War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 700: I'd rather run five kilometers than four hundred meters (11 votes in November)
"report!"

"The 364st Cavalry Battalion led the 364th Brigade to attack the main camp. When the scouts came back, the south gate of the main camp had been blown open, and the th Brigade was pouring into the city..."

Inside the Xin County 217 Command Headquarters, Xu Chaoyang heard the report from his men and immediately shouted, "Pass the order!"

"Let Chang Zhan come to the headquarters to see me!"

"Catch this!"

In the side room next to the headquarters, Chang Zhan stood up and walked towards the main room: "Report!"

In front of the two of them, even if Chang Zhan and Xu Chaoyang quarreled in private, it was not out of place, but now the respect should be given: "Chang Zhan, the new regiment of 217, reports."

"come over."

Xu Chaoyang didn't hesitate. He turned around and walked to the map, pointed at it and said, "I'll ask the driver's company to give you all the trucks we captured during the Shanxi Campaign. You can go around the main camp and head straight to the back of Tuanchengkou..."

Chang Zhan raised his head and said, "Can we not use the car? I can't be seen by walking on my own two feet."

"no!"

Xu Chaoyang said firmly: "The MG30s are almost completely worn out, and this route is not short. We have to rely on our own legs and carry machine guns. When can you rush to the back of Tuanchengkou and block the exit of Tuanchengkou to Lingqiu?"

"If you don't get in position, the Japanese invaders will retreat to Lingqiu if there's any mishap at Tuanchengkou. Lingqiu City has thick walls. How can we take it down with the few shells I have? Therefore, Itagaki Seishirō must be trapped at Tuanchengkou!"

"Only if you block the main traffic route, and I let the 67th Regiment block Itagaki's retreat to Hunyuan, then the city gate will become his death place!"

At this point, Xu Chaoyang retracted his hand pointing at the map and shouted to the outside, "Load the oil sent from Yan'an onto trucks and have the New 47st Regiment transport it to the camp to replenish the consumption of the st Cavalry Battalion. At the same time, tell the st Cavalry Battalion that after taking down the camp, they should immediately turn around to join Li Jiayu's th Army and continue to raid the Japanese defense line. One regiment and one brigade at a time, we should stuff all the Sichuan troops into the Japanese defense line to conduct positional warfare and wait for the order to launch a general offensive to completely capture the entire defense line."

As Xu Chaoyang was talking, Chang Zhan felt something was wrong: "Chaoyang, I heard the news just now. What if Wang Zhensheng can't take down the camp? Wouldn't our trip be in vain?"

"If he fails to take the main camp, I will shoot him, and it has nothing to do with you. But if he takes the main camp and you don't leave it immediately, I will shoot you, and there will be no mercy from my brother!"

Chang Zhan spoke again: "I can understand why you sent us a vehicle. The New 1st Regiment is now equipped with Japanese weapons. It is difficult to carry the Type 99 rifles and pheasant necks. But you also filled the vehicle with oil cans. How can the soldiers get on the vehicle?"

"That's your business!"

"I've given you the car, and you have the transportation conditions. As for the rest, I don't care!"

"If you say you are not capable, then step down from the position of leader as soon as possible..."

Chang Zhan gritted his teeth and turned away, thinking to himself: "Wait till the battle is over, then you will be embarrassed in front of the two commanders!"

"Pass on my order. All soldiers of the new regiment, get on the vehicle at the bottom and along the side to make room for the machine guns and oil cans. If that doesn't work, lie down on the oil cans in another layer and tie them up tightly with hemp ropes!"

"Captain, why don't you listen to what you are saying? Are you using hemp ropes to tie up oil drums?"

"Do you have any objections?" "That's not a problem. After one round of shooting, won't all the people in the car be scrapped?"

"Are you afraid of death? If you're afraid of death, don't join the army!"

"Our boss has already distributed weapons and cars to us. All we want is to win this battle. He doesn't give a damn about your life or death!"

puff……

Xu Chaoyang was so amused by what he heard in the room that the 115th Division pointed at Xu Chaoyang and said, "He is scolding you. I can hear it."

The 129th Division took off his hat, bent over the basin to wash his face and said, "I heard it a long time ago..."

"But there is one thing that has always puzzled me. Even if Xu Chaoyang's subordinates were dissatisfied and even cursed him in front of him, they still strictly followed his orders under extremely unreasonable circumstances... This is something we should learn from."

The 115th Division glanced at the 129th Division and asked, "Before this guy arrived in Yan'an, did the organization owe you military pay? Anyway, I am lucky to be able to receive military pay once every two or three months, but what about 217?"

"I have never owed a cent in military pay. Since the formation of the army, no matter whether it was robbed or seized, I have always received full pay. There are also rewards after each battle. If you die in battle, you will receive a pension, and you can even find a wife!"

"I want to be a soldier in this army. Not to mention carrying out unreasonable orders, I won't leave even if he gives me a slap in the face."

The 129th Division was suddenly stunned. He turned his head to look at the 115th Division, and then looked at Xu Chaoyang. He knew it just from this sentence, but he just smiled and didn't say a word. He was the one who had spent money on those beautiful women.

"Chaoyang, where is your 67th Regiment now?" The 129th Division began to change the subject.

Xu Chaoyang looked at the map and thought for a while: "I guess they are traveling through mountains and rivers. The mountain roads they take must be slow, but we only have so many cars. If we give them to the New 67st Regiment, the th Regiment will be wasted. We can't leave the main regiment without the best equipment. Should we give all the cars to the Northeast Army?"

"We are a troop that relies on combat power. Even if we are from the same hometown, the best we can get is an extra red envelope during the New Year or other festivals."

After the 129th Division washed their faces, Xu Chaoyang handed them a towel and continued, "If the most powerful soldiers in this unit can't say a word, who will fight hard? That's right, I'm used to fighting so often that they dare to say a few words to me. There's nothing I can do."

What Xu Chaoyang said is the rules in the army, which have not changed over the years.

He still remembers that when he was in the army, a new recruit from a Sanda family was knocked down by the instructor before he even left the recruit camp. What was the result?

I was called in and scolded, and that was the end of the job.

Sorry to the guy who got laid down, 400 obstacles, three in one run! Three!

There is a saying in the military camp that it is better to run five kilometers than 400 meters. He did three at a time, and after he finished he lay on the ground unable to move.

Later, the guy became more and more powerful. In the military competition, he won the champion of hand-to-hand combat in the capital and became the best soldier. The guy who was knocked down at the beginning finally raised his head and told everyone he met: "I fought with this guy at the beginning, and it almost ended in a draw..."

(End of this chapter)