Li Chenxi knew the value of this rising sun flag. If he remembered correctly, this should be the first one. There were too many articles that could be written.
If handed over to the chief of staff for operation, it will not only boost the morale of the military and civilians and combat the arrogance of the Japanese, but also get enough benefits from Yingjiang. Thinking of this, Li Chenxi couldn't help but praise:
"Okay, this time your second regiment has made a great contribution, I'm going to go to the Chief of Staff to ask you for credit!
In addition, Comrade Zheng Yadan, who captured the military flag, was given a first-class personal merit, promoted to platoon leader, and studied in the teaching team after the war. "
When the political commissar of the Second Regiment heard this, his eyes narrowed with joy. Not to mention the meritorious service of the entire regiment, Zheng Yadan finally got the job!
I thought to myself:
"No, this guy has become a cadre. This duck egg's name needs to be changed. I'd better ask the brigade commander about this."
Thinking of this, he continued to smile and said to Li Chenxi:
"Brigadier, do you think the name Yadan is a bit too unsophisticated? He is already a platoon leader. How about you give him a name?"
Li Chenxi also had some impressions of Zheng Yadan. He was a good young man, but he was a little too serious. If it weren't for the red line of culture that blocked him, he should have been promoted to platoon leader. This time, he captured the Japanese alliance flag and was promoted to platoon leader. The platoon leader had nothing to say, and decided to give him a louder name as soon as he got interested.
(Chu Xiong: Why do you guys from the Li family like to name others?
Li Guoping: You're telling me, why don't you just ask Brother Yadan to call Guoan!
Li Chenxi: Li Guoping, Zheng Guoan? --middle! )
Li Chenxi thought for a while and said:
"Then call it Guoan, Zheng Guoan!"
The brigade chief of staff happened to come in and heard the praise:
"To protect the health of the country, this is a good name! Brigadier, the battle report is out. In this battle, 3185 Japanese were annihilated. Only so many corpses were found. It is impossible to count those who were blown to pieces;
More than 30 artillery pieces of various types and more than 2,500 long and short guns were seized, and other materials were listed.
In addition, 24 T26 tanks, 16 armored vehicles, 152 trucks, 13 heavy artillery pieces, 12 anti-tank guns, 24 anti-aircraft machine guns, and a large amount of supplies were recovered from the 200th Division. "
After listening to this, Li Chenxi praised:
"Okay, now that I've made a fortune, send a battalion along the retreat direction of the 200 Division to pick up as many stragglers as you need, especially tank crews and artillerymen;
These big guys can just stay here, find a few people who can drive, drive the tanks and armored vehicles into the woods, and then use tree branches to camouflage them. When we have our own tank crews, we can form our Eighth Route Army tank unit.
Let the comrades who use national weapons give priority to replenishing Japanese weapons from the captured equipment. The weapons are too messy to replenish, and the rest are hidden. If you take these heavy equipment, don't fight the next war;
Order other troops to quickly replenish ammunition, and we will continue to beat the Japanese sap! "
In order not to affect the mobility of the troops, Li Chenxi did not carry the captured heavy equipment. Now in the Jade Kingdom, weapons and equipment are scattered everywhere. Hundreds of thousands of John Bulls and tens of thousands of Chinese expeditionary troops were defeated like mountains, let alone It was heavy equipment, and some people even threw away their rifles.
The New 7th Division and the New 9th Division were organized into brigades, regiments and even battalions. Taking advantage of the enemy's pursuit all over the mountains and plains and the chaos in the army's organization, they attacked from all directions and continuously surrounded and annihilated small groups of Japanese troops, accumulating small victories into big victories.
The Independent Division also began to flank the Japanese, and the Japanese divisions began to be overwhelmed. At the same time, they sent several capable battalions and company-level troops together with the Snow Leopard Squadron and the First Tiger Squadron, carrying medicines and fried noodles, and went deep into the Savage Mountains to gather a large number of stragglers. Five officers and soldiers.
As the three divisions, the Independent Division, the New 7th Division, and the New 9th Division, launched an all-out attack and wiped out the small units pursued by the Japs, the retreating Sixth Army and the Sixty-sixth Army were not pursued like another time and space Japs and suffered heavy losses. Apart from the loss of a large amount of heavy equipment, the loss of troops was not large.
At the new 38th Division Headquarters, Sun Fumin had received an order from the Expeditionary Force Headquarters to withdraw to the country via Savage Mountain. He himself wanted to withdraw to Asan Kingdom. In his opinion, that was a road of no return.
Captain Liu Fangwu of the 113th Regiment walked in excitedly and reported excitedly to Sun Fumin:
"Master, good news. The Independent Division, the New Seventh Division and the New Ninth Division have launched a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese. The Japanese are overwhelmed. The Japanese who surrounded us have also begun to retreat. Our division can safely withdraw into the country!"
When Sun Fumin heard this, he immediately became excited. He bent down and stared at the map for a while, and then said loudly:
"The Japanese are in chaos, why should I withdraw?
Order the entire division to use the mechanized regiment as the assault arrow to counterattack in the direction of Mandalay, penetrate the Japanese camp with a swift and violent offensive, join up with the independent division led by Chief of Staff Chu, and cut off the 55th Division that is marching westward alone. Then, together with the New 7th Division, the New 9th Division, and the Independent Division, they completely wiped out the 55th Division! "
Liu Fangwu stammered:
"Teacher, think twice. Chief of Staff Chu is from the Eighth Route Army. If we join forces with them to fight, it will be troublesome if Zhongcai finds out."
Sun Fumin waved his hand and said:
"I don't have the Eighth Route Army or the Central Army here, only the Chinese Expeditionary Force. Since Zhong Cai has appointed him as the Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Force, what's the crime for my department and the Chief of Staff to cooperate in operations?
Hurry, have the Communications Department contact Chief of Staff Chu immediately, ask for their current general location, and telegraph our assault direction to them. We will also launch a pincer attack on the Japanese! "
Captain Liu had made up his mind when he saw the division commander. He was a motorized regiment leader. He had been fighting very hard since he went abroad to fight. He was obviously fighting well. He just had a great victory over Anqiang here. He was so angry. Before they could catch their breath, they lost inexplicably. The superiors ordered them to withdraw their troops. The entire New 38th Division was holding their breath, just in time to take it out on the Japs of the 55th Division.
Soldiers are very fast. After Commander Sun made up his mind, without waiting for Chu Xiong's reply, the mechanized regiment of the New 38th Division began to attack rapidly from north to south in the direction of Mandalay, like a sharp arrow from the Japanese attack formation. The waist was cut open, just in time to flank the Japanese's fierce independent division, attacking from the south and the north in a concentric direction.
Chuxiong originally only flanked the Japanese, threatening the Japanese's waist, so that the Japanese did not dare to pursue the Sixth Army and the Sixty-sixth Army southward, and covered their retreat into the country;
Unexpectedly, the 38th Division of the Sixth Army advanced instead of retreating and attacked in the direction of the independent division. This was to cut off the Japanese heavy group attacking from east to west, and then concentrate its forces to break into the expeditionary force alone. The 55th Division was surrounded and annihilated in depth.
Chu Xiong couldn't help but praise:
"What a Sun Fumin, courageous and knowledgeable. He grasped the fighter plane very beautifully. He sent electricity to Lao He and ordered the 1st Brigade to cut from south to north until it joined forces with the New 38th Division;
Order the Second Brigade to guard the 56th Division in the east and be sure to block the 56th Division and create conditions for the encirclement and annihilation of the 55th Division!
Order the New 7th Division and the New 9th Division to attack from west to east, squeezing the 55th Division’s movement space, and after the New 38th Division and the First Brigade are in place, encircle and annihilate the 55th Division in one fell swoop..."
