Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

"Captain Chu, I heard that you went to the Eighth Route Army to exchange and learn."

"How is it? You have learned a lot of good things from Commander Lin this time, right?"

Commander Fu changed the subject and asked about Chu Yunfei.

"Report to the commander! This time I followed Brother Lin and really benefited a lot!"

Chu Yunfei reported to Commander Fu in detail all the battles they had experienced along the way after they came out of Laowang Mountain.

He also shared some of his own experiences and insights.

Commander Fu and Wang Lin beside him praised the performance again and again, saying it was very enjoyable.

"Great! Commander Lin is indeed extraordinary!"

"This battle will definitely go down in history!"

"It is my great honor to meet Commander Lin today!"

"I represent our Jinsui Army, our commander-in-chief! I represent the people of Jin Province! I represent the officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army who sacrificed their lives for the country!"

"Thank you!!"

Commander Fu had tears in his eyes. He straightened his appearance and saluted solemnly towards Lin Tian and a group of cadres from the nearby division.

"Commander Fu, you are too polite! They are all Chinese troops, and they are all anti-Japanese forces!"

"We are all family, how can we just stand by and watch someone die?"

Lin Tian quickly returned the greeting, and the cadres from the first division also followed Lin Tian's lead in returning the greeting.

"Now that the battle is over, I wonder if Commander Lin is going back to your base?"

"If possible, Fu would like to invite Commander Lin to visit our headquarters!"

"Our commander-in-chief specifically told me to thank you in person when I see Commander Lin, and to invite you to visit our headquarters!"

"Our commander-in-chief has prepared a banquet to personally express his gratitude to your army and Commander Lin!"

Commander Fu said sincerely.

"Haha, no need to bother, we are ready to go home!"

"The army is busy with affairs, I can't spare the time, and I have to report to the headquarters when I return!"

"Commander Fu, please express my gratitude to Commander Yan on my behalf, and explain why I cannot attend the banquet. This Japanese major general's command knife and these two Browning pistols are my gifts to Commander Yan. Please pass them on for me, Commander Fu."

Lin Tian waved his hand politely, then took Ozawa Toru's command knife from the monk, as well as the two Browning pistols purchased by Liu Wu before, and handed them to Commander Fu.

"Okay! Then I'll accept it on behalf of our commander-in-chief! I will definitely pass on Commander Lin's words!"

Commander Fu took it and said.

Afterwards, the two sides exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Commander Fu led his men away.

On the side of Division 1, trucks also drove over and loaded the captured and destroyed weapons on the battlefield.

The Central Army temporarily organized the 86th Army Command.

"General! It's absolutely true! These Eighth Route Army soldiers are so arrogant!"

"They are not hitting me in the face, they are clearly targeting the commander!"

"I even gave the name of the military commander! But their commander said...he said..."

"General, I dare not say this..."

The commander of the 12th Division, Fan Jian, was tearfully accusing Lin Tian of his actions, exaggerating the situation, but he never mentioned his own problems...

"Say it! What are you talking about! Stop talking so much nonsense!"

"What are you afraid to say? Say it!!"

Liu Yuntao was furious when he heard that his troops had been disarmed by the Eighth Route Army.

Now Fan Jian was hesitating like a woman, and Liu Yuntao became even angrier. He slammed the table and shouted angrily.

"Commander! The Eighth Route Army said, what the hell is the 86th Army? I want to rob the 86th Army!"

"He... He also scolded you for not daring to fight the Japanese and for being... a coward..."

"General! General, don't be angry! It was their commander who said that, not me!"

Fan Jian kept adding fuel to the fire, he had to get back at the rim.

Otherwise how will you survive in the future?

"No... That's right! Commander! They also scolded our 86th Army for being nothing but following behind them and eating shit and picking up garbage!"

"They also said...they said that the commander is an expert in civil wars but a novice in foreign wars..."

The commander of the 22nd Division, Song Rentou, also gritted his teeth and stood up to speak.

In any case, his troops had also been disarmed by the Eighth Route Army. Since Fan Jian had already said this, he didn't mind adding fuel to the fire.

It would be great if we could persuade the military commander to help them get back their face.

"Damn it! Arrogant! Too arrogant!"

"I am the commander of the Provisional 86th Army! Even if they are the deputy commander of the Eighth Route Army, they have to be polite to me!"

"What a shitty commander! He has only 4,000 people under his command, and at most a brigade commander! And you're still calling him commander!"

"Just in time! Chongqing just called and said that there is a certain Division 1 in the Eighth Route Army that is arrogant and even ignores the orders from the superiors!"

"The commander asked us to punish them! Humph! It must be this unit!"

"I didn't expect they could even offend their superiors! How gutsy! I just wonder if they have the guts to act so arrogant in front of my army!"

"It's true that there is a way to heaven but you don't take it, and there is no door to hell but you break in!"

Liu Yuntao narrowed his eyes and said murderously.

"Order! Get the artillery ready! The 12th and 22nd Divisions follow me! The 15th Division stays behind!"

"Today I will let the Eighth Route Army know that China is the territory of our Central Army!"

Then he waved his hand and gave the order.

"Yes! Commander!!"

Fan Jian and Song Rentou smiled at each other and replied.

The coordinates of the first division are the same as those of the 36th Brigade of the Japanese army, so the Central Army’s gun barrels do not need to be adjusted.

The 86th Army has two artillery regiments under its command.

共装备30门迫击炮，20门汉造75毫米山炮，10门国造100毫米榴弹炮，8门德造105毫米榴弹炮。

These artillery pieces were considered relatively good in the national army at that time.

But in front of Lin Tian, ​​it was obviously not good enough.

……

On Lin Tian's side, all the spoils have been loaded onto trucks, and the soldiers are now digging pits to bury the bodies of the Japanese.

Although everyone hates the Japanese, if the corpses are not buried as soon as possible, they will rot in a few days. By then, the air will be filled with a foul stench, it will be easy for germs to grow, and it will also pollute our land.

So we should deal with it. There are many farmlands here. If we bury it deep in the ground, we will definitely have a good harvest next year.

"Commander! Commander! The Central Army is coming again!"

Lin Tian was discussing the expansion of the troops with Liu Wu and others when he heard the monk shouting.

"Why are the Central Army here again? It seems that after beating the younger ones, the older ones are here!"

"Let's go meet them!"

Lin Tian grinned and walked forward.

Behind him followed Liu Wu, Zhou Weiguo, Fang Zheng, Dahai, Zhao Qulu, the guard platoon, and Chu Yunfei.