Bright light, 15th Army Headquarters
The Japanese are holding a battle review meeting. This is a good tradition for them. Unlike the Kuomintang army, they only push the blame.
This review will be somewhat depressing. Iida was severely reprimanded by the base camp. A second-class division was annihilated. The 146th Regiment of the 56th Division was annihilated. The regiment flag was not yet captured. The 18th Division was annihilated. Two infantry regiments and one mountain artillery regiment were annihilated, and the 33rd Division was reduced by 20%. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire 15th Army was crippled. It was the biggest defeat since the establishment of the Southern Army!
The emperor was furious and his roaring voice even made the roof of the palace tremble...
"Gentlemen, the whole world is laughing at you now. Chuxiong thinks that the Rising Sun Flag of the 146th Regiment is placed on his butt. This is a shame for the chickens and the imperial army. His Majesty the Emperor is ashamed of it!
The Lord humiliates his subjects and dies. Humiliation can only be washed away with blood, whether it belongs to the enemy or to oneself. Let's talk about it. "
The 33rd Division had the least losses among the four divisions of the 15th Army. Sakurai Shozo felt confident when he spoke, so he took the lead in speaking:
"Gentlemen, although the 33rd Division suffered little losses in the battle, I have to admit that we have encountered the strongest opponent-Chu Xiong!
This is an extremely dangerous and ferocious commander, known as the Tiger of China, who not only has the ferocity of a tiger, but also the cunning of a wolf;
This person is very good at seizing opportunities. If he doesn't take action, he will be injured if he does.
I have been studying his previous achievements in the past few days. It is no exaggeration to say that his evil reputation is built up with the bones of the imperial army. The generals under him were crushed to pieces, and they can't be counted with two hands!
When commanding operations, he likes to concentrate superior forces to fight annihilation wars and rarely engages in positional warfare. He is an expert in guerrilla warfare;
In this battle, during the decisive battle between the Imperial Army and the Kuomintang Army, he had been hiding in the dark. When the Imperial Army was chasing and annihilating the defeated troops, he suddenly rushed out from the flank and cooperated with the enemy's mechanized corps to quickly complete the attack on the 55th Division. Cutting…”
I have to say that Sakurai did a lot of homework before the meeting. He was quite objective in his analysis of Chuxiong's tactics and combat power. He gave the expeditionary force enough respect and was unanimously recognized by others. This This is a characteristic of the footbath chicken nation. If you are strong enough and hurt him, he will respect you enough;
If you conquer him, he will kneel down and lick your toes clean, then bow respectfully and say:
"Thank you for your hard work and poor service. Please forgive me! Is there anything else I can help you with?"
Of course, the current Fifteenth Army is only hurt by being beaten, and is still far from being defeated.
After listening to everyone's speech, Lieutenant General Iida began to summarize his speech:
"Gentlemen, in the battle at Jade North, the imperial army made the mistake of underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly. The imperial army could afford to lose 30,000 soldiers. The base camp has promised to replenish us as soon as possible;
At the same time, in order to deal with the evil tigers of Chuxiong and the Independent Division, the base camp strengthened the strength of the Emerald Kingdom, incorporated the Sixth Division into the battle order of the Fifteenth Army, and also strengthened tanks and air power.
His Majesty the Emperor has one request:
Know your shame and then be brave, completely and cleanly wiping out the Chinese Expeditionary Force in the Emerald Kingdom!
Before the Sixth Division and additional troops are in place, the imperial army will fully shrink, consolidate the defense line, and accumulate strength. When the time is right, the entire army will attack and give the expeditionary force a thunderous blow..."
The Japanese were like a wounded wolf, silently licking their wounds in a dark corner, ready to pounce on the expeditionary force at any time.
The expeditionary force is not idle either. Chu Xiong has never been a passive person, but the expeditionary force also needs to reorganize and accumulate strength.
Mandalay, the expeditionary force headquarters, the generals are gathered together and are beaming with joy
This is human nature, everyone has been promoted.
Zhong Guoliang, Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Force, was reading out an order from the government. There were 800 words in a eloquent manner. The above 700 words were all nonsense. At first glance, it was written by Chen Builei, a literary genius. It was full of wooing and alienation. In one sentence - it was all thunder! (The person lives up to his name)
No one seems to care, including Sun Fumin. He is now the deputy commander of the expeditionary force and the lieutenant general of the New First Army. A little thunder is not something he can detect. His ideal is to put the general's flag on Laoshizi Mountain. .
——"Hmph, the sparrow knows the ambition of the swan!"
Sun Fumin thought disdainfully in his heart.
"Commander Chu, please speak now!"
Thunderous applause rang out, including from several generals of Sun Fumin Army, Name of Person, Shadow of Tree, and Emerald North Battle. Chu Xiong also gained a reputation in the Central Military System. No one dislikes following a commander who wins a battle.
Chu Xiong gestured with his hand, and the conference room suddenly became quiet, waiting for Commander Chu to serve the feast:
"Everyone, all the militaries can do now is put up airs. In order to support the expeditionary force, Zhongcai shouted the slogan of one hundred thousand young people and one hundred thousand soldiers. Domestic educated youth have signed up to join the war, and 50,000 additional troops will be in place soon.
These soldiers are all educated above primary school, and many are college and middle school students. Everyone should know how valuable scholars are to China;
If it weren't for the fact that this is a national war that concerns the future of the nation, I wouldn't have the heart to let them go to the battlefield. These are the flesh and blood of the country and the future. We are using the future of the country to fight against the devils!
But this battle has to be fought. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. None of us has the right to stop a person from fighting for his country. This is their right, their obligation, and the responsibility of the times.
What we commanders have to do is to live up to their responsibilities and love every soldier just like we love our brothers;
Casualties in war are unavoidable, but if I know who is willing to use soldiers as cannon fodder just to dye his own skin, then don't blame me for being rude to him, I will let him have a taste of being cannon fodder! "
Sun Fumin's system could roughly guess that he was telling them. Who didn't know that the New Second Army and the New Third Army were unclear about him. The reason why they did not stand up to refute was because they also agreed with what Chu Xiong said.
After the black face finished speaking, the sweet dates started to be served:
"Everyone, Yingjiang has agreed to our request. 60 of the latest P-51 Mustang fighter jets and 30 B-17 aerial bombers will join the expeditionary force's combat order;
I plan to establish an aviation detachment with two fighter regiments and one bomber regiment under its jurisdiction. The detachment leader will be Li Chenxi, the former commander of the first brigade of the New Seventh Division;
He has rich command experience, is a college student, has a high literary level, and has a strong ability to accept new things. There is no more suitable candidate than him.
Expeditionary Force Commander: Chu Xiong
Deputy Commander: Sun Fumin
Chief of Staff: Zhong Guoliang
Commander of the New First Army: Sun Fumin (concurrently)
Commander of the New Second Army: Yan Haoyu
Commander of the New Army: Zhang Yu
Commander of the Independent Army: Chu Xiong, Political Commissar: Huang An (former director of the Political Department of the Independent Division)
Each corps has two divisions under its jurisdiction. The division has direct jurisdiction over 4 infantry regiments, 1 artillery regiment, 1 mechanized regiment, 1 baggage regiment, 1 reconnaissance battalion, 1 anti-tank battalion, etc., together with the troops directly under the corps, the total There are more than 36,000 people..."
