The report telegram from the 1st Guard Regiment of the 9th Theater quickly reached the desk of Xue Yue, Commander-in-Chief of the 1st Corps Headquarters.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, urgent telegram from the First Regiment of Theater Guards." A combat staff officer knocked on the door of Xue Yue's office and reported.
"Oh? Zhang Tianhai's regiment?" Xue Yue raised his head, "Come in and report. I want to see what new results Zhang Yulin has achieved."
"Yes! Sir!" the staff officer responded, then strode into Xue Yue's office, and then walked to the latter's desk.
"Reporting to Commander Xue, you may be disappointed with the results of the First Regiment of War Zone Security Guards this time." the staff officer reported truthfully.
"Oh? What happened this time?" Xue Yue touched his nose, as if he was a little surprised.
The staff officer didn't say much else, he just opened the telegram and read: "This is Jun Jian, Commander-in-Chief Xue Yue, Commander-in-Chief of the 1st Corps Headquarters of the Ninth War Zone. On the order of the commander, Yu Yu was ordered to launch a fierce attack on the Nantianpu front line early this morning. Fortunately, the Ministries fulfilled their orders and successively captured No. 1, 2, and 3 highlands on the outskirts of Nantianpu, wiping out more than 1,200 enemies in total. Now they have entered the center of Nantianpu and engaged in street fighting with the remaining enemies. The Ministries have not been able to attack for a long time. The losses were heavy. I hope that the commander will grant the staff half a day's time and provide a certain amount of weapons, ammunition and food support. The staff will definitely fulfill its mission and capture Nantianpu on time! Distributed by the First Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone at 530 pm. Issued by : Zhang Tianhai.”
"Oh? This is really Zhang Yulin's style!" Xue Yue said with a helpless smile, "This guy is still the same as before. The soldiers and horses have not used food and grass before they go first. The decisive battle has not yet started, so we need weapons and food. , just don’t have to ask for money.”
"Sir, may I have a word in my humble position?" the staff officer asked.
"Tell me! Needless to say, I am interceding for that boy Zhang Yulin. This boy is really good. Even the people in my staff interceded for him." Xue Yue laughed.
The old staff officer blushed and said, "Sir, you really know what's going on. That's true."
After saying that, the staff officer continued: "I think it is understandable to give something to the First Regiment of War Zone Guards. After all, they can kill more than 1,200 people in one day, which is really not bad." . If other troops had been replaced, the outcome would not have been certain. Moreover, reading their literal meaning, the number of enemies they destroyed in the attack on Nantianpu has not yet been released."
"Okay! Let's do what you want!" Xue Yue nodded, "Let them capture Nantianpu before tomorrow morning, otherwise, military law will be engaged."
"Then... we won't hold them responsible for not completing the task on time?" the staff officer reminded.
Xue Yue waved his hand and said: "These more than 1,200 people are almost one-tenth of the number of Japanese troops trapped now. If I punish them now, then the mission will not be completed. If the military opportunity is missed, who should be held responsible?"
Even though Xue Yue seems careless and doesn't care about things, he is very smart in dealing with people. He is not that kind of stupid person.
The way of employing people like this is quite sophisticated.
After hearing this, the staff officer breathed a sigh of relief.
Yes, this combat staff officer also graduated from the seventh batch of Whampoa Military Academy.
There are not many students graduating from the seventh batch of Huangpu Military Academy, especially for Zhang Tianhai, a leader in the seventh batch of Huangpu Military Academy, there are even fewer. Therefore, from the standpoint of this staff officer, he wanted to keep Zhang Tianhai, and he did not want anything to happen to Zhang Tianhai.
Sometimes, the friendship between classmates is so simple and unadulterated.
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief." The staff officer stood at attention and saluted.
"Let's go! Go out and get busy! As for how much you want, ask Zhang Yulin to come up with a number. We can try our best to help coordinate the solution. If we can coordinate the solution, we will help coordinate the solution. If we can't coordinate the solution, let us He can find a way to go by himself!" Xue Yue waved his hand, which was regarded as an eviction order.
"Yes! Sir!" the staff officer responded, then turned and walked out.
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For Zhang Tianhai, it was the best thing to receive this unexpected telegram. Not only was he not punished, but he got something.
But Zhang Tianhai also knows very well that if he fails to complete the task this time, it is conceivable what kind of accountability he will face.
"Order the troops to rest and recuperate! In addition, we don't want to give little Japan a chance to have a good rest. Let the special agent company carry out the night's mission!" Zhang Tianhai slowly folded the telegraph newspaper in his hand, and at the same time told the chief of staff beside him Li Chunfei and adjutant Xu Xun said.
"Yes! Group seat!!" The two most trusted people around Zhang Tianhai responded at the same time.
To be honest, this afternoon's battle was a setback that Zhang Tianhai had never encountered before personally - he had never tried to invest an absolutely superior force like this afternoon, and even had a street fight with the Japanese army. The key is to still If you can't take it off, it's embarrassing.
Therefore, Zhang Tianhai could only adopt this seemingly unattractive method to try to make the Japanese army rest less well.
The strategy of tiring the enemy has been very useful since ancient times.
"By the way, let the cavalry battalion and the guard company also perform night vigilance to prevent the Japanese troops from counterattacking or providing reinforcements, and we don't know the situation at all." Zhang Tianhai warned. One sentence, "This order must be issued by the chief of staff himself, just say it is my order."
"I understand, I understand." Li Chunfei responded.
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Night was also very difficult for the Japanese army - because they knew that the enemy army on the opposite side would not give up.
One-third of the village of Nantianpu has been occupied by the national army, and the remaining two-thirds are in the hands of the Japanese army, which does not necessarily mean they have the upper hand.
At the very least, the Japanese army suffered a lot of casualties, and it was not a critical moment. When the eight hundred reserve officers and soldiers entered the village, they might not even be able to hold it here.
The night was pitch black, with only a full moon shining in the dark sky.
For these Japanese soldiers, life was difficult, but they had to be lived.
But for the officers and soldiers of the country, this night was of different shapes - some were excited, some were sad, some were tired, and some even fell asleep.
But for the 1st Battalion Commander Lu Shaojie and the 5th Battalion Commander Luo Shian, it was a sleepless night - all the troops won the battle today, except that they could not capture Nantianpu, and there were two The battalions moved at the same time. Even though we have artillery battalions, small artillery batteries, mortar batteries and other types of military reinforcements, we still can't win it. What does this mean? This shows that the troops of these two battalions are nothing but losers!
No, the two battalion commanders gathered together for a meeting overnight and began to review where their troops were falling short.
"Commander Lu, I'm sorry. It's our fifth battalion that's holding us back this time. The key is that you should charge first." Luo Shi'an first reflected on himself.
"Don't say these depressing words for now. At this point, no one can escape the responsibility. We can only think of a way and call back tomorrow." Lu Shaojie sighed.
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PS: The first update is here, and the second and third updates will be released later!
Thanks to Qidian book friend James Leggeshen for the 200-point reward!
