Quartermasters can also fight the devils

After listening to the explanation of the commander of the Provisional Sixth Division, Long Yunfei, Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Government, looked at the ranks of officers and soldiers of the Provisional Sixth Division again and found that many soldiers in the team were wrapped in green cloth, barefoot and carrying a variety of broken muskets. His evaluation of the Provisional Sixth Division continued to decline, and he wished to disband this unit on the spot.

However, Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Government knew that these officers and soldiers of the Provisional Sixth Division were all bandits and miscellaneous troops, and that the brothers had come to serve the country with a patriotic heart, and he could not dampen everyone's enthusiasm. Therefore, Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Government had no choice but to bite the bullet and summon the officers above the rank of battalion commander of the Provisional Sixth Division for a speech. However, Commander Xue just said a few words and then left the camp of the Provisional Sixth Division.

Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Government returned to the headquarters of the Ninth War Zone with a red face. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so he called the Military Commission of the Chinese Government. He wanted to settle accounts with the people in the Military Commission. It seemed that the Japanese army was about to attack Changsha City at any time, but what kind of troops were they dispatched to him?

After Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government got through to Commander He of the Military Commission, he immediately asked angrily, "Commander He, what kind of troops are these from Xiangxi that your Military Commission has assigned to my Ninth War Zone? They are all carrying antique guns and don't even wear shoes. Do you want me to use such troops to fight the Japanese? I think these people in the Provisional Sixth Division have never seen a cannon in their lives. I guess the whole unit will be scared to death by a few shells from the Japanese. I don't want such a rotten unit."

Commander He knew that Commander Xue was telling the truth, but the Chinese government could only use such troops right now. How could he get well-equipped troops for Commander Xue? So Commander He said kindly, "Commander Xue, if you don't want the temporary Sixth Division, who will want them? They are local troops in Hunan Province, and Hunan Province is under the jurisdiction of your Ninth War Zone. Are you going to send the temporary Sixth Division to other war zones? Wouldn't this chill the hearts of these soldiers?"

Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government was also helpless after hearing Commander He's words. Indeed, as Commander He said, it was only reasonable for the Provisional Sixth Division to join the combat sequence of his own Ninth War Zone. Therefore, Commander Xue could only reluctantly accept the Provisional Sixth Division, a seemingly weak unit.

Although Commander Xue, the commander of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government, accepted the Provisional Sixth Division, he was worried that the Provisional Sixth Division would not be able to fight. If it was defeated by the Japanese offensive forces, it would shake the entire war situation. Therefore, Commander Xue placed the Provisional Sixth Division in Zhuzhou, which belonged to the rear, as the reserve force of the Ninth War Zone.

If it were an ordinary ragtag army or soldier, they might be happy to hear that their troops were placed in the rear and did not have to fight on the front line. However, the commander of the Provisional Sixth Division, Long Yunfei, was born a bandit and had a straightforward temper. After receiving the arrangement for the Provisional Sixth Division from Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Government, he rushed directly to the headquarters of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Government and asked Commander Xue in person to send the Provisional Sixth Division to the front line to resist the Japanese attack.

After listening to the request for battle from Long Yunfei, the commander of the Provisional Sixth Division, Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Government had a greatly changed impression of Long Yunfei, the commander of the Provisional Sixth Division. Although the Provisional Sixth Division was reorganized from two bandit troops, in the face of national justice, this act of actively requesting battle still deeply moved Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Government.

Therefore, Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Government said to the commander of the Provisional Sixth Division, Long Yunfei, with a pleasant face: "Commander Long, the equipment of your Provisional Sixth Division is too poor. If you let your division fight the Japanese army, wouldn't it be like hitting a stone with an egg? Considering the actual situation of your Provisional Sixth Division, I think you should maintain local order on the second line and assist the war zone in transporting supplies and rescuing the wounded."

Unexpectedly, after hearing the explanation from Commander Xue, the commander of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government, the commander of the Provisional Sixth Division, Long Yunfei became extremely angry. For a moment, the bandit temper of the commander of the Provisional Sixth Division, Long Yunfei, also came out.

The commander of the Provisional Sixth Division, Long Yunfei, punched hard on the desk of Commander Xue, the commander of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government, and shouted loudly: "Report to Commander Xue, our Provisional Sixth Division came to Changsha to fight the Japanese devils, not to carry the wounded. I know that Commander Xue looks down on our Provisional Sixth Division, but I can give you a military order now. If our Provisional Sixth Division cannot defeat the Japanese devils on the battlefield, you, Commander Xue, can pour a basin of shit on my head when you come back, and I will never say a word."

Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government was also infected by the heroism of Long Yunfei, the commander of the Provisional Sixth Division. Seeing that Long Yunfei was so persistent, Commander Xue was thinking that if he rejected the request of Long Yunfei, the commander of the Provisional Sixth Division, to fight again, it might discourage the officers and soldiers of the Provisional Sixth Division, and would also create an unfavorable situation for the operations of the entire war zone.

At the same time, Commander-in-Chief Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government was also thinking of sending the Provisional Sixth Division to fight the Japanese army, so as to give an explanation to the passionate Commander Long and his subordinates. Therefore, Commander-in-Chief Xue of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government had no choice but to send the Provisional Sixth Division to the front line to fight the Japanese army.

As a result, what Commander Xue, the commander of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government, never expected was that this Provisional Sixth Division, with its extremely poor weapons and equipment and peculiar image of officers and soldiers, actually fought very well in the first Battle of Changsha.

In the defensive battle, facing the fierce attack of the offensive forces of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army at that time, the troops of the Provisional Sixth Division did not simply defend like other troops of the Chinese government, but frequently launched proactive attacks on the offensive forces of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army. Because the weapons and equipment of the Provisional Sixth Division were very different from those of the Japanese Army, the officers and soldiers of the Provisional Sixth Division were able to deal with the offensive forces of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army with hand-to-hand combat.

In the battle south of the Miluo River in the First Battle of Changsha, the officers and soldiers of the Provisional Sixth Division, led by the division commander Long Yunfei, used the unique whistles made by the Miao people in combat, shouting and launching a fierce attack on the Japanese army across the board.