Quartermasters can also fight the devils

As Commander Li finished speaking, all the reporters became excited. This was big news. They were journalists, but they knew what the Japanese regimental flag represented. If the Chinese army really captured a regimental flag, then the results of the battle that Commander Li had just mentioned would be very real. They had seen too many false war reports.

"Commander Li, are you telling the truth? Can you let us see this captured Japanese regiment flag? Was it brought here by the general who just came in?" A Chinese reporter's face flushed with excitement. He was so happy.

Commander Li nodded and said with a smile: "Of course. Next, please invite Chief of Staff Zhao Dong of the 102nd Division, who performed very well in the Taierzhuang battle, to come to the stage and show everyone this captured Japanese army flag."

Chief of Staff Zhao Dong also straightened his military uniform, then strode onto the podium. He first saluted Commander Li of the war zone, and then saluted all the reporters below the stage. For a moment, the entire auditorium was filled with flashing lights.

Chief of Staff Zhao Dong also spread a piece of white cloth on the rostrum, then carefully pieced together the shattered flag and fixed it with a needle. Finally, he held the white cloth in front of his chest with both hands and showed it to all the reporters. This time, the flash lights flashed even more frequently.

"Chief of Staff Zhao, is this patchwork flag really the regimental flag of the Japanese army?" a blond foreign reporter asked.

"Yes, this is the flag of the 102rd Regiment of the rd Brigade of the th Division of the Japanese Army. Although it is severely damaged, it is indeed a genuine Japanese Army flag. From this damaged flag, you can all know how much sacrifice the officers and soldiers of the nd Division have made. But as Commander Li said just now, if the Japanese army does not withdraw from our Chinese territory, then all of our Chinese soldiers will deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army and will seize more Japanese Army flags in the future." Chief of Staff Zhao Dong also spoke freely in response to reporters' questions.

The reason why he chose to appear in the press conference hall at this time was the same as what Commander Huang thought. They couldn't miss such a good opportunity to show off and get credit. Besides, their military exploits were real, and they must maximize the benefits of this military exploit.

As the central army, his 102nd Division must be careful in the Fifth War Zone, lest the military merits be snatched away by other troops. Otherwise, he will not be able to explain to the soldiers of his own army. If the Military Commission does not upgrade the 102nd Division to an army-level scale for this credit, he will really have no way to explain it. If he appears in front of the reporters to publicize it, Commander Chen and Commander Luo will be able to take advantage of the situation and get this matter done.

Today's press conference of the Fifth War Zone lasted a bit long, mainly because the battle reports and results released today were so astonishing, which left reporters with many questions to ask. Commander Li and Chief of Staff Zhao Dong also faced reporters' questions with a friendly smile and answered every question.

It was not until 1:30 in the afternoon that this lively press conference ended at the suggestion of Chief of Staff Xu. All the reporters did not even have time to eat the lunch prepared for them by the war zone. They hurriedly sent the press releases they had compiled back to the newspapers via the post office radio. They wanted the news to be published as quickly as possible.

That afternoon, in all the cities in China that had not yet fallen, all the newsboys were shouting loudly: "Great victory! Great victory! Our army won a great victory in Taierzhuang! We captured the Japanese army's regiment flag! Great victory! Great victory!"

All the passers-by bought the newspapers that still smelled of ink from the newsboys and read them with great interest. The news of this great victory ignited the whole of China. Students from all over the country were giving speeches and many cities organized parades to celebrate the victory.

Commander Chen received the telegram forwarded to him by Commander Luo at the first opportunity. He was quite satisfied with the performance of the 102nd Division. He felt that Huang Jinxian and Zhao Dong had made a very good move by using the press conference to publicize the 102nd Division. Now he didn't have to work very hard, the troops would definitely be expanded. If such a capable unit was not expanded, it would be very detrimental to the morale of the Chinese army. The Military Commission and the top leaders all understood this.

Commander Chen was sitting outside the conference room. He was about to hold a meeting on the Battle of Xuzhou. This was a great victory, and the government was preparing to celebrate. Suddenly, he saw Zhang Wenjun talking to someone outside the corridor, so he stood up and walked to Zhang Wenjun, smiling and saying hello, "Brother Wenjun, hello."

Zhang Wenjun had just finished explaining something to a staff officer and was about to go back to his office to continue working when he heard someone greeting him. He turned around and saw that it was Officer Chen walking towards him with a smile. He immediately saluted and said, "Hello, Officer Chen. Are you here for a meeting?"

Commander Chen walked up to Zhang Wenjun and joked, "Congratulations, Brother Wenjun. I guess your Zhang family will have another general soon. Tsk tsk, I never knew that Zhang Wenwu was such a good fighter. He's really amazing. He's indeed a son of a general."

When Zhang Wenjun heard Commander Chen talking about his younger brother, he was in a good mood and said, "I'll have to trouble Commander Chen to take care of my younger brother in the future. That kid is not a quiet person. If he could behave well in the military academy like he is now, I would have saved a lot of trouble. I have been trained under Commander Chen for more than a year, and I am really surprised. This is really thanks to Commander Chen's teaching."

Zhang Wenjun's words were so beautiful that it made Chief Chen feel very comfortable. Just when he was about to continue speaking, he saw that all the people attending the meeting were walking towards the conference room, so he quickly said goodbye to Zhang Wenjun and walked into the conference room.

Today's meeting can be regarded as half of his home court. You know, the main battlefield of Taierzhuang was fought by the 102nd Division of the th Army under his command, and they independently completed the task of defending Taierzhuang and annihilating the Japanese army. Today he can feel the envious eyes of everyone.

In this conference room, as a force dispatched by the Central Army to the Fifth War Zone, the 102nd Division greatly earned face for the government leaders and the Military Commission. As a result, the 102nd Division was smoothly expanded into the New 211nd Army in this meeting, with the New 212th Division, the New 100th Division, and the New th Division under its command. It enjoyed priority in replenishment of weapons and equipment and personnel, and all officers and soldiers were promoted by one level. The highest level of the government also specially approved oceans as a reward for the New nd Army for this operation.

Commander Chen seemed quite relaxed during this expansion, as all this was within his expectations.

After commending the meritorious combat troops, the meeting also proposed that those unqualified troops should be disbanded and their combat-capable officers and soldiers should be added to the combat-capable troops. This would, on the one hand, reduce the government's military expenditure, and on the other hand, make up for the losses of those troops. After all, the recruitment speed in the rear could not keep up with the consumption speed on the front line.

On this point, Commander Chen also expressed his support for the Military Commission. His new 22nd Army just needed a large number of additional troops, and in the Fifth War Zone, which was basically full of local miscellaneous troops, his "Star Absorbing Technique" could exert its power to the maximum extent.

In the office of Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone, Chief of Staff Xu was drinking tea leisurely with Commander Li. This afternoon, the three Japanese troops behind the 20th Corps had begun to retreat. Without a target to rescue, the three Japanese troops no longer needed to continue attacking. If they were not careful, they would be surrounded by the Chinese army again, which would be even more troublesome.

"Commander Li, Chief of Staff Zhao of the 102nd Division is here well prepared today." Chief of Staff Xu was well aware of the arrival of Zhao Dong from the 102nd Division.

After taking a sip of tea, Commander Li said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, they won the battle. Although their worries are unnecessary, they are understandable, haha." How could he not know the little thoughts of the officers of the 102nd Division, but he felt that as long as the battle was won, these details would not be so important.

Chief of Staff Xu also shook his head. He felt that these people in the Central Army always judged others by their own standards. It was always the Central Army that tried to steal the credit of others. When had any other troops ever been able to steal the credit of the Central Army?

Commander Tang of the 20th Corps also breathed a sigh of relief now. He had hardly had any rest in the past few days. This time, the Japanese army was attacking his troops like mad dogs. In just two or three days, his corps had lost more than 8,000 people, which was basically the loss of almost two divisions of troops. You know, his troops had been replenished since they withdrew from Nankou, but they had never been fully staffed.

However, he believed that with the military achievements of his corps in the Fifth War Zone, the problem of troop replenishment should not be a big problem. At the same time, he also admired the combat effectiveness of the 102nd Division from the bottom of his heart. He felt that any division of his corps placed in Taierzhuang would not be able to achieve the same results as the 102nd Division. Not to mention annihilating the Japanese army, he even felt uncertain whether they could defend Taierzhuang.

Zhang Wenwu had no idea about the various thoughts of the big guys above him. He was commanding all the officers and soldiers of the 100th Brigade to actively participate in cleaning up the battlefield. Taierzhuang inside and outside had been completely controlled by the troops of the 102nd Division. For convenience, Zhang Wenwu directly placed the headquarters of the 100th Brigade on the Taierzhuang railway station platform, and one of the platforms was filled with various captured items that had been sorted.

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