Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"You must read and learn carefully what the team leader said. It's not enough to just remember it, you have to apply it flexibly." Xu Qingfeng also began to preach.

"The political commissar is right. We should learn everything the regiment commander knows, and we must surpass him." Liu Changshun agreed. He wanted to get close to the regiment commander.

"Don't learn some of them, such as some risky operations, such as the attack on the Japanese airport in Wuhan." After hearing this, Xu Qingfeng hurriedly said that you can learn the good things, but don't learn the bad things.

"Don't worry, Political Commissar, I won't learn that." Liu Changshun was immediately happy after hearing that. He didn't have the ability of a regiment commander who could lead hundreds of people to escape from the Japanese encirclement and make the Japanese run around in circles.

"Well, just learn the good things and don't learn the bad things." Xu Qingfeng nodded with satisfaction. If there were a bunch of commanders like Li Jin who could poke a hole in the sky, this team would be difficult to lead.

"Political Commissar, even though we can't count how many dollars there are in the box, let's at least take a look to see if there are dollars in the box. What if the other party mixed stones in it?" Liu Changshun suggested that they should open the box and inspect the goods.

"Okay, let's take a look." Xu Qingfeng nodded in agreement. Although Chu Yunfei and his men didn't dare to play tricks on them, it was hard to say about the troops transported across the ocean.

Soon, one big box after another was opened, and Liu Changshun and his companions picked up the objects wrapped in red paper strips one by one. They gently broke the papers, and white dollars fell out of them.

"You kid, why don't you just pinch it? You have to pry it open." Xu Qingfeng felt helpless. Whether it was ocean or not, he could feel it as soon as he took it with his hand.

"Hehe, doesn't this look better?" Liu Changshun said with a smile. This kind of examination was really satisfying. Looking at the white ocean coming out, he felt very comfortable.

"Stop talking nonsense, check it quickly, and don't break it anymore." Xu Qingfeng waved his hand.

Everyone continued to check, and after more than ten minutes, they finally closed the box.

"Political Commissar, there is nothing wrong with the ocean. There are no rocks mixed in it." Liu Changshun reported.

"Well, let's go." Xu Qingfeng nodded and asked everyone to continue their journey.

"Liu Changshun, you take the people back to the base, and I will take people to deliver this batch of silver to the New 1st Regiment." Xu Qingfeng gave instructions as they walked. It was impossible for the Special Operations Regiment to keep all of the silver, but they could leave a part of it.

"Yes!" Liu Changshun responded.

"After returning to the base, bury those soldiers properly and have their names engraved on the monument.

At the same time, you should take care of the comfort work for the families of the fallen soldiers. Don't be short of the money and supplies. I'll write you a note, and you can go to the finance department to get the money." Xu Qingfeng continued to explain, and later he took out the note and wrote down the amount of money on it, and then stamped his name and made a seal.

"Don't worry, Political Commissar, I will take care of it myself." When Liu Changshun heard that it was a matter related to the sacrificed soldiers, he made the assurance with a serious face.

"Yeah." Xu Qingfeng handed the approval note to Liu Changshun, who also carefully put it into his pocket. Even if he lost it, he could still get the money back, after all, it was a pension for the soldiers' families. But he would have to get another one later. Of course, this couldn't be done often.

.........

At the same time, the Japanese captain was there.

The office was filled with smoke. The Japanese regiment commander was smoking one cigarette after another. The floor was covered with cigarette butts. He looked at his watch from time to time. In fact, he wanted to tell the brigade commander about the matter as soon as possible, but there was no point in telling him now. The loss of the floating city was certain.

At that time, he said that there was no point in waking up the brigade commander. The only problem was that he did not send anyone to reinforce when he received the call for help. He didn't know whether the brigade commander would blame him for this. Probably not.

If the brigade commander blamed him for this, he would really be punished.

"Why did that damn Northeast Army come to Fucheng? They clearly didn't affect that place when they attacked the checkpoint before." The Japanese regiment commander was so angry that he threw his cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out.

Although it was effortless to capture the Floating City, they also invested a large amount of supplies in the Floating City. Now that they are gone, it would be a lie to say that they are not heartbroken.

Moreover, more than 800 soldiers from Fucheng died, plus more than 2,000 imperial troops who were willing to serve the empire. The losses were also very heavy.

The Imperial Army recruited here are all good-for-nothings, just there to eat. They are reluctant to do anything. These people enjoy bullying their own people. If they were not useful, they would have been killed long ago.

If we had known this would happen, we would not have transferred so many capable Imperial Army troops there.

"Oh...it's so difficult!" The Japanese captain felt a little tired. After half an hour, the time came to around eight o'clock.

He quickly got up and called the brigade commander.

After waiting for a while, the Japanese brigade commander finally answered the phone.

"Brigade Commander, I'm Tian Xingdalang!" the Japanese regiment commander said hurriedly.

"Well, what's wrong?!" The calm voice of the Japanese brigade commander came over, thinking that Tian Xingdalang was just simply reporting on his work.

"At about 4:30 in the morning last night, Fucheng was attacked by about 4,000 to 5,000 Shanxi-Suiyuan troops!" Tian Xingdalang said quickly.

"There are only a few thousand Shanxi Suiyuan troops. Is the problem solved?!" The Japanese brigade commander did not take it seriously. Not to mention four or five thousand Shanxi Suiyuan troops, even if there were tens of thousands of Shanxi Suiyuan troops, they would not be able to take down Fucheng in a short time.

"Fucheng was lost. It was not only the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army that attacked the city, but also the Northeast Army!" Tian Xingdalang continued.

"What?! The Northeastern Army?! Are you sure!!! Don't tell me that you sent people to support us, and then they were ambushed and all the reinforcements were wiped out?!" The voice of the commander of the Japanese brigade suddenly became excited. If the Northeastern Army was also involved, things would be different.

"Yes, the enemy attacking the city has many sharpshooters, and our artillery positions were quickly bombed out by the enemy. It can be basically concluded that it is the Northeast Army.
After I learned about the situation, I stopped the troops that were originally going to support and did not continue. I backed down! Please punish me, brigade commander! "Tian Xingdalang admitted his mistake decisively in the end.

He was also very nervous. After all, it would not be good to watch the floating city being lost and do nothing.

"You did nothing wrong. You did the right thing. If it was really the Northeast Army, they must have ambushed the reinforcements on their way.
They have used this trick many times before, and it is right not to send people to rescue them." The Japanese brigade commander comforted him, and at the same time he felt relieved!

The loss of the floating city was not the fault of the defending officers, but because the enemy had the Northeast Army, and even the impregnable airport was breached, so it was not surprising that the floating city was lost. But if sending people to support it resulted in even greater casualties, that would be a big problem.

"Hi! Brigade Commander, but the floating city is probably lost now. Should we send people to fight back later?! Maybe the enemy has already retreated." Tian Xingdalang asked.

When he sent people to attack Fucheng before, they didn't even see the Jinsui Army guarding the city, and they easily took Fucheng. Therefore, these Jinsui Army may have retreated after breaking through the city, and they can still take the city back.

"Don't be impulsive. The Northeast Army is definitely waiting for us to arrive. Without sufficient troops, don't even think about taking over Fucheng." The Japanese brigade commander said after thinking for a while.

He was worried that this was a trap, or that the Northeastern Army was deliberately trying to lure them to send troops over and then take the opportunity to eliminate more imperial soldiers.

I remember that before, the Northeast Army cooperated with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and killed more than 20,000 of their elite soldiers in one go, using this method.

I guess he wants to use this method again now, but the way is changed.

"What the brigade commander said is right. The Northeast Army may indeed do this. It is better to be cautious." Tian Xingdalang also agreed. He was really afraid of the Northeast Army.

He would dare to send people to support any other army, but he did not dare to act rashly against this Northeast Army because the empire had already suffered heavy losses at the hands of the enemy.

"Don't worry about Fucheng for now. At the same time, let the soldiers in the surrounding counties withdraw to your side, concentrate the forces and defend well, so that the Northeast Army will not attack you." The Japanese brigade commander continued to give orders. To be on the safe side, concentrating the forces is a good choice, which is always better than being defeated one by one.

"I understand!" Tian Xingda nodded.

"You did a good job this time. You remained calm in the face of danger and did not rashly send troops to support. You saved a lot of losses. I will credit you for this!" The commander of the Japanese brigade praised Tian Xingdalang again. After all, this was true.

Sometimes, doing nothing is also a tactic. At least it prevents casualties from increasing. Although the loss of the floating city is a pity, it is also good enough to just stop the loss. Therefore, Tian Xingdalang has indeed made a contribution.

"Thank you for the compliment, Brigade Commander. This is what I should do!" Tian Xingdalang was very happy. He didn't expect that he would be credited for this.

"We must be vigilant during this period and don't be careless. The troops we have here are already insufficient. We have to wait for new divisions to be transferred here." The Japanese brigade commander was a little emotional. Originally, the troops here were still sufficient.

But who could have imagined that in less than two years, they would suffer such heavy losses. Those were the elite soldiers of the empire, not ordinary recruits.

"Brigade Commander, how many divisions does the commander want to transfer here? We should destroy this Northeast Army as soon as possible. They are too arrogant!" Tian Xingdalang said excitedly after hearing this.

The higher-ups are finally going to transfer a new division here. The Osaka Division that was transferred here before was really shameful. They actually did business with ordinary people and sold military supplies. They didn't act like an imperial soldier at all.

"We don't know yet, but at least two divisions will be transferred here, with the goal of eliminating this Northeast Army and taking out the Eighth Route Army bases one by one.

These bases are so complicated and complicated that they have caused us a lot of trouble. If we don’t get rid of them quickly, they may become trouble in the future.” The Japanese brigade commander expressed his analysis.

The Northeast Army and the Eighth Route Army have become a major threat to the empire here. They must be eliminated as soon as possible. Even if they cannot be eliminated, their development must be suppressed.

Prevent the other party from causing trouble within a short period of time. In this way, they will have time to further expand their victory and take over Zhongtiao Mountain.

"What the brigade commander said is right. The New 1st Regiment seems to be the elite force of the Eighth Route Army. We can destroy them first! I suspect that the people who attacked the airport included the New 1st Regiment. Destroying them first will be able to deal a heavy blow to the enemy's prestige." Tian Xingdalang also suggested.

He thought that he could start with the New 1st Regiment. Wasn't this the elite force over there? He could destroy this force and let them know the consequences.

"This is not something you should discuss. What the division commander does is his business. We just need to follow his orders!" The Japanese brigade commander said in a cold tone after hearing this.

"Hey! It's my problem!" Tian Xingdalang apologized quickly and realized that he was a little too proud of himself.

"But what you said does make some sense. I will raise my opinion with the division commander." The Japanese brigade commander also affirmed Tian Xingdalang's proposal. After all, he also thought so.

"Let's leave it at that for now. I have to report this to the division commander!" The Japanese brigade commander hung up the phone.

"If my proposal is favored by the division commander, it should be credited as a merit." Tian Xingdalang had already forgotten about the loss of the floating city.

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Floating city, in the military camp.

Chu Yunfei returned to his former office. It was a mess, with a brazier on the ground and a lot of ashes in it.

"These ashes are most likely confidential documents burned by the Japanese. Unfortunately, we arrived too late and failed to seize them. The Japanese radio station is also broken." Fang Ligong saw it at a glance.

"That's normal. If it were us, we would probably do the same. Now Mu Jin's Northeastern Army has become famous among the Japanese. As soon as the Japanese heard that Mu Jin's Northeastern Army was involved, they decisively ordered the burning of these documents. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so fast." Chu Yunfei said. It only took them a short time from attacking the city to breaking the city and finally taking over the floating city.

Under normal circumstances, even if they mobilized a large number of troops, it would probably take several days to capture the floating city, but the participation of Xu Qingfeng and others brought this time forward.

"In fact, I think that even if we don't let the Northeast Army take action, if we attack the city, the Japanese will most likely not send reinforcements.

Even if we fight for several days, the Japanese will probably be worried that this is a trap set by us and the Northeast Army to lure them in. "Fang Ligong said.

After all, they did not take the initiative to attack the city occupied by the Japanese, but suddenly attacked the floating city. The Japanese must be suspicious!
"What you said is indeed true, but the problem is that we have to pay a lot of casualties to attack the floating city. Do you think it is worth it?! Mobilizing nearly 20,000 people, at least a quarter of the soldiers will be killed or injured in the end before we can capture the floating city.
With such a huge loss, do you think the commander will agree? ! "Chu Yunfei said instead.

He admitted that Fang Ligong was right, but the price would be too high.

(End of this chapter)