Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

Fang Xianjue looked at the devastated Hengyang, which had been under siege for nearly two months and finally saw the light of day again, and felt filled with emotion.

"When I was fighting, I didn't have time to look at this city or my brothers who died in the battle. When I recovered, I found that 980% of my brothers had died in the battle. It was so sad!"

"Let's find a piece of land on the small hillside to the west to bury all the fallen soldiers. If you remember their names, try to leave them there so that you can remember them in the future."

Fang Xianjue nodded. There were 17,800 people, of which more than 1,000 were still able to stand and more than 2,000 were lying in hospital beds.

Where can the loyal bones be buried in the green mountains? Why should we return home wrapped in horsehide?

After Monk Wei finished speaking, he led the 201st Regiment of the st Airborne Brigade to march westward quickly, preparing to build a position in Shaoyang according to orders.

Fang Xianqie organized the people who gradually returned to Hengyang, buried the bodies of the Central Army on the mountain, poured gasoline on the bodies of the Japanese devils, and burned them.

All the injured soldiers, whether from the Central Army or the Independent Column, were taken to Yongzhou by car from Yongzhou Airport and then airlifted to the Guandu Mountain Sanatorium in Kunming for treatment.

Fang Xianqie sent a telegram to Chongqing, reporting to the Military Commission that Hengyang had been relieved.

On May 1944, 5, Hengyang was confirmed to be relieved.

Chang Guangzhou, who was in the official residence, was shocked when he heard the news that Hengyang was relieved. Ever since he learned that the four divisions that besieged Hengyang retreated south to Guilin, he knew that it was only a matter of time before Hengyang was relieved.

But he didn't know how to deal with this "great victory".

"Xun'en, in a sense, it should be the 10th Army that defended Hengyang, right? Without the previous consumption and the persistence of the 10th Army, I'm afraid Hengyang would have been breached by the enemy long ago."

Chen Bulei remained silent. After all, anyone who had listened to the radio knew that this "great victory" had something to do with the Central Army, but it had little to do with it.

Even though he is good at using the pen to say white is black and black is white, this glaring fact is such that even if he turns into an octopus and holds eight pens in his hands, he cannot "beautify" this fact.

"Sir, in this matter, perhaps it is easier for us to gain public support if we maintain a humble attitude!"

Chang Guangzhou frowned. Although he believed that what Chen Bulei said was true, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

You got beaten, and it wasn’t your turn when the fruit was distributed?

"Do we still have troops in Hunan?"

"Sir, they have all retreated to Guangxi and Guizhou. There are no regular troops in Hunan!"

"What? What are you talking about? Didn't I telegraph the Ninth War Zone to evacuate after the independent column arrives?"

Chen Bulei was a little embarrassed because he had known about this for a long time. Since the independent column had embarrassed him many times, his heart had become narrow, so he kept the news secret.

"Sir, the order issued by the Military Commission at that time was to evacuate immediately once the independent column's troops arrived. When the independent column's airborne troops arrived in Hengyang, the troops gradually evacuated Hunan to recuperate and prepare for the next war!"

Chang Guangzhou was completely speechless. He did not expect that the officers in the Ninth War Zone had such a strong ability to understand texts and their execution was so strong that they retreated almost immediately.

He had originally planned to send people to take over the original territory while the Japanese retreated south and the independent column had not yet deployed in Hunan. Now it seems that this is completely a fantasy.

“Is it possible for the Ninth War Zone to enter Hunan from Guizhou again?”

"Sir, there are still three enemy divisions and one brigade to the north of Hengyang. They are moving south from the north and then heading towards Guilin, blocking all the routes from the west to the east.

If we attack rashly, we may encounter the enemy, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

Chang Guangzhou picked up the watch on the table, looked at the few remaining troops in the Ninth War Zone, and finally gave up his fantasy. Now, for him, defending Guangxi and repelling the enemy are more important than becoming stronger.

Because as long as he can hold on to Guangxi, he can re-establish the prestige of the central government and the central government, as well as his personal prestige. As long as he is still in this position, he will certainly be able to use various means to take back everything he has lost.

"In addition to the 131st and 170th Divisions defending Guilin, the 62nd Army sent reinforcements to Guilin.

In addition, the 31st Army and the 37th Army marched towards Pingnan and set up a defense line to block the 23rd Army from Guangzhou.

The 26th Army established a defense line in Binyang to block the 23rd Brigade from attacking from Guangzhou Bay.

Chang Guangzhou gave the order in one breath, and then said earnestly:

"Xun'en, what do you think should be done with Fang Xianjue of the 10th Army?"

"Sir, I think we should welcome him like a hero. After all, he is the last anti-Japanese team in Hengyang City, and he has been holding out in Hengyang City for almost two months. I think he has fulfilled his duty as a soldier.

Since they have fulfilled their duty as soldiers, I suggest that we give them military honors, neither servile nor overbearing, which may be more likely to arouse the appreciation of the people than if we deliberately exaggerate or are ashamed to admit it! "

Chang Guangzhou thought for a long time and seemed to think that what Chen Bulei said made sense. It would be better to be frank. Your independent column is indeed awesome, but our Central Army also really held on to the end. As for how much credit it has, I won't say it, it's up to the people.

So, Fang Xianqie's 10th Army entered Guizhou for rest and recuperation, while he himself took a special plane back to Chongqing and received the highest level of reception.

China is in great need of heroes now, and the Central Army needs heroes even more, so Fang Xianjue was like a flag that was raised, and that "farewell letter" also became a good story.

Even Pingshun Daily and Pingshun Radio Station praised Fang Xianjue highly.

Strike while the iron is hot, Chen Bulei personally held a press conference for Fang Xianjue, and all the major newspapers and radio stations in Chongqing packed the press conference venue.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Chen Bulei, the chief of the military staff. Today I am organizing a press conference on the Hengyang Defense War. I would like to invite our hero, General Fang Xianqie, the commander of the 10th Army who defended Hengyang for 20 years!"

Fang Xianjue straightened his military uniform, then walked onto the stage in high spirits and saluted the audience, with flashes of light flashing below.

"Hello, fellow journalists. I am Fang Xianjue, commander of the 10th Army. I am here today not only to represent myself, but also to accept your interview on behalf of the more than 14,000 brothers who died in battle!"

"General Fang, I'm a reporter from Shanghai's Shenbao. What do you think was the key to the success of the Hengyang defense? Why couldn't Changsha be defended?"

Chen Bulei coughed lightly, and then kept winking at Fang Xianjue, asking him not to say what he shouldn't say, but he seemed not to see it, still looking straight ahead and nodding slightly.

"Everyone, actually someone prepared a speech for me before I came here."

Fang Xianjue took it out and tore it into pieces.