Bright light, 15th Army Headquarters
Lieutenant General Iida, commander of the Fifteenth Army of the Japanese Southern Front, received a severe reprimand from the base camp before he learned that the Eighteenth Division had suffered a major defeat, and he immediately cursed:
"Bagaya Road, Mutaguchi Renya is an arrogant guy. He failed to report the defeat. The battle report of the 18th Division's annihilation of two infantry regiments and a mountain artillery regiment was actually told to me by the headquarters. Does he still have eyes for me as the army commander?
Baga Yalu, isn't he very good at fighting?
An elite second-class division was crippled by a division of the Eighth Route Army. The Imperial Army and the mainland were both humiliated by him!
Why didn't he apologize to the emperor? "
Seeing Lieutenant General Muta being scolded for not taking him seriously, Chief of Staff Major General Haruki Isayama felt as relieved as if he had visited a comfort station.
The Imperial Army lost more than half of its division, so he must not show a trace of gloating on his face, and he had to act as if he were in mourning, so that the Commander would not be angry with him.
Observing his words, he saw that the commander had finished scolding him, so he stood up and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, Mutian-kun was careless this time. It was not that the Eighteenth Division did not fight well, but that Chu Xiong was too cunning;
Chu Xiong of Mandalay is not an ordinary person. He has a resounding name in Hedong, China - the Tiger of China.
The commander of the First Army, His Excellency Xiao Zhuoyinan, suffered a lot under him. His independent division was known as the first elite. He lost more generals than he could count on both hands. Even the prince was killed by him. The imperial army lost more than 100,000 warriors to his hands!
This is a man-eating evil tiger. The Imperial Army lost another 10,000 troops in the Emerald Battlefield. This must attract the great attention of our Fifteenth Army. "
Lieutenant General Iida took a deep breath. Xiao Zhuoyinan knew that he was not a pig with his feet in the chicken pot that the outside world despised, but a fox from the east of the river;
He was beaten into a pig by the Eighth Route Army in Hedong. This only shows that the tiger Chuxiong is too cruel. Now this Chinese flower has come to the Jade Kingdom. This is the biggest test for him and Shi Fifteen. Thinking of this, he can endure He couldn't help but take a deep breath and said:
"Yo Xi, what a ferocious Tiger of China!
Quickly send electricity to Mutian-kun and ask the remaining troops of his 18th Division to retreat 30 kilometers to establish a defense line. The right side will temporarily take a defensive position. I will replenish the lost soldiers as soon as possible and remind him to be cautious about this tiger;
Wait for the 33rd Division on the left to break through the Ren'anqiang defense line, defeat the cowardly John Bull, cut off the retreat of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and then gather the strength of the entire army to annihilate Chu Xiong's independent division in one fell swoop..."
Mandalay, Independent Division Headquarters
Chu Xiong was counting the fried soybeans on the map. He found that this thing was still durable, a cup could last a whole day, and it still tasted delicious;
After experiencing peanut shortages several times, he decided to fry soybeans instead. Even if 101 knew about it, they wouldn't blame him, and at worst they would give him half.
Steve walked in happily, and it was obvious that he was in a very beautiful mood. He was so beautiful that as soon as he came in, a big hand reached into Chu Xiong's enamel cup, grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth.
I heard others say that these are Eastern magic beans, and if you eat them, you can win the battle;
Stevie swallowed it without chewing much and almost choked to death!
Fortunately, Zhong Guoliang on the side saw the opportunity quickly and handed him a cold drink, thus avoiding the death of an Allied general.
Old Man Shi, who finally recovered, frowned and said:
"Chu, this doesn't taste good!"
After hearing this, Chu Xiong raised his fist and was about to swing it, but Old Man Shi stopped him with words:
"Chu, I'm here to give you equipment!"
When Chu Xiong heard this, he immediately beamed, turned his fists into palms and gave the old man a warm hug. He no longer felt sorry for the handful of soybeans, but handed the enamel cup over, with a harmless smile on his face, and said generously:
"A few more pills, a few pills at a time. Chew them before swallowing them. You will find that they are magical. I rely on them to fight."
Stevie dubiously picked up a few, stuffed them into his mouth, and chewed them slowly. They were really fragrant and left an endless aftertaste.
"Zhong, when I look at the map from now on, prepare a cup for me too. It will be bigger than Chu's!"
"Old Shi, where is my equipment?"
"Chu, don't be so realistic. You should let me sit for a while and take a breath—"
"Okay, I said not yet? 60 C47 transport aircraft, escorted by 72 P40 Tomahawk fighter jets, will transport the equipment and supplies you need and will arrive tomorrow afternoon;
Each aircraft carries a load of 11 tons, with a total of more than 660 tons of supplies, including 10,000 Garand rifles, each with 2,000 rounds of ammunition;
M1919 Browning medium machine gun, 500 pieces, each with 20,000 rounds of ammunition;
60mm bazooka rocket launcher, 500 units, each equipped with 100 bombs, this was developed based on the drawings you provided.
500 60mm M20 mortars, each equipped with 200 rounds of ammunition;
500 M1928 submachine guns, each with 2,000 rounds of ammunition;
1,000 Springfield M1903 sniper rifles, each loaded with 2,000 rounds;
In addition, there are 10 tons of high explosives and 50 latest radio stations that you need;
Since most of the air supremacy is in the hands of the Japanese, we can only transport you some light weapons, which is enough to arm three light divisions. "
The old man's generosity once again won Chu Xiong's friendship, and he gave him another handful of soybeans, which he estimated to be more than 50. Then he took the cup away. The kind-hearted Zhong Guoliang turned his head away embarrassedly and said to himself:
"Old Chu is too stingy!"
Old Man Shi thought so too, so he glared at him with a pair of bull's eyes. He needed an answer that matched the Chinese hospitality style.
"Take back the initiative on the Emerald Battlefield within half a year and annihilate no less than two Japanese divisions!"
Chu Xiong's generosity finally won Mr. Shi's embrace, and he said with satisfaction after finishing:
"make a deal!"
Old Man Shi's reputation is still very good, but the prerequisite is that you have to show your strength. For example, this time, 10,000 Japanese were eliminated, and the equipment of three divisions was sent to them.
When land transportation is cut off, transport planes are used. Compared with the hump route behind, the transportation volume here is huge!
At 3:00 a.m. on the second day, more than a hundred planes arrived in the dark. It seemed that they had experienced some battles on the way, but there was no danger. The Japanese were unable to do anything to the fleet of more than 70 Tomahawks escorting them.
After all, it takes reaction time to mobilize more air power. Guang Chuxiong looked at the majestic Tomahawk fighter jets and his mouth was almost watering...
"No, I must get some next time!"
Chu Xiong secretly made up his mind that he must have his own air force!
"Chu, don't look at it. I don't have the authority to give it to you for the time being."
As soon as Steve saw Chu Xiong's expression, he knew what he was planning.
"Old Shi, it doesn't matter if you don't have it. There will always be someone who will. You have to eat your food one bite at a time. We'll finish cleaning up the 15th Army first."
Chu Xiong's words were very pleasant to Steve's ears. Chu Xiong still understood the rules and was not like their peanuts.
"Chu, this old Shi sounds weird, can you change his name?"
"Lao Shi, haven't you heard that Lao Zhong calls me Lao Chu? I am the only one who calls me that!
If you don’t like it, then I’ll call you General Shi from now on.”
Shi Diwei thought about it. This was Chu Xiong's friendship, which was exchanged for the equipment of three divisions. How could it be exchanged at any time?
"Lao Chu, let's call him Lao Shi."
The old man still followed the local customs, and Chu Xiong showed a harmless smile.
