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Chapter 369: A number full of tragedy (Part 1)

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    In the military camp behind the Bengbu Garrison Headquarters, reporters from the Central News Agency, Xinhua News Agency and Ta Kung Pao saw the most shocking scene in their lives. They saw tens of thousands of Type 38 rifles and rows of light and heavy machine guns stacked in the military camp.  In addition to these light weapons, there are also a large number of artillery. Anyone who knows the goods can recognize at a glance that there are not only Japanese mortars, but also their main artillery 41-type mountain cannon, and there are not a few in them.

    These weapons and equipment alone are enough to arm a division of the Japanese army, and everyone knows that war consumes a lot of weapons and equipment. In front of large-caliber artillery, no matter what kind of light machine gun or heavy machine gun you have, often one shell will kill them all.  It has become scrap metal.

    The fact that the Seventh Division was able to produce so much equipment at once shows that the equipment consumed by the Japanese army was at least several times that captured by the Seventh Division. This also positively proves that the record reported by the Seventh Division is without merit.

    In addition, they also saw a tattered general's uniform on a long table in front of all the trophies. Next to this general's uniform was a general's sword with a yellow sword thread.  The chrysanthemum pattern can tell that this sword is extraordinary, because the chrysanthemum is the symbol of the Japanese royal family, and ordinary people are not qualified to use it, unless it is a gift from the emperor.

    In addition to these, the reporters also saw some notes and documents nearby, and finally there was a simple explanation that proved that these things were the personal belongings of Major General Chiaki Shigeto, the leader of the Shigeto detachment of the Japanese army who was shot dead.

    With these things, it can be proved that Shigeto Chiaki has indeed been killed, otherwise his command sword would not have appeared in the list of trophies of the Chinese army.

    All the reporters are excited. This is big news, and it is also big news that is beneficial to the Chinese people!

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    After holding the press conference, Li Guoyao returned to the headquarters. Only then did he see the commendation telegram from Wuhan.

    After reading this telegram, Li Guoyao fell into deep thought. Although the army was upgraded to the Type B Army and he became a lieutenant general, Li Guoyao really didn't have much interest in this Type B Army.

    There are three reasons. Firstly, according to the establishment of this Type B Army, it has one Type A Division and one Type B Brigade. In fact, it only has one more Type B Brigade than the previous Seventh Division, and the National Army¡¯s Type B Brigade is  In fact, there are only two ordinary infantry regiments, with a full strength of only 4,000 people. This is really useless for the Seventh Division.

    Secondly, their division is already very eye-catching. After several battles, both Wuhan and the theater headquarters used them as group armies. Especially this time in the Battle of Bengbu, they were forced to resist with the strength of one division.  There are two divisions of the Little Devils plus a mixed brigade. To be honest, this is already a big problem.

    Now that the army has been upgraded again, you can imagine how the higher-ups will use them next. A battle like this will probably be inevitable!

    Everyone else saw that the Juqi Division fought vigorously in this battle and created a miracle in the history of China's Anti-Japanese War, but they did not notice their losses in this battle. In the end, only about 3,000 of the 46,000 people were intact.  Half of the remaining were killed and half wounded.

    At present, there are still more than 27,000 lightly and seriously wounded people in the 7th Division plus its troops, but in the end, I am afraid that no more than 20,000 people will return to the army after recovering from their injuries. The remaining few thousand people will no longer be able to go to the battlefield in this life.

    And there are a large number of female soldiers among the 20,000 people. They are mainly responsible for logistics. Therefore, the actual number of troops available for combat in the 7th Division is only 15,000 to 15,000, which cannot support such a heavy burden.

    More importantly, from Li Guoyao's personal point of view, this battle is really a complete loss-making deal.

    In order to win this battle, Li Guoyao consumed 100,000 points at once, but now that the battle is over, he has only recovered a total of 80,000 points, and he lost more than 20,000 points.

    Although there are other rewards for completing tasks and upgrading troops, it may be difficult to get back the money. All in all, this transaction is not worthwhile.

    The third reason why Li Guoyao was not very interested was that the big tree attracted the wind. The Japs sent out so many troops to attack him but could not capture even one of his divisions. Instead, they lost troops and generals. This in itself made the Japanese remember that they were the seventh division.

    Now that the Military Commission has upgraded their division to a corps-level combat unit, the Japs will definitely pay more attention to them. It is conceivable that once the Japs attack again, they will definitely continue to increase their troops. What a cheat.

    But he cannot disobey the orders of the Military Commission, not to mention that except for him, I am afraid that this result is something everyone in the Seventh Division would be happy to see.

    After all, the army lost so many people and created such a brilliantAchievement, from soldiers to officers, all have a glimmer of hope - promotion and fortune!

    Shangfeng is actually complying with public opinion by doing this. Even though he can see the benefits and disadvantages, he can't refuse!

    If you can't refuse, then accept it. Moreover, in addition to the fact that the B Army has the designation above, it has indeed shown a lot of sincerity. The soldiers alone have given three regiments of supplementary soldiers, and there are also 100,000 oceans, and some weapons and equipment.  .

    "These are all real money, don't give them up for free, but the number of the 61st Army makes Li Guoyao a little uncomfortable.

    Li Guoyao knew that the 61st Army was not affiliated with the Central Army, but the designation of the World War II zone, affiliated with Yan Xishan's Shanxi-Sui Army.

    In fact, there is not much difference between the Central Army and the Jinsui Army for Li Guoyao, but the commander of the 61st Army has just been executed, which is really unlucky. More importantly, Li Guoyao also knows that the executed commander also  His surname was Li, and he was unjustly killed.

    That¡¯s right, he was killed unjustly!

    The former commander of the 61st Army was named Li Fuying. Li Fuying was a native of Lancun, Guo County, Shanxi.  During the Revolution of 1911, he accompanied the army to attack Datong, and then was admitted to Qinghe Army No. 1 Middle School in Beijing for further study.  In 1918, he defected to Yan Xishan together with Fu Zuoyi, Chu Xichun, Zhao Chengshou and other 12 brothers who were known as the "Thirteen Taibao" from Jinlan.  Li Fuying was deeply appreciated by Yan Xishan and soon became one of the generals of the Jin-Sui Army.

    Before being executed, Li Fuying became the lieutenant general and division commander of the 61st Army of the Jinsui Army. He was quite famous in Shanxi Province and the Jinsui Army, and his ability and reputation were very good.

    And Li Fuying¡¯s death was related to a battle, that is, the famous defense battle of Tianzhen. Tianzhen is located one hundred kilometers east of Datong. It is a famous military town with complete city defense facilities.

    After the Japanese invasion of China broke out, the Nankou guarded by Tang Enbo's troops fell on August 26, and the Japanese army continued to invade the west.  On the 27th, Zhangjiakou was captured and Yanbei was invaded, endangering Tianmen Town in the north of Shanxi Province.

    Yan Xishan urgently sent a telegram to Li Fuying, commander of the 61st Army under Fu Zuoyi, to "hold on for three days and resist the enemy's westward advance." Li Fuying immediately dispatched troops and generals to deploy less than one division of troops lost in the Battle of Nankou to Tianzhen.  , Yanggao's first line of defense.

    On the second day after the 61st Army entered the position, the Japanese army launched a powerful fire offensive. Japanese aircraft took turns strafing and bombing at low altitudes, with as many as 32 sorties a day, making it difficult to defend our position and causing heavy casualties.  Three days later, Yan ordered Li Fuying to "continue to defend for three days and cover the battle of Datong." Li Fuying's troops could only bite the bullet and continue to fight with the Japs. By this time, the casualties of the troops had exceeded one-half.

    After completing the task of holding on for six days, Yan Xishan ordered Li Fuying's 61st Army to "retreat on camera", and the defenders immediately retreated overnight.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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