War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 542 Is there someone hiding in the house? (Thanks to 'Sad and Side Road 96' for the thousand rewards)
No one would believe how unpopular the Sichuan Army is if I told them.

They clearly left Sichuan to fight against the Japanese, and clearly sent 350 million soldiers during the entire war. However, at the beginning of the full-scale war of resistance, no one looked down on them.

Take the 22nd Army for example. It has three armies under its command: the 41st, 45th and 47th Armies. Each army has two divisions under its command, and each division has two brigades under its command. The first batch of troops that arrived in Shanxi numbered 4.

But how does the government treat them?
In the entire army group, it’s the army group!
There was not a single mountain cannon or field cannon in the entire army group, and the largest caliber combat weapon was the mortar. Even with such a pitifully small number of artillery shells, all the personnel were carrying Sichuan-made rifles, and a division was only allocated dozens of machine guns. They were treated like a ball and kicked around by the Kuomintang!
They went to Xi'an, Shaanxi to get equipment and then to the Second War Zone. When these Sichuan troops arrived at the Second War Zone, to put it bluntly, the Hanyang-made gun was considered a good gun in their eyes!
But how did Yan Laoxizi treat them in history?

Deng Xihou of the 22nd Army Group went to Yan Laoxizi to ask for weapons and equipment. He thought he would have to give them some Jin-made Thompsons.
However, seeing the Sichuan Army's unsophisticated character, Yan Laoxizi waved his hand and gave them twenty machine guns as a gift and sent them away.

At that time, the 22nd Army didn’t even have a map of Shanxi!

When they turned back to ask Xi'an in Shaanxi for weapons and equipment, Jiang Dingwen said again: "You are from the Second War Zone, you should ask Yan Laoxizi for it!"

Who wouldn’t be angry?

These brothers came out of Sichuan to fight against the Japanese and save the country, not to suffer humiliation, so they simply slapped their thighs, rolled their eyes and robbed the armory.

Afterwards, Yan Laoxi sued the Sichuan Army and demanded that the National Government quickly transfer the Sichuan Army from the Second War Zone. Later, they went to Xuzhou with the looted weapons and made a great name for themselves in the Battle of Xuzhou.

Of course, there is a little anecdote here.

At that time, our party was weak and wanted to get close to any army they saw. Wood also went to the Sichuan Army to build relationships with them. However, due to the establishment of New China, this so-called building of relationships became an inspection work in the records. But Wood's visit was not in vain. He sent the Japanese map captured by the 115th Division in the Pingxingguan Battle, and in the end, Deng Xihou said: "True friendship is shown in times of trouble!"

This at least shows that the two of them had a good chat.

It also shows that Wood failed to win them over, which is the truth.

But things are different now.

If Xu Chaoyang was here at this time, our party's record would not just be the mere annihilation of more than a thousand Japanese invaders at Pingxingguan. At the same time, Xu Chaoyang did not plan to apply for Wood as foreign aid this time, because it was not right for Luzi.

Yes, Wood’s friendliness is beyond doubt, and Xu Chaoyang also admitted this. But in the eyes of the Sichuan Army, is there anyone more important than the commander of the 129th Division who performed surgery without anesthesia?
In terms of combat achievements, who can compare to Xu Chaoyang on the Anti-Japanese battlefield?

As long as the division commander was willing to take a trip when Deng Xihou was disappointed with the entire Kuomintang government, Xu Chaoyang would not believe that Deng Xihou, knowing that he could fight against the Japanese anywhere and that there were Xu Chaoyang and the commander of the 129th Division here, would still head to Xuzhou and put his hot face in front of someone else's cold butt.

But Xu Chaoyang couldn't say that!
I can't even say it in front of Old Lady Yan. Wouldn't it be even more troublesome if someone monitored my call?

So he could only send a telegram. In fact, a safer way would be to send someone back to Yan'an.

But in terms of time...

It was not just a matter of time. Xu Chaoyang was also busy with the Battle of Xinkou and had no time to spare. He could only invite the commander of the 129th Division to Shanxi to make further plans.

This is what Xu Chaoyang thought. Aren’t the Sichuan Army unpopular?

Didn’t they also rob Yan Laoxizi’s armory?

Then you guys can still fight for your things. When Yan Laoxizi reports you, he will push you out to the commander. Anyway, Xu Chaoyang is planning to kill two birds with one stone. The teether must be mine, the pacifier, the rattle, my mother's hairpin, and my aunt's arms must all be mine!
I have already traveled through time, so why should I talk to you about morality and etiquette?
He has completely let himself go!

"Old Yang, what did you want to tell me just now?" After thinking about these things, Xu Chaoyang finally calmed down and asked Yang Jingyu in the shed.

"Ah." Yang Jingyu just reacted. He had been staring at Xu Chaoyang who was deep in thought. He didn't know what this kid was up to. "Song Shilun, Wang Jinshan, and Han Xianchu are here. They asked us to send them on a mission to infiltrate."

Xu Chaoyang lay down in front of the map on the table in the shed, looked at the area in front of him and shouted: "688 Han Xianchu!"

"To!"

The general outside the door yelled, walked in, stood in front of the table, raised his head and chest, and stood at attention: "Han Xianchu of the 115th Regiment of the 688th Division reports to the brigade commander!"

"Come, have you seen Daixian?"

Xu Chaoyang pointed at the map, and Han Xianchu came to the table and nodded: "I see."

"The 688th Regiment will be infiltrated behind Dai County. All scouts will be sent out to do only one thing: find the enemy's artillery positions. There is only one mission: blow up their artillery positions!"

"Yes!"

Xu Chaoyang then raised his head and said, "Old Yang, prepare explosives for Han Xianchu."

Yang Jingyu hurried over and took Xu Chaoyang's arm and walked back, saying in a very low voice: "Where do we have any more explosives?"

Xu Chaoyang turned around and looked at Han Xianchu and asked, "Director Yang is asking you, can you complete the task without explosives?"

"I can!" Han Xianchu finally responded after shouting, "Hey... Brigade Commander... I don't cheat people..."

Xu Chaoyang glared: "I don't care!" "No joking in the military camp!"

"If you admit that all of you in Group 688 are cowards, I will pretend that I didn't say anything just now."

Han Xianchu was panting heavily, and he looked like he was about to hit Xu Chaoyang. If it weren't for the 688-meter-tall Yang Jingyu standing next to him, he really wanted to try and say, "There are no cowards in our !"

"Say it again!"

"There are no cowards in our 688!"

“Say it again!!!”

“There are no cowards in our 688!!!”

Xu Chaoyang then waved at Yang Jingyu and said, "Give them as many grenades as they can. If there are no more on the battlefield, call Taiyuan."

Yang Jingyu glanced at Wang Tianhao, and Wang Tianhao said reluctantly: "Let's go, are you still waiting for the hot dishes?"

"Song Shilun!"

"To!"

Song Shilun from the 716th Regiment walked into the house with the patch on his chest still hanging there.

"Will there be any harassment?"

"meeting!"

"Infiltrate the mountains behind the Japanese outside Xinkou. Remember, the soldiers are not allowed to wake up before midnight, and they are not allowed to sleep after midnight. The time and date are not fixed. Keep harassing the Japanese camps. I don't ask for merit, I just want to scare the hell out of them."

"Yes!"

"Wang Jinshan."

Wang Jinshan came in, looking carefree. He turned his head left and right to watch the other two people walking by, and then he came directly to Xu Chaoyang. He lay on the table as if he was back home, looking up and asked, "Brigade Commander, what can I do?"

"stand at attention!"

Snapped!
Xu Chaoyang shouted to Wang Jinshan, who was stunned for a moment. He explained, "I am also from the 129th Division..."

"Stand still, go!"

"what?"

Xu Chaoyang took it out for Nanbushi.

Wang Jinshan's hands immediately began to move, and then he began to lift his feet. Xu Chaoyang turned around, walked to Yang Jingyu and said, "How is the fortification going?"

He started chatting with someone else!
"The progress is very fast. It should be completed in a few days." Yang Jingyu looked at what Wang Jinshan said, fearing that Xu Chaoyang was causing trouble.

"I can't give you a few days. When I came back from Taiyuan, the Fifth Division had already started moving. Maybe the Japanese will appear before our eyes at dawn tomorrow." After saying this, Xu Chaoyang immediately shouted outside again: "Someone, go call Mancangzi."

Mancangzi was waiting at the door. He entered the shed immediately after hearing the voice. He was also a sharp-tongued person. After entering the house, he passed by Wang Jinshan and said as if to greet him: "Hey, are you still moving?" Then he stood in front of Xu Chaoyang and said: "Report to the brigade commander, Man Guangzhi reports in!"

As soon as Xu Chaoyang raised his hand, Man Guangzhi immediately shrank his neck. Xu Chaoyang then cursed: "Why are you so rude!"

"Let me ask you, where is the artillery camp?"

Man Guangzhi chuckled and said, "Brigade Commander, I have divided the troops. This time, we have two artillery positions."

Two artillery positions?

Xu Chaoyang knew the benefits of two artillery positions, but the training level of his men was not enough for another person to lead the artillery. Artillery, in this era, must be educated. If the soldiers at this stage separated the artillery positions, without the command of Man Guangzhi, I am afraid that even the coordination between infantry and artillery would be problematic...

But Xu Chaoyang remembered the fight between Ru Yuekou and asked, "Tell me, is there someone hiding in the house?"

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(End of this chapter)