It has to be said that after this battle, the role of the Model Brigade has been changed. It is no longer a guest army attached to the 32nd Army, and General Shang Zheng's attitude towards Zhao Changshu is no longer that of a junior disciple or subordinate in the past, but Placed on an equal footing.
It can be said that the 32nd Army took all the credit for this victory, and it was Zhao Changshu who knew how to be a good person. Otherwise, if it were a general who was greedy for credit, it would not be impossible to directly say that the results were achieved independently by the Model Brigade. You must know that Zhao Changshu stood behind him. The principal in Nanjing is also somewhat afraid of Marshal Yan.
And Zhao Changshu was able to say that this victory was due to the close cooperation between the 139th Division and the Model Brigade, and also put the 139th Division in the front, which is enough to explain the meaning of Zhao Changshu and Marshal Yan behind him. General Shang Zheng believed that Zhao Changshu must have reported to Marshal Yan immediately and received his instructions.
Then, Zhao Changshu handed over an exquisite Japanese command sword and two epaulettes with three silver stars and said: "Military seat, these are the command sword and epaulettes of the Japanese brigade commander, Colonel Hattori Jiro. He himself has been captured by us. killed by artillery."
After finishing speaking, he pointed to a pile of various Japanese command knives under an electric lamp nearby and said: "According to preliminary statistics, a total of 6 Japanese majors were killed in this battle, and the statistics of lieutenants and non-commissioned officers are still in progress. At the same time, various types of Japanese military knives were also seized. There are twenty artillery pieces, and we haven’t had time to count the other weapons and ammunition.”
General Shang Zheng now fully believed in the results of this battle.
He knew that the Japanese army had been equipped with command swords since the beginning of the war, and that there was also the samurai tradition of samurai swords that protect people and destroy people. He only took a quick look and knew that there were no less than fifty or sixty command swords, and there must be some battle swords. These are the basic battle damage figures of the Japanese army, not to mention the capture of twenty artillery pieces. This cannot be faked.
"Hahaha... Well, well done. The Model Brigade is indeed the elite of our Jin army... No, it is not just the Jin army, but the elite of our national army. From today on, it is also the elite of our national army." Role models. I want to give you credit, big credit. Hahaha!"
General Shang Zheng's hearty laughter echoed in the night sky, but there was shock, joy, and some inexplicable mixed feelings in his heart.
But now is not the time to think about this. As the supreme commander, he quickly entered his role and said: "It will be dawn soon, and the Japanese aircraft will definitely be dispatched. You must make the troops do a good job of concealment, especially the captured artillery." Be sure to move to a safe place quickly.”
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At 10 o'clock in the morning, in the large conference room of the staff headquarters of the Nanjing Military Commission, with the principal as the center and five or six officers with the rank of general standing around, they were watching several senior staff officers conduct tactical reviews on a large map. plate.
At this time, the principal felt excited, happy, and a little disappointed.
The complete annihilation of a Japanese mixed brigade was in itself a great victory that could shock the whole country... no, it was a great victory that could shock the world. It not only showed the tenacity and determination of the Chinese people to fight against foreign enemies, but also demonstrated the The power and might of the army.
It shows that as long as the Chinese army is properly trained and equipped with corresponding weapons and equipment, it is fully capable of fighting the Japanese army. It also strengthens the principal's determination to use the guidance of German military advisers and German equipment to train elite troops.
And what gave him hope was that the unit that annihilated the Japanese brigade was a brigade-level unit. Even a super-staffed brigade was still a brigade, right? From a unit perspective, it is equivalent to a brigade of the Chinese army annihilating a brigade of the Japanese army. What is the concept of this?
Even though the Model Brigade is an elite force that Yan Laoxi devoted all his efforts to build, the German weapon divisions that the principal plans to build are also elite, and the principal does not expect that his German weapon divisions can fight against the Japanese brigade alone. It is very satisfying if one division can fight against it.
You must know that the principal's plan is to create 60 elite divisions in five years, fully equipped with German weapons and rigorously trained by German instructors.
With these 60 elite divisions, not only can they crush any hostile force in the country, but they will also have a sense of confidence even against the Japanese army.
The only pity is that the hero of this victory that can be called "great" is not his own direct troops.
Of course, the principal still has some doubts in his heart, and his troops cannot yet achieve such an amazing record.
At this time, several generals were watching the staff review with serious expressions, and they were also deducing the progress of the battle bit by bit in their minds.
They were all battle-hardened veterans, so they naturally thought about how they would fight this battle if they were in charge.
Not long after, several staff officers made marks on the map based on the battle process sent by General Shang Zheng, and deduced the entire battle process.
"Reporting to the principal, sirs, after comparing with the battle reports, the junior ranks have basically restored the progress of the battlefield. Before the Japanese army launched the attack, the model brigade had sent an elite force of no less than 5,000 people to detour to the rear of the Japanese army. …”
When the senior staff officer with the rank of major general finished describing the entire battle process, it basically did not differ much from the actual situation of the battle.
It has to be said that the Military Commission's staff headquarters still has many outstanding staff personnel.
After listening, the principal said to the generals: "Ci Xiu, Zhi Lun, you guys should also share your opinions."
The slightly short General Chen stood out from the crowd, pointed at the map and said: "Principal, from the perspective of a student, the entire campaign can be said to be quite satisfactory. From a tactical point of view, the Model Brigade first used defensive warfare to consume a lot of The enemy's effective strength forced him to mobilize his reserves first, and then use the artillery that had been hidden for a long time to suddenly deliver a fatal blow to the enemy."
"After the enemy's mobile strength was restricted and the Japanese army was divided into three parts, the elite troops of the Model Brigade hidden on the flanks of the Japanese army gave the Japanese army a fatal blow from behind. Finally, the entire army launched a general attack and annihilated all the enemies. .”
"Ci Xiu, how can such a classic tactic be said to be satisfactory?" the principal asked in confusion. He even wondered if his proud disciple was jealous of others, so he could downplay such a wonderful battle.
"Principal, this is what I think is the extraordinary thing about the Model Brigade." General Chen bowed slightly to the principal and said.
"oh?"
"The reason why I say that the tactics of the Model Brigade are quite satisfactory is because it uses an encirclement tactic that every commander has thought about but is difficult to complete. In a defensive battle, as the defending party, it must defeat the attacking enemy. To annihilate them all, we can only use this tactic."
