Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

1st Infantry Brigade Line

The moment Li Shaoyi walked out of the negotiation venue, Tang Guoping received a telegram from Li Shaoyi, and the entire front line once again entered the second-level combat readiness state.

As expected, when Li Shaoyi said that the negotiations had failed, the Rakshasa army prepared to launch a sneak attack to slap Li Shaoyi in the face and prevent this guy from living so comfortably in Jinling.

Unfortunately, when the Rakshasa army launched a surprise attack at night, they made too much noise and were discovered by the brothers of the First Brigade. They did not use the main force at all. Only those who were on duty on the front line were able to repel the Rakshasa attack.

"If I remember correctly, the frontline garrison last night numbered no more than two thousand men at most. Judging by the prisoners we captured, there must have been at least seven thousand Rakshasas there last night. They were beaten like this on a nine-kilometer-long battle line. Just how strong is your army's combat effectiveness?"

Fan Xiliang said with some surprise, this guy is exercising here again.

"Hey, Chief of Staff Fan, what do you mean by your army? Now you are the temporary chief of staff of my First Brigade. Is this your army?"

Tang Guoping put down the telescope in his hand. There was no trace of the Rakshasa army in the distance. These people ran faster than rabbits.

"That was a slip of the tongue. I saw the firepower you had on the battlefield, and it wasn't that strong. So why were they defeated so quickly?"

Fan Xiliang's head is full of question marks. If he had known this would happen, he should have stayed here yesterday instead of going to the rear to see the military airport.

"What you see is one thing, but the actual fighting is another. Look at the frontline positions, within 300 meters, there are still many people here. Do you think they are just holding firewood sticks? As soon as the gunfire sounded, these people quickly brought their equipment into the position. The number of machine guns doubled, the number of submachine guns tripled, and the number of artillery tripled. And there were landmines ahead. Do you think the Russians were defeated unfairly?"

Following Tang Guoping's explanation, Fan Xiliang was convinced. There were various tents of different sizes in the back, and many people were sleeping inside. But when the gunshots rang out, these people quickly rushed into the positions like a leopard. There were also armored vehicles and jeeps on duty on both sides. Their task was to outflank the enemy in front of them.

The attacking Russian army originally thought that there was only the enemy in front, but after ten or twenty minutes, armored vehicles on the left and right sides rushed over, and they were instantly semi-surrounded. If they ran fast enough, they could still escape from the north, but if they thought that the brave would win in a narrow road and clashed with the people of the 72nd Division, they would run into God or a prisoner-of-war camp.

After figuring out how Tang Guoping's men fought, Fan Xiliang remained silent for a long time. He was thinking that if his army were to encounter Tang Guoping's army, they would probably be no match for these Russians.

"This battle is truly agonizing. After last night's defensive battle, we've used up a third of our munitions reserves. If we could just get the road through, I could treat you to roast lamb in Ulaanbaatar tonight."

Tang Guoping stood on the armored vehicle and looked into the distance through a telescope. Although he couldn't see Ulaanbaatar yet, it was very close. The only thing missing was the logistical equipment.

Fan Xiliang said nothing beside him. Even your current logistical supply is twenty times better than our 36th Division.

When the plane landed in the morning, Fan Xiliang went over to take a look. The things that were airlifted in turned out to be socks for soldiers.

Think about the many ragtag troops in the south who never knew what socks were in their entire lives. They went to the battlefield wearing straw sandals and died without ever seeing what socks were. Of course, the weather in the north is colder, but our troops in the north only had foot bindings at most, so where did the socks come from?

Because the weather is getting colder, you will start airlifting cotton socks to the 72nd Division, and there will be a gasoline-powered stove in each tent. Even if there is no dry firewood around, you can directly burn gasoline to keep warm.

If those uncles in Jinling saw this, I wonder how surprised they would be. Most armies don't even have cars, let alone gasoline. But in Tang Guoping's military camp, barrels of gasoline were burned just to keep warm at night.

There were also canned beef thrown everywhere. It was said that none of the veterans who had been in the army for more than three months wanted this stuff, and they were about to vomit out what they had in their mouths.

Tang Guoping saw it with his own eyes. Some veterans said they would rather eat grass than these canned foods.

You have to know that these things are extremely rare in other armies, even for regimental officers, let alone ordinary soldiers.

"With these prisoners, it should be easier to build the road. Fortunately, there are no obstacles on the grassland. We just need to slightly improve the existing road. It should be enough for one or two months, but it will take a while."

Fan Xiliang thought of the report he heard two days ago. On average, there are at least three to five lives lost for every kilometer of road. From here to the base in the rear, there are at least two thousand lives lost.

"You are being too soft-hearted. Whether it's the Russians or the Japanese, they have killed countless people on our land. Why do you feel sorry for them?"

Tang Guoping continued to look into the distance with the telescope. The land in the distance was so beautiful. When would it all belong to us?

"I don't feel sorry for them. I just think it's too cheap for them to die. There should be more work for them in the future. Three steamed buns a day is enough anyway. Where can you find such cheap stuff?"

After hearing what Fan Xiliang said, Tang Guoping finally laughed. This guy is becoming more and more like someone from our 72nd Division.

"Reporting to the commander, Li Jingyang, commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade, is leading two regiments of the 2nd Armored Brigade and has arrived fifteen kilometers south of us."

When hearing this title, Fan Xiliang stretched his neck. Has it been upgraded from an armored regiment to an armored brigade now?

It's normal to think about it. Tang Guoping originally had an armored battalion under his command, but now it has become an armored regiment. Can't their specialized armored force be upgraded?

"You two should know each other, I'll leave this matter to you."

Tang Guoping patted Fan Xiliang on the shoulder. After the arrival of the 2nd Armored Brigade, the communication between the garrison and the defense situation here was handed over to Fan Xiliang.

"Don't leave me idle for a moment..."

Fan Xiliang said this, but he didn't stop as he got on the jeep next to him.