Chapter 1054: Why don't you salute when you see the chief?

On October 29, Wang Liang led 2,000 soldiers from the 7th Division to march from the garrison and go straight to Changde.

After a rapid march overnight, they finally arrived at Jiehe City, not far from Changde, in the early morning of the 31st, and the atmosphere here was already extremely tense, because various information showed that the Japanese troops had been assembled and could launch an attack.

"Commander, more than a hundred kilometers to the west is Changde City, there are Kuomintang defenders there, and the outer defense is also very comprehensive, it is estimated that we will not be needed." As the deputy commander, Sun Xiangyu is mainly responsible for collecting and analyzing various intelligences.

"Hmph, Changde seems to be well defended, but in fact it is full of loopholes, it can only be said that the commander's limitations are too great, and it is a matter of time before he loses it." Wang Liang complained.

"No, most of the troops participating in the battle are troops from the Sixth War Zone, and it stands to reason that both equipment and combat effectiveness are still good." Sun Xiangyu was stunned, he didn't expect the commander to say such categorical words, it was a little hard to believe.

In the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang fought the Japanese for a long time, and this time it sent such superior troops, in Sun Xiangyu's view, even if it could not defeat the Japanese army, Changde would not lose it.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Seeing that this posture battle can start tomorrow, the target of so many of us is too obvious, and we will definitely become the target of the devil's artillery and the bombing of the air force, so let's find a place to hide now. As soon as the battle starts, let's come out again to exploit the loophole and deal a powerful blow to little Japan. Wang Liang arranged.

"Commander, I have carefully observed, you look at the map, this is Warm Water Street, there is a dense forest to the north, enough to easily accommodate our two thousand soldiers. The location here is also very good, surrounded by endless open land that can be attacked and defended. Sun Xiangyu unfolded the map and introduced Wang Liang that he had done his homework beforehand.

"Okay, Lao Sun, yes, just go to this forest on Warm Water Street to cat, and there will definitely be fishing for a while." Wang Liang was very satisfied with the position proposed by Sun Xiangyu, as a military strategist, he could see the strategic value of Warm Water Street at a glance, and when the battle started, it would definitely become the target of public criticism.

What's more, Wang Liang has a heavenly eye, in history, the Battle of Warm Water Street was fought vigorously, the national * army invested five divisions, the Japanese army invested three divisions, and the small area of Warm Water Street became a place of projectiles.

Just as the large army was about to move in the direction of the target, suddenly several cars came galloping towards this side, stopping abruptly at a distance of 100 meters from Wang Liang and them.

I saw countless soldiers jumping off the truck, quickly looking for cover to hide.

When Wang Liang used the telescope to see clearly that it was the blue sky and white sun flag, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had run into a devil.

"Alright, my own people." Wang Liang waved his hand at the vigilant soldiers, signaling that he could press down the muzzle of the gun.

The Kuomintang troops on the opposite side seemed to notice this, and also collected their guns, and an officer got up and walked over with a few guards.

"The New Fourth Army? You guys don't fight guerrilla warfare well, what are you doing here? Get out of here quickly, a big battle is about to begin, just your broken equipment, be careful of the total annihilation. The officer who came over was a lieutenant colonel, and after seeing the armbands on the shoulders of Wang Liang and the others, his tone was very unkind, obviously he was extremely prejudiced against the New Fourth Army.

"Name, position, unit number." Wang Liang asked lightly.

"Li Chen, Lieutenant Colonel Staff Officer of the Provisional 6th Division of the 10th Army of the 79th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army." The lieutenant colonel said a little ostentatiously, not forgetting to be honest with his own gun.

Wang Liang looked at this guy, the national * army is indeed generous, not to mention the military uniform with good fabric, just the black and shiny boots make people feel magnificent.

However, looking at the spotless posture of these boots, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it's going to fight, but it is a bit like participating in the ceremony.

"Then why don't you salute when you see the chief?" Wang Liang asked.

"Sir?" Li Chen was stunned for a moment, he thought that the other party was suppressed, but he didn't expect the other party to suddenly come to such a sentence.

"Wang Liang, commander of the Jiangbei Seventh Division of the newly formed Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, do you say that you are your commander?" Wang Liang asked.

Li Chen was stunned for a moment, obviously he hadn't heard of the name Wang Liang, "Yes, sir." ”

Li Chen hurriedly kicked his leg and gave Wang Liang a military salute.

"Well, that's pretty much it." Wang Liang nodded with satisfaction.

"Chief Wang, what do you want from your troops?" After learning the identity of the other party, Li Chen had to restrain himself and asked tentatively.

Wang Liang pouted: "Don't you understand what I'm going to do as an operational staff officer?" In short, pulling the troops over is definitely not a stab in your back. ”

"But sir, we have not received an order from the New Fourth Army to support, and at the same time, the commander's department has not issued instructions, in order to avoid disrupting the combat deployment, please take your team out of the battlefield." Saying that, Li Chen leaned over and whispered: "Sir, I understand what you mean, the guns have always been ten thousand taels of gold, this is true, but this battle is not easy to fight, whether we can withdraw alive is still a question, we are trapped by the military life and can't go, while you are still free, let's leave quickly." ”

Hearing what Li Chen said, Wang Liang couldn't cry or laugh, he knew that this guy was also telling the truth, and it was also for his own good.

Judging from the participating troops on both sides, we know that this battle will be so tragic, especially for the national * army, it will inevitably be a life of death.

"I didn't bring people here to get oil and water, we really wanted to fight devils. At the same time, I would like to state that we are not afraid of death, and that my brothers and I would rather die with dignity and die in battle than to be enslaved by the Japanese. ”

Wang Liang's words were very contagious, and the Kuomintang soldiers who saw Wang Liang at that time later recalled and said: "General Wang Liang's words made my blood boil, who are I fighting for? Why fight? Rather than be enslaved, die with dignity. These words drove me to keep moving forward and fight bravely. ”

"All right, sir, but I'm going to ask him for some advice." Li Chen made a concession.

"Your division commander is Zhao Jiping, connect me, and I'll talk to him directly." Wang Liang said domineeringly.

Seeing this posture, Li Chen hurriedly gave way to call the division headquarters, Wang Liang briefly chatted with Zhao Jiping, Li Chen took the microphone and headset, and saw him respond vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes......"

Obviously, the instruction given to him by the division commander Zhao Jiping was to let Wang Liang arrange everything by himself.

Under Li Chen's watch, Wang Liang led the troops to continue to advance towards the target forest, which was also a small episode.