The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 427: Great Victory! We Must Have a Great Victory! (Part )
Walking down the mountain in great shock, they saw He Wei waiting at the foot of the mountain with a large group of officers and soldiers. After seeing He Wei, Pan Yuzhi suddenly quickened his originally slow pace for some reason.

But before he could walk out, He Wei ran up to him, stood at attention, and said, "Sir, the commander of the Army Assault Corps, He Wei, has been ordered to lead his troops to come to you for inspection. Please give us your instructions!"

Pan Yuzhi nodded slightly and immediately returned the greeting. His opinion of He Wei improved a bit. He and He Wei only met once last night and could not see anything.

Originally, Pan Yuzhi thought that a young officer with a background like He Wei might be a bit arrogant. It was hard to say whether he was arrogant or not, but he might not respect himself, an old senior from the second batch of Whampoa Military Academy who was given a temporary assignment. But now it seems that He Wei's attitude is humble enough.

Well, he has a degree from the Whampoa Military Academy, is supported by senior officials, knows how to behave, and seems to have achieved impressive results. This cadre has a future.

"Okay, Captain He, judging from these captured items, your unit's record is indeed impressive. Show us."

"Yes! Please, sir."

He Wei made a gesture of invitation, and then took Pan Yuzhi to visit and inspect the seized weapons. Zhao Zhanhai and the company commander Yang Biao of the special forces company also brought more than 20 soldiers from the special forces company to guide and direct the officers and reporters of the inspection team to visit the displayed trophies.

The officers and reporters of the inspection team were also very interested in such a huge amount of spoils. They all quickened their pace and kept asking questions to Zhao Zhanhai, the staff officers of the assault corps, Yang Biao and even the soldiers of the special forces company. It was not easy for this group of office-based officers and reporters who had worked in the rear agencies for a long time to see so many weapons, especially those seized from the Japanese army. Many of them could not hide their excitement on their faces.

He Wei brought Pan Yuzhi to the area where the captured rifles were displayed. Without waiting for He Wei to introduce, Pan Yuzhi squatted down with great interest, picked out a Type 38 rifle from a pile of rifles, looked at it carefully, pulled the bolt, revealing the shiny chamber, and then Pan Yuzhi pushed the bolt up to close the magazine.

“Ka-hua-ka!”

“Ka-hua-ka!”

Pan Yuzhi pulled the bolt repeatedly, and the bolt, dust cover and chamber of the Type 38 rifle kept rubbing against each other, making a crisp sound. The whole process was very smooth, without any jamming. The Japanese army attached great importance to the maintenance of weapons, so the weapons seized by the assault corps were in very good condition.

The weapons that He Wei showed to the inspection team had all undergone secondary maintenance by the assault corps, including oiling and cleaning, so the condition of the Type 38 rifle in Pan Yuzhi's hand was naturally in the best condition.

After fiddling with the bolt and completing more than a dozen very smooth unloading and loading operations, Pan Yuzhi pulled out the cleaning rod under the barrel to check it. He also took a special look at the Japanese royal chrysanthemum pattern on the Type 38 rifle before nodding and putting the rifle down.

Pan Yuzhi touched the cold bayonet again, and as if remembering something, he nodded slightly and said, "This is a Japanese-made Type 38 rifle. It's a good rifle. We used it during the Northern Expedition. The Russians gave us a batch of Type 38 rifles. They are better than our Hanyang rifles and the Russians' Mosin-Nagant rifles."

"Pan is a second-term student of the Whampoa Military Academy. At that time, our army was just starting out and all conditions were very difficult. Fortunately, thanks to the bravery of our predecessors, the revolution was successful. It was not easy. To be honest, my corps was highly valued by the superiors and was included in the combat sequence of the military commission's direct troops. The equipment we were issued was also the most sophisticated weapons in the national army. We looked down on most of the captured Japanese weapons, but this Type 38 rifle was the only exception. I also like to use it. It has little recoil and is light in weight. It is also better than our Zhongzheng, Hanyang and imported foreign short rifles in bayonet fighting."

He Wei said with a smile.

Pan Yuzhi also smiled and said, "They are indeed good guns, Captain He, it was not easy for you to seize these guns. I estimate that there must be more than a thousand of them. According to the organization of our army, these more than a thousand rifles are enough to arm one and a half infantry regiments. According to the organization of the Japanese army, they can also equip a regiment."

"Yes, sir, but this is only part of the spoils. There are more than 2,000 Type 38 rifles in the warehouse of Banbi Mountain, but they are not on display. Among the spoils of war shown to you now, only the artillery is on display in good condition. The rest of the rifles, light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and various ammunition have only been selected for a brief display, and the rest are stored in the warehouse. Oh, there are more than 20 cars. If you are interested, I will take you to the warehouse to have a look after we have seen these."

He Wei said calmly that Pan Yuzhi's sudden mention of how many troops this batch of weapons and equipment could equip was obviously meaningful, and what he was referring to was obviously the number of enemies killed by the assault corps.

After all, the battle result reported by Wang Yuanling was the annihilation of 14,000 Japanese devils. He Wei knew that Pan Yuzhi should be a smart man and must know that there was some water in this number.

But after all, the base number of 14,000 is too much. Even if it is exaggerated, He Wei has to produce enough evidence. Obviously, although the spoils in front of him are enough to shock Pan Yuzhi, he undoubtedly still wants to see more.

He Wei was well prepared for this and was not panicked at all. He simply said that there were still a large number of equipment in the warehouse and if anyone wanted to see them, they could go and have a look.

Of course, what He Wei said was not false at all and he was very confident. The warehouse in Banbi Mountain was filled with a large number of captured weapons. These weapons included all the captured equipment from the battles in which He Wei's advance column annihilated the vanguard of the Japanese Hata Detachment, annihilated the landing Japanese Marines on the west bank of the Fuchi River, and finally defeated and severely damaged the Hata Detachment.

In terms of quantity, it can fully prove the fruitful record of the assault corps. Although the total amount of these spoils cannot match the number of 14,000 enemies killed, He Wei can just make up an excuse that there was damage on the battlefield. In short, it is not a problem to deal with the inspection team.

Pan Yuzhi looked at He Wei's calm eyes and knew that He Wei still had some solid stuff in his hands, which must be solid stuff that could withstand inspection, so he didn't continue to be serious about it.

In fact, the trophies in front of him had already reached the preset qualification standard that Pan Yuzhi had set in his mind for judging the assault corps' combat results and achievements. He mentioned the number of rifles to He Wei just now just as a slight test, not necessarily to see more captured items that could serve as evidence.

Now seeing that He Wei was so confident, Pan Yuzhi naturally did not continue to investigate. His original suspicion that the assault corps had indeed achieved good results, under the influence of these trophies, also rose to the level of "the assault corps should have won a great victory."

Next, He Wei took the inspection team and reporters to visit other seized items. During the visit, the reporters were particularly excited. After all, the officers of the inspection team were all soldiers and were not so new to weapons and equipment, but the reporters had never touched weapons. These guns and cannons made the reporters excited all of a sudden.

He Wei also knew the purpose of these reporters coming with the inspection team. If the inspection team confirmed that the assault team's achievements were true, then such a great victory would naturally require these Central News Agency reporters to write articles and promote it.

If we serve this group of reporters well, they will write well and publicize the offensive of the assault corps, which will make the superiors happier. Maybe it will be just as Wang Yuanling said. Not only will the assault corps get better equipment and supplementary treatment from the Military Commission, but He Wei's military rank may also be raised to a higher level, giving him a greater opportunity to display his personal talents and command more troops. Well, it is important to achieve excellent results, and it is equally important to let the superiors see the results and do a good job of publicizing the results!

In view of this, He Wei not only took the trouble to take them on a tour and personally explained to the reporters the models and general performance of the captured Japanese weapons, but also asked Zhao Zhanhai, a group of staff members of the assault corps, Yang Biao and the soldiers of the special forces company to teach them how to use the weapons.

This group of reporters were very happy playing with guns and cannons. Of course, after visiting, they did not forget their professional ethics and took up cameras to take pictures.

The reporters not only carefully took a large number of photos of the seized Japanese weapons and equipment, but also took many personal photos of He Wei with great interest. Even Zhao Zhanhai, Yang Biao, and the soldiers of the special forces company were pulled over by the reporters to take a lot of photos.

After the tour was over and enough photos were taken, He Wei presented gifts to both the reporters and the officers of the inspection team.

Including Pan Yuzhi, each of the officers in the inspection team and the reporters received a Japanese army sword, a Type 30 rifle bayonet with a leather bayonet scabbard, a telescope and a Japanese officer's cross-body bag.

Among them, the one given to Pan Yuzhi was a Japanese lieutenant colonel's sword. The original owner was the lieutenant colonel commander of the Japanese Army's 8th Independent Engineer Regiment that was completely wiped out by the Assault Corps. Other officers and reporters received Japanese lieutenant officer's command sword. In short, everyone got a share.

After these gifts were given out, Pan Yuzhi, the officers of the inspection team, and the reporters were in a very good mood.

After the visit was over and the gifts were given out, Pan Yuzhi's assessment of the assault corps' performance and results rose to a higher level, from a great victory to an excellent result. Even if it could not reach the terrifying number of 14,000 Japanese troops annihilated in the battle report, it should be around 60% to 70%.

After the tour, He Wei looked at the officers and reporters who were all smiling after receiving the gifts, and suddenly showed a strange smile and said, "Everyone, these trophies are just a small proof of our corps' annihilation of the enemy, and cannot directly reflect the number of enemies killed by our unit. Now, please get in the car, and I will take you to visit the actual battlefield where our unit annihilated the enemy."

"it is good!"

"Then please take us there quickly, sir!"

"This is excellent news material. Captain He, please take us there quickly so that we can have a good look at the actual battlefield where our soldiers are fighting for their country!"

As soon as He Wei finished speaking, he was greeted with cheers and applause from the crowd. The reporters kept shouting and urging He Wei to take them to visit as soon as possible.

He Wei nodded, pointed to the car that had been prepared on the side, and said with a smile: "Then please get in the car, we will visit immediately."

Soon, He Wei led everyone into the car, stepped on the accelerator all the way, and drove to the Big and Small Bear Mountain Plateau. Then he led the inspection team and reporters to climb to the top ridge position of the Big and Small Bear Mountain Plateau.

After climbing to the top, the faces of the reporters who were originally overjoyed and excited suddenly changed, because after climbing to the top, a strong stench hit their noses, which immediately made the reporters feel extremely uncomfortable.

The officers of the battlefield inspection team also showed disgust on their faces. They really didn't know why He Wei brought them to such a smelly high ground.

But after climbing to the top of the hill, everyone's expressions changed again, because when they looked from the hill, they saw several extremely large, wide and deep pits scattered in the open land one kilometer away from the hill.

In the pit were countless, densely packed corpses and broken limbs. Many of the corpses had their uniforms torn or even stripped off.

The clothes on the corpses were all shit-yellow Japanese army uniforms, and those whose clothes were torn or even stripped off were all wearing white loincloths, which were unique to the Japanese. Obviously, the corpses in these big pits were all Japanese soldiers who were beaten to death.

Gazing from the high ground, one could see that the corpses in each large pit were piled to the bottom. The approximate number could not be judged with the naked eye. The only feeling given was that there were too many, countless numbers. It seemed that those large pits were not pits, but bottomless pits filled with corpses!
Corpses were piled on top of each other, flesh and blood were piled on top of limbs, the soil near the pit was dyed dark red, and waves of disgusting odors blew in with the wind, constantly stimulating the sense of smell of the people on the high ground.

He Wei just smiled and said nothing, standing aside with a normal expression, while the officers and reporters of the inspection team all had pale faces. Several reporters even leaned against the cliff of the trench on the high ground and vomited out the hearty breakfast they had enjoyed in the morning.

Of course, the most horrified person was Pan Yuzhi. He had fought in wars and could endure the stench of corpses, but when he looked into the distance and saw the huge pits filled with Japanese soldiers' corpses, he was once again extremely shocked.

The densely packed corpses and the bottomless pit brought a greater impact than the weapons and equipment we had just seen. After all, no matter how many cold weapons there were, they were not as shocking as the pits full of dead bodies, broken limbs, and flesh.

Looking at those big pits, Pan Yuzhi's evaluation of the battle results achieved by the Assault Corps rose to a higher level. He now really felt that the Assault Corps might have actually annihilated more than 10,000 Japanese troops, and the battle records and results reported by the Assault Corps were not false at all!

Countless Japanese soldiers were killed in several large pits, which instantly changed Pan Yuzhi's judgment on the assault corps' battle record from "achieved good results" to "won a victory" and then to "achieved a very good result of 60% to 70% of the reported results" to "the assault corps' battle report was not false, but achieved a solid victory-level number of enemy annihilation."

Just as Pan Yuzhi was staring at the distance in amazement, He Wei came over, stood at attention, and said with a normal expression, "Sir, I believe these bodies are enough to prove our unit's achievements."

Pan Yuzhi came back to his senses, wiped the cold sweat from his head, and said, "Yes, yes, this is a great victory, a great victory!"

(End of this chapter)