Chapter 41: The Devil Increases His Troops
The spring is harmonious, enjoying the morning, the willow line is dragging, and the men are brave and strong.
The wind dances too a, and the iron horse shocks Jinge.
Xuebanhou, I am willing to break the Western Regions, so happy.
Whip the stirrups and sing triumphant songs.
In summer, the green light is blooming, the lotus flowers are blooming, the water is fragrant, and the wind is invoking the flag.
Jin Geying pond, jade tent night cool.
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On the school field in Yuguan City, the Northeast Army was practicing, they were holding rifles, they were practicing lunges and stabs, all of them looked meticulous, sweat dripped down their spines, and no one bothered to wipe it.
On the other side, a group of young soldiers in brand-new military uniforms were sitting next to an officer of the Northeast Army, singing the military song of the Northeast Army with him.
These are all newly recruited recruits from the Ninth Brigade of the Northeast Army, and they have not yet been trained.
Because the Japanese had recently been on the move, with the approval of the Major Marshal of the Beiping Military Committee, the Ninth Brigade was allowed to recruit troops from the local area, and the number was limited to one regiment.
After the recruitment order was issued, Brigade Commander He immediately organized the posting of notices, and then began to set up tables on the streets of the South Gate to recruit new soldiers.
As soon as the announcement was posted, it immediately aroused a strong response, and the young people in Yuguan City flocked to it, rushing to sign up one by one, almost squeezing the military quartermaster in charge of recruitment under the table, and it took a long time for people to come in order.
In three days, the quota of a regiment was full, and all of them were young stick boys, all like little tigers.
Brigade Commander He was very fond of these soldiers, and he ordered Company Commander Jiao Xuefei to transfer some officers from the company to conduct emergency special training for these soldiers, and strive to train these soldiers in the shortest possible time.
Therefore, Jiao Xuefei immediately dispatched Yang Shanzi, Ding Xingyuan and others to train these young soldiers. They all knew that the Japanese could launch an invasion at any time, and the more these recruits learned, the better their ability to survive in the future.
"Okay, let's sing the second song-" After singing the first song, Yang Shanzi nodded with satisfaction, then cleared his throat and said, "Ready, sing with me-"
The recruits sang together, and although their voices were a little uneven and inconsistent, they were all singing very seriously.
Just when the playground was bustling, in the regimental headquarters of the 626th Regiment, Shi Shi'an and Luo Xiao stood side by side in front of the map, looking up at the situation of friend and foe above.
"Luo Xiao, the situation is grim!" Shi Shi'an put his hands behind his back, his face was serious, and he sighed, "The Japanese army is now pressed on the whole line, and the entire Great Wall defense line will be under tremendous pressure, I'm afraid that our reinforcements will not be too many by then." ”
Luo Xiao nodded and said, "The Japanese Northeast now seems to be quite stable on the surface, so they have made great efforts to dispatch three divisions to storm the direction of the Great Wall, and there is a half-brigade enemy in the area of Shanhaiguan, and the pressure is indeed very great." ”
"Do you think we can hold it?" Shi Shi'an's eyes were full of worry, in the past few days, he had lost a lot of weight, and his expression was a little haggard.
"As long as we plan it properly, it should be fine!" Luo Xiao pondered for a moment and said slowly, this is also his judgment, "The key is that we must first break the Japanese attack on Shanhaiguan, so as to affect the other Great Wall defense lines." ”
"By the way, I have already sent someone to Beiping for the letter you wrote, I believe the young marshal has seen it." Shi Shi'an sighed and said, "I hope the young marshal can believe your words and adjust the deployment in time so that the devils don't have loopholes to exploit." ”
"I hope so!" Luo Xiao also said the same, but in fact, he knew that it was not so easy to make the young marshal believe in a stranger he had never met.
Moreover, Wan Fulin, Tang Erhu, Zhang Zuoxiang and others are all old men of the Northeast Army, and they have a lot of influence in the Northeast Army, so it may not be so easy to remove them.
Luo Xiao now only hopes that Wan Fulin and them can support them for a while longer, so that they can give him time to make a turnaround.
At this moment, the miniature communicator rang, and Luo Xiao stretched out his hand to open it, "I'm Luo Xiao." ”
"Commander, I'm Chu Yifei!" Chu Yifei's voice came from the walkie-talkie, sounding excited, "The devils along the Great Wall have basically been wiped out, and the remaining ones are only one or two remnants, we are stepping up the search, I believe they can be eliminated in the next two days." ”
During this time, Chu Yifei and the others have been looking for the Japanese army lurking troops who have infiltrated the Great Wall, and they have found thirteen small units and eliminated them.
"Okay, you continue to search, but return to Yuguan before five o'clock this afternoon at the latest, and then there is an important task for you to carry out."
"Are you going to fight devils?" Chu Yifei suddenly pricked up his ears and asked anxiously.
Luo Xiao smiled and didn't answer, but Chu Yifei already understood, and hurriedly responded, "Yes, I promise to return to the team on time." ”
Hanging up the communicator, Luo Xiao turned his head to Shi Shi'an and said, "Chu Yifei and they have basically wiped out the small group of devils who infiltrated the defense line of the Great Wall, and the hidden danger has been greatly reduced. ”
Shi Shi'an was overjoyed when he heard this, "Great, Chu Yifei and they really did a good job." ”
The phone rang suddenly, Shi Shi'an grabbed the phone and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Xue Ping, the commander of the sixth company, said anxiously, "Regiment commander, several troop carriers suddenly drove up at the Nanguan Station of the Japanese army, all of which were loaded with Japanese soldiers, and now they have occupied the platform of the station, so it seems that there is some intention." ”
Shi Shi'an said in a deep voice, "Closely monitor, and report the situation immediately." ”
Putting down the phone, Shi Shi'an sighed, "It seems that the devil is going to do it." ”
Luo Xiao walked towards the door, and said as he walked, "I'll go to the south gate to have a look, I guess if the devil makes a move, it will definitely be the most likely location." ”
In the original history, it was there that Second Lieutenant Kodama of the devil garrison took the lead in causing trouble, thus firing the first shot of the Yuguan anti-Japanese war.
Out of the gate of the regiment headquarters, Luo Xiao walked along the street towards the south gate, observing as he walked. The streets are full of pedestrians, and people don't seem to realize that there is going to be a war, and they are still leisurely or busy, doing their own thing.
Suddenly, he saw a group of ronin in Japanese kimonos walking down the street towards the south gate, apparently moving.
"Sure enough, the devil is transferring the diaspora." He remembered that before the devil launched the incident, he evacuated all the expatriates in the city to the Southern Navy camp.
Dialing the miniature communicator, Luo Xiao asked in a low voice, "Has the devil's aircraft carrier arrived?" ”
Because he knew that the devil would send an aircraft carrier formation to the waters of Qinhuangdao to help in the war, Luo Xiao ordered Yue Feng to lead the Cobra special operations team to the dock in Qinhuangdao and monitor the movements there.
Yue Feng's voice came, "Report to the commander of the army, the devil's aircraft carrier has not yet arrived, but I learned from the porter at the dock that the Japanese army in Qinhuangdao urgently requisitioned a batch of food and fuel, which has been transported to the dock, and it is estimated that it is prepared for the devil's fleet." ”
"So it seems that the devil's aircraft carrier should be coming soon." Luo Xiao muttered to himself and gave Yue Feng an order, "You continue to monitor closely, and I order Chu Yifei's Stinger detachment to rush over in the afternoon and stand by with you to prepare for battle." ”
"Yes, Legionnaire." Unlike Chu Yifei, Yue Feng would not ask more, but carried it out unconditionally.
Luo Xiao ended the communication, thinking in his heart that he felt that the devil's attack should be launched after the aircraft carrier formation arrived, otherwise without the strong support from the aircraft carrier, it would cost a lot of strength and troops to fight Shanhaiguan.
The south gate was already in front, Luo Xiao stood at the south gate, looked at the station in the distance, and found that it seemed that the devil's troops were still coming in a steady stream.
"Thunder!"
Luo Xiao let out a low shout, Cheng Tianlei appeared in front of him, shook his bald head and asked, "Brother, what's the matter?" ”
"You take a few people over to reconnoitre, figure out the deployment of the devil's artillery position, as well as the details of the armored forces, and remember not to startle the snake." Luo Xiao instructed Cheng Tianlei, and then added, "Pay more attention to safety." ”
"Don't worry, brother!"
Cheng Tianlei grinned widely, and then squeezed into the crowd with two fighters and disappeared.
Luo Xiao observed the devil's troops for a while, and saw that he really couldn't see anything, so he turned around and walked towards the city, Cheng Tianlei and the others couldn't come back for a while and a half, he could go and do something else first.
For example, go to the school corps to see those students from Beiping!
Last time, He Zhuguo wanted reinforcements, and the troops in the hands of the young marshal had tasks, and in the end, there was no way, so he sent a school regiment to assist the 626th Regiment in garrisoning Shanhaiguan.
Since the school corps came, Luo Xiao hasn't been to see it, but now that he has some time, he just goes to take a look at these students.
Luo Xiao really didn't dare to compliment the combat effectiveness of the Xue Legion, they were often scholars, and their physique was not very strong, even after some training, they were limited.
Generally, the training of the regiment is to prepare for the future to enrich the army as a low-level officer, and use their culture to lead the troops, if they fight directly, it will be too wasteful.
Luo Xiao planned to see if there were any suitable seedlings in this batch of student legions. If there is one he doesn't mind walking away and training reserve officers for his Yanhuang Legion.
With the development of the troops, Luo Xiao's Yanhuang Legion has already had the problem of a shortage of low-level officers, and it is not obvious now, but as the team continues to expand, it will become more and more prominent at that time, and it will be a little late to start at that time.
Luo Xiao plans to set up a military academy in Mukden to specialize in cultivating military talents, so that a steady stream of commanding talents can be sent to the troops, so that the troops can maintain sufficient combat effectiveness and vitality.
As for the source of students, on the one hand, they are selected from their own troops, and on the other hand, they are selected from the society, and the first choice among them is the students of colleges and universities, because they are simple and enthusiastic, and because they are young, they accept things quickly, their understanding is good, and their cultural literacy is relatively good.
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