GBP Chapter 596: Marriage and Childbirth
Chapter 596: Marriage and Childbirth
The Japanese army did not play by the rules, shocking the division commanders of the two attack sequences. After the explosion, the remaining Japanese troops retreated to the third and final position. The Japanese army did not deploy all of its troops on the positions, but relied on the terrain to set up defense points in houses, streets and various buildings.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the commander of the 48th Army ordered the soldiers to defend on the spot and wait until dawn the next day to take Sui County in one fell swoop and eliminate all the Japanese defenders.
The battle has reached this point, which has already revealed some things, but no one has called for a stop, so the fight has to continue.
What Chen Feng received was news from the Fifth War Zone, which was a secret telegram sent to Li Yunyan. After the last anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, although some things were not exposed, a rift had been created. Naturally, Chen Feng did not ask for help from others, and the other side did not do anything to make up for it.
"Yunyan, call Commander Li back. I don't have any opinion. For a small town like Sui County, the defenders are generally ragtag troops of Type B Division. Most of the soldiers were recruited after the Battle of Wuhan and the Battle of Zaoyi. The fact that more than 20,000 people couldn't take it in one day already shows some problems. There's basically nothing to watch in the next battle. If nothing unexpected happens, the 48th Army will be able to take the county before noon tomorrow, but it will come at a price that most people dare not imagine."
Li Zongren closely followed the battle in Sui County. It was not much different from what Leng Qiang had said. In the morning, the 48th Army launched eight charges before taking the last line of defense. This was not over yet. Relying on the favorable terrain, the Japanese army launched a brutal street battle with the 48th Army.
This time the Japanese army did not use civilians as shields. Instead, they were driven out of the county early in the morning. More than 700 Japanese soldiers, more than 600 wounded soldiers and auxiliary personnel were dispersed into households in the county. The 48th Army could only use grenades to clear every household, and often a single street would suffer heavy casualties.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the 48th Army basically controlled the county town, but the gunfire and explosions did not stop. Everywhere there were screams of agony after grenade explosions, both from the Japanese and our own people.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the fighting finally stopped. Except for a few seriously wounded soldiers who had completely lost their ability to move, not a single prisoner who could fight was captured. The damage caused to the 48th Army by a group of nurses was even greater than that caused by the Japanese soldiers.
Several commanders had gloomy faces. Although the battle was won, it was a pyrrhic victory. The 48th Army suffered 4.5 times as many casualties as the Japanese Army, and the number of deaths was also twice that of the Japanese Army.
No one was calling for fighting and killing anymore. Although the 48th Army had been cruising in the Dabie Mountains, their combat effectiveness was in the upper-middle range among the national army. However, they had suffered such casualties in the county towns garrisoned by the Japanese miscellaneous troops. The Japanese were still the Japanese, and the situation of the New Fourth Division was just an isolated case. They could have figured it out with a little brainpower, but they insisted on thinking that they were capable and could fight head-on.
At the top of Guimeng Mountain, Chen Feng couldn't help but sigh when he got the news. It's not that they can't launch a full-line counterattack, but the key point is that it is difficult to unite everyone now. The 122nd Division sent a top-secret telegram. After the Zaoyi Campaign, the treatment of the ace troops and the miscellaneous troops was widened again. For example, in their Sichuan Army, except for the famous 122nd Division, the other sequences have been stuck in supply.
Chen Feng still had some thoughts in his mind. At this time point, the Japanese army should be preparing for the second Changsha Battle. There was no movement from all places. Would they not stop fighting? Of course, if they fought, they would have to transfer troops from the Jinpu Line and the Longhai East Line. The Japanese army's railway defense system had been restructured, and mobilizing 30,000 to 50,000 troops would not affect the defense. I just don't know if they have the courage to do so.
In Indochina of Lanxi, the people of Lanxi are in a miserable state. They are almost driven into the sea by the Japanese army. The Japanese devils are now behaving in a very contradictory way. On the one hand, they are kowtow to the United States in diplomacy, and on the other hand, they are killing the people of Lanxi in the tropical rain forest.
The people of Lanxi have never looked down on the Japanese, but now they have to admit that they cannot defeat them, they really cannot defeat them, even if they have the advantage in terms of military strength.
Li Ergou and Ding San acted quickly and occupied the narrow area north of the connecting line between the towns of Meilun and Xiyaqi. They drove He Yin's army in Banda Aceh in the north into the sea, and the Holy Spear Corps became famous.
The number of troops transferred by the Yimeng guerrillas has reached 800, with more than 600 overseas Chinese joining in. There are also more than 1,000 soldiers recruited from the indigenous people. The entire Holy Lance Corps has reached 2,700 troops.
With the current strength of the Holy Lance Corps, it is fully capable of driving He Yin's army out of the main area, but after occupying the peninsula, the Holy Lance Corps has become quiet again, without any intention of expanding outward, even though many natives south of the town of Meilun requested them to attack, they remained indifferent.
Li Ergou and Ding San invited some "Chinese" instructors, integrated Chinese into the training, and used military positions and rewards to guide the indigenous soldiers and enlighten them.
The effect was very good. Not only the indigenous soldiers, but their families also had no aversion to Chinese. As a result, a Chinese language trend swept the entire area occupied by the Holy Lance Corps.
The indigenous people don't have any big demands. They have enough food to eat, there are no taxes, and there is no exploitation. The most important thing is that the team treats them as human beings. This is enough for them to treat the people of the Holy Lance Corps as their relatives.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Ergou asked Old Chen to open schools in every small town. School-age children could go to school for free, eat for free, and receive rewards if they did well in their studies.
The main subjects are a native language course and a mathematics course, and the secondary subject is a foreign language "Chinese". One has to burn incense for eight generations to have the children go to school. Families with children of school age are overjoyed and want to support the Holy Lance Corps.
The influence was subtle and silent. No one thought it was wrong, and no one doubted the origin of the Holy Lance Corps. However, any unpleasant voice would be denounced by the local natives. It would be fine if they repented, but if they continued to nag, some heartbreaking accidents would always happen in their ordinary lives.
Chen Feng looked at Li Ergou's telegram and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Several newly joined overseas Chinese soldiers couldn't resist the "temptation" and got the native female soldiers pregnant. Li and Ding San had no experience in this matter, so they sent a telegram to Chen Lao for his opinion. Chen Lao declined, saying that this was the team's business and he couldn't provide any advice. Finally, he had no choice but to activate the top-secret code and send it to the captain.
Chen Feng's reply consisted of only four words.
"Get married and have kids."
When the three couples held their wedding in Banda Aceh and expressed gratitude to the mysterious Lord of the Holy Spear, it seemed that some of the male and female soldiers were getting ready to make a move.
"Captain, you're in a good mood?"
After sending the telegram, Chen Feng was stopped by Song Zihan.
"Well, a few friends of mine have children before getting married, and they sent messages to congratulate them."
Song Zihan's pretty face turned red. Isn't this very embarrassing?