Chapter 26 Morale Boost
When he started marching, Hu Fei was riding a spotted horse, and the officer just wanted to look like an officer. When he was about a third of the way, Hu Fei found that the troops were loose. Although the soldiers of the Third Regiment are in a hurry, this military discipline is too unseemly!
Looking at the 321st Regiment of the 187th Division next to it, although the people are more tired, the regular army is disciplined, and the tired soldiers can still march in line. When it was time to rest, everyone sat down in a decent circle to rest, and there were not many guard posts in the faction.
On the other hand, as soon as it was time to rest, these soldiers of the Third Temporary Regiment were immediately knocked down on the spot, and one by one they lay on the ground like dead pigs and did not move. If you don't know the goods, you're afraid of shopping around! It usually looks like an army, but compared to the real regular army of others, it is immediately revealed! It's still the 64th Army, and if it is to be replaced by the 74th Army, isn't it even worse?
Hu Fei looked at it, no, he had to think of some way to rectify military discipline and improve morale! Even if there is no way to improve military literacy in the short term, military discipline and morale must be there! What can a undisciplined, demoralized army do even if it is brought to Wanjialing? Can they beat the devils? Can the devils who were ambushed by Xue Yue's 100,000 army be a group of pigs who are obsessed with fat and waiting to be slaughtered?
Improving morale is nothing more than moving with affection, knowing with reason, and inducing with profit, these Hu Fei have long understood. So, he jumped off the spotted horse and shouted to his soldiers as he walked with them.
"Brothers, go with more strength! What we're going to fight this time is a division of devils, tens of thousands of people! If you go early, you will make a fortune, and if you go late, you won't get anything! As soon as Hu Fei's voice fell, the soldiers of the Provisional Third Regiment who heard him suddenly burst into laughter, and their spirits instantly improved.
"If you don't want to get rich, say it quickly, don't delay the big guy to make a lot of money!" Murati's timely answer made the atmosphere of the troops more lively.
Ji Jinbiao, Yang Jinsheng and other major cadres mobilized their subordinates before the war, and the morale of the Third Regiment rose rapidly. The soldiers also walked energetically, and talked and laughed with each other while marching. Although the formation is still not in order, the mental outlook is completely different from just now!
"Old Yang, you can't walk, right? You see you're blushing and panting, give me the gun and I'll carry it for you! "A young squad leader was concerned about the veteran next to him.
"Go your way, I don't have to worry about you yet! A gun for you? When I get to the place, what am I going to do to fight devils? Usually I see that you are the squad leader, and I will follow you whatever you say, which is to give you face. Don't think about it this time! Fei Ge said, we are going to fight tens of thousands of devils this time, and none of you want to block my financial path! ”
After Lao Yang finished speaking, his pace quickened, and he quickly overtook the soldiers in front of him. The young squad leader paused, shook his head and smiled and quickly followed the team.
Similar scenes were repeated many times in the Temporary Third Regiment. The more veterans who have been working with Hu Fei for a long time, the more they believe Hu Fei's words. Fei Ge said to get rich, then he will definitely get rich! Whoever dares to stand in the way of his fortune at this time is his enemy!
Those new recruits who have not yet experienced making a fortune on the battlefield have long been itchy when they hear the veterans talk about the history of making a fortune in the past, and seeing that the veterans are raising their energies one by one, the recruits are even more unwilling to lag behind. You've made so many fortunes before, and now it's our turn, right?
The veterans and recruits walked together, and the 3rd Regiment soon walked side by side with the regular troops of the 187th Division. The people of the regular army saw that the soldiers of the Third Regiment were walking energetically, and they also wondered, how could they go to the battlefield to fight devils and be so happy?
The company commander of the 321st Regiment asked a captain of the 3rd Provisional Regiment who was close to him: "Brother, I see that you are very happy in the 3rd Regiment, what is the good thing?" Say it and let us follow suit. ”
"What's the good thing? Fight devils! Isn't it a good thing to fight devils? "Captain Murati, don't look at the usual talk, it's not so easy for outsiders to find out the secret from his mouth!
"Yo, what about secrecy? I hear it all! Your brothers in the three regiments are talking about making a fortune. Eh, brother, tell me, how do you get rich? The company commander of the 321st Regiment was obviously quite interested in the word fortune, and he chased Mulati to get to the bottom of it.
"Rich? Who have you heard say that you are rich? Murati looked dazed, as if this was the first time he had heard the word fortune in his life, "We went to the battlefield to fight against Japan and fight devils to protect the family and defend the country, in order to drive away the invaders and let hundreds of millions of people live in peace and happiness. ”
"Good, good, my brother's mind is so great." Seeing that he couldn't ask anything from Murati, the company commander of the 321st Regiment had to give up.
After a few battles, there were still seven or eight hundred people in the third regiment. Of course, it is impossible for everyone to be able to keep secrets like Murat, and there are always a few people who have a loose mouth and inadvertently leak the secrets of the group.
When the secret of the 3rd Regiment reached the ears of General Kong Kequan, the deputy commander of the 187th Division, Deputy Division Commander Kong was really surprised. On the battlefield, it is a matter of course for the victorious side to seize the property and weapons of the loser, and even deprive the other side of his life.
I can't figure it out, but Deputy Kong didn't specifically ask Hu Fei for verification, and the deputy division commander should have the deputy division commander's style. For the time being, the three regiments are all going fast, and the 321 regiment with a regular number is of course even more unwilling to lag behind. The two regiments, one large and one small, approached the Wanjialing area as quickly as if they were competing with each other.
On the way that Hu Fei led his troops to march towards Wanjialing, the battle of Wanjialing had already begun. From 2 October, the 58th Division of the 74th Army launched an attack on the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, which occupied Wanjialing and Beeze Street, and the Japanese army fought back desperately under the cover of aircraft and heavy artillery. By 4 October, the two sides were still fighting fierce battles in the vicinity of Wanjialing, Zhanggushan, Xiaojinshan, and Jianlusu.
The 106th Division was blocked by a strong enemy! After this astonishing news reached the ears of Okamura Ninji, who was in Jiujiang, General Okamura immediately mobilized his aviation unit to conduct reconnaissance.
The Japanese air force sent back the news: The more than 100,000 troops commanded by Xue Yue of the Chongqing Army had arranged a large pocket formation in the mountainous area southwest of De'an. And the 106th Division led by Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura is drilling into the pocket formation step by step!
Commander Okamura, who heard the terrible news, jumped up from the couch at once, and tripped when he was about to run to look at the map. The adjutant hurriedly rushed over to help the commander up, and Okamura Ninji limped to the front of the map.
After finding the place name of Wanjialing with his hand, he looked around carefully, and finally, Okamura Ninji slapped the map heavily with his hand, "Inform Junrokuro Matsuura that he has been ambushed by Xue Yue!" The Matsuura Division was ordered to immediately break through to the north and join forces with the 27th Division. Order the 27th Division to pay attention to the response! ”