Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

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Chapter 721 Celebration Preparation

"Isn't that honest?"

After seeing that the Russians had agreed to purchase raw materials for the production of the Fengtian factory, Li Yunlong smiled.

Although the process was a bit complicated, the ultimate goal was achieved.

The main reason why Li Yunlong chose to go through such a long circle was that he had no money.

Our army has always been very short of money, now and in the future. If it was issued by ourselves, it would be fine, but the main thing is that there are many things that need to be imported. Li Yunlong needs to reserve some foreign exchange in advance for emergencies.

The missile issue has come to an end. A total of five countries have purchased this technology, and Li Yunlong has obtained about 80 million US dollars from it. In addition, he also received some other technologies that Li Yunlong needed.

Although they are not the most advanced, many things in the country are still in need of development. These technologies can be used as a transition first. After Li Yunlong makes a breakthrough, they can be replaced little by little to gradually complete industrialization.

In fact, the road to industrialization is not an easy one. Even though Li Yunlong now has some advanced technologies in his hands, without a foundation, it is like a castle in the air and will only be a flash in the pan.

Li Yunlong needs to guide the development direction of high-end technologies while also laying a solid foundation, especially in basic areas such as metallurgy.

A large part of the technologies Li Yunlong exchanged this time were basic technologies. This was the first step Li Yunlong had to take. He had to first build the foundation for domestic industrialization, lay the foundation for heavy industry, and then catch up little by little over time.

"How are the preparations for the celebration party going?"

It is almost the end of the year, and Li Yunlong's troops have completed their stage tasks, so Li Yunlong plans to hold a celebration meeting before the New Year to commend the officers and soldiers who have made meritorious contributions in this large-scale battle.

"We've already sent out a notice asking each division to report their meritorious personnel, and then we'll review them."

Li Yunlong took out the regulations and took a look at them. The current commendation system was created by Li Yunlong imitating the systems of later generations. The commendations were divided into three parts: division-level commendations, corps-level commendations, and military district commendations.

The division-level commendations are the easiest to understand. They are for some meritorious personnel who emerge from each division during the battle process. They are mainly aimed at officers and soldiers who have outstanding performance in a battle. Division-level commendations are divided into three levels: first-class merit, second-class merit, and third-class merit.

The requirements for Corps-level commendations are more stringent. Only those who have made significant contributions in a large-scale battle can receive them. They are divided into first-class, second-class, and third-class Corps merits. In addition, there is also the title of Corps Combat Hero.

As for the military district-level commendations, they have the highest requirements of all and are mainly aimed at groups rather than individuals. For example, a regiment or a battalion may be awarded the title of a combat regiment. Individuals may also receive military district commendations, but the requirements are almost difficult to meet. However, it is estimated that many people will receive military district-level commendations in the future. After all, there are many war gods in Li Yunlong's army.

The commendation system seems a bit complicated, but it is the most suitable system for the current Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Chahar Military Region.

If it were peacetime, setting up so many commendations would seem redundant, but now it is wartime and the troops need such commendations to boost morale.

The commendation system at all levels will make it easier to motivate soldiers and also increase their enthusiasm for fighting.

"Show me the list of meritorious service at the Corps and Military Region levels."

The political commissar handed a compiled list to Li Yunlong.

Regarding the confirmation of military merits, Li Yunlong does not need to worry about this. Military merits are not just how much you report. They need to be cross-verified.

Unless they are carrying out rearguard missions or some independent operations, when a large army is fighting, there will be clear records of their military achievements. Even if it is a defensive position and a company or a regiment is completely wiped out, there will be observation posts to report the battle situation.

These battlefield observation posts will be set up on the flanks of the battlefield or at some high points to observe the battlefield situation.

If the troops are fighting at the company level, the regiment level will arrange people to observe to ensure that the regimental commander can grasp the latest situation of the position. Regimental-level combat means that the division level arranges observation posts.

Generally, during the intervals between battles, the company instructor and company headquarters would record the battlefield situation, and the observation posts would also record it, forming a cross-corroboration of evidence. The worst case scenario might be that all the front-line troops and observation posts were sacrificed, but most of the time records were still preserved.

However, such extreme situations rarely occur.

"Zhang Taofang?"

Looking at the list of individuals commended by the military region, Li Yunlong keenly spotted a name. This old man came to join the army? He shouldn't be that old now.

"what happened?"

"Two hundred and thirty-seven devils were killed?"

Looking at Zhang Taofang's battle record, Li Yunlong was still a little surprised. When he saw this name, Li Yunlong knew that the number of enemies killed would definitely not be small, but Li Yunlong did not expect it to be so many.

"Well, after repeated confirmation, this number is still the most conservative estimate. The initial report was 264 people."

"Xizi didn't kill so many devils when he was his age, right?"

Li Yunlong looked up and said with a smile.

"When Xizi was a squad leader, he killed 167 Japanese soldiers. When he was a platoon leader, he killed 192 Japanese soldiers. When he was a company commander, he needed to command battles, so he killed fewer Japanese soldiers."

Zhao Gang remembered the achievements of some of the previous soldiers very clearly, and immediately told Xizi's previous meritorious service record.

"Hahaha, I guess this soldier won't be happy if we promote him to company commander now."

Wuyier said with a smile.

"Is there such a thing?"

Wuyier nodded and said, "Yes, when I was verifying the military achievements, I personally went to the Fourth Corps to inquire about this soldier. Some people said that he was holding his breath and wanted to break Xizi's record."

"If you have made meritorious service, you will be promoted. Let's leave Xizi's record to future soldiers to break."

Li Yunlong said this with a smile, but after seeing the following content, the smile disappeared and his expression became serious.

"The First Division of the Shenquan Chahar Column suffered such heavy casualties?"

The First Division was the unit that stood at the forefront of Lianshanhe during the Battle of Tashan. Li Yunlong knew there would be sacrifices, but he did not expect that the First Division would be almost wiped out.

"Well, the Second Regiment of the First Division had a total of 1,867 men. After the Battle of Tashan, only 231 men remained. Of those, only three men remained in the Third Company of the Second Regiment. There were originally nine men left, but when the First Company came to relieve them, they refused to retreat. Later, they were forced to leave their positions, leaving only these three soldiers behind."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong added a few words after the third company’s collective special merit of the military region: Tashan Hero Company.

Chapter 722 Fighting between gods

When December came, the entire four eastern provinces were covered with snow. The streets in the city where people walked were still okay because there were people specifically clearing the snow.

Except for a few main traffic arteries, the rest of the city was covered in snow.

However, Li Yunlong's command center in Fengtian City was crowded with people at this time.

Although it is winter, all the soldiers who came here are excited because today is the commendation meeting of the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region.

The commendation conferences at the division level and the corps level both ended a few days ago, with each division and corps holding commendations at their bases.

Those who were able to arrive in Fengtian today and attend the military district-level commendation conference were individuals or groups who had made significant contributions in conquering the four eastern provinces.

"Baili, you're here too. What achievements have you made this time?"

"Hehehe, it's nothing. Our company won a second-class merit in the military region, and I came here on behalf of my comrades to participate in the commendation."

At this time, Wu Baili was already a company commander. When he spoke, he unconsciously raised his head.

"Wow, that's impressive! Second-class collective merit?"

"It's just okay, how about you?"

When asked by Wu Baili, Lao Lei said with a smile: "It's not a big achievement, I was just notified to receive a personal first-class merit."

"What's the matter?"

"Hehehe, first-class merit for the military region!"

Hearing this, Wu Baili carefully looked at his old comrade: "Lao Lei, you don't need anything, right?"

As Wu Baili spoke, he used his hands to touch Lao Lei's body, confirming that he was not missing any "parts", and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Go, go, go away, I'm fine!"

Lao Lei said while dodging.

Wu Baili asked curiously, "Lao Lei, tell me secretly, what did you do? Did you win a first-class merit? At the military district level!"

Lao Lei smiled mysteriously, then nudged Wu Baili and said, "You tell me about your company first."

"It wasn't a big deal. It was just that when we were fighting the Japanese, our company was ordered to stop a Japanese regiment, but a division came instead. We held it off for eight hours, allowing the follow-up troops to catch up and 'eat' the Japanese in that division!"

Hearing this, Lao Lei gave a thumbs up: "Great!"

"Tell me about you, what is your achievement?"

"Hehehe, the achievement is not that big. I just ran faster when fighting the Japanese. I ran faster and killed a Japanese lieutenant general, captured a Japanese major general, and killed two Japanese lieutenant generals."

Hearing this, Wu Baili's eyes widened and he pointed at Lao Lei and asked, "Are you alone?"

"Yup!"

"Amazing!"

After Wu Baili finished speaking, he gave a thumbs-up, but Lao Lei shook his head and said, "My words are nothing. Did you see those people?"

As Lao Lei spoke, he pointed to a few people standing in the front not far away. Three of them were standing together and whispering.

"I saw it, what happened?"

"Those three guys from the logistics unit captured hundreds of Japanese soldiers, including a major general, six colonels, and eight lieutenant colonels. Each of them received a first-class merit!"

After he finished speaking, Lao Lei pointed at Zhang Yingcai and Xiao Wanshi, who were standing at the front of the crowd not far away. "Did you two see that?"

"Brigade Commander Zhang and Brigade Commander Xiao?"

"Yes, in this combat mission, they led the special forces and carried out more than 20 attacks, destroyed more than 30 Japanese headquarters, and captured 6 Japanese lieutenant generals, 21 major generals, and not even counting the majors."

"Suck...are they going to capture all the devil generals?"

"That's about right. There's another tough guy over there. Do you see that little guy?"

Lao Lei pointed at Tang Fengxi and said, "He fell behind during the journey at night. He sneaked into Wuchang City alone, blew up the Japanese ammunition depot, and wiped out an entire Japanese division headquarters!"

"And that guy, did you see him? I heard he's 'Xizi II' and is going to break Xizi's record. He's not even happy about being commended. He's killed at least hundreds of Japanese soldiers by himself. He's a sharpshooter!"

"And there was that guy who jumped onto a tank and followed it all the way to the river. He captured a Japanese major general and a bunch of other Japanese soldiers. Later, among these prisoners, they found two generals disguised as lieutenant colonels, and one of them was the commander of the Japanese Fifth Army, Toshimichi Kamimura!"

"And him..."

Lao Lei whispered to Wu Baili about the people in front of him.

Wu Baili's blood boiled after hearing this, and the little pride he had just felt was completely dispelled.