The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2275: Abandoning the Essentials and Pursuing the Ends

"Zhang Jidong, why isn't your company attacking yet?" A colonel, followed by a group of other officers, asked the captain in front of him.

The captain officer originally had a nickname called "Little Dustpan".

But since he joined the 59th Army, became a combat member of the 59th Army and transformed himself into a well-known little figure, how could he possibly say his nickname?

Originally an orphan who didn't even know who his parents were, Xiao Boji gave himself a name, "Zhang Jidong".

Why is his last name Zhang? Because his life was saved by the order of the 59th Army Commander Zhang, who used extremely rare Western medicine in China.

In order to thank Commander Zhang for saving his life, he also took the surname Zhang since the commander's surname was Zhang.

Another reason is that everyone below knows that this kid is no ordinary person. He was saved by Commander Zhang using the medicine that only high-ranking officials can use!

Since they both have the same surname, Zhang, it always makes people have an association: could this guy be Commander Zhang’s godson?

Why is he called Jidong? That’s because he is from the Northeast, and he has not forgotten that the three provinces in the Northeast are still being trampled and ravaged by the Japanese invaders, which implies that we should not forget the national humiliation.

As for why the small dustpan has such a scholarly name, that is another topic.

Their regiment originally belonged to the 59th Army, and how did Xiao Boji become a company commander? This has to start with the story of Commander Zhang.

This is not to say that Commander Zhang used his power to make him the company commander, but because Xiao Boji had made contributions, and when he made contributions, Commander Zhang had already died. He was appointed as the company commander because of his military achievements.

It is well known that their Commander Zhang died for his country in the Zaoyi Campaign.

This is a very serious matter. You know, Commander Zhang is of a very high rank, with the rank of Army Lieutenant General.

What does it mean? He is the commander of the army group. In name, he is a lieutenant general, but in reality he is a general. He will be promoted when there is a vacancy above him. So as long as he does not sacrifice himself for the country, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a general.

This situation is like the prince in ancient times. As long as his father, the emperor, passes away, he will become the emperor.

So, from a God's perspective, General Zhang was the highest-ranking general who died in China's unprecedented War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and also the highest-ranking general who died on the Allied side in World War II.

Well, let’s not talk about what happened later. Even the sacrifice of General Zhang at that time shocked the government and the public.

At that time, General Zhang died because he was surrounded by the Japanese army with an isolated army.

After his death, the Japanese respected him as a man and buried him, and even erected a wooden plaque in front of his grave as a tombstone.

The death of such a great general while rushing to the front line greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the national army. One of his division commanders led a suicide squad and was determined to get back General Zhang's body at all costs.

And Xiao Boji is a member of the suicide squad.

In the end, the death squad actually managed to rescue General Zhang's body while being surrounded and blocked by the Japanese army, and Xiao Bojiji made the first contribution in this operation.

That's why he was appointed company commander.

It was also for this reason that everyone in the 59th Army knew him. The superiors praised him highly, and the middle and lower-level officers also respected him as a man. Who would make things difficult for him?

In fact, although the general national army was also fighting the Japanese, none of them was like Shang Zhen, who would feel itchy if he didn't fight the Japanese for a while. It is said that soldiers are trained for a thousand days and will be used in one moment, but there is no such thing as training soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a thousand days.

So don't think that Xiao Boji is leading the troops to guard here. Since there is no war, it is a good job with no worries.

If Shang Zhen hadn't accidentally led the Japanese army here this time, Xiao Boji would still be cursing the soldiers every day because there was no war on the northern front!

Now that the regiment commander had asked, how could Xiao Boji not guess what the regiment commander was thinking? He said, "Report to the regiment commander, my elder brother and I finally managed to lure the Japanese here, and it's good enough that we can stop them.

You know our company's combat effectiveness. Even if we were wiped out, we still wouldn't be able to wipe out so many Japanese troops!" What Xiao Boji said was basically true.

"You said that the team that led the Japanese devils here was your eldest brother?" the regiment commander asked.

As the head of the regiment, he knew that Xiao Boji Company had blocked a group of Japanese troops, so he naturally knew that a friendly army like Shang Zhen had also entered their defense zone. "Yes, head of the regiment, he is my sworn brother when I was in the Northeast Army." Xiao Boji said solemnly, and then added, "He belongs to the independent brigade in the north. You know what kind of soldiers there are. We have fought against this group of Japanese devils together!"

At least on the surface, Xiao Boji answered the question seriously, but in reality he was just making it up.

The reason why he said this was because he was afraid that their commander would use Shang Zhenlian as cannon fodder again!

But even though he said that, will others let Shang Zhenlian go?

"How do we know if we don't fight?" a battalion commander spoke from behind.

This is what Xiaoboji is afraid of!

But isn't that the way people are? The more afraid you are in your heart, the less you can show it. Xiao Boji looked at his captain and said, "Why do you want to fight? Captain, I have a trick that might be more useful than fighting!"

When the captain heard what Xiao Boji said, he smiled and said, "Use smoke?"

When the regiment commander said this, all the officers behind him burst into laughter.

As expected, he knew everything that happened next, even the small dustpan was used to set fire to roast the peppers.

Xiao Boji cursed inwardly, but with a smile on his face, he moved closer to his leader and said, "Leader, you can't let them hear this."

No one could see what good plan Xiao Boji had to defeat the enemy, otherwise why would he still be guarding here?

The other person had something to say to the regiment commander in private, so they didn't want to move forward. However, the three battalion commanders still took a few steps forward. Although they couldn't hear the sound, they could see the commander's face, so they could guess whether Xiao Boji's move was a good one or a bad one.

They saw Xiao Boji whispering to the leader, and they didn't know what they said, but their leader stopped smiling and became serious. After Xiao Boji finished speaking, their leader spoke: "I think this move will work!"

Hmm? What is this move? The three battalion commanders guessed.

At this time, their leader said, "Don't you want some benefits, kid?"

"Just leave ten good guns for our regiment." said Xiao Boji.

"I think it's okay. There are nine companies in a regiment, so it's reasonable for you to have ten good guns." The regiment commander nodded.

The three battalion commanders looked at each other in confusion. What was the point of having nine companies in one regiment?

But they reacted immediately and learned that there were about a hundred Japanese soldiers blocked inside.

They have nine companies in one regiment. As long as they win the battle, why don't they seize ninety rifles? Then ten good rifles per company would be just right!

What on earth was Zhang Jidong's idea? How could the regiment commander feel that those 100 or so Japanese devils were already like pork on the chopping block? Why was he rewarding them before he even won the battle?

Half an hour later, Xiao Boji and Shang Zhen had led their respective teams out of Dahong Mountain and reached the edge of the mountainous area.

I want to know what advice Xiao Boji gave to their leader?

In fact, that trick was not that mysterious. Xiao Boji only told their commander to use the entire regiment's forces to surround the place. With the favorable terrain and large numbers, as long as the Japanese broke out, they would fight back!

The Japanese army was on a long march and could not carry much food with them, nor did they have any heavy weapons. If they were surrounded, they would starve. If they did not want to starve to death, they had to rush out.

If their regiment relied on its manpower to defeat these Japanese troops, the losses would not be worthwhile, but catching a turtle in a jar would be much easier.

As for Xiao Boji's company, they and Shang Zhen's company withdrew on their own initiative. They went to the periphery to be responsible for guarding and prevent the Japanese army from coming to rescue.

In fact, the most crucial point here is that this Japanese army was led by Shang Zhen for a long-distance pursuit, and it was not a mopping-up operation at all.

As long as they are not sweeping the Japanese army, there can't be many of them. So as long as their regiment can withstand the Japanese army's breakout and win the battle, it is only a matter of time.

For Xiao Boji and Shang Zhen, there was nothing they could do about this situation. Since they couldn't defeat the Japanese army by force of attack, they could only give up this job.

As for the possibility that his regiment commander would suffer heavy casualties if he launched a strong attack on the Japanese army, that is not something that the company commander Xiao Boji can control!