At the Lone Army Brigade Headquarters, the Lone Army Brigade that had won a great victory was holding a summary meeting. It was necessary to have some fun, but now was not the time for them to celebrate. They were behind enemy lines and had to turn a blind eye even when they slept.
The first person to speak was Chief of Staff Xie Zhongyuan. He was obviously in a good mood. After seeing everyone arrived, he smiled and said:
"Brothers, in the battle of Kunshan, our lone brigade, with the sincere unity and bloody fighting of all the soldiers, achieved many victories and annihilated the enemy's one brigade and regiment headquarters, one regiment headquarters, six infantry brigades, one artillery battalion, and one cavalry The brigade severely damaged a cavalry brigade, with a total of 9,465 people. Some of the corpses were blown to pieces and could not be counted. Only a small number of people escaped. It is no exaggeration to say that a brigade-level detachment of the enemy was completely wiped out, setting a precedent for our country's government army to annihilate the enemy. .”
There was thunderous applause from the audience, and Luo Ying couldn't help but applaud. This applause was given to all the soldiers of the Lone Army Brigade and the tens of thousands of people in Kunshan City, who also paid a heavy price for their victory with the destruction of their homes.
Seeing that everyone's emotions were aroused, Xie Zhongyuan continued:
"16 75mm mountain guns, 5 92 infantry guns, and 13 mortars were seized. The only regret is that no artillery shells were captured, especially the 75mm mountain guns. Not a single shell was captured. In addition, 3 radio stations were seized. There are hundreds of light and heavy machine guns, more than 5,000 long and short guns, more than 300 grenades, and no ammunition and supplies."
The conference room once again burst into thunderous cheers, and the applause lasted for a long time. They paid for this with their lives, and they deserve their cheers and pride;
Now the lone brigade is fighting in the rear. Ordnance, ammunition and supplies cannot be replenished. They all rely on seizures. With this batch of seized supplies, they will have no problem holding on for another three to five months. This is the biggest gain. .
After all the applause stopped, Xie Zhongyuan continued:
"Brothers, our lone brigade also paid a heavy price in the Battle of Kunshan, especially the soldiers who stayed behind with the brigade commander. More than half of them suffered casualties. The first battalion of the 881st regiment suffered 527 casualties, the first battalion of the 882nd regiment suffered 385 casualties, and other units suffered 200 casualties. There were more than 600 casualties when the main force counterattacked, and these did not include the lightly wounded. If we add the lightly wounded, it can be said that everyone in the remaining troops was injured."
Everyone was devastated. Too many comrades had been sacrificed in this battle. Nearly one-third of the lone brigade that had just been fully staffed was destroyed. If more than 200 seriously wounded were added, only one-third of the troops that could fight were left. Secondly, there were a large number of lightly wounded people involved, and the price paid was not a heavy one. No wonder everyone felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
Luo Ying motioned to Xie Zhongyuan to sit down, then stood up and said:
"Brothers, consider this a national war, don't be sad or sad, brothers died a worthy death!
The country is broken and the mountains and rivers are there, and the city is full of spring and vegetation. In the face of foreign invaders, they have to fight even if they destroy the entire country. As long as the mountains and rivers of China are still there, the Chinese people can live on this land endlessly;
If you and I fall, tens of thousands of Chinese people will stand up and fight against the Japanese. Life will not end, and the fight will not stop. Even if we fall, our bodies will return to the land that gave birth to and raised us. We His soul will be with the mountains and rivers of China, and will definitely inspire more latecomers to fight the Japanese to the bitter end. "
Everyone stood up with a whoosh and roared in unison - life does not end, and the fight does not stop.
"Brothers, wipe away your tears. Now is not the time to cry. In the Battle of Kunshan, although we achieved a brilliant victory and annihilated a large number of enemies, our army suffered heavy casualties and urgently needed to be replenished;
Currently, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops are advancing towards Jinling City. Hundreds of thousands of our soldiers are also fighting to the death against the Japanese. Sacrifices are everywhere. The Japanese will not be able to spare any troops to encircle and suppress us for a while. After being completely wiped out, a brigade After the regiment, there will be no division that they will not dare to show their teeth to us next time.
Mobilizing a division to fight is not something that happens in a day or two, so we will have a very precious time to prepare for a new war;
I decided to leave the supplementary regiment in Kunshan City to train and help the people build some simple houses to settle down. The 881st Regiment and the 882nd Regiment launched offensive operations in the surrounding counties, and sent a small force to pretend to be the main force to counterattack Shencheng. No matter how high-profile it was, We must raise Shencheng's battle flag high to disrupt the enemy's troop deployment and scare the enemy;
The main force has one task in each county. In the name of counterattack, gather a large number of defeated troops. Don't be too many. Just take as many as you need. I'll give you a week. You must return to Kunshan after a week. The reconnaissance company should look further ahead and pay close attention to the Japanese. According to the news, the guard company, artillery battalion and brigade headquarters stayed in Kunshan..."
Thunderous cheers erupted in the conference room again. Their brigade commander was so awesome. He counterattacked East China and Shencheng. It almost burned their blood. Although they knew it was just a trick, they just shouted Slogans like this can make people's blood boil.
Before the war, Luo Ying and Gu Jun Brigade made a clear promise to the Japanese to fight. Now that Luo Ying won the bet, he naturally had to announce the result of the game in a high-profile manner. This was an excellent opportunity to lower the morale of the Japanese and inspire the Chinese people. How could Luo Ying, who always liked to cause trouble, possibly let go;
After the meeting, Luo Ying once again clearly communicated the results of the Kunshan City battle in the name of the Lone Army Brigade, announced in a high-profile manner that he had won the bet with the Thirteenth Division, and once again made an arrogant appointment to fight against the Sixth Division.
In order to prevent the government from scolding Xipi, he first reported the battle report of the annihilation of the 103rd Brigade to the government through the 88th Division, which was regarded as giving Sun Yuanliang and the government enough face.
The power of the Gujun Brigade almost exploded the whole of China, and even spread to overseas. Overnight, the Gujun Brigade and General Luo Ying became the topic of everyone's talk. The newspapers were sold out, and for a while, paper in Luoyang was expensive——
"Selling newspapers, the Lone Army Brigade won the bet with the Japanese Thirteenth Division, annihilated tens of thousands of elites in the 103rd Brigade, and killed the brigade commander Major General Yamada!"
"Selling newspapers, the lone brigade won a great victory in Kunshan and wiped out the Japanese 103rd Brigade. General Luo Ying said that the Thirteenth Division was just a bunch of chickens and dogs, and suggested that the Japanese replace the Sixth Division!
Sell newspapers and sell newspapers. After General Luo Ying won the victory in Kunshan, he will counterattack Shencheng. The main force of the 881st and 882nd regiments will attack and advance towards Shencheng..."
"Niang Xipi, do Luo Ying still have a national government and a leader in their eyes? They are not good at making decisions on such a big matter. They privately informed the whole country about the Kunshan victory. They are unorganized and undisciplined!
When he called on the Sixth Division to fight, did he really think he was a hero who could fight one against a hundred?
After annihilating tens of thousands of Japanese, how many people can be left in his lone army brigade?
Thousands of people dare to call out to counterattack Shencheng, but if you give him tens of thousands, he won't be able to defeat him——"
After scolding him, his face could no longer hold back and he couldn't help but laugh. When meeting a bastard like Luo Ying, he could only curse a few words to vent his inner dissatisfaction. He should be the one to get the limelight.
The others also laughed loudly. The entire Japanese brigade was wiped out. This was a huge joy, which greatly reduced the pressure on hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line. Admiral Chen took over the words and said:
"General Luo Ying is a kind-hearted man. Although he is a bit of a jerk, he is still very loyal to the government, the leader, and the people. If his lone brigade can attract the Sixth Regiment Division, the pressure on our front line will be great. To lower the level, we still need to give appropriate encouragement, and we must not chill the hearts of the soldiers."
"How to reward him? He has only been promoted to major general and brigade commander for a few days. If he is promoted further, he will not be promoted. It will not be good for him!
I think this way, let him take the position of deputy commander of the 88th Division, upgrade the lone army brigade to a three-regiment brigade, and add a regiment to him, and all the officers and soldiers under his command will be rewarded. "
After hearing this, everyone was in an uproar and scolded him, but the person who should be promoted was still promoted, and he kept saying that he wanted to protect him. Although the deputy commander of the 88th Division was at the same level as the Lone Brigade, the deputy commander was a division commander, so he was still promoted. Half-level, the most important thing is to give one more regiment system, so that the lone army brigade is upgraded to a first-level brigade;
In fact, except for the ten adjustment divisions, the other divisions have three regiments, and the lone army brigade also has three regiments, which is equivalent to a second-class division. As long as Luo Ying can gather enough defeated troops in the rear, he can survive It's the days of division commander. From now on, he has barely entered the ranks of senior officers. No wonder Chen Cixiu wants to speak for him. This is to prepare for the rhythm of his own faction.
The 88th Division was under the command of General Chen's North Route Army for a period of time when it was in Shencheng. Luo Ying was also his subordinate in a strict sense. He who likes to form cliques will naturally strike first.
Others couldn't argue with him, so they just laughed and said nothing.
