Stilwell saw this morning's Liberation Daily and was surprised after reading it.
Shot down 193 Japanese aircraft?
Annihilate the Japanese Sixth Tank Brigade?
From the newspaper photos, he saw the X-1 tank. Although the photos were blurry, he could still tell that the tank should be a heavy tank, and that the tank was equipped with a six-barreled rapid-fire machine gun.
Did the Soviets provide it to Xie Baoqing?
Impossible. The Soviet Union is currently fighting Germany to the death. How can there be any spare equipment to support China?
Moreover, even if the Soviet Union could provide China with a few tanks, they would not be in the hands of Xie Baoqing. Xie Baoqing's troops were not directly related to Chiang Kai-shek at all.
Do they have the ability to produce tanks themselves?
Stilwell called several staff officers who were familiar with the situation in China, but everyone was equally confused.
Stilwell has always been skeptical about the battle reports in Chinese newspapers, but Stilwell still knew something about the combat effectiveness of Xie Baoqing's troops. He was on the scene when Yangquan was liberated.
The unfavorable battle in the Burma-Vietnam battlefield left Stilwell helpless. The Chinese expeditionary force was blocked by Songshan. The US military was not good at mountain warfare and jungle warfare and suffered a lot at the hands of the Japanese army.
Now Stilwell's eyes lit up when he saw this newspaper. Xie Baoqing's troops were so capable of fighting. Why not transfer Xie Baoqing's troops to Burma to fight on the front line against Japan?
According to the Allied Agreement, the Chinese army was also under the command of the Allied Forces. Stilwell did have the right to mobilize the Chinese army to participate in the war in Burma, but he had to communicate and coordinate with Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing.
The personal relationship between Stilwell and Chiang was so bad that the two could not find anything in common. Stilwell simply sent a message to Xie Tian and reached a consensus with Xie Tian first.
During the last few days of their brief relationship, Stilwell admired Xie Tian very much.
Xie Tian also didn't guess that Stilwell actually had this idea and transferred his troops to fight in Burma. If Xie Tian found out, Stilwell would be very angry.
What are you thinking about? Brother, our country is still in dire straits. You want me to leave my hometown and go abroad to help others fight?
Although from the perspective of the world's grand strategy, going to Burma to fight against the Japanese invaders and ensure the international alliance's aid channels to China, Comrade Xie Tian's consciousness is not that high. His family has been beaten to pieces, how can he Be free to mind other people's affairs.
We can't be the world's policeman. You Americans should do this kind of thing.
Besides, if I leave, who will cultivate my three-thirds of an acre of land?
I sow a seed in spring now and let others harvest a stockpile of grain in summer?
Stilwell's schedule was undecided, so Xie Tian didn't think too much about his problems. Changzhi and Linfen were fighting on two fronts, and Xie Tian didn't have time to think about other things. The soldiers would just cover up the water and the earth.
The battle in Changzhi went very smoothly. Qin Fen led the 49th Army to successfully recapture Changzhi, which was empty of Japanese troops, in only two days.
The Japanese army's current troop mobilization is already stretched thin. The little devils are too arrogant. A small country dares to attack everywhere. From the Northeast to Malaysia, the Pacific Ocean can hardly accommodate them.
The war has brought them dividends, but it is also consuming their limited resources. The plundered resources have long been unable to supply their strategic expansion.
The battle in Linfen was mainly about military training. Fu Zuoyi fought without arrogance or impetuosity. Several troops took turns to go into battle. On the surface, it seemed that the Qingshui Brigade had resisted the attack of Fu Zuoyi's troops. This battle had the potential to be a war of attrition, but in fact it was not. , the Beidaying Headquarters, the strongest fortress of the Qingshui Brigade, has long been in Fu Zuoyi's pocket, and it can be reduced to the ground without even a tank division's attack.
The condolences delegation led by Deputy Commander-in-Chief He arrived at the Linfen front line. In addition to bringing a large amount of military supplies, they also brought the recently established Art Troupe of the General Logistics Department.
The first performance of the General Post Art Troupe was held in the Tank Division. Who would have thought that we could see performances on the battlefield? This is a precedent for any Chinese army.
The passionate song and dance performance boosted the morale of the soldiers, especially when Xie Niandi sang "My Motherland" with her hand on the tank barrel, the atmosphere reached a climax.
"...When friends come, there is good wine. If the jackal comes, he will be greeted with shotguns..."
If nothing else, just say that these lyrics have sung into the hearts of the soldiers, and their patriotic feelings were once again ignited.
Spiritual power is far higher than material power. In the minds of people with faith, they can even sacrifice their lives for their faith.
At the strong request of the soldiers, the song "My Motherland" was sung four or five times in a row. Even the soldiers had learned it and started singing along.
It is a pity that the art troupe has not yet received the song "Unity is Strength", otherwise the condolences performance will definitely set off another climax.
But even so, the loud singing of thousands of people penetrated the night sky and reached the besieged Linfen City, exerting an unexpected effect.
Faced with a force with such high morale, half of the 157th Regiment of the Linfen Association Anti-Counterfeiting Army, which was already in panic, escaped overnight. Even the regimental deputy took advantage of the opportunity to check the post and fled.
As for the remaining puppet troops, it was not that they did not want to escape, but that they did not find a chance to escape.
The commander of the Qingshui Brigade was furious. He slapped the commander of the 157th Regiment more than a dozen times and ordered him to capture the deserters immediately.
result……
The commander of the 157th Regiment directly led the remaining battalion and half of the puppet troops to mutiny, took the opportunity to run to the People's Liberation Army position with his hands raised, and surrendered.
Facing these seven to eight hundred puppet troops, Fu Zuoyi was in a dilemma.
If it were in the past, Fu Zuoyi would of course accept these mutinous puppet troops without hesitation, break them up and divide them into various units, which would add another seven to eight hundred soldiers with guns.
But now the People's Liberation Army has no shortage of soldiers. What's more, the People's Liberation Army is hostile to these traitors who work for the Japanese from top to bottom. Keeping them will reduce the combat effectiveness of the army.
Fu Zuoyi had no choice but to ask Wu Wenhua for advice. Wu Wenhua smiled slightly and told Fu Zuoyi how Xie Tian dealt with the Taiyuan Security Brigade during the Battle of Yangqu.
In fact, it was at that time that Chu Yunfei officially joined Xie Tian and became a member of the People's Liberation Army. However, Wu Wenhua ignored Chu Yunfei's matter, fearing that Fu Zuoyi would think too much about it. After all, Fu Zuoyi also came from the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Fu Zuoyi immediately burst into laughter: "Then why bother? That Bai Jiaoren has done some military service for our People's Liberation Army. These bastards are simply greedy for life and afraid of death, leaving them useless. Leave the weapons and blast them all away, so that They are left to fend for themselves, which gives them a chance to repent and make a new start.”
Wu Wenhua smiled and gave Fu Zuoyi a thumbs up: "Commander is wise, let's handle it like this."
