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Chapter 201: Huang Baitao¡¯s surprise

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    Before arriving, the Third Theater Command had already sent a telegram to the Independent Brigade. In order to avoid accidents, the Theater Command asked the Independent Brigade to send people to meet Huang Baitao and others.

    After receiving the telegram, Li Guoyao led the cavalry battalion to the junction of Feidong and Quanjiao early in the morning to greet Huang Baitao and his party.

    Regarding Li Guoyao, Huang Baitao had read it in the newspaper before and knew that he was a rising star in the Northeast Army.

    But when he saw Li Guoyao for the first time, Huang Baitao was a little surprised. First, he was surprised by Li Guoyao's youth. He looked like he was only in his 20s at most. He didn't expect that he was already a lieutenant general in the army. Thinking about him again, and this year  He is 38 years old and has just been promoted to Army Lieutenant General. Compared with Li Guoyao, he is still far behind.

    Secondly, he was shocked by the aura of Li Guoyao. His tall and mighty figure was quite imposing against the background of the major general's uniform, and the sharpness from the inside out made the whole person have the iron-blooded aura of a soldier. He could tell at a glance that he was that person.  A kind of elite who can fight all kinds of battles.

    What shocked Huang Baitao even more was the more than 300 cavalry brought by Li Guoyao. Cavalry was rare in the Jiangnan area. Most troops would be equipped with a cavalry, but the number would not be too many. A brigade would not be able to do so at most.  More than one cavalry company, that is, one hundred and eighty men.

    Firstly, it is because of the shortage of war horses, and secondly, because of the rarity of talents, so it is a bit surprising to have hundreds of cavalrymen like this.

    ¡° Moreover, Huang Baitao also discovered that the cavalry team around Li Guoyao was not only well-equipped, but the horses were all Japanese military horses, with brands on their buttocks.  Moreover, the quality of the knights is extremely high. They all have Japanese-made Type 44 lances and sabers in their hands. Apart from the somewhat shabby military uniforms, this is definitely a truly elite cavalry.

    "Li Guoyao, a humble official, is welcome to attend. Please give me instructions!" Li Guoyao said loudly.

    Huang Baitao did not show off in front of Li Guoyao, but said with a smile: "Brother Su Yan, just call me Huan Ran. Lead the way. Let's talk about it when we get to your territory."

    "yes!"

    "Everyone is there, the rear team becomes the front team and moves forward in search formation!"

    Following Li Guoyao's order, the cavalry company cleared the way and the group headed straight for Quanjiao County.

    Two hours later, the troops finally arrived at the west gate of Quanjiao.

    As soon as they reached the city gate, Huang Baitao was surprised by the huge changes in Quanjiao County. They passed by Quanjiao when they evacuated from Nanjing to Hefei two months ago. At that time, Quanjiao was just an ordinary small county town with city walls.  It was short, small and dilapidated, without any decent fortifications.

    Looking at the front, although the city wall was also short, a large number of trenches and bunkers were built outside the city. Huang Baitao also saw many officers and soldiers building fortifications outside the city gate, and the defense power was at least doubled several times.

    "Brother solemnly, did your independent brigade build these fortifications yourself?" Huang Baitao asked the doubts in his heart.

    "We built all the reporting seats, mainly because there is no danger to defend Quanjiao. If we don't build some peripheral positions, once the Japanese army comes to attack, it will be difficult to defend." Li Guoyao replied.

    "As far as I know, the theater headquarters has not allocated any building materials to you, or even allocated funds to you. Where did you get the money to build these bunkers?" Huang Baitao said again.

    "The Theater Command did not allocate these things to us, but we cannot get them just because the Theater Command did not give them to us. In fact, all the materials were captured, including cement and steel bars, as well as light and heavy machine guns in bunkers, etc.  , all were captured by us on the battlefield." Li Guoyao said.

    "You are worthy of being an independent brigade, worthy of being Li Guoyao, there is no one worthy of his reputation!" Huang Baitao said with emotion.

    After entering the city, Huang Baitao pointed to the thousands of people following him and said: "Brother Solemn, according to the order of the commission, the war zone has allocated three thousand supplementary troops to your department, and they are all here now. They are all newly formed recruits.  The army, but has completed three months of recruit training, and can go to the battlefield with a little training."

    "Thank you for attending!"

    "Another three thousand new guns, 200,000 rounds of ammunition and 50,000 yuan in French currency are also in the car. Now they are all handed over to your department. Please check them!"

    "yes!"

    Li Guoyao then ordered people to move all the supplies into the munitions warehouse of the independent brigade, and then took Huang Baitao and others to the brigade headquarters to attend the reception banquet.

    After drinking and eating, Huang Baitao immediately said: "Brother solemnly, to be honest, in addition to delivering supplies to your department this time, I have also been ordered to conduct a thorough investigation of the actual combat effectiveness of your department. But this is not to attack you alone.  This is the case, all combat troops in the entire theater are hereWithin the scope of the assessment and inspection, most of it has been completed. Even if there is no opportunity to transport supplies this time, it won't be long before it is your brigade's turn!  "

    "No problem, our independent brigade will fully cooperate with the participation, but I don't know what the situation is like with other troops?"

    Huang Baitao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "That division of the Guangxi Army is pretty good. The other local troops are simply disappointing. Originally, according to the list of soldiers on board, there should be 150,000 second-line troops under the command of the theater, but  The actual situation is that less than 40,000 people have been identified so far, and apart from the fact that some of them have not been investigated, the remaining troops are disappointing."

    Li Guoyao took a breath. Although he knew that the national army had the habit of empty pay, he did not expect that it would be so serious. The establishment of 150,000 people only had an actual strength of 40,000 people. No wonder there were casualties in the early days of the War of Resistance.  several divisions.

    "Not even one-third of the troops?"

    "Almost one-third. After all, there are still a few brigades that we haven't had time to check, but the maximum will not exceed 60,000 people, which can only account for 40% of the full quota, and the vacancy rate is 60%!" Huang Baitao said.

    Li Guoyao suddenly fell silent, he didn¡¯t know what to say!

    "Stop talking about this, let's talk about the strength of your department?" Huang Baitao said.

    "Sit down, our independent brigade has three main regiments, plus one battalion each for security, reconnaissance, engineering, artillery, cavalry, and fire support. The total rated strength of the entire regiment is more than 6,600, and the actual strength is more than 6,400.  people."

    Although Li Guoyao had a good attitude towards Huang Baitao, that was all. He would not tell him the actual number of soldiers in the independent brigade.

    But even so, Huang Baitao was still surprised.

    "What, your independent brigade actually has more than 6,000 people? My darlings are equal to the strength of our ragtag division. Didn't you suffer any losses in the previous battle against Japan?" Huang Baitao asked hurriedly.

    "How is it possible? In two consecutive bloody battles with the Japanese 13th Division, our unit lost more than 4,000 soldiers." Li Guoyao said.

    "More than four thousand? Doesn't that mean that before the bloody battle with the Japs, your total troop strength exceeded ten thousand?"

    "Well, it should actually be 11,000 people. You must know that when our unit was in Nanjing, there were more than 40,000 people. Otherwise, it would be impossible to hold the task of blocking the pursuit of the Japanese army. However, the casualties in the first battle were as high as 30,000.  In the end, only more than 11,000 people evacuated to Quanjiao, and after these two battles, there are only more than 6,000 people left!" Li Guoyao said.

    "No wonder your unit dares to fight the Japanese army. It turns out that your unit is not a brigade at all. This is clearly a reinforced division!" Huang Baitao said with emotion.

    "Who dares to fight with the little devil without absolute strength!"

    "That's a bit risky. The little devil has the strength of a division. You should contact the theater headquarters in advance!"

    "The little Japs are knocking on our door. We can't just be cowed turtles. We'll die at the mercy of others. It's up to him, let's do it!" Li Guoyao said domineeringly.

    "By the way, Brother Su Yan, how are your troops' weapons and equipment?"

    "The weapons and equipment are okay, most of them are Japanese-made equipment, and a few are standard weapons of the national army!" Li Guoyao said immediately.

    "In that case, gather your troops, and I will also see this elite warrior on the spot, brother!"

    Li Guoyao immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll order people to assemble right now!"

    After speaking, Li Guoyao immediately ordered someone to pass on the order, and the entire army immediately gathered at the training ground outside the city. Then Li Guoyao took Huang Baitao and others to the training ground.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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