander of the 115th Division smiled and said, "This is exactly why I told you these things. However, even with these things, it is still not enough."

"The 115th Division felt for the first time how ferocious the Japanese were during the Tuanchengkou Battle. Their air strikes were extremely swift and their artillery fire was very accurate, and we have not yet encountered any of the Japanese armored forces..."

"Comrade, judging from the performance of the enemy infantry, our current equipment is not enough to support a head-on battle. The equipment of the 217th Regiment is enough to suppress the Japanese. Therefore, based on the experience of the 115th Division in the Tuanchengkou Battle, I have applied to the organization that all the machinery Comrade Xu Chaoyang transported back from Dagu must be put into operation to produce semi-automatic firearms such as H34Y to enhance our firepower."

The man stopped talking.

"Is the machine not assembled yet?"

The man shook his head: "With the help of Duan Jingwen and Mr. Xiong, we have assembled the machine, and the two Professors Wang also provided great help in the radio and machinery..."

"But this is not enough~"

"We need more ore to fuel the furnace, but we don't have the technology to find ore deposits, let alone mining experience, so it will take some time to use all of this equipment."

Having machinery does not give you the qualifications to produce. Right now, for our impoverished party, it is extremely difficult to get these machines up and running!

"Well, let's deal with other things first and put this matter aside..."

The man smiled and praised, "The 115th Division won its first battle against the Japanese this time. It fought very well. When I came, I saw the soldiers with high morale and laughing. The overall atmosphere of the army was also good. It seems that we made the right choice to let your 115th Division enter Shanxi first."

"Comrade Division Commander, does the 115th Division have any other difficulties?"

The division commander was a little unhappy and said coldly: "I'm short of bullets!"

The 115th Division became truly prosperous in Shanxi not because of the Pingxingguan victory, but because of the "friendly" bullet that hit the division commander.

It was in February 1938, when the 2th Division was ordered to advance to southwest Shanxi after the victory at Pingxingguan. The division commander was knocked down in his overcoat and was seriously injured. He was sent to Yan'an to recover. Wei Lihuang, who was visiting Yan'an at the time, went to visit him. The division commander, relying on his sick body, said "the troops need bullets" when asked if there were any needs. Only then did Wei Lihuang order a "consolation fund" of 115 million rifle bullets, 100 grenades, and 25 boxes of canned beef to be signed.

Since then, the 115th Division has become a fierce tiger in Shanxi! But...

Xu Chaoyang buried that "lucky coat"... The division commander would not be injured again, and the bullets became an urgent need of the 115th Division. How could he listen to the praise?
"Report!!!"

"Xu Chaoyang of the 217th Regiment reports to all the leaders!"

The moment Xu Chaoyang entered the room with his head down, he didn't feel anything. After all, he met several leaders frequently, so he naturally didn't feel nervous. But when the man in the gray Zhongshan suit in the room slowly turned around, Xu Chaoyang immediately froze in place!
"Always..." He almost shouted out the rest of the words!!!

This was a good leader who had never received any negative reviews during his lifetime and who treated the people of the country as his own children. Now, he appeared right in front of Xu Chaoyang!!!

Xu Chaoyang had indeed missed the farewell on the long street that year, but that text was something they had to recite in that school year, and now when he was facing him in person...

"Comrade Chaoyang, thank you for your hard work!"

When the other party came over and held Xu Chaoyang's hand affectionately, looked at him sincerely, and just like what I saw on TV, he put his other hand on the back of Xu Chaoyang's hand that was shaking hands, that warmth...

"I heard that the 217th Regiment suffered heavy losses at Tuanchengkou, and won the war at the cost of casualties."

"I also heard that Battalion Commander Chang Zhan was wounded in seven places but he refused to leave the front line. He reduced his 1,000-man team to just over 200 men, and they held the commanding heights of Tuanchengkou for two days and two nights..."

"On behalf of the Party and the people, I thank you for your contribution..." He turned around and looked at the leaders of the 115th Division: "Thank you all for your contribution!"

If others said he represented the Party and the people, Xu Chaoyang might sneer, but he could represent! Xu Chaoyang also believed that people in the future would be happy to let him represent them!

Xu Chaoyang opened his mouth twice but no words came out. He just looked at the man in front of him who had nothing to be criticized either officially or privately. After a long time, he took a breath.

This is not about sacrificing one's life for this country...

This is……

Xu Chaoyang's thoughts were as confused as his mouth!
"Comrade Chaoyang, let me introduce you to this comrade. He is our ..."

Xu Chaoyang didn't hear the second half of Director Luo's words. He just looked at the person in front of him, watching him smile at him, watching him gently pat the back of his hand...

"On behalf of the Border Region Government, I award Comrade Xu Chaoyang the Second Class Red Star Medal...Comrade Chaoyang, you can let go now."

How could Xu Chaoyang be willing to let go? He held the other's hand tightly for a long time before letting go!

The Red Star Medal is an early medal of our army, divided into three grades:
First Class Medal: Awarded to those who have made special contributions in leading the progress of all or part of the revolutionary war. Among them, Comrade No. 9, the general No. 6, and the general with a sword in hand also received this medal.

Second Class Medal: Awarded to those who achieved a great victory in a battle, including Xiao Ke, Brigade Commander Chen of the 343rd Brigade, and General Chen.

Third Class Medal: Awarded to soldiers who often show bravery. There are many people who have won the third class medal...

But there are only a few medals in the whole country that were worn by that person himself!

Xu Chaoyang felt like he was dreaming, he didn’t care about the medal, he cared about who awarded it to him, including who put the big red flower on his chest!

(End of this chapter)