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

After running out of ammunition, Xie Zhiyu chose to retreat immediately. Some people also suggested sweeping the surrounding targets, but their proposal was rejected on the grounds that the soldiers were not well trained and could not operate armored vehicles and tanks as easily as using their arms and fingers.

Just as sharpshooters are fed by bullets, armored soldiers are fed by fuel.

It took more than half an hour to go there, but only a dozen minutes to come back.

Foster wrote in his notebook again: "Victory can boost morale. I can clearly feel the changes in those new recruits. They have come out of the fear of the last bombardment. The celebration banquet prepared by Staff Officer Xu for us is not rich, but it is definitely the most delicious food I have ever eaten in my life."

At the celebration banquet, General Xie awarded each soldier who participated in the operation a bronze medal. It was hastily made and a bit crude. Edward and I each received one, and it only had two words on it: Execute the General!

After asking, I learned that ancient Chinese soldiers had four major military merits: being the first to reach the enemy line, breaking through the enemy's formation, beheading the general, and capturing the flag!

Our bombardment of the 37th Division headquarters was a devastating blow.

After the celebration banquet, Xie Zhiyu went to the Intelligence Analysis Department to check the aerial photos of the shelling this evening.

The medal for beheading the general was awarded, but if the enemy general was still alive, he would be so embarrassed.

The photos, which had been developed quickly, had not even dried yet when people gathered around.

Judging from the aerial photos, the 37th Division Command Headquarters was indeed destroyed, because the corpses all over the ground could not be faked. In addition, many photos showed that they were suddenly bombarded and panicked. Some were scrambling to transport documents and radios, and some were drilling into anti-artillery holes.

Xie Zhiyu pointed to a picture of a flagpole being blown off and said,

"We should add two more words to our medals: Capture the Flag!"

This sentence caused everyone to laugh.

The Intelligence Analysis Department worked hard for several hours and finally concluded that 605 enemies were killed and the 37th Division Command was destroyed.

This number is not unusual compared to what was detected previously.

Including the enemy camp attacked by Hao Dapao, more than 1300 "enemies" were eliminated by evening this day.

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At the same time, the intelligence department of the Fourth Corps was also analyzing the intelligence sent from the front line. This intelligence included a large amount of film, all of which were taken by the reconnaissance aircraft donated to Xie Zhiyu by the United States.

After the attack, Hao Dapao left behind a large box containing original materials, as well as the analysis process and conclusions of the Security Corps' Intelligence Analysis Department.

Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger.

During the Korean Peninsula War, our army suffered a great loss because it did not understand the enemy's intelligence acquisition methods. For example, the US military would take photos of the same area repeatedly, and their crews would compare the photos with the ground. Once they found that a location was different from the photo, such as an extra bush, they would immediately drop bombs.

Because the extra bushes there are often used by cars to camouflage themselves to avoid bombing.

This was also the first time Jiang Zhen had seen photos taken by an infrared camera. He smoked for a long time before saying seriously,

"Notify our comrades abroad to find a way to get back a few infrared cameras!"

"Yes!"

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Bao'an County, No. 16 Fenshui Street, Zhang Keqin started shaking again.

"Quick, report the news of General Xie's great victory immediately!"

The subordinate complained with a distressed look on his face.

"We don't know the specifics, how can we report this?"

Zhang Keqin was very angry and scolded,

"You're stupid! Not only do we not know, even General Xie probably doesn't know the results of the battle. They were engaged in an artillery battle, and who wasn't watching on the scene? You wrote: This evening, General Xie moved the artillery positions forward 15 kilometers, destroyed the enemy's 37th Division headquarters, and all the bandits along the way were wiped out. The specific results are still being compiled!"

The subordinates received clear instructions and immediately smiled and flattered,

"Boss, you are wise!"

"Also, inform the Guangxi clique and the Northwest about this victory. Look at how badly they've fought!"

"Yes!"

"Notify the social group, the dock group, the labor movement group—never mind, notify all the groups that can move. Have them organize a mass parade to celebrate the victory."

"Yes!"

"Apply for some funding from above, and we'll go to entertain the troops early tomorrow morning!"

"Yes!"

"After this crushing defeat, the bandits will definitely intensify their intelligence infiltration efforts. Everyone, keep your eyes and ears open. Monitor all radio signals. Anyone who dares to slack off will be punished!"

"Yes!"

"Think of a way to buy some information from the security team!"

"Yes!"

……

After everyone dispersed, Li Xinian, director of the Intelligence Department, suddenly walked up to Zhang Keqin and whispered,

"Stationmaster, I have something to share with you. Liu Tiesheng, the deputy battalion commander of the First Battalion, is reselling arms. We've tracked him down and discovered that the buyer is an underground member of the Communist Party!"

Zhang Keqin immediately became interested and asked quickly,

"Is it the battalion in charge of the army?"

"Exactly!"

Zhang Keqin narrowed his eyes.

Guan Dajun is Xie Zhiyu's absolute confidant. He escaped by drifting down the Yangtze River during the Battle of Magic City.

The Baoan Regiment had two main lines of defense: one was in Dongguan County, where Xie Zhiyu was in charge, and the other was in Hui County, where Guan Dajun was in charge.

If something happened to Liu Tiesheng, would Guan Dajun also be involved?

Zhang Keqin pondered for a moment and asked,

"In your opinion, is Liu Tiesheng greedy for money, or is he an underground party member?"

"It's probably just greed. The middle and high-level members of the Security Corps are basically those who escaped from the Battle of Demon City. Their hands are stained with the blood of the Red Corps."

Zhang Keqin immediately felt relieved. If Liu Tiesheng was an underground party member, then the entire Dabao security line might collapse!

"What are you going to do?"

"Next time he sells weapons, we'll buy them at a high price. Let's warm up our relationship first, and everything else will fall into place naturally."

Zhang Keqin was still worried and asked,

"The Security Corps is extremely strict with its finances. How could Liu Tiesheng possibly have given out the arms? Is there some kind of fraud going on here?"

Li Xinian investigated very clearly and answered immediately,

"Stationmaster, the security group's frontline positions were bombarded, resulting in the deaths of over a thousand people and damage to many of their weapons. Liu Tiesheng is in charge of logistics. He could easily get a lot of weapons by simply reporting more losses."

"Is that so? We'll do as you wish! I'll approve any funding you need. If we, the intelligence officers, can't infiltrate the military, we'd be seriously derelict in our duty!"

"Stationmaster, you are wise!"

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On the other side of the ocean, all major mainstream newspapers of the day chose to report on Xie Zhiyu's "Battle of Killing the General". Some chose the picture of the broken military flag as an illustration, some chose the picture of Xie Zhiyu playing with abacus beads as an illustration, and some chose the picture of Xie Zhiyu, Foster and Edward sitting side by side in an armored vehicle as an illustration, with a grenade exploding in the background, stirring up an inverted pyramid of mud and rocks.

Countless people took to the streets to celebrate the victory of the free world, and some people organized fundraising.

The driving force behind this media feast is the military-industrial complex and major grain traders. Only war can bring them huge profits.

These embryonic forms of the military-industrial complex actively lobbied for increased assistance to Xie Zhiyu and to intervene in the situation.

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