Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Less than an hour after the inspection team left, the 1st Temporary Regiment received an order from the 203rd Division Headquarters, requiring them to hand over 24 armored vehicles to the division headquarters within three hours.

Soldiers have a duty to obey orders!

The orders of the 203rd Division were issued in clear text.

If surrendered, the 1st Regiment would lose 24 armored vehicles.

If you don't hand it over, it will be a blatant disobedience of orders.

This is an open conspiracy, almost unsolvable!

Xie Zhiyu’s response was very simple, that is, he did not receive the telegram!

This was thanks to Xu Yun's cleverness.

According to regulations, after receiving a telegram, the Temporary 1 Group should give the other party a feedback, such as a reply like "received".

But after receiving the telegram, Xu Yun realized that something was wrong and did not give any feedback.

This gave Xie Zhiyu an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Two and a half hours later, the 1st Temporary Regiment also sent a clear text telegram, saying that its radio station had intermittent failures and hoped that all sectors of society could donate two to it. It also expressed gratitude to TA Company for donating guns, ammunition and armored vehicles, which saved the 1st Temporary Regiment from the embarrassing situation of using muskets and bird guns to fight the enemy. The soldiers must train diligently and fight bravely!

At the Cathay Hotel, Carter found Hu Zhenhua, slapped the telegram on his desk, and asked,

"You transferred the equipment we provided you to the battlefield in the Demon City?"

Hu Zhenhua looked at Carter fearlessly.

“It’s just a tiny part.”

"Could you please tell me the exact number of this tiny portion?"

“12门105榴弹炮，24辆装甲车，38辆坦克！100多车辆。”

Carter listened, slowly sat down on the sofa, and unceremoniously grabbed the cigarette on Lao Hu's table and lit one for himself.

"Do you know that doing this will have a huge negative impact on the industrial zone?"

"What impact can it have? I have a lot of business in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. I believe the Red side will understand me!"

"You have such a big heart!"

Carter took a long drag on his cigarette and said helplessly,

"Hu, I'm not against you donating weapons to the garrison, but could you please not use your own name?"

Hu Zhenhua waved his hand.

"This Xie Zhiyu, he's so careless with his words, he actually sent out messages in plain text. If he needs a radio, tell me. Ten or eight of them are just a piece of cake!"

Carter took another long drag on his cigarette and looked at Lao Hu meaningfully.

"You really don't know about the Temporary 1st Regiment?"

Hu Zhenhua is already an actor, he can lie without blinking an eye.

"Which aspect are you referring to?"

"Yu Guangrong of the 203rd Division wants to take the armored vehicles of the 1st Temporary Regiment away."

Hu Zhenhua slammed the table and shouted,

"There's such a thing! I think Yu is tired of living, how dare he snatch food from my plate!"

Carter looked at the thick documents on Lao Hu's desk, then looked at his expression, and immediately believed it a little.

These days, Hu Zhenhua has been dealing with the issue of exchanging real estate for raw materials, and perhaps he really hasn't paid attention to Group 1.

Old Hu pulled open his collar and said, panting heavily,

"I'm too lazy to even talk about all the shit going on in the army. When I went to offer my condolences, do you know what equipment the Quartermaster General's Office gave the 1st Temporary Regiment? They had muskets and bird rifles, and even Zhongzheng rifles with worn-out rifling and old barrels. How could these weapons be used in battle? I couldn't stand it, so I donated that batch of equipment to Xie Zhiyu! The Party and the country's downfall is all due to corruption!"

Carter couldn't believe it.

"Is this true? Are the weapons issued by the Quartermaster General's Office really that bad?"

"Carter, do I have to lie to you? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it!"

Hu Zhenhua stood up, put on his windbreaker, and said expressionlessly,

"I want to see how Yu steals the equipment from the Temporary 1st Regiment!"

Carter quickly stopped him.

"Hu, it's too late today. How about I go with you tomorrow?"

"The daylilies will be cold tomorrow!"

Katla held Hu Zhenhua's arm and continued to persuade him.

"You're not from the military, so it's inappropriate for you to get involved in this. Besides, you're an American citizen!"

Hu Zhenhua stopped, looked into his eyes, and asked,

"You must be hiding something from me?"

Carter sighed.

"You're more cunning than a fox! I just received news that two regiments of the 203rd Division are lying in ambush on the left and right wings of the Temporary 1st Regiment, ready to devour them. A clash between the two sides could break out at any time. If you go there now, not only will it be useless, but you'll also put yourself in danger!"

Hu Zhenhua heard this and turned and ran. His voice was clearly heard by Carter.

"I sent those guys there, I must be responsible for them!"

In an instant, Carter was impressed by Hu Zhenhua's personal charm.

Knowing that there is a tiger in the mountain, he still goes there. This is a real man!

Carter told Hu Zhenhua about this, with the original intention of asking him to stop it.

Now that the situation is critical, the defenders are still fighting each other. It is really hopeless.

Carter grabbed the phone on Hu Zhenhua's desk, dialed a number, and said in fluent English,

"Consulate? This is Carter. Immediately notify the authorities that Mr. Hu Zhenhua, Chairman of TA Company, has personally gone to the Temporary Group to mediate. Please ensure his safety. If anything happens to him, the consulate will use all necessary means to hold him accountable!"

……

The 1st temporary regiment, 38 tanks, and 12 artillery pieces were all dug out and equipped with sufficient ammunition, ready to fight against any enemy who dared to invade!

The most excited ones were the tank battalion. In the past two days, they had only learned theories, and this was their first time to actually fight in a tank.

The crew members were still unfamiliar with driving tanks, so we encountered many bumps and bruises, stopped and started, and gradually got familiar with it.

However, it was more than enough to deal with the two invading regiments.

These tanks are quite intimidating.

M4A3坦克的车身尺寸为：长7.54米、宽3.00米、高2.97米。

Once it starts running, the entire ground will shake, and the roar of the engine will have a terrifying effect on the enemy.

The soldiers of the Temporary 1st Regiment were ready to fight, while the two invading regiments were in a gloomy mood.

Huang Kegong and He Shouyi were staring at the sand table with worried looks.

The sand table is densely packed with bunkers, numbering more than 200, plus anti-infantry swamps, minefields, and four-meter-wide trenches, making it an impregnable fortress.

To attack such a well-fortified camp, the only way is to pay with human lives.

Both Huang Kegong and He Shouyi's regiments participated in the construction of the defensive fortifications of the Temporary 1st Regiment. Because of this, they realized how tough the enemy they were facing was.

He Shouyi observed for a long time and said helplessly,

"Captain Huang, we must find a way to get them out! Otherwise, with just our two regiments, we won't be able to break in even if we fight tooth and nail."

Huang Kegong thought to himself, what a fool! It's already this time, why would the higher-ups allow a fight between the two sides? It's simply because Division Commander Yu and General Li have lost face, and they want to get their revenge by sending a large army to the border and get the armored vehicles.

"Captain He, please be patient. The outcome lies outside the chessboard. Let's wait patiently."

He Shouyi looked up at Huang Kegong,

"Brother, how could I not know what the higher-ups are planning? That's why you and I should be more proactive. It takes a thousand days to train an army, but only one day to deploy it. We must make it clear to the higher-ups that our two regiments are the sharpest blades of the 12th Army!"

"You mean?"

Huang Kegong did not continue speaking, some things can only be understood but not expressed in words.

A large amount of weapons and ammunition were resold by these two regiments. If they want to avoid punishment and have the funds reallocated from higher authorities, they must demonstrate their value.

Huang Kegong and He Shouyi were both guilty. The reason they were able to escape punishment was, on the one hand, because too many people were involved and the law did not punish everyone, and on the other hand, because they knew how to cry miserably.

Not to mention anything else, the fact that military pay was in arrears alone had a serious impact on the morale of the army.

The higher-ups don’t give us military funds, and they leave us to figure out a way ourselves. Otherwise, how are we going to lead these soldiers?

Huang Kegong stared at the sand table and suddenly said,

"I'm a classmate of Captain Yan of the Artillery Regiment. We can ask him to launch a round of artillery fire at this location to scare Xie Zhiyu!"

The place he pointed to was a mudflat.

He Shouyi immediately agreed that no matter how strong the fortress was, it could not withstand the repeated bombardment of artillery shells.

As long as Xie Zhiyu is scared, the rest of the matter will be easy.

The two immediately began to divide the work, and Huang Kegong called the artillery regiment.

He Shouyi was responsible for contacting Xie Zhiyu.

Originally, Temporary Regiment 1 also had a telephone line, but now there is a "failure" and no orders can be received.

In other words, if you want to contact Xie Zhiyu, you can only go to him in person.

At the gate of the temporary 1st regiment, He Shouyi clasped his fists towards Xie Zhiyu and said with a smile,

"Thank you, brother. I'm really sorry to bother you so late."

Xie Zhiyu returned the gift,

"Captain He, you're too serious. Your two regiments are constantly maneuvering on my left and right wings. I can't sleep even if I want to!"

He Shouyi laughed heartily.

"Don't worry, brother. We are just conducting a small exercise under the orders of our superiors. We have no other intentions."

"It turned out to be a drill. I thought the higher-ups were going to punish me. I'm a coward, but I was scared to death!"

"How could that be? Temporarily, the 1st Regiment has a powerful backer, and it's too late to make friends with the higher-ups!"

He Shouyi glanced in the direction of the temporary 1st regiment camp, where a buzzing sound came from, obviously a high-horsepower engine.

Could it be a Greyhound assault vehicle?

It doesn't seem like it. Although He Shouyi has never seen an assault vehicle, he has seen a tank!

Since Xie Zhiyu didn't invite him in, He Shouyi was too embarrassed to mention it.

The two sides are on the verge of a fight, and it is already a great honor for the other party to come out and meet.

He Shouyi pretended to be nonchalant and asked,

"The temporary 1st group has received new equipment?"

Xie Zhiyu laughed and said half jokingly and half seriously,

"Look, we just received a batch of tanks, and the tank squad is training."

He Shouyi obviously didn't believe it.

Commander Yu and General Li searched your camp thoroughly and found nothing.

In the past two days, all regiments have been closely monitoring the roads. If you want to get in with tanks, you have to fly in from the sky.

Seeing that Xie Zhiyu didn't tell the truth, He Shouyi lost the desire to continue the conversation, so he got to the point.

"Thank you, Captain. I'm here to inform you of something: the artillery regiment is also participating in this exercise. They will launch the first round of artillery fire in ten minutes, targeting the mudflats on the west side!"

In an instant, Xie Zhiyu thought a lot.

The artillery regiment is five or six kilometers away from here. At such a long distance, even if there is a slight negligence in the parameters, the artillery shells may fall on the heads of the Temporary 1st Regiment.

Is the above trying to take advantage of the opportunity to eat up the temporary group, or is it trying to deter?

We must prepare for the worst!

Xie Zhiyu clasped his fists and said,

"Captain He, thank you for your notification. I'll make arrangements right away to avoid accidental injuries!"

He Shouyi returned the gift,

"Then I'll take my leave, brother. Goodbye!"

After Xie Zhiyu returned to the camp, he immediately ordered the 1st Regiment to enter combat readiness. Everyone went into the bunkers and artillery holes to prepare for possible artillery attacks.