He Daqing, do you know how I've lived these past years?

After reading the transfer order, Leyou had the boys carry all the grain inside, then told them to wait outside.

Then he quickly took out all the food, meat, vegetables, and pastries from the space.

As soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw his master and the others waiting outside. Leyou then told them the contents of the transfer order, and the military academy agreed to wait until the battle was over before going over.

After receiving his master's insistence, Leyou turned to the boys and said:

"You all stay here and protect Master and the villagers. This time, the enemy is estimated to have 80,000 men; it's very dangerous."

"Brother, it was agreed before. Wherever you go, we'll go. Besides, we came out of Sichuan to fight the Japanese. Otherwise, we'd be letting down our father and the brothers who sacrificed their lives alongside us."

"Yes, brother, if you won't take us, we'll go by ourselves,"

"Brother, lead us! We're not afraid of being killed by the Japanese, we're just afraid of watching you kill them and getting bored to death."

Looking at the group of excited, incoherent teenagers, Leyou nodded and said:

"Alright, let's go together and come back together. If anything happens, I'll take you home, just don't blame me for taking you on this journey."

"Haha. All that chattering, big brother, let's go!"

"You brats, put down all your guns, shells, and bullets here. When we get there, you'll be given a whole arsenal of American weapons."

After Leyou finished speaking, he turned to his master and Jingxian and the others and said:

"Master, the ammunition will be here. You can distribute it to the villagers. It will be good for defense if the enemy comes. These days, you can't buy a gun for less than 30 silver dollars."

"Jingxian, when you cook the porridge, try to make it as light as possible. There's not much food left, and many more people will be coming later. You should tell them to plant more drought-resistant crops while the drought isn't too severe yet, because I suspect there might be a locust plague."

After giving his instructions, Leyou led the boys and followed the soldiers towards Shaoyang, amidst the reluctant gazes of the crowd.

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"Report, the Ji'an Township Leisure Tourism Area..."

The soldier saluted and spoke to the regimental commander who was waiting outside the house.

"Okay, you can go now."

After the group leader finished speaking, he turned to Leyou and said:

"Have your soldiers wait outside, you and I will come in."

After listening, Leyou told the boys to wait outside and followed the leader inside.

The room was packed with people.

Goodness, judging from the epaulets, they all look like big shots, with the one at the very top being a majestic and composed middle-aged man.

He stood up, waved to Le You, and said:

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let me explain the current situation."

The group leader led Leyou to sit in the lowest seats and listened to the middle-aged man's speech.

"Because the Yunnan Expeditionary Force has joined forces with the Expeditionary Force stationed in the Elephant Country and has reopened the Yunnan-Western Highway,"

However, the enemy suffered setbacks abroad, and coupled with the previous bombing of the enemy emperor's palace by our and the American air forces, the enemy assembled five divisions to attack us.”

"Gentlemen, look at the map. If this area is breached, our airfield and fortress will be completely defenseless."

At that time, it will connect to Sichuan and Chongqing to the west, directly threatening Chengdu.

Beitong is connected to various railways,

"If Nantong and Yunnan were to connect with enemies in Southeast Asia, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Therefore, gentlemen, we have reached a point where there is no time to lose. This time, we must annihilate them."

All equipment will be distributed to American-made units; weapons for the New Sixth Army will also arrive. I don't care about the other army groups.

I hope that you will eliminate the enemy, even if it means sacrificing yourselves on the spot.

Yes, everyone can sit.

Every soldier in the room stood up and answered loudly.

"Let's discuss the battle plan."

Because General Xue had previously repelled and annihilated the enemy on numerous occasions, the enemy would definitely take precautions against him and would surely attack from three directions.

The middle-aged man pointed at the topographic map with a stick and said:

"If it were me, I would definitely launch attacks from both the north and south flanks, with one force attacking fiercely from the middle."

"For example, they could join forces with the enemy coming down from Changde in the north from the Sanguankou area to attack the north."

The central route launched a fierce attack from Shaoyang, then split into three routes, converging with those from the north and south.

Meanwhile, the southern route will attack from the Xinning area.

Therefore, I ordered all troops to be assembled and deployed in the area from Xinning to Shaoyang.

We need to break through their midfield. The rest is up to General He. Meeting adjourned. Leyou, stay behind.

Leyou watched the officers walk out one after another, silently waiting for the man to ask him a question; perhaps he was Commander Wang.

Sure enough, after the man introduced himself, Leyou confirmed his identity.

"I didn't want to call you up originally, but Old Song kept praising you."

We want you to broaden your horizons, and the military academy also agrees, since you've already extended your studies by a year.

Leyou looked at Commander Wang awkwardly, scratched his head, and chuckled.

"You are a descendant of Old Song, and we are of the same lineage. There are also many soldiers in our ranks who were part of the expeditionary force. I'll give you three choices; you choose for yourself."

First, bring your brothers to join my army group, including the 74th, 18th, 100th, and 73rd Armies. The commanders of these armies are all very distinguished figures.

Secondly, I am promoting you to battalion commander of the mobile special operations battalion and issuing a notice to the entire army to replenish your ranks with soldiers.

Thirdly, in logistics

Looking at the commander before him, Leyou answered without hesitation:

"Commander, I choose option two."

“Okay, I guess you’ll choose this one too. General Wei also said that you’ve led suicide squads to charge and made great contributions in Yunnan many times, but things are different here than there, so you have to be careful.”

"If that doesn't work, you can first go and follow Commander Hu of the 18th Army or Commander Liao of the New 6th Army, and then take action after a while."

Leyou hesitated for a moment and said:

"Commander, the enemy is advancing fiercely; I want to engage them directly in battle."

"Alright, I'll have reinforcements sent. Go over there later to collect your equipment and prepare for battle. I'll also have someone bring you your clothes and appointment letter. I hope you can become a star and serve the Party and the country loyally."

"Thank you, Commander."

Leyou stood up, saluted, and then walked out of the room to the boys.

Before they could exchange more than a few words, a soldier approached and said:

"Commander Le, please come with me. The soldiers have assembled and will be able to collect their equipment shortly."

Amidst the boys' exclamations, Leyou led them toward the assembled soldiers.

……

Looking at the more than 500 soldiers standing in neat square formations below,

Tsk tsk, didn't the commander say he was going to fill the positions? How come the battalion is full? Does that mean I'll have to start a guard unit?

After getting to know each other, the three company commanders, and the six platoon leaders, Leyou also appointed Zan Pangui and Qiao Saizhou as the captain and deputy captain of the guard team, respectively.

So he led the whole battalion to collect their equipment, but as soon as he saw the rocket launcher, he couldn't put it down. He hadn't touched it in a long time, and it smelled so good when he touched it again.

Honestly, American equipment was great not only back in Yunnan, but it still is now.

Leyou carried a light machine gun, a rocket launcher, and a submachine gun around his neck; the other soldiers mostly carried American rifles.

Some of the boys took submachine guns, while others took Type 79 rifles.

Leyou instructed them to carry plenty of grenades, one light machine gun per platoon, one heavy machine gun per company, and a rocket launcher. They also took six mortars and ammunition, and then marched hastily towards Shaoyang.

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